40 Under 40 from Back40
Perfectionist. Compassionate. Over-achiever. Each easily describes Stacy Brasher. However, while most would use them as defining terms, she has merely used these axioms as stepping stones to her latest achievement. Selected as a Top Forty executive under the age of 40 by OKCBiz, Brasher will be honored by Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business…
Read More >Close to Home
If there’s one thing the Oklahoma City Thunder knows, it’s how to hit the ground running. So, it only makes sense that their next move would be to build a state-of-the-art training facility that pushes the boundaries of not only athletic training, but hands-on medical experience. The INTEGRIS Health Thunder Development Facility is scheduled to…
Read More >Buckle Up
It started in 1951 with a gas station owned by Tom and Ada Beam. In 1953, they sold and installed seat covers and by 1955 they manufactured and sold seatbelts as an aftermarket safety device. Today the 60 employees of Beam’s Industries create 850,000 seatbelts per year for amusement park rides, construction and agricultural…
Read More >The Gift of Sight
“Cool thing about eyes is they help us with life,” says Dr. Mike Grindstaff of Optique Vision Center. “We want to give kids every advantage and their eye care is vital. Eighty percent of learning is visually stimulated.” Children’s eye exams are different than adults. Dr. Grindstaff and his team look for milestones in eye…
Read More >Blue Star Mothers
Sending “Freedom Boxes” to our TroopsIn March 2003, the Bush administration declared war on terrorism. Thousands of American soldiers were sent overseas to ward off terrorism and the al-Qaeda network. Today, there are 138,000 American soldiers in Iraq and 20,000 in Afghanistan fighting in this war. Many soldiers who were sent to Iraq were from…
Read More >Mysterious Oklahoma
Edmond Author Explores Oklahoma’s Eerie HistoryWho can resist a good mystery story? Tales of UFOs, strange sightings and unexplained phenomena turn up in conversations everywhere from playgrounds to coffee shops. It seems we never outgrow the desire to hear about things that defy logical explanations. When these puzzling events occur in familiar locales, they become…
Read More >Adam Knapp
He may not know absolutely everything about Oklahoma City, but Adam Knapp knows a lot, and he’s working hard to keep Internet readers up to date on the latest, the most important and the best the city has to offer. As the city’s official About.com writer, Knapp has spent the past six weeks putting together…
Read More >UR Special Ministries
The shy 4-year-old stares at the beautiful dresses. It is hard to choose one. Some of the pressed, new outfits have lace, ribbons or bows, some have eyelet collars or puff sleeves. She asks for her favorite color — pink. Her eyes twinkle when she sees five of them. She finally picks the third one….
Read More >Actress Emilee Wallace
Edmond Teen Finds Television Success Sharing the set with the stars of “Grey’s Anatomy” or rubbing elbows with actress Amy Brenneman might seem like an easy way to spend your days, but Emilee Wallace says acting is hard work and not for the faint of heart. The wholesome good looks of the 16-year-old Edmond resident…
Read More >SoccerWave Inventor
The whole world seemed to be thinking soccer this summer as teams from all over the globe competed for the World Cup. While America’s team fell short this year, there are about 17 million American kids playing the game, many with hopes of someday competing for that coveted trophy. Ben Mazloompour, of Edmond, has been…
Read More >On the Trail of Explorers
The deeds of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark helped define America, but to many students the pair of explorers is simply an answer on a history test. However, that isn’t the case with Trent and Eric Pribil. The twins, juniors at Edmond North High School, have been portraying Lewis and Clark since they were in…
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