Best of the Best
Having a physical disability doesn’t take a person out of the running to become one of the nation’s best athletes. Just ask the Paralympic athletes who train at the University of Central Oklahoma. The United States Olympic Committee recently named UCO as an official Olympic training site for sitting volleyball, archery and all other Paralympic…
Read More >1.5 Seconds from the Olympics
It was July in Luven, Belgium, and the weather was cooler than the forecast predicted. There was some nice cloud cover and the wind was swirling a bit, but not too much. It was a good day for Marc Thompson to run a four minute mile. Big for a miler, the 6-foot, 4-inch, 175-pound, 30-year-old…
Read More >Coaches Predict Slam Dunk Seasons
Kevin Korstjens, Edmond North High School Girls Basketball Coach is entering his fourth season with the Huskies. Q: What inspired you to become a basketball coach? A: I have always had a love for basketball and I’ve been fortunate to have played for some great coaches. Coaching allows me…
Read More >Home and Garden: CounterTOP Trends
It’s a household item you probably take for granted. Maybe you never even thought about it before and you’ve certainly never realized its limitless potential. That is, until you’ve made the leap into remodeling or building your dream home and opened your eyes to the progressive world of countertops. As an integral and highly utilized…
Read More >DNA Galleries
Less than two years ago, Dylan and Amanda Bradway established DNA Galleries in the historic Plaza District of Oklahoma City. Since then, their space has become a hub for urban contemporary art, exposing lovers of the craft to the unique style, as well as giving artists an outlet for their craft. “There are a lot…
Read More >Together At The Table
Jennifer Eve’s New Syndicated Series Focuses on FamilyNo stranger to a microphone, television personality Jennifer Eve rarely speaks into a mic at fast-food restaurants to order a quick dinner for her family. She contends that when we eat that kind of non-nutritious and calorie-laden foods, our families pay the price. “Childhood obesity is an epidemic,”…
Read More >Seasons Greetings from Our Advertisers
1 Dusty and Barry of Hutchinson Homes have been building “dream homes” for Oklahoma families for years. This father-son team offers homes in some of the area’s finest communities including Edmond’s Tuscany Villa, Fenwick and Rosewood Estates. 2 While a visit with Santa is always a memorable one, if you take the kids to Northpark…
Read More >KFOR’s Grant Johnston
Severe weather brought KFOR meteorologist Grant Johnston to Oklahoma, but it’s Edmond’s balance between small town and big city that helps to keep him here. In 2002, he joined David Payne and Mike Morgan on the 4Warn Storm Team. As he looked to relocate from Missouri, Edmond held immediate appeal. “The suburb I grew up…
Read More >“Survive and Thrive”
Statewide Conference Designed Exclusively for Single MomsPam Kanaly knows firsthand the trials of being a single mother. In 1986, her husband announced that he wanted a divorce. Kanaly took on the role of a single mom to raise her two children, then 2 and 3 years old. In the 20 years since then, God has…
Read More >Blue Star Mom Remembers Her Son
In September, Jan Martin appeared on the cover of the premiere issue of Edmond Outlook. She and the other women pictured are Blue Star Mothers, a group that sends care packages to military servicemen. At the time, Martin’s son, David, was about to be deployed to Iraq. Private First Class David Martin was a member…
Read More >A Second Chance at Life
Ashlea Jerome can now work out, travel by airplane and walk more than a mile — things she couldn’t do two years ago before she received a heart transplant. “I couldn’t walk five feet without getting out of breath and turning purple,” Ashlea said. Ashlea was born with a condition called mitral stenosis — thinning…
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