Citizens Caring for Children
Year-Round Program Cares for Foster ChildrenSeven-year-old Sam’s eyes light up as he pulls tissue paper from a gift bag. “Awesome!” he exclaims, lifting out an electronic card game and batteries. Six other elementary-aged boys are sitting around the table with Sam. They’ve finished eating pizza and most have made their slices of birthday cake disappear…
Read More >Erica James
Father-Daughter Duo Find Musical SuccessThe distinct sound of a violin blends with an acoustic guitar, producing an enchanting melody. But what kind of music is it? “That’s the hardest question,” said Erica Foster. The 20-year-old violinist is one half of the duo EricaJames. The other half is her father, James Foster, who accompanies his daughter…
Read More >WWII Re-enactor Sherrick McCray
Honoring the Memory of ‘The Greatest Generation’His parents likely knew that Sherrick McCray wasn’t an average kid early on. “I’ve been into military history since I was very small. When I was five or six I remember asking for books for my birthday,” said the 37-year-old MBA student and detective with the University of Central…
Read More >Author Marcia Preston’s “The Piano Man”��
It’s the moment every parent dreads – there is a knock at the door or the telephone rings, bringing news that your teenager has had an accident. In some cases, that horrific tragedy can be transformed into an opportunity to give life. The organs of accident victims can provide hope to patients waiting on transplant…
Read More >“Law & Order” Gets Oklahoma Star Power
Law and Order” fans will see a new face this month when the show debuts on September 22nd. Oklahoma native, Milena Govich, will play the first-ever female detective on the Emmy-award winning drama.“I’ve got some big shoes to fill,” Govich said in a phone interview. At the time, the actress had just finished shooting the…
Read More >Brent Gibson Homes
The homebuilding industry has come a long way since the days when every home on a block looked the same on the outside and all had the same floor plan on the inside. Today, those looking for a customized French Chateau, a Georgian Colonial or an English Tudor can go to one place. Brent Gibson…
Read More >Angels in Edmond
This Christmas, eighty-five families in Edmond and the surrounding area will receive help from Angel Tree, a nationwide program sponsored by Prison Fellowship. These eighty-five families represent 175 children who have at least one parent incarcerated. Angel Tree children receive Christmas gifts from families and sponsors in behalf of their parent. Barbara Green began working…
Read More >The Farthing Lives On
Congested streets, skyrocketing prices of fuel…times are begging for a better means of travel. These could have been the cries of many Americans in places like Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston in 1876. Fortunately for us, there was an Englishman by the name of Thomas Stevens who had had enough. Seeing the problem of crowded…
Read More >Paintball
When playing most sports, you would expect to end up a little black and blue. But what about orange, yellow and green? That's just what happens when 187 Mafia finishes a lightening fast game of Paintball. This Edmond team, whose members are young men, ages 15 through 22, may be on their way to becoming…
Read More >Chargers on Patrol
You may notice that some of the police cars on the road have a new look. That's because beginning last May, the Edmond Police Department started buying vehicles from Dodge-the Dodge Charger, to be exact. So far, the department has seven Chargers in traditional black and white and a few more with unmarked paint jobs….
Read More >In Honor of Shelby
Davis and Lisa Hudson remember their son Shelby as "very social." Not only was he outgoing, but was he had countless friends from the time he spent at Edmond Memorial High School (EMHS) and the University of Oklahoma. "Shelby would always take the initiative and was more of a leader than a follower," Davis said….
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