Talking Fast
Maneuvering a speeding motorcycle through busy traffic is dangerous enough without the distraction of a ringing cell phone or the temptation to fiddle with the volume control on an iPod. Three University of Central Oklahoma students and entrepreneurs put an end to those and other problems for cyclists with a practical option for riders who…
Read More >Growing Up Fast
When most kids hit landmarks like 5, 6, 7 or 8 years old, they’re learning their ABCs, basic addition and the fascinating world of interacting with their peers. But Grady Chandler is a little out of the ordinary. Grady, an 8-year-old from Edmond, operates in a faster-paced world – as a race car driver. …
Read More >Best Orthopedics, Hearing Care, & Dental Care.
Fine Hearing CareIf you’ve never heard of an audiologist, then listen up. Some studies estimate that only one out of five Americans who could benefit from a hearing aid have one. Others simply go through life with impaired hearing, unaware of the options available to improve it. “People don’t realize that hearing is a quality…
Read More >O, Say Can You Sing?
UCO graduate Tina Brown may suffer from stage fright, but her six-year-old daughter, Sahara, doesn’t. “It amazes me,” says Tina. “I took speech in college at UCO and thought I was going to pass out in front of people. I cried afterwards. She definitely gets her confidence from her father.” Sahara recently placed as a…
Read More >Art From the Heart
Mix, dip, brush, breathe. Mix, dip, brush, breathe. A peaceful calm comes with each brushstroke, with each motion of a craftsman doing what she was born to do. Edmond painter Peggy Mills was born with a gift for creating both clean lines and movement in her art that boasts a distinctly youthful quality. Seventy-five-year-old Mills,…
Read More >Fighting for Breath
“Mommy, am I going to die?” It’s not a question any parent wants to consider. But Capri Faulk, age six, is asking. She looks healthy. She loves dogs, swimming, watching movies, playing with her two siblings and giving to others. But inside, her lungs are constantly filling with life-threatening mucus. Before Capri was diagnosed with…
Read More >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…
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