Sports: Touchdown Adult Flag Football
It can be hard to stay involved in team sports when you’re too old for Little League, high school is over, and adult responsibilities conflict with grueling practice and game schedules. But team sports don’t have to end when life gets busy; that’s the goal of the Edmond YMCA’s adult flag football league. “Anyone can…
Read More >A&E: Art Heals the Heart
Art can turn a complex feeling or idea into something physical. It can distill the mind’s dissonant troubles into a work done by the hands, and that can be a great tool for cancer patients and their families. “If those with cancer can find a creative side, I think it’s therapeutic for them, whether it’s…
Read More >Dining Guide: Chili Dog Express
Colby Mason has always loved to cook. He decided at an early age that he was either going to culinary school or opening a restaurant. In 2007, one of those dreams came true when he and his wife, Jessica, opened their first restaurant in Edmond, Colby’s Grill. And in March of this year, they opened…
Read More >My Edmond Outlook: Rep. Elise Hall
Name: Elise Hall, Oklahoma State Representative – District 100 Marketing student at the University of Central Oklahoma What makes you unique to Edmond?I attend UCO studying marketing, and I am the youngest person to have been elected in our state. What made you pursue politics at such a young age?I have always loved the political…
Read More >R.A.C.E. Dance Company
The art of dance has great power. It can evoke emotion, either soothing or invigorating. It can convey love and passion. It can be beautiful and heart-pounding. All of these things might be expected if you were to watch a performance by the R.A.C.E dance company for the first time. What may come as a…
Read More >A Father’s Hope
The birth of a child may be one of the most treasured moments in a parent’s life. Many dream of what the future will hold for their children while working to provide for their needs and give them the best opportunities available. Oklahoma families with sick children face a new definition of needs and opportunities….
Read More >Friend or Foal: Blazes Equine Rescue
Some Oklahomans agree that ‘a dog is man’s best friend’ while others would proclaim that honor belongs to a horse. Dogs are sometimes rescued from abandonment or adverse situations and placed for adoption. Unfortunately, some horses have experienced a similar plight but now rescue and adoption are available for them as well. Two horses, Mimosa…
Read More >Thunder Girl: Made in Edmond
Not everyone who graduates from high school can say they’ve done what one Edmond teen had the chance to do. When Alexis Hancock was only 18 years old, she was selected to join the NBA Thunder Girls squad and was the youngest member on the team. Hancock is now 20 and still dances with her…
Read More >BOE: A Penny Saved
Excellent customer service and longevity are two qualities that can make any business more attractive. Stillwater National Bank (SNB) combines those qualities with a vision for fulfilling dreams. As one of the oldest businesses in the state, they’ve been serving Oklahomans since 1894. With headquarters in Stillwater, they expanded to OKC in the late 1980s…
Read More >LTJ: Happy 45th Anniversary! Cont.
Dear Readers, Last month I wrote a story about my marriage to Carl Jones—yes, that was Carl in the picture, not Joe—and our 45th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, the end of the story didn’t make it onto the printed page. And even though you can read the original, full-length story online at www.edmondoutlook.com, I thought I…
Read More >H&G: Flip Out
In today’s economy, an investment is not always a sure thing. But if you are looking to make a sound choice, you might want to start by searching with that old idea of the diamond in the rough. Through the years, many people have engaged in flipping houses to help them breathe a little easier…
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