$10,000 Giveaway for NOT Doing 3 Things
Local CEO giving away $10,000 in an effort to make a difference in people’s lives by NOT doing three things: complaining, gossiping or lying.
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ARTS: Staying in Focus
If a camera is a mirror with memory, then memories captured by Brett Deering are being shared with a lot of people. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Inked Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and TIME Magazine, and he’s a regular contributor to Getty Images. He’s a freelance photographer, taking assignments…
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FOOD: Red Mango
It turns out that not everything that tastes great is bad for you. Red Mango in Edmond proves that by offering an impressive selection of smoothies, frozen yogurt, fruit parfaits and beverages that are gluten-free made of all-natural ingredients and are rich in probiotics, calcium and protein. “No artificial colorings, flavorings or sweeteners,” explained Red…
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My Edmond Outlook: Renee Anderson
Name: Renee Anderson, Voice Instructor, Performer Did you grow up in Edmond? Yes I did. I’m an original Edmond Bulldog! When did you start performing? At the age of seven, I auditioned and was cast in my first musical. I played Gretl in “The Sound of Music” at Oklahoma Christian University. I’ve been…
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Team Stacey
Greg and Stacey Slaton are active members in the Edmond community. A family of four, this faith-driven unit has vowed not to let adversity pull them under. Even when just a few short weeks ago, Stacey was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic and liver cancer. It was May 14 when the family received the bad…
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One-Way Ticket
Ashley Amend poured everything into her tech startup business, one which created touch screen programs for kiosks. But when her business started struggling, she knew she had to start anew. Amend was ready for a change and a break from the business world; she was ready for something different. But for Amend, different meant extreme….
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Pickleball Club
According to the United States Pickleball Association, “Pickleball is North America’s fastest growing sport.” So what exactly is it? Players describe it as “ping-pong on steroids.” It’s a game similar to tennis, badminton and ping-pong and created in 1965 by Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum and Bill Bell. The men named it after Pritchard’s family cocker…
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Balancing Act
There is duality in everything it seems. We work. We play. We live in town. We were raised in the country. We have dreams for the future but must live in the present. The trick is to find the balance. This is not a concept that is lost on Eric Starkey. The family man and…
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Nose for Hire
Connie Johnston, who lives in Edmond with her two German shepherds, loves her job because it combines her two passions: working with dogs and alleviating one of Oklahoma’s biggest problems — drug abuse. Johnston is part of the sales department at K9 University in OKC, a private company that offers different types of dog training…
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Before & After: Caliber Roofing & Restoration
Oklahoma has its fair share of adverse weather, to say the least. After its latest and infamous hail storm on May 29th, Oklahomans are calling on Caliber Roofing and Restoration for all their servicing needs. Caliber prides themselves on the quality of work they provide as well as the promise that their materials will hold…
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BUSINESS: Line-X
If the storm chasers out of Norman trust Line-X to protect their chase vehicle, the Dominator, then you know you can. Jeff Kraft, part owner and manager of Line-X of Edmond revealed that his team has even been videotaped by the Discovery Channel showing how they apply the coating to the Dominator. Videos can be…
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BUSINESS: OU Medical & DaVinci
There is more to OU Medical Center Edmond than one might think. Some may consider this a small hospital but they are leaders when it comes to the latest surgery technology, and the expertise and experience to use that technology. “We are not just a small-town hospital, but have the big technology that other larger…
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LOUISE: Grandmama’s Gift
I was 12 years old when my paternal grandmother, Edna Pearl Tucker, wrote a poem for me to recite at school. It was a special poem, written just for me, the only gift I ever received from her. I still have her hand-written copy. I didn’t know my grandmother well. She lived a couple of…
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HOME: Toxic Overload
For 24 years, Karen Munger’s husband fought fires and sifted through the ashy rubble of destroyed properties and burned-out homes. He also breathed in the chemicals and toxins released from scorched plastics and synthetic materials and hundreds of other poisonous substances that haunted the air and burned the lungs. “He was always very careful about…
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SPORTS: i9 Sports
Who doesn’t remember their first team sports experience? Whether it’s running around a grassy field, emitting high-pitched hollers and kicking after a soccer ball, or dribbling a too-big basketball down the court while shoes squeak against the polished wood floor, those are the memories that are carried well into adulthood. The sense of loss at…
Read More >IEEW’s 3rd Annual OKC Benefit Fashion Show on July 17
Hosted by Eden Salon & Spa – IEEW provides training to women in Afghanistan and Rwanda to help them grow their own businesses.
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