Hardy and Kari Watkins
Devoting Time, Talent and Energy to State IssuesServing Oklahomans through their public service occupations, Hardy and Kari Watkins are passionate about what they do. The journalism majors met each other at OU in the early 1980s. After graduation they became news producers at Channel 4. Later, Kari spent time as the communications director for the…
Read More >Horse Sense & Big Business
Bill Addis knows Arabian horses. He’s been involved with them for more than 29 years, following a family tradition of working in the equine business. The president and auctioneer of Addis Equine Auctions, Bill Addis is the third generation to grow up around the animals. He was raised near Cleveland, Ohio, then moved to Ashland,…
Read More >Reading, Writing & Rooks
Ida Freeman Students Named Chess Champions…Again!Reading, writing and rooks. And championships. Those are things many students at Ida Freeman Elementary School know very well. In March, 39 members of the school’s chess team took top honors in three sections of the Oklahoma State Scholastic Chess Championships, held at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City….
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 >“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 >Coupon Queen Melissa Garcia
Promoting Smart Shopping as a MinistryEveryone loves to save money, but for Melissa Garcia, finding a bargain has become her passion — and her ministry.About 10 years ago, shortly after Melissa and her husband, Daniel, were married, they made the decision that she would be a stay-at-home mom. To help offset the income loss, Melissa…
Read More >Back40 News
Neill Harmer, web project manager, broke into the modeling industry last month. Neill debuted as a prison inmate for a staged photo with a prison ministry article in April’s Edmond Outlook publication. Neill is hoping to parlay his newfound talent into appearing in police lineups. Number 3, turn to the right. Sandy Miller, CFO, was…
Read More >Edmond Marketplace
YANDELL CHIROPRACTICSteve Yandell has been dealing with pain all his life. It began as a child, when he developed lower back pain.“Chiropractic care was the only thing that could get rid of it,” he said. As an adult, he’s paying back. He’s had his chiropractic office in his hometown of Edmond for 19 years now….
Read More >Around Town / Business News
BIKE TO WORK DAYCelebrate your love for cycling on Bike to Work Day Friday, May 19th. Sponsored by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, the City of Edmond and local cycling group ECO Edmond, the national event will include cities across the country and will begin at 8:00 am in the East UCO parking lot….
Read More >A Moment In Time
Repairs, Rebuilds and the Mystery of 8:22 Mike Gilliam has a grasp on his time. He is a horologist — he repairs and restores clocks. In years past, people were licensed in horology, the study of clocks and watches. Although some schools still teach clock repair, a person must train under another horologist to become…
Read More >Joyful Sound Choir
Surpassing Expectations with Unique StyleWith their love for God and passion for music, members of the Joyful Sound Choir have a way of affecting all who hear them. Made up of more than 50 people with developmental disabilities, ages 8 to 75, this group surpasses all expectations as they make audiences smile and cry with…
Read More >Bringing Broadway Experience to Edmond
ENHS Teacher Brian TidwellBrian Tidwell has staged musical theater productions on some of the world’s most famous stages. Now he’s in Edmond, where he has a chance to shape young minds as a teacher. In fall 2005, Brian Tidwell received his first introduction to North High School. He was asked to play the piano for…
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