Issue: May 2007

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….

Scott and Steve Frakes are the faces behind Champion Homes, a company that is introducing a new housing concept in the Edmond area. The brothers embarked on meeting the needs of specific buyers ten years ago and say they have developed a "dynamic duo" team, which utilizes Steve's background in accounting, finance and construction and…

One teenage girl from Edmond is aiming high when it comes to her swimming career. Now internationally ranked in the top 30 and an All-American for three years, Samantha "Sam" Woodward is striving to participate in the 2008 or 2012 Olympics. Woodward has caught media interest throughout Oklahoma and the entire nation for her astonishing…

Bob and Brenda Gaskill live life to the fullest, traveling and performing with their children-eight children, to be exact. Years ago, the couple felt the call to utilize their family in spreading their passion of the gospel and God's love throughout the nation with their bluegrass melodies. Every member of the family, which includes five…

For parents who love getting their kids involved with sports but are concerned about demanding coaches and schedules or their children not getting to play in a game, the Edmond Upward program will put their minds at ease. James Worley started Edmond Christian Sports Association (ECSA) in 1990, five years before hearing about Upward, a…

If you should visit the library at Oklahoma Christian School, don't be surprised if you are greeted by a big blue pigeon, a pirate or even a dinosaur. There's really no reason to be alarmed; most likely, it's just Janet Bass, the school's librarian doing what she does best–making books come to life for young…

Jason Poos, a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo, has studied martial arts for twenty-two years. Not only is he is the owner of Poos Taekwondo in Edmond, Poos is also a National Team Coach for the sport. He has been the USA Taekwondo National Olympic Coach since 2002. Poos explained that the National team is…

Finding a cure and supporting survivors is the goal of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, an event taking place in Edmond. The all-night event will be held at the University of Central Oklahoma's Plunkett Park, between 7:00 p.m. June 1 and 7:00 a.m. the next morning. Relay for Life began in 1985 in…

Manda Jane Macias and her mom Lorie Anthony is not your typical single parent household. Instead of afternoons shopping at the mall together, thirteen-year-old Manda Jane can often be found talking to doctors to make sure her mom is getting the best possible healthcare. While other girls her age are worrying about which pair of…

Like its inventor and namesake, artist Leonardo DaVinci, a Yukon's company, NuVinci, wants to change the way the world looks at "making things move." The company's revolutionary technology, a continuously variable transmission, is changing the world of biking – forever. Tony Jungel, Edmond resident and NuVinci's Senior Engineer, says, "The reason we call it NuVinci…

Anyone who's seen the Disney Pixar animated film, "Cars," knows what happened to little towns on the Mother Road, Route 66, when the interstate system was constructed in the second half of the last century. The towns, often decorated with bright neon signs and filled with odd attractions, soon dried up and became shadows of…

Doctors, lawyers and computer programmers are only a few of the professionals that make up Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA). Over the years, biker organizations have been stereotyped and as a result, the general public sometimes takes the BACA organization as harmful. A lot of volunteered time is dedicated to overcoming this image. But the…

Do you know what goes on in the halls and classrooms of your child's school? If you'd like to take a more active role, Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) across America can provide fathers and other male guardians with that opportunity. Each day, different volunteers participate in the school's classes and supervising duties. "I…