12-year-old Edmond Ballerina Heads to New York
Last July, Edmond Outlook featured 11-year-old Roma Kathlin Catania in the article “On the Tip of her Toes.”�� What’s she doing now? Glad you asked! Find out here…
Read More >BOE: Smooth Finish, Inc.
Oklahoma’s diverse weather patterns include high winds, hailstorms and tornadoes. These often have Oklahomans running for shelter. But when the dust settles and damages are assessed, many find their shelter in need of repair. Dennis Helm, owner of Smooth Finish Roofing, Inc. in Edmond, has more than 16 years experience in the industry and with…
Read More >BOE: Bullet Liner
In this day and age of advanced technology, endeavoring to be one step ahead of the competition makes good business. Bullet Liner of Oklahoma, Inc., formerly known under another truck bedliner brand, has been serving the OKC metro area since 1993. Cale Levescy, manager, shared the motivation behind this change. “The only reason we changed…
Read More >LTJ: A Sabbath Rest
I have had a very busy month. Actually, more like two months. During these weeks I celebrated 45 years of marriage, met half a dozen writing deadlines and took my son, Jay, to doctors for a very painful foot which turned out to be a stress fracture—yes, he is in an orthopedic boot. I was…
Read More >Online Exclusive: OK Mozart Festival
In partnership with Rose State Live, an annual performing arts series at Rose State College, The OK Mozart Festival of Bartlesville presents The 2011 OK MOZART OKC Series featuring Grammy-winning artists Joshua Bell with the Amici New York Orchestra, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and the Turtle Island Quartet, along with the Alloy Orchestra performing “Metropolis.”…
Read More >Sports: Yankee Turned Cowboy
Most people enter college sports with dreams of one day playing in the majors, but Brandon Weeden did it the other way around. The starting quarterback for OSU may see pro football in his future, but he started appearing on baseball cards almost a decade ago, playing for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers,…
Read More >Home: Safe & Sound Underground
Nature’s most violent storms are headed back to the Sooner State and local contractors are advising residents how to stay safe the next time the siren sounds. By selecting the right tornado shelter for their needs, homeowners would not only protect their loved ones, but can make those tense moments underground a little less unpleasant….
Read More >A&E: Hurts Like Love
“Breaking into the business” has been the goal of countless hopefuls who moved to Hollywood and then moved home again without one screen credit. Recent decades have seen the rise and legitimization of independent film, but it wasn’t until the past few years that quality camcorders and affordable video editing software have made filmmaking something…
Read More >Dining Guide: Let’s Do Greek
Many Edmond residents expect excellence in their dining experience. Marsha and Gleen Aguilar, boasting more than 30 years in the restaurant business, opened the doors of Let’s Do Greek in February and delivered that excellence. La Greek in Midwest City had been in the family for 25 years before it was sold two years ago….
Read More >My Edmond Outlook: David Findlay
Name: David Findlay, Author, Illustrator, Husband and Father Edmond Resident Since: 1988 What drew you to the medieval type stories and characters?When I was nine, I was fascinated with the film “Excalibur.” From there on anything revolving around adventures in a sword age got my attention. I’m also a collector. What kind of items do…
Read More >Calm Waters
Debbie Horany, counselor at Centennial Elementary School in Edmond, has seen the fear and stress on faces of children who have lost someone close to them. The youngest ones don’t understand. They believe death is only temporary. The older ones fight against talking about their loss, not wanting to open such a vulnerable part of…
Read More >Fancy Faces
In an arena of sequin dresses and sparkling smiles, the sport of child beauty pageants is competitive and not without controversy. But one Edmond mother and her daughter are discovering there’s a lot more to it than that.In the beginning, Lynn Barrett and her daughter Morgan were like many people who watch child beauty pageants…
Read More >Central State Gassers
“Racing of any kind is an adrenaline rush. For me, there’s nothing like it,” Jason Baffrey of the Central State Gasser Association (CSGA) says. “It’s the noise, the smell, the control of the car and the force at the launch. All those things go together to make it one of the most amazing experiences you’ll…
Read More >Miniature Mansions
If you happen to look outside one day and see a friendly elderly woman hiding in your bushes taking pictures of your house, it just might be Jean Routman, sole proprietor of Home Portraits. Routman has traipsed across the front lawns of dozens of houses in Edmond since making clay replicas of houses became her…
Read More >2011 Downtown Edmond Arts Festival
Everything you need to know about this year’s Downtown Edmond Arts Festival this weekend. Make plans to attend!
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