Natural Learning
Elementary educators John Duhon, Jenny Dunning and Risa Wilkins grew up in different places and a decade apart, but they had something in common. Each grew up with creeks, pastures and an outside world to explore, which led to endless discoveries of nature, imagination and self. They believe such unstructured time allowed for more creative…
Read More >Making a Difference
Fall is in the air, and the ladies of Edmond Women’s Club are extending their hospitality with a preview party of “This New House 2006” on October 27. Local merchants will feature unique wares to accent home decorations by area designers and twenty-five percent of all proceeds from the sale of featured items, including furniture,…
Read More >Tumbling Teenager
A day in the life of Nikki Packard isn’t that different from the usual agendas of her classmates at Santa Fe High School. The sixteen-year-old struggles with learning to drive and getting perfect grades, and she laughs off the inevitable question about potential boyfriends. But Google Nikki Packard’s name and a surprising number of gymnastic-related…
Read More >Custom-Designed Burgers
The summer cookout season may be over, but the fall grilling season is just getting under way. Tailgating and football are huge events in Oklahoma and David Jamison, president and engineer of Oskies, wants to help fans cheer on their favorite teams. “To have your favorite team on a burger. Isn’t that priceless?” the Oskies…
Read More >Following Their Hearts
Ken and Nita Surritte from Edmond decided to do something for the children of the world. It began when Nita went on a mission trip to China. “The purpose was to observe schools and teach. They didn’t need my help so I visited an orphanage,” she said. “It was a life-changing experience when I saw…
Read More >Inspiring Workouts
Eric Duda has a vision of what he wants to be and where he wants to go in his athletic life. A world class athlete who grew up in Florida, Duda is so consumed by his desire to succeed that he moved halfway across the United States a year ago, settling in Edmond so that…
Read More >On the Trail of Explorers
The deeds of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark helped define America, but to many students the pair of explorers is simply an answer on a history test. However, that isn’t the case with Trent and Eric Pribil. The twins, juniors at Edmond North High School, have been portraying Lewis and Clark since they were in…
Read More >Genetic Investigation
Each year, more than 200,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. Nearly 90 percent of these women have no strong family history of the disease and had no idea they were at high risk. But now a genetic test developed in Oklahoma by InterGenetics can give women insight into their odds….
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