Issue: September 2009

“Space Available” – it’s a sign of the times.  It’s a sign seen repeatedly at retail centers throughout town and can be considered a positive economic indicator that commercial growth continues in Edmond.   Sometimes these signs deliver a more somber message that resulted in a business closing its doors…indicating a less-than-confident attitude towards spending. So,…

Falling on hard times is tough enough. It’s even tougher without a house to come home to. Countless lives have been changed by Habitat for Humanity, an international nonprofit ecumenical Christian housing business that builds homes for limited income families. “Some families who apply for Habitat homes live in substandard rentals or unsafe neighborhoods. So…

As school begins for another year, teachers and parents flood the aisles of paper, crayons, and notebooks while kids are trying to squeeze the last drops out of summer. Long, lazy days are being replaced by routines and alarm clocks. Like most kids her age, 12-year-old Grace Hong is trading a season of summer camps…

“Mommy, am I going to die?” It’s not a question any parent wants to consider. But Capri Faulk, age six, is asking. She looks healthy. She loves dogs, swimming, watching movies, playing with her two siblings and giving to others. But inside, her lungs are constantly filling with life-threatening mucus. Before Capri was diagnosed with…

With a lump in his throat, devoted father and husband, Phillip Maker, struggles to complete his sentence without becoming speechless with emotion. His anguished voice describes his daughters with the kind of love and compassion every father needs when their wife is serving the military, far from home. His children filling the gap that spans…

Indiana Jones. Luke Skywalker. The Transformers. Even the lovable, purple Barney. Every homeowner’s had them as guests in their house, visitors via entertainment systems. But how many people get to know these screen stars up close and personal? That’s what a primo home theatre achieves. Darren Huddleston of Custom Home Electronics and David Truitt of…

As the Oklahoma heat wave dies down this Fall, many Edmond residents will begin dreaming of relaxing on their patios as the cool night breeze carries warm and inviting smells from the barbecue. Outdoor living has become a phrase that embraces the shiny new refrigerators and sleek stone countertops of tomorrow while harkening back to…

The daily grind can put the human body and mind into a stressful state.  Modern technology can cause Blackberry overload and Google panic before 5 p.m.   rolls around, but take heart – there are many ways local businesses can help you reduce your stress level. Dr. Jason Block, of Active Care Chiropractic says stress comes…

Having a physical disability doesn’t take a person out of the running to become one of the nation’s best athletes. Just ask the Paralympic athletes who train at the University of Central Oklahoma. The United States Olympic Committee recently named UCO as an official Olympic training site for sitting volleyball, archery and all other Paralympic…

“There are two times in life when people need you – when they need you, and when they need you.” At least, that’s the view that Boe Parrish of Edmond’s Corporate Care holds. Parrish is a corporate chaplain, and he’s not alone. In fact, people across the nation and around the world are doing the…

In theaters last year, moviegoers everywhere fell in love with Marley, a spirited Labrador puppy from the film Marley and Me. Now fall in love with Mo. Mo was an abandoned lab that had been shot and left in a PetSmart parking lot until he was rescued by a non-profit organization called Heartland Lab Rescue….

In Sooner lore, it’s known simply as “The Kick.” With just three seconds left in a dramatic 1977 game against Ohio State University, Uwe von Schamann kicked a 41-yard field goal to bump OU to a 29-28 lead over the Buckeyes. That legendary kick is cemented in college sports legend, and now Uwe’s son, Duke,…