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by Nathan Winfrey

It started out with a sketch, an idea from one

of Gerald Coury's sons, Matthew, then 23. He was

drawing animals and Coury recognized that they

couldn't just let the captivating characters stay on

the page. The creatures had a job to do.

Character Tales was created by the Edmond

resident and his family as a response to what they

saw as a lack of positive entertainment options

available to young children. “There's a huge group

out there that are saying ‘our kids are seeing a bunch

of junk and we don't want that.’ What we're saying

is ‘OK, let’s bring a good, solid, strong alternative,’”

Coury says.

Coury is no stranger to taking on the task of

developing and improving character. He has worked

in the field for years, teaching character skills to

corporate and government employees. “Because of

my background in character training, I have a desire

to see people grow,” he says.

To bring this idea to life, Coury and his wife

invested their retirement fund into the business

venture. The plan was to start with a short video

about character, but when Coury recognized its

potential, he decided they should make a full-length

animated movie. “When I saw this story unfolding,

I said to my wife, ‘we could really impact children

and families across the country,’ ” he recalls.

The story is about a squirrel

named Chippy who tells tales

about character to his forest

friends. Chippy's stories take place

in an imaginative place called

Cooptown, run by chickens,

literally. The sheriff is a selfish,

cowardly rooster who has to

change his ways to save Annabelle

the cow from a kidnapping by a

wolf and buffalo.

Creating this world was not

easy, but Coury says he is proud

that the majority of work took

place right here in Oklahoma.

Only the actual animation of

the film took place overseas. The characters were

designed by Matthew, and the family hired a local

graphic designer to create activity books to reinforce

the movie’s lessons. The music was composed by

Oklahoma City University professor Lendell Black,

who has worked with the Oprah show, according

to Coury.

But perhaps most cementing of the film’s family

values was the choice the Courys made to use their

children's voices for the film’s characters instead of

professional actors. “We like to have fun as a family

and as a company,” Coury said. He and his wife

Maureen have Matthew, now 26, and three other

children between the ages of 18 and 22.

They recognize the unique opportunity of

having a family business and these family ties are

transferring from the production studio to the

screen and out again. Coury says that they have a

label on the DVD that states the film is good, clean

family fun and are receiving a positive response

from parents who say their children really connect

to the characters.

“The feedback we're getting is ‘my gosh, my

child watches it over and over. They're learning and

enjoying it,’” Coury says. He adds that viewers also

are impressed with the quality that comes out of the

production. To achieve that quality, Matthew had

to sketch detailed story boards for the animators.

This painstaking process took three months, but he

says that he is fulfilled by the purpose behind the

process. “You get to do something you're passionate

about as far as the art goes, but also being able to get

that message out there, to me, is the most important

part of it,” says Matthew.

To further reinforce good character, a large

component of the film’s message is based on the

Gospel. “We're not trying to force any religion on

anybody but we want them to see if you operate

your life on good principles, you're going to be a

benefit to all people,” Coury says.

The film came out in early spring and Coury is

attending conferences throughout the region and

U.S. in a grassroots campaign to promote it. “Our

goal is to spread the Gospel, to give good family

entertainment with values that families appreciate

and are crying out for.”

Already Matthew is hard

at work on a second story.

Eventually, Coury says,

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There was a time when metal monsters

clashed each weekend in Oklahoma to

the cheers of thousands of spectators.

You could hear the thunderous roars of

impossibly strong tractors as they chugged black

smoke and pulled against mighty weights.

Today, tractor pulling, or power pulling, is all but

extinct in the Sooner State. “It’s a worldwide sport,

we just don’t have many around here anymore,” said

Justin Gallion. He has been tractor pulling since 1984

and follows in the footsteps of his dad, who also

competed. “It gets in your blood and you just really

enjoy it.” Gallion says the horsepower is the biggest

draw for him. “To have that much horsepower in your

hand is just amazing,” he says. “It’s a rush.”

Oklahoma is down to one annual tractor pull, the

Grady County Outlaw Tractor Pull in Chickasha. This

year it’s set for August 4. “In Chickasha, they pack the

house down there. It’s a good turnout,” Gallion says.

“We’d like to have more events around the Oklahoma

City area.”

Gallion, who owns Gallion Excavating LLC

in Edmond, credits the decline of the sport’s local

popularity to monster trucks, which became popular

in the 1980s. However, more people started noticing

tractor pulls again in the early 1990s. With the success

of the Chickasha tractor pull, it seems the sport may

have found the toehold it needs to make a comeback.

In the meantime, Gallion and other Oklahomans

who have discovered the allure of the sport will have

to keep traveling to Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and

other states. The biggest event is Thunder by the River

in Wisner, Nebraska, in late August. Gallion usually

tries to make 15 or 16 tractor pulls every year. “We

have to drive forever,” he says.

Gallion built “Lotta Dirt,” a modified tractor,

four years ago. The iron beast sports three engines,

bringing the total horsepower to 8,000. That’s more

horsepower than a Formula 1 race car and about twice

as much as the average tractor-trailer.

“It’s not just bringing your tractor out of the field

anymore,” he says. “It’s very serious, very competitive,

high-performance stuff.” Gallion says everything

is high-tech, like drag racing. Lotta Dirt boasts all

the latest innovative parts and a computerized fuel

program. “You only get one shot at it per event, so you

have to have everything right,” he says.

Popular in the United States, Europe and

Australia, tractor pulling began as “horse pulling,” with

farmers seeing whose horse could pull the heaviest

weight. When horses gave way to mechanical farm

equipment, it was only logical that the sport would

evolve. However, horse pulling is still practiced.

Most of tractor pulling continues to be farm-

based, Gallion says. Farmers are familiar with the

sport and many join the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League,

the National Tractor Pullers Association or the Outlaw

Truck and Tractor Pulling Association, which he

says has 300 members and is the biggest west of the

Mississippi River.

The image of having two tractors hooked to each

other and pulling in opposite directions is out-of-date.

Souped-up tractors now pull a mechanical sled that

serves as a weight-transfer machine. The sled creates

more synthetic weight the farther the tractor pulls it,

up to 65,000 pounds. The driver whose tractor is able

to pull the sled the farthest wins. Before mechanical

sleds, the sport employed dead weights or step-on

sleds, where more and more people would step on the

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In addition to the rush of controlling a machine of unimaginable

power, Gallion values the people he’s met over the years. The tractor

pulling community is a tight-knit group. “It’s like a big family, it’s a good

time,” he says.

Gallion says the best tractor pull in the country is the Western Farm

Show in Kansas City, Missouri. Next year, the show is scheduled for

February 24-26. “It’s well worth the ticket prices to go watch the show,” he

says. For more information on tractor pulling, Gallion suggests the Outlaw

Truck and Tractor Pulling Association website, www.outlawpulling.com.

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This column is extremely difficult to write.

On Sunday morning, May 29, I lost the love

of my life to pancreatic cancer. Carl fought

valiantly to the very end, always thinking of

our boys and me. There are no words to describe my

pain or loss. This was not what I wanted, not what I

prayed for. My heart is broken, my mind confused and

the grief is overwhelming. Forty-five years just wasn’t

enough time to spend with my husband. I expected

that we would grow old together, purchase hearing

aids together, buy a vacation home and watch our

grandchildren grow up together. It’s hard to imagine

another day, much less a lifetime without him.

But this is my hope and my promise: I know

beyond a shadow of a doubt that Carl is in Heaven

with the Lord and Savior he walked with for so

many years. I am certain that angels carried him into

the welcoming arms of Jesus. In fact, I believe Jesus

was holding our baby boy, Travis, with his mass of

strawberry blond hair, sky blue eyes and a smile that

always melted his daddy’s heart, as he welcomed

Carl into Heaven. What a reunion it must have been

when Carl embraced Travis after a thirty-eight year

separation. Carl loved his children with all of his heart.

That love will continue throughout eternity. Aaron

has been a tower of strength and help to me during

this time of grief. His dad was and always will be his

hero. Jay adored his daddy and they did tons of things

together. Saturdays were their days to run errands,

swing by Sonic for a Coke then kick back in recliners

and watch a WWE video. Jay desperately misses his

daddy’s daily hugs and laughter.

Thanks to each of you for the heartfelt messages

and prayers sent on behalf of my husband and a

special thanks to the numerous friends and family

members who prayed, encouraged and spent hours

caring for Jay while I was at the hospital with Carl.

God bless each of you for taking this painful journey

with us. Your prayers were a lifeline. Each day I would

print out messages from the Caring Bridge, along with

e-mails, cards and scripture then read them to Carl as I

sat on the edge of his bed, his hand resting on my leg.

He loved them all.

There is no easy way to say goodbye to a loved

one, especially when it is unexpected. Carl has been

my rock for 45 years. The truth is, I don’t know how

to live without him. I still wait for him to walk through

the back door or to call and tell me he is picking up

something for dinner. I just don’t know how to stop

missing him. So many things we planned to do. So

many hugs and kisses still waiting to be shared. But

my husband prayed a blessing over me before he ever

went into the hospital, asking God to give me an extra

measure of strength, so I know the Lord will carry me

through, even though it doesn’t feel like it right now.

And if this heart-wrenching pain, this horrendous

grief, is what comes from loving and being loved so

deeply, then I gladly accept it. A lesser love would not

have been so painful, but oh the love and joy I would

have missed in our 45 years together. Enough to last a

lifetime. I will treasure our love forever.

“There is no easy way to say goodbye to a loved one, especially when it

is unexpected.”

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It all began when Eric Thurmond cooked barbecue for a

family birthday party. “Everyone loved it,” he said, and

a passion for barbecue was born. His first restaurant

originated in Midwest City in 1986 and moved to

Edmond in 2008. “I introduced myself to the community

by starting ET’s Bar-B-Q as a walk-up catering house on

Midwest and Waterloo,” said Thurmond. Watching his dad

cook barbecue developed Thurmond’s talent but his sauce is

another story. “I played around with the sauce until I got it

where I liked it. I’ve perfected it and it hasn’t changed since,”

said Thurman.

In the beginning of Thurmond’s business and marriage,

his business almost went up in smoke. “My wife and I weren’t

married very long when we catered a country fest in Stillwa-

ter. I couldn’t keep up with the demand for meat, so I kept

throwing wood in the cooker to get the meat done faster. It

got so hot in the trailer someone informed us our trailer had

caught fire. I told my wife just to keep selling and I’d take care

of it. I put out the fire with an extinguisher then went back to

cooking and selling. My wife jokes that I tried to burn us up

because of how badly I wanted to sell barbecue.”

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Thurmond is “living his dream” and credits previous

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Spinal manipulation, known as chiropractic

therapy, has been documented for thousands of

years, even by “Hippocrates, the father of medicine.”

Though it’s often considered an alternative form of

health care, for many Oklahomans it’s the ‘traditional

choice.’ Dr. Steve Yandell, of Yandell and Nightengale

Chiropractic, began 26 years ago when there were only

six chiropractors in Edmond. “Growing up in Edmond,

I watched my best friend become a chiropractor and

go to work every day excited. He convinced me to

become a chiropractor so I went to Parker University

and haven’t missed a beat since,” said Yandell.

Dr. Devin Nightengale joined Yandell three years

ago. A personal experience with chiropractic therapy

inspired him in college to change his undergraduate

major to chiropractic. “I seriously injured my back in a

basketball game while attending Oklahoma Christian.

After trying different treatments without success, I

had two visits with Yandell, became pain free and was

playing ball again. What intrigued me was through

continued therapy, my balance and overall game

performance improved,” said Nightengale.

According to Nightengale, chiropractic therapy

“relieves the physiological stress on the nervous

system which increases it's effectiveness allowing the

body to function in a more optimal way.” Yandell

and Nightengale believe the technique they use “is

impossible to find elsewhere” because their protocol

was developed by Yandell.

“We test everyone beforehand because we’re firm

believers that someone shouldn’t be adjusted unless

needed. We have automatic machines for those who

can’t lie down or don’t want a physical adjustment

and we won’t use something unless it’s proven. We

were first in Oklahoma to get the compression/

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association for selling the most OSCIPA cards that save

patients 25% on services,” said Yandell.

Nightengale oversees the allergy treatment therapy

that can help desensitize the symptoms of allergens.

“Of the 400 chiropractors that use this therapy

across the U.S., we’re the only ones in the metro.

We’ve had a lot of success with this therapy that is

painless, non-invasive and takes about 10 minutes,”

said Nightengale. “Our patients range from kids to

the elderly, and from weekend warriors to high profile

athletes. We’re also proud to have a 90% success rate

of relieving migraines and headaches.”

“We love helping people who’ve given up hope of

feeling good again,” said Yandell. “If people understood

what chiropractic could do for their health, we’d need

more chiropractors,” said Yandell.

Yandell and Nightengale Chiropractic Wellness

Center is located at 911 S. Bryant. For appointments or

information about insurance coverage, call 341-7246.

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Dr. Steve Yandell and Dr. Devin Nightengale

A Legacy of Health and Chiropractic Wellness


Shopping for clothes can be fun but with so many

stores to choose from it can become overwhelming. A

consignment store offers a variety of styles and brands

all under one roof making the shopping experience

more convenient and enjoyable. Karen Summers,

owner of ‘ReDesigning Women,’ shared her vision

for opening a consignment store for only plus-size

women. “All women need a place to shop where they

can feel good about themselves without criticism.”

Summers opened her first consignment store in

Indiana and when her husband, Tom, was transferred

to Oklahoma, opening another shop eased the

transition to a new town. “When we moved here 10

years ago, I didn’t know anyone and I wanted to meet

people. I opened Karen’s Kloset because it’s something

I knew I could do,” said Summers. Unfortunate family

events caused Summers to sell Karen’s Kloset in 2003,

but in July of 2010 she opened ReDesigning Women

in Edmond. “Many of our customers remember me

from Karen’s Kloset. It’s nice to see the familiar faces of

former customers,” said Summers.

ReDesigning Women provides a pleasant

atmosphere for customers with a clean environment

and quality clothing. “We’re very particular about the

clothing we consign. Everything has to be in excellent

condition without damage or odor. The clothing must

be washed or dry cleaned, pressed and on hangers.

Our customers tell us they appreciate how clean and

nice our store is,” said Summers.

ReDesigning Women’s consignment contract has

no hidden fees or service charges and the “straight

50/50 split” benefits both parties. “We want quality

plus-size women’s clothing so we give the consignor

50% of the selling price. When the contract ends, the

clothes that don’t sell go back to the consignor unless

they want to donate them. We are proud to donate

to Suited For Success and they’re excited to get our

clothes,” said Summers. Suited For Success is an

Oklahoma program that provides professional clothing

and career development services for low-income

women who’ve completed a job training program and

are actively seeking employment.

REDESIGNING WOMENby Melanie Phillips Clemens

Karen Summers, Marquetta Childs, Toni Spence

Before ReDesigning Women opened, Summers

was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “My husband did

most of the work on the store by himself. Without

him and the help of my friends, Toni Spence, store

manager and Marquetta Childs, who are fantastic and

wonderful with customers, the store would’ve closed.”

Summers is now cancer-free but other health issues

have hindered her involvement with customers she

loves. “I didn’t open this store just to be in business.

We enjoy providing this service for our customers

and want the store to grow for them as much as for

ourselves.”

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plants. At the same time, one of the most common problems is that

people often overwater it. “I like to see a container that has good

drainage. It’s a plant that likes to stay evenly moist,” said Shackelford.

2. Pothos Ivy“Pothos Ivy is another very durable plant,” said Bilke. “It’s a good

choice when people want to have something they don’t have the time

to take care of.” The Pothos Ivy also is called Heart Shape, because of

the shape of its leaves, marked with sparkles of white, yellow, or lighter

green. It tolerates low light and shady areas and it can survive longer

periods if the owner forgets to water it. The Pothos Ivy produces trailing

stems that climb up trees as well as furniture, and can be arranged in

many creative ways throughout the home. “It's just an excellent house

plant,” said Shackelford.

The Pothos Ivy doesn't have a deep root system and can easily be

overwatered. Always check the root before you buy the plant to make

sure it’s healthy.

3. DracaenaThe Dracaena is a taller plant with slender stems and elongated

pointed leaves. Hardy and pretty, the Draceana often is used in

living rooms, offices or more spacious interiors. It doesn't need a lot

of maintenance and is not sensitive to drought or air from heating or

cooling fans. “They do pretty well in all types of situations,” said Bilke.

Dracaenas need good drainage. “Overwater them and you’ll get

dark spots on the ends of the leaves,” said Shackelford. The leaves are

relatively wide and tend to accumulate dust. Occasionally wipe them

with a damp cloth to remove the dust.

4. KalanchoeThe Kalanchoe is a popular flowering plant because of its bright

colors and durability. It has little clusters of yellow, red or hot-pink star-

like flowers strutting above the thick green leaves. Owners can preserve

the flowers longer if the plant is placed in a cooler location and is closer

to natural light, advises Shackelford.

“They'll bloom a long, long time,” added Bilke. Even after they go

dormant, they can re-bloom in a few months with a little boost of plant

food. “But even if the flowers are gone, it's still a very pretty green plant,”

she said.

5. Airplane PlantThe Airplane Plant, also called the Spider Plant, is usually planted

in a hanging basket or a tall stand. It has slender, dark green leaves with

creamy white stripes. “It's called Airplane Plant because it shoots out and

produces a new plant on the tip of the runner,” explained Shackelford.

It is another great air filtering plant. It tolerates the average home

temperature well and propagates easily. “If I had schoolchildren, that's

the plant that I would grow because it's fun. It's interesting with the

shoots coming off the ends,” she said.

To find out which plant best suites your taste and home, visit

Madeline’s Flower Shop & Nursery at 1030 S. Broadway in Edmond

or TLC Florist & Greenhouses at 105 W. Memorial in Oklahoma City.

Madeline’s can be reached at 341-2530 and TLC at 751-0630.


The year is 1948. You are sitting down

to dinner at an elegant inn. The food is

superb. A sense of post-WWII euphoria

fills the air. Then, without warning, a man

drops dead and the game is on.

But it’s not 1948 and the man isn’t really dead.

You’re actually amidst the acclaimed antics of the

Stone Lion Inn.

Located in Guthrie, the inn provides a rather

peculiar kind of escape for its guests by hosting

murder mystery dinners and has been doing so for

the past 24 years. Though the evenings begin with

a death, the story of the Stone Lion really begins

with life. More specifically, starting a new one, as the

inn’s owner Becky Luker did when she moved from

Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Guthrie to start a bed and

breakfast in 1986.

“I was newly divorced and decided to start life

over,” Luker says. Prior to the B&B business, she

worked as a teacher, assistant principal and in real

estate, but it was in this venture where Luker found

her new life.

She says she ‘’happened into Guthrie one

evening,’’ and was charmed with the town. She

purchased the Stone Lion, a sprawling mansion built

in 1907, intending to turn it solely into a bed and

breakfast. “I wanted it to just be a bed and breakfast,

that’s all I intended to do, but in 1986 nobody knew

what a bed and breakfast was,” she laughs and

explains that people would show up to stay there

and leave when they realized they were staying in

someone’s home.

During the first six months of ownership, Luker

almost went broke and was contemplating selling the

inn. “It was horrible. It was a disaster, so I had to

have some way of getting people to stay,” she says.

Luker knew of the murder mystery dinner craze

happening on the East Coast and was inspired to

host one herself. She wrote a murder mystery and

advertised it. The first day the ad appeared, Luker

says she had more calls for reservations than she’d

had in the previous three months.

“That just turned everything around,” she says.

The inn does murder mystery dinners every

Friday and Saturday. The stories are intricate and

are set in the past, usually from the 1920s to 1940s.

Guests make reservations and are sent details of

the setup for the mystery. They are each assigned a

character that is usually someone with an ulterior

motive or secretive past.

Luker says she used to write mysteries with half

of the guests as good people and half bad, but found

that to be less ideal for the players. “That didn’t

work,” she says. “A guy will come up and say ‘I had

to play a nice guy, do you know what it’s like to be a

nice guy? I’m a nice guy every day.’ ”

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says is so rewarding about dinner at the inn. “People

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games, but we’re watchers. This is not a watching

deal. Everybody is assigned a character. They all have

to stand up and say something and maybe act in a

certain way.”

And act they do. The evening begins with

cocktails and getting acquainted. You may meet a

suave womanizer and a tantalizing temptress or you

may be one yourself. Then you sit down to a full

course meal. All the while, a feeling of doom lingers

because someone is going to die.

“It’s amazing how into it some people get and

they fall down and die. It’s hysterical,” Luker says.

Robin Wheeler, who hosts the murder dinners,

agrees. She says she loves seeing the costumes and

hearing the attempts at accents guests come up with.

“It’s really neat because you get different people in

every weekend so it’s never like the same job twice,”

Wheeler says and likens it to an interactive version of

the board game Clue.

There may be more to the ambiance of the

evening than simply pretend playtime. Wheeler

says that guests do hear strange noises at night

and admits she wouldn’t stay at the Stone Lion

alone. But one Edmond resident that's about to

participate in the evening is not scared. Susie

Williamson is excited. “It’s something diff-

erent that we don’t normally do. It’s something

special,” Williamson says.

Over dessert and coffee, guests piece together

clues and decide who the killer was. Guests can

stay the night, if they dare, or just come for

dinner. Many guests return and can expect new

mysteries written by Luker. What they never expect

is how their friends and family will behave in the

guise of their characters.

“One of the most common things that’s told to

us in the morning is they’ll say, ‘I can’t believe my

husband acted that way. I never expected him to

do that. It was terrific.’ ”

Yes, there is something funny going on

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specialized clinical care for children. “It’s an amazing

organization, and I was thrilled to be a part of the

event again this year,” Stone says.

In 2010, a KMGL account representative

approached Stone about competing in the event. The

station’s morning show personality had competed the

previous year. “He had a blast with it, so I jumped

at the chance,” Stone says. “I had a slight dance

background with competition dancing as a kid, so it

sparked my interest.”

What Stone wasn’t prepared for was how difficult

ballroom dancing was. Even with experience in

dance, Stone says rehearsals were challenging. “We

started rehearsals with Heart to Dance and took on the

challenge of working to raise money,” Stone says. “It

was very tough. There were times I felt I couldn’t walk

afterwards. Ballroom dance is very different from what

I was used to, so rehearsals were grueling, but fun. But

in the end, we put on a good event and raised money

to help children, so you kept that in mind when the

blisters on your feet ached.”

While rehearsing three times a week, Stone also

had to raise funds, which she says was even tougher.

She explored different avenues to garner support

and says she was lucky to have items like a guitar

autographed by Foreigner and concert tickets donated

by Renda Broadcasting. All items went into the

Dancing for a Miracle silent auction, which boosted

her fundraising goal. “I ended up raising over $9,000

last year, and that just blew my mind.”

Stone admits that she knew nothing about the

organization last year. Learning about the foundation

and hearing the heart-wrenching stories from parents

and kids really tugged at her soul. “You think that

hospitals do OK financially, but I had no idea how

much they rely on donated funds,” Stone says. “The

Every day, listeners throughout central Oklahoma

hear Jessi Stone’s voice. An Edmond resident and on-

air talent for KMGL radio, Magic 104.1, Stone puts on

a show daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., slinging music,

news and personality.

But Stone has another passion, one that relies on a

different kind of talent. Once a year, she straps on her

dancing shoes, signs up for grueling rehearsals and

learns to ballroom dance. She does it for children.

Last year, Stone was among the celebrity dancers

at the Children’s Hospital Foundation and Children’s

Miracle Network’s gala, Dancing for a Miracle. And

although last year was the first time Stone competed,

she came away with the top prize. This year, Stone is

hoping to win again.

Dancing for a Miracle, set for 6 p.m. on August

6, will be held at the OKC Marriott, 3233 Northwest

Expressway. The event pits local celebrities in

a competition to raise the most money for the

foundation while learning to ballroom dance as part

of the event’s show.

The foundation works to improve the health

of children through its support of research and

education at the Oklahoma Health Center. It is the

only nonprofit organization in Oklahoma that focuses

on pediatric research and education while supporting

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more I put myself out there, the more people I found who were affected by

the hospital. I met people whose kids had rare blood diseases or cancer. I

met someone whose nephew was (taken by helicopter) to the hospital from

Ada, and she said he would have died otherwise.”

Knowing what a difference the hospital makes in children’s and families’

lives “grabbed my heart,” Stone says.

“We heard from the parents of Brock

at last year’s Dancing for a Miracle. He

was 2, and his parents got up to talk

about their experiences. Little Brock

was playing on the stage and was

just the cutest kid ever. To hear what

he went through (with a rare serious

illness) really got to everyone.”

Stone says the people she’s met

and the children she has helped are

why she was eager to be a part of

Dancing for a Miracle again this year.

“The parents and the kids are great.

The committee for Children’s Miracle

Network is amazing, not just for this

event but for all the ways they raise

money,” Stone says.

Children’s Hospital Foundation, which began in 1983, has raised more

than $80 million to support pediatric research and fund specialized clinical

care and collaborate on projects with entities like University of Oklahoma

College of Medicine and Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center. “Jessi

Stone truly stepped up to the challenge at Dancing for a Miracle,” said

Alisha Kaighen, associate director of Children’s Miracle Network. “Last year

alone, Dancing for a Miracle raised more than $46,000 for CMN hospitals

so that children can have access to the best pediatric specialists without

having to leave the state.”

This year, Jessi is facing stiff competition against other celebrity

dancers, including Dave Willis, Diane Stockton, Fox 25’s Jaclyn Schultz,

Jeff George, Joe Dorman, Joey Combs, Lacey Payne, T. J. Brown and Taylor

Treat-Burget. Emcee for the event is KOCO meteorologist Sarah Libby

and CMNH board member Tommy Cunningham. Set to judge the event

are KFOR meteorologist David Payne, News 9 anchor Amanda Taylor,

KFOR anchor Lance West and Cherokee Ballard, former KOCO weekend

anchor. The winner is chosen based on how much is raised, as well as each

competitor’s involvement in the dance show.

For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, visit

www.childrenshospitalfoundation.net. To donate to Stone’s goal, visit her

fundraising page at www.chfdonate.org/?p=80.

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Sisters are for life and for Edmond identical

twins Kim Lewis and Pam McDougal, so

is the game of tennis. The two have been

playing together for more than 40 years.

Lewis said when they first started playing in ninth

grade it was great because they always had someone to

play with. “We would climb fences and go anywhere

we could, just to find a court to play on.”

Both sisters currently compete in the USTA tennis

league. Lewis said their OKC/Edmond league results

have been very good and it is promising that they

will advance to championship play. “We are hoping

for the opportunity to play Tulsa’s top team in July

for the district championship,” McDougal said. The

championship winner in August moves on to play

sectionals against the top Missouri Valley teams. The

winner advances to nationals in October.

McDougal and Lewis went to nationals in 2008

and 2009. Lewis said it is extremely tough to make

it to nationals so it was a dream come true. “It was

so fun to meet so many people from all over the

United States who love playing the game of tennis,”

Lewis says. “After you go to nationals, the following

year your team has to split up or sit out for a year.

It was an awesome surprise to be able to return to

Tucson (Ariz.) for nationals again in 2009, this time

with some other wonderful OKC and Tulsa players.”

McDougal said one of her favorite memories of the

competition was getting to know other women from

across the country. “We also had quite a memorable

‘souvenir’ we brought home from nationals ’09,” she

said. “Several of us came down with the swine flu!”

The game of tennis has changed quite a bit since

the sisters started playing. Racquets have changed

from wooden to steel, then aluminum and now

they’re graphite. McDougal said there are no more

white tennis balls. “Wow, am I dating myself or what?”

she joked. But the sisters’ perspective on the game

has also changed. “I have to remember that it’s just

a game,” Lewis said. “I keep a little red Hot Wheels

car in my tennis bag … reminds me of my 2-year-old

grandson … and some Bible verses on cards to remind

me of what is really important.” She said she does not

ever want her competitive spirit to overshadow her

faith in God. McDougal also said her priority is to

honor God, first and foremost.

There are other challenging changes for the

sisters, such as dealing with an aging body. “I love to

compete so Advil and ice are my friends,” McDougal

said. “I laugh and call it my therapy. (Competing) is a

great workout – keeps me halfway in shape and it’s a

great outlet. It has been a great vehicle for developing

treasured friendships over the years.”

Another challenge for these tennis twins:

mistaken identity. “When my sister moved back to

Oklahoma from Texas, she was out to dinner with her

husband and some of my friends came up to her a

little concerned that I was out with another man. She

even showed my friend her driver’s license to verify

she wasn’t Kim,” said Lewis.

The twins have a special chemistry on and off

the court. “We know each other very well and that

makes it fun when we’re playing against each other as

we often know what shot the other will make before

she hits it,” Lewis said. She also says God has richly

blessed her with such an amazing twin sister and is

thankful that McDougal and her family moved back

to Oklahoma eight years ago.

“Kim and I have shared countless hours on the

court together,” McDougal said. “There is no one

I sync better with on the court as far as knowing

where to go and where she will be as my partner. We

are extremely close relationally and can encourage

one another as well as hold each other’s attitude

accountable in a direct but loving way.”

After more than 40 years, the two have shared

many stories together. They hope to get the chance

to go to nationals again in October and add another

story to their many tennis experiences.

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“Graffiti is about applying yourself to a wall

while being consciously aware that whatever

you're painting won't be there in a year or two,”

says Dusty Gilpin, graffiti artist and third-

generation designer and commercial artist.

“Either the sun’s going to fade it, the city's

going to buff it, or someone else is going to paint

over it. It's an art form that is always evolving

because it never lasts but in pictures,” he says.

His screen-printing company, Tree & Leaf

Clothing Inc., is the source of many interesting,

clever and, at times, hilarious T-shirts you’ve

probably seen around town. Perhaps it’s that type

of acceptance of fleeting art — something that

can be fervently loved today but evolved beyond

tomorrow or the next day — that allows him and

co-owner John Milner to keep their thumbs on

the pulse of Oklahoma’s progressive culture.

Gilpin studied art at OSU and UCO, and

cites his grandfather, Richard Gilpin, a longtime

partner of Graphic Art Center, as his hero.

“His artistic talent and humorous attitude have

become legendary as I meet people that have

been inspired by him, my father [Greg Gilpin]

and Graphic Art Center,” Gilpin says.

Now 25, Gilpin began his screen-printing

career five years ago, but his interest in

graffiti came when he was 14. “It’s a beautiful,

expressive, anonymous art form that is gifted to

its viewers by the artist for free. Oklahoma has a

great graffiti scene because it’s very small, and it’s

very close-knit,” he says.

He painted his first graffiti piece in a ditch

behind his house when he was a sophomore in

high school. “It was absolutely terrible!” Gilpin

admits. “I didn’t get well-connected to the graffiti

scene until about five years ago.”

That was when Gilpin started Tree & Leaf

with Milner and the help of a couple of friends.

“None of us knew anything about printing, so we

taught ourselves the process in the back of our

friend’s garage,” he says.

After they began printing small orders for

friends, the orders became consistent enough

for them to move into a commercial space.

Since then, it's just been constantly upward

and constantly busier. “We respect those who

came before us, and humbled by our amazing

customers,” he says.

Graffiti and design tie together because

both of them have primary focus on letters. “A

designer and a graffiti artist look at letter shapes

as individual pieces of artwork,” he explains. “I

constantly use things I've learned from design

in my graffiti and vice versa. I think that screen

printing has a connection with graffiti because

it begins with the same 'do it yourself' (DIY)

mentality.”

“I am still very inspired by traditional

design, sign-painting and graffiti. Our business

is definitely inspired by the DIY spirit, and our

surrounding communities,” he says.

One of Tree & Leaf ’s most popular lines is

unofficial Thunder apparel they’ve been printing

with sports blog DailyThunder.com since 2009.

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something different, and we provided them an avenue to root for

our team in a style they’re comfortable in,” Gilpin says.

T-shirt designs include Kevin Durant as “Durantula,” featuring

the NBA star as half-spider dunking a basketball, and “Beard,” a

shout to James Harden. Gilpin says the initial four designs sold very

quickly. “We knew we were on to something,” he says.

Occasionally, a Thunder player will come into the store, and

Gilpin has received some great feedback from the players via Twitter.

“When we first released the images for the shirts, the players were

using them as their Twitter backgrounds. That was a great boost of

confidence,” he says.

“We’ve always been a company that wants to collaborate

with other progressive local entities,” Gilpin says. “Blogs like

DailyThunder.com, TheLostOgle.com and TheSpyFM.com are all

groups that sincerely love and support Oklahoma. We approach

them about managing their inventory and shirt designs and in

return we get a new customer base and a bunch of cool shirts that

directly support local business.”

Tree & Leaf recently moved into new quarters, graduating from

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another large automatic printing press to its arsenal. “The addition

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Name: Linda "Scottie" Scott

Occupation: Stained Glass Artist, Retired Biology Teacher

How long have you lived in Edmond? I came to Edmond to go to college at UCO in 1966, then called Central State College. Wilma Armstrong, the Dean of Women gave me the nickname "Scottie" and I've beencalled that ever since.

After school you began teaching? Yes, I started teaching in 1971 at Memorial Junior High, now Memorial High School;then moved to Sequoyah Middle School, OCA and then OCS.

When did you first become interested in the art of stained glass? In 1980, my friend Diann and I started our own business called The Gingham Ladyon Ayers, then later moved to 15th and Fretz. We sold silk floral and craft design withsome small stained glass items. Our landlord asked me to do a sidelight window for ahouse and I became fascinated with the process of stained glass windows.

How did you learn the techniques?I took classes with local artist Karen Hendrix and Albinas Elskus from New York, and studiedunder master glass painter and instructor Dick Millard for 13 years. All have since passed, butI feel so fortunate to have gained their experience, knowledge and expertise.

I know you've done some restoration work here in Edmond. Where at? I restored a piece from the 1920's located at Faith Bible Church off 2nd & Coltranethat had been in a fire. There was smoke within the layers of plating making cleaningand restoration very challenging. 20% of the glass was broken or missing.

Have you done any original portrait work? Yes, I was asked to do four portraits for a cathedral in Washington D.C. ofMartin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.I've also done commission work of Abraham Lincoln and several clients’ children.

What is the process for creating a stained glass window? First an illustration or pattern is made to full scale, showing lead lines and reinforcementbars. Next, the glass is selected and cut to match each patterned piece. Detailed paintingwork like faces, hands or robes are done and then the painted glass is fired in a kiln. Eachpiece is then leaded with channels on every side for the glass to be placed. Intersections of lead are soldered on both sides of the window and lastly, the window is puttied for strength.

As an artist, what have you liked most about living in Edmond? As a smaller community, Edmond has always been there for their artists. Over the years, I have participated in many of the Edmond Arts Festivals,attended musicals and Shakespeare in the Park.

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