February 2013 4th Annual Romantic Edmond Issue by Edmond Active Magazine

Around Edmond, Shop Edmond, My Home, Metro Flavor, Metro Events!

Romantic Edmond Your Guide To Valentines Day

Field Trip

Alabaster Caverns

Events

Lake Arcadia Eagle Watch

My Home

Refunk My Junkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Allison Griffith

My Fitness

Melissa Cox Helps You Keep Your Resolutions

V. 5, ISSUE 02, February 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4. Around Edmond

16. Edmond Events

My Fitness

18. Shop Edmond

Metro Flavor

20. Field Trip

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10. My Home

24. Romantic Edmond

12. Life Happens

30. In Business

14. Edmond Style

31. Events Calendar

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Around Edmond

By Sherri Hultner January has flown by and we are looking forward to all that this spring has to offer Edmond and its residents! We have all started the year with some sort of New Year’s Resolutions in place, and hopefully all of you are on the road to keeping yours. Melissa Cox, owner of The Shape Project talked about successfully setting your fitness goals in the January issue, and this month she gives you 4 steps to keeping those goals. And with most everyone getting fit in some fashion this month, we bring you some fitness fashion, in our 4th year of bringing you our Edmond Style feature, from local stores that are sure to brighten your day, and items are affordable & perfect for any size or shape. We hope you enjoy it and can use this great info! If you’re new to Edmond, get ready for some really fun events coming to Edmond as the next couple of months roll by, and keep your eye on our events calendar at EdmondActive. com. On February 10th, the City Parks and Recreation Dept. will be holding a Daddy and Daughter Mad Hatter Tea Party at the MAC Center at Mitch Park. Here’s more info: Time: 2pm, Price: $20 per couple, $5 additional daughters, Call for more info: 405/359-4630 or visit their website at www.edmondok. com/parks/rec And speaking of Valentine’s Day, we are bringing you our 4th Annual Romantic Edmond feature, which highlights all that shines for this fun holiday in and around Edmond. We highlight the best and the brightest in town, and bring you recommendations from our readers on where to take your Valentine out to dinner! Make sure you call ahead and make reservations for your special dinner! If going out to dinner isn’t in the cards for you, check out the Ravioli Recipe & wine selection in the Metro Flavor section! Last month we brought you Edmond Active’s very first Person of the Year, Mason Harvey, founder of Strive for 85.

This young man found that he had Type 1 Diabetes, and hasn’t skipped a beat in getting used to his newest challenge. We’re pretty much in awe of this and pretty proud, as well. Mason has also gotten involved in what we think is an amazing project, Be Edmond. Mason joined filmmaker Bunee Tomlinson, Mayor Charles Lamb, Ty Hensley (former Santa Fe student and NY Yankee), and all of the amazing people at Edmond Family Counseling, to put together an app for Edmond teens to help eliminate the stigmatism of the what an “Edmond” teen is considered to be, and help stamp out the growing feeling of isolation among teens in our town. They need your help, so if you’d like more information, and if you would like to donate to help get this app off the ground, visit their site at http://www.beedmond.com And lastly, if you didn’t catch the amazing video put together by Citizen’s Bank of Edmond, put to the Gangnam Style song, you must take a look at http://www.youtube.com/ user/CitizensBankEdmond?feature=watch! This 111 year old locally owned bank used it to highlight their 111 Days of Giving project, to highlight their 111 years in business. It highlights their employees giving back, and it’s definitely a must watch! Congrats to this local bank for making community service part of their employee’s daily deeds, as it’s not often we see employers asking their employees to pay it forward. I really like this trend, and hope to see more businesses in town doing something for the community this year! Thanks again for reading Edmond Active, with 34,384 homes in Edmond and just over 84,000 residents, our town is growing quickly and we look forward to growing with you this year! You can find us at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and at Issuu.com at EdmondActive! We hope you’ll follow along, and have fun with us, as we move forward into 2013!

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My Fitness

Four Ways to Stick to Your Workout Plan Melissa Cox, M.S. (The Shape Project)

You have the right to remain weak. You have the right to hit snooze instead of making it to

your workout. You have the right to remain content with your current weight. But you should know that every workout you choose to miss would be used against you in one way or another whether it is a bigger belly, smaller muscles, or your life expectancy cut shorter.

A recent study found that only 19% of the population engages in high levels of physical

activity (three intense 20-minute workouts) per week. On top of that, the majority of the population believes that this type of investment in working out is invaluable to their health. But it’s just not getting done. What is at the root of this problem? Motivation.

Here are a few motivational strategies to hopefully not just inspire you to get moving, but

to stick with it.

1. Relate exercise to your health. Get your cholesterol checked. Then make a goal of lowering

your LDL by 20 points and increasing your HDL by 5 points. Not only does this give you a tangible goal, but decreases your risk of heart disease.

2. Perform a daily gut check. To do this, place your fingers on your stomach and inhale

deeply so that it expands. As you exhale, contract your abdominal muscles and push your fingertips against your hard abdominal wall. Then, pinch. You are left holding pure fat between your fingers. Do this next time you’re thinking about skipping a workout.

3. Make a bet. Challenge a family member or coworker to a friendly competition, such as

who can run an 8-minute mile at the end of four weeks. You could also create a mini-Biggest Loser challenge in a group of friends to see who loses the highest percentage of body fat over a span of two months. Make it fun and include rewards! Hello, Thunder tickets.

4. Avoid what you hate. If you despise the treadmill, then simply don’t do it. Experiment, if

needed, to find out what kind of workouts you enjoy and stick to those.

If all else fails, remember that accountability is key. Find a workout buddy or friend that will

show up to boot camp with you at 5:30am or meet you at the gym. Goals are achieved one day at a time and that day starts today.

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DIY Heart-Shaped Ravioli Making Ravioli turned out to be easier than we thought it would be. In fact, making homemade pasta was pretty easy in itself. We started out looking for pasta that would work for homemade ravioli, but came up empty handed. So we turned to the internet for a recipe. It’s pretty basic, really. All you need is 2 cups of flour, a half teaspoon of salt and 3 eggs. Mix the salt into the flour, then make a bowl out of the flower. Crack the eggs into the flour bowl then start whisking the eggs into the flour. Once the gets firm you can start to knead it for about 10 minutes. The wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap for about an hour. After an hour, cut the ball in half and roll one half into a thin sheet on a

cutting board covered with flour. Once you think the sheet is thin enough, make it a little thinner. Place that sheet on another cutting board or a baking pan. Repeat that step with the other half of the dough ball. For the filling we mixed mozzarella, Parmesan and ricotta cheese together and put balls of it on one of the pasta sheets. The we covered it with the other pasta sheet and used a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out our ravioli’s. Once you have your ravioli’s cut out, pinch around the edges to seal them together. Then place them in boiling water for 5-6 minutes and serve them with a sauce of your choice. We went with Marinara and they were very tasty.

My Home

Refunk My Junk’s Allison Griffith In previous months, we’ve had designers write to you, we’ve highlighted local home

builders, and in recent months, we’ve thrown in our own diy home projects addressing issues that we’ve all faced at some point, whether in an apartment, first home, etc.

In December, a local resident, Amy Urbach, posted an amazing project involving a

dated wooden hutch from a local DIY Maven and owner of Refunk My Junk, Allison Griffith. What I saw was simply amazing. (I thought the before was ok, but the after photos blew me away).

Allison started Refunk My Junk in 2010, after working in the corporate world of

banking, as she found her love of furniture refinishing in the redecoration of her own

home. Soon after she incorporated this hobby into a working business model, and it

took off very, very quickly. Luckily for Allison, and after being VP of Small Business Administration loans, she understood the importance of a great business plan after seeing mistakes made by other small business owners.

Refunk My Junk offers refinishing services, workshops, CeCe paints and tools to do it

yourself (without sanding or priming) to which you can find at Edmond’s own Serendipity

Market at 917 E. Danforth Rd., just next to Ted’s. You can visit www.RefunkMyJunk.

com and find tutorials and so much more, but be careful, it’s rather addictive, especially if you love doing projects on your own.

The following Allison has received throughout the southwest is no accident, as every

one of us loves to diy in some fashion, and Allison is so personable and down to earth,

and isn’t afraid to experiment or even makes mistakes. In other words, she’s just like the rest of us, and that is one of my favorite things about her.

Keep your eye out in future issues for EA My Home projects, as we will be

collaborating with Allison, and I will tackle a few things in my home that are ready for some new paint.

Life Happens

LOVE IS ELEMENTARY

Stacey Johnson, MAMFT, LMFT candidate, LPC candidate, trophy wifey & momma to many. www. thoughtsswirling.com

February is the month of mushy, gushy, lovey, dovey craziness! Everywhere we look in stores, homes, and businesses the holiday trees and trimmings have been replaced with hearts and cupids. Love shows up in dinner reservations, flower deliveries, heartshaped boxes of chocolate, expectations, romance, and butterflies! It’s fun! It’s exciting! This is love, right? Hmmmm... maybe this is love. And, maybe, it’s just a glimpse. A very, very, VERY small sliver of a glimpse of love. I’m thinking somewhere around junior high, we took a turn for the worst when we quit giving every classmate a Valentine. What’s up with that? We just became so cool, right? So cool that we grew up and became selective of who gets our love. We became nervous about how others would see us if we gave out our love freely. We became fearful that our love might be misinterpreted or rejected or laughed at. Forget that. No more Valentines. Valentines aren’t cool. Love - cheesy, generous love that is freely given to all regardless of gender, culture or popularity, without fear of response or rejection suddenly became... uncool. An uncool, wise man once asked, “If you love only those who love you, what good is that?” As we get older, Valentines look much different (unless you’re still handing out the elementary cut-out cards). They can look more like forgiveness or picking up the tab, or holding the door open, or getting a kid out of a shelter and bringing him home. Maybe it’s as simple as not criticizing or not holding back what you know you could freely give. Maybe love is more about doing things in spite of fear instead of just when we feel butterflies. Love - the cheesy, generous, fearless kind, can take on many forms and can cost us some cool points. But, there’s no doubt, it’s worth it. At the end of all our toils and struggles, goals and identities, after all that we work for and strive to attain in this life... Love is all that matters. Nothing else, really. Just love. Not that easy love - but love that lets go of self and gives... and gives and gives and gives... the love that makes us lose ourselves - that’s what’s up. That’s the difference in just living - and living love. We sometimes think we’ve got it, but if we look deeper... if love is a little too easy for us - it’s probably also somewhat shallow deep and selective. If love doesn’t stretch you, challenge you, break you, change you and wake you - go harder. Go ahead, lose your cool self and love others like you’re back in 3rd grade giving out those Valentine’s. To everyone.

Local Heros

Edmond Fire Department Saves the Swan’s Christmas

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Dear Edmond Fire Department; My family and I would like to thank you for saving our Christmas. Around 11:30 p.m. on Christmas eve our dog Tessie, who we rescued from the Edmond shelter started barking and whining at us. So my son Noah and I got up to see what the problem was. She took us to the fireplace where a fire was still going. My husband had fallen asleep on the couch and didn’t put it out. So Noah did. Then we noticed a plastic burning smell coming from the Florida room behind the fireplace. We noticed the brick was so hot it was melting the Christmas tree and the surround sound wires on the brick. We moved the items and Noah went and splashed bucket after bucket of cold water on the brick fireplace to cool it down. We thought we had it under control. Later on, Tessie started barking and whining again. We realized the house was covered in smoke, so I woke my husband Jeb and called 911. The dispatcher was very nice. I didn’t even get my youngest daughter Nona dressed. I wrapped her up in her blanket and went outside with the others and called our dogs out. We put the kids and the dogs in the car and drove them across the street. Before we could even park the fire department was there. This was all within a minute and I was impressed. Jeb, my husband, stayed outside to watch. I handed my little girl over to my neighbor, Eric, who Nona adores; no need for a 3 year old to watch all this mess at such a late hour. The police officer at the end of the block offered his car, for warmth, to my son. I called my mother over and she took us to Denny’s while we waited for a call. About 2 am we went back, and I started crying when I got there. Not because our home was a mess, but because our Christmas presents carefully placed on the front lawn. Not only did they save our home, they saved Christmas. Bless the Edmond fire department. Thank You from the Swan family of Elmwood Dr. Jeb, Jennifer, Nona, Noah...and Tessie too.

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Edmond Events

Edmond Parks And Rec Annual Lake Arcadia Eagle Watch ItIt was was aa chilly chilly January January morning morning when when II packed packed my my photo photo gear gear to to head head out out to to Lake Lake Arcadia Arcadia in in hopes hopes of of catching catching aa glimpse glimpse and and maybe maybe aa photo photo of of the the majestic majestic Bald Bald Eagle. Eagle. II have have never never seen seen aa Bald Bald Eagle Eagle in in the the wild wild and and II figured figured this this weekend weekend might might be be my my best best opportunity. opportunity. Each Eachyear, year,at atthe thebeginning beginningof ofJanuary, January,the the Edmond EdmondParks Parksand andRecreation RecreationDepartment Department hosts hosts the the Eagle Eagle Watch Watch at at Arcadia Arcadia Lake. Lake. The The park park rangers, rangers, armed armed with with spotting spotting scopes, scopes, patrol patrol the the shoreline shoreline and and known known hunting hunting grounds grounds of of the the Eagles Eagles in in hopes hopes of of giving giving the the lakes lakes visitors visitors their their best best chance chance of of seeing seeing one one of of these these beautiful beautiful raptors. raptors. Once Once II arrived arrived at at the the lakes lakes main main office office II was was greeted greeted by by some some very very helpful helpful rangers, rangers, given given aa map map of of the the lake lake and and aa heads-up heads-up of of where where some some Eagles Eagles were were recently recently spotted. spotted. Excited Excited for for what what the the day day might might bring bring II headed off to the West shore of the headed off to the West shore of the lake; lake; an an area area II knew knew teamed teamed with with wildlife. wildlife.

Much Much to to my my dismay, dismay, there there were were no no Eagles Eagles there, there, but but II did did find find aa pod pod of of Pelicans Pelicans and and aa colony colony of of Seagulls. Seagulls. Not Not quite quite the the birds birds II was was looking looking for, for, but but cool cool nonetheless. nonetheless. While While II was was in in the the park park office office the the rangers rangers mention mention there there was was an an Eagle Eagle sighting sighting on on the the west west side side of of the the lake, lake, so so that’s that’s where where II headed headed next. next. II found found aa ranger ranger that that was was set set up up with with aa spotting spotting scope scope and and asked asked ifif there there were were any any sightings. sightings. There There weren’t weren’t and and II missed missed the the one one from from earlier. earlier. So So II continued continued my my journey journey around around the the lake. lake. While While driving driving to to the the next next camping camping area area on the lake I spotted a deer on the lake I spotted a deer foraging foraging in in the the trees, trees, just just 40 40 yards yards from from the the road. road. II stopped stopped my my truck truck and and jumped jumped out out with with my my camera camera in in hand hand and and quietly quietly move move closer closer to to get get aa better better shot. shot. With With each each step step II took took the the deer deer lifted lifted his his head head and and stared stared directly directly at at me. me. II froze froze in in place place until until he he went went back back to his meal. This went on until to his meal. This went on until II was was 15 15 yards yards closer closer and and able able to to get get some some good good

shots. shots. Then Then II noticed noticed that that 10 10 yards yards beyond beyond this this deer, deer, there there was was another another deer. deer. Then Then II heard heard some some crackling crackling in in the the brush brush to to my my right, right, II turned turned and and saw saw two two more more deer. deer. By By this this time time there there were were all all staring staring right right at at me. me. Then Then all all at at once, once, they they spooked spooked and and ran ran off. off. And And that’s that’s when when II saw saw the the other other two two deer deer just just ahead ahead of of this this heard. heard. II had had no no idea idea that that when when II happened happened across across that that one one deer deer II had had actually actually stumbled stumbled across across aa heard heard of of six six deer. deer. That That was was pretty pretty cool, cool, and and something something I’ve I’ve never never seen seen before. before. As As the the day day grew grew later later II had had given given up up all all hope hope of of actually actually seeing seeing aa Bald Bald Eagle, Eagle, but but II wasn’t wasn’t disappointed disappointed in in the the least. least. The The lake lake was was beautiful, beautiful, there there were were plenty plenty of of other other sights sights to to be be seen seen and and II had had aa great great morning morning outdoors. outdoors. And And that that was was really really the the point point after after all. all.

Edmond Events

Shop Edmond

Visit Shapeproject.com to sign up for February classes that begin Feb. 4th to March 1st! This is an amazing opportunity to keep your New Year’s Resolutions going well past January, and it includes unlimited attendance to any of their 11 metro locations! For more information, go to Shapeproject. com or call 405-496-5891.

Arcadian Inn is Edmond’s Valentine’s Day Romantic Destination! Book your reservation now as they book rooms very quickly at this time of year. Choose from the Romantic Getaway or any one of the special packages available! They are conviently located at 1st and University. To book a reservation, visit ArcadianInn.com or call 405-348-6347.

MILLIES TABLE CATERING & More Millies is your Hot Meals To Go headquarters Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays! Meals include single serving entree, vegatable, starch and a roll! Give Millie a call at 330-9156 by 2 pm and your meal will be ready to go between 5 & 6pm! Located at 1333 W. Danforth Rd in Edmond! For more information, visit her website at www.MilliesTable.com Paint Your Art Out is Edmond’s MOST fun Valentine’s Day date destination. Visit www. Paintyourartout.net, stop in or call 405-5135333 to register! With artist lead sessions, absolutey anyone can be an artist! Visit them online for their current calendar of paintings. Located at 10 S. Broadway right in the heart of Downtown Edmond! Also find them at Facebook at PaintYourArtOut!

We offer affordable & stylish accents, restyled furniture, fun jewelry, unique decor & gifts for every room and every taste! Stop in now to see all of the latest spring decor & fashions for you and your home. Our Location: 917 E Danforth Rd, Edmond (Across from Ted’s Cafe Escondido) and you can call us at 405-340-8869

Shop Edmond

Located on Memorial just south of the AMC Theaters Quail Springs Mall, Lotsa Noodles is a great place to stop with your family for a casual & fun dining experience. From their Kids Eat Free Mondays to the deliciously diverse menu of asian, american, italian choices, along with pizza, sandwiches, salads & soup at terrific prices, Lotsa Noodles will become a family favorite! Their food is freshly prepared and quick! Stop by to try their 2 newest asian pasta dishes. You’ll love the casual atmosphere! You can follow Lotsa Noodles at Facebook & Twitter @LotsaNoodles for daily upates & specials! To order take out, call your order in at 405-752-2695.

Enjoy a cozy Valentine’s Day retreat in the country at any one of the 5 cozy cottages at Aaron’s Gate Country Cottages and located in Guthrie, just a few minutes north of Edmond. Located on a beautiful wooded 10 acre property, you can relax with the outdoor jacuzzi’s or just relax indoors in front of the cozy fireplaces and with a massage spa package, a candlelit breakfast and more. To book a reservation, visit Aaronsgate.com or call 405-282-0613.

I’m Just Sayin’ Gifts and More carries candles, home accessories and decor, housewares, handbags & jewelry, and infants & toddler accessories, as well as full selection of fantastic for upscale, fun and unique gifts. You can also find amazing items from talented local artisans. Store hours are Monday - Friday 10:00a.m. - 7:00p.m. and Saturday 11:00a.m. - 6:00p.m. You can shop online at www.IJSGifts. com for instore pick up or have your items shipped. Located at Waterloo and Broadway, in Edmond, at the Crossroads Center!

Stop by Sweet Peace to see the amazing selection of candy bouquets or arrange your own custom bouquet, just in time for Valentine’s Day, and great for corporate gift giving! Call 405-341-9400 to place your order and delivery is always free in Edmond. Sweet Peace is now located on the SW Corner of Santa Fe & 15th, across Santa Fe from Crest Grocery Store, and is open Tues - Wed: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Thurs - Fri: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm and Sat: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Follow Sweet Peace at Facebook & Twitter!

Looking for something new and unique to treat your Valentine to? The employees at Edmond Wine Shop are ready to help with the most knowledgable staff in the metro! Be sure to follow them at Twitter & Facebook @EdmondWineShop! Located on 15th & Boulevard and open Mon– Sat. till 9 pm! You can also call in any order at 405-3413122.

Field Trip

Woodwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alabaster Caverns

Field Trip

With one 60 degree day in January, Chris and I decided to head north to the Woodward area to check out the Alabaster Caverns State Park. With Spring, and camping weather, soon on its way, this State Park, as suggested by TravelOK. com, was just a couple hours away and we set off to see it for ourselves. First thing we noted, the drive to this destination reminded us of exactly why we love Oklahoma, it was gorgeous, and truly relaxing. Once we arrived we sat down for lunch at the diner at the entrance of the state park, before heading into the cave for the 45 minute guided tour. The grounds are clean and well taken care of and the lower campgrounds are open for camping from April 1st to October 31st, however they do offer long term RV camping year round. This is a great destination for hiking. The guided tour was conducted by State Park Ranger Kim, who was fun and has been giving this tour for over 20 years. This cave has some fun history, such as signatures carved into the granite by travelers all the way back to the 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the water containers left by the Federal Government in 1950 when they left food rations and enough water for 3,803 people to survive in this cave as a nuclear bomb shelter. It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been a good idea though, as there are 18 entrances to this cave, however it would make a great storm shelter! Wild caving, or spelunking, is a highly popular sport, and Alabaster Caverns offers 4 caves for this purpose. You must contact the front office to get a permit and these permits are available from April 1st to Oct. 31st. The Main Cavern offers daily guided tours that begin every hour from 9am-4pm promptly. The main office closes at 4:30pm November 1-February 28. The location is 6 miles south of Freedom on Hwy 50, 1/2 mile east on Hwy 50A, or 20 miles north of Mooreland on Hwy 50.

Field Trip

Field Trip Ticket prices are: (Until February 28, 2013) Senior (62 yrs & older): $6.00 Adult (13-61 yrs): $8.00 Youth (6-12 yrs): $5.00 Children (5 & Under): Free, but do require a ticket. (Pricing beginning March 1, 2013) Senior Citizen (62 yrs. & over): $8.00 Adult (13-61): $10.00 Youth (6-12): $7.00 Active Duty Military (w/current military identification): $8.00 Child (5 & under): FREE but do require a ticket We had a great time, and would highly recommend the Alabaster Caverns as a day trip in the spring, or a camping destination during the summer! For more information, hours and pricing, visit: www.travelok.com/listings/view. profile/id.110 or call 580-621-3381

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Romantic Edmond

Arcadian Inn Bed & Breakfast offer’s their Romantic Persuasion Package, perfect for Valentine’s Day!

To reserve your room, visit ArcadianInn.com, and hurry as they book rooms very quickly this time of year.

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Creative Dating Take her racing

If you and your girl are on the competitive side you can let

it out on the race track. Pole Position on May Avenue is the

perfect place for such a date. The electric karts at Pole Position

are fast and the experience is thrilling to say the least. But here’s

a helpful tip, let here win. That way it will be easier to talk her

in to going back for a rematch. Be fore warned, though, racing at Pole Position is very addicting...yes, it’s that much fun.

Paint her a picture

Paint Your Art Out

at 10 S. Broadway 405-513-5333 to register or www.

PaintYourArtOut.net One fantastic way

to spend some fun,

quality time with your

Museum Of Art

artist led session at

take your Valentine to the Museum

Bring in a bottle of

okcmoa.com for the latest exhibits.

Valentine is to try an Paint Your Art Out. wine or refreshment

Go for a little class and culture and

Of Art in Downtown. Go to www.

of choice and settle

in to find your inner artists. One of our favorite spots!

Go To The Gardens

The Myriad Gardens are a

great way to spend some time with your special someone. Now that the park has been

totally redone, there is plenty to see and do at Myriad Gardens.

Stroll The Paseo

From the galleries to restaurants and

eclectic boutiques, you can’t go wrong

with taking a date to the Paseo District.

Romantic Edmond

Dining Out We asked our Facebook Fans to tell

us what their favorite local restaraunts were to take their Valentine to, and

here’s how they responded in order of recommendations: In Edmond:

In OKC:

Signature Grill

Ranch Steakhouse

Boulevard Steakhouse

Mahogany Prime Steakhouse

Cafe 501

Opus Prime Steakhouse

Othello’s

Paseo Grill

Bayou Grill

Red Prime Steakhouse

Charleston’s

Micky Mantle’s

Danforth at Bryant & Danforth

505 S. Boulevard

501 S. Boulevard

1 S. Broadway

1315 E Danforth

3409 S Broadway

3000 West Britton Road

3241 W. Memorial Rd

800 W Memorial Rd

2909 Paseo Dr

504 N. Broadway

7 S Mickey Mantle Dr Cheever’s Cafe 2409 N Hudson

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Edmond Florists Day. Come home from work without effort to save you from that shame we’ve

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A Bloom Above the Rest 416 South Broadway

Madeline’s Flower Shop 1030 South Broadway

Kickingbird Flowers & Gifts 1251 East Danforth Road

Designs By Tammy Your Florist 1425 South Santa Fe

All About Flower Power 25 West 15th Street

Woods Floral & Gourmet Foods 1279 West Danforth Road

Foster’s Flowers & Gifts 15011 Bristol Park

Romantic Edmond

Sweet Peace is Edmond’s Candy Bouquet Headquarters. Located at 16317 N. Santa Fe Rd., across Santa Fe from Crest, they offer pre made Valentine’s Candy Bouquets, Custom Bouquet Arrangements, and more! Delivery in Edmond is always free! Visit the store or call 405-341-9400 to order.

In Business

Why Bank Locally? By Jill Castilla

Citizens Bank of Edmond There is nothing I love more than to eat a burger

handle any size loan by partnering with other

that remember your name and your order. When I

Not only are community banks often the DNA

at Flat Tire, or have an iced tea at Johnnie’s – places am looking for a new book, you’ll find me at Best

behind these businesses, they provide critically

character and complexion of a community. They

service organizations, and preserve the ability to

of Books. Shopping and dining locally build the are also keys to a thriving local economy.

Banking locally keeps deposits and profits in

the same community to expand businesses, build

homes and purchase goods. Contrast that with deposits made at large financial institutions that frequently fund out-of-area loans, hedge funds

and other complex, out of market, investments. Our local community bank weathered the latest financial storm without government bailouts,

needed funding for local charities and community bank locally with people who live and work in the same town. When shopping for a bank, find one that is locally owned and operated. Employees of

community banks often have longer tenures and, therefore, have the expertise and job continuity

that yield outstanding service. Our bank is owned

in equal parts by our employees, the same Edmond family for four generations and local residents.

Citizens Bank of Edmond is the oldest

ownership restructuring or merging with a larger

community bank in Edmond, founded when

we support, community banks are fiercely

eleven years later, we are still a family-owned

financial institution. Just like the businesses independent!

Community banks are the primary funders

of small business loans. We understand the

challenges of small businesses, because that’s exactly what we are. Commit to shopping local,

our state was Indian Territory. One hundred and

business committed to advancing interests unique to Edmond. Our staff and owners live, work and plan in Edmond and are dedicated to the success of our community.

Citizens Bank of Edmond has a rich heritage of

dining local and banking local in 2013!

four generations of management continuity. Our

locally as well. Our terms and pricing for personal

booms, busts and financial crises – we are here

There are practical service advantages to banking

loans, cash management and deposit services are often better than those of larger institutions. We

bank survived the Great Depression, numerous to stay!

The next time you’re looking for banking

also have the flexibility to personalize products

services, look for a bank that is committed to

banks. Additionally, community banks can often

advances your business and community interests.

and loans, and can be more responsive than larger

banks.

remain independent, is operated locally and

Events Calendar February 2013

Historical Society

Lazy E Tri K Winter Barrel Blast Location: Lazy E Arena, Guthrie

Thunder @ Cleveland AWAY 6:30 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Alexander Schimpf, Piano Time: 7:30pm. Price: $20-$45. Location: Armstrong Auditorium

Thunder vs Dallas HOME 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Thunder vs Golden State HOME 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Thunder vs Phoenix HOME 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Frigid Five Location: Mitch Park

Victorian Tea Party Time: 10am. Location: Edmond

Thunder@ Phoenix AWAY 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Thunder @ Houston AWAY 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

UCO Jazz Lab Student Performance Time: 7pm. Price: $7. Location: UCO Jazz Lab

Thunder vs Minnesota HOME 7:00 PM. TV ESPN. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

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Thunder @ Utah AWAY 8:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Thunder vs Miami HOME 7:00 PM. TV TNT. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

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Daniel Green Roping Clinic Location: Lazy E Arena, Guthrie

Thunder vs Chicago HOME 8:30 PM. TV ESPN. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Valentine Cabaret Dinner & Show Time: 6pm. Location: Oklahoma Christian University

Thunder vs New Orleans HOME 7:00 PM. TV FS Oklahoma HD. Radio WWLS 98.1FM OKC

Broadway Tonight: Tom Wopat in Concert Time: 6:30pm & 9:30pm. Location: UCO Jazz Lab

Band of Scots Guards and The Black Watch Time: 7:30pm. Price: $28-$68. Location: Armstrong Auditorium

TEC Pro-Am Team Roping Location: Lazy E Arena, Guthrie

China National Symphony Orchestra Time: 7:30pm. Price: $28-$68. Location: Armstrong Auditorium