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Vol. 8 2016 Issue 08
Publishers/Editorial/ Photography Sherri Hultner Trevor Hultner
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Thank you so much for taking the time to pick up Edmond Active Magazine, and if you’ve stopped in to support our advertisers during this Holiday season, my thanks is double. During the Thanksgiving season, everyone is more atuned to shopping with businesses that are owned by local residents, that pay payroll to other local residents, who all in turn spend their money in Edmond and that raises the collection of city tax revenue, which in turn supports city services and city employees. Doing this is an amazing thing in that it ensures we have an awesome parks department and parks, an awesome police department and fire department. Hopefully, all of you have continued on with this local love. I know for a fact that gift wrapping services aren’t available at Target, and for the most part any mall store. And I know for a fact, if I was looking for something particular, no one at these and other corporate stores could simply care less. As the season winds down, and so does your shopping, consider this when you go out to eat, need services, banking, real estate services and more. Constant support from us, more than shopping local and small once a year, means the things that made us all believe Edmond was unique will be around for some time to come. This issue features our 9th annual Christmas Light Driving Guide! This year everyone is a little late getting their lights up, but most in the highlighted areas should be up by now! We have some cute items from some of our advertisers that are available for gifting, and you can find a full current set of gift ideas at EdmondActive at Instagram! Local Flavor features Edmond’s sweetest new business Katiebug’s, Locally Owned features Premier Blinds, My Home features Jennifer from Oklahome and her ideas on simplifying for the Holidays, Martha Hall of Arcadian Getaways wrote a terrific movie review, I created a quick large area Christmas Chalkboard decoration that makes a great transition into the new year, What’s New feature’s the all new Rusticuff store in Spring Creek Village, I wrote a book review on Premier Blinds owner Don Sikes book Santa Writes Back, along with our events calendar, City Buzz, and Social Edmond with new events happening during December. Thanks for reading, and follow at Instagram, Facebook & Twitter! ~ Sherri
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Citizens Bank of Edmond Bank Boosts Leadership Team and Rounds Out New Roles Citizens Bank of Edmond is pleased to announce the addition of Marilyn Chambers as vice president, retail operations and business development officer and the promotions of Fawn Sachleben and Aimee Yarbrough to chief lending officer and senior vice president, credit services manager respectively. As Vice President, Retail Operations and Business Development Officer, Chambers will lead new projects to serve the bank’s customers better in the renovated location and further streamline products and services to enhance the customer experience. Prior to joining Citizens Bank of Edmond, Chambers was a regional branch administrator to a regional bank with an asset size of $15 billion. She was also regional manager to a regional bank based in Texas. Chambers has more than 31 years of banking experience in small business, commercial banking and lending. She is passionate about the community and has served as board president at the YWCA OKC and has been board chair and director of finance at the Child Abuse and Response Center of OKC. She is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison specializing in banking, sales and business development. “I’m enthusiastic to use my years of experience to benefit a thriving, local bank that’s passionate about community,” said Chambers. “There are so many exciting projects going on at the bank and I can’t wait to dive in and get my feet wet.” Sachleben joined the bank in April of this year and was recently promoted to chief lending officer. Her new role includes directing the growth of commercial lending, treasury management and the residential mortgage department. With more than 20 years of banking and finance experience, she brings a depth of
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knowledge in financial and credit analysis, commercial lending, and private banking. She will lead the bank’s efforts in creating opportunities for community relationships, development and growth and better serving business customers through the bank’s products and resources. Yarbrough is now senior vice president, credit services manager. Yarbrough joined Citizens Bank of Edmond in 2003, and has more than 12 years of experience in banking. As manager of credit services, she leads the central document preparation and loan operations departments. She was also recently named to The Business Times’ 2016 Top 20 Under 40 list. “I am very pleased to welcome Marilyn to the Citizens Bank of Edmond team and congratulate Fawn and Aimee on their new roles,” said President and CEO Jill Castilla. “Marilyn’s extensive experience in the banking industry will be an asset to Citizens by formulating strategies for further growth and creating ways to better serve our customers. The leadership of Fawn and Aimee has been exemplary and represents the future of our bank.” Citizens Bank of Edmond President and CEO Jill Castilla, Vice President, Retail Operations and Business Development Officer Marilyn Chambers, Chief Lending Officer Fawn Sachleben and Senior Vice President, Credit Services Manager Aimee Yarbrough are available for interviews. To schedule an interview, contact Ann Chen at achen@citizensedmond.com or 405715-5199. ABOUT CITIZENS BANK OF EDMOND Citizens Bank of Edmond continues to operate on the same downtown Edmond intersection where it was founded in April 1901. The independent $250-millionasset institution is an innovative leader in community banking and provides commercial and consumer financial services, mortgage origination, cash management and mobile banking solutions as well as accessibility through nontraditional avenues. For more information, visit www.citizensedmond.com.
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SOCIAL EDMOND Congratulations to 525 Realty Group’s Benjamin Floyd and Krista Lusey for being inducted into the new Edmond Board of Realtors board the first week of December.
What’s New
If you travel to Tulsa to get your Rustic Cuff fix, be excited because an all new Rustic Cuff location is opening at SpringCreek Village at 15th & Bryant. This location is the former home of many longtime retailers that were locally owned, but have since left the retail business or left this location due to down sizing. I am pretty sure, however Rustic Cuff will have a secure metro following based on the number of people that said they currently and often travel to their Tulsa location for these heavily sought after bracelets. I will be monitoring this opening and will let all of you know when it opens!
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Gift Ideas
Pole Position offers gift certificates and gift cards for racing at the 36th & May location here in OKC. Open Mon.-Thurs.: 11 am to 9 pm, Fridays: 11 am to 12 am, Saturdays: 11 am to 11 pm, and Sundays 11 am to 7 pm Location: 2905 NW 36th St OKC www. Polepositionraceway.com
Fixate’s FX8 rings are the perfect blend of style, strength, and function, and make a fantastic alternative to a metal wedding band. The formula is lab tested and our quality products are the best option for an active lifestyle. Compared to metal bands, Fixate silicone rings are perfect for men and women who don’t want to wear metal bands due to safety concerns. Perfect for those in the oil & gas industry, welders and electricians, linemen and women, and more. For more information or to purchase, visit Fixatedesigns.com
Paper Arts is scheduling classes now through the end of the year that are winter themed or great for gift giving. You must follow at Paperartsedmond.com to find weekly sales, giveaways, class schedules and more! This store offers more than scrapbooking materials so make sure to stop in, say hi and get familiar with this energetic fun store! At 632 W Edmond Rd. just east of Kelly Rd.
If you are looking to gift a stay at Arcadian Getaways Cottages this season, a gift certificate is a terrific way to do so! Call Arcadian Getaways to order at 405-201-1632 or visit www.ArcadianGetaways.com.
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Gift Ideas
Emoryanne Interiors has an all new showroom at 150th & Santa Fe, and with the store’s grand opening in mid November, came new inventory for Christmas and the late winter/early spring, for those that are designing ahead! Remember, Anne’s is open late on Thursdays with wine and always offers free gift wrap.
The vendor’s at Serendipity Market, located at 917 E Danforth Rd. have stocked up their booth’s for every last minute need you may have this Christmas, and the store is open every Sunday until Christmas from 1-5:30 pm.
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Premier Blinds By Sherri Hultner Premier Blinds is a locally owned source in south Edmond for basic 2-inch faux blinds up to the most technologically advanced window coverings on the market, along with coordinated window panels, bedding and pillows. They also offer custom garage customization from flooring to organization in cabinetry and accessories. Premier Blinds was started 14 years ago at the home of Don and Sondi Sikes. Their goal was to offer the very best customer service in this field, and to offer the most options to local residents under one roof. The 15020 Bristol Park location, just off of 33rd St. between Kelly & Santa Fe has just celebrated its 3rd anniversary. This location was one of a few the Sikes were looking to move in to, and as they sat in the parking lot across from this location and wondered if it was meant to be, they received a phone call from the leasing agent, and they knew it was absolutely meant to be. Premier Blinds started in bringing product and samples to you directly at your home, and with this location now offer a showroom with samples of product lines currently offered, and you can also browse their selection online at www. Premierblindsok.com. Be sure to follow at Facebook to see examples of recent installations. Hours are Mon. – Fri. 10-6 pm and Sat. 10-2 pm For more information, call the store at 405-471-4083
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Edmond Active’s 9th Annual Christmas Light Driving Map
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My Home Simplify the Holidays
Fall is absolutely my favorite time of the year. The temperatures finally chill out, the nights seem cozier, the outfits are much cuter, pumpkin spice latte is back…but more than anything the excitement of the holidays come
by Jennifer Hodgens
Oklahome Home Builders
into view. There’s the beginning of an electric energy in the air that gets stronger and stronger through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. It starts out with Hobby Lobby stocking their shelves (way too early even I say) with pumpkins, table runners and wreaths. Schedules get filled up further and further in advance as parties, festivals and family events start popping up on weekends more and more. Gifts are bought, budgets are blown, time is short and stress is high. And before you know it, it’s January and you’re broke, 5 pounds heavier and flat exhausted. You feel like you’ve just ridden a wild roller coaster and been spit out on the other side. Like a lot of couples, my husband Craig and I are the perfect example of “opposites attract”. I’m Clark Griswold, he’s the Grinch. I start shopping and dreaming of Christmas party outfits right after Halloween. I try on, coordinate and theme each outfit for each event we’ll be invited to go to. Craig shows up 15 minutes before each party we “have to go to” and after he’s whined and begged not to go, he usually relents and huffs “fine, what am I supposed to wear?” December is pretty much just one repeated fight over and over about too many social activities and spending too much money. Honestly, that’s the last way I want to spend the season. I don’t want my daughter growing up with frenzied and stressful memories of the Christmas. When I think of the perfect holiday, I dream of laughter with friends and family, cozy quiet nights, spiritual reflection of gratitude and maybe a couple of inches of peaceful, quiet snow. I want to invest in traditions, live within our means, gift experiences rather than stuff. Last year one of my New Year’s resolutions was to keep this holiday season simple. I purposefully scheduled a reminder for myself for October 1st to pre-plan this out. This holiday season I want to pledge to simplify. To focus more on what does matter and to relentlessly cut what doesn’t. More
Pinterest Project -Right Time to assemble 10 mins. Items needed: Framed Chalkboard Red Velvet Ribbon Wreath of choice Chalk Drop ribbon with wreath about 2/3rds of the way down the chalkboard and secure with stapler under framing. Write greeting with chalk and you are done! Great for all seasons! (All items purchased at Hobby Lobby)
than any time of the year I need to fiercely guard our time and prioritize our sanity. More love and less waste... More fun and less stuff... More joy and less stress… If you too strive for a simpler holiday season and choose to plan ahead to make this happen, join me in the movement for priorities. Follow the #SimplfyHolidays pledge on the Oklahome Team Facebook page to join the discussion. There I’ll offer schedule hacks and tips for gifting. Add your tips and traditions to help gift outside of the box too. Happy #SimplifyHolidays season! May yours be filled with peace and joy.
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Local Flavor Katiebug’s Trailerpark By Sherri Hultner
Once in a few years does a community have the privilege of enjoying a new business that brings absolute pure joy with them. Katiebug’s Trailerpark was Edmond’s lucky catch in mid 2016. I got a message at Instagram in June of this year asking if I knew of any great locations around Edmond that might be a fit for this wildly popular snow cone and hot chocolate trailer, so that Katiebug’s might have a more permanent home, while Lucille the sister trailer traveled to other metro locations. Immediately, I knew the corner of Broadway and Hurd, that has remained empty for the last 8 years, was THE spot, due to the walkability caused by the new shops at Campbell Corner, and due the traffic trends that made traffic slow down just at that spot, along with ease of parking, and business lunchtime traffic being a factor. Katiebug’s is a unique organic snow cone and hot chocolate retailer that makes both from scratch. For those who aren’t impressed by the term, or scared away by the terms “organic”, let me assure you the taste is above and beyond any other snow cone stand, and the signature hot chocolate, pictured here and hand made marshmallows (Almond Joy shown here) are so good, you’ll want hot chocolate season to last forever. Be sure to stop by and visit Downtown Edmond’s sweetest addition on the corner of Broadway and Hurd Street. There hours are set weekly and can be found at www.facebook.com/katiebugsshavedice and you can also follow Katiebug’s at Twitter and Instagram!
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Movie Review
Though many of the people around us in the theatre knew the Tramel family, our group was not familiar. At first I felt like I was intruding on a intimate memorial. Not sure that I wanted to spend 90 minutes watching a the memorial of a stranger’s life. I was drawn in with the editing and story-telling obviously passed on to Clayton from his grandfather. Clayton mixes in interviews with his grandfather, J.L. and re-enactments of those special moments in his childhood and young adulthood along with stories from J.L.’s family. I came away with a feeling of having gone back in my own
Tell Me A Story: The Life Of J.L. Tramel
life, to the “saints” I had grown up with. The Pastors, the Sunday School Teachers, the “grandma’s and grandpa’s” that filled the pews around me. J.L. was known for his music, playing piano and singing, and his laughter. His grandson filled the film with old-fashioned “glory-land” music much like O’ Brother Where
by Martha Hall
Innkeeper at ArcadianGetaways.com
Art Thou. You want to go home and order the soundtrack. Feet all around were tapping to the happy music. The beginning scene was Rev. Tramel preaching on “if you
At funerals families and friends always enjoy the memorial
love someone, you need to include them in your prayers!”
video or slide show playing on the screen. The pictures bring
Oklahoman journalist, Barry Tramel, shared that after his father
back memories resulting in laughter and tears yet there is always
had his stroke, he called his family in to tell them he didn’t want
more to that video than meets the eyes. Tell Me A Story: the
to go without telling them he loved them. Barry broke down as
Life of J.L. Tramel, shares the rest of the story. It’s the story of
he noted that was all he knew about his father, that he was loved
a saint. How he got there and what he wants you to know now.
everyday.
Our Edmond LifeGroup was recently invited to view this film at the Harkins Bricktown Cinema. Harkins allows local film
Moral of the story: God will guide you through hardships and uncertainties and it all comes down to love.
makers to use one of their screens in Bricktown. Clayton Tramel,
Jesus commanded “A new commandment I give you: Love one
the grandson of J.L. Tramel wrote and produced this locally made
another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another.
film. Clayton, an Emmy winner, is known for his work on Love
By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love
Letters, Fingerprints, and Fade Away.
one another.” John 13:34-35
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Edmond Events November 2016 Nov. 27 Wakin’ & Bacon Toaster Brunch Oak & Ore, 10:00 AM - 2 PM 1732 NW 16th St. Ste A, OKC OG&E Merry & Bright Free Admission Sundays Myriad Botanical Gardens, 6 PM - 9 PM 301 W. Reno Ave., OKC Home for the Holidays: an OKC StorySLAM Saints, 7:00 PM - 9 PM 1715 NW 16th St., OKC. Free Nov. 28 Alive! ACM@UCO Performance Lab, 7:00 PM - 10 PM 323 E. Sheridan Ave, OKC Nov. 29 Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) ACM@UCO Masterclass ACM@UCO Songwriting Room, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM 25 S. Oklahoma Ave, 1st Floor, OKC FACS: 5th St. Jazz Collective UCO Jazz Lab, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 100 E 5th St. Edmond, OK Nov. 30 Nov. Plaza Beer Walk w/ COOP! Plaza District, 6:00 PM - 10 PM
December 2016 Dec. 2 Nuveau: The Future of Patterns SixTwelve, 7:00 PM - 10 PM 612 NW 29th St., OKC Cody Johnson Diamond Ballroom, 8:30 PM 12 AM 8001 S. Eastern Ave, OKC Dec. 3 Breakfast With Santa Orr Family Farm, 10:00 AM 12 PM 14400 S. Western Ave, OKC
Gingerbread House Workshop Myriad Botanical Gardens, 10 AM - 12 PM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $35 Living Wreath Class Myriad Botanical Gardens, 2 PM - 4 PM 301 W Reno Ave, OKC. $55$85 Dec. 5 Members’ Holiday Sale OKC Museum of Art, 2 PM - 6 PM 415 Couch Dr. OKC Dec. 7 December Drop-Ins Myriad Botanical Gardens, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $2 Dec. 8 6x6 on 16th Group Art Show District House, 7 PM - 11 PM, 1726 NW 16th St., OKC Moderns Annual Holiday Party OKC Museum of Art, 6 PM 8:30 PM 415 Couch Dr. OKC *Moderns Exclusive Event* Dec. 9 Live on the Plaza - Deck the Plaza Plaza District, 7:00 PM 1726 NW 16th St., OKC Dec. 10 Learn to Curl at Devon Ice Rink Myriad Botanical Gardens, 9 AM - 10:30 AM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $25 Breakfast With Santa Orr Family Farm, 10:00 AM 12 PM 14400 S. Western Ave, OKC DIY Handmade Stamps and Holiday Stationery Myriad Botanical Gardens, 10 AM - 12 PM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $40 Cookies and Milk Story Time with Santa Orr Family Farm, 2 PM - 3:30 PM 14400 S. Western Ave, OKC. $10 Living Wreath Class, Take 2 Myriad Botanical Gardens, 2
PM - 4 PM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $55 - $85 Ugly Holiday Light Run Mitch Park, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 1501 Covell Rd., Edmond, $25 Pizza PJ Party with Santa Orr Family Farm, 5 PM - 6:30 PM 1400 S Western Ave, OKC. $18 Dec. 15 Cookies with Santa Myriad Botanical Gardens, 6 PM - 7:30 PM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $12 - $15 Dec. 16 Santa at Citizens Bank of Edmond Citizens Bank of Edmond, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Dec. 17 1 East 1st St., Edmond SixTwelve Holiday Potluck SixTwelve, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 612 NW 29th St., OKC Dec. 17 Breakfast with Santa Orr Family Farm, 10 AM - 12 PM 14400 S. Western Ave, OKC Kids’ Winter Art Workshop Myriad Botanical Gardens, 10 AM - 11:30 AM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $15 Devon’s Saturdays with Santa Devon Energy Center, 10 AM - 4 PM 333 W. Sheridan Ave. OKC Red Earth Treefest Red Earth Museum, 10 AM - 3 PM 6 Santa Fe Plaza, OKC Dec. 18 Lyric’s A Christmas Carol Lyric at the Plaza, Showings at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM 1727 NW 16th St. OKC $35 - $61
Tiny Tuesdays: Snowflake Handprints OKC Museum of Art, 10 AM - 12 PM 415 Couch Dr, OKC. Harkins Tuesday Night Classics: A Christmas Story Harkins Bricktown, 7:00 PM 150 E. Reno Ave, OKC. $5 Dec. 22-23 ShenYun 2017 OKC Civic Center Music Hall, 7:00 PM (Dec. 22), 2:00 PM (Dec. 23) 201 N. Walker Ave, OKC. $70 - $150 Dec. 23 A Very Wes Anderson Christmas! OKC Museum of Art, 5:30 PM, 8 PM 415 Couch Dr, OKC. $9 Dec. 24 Merry Carousel in the Gardens Myriad Botanical Gardens, 11 AM - 7 PM 301 W. Reno Ave, OKC. $2 Dec. 29 Laundry Day Providence Farms, 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Dec. 30 14475 S. Western Ave, Edmond Dec. 31 New Year’s Dinner, Museum Cafe OKC Museum of Art, 5:00 PM Midnight 415 Couch Dr., OKC
January 2017 Jan. 11 The Devil Makes Three ACM@UCO Performance Lab, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 329 E. Sheridan Ave, OKC Jan. 12 A Night of Hygge OKC Museum of Art, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 415 Couch Dr., OKC. $5
Winter Landscape Watercolor Painting for Adults OKC Museum of Art, 1 PM - 4 PM 415 Couch Dr, OKC. $30 Dec. 20
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there to continue to believe. Don Sikes does an amazing job of continuing the belief of Santa for children and having Santa become the sweet delivery man of why belief and the story of the birth of Jesus and Christmas combined are the actual reason for
Book Review:
Santa Writes Back by Don Sikes
Christmas – melding the virtues of belief, kindness and generosity into one belief set, complete with the history of St. Nicholas, the story of Jesus’ birth and Christmas from the passage in the Book of Luke 2:1-20. I highly recommend this book for those with older
children struggling with the two images of what the Available at Best of Books and Don Sikes locally owned business Christmas season is about. Premier Blinds Cost: $15
There are so many books and stories available for children explaining the holidays, Christmas and Santa Claus, and then separate books that explain the biblical reason for the season. Most of these books are geared toward children between 4 and 8 years old. Santa Writes Back is a contemporary story about a boy named Jake, after having written Santa Claus asking for a Mountain Bike, he found himself questioning his own belief of Santa’s existence after hearing that some of his own friends no longer believed. Jake takes to reading his Bible to see if he can find proof of Santa’s existence and finds there is no mention of Santa anywhere in the Bible. Upon his discovery, Jake decides to write Santa a letter asking Santa about Christmas and Jesus. A while has passed, and one evening Jake answers the door to find a gentleman that heavily resembled Santa Claus, who was delivering a letter in a blank envelope simply marked “Jake”. After inspecting the envelope, Jake looked up and the gentleman was gone. Santa’s letter explained that indeed, the birth of Jesus was the reason for the season of celebration in December, and that the Christmas season also required belief on Jake’s part. On Christmas morning, Jake came to his tree and found his beloved Mountain Bike, and decides right
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Shop.Edmond. Why Buy A Card? Say It In The Yard! Vsit our website for ideas on the use of our signs, and to book a greeting for someone special in your life. New inventory is being added regularly and each greeting will include stars, balloons and two special enhancement signs. We are already booking a few months out so do not wait! We look forward to helping you make someone smile! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest @ Oklahoma Yard Greetings! Mackenzie Howard www.OklahomaYardGreetings.com (405) 474-0093 We offer affordable & stylish accents, re-styled furniture, fun jewelry, unique holiday and home decor & gifts and we have an Etsy like atmosphere! Stop in now to see all of the latest decor & gifts and accessories for you and your home. Find Serendipity Market at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest! Our Location: 917 E Danforth Rd, Edmond (Across from Ted’s Cafe Escondido) and you can call us at 405-340-8869
Emory Anne Interiors is one of the trendiest stores in Edmond, with a fantastic selection of new high end to affordable pieces for your entire home, very unique home accessories, full line of Company C, Lenny & Eva and Waxing Poetic Jewelry, Thibaut fine fabrics, wallpaper and custom furniture. Emory Anne’s also offers fabric by the yard and design services in store. Be sure to stop by to visit this store first when redecorating on any
budget. You can find Emory Anne Interiors at 15020 Bristol Blvd, on 33rd between Kelly and Santa Fe Open M-F 10 am to 6 pm and Sat. 10-5 pm. Be sure to follow at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest for sales & inspiration and online at www.Emoryanneinteriors.com! If you have any questions, you can call the store at 405753-4466.
Millies is the place to go for weekly prepared meals, catering for your wedding or special event and for your Graduate! Millie’s also has new healthy items available for pick up in their Meals to Go freezer! Give Millie’s a call at 330-9156 or visit her website for more information! Located at 1333 W. Danforth Rd in Edmond! For more information, visit her website at www.MilliesTable.com
2 Doors Down Furniture Consignment is now accepting select gently used brand name quality furniture and accessories. If you’re looking to make a change in your home, this store is the place to check first as their stock is unique, trendy, and affordable, but you have to check in often as their inventory changes daily. Be sure to stop in to 2 Doors Down, located at 15020 Bristol Park Blvd Ste 400, off 33rd
Street, between Kelly & Santa Fe, and take a look around, great owners and great pieces! You can also find them at Facebook & Instagram at 2DoorsDownEdmond or by calling them at 405-254-5175 if you see something you’d like to place on hold! If you’d like to consign your gently used pieces, send your email to twodoorsdown.edmond@yahoo.com Store hours are M-F 10-6 and Sat. 10-5
It’s almost Mother’s Day, time for Spring Weddings, and Graduations! Now is a great time to save on something new with Edmond Wine Shop’s Employee Picks! Cases are discounted, too! Be sure to follow Edmond Wine Shop on social networks at Twitter, Instagram & Facebook @EdmondWineShop! Located on 15th & Boulevard and open Mon– Sat. from 10 am until 9 pm! You can also call in any order at 405-341-3122 for a later pick up, visit Edmond Wine Shop online at EdmondWine.com.
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Shop.Edmond. Enjoy the arrival of Fall in the country at any one of the 5 cozy cottages at Arcadian Getaways, formerly Aaron’s Gate, in Guthrie! Located just a few minutes north of Edmond, on a beautiful wooded 10 acre property, you can relax with the outdoor jacuzzi’s or just relax indoors in front of the fireplace and wake up to a beautiful candlelit breakfast of pumpkin pancakes and Martha’s World Famous Vanilla Butter Sauce. Be sure to check out the 4 and 7 day packages online at www. Aaronsgate.com to discover the cottages & to reserve your getaway, or call 405-282-0613.
Roost Interior Design is Designer owned, offering interior design services metro wide. Previously Roost Oklahoma, Andrea and Lauren are focusing their energy and talents on the interior design aspect of Roost for 2016! If you are interested in their services, you can find them online at Facebook and Instagram at @RoostOklahoma.
Paper Arts is a scrapbook and art boutique that provides top of the line supplies for scrapbooking, card making and other fun projects, classes and one-on-one instruction, as well as, ready to buy gifts. We love scrapbooking, card making and all things paper crafting. We also love to share our creations and the products that we find with our customers. There is nothing more satisfying to us than to hear the joy in a customer’s voice as they learn a new technique or find the perfect product for their projects. Paper Arts 632 W. Edmond Rd. Edmond, OK 73003 (405) 330-2055 Premier Blinds is a family owned and operated business founded in 2002. We offer a full selection of window treatments as well as epoxy floor coating and garage storage solutions. We pride ourselves on providing excellent service to our clients through building solid working releationships by providing excellent products. We are located in the center of Edmond’s 33rd Street Design Corridor on Bristol Park Blvd., across from Lifestyles. Visit us at Facebook or online at Premierblindsok.com or call our showroom at 405-471-4083
Thanks to all of you who support our advertisers and who take the time to shop, eat and play at locally owned independent businesses in and around Edmond. The difference it makes keeping your sales tax dollars in Edmond means more spent on our roads and parks, city improvements, paying local residents salaries, and more. ShopLocal. ShopSmall. ShopEdmond.
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Life Happens Depression Can Be Hard to Spot in Children Amanda Percival Edmond Family Counseling Staff Therapist
There are some words that individuals use in regard to mental health that are used to communicate a wide range of symptoms. “Depression” is just one of those words. I frequently have clients that say they are depressed. Or on the flip side, I may have a client that vehemently denies being depressed. Usually my response to this is, “Explain to me what you mean by the word depression”. I am looking for my client to describe to me their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Without this further information, it is difficult for me to agree or disagree with their determination. Depression is one mental health condition that has a wide range of symptoms and severity. While a deep sadness over a loss of a loved one is difficult, it may not be depression. Sadness is a normal reaction to loss. However, when this sadness is sustained for a period of time and begins to affect our ability to function in our daily roles, it may be time to be assessed. Many mental health conditions are the extreme of a normal reaction to an event or experience. What does depression look like? What does a depressed individual look like? The answers to these questions can be as different as we are as individuals. Some of the traditional signs that come to mind for many of us are sadness, tiredness, social withdrawal, crying, loss of motivation, sleeplessness, hopelessness, and a lack of personal grooming. While there can be many other signs, these are some of the more common. But what about children or adolescents? While younger persons can exhibit the same signs as adults, depression may present differently. Children may become angry, act out behaviorally, have a more difficult time concentrating, or have an “attitude”. Couple these signs with the normal changes that children go through as they progress from teen years to adulthood, and there is no wonder it can be hard to decipher the difference between a kid that is depressed and a kid with a behavioral issue. It can even take considerable time for a trained therapist to navigate through the complicated emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to determine a proper diagnosis. Perhaps the most important aspect of determining if you or someone you know is experiencing depression is to have an honest and open dialog. Ask the person what they are feeling and what they are thinking about. This may be the only way to determine if that child is having a hard time with focus at school due to depression or ADHD. Are they socially withdrawn due to poor social skills or depression? It is also helpful to seek a professional evaluation from someone trained to screen and evaluate for depression. I challenge you to view depression as more than just a sad person crying. While this can be an accurate portrayal, it is not the only portrayal. Depression is a term that has many faces and manifestations. Remember to keep your eyes and mind open so you don’t miss it. Edmond Family Counseling is committed to providing counseling and educational programs to individuals, families, and groups in Edmond and surrounding communities. We serve as a professional referral source for Edmond schools, churches, Edmond Juvenile Court, area health clinics, hospitals, and other… edmondfamily.org
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