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AroundEdmond Hi everyone, and thanks again for picking up EdmondActive! I feel overwhelmingly grateful that you all continue to do so, have supported EdmondActive since October 2009, and have followed at Facebook and Twitter since July of 2009. July 1, 2018, EA starts its 10th year, and I am highly aware it is only because all of you have given me enough grace to try new things, and I have grown through this experience, as a writer and photographer. I have been publishing since 1998, first on a very local level in the Motocross industry, then regionally to nine states, and then through a national magazine on newsstands throughout the US, before I arrived at publishing EdmondActive. Funny story. Most in the metro involved in marketing and advertising have said the name of my magazine didn’t make sense for the entire time I have had EA in print, but I knew I was touching on something when a competitor tried to use the name of my column Around Edmond as a ad content section as I was out selling advertising space. EA was actually supposed to be a sports themed magazine to which my husband wanted to do, but alas, there was no advertising support for such a magazine, outside of the one that existed at the time. I personally am not a trained journalist, in the AP style, or any other style. I spent 4 months walking through the entire city of Edmond, 8 hours a day through late 2009. Many blisters later and after getting to know some of our still current readers and online followers, one thing became apparent. People were tired of being spoken down to, but wanted to be part of the conversation. In addition, at that time, I hadn’t taken
many photos, as that was always what my husband had done and for 30 years and as one of the top MX photographers in the world for over 2 decades. So, I set out to bring social media and an online presence to my print magazine instead of the other way around, to connect our community. And here we are. I have since learned to write and am continuing to improve in that area and am having so much fun with shooting events, people and product carried within our local retailers in and around Edmond. I can assure every single one of you, I receive more from your fellowship and connection daily at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter than I believe I give back. Thank you for allowing me to come into your homes every month and I hope you’ll continue reading for the next ten years. And, first and foremost, please support every single advertiser in this magazine, they understand the social connection I am trying to spread within our community and have supported this crazy idea of mine the entire time! They are wonderful businesses and people! I hope you enjoy this Libertyfest Preview Issue, it’s always my favorite to produce! Check the changes to the 4th of July with the Park Fest changing over to Mitch Park from 4-6:30 pm and the fireworks display will be moved to Hafer Park to start at 9:30 pm! See you all around Edmond online at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @ EdmondActive! Sherri
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LibertyFest /// LibertyFest Scholarship Pageant /// Saturday, June 23rd Miss Pageant & Teen Pageant 7 PM Tickets $15.00 St. Luke’s United Methodist Church 900 N. Sooner Rd., Edmond, OK The contestants will compete in interview (25%), on-stage question (5%), talent (35%), physical fitness (15%) and evening wear (20%). The winner of the Miss competition will receive a cash scholarship to be used towards her education as well as a choice of a tuition waiver scholarship from the universities which have donated.
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LibertyFest /// Concert in the Park at UCO /// Thursday, June 28th The Concert begins at 7:30 PM – Near Buddy’s Cafeteria. Watch for signs on UCO Campus. The UCO Summer Band has been a popular event on the UCO campus for 66 years and is one of UCO’s longest running musical traditions. The band is conducted by Dr. Brian Lamb UCO Wind Symphony Conductor.
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LibertyFest /// 50th Annual LibertyFest Rodeo /// Friday, June 29th and Saturday, June 30th One of the most exciting events of LibertyFest is far and away the Rodeo at Carl Benne Arena at 300 N. Kelly. The action starts at 8:00pm on both nights. The LibertyFest Rodeo is sanctioned: IPRA & Open. You can purchase tickets at the gate for just $10 for Adults and 11 and under can get in for just $5. The evenings events will include: Bareback Bronco Riding Barrel Racing Bull Riding Calf Roping Saddle Bronc Riding Steer Wrestling Team Roping
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LibertyFest /// Car Show /// Saturday, June 30th 8 AM – 2 PM Hafer Park The LibertyFest Car Show has everything a car buff could ever hope for; rat rods, hot rods, muscle cars, super cars, classics and lots of Corvettes and Mustangs. It’s one of the best attended events during the LibertyFest celebration. Go check it out.
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LibertyFest /// KiteFest /// Saturday, June 30th and Sunday, July 1st West side of Mitch Park on N. Santa Fe and KiteFest Lane. Sat. 9:30 A.M – 4:30 P.M. & after sundown a Lighted Night Flight (wind & weather permitting). Sunday 9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
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/// A Taste of Edmond /// Sunday, July 1st 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Location: Festival Market Place Bring out the whole family to sample some of the best food Edmond has to offer. You can purchase wristbands for $14 at www.libertyfest.org by June 26th. Or you can buy them at participating vendors for just $12. But if you wait until the day of the event the price will be $20 per wristband. Children 10 and under are free.
/// Road Rally /// Sunday, July 1st Entry Fee is $10 per vehicle Registration begins at 10am. First Car Out 11am. Awards Ceremony 5pm at Earl’s Rib Palace. The Rally starts and ends at Earl’s Rib Palace, 2121 S. Broadway.
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LibertyFest /// ParkFest /// Wednesday, July 4th NEW Location – Mitch Park – North of the baseball fields 501 W. Covell Rd. NEW Time – 4pm-6pm ParkFest provides a good time for the whole family. There will be a 60′ inflatable obstacle course, Cars 21′ double lane slide, Giant Kong 30′ slide and a toddler bounce area. Food Trucks are Kona Ice, Sizzle and Spice and Chef Ray’s. Free watermelon will be served, while supplies last.
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LibertyFest /// LibertyFest Parade /// Wednesday, July 4th “Rockin’ 4th of July” 9:00 AM Downtown Edmond Edmond really knows how to have a parade, so it’s no surprise is one of the best 4th of July parades in the country. But get there early...you’ll be hanging out with 50,000 of your neighbors.
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LibertyFest /// Fireworks /// Wednesday, July 4th The best fireworks show in Oklahoma will be fired off from a new location this year. Hafer Park is the new venue and the show is scheduled to begin at 9:30 pm. You can listen to KZUCÂ 99.3 FM UCentral Radio for the synchronized music!
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LocalCalendar June 2018
Mitch Park
Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, June 13 Mitch Park
Concerts in the Park: Zero 2 Sixty & The John Clifton Band Thu, June 28 Hafer Park
AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Show Wed, June 13 – Sun, June 17 Lazy E Arena
LibertyFest Concert in the Park at UCO Thu, June 28 University of Central OK
Concerts in the Park: Souled Out & Jake Gill Thu, June 14 Hafer Park
LibertyFest Rodeo Fri, June 29 – Sat, June 30 Carl Benne Arena
2018 Golf Family Fun Night Sat, June 16 Kickingbird Golf Club CBE’s Heard on Hurd Sat, June 16 Downtown Edmond Local music, food trucks, and pop-up shops Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, June 16 Festival Market Place & Plaza Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, June 20 Mitch Park Concerts in the Park: City Moon & Champaign Jam Thu, June 21 Hafer Park Oklahoma 4-H State Horse Show Thu, June 21 – Sat, June 23 Lazy E Arena Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, June 23 Festival Market Place & Plaza Miss LibertyFest Pageant Sat, June 23 St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, June 27
Vintage CountrE Market Fri, June 29 – Sat, June 30 Lazy E Arena Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, June 30 Festival Market Place & Plaza LibertyFest Car Show at Hafer Park Sat, June 30 Hafer Park LibertyFest KiteFest Sat, June 30 – Sun, July 1 Mitch Park
LibertyFest Parade Wed, July 4 Downtown Edmond LibertyFest ParkFest Wed, July 4 Mitch Park NEW LOCATION Concerts in the Park: Kerry Wayne & High Speed Boom Thu, July 5 Hafer Park Movie Night: The LEGO Batman Movie Thu, July 5 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center Work, Fight, Give: American Relief Posters of WWII Thu, July 5 – Thu, August 16 Edmond Historical Society & Museum USTRC Oklahoma Championship Fri, July 6 – Sun, July 8 Lazy E Arena
July 2018
Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, July 7 Festival Market Place & Plaza
LibertyFest A Taste of Edmond Sun, July 1 Festival Market Place & Plaza The long warm days of summe
National Little Britches Rodeo Association Finals Mon, July 9 – Sun, July 15 Lazy E Arena
LibertyFest Road Rally Sun, July 1 Earl’s Rib Palace
Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, July 11 Mitch Park
The Bearded Open Charity Golf Tournament Mon, July 2 Oak Tree Country Club Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, July 4 Mitch Park LibertyFest Fireworks Wed, July 4 Hafer Park NEW LOCATION
Concerts in the Park: Phil Smith & The Blend Project and Bonham Revue Thu, July 12 Hafer Park Movie Night: The Lion King Thu, July 12 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, July 14 Festival Market Place & Plaza
Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, July 18 Mitch Park Concerts in the Park: Kerry Wayne & High Speed BoomSqueeze Box & Teasing Weasel Thu, July 19 Hafer Park Movie Night: Space Jam Thu, July 19 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center 2018 Golf Family Fun Night Sat, July 21 Kickingbird Golf Club Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, July 21 Festival Market Place & Plaza Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, July 25 Mitch Park Concerts in the Park: The Gotcha Cover Band & Nasty Weather Thu, July 26 Hafer Park Movie Night: Finding Dory Thu, July 26 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center Bonus Barrel Race Regionals & National Barrel Racing Tour Finale Fri, July 27 – Sun, July 29 Lazy E Arena United States Tennis Association District Championship Fri, July 27 – Sun, July 29 Kickingbird Tennis Center Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, July 28 Festival Market Place & Plaza Krazy Daze Sat, July 28
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August 2018 Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, August 1 Mitch Park Concerts in the Park: 949 Band & The Claire Piersol Band Thu, August 2 Hafer Park Edmond Quilt Festival Fri, August 3 – Sat, August 4 Oklahoma Christian University Lazy E Red Dirt Classic - World Series of Team Roping Fri, August 3 – Sun, August 5 Lazy E Arena Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, August 4 Festival Market Place & Plaza 15th Annual Parent Child Championship Sun, August 5 Kickingbird Golf Club Edmond Farmer’s Market and Junior Market Wed, August 8 Mitch Park Concerts in the Park: Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers - A Medieval Night’s Dream Special Event! Thu, August 9 Hafer Park 2018 Golf Family Fun Night Sat, August 11 Kickingbird Golf Club Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, August 11 Festival Market Place & Plaza Arcadia Lake Deer Harvest Management Wed, August 15 Arcadia Lake Edmond Farmer’s Market and
Junior Market Wed, August 15 Mitch Park
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Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, August 18 Festival Market Place & Plaza
2018 Western Dressage World Championship Show Thu, September 27 – Sun, September 30 Lazy E Arena
OCA Range Round-up Fri, August 24 – Sat, August 25 Lazy E Arena
Boys Ranch Town Rodeo Sat, September 29 Boys Ranch Town
United States Tennis Association Challenger Fri, August 24 – Sun, August 26 Kickingbird Tennis Center
October 2018
Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, August 25 Festival Market Place & Plaza Slide Outta Summer Sat, August 25 Mitch Park
September 2018 Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, September 1 Festival Market Place & Plaza All-Star Team Roping Finals Thu, September 6 – Sun, September 9 Lazy E Arena Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, September 8 Festival Market Place & Plaza United States Tennis Association OK Champs Fri, September 14 – Sun, September 16 Kickingbird Tennis Center Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, September 15 Festival Market Place & Plaza Oklahoma Deptartment of Wildlife Conservation Expo Fri, September 21 – Sun, September 23 Lazy E Arena 2018 Golf Family Fun Night Sat, September 22
Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, October 6 Festival Market Place & Plaza EdFest Fri, October 12 Festival Market Place & Plaza Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, October 13 Festival Market Place & Plaza 2018 Couples Championship Sun, October 14 Kickingbird Golf Club Hearts Open Roping Fri, October 19 Lazy E Arena 1st Annual LGBTQ Edmond Pride Sat, October 20 Hafer Park Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, October 20 Festival Market Place & Plaza
Trunk or Treat in the Park Sat, October 27 Mitch Park
November 2018 OHSRA/OJHSRA Fall Break Bash Rodeo Fri, November 2 – Sun, November 4 Lazy E Arena Jingle Bell Bazaar Sat, November 3 Lord of Life Lutheran Church Vintage CountrE Market 2 Fri, November 9 – Sat, November 10 Lazy E Arena 16th Annual Holiday Bazaar Sat, November 10 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Vienna Boys Choir Tue, November 20 Armstrong Auditorium Edmond Turkey Trot Thu, November 22 Downtown Edmond Chris Neal’s Rising Stars Thu, November 22 – Sun, November 25 Lazy E Arena Small Business Saturday Downtown Edmond Sat, November 24 Downtown Edmond
USTRC Shootout Championship Team Roping Sat, October 20 – Fri, October 26 Lazy E Arena Downtown Edmond Fall Festival Sat, October 27 Festival Market Place & Plaza Edmond Farmer’s Market Sat, October 27 Festival Market Place & Plaza
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ShopEdmond 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 Hours: M-Sat. 10-6:30 Holiday hours on Sunday: 1-5:30
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, including a full line of Company C and Norwalk Furniture, Thibaut fine fabrics, wallpaper and custom furniture. and more! 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 150th & 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 405-753-4466.
Millies is the place to go for weekly pre pared 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
Tis the Season 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 Hours: 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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ShopEdmond 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.
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! Store hours are M-F 10-6 and Sat. 10-5 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 Store hours are T-F 10-6 Sat. 10-4
Oops I Arted offers art classes to those of all ages. We create masterpieces in clay, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media and other child friendly mediums. We also offer classes in cardboard weaving, cardboard sculpture and a multitude of other creative and fun endeavors. oops i arted is centrally located iat 15200 Traditions Blvd. in the Traditions Business Centre, which is easily accessible to Edmond , OKC and surrounding areas. You can visit online at OopsIArted.com for more information or to schedule a class call or text Risa at 405-476-9211.
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LifeHappens Upset your child early and often…. Chad McCoy, M.A., LPC Its an odd idea that one would want to upset their children. It’s not in our nature to upset or cause harm to other living things; let alone our own children. To one extreme, we could imagine a parent a parent who is abusive, unresponsive to their child’s needs, and dismissing of their concerns or worries. This is not the type of upsettedness that I’m endorsing. To another extreme, we could imagine a parent who is just as dismissing by placating their child into one who equally cannot handle their emotive states! This is the child that you can properly upset without too much damage. As a parent you need to identify when it is safe to upset your child. You also need to identify how you can safely upset your child so they can learn the skills needed to appropriately confront those unpleasant feelings. This in turn does a couple of things: Your child learns that you are an authoritative entity in their life that has the ability to set boundaries, they learn to actively address unpleasant feelings and situations, and you get to take some credit for your well behaving and socialized child. Quite simply the best way to drive home these points is consequences: Both natural and artificially imposed. Your child will need you to allow them to fail and reap the successes or failures that come with their own decisions or behaviors. Don’t be too dismissive, as you could be raising a child who has a twisted idea of empathy; and don’t be
too placating, as you could raise a child who has a “Want Monster” too big for society. Give warnings to your child in age appropriate fashions, but allow them to mess up without you swooping in to save them. When they do fail, be there to comfort and reflect their upset feelings. Don’t be too quick to say, “I told you so.” Instead, stay future oriented and help them learn and plan for a more successful next time.
Parenting Boundaries: Let Them Fail Audrey Woods, M.S., NCC Once you’ve established a foundation of responsibility with your kids, it’s time to translate that responsibility to bigger and bigger stuff. You did a great job teaching them that behaviors have consequences! Now rather than being chilly when they don’t want to wear their coat, sad when they break a toy that won’t be replaced, or hungry when they have to go to bed hungry after refusing the dinner you made, they’ll learn that the consequences only get more intense. Here are some healthy and natural consequences you can love your children enough to allow in the later years of childhood: 6-8th grade: Grades! For the most part, middle school grades won’t make or break a child’s future. This is the time to let them sort through their own motivation and habits. Eventually, most children will learn that not doing homework or studying for a test will lead to having summer school or repeating an entire year. Another great lesson for middle schoolers includes
self-care. Most kiddos live and die by their reputation at school and sadly, middle school is brutal. So let your kid go to school looking like a mess and I assure you, one of their peers will point it out to them and you won’t have to fight about brushing hair. 9-12th graders: High school is a great age to really hit home financial lessons. Buying things (car, clothes, phone, games) should be at least partially or all their responsibility. When they get into trouble for whatever it is your teenager is doing, don’t bail them out. By now, your child should be in charge of most of his/her life. After all, isn’t that the goal? To raise competent adults? I can promise you that your child will not magically know what responsibility is when they turn 18. It’s something you teach them by letting them fail and pick themselves up again. Please do it now while the consequences are still relatively minor. If you’d like to learn more about how to enforce natural consequences, we can’t recommend Parenting with Love and Logic more. Edmond Family Counseling is here to help you with your parenthood journey. Please visit our website, http:// edmondfamily.org or give us a call 405341-3554 to get started on “Your Path to Better”. Sliding fee scale available. Please know, that our agency is deeply committed to furthering issues of mental health in the community. Edmond Family Counseling’s doors are always open to you and your family and your support is appreciated. To learn more, check out http://edmondfamily.org or our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ edmondfamilycounseling.
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Stop by Emory Anne Interiors to see whats in store for Summer! Fresh. Fun. Unique.
Company C for Norwalk furniture and coordinating fabrics are now in stock!
Emory Anne Interiors has a full Bridal Registry!
HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Saturday 10am-5pm 405.753.4466 www.emoryanneinteriors.com 120 NE 150th Street, Edmond (at 150th and Santa Fe)
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