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Local tractor pullers compete in a little known sport. These metal monsters are a sight to see. Edmond resident Justin Gallion gives us the inside scoop.
FEATURES 20 Murder Mystery You're sitting down to dinner at an elegant inn. Then without warning, a man drops dead and the game is on.
25 Seeing Doubles Identical twin sisters Kim Lewis and Pam McDougal share over 40 years together on the tennis court.
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CHARACTER TALES Planting Seeds of Character by Lindsay Whelchel It started out with a sketch, an idea from one of Gerald Coury's sons, Matthew, then 23. He was drawing animals and Coury recognized that they couldn't just let the captivating characters stay on Winfrey the page. The creatures had a job by to Nathan do. Character Tales was created by the Edmond resident and his family as a response to what they
invested their retirement fund into the business venture. The plan was to start with a short video about character, but when Coury recognized its potential, he decided they should make a full-length animated movie. “When I saw this story unfolding, I said to my wife, ‘we could really impact children and families across the country,’ ” he recalls. The story is about a squirrel named Chippy who tells tales about character to his forest friends. Chippy's stories take place in an imaginative place called Cooptown, run by chickens, literally. The sheriff is a selfish, cowardly rooster who has to change his ways to save Annabelle the cow from a kidnapping by a wolf and buffalo. Creating this world was not easy, but Coury says he is proud that the majority of work took place right here in Oklahoma. Gerald and Matthew Coury, Creators of Character Tales Only the actual animation of saw as a lack of positive entertainment options the film took place overseas. The characters were available to young children. “There's a huge group designed by Matthew, and the family hired a local out there that are saying ‘our kids are seeing a bunch graphic designer to create activity books to reinforce of junk and we don't want that.’ What we're saying the movie’s lessons. The music was composed by is ‘OK, let’s bring a good, solid, strong alternative,’” Oklahoma City University professor Lendell Black, Coury says. who has worked with the Oprah show, according Coury is no stranger to taking on the task of to Coury. developing and improving character. He has worked But perhaps most cementing of the film’s family in the field for years, teaching character skills to values was the choice the Courys made to use their corporate and government employees. “Because of children's voices for the film’s characters instead of my background in character training, I have a desire professional actors. “We like to have fun as a family to see people grow,” he says. and as a company,” Coury said. He and his wife To bring this idea to life, Coury and his wife Maureen have Matthew, now 26, and three other
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children between the ages of 18 and 22. They recognize the unique opportunity of having a family business and these family ties are transferring from the production studio to the screen and out again. Coury says that they have a label on the DVD that states the film is good, clean family fun and are receiving a positive response from parents who say their children really connect to the characters. “The feedback we're getting is ‘my gosh, my child watches it over and over. They're learning and enjoying it,’” Coury says. He adds that viewers also are impressed with the quality that comes out of the production. To achieve that quality, Matthew had to sketch detailed story boards for the animators. This painstaking process took three months, but he says that he is fulfilled by the purpose behind the process. “You get to do something you're passionate about as far as the art goes, but also being able to get that message out there, to me, is the most important part of it,” says Matthew. To further reinforce good character, a large component of the film’s message is based on the Gospel. “We're not trying to force any religion on anybody but we want them to see if you operate your life on good principles, you're going to be a benefit to all people,” Coury says. The film came out in early spring and Coury is attending conferences throughout the region and U.S. in a grassroots campaign to promote it. “Our goal is to spread the Gospel, to give good family entertainment with values that families appreciate and are crying out for.” Already Matthew is hard at work on a second story. Eventually, Coury says, they want their message to meet the big screen. Visit www.charactertales.com for more information or enter PromoCode: OUTLOOK to receive 25% off your entire order through the month of July.
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here was a time when metal monsters clashed each weekend in Oklahoma to the cheers of thousands of spectators. You could hear the thunderous roars of impossibly strong tractors as they chugged black smoke and pulled against mighty weights. Today, tractor pulling, or power pulling, is all but extinct in the Sooner State. “It’s a worldwide sport, we just don’t have many around here anymore,” said Justin Gallion. He has been tractor pulling since 1984 and follows in the footsteps of his dad, who also competed. “It gets in your blood and you just really enjoy it.” Gallion says the horsepower is the biggest draw for him. “To have that much horsepower in your hand is just amazing,” he says. “It’s a rush.” Oklahoma is down to one annual tractor pull, the Grady County Outlaw Tractor Pull in Chickasha. This year it’s set for August 4. “In Chickasha, they pack the house down there. It’s a good turnout,” Gallion says. “We’d like to have more events around the Oklahoma City area.” Gallion, who owns Gallion Excavating LLC in Edmond, credits the decline of the sport’s local popularity to monster trucks, which became popular in the 1980s. However, more people started noticing tractor pulls again in the early 1990s. With the success
of the Chickasha tractor pull, it seems the sport may have found the toehold it needs to make a comeback. In the meantime, Gallion and other Oklahomans who have discovered the allure of the sport will have to keep traveling to Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and
The iron beast sports three engines bringing the total horsepower to 8,000. other states. The biggest event is Thunder by the River in Wisner, Nebraska, in late August. Gallion usually tries to make 15 or 16 tractor pulls every year. “We have to drive forever,” he says. Gallion built “Lotta Dirt,” a modified tractor, four years ago. The iron beast sports three engines, bringing the total horsepower to 8,000. That’s more horsepower than a Formula 1 race car and about twice as much as the average tractor-trailer. “It’s not just bringing your tractor out of the field anymore,” he says. “It’s very serious, very competitive, high-performance stuff.” Gallion says everything is high-tech, like drag racing. Lotta Dirt boasts all
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the latest innovative parts and a computerized fuel program. “You only get one shot at it per event, so you have to have everything right,” he says. Popular in the United States, Europe and Australia, tractor pulling began as “horse pulling,” with farmers seeing whose horse could pull the heaviest weight. When horses gave way to mechanical farm equipment, it was only logical that the sport would evolve. However, horse pulling is still practiced. Most of tractor pulling continues to be farmbased, Gallion says. Farmers are familiar with the sport and many join the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, the National Tractor Pullers Association or the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association, which he says has 300 members and is the biggest west of the Mississippi River. The image of having two tractors hooked to each other and pulling in opposite directions is out-of-date. Souped-up tractors now pull a mechanical sled that serves as a weight-transfer machine. The sled creates more synthetic weight the farther the tractor pulls it, up to 65,000 pounds. The driver whose tractor is able to pull the sled the farthest wins. Before mechanical sleds, the sport employed dead weights or step-on sleds, where more and more people would step on the sled to add weight the farther it was dragged.
RRS In addition to the rush of controlling a machine of unimaginable power, Gallion values the people he’s met over the years. The tractor pulling community is a tight-knit group. “It’s like a big family, it’s a good time,” he says.
Crew Chief Tom Mack, Jessi and Tyler Gallion and Justin Gallion with "Lotta Dirt" (Not pictured Whitley Mack) Gallion says the best tractor pull in the country is the Western Farm Show in Kansas City, Missouri. Next year, the show is scheduled for February 24-26. “It’s well worth the ticket prices to go watch the show,” he says. For more information on tractor pulling, Gallion suggests the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association website, www.outlawpulling.com.
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CROSSING OVER The Love of a Lifetime
Louise Tucker Jones is an award-winning author and inspirational speaker. Author and co-author of four books, her work has been featured in numerous publications. Contact her at: LouiseTJ@cox.net or LouiseTuckerJones.com.
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his column is extremely difficult to write. On Sunday morning, May 29, I lost the love of my life to pancreatic cancer. Carl fought valiantly to the very end, always thinking of our boys and me. There are no words to describe my pain or loss. This was not what I wanted, not what I prayed for. My heart is broken, my mind confused and the grief is overwhelming. Forty-five years just wasn’t enough time to spend with my husband. I expected that we would grow old together, purchase hearing aids together, buy a vacation home and watch our grandchildren grow up together. It’s hard to imagine another day, much less a lifetime without him.
“There is no easy way to say goodbye to a loved one, especially when it is unexpected.” But this is my hope and my promise: I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Carl is in Heaven with the Lord and Savior he walked with for so many years. I am certain that angels carried him into the welcoming arms of Jesus. In fact, I believe Jesus was holding our baby boy, Travis, with his mass of strawberry blond hair, sky blue eyes and a smile that always melted his daddy’s heart, as he welcomed Carl into Heaven. What a reunion it must have been
when Carl embraced Travis after a thirty-eight year separation. Carl loved his children with all of his heart. That love will continue throughout eternity. Aaron has been a tower of strength and help to me during this time of grief. His dad was and always will be his hero. Jay adored his daddy and they did tons of things together. Saturdays were their days to run errands, swing by Sonic for a Coke then kick back in recliners and watch a WWE video. Jay desperately misses his daddy’s daily hugs and laughter. Thanks to each of you for the heartfelt messages and prayers sent on behalf of my husband and a special thanks to the numerous friends and family members who prayed, encouraged and spent hours caring for Jay while I was at the hospital with Carl. God bless each of you for taking this painful journey with us. Your prayers were a lifeline. Each day I would print out messages from the Caring Bridge, along with e-mails, cards and scripture then read them to Carl as I sat on the edge of his bed, his hand resting on my leg. He loved them all. There is no easy way to say goodbye to a loved one, especially when it is unexpected. Carl has been my rock for 45 years. The truth is, I don’t know how to live without him. I still wait for him to walk through the back door or to call and tell me he is picking up something for dinner. I just don’t know how to stop missing him. So many things we planned to do. So many hugs and kisses still waiting to be shared. But my husband prayed a blessing over me before he ever
went into the hospital, asking God to give me an extra measure of strength, so I know the Lord will carry me through, even though it doesn’t feel like it right now. And if this heart-wrenching pain, this horrendous grief, is what comes from loving and being loved so deeply, then I gladly accept it. A lesser love would not
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have been so painful, but oh the love and joy I would have missed in our 45 years together. Enough to last a lifetime. I will treasure our love forever.
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t all began when Eric Thurmond cooked barbecue for a family birthday party. “Everyone loved it,” he said, and a passion for barbecue was born. His first restaurant originated in Midwest City in 1986 and moved to Edmond in 2008. “I introduced myself to the community by starting ET’s Bar-B-Q as a walk-up catering house on Midwest and Waterloo,” said Thurmond. Watching his dad cook barbecue developed Thurmond’s talent but his sauce is another story. “I played around with the sauce until I got it where I liked it. I’ve perfected it and it hasn’t changed since,” said Thurman. In the beginning of Thurmond’s business and marriage, his business almost went up in smoke. “My wife and I weren’t married very long when we catered a country fest in Stillwater. I couldn’t keep up with the demand for meat, so I kept throwing wood in the cooker to get the meat done faster. It got so hot in the trailer someone informed us our trailer had caught fire. I told my wife just to keep selling and I’d take care of it. I put out the fire with an extinguisher then went back to cooking and selling. My wife jokes that I tried to burn us up because of how badly I wanted to sell barbecue.” ET’s stands for “Eric Thurmond’s” but according to Thurmond, it should stand for “extra tender” because the art to good barbecue requires “patience, low temperatures and slow
cooking.” At first glance, the menu resembles a traditional barbecue restaurant but a closer look reveals “the uniqueness of ET’s.” “All of our meat is top quality and cooked fresh daily over wood. Our fries are fresh cut with every order. We have several homemade items including banana pudding, baked beans, coleslaw and green beans. We quality check the food before it goes out because if it doesn’t look or taste right, we won’t serve it.” Thurmond checks on every customer dining at ET’s and the response is always the same. “When I ask customers about their food, they always say it’s what keeps them coming back.” Great food and service aren’t the only things drawing customers to ET’s. Every summer, Bike Nights on Thursdays featuring a live band and inexpensive sandwiches and drinks, has families “setting up lawn chairs for a night of fun.” Thurmond is “living his dream” and credits previous partners Steve and Donna Rushing in helping to make it possible. “The Rushings helped start this restaurant and in January, while I was in the hospital on life support, they ran it until I got back on my feet. God gave me a second chance to wake up every morning and do what I love.” ET's is open Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and located at 121 W. Waterloo Rd. in Edmond. For carry-out, call 330-4343.
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Make any summer gathering a delicious event with Red Velvet's exciting new line-up of prepared foods, ready to heat and enjoy. You'll find Greek specialties like savory flatbreads loaded with chicken and artichokes or spinach and onions, plus to-go servings of hummus, tabouli, Lentil soup and Baba Ghanoush. Don't miss the variety of chicken or beef pies in a delicate butter crust, ready to bake and serve 6-8 people. Finish your feast with to-die-for cookies and cupcakes or a delicious peach cobbler. Stop by 2824 E. 2nd, call 330-8127, or visit redvelvetbakery.net.
Nothing says summertime like great barbecue from Steve’s Rib! Known for their expertly smoked brisket and pulled pork with tangy sauces, Steve’s now offers Glazed Baby Back Ribs, too. With food this great, you’ll want to linger and soak up the laidback atmosphere. Sip a cool drink from the bar at the Edmond location, kick back on the patio or take in the action from one of several TV’s. Enjoy weekday lunch specials and half off appetizers Monday through Friday 2 - 4 p.m. Visit 1801 W. Edmond Rd. or 7202 W. Hefner Rd. or online at stevesrib.com.
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Discover the cultural treasures and culinary delights at the OKC Museum of Art and Museum Café. Wrapping the first floor with exciting city views at every turn, the sunny café pulses with an easy urban elegance. Enjoy French-inspired cuisine and an exquisite wine list heralded by the Wall Street Journal. For the ultimate treat, relax over a lavish Sunday Brunch from 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Voted a top 50 Brunch Spot in the U.S. by Open Table, this dining destination is a masterpiece all its own! 415 Couch Dr., OKC or visit okcmoa.com/eat.
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YANDELL & NIGHTENGALE A Legacy of Health and Chiropractic Wellness by Melanie Phillips Clemens Spinal manipulation, known as chiropractic therapy, has been documented for thousands of years, even by “Hippocrates, the father of medicine.” Though it’s often considered an alternative form of health care, for many Oklahomans it’s the ‘traditional choice.’ Dr. Steve Yandell, of Yandell and Nightengale Chiropractic, began 26 years ago when there were only six chiropractors in Edmond. “Growing up in Edmond, I watched my best friend become a chiropractor and go to work every day excited. He convinced me to become a chiropractor so I went to Parker University and haven’t missed a beat since,” said Yandell. Dr. Devin Nightengale joined Yandell three years ago. A personal experience with chiropractic therapy inspired him in college to change his undergraduate major to chiropractic. “I seriously injured my back in a basketball game while attending Oklahoma Christian. After trying different treatments without success, I had two visits with Yandell, became pain free and was playing ball again. What intrigued me was through continued therapy, my balance and overall game
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performance improved,” said Nightengale. According to Nightengale, chiropractic therapy “relieves the physiological stress on the nervous system which increases it's effectiveness allowing the body to function in a more optimal way.” Yandell and Nightengale believe the technique they use “is impossible to find elsewhere” because their protocol was developed by Yandell. “We test everyone beforehand because we’re firm believers that someone shouldn’t be adjusted unless needed. We have automatic machines for those who can’t lie down or don’t want a physical adjustment and we won’t use something unless it’s proven. We were first in Oklahoma to get the compression/ decompression machine and the Bax Aura, an allergy treatment machine. We’re first in the state chiropractic association for selling the most OSCIPA cards that save patients 25% on services,” said Yandell. Nightengale oversees the allergy treatment therapy that can help desensitize the symptoms of allergens. “Of the 400 chiropractors that use this therapy
Dr. Steve Yandell and Dr. Devin Nightengale across the U.S., we’re the only ones in the metro. We’ve had a lot of success with this therapy that is painless, non-invasive and takes about 10 minutes,” said Nightengale. “Our patients range from kids to the elderly, and from weekend warriors to high profile athletes. We’re also proud to have a 90% success rate of relieving migraines and headaches.” “We love helping people who’ve given up hope of feeling good again,” said Yandell. “If people understood what chiropractic could do for their health, we’d need more chiropractors,” said Yandell. Yandell and Nightengale Chiropractic Wellness Center is located at 911 S. Bryant. For appointments or information about insurance coverage, call 341-7246.
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REDESIGNING WOMEN Trying Style on for Size by Melanie Phillips Clemens Shopping for clothes can be fun but with so many stores to choose from it can become overwhelming. A consignment store offers a variety of styles and brands all under one roof making the shopping experience more convenient and enjoyable. Karen Summers, owner of ‘ReDesigning Women,’ shared her vision for opening a consignment store for only plus-size women. “All women need a place to shop where they can feel good about themselves without criticism.” Summers opened her first consignment store in Indiana and when her husband, Tom, was transferred to Oklahoma, opening another shop eased the transition to a new town. “When we moved here 10 years ago, I didn’t know anyone and I wanted to meet people. I opened Karen’s Kloset because it’s something I knew I could do,” said Summers. Unfortunate family events caused Summers to sell Karen’s Kloset in 2003, but in July of 2010 she opened ReDesigning Women in Edmond. “Many of our customers remember me from Karen’s Kloset. It’s nice to see the familiar faces of former customers,” said Summers.
ReDesigning Women provides a pleasant atmosphere for customers with a clean environment and quality clothing. “We’re very particular about the clothing we consign. Everything has to be in excellent condition without damage or odor. The clothing must be washed or dry cleaned, pressed and on hangers. Our customers tell us they appreciate how clean and nice our store is,” said Summers. ReDesigning Women’s consignment contract has no hidden fees or service charges and the “straight 50/50 split” benefits both parties. “We want quality plus-size women’s clothing so we give the consignor 50% of the selling price. When the contract ends, the clothes that don’t sell go back to the consignor unless they want to donate them. We are proud to donate to Suited For Success and they’re excited to get our clothes,” said Summers. Suited For Success is an Oklahoma program that provides professional clothing and career development services for low-income women who’ve completed a job training program and are actively seeking employment.
Karen Summers, Marquetta Childs, Toni Spence Before ReDesigning Women opened, Summers was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “My husband did most of the work on the store by himself. Without him and the help of my friends, Toni Spence, store manager and Marquetta Childs, who are fantastic and wonderful with customers, the store would’ve closed.” Summers is now cancer-free but other health issues have hindered her involvement with customers she loves. “I didn’t open this store just to be in business. We enjoy providing this service for our customers and want the store to grow for them as much as for ourselves.” ReDesigning Women is located at 2nd and Kelly and open Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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1. Peace Lily The Peace Lily is one of the most popular houseplants. It has long, dark green leaves and flowers that have a yellowish spadix, surrounded by a white, yellow or light green spathe. “It’s a beautiful plant, it’s easy care and looks pretty all the time,” said Barbara Bilke, owner of Madeline’s Flower Shop & Nursery in Edmond. “It's a medium light plant for the indoors,” added Linda Shackelford, co-owner of TLC Florist & Greenhouses. That means it can be placed almost anywhere
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in the home. The Peace Lily also cleans the air by filtering pollutants such as benzene and formaldehyde. The only drawback is that it needs a little more water than other plants. At the same time, one of the most common problems is that people often overwater it. “I like to see a container that has good drainage. It’s a plant that likes to stay evenly moist,” said Shackelford.
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2. Pothos Ivy “Pothos Ivy is another very durable plant,” said Bilke. “It’s a good choice when people want to have something they don’t have the time to take care of.” The Pothos Ivy also is called Heart Shape, because of the shape of its leaves, marked with sparkles of white, yellow, or lighter green. It tolerates low light and shady areas and it can survive longer periods if the owner forgets to water it. The Pothos Ivy produces trailing stems that climb up trees as well as furniture, and can be arranged in many creative ways throughout the home. “It's just an excellent house plant,” said Shackelford. The Pothos Ivy doesn't have a deep root system and can easily be overwatered. Always check the root before you buy the plant to make sure it’s healthy.
3. Dracaena The Dracaena is a taller plant with slender stems and elongated pointed leaves. Hardy and pretty, the Draceana often is used in living rooms, offices or more spacious interiors. It doesn't need a lot of maintenance and is not sensitive to drought or air from heating or cooling fans. “They do pretty well in all types of situations,” said Bilke. Dracaenas need good drainage. “Overwater them and you’ll get dark spots on the ends of the leaves,” said Shackelford. The leaves are relatively wide and tend to accumulate dust. Occasionally wipe them with a damp cloth to remove the dust.
4. Kalanchoe The Kalanchoe is a popular flowering plant because of its bright colors and durability. It has little clusters of yellow, red or hot-pink starlike flowers strutting above the thick green leaves. Owners can preserve the flowers longer if the plant is placed in a cooler location and is closer to natural light, advises Shackelford. “They'll bloom a long, long time,” added Bilke. Even after they go dormant, they can re-bloom in a few months with a little boost of plant food. “But even if the flowers are gone, it's still a very pretty green plant,” she said.
5. Airplane Plant The Airplane Plant, also called the Spider Plant, is usually planted in a hanging basket or a tall stand. It has slender, dark green leaves with creamy white stripes. “It's called Airplane Plant because it shoots out and produces a new plant on the tip of the runner,” explained Shackelford. It is another great air filtering plant. It tolerates the average home temperature well and propagates easily. “If I had schoolchildren, that's the plant that I would grow because it's fun. It's interesting with the shoots coming off the ends,” she said. To find out which plant best suites your taste and home, visit Madeline’s Flower Shop & Nursery at 1030 S. Broadway in Edmond or TLC Florist & Greenhouses at 105 W. Memorial in Oklahoma City. Madeline’s can be reached at 341-2530 and TLC at 751-0630.
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STONE LION INN by Lindsay Whelchel
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he year is 1948. You are sitting down to dinner at an elegant inn. The food is superb. A sense of post-WWII euphoria fills the air. Then, without warning, a man drops dead and the game is on. But it’s not 1948 and the man isn’t really dead. You’re actually amidst the acclaimed antics of the Stone Lion Inn. Located in Guthrie, the inn provides a rather peculiar kind of escape for its guests by hosting murder mystery dinners and has been doing so for the past 24 years. Though the evenings begin with a death, the story of the Stone Lion really begins with life. More specifically, starting a new one, as the inn’s owner Becky Luker did when she moved from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Guthrie to start a bed and breakfast in 1986. “I was newly divorced and decided to start life over,” Luker says. Prior to the B&B business, she worked as a teacher, assistant principal and in real
estate, but it was in this venture where Luker found her new life. She says she ‘’happened into Guthrie one evening,’’ and was charmed with the town. She purchased the Stone Lion, a sprawling mansion built in 1907, intending to turn it solely into a bed and breakfast. “I wanted it to just be a bed and breakfast, that’s all I intended to do, but in 1986 nobody knew what a bed and breakfast was,” she laughs and explains that people would show up to stay there and leave when they realized they were staying in someone’s home. During the first six months of ownership, Luker almost went broke and was contemplating selling the inn. “It was horrible. It was a disaster, so I had to have some way of getting people to stay,” she says. Luker knew of the murder mystery dinner craze happening on the East Coast and was inspired to host one herself. She wrote a murder mystery and advertised it. The first day the ad appeared, Luker
says she had more calls for reservations than she’d had in the previous three months. “That just turned everything around,” she says. The inn does murder mystery dinners every Friday and Saturday. The stories are intricate and are set in the past, usually from the 1920s to 1940s. Guests make reservations and are sent details of the setup for the mystery. They are each assigned a character that is usually someone with an ulterior motive or secretive past. Luker says she used to write mysteries with half of the guests as good people and half bad, but found that to be less ideal for the players. “That didn’t work,” she says. “A guy will come up and say ‘I had to play a nice guy, do you know what it’s like to be a
You may meet a tantalizing temptress or you may be one yourself. nice guy? I’m a nice guy every day.’ ” It is this idea of participatory theater that Luker says is so rewarding about dinner at the inn. “People love it. It’s their opportunity to play. As a grown up, we don’t have a lot of opportunities to play. We get to go and watch. We watch the movies, go to football
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The Stone Lion Inn in Guthrie, OK suave womanizer and a tantalizing temptress or you may be one yourself. Then you sit down to a full course meal. All the while, a feeling of doom lingers because someone is going to die. “It’s amazing how into it some people get and they fall down and die. It’s hysterical,” Luker says. Robin Wheeler, who hosts the murder dinners, agrees. She says she loves seeing the costumes and hearing the attempts at accents guests come up with. “It’s really neat because you get different people in
every weekend so it’s never like the same job twice,” Wheeler says and likens it to an interactive version of the board game Clue. There may be more to the ambiance of the evening than simply pretend playtime. Wheeler says that guests do hear strange noises at night and admits she wouldn’t stay at the Stone Lion alone. But one Edmond resident that's about to participate in the evening is not scared. Susie Williamson is excited. “It’s something different that we don’t normally do. It’s something special,” Williamson says. Over dessert and coffee, guests piece together clues and decide who the killer was. Guests can stay the night, if they dare, or just come for dinner. Many guests return and can expect new mysteries written by Luker. What they never expect is how their friends and family will behave in the guise of their characters. “One of the most common things that’s told to us in the morning is they’ll say, ‘I can’t believe my husband acted that way. I never expected him to do that. It was terrific.’ ” Yes, there is something funny going on at the Stone Lion Inn. For more information visit www.stonelioninn.com or call 405-282-0012.
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Dance partners Lee Harpe (left) and Jessi Stone (right) Every day, listeners throughout central Oklahoma hear Jessi Stone’s voice. An Edmond resident and onair talent for KMGL radio, Magic 104.1, Stone puts on a show daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., slinging music, news and personality. But Stone has another passion, one that relies on a different kind of talent. Once a year, she straps on her dancing shoes, signs up for grueling rehearsals and learns to ballroom dance. She does it for children. Last year, Stone was among the celebrity dancers at the Children’s Hospital Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network’s gala, Dancing for a Miracle. And although last year was the first time Stone competed,
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Stone admits that she knew nothing about the organization last year. Learning about the foundation and hearing the heart-wrenching stories from parents and kids really tugged at her soul. “You think that hospitals do OK financially, but I had no idea how much they rely on donated funds,” Stone says. “The
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more I put myself out there, the more people I found who were affected by the hospital. I met people whose kids had rare blood diseases or cancer. I met someone whose nephew was (taken by helicopter) to the hospital from Ada, and she said he would have died otherwise.” Knowing what a difference the hospital makes in children’s and families’ lives “grabbed my heart,” Stone says. “We heard from the parents of Brock at last year’s Dancing for a Miracle. He was 2, and his parents got up to talk about their experiences. Little Brock was playing on the stage and was just the cutest kid ever. To hear what he went through (with a rare serious illness) really got to everyone.” Stone says the people she’s met and the children she has helped are why she was eager to be a part of Dancing for a Miracle again this year. “The parents and the kids are great. The committee for Children’s Miracle Network is amazing, not just for this event but for all the ways they raise money,” Stone says. Children’s Hospital Foundation, which began in 1983, has raised more than $80 million to support pediatric research and fund specialized clinical care and collaborate on projects with entities like University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center. “Jessi Stone truly stepped up to the challenge at Dancing for a Miracle,” said Alisha Kaighen, associate director of Children’s Miracle Network. “Last year alone, Dancing for a Miracle raised more than $46,000 for CMN hospitals so that children can have access to the best pediatric specialists without having to leave the state.” This year, Jessi is facing stiff competition against other celebrity dancers, including Dave Willis, Diane Stockton, Fox 25’s Jaclyn Schultz, Jeff George, Joe Dorman, Joey Combs, Lacey Payne, T. J. Brown and Taylor Treat-Burget. Emcee for the event is KOCO meteorologist Sarah Libby and CMNH board member Tommy Cunningham. Set to judge the event are KFOR meteorologist David Payne, News 9 anchor Amanda Taylor, KFOR anchor Lance West and Cherokee Ballard, former KOCO weekend anchor. The winner is chosen based on how much is raised, as well as each competitor’s involvement in the dance show. For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, visit www.childrenshospitalfoundation.net. To donate to Stone’s goal, visit her fundraising page at www.chfdonate.org/?p=80.
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isters are for life and for Edmond identical twins Kim Lewis and Pam McDougal, so is the game of tennis. The two have been playing together for more than 40 years. Lewis said when they first started playing in ninth grade it was great because they always had someone to play with. “We would climb fences and go anywhere we could, just to find a court to play on.” Both sisters currently compete in the USTA tennis league. Lewis said their OKC/Edmond league results have been very good and it is promising that they will advance to championship play. “We are hoping for the opportunity to play Tulsa’s top team in July for the district championship,” McDougal said. The championship winner in August moves on to play sectionals against the top Missouri Valley teams. The winner advances to nationals in October. McDougal and Lewis went to nationals in 2008 and 2009. Lewis said it is extremely tough to make it to nationals so it was a dream come true. “It was so fun to meet so many people from all over the United States who love playing the game of tennis,” Lewis says. “After you go to nationals, the following year your team has to split up or sit out for a year. It was an awesome surprise to be able to return to Tucson (Ariz.) for nationals again in 2009, this time with some other wonderful OKC and Tulsa players.” McDougal said one of her favorite memories of the competition was getting to know other women from across the country. “We also had quite a memorable ‘souvenir’ we brought home from nationals ’09,” she
Twin Sisters Kim Lewis and Pam McDougal on the Tennis Court said. “Several of us came down with the swine flu!” The game of tennis has changed quite a bit since the sisters started playing. Racquets have changed from wooden to steel, then aluminum and now they’re graphite. McDougal said there are no more white tennis balls. “Wow, am I dating myself or what?” she joked. But the sisters’ perspective on the game has also changed. “I have to remember that it’s just a game,” Lewis said. “I keep a little red Hot Wheels car in my tennis bag … reminds me of my 2-year-old grandson … and some Bible verses on cards to remind me of what is really important.” She said she does not ever want her competitive spirit to overshadow her faith in God. McDougal also said her priority is to honor God, first and foremost. There are other challenging changes for the sisters, such as dealing with an aging body. “I love to compete so Advil and ice are my friends,” McDougal said. “I laugh and call it my therapy. (Competing) is a great workout – keeps me halfway in shape and it’s a great outlet. It has been a great vehicle for developing treasured friendships over the years.” Another challenge for these tennis twins: mistaken identity. “When my sister moved back to
Oklahoma from Texas, she was out to dinner with her husband and some of my friends came up to her a little concerned that I was out with another man. She even showed my friend her driver’s license to verify she wasn’t Kim,” said Lewis. The twins have a special chemistry on and off the court. “We know each other very well and that makes it fun when we’re playing against each other as we often know what shot the other will make before she hits it,” Lewis said. She also says God has richly blessed her with such an amazing twin sister and is thankful that McDougal and her family moved back to Oklahoma eight years ago. “Kim and I have shared countless hours on the court together,” McDougal said. “There is no one I sync better with on the court as far as knowing where to go and where she will be as my partner. We are extremely close relationally and can encourage one another as well as hold each other’s attitude accountable in a direct but loving way.” After more than 40 years, the two have shared many stories together. They hope to get the chance to go to nationals again in October and add another story to their many tennis experiences.
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GRAFFITI by GILPIN by Nathan Winfrey “Graffiti is about applying yourself to a wall while being consciously aware that whatever you're painting won't be there in a year or two,” says Dusty Gilpin, graffiti artist and thirdgeneration designer and commercial artist. “Either the sun’s going to fade it, the city's going to buff it, or someone else is going to paint over it. It's an art form that is always evolving because it never lasts but in pictures,” he says. His screen-printing company, Tree & Leaf Clothing Inc., is the source of many interesting, clever and, at times, hilarious T-shirts you’ve probably seen around town. Perhaps it’s that type of acceptance of fleeting art — something that can be fervently loved today but evolved beyond tomorrow or the next day — that allows him and co-owner John Milner to keep their thumbs on the pulse of Oklahoma’s progressive culture. Gilpin studied art at OSU and UCO, and cites his grandfather, Richard Gilpin, a longtime partner of Graphic Art Center, as his hero. “His artistic talent and humorous attitude have
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become legendary as I meet people that have been inspired by him, my father [Greg Gilpin] and Graphic Art Center,” Gilpin says. Now 25, Gilpin began his screen-printing career five years ago, but his interest in graffiti came when he was 14. “It’s a beautiful, expressive, anonymous art form that is gifted to its viewers by the artist for free. Oklahoma has a great graffiti scene because it’s very small, and it’s very close-knit,” he says. He painted his first graffiti piece in a ditch behind his house when he was a sophomore in high school. “It was absolutely terrible!” Gilpin admits. “I didn’t get well-connected to the graffiti scene until about five years ago.” That was when Gilpin started Tree & Leaf with Milner and the help of a couple of friends. “None of us knew anything about printing, so we taught ourselves the process in the back of our friend’s garage,” he says. After they began printing small orders for friends, the orders became consistent enough
for them to move into a commercial space. Since then, it's just been constantly upward and constantly busier. “We respect those who came before us, and humbled by our amazing customers,” he says. Graffiti and design tie together because both of them have primary focus on letters. “A designer and a graffiti artist look at letter shapes as individual pieces of artwork,” he explains. “I constantly use things I've learned from design in my graffiti and vice versa. I think that screen printing has a connection with graffiti because it begins with the same 'do it yourself' (DIY) mentality.” “I am still very inspired by traditional design, sign-painting and graffiti. Our business is definitely inspired by the DIY spirit, and our surrounding communities,” he says. One of Tree & Leaf ’s most popular lines is unofficial Thunder apparel they’ve been printing with sports blog DailyThunder.com since 2009. “We’ve had an overwhelming response to our
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One of Gilpin's popular works in Downtown OKC groups that sincerely love and support Oklahoma. We approach them about managing their inventory and shirt designs and in return we get a new customer base and a bunch of cool shirts that directly support local business.” Tree & Leaf recently moved into new quarters, graduating from a 1,500 square-foot space to a 3,500 square-foot space, and added another large automatic printing press to its arsenal. “The addition of the press will allow us to run jobs more efficiently while allowing us to expand our brand of apparel at the same time,” he says. As the design business grows, Gilpin’s graffiti art is also developing. “I am just in a real state of wanting to progress right now. Most artists know they are their hardest critic and I am really critical of my own work,” he says. “I just have to get better, bottom line.” Visit www.treeandleafclothing.com to see Continued on page 30more of his work.
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Name: Linda "Scottie" Scott Occupation: Stained Glass Artist, Retired Biology Teacher How long have you lived in Edmond? I came to Edmond to go to college at UCO in 1966, then called Central State College. Wilma Armstrong, the Dean of Women gave me the nickname "Scottie" and I've been called that ever since. After school you began teaching? Yes, I started teaching in 1971 at Memorial Junior High, now Memorial High School; then moved to Sequoyah Middle School, OCA and then OCS. When did you first become interested in the art of stained glass? In 1980, my friend Diann and I started our own business called The Gingham Lady on Ayers, then later moved to 15th and Fretz. We sold silk floral and craft design with some small stained glass items. Our landlord asked me to do a sidelight window for a house and I became fascinated with the process of stained glass windows. How did you learn the techniques? I took classes with local artist Karen Hendrix and Albinas Elskus from New York, and studied under master glass painter and instructor Dick Millard for 13 years. All have since passed, but I feel so fortunate to have gained their experience, knowledge and expertise. I know you've done some restoration work here in Edmond. Where at? I restored a piece from the 1920's located at Faith Bible Church off 2nd & Coltrane that had been in a fire. There was smoke within the layers of plating making cleaning and restoration very challenging. 20% of the glass was broken or missing. Have you done any original portrait work? Yes, I was asked to do four portraits for a cathedral in Washington D.C. of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I've also done commission work of Abraham Lincoln and several clients’ children. What is the process for creating a stained glass window? First an illustration or pattern is made to full scale, showing lead lines and reinforcement bars. Next, the glass is selected and cut to match each patterned piece. Detailed painting work like faces, hands or robes are done and then the painted glass is fired in a kiln. Each piece is then leaded with channels on every side for the glass to be placed. Intersections of lead are soldered on both sides of the window and lastly, the window is puttied for strength. As an artist, what have you liked most about living in Edmond? As a smaller community, Edmond has always been there for their artists. Over the years, I have participated in many of the Edmond Arts Festivals, attended musicals and Shakespeare in the Park.
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