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26 Fun Fall Festivities Exciting events you won’t want to miss!

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33 Production Value Local filmmaker uses his creativity for fundraising

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38 My Edmond Outlook Staci Patton, Salon Owner

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08 Arts Fame and the Fiddle

10 Sports Water You Wading For?

12 Louise Rescued

13 Shopping Fall Finds

15 Food Nothing Bundt Cakes Food Favorites

18 Business Cabinet Cures OK Christian Academy Mid America Cycle

22 Home Craftsman Style Homes

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Fame and the Fiddle

Some men were born with music in

their soul and an instrument in their

hand. With that birthright comes a

lifetime of plucking and stroking

strings and passing on the magic.

Music legend Byron Berline, owner of

Double Stop Fiddle Shop and Music Hall

in Guthrie, was born in Oklahoma to mu-

sic. His father played. His mother was a

pianist and his siblings all perform. At 5

years old, Berline played his first tune on

his first fiddle. “My dad played and my

whole family played music,” he said. “I

don’t ever remember not playing. I guess

I gradually took a liking to it. That’s what

kids do. All kids are drawn to music.”

That fascination and love of mu-

sic carried on throughout a multi-

decade career for the talented

fiddle player. While growing

up, he’d accompany his father

to fiddle contests, performed at PTA events and

showcased his talent at fairs and festivals. After

earning a football scholarship to the University of

Oklahoma — as well as a spot throwing the javelin

for the track team — Berline again found himself

drawn to the flirts of the fiddle. “I started up a

bluegrass band,” said Berline. “During that time, I

met a group called the Dillards, and that opened

my eyes to going further with music and making

a living at it.”

The Dillards knew talent when they saw it,

and they recruited the young Berline to record an

album with them. That led to a gig at the Newport

Folk Festival in 1965, which led to a chance meet-

ing with bluegrass great Bill Monroe. “He asked

me to perform with him,” Berline said. “I knew

how to use those opportunities when they came.

I also knew you had to be practiced up and offer

something they wanted. People used to say I was

lucky, but it’s not luck, it’s being prepared to take

those opportunities when they come.”

Although Berline doesn’t believe in luck, luck

was on his side when he was drafted in 1967 for

the Vietnam War. “I was lucky this time. A colonel

heard me play, and he had me play for a general,”

said Berline. “I was chosen for the entertainment

leg of the Army and for its track team. When I was

drafted, I got to do something I loved and enter-

tain the troops.”

And just a day before Berline was discharged

from a two-year stint with the Army, Doug Dillard

of the Dillards made a call. “He asked me what I

was doing, and I told him I was getting out of the

Army,” Berline recalls. “He said, ‘Good. I want you

to come to California and record with us.’ ”

From that point, Berline and his bride Betty

packed up and spent 26 years performing and

recording in California for a variety of bands and

bluegrass groups. Besides performing with such

notables as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou

Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Lee and

Willie Nelson, Berline also recorded movie and

commercial soundtracks, working with names like

Henry Mancini.

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“I met a group called the Dillards, and that

opened my eyes to going further.”

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He scored his first major motion picture in 1975, “Stay Hungry,” and

appeared in other movies like “Basic Instinct,” “Star Trek” and “Back to the

Future III.”

When not scoring for commercial work, Berline toured the United States,

Europe, Japan, Northern Africa, China, Australia and the South Pacific. He

was inducted into Oklahoma’s Musicians Hall of Fame, named Oklahoma’s

Ambassador of Goodwill and was named the featured artist for the Violin

Society of America international convention.

Finally, after accruing a collection of instruments, Berline was ready to

settle down and open a store. “Betty and I were from Oklahoma, and her

father had left her a house in Guthrie. All our family was here and I knew I

couldn’t get a shop in California, so we decided to move back,” Berline said.

“I didn’t have to ask Betty twice. So in 1995, we moved back, and that May

we opened the shop.”

The Double Stop Fiddle Shop and Music Hall carries all stringed instru-

ments in the violin family for beginners, professionals and collectors. From

guitars, banjos and fiddles, the shop also offers repair services and lessons

for all ages. Berline also conceived and planned the Oklahoma International

Bluegrass Festival since its beginnings in 1997.

Above the shop, the Byron Berline Band holds concerts twice a month,

open to the public. “We still perform. People keep asking when I’m going to

retire. Why would I want to do that? I’ve been doing what I love for 40 to 50

years now.”

Because of his lifetime in music, the International Bluegrass Music Asso-

ciation presented Berline with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville

on September 27. “My plan is to keep playing until I can’t,” he said. “Why

would I want to quit?”

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in mind as a goal. I ended up winning by one one-

hundredth of a second.”

The win was truely a Michael Phelps moment.

The Olympian edged out Milorad Cavic in the

100-meter butterfly by the same margin at the

2008 Olympics.

“You do feel a little like (Phelps),” Ally added.

“You just think if you didn’t kick or put your head

down, something so small could have made all

the difference.”

Zhenya is only 10, but he wants to be the next

Phelps. It is fitting that his signature event is the but-

terfly, one of Phelps’ best events. The homeschool

student scored his AAAA time, one of the fastest

motivational times, this past year in the 50-meter

butterfly at the 14-under Central Zones Champion-

ship in Indiana.

“I just kicked as hard as I could,” Ingram said.

“It felt pretty good to get that AAAA.”

Zhenya started swimming at age seven, and

says two of the things he likes most about being a

member of EAT is having Goddard as a coach and

hanging out with his friends. And just like most

swimmers, Ingram’s ultimate goal is to make the

Olympics one day.

Alexa is the heart of the EAT program. Born

with a disability, she got involved in the program

As Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte,

Rebecca Soni and Missy Franklin

wowed the crowd at the Olympic

Games in London this past sum-

mer, there was a group of youth watching intently.

Members of the Extreme Aquatic Team (EAT), an

Edmond-based United States Swimming competi-

tive program, watched hoping that one day that

would be them.

EAT was founded in 1998 as a USA-S com-

petitive swimming program aimed at teaching chil-

dren the sport at all skill levels. Today, EAT boasts

a resume that includes qualifiers for the Division II

Championships, Oklahoma Age Group Champi-

onship, Meet of Championships, Junior National

Championships, Central Zones Championships,

Region VIII’s and the Open Water Championships.

The USA Swimming registered organization is a

year-round sport and includes ages 5-19 while the

Extreme Masters program is for those 20 and older.

Cindy Goddard has been with the team for nine

years, serving as the head coach for the past six

years. Goddard earned Oklahoma Age Group Coach

of the Year honors 2007-2009 and has taken EAT

from a youth program to a program for both chil-

dren and adults during her tenure. When Goddard

first arrived, there were just 50 youth participants

and no adult program. Today, EAT has 130-plus reg-

istered youth members and 10-12 adults annually.

“Physically, swimming is a great aerobic sport,

and you can continue to swim your entire life,”

Goddard said. “Socially, we’re a sport where every-

one practices together and they come from different

areas. We feel like we offer a great amount of tech-

nique and endurance work starting at a young age.”

Team members come from all over the area,

attending rival schools and living in different com-

munities. Three of those athletes are Ally Robertson,

Zhenya Ingram and Alexa Halko. All three have

been a part of the program for a few years now and

each have a growing list of accomplishments.

Ally, a sophomore at Edmond North, got her

start in the Learn to Swim Competitively class. She

set a meet record this past year at the Central Zones

Senior Championship and now helps coach the

class that launched her swimming career.

“I went into the meet knowing I had trained

well all season,” Robertson said. “Before the race, I

saw the record, and just pushed it away, but had it

by Cassie Gage

“I was really awed by the people I was competing against.”

Water You Wading For?Zhenya Ingram, Ally Robertson, Alexa Halko


after getting involved with track and field and made the move to swimming al-

most two years ago. Halko went to the Junior National Disability Championship

in Mesa, Arizona, and won all of her events and set several records.

“I was really awed by the people I was competing against,” Alexa said. “They

were really good. I set a personal best in the freestyle.”

But what Alexa’s gotten from EAT has been much more than just wins and

records. “I had a surgery to fix my legs in the second grade,” she added. “A

friend’s mom got me involved, and I started making friends, and I’m still making

friends. At first, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to play sports, and now I’m playing

basketball, track and field and swimming.”

While tryouts continue throughout the year, the team is gearing up for its

fall/winter competition season beginning in October. There are several differ-

ent programs offered, all geared towards competitive swimming. While com-

petitive swimming is a focus, some team members are there for the health and

exercise benefits.

Each summer, the group also offers a swim lesson program for school age

children looking to learn water safety and basic swimming skills. This past sum-

mer, Goddard and the Swim America staff provided over 1,900 hours in swim-

ming lessons.

The majority of local meets are held at Oklahoma City Community College.

The team’s signature event is the EAT Turkey Meet, scheduled for November

16-18, 2012, at OCCC. For more information visit www.extremeaquatic.org.

Extreme Aquatic Team Coach Cindy Goddard


About the AuthorLouise Tucker Jones isan award-winning author and inspirational speaker. Author and co-author of four books, her work has been featured in numerous publications. Contact her at: [email protected] or LouiseTuckerJones.com.

by Louise Tucker Jones

Rescued

I have a friend who is so terrified of getting

stuck in an elevator that she refuses to get

on one alone, even though she has never

had such an experience. I have! Twice! The

first time was after checking into the hospital to give

birth to my youngest son. A nurse wheeled me into

the waiting car with my husband, Carl following and

pushing the proper button. The elevator whooshed

up to the floor and stopped but no doors opened.

The nurse casually remarked that they were having

problems with that elevator and she should have tak-

en a different one. Agreed! But being in early labor I

wasn’t concerned. However, my husband’s face regis-

tered panic. He was never a calm, expectant daddy.

With our first son, we ended up on a one-way street

going the wrong way en route to the hospital. Thank-

fully there was no midnight traffic. With our second

son, Carl bolted out of bed at my announcement of

needing to get to the hospital and grabbed his shirt

and cigarettes (a habit he broke) and was ready to

escort me to the car until I reminded him he might

want to grab a pair of jeans. So here we were, baby

number three and stuck in an elevator.

Suddenly the calm broke as the nurse began

banging and kicking the elevator doors. Carl acted in

kind, whacking every button on the control panel. In

minutes the doors opened and the nurse reclaimed

her composure, wheeled me into the hallway and

announced that she wasn’t really worried. Sure! As it

was, there was really no rush. I would wait 18 hours

for this last son to arrive.

Our second demise with an elevator was much

more dramatic but thankfully no baby on the way

so I had a calm and helpful husband. We attended a

concert at the old, OKC Civic Center and were pro-

ceeding down the walkway from the balcony. With

new shoes rubbing blisters on my feet, I voted to

ride. A bad choice! Inside, the young lady operat-

ing the old fashioned lift got the car moving but it

suddenly jolted to a halt. No doors whooshed open.

She tried again. Nothing. She used the antiquated

phone to call for help but no answer (no cell phones

in those days). Almost in tears, she confessed it was

her first day on the job. A teenage girl in the back

started to cry and said she was going to be sick.

“Oh, please don’t be sick!” was everyone’s senti-

ment. About half of our passengers were teenagers.

One felt the Civic Center should supply pizza when

we were rescued. Another contributed, “I sure hope

there isn’t a fire!” Okay, now I’m getting nervous and

am glad I’m in front—more air.

Carl and another gentleman removed the top

panel of the elevator and managed to see outside the

car and confirm we were stuck between floors. Time

passed and the noise outside the elevator dimin-

ished. People had gone home. Finally, after half an

hour, the Fire Department came to our rescue, forc-

ing open the steel doors of the floor above us then

putting a ladder down into the elevator through the

opening of that top panel. One by one we climbed

up the skinny steps then grabbed a fireman’s hand

who helped us “leap” from the top of the elevator

car through the open doors to a safe landing. It was

a scene right out of the movies. One I don’t wish to

repeat. I gladly took off my shoes and walked bare-

foot down the path on which Carl and I had started

before taking the detour.

Today, it still gives me pause to board an elevator

and I never do so without my cell phone. I just hope

reception can reach inside that cubicle if I ever need

help since my courageous husband, my knight in

shining armor, is no longer here to help rescue me.

“Today, it still gives me pause to board an

elevator and never without my cell phone.”


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Recipe:

Submitted by: Carol BrookeCarol works at Jerel Wright State Farm and

loves playing with her puppy Duke, trying new

recipe ideas from Pinterest, and spending time

with her boyfriend.

Mummy DogsIngredientsOne package of hot dogs

Two packages of Pillsbury (8 oz) crescent rolls

Yellow mustard

DirectionsPreheat oven to 375 degrees. Open the crescent rolls and separate and flatten

all of the pieces. Take a knife and slice into small strips - the thinner the bet-

ter. Next, take each hot dog and wrap the strips around them leaving a bit of

room at the top for some eyes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375

degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. After they have cooled,

use mustard to create the eyes.

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In the world of food lovers, everyone is

looking for the next dessert trend. There

was the rise of the cupcake, the entrap-

ments of the colorful macaroon and

currently the gourmet doughnut is king, but many

desserts remain deliciously timeless and come into

the light again and again when they get a little

reinvention. That’s how I’ve come to know the Bundt

cake as a modest, flavorful, adaptable cake with

wide appeal.

At Nothing Bundt Cakes in Oklahoma City,

they have a Bundt for every occasion whether you

have a sweet tooth for a party of one or 100. This new

fascination has been brought to Oklahoma by Marie

and Toby Hicks who, upon looking for a bakery that

inspired them, went to a little Nothing Bundt Cakes

store in South Lake, Texas, and according to Marie,

they “bought one of every flavor, sat in the car and

had a bite of everything and decided right there, this

is the way to do it.”

The couple opened the only Oklahoma branch

of Nothing Bundt Cakes in February 2012. They

Nothing Bundt Cakes!

by Kim Hickerson

make everything from scratch in-house and Marie

bakes the Bundt cakes daily and tops them with icing

prepared using fresh ingredients. Marie loves to bake

and coming from a family in Oklahoma that cooks

and bakes a lot, owning a bakery seemed “kind of a

natural progression.” After all, as Marie says, “I mean,

who doesn’t like cake?”

The cakes at Nothing Bundt Cakes are moist

and thoughtfully flavored. The Chocolate Chocolate

Chip has mini chocolate chips enveloped in a sponge

of chocolate cake. The Bundtlet I tried was an intense

two bites of chocolate that I plan on revisiting. The

lemon is the perfect combination of bright, friendly,

sweet and just a little tart. I’d have to say Marie is

the real expert and her favorite, the White Chocolate

Raspberry “knocked (her) socks off.” It has a burst of

raspberry flavor and is nicely complemented by the

cream cheese frosting. In addition to the standard fla-

vors, there is always a featured flavor of the month,

and for October it is America’s beloved Pumpkin

Spice, a perfect complement to fall festivities.

Bundtinis are bite-sized cakes that are the per-

Owner Marie Hicks

fect size for one, or possibly someone who is better

at sharing than I am. The Bundtlets are big enough

to split with your closest friends. For larger groups,

they also have 8-inch, 10-inch and tiered Bundt

cakes that can be decorated with a large variety of

toppers and designs to suit any occasion. I’ve already

had daydreams about picking up an 8-inch Pump-

kin Spice Bundt cake to share with my friends this

month. For Marie, this elementary school teacher

turned friendly neighborhood baker, “it’s just amaz-

ing to be able to help people celebrate.”

Nothing Bundt Cakes is at 2520 W. Memorial

Rd. Suite B, in Oklahoma City. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6

p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday. For orders and delivery, call 751-8066.

Let us Eat:

Kim Hickerson is a culinary-enthusiast and local food writer who enjoys exploring new restaurants, foods and recipes wherever they're happening. She writes, photographs and occasionally podcasts about her adven-tures at www.enamoredwithfood.com


FOODFAVORITESby Krystal Harlow

When nothing bundt the best will do, these luscious cakes spark a festive mood that makes every occasion a special event. As your seasonal to-do list grows, fall back on the quick, easy delight of a moist, handmade bundt cake lovingly prepared each day with fresh eggs, real butter and cream cheese. Perfect for a personal indulgence or a show-stopping centerpiece, each light-as-air cake is artistically draped in thick petals of cream cheese frosting. Stop in and choose from scrumptious flavors like Cinnamon Swirl, Lemon and Pumpkin Spice or order your favorite decorated in one of 40 gorgeous designs. Mix and match Bundts, Bundtlets and Bundtinis in tiered or towered creations for gifts or parties. These beauties bring nostalgic wit and charm to the table every time! Stop by 2520 W. Memorial Rd. or visit nothingbundtcakes.com.

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Owner, Don Childress

Cabinet Curesby Linda Treadway

Don Childress, owner of Cabinet Cures,

Edmond’s newest cabinet remodeling company,

opened its doors in May 2011. He now has three em-

ployees plus a designer working for him as well as a

shop and design showroom located at 129 W. First

St., in the heart of downtown Edmond.

Childress decided to start his own business and

get back to a lifelong passion of working with wood

after many years of working in the corporate world.

“I loved to work with wood as a child. I fell into cor-

porate management and sales as an adult. When a

friend pointed out this business, it stuck. I knew this

was a way to get back to where I wanted to be all

along,” he explained.

“Cabinet Cures is based on a unique system

using water-based stains and lacquers with very low

VOCs that are non-intrusive in the home. This allows

us to provide quick turnaround and high-quality,

custom finishes,” Childress explained. “We don’t just

put up new wood in the case of a reface. We put a

beautiful finish on, that is guaranteed for a decade.

Nobody else does that.”

Cabinet Cures can reshape the look of an exist-

ing cabinet. If a customer likes the shape, Cabinet

Cures can work with the existing patina of the wood

by stripping it and then giving it a beautiful, brand-

new stain and lacquer finish. Childress provides

before-and-after examples of stripped and refinished

cabinets in his design showroom.

“Our forte is not building new cabinetry. Of

course, we are willing to do some light reconfigu-

rations. We simply wish to make your old cabine-

try look like new, and even add functionality. So if

you like the footprint of your kitchen or bathroom

cabinets, we don’t want to rip them all out. We

want to make them look beautiful again,” he said

and adds, “It’s a very environmentally conscious, or

‘green’ solution.”

Any remodeling project can be a daunting pro-

cess. His designer, Ashley Lacks, is certified by the

International Interior Design Association and attend-

ed the University of Oklahoma studying environ-

mental design. Lacks helps customers sort through

the infinite number of options including 286 stain

colors, lacquers, cabinet fixtures, molds and cabinet-

facing styles. The stains are custom mixed, water-

based, and guaranteed for a decade of wear. In the

design showroom, they have approximately 70 styles

of doors on display, but there are literally hundreds

available. Together, Childress and Lacks guide cus-

tomers through cabinet door options while being

mindful of cost, often comparing similar styles for

additional savings.

Available extras include under-the-counter add-

ons like slide-out shelves, drawer boxes and hid-

den European door hinges, among others, most on

display in the showroom.

Call 285-5700 to schedule a free consultation.

For more information and recommendations, visit

www.cabinetcuresofoklahoma.com.


President Brandon Tatum with students Photo by Adam Herndon

Oklahoma Christian Academy recently wel-

comed a newly appointed president. Brandon Tatum

took over for Floyd Coppedge, interim president,

as of June 1. Coppedge, a well-known educator of

39 years, previously serving under former Oklaho-

ma Gov. Frank Keating for eight years as education

secretary, led the search committee responsible for

hiring Tatum. Coppedge now serves as vice presi-

dent of education for the school.

Tatum previously served as director of devel-

opment for Brentwood Christian School in Austin,

Texas which included approximately 700 students,

pre-K4 (for 4-year-olds) through grade 12.

Oklahoma Christian Academy’s current enroll-

ment is 252 with plenty of room to grow. The school

boasts a student to teacher ratio of 11:1, and aver-

ages 15 students per classroom.

Established in the fall of 1987, the first class to

graduate was in 1993. Oklahoma Christian Acad-

emy then consolidated all grades, pre-K through 12,

onto one campus in August 2001.

“The term ‘Kingdom Education’ is what

Oklahoma Christian Academy is all about and the

foundation is Christ,” said Tatum. “Our teachers

teach according to the core standard but they are

also passionate about revealing God through the

academic content. We teach core standards and

curriculum from a Christian world view using a

biblical perspective.”

Tatum adds, “I’m really excited about this being

our first year to have a pre-K3 program for 3-year-

olds. It’s a blessing to see the little ones on campus

every day and our extended care program after

school, open until 5:30 p.m., really helps our work-

ing parents.”

Well above the national average, 95 percent

of Oklahoma Christian Academy seniors pursue

college after graduation. The school often sends

students to local career tech schools and encourages

seniors to take college credit courses during the day,

mostly from the University of Central Oklahoma and

Oklahoma Christian University.

Extracurricular activities include photography,

film, art, debate, theater, choir and more. The school

offers 17 Class B sports teams for both boys and

girls. This is also the first year they’ve re-established

OK Christian Academyby Linda Treadway

a competitive cheer team. Some of their ongoing

sports teams include eight-man football, girls’ and

boys’ basketball, girls’ softball, boys’ baseball and

cross-country. Students are encouraged to participate

in one or as many activities as they would like.

Tatum espouses Oklahoma Christian Academy’s

mission statement: “To partner with parents to raise

kids to love the Lord through an academic setting.”

For more information, contact the admissions

office at 844-6478 or visit www.ocacademy.org.

Oklahoma Christian Academy is located at 1101 E

Ninth St. in Edmond.


(L to R) Nate Hill, Woody, Nikki & Steve Smith

With the retreating summer heat, riding

enthusiasts are hauling out their motorcycles and

ATVs to enjoy the cooler fall weather. Woody and

Nikki Smith own and operate Mid America Cycle

along with their son, Steve Smith who is a certified

Arctic Cat ATV Technician and has helped with

the family business since he was 14 years old. In

operation since 1980, Mid America Cycle moved to

its current location off I-35 and Waterloo Road from

Guthrie in 2011 in order to expand their showroom

and service space.

“We’re not the big million-dollar business

but we’re trying to keep it to where we are family-

oriented and we treat you like we’d like to be treat-

ed,” Nikki said. “That is how we’ve always tried to

run our business.”

The Smiths have hired Nate Hill, a certified Su-

zuki, Triumph Motorcycle Technician and a certified

Arctic Cat ATV Technician. “Nate has fit right into

our family. He can work on anything,” said Nikki.

The majority of their service customers include

those getting ready for hunting season and farmers

ready to gather their fall harvests. Owning an ATV

helps them get around on rougher terrain rather

than using their trucks. Others just anticipate the

cooler weather and want to get out and have some

fun. Customers can leave their motorcycles or ATVs

for servicing and just kick back, enjoy a pop and

watch some TV in Mid America Cycle’s trophy-lined

waiting area.

Woody, Steve and Nate are avid riders. Woody

raced motorcross in his younger years and Steve and

Woody both raced cars at the State Fair Speedway

in OKC for 28 years. Nikki shared, “Those are our

championship trophies lining the walls. Nate raced

motorcycles in the OCCRA series so all three guys

have had their blood mixed with racing fever.”

“Motorcycles have always been my hobby,”

Woody added. “Owning a motorcycle business has

always been my dream.” Woody takes trips as far

away as Canada and plans other trips with local

riding groups.

Nikki and Woody handle sales and general busi-

ness duties. A large showroom displays the newest

Mid America Cycleby Linda Treadway

ATVs and a selection of used motorcycles, all lined

up waiting for prospective buyers. The back wall and

sides have a variety of accessories including an array

of riding helmets.

No matter the sport, safety depends on the

appropriate size of ATV for each rider’s age, and

training is critical in preventing accidents. Every

ATV displays a federally appropriate age designation.

Nikki recommends attending a training course with

either Arctic Cat or one through the DMV. Having

certification also helps lower insurance premiums.

All ATVs are currently marked down for hunting

season. All the used motorcycles for sale are listed

on www.midamericacycleandatvs.com. For more

information, call Nikki at 282-0086.


Sprinkled amongst the predominantly

Old-World-style new homes through-

out Edmond are a handful of homes

that appear a little different. They have

an aura of nostalgia reminiscent of freshly squeezed

lemonade and home-baked cookies.

They echo the old-fashioned Arts and Crafts

homes of the 1900s through 1930s — the homes

that fill the old neighborhoods; have large, deep

porches and heavy, tapered square pillars, with low-

slung gabled roofs, wide overhangs and exposed

rafters, dormers, shake shingle siding and shutters.

The homes appearing in new housing additions

in Edmond have many of these same features and

this same style yet they have none of the problems

associated with older homes. Local builders have

begun lines of custom residences to bring back the

Craftsman style with a modern appeal.

“The concept is to build a sense of community,

where neighbors know neighbors,” said Edmond

resident Andy Crum, co-owner of Beacon Fine

Homes, one of several local builders who are offering

modern Craftsman homes. “The norm now is small

entryways and everything is private. You get home

by Dena A. Edwardsand shut your garage door behind you and shell up.”

Crum wants to change that, to redirect society’s

path from self living to community living. One

step in that direction is designing homes with large

covered front and back porches, “so when neighbors

come over to visit, they have a place to stand in the

shade and chat,” Crum said.

This atmosphere is true to the original Arts and

Crafts style, which developed as an answer to the

Industrial Revolution-embracing, mass-produced

décor of Victorian design — a design in which

machine-made products became readily affordable

to the middle class, so homeowners filled their

Victorian homes with as much furniture, fabric and

accessories as they could.

Those who began the Arts and Crafts movement

in England emphasized quality craftsmanship —

which again made furnishings expensive — in

rebellion to what they saw as a cheapening of

products. Gustav Stickley brought Arts and Crafts

style to America, with the goal of making the style

truly affordable. His solution was to use the best

of both worlds — machine-cut and hand-finished

furnishings. This married quality with affordability.

The style affected not just furniture, but architecture

and interior design as well, emphasizing natural

products and craftsmanship throughout.

Craftsman homes are generally limited in square

footage — averaging 1,400 to 2,400 square feet —

and are models of practical design and creative use

of space. The bungalow home of the early 1900s was

even smaller. They gained popularity as kit homes,

offered through mail order catalogs such as Sears.

Although mass production caused craftsmanship

and detail to be watered down, the homes were good

quality and affordable.

“(Eric Thornhill and I) started looking at smaller

house plans about seven years ago,” Crum said. “We

took a lot of pictures and really liked the Craftsman

homes — their timeless, clean look. We also realized

the layouts were different. All the square footage was

usable; no wasted space.”

The new Arts and Crafts-style homes in

Edmond uphold the Craftsman practice of creative

design. Unlike standard floor plans, these homes

have minimal hallways and lots of pocket doors

throughout, so as to not waste floor and wall space

with door swings. The living spaces are open floor

The New Old Fashion


plans, with the fireplace being the focal point.

“We kept the character and feel of the older homes,” said Kellie Clements,

a 2011 HGTV Design Star semifinalist who designed the Craftsman series

homes for Beacon. But other floor plan changes strayed from the traditional by

increasing the size of the kitchen and storage space, specifically in the closets. “It’s

the perfect marriage between the best of what the older houses offer and what

we offer today.”

The interior features of these reinvented homes include a variety of windows

to allow lots of natural light — most with multiple upper lights in keeping with

Arts and Crafts style — as well as wood plank flooring, and mission style light

and plumbing fixtures. Other possibilities include bench seats, exposed beams,

wainscoting, bead board inserts in the interior doors, rectilinear trim on the

woodwork and even traditional plate rails.

The interesting juxtaposition of contemporary materials, such as travertine,

granite and stainless steel appliances, alongside traditional wood and glass is what

gives potential buyers a modern home that makes them feel at home.

“My goal was when people walked through, they liked the way the home felt,

not just the way it looked,” Clements said.

The color palette — exterior as well as interior — tends toward earth tones,

blues and greens, with contrasting white or cream trim. Stained wood also works

well for the traditional Arts and Crafts look.

“(Homeowners) were braver with the color choices back then,” Clements

said. “They used a lot of color, not just white or taupe walls like we tend to do

today. People are tired of the dark dungeon look. They are spending more time at

home, because of the economy and they want homes that are bright places; fun

and still functional. There are a lot of pretty houses out there, but just because

they are pretty doesn’t mean they work.”

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Style

For years, I had been wearing the wrong colors, com-

pletely unaware that they were not flattering on me nor

did they complement my complexion, hair or eye color.

I was just a kid in the ’80s when color analysis became

popular. I vividly remember women at my local department store

armed with color swatch booklets searching for outfits within their

color palettes. At the time, my young mind thought it was a ridiculous

idea and a strangely over-the-top activity. But times have changed. After

wasting hundreds of dollars on the wrong colors, I now know the value

of purchasing items from my color group. With a downloaded color

palette on my smartphone, I shop with confidence knowing that the

right selections will make me look and feel great.

Whatever your budget, the fashion choices are endless. While

increased choices can be exciting, it can also be overwhelming, espe-

cially when it comes to choosing new items each season. The key is to

know what color group you belong to and in doing so, you will be able

to confidently and effortlessly navigate through the change of seasons

and the shopping process.

Color groups are broken down into six categories: light or dark

(hair and eyes), warm or cool (skin undertones) and clear or soft (de-

termined by a fuchsia/salmon color test). There truly is a science to this,

but if you take it one step at a time, you’ll train your eye to detect which

colors are meant for you regardless of the season or what designers say

are in style. Take it from a stylist: What is ALWAYS in style is what looks

best on you!

Anyone, regardless of hair color and complexion, can find some-

thing suitable within the colored fabrics and accessories widely avail-

able in stores, with a little expert guidance.

Color MeFabulous

by Kay Byrd

Highlighted &Strawberry Blonde

Light Hair, Light Eyes

You will radiate in neutrals such as stone, taupe

and cocoa. Granny Smith apple green, cornflower

blue, apricot and geranium red are your power

colors. Black should be avoided almost entirely

since your coloring is so delicate. If wearing black,

wear it away from your face and never with a

white top. Opt for peach, celery green or creamy

tapioca white instead. All gradients of gray, navy

and stone are your black substitutes.

Those who highlight their hair and have darker

eyebrows and those with strawberry blonde hair

will light up the room while wearing creamy but-

termilk white, golden butternut, Wagoner County

peach, a green resembling fading pasture grass and

the red from an Oklahoma’s Black Diamond water-

melon along with the neutrals of chestnut, pew-

ter and navy. If wearing black, be sure it’s never a

black/white pattern around your face. If you prefer wearing

black and white, choose one or the other, but never in the

same pattern. Keep in mind that neither color is particularly

flattering on you. Creams or rice white, deep espressos, khakis

and tans are your substitutes. When black is a must, choose

open necklines with a peek-a-boo color of pink, lavender or

salmon underneath or layer the outside of a black top with a

scarf or jacket.

Photo by: George Braswell, ESQ//PhotographyHair & Makeup: Shelly Price Katie Hall Model: Aundie

Photo by: Ashley Thomas, Adoralee Photography

Hair & Makeup: Sharon Tabb Model: Janet from KJ103FM,

Mary Lujan


Kay Byrd, CPC, CSC, is a certified style coach and

the president of the Oklahoma Modeling Academy.

Coach Kay can be heard at 8:30 a.m. every Thursday

on KJ103FM. www.kaybyrd.net

Dark Hair, Dark Eyes

Gray, Ash or Salt & Pepper

Brunettes, Light Eyes

The best fall colors for you are plum and raspberry along with pumpkin

orange and asparagus paired with chocolate brown and black bean.

Black on top or bottom can be worn by you at all times. Pair it with

other colors to show your personality or to send nonverbal messages

which can imply being approachable (blue), friendly (green) and femi-

nine (pink). Black is wonderful on you!

Dark mysterious brunettes with dark eyes stop

traffic in Santa Rosa plum, pomegranate, fern,

forest and pine green, scarlet or bittersweet

red, paired with espresso brown and black

angus. Black will make up a large portion of

your wardrobe. You will always look stunning

in black with or without other colors. Wear it

from head to toe if you like!

You look best in colors that call to mind the sea-

son of spring, but you can also wear taupe and all

gradients of gray such as pewter and gun metals

extremely well. You are equally gorgeous in all

shades of blue as well as baby, rose and hot pinks.

When you want to be bold, try reds like cranberry

and raspberry, or black which looks fabulous on

you at all times.

If you’re unsure of the category you fall into, I can help! ‘Like’ my

page on Facebook (Kay Byrd, Personal Development Coach) and then

message me the key word: ColorEdmond for your free color analysis.

Be sure you have a visible profile picture which shows your hair, skin

and eyes and please allow two to four weeks for results.

Warm Red Heads

You can flaunt the season in every harvest color

imaginable! Try golden mustards, rich caramels,

mahogany and cowboy coffee browns with tomato

red, rust and the orange found in yams. Apply the

same rules regarding black as with highlighted hair.

Photo by: George Braswell, ESQ//PhotographyHair & Makeup: Shelly Price Tabb Model: Victoria

Photo by: Lacy Hammack, Adoralee Photography

Hair & Makeup: Sharon Tabb Model: Amy Blackburn

Photo by: George Braswell, ESQ//Photography

Hair & Makeup: Katie Hall Model: OKC Ballet's,

Callye McCollum

Model: Nancy Teague-Horner


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Tackling the fashion world is no easy

feat — especially in a relatively small

market like Oklahoma. It takes a

lot of charisma, dedication, hard

work and passion to open a fashion academy, espe-

cially outside major metropolises such as New York

City, Los Angeles and Dallas. Locals Karen Snyder

and Ragan Butler, both veterans of the fashion and

entertainment worlds, took a leap of faith nearly six

months ago and opened A-List Fashion Academy in

Oklahoma City. Little did they know that their big

break would come from Edmond before they even

opened the academy’s doors.

Fifteen-year-old Ellen Taylor is a 5’10” natu-

ral blonde, blue-eyed Edmond North student who

loves to strut her stuff in all things pink and frilly. But

modeling had never really crossed her mind until her

grandmother took notice of her statuesque build and

suggested she give it a try.

Weeks away from opening, A-List Fashion Acad-

emy got their first knock on the door. “Ellen and her

grandmother actually showed up on our doorstep

while we were in the middle of redecorating,” Sny-

der said. Taylor was inexperienced with walking in

heels and A-List figured they had a long road ahead.

But she surprised them all by making her way into

print and runway in no time. “After my grandmother

got me into modeling, I just really loved it a lot,”

Taylor said.

She began by soaking up all the information

she could in A-List’s in-depth lessons on makeup,

runway, healthy eating habits and body image. “We

don’t just give them a 45-minute training session and

unleash them on the world because they don’t know

where to go or what to do,” explains Butler. “What

we do give these young girls, 14 and 15, is a positive

body image and self-confidence which puts them

hands and feet above everyone else.”

Unfortunately, there are no guarantees in the

fashion world. “No one can guarantee that people

will hire you. What we can guarantee is that these

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Model Studentgirls will come out of here trained, knowing how to

do what they want to do,” Butler said.

For Taylor, there’s no doubt that adjusting to life

in high school while balancing a modeling career has

had its challenges. For now, she makes sure all her

homework is done before she takes a job and tries

her best to eat healthy. “It takes some hard work,

that’s for sure. Staying healthy is really important to

me,” she said. She adds that having a supportive fam-

ily is really important when working in the modeling

industry and her friends think, “It’s just so cool.”

Snyder and Butler plan to attract even more fresh

faces for fashion by keeping their academy “old-

school” where the attitude of “what you see is what

you get” reigns supreme. In just six short months,

they’ve placed models in Getty Images, Dillard’s fash-

ion shows, a market show at Oklahoma State Uni-

versity and are currently working with Ford Models

in Los Angeles. Taylor looks forward to many new

doors opening for her. And the academy? They’re

looking forward to many more knocks.

To learn more, visit A-listfashionacademy.com.

Photos by: Simon Hurst, Justin MorrisMakeup/Stylist: Karen Snyder

Hair: Bernice Armstrong Model: Ellen Taylor


Jennifer, Ella, Kolten and Justice Webster

Jennifer Webster’s lifelong plans did not

include running a farm. Webster grew up

a country girl but her plan included leav-

ing the country life behind for a corporate

position in a big city.

But, such as life, circumstances change and now

the Edmond resident finds herself mother to three

children, six cows, 37 goats and dozens of chickens.

Webster and her husband, Chris, own Provi-

dence Farms in north Edmond. The couple home-

school their three children, Ella, Kolten and Justice.

On top of that, Jennifer and Chris both hold down

full-time jobs to support the family and farm venture.

Webster spends her nights working for the

Edmond Police Department as a jailer. She still has

dreams of becoming an officer, but as she puts it,

with three children and a farm, her life has taken a

little bit of a twist.

“The farm is where I feel called to be right now,”

she said. “Our farm is named Providence for a reason.

We really felt like God

led us here. If it hadn’t

been for God providing

and doing some awe-

some things, we might

not have made it.”

The Websters pride

themselves on offering

a natural experience at

their 25-acre range. The cows and goats are all grass-

fed and the chickens receive nongenetically modi-

fied grass feed from Ohio and Washington. The last

two seasons’ droughts could have done Providence

in, but faith, hope and a whole lot of love have kept

it going.

What the Websters are providing their kids is

a chance at sustainability. The couple lives by the

premise that food shouldn’t come from a box. All

three kids are involved in the upkeep of the farm,

even naming the animals. The animals may provide

the family with nutrient-dense food, but they’re also

an extension of the household.

“We try to do everything as naturally as pos-

sible,” Webster said. “I really believe that a lot of the

reason people are sick, struggling and unhealthy is

because the foods they’re eating aren’t giving their

body what they need. When your body doesn’t get

what it needs, it reacts. Our vision is to continue to

hone what we’re doing here with the grass-fed dairy

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Down on the Farm

goats and dairy cows.”

The drought has put a financial burden on

farmers all over the country, the Websters included.

Grain that was once readily available is now harder

to come by. The family is currently feeding alfalfa

hay to its stock because there’s no grass. Typically,

the stock would have access to green grass through

October. The hay comes at a cost of almost $30,000

just to get through the winter.

“It’s a lot easier to be conventional when it comes

to farming — just do what has been done the last 50

years — than it is to make a stand and go back to the

older ways of farming,” Webster said. “One hundred

years ago, farmers didn’t use pesticides or chemicals.

They didn’t have the option and they couldn’t have

afforded it even if they did.”

Webster points to small farming practices as

a way for the country to get back to healthy. The

family invites the public to come out and meet the

animals. For them, it is about teaching people that

food-sourcing animals shouldn’t be an afterthought.

There’s Squeakles the goat, Big Bess and Little

“My kids have a love for animals, a respect

for nature and a strong work ethic.”


Bess, the cows, and Maggie the hen. They’re all a part of the Webster

family – human or otherwise. And they’re all part of a growing

sustainability movement that got its start back in 1954 with the

publication of “Living the Good Life” by Helen and Scott Nearing.

Today, its following has grown internationally. The couple finds

inspiration and motivation from Joel Salatin, a well-known author

and holistic farmer from Virginia.

“(Joel) is a big fan of ours,” Webster said. “He’s a pioneer in the

grass-fed movement. He’s paved the way for others and has written

a lot of good books on the subject.” The movement is evident in na-

tional food store chains like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s and people

growing gardens in their backyards.

While the Websters hope to teach others about the advantages of

sustainable living, Jennifer is grateful to share the experience with her

children. “My kids have a love for animals, a respect for nature and a

strong work ethic,” she said. “They know that these animals depend

on them, and we depend on the animals to give us good milk and

provide for us. It’s a relationship. It’s taught them a lot – they see busi-

ness ethics, moral ethics and all those other things.”

The Websters see the farm as a means to educate and make their

community better. The family is always willing to discuss the ben-

efits of sustainability for anyone interested, and hopes that Providence

Farms is just the beginning of the return to a true organic period in

Oklahoma agriculture.

“We never want to force a sustainable lifestyle on people,”

Webster said. “We want people to come to us because they’re inter-

ested. We’re here to answer questions.” For more information visit

www.providencefarmsok.com or call 359-8359 or 240-2626.


Ten years ago, it was impossible for

the average person to make their

own movie — unless that person

was okay with cardboard sets

and laughably bad cameras, or unless they were

especially wealthy. But Edmond filmmaker Kyle

Roberts is determined to bring the movie that’s

in his head into the world, and he’s using some

innovative techniques to make that happen.

“Posthuman” is a teen movie in the spirit

of nostalgic ’80s high school flicks like “The

Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles,” except in

“Posthuman,” the teens happen to be superheroes.

“I’m a big fan of your angsty teen movies. Throw in

some superpowers and there’s no way you’re going

to go wrong with that,” relates Alex Harris, who

plays a goodhearted cheerleader who develops the

ability to stop other characters’ powers. “It’s an all-

around good story and it’s something anyone and

everyone can relate to.”

Harris, an Edmond Santa Fe graduate, found

out about the film through a casting director, audi-

tioned and got the part. “I love stories. I read about

a book a week, so if I can become a story and show

that to others, there’s nothing better,” she says.

The film is about four high school students who

evolve into something greater, but the flick, which

is about to start shooting, is proof that filmmaking

itself has evolved. Today, top-quality cameras are

more accessible, the Internet has provided an

array of opportunities for artists to find support,

and affordable software can create blockbuster-

caliber special effects. To raise the bare-minimum

$50,000 budget, Roberts has

staged two music festivals, used a

billboard, employed social media,

set a benefit banquet, appeared on

TV, commissioned a tie-in comic

book, made a page on donation

site indiegogo.com, whipped up

a variety of promotional art and

participated in a reality show in

Los Angeles. Every attempt gets

him closer to that number.

Roberts is sworn to secrecy about the reality

show, but he can say that it pits filmmakers from

across the country against each other. “I know it’s a

cash prize,” he says, and he promises, “I know I’m

going to give every dollar to ‘Posthuman’ because I

really want to see this thing made.”

He has already made a name for himself with

stop-animation shorts and music videos, and

his work is all over YouTube, but “Posthuman”

is his first attempt at a feature-length, live-action

production. The goal is a 24-day shoot, spread out

over 30 days, making the most of his young cast’s

school breaks.

Collin Place, who plays an unpredictable “cool

nerd” in the shadow of his popular older brother,

is, in real life, a freshman at Edmond Santa Fe.

“He’s got the smarts,” Place says of his character,

one who develops super strength. “He’s probably

the smartest guy in the school, including the

teachers, but he doesn’t get much respect.”

He explains that the abilities the characters

develop, like his strength, Harris’s protective abil-

ity, and other characters’ teleportation and pyroki-

nesis, have to do with what each

character needs or desires. Place’s

character tries to discover the

source of these powers, and he

and the other characters run into

some trouble.

Roberts plans to release

the film online split into about

12 episodes, but release it on

DVD as a full-length film. The

episodes will appear regularly

on posthumanmovie.com and on a tablet app,

and the next week they will appear on YouTube.

Roberts says they may have it in a few fesitvals, but

bypassing the typical indie film fesitval circuit, will

save them $10- to $15,000.

For now, Roberts plans to do all of the visual

effects himself. They shot a “test scene” months

ago to entice investors. They’ve raised just under

$20,000, and they’re inching toward their goal.

Roberts explains that they need $30,000 to shoot

the film and $20,000 for postproduction. They’ve

been in preproduction since January. So far, all of

the money has been crowd-raised or from Roberts’

own pocket. Ultimately, he says, great movies aren’t

about budgets, but creativity.

Partly, Roberts just wants to prove that

something like this can be done in Oklahoma. He

explains there are pros and cons to shooting in this

state. One of the hurdles is that if he needs special

equipment he has to have it overnighted from

another state. However, on the plus side, “The

film crews that are here are very talented and they

want to be here,” he said. Although this is his first

feature film, Roberts says about 20 people on his

crew have worked on features.

“We don’t have to wait for Hollywood to

‘green-light’ projects like this,” he says. “We can do

it right here in Oklahoma, as a family.”

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Sometimes life takes you places you nev-

er thought you’d go. Such is the case

with Oklahoma-born-and-bred pub-

lished author, Stefne Miller, who says

the idea of writing never occurred to her until God

led her down that path in a dream.

Miller grew up an Army brat, and lived all over

the United States, from Hawaii to Georgia to Virgin-

ia. She says that life growing up was great, with par-

ents who were always present, loving and attentive.

After graduating high school in Pennsylvania in

1988, she moved back to Oklahoma, a place she al-

ways considered home, to study political science at

the University of Central Oklahoma, with a minor

in public administration. After graduating in 1994,

she had a variety of jobs, including working in chil-

dren’s ministries with her husband and being cabinet

liaison for former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating.

Even though her father had written several novels,

she says she never thought about becoming a writer.

It wasn’t until she had a series of dreams about

the characters in her debut novel, “Salvaged,” that

the idea of being a full-time writer was realized. In

an interview with Gabrielle Caroline

at ModPodge Books, Miller said that

during the first dream, she and God

had a lengthy conversation about the

“journey” the two of them had taken

together thus far. Then He asked her

if she wanted to go on a brand-new

journey with Him. When she woke

up, she knew she’d had a dream of

great importance, so she immediately

wrote down everything she could re-

member. The next night, she had a

dream about a girl standing in front of

a pickup truck, talking to a boy stand-

ing on a patio. The boy kept calling

the girl “Charlie.” Right then, two of

her characters were born.

Every night after that, she had a

dream about people who would turn out to be the

main characters in her first novel. Each morning,

she woke up and wrote down the latest installment,

adding setting and mood, and by the time the

dreams stopped two weeks later, she had the first

six chapters of the book. She just couldn’t bear to let

the story end there, so three months later “Salvaged”

was complete.

Miller has since written three other books in this

young adult series: “Rise,” “Collision” and “Brave.”

She’s also begun another series, with the first book

in that series called “Gifted.” She says that “Salvaged”

and “Rise” are Christian-inspired books. The running

theme in these two novels is faith through adversity.

In some stories, she explains, the faith message might

be emphasized, while in others it is downplayed.

“When I start writing a story, I ask myself if it is a

story that I want to tell or [if it is] a message I want

Dream Come Trueby Sarah Paige Berling

When she woke, she knew she'd had

a dream of great importance.

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to tell through a story,” said Miller. “Once I decide that, it determines the level of

faith in the story itself.”

Miller’s success is growing by leaps and bounds. “Collision” has gone on to be

developed into an independent film, with screenwriter Tracey Ann-Marie Nelson

and director Paul Morrell on board. The story focuses on a Hollywood actor who

falls in love with the daughter of missionaries who live in Uganda. It’s set against

the backdrop of the 25-year war that has gone on in Northern Uganda and their

two worlds start to collide.

“Our next step is to find a producer and/or investors. The movie will be

filmed for the most part in Asheville, NC, and Gulu, Uganda,” explains Miller.

While her stories for older teenagers are inspired by Christianity, she says that

the books themselves are too secular to be popular in the Christian market, and

too Christian to be popular in the secular market, which is one of the reasons she

chose the route to publication that she did. Most authors query literary agents

or try to win contests that promise publication as the prize. And while Miller

originally tried the former, no agent took her on. Instead of letting this discour-

age her, she skipped over the literary agent altogether and went straight for the

publishing company.

“One of the things that all agents consider when choosing authors to repre-

sent is that they have a platform,” she says, “which is basically an audience that is

already built up and ready to purchase your book once it is released. I felt like I

was better served releasing the book and using it to build a platform versus trying

to build a platform without a product. I also understood that due to its content

and the fact that the story didn’t necessarily fit a specific genre, chances of finding

an agent and a publisher were small.”

So Miller took it upon herself to approach a small publishing company, Tate

Publishing. She explains that small publishers tend to be more open to new au-

thors and more willing to take chances. The downside, though, is that there is

little to no visibility. There were no advertising campaigns for her books. In order

to make up for this deficit, she’s had to be an avid self-promoter.

It worked. Last year, an agent queried her, wanting to represent her. But she

eventually turned them down because, “They wanted me to severely sanitize my

stories to better fit the guidelines suggested by Christian publishers,” she said.

However, she says it was great to have validation that she was, in fact, a writer.

Miller has this advice for new writers: “Believe in yourself and never give up.

Research the industry. Know it well so that you will understand your options.

Surround yourself with other writers. Nobody else can or will understand your

passion or what all is involved in pursuing your dream. And don’t stop writing.

As soon as you do, your mind will start flooding with doubt.”

For more information about Miller’s work visit www.stefnemiller.com or

www.cabotandkei.wordpress.com.

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Name: Staci Patton, Salon Owner

What were you like as a kid growing up in Edmond?I was busy! My mom started me in dance at 3. I also got into power tumbling. But my athletic passion was BMX racing. I raced BMX (Bicycle Motocross) for 11 years. I won quite a few titlesin my age group and finished top 10 in the country most of those years. I even finished 5th in the world as a 16-year-old and 7th in the world as a Junior Elite. I had sponsors that would send me to at least 15 nationals a year, so I missed school frequently.

So you've traveled all over the country? What have been your favorite places to visit?I have! I've even been able to travel over seas a few times. A favorite would be Jackson Hole, WY. My team went white water rafting down the Snake River and camped out for a few days in our RVs. Argentina and France are neat places too. I just love to travel. How did you transition from being a BMX racer to a hair stylist?I've always had a knack for hair and nails, so after my hairstylist encouraged me to do so, I attended cosmetology school while I was a junior and senior in high school. I graduated when I was 17 and had my first career job two weeks later!

And now you own a salon?I sure do! I opened S Studio Salon eight years ago. I was only 20 and had been doing hair for two years. Recently the salon moved to a new location, which I designed with my contractor. I have so much fun as a business owner. Oklahoma is a wonderful place for it.

What do you like to do in your spare time?I enjoy healthy cooking, running and cycling. I ran my first half marathon in November of last year. I'm also a contributor on the health and fitness blog Runhers.com.

How do you stay motivated to work out and eat right? Any tips?It's a lifestyle choice. It's so much easier to keep a regular schedule of workoutsand food choices instead of having to start over and over again. I have found a boot camp I love and have been going three days a week at 6 a.m. since February 2009. As far as eating right, I don't follow diets or the next eating trend. I like to be active so I need to fuel my body to perform.

What is your favorite go-to healthy meal to make?For dinner, grilled cedar plank salmon with mixed veggies. It's quick and so easy. Depending on the mood, I'll use pesto on the salmon, other spices or a brownsugar and spice mixture that my friends swear is the best salmon they've ever had.

Do you have any children or pets?I have five chihuahua fur babies - three of themwere rescued. They are all girls and so sweet!

What are some items on your bucket list?Oh goodness...Ultimately I want to travel the world. I love culture, so no matter where I end up I want to experience what that culture has to offer. I'm passionate about learning and educating and I would love to be aneducator in my industry.

Describe a typical day in the life of Staci.Alarm: 5:15 a.m. Workout: 6-7. Feed pups, myself and get ready for work. Makepeople even more beautiful than they already are! Come home and relax in thekitchen then on my patio with my wonderful boyfriend. Usually in bed by 10 p.m.

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