http://www.edmondsun.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_127115530.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_127115530.html One of Norman Rockwell’s first paintings for the Boy Scout calendar cover shows a Boy Scout bandaging a puppy’s foot with the mother dog watching. Tue, 06 May 2008 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_127114833.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_127114833.html Not every parent can afford the never-ending expenses of putting their child on a competitive cheerleading team. Catie Mathis, a pom squad member at Edmond Santa Fe High School, wanted to make sure every child, regardless of skill, disability or gender, had an affordable opportunity to perform routines in front of a crowd. Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124234247.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124234247.html In 1999 you could count the number of Oklahoma wineries on the fingers of one hand. Today, it would take you and five of your friends using almost all your fingers to keep track of the number, and each winery has something a little different to offer. Sat, 03 May 2008 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124234149.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124234149.html If I had to choose something in my home that symbolized modern family life, it would not be the computer, the TV or the vacuum. It would not be the washer or dryer or the dishwasher. It would be an item that most of us don’t even own anymore and if we do, we probably don’t use it much. I own two, one to keep and one to lend. Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124233943.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_124233943.html I rolled up my button-fly, loose-legged blue jeans and secured the folds with giant safety pins. Dad’s white dress shirt hung off my shoulders and almost to my knees. Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_122115610.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_122115610.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_120104901.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_120104901.html The three girls arrive at the Edmond Animal Shelter every Thursday at 1:45 p.m., pick up their name badges, choose a colorful leash and find the cutest adoptable dogs to take outside for what looks like recess. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_117232442.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_117232442.html The wind blew off cowboy hats and ripped paper deeds out of students’ hands, but that didn’t keep Northern Hills Elementary third-grade students from claiming their land in an 1889 Land Run re-enactment. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_116131346.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_116131346.html If you love iris flowers then Sadie Hild is the person you need to know. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115160833.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115160833.html The University of Central Oklahoma’s large co-ed cheerleading squad won the national championship at the National Cheer Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championships in Daytona, Fla., April 9-11. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115155801.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115155801.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115154445.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_115154445.html For Orson Sykes, owner of Twist and Shout All Star Cheerleading and Power Tumbling, and Tammy Skinner, owner of Cheers and More, being named “the best” is nothing new. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_110225717.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_110225717.html Sometimes you have to look at things from a different angle. That’s why I was flat on my back on the floor of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque peering up almost two stories to the top of the leg of a brachiosaurus — just one of many exciting exhibits in the “Walk through Time” areas of the museum. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_109114338.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_109114338.html Children whip up healthy treats in the Kitchen Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:41:00 +0000 http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_109114230.html http://www.edmondsun.com/features/local_story_109114230.html A few research studies have shown that marijuana can shrink some cancers and prevent some types of Alzheimer’s. Despite this, medical marijuana is legal in only 12 states.