Mile 103 » In the news http://blog.newsok.com/mile103 Everything Edmond from The Oklahoman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Runners and Cyclists Fight For Piece of Roadway http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/23/runners-and-cyclists-fight-for-piece-of-roadway/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/23/runners-and-cyclists-fight-for-piece-of-roadway/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:26:31 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/?p=309 joggers       bicycle

Edmond runners and cyclists have a lot to say after a story by reporter Diana Baldwin quoted drivers who think they should jog and ride their bikes on the sidewalks.

Here’s some of the readers’ comments to that story:

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Read more Photos from the Oklahoma Tea Party at Mile 103]]> http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/15/photos-from-the-oklahoma-tea-party/feed/ 0 Mayoral Race Tops Edmond Election http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/03/266/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/03/266/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:21:27 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/?p=266 Edmond voters.

Edmond voters.

In addition to the Mayoral election on April 7,  Edmond residents will vote on five propositions regarding changes to the City’s Charter.

Summary of the Five Propositions:

1. Remove the Freeholder language currently in the Charter. A freeholder is a land owner. Currently only those…



Read more Mayoral Race Tops Edmond Election at Mile 103]]> http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/04/03/266/feed/ 0 More Wild Animal Sightings In East Edmond http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/12/more-wild-animal-sightings-in-east-edmond/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/12/more-wild-animal-sightings-in-east-edmond/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:59:14 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/?p=252 I received several calls and e-mails regarding my column on possible mountain lion sightings in east Edmond.

One caller said she has seen bobcats and cougars in the area over the past 20 years. I don’t know if I could tell…



Read more More Wild Animal Sightings In East Edmond at Mile 103]]> http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/12/more-wild-animal-sightings-in-east-edmond/feed/ 6 Are Mountain Lions Invading East Edmond? http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/10/are-mountain-lions-invading-edmond/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/10/are-mountain-lions-invading-edmond/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:18:22 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/10/are-mountain-lions-invading-edmond/ Mountain Lion 

Is there a mountain lion running free in east Edmond?

The answer is a big, fat could be. Harry Hauptman is helping build a home in the Sugar Hill addition near Post Road and State Highway 66. He discovered some tracks…



Read more Are Mountain Lions Invading East Edmond? at Mile 103]]> http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/10/are-mountain-lions-invading-edmond/feed/ 3 Readers Sound Off On Healthy School Snacks and the Wave http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/05/readers-sound-off-on-healthy-school-snacks-and-the-wave/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/05/readers-sound-off-on-healthy-school-snacks-and-the-wave/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:36:40 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/03/05/readers-sound-off-on-healthy-school-snacks-and-the-wave/ E-mail

The school system educates our children in academics but also in life lessons. I think that allowing junk food in the school is the wrong message to send our children when we have an obesity epidemic in our country. We educate our children about…



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David King of Edmond sent this satirical “letter to the editor” after reading about the Edmond School Board’s discussion on student drug testing. King is a life-long member of Edmond.

Dear School Board Members,

Sorry I wasn’t able to attend your meeting,…



Read more A letter to the editor about student drug testing at Mile 103]]> http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/02/17/235/feed/ 0 Hundreds Compete In Frigid 5 Miler http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/02/16/hundreds-compete-in-frigid-5-miler/ http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/02/16/hundreds-compete-in-frigid-5-miler/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:15:42 +0000 edmondblog http://blog.newsok.com/mile103/2009/02/16/hundreds-compete-in-frigid-5-miler/ Frigid 5 Miler 

Hundreds of competitors, 934 to be exact, braved a cold Valentines Day morning to compete in the Edmond Running’s Club Frigid 5 Miler.

Follow this link to find a list of winners in male and female open and by age groups.

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For the most part tornados don’t scare me.

I tease my friends who live out of state that a tornado warning in Oklahoma is a signal to go outside to see the twister.

That’s going to change. Tuesday I was in Edmond…



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A couple of years ago my wife and I enjoyed a wonderful Valentine’s Day treat at Oklahoma Christian University.

The school put together “Valentine Cabaret,” a dinner theater production, if you will. A very nice dinner was served in the airy…



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