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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at 10:10 a.m.; worship at 10:30 a.m. Alva Friends Church is on the corner of College Avenue and Center Street. Avard Christian Church Sunday services are from 2-4 p.m. Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6...
As you know, our country has voted a new president into office. Whether you agree or disagree, he is the elected one to carry out and lead our country, hopefully to make our country great again. I believe this is the cry of Christians who went to prayer seeking God and asking Him to perform a great miracle in our country. Believers and unbelievers alike went to the polls and voted for who they thought was the best person for the job. I truly believe God has had His hand on this election. Christians need to continue to pray for our country and G...
To Adam He said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you ‘you must not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return ....” So The Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the gro...
Many people were honored during the Alva Area Chamber of Commerce Gala Monday evening, Jan. 23. The final award of the evening was for Citizen of the Year. Nominations were requested from the public, and Mayor Kelly Parker announced that Wayne Kinzie had been chosen for the honor. Parker read information submitted by a local resident in the nomination. Wayne and Lynn Kinzie stared a business repairing bicycles and scooters in the 1960s. They began buying wrecked planes and helicopters that they...
The Rialto Theatre in downtown Alva has entertained generations of local citizens. The iconic multi-story building located on the north side of the square was built in 1948 by Homer Jones. Over the years it has undergone many changes. In 1952 the screen was widened to show the new Cinemascope movies. The advent of 3D movies required significant upgrades. A concession stand was added in 1958 and the Silver Lounge, a restaurant, was built in the basement. In 1983 the theater was converted for...
An old friend came back to Alva Monday evening. Ron Frantz first came to Alva 36 years ago as part of the Main Street program to revitalize the downtown areas of Oklahoma cities and towns. Trained as an architect, Frantz worked with over 100 communities in that capacity. He is now at the University of Oklahoma in the school of architecture. He works for the Institute for Quality Communities, teaching students to see the possibilities in smaller communities. As the featured speaker for the Alva...
Greg Highfill, Woods County Extension educator for agriculture and 4-H, was recognized as one of two Distinguished Educator Award winners for 2017 during a luncheon in Stillwater on Jan. 18. "The Distinguished Educator Award is the highest honor given by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service OCES)," stated Dee Cooper, Northwest District Extension director. In recognition of Highfill's achievements, the Woods County OSU Extension Center will be hosting a come-and-go reception on Feb. 8 from...
Noah Place Noah is the son of Aaron and Erin Place. High school activities include Band of Gold, baseball, cross country and Key Club. Activities outside of school include Wichita Impact Baseball. His goal is to attend the University of Oklahoma and obtain degree in music education. The best advice Noah could give to a freshman is "Never second guess yourself and if you want to do something, go for it." His personal philosophy is "If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don't run...
A contributor for the Twin Cities Public Broadcasting Television (TBT) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) online forum called "REWIRE" recently interviewed a Northwestern Oklahoma State University faculty member for his expertise on Sherlock Holmes. During the spring of 2016, Dr. Richmond Adams, assistant professor of English, published his scholarly article titled "No More Greed and Grab: Sherlock Holmes and the 'Decency' of Gentlemen." This work was published in Cinematic Codes Review by th...
Two Northwestern Oklahoma State University locations will be receiving certifications from the Certified Healthy Campus. On March 1, Northwestern-Enid will be recognized with a Certificate of Merit at the awards ceremony in Norman. Northwestern-Alva and the J.R. Holder Wellness Center will receive the Certificate of Excellence for being a healthy campus and as a business. Certified Healthy Campus recognizes campus sites that make a positive impact on the health of employees and patrons. The Certified Healthy Oklahoma Program is a free, voluntar...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s computer science program sponsored a 24-hour livestream in December to raise funds for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Fourteen students, one alumni and three faculty members made the event possible. Evan Vaverka, instructor of computer science; Mark Bagley, instructor of computer science; Tim Maharry, professor of mathematics and chair of the Mathematics and Computer Science Department, helped raised $1,025 to be donated by livestreaming gaming events. The students worked in teams and solo p...
Funeral services for Donald David Canaan, 82, are pending at Marshall Funeral Home of Alva....
Family visitation will be Friday, January 27, 2017, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Alva Wesleyan Church with John Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Center Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Mary Jean was born February 2, 1934, at the farm southwest of Hopeton, the seventh child of nine to Ada (Morse) and Charles...
My New Year’s resolutions include meditation, eating more fish and no bungee jumping. All will be easy to keep, but concerns about seafood contamination continue. DDT in polar bear and mercury in tuna is as factual as climate change and more easily proven. Moderation is the key, but news of antibiotic contamination, especially from Chinese aquaculture farms, has many scientists concerned about the explosive growth of superbugs, antibiotic resistant bacteria. Regulations in this country p...
I started the Alva Boys Choir over 60 years ago and I must say that this is the first time I felt like writing a letter to the editor of the Alva Review Courier. It was Helen Barrett that made me want to write when I learned she passed away. For many years and many, many publicity stories about the Alva Boys Choir, all the concerts, travels many times to Mexico, camping many times at all of the three television stations in Oklahoma City, Helen's publicity of the countless stories in the Courier of all this made such a big success of the sales...
