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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...
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." – Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) What follows is something I...
We’re currently preparing for the third installment of a short series on “Love,” to be presented at College Hill Church of Christ next Sunday. As it turns out, the apostle Paul (whom I am plagiarizing heavily) had more to say about what love is NOT than about what it is. Perhaps the congregation at Corinth was suffering through some of the same misunderstandings as their 21st century brothers and sisters. A casual reading of 1st Corinthians 13 shows a list of nine negative (love is not) maladies compared to nine positive (love is, or love...
The March meeting of the Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society will be held at the Alva Public Library on March 9 at 10 a.m. The program will be “'Dust Bowl Days' told by Mrs. Hendersen of Texas County, Oklahoma,” presented by Rose Blunk. The presentation is based on the book “Letters from the Dust Bowl” by Caroline Henderson. Mrs. Hendersen's story opens the door to understanding the effect the Dust Bowl had on individuals and their families. According to Ken Burns the Dust Bowl was a decade long natural catastrophe of Biblical proportions. The...
Kaden Hensley Kaden is the son of Kamron and Kara Hensley. High school activities include football, basketball, track, class office freshman through junior year, Spanish Club and Key Club. Kaden works for Maddux Farms. His goal after high school is to attend Northern Oklahoma College in Stillwater to obtain a degree. The best advice he can give a freshman is "Respect everyone and always give your best effort." His personal philosophy is "Always give your best." Landry Gaddy Landry is the...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University will observe the traditional collegiate spring break from March 18-22. Classes will resume their normal schedule on Monday, March 25. Administrative offices at all three campuses will be closed Monday through Wednesday, March 18-20. Offices will be open Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March, 22, with regular office hours. The J.W. Martin Library also will be open on March 21-22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. As a reminder to individuals who are interested in attending Northwestern in the summer, enrollment...
Celebration of Life Services for Bobbie "Jean" Graves, age 94 of Enid, will be held Friday, March 8, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Enid with Rev Ted Kuschel officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. in the Preston Hill Cemetery, Freedom, Oklahoma, under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Bobbie was born in Ravenna, Kentucky, to Robert and Sadie (Reed) Estes on June 25, 1924, and passed away in Enid,...
Carol Ann Olson, 72 years old, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. She was the wife of Kieth Olson. She was cremated at her request. Services will be at a later date. Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service in Enid, Oklahoma, is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.stittsworthfuneralservices.com....
Family visitation for JoRhea Lansdown will be at Wharton Funeral Chapel on Friday, March 8, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 9, 2019, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Deb Corr officiating. A private burial will be held under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. JoRhea, daughter of Jewel (Howard) and Reverend John Strutton, was born September 17, 1928, in Glen Rose, Texas. She passed away, in...
New Year’s resolutions rarely take so, Kiwanis Magazine gave me some ideas on what not to do in 2019. Several I had already decided in favor of, the first of which is not leaving voice mails. I’ve discovered a text is quicker because you don’t listen to a lame “leave a message” recording and people, especially Millennials, will respond immediately. More advice: don’t ignore pain. Pain comes with aging but it may mean something is wrong, such as a sudden severe headache, chest pain, swelling an...
Having won the election of 1920, Republicans Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge assumed office as president and vice president on March 4, 1921. Among the Cabinet members President Harding appointed was mining engineer Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce. These three men would serve as presidents from 1921 to 1933 – an era of staunch conservatism in American history. Harding died in August 1923 to be succeeded by Coolidge. After finishing Harding’s term, Coolidge was elected to his own...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Fine Arts Department will present the instrumental concert "Into the Storm," featuring the Symphony Band and the Jazz Ensemble, Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m. in Herod Hall Auditorium on the Alva campus. Admission is free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated. Both bands will play four songs each. Two of the tunes to be shared by the Jazz Ensemble include "Heatseeker" by Larry Barton and "Birdland" by Joshef Sawinul. During the Symphony Band'...
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University leading scorers Bailey Brown and Kalea King added some post season honors to their resume’s Wednesday evening as the pair were recognized as All-Great American Conference Honor Mention recipients. The announcement of the All-GAC teams were made Wednesday in Bartlesville on the eve of the 2019 GAC Championship Tournament. The Northwestern women are making their first ever appearance in the tournament when they face Southwestern Oklahoma State tomorrow at 5:45 p.m. Brown’s recog...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball needed an early comeback Wednesday afternoon and the bats responded as the Rangers completed a season sweep over Northeastern State in Tahlequah, 11-7. The Rangers found themselves in an early 6-1 hole of the second inning. The first run of the afternoon for Northwestern came in the top of the second when Johnnuelle Ponce sent a ball over the wall for the first of two homeruns in the game. Ponce’s second homer of the afternoon was a two-run shot that came in the top of the fou...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball needed an early comeback Wednesday afternoon and the bats responded as the Rangers completed a season sweep over Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 11-7. The Rangers found themselves in an early 6-1 hole of the second inning. The first run of the afternoon for Northwestern came in the top of the second when Johnnuelle Ponce sent a ball over the wall for the first of two home runs in the game. Ponce’s second homer of the afternoon was a two-run shot that came in the top...
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers softball team continued to battle against the No. 3 ranked team in the nation Southern Arkansas on Saturday as they dropped both games of a doubleheader. Madison Friest had two hits as the only Ranger to record more than one hit in the first game, while Ashlie Green recorded a hit of her own with a two RBI double. Lindsey McElroy drew two walks to reach base in both her at bats of the second game. Game 1 SAU came into the first inning with hot bats as they lead led the game o...
ALVA, Okla. – For the first time since becoming eligible for postseason play as an NCAA program, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s basketball team will take rival Southwestern Oklahoma State in the Great American Conference Championship Tournament. The longtime foes will face off in the tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at 5:45 p.m. inside Bruin Fieldhouse in Bartlesville. A watch party will be held in Perceufull Fieldhouse, hosted by the Northwestern Student Government Association. Northwestern (12-17, 9-13) ent...
Marshall's Old Timers: 61 ½ wins, 34 ½ losses Pony Boys: 60 wins, 36 losses Rollin Good Times: 57 ½ wins, 38 ½ losses Schuesslers: 57 wins, 39 losses O-Bar: 47 wins, 49 losses Ten Pin Oil Men: 45 ½ wins, 50 ½ losses Knights of Columbus: 45 ½ wins, 50 ½ losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game: John Cook – 244 High Scratch Series: John Cook – 645 High Hdcp Game: Tony Ishmael – 270 High Hdcp Series: Tony Ishmael – 761 Women/Individual High Scratch Game: Amber Bosch – 195 High Scratch Series: Amber Bosch – 530 High Hdcp Game: Glenda Lewis – 260...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Fine Arts will present the Masterworks Concert "Music and War," featuring the Concert Choir, Chorale and Singers, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the Enid Symphony Recital Hall, 301 W. Broadway Ave., and on March 12 at 7 p.m. at the Alva Church of the Nazarene, 728 College. Both concerts are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated. Max Ridgway, adjunct instructor of music, will be a special guest guitarist for the evening. He will be...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A car discovered in an Oklahoma City-area lake may be connected to the bodies of two males discovered there recently, authorities said Thursday. The body of Kelvin Perez-Lopez, 18, was discovered on Feb. 23 in Lake Overholser, a 2.34-square-mile (6-square-kilometer) lake in far western Oklahoma City along the border with Bethany. On March 2, the body Jordan Vladimir Chaj Gonzales, 19, was discovered in the same lake. On Tuesday, a third male body was discovered in a wooded area near the lake and police said they are w...
ENID, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of a man killed and another wounded in an explosion at a salt water disposal site in northern Oklahoma. The incident happened southwest of Enid on Monday night. The Enid News & Eagle reports the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office family assistance coordinator Eddie Johnson says the deceased is 32-year-old Javier Varraza. Johnson stated blunt force head trauma was the cause of the accidental death. Acting Garfield County Sheriff Jody Helm says the injured man is Randall Fite. He was moved t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the life prison sentence of a 42-year-old man convicted of shooting a rival gang member to death. The court returned the ruling Thursday to Eric Tyrone Bradford, who was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in Tulsa County in the April 30, 2016, shooting death of 37-year-old Daniel Watashe. Prosecutors alleged Bradford, a member of the Hoover Crips street gang, "stalked" Watashe before fatally shooting him. During an August 2016 preliminary hearing, two witnesses t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of flu-related deaths in Oklahoma this season now stands at 51. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Thursday that nearly half of the deaths have come in northeastern Oklahoma with 15 in the region and 10 more in Tulsa County, which is tabulated separately. The department reports more than 2,000 people hospitalized with influenza since the start of the flu season on Sept. 1. There have been 34 deaths among people 65 or older, 10 in the 50-64 age group, six who were between 18 and 40 and one who was b...
