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Kessler Kolb was only 2 years old when she first started riding horses. Kessler is in the first grade at Burlington Public Schools, and has won the Champion Barrel Racing title after competing in the Young Gun Rodeo Association. This competition was on Feb. 19 and located in Dodge City, Kansas. Kessler's mom, Krystal Kolb, says on average, Kessler practices four to five times a week and she has three horses named Diva, Dagger and Annie. She has won other titles such as Northwest Oklahoma Junior...
Apryl Burleson, the pre-K teacher at Burlington school, grew up in Tulia, Texas, where she graduated from Tulia High School. Burleson graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle and Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she received three degrees including a B.A. in social work, a M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction, and a M.Ed. in educational leadership. Burleson has been teaching for six years, all of which have been at Burlington. She enjoys working at Burlington because she prefers small towns...
The Burlington boy's golf team started their season last week. They played at Meadowlake golf course in Enid. This year's four golf team members are Ky Smith, JC Crusinbery, Weston Allen and Zane Willard. This will be Zane Willard's first time competing in golf. Ky, JC, and Weston have two to three years of previous golf experience and are ready to compete for another year. The team shot a total score of 456. Ky shot a 93, JC shot a 120, Weston shot a 117, and Zane shot a 126. Brent Rousey has...
Cooper Rockenbach was born in Pratt, Kansas. He is the son of TJ Rockenbach and Jill Christie. Cooper has two older siblings and three younger siblings. He is involved in basketball, FCA, FFA, cross country, and track. In his free time Cooper enjoys hunting and learning new skills. Cooper's greatest accomplishment is overcoming his epilepsy. His favorite thing about Burlington is the community and the towns surrounding it. His favorite quote is, "Think like you are rich, and work like you are...
Two students at Burlington, Mylee and Rylee Sims, both had the opportunity to take photos for the Ag Youth magazine this year. Larry and Mary Peck, the owners and publishers of the magazine, showed them all about livestock photography. The students learned a lot about photography in their time with Peck and his wife, and were thankful that they got to make relationships with others as well. The Ag Youth magazine showcases everything that happens in the FFA each year, and many students look...
Ashlynn Paschall is a senior at Burlington High School. She is the daughter of Elisha and Ross Downing and Brandon Paschall and has four brothers. Ashlynn was born in Wichita, Kansas. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and playing basketball. This year Ashlynn is involved in FFA, FCA, basketball, Student Council, and yearbook. Ashlynn plans to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University and receive a degree in nursing. Her dream job is to become an obstetric nurse. Her...
Joseph Cary (JC) Crusinbery was born in Enid. He is the son of Shawn and Paula Darr and the late Cary Crusinbery and has three siblings. In school, JC's favorite subject is math and his favorite activities are FFA, FCA, basketball, golf, One Act and vocal. In his free time, he likes to hang out with family and friends, golfing, and farming. He feels that his greatest accomplishment is being the class valedictorian. JC's favorite book is "No Easy Day" by Kevin Maurer and Matt Bissonnette" and...
On March 1, the Burlington junior high and high school choirs traveled to NWOSU in Alva to compete in the district vocal competition. The songs performed were "Homeward Bound" and an a capella song, "Bonse Aba," which were directed by Isi Ofiu. The choir received an excellent rating on their performance. The Burlington select choir received a superior rating on their ensemble, as well as seven students who presented solos during the competition. All of the soloists and select choir members are...
Alva Church of God with Pastor Sheryl White Sunday: At 9:30 a.m. Sunday school will meet, with morning worship starting at 10:30. In the evening, the youth group will meet at 5 p.m. This is for students in grades 6-12. At 6:30 p.m. Children's Ministries for K-5th grades will meet. Young adults also meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Bible study will begin at 7 p.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 Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a...
Jesus made a perfect point in Luke 10:25-28 stating how you should love God and how we are to treat one another. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself," (Luke 10:27). The transformation in the human heart is one of the most important aspects to help align the rest of the person with God. The heart is so important that most people will say that the body, spirit and heart are all one. The heart can lead the other two toward alignment as well...
This year's Ministerial Alliance Holy Week celebration will begin with a 6 p.m. service this Sunday evening, April 2, at First Christian Church, located at 821 College Ave. in Alva. Throughout the week, Monday through Friday, a service will be held at noon at First Christian with lunch following. Those with questions may contact the Ministerial Alliance President Nathan Hosier at cedargrove.aok@gmail.com....
The community is invited to attend “An Evening With Jesus Christ: A Musical Tribute to our Savior.” The free event will be at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building, 1467 Thunderbird Road (next to the Alva Rec Center). Musical numbers in the hour-long program will be performed by a number of people familiar to the community: Dr. Karsten Longhurst, choral director at Northwestern Oklahoma State University; Dr. Michael Black, band director at NWOSU; Emily Smith, a vocal education major at NWO...
When we think of forgiveness, we often think about God forgiving mankind of our sins. Sometimes we also think about how God teaches us to forgive others and how good that sounds, until it is time to exercise that teaching! It is so hard for us to forgive someone when they have wronged us. We know that we should, but it is so much easier said than done. It seems that someone wrongs us pretty often, and we feel frustrated and angry with that person when they do. But have you ever thought that maybe God is helping you become more forgiving by...
Team Standings Knights of Columbus – 73 wins, 50 losses O'Bar – 71 ½ wins, 52 ½ losses Dilly Dilly – 67 wins, 57 losses Rollin GoodTimes – 61 wins, 63 losses Holy Bowlers – 54 ½ wins, 57 ½ losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 57 ½ wins, 66 ½ losses The Bowl Movements – 54 ½ wins, 69 ½ losses Livin' on a Spare – 54 wins, 70 losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game Dilly Dilly – 884 Knights of Columbus – 829 Marshall's Oldtimers – 824 Scratch Series Dilly Dilly – 2486 Rollin GoodTimes – 2352 Knights of Columbus – 2315 Handicap Game Dilly Dilly – 11...
When Henry Roth graduated from high school, he enrolled in the City College of New York. While there, he discovered that he had the ability to write interesting stories. An essay he drafted in his freshman English composition class was so good that his professor submitted it to the school’s literary journal, which published it. Roth enjoyed explaining that, regardless of the literary quality of his essay, the professor gave him a “D” in the class because Henry did not adhere strictly to the a...
Does anybody remember the show “The Twilight Zone?” I feel like I might be living a real life example of that show and it is all because of TikTok. If you haven’t been keeping up with our government leaders, they are entertaining a bill that could ban the app TikTok. I’m not here to defend TikTok. I use the app and it has a lot of good things on it. It also has a lot of mule muffins on it as well. You also have to wonder is there really security risks to users? Are the Chinese really getting harvested data on Americans? Is China using the app...
“What’s in your wallet?” A popular credit card spokesperson asks. An article in the Wall Street Journal is about what items people regularly carry on their person. I did a self-inventory and found my cellphone, a small pocketknife, money clip, billfold card holder, handkerchief, key ring, wristwatch, and a Chapstick. Do I need all that for day-to-day activities? Yes, because I have it scaled down based on need. Cell phones are commonplace and it is important to stay connected with our busy lifes...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Work students and faculty joined social work students and practitioners from across the state this month at the Oklahoma Capitol for the 2023 National Association of Social Workers, Oklahoma Chapter (NASW-OK) Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD). Social work students and faculty from Oral Roberts University, East Central University, and the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work from The University of Oklahoma were also in...
Woods County's Industrial Development Authority convened for a special meeting earlier this week. Unfortunately, Brodie Bush could not attend, but the other members – Randy McMurphy, Stan Kline, and Melissa Fisher – were there, along with Bob Baker, who they would later appoint to the board. Joining them was Woods County Economic Development Committee Executive Director Jeremy Zeller. Finances, Outstanding Bills, and Audit The governing body reviewed and approved the finance report and moved on to discuss the audit for the last fiscal year (21-...
The Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC) hired a website designer, set a date for the donor appreciation event, and voted a stipend for the executive director Tuesday, March 28. The special meeting was moved to the seminar room at Northwest Technology in Alva since the regular meeting room was being used for another event. Four members of the seven-member committee were present: Jeremy Eaton, Susan Bradford, Cale Leeper and Randy McMurphy. Absent were Bo Hannaford, Jack Staats and Kay Decker. Before the meeting began, Executive...
He was at home alone that night when the half-expected and dreaded call came. Speaking on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University March 24, attorney Stephen Jones of Enid recounted his reaction when Chief Justice David Russell of the Western District of Oklahoma, said, "If asked, would you represent an individual involved in the Oklahoma City bombing?" About half of those in the audience were too young to have experienced the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Murrah Building and the...
