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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...
Over the last month, a video has surfaced, and gone viral, of a man cutting up his AR-15 with a chop saw. His point was that he was going to destroy this weapon so that it could never kill anyone. With the weapon cut up into pieces, it was now incapable of being used to take a life. It was, at least according to him, destroyed. This weapon was rendered incapacitated. This has nothing to do with gun control, and I do not want anyone to draw a connection between what I am about to say and the gun debate. I use this image, because that is exactly...
On Tuesday of this week, I had the honor of teaching on Jesus’ trial before Pilate and the Messiah’s eventual execution on the hill of Golgotha. Though we didn’t have the time to go into great depth concerning each of the things Jesus said while on the cross, we did get to notice a few of the “last words” of the dying Savior. The utterances that demanded my greatest attention are usually listed early in the list. Perhaps hours before Jesus cried out to the Father “Why have you forsaken me” or admitted his physical thirst, declared the...
The Alva Regional Airport has a new manager. Tyson Tucker is getting up-to-speed on his responsibilities. During the airport commission meeting Monday, he reported fuel sales in March were up about $6,000 from February. March sales totaled $22,112.39. Tucker explained entries on the fuel report for ruck transfer and tank calibration were from pumping fuel and then replacing it during OCC tank calibrations. During a runway project at the Woodward airport, the forestry service moved their firefighting planes to Alva for about a week. Tucker said...
As of 4 p.m. Thursday, all four Woods County incumbents had filed unopposed for re-election. Filing continues until 5 p.m. today. Filing with the Woods County Election Board on Wednesday were John Smiley, District e Commissioner; David Hamil, District 1 Commissioner; Renetta Benson, Assessor, and David Manning, Treasurer. The Oklahoma Election Board website shows Democrat U.S. Representative for District 3 Frank Lucas has filed for another term on the Republican ticket. On Thursday Murray Mark Thibodezux of Tulsa filed as a Democrat in...
Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society guest speaker Virginia Downing will present “Whatever Happened to Your Civil War Veterans” on Saturday, April 14, at 10:30 a.m. in the Alva Public Library. Over three million of our ancestors fought in the Civil War. There were 2,213,363 in the Union and 1,050,000 in the Confederate Army. There is a probability that your ancestor fought in this great war. What happened to them after the war? Did they come home or did they go missing? There are many records making this a unique and rich genealogical res...
The Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association will recognize six Outstanding Graduates during the annual Spring Reunion Banquet on Saturday, April 28 at 6 p.m. The honored alumni include Tim Rundel, class of 1993, Arts category; Doyle Hill, class of 1968, Business/Professional category; Michael Mitchel, class of 1970, Education category; Cynthia Rock, Class of 1988, Humanitarian category; Natalie Evans, class of 2016, Ranger Recognition category; and Judy Wolgamott, class of 1967, Ranger Spirit category. All alumni, community and friends...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University alumni, friends and community are invited to attend “Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie” on Tuesday, April 17. The event will take place at the David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid starting at 7 p.m. as they host Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Hosted by the Greater Enid Northwestern Alumni Task Force and the Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association, “Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie” is an opportunity for alumni and friends of the university to cheer the Ranger baseball team. Those in attendance will enjoy f...
Funeral services for Eva Lee Chambers will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Louis Garcia officiating. Interment will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lawton under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. The casket will remain closed. Eva Lee Chambers, daughter of the late Carl Julius and Lily (Dickey) Brohammer, was born July 6, 1930, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and passed away April 8, 2018, at Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years, 9 months...
Funeral services will be Saturday, April 14, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at Hopeton Wesleyan Church with Reverend M.L. Hadsell officiating. Burial will follow in Freedom Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. Family visitation will be Friday, April 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.artonfuneralchapel.com. Linda Marie, daughter of Georgia Rose (Munson) and Charles Lloyd Armantrout, was born on July 31, 1950, in Alva, Oklahoma. She met Jesus her Savior face to face on...
“Today’s kids are too stressed.” We hear that with each succeeding generation. The stressors today are not that different from those of a century ago if you look at the classic pressure to succeed. But now we add the crazy-busy schedule that seems the norm and the stranglehold that technology imposes. It’s hard to shield kids from the unexpected when they know the minute something happens. As Kate Hurley, adolescent psychotherapist from L.A., says, “The landscape of fear has changed....
Daily life and the pressure of just thinking about the future can make planning for your retirement seem daunting. However, there are opportunities to calm these apprehensions. That’s why the Oklahoma Insurance Department is supporting the National Retirement Planning Week 2018. This week, I am recommending you make a conscious effort to focus on your financial needs in retirement no matter what life stage you’re in right now. It is possible to retire on your own terms if comprehensive plans are properly developed and implemented. Simple thi...
American novelist and short story author Frederick Schiller Faust was better known to readers of his works as Max Brand. Faust, however, also used other pseudonyms because he wrote so much. Brand specialized in writing western stories. One of his most popular works was “Destry Rides Again,” published in 1930. The novel spawned three movie versions (starring Tom Mix, Jimmy Stewart and Audie Murphy), a Broadway musical and a television series. Brand not only wrote westerns, but he published boo...
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. – There wasn’t any problem scoring runs for the Alva High School baseball team on Thursday afternoon in a windy Midwest City as the Goldbugs split a pair of games on opening day of the 2018 Bill Tipton Classic. The classic is a three-day event hosted by Carl Albert High School, with other sites at Shawnee High School and Bishop McGuinness High School. Alva started the afternoon suffering its third straight loss this week with a 15-11 outcome to Class 4A Weatherford in five innings. They quickly rebounded as they took on Anad...
KIOWA, Kan. – For the second time in as many meets, the Alva High School girls track and field team return home with a third-place finish, while the boys finished fourth, at the South Barber Invitational in Kiowa, Kansas, on Tuesday. Earning top marks as individuals were Reese Martin and Dawson Manning in the boys meet, and Ray Ray Bell continues to dominate with a first-place finish in the 800 meter run. The Ladybugs had two relay teams earn the top spot in the 4 x 400 and the 4 x 800 meter relays, while the boys also picked up a first p...
GOODWELL, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball took to the road Tuesday as they wrapped up a tough stretch of five games in three days with a non-conference doubleheader against Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The Rangers exploded for 15 runs and got a strong performance on the hill in the opener to win 15-3 but were stymied offensively in the second game as they fell 7-1 to split the day. Game 1 A day after the Rangers finished a Great American Conference series win over SNU, starter Nick Llorente knew he needed to give the bullpe...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State baseball team will honor 11 seniors during this weekend's series against Ouachita Baptist. The seniors that are to be honored at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon are: Tyler Bernhardt, Watonga; Matthew Bickford, Braintree, Massachusetts; Collin Fouts, Alva; Blake Jones, Salina, Kansas; Cody Jones, Alva; Nathan Kane, Harrison, Arkansas; David Sanchez, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Britten Shuck, Seiling; Jorin Van Amstel, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Nathan Weatherly, El Paso, Texas; Walker Wharton, Ben F...
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State got a much-needed win over Southern Nazarene Sunday night as they took down the Crimson Storm 5-4 at Myers Stadium. Walker Wharton threw six strong innings but settled for a no-decision after the Storm rallied for three in the 7th. But the Rangers were unphased as Judah Zickafoose picked up the go-ahead base knock in the 7th to give the Rangers the Game One victory. Fresh off being named BlueSky Media Ranger Athlete of the Month, centerfielder Johnuelle Ponce continued to impress as he launched his s...
FORT SMITH, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team wrapped up day one of the 2018 UAFS Hardscrabble Invitational in eighth place after a two-round total of 606 (300-306). The Rangers entered the final round of the event just 11 strokes back of the top five teams on the leaderboard and sought their third consecutive top-five finish during tomorrow morning's third round. Sophomore Parker Rehorn got things started for the Rangers during the first round with a one-under round of 69, while freshman Ben Snelgrove continued his stellar...
ALVA, Okla. – Breakaway roper Taylor Munsell has a Monster of a story. That’s because her horse, Monster, has been through quite a bit and was the driving force for her victory this past weekend at the Garden City (Kansas) Community College rodeo. The two put together two solid runs – 2.1 seconds to win the opening round and 2.8 seconds to win the championship round – to claim the title. “I knew I had to do really good to move into first in the region, so I went in with the mindset of trying to win the first round,” said Munsell, a junior at No...
ALVA, Okla. – There are heavy chances for rain on Friday in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where the Northwestern Oklahoma State softball team is scheduled to play a four-game series with Ouachita Baptist, but it has been pushed back a day where the series will now be played on Saturday and Sunday. The games this weekend were originally slated to be played today and Saturday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and on Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. The new days of Saturday and Sunday are now scheduled to start at different times at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1...
BETHANY, Okla. – It was a crazy day in Bethany Saturday as Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene battled it out in the first game where the Crimson Storm came out on the winning side, 1-0 in a long 14-inning game while the second was suspended due to darkness in the top of the sixth. Game 1 The first game of the series was a tough one for the Lady Rangers and pitcher Madison Garza as she would throw upwards of 190 pitches in the complete game. The senior from Edna, Texas, gave up just one run on nine hits and recorded an a...
BETHANY, Okla. – Picking up where they left off yesterday, Northwestern Oklahoma State prevailed in Game Two of the series, 8-5 over Southern Nazarene. Following the continuance, the Rangers were defeated in both games by the Crimson Storm, 3-6 and 1-4. Game 2 of Series (Suspended Game) Picking up in the sixth inning of the suspended game of yesterday, Northwestern got started early scoring four runs in the top of the frame with the first score coming on a wild pitch, plating Peyton Garrett. A single by Madison McGraw scored Jordan Sutton, w...
FORT SMITH, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State women's golf team wrapped up the opening two rounds of the UAFS Hardscrabble Invitational in seventh place after posting rounds of 346 and 349 for a 695 total. One week removed from posting the school's record low score of 318, the Rangers faced a much stiffer test on Monday at Hardscrabble Country Club. The ladies remained consistent all afternoon as juniors Kelsi Wilson and Rylie Eller posted the team's best total at 172. Wilson posted rounds of 87-85, while Eller followed suit with rounds o...
