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April 27 – Regional Track Meet, Cherokee April 29 – Regional Golf, Kingfisher May 1 – Yearbook Order Deadline May 1 – Tri-State Music Festival, 4-6 grade May 2 – Burlington Elementary Track Meet May 3 – No School May 3 – Cherokee Elementary Track Meet May 7 – FFA Banquet, 6:30 p.m. May 9 – Spring Music Program, 6:30 p.m. May 13 – Athlete Appreciation Dinner May 14 – 8th Grade Graduation, 7 p.m. May 15 – Awards Assembly, 7-12 Grade, 9 a.m. May 16 – High School Graduation, 7 p.m. May 17 – Elementary Awards Assembly, 9 a.m. May 17 – Last Day of S... Full story
This year, the Burlington sixth grade class has eight students: six girls and two boys. The class's favorite school activities are playing basketball and learning about science. Their greatest achievement has been mastering the states and capitals. These students are most looking forward to the beginning of summer and moving on to junior high. In their free time, the class enjoys reading, drawing and competing with each other on online educational quizzes. Their teacher, Ms. Jaden Crocker, says...
The spectacular seventh grade class has two girls and five boys. When I asked the class sponsor to describe them, she said they are the most hardworking, outgoing and respectful class she has had in a while. They all agreed that math is definitely their favorite class. They said in their free time they enjoy hanging out with friends, eating food and playing basketball. They are most looking forward to finishing the school year and spending more time together as a class....
Michael Joseph Granados was born in Cottonwood, Arizona, on April 15, 2000. He is the 19-year-old son of Larry Joe and Tracy Granados. He has one sister, Savannah, who also attends Burlington High School. Michael's favorite subject is art. He enjoys drawing and learning animation in his free time. Some of his favorites include the movie "Space Jam," his pet hedgehog and the song "Sweet Victory." His dream job would be to work as an animator. Mike recently used his talents to draw caricatures of...
Burlington juniors recently received their required cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) instruction. Northwest Technology Center Health Careers Certification Instructor Brooke Meyer conducted the class for Burlington students who had not yet received the state-mandated instruction, which also included students from other area schools. According to the Dustin Rhodes and Lindsay Steed CPR Training Act, the state of Oklahoma requires that its students...
Every year at Burlington, science teacher Jennifer Newlin challenges her freshman class to build a Rube-Goldberg machine. A Rube-Goldberg machine is an intentionally complicated machine built to perform a simple task. This year the simple task that the machines were required to complete was popping a balloon. The class worked in teams over a period of two weeks to build their machines using various components such as dominoes, tubing, steel balls, nails, pulleys, toy cars and anything else they... Full story
In small-town Burlington, students are very active in basketball. They have had multiple successful seasons, and Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach for Oklahoma Wesleyan (OKWU) Jack McNickel noticed. In the past Coach McNickel has loved coming to watch the Lady Elks play and said he especially enjoyed watching the younger students come out at half time to provide basketball entertainment for home games. Coach McNickel recruited Tiffany Rieger, a former Lady Elks basketball player, and...
The Burlington junior class, along with sponsor Barbara James, planned and prepared this year's prom centered on their theme "Country Nights." The class used wagon wheels, milk cans, hay bales, sunflowers, Mason jars, a windmill, a watering trough with a fountain and lots of lights to simulate a starry night. The students arrived in style for the prom walk in sports cars and antique pickups. The students invited all of the teachers and the school board, as well as their spouses, for a steak... Full story
Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Wednesday, May 1:Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
We have just finished celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. We had services all week leading up to Easter. It was a great time for the community of churches to get together and worship. It was exciting for Cedar Grove and I to be a part of this. This is also a good time to remember who is lord of your life. Philippians 2:9-11 reminds us, “For this reason God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth – and e...
About a year ago, the Lord blessed Becky with a motor home. When I say, “The Lord blessed Becky,” I don’t mean to imply that I don’t enjoy the gift as well, but this is something my wife has wanted for years and had almost given up hope of ever acquiring. She named her 1993 Winnebago “Iris” because of the beautiful etchings of irises on the cabinet doors, but I often refer to our little house on wheels as “the bus.” Last week, we had big plans to go to Kaw Lake for a couple of days of rest, relaxation, and (for me) a bit of fishing at Coon...
Alva High School students Brandon Mark Bellah, Karson Elizabeth Henke, Riley Jo Laverne Lee and Jada Joy Retka and Freedom High School student Desire Rita K. Filmer have enrolled for the 2019 fall semester at Southwestern Oklahoma State University as part of the first three sessions of the New Student Orientation Program on the Weatherford campus. SWOSU is offering three more enrollment opportunities for high school seniors who plan to attend SWOSU, June 17, July 15 and Aug. 14. Students must apply and be accepted to SWOSU before they can...
OKLAHOMA CITY – National Rx Take-Back Day is this weekend but the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics reminds those across the state that they don't have to wait for an official take-back event to get rid of unwanted medication. OBN Spokesman Mark Woodward said the agency's "Safe Trips for Scripts" program currently has 176 OBN drug disposal boxes in law enforcement lobbies in all 77 Oklahoma counties allowing the public to dispose of old medication throughout the year. “Take-back days have been very successful, but we don’t want people stock...
Graveside services for Larry Ray Thorne will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Ellenwood Cemetery near Sawyer, Kansas. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alva First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Carol Cook Moore officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Larry Ray Thorne, son of the late Lawrence Raymon and Helen Louise (Young) Thorne, was born July 20, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, and passed away April 23,...
Nicki and I spend nearly $14,000 on premiums, deductibles, co-payments, and travel for treatment in an average year. Should universal health care become the law of the land, the private insurance business would take a $600 billion hit. As you might imagine, health insurers are a little worried. In the past, universal healthcare or socialized medicine has been taboo with the fear of panels making decisions of life or death, long waits to see physicians, no choice of treatment, and a shortage of...
I like to think of myself as being a good grocery shopper. I enjoy searching for bargains and saving money without sacrificing the quality of the food my family and I eat. The week I turned 16 years old I got a job in a grocery store, where I worked for over a year. On Friday afternoons after school and all day on Saturdays I sacked groceries. On Tuesday afternoons I got to fill in for the “produce man” who had the day off. That brief job that I had years ago hardly makes me an expert on groceri...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University head men’s basketball coach Shawn Dirden has resigned his position to become an assistant coach at a NCAA Division I institution, Brad Franz, director of athletics announced Wednesday. During his three seasons as the head coach of the Rangers, Dirden compiled a 42-42 overall record. Dirden led the Rangers to a 22-7 campaign in 2017-18, the fifth best season in Northwestern basketball history. The 2017-18 Rangers earned their first postseason berth as a NCAA team and reached the Great American Conference to...
Marshall's Old Timers: 78 ½ wins, 45 ½ losses Rollin Good Times: 78 ½ wins, 45 ½ losses Schuesslers: 76 wins, 48 losses Pony Boys: 69 wins, 55 losses Ten Pin Oil Men: 63 ½ wins, 60 ½ losses O-Bar: 60 wins, 64 losses Knights of Columbus: 56 ½ wins, 67 ½ losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game: John Cook – 246 High Scratch Series: John Cook – 704 High Hdcp Game: Rick Anderson – 278 High Scratch Series: Rick Anderson – 768 Women/Individual High Scratch Game: Kayanna Williams – 238 High Scratch Series: Kayanna Williams – 583 High Hdcp Game: Amb...
Kindsey Ely, president and senior financial advisor for ENJ Financial, presented the program at the April 19 meeting of the Woods County Retired Educators Association (WCREA). Ely was accompanied by Meagan Caldwell, insurance advisor for ENJ Insurance Professionals. Ely initially worked as an advisor for Edward Jones and Wymer Brownlee before opening her own practice in May 2016. Ely talked about estate planning, understanding taxes and the need to update trusts every five years. She and her... Full story
Northwestern Oklahoma State University junior Ethan Sacket presented his research paper at the Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International Conference in Chicago recently. The Aline native authored the paper titled "The Impact of Marshallese Migration on Northwest Oklahoma." He presented the paper within the Business, Society, and Government division. Sacket said that when he first learned about the opportunity to present at the conference he knew exactly what topic he... Full story
The Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) Woods County Resource Management Committee, chaired by Grow and Share OHCE, hosted a fifth-grade Earth Day Poster Contest. A first, second and third place winner was selected in each class. The first place prize was $10, second place was $5 and third place received $2. An overall winner was selected out of the first place contestants and was given an extra $5 prize. Mr. Hamilton's class winners were: 1st place Kaylee Sims, 2nd place Katelee...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Oklahoma Baptist was well-represented as Great American Conference tennis awards were presented Thursday night at the league's annual championship banquet. Headlining the night for OBU was Kim Moosbacher, who was named GAC Women's Player of the Year in addition to earning First Team all-conference honors in a unanimous vote of the league's coaches. Joining Moosbacher in receiving All-GAC accolades were Alex Bowers and Tahlia Walsh, who were voted to the Second Team....
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The third-seeded Lady Bison swept their way into the Great American Conference semifinals with a 4-0 victory over No. 6 seed Henderson State Thursday afternoon. OBU took the doubles point thanks to quick work by the No. 2 tandem of Madeleine Boepple and Alex Bowers and No. 3 team of Stefy Varon and Tahlia Walsh. Both made short work of their opponents from HSU, winning 6-1. At the No. 1 spot, Kim Moosbacher and Ethne Dowling led 5-2 in their match when the doubles point was secured. The Lady Bison wrapped up the match w...
