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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...
Ephesians 4:29, New International Version (NIV): Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Sadly, this lie has been spoken and believed by many, if not all of us. Words are powerful weapons! What we say to one another can either tear down or build up. James, the brother of Jesus, tells us that our tongue is the most powerful muscle in our body. Jam...
There are two types of people (I was originally going to say, “two types of senior citizens,” but that seems like ageism). One kind tells you the same story over and over and simply doesn’t know they’re doing it. The other tells you the same story over and over and simply doesn’t care. We know both sorts of people. I try not to repeatedly use the same illustrations from the pulpit, but I’m sure that regular attenders at College Hill could name a couple of overused favorites. Of course, if I put the repetitious stories at different times durin...
The First Friday Artwalk will be held in downtown Alva tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. At the Graceful Arts Gallery on the south side of the square, visitors may view the Art of the West exhibit featuring Larry Case, Earl Kuhn, Calvin Graybill, Gene Doughtery, Dick Bixler, Mike Wager, Nancy Russell and Paul Bevilacqua. Music will be provided by Jeff McAlpin and David Engle. Refreshments will be served. Several businesses around the square till be open for shoppers. Gallery VIP, a new gallery and frame shop, will open inside the former All Things...
Oklahoma Garden Club Inc. (OGC) members from across the state will convene in Alva this Friday and Saturday (May 4-5) at the Runnymede for the 89th Annual State Garden Club Convention. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, where attendees can pick up their badges and Alva Chamber of Commerce welcome packets. An executive officers board meeting will follow at 3 p.m. The Northwest District Garden Clubs will host a welcome reception at 5:30 p.m also at the Runnymede for all attendees, followed by a banquet honoring life members, scholarship...
Memorial services for Johnece Ellen Ryerson will be at 3 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Carol Cook Moore officiating. There will be a reception following the service. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Johnece Ellen (Houghlin) Ryerson, daughter of the late John Froman and Jessie Hilda (Arnold) Houghlin, was born January 4, 1938, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and went home to be with her Lord and Savior,...
Scientific evidence indicates that a massive asteroid struck the earth 66 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs in what is known as a “mass extinction.” While all non-avian dinosaurs perished, some relatives of modern ducks, ostriches and chickens survived, according to genetic data and fossil clues. Birds and their dino-relatives were among the earliest forms of terrestrial life, the oldest of which is known as archaeopteryx, whose plumage has been re-created based on actual fossil feathe...
During World War II the United States’ fighting forces served in segregated units. In July 1948, however – less than three years after the war ended – President Harry Truman by executive order desegregated the military. Many people in the country criticized Truman for this groundbreaking action. Even the Secretary of the Army (a southerner from North Carolina) refused to comply with the order – prompting Truman to force him into retirement. Moreover, the country’s other military leaders i...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Following a district championship last week with a two-game sweep of Hennessey, the Alva Goldbugs learned their fate for the Regional round when the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association released the regional brackets on Monday. All games were pushed by a day due to rain that moved into the Oklahoma City metro area late Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. The Goldbugs, who enter the round with a record of 22-12, are matched up with No. 9 Atoka in the opening game on Friday at 1 p.m. at Oklahoma C...
ENID, Okla. – A total of 14 Alva High School track and field athletes turned a well-rounded regional meet on Saturday at Chisholm into state qualifiers. The Goldbugs finished the regional in fourth place, while the Ladybugs were in a tie for fourth at the end of the event. Highlighting the Regional meet was Ray Ray Bell as she finished first in both the 800 meter run (2:24.76), by more than four seconds over the runner-up, and the 1600 meter run (5:41.21) by more than seven seconds. Bell’s 800 meter time is unofficially the fastest time in the...
Dale High School is turning its girls’ basketball program over to one of Northwest Oklahoma’s top coaches. Eric Smith will be the Pirates’ new coach after spending the past three years at Class A Frontier. “It’s a chance for me to get closer to my family,” said Smith, whose parents live in Weatherford. Skordle.com first reported Smith’s hiring. Smith, who won two state titles at Alva, led Frontier to the state tournament the past three seasons. In March, Frontier finished as the Class A state runner-up with a 30-2 record. Frontier retu...
ALVA, Okla. – If success is measured in depth of talent, the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo teams have it. Through the rigors of the 2017-18 Central Plains Region season, both Rangers teams finished second overall and have earned the right to take full teams to the College National Finals Rodeo, set for next month in Casper, Wyoming. “It’s a big accomplishment for us,” coach Stockton Graves said. “That was one of our goals at the beginning of the year, and we accomplished that. It’s a step in the right season. It’s a good season...
Spring commencement exercises at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Ranger Field. Doug Van Meter, 1989 Northwestern graduate, 2017 Outstanding Graduate in the Business/Professional area and member of the University's football team from 1984–89, will be speaking at the commencement. In case of inclement weather the spring commencement exercises will be held in Percefull Fieldhouse. Music will be provided by the Ranger symphonic band under the d...
BENTONVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University softball team fell 9-6 to No. 7 Southern Arkansas in its first Great American Conference Championship tournament game of 2018 at Tiger Athletic Complex. Photo Gallery The Tigers (23-29-1) were led by junior Mariah Ewy, who was named to the All-GAC Honorable Mention team and a GAC Elite Scholar-Athlete earlier in the day. Ewy tallied three hits and two runs, while senior Alissa Taylor added two hits, a run and two RBIs. The Muleriders (50-7) took an early 3-0 lead after the first inning and then ad...
GUYMON, Okla. – Southeastern's women picked up their fourth event title this season en route to securing a second-straight Central Plains Regional Championship, while the men earned a fifth-place regional finish. Shelby Whiting kicked off SE's effort in the women's breakaway competition, coming out on her first run with a 3.2. That time brought her back to the finals splitting 8th, 9th, and 10th place in the competition out of 92 competitors. Whiting came back in the finals, but came up short with an illegal catch, taking her out of the c...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech baseball begins postseason play in Enid, Okla. on Saturday, against Southern Arkansas in the opening round of the 2018 Great American Conference Baseball Championships. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. GAME SCENARIOS With a win, the Wonder Boys will advance to play the winner of Oklahoma Baptist and Henderson State. Tech went 2-1 against both teams this season. With a loss, Arkansas Tech will play the loser of Arkansas-Monticello and Southwestern Oklahoma State. Tech took two of the three games against Mon...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Henderson State's Sydney Bonner held Southern Nazarene to just three hits on Wednesday night, but the Reddies' bats could muster just one in their own right, as the Crimson Storm won a pitcher's duel 2-1 in the opening round of the Great American Conference Tournament. There was very little offense throughout in the postseason opener for both schools, as the two teams combined for just two hits in the first five innings and four total in the game. The Reddies (32-24) were able to scratch a run in the second, when a walk from...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Ouachita softball team lost 10-2 to Arkansas Tech in the first round of the Great American Conference Tournament. Ouachita (25-28) is still alive in the double elimination tournament, but they have a long road ahead of them. The Tigers will have to win out to become the GAC Tournament Champions and earn the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament lately this month. This is the second year in a row that Ouachita has been sent to the loser's bracket after round one of the Tournament. Last season, the Tigers fell to N...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The top-seeded Lady Mulerider softball team opened up play with the No. 8-seed East Central at the GAC Tournament Championships on Wednesday and secured the win over the Lady Tigers in a 9-6 final decision. TEAM RECORDS (#7) Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders (50-7) East Central Lady Tigers (23-29-1) PITCHING DECISIONS – GAME 1 W – Victoria Taylor (26-0) L – Jacey Henry (5-9) S – Brooke Ford-Nelson HIGHLIGHTS & HAPPENINGS SAU put up three runs in the top of the first inning to take an early lead over the Lady Tigers th...
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico teenagers joined with students from across the U.S. in a school walkout to support gun ownership. Students from schools in Carlsbad, Albuquerque and Santa Fe participated in the movement Wednesday called "Stand for the Second," which aims to raise awareness of Second Amendment rights. Carlsbad High School student Will Riley had launched the effort that spread to many schools across the country. Riley and hundreds of his classmates walked out about 20 minutes before the end of the school day Wednesday. The 1...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former suburban Kansas City teacher and swim coach has been charged with sex crime with seven youths. The U.S. attorney's office says the nine-count indictment was unsealed Wednesday after 53-year-old James Russell Green, of Blue Springs, Missouri, made his first appearance. He remains in federal custody pending a detention hearing. Green was formerly a teacher at Oak Park High School and several middle schools in the North Kansas City School District and at Blue Springs South High School. Green was also a head s...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man told investigators he splashed a corrosive chemical on two luxury cars because they reminded him of the vehicles driven by people who bullied him in college. Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies arrested 37-year-old Scott Stone on Wednesday. He faces two counts of criminal mischief for causing more than $3,000 in damages. Sheriff's spokesman Danny Alvarez tells the Tampa Bay Times that Stone is accused of pouring brake cleaner or rust remover onto a 2017 Porsche Macan on April 23. About a week later, A...
