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The 87th anniversary of Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority was celebrated by the Beta Eta and Xi Gamma Nu chapters and guest Barbara Rockenbach at the annual Founder's Day Banquet held on April 30. Beta Sigma Phi is an international women's friendship network that provides educational programs to its members and opportunities for service to others. Members enjoy cultural and social events and donate to International Funds and local worthwhile causes. Members gathered at the Cherokee Strip Museum Annex in Alva and enjoyed punch and...
Cherokee Outlet Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met on April 12t in the Alva library. After the opening ritual, Regent Piper presented a program on an episode in history in which the Central Intelligence Agency played a critical role. The episode was used as a basis for the 2012 award-winning movie “Argo,” in which the key figure was one known to Regent Piper. The movie depicted a successful clandestine operation by the CIA that rescued American embassy workers who had found refuge in the Canadian Embassy while the...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Whole grain Apple Jacks, cinnamon toast, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Tuesday – Pancake on a stick, maple syrup, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Wednesday – Omelet, biscuit, pineapple, juice, milk Thursday – Whole grain Cocoa Puffs, buttered toast, pears, juice, milk Friday – Pancakes on a stick, maple syrup, sausage patty, pineapple, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Pizza, Italian vegetables, pickle spear, fruit cocktail, milk Tuesday – Tangerine chicken, brown rice pilaf, b...
It was easy to identify illegal narcotics found at a local apartment, according to court documents. Many of them were labeled “contains marijuana, keep out of reach of children.” Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale went to the Aspen Apartments on Hart Street in Alva Tuesday, May 1, after someone reported suspected drug activity there. The caller reported the odor of burning marijuana from the apartment occupied by Joshua Eddy King and Stephanie Ruth King. Dale and Deputy Kyle Fuller went to the apartment complex, parking on the east end. Dale...
Memorial services for Curtis Shirley will be Friday, May 11, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Reverend John Clapp, pastor, Alva Bible Baptist Church officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com. Curtis Lynn Shirley was born to Charles and Cherry Shirley on January 18, 1958, in Topeka, Kansas, and passed from this life at Share Convalescent Home in Alva, with his wife Shelley and family by his side, on Sunday April 15, 2018, at the age of 60 years...
Memorial services for Johnece Ellen Ryerson were held at 3 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Carol Cook Moore officiating. A reception followed the service. Cremation arrangements were 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, Jesus Christ,...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives and the State Senate adjourned the Second Regular Session of the 56th Legislature sine die on May 3. Our final week marked the end to an eventful regular session, which also included a special session as well. As I reflect on this session, a few big moments come to mind. I don’t think any of us will ever forget when tens of thousands of teachers flooded the Capitol building. Because House District 58 is so far from Oklahoma City, constituents tend to be f...
School financing has come full circle since settlers swooped in from the north during “the run.” When there were a lot of families on every square mile, taxes were levied on the local land to finance a lot of school districts with one-room schools taught by one teacher per building and a volunteer board to be responsible. Over the years, state and federal officials said they were going to give some of “their” money to public schools. Now we have very few children per square mile and a local land tax is once again the sole support of this ar...
The Boy Scouts have started letting girls join and are going to change their name to reflect the same. What is really stupid is the boy and girl scouts are fighting about all this. Great job, leaders, teaching young people how to behave as adults. I was reading a little about the code talkers in World War II after seeing this death notice. A Navajo code talker who used his native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died. Roy Hawthorne Sr. passed away last week at 92 years of...
Friday, April 27, 2018 8:37 p.m. Caller advised of a black calf out on State Highway 11. 11:27 p.m. Possible fireworks going off Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:01 a.m. Caller advised of screaming and arguing two houses down. 8:37 a.m. Controlled burn on State Highway 11. 10 a.m. Cattle out on State Highway 14. 12:13 p.m. Roll-over accident. Advised of an arm injury. 12:45 p.m. Fire alarm going off in the 1200 block of Oklahoma. 1:44 p.m. Caller advised they were cleaning out the pool on Noble and there is water running down the street. 1:58 p.m....
5 Guilty 14 Felonies Timothy Ralph Russell, 63, Waynoka: Defendant pleaded guilty on March 7, 2018, to possession of controlled dangerous substance in case CF-16-68. Defendant has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under the custody and control of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, all of said terms of imprisonment suspended pursuant to the rules and conditions of probation entered by the court. Defendant shall pay total fees and costs of $5,740.72. Lynn Elloy Logsdon, 56, Alva: Defendant pleaded guilty March 8, 2018, to distribution...
According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Woods County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Felony Filings Lawrence Andrew Mader, Alva, 31, has been...
Thursday, April 26, 2018 9:07 p.m. Man called to report cattle out. 9:35 p.m. Woman called to check inmate's bail amount. 10 p.m. Man called for warrant check. Friday, April 27, 2018 None. Saturday, April 28, 2018 None. Sunday, April 29, 2018 None. Monday, April 30, 2018 8:45 p.m. Man called about cattle out. Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:30 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 8:45 p.m. Man called about inmate information. 9:45 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. 10:20 p.m. Woman called about inmate information. Wednesday, May 2, 2018...
Two people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Alva. The vehicles collided at the intersection of Oklahoma Boulevard and Seventh Street about 3:20 p.m. Alva Police Officer Ronald Vasquez reported that Beth Ann Towle, 54, of Waynoka was driving a 2000 blue Chevrolet westbound on Oklahoma Boulevard in the inside lane. The driver said she thought the light was green and proceeded through the intersection. Kendra Elizabeth Schnebel, 31, of Alva was...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Cole Eschete, member of the Rock Creek FFA chapter, will lead the nearly 27,000 members of the Oklahoma FFA Association for 2018-19. Members elected the 20-year-old to his presidential position during the 92nd Oklahoma FFA Convention on May 2. Eschete previously served as the 2017-18 Oklahoma FFA southeast area vice president and is the son of Annette and Clay Eschete. Seven additional FFA members will join Eschete on the 2018-19 Oklahoma FFA Association officer team: Madelyn G...
Though he may move a little slower, retirement hasn't changed Gene Dougherty's love of art. After teaching classes in drawing, watercolor and design for 31 years at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, he now uses his skills to create his own pieces. Although Dougherty says he's probably best known for creations in his favorite watercolor medium, he's showing a sample of his oil paintings at the Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva this month. During an interview at the First Friday Artwalk,...
Cathy Costello has five children. All are doing well except number two son, Christian Costello, who has schizophrenia with psychosis and was in a special caretaking unit. On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, his dad, Mark Costello, the recently re-elected labor commissioner, and his mom, Cathy, made their regular trip to visit their son and take him outside the facility for a family dinner at a local restaurant. Inexplicably, during a paranoid, delusional psychotic break, Christian stabbed his father to...
A driver who said he fell asleep woke to a wild ride on Tuesday, April 10. Dakota Shaw Davis, 24, of Weatherford was driving north toward Alva on U.S. Highway 281 South near Harper Road at 5:30 a.m. He told Alva Police K9 Officer John Caviness that he fell asleep. His 2011 black Chevrolet Avalanche crossed over into the southbound traffic lane and left the roadway, striking a road sign. The vehicle returned to the roadway and traveled 257 feet and crossed the roadway before returning to the...
A runaway propane tank caused a motorhome and a semi to collide, resulting in injuries to one driver and a lot of damage, according to court records. The driver who allegedly lost the propane tank is now facing a felony charge in Woods County District Court. Oscar D. Estrada-Marquez, 47, of Clovis, New Mexico, was charged May 3 with leaving the scene of an accident involving injury. This felony is punishable by imprisonment for 10 days to two years, a fine of $50 to $1,000 or both. He was...
Tall and lanky with flowing white hair and mustache, Dick Bixler could be an old west gunslinger. Instead Bixler uses his hands to shape metal into art with meaning. The Pratt, Kansas, resident used to live in Woods County and renewed his acquaintance with several locals during the First Friday Artwalk May 4. Bixler and his wife Nancy live on a farm where his studio is also located. "Our horse comes right up into our studio to say 'hi' and of course, wants a little bit of grain," he said....
Dallas Mayer of Hooker has been showing her work at the Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva since January. She attended the First Friday Artwalk at the gallery to talk with visitors about her paintings. "I really like Alva. It's a very artistic community," she said. Mayer extended her stay in Woods County with a trip to Freedom and the Cimarron River Friday. "It's just beautiful," she said of the river and bluffs. "I went to the city office and asked permission to go out on the old cement bridge," May...
