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Each year, Burlington students receive points for reading through the Accelerated Reading (AR) program. Fifty-seven students read at least 100 points. Those reaching 200 points were Carleigh Hill (1st), Cash Dotson (2nd), Jackson Feely (7th), Johnny Peters (7th), Kayli Stewart (7th), Lauren Lagos (9th), and Sadie Crusinbery (10th). Emma Schupbach (3rd), Elwina Loewen (5th) and Kevin Kaumans (6th) each received at least 300 points. Two 8th graders – Alyssa, Russell and Rory Olson – made it to...
Burlington FFA had a fantastic year! To start off the year, the freshmen competed in the Greenhand Quiz CDE, and Lauren Lagos was third-high individual and Anna Motycka was the state champion. Also in the fall, the Opening Ceremonies team received fourth place at the state contest. The chapter spent the winter preparing for the state CDEs where they did very well. The Nursery Landscape team received second, the Meat Evaluation team received third, the Ag Communications team received fifth, the...
Burlington 7th-12th grade band and vocal participated in the Heartland Music Festival on April 22. The band performed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and another piece called “Drums of Duruma.” Emily Burnet, freshman, was awarded outstanding musician on the tuba. Other sections receiving an outstanding section awards were the percussion section and the saxophones. The choir performed “Do You Hear the People Sing” from “Les Miserable” and a Hamilton Choral Melody. Marshall Burnet, Brenner Clark, Liberty Bird, Emily Burnet and Anna Motycka re...
Rebecca Lynn Bonham was born in Wichita, Kansas, on Jan. 10, 1999. She is the daughter of Aaron and Heather Bonham, and Tim and Christy Lear. She has eight siblings, four brothers and four sisters. Her future plans include attending Northern Oklahoma College (NOC) and majoring in animal science. Her dream job is to be a veterinarian. She is active in FFA (parliamentarian), FCA (secretary), StuCo (secretary/treasurer), mentoring and vocal. In Bonham's free time she enjoys riding four-wheelers,...
The 2017 seniors have made many accomplishments this year. The senior graduating class has a total of ten students. Jonathan Armbruster is the valedictorian and Kelsi Smith is the salutatorian of the class. Three of the ten are attending college at Oklahoma State University, four other students are going to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and one student will be attending at Northern Oklahoma College. These students will be receiving over $105,000 in scholarships to continue their...
Burlington sixth graders got the pleasure of traveling to the state capitol on Tuesday, May 9. They met with former sixth grade teacher Terry Pederson, whose husband is now a state senator. She was kind enough to get the students introduced in both the house and senate sessions. The students met Sen. Roland Pederson and Rep. Carl Newton. They were shown both the state lounge and the Senate lounge and felt very special. Some mentioned they could just lie down and take a nap. After lunch on the...
The Burlington spring program organized by director Kiley Feely was full of entertainment. The pre-K through third grade performed "Disney: The Movies, The Music." The students were dressed in many different Disney costumes and sang selections from many different Disney movies. The fourth through sixth grades sang "My Lord" and "Peace Like a River, Kum ba Yah" and the elementary band played "Dragon Slayer" and "March of the Romans." The seventh through 12th grae vocal students sang "Do You Hear...
This year at the regional track meet, Burlington had four students place and three advance to state. Kutter Jewell qualified in the 110 meter hurdles, Emily Burnet in the shot-put, and Anna Motycka in the 200 meter dash. Stephanie Croft also placed in the 100 meter hurdles. On May 5, the three qualifiers competed at the state track meet. As freshman, these three students are still very young and have many more years to get that gold....
Burlington School took three vocal ensembles and one solo to the state competition in Shawnee. Each of these earned a 1 at district competition for the opportunity to compete at state. The men's quartet – including Jonathan Armbruster, Gabe Stewart, Marshall Burnet and Brenner Clark – received a 1 for their performance of "Ghost Ship." Also competing was the mixed ensemble – Rebecca Bonham, Bayli Hyde, Hailey Dotson, Emily Burnet, Jonathan Armbruster, Marshall Burnet, Brenner Clark, Gabe Stewa...
Burlington elementary students participated in the Tri-state Music Festival on May 3 in Enid. The elementary concert band received a 2. Band solos all received a 1: Keianna Sorto (flute), Ranee Russell (piano), Cade Smith (piano), and Ada Brown (trumpet). Jonathan Peffly and Trevor Hankey received a 1 on their baritone duet. Woodwind trios included a clarinet trio with Lukas Landrum, Emily Klippenstien and Haley Jantz receiving a 1 and a woodwind/alto sax trio with Zane Willard, Hailey...
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...
Lew Wallace published his novel “Ben-Hur: A tale of the Christ,” considered by many the most influential Christian book of the 19th century. It has never gone out of print. The story tells about a young Jewish nobleman named Judah Ben-Hur. Amy Lifson, writing for Humanities magazine, said that writing the book had a major impact on Mr. Wallace’s life. “As Ben-Hur guided readers through the scenes of the Passion, so did he lead the way for Lew Wallace to believe in Jesus Christ.” Wallace s...
Grace and Faith Fellowship, 420 E. Church St., invites the public to join them in a celebration of Jesus and His goodness. Terrell and Beverly Glaze will ministering the uncompromising Word of the Living God with anointed singing, preaching and testimonies Sunday, May 14, at 10 a.m. "Proclaiming Liberty to the Captives" is the focus of this vibrant missionary/evangelistic team. Presenting the Gospel in a way that is both exciting and contagious. Glaze is an anointed preacher, accomplished...
I have to admit, I enjoy preaching from the letters of the New Testament. I’m always learning something new from Peter, Paul, James and Jude. However, after several months of preaching in which we discussed great passages from Acts, Romans and 1st Corinthians, I am really ready to get back to the story of Jesus. When we read Acts through Revelation, we are reading about how the people living within the first century Roman Empire responded to the message of the cross. We need these passages to help us understand how things “work” in the church....
A move to limit the airport manager’s spending authority sparked discussion and a split vote at Monday’s Alva Airport Commission meeting. Oddly instead of stating his proposal out loud, Commissioner Terry Turner passed around papers to other members with his suggested wording of the motion. The Alva City Council recently amended the spending limits for department heads to $10,000, down $5,000 from the previous limit of $15,000. Expenditures above the limit must be approved by the city council or the city manager whose limit is $25,000. The air...
Cooper Sneary of the Alva FFA chapter earned first-place honors in the 2017 Oklahoma FFA Diversified Agricultural Production Proficiency Award area during the 91st Oklahoma FFA Convention May 3. Trabor Mannering of the Thomas-Fay-Custer FFA Chapter and Garrett Slagell of the Hydro-Eakly FFA Chapter earned second and third place honors, respectively. For his supervised agricultural experience, Sneary works in grain and animal production on his family farm in northwestern Oklahoma. "I help with...
Two characters got dropped in the proof-reading of our story on Verleta Eckels honor of being named State Director of the Year for the School Nutrition Association. Eckels was asked about her opinion of outsourcing food service to a commercial firm. When she cited the negative things I put the statement to Eckels, “Sounds like outsourcing is unlikely to happen in Alva?” She replied, “I'm hoping so.” Meaning, she doesn't want to see it happen. However, when the paragraph was printed in the Newsgram it read, “When asked if the outsourci...
The fifth in the series of the Woods County Extension C.A.F.E Lunchtime Learning Workshops, “DIY Chalk Paint,” will be offered on May 18 at the Women’s Building at the Woods County Fairgrounds. Extension C.A.F.E. (Catch a Fast Education) Lunchtime Learning Workshops are held from noon to 1 p.m. and focus on empowering adults through healthy living programs. This workshop is offered at no cost to the public. Participants will learn DIY (Do It Yourself) homemade chalk paint and various finishing techniques, such as distressing, antiquing and w...
Goldbug Gulp and Gallop will start May 31 and last through June 22 at Washington Early Childhood Center. The Woods County Coalition (WCC) will serve 12–1 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This program will serve a free lunch to school age children and provide a fun educational for the duration of the hour. “Our organization is excited to work with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma again this year on this project,” said Alex Mantz, WCC chair. “The committee has worked hard to continue this lunch and find great programming to...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Division of Business recently welcomed 14 undergraduate students and two faculty to its honors society, Delta Mu Delta. The students have completed more than 60 credit hours and maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. This year's business administration majors and invitees to the Mu Xi chapter at Northwestern are student inductees: Cassandra Berry, Cherokee senior, accounting; Desiree Best, Woodward senior; Madeline Bonine, Woodward junior;...
Twenty-two students were pinned Saturday, May 6, during Northwestern Oklahoma State University's first Division of Education pinning ceremony prior to spring commencement. The ceremony recognized the students, individually, who have completed the teacher preparation program. Each student chose a person who was especially supportive during the educational process to "pin" him or her, signifying the student is now ready to be a teacher who, in turn, is supportive to others. Students who were...
For individuals looking to further their higher education, Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Graduate Studies master’s degree programs will continue to accept applications for summer until June 5 and fall enrollment until Monday, Aug. 21. Master degree programs open to enroll in include: Master of American Studies, Master of Counseling Psychology and Master of Education. Final days to register for classes in the summer are June 6 for June only classes; July 6 for July only classes, and June 8 for classes held in both June and July. Fal...
All Northwestern Oklahoma State University locations will begin summer work hours starting Monday, May 22, through Thursday, July 27. A majority of employees will work four 10-hour days from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with Fridays off. In an effort to better serve Northwestern’s prospective students during these adjusted summer work weeks, the following Northwestern–Alva offices will remain open on Fridays: • Recruitment • Business Office • Financial Aid • Registry In addition, one senior level administrator will work each Friday at Northwester...
Marva Lee Nakvinda was born June 2, 1951, in Anthony, Kansas, daughter of Marvin Everett and Tressie (Anderson) Folger. After a few years of farm life in Manchester, Oklahoma, the family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where she graduated from North High School. After graduating, Marva married and was blessed with one son, Douglas. Her family made their home in Enid, Oklahoma. Marva spent Doug's early years as a mother and homemaker. As he grew older she worked several part time jobs before going to w...
With the upcoming Memorial Day celebration come memories of battles on this continent that have helped shape the nation, where our ancestors fought and died to protect our freedoms. It is sobering to think that we would take up arms against each other in the Civil War, but such was the case, and despite negotiations, that war honors the sacrifices that kept the nation together, in hopes that it should never be separated. It is a troubled time again when quotes such as “The only united cause in t...
