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The First Friday Artwalk on Sept. 2 featured several artists. Brent Greenwood of Edmond brought his easel, canvas and paints to demonstrate his style. Greenwood is an adjunct professor at Comanche Nation College in Lawton. One of the classes he teaches is Intro to Drawing. Greenwood explained that drawing is one of his first loves, saying, "I've been drawing forever." The next step was Oklahoma City University and then a tour at the Institute of Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "For the...
A mild summer with wonderful rains has been a key ingredient for making “home grown” entries possible for the Woods County Fair to be held on Sept. 8-10. Home Garden Food Basket is always a popular category among gardeners. This entry consists of a quality selection of five different kinds or varieties of fruits or vegetables. Entries should contain enough of each item for the judge to determine quality. All fruits or vegetables exhibited must be grown by the exhibitor and be in a container such as a box or basket. They are judged on qua...
The Woods County Free Fair will be held Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. This year there will be two special poster contests. This exhibit is open to any Woods County boy or girl who will be in kindergarten through eighth-grade for the 2016-2017 school year. Woods County Oklahoma Home and Community Education is sponsoring a healthy living-themed poster contest. The themes for youth are: Grades K–2: “"How I Exercise,” Entry Class No. A-01 Grades 3–5: “Bicycle Safety,” Entry Class No. A-02 Grades 6–8: “Exercise is...
The Woods County Free Fair will be held Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. Pre-entries are required for poultry, rabbits, horse and the OHCE groups. Completed tags are to be returned to the Woods County Cooperative Extension Center office by Friday, Sept. 2. All poultry and rabbit exhibits must be in place on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. as poultry will be blood tested. Horse Show pre-entries are required by noon Sept. 2 to the extension office. Other entries are to be submitted, with exhibit cards...
Do you have an “ugly” squash, zucchini, tomato or a pumpkin in your garden? If so, don’t toss it away – enter it into the Woods County Free Fair, Sept. 8-10 at the Woods County Fairgrounds south of Alva. The “ugliest” vegetable will receive a ribbon and prize money and will be on display throughout the fair. Junior as well as open class divisions are available both for the young and the older, more experienced fair exhibitors. Entries must be in place by 5:30 p.m. on entry day, Thursday, Sept. 8. Exhibitors may stop by the OSU Extension C...
The Alva Planning Commission will have another chance to make a recommendation on the Integris Healthcare application this week. A special meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at City Hall. When Integris made an application for a healthcare facility in Alva last year, the Alva Planning Commission recommended to not approve the permit, required under Alva Ordinance No. 2014-046. In a split vote, the Alva City Council then turned down the application. Integris made another application this...
Joe Henderson of Duncan is expected to speak to the Alva Arena Authority Tuesday. The group will meet at noon in the board room at the Graceful Arts Building, 525 Barnes St. Henderson will tell the group about the Stephens County arena at the fairgrounds, which has been very successful in attracting events. The authority members will discuss potential site development and onsite evaluation findings with Priefert Complex Designs and possibly take action on that report. There will also be discussion and action regarding management, marking and...
Signing with a new auditor and making an agreement with Northwestern Oklahoma State University for mosquito spraying are some of the items to be considered by the Alva City Council Tuesday. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall. The council will hear brief reports from several meetings held earlier. Then the mayor and the city manager will give reports. The council will discuss and vote on engaging Angel, Johnston & Blasingame P.C. to conduct the fiscal year 2015-2016 audits for the city and the trust...
An executive session and discussion of rail maintenance are on the agenda for the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Northwest Technology Center in Alva. The executive session is for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to economic development, including the financing, structuring, collaboration or the creation of a proposal to entice a business/company to remain, expand, or locate within Woods County. After return to open session, there will be discussion and possible action on...
Anyone who has visited a nursing home can't help but notice a few residents who seem to be "out of it" with lolling heads and closed eyes. However, Kristin Nevarez, activity director at the Share Convalescent Home, enjoys causing a change for many in that state. A former music major at Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU), Nevarez brings her guitar to work. She said, "Each day in my job as activities director, I try to make it around to visit with each resident and bring some fun into...
After 23 years in the child-care industry, Laura Hatcher is edging toward a decision she doesn't want to make. The 51-year-old Antlers resident runs one of the four licensed day-care facilities in Pushmataha County in southeast Oklahoma. But she questions whether she can keep her doors open beyond another year or two because running the business is getting more expensive and difficult. "It's a struggle and I'm working 11, 12 hours a day," she said. "If it continues the way it is, I'm not going...
Parents who are in the divorcing process, people thinking about divorce, concerned friends or family members may attend a Co-Parenting for Resilience class to be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. in the conference room of the Woods County Courthouse. The conference room is located on the ground floor of the courthouse and is accessible through the east entry doors. The class will conclude approximately at 9:30 p.m. The Co-Parenting for Resilience class is mandated to be taken within 45 days for all divorcing parents in Woods County. The...
The Alva Police Department worked a couple of accidents recently involving vehicles and utility lines. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, about 2 p.m. Officer Kyle Hair responded to a call about a vehicle that hit a powerline pole near Church and Seventh streets. When he arrived, he saw the pole had been hit and was on fire. Billy Joe (Joey) Melton, 51, of Alva told Officer Hair as he was pulling out of the alley in his 2013 Ford F3S, his vehicle caught the guywire attached to the powerline pole, causing it to break loose. Melton said he moved his truck so...
Football season is here, and many fans are holding tailgate parties to cheer on their favorite teams. Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) wants to keep your food safe and recommends food safety tips for those participating in tailgating activities. “Roughly one out of six people get sick from food-borne illness,” said Ravi Jadeja, FAPC food safety specialist. “Following simple food safety procedures and reducing food-borne illness can keep many people from getting sick. With tailgating season up...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas on Saturday, and likely will bring fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground. The United States Geological Survey said a 5.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in north-central Oklahoma, on the fringe of an area where regulators had stepped in to limit wastewater disposal. That t...
Four Freedom residents have been charged with drug-related felonies after investigations by the Woods County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. Earlier in the year Woods County Undersheriff Keith Dale was contacted by several Freedom citizens requesting assistance investigating illegal narcotics activity involving several individuals for manufacturing, possessing and distributing illegal narcotics including methamphetamine. In paperwork filed in the cases, Dale states he personally observed com...
Woods County Dispatch received a call from a woman who said a man was holding a gun in her face in Waynoka. Law enforcement had to use other resources to locate the address where police eventually received inconsistent stories. According to court records, the call came in about 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. The caller, who identified herself as Michella, could not give the exact location of the residence. She said the man with the gun passed out, and she didn’t need any help. Dispatch was able to ping the caller’s cellphone activity, whi...
A local business reported vandalism to a sign recently. Brooks Agency, 421 Seventh St. in Alva, reported on Monday, Aug. 22, that someone had damaged their business sign the night before. They showed the sign to Alva Police Officer Jade Cardenas. The numbers and letters had been broken off and were lying on the ground. Mr. Brooks said his brother reported hearing noises around the building about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Damage is estimated at $300. Alva Police took a report of a burglary at Buena Vista Apartments, 1901 College Blvd., durin...
An interesting loosening of inventory controls of Woods County property is the result of an auditor's recommendation to drop from inventory lists anything of less than $500 value. A multi-page list of several hundred items was presented by County Clerk Shelley Reed at the commissioners meeting last Monday. She has the list available for viewing in her office on the main floor of the courthouse. This reporter took a look at the list, and the items removed included things like office chairs, office furniture, staplers, computer accessories, file...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Richmond Adams, assistant professor of English, recently published an article concerning various cinematic and television portrayals of Sherlock Holmes. In Adams’ work, titled “No More Greed and Grab: Sherlock Holmes and the 'Decency' of Gentlemen,” he explores Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective through the Victorian lens of a “gentleman” in three quite different, yet interestingly similar ways across the 20th and 21st centuries. First using the Basil Rathbone films made during World War I...
Dlonra (Dee Dee) Nolan, Enid senior, has been elected as the undergraduate student representative to serve on the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers' (NASW-OK) 2016-2017 Board of Directors. NASW is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world and works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social practices. "I am incredibly honored to...
The Patchwork Friends OHCE group met for its regular meeting Aug. 11 at the home of JoAnne Prewett. Maureen Thomas called the meeting to order and led the group in the flag salute. Prewett gave the devotions from “Streams in the Desert.” Roll call was answered to “Are you computer savvy?” Those answering were Liz Kinzie, Dottie Gatz, Doris White, Dee Mason, Aleta Nolan, Prewett, Janice Litton, Barbara Cue and Maureen Thomas. Pennies for friendship and nickels for leadership were collected. Several members showed their completed fair entries...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Labor Day/closed Tuesday – Whole Grain Rice Krispies, buttered toast, peaches, juice, milk Wednesday – Pancakes, maple syrup, mandarin oranges, juice, milk Thursday – Breakfast burrito, picante sauce, applesauce, juice, milk Friday – Waffle stix, maple syrup, fruit cocktail, juice, milk Lunch Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday – Labor Day/closed Tuesday – Chicken nuggets, french fries, biscuit, carrots, pears, milk Wednesday – Tacos, shredded lettuce, picante sauce, tortilla chips, refried...
On Sept. 19 the Alva City Council is going to consider whether to permit or not permit a major hospital system to open a physician clinic in Alva. Our city leaders must look beyond all the distractions surrounding this issue and not gamble the future of our community and our healthcare on the empty promises of an entity which has outright ignored all efforts by our local hospital to bring their services to work with and in our local hospital. We need our hospital, its beds, its emergency room, its technology, and all of its services and...
Cleo said Monday was a “Labor Day,” and maybe I should actually go do some work. I hope she was joking. Jack and I went to the car show at Kiowa, Kansas, last year on Sunday and I hope we are there as you read this. Have a great time with family and friends celebrating cool weather and rain. This next Thursday, Friday and Saturday is the Woods County Fair. You all come and see Cleo and me, and lots of your friends. Free candy and jokes, and this year is really going to be special because the...
