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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...
“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV) Our eyes can deceive us. Have you noticed that, when driving, the road ahead looks as if it gets smaller and smaller? Obviously we know it doesn’t, but it sure looks like it does. Many people have burned up electric motors because they didn’t have the right kind of extension cord. Just because it looks like it's bigger doesn’t mean it can handle the right amount of power. Goliath thought he had the battle won when this teenager walked out to battle with no sword or shield and...
What in the world would make an otherwise intelligent (and handsome) man in his mid-50s drive more than five hours to watch an event that lasted less than 15 minutes? You may have guessed it. There was a grandchild involved! And, judging from the number of other grandfatherly looking guys in attendance, it must have been the right thing to do. This particular event featured a vast array of elementary-aged kids, including several first graders (some who came from even farther away than Becky and me for the chance to run through the puddles in...
Family Day at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15. The annual event brings families to campus where they can take tours, purchase Ranger gear, shop for tuition scholarships and attend a Ranger football game. Families are invited to visit the Alva merchants to “shop for tuition” to register for a $500, $300 or $200 tuition giveaway for the spring semester of 2019. “Shopping for Tuition” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. Families can reg...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Study Abroad Committee has its sights set on taking a tour group to Italy in May 2019. Study abroad trips are not only for Northwestern students and employees but are open to community members as well. Spend 10 days abroad, earn college credit and experience something new. With comfortable walking shoes the travelers can take to the streets of Italy’s most fascinating cities – Venice, Florence, Assisi, Sorrento and Rome. From Venice’s endless canals to each Roman piazza, Italy has no shortage of awe-ins...
Donna was born June 27, 1950, to Boyd Leroy (Tarp) and Bobbie (Estes) Graves, in Alva, Oklahoma. Donna started school in Waynoka, completed the eighth grade at Farry and graduated from Alva High School in 1969. She entered into marriage and to that union two children were born, Kathina Beagley and Clint Beagley. Donna married her beloved husband, Jerry Koehn, February 19, 1982. They blended their families making them a family of six, adding Kimberly and Kelly. They also raised their grandson,...
Emil Joseph "EJ" Blue, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2018, in Plano, Texas, due to complications suffered from a stroke. EJ was born on October 27, 1948, to Emil Morris Blue and Doris Wright Blue in Alva, Oklahoma. He was raised in Alva and graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1970 with a degree in psychology. EJ married Stacy Lyne Kebert on July 26, 2000, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and she survives him. He is also survived by a sister, Susan Grode and husband, Dr. Tim...
Graveside services for Melvin "Tubby" Brooks will be 11 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2018, at the Carmen City Cemetery with Rev. Kirk Board officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Melvin Lee "Tubby" Brooks, son of the late Joseph Orval and Jennie Marie (Jenlink) Brooks, was born November 7, 1915, at the family homestead south of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and passed away September 4, 2018, at Alva, Oklahoma, just a few months shy of his 103rd...
Gas prices have escalated to $2.84.9 in Alva, a $.60 increase this year. My dad said gas prices always increase at Labor Day and during wheat harvest. We know that crude oil prices have risen from $45 to $70 during this same period. The days of $100 per barrel may be only a fond memory but the healthy global economy combined with shortages of crude stock in some markets have given oil analysts hope for a rebound in exploration and exploitation of existing deposits. I have received a copy of a re...
As we saw last week, Democrat Harry Truman won the presidential election of 1948 even though he failed to carry four states in the South. In the 11 former Confederate states, Truman garnered 87 electoral votes and fellow Democrat Strom Thurmond, running an independent segregationist campaign, received the region’s other 39 electoral votes. Republican nominee Thomas Dewey got none. At that time, most southern white voters could not bring themselves to vote for a Republican. The South remained s...
ALVA, Okla. – With the Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s and women’s cross country season jump starts Saturday morning at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Open, the programs are proud to announce the incoming class of runners. Head coach Jill Lancaster and assistant coach Brock Hime are excited about the future of the NWOSU cross country program as the newcomers will join forces with a solid group of veterans to continue to advance the team’s goals. On the women’s side of the roster, four Ranger runners come from the junio...
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Saturday’s Northwestern Oklahoma State University football game at Arkansas-Monticello has been moved to Hyatt Football Field, home field of Monticello High School. The original kickoff time of 6 p.m. remains unchanged. Officials from both schools, in coordination with the Great American Conference offices, made the decision to change the location due to the forecast remnants from tropical system “Gordon.” The Southeast Arkansas area is forecast to receive several inches of rain over the next several days. Please follow...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University football team looks to bounce back in week two as the Rangers make their longest trip of the regular season on Saturday against Arkansas-Monticello. Kickoff between the Rangers and Boll Weevils is set for 6 p.m. from Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium in Monticello, Arkansas. The week two showdown can be heard on 105.7 FM The Pulse and AlvaRadio.com. Live stats for the contest will be available via the Fan Zone section on RideRangersRide.com. The Rangers look to get back on track...
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma – Northwestern Oklahoma State University's volleyball team (8-1, 0-0) fell to the Bison of Oklahoma Baptist University (3-6, 0-0) in their Great American Conference opener, losing 1-3 [23-25,25-12,19-25,18-25]. Lady Rangers and the Bison fought the first set score back and forth until the Bison got just the momentum they needed. Tied at 16-16 a costly error from the Lady Rangers would spark a fire for the Bison that the Black and Red could not put out. Northwestern played the first set tight against a savvy Oklahoma Baptist te...
O-Bar 3 Wins 1 Loss 2322 Total Pins Schuesslers 3 Wins 1 Loss 2255 Total Pins Pony Boys 3 Wins 1 Loss 2223 Total Pins Ten Pin Ol Men 2 Wins 2 Losses 2631 Total Pins Knights of Columbus 2 Wins 2 Losses 2409 Total Pins Marshall's Old Timers 1 Wins 3 Losses 2062 Total Pins Rollin Good Times 1 Win 3 Losses 1815 Total Pins Bye 1 Win 3 Losses High Scratch Ind. Game – Randy Novobty – 224 High Scratch Ind. Game – Katie Williams – 220 High Scratch Ind. Series – Randy Novobty – 604 High Scratch Ind. Series – Debra Reed – 509 High Hdcp Ind. Game – Jus...
Elizabeth Shaffer, Ringwood senior, is the fall 2018 recipient of the Dr. Dorothy Day Spanish Scholarship from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Spanish program. Shaffer is majoring in biology with a psychology minor and has 12 hours in Spanish. She plans to attend professional school in Oklahoma or Kansas to become an occupational therapist, and her goal is to be fluent in Spanish so she can help treat Spanish-speaking patients in northwest Oklahoma. Shaffer said she first became...
Kiwanis Club had an endearing speaker visit on Sept. 5. Dr. Colleen Golightly, a Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) associate professor of education, shared about her time teaching abroad. Dr. Golightly has recently returned from teaching English in Venezuela. Golightly, before teaching in Venezuela, taught at the NWOSU Enid campus; now, she is back at NWOSU, but in Alva. Golightly is originally from Guthrie, so she knows and loves small town living. She remarked that Alvans have...
Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series (NWOCS), an organization that seeks to bring cultural performances and entertainment to northwest Oklahoma, will begin its 2018-19 season Tuesday, Sept. 4, and the advisory board is selling season tickets to its four scheduled acts. All four concerts will take place on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Northwestern Oklahoma State University's Herod Hall Auditorium. This year's schedule includes Dawson Hollow, Sept. 4; VOX Audio, Nov. 27; Tulsa Camerata, Jan. 29, 2019; and...
CLAREMORE, OKLA. – The East Central University dropped a 1-0 non-conference decision to Rogers State University at Soldier Field. Match Scoring RSU: 69:56 – BreAnn Tolleson, assist by Sydney Connelly Match Highlights The Tigers (1-2) were out-shot 25-7, but only 10-5 for shots on goal Sophomore Molli Nance earned her first start of the season in goal Nine saves Junior Alexis Castillo led the team with two shots on goal Up Next Play at home, Sunday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. against Missouri Southern State ECU then has a two-match road stand to end non...
DALLAS, Texas – Southern Arkansas battled their second nationally-ranked opponent of the season on Thursday evening as they took on #17 Texas A&M-Commerce inside the Burg Center at the Dallas Baptist Tri-Match. Despite a dominant start to the third set, the Muleriders were unable to force a fourth frame as the Lions picked up a straight sets victory. OF NOTE The Muleriders (3-7) produced 13 kills to just four errors in 44 total attempts in the third set as they jumped out to a 15-6 lead and appeared to be headed for a fourth set. SAU's big r...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas gymnastics coach jailed after being accused of sexually assaulting three girls in Fort Worth is facing similar charges in Oklahoma. The Dallas Morning News reports Skipper Glenn Crawley was charged Thursday by authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with 10 counts of lewd molestation of a child. Crawley, a former assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma, remains jailed in the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a c...
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A recent AARP report has found that Oklahoma's nursing homes are failing to provide quality care, with registered nurses providing the fewest number of hours per day for each patient compared to the rest of the U.S. The AARP Public Policy Institute ranked Oklahoma nursing homes near or at the bottom of a list evaluating states on several indicators of quality care, the Tulsa World reported. The number of Oklahoma residents at least 85 years old is expected to grow to 95,000 by 2030, according to the report by the n...
