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Alva Church of God Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Nathan Braudrick. Alva Church of God is located at 517 Ninth St. in Alva, and can be found on the web at www.AlvaChurchOfGod.org. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Wednesday services include 7 p.m. Bible Study, and youth group also meets at 7 p.m. Alva Friends Church Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.; coffee and donut fellowship at...
My Tuesdays can sometimes turn into marathons. First, I am privileged to teach two classes in the morning and help host a dinner/devo combo in the evening. Add to that the opportunity to cheer on the Ranger volleyball team and you end up with a frantic but fun adventure. Somewhere in the middle of the evening, I was sitting in my favorite perch at the Pit, watching volleyball and some very interesting volleyball fans. These days, my cheering is a bit on the muted side. An occasional “there you go!” and some clapping is about all they can exp...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Alva campus is partnering with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) to hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 23-24, in the Student Center Ranger Room. The blood donor goal for the Northwestern President’s Leadership Class-sponsored event is 74 blood units each day. This event is open to the public. All blood donors will receive a free limited edition “Together We Can Move Mountains” T-shirt, free health screenings and donor rewards points. Free pizza will be availab...
What do you want to be when you grow up? According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in America there are over 821 occupations that could be valid answers to that question. With so many options available, how can each student learn about all the possibilities? The Oklahoma Department of Education is focusing on helping students find that answer. Step into an education setting and you will soon hear the buzz word ICAP. ICAP is an acronym for Individualized Career Academic Plan. Although this can sound complicated and overwhelming, ICAP is...
President Bill Clinton admitted to smoking marijuana in the ‘70s but famously stated “I didn’t like it and I didn’t inhale.” That led talk show host Johnny Carson to quip, “Even when Democrats do something wrong, they don’t do it right.” Today, even though medical marijuana is legal in 33 states and only totally illegal in four, the “stoner stigma” still exists. According to AARP Magazine, research generally supports its use for reducing MS symptoms, easing seizures, alleviating PTSD, r...
Sept. 20 – Indian taco fundraiser for Burlington basketball at the B&R Lunch Stop in Byron, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 – Junior class fundraiser, loaded potato dinner, in the cafeteria before the Junior/Senior Play, 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 – Junior/Senior Play, 7 p.m. Oct. 7 – See You at the Pole, 7 a.m. Oct. 14-15 – Parent Teacher conferences, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m....
Once upon a time, in the late 19th century, Oklahoma was a rather lawless place. Numerous criminals hid out in Indian Territory to avoid capture and punishment. Then, however, a new judge came to town. He decided to clean up the territory and bring law and order to the Oklahoma frontier. The judge was Isaac Parker, who came to be known as the “hanging” judge – although he always said: “I never hung a man. It is the law (that has hung them).” Parker, who served in the U.S. House of Representative...
On Thursday, Sept. 12, Burlington FCA held a Bedlam blood drive at the school. Twenty-two people volunteered to donate blood for the Oklahoma Blood Institute. FCA officers helped out at the blood drive by having patients sign up to give and also handing out snacks before or after the volunteers gave blood. After giving blood, every person donating received their choice of an OU or OSU T-shirt....
This year's Burlington yearbook staff is small, but very energetic and capable. This group of three juniors have already selected their yearbook theme and cover, attended a Lifetouch Workshop, prepared the yearbook ladder (order) and taken pictures at various activities. They are ready to get started building pages and think the cover they have designed is awesome. In addition to the hard work they will put in designing pages, covering school events, and helping at school picture days, they...
Every year the Burlington FFA students do service work for their community during the annual Service with a Splash. Wyatt Shaw, the new Burlington FFA advisor, split the kids into groups and had them accomplish various tasks around town. Some of the tasks included painting and cleaning the Purple Park, filling sandbags for the fire department to use during flooding, mowing residential and public areas, and weed eating. Afterwards, the FFA kids were rewarded by eating and swimming at the...
Burlington School has a new principal this year. Tim Bart has come from a big school and wants to finish his career in a small community. He has previously been at Tulsa Edison, Moore, Tulsa Will Rogers, and Bartlesville. He has always coached and taught at big schools. Bart has been in the education system for 24 years, mostly as a basketball coach. When asked what he likes about Burlington, Bart said he likes the small town atmosphere. "I have met some very friendly people since I have moved...
Enrollment for the 2019 fall semester at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is nearly the same as it was a year ago. In a preliminary enrollment report submitted to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Northwestern reported headcount enrollment of 1,983 students, a decrease of just 10 students from a year ago. “Northwest Oklahoma is facing two years of some of the lowest high school senior class numbers, and that is having an effect on enrollment,” Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president, said. “The class sizes begin to ri...
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid (Proverbs 12:1 [NIV]). I love to learn about stuff. You can ask my wife. It’s a habit of mine that often comes as mindlessly as pouring a glass of water. If I hear about something on a TV show that I don’t know about, my phone’s coming out of my pocket and I’m researching – often through the rest of the show. I’m not sure where it came from, but I think that somewhere at the root of it all is a deep hatred of being wrong about things. I’m not talking about winning...
The USDA Agricultural Research Station in Woodward and OSU Cooperative Extension Service will team up to host a Range Research Field Day on Sept. 24 at the Southern Plains Experimental Range near Fort Supply. The seminar will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and the tour will complete at 3:30 p.m. Topics for the seminar include; • Subseasonal, Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Weather and Climate Extremes in the Great Plains, Jeff Basara, University of Oklahoma • Introduction to USDA-ARS Beef Grand Challenge, Larry Keuhn, USDA-ARS, Cly...
Although the meeting room was prepared for a large crowd, about 15 to 20 visitors attended Monday’s Alva City Council meeting. Last month, the order was changed so visitors could speak before the council voted on agenda items instead of waiting until the end of business. So after the consent agenda and reports, the floor was opened for citizen comments. Scott Brown of Alva, a former city council member, presented a prepared statement addressing two things. “One is to remind you that you, the elected, and there are a total of 12 elected off...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Study Abroad Committee has its sights set on taking a tour group to Iceland in May 2020. Study abroad trips are not only for Northwestern students and employees but are open to the general public as well. Spend seven days abroad, earn college credit, and experience something new. The travelers can take advantage of round-the-clock daylight during the summer in this otherworldly place of dramatic beauty. The group can revel in the geothermal wonders of Iceland – Blue Lagoon hot springs, volcanic cra...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s English program will host a “writing marathon” workshop in downtown Alva on Friday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Graceful Arts Center. “This event is called a writing marathon but requires no running,” Dr. Kathryn Lane, associate professor of English and chair of the English, Foreign Language and Humanities Department, said. “The goal of a writing marathon is to allow the writer to experience a location by furthering their sense of place and camaraderie. It takes the concept of writer from...
The Alva Ladybugs softball team fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 10-0 loss to Chisholm during Monday night's game. Chisholm scored three runs in the first inning and went on to secure their victory in the third inning when the team scored four more runs, pushing their lead out to 7-0. The Ladybugs fell to 0-21 on the season. The Ladybugs have their next opportunity Thursday night on the road versus Perry High School. Key Innings • Chisholm scored three runs in the first inning. ...
Dilly Dilly 15 Wins 5 Loss Rollin Good Times 14 Wins 6 Loss Ms Deb's Hairstyling 11 Wins 9 Loss Marshall's Oldtimers 10 Wins 10 Losses Knights of Columbus 10 Wins 10 Losses The Bowl Movements 7 Wins 13 Losses Team 7 7 Wins 13 Losses O'Bar 6 Win 14 Losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game—James Wiebener - 257 High Scratch Series—James Wiebener - 617 Women/Individual High Scratch Game—Kayanna Williams - 216 High Scratch Series—Kayanna Williams - 547...
ENID, Okla. – Northwestern's women's golf team had a strong showing in the opening round, leading after the opening day, posting a team total of 342 as they entered the final round in front by 28 strokes at Meadowlake Golf Course. Ashley Watts and Madison Masch led the way on Day One of the 2019 Ranger Invite, posting a round of 83 to sit tied for first place. Samantha Friday was in third place, competing as an individual with an 86, while Mackena Tennyson was tied for fourth after posting an 87. Angela Egger carded an 89, leaving her tied f...
ENID, Okla. – When the Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf teams wrapped up the opening round play Monday, they were sitting in second and third place in the 2019 Ranger Invitational hosted at Meadowlake Golf Course. The Rangers' Parker Rehorn sits atop the leaderboard with a 71, +1, a stroke up on Panhandle State's Donald Harper. Keenan Hofstad, Ben Huxtable and Panhandle State's Danny Millis find themselves in a three-way tie for third place with an opening round of 74. NWOSU's Colton Person and Ben Baker are currently tied for sixth p...
