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The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” [Wisdom, pleasures, folly, toil, advancement, and riches are all meaningless] Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. –Ecclesiastes 1:1-2; 12:13-14 (NIV, with my summary in between) Show your work....
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...
Six short years ago, Lynn Martin posted a picture on the back page of the Review Courier that offended some people. As a result, several local ministers refused to take advantage of Lynn’s invitation to post articles in the Friday edition. The Courier has historically donated column space for such articles, alongside the paper’s ongoing list of churches and meeting times in the Alva area. Being the opportunist that I am, I contacted Lynn and asked permission to publish a weekly column (whether anyone else decided to do so, or not) and Spi...
Friday, Oct. 9, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election, Woods County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today. Koehn said that people who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters. Those who aren't registered or need to change their registration may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday,...
Following directions is a lifetime skill. For those of a certain age, “close cover before striking” was an early example. It referred to a book of matches that had a flap to cover the package before striking one on a strip of phosphorus at the bottom. Following directions has many benefits. Before the age of GPS and navigation devices, getting to a location was a much greater challenge. One soon discovered that “turn left at the second stoplight” might not include the stoplight where you sta...
The pandemic has caused anxiety, depression and a feeling of restlessness for most of us. We worry about our health, family, jobs and finances. No one knows what the future holds and most of us feel powerless during these unique times. However, there is still something you can have control over: taking care of your loved ones. One of the best and easiest ways to do this is purchasing life insurance. Life insurance is not for the people who die – it is for the people who live. Life insurance would ensure your loved ones would be in a good financ...
Once Ruth Brown began openly supporting racial equality in Bartlesville, city leaders wasted no time plotting to fire her from her job at the town’s public library. For one thing, the city commission replaced the library board (which included several Brown supporters) with members who opposed her activities. Likewise, these new board members argued that some of the library’s materials were promoting a pro-communist (and, therefore, anti-American) agenda. One issue of the city newspaper featured...
Team Standings The Bowl Movements: 7 wins, 1 loss Dilly Dilly: 6 wins, 2 losses Knights of Columbus: 6 wins, 2 losses Marshall's Oldtimers: 6 wins, 2 losses Rollin Good Times: 2 wins, 6 losses Next Frame: 2 wins, 6 losses O'Bar: 2 wins, 6 losses Ghost Team: 0 wins, 8 losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game: Rollin Good Times – 848, Marshall's Oldtimers – 773, Knights of Columbus – 763 Scratch Series: Rolling Good Times – 2440, Knights of Columbus – 2268, Marshall's Oldtimers – 2226 Handicap Game: Dilly Dilly – 1142, Rolling Good Times ...
Ryan Bowen, head baseball coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, was awarded the Donovan Reichenberger Fundraising Award at the Northwestern Foundation & Alumni Association annual meeting on Sept. 15. Bowen is in his fourth year as the head baseball coach at Northwestern. He has coached eight players receiving Great American Conference accolades, including Johnnuelle Ponce, the 2019 GAC Player of the Year, and Daschal Johnson, a 2020 Academic All-American. The 2018 season was the best...
Three missionaries serving in the Alva Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined about two dozen people on Sept. 19 for a fall clean-up day in downtown Alva. The three missionaries were Emily West from Provo, Utah; Heather Smyth from Pleasant Grove, Utah; and Sierra Selinger from Boulder City, Nev. The three are serving 18-month missions for the church. Alva High School student Joe Parsons, who started a Beautify Alva Facebook group, spearheaded the effort to get people...
Six teams from Alva and Waynoka 4-H and FFA participated in the Woods County Fair Livestock Judging Contest on Sept. 12. In the Senior FFA division, Alva FFA placed first with the team of Payten Nusser, Tara Owen and Colby Mackey. High individual in the Senior FFA went to Tara Owen, Colby Mackey was second, third to Payten Nusser, all from Alva. In the Junior FFA Division, Waynoka I FFA placed first. This team consisted of Tayen Redgate, Hunter Durkee, Makinze Smith and Jessica Goucher. Alva...
According to a report at the Alva City Council meeting Monday night, the city is getting some new water meter heads to repair those no longer providing remote reading. Councilmember Daniel Winters said the Water/Wastewater Committee met and discussed the problem. Since the city replaced water meters so they can be read from a vehicle driving by, about 300 of the heads have failed. These are not the entire meter but just the head that provides the remote reading. The meters were still recording the amount of water used. Winters and City...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A girl was killed and her parents and brother were injured when their home in Oklahoma City exploded Thursday morning, fire officials said. The coroner has identified the girl as Berklee Maguire, 14. Her parents and brother were hospitalized with burns, said District Fire Chief Benny Fulkerson. The explosion occurred just before 7 a.m. in northeast Oklahoma City and destroyed the home while also damaging at least three nearby houses, Fulkerson said. "When we arrived there was no active fire, it was a completely leveled home...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma ranks third in the U.S. in positive tests for the coronavirus and sixth in new coronavirus cases, according to the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The state had a 9.9% positivity rate last week, compared with a national average of 4.4%, and 175 new cases per 100,000 population, compared with a national average of 86 per 100,000, according to the report, dated Sept. 20 and released late Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. A week ago, the state's positivity rate was 10% a...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Unborn children are included in the definition of a "child" for purposes of prosecuting child neglect cases, an Oklahoma appeals court ruled on Thursday. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a lower court ruling in a case involving Kearline Datara Anderson of Rogers County who was charged with child neglect after state prosecutors alleged she used illegal drugs while she was pregnant. "We think it's a victory for children," said Rogers County District Attorney Matt Ballard. "Even an unborn child has a right t...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — With Spencer Sanders' status unclear for Saturday's game against West Virginia, it is uncertain who will be at quarterback for No. 15 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both schools. Will Sanders' right foot injury, which caused him to leave the Cowboys' season-opening 16-7 victory over Tulsa last week late in the first quarter, be healed enough for him to play? Will coach Mike Gundy start true freshman Shane Illingworth, who completed 4-of-5 passes for 74 yards to help lead the comeback victory in the fourth quart...
DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a man sentenced to death in the 1999 killing of an Oklahoma state trooper urged a Denver federal appeals court on Thursday to throw out a judge's ruling that he was not harmed by mistakes made by his original lawyers at his trial. Kenneth Eugene Barrett was convicted in 2005 in the shooting death of Trooper David "Rocky" Eales during a drug raid at Barrett's home in Sequoyah County. In 2015, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that a hearing be held in eastern Oklahoma federal court to determine if his trial l...
Kansas State (0-1, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 3 Oklahoma (1-0, 0-0), Saturday at noon ET (FOX). Line: Oklahoma by 28. Series record: Oklahoma leads 76-20-4. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Oklahoma nearly had its College Football Playoff hopes derailed with an upset loss to Kansas State last year. A loss this year would again put the Sooners on the edge of elimination. Kansas State is at risk of a tailspin after opening the season with a loss to Arkansas State. Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler, a redshirt freshman who is getting some early Heisman Trophy buzz,...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal agents are investigating the shooting death of an Overland Park teenager by a police officer for possible civil rights violations, an FBI spokeswoman said Thursday. John Albers, 17, was killed in January 2018 as he backed a minivan out of his family's home. Officers responded to the house after Albers' friends reported he was threatening to hurt himself. His parents were not home at the time. The FBI in Kansas City, the agency's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney in Kansas are investigating the s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have started pushing to give more of their colleagues a say in how the state manages protracted emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic after months of conflict between them and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. A Republican-led legislative committee studying the state's emergency management laws agreed Thursday that the GOP-controlled Legislature should consider creating a new panel with permanent oversight of how the governor handles monthslong emergencies. The study committee also said l...
PARIS (AP) — France's counterterrorism prosecutor's office says it has opened an investigation into a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that wounded at least two people. The investigation was opened into "attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise," according to an official at the prosecutor's office. One suspect has been arrested. It is unclear what motivated the attack or whether it was linked to Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were hit by a deadly Islamic extremist attack in 2015. T...
TOKYO (AP) — Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan's new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader Shinzo Abe with backroom bureaucratic maneuvers and in largely scripted, sometimes prickly dealings with the media. That will change Saturday morning (Friday afternoon at the United Nations) when Yoshihide Suga makes his very public debut, albeit virtually and in a prerecorded video, at the U.N. General Assembly, the world's premier international gathering of leaders. D...
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese health official said Friday that the country's annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an aggressive government support program for construction of new factories. Capacity is expected to reach 610 million doses by the end of this year, Zheng Zhongwei from the National Health Commission said. "Next year, our annual capacity will reach more than 1 billion doses," he said at a news conference. American pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna aim to produce a b...
