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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God is located at 517 9th St. in Alva. Sheryl White is the pastor. Sunday: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. followed by morning worship at 10:30 a.m. On Sunday evening, young adults meet at 5 p.m. with a meal and Bible study. At 6 p.m. the youth – grades 6 through 12 – will meet. At 6:30 p.m. on Sunday the series “The Chosen” will be shown, with refreshments served. The public is invited. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Worship is at 10:30 a...
If you want something done right, just do it yourself. That’s how the saying goes. But sometimes I hear people say that phrase when they mean something else entirely. Sometimes what they actually mean is that if you want something done quickly, then just do it yourself. Sometimes what they mean is if you don’t want to go through the hassle of explaining or teaching someone else how to do it, then just do it yourself. Sometimes it’s a matter of convenience. Sometimes it’s a matter of priorit...
Team Standings Knights of Columbus – 13 wins, 3 losses The Bowl Movements – 11 wins, 5 losses Rollin GoodTimes – 9 ½ wins, 6 ½ losses O'Bar – 9 wins, 7 losses Dilly Dilly – 8 ½ wins, 7 ½ losses X-Team – 6 wins, 10 losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 6 win, 10 losses Holy Bowlers – 1 win, 15 losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game The Bowl Movements – 848 Knights of Columbus – 839 Dilly Dilly – 802 Scratch Series Knights of Columbus – 2454 The Bowl Movements – 2252 Dilly Dilly – 2220 Handicap Game The Bowl Movements – 1204 Knights of Columbus – 11...
The end is near, so says the sign that the man is wearing in several movies we have seen. Well, it’s really true, the end is near and we, the body of Christ, are warned of the end so we will be ready! I Peter 4:7 says, “The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.” The book of Revelation is a very powerful book written by the apostle John. God inspired him to write it in such a way that every generation since the last days believe that the Lord Jesus will return during their lifetime. We might...
Most Americans have concerns about our aging politicians, thinking that high-stress jobs require quick-thinking leadership. As a septuagenarian myself, I agree with their concerns. Experts say that creativity peaks in youth, and (according to an article in the Wall Street Journal by Clare Ansberry) there are two patterns of thinking: one is conceptual and abstract, while the other is experimental, based on accumulated knowledge. Which pattern of thinking would benefit the skills in question?...
I brag about where I live to lots of people. I tell people who will listen and a lot who just don’t listen at all, how great of a place we live in. Not just a town or a community, but a part of a state or in our case, part of the tristate region. This past week we saw once again that there aren’t any better people anywhere than we have here. This past week, Laverne lost a student in a tragic vehicle accident. The fourth-grader’s funeral was Saturday. There are places where you don’t know who your neighbor is. Out here you know most everyon...
As Jamake Highwater became an increasingly prominent figure in American Indian literary and cultural circles, more and more people in the United States came to know him. The number of books he was publishing increased dramatically, and he was making speeches and receiving press coverage all over the country. He was featured on numerous talk shows and other television programs. In 1984, one of his books was turned into a documentary film by the Public Broadcasting Service which Highwater hosted,...
Team Standings The Bowl Movements – 10 wins, 2 losses Knights of Columbus – 10 wins, 2 losses Rollin' GoodTimes – 6 ½ wins, 5 ½ losses Dilly Dilly – 6 ½ wins, 5 ½ losses X-Team – 6 wins, 6 losses O'Bar – 5 wins, 7 losses Marshall's Oldtimers – 4 win, 8 losses Holy Bowlers – 0 win, 12 losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game Knights of Columbus – 784 The Bowl Movements – 762 Dilly Dilly – 746 Scratch Series Knights of Columbus – 2294 The Bowl Movements – 2208 Dilly Dilly – 2208 Handicap Game The Bowl Movements – 1137 O'Bar – 1109 X-Team – 11...
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State Women's Golf concluded their second invitational of the season this fall in the Central Regional Preview hosted by Rogers State. The Rangers placed 16th overall with a final total of 639 (319-320). The two-day total of 639 sets a new program record for two-day team score for the Rangers. The 319 is the second-lowest team individual score with the 320 the third lowest. The Rangers were led by Agathe Lacoste with a consistent total of 79 in each two rounds for a total of 158. This was tied for 4...
ALVA – Northwestern volleyball returned home for a match-up against the rival Southwestern Oklahoma State. The Rangers completed a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs behind an electric crowd. Northwestern took the first two sets before closing out the match victory in Set 4. Northwestern improves to 6-8 on the season with a 3-1 record in the Great American Conference while giving Southwestern their first conference loss following to 2-1 and 7-4 overall on the season. The Rangers were led by Erika Asencio Soriano with 19 kills and Ece Ozdemir totaling 1...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State setter Cameron Lobb earned GAC Setter of the Week following the Rangers' two matches last week against Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene. The Rangers overall went 1-1, beating Oklahoma Baptist at home and losing to the Crimson Storm on the road. Lobb is the first Ranger volleyball player to take home a player of the week award this season. This is her third time winning with the Rangers since joining the team last season and winning twice. The Ranger s...
BETHANY, Okla. – The Ranger soccer team battled the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm to a 2-2 draw on Saturday evening in their second game of conference play. Carlie Massingale was able to score the equalizer in the second half. The tie moves Northwestern Soccer to 1-3-4 overall on the season and 0-0-2 in conference play. The Rangers played a solid game, out-shooting the Crimson Storm 16-13, including 12 shots on goal in comparison to SNU's 7. The Ranger defense did a solid job containing the high-powered Crimson Storm offense, which leads t...
MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf had their second invitational of the fall season. The Rangers went to Shangri-La Country Club for the invitational hosted by Missouri Southern State. Northwestern shot their second-lowest career round in program history in Round 3 with a 286 (the lowest was a 285 in 2009). Overall the Rangers finished 15th in the tournament after finishing with an 888 in the three rounds (300-302-286). Oklahoma Christian finished first in the invitational overall. Matti Zerwin led the Rangers with a...
ALVA – Northwestern Oklahoma State men's cross country team completed their third meet of the 2023 season last week at the Muthama-Rogers Meet hosted by Bethel College. The Rangers placed second overall in the meet along with Franklin placing second. Franklin following the meet has been rewarded with GAC runner of the week for his performance in the Muthama-Rogers meet. Franklin led the Rangers overall in the meet, helping the team place second. The Nevada native finished the 8K setting with a final time of 25:19.93, falling two seconds b...
SILO, Okla. – After winning the regional playoff in Alva last week, the Ladybugs fast pitch softball team drew Silo in the super regionals. Traveling to Silo, the Ladybugs won the noon game 2-1 but lost the second game 6-0 on Wednesday. The teams went on to play Thursday to determine the super regionals winner. Silo won 3-0 to advance in playoffs. Alva Ladybugs defeat Silo Lady Rebels 2-1 Both teams were strong in the circle on Wednesday, but Alva defeated Silo 2-1. Jaycee Kelln started the game for the Ladybugs and recorded 21 outs. The L...
Take advantage of 37 local merchants' discounts and a chance to win $500 in Alva Chamber bucks by purchasing a 2023 Northwestern Oklahoma State University homecoming button. The "Rock Rangers Rock" buttons are available at many local merchant's businesses, as well as on the Northwestern-Alva campus. Northwestern fans on and off campus are encouraged to show their pride by purchasing a button as a way of supporting the annual event set for Oct. 5-7. The sale of buttons is the primary funding...
Homecoming at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva is Oct. 5-7 with several activities planned. This year’s theme is “Rock Rangers Rock.” Up-to-date information on all things Homecoming may be found at www.nwosu.edu/homecoming including registration forms for a number of the events taking place. Event planners continue to accept entries in the float competition for the Oct. 7 parade in downtown Alva that will begin at 10 a.m. Entry forms and float sketches must be submitted no later than Oct. 4 by noon. To encourage organ...
Tuesday, the Alva Parks and Recreation Board gathered in a special meeting to look at bids for synthetic turf to cover the infields of baseball and softball fields. The advantage of the turf is allowing games to be played after rain. This was the second round of bids. The specifications for the first round weren’t specific enough for the board to make a decision, but the bids showed them what they wanted in this second try. All the members of the board were present along with Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Nesseralla, Mayor Kelly P... Full story
Two of the three mural artists were at work Thursday morning for the Northwest Mural Fest in Alva. Summer Scott, owner of Signs by Summer and a high school art teacher, is from Kingfisher. In her business she specializes in calligraphy and hand-lettered signs. Her mother Kristy Stevens accompanied her to Alva and is assisting with Scott's mural on the west side of the Vanilla Bean on Oklahoma Boulevard. Candy Kuo, a Taiwanese-American visual artist, is from Austin, Texas. Thursday she was... Full story
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international "funds simply aren't there" for humanitarian needs, a United Nations official said. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director of operations for the International Organization for Migration, said a larger and coordinated regional effort is necessary for a longer term solution to the steady movement of vulnerable people toward the United States. But other global crises — among them the war in Ukraine, conflict in Sudan, Morocco's ear...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans' struggle to unite around an alternative. Congress is at an impasse just days before a disruptive federal shutdown that would halt paychecks for many of the federal government's roughly 2 million employees, as well as 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, furlough many of those workers a...
ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Chaos erupted Thursday as a gunshot rang out during a protest in northern New Mexico where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate, an event that county officials had already postponed anticipating that tempers would flare. One man was struck by the gunfire and rushed to the hospital as Rio Arriba County sheriff's officials took the suspected shooter, 23-year-old Ryan Martinez, into custody. Authorities said they were not currently seeking any other suspects in connection with th...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state's Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have the highest guaranteed base salary in the industry. The state's minimum wage for all other workers — $15.50 per hour — is already among the highest in the United States. Democratic Gov. Gavin...
