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Fall has arrived in full force. The cold is on the way, and the leaves will soon turn. Soon we will all be raking the yards. Fall brings a lot of different experiences – football, hayrides and, of course, pumpkin spice on everything. Soon Thanksgiving will be coming. Time certainly moves quickly. Enjoy each moment while you can. One thing that fall brings is Halloween. Scares and candy. I tend to like candy more than the scares. We all enjoy playing pranks and scaring our kids. I did a lot of t...
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...
Most Sundays at the First Presbyterian Church of Alva, you will find sitting in the pews a creative individual who uses her crocheting talent to bring joy to others. Ida Evans is that gifted woman. For many years, and through many skeins of yarn Evans has created a multitude of prayer shawls for those she feels led to comfort with her gift. The beautifully crocheted shawls are presented to those facing health struggles, the birth of a new baby, or any number of life's challenges and blessings.... Full story
I don’t know if anyone noticed, but the Bugs (dealing with lots of injuries) couldn’t chalk up the W last Friday night, the NW Rangers lost their home game on Saturday, Texas couldn’t quite keep up with OU and the Dallas Cowboys got beat by the NY Jets. Then, in Philosophy class, we were faced with the dilemma of explaining why bad things happen to good people. Go figure! Sometimes, our lectures hit a little too close to home. Preparations for the annual Warmth for Winter campaign have started at College Hill and we are looking forward to anoth...
Dilly Dilly 26 ½ Wins 9 ½ Losses Ms Deb's Hairstyling 21 ½ Wins 14 ½ Loss Marshall's Oldtimers 21 Wins 15 Losses Rollin Good Times 21 Wins 15 Losses Knights of Columbus 18 Wins 18 Losses Next Frame 14 Wins 22 Losses O'Bar 13 Wins 23 Losses The Bowl Movements 9 Win 27 Losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – Roger Davison - 222 High Scratch Series – Doug Ruess - 575 High Handicap Game – Roger Davison - 273 High Handicap Series – Sam Flaming - 691 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Dee Graham - 182 High Scratch Series - Connie Flaming - 508...
LAWTON, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State women's golf team competed in the final round of their final fall event Tuesday as they shot a 338 at the 2019 Oklahoma Intercollegiate at the Lawton Country Club Golf Course. Samantha Friday put together a two-day score of 79-77—156. Friday, who finished tied for 21st place, connected on 20 pars and sinking three birdies, tied with Mackena Tennyson for the team high. Madison Masch shot an 86 on the second day to go with her 84, for a two-day total of 170. Masch finished in a tie for 42nd, while A...
ALVA, Okla. – Both breakaway roper Taylor Munsell and steer wrestler Bridger Anderson got a big taste of what it means to be a champion this past summer when they left the College National Finals Rodeo as national champions. They not only want to defend their titles; they want do so in a big way. Anderson has kicked off the 2019-20 season with a second-place finish and two titles, the last of which came this past weekend at the Oklahoma State University rodeo. He and Munsell won their respective events at the season opener in Colby, Kansas, a...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Northwestern Oklahoma State's men's golf team wrapped up the third round of the Midwestern State Invitational on Tuesday, finishing with a total score of 312-309-306—927. Tyler Berryhill led the way for the Rangers shooting a one-over 72, finishing with a two day total of 79-71-72—222. Berryhill led Northwestern by collecting 31 pars in the tournament and shared the team high nine birdies with Parker Rehorn. Rehorn shot 75 in Tuesday's final round, which was four-over par at the Wichita Falls Country Club Golf Cours...
Back when the United States was a collection of British colonies, punishment for violators of the law was often harsh. But unless someone committed a terrible crime, punishment often did not mean time spent in jail. If a criminal was, for example, a married man, his family would suffer if he was incarcerated. Moreover, it might fall to society to help take care of his dependents, which would make them a burden on everyone else. The solution to this conundrum was to punish those guilty of minor v...
An article in AARP Magazine by Allan Roth is labeled “Saving for Retirement May be Wrong.” It certainly got my attention and here is his rationale. The first statement is so true: “Wealth is not a dollar amount.” When I ask my friends what retirement means to them, they don’t mention cars, boats or second homes. Instead they refer to freedom, security, choices and health. Roth says, “The important number isn’t the size of the pile of cash but instead the years of freedom the pile represents....
Visitation for Virginia Schwerdtfeger with family present will be Sunday, October 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Monday, October 21, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Capron, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in Capron Cemetery under the direction of Wharton Funeral Chapel. Virginia was born on May 22, 1929 and passed away on October 17, 2019. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com....
Oct. 28 – School picture re-takes, all organizations, basketball and cheer Oct. 29–31 – Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 29 – Crazy Hair and Socks, Oct. 30 – Red Hat or Bow, Oct. 31 – Halloween Costumes) Nov. 2 – Robotics Game Day, NWOSU Nov. 4 – Nov 7 – STUCO food drive Nov. 6 – Purple Pride bonfire at the fire station, 6 p.m. Nov. 9 – FCA Game Day at OU Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day Assembly, 10 a.m. Nov. 12 – High school basketball at Drummond, 6:30 p.m....
Burlington’s junior class is offering the opportunity to purchase Burlington hoodies to show purple pride and support the junior class. The hoodies are 100% polyester and come in Burlington purple with a front pocket and optional personalization on the hood. The cost for each hoodie is $38 without personalization or $43 with personalization. They come in sizes XS to 4X. All orders are due by Oct. 25 to junior class sponsor Jaden Crocker....
Burlington FFA hosted their annual Greenhand Night on Monday, Oct. 14. To begin the evening, opening ceremonies were conducted by the Burlington FFA opening ceremonies team. Throughout the evening, freshman FFA members competed and displayed their knowledge of agriculture education and the FFA organization. They began by taking a written quiz of 50 questions. Each member must also answer questions onstage. The first-place winner of the Greenhand Quiz was Ky Smith. In addition to the quizzing...
Burlington Schools welcomes Kathy Nelson as the new counselor this year. Nelson has been in education for over 30 years, most recently as a high school English teacher at Justice Alma Wilson Seeworth Academy in Oklahoma City for 12 years. She received her B.S. in English and education from St. Mary of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas, and a masters degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma. Her experience also includes adult vocational technical training, as well as serving as... Full story
Jade Jones, the new Lady Elks head basketball coach, is very excited and ready to begin her first year of coaching. When asked how she was adjusting to her first job as a coach, she replied, "It's something new. I absolutely love getting to learn and grow as a new coach. I always want to learn new things that will help my team improve day in and day out." Coach Jones' passion for basketball has carried her through many tough times. She tore her ACL her junior year at Pond Creek-Hunter during... Full story
On Oct. 2, Chef Bill Harris came to Burlington schools during lunch. Harris is a part of the Oklahoma Cooking for Kids program to help create healthy menus and lunchroom environments. Harris made strawberry smoothies and showed the students how to make them and what ingredients to use. The healthy smoothies did not contain any added sugar, using only strawberries, yogurt, orange juice and milk. Every student was given the opportunity to sample the smoothie. Many thought they were very good....
The Burlington students, staff and community gathered together at the flag pole before school to sing songs, share a devotional, and pray together for their annual See You at the Pole event. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) officers led a large crowd in worship songs and shared a devotional. The FCA officers are: President Anna Motycka, Vice President Lauren Lagos, Secretary-Treasurer Hailey Dotson, Reporter Tateyn Rieger and Chaplain Kayla Highfill. FCA sponsors, Jade Jones and Wyatt...
Burlington students have been making cancer care bags during their Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes. FACS teacher Judy Elliott has been having her two classes cut, pin and fold the fabric to make cancer care bags. The bags go to Oklahoma Tenaciously Teal, where they will be filled care items and a hand-writtten note to women fighting cancer. The donations will go to 15 different treatment centers across Oklahoma. Elliott and her classes have been making the bags for three years, this... Full story
Five Northwestern Oklahoma State University seniors were awarded the Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship given by the Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable and Educational Foundation. Those awarded this semester are Tanner Bowman of Cherokee, natural science education; Lainey Coldren of Kingfisher, special education; Tiffany Guffy of Cherokee, elementary education; Brannon Robinson of Enid, elementary education; and Clinton Shelton of Woodward, social sciences education. Each semester the scholarships...
The Alva Airport Commission meeting Tuesday was dominated by discussions on building security and the turf runway. The only vote taken was to approve the minutes of the September meeting. Airport Manager Greg Robison reported the sale of 2,939.10 gallons of 100LL gas with 2,442.2 of that sold at the pump. Sales totaled $12,149.69. The airport sold 1,025 gallons of Jet-A fuel, all from the pump, for $3,485.00. With the addition of some oil sales, total sales for September were $15,681.27. Robison provided an email on the turf runway from Toby Ba... Full story
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The size of your seat and how much legroom you'll get on a future flight could be decided by 720 Oklahomans taking part in a first-of-its-kind test to determine if jam-packed planes slow emergency evacuations. Frequent flyers on U.S. airlines are all too aware that cramped economy cabins are detrimental to comfort. But federal officials who write airline safety rules have never tested whether smaller seats or tightly packed rows have any effect on evacuation time. "It is a big pet peeve of flyers, but that doesn't n...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kim Kardashian West has joined a chorus of voices calling for clemency for a black man on Oklahoma's death row who has exhausted his appeals, arguing that a racist juror tainted the outcome of his 2002 trial. Julius Jones was convicted of murder for the 1999 slaying of 45-year-old Paul Howell, who was fatally shot in the driveway of his parents' home in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jones filed a clemency petition with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Tuesday, asking that his death sentence to be commuted to time served. K...
No. 5 Oklahoma keeps rolling behind yet another star transfer quarterback, although the Sooners are not the only team to claim a stake for Big 12 supremacy so far in 2019. No. 18 Baylor, behind a stout defense, has made huge strides under third-year coach Matt Rhule and has matched high-scoring Oklahoma on top of the league standings. They are the only remaining undefeated teams in the Big 12. Other league schools trying to keep pace have produced memorable performances, among them Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard, Iowa State...
