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The Burlington basketball season kicked off with two great wins against the Drummond Bulldogs on Nov. 1. The Lady Elks started their season winning with a score of 43-30. This team of 11 tight-knit girls are excited to see how their season goes. Leading scorers of the Lady Elks were senior Kelsi Smith with 13 points and sophomore Caitlin Flackman with 18 points. The Burlington Elks dominated with a score of 54-31. They have 17 players who are focused on working hard towards their goals this...
Ethan Kade Barron was born to Chad and April Kisling on Oct. 16, 1998, in Weatherford. He has two siblings Dax and Drake. You might find Ethan hunting, golfing or even watching his favorite movie, "The Wolf of Wall Street." FFA, FCA, basketball, golf and vocal are many of the school activities that he is involved in. History is Ethan's favorite subject in school. If he could give one piece of advice to underclassmen, it would be "to just stay strong because the school year is almost over."...
There are 17 eager students in Mrs. Jessica Smith's first grade class this school year. Some of their favorite activities include art and literacy centers. They are learning to take spelling tests, while also improving their reading and math skills. Mrs. Smith and her students are excited for their class Thanksgiving feast, the school Christmas program, and cheering on the Burlington Elks and Lady Elks in their basketball season. They are looking forward to having a great rest of the school...
The Burlington Elks celebrated homecoming week Oct. 30 through Nov. 4. The Student Council started off with an election of the homecoming candidates for king, queen, flower girl and crown bearer two weeks before. The student body voted on four girl candidates and four boy candidates. The top four queen candidates were seniors Kelsi Smith and Bayli Hyde and juniors Stephanie Croft and Jaden Allen. The top four king candidates were all seniors: Tanner Rieger, Ethan Barron, Colten Kraft and...
Burlington celebrated homecoming week Oct. 31 – Nov. 4 with lots of activities including dress up days, a bonfire, pep rally and a class spirit photo competition. Everyone in the school participated in making the best class spirit picture. Mrs. Jewell's fourth-grade class won in the pre-K through sixth-grade division and the seventh graders won the seventh through 12th grade division. Themes for the week include Multiple Monday, Tropical Tuesday, Class Color War Wednesday (junior class won), T...
Burlington School participated in National Red Ribbon Week on Oct. 24 – Oct. 28. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in the United States. Students showed support by dressing up all week. Monday was "I have the power to be drug free" where the students dressed up as either a character from Star Wars or a super hero. Tuesday was "Smarties choose to be drug free!" where they dressed in their nerdiest outfit. W...
The Burlington robotics team competed in game day at the Heartland Best Competition at the Alva Recreation Complex on Oct. 29. This year's theme was "Bet the Farm." Each team's robot had to collect simulated lettuce, tomatoes and corn. Then then they had to plant seeds and run the water. Members of the robotics team spent a month working on the robot after school until 8 or 9 p.m. The team made it to the finals and placed fourth in the game field competition and won Most Elegant Robot again...
The sophomore class consists of nine students who are friendly and very involved. They are almost all in robotics, basketball, band, choir, FFA and FCA. A few are in cheerleading and Student Council. So far this year some of them have represented Oklahoma at the national Agronomy CDE competition for FFA and also helped the robotics team excel in competition. In their free time they enjoy watching weird videos, Indian leg wrestling and being active in their communities. The sophomore class is...
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...
Someone has said, “We are going into a serious problem, in the middle of a serious problem, or coming out of a serious problem.” We would say that is pretty correct. Sometimes we face situations that we have no control over and we don’t know how to handle them. In fact, no one knows how to handle them and many people try to help us but only make it worse. Marty Prudehomme said that the love between her and her husband had grown cold and she wanted a divorce. “He and I are very differe...
By the time you read this week’s article, the presidential elections will be a thing of the past and we will be somewhat beyond the combination of moanings and shouts of glee. This Friday, however, marks the celebration of those who have served and sacrificed so the aforementioned elections could be carried out in freedom and under the rule of law. My “number” never came up in the draft. I was 12 when the draft was abolished and never did more than show up at the post office to proclaim my whereabouts in case I was ever needed. I was not. When...
The board of education of the Alva Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the No. 2 seat on the Alva Board of Education may file to run as a candidate for this seat at the Woods County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5, through Wednesday, Dec. 7....
The Alva City Council is back up to seven members with the appointment of Mary Hamilton to fill the unexpired Ward 3, Seat 2 position. That spot was left vacant when longtime council member Wes Miller resigned due to moving out of state. Hamilton was sworn in Monday, Nov. 7, during the regular meeting. Mayor Kelly Parker was a little late to the meeting due to a conflicting commitment. The vote on Hamilton's appointment was delayed until he could be present. He arrived following reports on...
During the third quarter of 2016, the Alva community rallied behind the senior citizens with an outpouring of funds donated to the Alva Senior Citizen’s Nutrition Center. Alva State Bank matched $1,500, BancCentral matched $676 and Hopeton State Bank matched $5. Together, over $4,000 was raised. The Center’s Plans Alan Smith, director of the center, said he hopes to use funds to help pay the bills. He also added that state agencies do not fund the meal that they provide on Fridays, so he hopes to use the funds donated by the community and ban...
BioMedical Sciences students participated in a student panel during the BioMedical Sciences Advisory Committee held recently at Northwest Technology Center in Alva....
Northwestern officials have recently been notified and have been monitoring a confirmed case of the mumps virus on the Alva campus. It is not clear when this student came in contact with the virus; however, Northwestern officials are working to ensure that anyone who has come in contact with this student knows the risk of contacting this virus. Advice has been sought from health care officials and other resources (CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in order to provide the best information about the virus, how it is transmitted and...
Alva Girl and Boy Scouts canvassed the town this past weekend collecting food for the local food pantry. The scouts collected about 1,500 pounds of food this year. This food will be used in the holiday food baskets that the local food pantry distributes. If you were missed and wish to help out, you still can. You can take your donations directly to the food pantry at 818 Lane or give a monetary donation directly to the Wesleyan Church Food Pantry or through the Bank It program at the local...
Apparently someone wanted a gate because an Alva resident reported one missing. Kathi Jenlink, who lives on Birch Street in the southeast part of Alva, reported the theft to the Alva Police Department this week. Jenlink told Officer Patrick Hawley she let her dog out in the yard about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, and he came back to the house. That evening about 5:30 p.m. she let the dog out again, and he left the yard. When she checked, the chain link fence gate was missing. The gate measures 4 feet by 4 feet....
Dr. Carl Newton resigned from the NWTC Board of Education as he will be serving in the Oklahoma House of Representatives....
Terry Ryel of Cherokee was appointed to fill the position vacated on the Northwest Technology Center Board of Education by Dr. Carl Newton....
Connor Sneary, Alva, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members of the association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events. The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed association in the world, with more than 25,000...
It’s time to reserve a room in the museum in which to decorate a tree for the Cherokee Strip Museum’s Annual Festival of Trees. Creativity abounds each year when local residents, civic groups and businesses lend their talents in helping make the museum a holiday must-see. Would you choose the doll room, the hat room, the fireman’s room or perhaps the old fashioned kitchen? You may call the museum at 580-327-2030 to reserve a room for your decorated tree or stop by, check out the rooms and make your selection. Trees should be decorated by the W...
Two vehicles collided at an uncontrolled intersection on Oct. 29 in Alva. The incident occurred at 8:50 p.m. at the intersection of Church Street and Hunt Street. According to the police report by Officer Brian File, Nicholas Wygle, 19, of Alva was driving a 1994 Dodge south on Hunt Street. Wynn Wade, 51, of Alva was traveling east on Church Street in a 2007 Mercury. The report states Wygle failed to yield to Wynn resulting in the collision. There are no traffic signs at the intersection, and Wynn was to the right of Wygle. Wynn’s vehicle w...
Mindi Clark, assistant professor of agriculture at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, was recently selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree. This award is given to those who advance agricultural education and FFA through outstanding personal commitment. The National FFA organization works to enhance the lives of youth through agricultural education. Without the efforts of highly dedicated individuals, thousands of young people would not be able to achieve success that, in turn,...
Six students received scholarships from Northwestern Oklahoma State University's English program for the year 2016-17. Shelby Brown, junior English education major from Beaver, received the Gladys Bingham Dotter Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 1997 in honor of their mother by Dr. and Mrs. Dale Dotter of Okeene and Dr. and Mrs. Richard Dotter of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Dotter obtained her teaching certificate in 1917 from Northwestern State Normal School and taught in rural grade...
