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This year Alva High School's One-Act performed a heart-wrenching play: "The Diviners." "The Diviners" tells the story of a young boy, Buddy Layman, played by sophomore Jacob Ervin, who goes on a journey to conquer his fear of water. C.C. Showers, played by senior Aaron Erickson, is an ex-preacher looking for a job. He finds the Layman family and fits right in, becoming best friends with Buddy. He helps Buddy see that water is not bad after all. "The Diviners" placed second at the Regional One-Ac...
SEARCY, Arkansas – The Northwestern Oklahoma State women’s basketball team (0-2, 0-0 Great American Conference) took their third loss on the road against a tough Harding University Bison (2-0, 0-0 GAC) on Thursday night. The Bison were first on the board within the starting minute of the game as Caroline Hogue gave Harding two points off a layup. That started the Bison on a 14-3 run to give them an 11-point lead over the Rangers before Northwestern’s Kalea King answered with a layup to keep that layup under double digits. The Rangers had back-...
The Alva FFA has been busy with many events including the national convention, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. On the trip up to convention, the officer team stopped at Lambert's Cafe and stopped halfway at St. Louis to see the arch and eat at Hard Rock Cafe. During the convention they watched as past FFA members Courtney Mapes and Dakota Nusser walked across the stage to receive their American FFA Degree. They went to Fair Oaks Farms, where they had a tour of a commercial dairy farm...
The Alva Ladybugs hosted a labor auction Nov. 7. The team raised about $25,000 after expenses. There were about a 100 people who came to Champs and ate dinner, and supported the basketball girls by bidding on them and raising money for them. According to Head Coach Dustin Horn, the funds raised will pay for such things as "hotels, dinners when we travel, practice gear, travel gear, and team shoes." The Ladybugs have a tough schedule this year that includes large amounts of traveling and the...
Every month at Alva High School students and faculty vote on who they believe should be student of the month. Students are picked based on their citizenship, scholarship, leadership and individual efforts. The November Rotary Students of the Month are Whitney Randall and Ethan Harzman. Whitney Randall is the 18-year-old daughter of J.P. and Joelle Randall. Randall is a 4.0 student and strives for high success in the classroom. She is a member of basketball, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian...
Electric Gold (EG) has been making and selling pumpkin rolls for the community of Alva for countless years. "We make them as a fundraiser and because it's a tradition," EG member Mattie Duncan says. Pumpkin rolls are hand made by the members and parents of Electric Gold. This year's batch will be on their way very soon. "We will start prep work on Friday night, (Nov. 11) and then start making the pumpkin rolls Saturday morning and go until about midnight," Duncan says. EG makes around 1,200...
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Whitney Randall, a senior at Alva High School (AHS), signed with Fort Hays State University, in Hays, Kansas, to play basketball. Whitney has played basketball since she was in first grade. She is a guard, and plans to play basketball through all four years of college. "I chose to play for Fort Hays because I loved my visit, the school and the girls. Everyone looked like they enjoyed being there, and it made me want to be a part of the team," Randall said. The factors in...
When 11-year-old Ally Riley stepped onto the softball field as an Alva Diamond for the first time, little did she know that it would become the love of her life. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, that 11-year-old girl with a dream to play softball in college turned into a 17-year-old signing to play softball at her dream school, the University of Nebraska. Through the past six years of softball Riley has had constant support from her family, coaches and friends. Her parents, Scott and Christie Riley, have...
On Saturday, Nov. 12, six AHS students, along with adult sponsor Dana Manning, traveled to the State Student Council (StuCo) Convention in Guymon. They stayed in Guymon for three days, heading home on Monday the 14th. The five AHS StuCo officers – President Cathy Mapes, Vice President Mattie Duncan, Secretary Callie Duncan, Treasurer Julie Owen, and Parliamentarian Alaina Hurst – along with AHS StuCo member Shadi Nettles attended the convention. This was the 76th State StuCo Convention. The students arrived at Guymon High School (GHS) ear...
Ethan Swanson, pitcher, third baseman and home-run hitter for the Alva Goldbug baseball team, has signed to play baseball at Cowley County Community College. He has come a long way since he played for the Alva Cardinals. "This signing is a representation of how much dedication and hard work I have put in to get to where I am today," said Swanson. He has been dreaming of playing at the college level since he was young. "My sister would be one of my biggest role models. I got to witness her hard...
On Nov. 11, Alva High School celebrated with a Veteran’s Day assembly. The school had two people come and talk to the students about the armed forces and their own personal stories during the time that they served. The men that spoke were Allen ‘Skeeter’ Bird and Kyle Byrd. “I think both of the speakers were amazing. They had some really good advice and it was interesting to hear their stories about their time serving our country,” commented junior Alaina Hurst. When talking to some of the other students after the assembly, their views on...
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...
In the late 19th century, Charles Darwin, while visiting the Galapagos Islands, observed finches that seemed to change the size and shape of their beaks. These finches have since been dubbed “Darwin’s Finches.” The size of these bird’s beaks would change depending on the amount of rain the islands receive. So, says the evolutionist, there is proof of evolution. However, this is not proof of evolution on the macro level, because they are still finches. Darwin did not observe finches changing into another species, he observed changes within...
Sometimes, listening to people with whom you disagree can be a real pain in the ear. However, from time to time, those pains might just precede a better understanding of things. Perhaps we will get a better grip on what the opposition actually believes, not the beefed up rhetoric of those whose only desire is to discredit the other side, but the strengths and weaknesses of their true beliefs. Then again, we might come to a better understanding of the person who holds such a position. Instead of an ignorant, raving lunatic, we might just...
The 2016 selection criteria used by the Alva branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to choose scholarship recipients includes the following: The recipient of the AAUW Scholarship shall be a woman who • is enrolled in and plans to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University the following academic semester. • has completed or will have completed at least 64 credit hours (junior status or above) by December 2016. • needs financial assistance in order to complete undergraduate work. • has a 3.2 or better overall grade p...
Rick Wiebener is the lucky winner of a restored 1981 Corvette Coupe. Admission tickets to the Oklahoma State Square Dance Federation Festival are sold annually by member clubs throughout the state with the winner determined at that event held in November in Oklahoma City. Half the proceeds are returned to each club depending upon the number of tickets that each sells. The Alva Twisters were the top ticket selling club in the Northwest District with Sherry Evans being the top seller. Jeanette...
The City of Alva Tourism Tax Committee is facing a significant decrease in available funds. With the fading of the oil boom and a subsequent downturn in use of the local motels and hotels, the amount of tourism tax collected has been dropping. The tax is levied on room rentals when people stay in Alva. Committee Chairman Norville Ritter did some rough estimates while looking at financial reports Wednesday and said it looks like tax revenue is down about 29 percent from last year. During the committee meeting, he noted that one hotel...
An army is invading Oklahoma. It's a small army in terms of size but seemingly large in numbers. The troops are composed of tiny quarter-inch size insects that look like discolored ladybugs. These beetles go by many names: multi-colored Asian ladybird beetle, multi-colored Asian ladybug, Asian lady beetle and even the Halloween beetle. The name most often used is multi-colored Asian lady beetle (ALB). The scientific name of this insect is Harmonia axyridis. People in northwest Oklahoma are...
Bill Harris, consulting chef, visited Alva schools this week to work with cooks at each of the Alva sites to provide new ideas for preparing food that kids like, but is also healthy. The program is paid by a USDA grant supervised by the OSU Health Sciences Department. They are halfway through the five-year grant period. Harris, a former restaurant owner, regularly visits eight schools as his assignment out of the 25 schools served by the program. Four of his schools are in western Oklahoma and...
Local law enforcement officials announced Tuesday, Nov. 15, that they had apprehended Justin Dean McClary of Alva. McClary had escaped on Nov. 6 when officers went to his home to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. Authorities said McClary was located at his residence at 1113 Barnes St. in Alva on Tuesday. After a search of the residence, McClary was located in the attic and taken into custody. Since Nov. 6 members of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office, Alva Police Department, and the District 26 District Attorney’s Office had conducted an...
An Alva resident has filed a civil lawsuit against several medical entities and individuals. In a case filed in Woods County on Nov. 10, Randy Parker alleges negligence for an amount over $10,001 for each of seven counts. Attorney Timothy D. McCoy of Yukon is listed as Parker’s attorney. Several local and area entities and individuals are listed as defendants. Share Medical Center Foundation; Integris Bass Baptist Health Center; James Colvert Jr., M.D.; Best Chen, D.O.; Doctor No; Gwyneth L. Holderby, A.P.R.N.; Elizabeth Kinzie, M.D.; EMSA; a...
Plumes of smoke northwest of Alva Monday afternoon signaled the location of a rural fire. Alva Fire Chief Kirk Trekell said the fire was at a residence near the intersection of County Road 400 and Kiowa Road to the northwest of Mackey’s feedlot. When the call came in at 4:13 p.m. on Nov. 14, residents of the mobile home were trying to carry burning items outside to keep the fire from spreading, but they were unsuccessful. Alva fire trucks sped to the location in just seven minutes. When they arrived, the mobile home and a car parked by the fron...
With the expiration of the term of Terry Cline, Steve Ward was welcomed to the Alva Hospital Authority meeting Tuesday night. He took his seat along with members Halah Simon, Ken Brown, Darlene Sanderson, Jason Gaisford and Dr. Elizabeth Kinzie. Bo Hannaford, a member, was not in attendance. One of the first actions was to give Dr. Elizabeth Kinzie a pay raise to $260,000 per year. CEO Kandice Allen said Kinzie makes enormous contributions to the hospital and a couple years ago the administrators started discussion on making her pay more...
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...
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