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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...
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...
My church and I have recently celebrated the Advent season in preparation for the Christmas celebration. If you don’t know what Advent is, that’s all right; that shouldn’t matter. To put it simply, it’s an ancient church tradition that believers engage in to prepare our hearts, minds and attitudes to properly appreciate and celebrate the birth of our Savior. We do that by focusing on a different word every Sunday. The first Sunday was the word “HOPE” and while the celebration is now behind us,...
We will be reading Paul’s epistles from Ephesians through Philemon this week. Paul was always an encourager, a teacher, a man of prayer, and wished for all to be obedient Christians. He wrote to correct problems in the church and to correct false teachers. He always wrote with love. Paul encourages people to walk worthy, to walk in love, and to walk in wisdom. It matters how we walk. John tells us to walk in the light. Our walk is our life. Live worthy, in love, with wisdom. Then Paul says to stand firm. His education in the Jewish laws and t...
Aaron Place was named the Client of the Year for Alva's Vocational Rehabilitation office, which is part of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services. Place was nominated for the honor by VR Specialist Brandi Fulgham who has assisted him with pursuing his career goals. Place was born with dyshydrotic ectodermal dysplasia, a group of disorders in which two or more of the ectodermally derived structures – the skin, sweat glands, hair, nails, teeth and mucous membranes – develop abn...
Anti-vaccination is nothing new. In 1796 when Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine that helped to eliminate the disease worldwide, mandatory vaccination laws were passed in England, leading to the first anti-vaccine protests. According to an article in The American Legion Magazine, polio vaccinations in the ‘50s led to contamination by one pharmaceutical company and 70,000 mild cases of the disease. The Covid vaccine does not contain attenuated (deactivated) virus as did polio v...
As we noted last week, a Pennsylvania man a few years ago had 26 “first” names to go along with his last name (or surname). He usually identified himself by using just two of his given names: Hubert Blaine. His last name was Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff. One of his sons was also named Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, so – as if their names weren’t long enough already – they got to append “Sr.” and “Jr.” to their monikers to distinguish one from the other! Hubert Bla...
Team Standings Knights of Columbus 41 Wins 23 Losses The Bowl Movements 36 Wins 28 Losses Rollin GoodTimes 36 Wins 28 Losses Dilly Dilly 35 ½ Wins 28 ½ Losses O'Bar 32 ½ Wins 31 ½ Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 30 ½ Wins 33 ½ Losses Next Frame 24 Wins 40 Losses Livin' on a Spare 19 ½ Wins 44 ½ Losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game—The Bowl Movements – 925 Dilly Dilly – 878 Knights of Columbus – 826 Scratch Series—Dilly Dilly – 2486 The Bowl Movements – 2408 Knights of Columbus – 2261 Handicap Game—The Bowl Movements – 1284 Dilly Dilly – 1173...
Team Standings Knights of Columbus 38 Wins 22 Losses Rollin GoodTimes 36 wins 24 Losses The Bowl Movements 33 Wins 27 Losses O'Bar 32 ½ Wins 27 ½ Losses Dilly Dilly 31 ½ Wins 28 ½ Losses Marshall's Oldtimers 27 ½ Wins 32 ½ Losses Next Frame 23 Wins 37 Losses Livin' on a Spare 17 ½ Wins 42 ½ Losses Last Week's Top Scores Scratch Game—Rollin GoodTimes – 880 Knights of Columbus – 843 Dilly Dilly – 842 Scratch Series—Dilly Dilly – 2442 Knights of Columbus – 2403 Marshall's Oldtimers – 2339 Handicap Game— Rollin GoodTimes – 1207 Marshall's Oldtime...
Three candidates have filed for the Alva Board of Education Seat 2 position, according to the Woods County Election Board. Seat 2 is currently held by Jane McDermott who has filed for re-election. Lance Heaton and Ryan Beiswanger have also filed. With three candidates, there will be a primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 8. If one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, that candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of...
Family members and friends gathered in Perceful Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University fall commencement. Addressing the 76 bachelor's degree candidates and 17 to receive a master's degree, NWOSU President Dr. Janet Cunningham quoted Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." "While Mandela's words certainly changed the world for so many in South Africa, you now have the power to change your own world," she...
After a slow start in the first quarter, the Alva Ladybugs took control of the homecoming game with Blackwell Tuesday, winning 66-28. It was the third win for the Ladybugs and the first on their home court for the season. Blackwell pulled ahead 11-7 in the opening quarter before the Ladybugs took charge with a rub of 11 unanswered points. The first period ended with Alva up 16-11. The scoring drought for the Lady Maroons continued into the second quarter. The Ladybugs added 14 points to just...
The Alva Ladybugs took on the South Barber Lady Chieftains in the first round of the Alva-NWOSU Shootout Thursday afternoon. The Ladybugs jumped out to an early lead and dominated the game, winning 56-10. Since the Alva JV was also playing in the tournament, Coach Kris Gore had only eight players suited up for this game. All of them managed to get on the scoreboard. The Ladybugs opened the game with a 6-0 run on baskets by Brooke Perez and Chloe Durkee plus a couple of free throws from Perez....
Coach Shane Feely was able to rotate players in and out of the game with Blackwell Tuesday night to give the younger athletes some experience. The Goldbugs led the entire game against the youthful Maroons to win 65-18. The game began slowly until Homecoming King Braden Hofen made a layup on a Chuck Shelite assist to open the scoring. As the quarter wound down, the Goldbugs led 12-4. Kyler Penco sank a three from the right corner at the buzzer to Alva up 15-4. In the second period, Alva seemed to...
