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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, May 5: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8: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...
The scholars can debate a mother's most glorious work and a mother does many, many important works. Sometimes a person has a hard time determining a mother's most important works because she does so many. Elisa Morgan wrote that her daughter texted her asking for Elisa's grandmother's Peppermint Ice Cream Pie. Elisa started going through her grandmother's recipes. She found it and sent it to her daughter. She then made this astute observation. "I wonder what other family heirlooms might be...
James 4:7-10: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. Several years ago, I was introduced to a recording by Bob Dylan which included the recurring line “You’ve got to serve somebody.” Oddly enough, the song was c...
DES MOINES, Iowa – The National Speech & Debate Association has recognized Alva High School for earning charter membership in the organization. Over the past three years, Alva High School has earned more than 50 degrees for outstanding participation in speech and debate activities. Degrees are earned by students and coaches through speech and debate competition, community service, and leadership activities. Charter school membership is the highest school honor achievable as a part of the National Speech & Debate Association. “Participation in...
The Alva Robotics Team will be holding their monthly meeting Saturday, May 4, at the Alva Public Library. The team will be making a final decision on booth and T-shirt designs and voting for officers for the coming season. Team members who cannot be present should contact April Ridgway....
USDA extended the deadline to May 17 from May 1 for agricultural producers to certify 2018 crop production for payments through the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), which helps producers who have been significantly affected by foreign tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional exports. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) extended the deadline because heavy rainfall and snowfall have delayed harvests in many parts of the country, preventing producers from certifying production. Payments will be issued only if eligible producers certify b...
Daro Dean Butler was born September 24, 1929, and died February 1, 2019. A memorial service will be held May 4, 2019, at Alva First Christian Church at 1:30 p.m.. After the service there will be a time to visit with the family in the Fellowship Hall....
C.S. Lewis said, “The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.” I agree, and some of my fondest memories involve the family dinner table. I was an only child, but Nicki and I have ample memories of sharing meals with our daughters. My dad was a merchant so his hours were regular. We could count on joining him for breakfast, lunch and dinner until my school schedule disrupted the norm. During the summer, I would ride my bike to the Farmer’s Co-op Hardw...
A few years ago, a popular movie named “Glory” chronicled the experiences of some African American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. At the beginning of the war, President Abraham Lincoln refused to allow black men into the U.S. army. Many people – including Lincoln’s military advisors – believed that people of African descent were incapable of fighting in an armed conflict. Black soldiers, they believed, would not follow orders, they would not be brave under fire, and they were not disci...
ALVA, Okla. – An early six-run deficit was too much for Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball to overcome on the diamond Friday evening as a late rally falls short in an 11-8 loss to Southwestern Oklahoma State at Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium. Northwestern will close its season Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader with the Bulldogs beginning at 1 p.m. Entering the final two games of the season, the Rangers are 23-24 overall and look to tie the mark for most wins by an NCAA Ranger team with 25. Senior Day festivities will t...
ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers faced their final regular season opponent in Southern Nazarene University for the first half of their series Friday afternoon. The Rangers played in honor of sexual assault awareness, wearing teal during the doubleheader with Senior Day festivities scheduled for the following day. Northwestern and Southern Nazarene were evenly matched throughout the day as the Ranger offense came alive. The Black-and-Red tallied one more hit than the Crimson Storm with 15 to their 14, while b...
Rollin Good Times: 81 ½ Wins, 46 ½ Losses Marshall's Old Timers: 79 ½ Wins, 48 ½ Losses Schuesslers: 79 Wins, 49 Losses Pony Boys: 70 Wins, 58 Losses Ten Pin Oil Men: 67 ½ Wins, 60 ½ Losses Knights of Columbus: 60 ½ Wins, 67 ½ Losses O-Bar: 60 Wins, 68 Losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game—John Cook - 225 High Scratch Series—Doug Reuss - 591 High Hdcp Game—Doug Reuss - 271 High Scratch Series – Doug Reuss - 735 Women/Individual High Scratch Game—Kayanna Williams – 201 High Scratch Series—Debra Redd - 515 High Hdcp Game—Terry Smithey -...
ALVA, Okla. – In just a few days, Colton Brown will walk across the stage and receive his degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He’s a cowboy, first and forever, but he has big dreams beyond his graduation day in Alva. He plans to attend law school, preferably Texas Tech University. But his cowboy instincts came through this past weekend by finishing his final season strong at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Doc Gardner Memorial Rodeo in Guymon, Oklahoma. “It means the world to me to do that,” said Brown, a senior fr...
In Ryan Bowen's first year in 2018, the club finished with a record of 24-25 with a 16-17 conference record. Prior to the 2018 season, the Ranger baseball team finished with 14 wins in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Currently, the team has a 23-23 record. The Rangers started the season with a 10-1 record before hitting a slump towards the middle of the season. Though the Northwestern has hit a slump, the offense has maintained throughout the season. The Rangers are ranked in the top 26 in... Full story
The Lady Rangers just ended their season; they barely missed qualifying for the conference tournament. Last year's overall record of 17-33, 16-28 in conference wasn't as great a season as Coach Devries would have hoped for. Yet, the team finished ninth in conference just behind East Central (18-23-1 in conference play) – one spot away from making it to the conference tournament. The 2019 season also started off slowly for the Lady Rangers. Through the first 26 games, the Lady Rangers compiled a... Full story
Over the course of the last couple of years, you may have heard or read about the work being done at Washington Early Childhood Center to support students with autism. Washington has been working with the Oklahoma Autism Center to implement the Arnall Foundation Grant. This grant funds extra training and support from the Oklahoma Autism Center covering challenging behaviors, the creation of site and district behavior teams, and inclusive services for children and families. In the 2017-2018...
Nathan Braudrick became senior pastor at Alva Church of God at the beginning of April, and it was a wild ride of a launch, he said. "I tell you what," he said, laughing, "starting in April – that's a rough month to start, because there's Holy Week, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday; it has been a mad rush, and there's a lot going on. I have hardly had time to collect my thoughts." Despite the hectic pace, Braudrick was not just willing to spend an hour to give Review-Courier readers a look inside h... Full story
Alva Masonic Lodge 105 partnered with the Cherokee Strip Museum in "Talking Tombstones," a historical tour of the Alva Cemetery, including characters from Alva's past. Dozens at a time took a "wagon" ride, with a narrator on board to tell who was on the next stop. Rides went on all afternoon into the evening hours. Hot dogs and snacks were provided at the park pavilion. In the group of four photos, the photo in the top left corner features Nick Bradt depicting Colonel Bob Kirkbride, aka "Candy... Full story
Fourteen Northwestern students were recognized as Outstanding Seniors at the 2019 Spring Alumni Reunion Awards Ceremony, Saturday, April 27, in the Northwestern Student Center Ranger Room. A committee selected Jacey Bales, Cheney Bird, Kevin Cosper, Brittany Cudworth, Shalyn Farrington, Pawana Itani, Megan Maharry, Macie Malone, Jacqueline Parker, Patricia Pixler, Taryn Robinson, Darci Sander, Mary Shaffer and J.C. Wells. This award honors outstanding graduating seniors and is sponsored by the... Full story
BENTONVILLE, ARK. – East Central University softball senior Sable Hankins was the highlight of the Tigers 2019 All-Great American Conference honors, earning GAC Newcomer of the Year and All-GAC First Team honors. Hankins was joined by sophomore Tarah Hilton and junior Kaytlyn Kizarr on the All-GAC honorable mention team. The Tigers also saw seniors Breecia Crawford and Mariah Ewy named GAC Elite Scholars, with the best GPA of all student-athletes participating in the tournament with at least 70 hours completed. Senior Ellanee Allison and j...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Southeastern softball placed three players on the league's all-conference teams and had five earn academic honors as announced on Thursday night on the eve of the Great American Conference Softball Tournament in Bentonville, Ark. Elexis Watson, Symphoni Shomo, and Katie McCullar were each second team All-GAC picks, while Destiny Riddle was a GAC Elite Scholar Athlete, with Shomo, Brittany Chatellier, Hope Deanda, and Mykaela Wallace each earning GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete recognition. Watson, a native of Muskogee, Okl...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - A total of four softball players were named to the 2019 All-GAC Team while two student-athletes earned GAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete honors on Thursday evening at the GAC Banquet. Mahina Sauer was named a first team All-GAC first baseman as well as a second team All-GAC utility player. Caitlyn Curlee was named to the second team while Brooklyn Sparkman and Kai Sanchez were honorable mention selections. Jacey James and Sauer were named GAC Distiguished Scholar-Athletes. Sauer, a junior from Mililani, Hawai'i, had an outst...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – SWOSU Softball tied a program record with four players named to the 2019 All-Great American Conference teams while head coach Kim Maher was named the GAC Coach of the Year. The conference announced postseason honors on Thursday evening in a banquet preceding the GAC Tournament. Second baseman Samantha Householder was named a First Team All-GAC selection while sophomores Amanda Moreno (third base), Hannah Morris (shortstop) and Hannah Franklin (outfield) all earned honorable mention. Householder becomes SWOSU's first First Te...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Tymber Riley was honored as the Great American Conference's Freshman of the Year, leading a list of ten all-Great American Conference selections for the No. 14 Arkansas Tech Golden Suns softball team, announced at Thursday's championship awards banquet. A freshman from Bentonville, Riley was also named a first team all-Great American Conference pick at designated player. Megan Goodnight earned a pair of first team honors both as a pitcher and as a utility player, while shortstop Sarah Coronado and outfielders Ashton...
