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We are grateful for all the mothers and for all you do for our families. May your day be blessed. I trust that your children will honor you and show you the love on your special day. Thank you for all your love. A story is told of a father and a son spending the day fishing by a still pond. After several hours of hopeless fishing, the father decided to call it a day. The two went home with a very different disposition and outlook. The son went to his room and prepared for bed. He grabbed his diary and wrote, “Spent the day fishing – the bes...
On Thursday of last week, a good-hearted person in our community did the right thing and called the police ... on me! Here’s the story. Our daughter, Elizabeth (class of 2002), is now a teacher at Freedom ISD. She is also very involved in extra-curricular activities of all kinds, since Freedom is a small district and our daughter has a lot of heart. As a result, Papa and Gaga get more opportunities to spend time with our favorite granddaughter (I call her Binky). On Thursday afternoon, Elizabeth dropped Binky off at the Bible Chair on her way t...
A court appearance in the rape trial for Caleb Baker, 23, of Alva on Wednesday, May 9, was listed as a plea hearing, but it turned out to be more negotiating by attorneys. Baker was charged on May 9, 2016, with five felonies including first degree rape, two counts of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16, and two counts of forcible sodomy (Woods County CF-2016-31). Attorneys for Baker were Mack Martin and Amber Martin of Oklahoma City as well as Larry Bays of Alva. District Attorney Chris Boring, for Oklahoma District 26, and...
Since funding for public education has become a hot topic for discussion in several states (including Oklahoma), it seems altogether appropriate to look at the origins of public education in this country. If we examine the beginnings of European migration to what is now the United States in the early 1600s, we can note that many of these migrants were poor people who had never had the opportunity to learn to read and write. Others, however, were highly literate – the Pilgrims who came to P...
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...
Randy Lynn Cunningham was born on November 13, 1946, in Alva, Oklahoma, to Rex and Vera Cunningham, and passed away on May 7, 2018, at Alliance Health, Clinton, Oklahoma. Randy attended Alva Public Schools and was a member of the Goldbug class of 1964. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1964 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. One of his favorite military experiences occurred when his brother, Walter, who was also serving in Vietnam, came to the front line where Randy was stationed with a...
At one time, USPS air mail was the quickest way to send a letter. An extra charge did apply, and it even had a special envelope. I recall it had a blue border and special stamp. Today, you have the choice of a dozen different ways to mail including overnight delivery. Fed Ex and UPS also offer an assortment of rates including guaranteed and insured delivery. For manufacturers, air freight seemed like a luxury that reduced profit. Now, instead of weeks at sea or over land, air freight delivery...
Have you ever had a day where nothing went right for you? Kindsey Ely has. A former teacher, she transitioned into the financial world, no small feat. A few days into starting her first position in this new field, she found herself involved in not one but three car accidents in one day! (Everyone came out fine.) At this point, many people would have called it a day, went home, and waited to start all over again. But Ely has a different outlook. As soon as the third accident happened, her friend...
Alva High School junior Landry Gaddy has been selected as a member of the Youth Leadership Oklahoma 2018 class. A class is selected each year through a competitive process based on proven leadership, geographic, ethnic and cultural diversity. Selected students participate in a week-long trip across the state of Oklahoma where they learn about Oklahoma's history, culture, issues and leaders where they begin to develop a greater understanding and appreciation for our state. YLOK was created in...
Girl Scouts with Woods Service Unit recently held their annual end-of-year and bridging ceremony at Northwest Technology Center. In front of family members, the scouts told everything they enjoyed doing this year in scouting, whether it was a badge activity, community service or fun activity. Girls ready to bridge to the next level of scouting also held their bridging ceremony. The leaders and their assistants were recognized for their leadership and commitment to the girls for this past year....
The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association is pleased to announce Cathy Mapes has been selected as a new member of the OSU Student Alumni Board. Mapes of Alva is a freshman majoring in animal science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. SAB is a leadership development organization sponsored by the Alumni Association. This select group of OSU students is chosen for excellence in scholarship and leadership and for genuine interest in assisting the Alumni...
MOORE, Okla. – The 2018 Alva High School Track and Field season wrapped up with at bang at the state meet last weekend at Moore High School. Ray Ray Bell completed a perfect season in the 800 meter run as she closed her career as the 3A State Champion in the event, finishing with a time of 2:20.30, more than two seconds ahead of the runner-up. It was Bell's best time this season in the 800, an event she won in seven meets this season. Bell was also a qualifier in the 1600 meter run. The s...
Everyone was listening to Burlington High School vocational-agriculture teacher Keith Kisling. Including Kisling himself. It was the early 1970s, Kisling was 28 years old and still pretty fresh out of Oklahoma State University. "When I was teaching I was telling the kids that there's just not very many young farmers coming back and the potential to farm is going to be pretty big," he said. "Not only did I convince them to come back, but I convinced myself and that's when we got started." On...
A couple hundred school employees and townspeople gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Alva Middle School cafeteria to recognize several school district employees. Teacher of the Year is Cara Bradt. Rising Star of the year is Whitney Cotton. Those teachers retiring included: Sally Schmidt of Lincoln, Cherrie Pfleider of Lincoln, and Jeff Levetzow of Alva Middle School. Those employees retiring but not present included Joann Isenbart of the Central Office who is on a retirement cruise, and Brian...
Larry Dean Woodson passed on March 17, 2018, in Tempe, Arizona, at the young age of 69. Larry was born on March 2, 1949, in Alva, Oklahoma, the son of a career Marine Corps officer. He leaves behind the love of his life and wife of 40 years, Margaret McCarville Woodson; three children, three grandchildren and three siblings, A Celebration of Life took place on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the historic Eisendrath House in Tempe, Arizona. "Live the Life You Love and Love the Life you Live"...
ALVA, Okla. – Two Alva High School Goldbugs and two Ladybugs will be joining five other athletes during 101 Classic Bowl week in Woodward beginning May 29-June 2. The 101 Classic Bowl committee recently announced the boys and girls baseball rosters for the 30th edition of the annual all-star week. Guard Ethan Flynt and forward Lane Scarbrough each were two of 30 selections for the boys game on May 31 at Boomer Fieldhouse. Representing the Ladybugs on May 29 will be forward Julie Owen and guard Tatum Rouse-Murphy. The 101 Classic Bowl started as...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who killed two people and wounded 26 others in a 1998 shooting at an Oregon high school lost an appeal Thursday seeking to reduce his 111-year sentence. The Oregon state Supreme Court ruled that Kip Kinkel's sentence does not violate his constitutional protection from cruel and unusual punishment, even though the law shields minors in many cases from life sentences. Kinkel, now 35, was 15 when the shooting occurred on May 21, 1998, at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. The attack happened after he had k...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say they've arrested a Little Rock high school teacher on charges stemming from years-long sexual abuse of two children decades ago. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that police arrested Hall High School teacher Donald Moore Tuesday night. Moore faces charges that include rape, incest and sexual indecency with a child. The 56-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting one victim at age 4 until 15 between 1985 and 1996. The police report also alleges Moore sexually assaulted a second victim at age 4 until 1...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jillian Zakrzeski's skills with an air rifle earned her three New York state high school shooting championships, a berth in the Junior Olympics and even recruitment to a college rifle team. "It's an amazing sport. It's not popular like soccer or tennis. But it changed my life," says Zakrzeski, a 19-year-old criminal justice major at the University of Mississippi. "I can't see my life without it." But a proposal in New York's legislature would outlaw all high school shooting sports programs in the state — including air rif...
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — Clovis police say a man reportedly angry over not being provided information about his child's school attendance is accused of threatening to shoot up the school. Police say 33-year-old Carlos Anchondo was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of interference with members of staff and interference with the educational process. According to police, Anchondo is not listed as a custodial parent for the student and that two schools attended by his children were placed on lockdown until he was located and detained by police. Online c...
LANSING, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district is accused in a lawsuit of assigning a high-school student to the homeroom of a teacher who'd been disciplined for making sexually inappropriate comments about her. The Kansas City Star reports that the suit was filed Tuesday in federal court against the Lansing School District. The suit said the teacher made a series of sexually charged statements beginning in September, including joking that the student was likely to get pregnant that school year. The suit says the teacher was placed on paid s...
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — If Hawaii's Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering lives in all directions, scientists said Thursday. "If it goes up, it will come down," said Charles Mandeville, volcano hazards coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey. "You don't want to be underneath anything that weighs 10 tons when it's coming out at 120 mph." The volcano, which has been spitting and s...
