Articles from the May 26, 2017 edition
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Area religious services and events
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.;...
By Crumbling memorials
John M. Davis was a wealthy man. His wife had just died and he did not like any of her family. He himself was an orphan and he had no children. To prevent his in-laws from getting his wealth when he died, he spent his entire fortune on an elaborate...
Spiritually Speaking
Last night, I caught a few seconds of another TV award show (on my way to watching something else). They were honoring Cher, one of the great “one name wonders” of the music industry. At 71 years young, she was still belting it out onstage. Oth...
Activist of the Year award winner: Julia Bays
The evening of May 19 at the annual Carl Albert dinner, members of the Oklahoma State Democratic Party gathered to honor several individuals for their work on behalf of the Democratic Party. The Congressional District 3 winner was Julia Bays of Alva....
Woods County Cooperative Extension to offer Child Care/Babysitting Clinic
The Woods County OSU Cooperative Extension Service will be holding a Baby-Sitting/Child Care Clinic for all interested area youth ages 10-13 years of age, according to Susan Holliday, Extension Educator for Family and Consumer Science/4-H Youth...
Letter carriers weigh in on hunger
Alva, Okla. – While donations are still rolling in, so far 4,142 pounds of food were collected in Alva as part of the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. On Saturday, May 13, letter carriers in more than 195 central and western Oklahoma cities helped “St...
HOWARD ORLANDO ROBERTS
Funeral services for Howard Roberts will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark McDonald officiating. Interment will be in the Alva Municipal Cemetery...
Random Thoughts
As we saw last week, multiple births are uncommon. When they occur, the vast majority result in twins. Triplets are more rare than twins, quadruplets are more rare than triplets, etc. The expanded...
JERRY WELLS
Jerry Wells, 79, of Amarillo, Texas, died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Memorial services will be at 2:30, Sunday, May 28, 2017, at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel. Arrangements are by LaGrone...
Healthy living
“The first sign of a heart attack is a heart attack.” Now that I have reached the seven-decade mark, my cholesterol, kept in check by my eating habits, is still too high. My non-fasting cho...
Carl's Capitol Comments
We’ve officially reached the final week of session, and lawmakers have yet to come to an agreement about the budget. Legislators all stayed in Oklahoma City this weekend waiting while leadership in t...
Hillcats Break School Record at NCAA Championship
BRADENTON, Fla. – Rogers State Track & Field saw a school record broken Thursday in the program's first NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship appearance at IMG Academy. The Hillcat Men's 4x100 meter relay team finished in 40.67 s...
Wonder Boys historic season ends in NCAA semifinals
KISSISSIMEE, Fla. – The Arkansas Tech men's golf team challenged Lynn, the No. 2 team in the country, but ultimately lost a close 3-2 decision in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships at the Reunion Resort Golf Course i...
Golden Suns volleyball set for tour of Italy
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns volleyball team is still months away from its 2017 season opener, but the preparations for the 2017 season will begin in earnest this coming week when the Golden Suns cross the Atlantic Ocean for a...
Wonder Boys defeat Barry, advance to NCAA Championship semifinal
KISSISSIMEE, Fla. – The Arkansas Tech men's golf team made a late comeback, pulling out a one-stroke tiebreaker victory against top-seeded Barry to advance to the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship Semifinals at the Reunion Resort Golf C...
Texas OKs excusing assault victims from campus punishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A bill prohibiting colleges and universities from punishing students who are victims of, or who witness or report sexual assaults, has cleared the Texas Legislature — and now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott. The proposal began in the...
Campus 'free speech' bill wins backing of Louisiana House
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal seeking to protect controversial speakers' appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to punish students who disrupt them won support from House lawmakers on a second try. Rep. Lance Harris, c...
Middle school student's suicide roils her community
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A middle school student's suicide has roiled her community, with students walking out of school and her family saying support services failed her. Family and friends said 13-year-old Anie Graham was harassed and bullied b...
2 face hate crime charges after noose found at school
CROFTON, Md. (AP) — Two men already charged in connection with a noose found outside a Maryland middle school are now facing hate crime charges. The Anne Arundel County State's Attorney announced Wednesday that prosecutors are charging Conner P...
