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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...
Kristen Holmberg shares about the opportunity to sing in the choir. The instructor had her come to the piano and as she played Kristen sang along. After she finished, the instructor sent her to the counseling office to take another class. From that day on she quit singing until she read in Psalms 98:1 “Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done marvelous things.” David commands all people to sing not because of their ability to sing but because of what God has done. From then on Kristen sta...
From the beginning of time, the adage has remained the same: “publish or perish.” Even the Lord knew He needed to get some things down on paper (or stone as the case may be) to avoid being forgotten. Unfortunately, it became increasingly obvious that folks could still find a way to forget, with or without the written word. Before His first publication made its way to the population, they were already dancing around the golden calf. My wife tries to encourage my writing “career” (does one have to sell stuff to have a career?) by saying things li...
Photography is featured this month at the Graceful Arts Gallery. Tonight’s First Friday Art Walk will display work by local photographers Evie Nusser Shriver, Jon Linder and Jeff Glass. As visitors walk around admiring the displays, they can enjoy refreshments provided by the Gallery and enjoy the music of Max Ridgway on the guitar. The Gallery is on the south side of the Alva square. Although there’s some ongoing street work further down the block, the parking in front of the gallery is open. The sidewalk market out front will feature Apr...
The Board of Woods County Commissioners has entered into an agreement with the following entities. All contracts are on file in the county clerk's office for public viewing. 1. ACCO-SIF Workers' Compensation Insurance – $49,694 2. ACCO-SIG Property and Liability Insurance – $119,339 3. ACCO-SIG E-911 Property and Liability Insurance – $4,359 4. ACCO Dues – $3,000 5. Active 911 (annual) – $4,400 6. Airgas (D1, D2 and D3) – Maintenance 7. AirMedCare Network 8. Alfalfa County – Maintaining Addresses 9. American Fidelity Assurance Angelica Alli...
Logan Rader of Alva has graduated from Northern Oklahoma College with an associate in science (AS) degree, according to Rick Edgington, vice president for enrollment management and registrar. Kaylynn Kovat of Dacoma earned a summa cum laude associate in applied science degree. Summa cum laude (with very high distinction) graduates maintained a grade-point average of 3.75 to 4. Felicia Thomas of Nash received a magna cum laude AS degree. Magna cum laude (with high distinction) graduates maintained a GPA of 3.50 to 3.74. Other area graduates...
The first meeting of the fiscal year was held on July 2 with John Smiley absent, but David Hamil and Randy McMurphy present. In road-crossing permits, one from Recoil Oilfield Services was tabled, while two gas lines crossing a county road was approved for Williams Midstream Gas. The location is two miles east of Alva at County Road 480. The commissioners approved the following continuing contracts for the Woods County Health Department, which they oversee: • Crimson Investments LLC facility rental – $1,800 per month • AT&T Business 250 II – $2...
Jeffrey Allan Darr was born July 22, 1970, in Alva, Oklahoma to Betty L. (Holloway) Hagen and Jim L. Darr. He passed away July 1, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Jeff attended school in Woodward, Oklahoma, where he lived throughout his childhood. Jeff loved to "fix" things and could fix just about anything. He also was a good mechanic. Jeff worked in the oil field for many years also, starting at age 16. Jeff was also a very talented artist, drawing many beautiful pictures and cards in ink and pencil; calligraphy and flowers being his specialty....
Before bookbinding there were scrolls, the use of which dates back to ancient Egypt. Scrolls were predated by clay tablets, and even today scrolls are still in use in Jewish ceremonies. Ancient scrolls were papyrus, made from reeds that grew in marshy areas around the Nile river. Parchment, which came later, was an early form of paper made from many different plant materials, even grain and seaweed. The Dead Sea Scrolls found in 1947 have given credibility to Biblical writings and have not all...
In several previous articles, we looked at how some people who become well-known will use their celebrity status to go into another field of endeavor. Some entertainers, for example, have become politicians. Foremost among these, of course, are presidents Ronald Reagan (movie star) and Donald Trump (reality television star). Others include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sonny Bono and Al Francken. Another person to add to that list is a Greek actress who, after a successful movie and stage career, went...
JOPLIN, Missouri – The Missouri Rodeo Cowboys Association has released the money earnings for the top event finishes in last weekend’s 60th Annual Rocking A Saddle Club Rodeo in Aurora. Jessica Koppitz, of Alva, Oklahoma, came away with the most money from a single event in the two-day rodeo, earning a $794 prize for besting the 38-person field in the ladies breakaway roping event with a qualifying run of 2.6 seconds. Missouri Valley College’s Kirbie Crouse took second in the event with a time of 2.8 seconds to take home $611. Aurora nativ...
Lane Scarbrough, a graduate of Alva High School, has been awarded five scholarships to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University during the 2018-2019 academic year. Scarbrough will receive the Regional Baccalaureate Scholarship, the President's Leadership Scholarship, the Valedictorian Scholarship, the Alva High School (AHS) Graduate Scholarship and the Ranger Preview Scholarship. The Regional Baccalaureate Scholarship pays tuition up to four years and the recipient will receive a check...
Family and friends established the Keith Vermillion Memorial Scholarship to honor his life and legacy, and celebrate the impact he had on those he knew. Vermillion was a member of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Ranger football team from 1999 to the year of his graduation in 2004. He married his high school sweetheart and fellow Northwestern grad, Amanda Rice, in 2003. In 2011, the two welcomed their daughter, Emily. Vermillion was a physical education teacher at Lakeview Elementary...
This writer came across a man and woman dragging a crucifixion-type cross east on U. S. Highway 64 Tuesday morning. Thinking there might be an interesting story for our newspaper readers, I pulled to the side of the road and asked if I could talk to them. At that very moment, I recognized the woman, Alyson McDermott-Penco, a local Alva resident. She introduced James Baker of Waukomis, who has been dragging crosses as a symbol for the past five years. She explained, "When I heard of him dragging...
The eighth annual precision marching competition between four housing units at the Bill Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC) was conducted at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The event is dedicated to the memory of former Deputy Warden Craig Beavers who, along with his wife, Leisa, was killed in a motorcycle wreck near Medford by a driver who ran a stop sign. Renae Steward, who helped coordinate the marching competition said, "The marching event is to incorporate the disciplines the trainees encounter with the...
TAFT, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma authorities have captured an inmate who had escaped from a state prison. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says 32-year-old Markus Perry was apprehended Thursday afternoon in a wooded area just northwest of the Jess Dunn Correctional Center in Taft. Perry had escaped earlier in the day. He was returned to the prison in East Oklahoma Thursday night. State troopers, members of the Muskogee Creek Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police and the Muskogee County Sheriff's Office helped in the search. Authorities say they a...
MCCLOUD, Okla. (AP) — Police in McCloud say a teenage boy has died after being shot and authorities have questioned his older brother about the death. McLoud Police Chief Tom Pringle tells The Shawnee News-Star officers went to the home about 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Pringle says a 17-year-old boy was shot twice in the chest with a small-caliber gun and that he later died at a hospital. Pringle identified the boy as Raydon French. Pringle says no arrest has been made but that the case is being investigated as a homicide. Officers had been called t...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Reporters, photographers and editors at Oklahoma's largest newspaper have reflected on their own tragedy as they remembered the five people killed in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper. The Oklahoman business and lifestyles editor Clytie Bunyan led a moment of remembrance Thursday for The Capital Gazette employees killed a week ago. About 40 Oklahoman staffers bowed their heads in prayer and then posed for a group photo. Some held letters spelling out "Annapolis." Bunyan said Oklahoman journalists worked through their o...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police say a man allegedly rammed a Kansas Highway Patrol car while trying to flee with a stolen vehicle. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 29-year-old Robert A. Servantez was booked into jail early Wednesday. Police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen says Servantez led police on a chase Tuesday when they tried to stop the stolen Chevy Tahoe he was driving. Police discontinued the pursuit at one point because it was endangering too many people, and they and the Highway Patrol later resumed it in a less populated area. A t...
