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The curse of success is that it must be maintained. Once we have been successful, and built something worthwhile, enormous effort must be expended to maintain what we have built. However, once we start maintaining what we have built, forward momentum is lost, which means we have lost our success. The trick is to stay on offense – to continue moving forward, without being bogged down maintaining what you have built. The church, in the book of Acts, is extremely successful. One of the results of their success is a group of widows who are being c...
For nearly 40 years, I’ve been blessed to have a “friend that sticks closer than a brother.” If you’ve been in Alva a long time, you might even remember my brother from another mother. Kelly McCoy was the minister at College Hill in the late 1990s and was responsible for getting me connected with the congregation in the fall of 1999. Of all the things he’s done for me; that may well be the most lasting and enjoyable. Kelly is currently completing his degree in the culinary arts. In other words, the boy can cook! In fact, he recently confided th...
Mornings during the school year can be a hectic blur for both parents and students trying to get out the door, but that should not be an excuse to skip breakfast. Whether it is a piece of whole wheat toast and a glass of milk or a more elaborate spread, the morning meal sets the stage for a successful day of learning. “There’s a strong link between breakfast and how well students perform at school,” said Deana Hildebrand, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service nutrition specialist. “Research has connected breakfast to better...
Voters in the City of Waynoka and Freedom School District who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Sept. 12 special election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Sandra Koehn said today. Although the county election board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, Koehn urged voters who want to vote by absentee ballot to apply early. Absentee ballot application forms are available at the county election board office located at 410 Fourth St., Suite C, Alva. An online version of...
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...
Two people filed as candidates for Waynoka mayor this week. The filing period was Monday through Wednesday, July 24-26. Brad Perot filed first on Monday followed by Susan Bradford who has been serving as acting mayor. A special election will be held Tuesday, Sept. 12. Also on the Sept. 12 ballot will be two candidates for the Freedom Board of Education. Raul Galindo and Shane Morris will be candidates for Seat 5. The Feb. 14 Freedom School Board election was contested. In that voting, Galindo had 83 votes and Morris 82. In a hearing held Feb....
Funeral services for LaVonna Faye Gribble are pending at Marshall Funeral Home of Alva....
“Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free” – Dire Straits, 1985. How would you like an extra $1,500 in your account each month – courtesy of the government? A University of Oxford study from 2013 estimates that 47 percent of U.S. jobs may be at risk within the next two decades because of artificial intelligence and automation at the hands of robots, further estimating that workers making less than $20 per hour have an 83 percent chance of losing their jobs. Enter: Universal Basic Income (U...
An old folk song praises “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.” Part of the song relates the oft-told story about him killing a bear when he was three years old. Thus, Davy Crockett is a part of folk legend in the United States. His status in that regard was enhanced by the manner of his death. As most people interested in U.S. history know, Crockett died in 1836 at the Alamo mission in San Antonio, Texas, during the war for Texas independence. The above-mentioned song also relates how Cro...
Northwestern Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Brad Franz has announced a new five-year partnership with Adidas and First Team Sports, who will be the primary apparel and equipment provider for all 11 intercollegiate athletic programs. The agreement includes numerous incentives in the form of discounts and rebates along with additional marketing and promotional opportunities. "I'm excited about the relationship with Adidas and First Team Sports and we have had a long-standing partnership with each of them," Franz said. "The product and servi...
The Oklahoma Association of Student Councils (OASC) would like to thank Northwestern Oklahoma State University administration and staff and the community of Alva for welcoming us once again. Eleven years ago, Karen Koehn introduced us to this wonderful university and community and we sure are glad she had the vision to do so! This was our 10* summer to hold the BASIC Leadership Workshops here. The hospitality, genuine interest in our organization and extraordinary support has continued to be EXCEPTIONAL! On the Friday of our workshops, we have...
In the days of film, the most common teaching-camera for students in the USA was the Pentax K1000. Jeanne Parkhurst started using such a camera as a student in the eighth grade at Classen Advanced School of Studies in Oklahoma City. She still uses a K1000 today, along with various digital cameras and an iPhone. Like many young people, she wanted to get out of town at graduation, and she ended up studying photography at New York University, which she says "was a wonderful experience." Next, she m...
Alva native Troy Brooks is one of the photographers featured in the current exhibition at the Graceful Arts Gallery in Alva. Brooks said his display features images from 1990 up until the current time. He said, "I have some black and white archival portraiture, a number of scenic canvases and some locally taken prints." The artist said he got into photography around 1989. He studied commercial photography for a while and then attended the School of Fine Arts in Atlanta at Georgia State...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man killed his wife aboard an Alaska cruise and told an acquaintance who later walked into the couple's blood-splattered room that he did it because she laughed at him, the FBI said in documents released Thursday. Kenneth Manzanares of Santa Clara, Utah, was charged with murder after he was found with blood on his hands and clothes, and with blood spread throughout the cabin on the Princess Cruises ship Tuesday night, according to a criminal complaint by FBI Special Agent Michael L. Watson. Kristy Manzanares, 39,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican senators on Thursday threatened to hold up health legislation in the Senate unless they got assurances from Speaker Paul Ryan that the House would negotiate a more comprehensive replacement to "Obamacare" and not vote to make the Senate bill law. Ryan responded that "the House is willing" to convene a conference committee with the Senate to that end. But it was unclear whether the speaker's response would satisfy the senators' demands, leaving health legislation in limbo once again at a crucial moment. The c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $788 billion spending bill Thursday that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall with Mexico with a whopping budget increase for the Pentagon. The 235-192 vote both eases a large backlog of unfinished spending bills and gives Trump and his House GOP allies political wins heading into the August recess. Challenging hurdles remain in front of the measure, however, which will meet with more powerful Democratic opposition in the Senate. The 326-page measure w...
For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases. The experiment was just an exercise in science — the embryos were not allowed to develop for more than a few days and were never intended to be implanted into a womb, according to MIT Technology Review, which first reported the news. Officials at Oregon Health & Science University confirmed Thursday that the work took place there and said results would be published in a j...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two utilities that supply power to customers in four states say they plan to buy what is being billed as the largest wind farm in the U.S. once the $4.5 billion project is completed in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The Oklahoman reports power development company Invenergy LLC and General Electric Co. on Wednesday announced plans for the Wind Catcher farm. It will have 800 wind turbines and is expected to be finished in 2020. Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Co. are planning to purchase the project a...
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — The body of a 6-month-old western Michigan boy had already started to decompose by the time his mother took him to a hospital after she had basically ignored him for two days in her sweltering home with no air conditioning, according to court records. The temperature in Lovily Johnson's Wyoming apartment was about 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius) a few hours after Noah Johnson was pronounced dead on arrival July 19 at a Grand Rapids hospital. The child weighed 12 pounds (5.5 kilograms) and also had a severe diaper rash a...
HELSINKI (AP) — Polar bear mom Venus has gotten a summer treat — a chance to frolic in the snow with her eight-month-old cub despite the heat enveloping Finland's northern Lapland. A pile of snow has been dumped onto their home at Ranua Wildlife Park, 760 kilometers (470 miles) north of Helsinki. It was donated by the Ruka ski center to help cool down the polar bears, who were suffering in unusual temperatures of 24 degrees Celsius (75 Fahrenheit). Venus' cub, who has not been named yet, took his fledgling steps out of hibernation in March whe...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar has hired a Washington influence firm founded by former top campaign aides to President Donald Trump and another specialized in digging up dirt on U.S. politicians, signaling it wants to challenge Saudi Arabia's massive lobbying efforts in America's capital amid a diplomatic dispute among Arab nations. Hiring a firm once associated with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who left it in May over a dispute with his partners, shows Qatar wants access to a White House with close ties to S...
WACO, Texas (AP) — A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs' attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation's largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault for years. Baylor officials wanted to provide the court with a summary of cases. They cited privacy concerns for students not part of the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Waco said Wednesday that the a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of violent attacks and incidents of bullying in American public schools has gone down in recent years, according to a federal report published Thursday. Violence and bullying were more frequent in middle schools than in high schools or elementary schools, said the study by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics. The report said the rate of violent incidents in middle schools dropped from 40 incidents per 1,000 students in the 2009-2010 school year to 27 incidents in 2015-2016. B...
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas school superintendent who admitted leaving her loaded gun in a school vehicle has reached a separation agreement under which she will maintain her $106,000 salary through January. The terms of the agreement between D'Ann Vonderau and the High Island school district board near Galveston include that she resign as superintendent effective July 17. The Galveston County Daily News reports she will work as a special assistant to the interim superintendent until Jan. 31. Vonderau left the gun in a district SUV in M...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A sculpture illustrating the incomplete progress in the push for educational equality will go on display next month outside Little Rock Central High School to commemorate the 60th anniversary of its historic desegregation, officials announced Wednesday. The statue, titled "United," features two people raising their arms and holding two large rings that don't quite interlock. Officials say the image demonstrates the work still to be done toward guaranteeing educational rights for students of diverse backgrounds. Nine s...
