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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: Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Evening worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Young adults gather at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: 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...
Jesus was asked this very question in the sixth chapter of John’s gospel. The people asked him, “What shall we do that we might work the works of God?” The Amplified translation makes their question even more clear: “What are we to do to carry out what God requires?” If you asked this question to most Christians you would probably receive answers like these: do good things, live a holy life, don’t sin, read the Bible, pray, go to church, etc. However, Jesus does not mention any of these things. This is an important point. The question is...
“A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step” – Chinese philosopher Lao Zing. I remember the occasion well. Lynn was having some trouble getting ministers to participate in writing articles for the Courier. Some of us are not writers. Some of us don’t have the time to prepare an article. Some of us felt we should boycott the paper because we held no other power over its content. Lynn cared deeply what people thought of him, but he was true to his own conscience when it came to the content of the Courier. Personally, I saw only the upside...
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Alva 4-H Club had their first meeting of the school year. They discussed the Woods County Fair and how members did and that several entries were chosen to compete at the State Fair. Discussion was held about upcoming events such as The Cupcake Wars, Tulsa State Fair, and National 4-H Week. The next meeting will be held on Oct. 9 and will entail discussions on the Northwestern Homecoming 4-H Luncheon Fundraiser....
Funeral services for Bobby Leo Sutherland will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at the Waynoka First Baptist Church with Bill David Walker officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Waynoka LLC. Bobby Leo Sutherland, son of Susie (Inman) Sutherland and the late Leo Sutherland, was born July 1, 1949, in Mooreland, Oklahoma, and passed away September 24, 2019, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 23...
Memorial services for Loleta Mae Leslie will be 2 p.m. Monday, September 30, 2019, at the Alva First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Carol Cook Moore officiating. A private interment service for the family will be prior to the service under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Loleta Mae Leslie, daughter of the late Paul Mathew and Edith (Smith) Small, was born August 22, 1930, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and passed away September 23, 2019, at Oklahoma City, at the age of 89 years,...
Vaping has recently surged to the forefront as to its’ dangers and possible benefits. The CDC reports almost 400 serious lung illnesses and six deaths linked to vaping. Nicotine, like alcohol, is one of the most popular, socially acceptable, and favorite drugs of people. Made popular by Native Americans, carried to Europe by explorers and spread around the world by trade, tobacco, the organic carrier, can be smoked, chewed and sniffed to deliver the drug. Many devices have been invented to s...
Bass Reeves was a deputy United States marshal in Indian Territory from 1875 until 1907. He was in the first group of lawmen hired to patrol the lands within the jurisdiction of Judge Isaac Parker’s court in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His service as deputy marshal ceased because federal oversight of Oklahoma ended when statehood came. Reeves was born a slave in Arkansas in July 1838. Shortly thereafter, his owner, William Reeves, relocated the family to Grayson County, Texas. William Reeves was n...
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s pick to head the Commissioners of the Land Office lacks the advanced degree needed to become permanent secretary and has owned a company involved in legal disputes over oil and gas leases. The Legislature would have to change the job’s qualifications to allow acting secretary Brandt Vawter to become secretary. Vawter was appointed in June to lead the Land Office, which manages a $2.4 billion portfolio of oil and gas assets, agricultural land and commercial property to benefit Oklahoma education. Vawter formerly worked as a l...
The Alva Ladybugs softball team fell to 0-25 on the year when the team lost to the Mooreland Bearcats 12-0 in Monday's match-up at Mooreland. The Bearcats jumped out to 6-0 lead at the bottom of the first and didn't look back. Key Innings Mooreland scored six runs in the first. Mooreland scored four runs in the second. Key Statistics Alva had three errors in the game. Mooreland had six hits in the game. Mooreland had five runs batted in....
Dilly Dilly 17 ½ Wins 6 ½ Losses Rollin Good Times 15 Wins 9 Losses Ms Deb's Hairstyling 14 1/2 Wins 9 1/2 Loss Marshall's Oldtimers 13 Wins 11 Losses Next Frame 10 Wins 14 Losses The Bowl Movements 7 Wins 13 Losses O'Bar 7 Win 17 Losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – James Wiebener – 265 High Scratch Series – James Wiebener – 638 High Handicap Game – James Wiebener – 295 High Handicap Series – Roger Davison – 732 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Amber Bosch – 205 High Scratch Series – Kayanna Williams – 477 High Handicap Game – Sara...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University's volleyball team faced a tough opponent in Great American Conference Oklahoma Baptist University. The Bison are 11-3 with two of their three losses coming from five-set matches. The Rangers battled throughout the match but eventually took the loss 0-3 [21-25, 13-25, 15-25]. Most of the Black and Red's offense stemmed from their upper classmen. Eubanks had another fantastic day as she earned herself a team high eight kills in three sets with a .316 hit percentage. Honeycutt also had eight kills as she...
As a freshman two seasons ago, Amber Scales earned her first intercollegiate barrel racing victory at the Colby (Kansas) Community College rodeo. While she didn’t gain the title in the northwest Kansas community this past weekend, Scales posted the fastest time in the championship round and earned all-important points that have her sitting fourth in the Central Plains Region standings. “Winning Colby was very important, because the weekend before, a friend’s little boy passed away in a pony riding accident,” said Scales, a junior from Pittsbu...
Livestock shows are a staple of Oklahoma. The bond between animals and students, especially children, is an illuminating experience. Grand champion smiles were especially radiating from the Chisholm Trail Expo Center in Enid during the second annual Gold Star Classic-AFR Special Needs Livestock Show. On Sept. 12, 25 students from the surrounding area, and 75 FFA volunteers from across Oklahoma, came together for friendship, purple banners and Gold Star memories. Members of the Timberlake FFA...
The Ranger Rodeo, a new barrel racing event, tourism advertising and staffing for the tourism center were all on the agenda for a special Alva Tourism Committee meeting Wednesday. All five members of the committee were present: Chairman Norville Ritter and members Dr. Charles Tucker, Jaunita Dotson, Terri Parsons and Connor Martin. Northwest Oklahoma Tourism Staffing Alva Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Alex Mantz asked for continued funding for a staff person at the Northwest Oklahoma Visitors Center in Alva. The Alva Chamber has...
ADA, Okla. – Another match, another sweep for Oklahoma Baptist volleyball as the Bison made the trip to Ada and knocked off the Tigers of East Central, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-13), on Thursday night. The win pushes the Bison's historic win streak to nine, while also keeping OBU atop the Great American Conference standings with a perfect 3-0 mark. Oklahoma Baptist rode a balanced attack to get past ECU. No Bison scored more than nine kills on the night, but six had at least four kills as OBU racked up 43 kills for the match. Malia Leatherland pace...
MAGNOLIA, Ark. - The University of Arkansas of Monticello volleyball team earned its first Great American Conference win this season with a 3-1 victory over Southern Arkansas University. After taking the first two sets, the Blossoms fell in set three, but bounced back with a dominating fourth set, winning 25-10. UAM took the first two sets, 25-15, and 25-19, but lost the third set. The Blossoms returned in style getting off to a hot start in the fourth set, never looking back. At one point in set four, the Blossoms took a 21-4 lead. UAM scored...
RKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Harding volleyball team fell 3-2 (17-25, 25-18,18-25,25-20, 15-13) at Ouachita Baptist Thursday in Great American Conference action. Harding falls to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in the GAC. Ouachita Baptist improves to 8-6 overall and 3-0 in the GAC. FIRST SET Tied at 13 in the first set, Harding went on an 8-1 run on four kills to lead 21-14. After three Ouachita Baptist points, Harding scored the next four to win 25-17. Harding had 11 kills in the set. SECOND SET Leading 9-7 in the second set, Ouachita Baptist went on an 8-0 r...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Four Tigers end with double digit kills as the Tigers come back from down 2-1 to defeat the Bisons 3-2. Emily Low and Katie Camp led the way for the Tigers in the battle. Each of them tallied 14 kills while Camp added in 18 digs. They came up big when Ouachita needed them combining for nine kills in the fifth set helping the Tigers close out the victory. Senior Adrianna Nolly and Sophomore Rileigh Fielder accounted for the other two double digit kills night as Nolly put in 11 as Fielder had 10. Nolly had a massive block for...
Magnolia, Ark. – The SAU Volleyball team finally opened the doors to the W. T. Watson Center tonight, hosting Arkansas-Monticello in a Battle of the Timberlands, with both teams entering the contest 0-2 in GAC play. The Cotton Blossoms took the first two sets 25-19, and the Muleriders were behind the visitors 7-6 in set three before ripping off a 9-0 scoring run to go 15-7 in the set. The Muleriders won set three 25-15 before a 12-0 scoring run by the Blossoms saw the guests go up 17-3 in set four, ultimately taking the match 25-10. Libero A...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the death penalty given a man convicted of setting his girlfriend on fire, causing her death. The court Thursday handed down the ruling to 36-year-old Donnie Harris of Talihina, who was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of 25-year-old Kristi Ferguson of Pocola. Among other things, the court rejected claims that Harris did not receive a fair trial. Harris was accused of dowsing Ferguson with gasoline and setting her on fire on Feb. 18, 2012. She suffered s...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health says the first case of vaping related lung illness has been confirmed in the state. Department spokeswoman Jamie Dukes said Thursday only that the patient is a Tulsa County resident under age 18. Dukes says state health officials earlier this month asked health care providers to report any cases of severe pulmonary disease of unknown origin and a history of recent e-cigarette use or vaping. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday 12 deaths and 805 confirmed and p...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is appealing an Oklahoma judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for helping fuel the state's opioid crisis. The company filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing the ruling was an "unprecedented interpretation of Oklahoma public nuisance law." The judge's decision that the marketing and sale of a lawful product can constitute a public nuisance could have grave implications for all businesses that operate in the state, the c...
