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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...
It would be disingenuous not to recognize the accomplishments of Hugh Hefner. He was an empire builder who touched an incalculable number of lives, so it seems fitting to write a tribute to his numerous accomplishments. Hugh, you created an empire around the name Playboy, which describe the life you lived, and the life you sold. Under that name, you sold what you called sexual freedom and harmless male entertainment. Sex that was free from the guilt of a puritanical, and oppressive set of religious values. And we bought it by the millions....
“If a gun is on the mantle in the first act, it must be fired by the third.” This insightful quote is usually attributed to Anton Chekhov – a Russian playwright who lived around the dawn of the 20th century. His point is that no item should be included in the story line that has no real place in promoting the plot. If it doesn’t need to be there, toss it out. But I find something more positive in this statement. Potential. If indeed the gun is to be fired, it peaks up my interest to see it hanging there – will it prove useful for protectio...
The television show “American Pickers” will be filming in Oklahoma this mid-October and November. The hosts are looking for people in this area with unique antique collections and interesting stories behind them. If interested in this event please call 855-OLD-RUST (653-7878) or email [email protected]....
Beef producers from across the area are encouraged to attend the Woods County Beef Conference on Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Northwest Technology Center in Alva beginning at 4 p.m. Several prominent speakers will be in attendance including OSU Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel to discuss cattle markets and current trends in the industry and OSU Beef Specialist Dr. David Lalman with the topic of cattle nutrition and management. The highlight of the conference is a panel discussion by local stocker cattle producers relating their experience and...
The Woods County Excise Board conducted a special meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Woods County Courthouse to approve budgets that were late in being turned in. They also approved the county assessor's plan to use a consultant to evaluate oil and gas property holdings in the county. Each of the county beneficiaries of the costs of the consultants will share in paying their fees. The Alva schools will pay $74,029.61, the Waynoka schools will pay $24,052.94 and the Freedom Schools will pay $8,652.38. The vo-tech will pay $30,901.25. Joint Scho...
Courtney Mapes, an OSU senior from Alva, has been named to the Oklahoma State University Homecoming 2017 Steering Committee. Mapes is an animal science major at OSU. She is the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Mapes “Homecoming is something that encouraged me to choose Oklahoma State as my choice of university and I wanted to be involved in steering to contribute to this large OSU tradition,” Mapes said. As part of the Homecoming Steering committee Mapes will promote overall university spirit and participation; coordinate Hester Street pai...
A total of seven candidates, six Republicans and one Democrat, have filed for the Oklahoma State Senate District 27 seat vacated when Bryce Marlatt resigned. Those filing on the Republican ticket are Jeff Hall, 47, of Mooreland; Carolyn McClarty, 67, of Mutual; Travis Templin, 44, of Seiling; Casey Murdock, 47, of Felt; Tommy W. Nicholson, 66, of Mooreland, and Michael Medill, 60, of Woodward.. The only Democrat is Amber Jensen, 36, of Woodward. The special primary election will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12. The special general election will be...
Mark your calendars for the rapidly upcoming Talk of the Town Tour on Alva’s downtown square, hosted by the Cherokee Strip Museum on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. Plan to bring your friends and family down to the square for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon of hay ride tours, highlighting some very colorful and intriguing history of Alva in the early 1900s. Local talent will depict interesting history from past businesses that laid the foundation for what Alva is today, bringing to life some entertaining characters and sharing stories that many don’t know abo...
Funeral services will be Friday, October 6, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Shamrock, Texas, with Cottie Tarbet officiating. Burial will follow in Shamrock Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors. Alden LaRue Olson was born November 4, 1925, in Woods County, Oklahoma, to Lewis and Ida Olson and passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017, in Pampa, Texas, at the age of 91 years. He remained on the farm helping his father with the many duties of farm life until he...
Marvin Robert "Bud" Norman was born in Ennis, Texas, to M. E. and Pauline Norman on January 20, 1937, and passed away on October 3, 2017, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and after high school graduation there, he proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corp. Following his military commitment, Bud met and married the love of his life, Shari Lyn Noah. Shari and Bud moved to Colorado Springs where Bud began his career selling insurance. Early in his...
Dogs: it’s amazing the tricks they can learn, the companionship they furnish and protection they afford. Now, thanks to training, the Dog Project at Emory University has taught a dog to lie still in an MRI scanner so its brain could be studied. What was discovered? Activity in their reward center was isolated in an attempt to know how dogs learn human language. After a year of study, Gregory Berns has been unable to determine “When a dog hears a word, is it just an auditory stimulus or does it...
Lawmakers answered Gov. Mary Fallin’s call last week and returned to the Capitol for a special legislative session. We spent Monday through Thursday in meetings trying to develop a plan that would put our state on the best path forward. I believe we made some significant progress overall. However, we are still working out the details. Special sessions – technically called “extraordinary sessions” – come at a cost to the taxpayer. Because of this, the House of Representatives and the state Sen...
As we saw in a previous article, each U.S. territory elects a delegate to the United States House of Representatives. These delegates serve on committees and participate in debates but they are not allowed to vote. Currently, we have six such non-voting delegates in Congress. Some (but not all) U.S. states were territories before attaining statehood. Such was the case with Oklahoma, which became a territory in 1890 and remained so for 17 years. During that time, four men served as Oklahoma’s del...
ADA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State football team was just inches away from knocking off the top team in the league last weekend when they hosted Southeastern Oklahoma State on Homecoming. Aharon Barnes was literally inches away from getting his hands on the last-second field goal by the Savage Storm, but Carlos knocked it through to break the Rangers' hearts, 30-27. This week they will make the trip to Ada to take on the Tigers of East Central and are looking to negate last weekend and take their record to 3-3 on the year. Last y...
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's golf team finished up Day One in the Henderson State Fall Invite at Hot Springs Country Club in ninth place. Senior Cole Ward provided two solid rounds during the 36 holes of competition as the Rangers finished with a two-round total of 620 (320-313). Ward found himself in eighth place after an opening round of 75, and fell back to a tie for 21st place with a second round of 78. A hole-out eagle propelled Ward's opening round on the third hole from 103 yards, the only eagle registered on...
ALVA, Okla. – Team roping is the Johnson family business, and Jayden Johnson is doing his part. The junior header at Northwestern Oklahoma State University teamed with his heeling partner, Riley Wakefield of O’Neill, Nebraska, to win the team roping championship this past weekend at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University rodeo in Durant. “It means a lot to get that win,” said Johnson, a seventh-generation rancher near Casper, Wyoming, whose father, Justin, is a Northwestern graduate. “This is what we do, and we work at it every day. Whet...
Five Northwestern Oklahoma State University seniors were awarded the Guthrie Scottish Rite Scholarship given by the Guthrie Scottish Rite Charitable and Educational Foundation. Those awarded this semester are Beth Baker of Woodward, elementary education; Taylor Black of Drummond, early childhood education; Angela Buller of Ponca City, elementary education; Hilda Freeland of Enid, special education; and Jennifer Heitman of Ponca City, early childhood education. Each semester the scholarships are...
If you have seen these ambitions students fundraising around town, you can know it is for a good cause. The Alva Robotics team started their fundraising drive last Friday asking residents to help them compete in the upcoming Heartland BEST contest to be held on the campus of Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Oct. 28. The team's goal this year is to raise enough funds to buy the parts that they are using on their robot so they will not have to return them after the competition is over....
Alva Police and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are investigating a suspicious death. Officers were on the scene at 10th and Oklahoma Boulevard Wednesday, Oct. 4. Dustin Goodrich, 49, was found Wednesday morning and taken to an area hospital where he later died. OSBI was asked by the District 26 District Attorney's Office to investigate, and preliminary results indicate Goodrich was involved in a physical altercation that may have caused his death. The medical examiner will perform...
ALVA, Okla. – In their third double-overtime game of the season, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers came away with a 4-3 victory over Oklahoma Christian University. Sophomore Hollie Pankake scored the game winner 2:51 into the second overtime period on a penalty kick to give Northwestern back-to-back wins for the first time this season. With an explosive season-high 30-shot performance, the Black and Red picked up goals from four different scorers Tuesday evening at the Alva Recreation Comp...
ALVA, Okla. – In a non-conference matchup Tuesday against the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State, Northwestern Oklahoma State dominated the match and took the opponents down 3-0, (25-14, 25-12, 25-10). The big storyline was the serving of the Rangers who really kept the Aggies off balance, dropping in 12 aces on the night as Tobi Barker led the team with seven while Hannah Williams and Kaitlyn Robinson each had two. Not only did Williams have a great serving night, but she also dominated at t...
