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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...
Among most movie critics, they would consider David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" one of the most acclaimed films of all times. The movie shows amazing vistas of the beautiful Arabian deserts. It has had a powerful impact on filmmakers of the following generations – particularly Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg. Spielberg said, "I was inspired the first time I saw 'Lawrence.' It made me feel puny. It still makes me feel puny. And that's one measure of its greatness." We live in a world that...
Alva High School teacher Mary Tyree brought several members of the AHS Science Club to Monday's city council meeting to tell of their plans for Hatfield Park. Years ago, a walking trail was built around the perimeter of the park with some exercise equipment to encourage physical fitness. Over the years, the trail has deteriorated with community groups occasionally cleaning it up and making improvements. Tyree provided the council with some printed information about the clubs plans for the... Full story
Monday night, City of Alva Business Manager Joe Don Dunham introduced two new department supervisors to the city council. Melvin Evans is the new supervisor for the street department, and Ronnie Hoskins is the new sanitation supervisor. When Bennie Perks retired from his position as street and sanitation supervisor, the city decided to split the responsibilities into two divisions. The men were already employed by the city, and their promotions were announced to their respective departments...
When one falls unexpectedly, it’s only natural to look around and hope no one saw the embarrassing moment. Pete Nessarella of Alva may have thought his spill escaped notice, but a doorbell camera caught the whole thing. Nessarella was delivering mail for the post office when he tripped on a local front porch step. Apparently his spill was entertaining enough to bring him some notoriety. Joelle Randall spotted the fall on her doorbell camera video and submitted it to America’s Funniest Videos (AFV). Randall received notice from AFV that Nes...
Northwestern Oklahoma State University hosted seven Alva High School students recently for the high school's "Teach Oklahoma" course. Teach Oklahoma was designed to mentor high school students about teaching and provide a fundamental knowledge about the teaching profession in Oklahoma. The course is supported through the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Alva High School Teach Oklahoma students were greeted on campus by Northwestern teacher candidates. A "Kahoots" contest was held...
Olive Margaret Powell Appleton was born March 11, 1923, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Ada Reeves Powell and Martin Powell. Olive grew up in a large extended family in Pike and Walthall, Mississippi counties. After graduating from Mississippi College in 1943 she took a job teaching school in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned a Master's of Religious Education from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1947, and married Vincent Braly Appleton that year. Olive and Vincent served congregations in...
An article in Car and Driver Magazine addresses protest over self-driving vehicles. Many suffer frustration and fear over technology, and while it operates in the background it’s visible in the autonomous vehicles prowling the streets in some urban areas. Waymo has a fleet of Chrysler Pacificas in Chandler, Arizona, and Uber is testing a fleet in nearby Tempe. The Human Driving Association was founded last year whose goal is “to advocate for making cars safer while protecting the freedom to own...
As we have seen, President Abraham Lincoln and Congress conspired to make Nevada a state just days before the 1864 presidential election, although Nevada did not have enough residents to qualify for statehood. Nevertheless, the new state seated two U.S. senators, one member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and chose three members of the 1864 Electoral College – all supportive of Lincoln and his policies. This was not, however, the first time that Lincoln and his political allies had b...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Northwestern’s Maurice Wright Jr. was named the Great American Conference Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, following a vote of the Great American Conference’s head football coaches when the league announced its All-Conference teams and year-end individual awards. Wright, a native of Luther, was one of five Northwestern players to receive some level of All-GAC honor. The Rangers had two on the first team and four who received honorable mention. Earning recognition by the conference coaches for their play, Aharo...
Recently, at College Hill, we began a series of sermons from the Gospel of Mark (we are now 12 weeks into the study and still in chapter 3). Videos are available on You Tube under Dr. W. Jay Tyree, if you’d like to catch up. In the first of those sermons, in which we tried to introduce John Mark, the author of the Gospel, we noticed just how many famous people he could “name drop” on his resume. Guys like Peter, Paul, Timothy, Silas, and Luke, to name a few. Mark was important in his own right...
ALVA, Okla. – After receiving Honorable Mention Honors by the Great American Conference on Nov. 13, redshirt-senior Kaley Whitworth received another accolade to add to her resume, early Wednesday morning when she made the D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team. She is one of seven GAC players to be on the first or second team while being one of three on the second team. "It's great, I think the GAC is often looked down on in the three conferences in this region," Head Coach Erik Solberg said on the conference player's recognition. "I think we h...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers have finished the regular season off strong with five players selected for All-Great American Conference Honors. The Rangers had two on the first team and three that received honorable mention. Earning recognition by the conference coaches for their play included seniors Jennifer Eubanks (MH) and Kiauna Clark (RS). Juniors Kaydee Honeycutt (OH), Kaitlyn Robinson (S) and Sydnee Miller (L) were all chosen as Honorable Mention selections. First Team Senior middle hitter Eubanks, a Copper...
Ms Deb's Hairstyling 33 ½ wins 22 ½ losses Dilly Dilly 31 ½ wins 24 ½ losses Rollin Good Times 30 wins 26 losses Marshall's Oldtimers 29 wins 27 losses Knights of Columbus 28 wins 28 losses O'Bar 25 wins 31 losses Next Frame 25 wins 31 losses The Bowl Movements 22 wins 34 losses Men/Individual High Scratch Game – Doug Ruess - 237 High Scratch Series – John Cook - 613 High Handicap Game – Doug Ruess - 273 High Handicap Series – Brandon Bier - 705 Women/Individual High Scratch Game – Debra Rudd - 193 High Scratch Series – Keyanna Williams - 484...
Burlington schools recently honored veterans in an assembly on the morning of Veteran's Day. The auditorium was full of decorations and artwork created by the elementary teachers and students. Burlington seniors led the assembly which started with the Call to Colors, Pledge of Allegiance and "Star Spangled Banner" sung by the junior high and high school choir. After a prayer of invocation and recognition of veterans, the pre-K through third grade sang a rousing and entertaining rendition of the...
The Burlington Robotics team participated in the Heartland BEST competition at the Northwestern campus on Nov. 2. The team placed second in gaming and second in the BEST competition. The BEST contest includes the robot, as well as the exhibit, the marketing plan and the engineering notebook. For the sixth year, the team won the award for the Most Elegant Robot. While not initially qualified to compete at regionals, the team received word that they will be competing at regionals in Denver on...
Gabe Daniel Stewart is the son of Kelly and Jennifer Stewart. He was born in Pratt, Kansas. He has three brothers and three sisters. His favorite things to do in his free time involve hunting, fishing, and working. Gabe is planning to attend college at the OSU Institute of Technology. His dream is to graduate and become a diesel technician. His school activities involve basketball, FFA, FCA, band and vocal. His senior goals are to graduate and win state in basketball. Gabe is most proud of his...
Burlington Student Council held its annual food drive in the first week of November. Each year a competition between the pre-K through 12th grade classes is held to determine who can bring the most cans and nonperishable food items. The competition was separated between the younger and older groups and the reward for the most food was a donut party. The kindergarten won with a total of 229 items. Next was the fourth grade with 103 items and last was the eighth grade, who won the older class...
On Nov. 9, 13 members of the Burlington FCA went to Norman to participate in FCA Game Day. They heard the testimony of four athletes who attend the University of Oklahoma. These athletes include softball pitcher Giselle Juarez, football linebacker Caleb Kelly, women's basketball player Ana Llanusa, and baseball player Cade Cavali. They then listened to a sermon shared by Preacher Scott Williams from Oklahoma City. Afterwards, they attended the OU football game vs. Iowa State. Many students who...
Nov. 22, 5 p.m.: Reception for Randy Turney court dedication Nov. 22, 6 p.m.: Dedication of Randy Turney courthouse Nov. 22, 6:30 p.m.: High school home basketball games against Buffalo Dec. 6, 6 p.m.: Homecoming Coronation and high school basketball games, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7-8: Regional Robotics in Denver and FFA Leadership Conference, Tulsa Dec. 10, 7:35 a.m.: Parent Book Buddies, Auditorium Dec. 9-17, 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Scholastic Book Fair Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Christmas Music Program Dec. 19, 6 p.m.: FFA Tree Lighting, Purple Park Dec. 23...
Monday: PJ Day (Rest up! We have a big game on Friday!) Tuesday: Meme Day (Meme what you say!) Wednesday: Bling vs Camo (Be a shining star or impossible to see!) Thursday: Hero vs Villain (We will be the heroes on Friday!) Friday: Spirit Day (Purple is the color to be!)...
Burlington Public Schools will host an engaging, all-hands-on-deck, school wide Scholastic Book Fair on Dec. 9–17 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Funds raised during the fair will help buy books for students and teachers. Families, faculty and the community are invited to attend this exciting reading event, which inspires children to become lifelong readers. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open the night of Burlington's school music program on Dec. 16 beginning at 5:30 p.m. This year the school is also offering gift wrapping on all book fair p...
Burlington School want to offer special thanks to Alva State Bank for their donation....
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 58-year-old registered sex offender is facing five charges after he allegedly kidnapped a 15-year-old girl who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store and raped her. The charges against Anthony Craig Seymour, of Wichita include aggravated kidnapping and rape. The Wichita Eagle reports Seymour is accused of using a knife to force the girl into his car and raping her on Tuesday. He made his first court appearance Thursday. A witness to the abduction called 911. The girl jumped out of Seymour's car when she saw a p...
BETHANY-- Southern Nazarene University's Head Football Coach, Andy Lambert, announced his decision to resign after four years of leading the Crimson Storm. University President, Dr. Keith Newman, offered these words in response to this news: "Though the decision was a surprise to all of us at SNU, we are extremely grateful for Coach Lambert and the servant leadership he has provided in leading his team on and off the field. His passion for developing young men to their fullest potential will be missed and we wish he and Betsy all the best in...
