Articles from the December 30, 2016 edition
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Area religious services
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.;...
By What's in a Name?
Our most interesting Christmas present this year was a 7-week-old Australian shepherd and Great Pyrenees puppy. We are presently trying to come up with a suitable name. I am hopelessly old fashioned (and happy to be so), but I think names should...
Spiritually Speaking
Well, it’s 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. It just dawned on me that I had not yet produced a column for Friday’s paper. I suppose this might be a good time to make a resolution about procrastination. Of course, as a Christian with an overactive gui...
The Bill of Rights and You
The Alva Public Library is hosting a new pop-up exhibition from the National Archives: The Bill of Rights and You, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this landmark document. The Bill of Rights and You spotlights one of the...
Local Girl Scouts attend cookie kickoff in OKC: snow tubing
Girl Scouts from Alva's Senior/Ambassador Troop #969 traveled to Oklahoma City to participate in the cookie kickoff for the upcoming cookie sale. This year the scouts are celebrating the 100th year of...
Short end of year meeting for commissioners
The Woods County commissioners held their regular weekly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 28, instead of Monday, Dec. 26. All commissioners were present including Chairman Randy McMurphy, David Hamil and John Smiley. After routine approval of minutes,...
ELIZABETH LOHMANN
A delayed memorial service for Elizabeth Lohmann will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Alva, Oklahoma, with Rev. Ron Pingelton...
LISA KAY SELVEY
Funeral services for Lisa Kay Selvey will be at 2 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Waynoka School with Rev. David Shaw officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the...
Retirement options
From an article in Bloomberg Businessweek: “The Same Gold Watch, It Just Arrives Later.” I know I never planned to teach until age 65, because I wanted to go on to other ventures. Did I have reg...
Random Thoughts
In 1990 the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Smith v. Oregon that two members of the Native American Church were rightfully fired for breaking a state law. The men had used a hallucinogenic...
First quarter of 2016 begins with active shooter training
While the national news was full of politics and the presidential race in 2016, there was plenty happening in Alva as well. Looking back through the Alva Review-Courier, we find local and state...
Year In Review Continues: February 2016
Following are some highlights of Alva and area happenings in February 2016. After fighting roof leaks at the Alva Public Library for months, the Alva City Council approved going out for bids for...
Year In Review Continues: March 2016
Following are some highlights of Alva and area happenings in March 2016. As his final year in the legislature neared an end, Speaker of the House Jeff Hickman chose to hold the Speaker's Ball closer...
No. 3 in 2016 – All-American Johnston's regional title helps Eagles reach D-2 nationals
OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 29, 2016) – Oklahoma Christian's men's golf program has consistently produced outstanding results for nearly two decades, so perhaps it shouldn't be surprising it was that team that made a significant bit of OC athletic history i...
Wonder Boys host Miners in New Year's Eve matinee
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team will return to action this Saturday, Dec. 31, hosting Missouri S&T in a New Years' Eve Matinee. Tip-off from Tucker Coliseum is set for 1 p.m. FOLLOW THE GAME Saturday's game will be...
Reddies Put Up Strong Effort in Loss to Southeast Missouri
Henderson State challenged Division I Southeast Missouri State, but the Reddies fell short as the Redhawks recorded an 89-75 win in exhibition play Thursday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Chris Hawkins led Henderson scoring 15 points while pulling down 8...
Muleriders return to action with pair of non-conference games
The Southern Arkansas men's basketball team is back in action for the first time in nearly a month as they are at home this week to host Central Baptist College on Thursday and Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday. The Muleriders have been in a 26-day layo...
The quirkiest sports moments of 2016
After the curses and death threats and groans across Minnesota from Mankato to International Falls, Blair Walsh needed a little love. He found it in the oddest of places — the first-grade class of Northpoint Elementary in Blaine, a Minneapolis s...
Wildfires pop up in Oklahoma; Dry, windy weather in forecast
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Wildfires are popping up in parts of Oklahoma, and state forestry officials warn that Friday could bring a very high fire danger to the state because of low humidity and gusty winds. Oklahoma City television station KWTV r...
Oklahoma health department reports season's second flu death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting the state's second flu death of the season. The department said Thursday that a Tulsa County resident died of influenza during the weekly reporting period that ended T...
Most Oklahoma counties see jump in unemployment rate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma officials say that the November unemployment rate is higher this year compared to a year ago in three-quarters of the state's counties. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says McIntosh County had the highest u...
Oklahoma speaker calls for investigation into settlement
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The speaker-elect of the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday announced plans for an investigation into a payment to settle a complaint by a former legislative assistant. Republican Rep. Charles McCall of Atoka said t...
Officials at Kansas agency step down after leadership change
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two of the Kansas Department of Revenue's top officials have stepped down shortly after Gov. Sam Brownback appointed a new revenue secretary, who is expected to make changes to the department. Brownback announced in the first w...
