Alva Review-Courier -

Kathleen Lourde and Stacy Sanborn

TOP LEFT: Morgan Garner (left) of Pearland, Texas, stopped for a hot homestyle bite at lunchtime with colleague Derick Graves. Bringing Graves his lunch is Gwen Valderrama, who works at the 818 full-time. How do the oilfield friends like the food? Garner says it's tasty, and Graves -- well, Graves has already started his own tradition. "I always order the same thing," he said, laughing, "so it must be good!" TOP RIGHT: Sandie and Tom Killian of Mercy Partners (mercy-partners.org) stop by 818 Diner on their travels through Oklahoma and Kansas to raise awareness of their efforts to provide basic health care in South Sudan and Uganda. BOTTOM LEFT: Members of law enforcement met up last Wednesday morning at the new 818 Diner for Coffee with a Cop – a time designated to encourage communication and positive interaction between law enforcement and the public. Pictured from left are State Ranger Steve Rogers, Alva City Councilmember Brandon Sherman, Ben Orcutt, Sean Farris, Pat Hawley, retired Game Warden Terry Swallow and current Game Warden Breton Sloan. BOTTOM RIGHT: Each booth in the diner is decorated with vintage items hung on the corrugated metal walls.