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Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday, June: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morning. Worship is at 10:30 a.m. If you cannot make it in person, we are...
I really did not want to go to the conference. It was one of those events that sounds good, but you really didn’t want to attend. When I was in private business, the chairman of the board decided to “reward” us for having a profitable year, so he scheduled an executive conference in Las Vegas. It was to be a grand event: just enough business to keep it legal, but four days filled with high-stakes gambling (the chairman would even provide each of us with a sizeable gambling stake), drinking and dining. The “capstone” would be a staff golf tour...
We all have, or have had, a best friend at one time or another. Best friends spend time doing things together; they share things with each other, especially secrets, because they know that they can trust them! Best friends will do anything for each other. Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity” and Proverbs 18:24 says, “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” It seems that God created us with the need to have a friend th...
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday—Country-fried steak, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, peas and carrots, biscuit, pears (sf pears) Tuesday—Chicken spaghetti, green beans, beets with orange sauce, garlic bread, pineapple upside down cake (sf pineapple upside down cake) Wednesday—Closed for Junteenth Thursday—Sliced ham, potatoes au gratin, brussels sprouts, dinner roll, Jello jewels with topping (sf Jello jewels) Friday—Closed...
In my daily Bible reading, I have been going through the book of Psalm. If you ever want to be encouraged and strengthened about the trials you are going through and learn how to praise God while going through them, you need to read the book of Psalm. King David wrote a lot of the verses of which we have received over one hundred of our hymns today. Many of the chapters, not all written by David, have so much emotion about life’s struggles and victories that they are an inspiration to everyone who reads them. As many of you already know, P...
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday, June2: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Roy Dobbs will be the guest speaker for morning worship. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fellowship at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday morni...
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday—Loaded tater tots, taco sauce, sour cream, cheese, shredded lettuce, corn chips, salsa, kiwi muffin Tuesday—Tuna salad sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, pineapple (sf pineapple), snickerdoodle cookie (sf shortbread cookie) Wednesday—Oven-fried chicken, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, green beans, hot roll, applesauce Jello (sf applesauce Jello) Thursday—Chefs salad (chicken, ham, cheese, egg), crackers, salad dressing, three-bean salad, crackers, strawberry shortcake (sf strawberry shortca...
The Nescatunga Arts and Humanities Council is offering a workshop to learn more about creating art with frosting at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 14, at the Runnymede in downtown Alva. The two-section workshop will be led by April Ridgway, owner of Sunflower Road Sweets and chair of the Nescatunga Arts Festival Sugar Show contest. The first section will be over Fondant vs Buttercream showing how to make two versions of a marble effect on a cake using both fondant and buttercream frosting to finish a cake. The second section will show how to create...
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday, June2: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Roy Dobbs will be the guest speaker for morning worship. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday. June 5: No Bible study. Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. June 3-7: VBS (themed “Take Faith to the Max”) will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....
Last weekend, I preached our first Mental Health Sunday with the theme “You Are More Than.” You are more than your past and mistakes, more than your diagnosis and disability, and more than your fears. I spoke about how many Biblical figures dealt with anxiety and depression, focusing on 1 Kings 19, where Elijah experienced these issues intensely. Mental health struggles often begin with the world trying to label us. We see many people identified by various things. For example, if you think of Mel Gibson, what first comes to your mind? Most lik...
Psalm 51:10 says, “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” The Hebrew word for “pure” here is defined as a morally and ethically pure or clean heart. With so many sinful and evil things going on in the world around us today, it’s hard to keep from being influenced by the different media that is available and the events going on around the world. Everywhere we turn there is violence, perverse sexuality, slander, and a host of other sinfully, influential things. It’s hard for today’s Christian to keep focus on...
Breakfast Menu for Alva Public Schools Monday—Stuffed baked potato (ham, chicken, cheese, margarine, sour cream), vegetable soup, crackers, applesauce (sf applesauce) Tuesday—Breakfast casserole supreme, peaches (sf peaches), biscuit with cream gravy, mini cinnamon roll Wednesday—Chicken cacciatore over rice, brussels sprouts, yeast rolls, banana pudding (sf banana pudding) Thursday—Meatloaf with catsup topping, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, mixed vegetables, yeast rolls, carrot cake with cream cheese (sf carrot cake) Friday...
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murrow of Alva will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in June. The couple was married at the First Baptist Church in Hammon, Oklahoma, on June 1, 1974, with Reverend Roger Woodson officiating. Charles is self-employed and stays busy operating Murrow Real Estate and Auction. Shirley retired from Northwestern Oklahoma State University as the Registrar. Both love spending time with their grandchildren and enjoy their time on the farm. Charles and Shirley have been...
The 1974 50th year host class members, David Keltch, Frank Elliott, Fonda Dietz Bloyd, Paula McBride Baker, Steve Myers, Debbie Beckwith Cox and emcee Wayne Kiner, entertained 58 graduates and guests at the Aline Senior Center on May 11. Karan Meyer, former 1974 class sponsor and veteran teacher, was presented with a corsage. Meyer has spent 57 of her 58 years in education teaching Aline-Cleo students. Also recognized was Lary Weeks, another veteran career teacher. Three 2024 graduating seniors – Gabrielle Taylor, Hayden Dugan and Myah C...
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. June 3-7: VBS (themed “Take Faith to the Max”) will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A light meal will be provided. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fel...
In Matthew chapter 8, verses 5-13, there is an incredible story told of a soldier who comes to Jesus to seek his healing power. Jesus had just come down off the mountain after preaching the most powerful sermon in history! This centurion has a servant whom he loved and had an incredible trust in. He simply describes to Jesus that his servant is paralyzed and greatly suffering. Jesus responds to him by asking the centurion if he would like him to come and heal him. The centurion then tells Jesus that he is not worthy to have Jesus come under...
Grow and Share OHCE held its regular monthly meeting May 14 at Chopsticks. The group enjoyed a Dutch treat dinner in honor of OHCE Week. Jean Moore served as hostess. President Janet Cunningham called the meeting to order. Members answered roll call to: What is your best trick to repel ticks? Eight members were present. One guest, Shannon McDaniel, was present. The secretary-treasurer, Jean Moore, read the minutes for the April meeting with Carol Erikson moving that the minutes be approved as read. Motion passed. Moore also gave the...
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday—Closed for Memorial Day Tuesday—Beef enchilada casserole, Spanish rice, tossed salad with dressing, chips, salsa, peaches (sf peaches) Wednesday—BBQ pork, potato salad, baked beans, biscuit, double orange Jello (sf double orange Jello) Thursday—Pizza and wings, pea salad, mixed fruit (sf mixed fruit), chocolate chip cookie (sf chocolate chip cookie) Friday—Closed...
All Northwestern Oklahoma State University locations will observe summer work hours starting Monday, June 3, through Thursday, Aug. 1. In an effort to better serve Northwestern’s prospective students during these adjusted summer work weeks, the following Northwestern-Alva offices will remain open on Fridays: Recruitment, Business Office, Financial Aid, Registry. Northwestern offices will be closed May 27 for Memorial Day, June 19 for Juneteenth, and July 4 for Independence Day. Summer enrollment is still open at Northwestern for both u...
Burlington's elementary choir went to TriState on Wednesday, junior high choir and soloists on Thursday and two high school students on Friday. Riley Dowell made a 1/Superior on her vocal solo. Snoë Kiwia also got a 1/Superior in her saxophone solo....
Alva Church of God Alva Church of God, 517 9th St. in Alva with Pastor Sheryl White. Sunday: Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m., and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Young adults will meet at 5 p.m. and youth at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday: Bible study at 7 p.m. focused on “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table,” by Louie Giglio. For more information, call 620-672-1596. June 3-7: VBS (themed “Take Faith to the Max”) will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A light meal will be provided. Alva Friends Church Please meet us for coffee and donut fel...
Scripture References: Ecc. 3, Gen. 1, Gen. 3, Ex. 1:1 – 15:22, Lk 5: 1-11, Mat 28: 18-20, Mic. 6:8 How many seasons of change have you been through? The easy math is to simply take your age and multiply it by four, to account for the yearly seasonal changes of spring, summer, winter and fall. But what about your personal seasons of change? For me, that sense of change is still very fresh, having just moved here to Alva last July. However, as I look back, this season is simply the most recent in the long list of changes and transitions that m...
Recently, my wife and I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest. We decided to drive to Seattle, Washington, and as we traveled west, we were so in awe of the beautiful landscape we had never seen before. So many mountain ranges were simply gorgeous, especially those that still had snow on the top Salt Lake City was an incredibly beautiful place, surrounded by huge mountains, and of course, the Great Salt Lake. We saw rock formations, beautiful green valleys, rolling hills filled with wine vineyards and valleys with farms raising a variety of...
Alva Beta Sigma Phi chapter celebrated the 93rd anniversary of its founding in 1931. Xi Gamma Nu hosted Beta Eta chapter with festivities held on April 30 at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Guests enjoyed a social hour with punch and visiting at the start of the evening. Fleta Reed, president of Xi Gamma Nu and mistress of ceremonies, welcomed members and led them in the Opening Ritual. The Beta Sigma Phi Grace was led by Carolyn Gasaway followed by a delicious meal catered by Tena...
Menu for Woods County Senior Citizens Monday—Frito chili pie, onions, cheese, sour cream, Mexican sweet corn, strawberries and peaches, sugar cookie (sf shortbread cookie) Tuesday—Chicken macaroni salad, cucumber onion tomato salad, mixed fruit, crackers, chocolate chip cookie (sf chocolate chip cookie) Wednesday—Sweet and sour meatballs, Chinese fried rice, carrots, broccoli, yeast roll, peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting (sf plain peanut butter cake) Thursday—Cheeseburger on a bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, potato wedges,...
