Volume 11 , Issue 42

A Century of Ranger Pride

"A Century of Ranger Pride" plus another annual homecoming is upon us as October makes it's halfway debut this week. Do you remember the first Alva & Northwestern homecoming that you went to as a child?

NWOSU's Homecoming begins October 22, as the annual Cinderella Talent show gets underway and the Cinderella Pageant follows on the next night, October 23, 2009, at Herod Hall on Northwestern Oklahoma State University campus.

This NW Okie remembers the spectacular Big Shows they used to have on stage in the gymnasium with Big name stars. At least they seemed "big name stars" to this young child back then.

On October 23rd there will be the "Ranger Legends Reunion 1950's-1970's" at the VIP restaurant south of Alva, Oklahoma from 8-11 p.m. and the "Ranger Rewind Reunion 1980's-2000's" at the Nite Lite from 9-1:00 p.m.

On October 24th, 2009 events in downtown Alva around the square kick-off with a "Ranger Run" at 8 o'clock a.m. There will be an "Alumni Tent" setup on the square at 9 a.m. with a parade around the downtown square starting from the 3rd Street & Flynn Avenue and headed West on Flynn Ave., turning South at Sixth Street (College Blvd) for a block, then back East on Barnes Ave. for a couple of blocks until it circles the square. All this begins at 10 o'clock a.m.

Remember when the parade would start up at the College & Oklahoma Blvd and march down 6th Street/College and travel clockwise around the square, ending at Washington Elementary school playground? NOW! ? That was a 2-hour parade of great floats, hundreds of school bands, AND ? groups and organizations food booths setup along College Blvd at various places with goodies such as sloppy joes, cinnamon rolls, baked goods, drinks, etc?! AND ? the floats back in my youthful days of the 1950's were constructed of a chicken-wire base stretched in a particular form around/over a trailer and generously stuffed with lots of different colors of napkins and they worked on them for over a month, it seems. To a little girl in the 1950's it seemed a big deal back then to get to wandering and gather along the downtown square with huge crowds and lots of marching bands back then.

Let us not forget the mini concerts performed by traveling school bands and the local school bands and ? of course, the Ranger band that will begin at 11:30 a.m., this coming Saturday! AND ... How about the NWOSU Alumni bar-b-cue luncheon served on the square at NOON, following the parade.

We hear that the Ranger football will be played at 3 p.m. at Ranger field against Bacone College. Go Rangers! Ride ? Ride ? Rangers Ride!

Lots of things happening in Alva, Oklahoma this week and this coming Saturday! If you are interesting in dancing next Saturday evening, October 24th, 2009, then locate yourself out at the Merchant's Building at the fairgrounds, in Alva, Oklahoma, for a homecoming dance and mingle with your family, friends and buddies.

Visit the square in downtown Alva, Oklahoma for NWOSU's annual homecoming and help celebrate "A Century of Ranger Pride" with other Northwestern Alumni and Northwest Oklahomans.

This NW Okie will not be there, but she has someone getting some photos and movies of the parade and crowd on the square. So ? Smile if you see Robert taking photos and movies!
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