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Vol. 109 No. 31 – 14 Pages, 1 Section Cherokee, (Alfalfa County) Oklahoma Thursday, June 30, 2011 – 50¢

CHEROKEEMESSENGER & REPUBLICAN

Home of the Great Salt Plains & the Selenite Hourglass Crystal

Cherokee’s annual Fourth of July celebration will not be affected by a countywide burn ban, but it will be adjusted for extreme heat.

“We’re pushing everything (in the evening) back by 30 minutes to let everything cool down,” said Main Street Program Manager Susie Koontz. “All the morning activities are remaining the same.”

With that said, let the festivities begin at 9 a.m. at the Cherokee City Park with the annual horseshoe tournament, sponsored by Cherokee Lions Club.

Boys and girls – infant through age 5 – will take center stage at 10 a.m. for the Tiny Tot Revue, spon-sored by Girl Scout Troop 910. Any-one wanting to enter a child may call

Amber Wilhite at (580) 304-4036.At 10:30 a.m., Alfalfa County EMS

Service will judge the best-dressed dog and most unusual pet on the west lawn.

Sack races and the egg toss will begin at 11 a.m. under the shade trees on the east side of the park. The annual events are sponsored by Cherokee Roundup Club.

Girl Scout Troop 910 will pass out balloons at 11:30 a.m. for a balloon toss, open to any child age 6 to 13.

Cherokee Main Street will feed hungry participants from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $5, which will buy a hamburger, baked beans, chips and a drink.

Also during the morning activi-ties, Ministerial Alliance members

will serve cold drinks, and Cherokee High School cheerleaders will offer face painting.

The City of Cherokee and Chero-kee Main Street invites everyone to take a free swim from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Municipal Swimming Pool.

Evening activities, which tradi-tionally begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Football Field, will start at 6:45 p.m. with the opening of the Cherokee Rotary Club’s conces-sion stand, featuring homemade ice cream, hot dogs and cold drinks.

PeeWee’s Sound Machine will pro-vide music throughout the evening.

Girl Scout Troop 910 will lead the flag ceremony at 7 p.m., and the annual Carp Catch – sponsored by

Burn ban won’t slow down Cherokee’s FourthOppressive heat causes change in schedule for evening activities at football field

DEDICATING A NEW monument Saturday in honor of Col. George C. Sibley, the first white man credited with viewing the Great Salt Plains, included (in front from left) Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Park Ranger Debbie Pike, Cherokee Mayor Karen Hawkins, State Rep. Jeff Hickman and National Wildlife Refuge

Director Greg Birkenfeld. Others attending the dedica-tion included refuge supporters and members of Friends of the Great Salt Plains. Also dedicated just 15 feet west of the monument was a new watchtower built by Friends volunteers. The monument is located 3 miles north of Cherokee and 6 miles east on State Highway 11.

Salt Plains explorer gets new monument

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs – except when a neighboring property stinks to high heaven and is infested with rats and creepy rodents.

“Bill Sanborn is my cousin and I love him dearly,” Jimmy Joe Sanborn told Cherokee city commissioners at their Thurs-day, June 23, meeting. Com-missioners were considering a proposal to declare four of Bill Sanborn’s properties dilapidat-ed.

One of the vacant proper-ties sits eight feet away from Jimmy Joe’s house in the 200 block of South Massachusetts Ave. Another vacant house is located across the street. Two

‘Fine him’Council orders a crackdownon owner of trashy property

more homes are one block south and are occupied by Bill and his family members. All are sur-rounded by junk and trash that neighbors refuse to tolerate any longer.

“I’ve killed rats, possums. I’ve been bitten by two bullheads (snakes),” said neighbor Mi-chael West. “I just want to see it gone. We have so many rodents now... raccoons. I’ve found rats in my yard.”

Jimmy Joe and neighbor Bet-ty Cutright fear – to the point that Cutright is prepared to declare “war” – the abandoned properties will burn to the ground and take the rest of the neighborhood with them.

“If it catches on fire and my house burns down, there will be war,” Cutright said. “...And if

Due to the Fourth of July holiday, deadline for all news, advertising and legal notices for next week's newspaper will be 5 p.m. Friday, July 1.

The Messenger & Repub-lican will be open as usual on Tuesday, but closed on Monday, July 4, so that employees may celebrate the holiday with their families.

The newspaper will go to press Wednesday morning and be delivered as usual by mail in Alfalfa County on Thursday. Most subscribers elsewhere in Oklahoma should receive their newspaper Friday or Saturday.

Thank you for your coopera-tion.

Early deadlinefor the Fourth


After three months of expressing doubt that the City of Cherokee can afford to fund the county’s future En-hanced 911 dispatching service, Alfalfa County Commissioner Doug Murrow took a chance. He motioned to allow the city to run the service.

Fellow commissioners Chad Roach and Toby Walker hesitated to back him, but following about a 30-second pause, Roach seconded the motion and Walker backed both by giving a nod of approval.

The unanimous vote to approve the motion came after an hour-long meet-ing between county and city officials who listened to public comments re-garding the request made two months

ago.City Manager Don Bowman pre-

sented figures as to how the city could afford to run the call center.

Most of the money needed to run the center – $135,000 for dispatcher sala-ries – is already a part of the city bud-get. The $200,000 needed to buy new equipment by 2014 also is in the bud-get. The $30,000 needed to renovate City Hall to accommodate the equip-ment is in the budget, as is the $10,000 a year needed to train dispatchers on how to properly take 911 calls for the entire county.

“In the last two years, the city’s cof-fers were drained. Since then, we’ve cut things to the bone,” Bowman said. “The city is very sound right now. If we had an emergency to the tune of $200,000

right now, it could be covered.”Bowman based the budget of the

E-911 call center on last year’s reve-nues – the worst for the city in 20 years. Even though sales tax monies from a recent oil and gas industry boom in the county are lining the city’s accounts more and more each month, Bowman said he will not count on those monies to fund the system.

“These figures don’t include any monies from any oil field (activity),” Bowman said. “We’re where we can do this even with some hiccups along the way. The dollar amount doesn’t worry me one bit.”

Of the 14 citizens who attended the special Monday meeting, only one ex-pressed a desire to let Woods County run the center. Others wanted the

center at home, where they said it be-longs.

Carmen Firefighter Bud Jackson said he wants to see the county’s mon-ey stay in the county. When voters ap-proved phone tariffs last year to sup-port the E-911 system, they did it with the understanding that monies would be used in the county, he said.

“I think Alfalfa County will take better care of its people than Woods County,” said Cherokee Dispatcher Sally Kerfoot.

Goltry Emergency Medical Tech-nician Gene Keupfer said he under-stands the county commissioners’ fi-nancial concerns, but he believes the center would better serve the county if it is located within the county.

County relents; city will dispatch E-911

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Jumps of Fun & Entertainment• Available for children in the evening• Swimming Pool open 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.• Bring the kids and cool off in the pool!

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More than $380,000 in ex-tra income from the Cherokee Development Authority (CDA) fund will be spent on nothing extravagant. It will help make up shortfalls and pay down long-term debts for the City of Cherokee.

City commissioners passed 2011-12 budgets for the CDA, along with the city’s general, spe-cial revenue and capital projects funds Thursday following a bud-get hearing open to the public.

City Manager Don Bowman presented a $456,689 budget for the CDA – a total of $388,312 more than last year’s budget of $68,377.

Bowman said the increase is due to sales tax monies flowing into the county from oil and gas activities, but he’s not planning to use the boost for anything out of the ordinary.

Funds will be used to pay off debt incurred more than six years ago when the city installed water meters at every residence and business in town.

“If we can accumulate that (money), we can start paying off those meter notes a lot faster,” Bowman said.

The city borrowed more than $500,000 on a 20-year note to pay for the meters, which are not anticipated to outlast the loan itself.

“Those meters will last seven years,” Bowman said.

Meters were installed to help keep track of water usage, which in turn helps pay for the city’s reverse osmosis water plant. The plant was installed about the same time as the me-ters to meet water quality stan-dards set by the Department of Environmental Quality.

“Before (meters were in-stalled) you just paid $25 a month and you got all the water you wanted,” Bowman said.

The city had two choices back then – pay massive fines day af-ter day or fix the tainted water flowing through its pipes. Since the $25 a month from each resi-dent could not produce the reve-nue needed to fix the city’s water woes, citizens voted to borrow money to pay for a new plant.

Payments for the plant run about $150,000 to $160,000 each year. In the last 18 to 20 months, however, the city has spent more than that getting the plant up and running to code.

“We put over $250,000 into it, so hopefully it’s running cor-rectly,” Bowman said.

The city is ready to move on to debt reduction and putting its new money to good use. Bow-man is hopeful the new sales tax revenues will take some of the bite out of writing those monthly checks, which are paid

strictly from the CDA budget, for the reverse osmosis plant.

“If the RO plant doesn’t blow up and go kaput, that ($456,689) will be a realistic number,” Bowman said. “In the last two years, we haven’t bor-rowed a dime. (The money) just comes from cutting everything to the bone.”

A notable individual line item for this year’s CDA bud-get includes an increase from $35,000 to $97,000 under “oth-er” revenues. Monies from rent-ing bunk houses in the Chero-kee RV Park to oil and gas firms for $500 to $1,000 a month have fattened that account.

Revenue totals for the city’s other accounts fluctuated but not as dramatically as the CDA budget.

The city’s general fund bal-ance totaled $69,400, down $37,649 from last year’s $107,049 total.

A $20,000 line item for tour-ism (increased by $17,000 from last year) will build a new pavil-ion, complete with restrooms, showers and a grill, at the RV park.

Special revenue funds to-

tal $94,769, an increase of $26,157 from the 2010-11 total of $68,612.

An increase of $15,000 in the Parks and Recreation Capital Outlay Fund will pay for a new half-ton pickup.

Capital projects totaled $18,272, which is $8,113 less than the $26,385 total for last year.

An extra $10,000 in the capi-tal improvements plan will go toward new granite row mark-ers at the cemetery.

Bowman told commission-ers following the approval of the new budget that line items can be adjusted and changed as needed.

“Nothing is set in stone,” he said.

The budget may be scruti-nized by the public at Cherokee City Hall.

City okays budget, pay-down plan


A burn ban is on... but so is the Fourth of July.

Alfalfa County commission-ers passed a burn ban during their regular meeting Monday, but the ordinance allows resi-dents to still light fireworks and communities to celebrate Inde-pendence Day with a bang.

“We’re not going to ruin Fourth of July for anybody,” said Commission Chairman Doug Murrow.

The burn ban prohibits any person to set fire to any “for-est, grass, grass range, crop or other wild lands, or to build a campfire or bonfire, or to burn trash or other material that may cause a forest, grass range, crop or other wild lands fire.”

Commissioners Murrow, Chad Roach and Toby Walker discussed stipulations of the or-dinance before passing it.

Murrow said four conditions must be met before a burn ban can be placed into effect. He went through each criteria one at a time.

The county must experience extreme dry conditions.

“We’re past extreme,” Mur-row said.

No more than a half-inch of rain can be predicted for the next three days.

“There is no rain predicted for the next three days,” he said.

Fire occurrence must be slightly greater than prior sea-sons.

“We have had a lot of fires this season, so I think we fall under that,” Murrow said.

Fire department officials must agree with the ban.

“I contacted five of the nine,

County okays burn ban,but will allow fireworksto celebrate the Fourth

and they all say yes,” he said.Although commissioners

warned of the extreme fire dan-ger, the ordinance also allows exceptions to the ban.

Road construction equip-ment, which uses propane or other controlled-type burners, is allowed to continue operat-ing.

Welding, cutting torch and commercial grinding activities are not banned.

Campfires and outdoor cook-ing at designated sites within state parks are allowed as is LPG, natural gas and charcoal grilling on private property. Receptacles must be placed on non-flammable surfaces at least five feet from flammable vegeta-tion.

Public and private fireworks are allowed, in accordance with city ordinances, which vary.

Anyone caught violating the county ordinance may be charged with a misdemeanor and fined $500, up to a year in jail, or both.

The ordinance will remain in effect for 30 days or until suf-ficient rains are received to lift the ban.

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Continued from Page 1Alfalfa County Commissioner Doug Murrow – will begin at 7:15 p.m.

Turtle race registration kicks off at 8 p.m. with the Rotary Club. Water and mud turtles are prohibited.

At 9:30 p.m., raffle prize drawings will begin and will lead into the fireworks show that will conclude the evening.

Activities at the annual Fourth of July celebration are free and everyone is invited to enjoy the fun.

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Continued from Page 1anyone ever gets my little dog, there will be war.”

She also would like to enjoy her yard and turn on her air conditioner without having to wear nose plugs.

“I’m tired of not being able to run my air conditioner because of the stink,” Cutright said. “I couldn’t sell my house right now if I wanted to move out of town. I open my front door and all I see is trash. I don’t even go outside anymore.”

LeVere Cash, who lives east of one of the properties, tries to keep the neighborhood looking nice and she would like to walk her dog in peace.

“I have mowed that piece of property (beside one of Bill San-born’s houses) for 40 years. I am getting tired of it not getting cleaned up,” Cash said. “I was walking my dog the other day and a snake crawled out into the street.”

City Manager Don Bowman admits the negligence has gone on long enough. The house be-side Jimmy Joe’s property was condemned years ago, but city crews have not gotten it torn

down yet.“We’ve been talking for six

years,” Jimmy Joe said. “It’s time for immediate action. This is affecting human health.”

Commissioner Rachel Hager asked why police officers are not issuing fines.

“Why can’t we fine him?” she said. “If he’s breaking city ordi-nance, why can’t we fine him?”

Bowman said citations have been issued, but with no effect. He said he placed a citation on every vehicle in Bill Sanborn’s yard a few months ago and by the time he drove around the block, Sanborn had removed all the tags and was tearing them up.

“We can write the tickets,” Bowman said. “...but at the same time, buy more chairs for this place,” meaning the com-missioners’ meeting room.

Commission members Hager, Diana Williamson, Jack Custer, Donna Irvin and Mayor Karen Hawkins all agreed that tickets should continue to be written until the mess is cleaned up.

“Every car there will be fined $200,” Bowman said.

Irvin motioned to start the

process to declare the two va-cant properties in the 200 block of South Massachusetts dilapi-dated.

“The one they live in and the one their daughter lives in (in the 300 block of South Massa-chusetts) we’ll ask to be cleaned up,” Bowman said.

Jimmy Joe Sanborn said Tuesday that a representative from the neighborhood will at-tend every city commission meeting until the properties are cleared.

Other items discussed or ap-proved included:

•Approved the use of the workers compensation escrow account to offset the city’s pre-

mium payment.•Turned down a resolution

to appoint Evans Stands Insur-ance Agency as agent of record for the City of Cherokee. The approval would have cost the city an extra $4,000 a year.

•Discussed an offer from a resident to buy city-owned prop-erty – a triplex on 11th Street – for $1,000. Commissioners voted to make a counteroffer of $1,500 with the stipulation that the buyer either renovate the prop-erties or tear them down and clean up the lot within 90 days.

•Approved Justin Goss and David Failes as new members of the Cherokee Fire Depart-ment..

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Continued from Page 1“I am an Alfalfa County

citizen too, and I think Alfalfa County citizens are interested in keeping it in Alfalfa County,” said Cherokee Mayor Karen Hawkins.

Dale Duggins was more blunt.

“I just can’t understand why Alfalfa County commissioners can’t be with city commission-ers and keep it here,” Duggins said. “Don’t you see people are going to be losing their jobs?”

Roach said the issue is not a matter of county versus city.

“I think saying we don’t want it here is greatly misun-derstood,” Roach said. “I think we’re concerned with the finan-cial situation but that’s because ...we don’t want to sink the city.”

Roach said he would love to see the center located in the Al-falfa County Courthouse, but that is not a feasible option.

“Financially, I see no way Alfalfa County can swing it,” Roach said. “That’s why we’re working with the city here.”

Following the vote to allow the City of Cherokee to run the center, Bowman said an E-911 board will be formed to include representatives from fire de-partments and ambulance ser-vices within the county.

Board members will have an advisory role with the Cherokee City Commission. Bowman said the board will be formed prob-ably within a month.

The center will be partly funded through phone tariffs approved in November 2010 by a vote of the people. Land-line phones provide the E-911 fund with a 15 percent tax on basic telephone service and cell phone owners pay 50 cents per phone each month.

County funds will provide $60,000 to map the county – or give each residence a GPS co-ordinate and physical address, and the county also will pay for new signage on county roads. Some signs already have been

put up in District 1. County commissioners esti-

mate that completing the map-ping and signage will take at least three years. At that time, the City of Cherokee can buy equipment needed to get the new call center up and run-ning.

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Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) has announced blood drives in Carmen and Aline during the month of July.

OBI will team with the Car-men community for a blood drive from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, at the Car-men Fire Department, 421 East Main Street. The visit to Carmen will coincide with that community's annual Fourth of July celebration.

Aline's First United Method-ist Church will play host to the Blood Institute from 11 a.m.

Carmen, Aline to hostblood drives during July

until 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at 414 North 5th Street.

Anyone who is healthy and 16 years or older is encouraged to donate blood.

All blood donors will re-ceive a voucher for two tickets to the Oklahoma City Zoo, a “feel strong” T-shirt and health screenings.

For more information or to make an appointment at ei-ther Carmen or Aline, contact the Oklahoma Blood Institute at (877) 340-8777 or visit www.obi.org.

Horseshoe Tournament9 a.m.: Horseshoe Tournament sponsored by Cherokee Lions Club.

Tiny Tot Revue10 a.m.: For boys and girls ages birth through 5. Call Amber Wilhite, (580) 304-4036. Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 910.

Best Dressed Dog & Most Unusual Pet Contests10:30 a.m.: Prizes awarded in both contests. Sponsored by Alfalfa County EMS Service.

Sack Races & Egg Toss11 a.m.: Three age groups (grades 1-6, teens, adults). Prizes awarded. Sponsored by Cherokee Roundup Club.

Water Balloon Toss11:30 a.m.: Balloons provided for ages 6-13. Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 910.

Hamburger Fry11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Hamburger, baked beans, chips & drink. All proceeds go to Cherokee Main Street Fourth of July. Tickets $5.

Free Swimming1 p.m. to 5 p.m.: At the municipal pool. Co-sponsored by the City of Cherokee and Main Street.

Rotary Concession stand6:45 p.m.: Cherokee Rotary Club concession stand with home-made ice cream, hot dogs, cold drinks.

Flag Ceremony7:00 p.m.: By Girl Scout Troop 910.

Carp Catch7:15 p.m.: Sponsored by Doug Murrow, Alfalfa County Commis-sioner Dist. #1. Lots of prizes sponsored by Richard Ritter.

Turtle Races8:00 p.m.: Register your turtles. Terrapins only. No water or mud turtles. Turtle races start at 8 p.m. Cash prize. Sponsored by Cherokee Rotary Club.

Raffl e Prize Drawings9:30 p.m. or conclusion of Turtle Races: Drawing for dozens of prizes donated by local merchants. Great prizes! Tickets on sale at United Supermarket, Farmers Exchange Bank, Smith Drug, ACB Bank, Phyllis’ Wonder World, Farmers Table and at the park in the morning and at the football fi eld in the evening.

National Anthem and Fireworks ShowAt conclusion of Raffl e Drawing: Let freedom ring and Godcontinue to bless our great country!

Cherokee Annual4th of July Celebration

Sponsors so far:

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Cherokee High School Football FieldMorning Activities

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Check out...•Ministerial Alliance’s cold drinks stand•Face painting by CHS Cheerleaders

Check out...•Enjoy the sound of Pee Wee’s Sound Machine, broadcasting live during the festivities at the football fi eld!

ACB Bank, AEC, Farmers Exchange Bank, Great Salt Plains Health Center,Fence Master, Cherokee Family Clinic, Cherokee Sales Co. Caruther’s Construction,

Ritter Body Shop, Smith Drug, Jack’s Automotive, TH Rogers, Cole’s Flowers,Toni’s Express Stop, Scrapbooking 101, ElDora’s Salon, Phyllis’ Wonder World, Indulge Salon,

Dr. Carl Newton, Dr. Jana Oister, Wilber Fertilizer, Encompass fsi, Hadwiger & Jungman

And all the folks who donate raffl e items,buy raffl e tickets, and eat a hamburger!


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Party like it’s the Fourth;the Jet fuss, and a budget

You’ve got mail...but for how long?

"If by a 'liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a “liberal.”

– President John F. Kennedy

– From The Tulsa WorldBy DAVID AVERILL

Throughout the recent legislative session, House and Senate leaders and Gov. Mary Fallin constantly repeated their ostensible intention to "protect" education and other core state services in the budget-making process.

As the session neared its end last month and they crafted a $6.5 billion state budget for fiscal 2012 – $218 million less than 2011 – the leaders celebrated and proclaimed that they had accomplished just that.

But the fact is, not only does the 2012 bud-get not protect public education, it hammers it.

While the overall budget was cut 3.2 per-cent, common education sustained a reduction of 4 percent, or $97.4 million; career tech, 6 percent, or $8.2 million, and higher education, 6 percent, or $58.2 million.

Another way to put it is this: Public educa-tion accounted for $167.4 million of the total $218 million in budget cuts. Still another way is this: Public schools, colleges and univer-sities, which togeth-er account for 52 percent of all state appropriations, sus-tained three-fourths of the cuts.

SLASH AND BURNNo matter how

you state the num-bers, this is not a budget that "pro-tects" public education.

Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Keith Ballard said that the cuts to common education would mean another $1.3 million reduction on top of the $6.3 million lost over the past two years – cuts that already forced the district to jettison teachers and close neighborhood schools.

The latest budget reductions (along with ex-piration of federal stimulus funds) are a big part of the reason why the Tulsa district last week was forced to cut 65 special education employee positions and slash student counseling services provided by mental health agencies.

"The Legislature is determined to have smaller government," Ballard said. "This is what smaller government looks like."

The sad fact is that the cuts didn't have to be this bad. Yes, Oklahoma experienced severe revenue declines over three years because of the nation's Great Recession. But while revenues were dropping as the economy tanked, and for a few years previous to that, legislators were bus-ily and steadily chopping the state income tax top rate, which once stood at 7 percent, to 5.25 percent.

Cutting the income tax rate, along with rais-ing the standard deduction, costs the state an estimated $600 million a year.

TAXES AND WEALTHLawmakers could have eased this year's

education reductions by eliminating some tax credits and incentives or by delaying the effec-tive date of the latest income tax top rate reduc-tion.

Or, God forbid, they could have raised taxes. Oklahoma voters in March 1992 approved State Question 640, which essentially makes it impos-sible to increase taxes without a vote of the people.

But even a couple of years before that, legis-lators were terrified by the very idea of raising taxes. So there has not been a general state tax increase in more than 20 years. Any increase in state taxes, such as the cigarette tax hike, was limited and approved by voters.

The Legislature's recent tax-cutting ef-forts, taken together with the drastic steps that schools and other state agencies are taking to deal with them, paint a troubling picture.

Education cuts are the largest, but certainly not the only part of a transfer of wealth in Okla-homa from middle and lower income families

to the wealthiest taxpayers.

Consider just a few of the steps that state agencies are taking to deal with budget cuts: School districts across the state are laying off teachers, cutting programs, even shortening their school year;

colleges are considering tuition increases; the Department of Tourism and Recreation is clos-ing seven state parks; the Department of Hu-man Services is cutting child-care subsidies for low-income families and trimming other ser-vices. The list goes on and on.

ECONOMIC CLASSESThe beneficiaries of public education, stu-

dent mental health counseling, the state park system, child-care reimbursement and other disappearing state services are by and large middle and lower income families. Those fami-lies are now faced with paying for the services themselves, or going without – or in the case of education, accepting less.

Meanwhile, state income rate reductions that helped make these budget cuts neces-sary are mostly enjoyed by the wealthiest Oklahomans – the top 5 percent (those mak-ing $176,000 a year and up) will take home 43 percent of the tax cut; the top 20 percent will realize 73 percent of it.

I'm not suggesting that Oklahoma's politi-cal leadership is deliberately waging war on the middle and lower economic classes. (The leader-ship did strive this past session to protect some other services – mental health, substance abuse and health care, for example.)

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and just say that they probably haven't thought about it in those terms.

‘Protect’ education promise lostin the shuffle to balance budget

Education cuts are the larg-est, but certainly not the only part of a transfer of wealth in Oklahoma from middle and lower income families to the wealthiest taxpayers.

Got an opinion? Write a letter to the editor!

By BRIAN DEPEWCenter for Rural Affairs

In response to declining revenues, the U.S. Postal Service has proposed another round of post office clo-sures, overlooking other potential cost savings. There is little doubt the Postal Service needs to restructure, but care must be taken not to leave rural communi-ties without services crucial to businesses, news de-livery, and, in some communities, a link to prescrip-tion drugs and other services.

We should maintain rural Americans’ ability to send and receive goods and connect with others by keeping service locations open and by increasing re-mote service options. The cost to serve rural commu-nities can be reduced by keeping a full-service win-dow open within another local business like a grocery store or bank, eliminating the cost of maintaining a separate office.

Moreover, the Postal Service can offer more re-mote service options than ordering stamps by mail. Equipping postal carriers to process packages and even make in-person stops at businesses would help preserve services in areas where brick-and-mortar offices cannot be maintained.

We should also increase public investment in rural broadband internet access. The digital revolu-tion is the root cause of declining mail volume, but quality and affordable broadband service is still badly lacking in much of rural America. It is important to ensure rural people are not left without access to both the internet and postal services.

Innovative strategies such as these could make it possible for the Postal Service to adjust to a new reality of reduced revenues while maintaining quality service for rural people.

(The Center for Rural Affairs was established in 1973 as an unaffiliated nonprofit corporation under IRS code 501(c)3. The Center for Rural Affairs was formed by rural Nebraskans concerned about family farms and rural com-munities, and we work to strengthen small businesses, fam-ily farms and ranches, and rural communities.)

– From the Oklahoma ObserverThe media goes gaga over Sarah Palin and her

mystery tour of the country in a hugely expensive bus.

This crazy woman said she “loves the smell of emissions” and refuses to answer media questions – is she running for president?

Republicans wouldn’t nominate her because of her low numbers among the voting public – both Republi-cans and Democrats.

What she is really doing is making money, auto-graphing her new book.

She had dinner with Donald Trump, which tells you about her social skills. Later, she sat down with Fox News and immediately tossed out a lie about President Obama.

She claimed the president has increased the na-tional debt by “more than all other presidents com-bined.”

That’s a lie. When Obama came into office the debt was $10.6 trillion and it’s increased $3.7 tril-lion since – mostly as a result of policies of the worst president in history – George W. Bush.

That leaves Palin’s claim off by $7 trillion – which for her is close.

Sarah Palin’s math

A little bit about a lot...Get ready for an all-day

party when Cherokee throws its annual Fourth of July cel-ebration on Monday.

The traditional games that morning – everything from the sack races to the egg toss to the horse shoe pitching tourna-ment – attract several hundred visitors from near and far.

And don’t forget the ham-burger fry. It’s one of the big money-raisers for the fireworks show. Yeah, it promises to be hot that day, but hey – it got hot early this spring and it stayed that way. We can adapt with plenty of water and shade.

Cherokee Main Street Pro-gram Manager Susie Koontz was in the office the other day and said the festivities that evening – again, everything from a carp catch to the Rotar-ians’ turtle races – will begin 30 minutes later than usual in an effort to let the heat of the day subside and provide a little more comfort to revelers before the big fireworks show.

Party like it’s the Fourth! But remember we’ve all got to go to work on Tuesday. Sorry for the downer.

– ftc –There’s been a fuss brew-

ing over at Jet for quite some time now – years to be exact, and we’ve not done our job by ignoring it.

Paul Blackledge persists in asking the Jet Town Board that its public records be sent to him by email so that he can post them online.

Jet officials – sometimes not too diplomatically through their attorney Bill Shaw of Enid – have declined.

We’re going to withhold judgment on the fuss until we’ve had a chance to talk to all sides, but I’ll tell you up front that unless town officials don’t keep their records on a computer, there’s few excuses not to meet his requests.

We understand Mr. Shaw’s response has been, “We don’t have to.” Technically, there’s no law that requires cities and towns to provide their records electronically – unless that’s the way they store them.

Our intention is to get both sides of the story and let the chips fall where they may, something we should have done a long time ago.

– ftc –Last week, the Cherokee

City Commission approved its budget after several weeks of fine tuning the numbers. No big deal, except the city never really gave the public an op-portunity to see in print where they planned to spend their money.

It’s called an Estimate of Needs and it’s designed to give the public a heads up on the city’s financial situation so that they can intervene if they have a problem – BEFORE it’s ap-proved by the city.

A “budget hearing” is then scheduled to obtain public input before the commission’s official vote on the budget.

City Manager Don Bowman said Monday he’ll make sure the Estimate of Needs gets published prior to that vote – next year.


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By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

Same song, eighth verse. But county entities aren't tired of hearing it. Alfalfa County's sales collection continued their remarkable climb in June.

Over the eight-month period beginning October, 2010, the county has collected $1,102,454 more in sales tax than during the same eight month period a year ago.

It takes the Oklahoma Tax Commission approximately 60 days to collect the sales and use taxes from around the state and then disburse them to cities and towns, meaning that the June

disbursement is actually from business conducted in April.

The county realized $310,200 in the June sales tax report – $229,482 more than the $80,718 collected in June, 2010.

Although not as dramatic as the county growth, Cherokee's sales tax receipts are still on the rise. Tax Commission figures show the city received $45,190 in the June report, compared to $37,137 in June, 2010 – an in-crease of $8,053.

Over the eight-month period since October, 2010, Cherokee has collected $95,726 more in sales taxes than during the same eight months a year ago.

CITY SALES TAXCity Tax Rate June 2011 Tax Rate June 2010 + or -Aline .0100 497 .0100 356 +141Alva .0425 267,178 .0425 246,528 +20,650Burlington .0100 1,518 .0100 1,034 +484Byron .0200 738 .0100 186 +552Carmen .0300 4,501 .0300 3,850 +651Cherokee .0325 45,190 .0325 37,137 +8,053Cleo Springs .0300 5,593 .0300 4,162 +1,431Goltry .0300 1,368 .0300 3,151 -1,783Helena .0300 11,060 .0300 10,386 +674Jet .0300 2,809 .0300 2,910 -101Medford .0400 47,447 .0400 23,357 +24,090Nash .0300 3,001 .0300 2,776 +225Ringwood .0300 14,013 .0300 7,534 +6,479Wakita .0400 4,700 .0400 4,289 +411Waynoka .0400 46,649 .0400 47,033 -384

COUNTY SALES TAXAlfalfa .0200 310,200 .0200 80,718 +229,482Grant .0100 83,632 .0000 00,000 +83,632Major .0025 15,024 .0025 21,314 -6,290Woods .0050 108,996 .0050 66,455 +42,551

CITY USE TAXAline .0100 53 .0100 74 -21Carmen .0300 271 .0300 283 -12Cherokee .0325 2,119 .0325 1,224 +895Goltry .0300 88 .0300 55 +33Helena .0300 2,180 .0300 257 +1,923Jet .0300 116 .0300 179 -63

COUNTY USE TAXAlfalfa .0200 19,688 .0200 2,611 +17,077Grant .0100 10,760 .0100 8,289 +2,471Major .0025 536 .0025 700 -164Woods .0050 3,634 .0050 4,281 -634

It's now considered a given that the dramatic growth in county sales tax receipts can be attributed to the search for oil and gas.

Every city and town in the county – with the exception of Goltry and Jet – showed an increase in sales tax receipts. Goltry was down considerably – $1,783 – while Jet's decline amounted to only $101.

Statewide, the Tax Commis-sion returned $114,620,238 in sales taxes to 508 cities and towns in June. That compared to $109,840,041 distributed to 505 cities and towns in June of 2010 – an increase of $4,780,197.

Accompanying this story are charts for the month of June, indicating sales and "use" taxes distributed to all municipalities within the county, as well as several surrounding communi-ties.

It also details sales tax col-lections by not just Alfalfa County, but also Grant, Major and Woods counties.

"Use" taxes are those collect-ed upon purchases made out of state for use in the county by firms using those materials to conduct business here. Use tax-es are collected by not only the county, but also most munici-palities within the county.

County sales tax up $229,482 over June 2010

HELENA – Timberlake soph-omore Stacey Bailey has earned a position on the Kansas State High School Rodeo team. She will travel with teammates to Gillette, Wyo. to compete July 13-23 at the 63rd Annual Na-tional High School Finals Rodeo in the barrel racing, pole bend-ing and cutting competitions.

Bailey recently competed on the state level and earned the title of All-Around Cowgirl and State Pole Bending Champion. She also received third in barrel racing and fourth in cutting, as well as sixth in goat tying and ninth in breakaway roping.

She will serve as student

Bailey earns positionon Kansas Rodeo team

president in 2012 for the Kan-sas State High School Rodeo Association.

The National High School Fi-nals is the world’s largest rodeo, with more than 1,500 contes-tants from 41 states, five Cana-dian provinces and Australia.

Contestants will compete for more than $200,000 in prizes and more than $350,000 in col-lege scholarships, in addition to the title of national champion.

To earn the title, contestants must finish in the top 20 after two go-rounds of competition before advancing to Saturday night’s final championship per-formance.

Alfalfa County OSU Exten-sion Office will host a Kids’ Cooking School from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 1 through 5 at the Al-falfa County Fairgrounds.

Cost is $25 and is due in the Extension Office by July 22. Space is limited.

Hands-on classes will be or-ganized in a progression series according to skills learned daily. During the final class, students will prepare a mystery meal, utilizing their skill levels.

BURLINGTON – The Burl-ington Board of Education met for a special meeting at 8 p.m. June 20 in the superintendent’s office. Members present were James Maltbie, Roger Allen, Beth Guffy and Allison Arm-bruster. Member Terry Graham arrived at 8:15 p.m.

Others present were Super-intendent Glen Elliott, Assis-tant Principal Aaron Randall and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill.

Clark Bittle of Baker, Harris & Hopkins Insurance Agency, Enid, for Oklahoma School Risk Management Trust and Brad Mennem of Mennem Insurance Agency, Medford, for Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group were in attendance to present In-surance quotes. A quote from Oklahoma Schools Property & Casualty Cooperative for 2011-2012 was also discussed and compared.

The board convened in ex-ecutive session at 9:25 p.m. to discuss the resignation of Prin-cipal Joe Feely and employment of an elementary teacher. Re-turning to open session at 9:50 p.m., the board accepted Feely’s resignation and thanked him for his years serving the school.

Elliott will begin interview-ing for an elementary position.

Board members discussed the possibility of a transporta-

Feely resigns principal’s post;BOE eyes transportation bond

tion bond for the purchase of new buses.

A list of computer equipment was declared surplus and will be disposed.

A resolution to the State Board of Education to fully fund the flexible benefit allowance, Oklahoma Teachers Retirement offset credit and federal free school lunch matching program was approved.

Board members were updat-ed on building projects and the little gym renovation.

Kids’ CookingSchool Aug. 1-5at Fairgrounds

STACEY BAILEY (right) accepts the champion pole bend-ing award from Kansas High School Rodeo Association Queen Jade Kruse. Bailey is a sophomore at Timberlake High School.

LifestylesPage 6 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, June 30, 2011

WheatheartNutrition

Lists MenuMenu is subject to change

due to availability of foods.Monday, July 4 - Closed.

Happy 4th of July.Tuesday, July 5 - Beef

macaroni casserole, mixed vegetables, tossed salad with tomatoes, cornbread, bakers choice dessert.

Wednesday, July 6 - Chick-en salad, English pea cheese salad, carrot raisin salad, crackers, red Jell-o poke cake.

Thursday, July 7 - Western sandwich, cucumber, tomato, onion salad, baked beans, chocolate chip cookie.

Friday, July 8 - Closed.For reservation, call 580-

596-2792 Cherokee, or 580-852-3248 Helena, by noon the day before.

Jet Jiffy TripHWY 38 & 64Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Deli closes at 8 p.m.Breakfast served all day, except 11-2 p.m. for LUNCHMonday: Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich - $3.89 •Dinner - $4.89Tuesday: TACO SALAD ONLY - $4.79Wednesday: HB - $4.70 •CB - $4.95 Basket w/FF, TT or WedgesThursday: Small Spud - $4.49 •Large Spud - $4.69Friday: Open-faced BBQ Sandwich - $5.19Saturday: Hickory Burger - $5.19Sunday: Hamburger Steak Dinner - $5.19•All dinners include FF, TT or wedges, small salad & Texas toast•Everyday SpecialsGrilled Cheese w/Ham or Bacon w/FF, TT or Wedges - $3.89Mushroom Swiss Burger w/FF, TT or Wedges - $4.89

Vic’s Etc.215 S. Grand - Cherokee

596-2756 or 748-2366Boyce & Carol Elmore

Thur and Fri 1pm - 5pmSat 10 am - 12 pm

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Stacie Newton & Keenan HoffmanCall Carol 748-2366

Cherokee Manor will be host-ing several events in July start-ing with an ice cream social at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 3. The community is invited to join us. Choose your favorite flavor of ice cream and toppings.

Entertainment will be provid-ed by locals Doug Murrow, Deb-bie Hoggard, Aaron Hoggard, Ed Jones and Lahoma Cain.

The Manor will celebrate In-dependence Day at 2 p.m. with a resident party.

The residents will partici-pate in a “Make It Yourself” Ice Cream Sundae Day at 2 p.m. July 23. Resident’s sundaes will be judged as the prettiest, most delicious, wackiest and best gourmet flavor combination.

Marva Fallis, S.S./Activities Director, is compiling a Chero-kee Manor Cookbook to be com-pleted in time for the County Fair. If you have recipes you would like to include, please contact Marva at 596-2141.

Fallis and Administrator Tami Lindsey will be participat-ing in the cotton candy booth at the Cherokee July 4th Celebra-tion at the Park.

Cherokee Manor welcomes all volunteers. If you would be interested in singing, playing music, helping with games, reading, telling stories, paint-ing fingernails or any other con-tribution, please call or come by to visit with Marva or Tami.

AMORITA – Amorita held its annual Memorial Day Luncheon May 30 at the community build-ing.

Attending were Sherry Lowden, Manchaca, Texas; Ce-cil and Karen Cutbirth, Aurora, Mo.; David Cutright, Spearville, Kan.; George Cutright, St John, Kan.; Ruth and Bill Wilkinson, Megan Kraft, Sherry Dawson, Justin Dawson, Malia Jacobs, and Emily and Kyle Jacobs, all of Wichita, Kan.; Richard and Mary Alice Sperry, Clearwater, Kan.; Tom and Maureen Reeves, Derby, Kan.; Butch and Sharon Girty, Kiowa; Elvin and Dorothy Graham, Claremore; Charles and Doris Prichard, Lawton; Bobbie Barnes, Stillwater; Ray and Clifford Cutright, Jones; Barbara and Marion Beach, Sands Springs; and Dale Gra-ham, Enid.

Locals included Waneta Bo-stick and Phyllis Puffinbarger, Cherokee; James, Janet, Wil-

liam and Jenna Maltbie, Aaron Smith, Kevin and Kelsi Smith, Dante Floyd, Burlington; Lauren Brogan, Tom and Phyllis Clark,

Darrell Hankey, Amorita; Lou-ise Kirkpatrick, Danny, Amber, Abby and Gavin Guffy, Jim and Carol Guffy, all of Byron.

By Theobelle CollinsMothers' Self-Culture Club

met in the Fellowship Hall of the Cherokee Methodist Church June 22 for its annual pot-luck luncheon. Glenda Norwood hosted the event.

After a sumptuous meal, Mary Alice McLeod, president, presided over the election of of-ficers and other business.

New officers include Jeanne Pelter, president; Mary Alice McLeod, vice president; Theo-belle Collins, secretary-report-er; Joquietta Hodgson, trea-surer; and Carolyn Kramer, parliamentarian. Others pres-ent were Vaudene Hiller, Ramo-na Herren and Shirley Hurst.

The next meeting will be held in September.

BaRBaRa ann WhiTeFuneral service for Bar-

bara Ann White, 78, was at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011, at Prairie Valley United Method-ist Church. Rev. Mary Irby of-ficiated. Burial was at Auburn Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc., Cherokee. www.lanmanmemo-rials.com.

Barbara Ann White, born April 28, 1933, was the daugh-ter of Dr. Harold and Clara Barnes of Hutchinson, Kan.

She graduated from Hutchin-son High School in 1951. She attended college at Kansas University, home of her beloved Jayhawks, and graduated in 1955 with a major in music edu-cation.

During her years at K.U., she was a member of the K.U. Chorale, a choral group that traveled throughout the United States to many musical events. After graduation, Barbara taught music for two years in Phillipsburg, Kan.

In February of 1957, she married John White Jr. of Cher-okee. They moved to Beaver,

where they both taught school and started a family. During their time in Beaver, they had two sons, Jeff and Joe.

In 1962, they relocated to Burlington, where the couple had another son, Jay in 1963. While in Burlington, John taught high school science, and Barbara was active in the com-munity as a Cub Scout leader and church music director. For those who remember, these were the years in which Barb or-ganized the “infamous” Fourth of July Celebrations along with the Bolt, Barnes, Pfuetze and White families.

In 1970, John and Barb built a home south of Cherokee where they continued to raise their family and farm on a full time basis. Barb was extremely ac-tive in all of her children’s activ-ities. It’s certain that everyone who knew her can remember her enthusiasm for the Chero-kee Chiefs as well as the sound of her cow bell that she brought to each and every game.

She was a member of Prai-rie Valley Church, where she taught Sunday School and lead the singing for many years. Barb, along with Inez Judd, packed a full house at many “Singspirations” held over the years at Prairie Valley.

Barb had confidence and con-viction in the way she lived her

life, and she never stopped lov-ing her Lord, family, and friends. She will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Richard Barnes.

Survivors include her hus-band, John; her children, Jeff White and his wife, Dawn Ann of Cherokee, Joe White of Cherokee, Jay White and his wife, Tina of Oxford, Kan.; four grandchildren, J.D. White and his wife, Lisa of Enid, Jace White of Cherokee, Amy White and Sarah White of Oxford, Kan.; and one sister, Sue Pfu-etze of Raleigh, N.C.

Memorials may be given to the Oklahoma Medical Re-search Foundation. (paid)

DeLMeR DOTTeReRGraveside funeral services

for Delmer Lee Dotterer, 74, were at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Rev. Tom Cooksey officiated. Arrange-ments were under Goodwin Fu-neral Home of Cherokee.

He was born March 22, 1937 in Cherokee, to Joe and Elma Harvey Dotterer and died June 21, 2011, in Pauls Valley Gen-eral Hospital.

He grew up in Cherokee and graduated from Cherokee High School in 1957. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He then served in the National

Guard, retiring in 1997 as Sgt. E5. He lived in Cherokee and Enid before moving to Elkins, Ark.

While living in Cherokee he was employed at Farmers Co-op.

Surviving are two sons, Tim of Norman and Gary of Oo-logah; daughter, Angela Koehn of Noble; two brothers, Charles of Mustang and Glen of Oklaho-ma City; sister, Deloris Barrett of Cherokee; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Mark; two brothers; and an infant sister.

Memorials may be given in his honor to the Cherokee Track Fund through Goodwin Funeral Home.

Funerals

The Alfalfa County Democrat Woman met June 6 in the Civ-ic Room of the Alfalfa County courthouse.

Kay Gorden led the group in Flag salute and introductions were made. Special guests were State President Christie Breed-love and State Member Anita Norman.

Doris Armbruster gave a brief outline of the May meet-ing which was held in Helena.

John Harold, Alfalfa County president, discussed the state meeting held in Oklahoma City

in May.It was voted to cancel the

July meeting in Carmen.The program was presented

by Breedlove. She spoke about the state association and mem-bers had a discussion. She pre-sented the new guideline note-book for the group.

Cards were signed for mem-bers who were absent.

Refreshments were served by Corder and Armbruster.

Next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at the civic room. All democrats welcome.

No July meeting for Alfalfa county Democrat Women

Manor celebrates July with ice cream; plans cookbookSubmit your recipes to Marva Fallis at Manor

Amorita holds Memorial Day luncheon

Mother’s Self-Culture Club elects officers at luncheon

Send Social news, Meeting news, anniversaries,engagements, Birth announcements, etc. to

P.O. Box 245 Cherokee, OK 73728or e-mail to [email protected]

Funerals

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Alfalfa Electric Co-op121 E. Main - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-3333

Smith Drug Store121 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

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Croft Country ChevroletHwy 64 South - Cherokee

(580) 596-3348

Ellis & AssociatesInsurance & Real Estate200 Southgate - (580)596-3423

Patton Agency - Real Estate(580) 596-3321

Goodwin Funeral Home106 W. Second - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-3346

Farmers Co-operativeCherokee * Carmen * Aline

Great Salt PlainsHealth Center

Dr. Keenan Ferguson, D.O.405 S. Okla. - (580) 596-2800

Farmers Exchange Bank419 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-3371 - Member FDIC

Alva State Bank & TrustBurlington, OK - (580) 431-3300

Member FDIC

Ms. Dottie’s Cafe596-5699

Located at: 115 S. Grand

Burlington FarmersCoop

Burlington, OK 73722

Smok-Shak, Inc.2N & 2W of Cherokee on Hwy. 64

Dine In - Carry Out - Catering596-3584 or 888-486-0686

Debra Engle, owner

CHEROKEE CHURCHESFirst United Methodist

Pastors: Paul Calkin Jeni Markham ClewellSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.CHUMYouth Classes: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Evening Choir Chime: 6:30 Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m.

New Life Assembly of GodInterim Pastor: Robert StewartSunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.Sunday Evening Bible Study & Prayer: 6:30 p.m.Wed. Prayer & Bible Study: 7p.m.Prayer line: (580) 596-2155

Bethel Baptist ChurchPastor: Rev. Ed JonesSunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Wednesday Youth: 7 p.m.Adult Bible Study, Wed.: 7 p.m.

First Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

Pastor: Dr. Ron Hansen Youth Minister: Barbara JamesSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m.Youth Meet: 5:30 p.m.KREJ Radio Wed: 8:20, 12:55, 5:25

First Baptist ChurchPastor: Tom CookseyAssoc. Pastor: Brandon HollowayMorning Worship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.Discipleship Training: 6 p.m.Evening Worship: 7 p.m.Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m.

St. Cornelius Catholic ChurchPastor: Father LawrenceMass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m.

Friends ChurchPastor: Joe WoodsSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Living Vine Community ChurchPastors: Matthew & Tamara YoderSun.Worship: 10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.Bible Study: 7 p.m. Men’s: 2nd & 4th Mon. Women’s: 2nd & 4th Wed.

BURLINGTON CHURCHESChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Pastor: Dr. Richard DuckworthChurch School: 10 a.m.Worship: 11 a.m.

Church of Christ RiversidePreacher: Jeffrey KeeleSunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m.Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

Green ValleyFree Methodist Church

Pastor: David KellerSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Worship: 10:45 a.m.

HELENA CHURCHESFirst Christian Church

Pastor: Jay DrawbridgeWednesday Bible: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.

Church of ChristPastor: Bill SpringerSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

Nazarene ChurchPastor: Dean HoltSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Evening Worship: 7 p.m.Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m.

Helena United MethodistPastor: Joel ThompsonSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Youth Group: 6 p.m.

Wilber Fertilizer(580) 596-3440

Jeff and Ken

Rick CaruthersConstruction, Inc

9th & Ohio - (580) 596-2341”24 Hour Service”

Cleo State Bank4 Convenient Locations

Cleo Springs • Carmen • Jet • MenoMEMBER FDIC

Yoder Gas CompanyJet, OK

(580) 626-4514

ACB Bank323 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-3337

First Baptist ChurchPastor: Scott Hofen Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.Bible Study: 6 p.m.

AMORITA CHURCHESAmorita Community

Pastor: Guy Phillip HarrisMorning Worship: 10 a.m.Sunday School: 11 a.m.

Prairie Valley United MethodistPastor: Mary Irby

Morning Worship: 9:45 a.m.Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

GOLTRY CHURCHESSt. Michael’s Catholic Church

Pastor: Father Larry Kowalski Sun. Morning Mass: 7:30 a.m. Except for Special Occasions

Community Bible ChurchPastor: Bryan BaldwinSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

First Congregational ChurchPastor: Jane HoSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Family Meal: 1st Sunday, NoonLadies Aid: 1st Sunday, 1:30 p.m.Last Sunday: Holy Communion

New Covenant FellowshipPastor: Dale CumminsSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.Wed. Yth Grp, Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Pleasant View MennonitePastors: Dennis Koehn, Randy Schmidt, & Patrick Koehn Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship: 7:30 p.m.Ladies Aid: 1st & 3rd Thursday

Zoar MennonitePastor: Gary EastinSunday School: 9:40 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 p.m.

DRIFTWOOD CHURCHDriftwood Christian

Minister: Greg SchmidtBible School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

BYRON CHURCHRidin’ 4 Him Cowboy Church

Sunday Learnin’: 9:00 a.m.Sunday Preachin’: 10:00 a.m.Communion 1st Sun. of MonthFellowship Potluck 1st Sun./Mo.

JET CHURCHESNazarene Church

Pastor: Dean HoltWorship Service: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Vining Community ChurchSunday School: 10:00 a.m.Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.Wed. Prayer Mtg: 7:30 p.m.

Fellowship & Communionlast Sunday of the month

Jet United Methodist ChurchPastor: Mary IrbySunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.UMW: Every 3rd Wed. 7 p.m.

CARMEN CHURCHESCarmen Christian Church

Pastor: Kirk BoardSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Carmen United MethodistPastor: John BizzellSunday School: 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Assembly of GodPastor: Rev. Mike WilesMorning Worship 11 a.m.Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Carmen Baptist ChurchPastor: Jerry StaffordMorning Worship: 9:30 a.m.

ALINE CHURCHESUnited Methodist Church

Pastor: Rachel ParrottSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.Bible Study: 5:00 p.m.

Pleasant PlainChurch of the Brethren

Pastor: Elsie KoehnSunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Sunday Eve Service: 7:30 p.m.3rd Sunday Fellowship following Church Service

First Christian ChurchPastor: Polly YoungSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Youth Group: 4 p.m.CYF: 5 p.m.

Wildwood ChapelRiver Road Non-DenominationalSunday: 830 p.m.

Cherokee Family ClinicAffiliate of Integris Bass Baptist Health Center

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Kellers of Carmen510 W. Main * 580-987-2436

Auto Sales * Repairs * Grocery Store

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By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

MIAMI – It had been 15 games since Cherokee Coach Bryce Schanbacher had tasted defeat – 14 during the regular season last year, including the Class B championship game, and the K101 Bowl played ear-lier this month.

And it looked like the Chiefs' mentor was going to go unde-feated through the summer and into the start of the 2011-12 regular season, which kicks off on Friday, Sept. 2.

After all, Schanbacher's Gold team led at halftime of the an-nual 8-man Football Coaches Association All-Star game 20-8 and looked in command of the contest played Saturday night at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College. The Gold had amassed 251 yards in of-fense to the Green’s 105.

But thanks to the special rules implemented for the con-test, the Gold team's best of-fense was left on the sideline for most of the third quarter and the East squad – behind an inspirational effort by Ryan's Trevor Bettis and Watts' Dillon Edens – pulled off a 28-26 come-back victory.

"The rules called for us to have two offensive groups and alternate them every other se-ries," explained Schanbacher. "My group had Justin (Schan-bacher) and Pond Creek-Hunt-er quarterback Cody Coats.

"Justin ran for 81 yards on nine carries in the first half, but I couldn't get him on the field in the third quarter (when the Green team stole the momen-tum).

"They (Green) played 'three yards and a cloud of dust' in the third quarter and our second offensive group got off only six plays in that quarter.

"I was disappointed I didn't get to use our athletes like I wanted to. That's just the way the game is structured."

The Gold team finally sur-

rendered its lead for the first time in the contest when Edens scored on a 12-yard run with 33 seconds left on the clock to go ahead, 28-26.

It looked like the Gold might still pull off the win when it marched down the field and completed a hook and ladder play that saw Justin Schan-bacher take a pitch from a team-

mate with clear sailing ahead.But game officials ruled the

"hook" portion of the play had a knee on the ground when he pitched to Schanbacher, the "ladder," and the play was called back.

Even then, with the athletic Schanbacher on the field, the Gold had time for one more play. Quarterback Ross Britt of

Green All-Stars halt coach’s streak, upset Gold, 28-26Dewar tossed a 15-yard strike to Schanbacher on a crossing route, but the Cherokee star was stopped a half-yard from the goal line as time expired.

Coach Schanbacher wasted little time lamenting the loss. Instead, he turned his attention to the play of the four 8-man All-Stars from Alfalfa County and how well they performed in

the contest."The kids had a great time," he

said. "That was the fun part for me. Brayden (Nixon) started at safety and played outstanding."

Nixon had six individual tackles and two assists, which earned him Defensive Most Valuable Player of the game honors for the Gold.

"Chase (Wallace) got to play quite a bit at linebacker," said the Cherokee coach. "But I was sure disappointed that we weren't able to get Justin in-volved more in the game in the second half."

Coach Schanbacher said Jus-tin touched the ball only twice in the second half – once on a 5-yard run and again on the last play of the game.

"We just couldn't get him involved in the offense in the second half," said Coach Schan-bacher, who obviously felt the Cherokee standout could have made a difference in the out-come of the contest had he had more touches in the third and fourth quarters.

Justin Schanbacher, who is headed to Northwestern to play for the Rangers this fall, ended the game with nearly 90 yards rushing and caught several passes for positive yards.

Britt picked up Most Valu-able Offensive Player of the game honors for the Gold. He carried seven times for 119 yards and scored once.

Edens was the easy selection as the Green Most Valuable Of-fensive Player of the game. He rushed 15 times for 137 yards and three touchdowns.

Defensive Most Valuable Player of the game honors for the Green squad went to Kev-in Rice of Duke, who had nine tackles.

"Logan Latta (Timberlake All-Star) started at tight end for us and we tried to throw the

ball to him a couple of times. I just didn't think my offense was out there often enough to get everyone involved.

"Logan's a great kid to be around. He's a lot of fun and he kept it interesting. We'd go back and forth on the Cherokee-Timberlake rivalry... all in good fun."

Schanbacher said the chance for players who saw each other only on the field to become good friends over the week-long All-Star game experience was re-warding.

"It was a great week and a great game," he said. "Our (coaches) association does a real good job making something like that happen."

Justin Schanbacher has an-other game on his schedule this summer, the 11-man All-State game on Friday, July 29. He is one of only two 8-man players named to the elite 11-man all-star squad, which will be played at Broken Arrow High School.

GREEN 28, GOLD 26Score by Quarter

Green 0 8 6 14 –28Gold 8 12 6 0 –26

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter

Gold: Ross Britt of Dewar, 70-yard run, 2-point conversion good, 5:50

Second QuarterGold: Matt Kennedy of Geary,

2-yard run, conversion failed, 10:02Green: Dillon Edens of Watts,

1-yard run, 2-point conversion good, 4:02

Gold: Cody Coats of Pond Creek-Hunter, 21-yard run, conversion failed, 0:32

Third QuarterGreen: Trevor Bettis of Ryan,

1-yard run, conversion failed, 6:33Gold: Britt to Dalton McCarroll

of Dewar, 24-yard pass, conversion failed, 3:33

Fourth QuarterGreen: Edens, 2-yard run, 2-point

conversion good, 10:14Green: Edens, 12-yard run, con-

version failed, 0:33

CHEROKEE HIGH School cheerleaders attended an NCA Varsity Cheer Camp last week at the University of Oklahoma and brought home several awards. The camp consisted of cheers, chants, stunting, jumps and technique. The team received one excellent ribbon, three superior ribbons, an NCA Spirit Stick, a trophy for Most Im-proved Squad and a bid to go to Nationals to compete. Front row, left to right are Bri-anna Wilhite, Courtney Hiller, Kaitlin Ductotey and Kristen Shepard. Back row, left to right are Sam Lovely, Ashleigh Evans, KyLee Corr and Taryn Caruthers. Ducotey and Hiller were nominated for All American Cheerleader honors.

Cheers for the cheerleaders!

SPORTS

Page 8 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican, Thursday • July 30, 2011

Honor AmericA!

Sponsors helpbuy fireworks

Thanks to the 21 sponsors of this year’s Honor America se-ries, the Cherokee Main Street Fireworks Fund will receive an additional $105.

Each year, the 21 sponsors agree to feature the patriotic messages which appear on these two pages. They also agree to contribute to the Fireworks Fund, which will help pay for next year’s fireworks show at the high school football field.

This year ’s Honor America theme is “Words of Freedom” and features patriotic quotes from many of America’s most famous leaders.

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HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

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WORDS OF FREEDOM

We, here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the com-ing years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed; if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.

-Theodore Roosevelt

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Toni’s Express Stop

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Wilber Fertilizer213 N. Grand

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New methods and new ideas are the outgrowth of the spirit of adventure, of individual initiative, and of individual enterprise. Without adven-ture there is no progress.

-Herbert Hoover

On the first day of January, in the year of Our Lord 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforth, and forever free!

-Abraham Lincoln

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

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HONOR AMERICA

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Freedom of religion; free-dom of the press; freedom of person under protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected- these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.

-Thomas Jefferson

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HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

-The Constitution

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Goodwin FuneralHome

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HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

I was born an American, I will live an American; I will die an American; and I intend to perform the duties incumbent upon me in that character to the end of my career! No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suf-fer or if he fall in the defense of the liberties and Constitution of his country.

-Daniel Webster

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Lanman FuneralHome

Cherokee Helena(580) 596-2002 (580) 852-3212

Okeene Kiowa(580) 822-3303 (620) 825-4936

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.

-George Washington

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(580) 596-3575 ext. 122

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Cre-ator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving just powers from the consent of the governed.

-The Declaration of Independence

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Ms. Dottie’s Cafe115 S. Grand

(580) 596-5699

HONOR AMERICA

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HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It would be strange indeed of so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.

-Tom Paine

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ACB BankCherokee

(580) 596-3337

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We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the world go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bit-ter peace, proud of our ancient heritage.

-John F. Kennedy

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Smith Drug121 S. Grand

596-2411

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

As we peer into society’s fu-ture, we- you and I, and our Gov-ernment- must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our ease and convenience, the previous resources of tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of our grandchildren with-out risking the loss also of their political and spiritual heritage.

-Dwight D. Eisenhower

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596-2004

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

In the spirit of that America, which lies hidden in some form in the aspirations of us all; in the spirit of that America for which our young men are at this moment fighting, and dy-ing; in that spirit of liberty and of America I ask you to rise and with me pledge our faith in the glorious destiny of our beloved country.

-Judge Learned

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The Caring Co.217 S. Grand

596-3535

HONOR AMERICA

WORDS OF FREEDOM

We can remember the past with flags and parades and fireworks as President Adams envisioned in the first summer of our independence, but to honor the past, we must hand this magnificent experiment in self-government on to future generations, free and strong.

-Gerald R. Ford

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Croft Country Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Inc.

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WORDS OF FREEDOM

Here muster, not the forces of party, but the forces of humanity. Men’s hearts wait upon us; men’s lives hang in the balance; men’s hopes call upon us to say what we will do. Who shall live up to the great trust? Who dares fail to try? I summon all honest men, all patriotic, all foward-looking men, to my side.

-Woodrow Wilson

Rebuffed, but always perse-vering; self-reproached, but ever regaining faith; undaunted, te-nacious, the heart of man labors toward immeasurably distant goals. Discouraged not by dif-ficulties without, or the anguish of ages within, the heart listens to a secret voice that whispers: ‘Be not dismayed; in the future lies the promised land.’

-Helen Keller

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Alfalfa GuarantyAbstract Co.

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I think the true discovery of America is before us. I think the true fulfillment of our spirit, of our people, of our mighty and immortal land, is yet to come. I think the true discovery of our own democracy is still before us. And, I think that all these things are certain as the morning, as inevitable as noon.

-Thomas Wolfe

Yesterday the greatest ques-tion was decided that was ever debated in America; and greater, perhaps, ever was or will be de-cided among men. ‘That these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.’ The day is passed. The Fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch in the history of America.

-John Adams

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The name of American which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. . . you have in a common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts, of common dangers, sufferings, and successes.

-George Washington

We also rededicate ourselves to the responsibilities of Ameri-ca. We do not insist that we are perfect, but we must strive for perfection as long as there is an American nation. For only by honoring America’s promise do we Honor America itself.

-Lyndon B. Johnson

In the future days, which we seek to make more secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential freedoms: Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of every person to worship God in his own way, freedom from want, freedom from fear. That is no vision of a distant mille-nium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time.

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The things that the Flag stand for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The Flag is the embodiment, not sentiment, but of history. It represents the experiences made by men and women, ex-periences of those who do and live under that Flag.

-Woodrow Wilson

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Woods County, OK Land

AUCTIONThursday, June 30th, 2011 10:00 a.m.

Auction Location: Women’s Building at the Woods County Fairgrounds,Alva Oklahoma

This 1/4 section is located from the Alva Municipal Airport, 4 miles South on 281 and 1 mile West OR from Hopeton, OK, go 1 1/2 miles North and 1 mile West. It has currently been planted to wheat and appears to be desirable for win-ter wheat pasture grazing. According to the Woods County FSA there are 157.7 acres of cropland and 165.3 acres of wheat base with a 28 bushel yield. This farm should be a nice addition to your farming and/or cattle operation. Legal: SE/4 2-26N-14W, Woods Co., OK. Taxes: Will be prorated to closing. Minerals: Do not sell. Possession: Upon payment in full of the purchase price and trans-fer of title. Terms: 10% down with balance due upon delivery of merchantable title. Announcements made day of auction take precedence. Contact Jeff Crissup, Auction Manager at 580-541-9246 for any additional information you may need & visit www.wigginsauctioneers.com for pictures.Can’t attend the auction? Register at www.proxibid.com/wiggins to bid from the comfort of your home or office.

Seller: Salt Plains Properties LLCAnother Auction By:

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 30, 2011. 1t

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE

OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE

OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION,

L.L.C.RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 15 TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH RANGE 10

WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201103097NOTICE OF HEARING

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, pur-chasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu-larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individu-als be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other asso-ciation, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause request-ing the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 584079 of the Commission so as to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas City, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mis-sissippian separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as an irregular 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such separate com-mon sources of supply underlying such section, with the permitted well for the unit

to be located not less than 1320 feet from the unit boundary; and (ii) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this mat-ter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and seeks to amend the following set out order with respect to the following named separate common sources of supply:

Common Source of Supply: Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas City, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian

Order Number Being ExtendedFrom Adjacent or Cornering Lands:

584079NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

this cause will be referred to an Admin-istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Admin-istrative Law Judge on the Conservation Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 18th day of July 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Nathan Cook, land-man, (405) 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 22nd day of June 2011.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, Chair JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerBY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

Criminal MisdemeanorRandall Michael Robair,

Enid, has been charged with driving with a suspended li-cense.

Brandon Martin Christian-son, has been charged with unlawful possession of mari-juana, unlawful possession of paraphernalia.

Danielle Louise Mongold, Aline, has been charged with use of language calculated to arouse anger or cause breach of peace.

Criminal FelonyMarlin Monte Yoder, Chero-

kee, has been charged with cruelty to animals.

Small Claims

Tamara Yoder, Cherokee, has been sued by Yoder Gas Company, Jet, for an amount less than $6,000.

Dave Beckwith, Cleo Springs, has been sued by Yo-der Gas Company, Jet, for an amount less than $6,000.

CivilLeah Haines, Cherokee, has

been sued by Midland Fund-ing, Richmond, Va., for an amount less than $10,000.

Tasha Ramirez, Cherokee, has been sued by Creditors Recovery Corp. for an amount less than $10,000.

TrafficCharged with failure to wear

seat belt, $20, are Michael

W. Vest, Cherokee; Robert Edward Wilson, Enid; Zach-ary Stephenson Cunningham, Choctaw; Shane Glendon Cal-lison, Alva; Patrick Joe Mar-tin, Cherokee; Joshua Reigh Longhurst, Alva; Nickolas Wayne Hendricks, Alva; Lu-cinda Gayle Eldringhoff, Jet.

Charged with failure to stop at stop sign, $211.50, Steven Lavern Hale, Inola; Donna Faye Johnson, Piedmont.

Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50, Jesse Roy Galvan, Duncan; Samuel Glenn Keith, McLoud; Scott Frederick Holder, Bixby; Loretta Fawn Wheeler, Cher-okee; Oscar Hermosillo Jr.,

Odessa, Texas; Randolph A. Jackson, Choctaw; Mark Ed-win Miller II, Oklahoma City.

Charged with speeding 11-14 mph over speed limit, $226.50, Justin Todd Taylor, Lahoma.

Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed limit, $241.50, is Wynn Leroy Wade, Alva.

Charged with operating a motor vehicle without a val-id (expired) driver’s license is Jennifer Christine Roach, Cherokee.

Charged with transport-ing an open container of beer, $316, is Jerry Lynn Bowles, Oklahoma City.

Alfalfa County District Court Docket

Cherokee police logs

June 204:23 p.m. – Caller has dog

chained up. Needed the dog catcher.

8:44 p.m. – Unwanted person at residence.

8:45 p.m. – Someone put female yorkie with pink col-lar in back yard.

June 211:31 p.m. – Semi with

flat trailer hauling another flat load. Load shifted and is hanging off both sides, now an extra wide load.

2:25 p.m. – Officers re-quested veterinarian to look at horses. Vet in surgery. Will be in later.

3:28 p.m. – Little blood on deep end of pool. Does pool need to be closed?

4:50 p.m. – Dog keeps coming in Express Stop. Requested dog catcher pick up.

8:57 p.m. – Odor on 3rd Street, between Pennsyl-vania and Massachusetts. Requested police drive by. Officer said it smells like sewer but could be natural gas. Advised fire chief.

June 228:31 a.m. – Advised of

strong odor of sewer from earlier call the night be-fore on 3rd Street, between Pennsylvania and Massa-chusetts.

June 237:59 a.m. – Woman from

Jet needed animal control.9:07 a.m. – Black dog and

yellow dog tried to bite some-one on bicycle between 9th Street and Oklahoma Ave-nue. Dog could not be found.

1:35 p.m. – Need police of-ficer to go to horse pen. Hors-es scattered on 5th Street and three bales of hay were stolen, fence taken down.

June 242:05 p.m. – Brown shep-

herd dog with wrinkly face getting in people’s trash. Be-lieves owner moved and left dog.

10:58 p.m. – Someone tried to break into apart-ment. Photos taken.

June 2512:05 p.m. – Caller heard

noise that sounded like gun shots. Could have been fire-works.

June 269:26 p.m. – Large fire in

grill under trees in Ira A. Hill Park. Grill was in back yard, not park, and was not under trees. No danger.

9:42 p.m. – Fire now three feet tall. Fire chief said he would drive by. Door slammed at residence.

June 271:36 a.m. – Resident be-

lieves someone turned on outside faucet and flooded her back yard and base-ment.

7:36 a.m. – Dead cat in gutter on Oklahoma Av-enue.

Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department logsJune 21

6:58 p.m. – Fire three miles north of Jet. Called Jet Fire Department and Nescatunga, Goltry, Hawley, Cherokee, Nash fire departments for mutual aid.

4:17 p.m. – Request for animal control. Male subject put cat on a snake. Snake bit cat, which is the family pet. Vet said to watch cat for 10 days, if reaction, take to vet.

5:33 p.m. – Neglected horses in No Hope.

5:42 p.m. – Vandalism to equip-ment two miles west of Jet.

7:34 p.m. – Vehicles sideswiped mirrors two miles west of Jet. No of-ficer needed.

7:56 p.m. – Snake on porch in Hel-ena. Requested someone remove it.

June 222:32 p.m. – Fire north of railroad

tracks in McWillie. Aline, Goltry, Jet, Cherokee and Carmen fire depart-ments called.

5:39 p.m. – Fire one mile east of SH 281 and 11 junction in Woods County. Electric line down in ditch.

8:03 p.m. – Grass fire four miles north of Kiowa, Kan. turnoff. Burl-ington Fire Department called.

9:16 p.m. – Intrusion alarm at

United. All was OK.9:30 p.m. – Herd of black cattle

out on SH 58. In Major County. Own-ers contacted.

June 238:01 a.m. – Stray dog tied to tree

in Jet. Requested someone come release it. Caller was afraid of dog. Referred caller to local resident who handles matters in Jet.

12:24 p.m. – Possible burglary. Son took television.

8 p.m. – Possible drinking at Car-men pool. People trying to get into pool.

8:22 p.m. – Tree on fire north of Jet. Jet Fire Department dis-patched.

8:54 p.m. – Fire north of Jet, light-ning strike. Jet Fire Department dis-patched.

9:04 p.m. – Fire at rig south of Jet, possible lightning strike.

9:09 p.m. – Fire south of Jet. Gol-try Fire Department dispatched.

10:02 p.m. – Fire northeast of McWillie. Helena Fire Department paged.

June 244:18 a.m. – Attempt to locate fe-

male involved in a kidnapping and stolen vehicle case. Had 72-year-old

male and 5-year-old child in 1997 white Dodge Ram pickup.

1:13 p.m. – Grass fire near Aline. Aline Fire Department paged.

1:46 p.m. – Fire nine miles west of Cleo Springs. Carmen, Dacoma fire departments called.

7:05 p.m. – Cows out near McWil-lie. Owner contacted.

8:06 p.m. – Cows out northeast of Jet. Left message with owner.

June 251:30 p.m. – Identification card

found at Ira A. Hill Park. Address from Blackwell.

6:04 p.m. – Red steer out three miles west of McWillie. Owner con-tacted.

8 p.m. – Calf out one mile north of Carmen turnoff. Owner advised.

8:06 p.m. – Horse out south of Cherokee sale barn. Advised possible owner.

9:01 p.m. – Cow out east of Chero-kee.

8:34 p.m. – Children walking in ditch north of Sod House. One child looked 2 or 3 years old. Nothing found.

8:47 p.m. – Children shooting BB gun in Carmen. One shot went by caller’s head. Spoke with parents.

Sheriff seizes horses, charges owner with cruelty to animals

Seven malnourished horses will be boarded at Salt Plains Veterinary Clinic until authori-ties decide whether the animals received suitable amounts of food and water from their owner.

Marlin Montie Yoder, 39, of Cherokee was charged with seven counts of cruelty to animals after Sheriff Charlie Tucker found six horses and a colt looking “very skinny with ribs showing” in a pen at 3rd Street and Florida Av-enue.

Tucker discovered the animals June 21 during a routine drive in the neighborhood. He called Cher-okee Police Chief Mike Andrews to look at the horses. The officers found five brown horses and a colt in one pen, and a white adult horse in a separate pen with a wa-ter trough that contained “five or six inches of dirty water.”

Another trough in the pen with the other horses was “totally dry, and it had dry dirt and dry hay in the bottom.”

According to the affidavit, the temperature was 91 degrees at the time Andrews and Tucker were at the location.

City records showed that water to the property was shut off April 13. Neighbors said they had seen Yoder haul water to the horses on occasion.

Andrews had a city worker turn on the water, and he and Tucker filled the empty trough. They also

called Dr. Ronnie Steadman, vet-erinarian and owner of Salt Plains Veterinary Clinic north of Chero-kee. Steadman examined the horses and concluded that each appeared to be malnourished and dehydrated.

The horses were taken to the Salt Plains clinic and will remain there until a judgment is made on the case.

Yoder was scheduled to appear in court at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Pot found in March warrants charges pressed in June

Brandon Martin Chris-tianson has been charged with two misdemeanor crimes three months after police found marijuana in his bedroom.

Christianson, 19, of Cherokee was charged June 22 in Alfalfa County District Court with unlawful posses-sion of marijuana and un-lawful possession of para-phernalia.

An affidavit filed by Okla-homa State Bureau of Inves-tigation Agent Kyle Candida said he arrested Christian-son March 25 at his home after finding four glass jars containing a green residue and “a strong odor of green marijuana.” The jars were labeled “Blue Dream 29,” “Diesel 10-24-10 18,” “O.G. Crush” and “Blue Dream 17.”

According to the affidavit, Christianson lives with his parents who gave permission for law enforcement officials to search his bedroom. The parents called Christianson to come home after the items were found and he cooper-ated with officers.

Penalty for both crimes is up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $1,000, or both.

LEGAL NOTICES




OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANT: SANDRIDGE

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC

RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION

11, TOwNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 9 wEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy,

OKLAHOMACAUSE CD NO. 201103129

NOTICE OF HEARINGSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-

sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Beatrice Evelyn Coover; Bernice McCullough; Betty Willer; Beverly Hildeb-randt; C.E. Denman; Carole J. Drake; Cascade Royalty Fund, LP; Charles A. Sell; Charlie Stanley; Chase Properties, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc; Craig B. Tiney Family Ltd. Prtnshp; Cynthia Alper; David A. Garrett; Dean Evans; Dennis Hawkes; Dorce Jukkola; Douglas C. Cook; Enda Ellis; Erlene Warford; Faerie W. Denman, Denman Family Rev Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Faerie W. Denman as Trustee of the Denman Family Rev Trust; Flo Welch; Florence Coover, deceased; Flor-ence Coover Estate Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Maurice Dean Coover and Mary Elaine Storely, as Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of Florence Coover; Florence M. Arms; Ford Royalty Company, LLC; Frank A. Sell; Frank J. Sell; Garrett R. Hanson; Gary Hawkes; George Warford; Grace A. Anderson; Grace Edenfield; Greenstar Resources, LLC; Hazel M. Cassingham Revocable Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Henry H. Gungoll Associates; Herbert Ackley Arms; Irene Siebrands; James Thon; Jane Arms Smidt; Jennie G. Hawkes; Jimmie C. Nielson; Linda Murphy; LMR Royal-ties, LLC; M.B. White; Mabel G. Barglof; Marchant Family Trust u/t/a 11/22/93, and the Trustee of such trust; Marchant Fam-ily Trust u/t/d 11/29/93, and the Trustee of such trust; Margaret S. Frakes Revocable Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Mark Warford; Marshall D. Burnet Share of the James D. Burnet Trust No. 1, and the Trustee of such trust; Martha V. Kerstens; Millspaugh Investments, LLC; Minnesota Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists; Minnie DeNeui; Myra B. Ward; Nancy Jo Mason; Nancy LeForce; Noris Elmer Brightbone; Patricia Albert; Pearl Elizabeth Welle; Raymond Sell; Richard A. Sell; Richard Hawkes; Robert Hawkes; Roger L. Beavers; Ronald LeRoy Arms; Ruth Tirel; Sally Sell Houk; Sinclair Oil and Gas Company; Susan J. DeGandi; Susan Jean Conway; University of Okla-homa Foundation, Inc.; Wayne A. Bissett; Wendell H. Hawkes; William (Bill) Phillips; William Dinwiddle and Ann Dinwiddle, as Co-Trustees; William E. Gould; William R. Sell; Zola Zook Garrett; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both im-mediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named par-ties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named par-ties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order pooling the interests of oil and gas owners, and adjudicating the rights and equities in connection therewith, in the 640-acre

horizontal well unit to be formed in Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, in respect to the development of such common source of supply in such unit. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equi-ties in respect thereto are sought herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of the horizontal well unit covered hereby as a group or unit, and not limited to a single wellbore. The application in this cause states that Applicant has proposed the development of the common source of supply in the horizontal well unit involved herein under a plan of development and have proposed to commence such plan of development of such unit by an initial well in the lands covered hereby. Such application further states that Applicant has been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as a respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of development of the common source of supply in the horizontal well unit covered hereby. Such application further requests up to 365 days within which to commence operations on or in connection with such initial well under such plan of development. Such application fur-ther states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said Section 11 for the Mississippian common source of supply.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, or some other party recommended by Applicant be designated as operator under the order to be entered herein of the com-mon source of supply in the horizontal well unit covered hereby, including the initial well and any subsequent well or wells to be drilled under or otherwise covered by Applicant’s proposed plan of development of such unit.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administra-tive law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 18th day of July, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may pres-ent testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and tele-phone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.


DANA. L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 27th day of June, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE

OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.

RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 3 TOwNSHIP 25 NORTH RANGE 12

wEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA


STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Michael W. Brown; Ceja Cor-poration; D & B Production, LLC; Eagle Energy Production, LLC; Kevin Foxx; Kevin Foxx; Fractalsoft, LLC; Millbrae Natural Gas, LLC; Ophir Energy Corpora-tion; SCM Development, LLC; Wayne M. Thorndyke; U. S. Oil and Gas Holdings, LLC; Greg Wallace; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both im-mediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not con-tinue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order pooling the interests of the oil and gas owners, and adjudicating the rights and equities with respect thereto, in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork and Mississippi Solid separate common sources of supply with respect to the development of such separate com-mon sources of supply in such unit. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in re-spect thereto are sought here to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to Tit. 52, Okla. Stat., Section 87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore. The Applicants in this cause states that Ap-plicants have proposed the development

of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing unit involved herein under a plan of development and have proposed to commence such plan of development of such unit by an initial well in the lands covered hereby, and that Applicants have been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that one or both of the Applicants, including Chesa-peake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants be designated as opera-tor under the order to be entered in this cause of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing unit involved herein, including the proposed initial well and any subsequent wells under Applicants’ proposed plan of development of such unit. Applicants may request up to one year from the date of the order to enter in this cause, within which to commence the initial well.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Admin-istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administra-tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 18th day of July 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this ac-tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.



DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman


LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 15 TOwNSHIP 29 NORTH RANGE 10



STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other asso-ciation, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not con-tinue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order pooling the interests of the oil and gas own-ers, and adjudicating the rights and equi-ties with respect thereto, in the proposed irregular 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201103097, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas City, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississip-pian separate common sources of supply, underlying Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with respect to the develop-ment of such separate common sources of supply in such unit. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in respect thereto are sought here to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to Tit. 52, Okla. Stat., Section 87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore. The Applicants in this cause states that Applicants have proposed the development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling

and spacing unit involved herein under a plan of development and have proposed to commence such plan of development of such unit by an initial well in the lands covered hereby, and that Applicants have been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as re-spondents herein with respect to such pro-posed plan of development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that one or both of the Applicants, including Chesa-peake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants be designated as opera-tor under the order to be entered in this cause of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing unit involved herein, including the proposed initial well and any subsequent wells under Applicants’ proposed plan of development of such unit. Applicants may request up to one year from the date of the order to enter in this cause, within which to commence the initial well.









LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 30, 2011. 1t




RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 9, TOwNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 12

wEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201103148 NOTICE OF HEARING

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Devon En-ergy Corporation; Central National Bank of Alva; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corpora-tion or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order pooling the interests of oil and gas owners, and adjudicating the rights and equities in connection therewith, in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units formed in Section 9, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Douglas, Tonkawa, Lansing-Kansas City, Desmoines and Mississippi separate common sources of supply in respect to the development of such separate com-mon sources of supply in such units. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equi-ties in respect thereto are sought herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling and spacing units covered hereby as a group or unit, and not limited to a single wellbore. The application in this cause states that Applicant has proposed the development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spac-ing units involved herein under a plan of development and has proposed to com-mence such plan of development of such units by an initial well in the lands covered hereby. Such application further states that Applicant has been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of develop-ment of the separate common sources of

supply in the drilling and spacing units covered hereby. Such application further requests up to 365 days within which to commence operations on or in connection with such initial well under such plan of development.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, or some other party recommended by Applicant be designated as operator under the order to be entered herein of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing units covered hereby, including the initial well and any subsequent well or wells drilled under or otherwise covered by Applicant’s proposed plan of development of such units.








LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: wELL LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 3 TOwNSHIP 25 NORTH RANGE 12



STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other inter-ested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the ap-plication on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or suc-cessors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown succes-sor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corpo-rations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spac-ing unit comprised of Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cot-tage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork and Mis-sissippi Solid separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows:

Surface location: No closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 2200 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,

Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The proposed location of the end points of the completion interval will be no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 2200 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 3, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and no closer than 165 feet from the north

line and no closer than 2200 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Sec-tion 3, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establish-ing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Explora-tion, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 3 are Sections 2, 4, 9, 10 and 11, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM and Sections 33, 34 and 35, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Com-mission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administra-tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 18th day of July 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Com-mission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hear-ing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.






LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 7 TOwNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10



STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu-larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, ex-ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties desig-nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause request-ing the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 386572 of the Commission so as to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such separate common sources of supply underlying such section, with the permitted well for the unit to be located not less than

1320 feet from the unit boundary; and (ii) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and seeks to amend the following set out order with respect to the following named sepa-rate common sources of supply:

Common Source of Supply: Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Mis-sissippi Chat and Mississippi Lime

Order Number Being ExtendedFrom Adjacent or Cornering Lands:

386572NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

this cause will be referred to an Admin-istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Admin-istrative Law Judge on the Conservation Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 18th day of July 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.







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RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING - HORIZONTAL WELL UNIT

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 9

WEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA


STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Beatrice Evelyn Coover; Bernice McCullough; Betty Willer; Beverly Hildeb-randt; C.E. Denman; Carole J. Drake; Cascade Royalty Fund, LP; Charles A. Sell; Charlie Stanley; Chase Properties, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Craig B. Tiney Family Limited Partnerships; Cyn-thia Alper; David A. Garrett; Dean Evans; Debora A. Neilson Stone; Dennis Hawkes; Dorce Jukkola; Douglas C. Cook; Enda El-lis; Erlene Warford; Ervin Antone Barglof; Denman Family Revocable Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Flo Welch; Florence Coover; Florence M. Arms; Ford Royalty Company, LLC; Frank A. Sell; Frank J. Sell; Garrett R. Hanson; Gary Hawkes; George Warford; Grace A. Anderson; Grace Eden-field; Greenstar Resources, LLC; Hazel M. Cassingham Revocable Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Henry H. Gungoll As-sociates; Herbert Ackley Arms; Irene Sie-brands; J. Edward Vardy & Gladys Vardy Trust u/t/a dated 8/5/08, and the Trustee of such trust; James Thon; Jane Arms Smidt; Jennie G. Hawkes; Jimmie C. Nielson; Marchant Family Trust u/t/d 11/29/93, and the Trustee of such trust; Margaret S. Frakes Revocable Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Linda Murphy; LMR Royal-ties, LLC; M.B. White; Mabel G. Barglof; Mark Warford; Marshall D. Burnet Share of the James D. Burnet Trust No. 1 (Trust B) dated March 1, 1982, and the Trustee of such trust; Martha J. Bowers; Dwight H. Bowers; Martha V. Kerstens; Mary Elaine Storley, Florence Coover Estate Trust; Mary Elaine Storley, as Trustee of the Florence Coover Estate Trust; Florence Coover, deceased; Maurice Dean Coover and Mary Elaine Storely, as Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of Florence Coover; Millspaugh Investments, LLC; Minnesota Conference Association of Sev-enth Day Adventists; Minnie DeNeui; Myra B. Ward; Nancy Jo Mason; Nancy LeForce; Noris Elmer Brightbone; Patricia Albert; Patricia Ann Hess; Pearl Elizabeth Welle; Raymond Sell; Reliant Resources, LLC; Richard A. Sell; Richard Hawkes; Roger L. Beavers; Ronald LeRoy Arms; Ruth Tirel; Sally Sell Houk; Scot A. Neilson; Sinclair Oil and Gas Company; Susan J. DeGandi; Susan Jean Conway; University of Okla-homa Foundation, Inc.; Wayne A. Bissett; Wendell H. Hawkes; William (Bill) Phillips; William Dinwiddle and Ann Dinwiddle, as Co-Trustees; William E. Gould; William R. Sell; Zola Zook Garrett; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both im-mediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named par-ties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown

successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named par-ties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) establishing the initial boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply of oil so as to cover and include Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and forming a proper horizontal well unit for such common source of supply in such section, which unit Applicant requests be formed as a 640-acre horizontal well unit; (ii) determining that the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in this cause for the Mississippian common source of supply in said Section 11 will supersede and vacate the existing non-developed 320-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units previously formed for the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of sup-ply in the W½ of said Section 11; and (iii) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Ap-plicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and telephone number.




BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 24th day of June, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION




STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units formed in Sec-tion 6, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 330 feet from the west line of said Section 6 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego and Cherokee separate common sources of supply being as follows and to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 430 feet from the west line of said Section 6, with the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 430 feet from the west line of said Section 6, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 430 feet from the west line of said Section 6, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 430 feet from the west line of said Section 6, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and

permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 6 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Section 7, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM; Sections 1 and 12, Town-ship 28 North, Range 10 West of the IM; Section 36, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM; and Section 31, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 6 are Sections 5 and 8, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, and Section 32, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou-levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 18th day of July, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.




LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SURFACE LOCATION: SECTION 22 TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH RANGE 10

WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA

BOTTOMHOLE LOCATION: SECTION 15 TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy,


NOTICE OF HEARINGSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-

sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu-larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, ex-ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties desig-nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause request-ing the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the proposed irregular 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201103097, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas City, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mis-sissippian separate common sources of supply, underlying Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows:

Surface location:No closer than 200 feet from the north

line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,

Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval:

The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The proposed location of the end points of the comple-tion interval will be no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer

than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and pro-duce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission re-quested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 15 are Sections 14, 16, 21, 22 and 23, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.









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RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 7 TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10

WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA


STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu-larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, ex-ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties desig-nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well loca-tion tolerances in the proposed 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201103070, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate com-mon sources of supply, underlying Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows:

Surface location:No closer than 200 feet from the south

line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,

Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval:

The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The pro-posed location of the end points of the completion interval will be no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and no closer than

165 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and pro-duce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission re-quested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 7 are Sections 5, 6, 8, 17 and 18, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM and Sections 1, 12 and 13, Township 26 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.









LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 30, 2011. 1t





LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy,


NOTICE OF HEARINGSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All

persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; and if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli-cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Com-mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 880 feet from the east line of said Section 11 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 11, with the first perforation in the horizontal por-tion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 11, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 11, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 880 feet from the east line of said Sec-tion 11, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction or in a westerly direc-tion from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by

Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allow-able with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said Section 11 for the Mississippian common source of supply.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 11 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 1, 2, 13 and 14, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sec-tions” surrounding said Section 11 are Sections 3, 10, 12, and 15, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 18th day of July, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.




LEGAL NOTICE









STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units formed in Section 9, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Douglas, Tonkawa, Lansing-Kansas City, Desmoines and Mississippi separate com-mon sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 660 feet from the west line of said Section 9 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Douglas, Tonka-wa, Lansing-Kansas City and Desmoines separate common sources of supply and to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 9, with the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 9, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 9, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 9, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the

above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 9 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 4, 5, 8, 16 and 17, Town-ship 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 9 are Sections 3, 10 and 15, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou-levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 18th day of July, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.



BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 24th day of June, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

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PublisheR’s nOTiCe:All real estate advertised herein

is subject to the Federal Fair Hous-ing Act. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings adver-tised are available on an equal op-portunity basis.

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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 16, Thursday, June 23, and Thursday, June 30, 2011. 3t

INVITATION TO BIDEASEMENT #8924

The Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed bid, a 20 year easement for a 6” natural gas pipe-line in the NW/4 Section 36-T29N-R11WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Offi ce. Appraised value is $1,100.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be consid-ered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our offi ce by 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8924”. Mail to Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benefi t the school children of Oklahoma. Additional information may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Di-vision of the Commissioners of the Land Offi ce by calling (405) 521-4136 or email [email protected].

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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 16, Thursday, June 23, and Thursday, June 30, 2011. 3t

INVITATION TO BIDEASEMENT #8926

The Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed bid, a 20 year easement for a 6” natural gas pipe-line in the SW/4 Section 36-T24N-R11WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Offi ce. Appraised value is $1,300.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be consid-ered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our offi ce by 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8926”. Mail to Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benefi t the school children of Oklahoma. Additional information may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Di-vision of the Commissioners of the Land Offi ce by calling (405) 521-4136 or email [email protected].

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 23, and Thursday, June 30, 2011. 2t

in the district court of aLfaLfa county

state of okLahomacause no. pb-11-19

In the Matter of the Summary Admin-istration of the Estate of Joan M. Dorr, Deceased.

aLiascombined notice to creditors;

notice of hearing petition for admission of wiLL to

probate, petition for summary administration, hearing on the finaL account, and the petition for determination of heirs at

Law, distribution of estateand discharge

NoTICE IS hEREby given to all persons interested in the Estate of Joan M. Dorr, Deceased, that on this date, Major L. Dorr, Jr., whose residence is 3007 bent Ave., Cheyenne, Wy 82001, filed a Petition for Summary Administra-tion in the District Court of Alfalfa County, State of oklahoma, Attaching thereto the original of an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament (“Will”) of said Decedent, praying for probate of said Will, that Letters of Special Administration be is-sued to Major L. Dorr, Jr., without hearing, and that Letters Testamentary be issued, only if necessary, to the same individual, the named Personal Representatives in said Will and entitled to serve as the sole Personal Representative according to law. Said Petition further prays that the heirs-at-law, devisees and legatees of the said Decedent be determined; that the Final Account be approved, the property of the Decedent subject to the jurisdiction of this Court be distributed, and that the Personal Representative/Special Administrator be discharged, and for other relief as prayed for in said Petition, which Petition you may refer to for further particulars.

To ALL CREDIToRS oF ThE AboVE NAMED DECEDENT: All creditors having claims against the above named Decedent are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests or other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the Estate of Joan M. Dorr, Deceased, at the offices of Sam L. Stein, Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C., 305 South Grand, P.o. box 223,

Cherokee, oklahoma 73728, attorneys for the Petitioner on or before the following presentment date: the 18th day of July, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.

The above named Decedent, Joan M. Dorr, died on the 16th day of May, 2005, at which time the residence address of the Decedent was 3007 bent Ave., Cheyenne, Wy 82001.

The total value of the Estate of the Decedent as per property located in the state of oklahoma and as set forth in the Petition is $107,500.00.

Unless filed as a part or parcel of the Petition for Summary Administration, the date by which the Final Accounting and the Petition for Distribution will be filed will be: on or before the 23rd day of July, 2011.

Pursuant to an order of Said Court, notice is hereby given that the 12th day of August, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Courtroom of the undersigned Judge, or the Judge to whom this cause is assigned on said date, in the Alfalfa County Courthouse in the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, State of oklahoma, has been ap-pointed as the time for hearing said Peti-tion, proving said Will, and considering all relief prayed for in the Petition presented to the Court on said date. All persons inter-ested may appear at said hearing.

All objections to the Petition and/or any relief requested must be made in writing not less than 10 days before the hearing date, with such objection to be filed herein, with a copy being sent to the Petitioner and the attorney for the Petitioner, and if an objection is not made within the allowed time, all persons will be deemed to have waived any obligation(s) to the Petition and the relief prayed for.

If an objection is filed at least 10 days before the hearing date, on the hearing date the Court will determine whether the summary proceedings are appropri-ate, and, if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.

Dated this 16th day of June, 2011.s/Loren E. Angle

Judge of the District CourtSam L. Stein, Esq., OBA# 12498Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C.305 South Grand Ave.P.O. Box 223Cherokee, OK 73728Tel. (580) 596-3000Fax (580) 596-3004Attorney for the Petitioner

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 30, and Thursday, July 7, 2011. 2t

notice of appLicationto use stream water

Notice is hereby given that Select Energy Services c/o brent Dorsey whose address is Po box 909, Ft. Smith, AR 72902-0909 has filed an application, #2011-022, with the oklahoma Water Re-sources board (board) for a term permit to use a total of 39 acre-feet of stream water per year at a diversion rate not to exceed 2,500 gallons per minute from one point of diversion on Medicine Lodge River located in the NW NE NW of Section 23, T29N, R11WIM, Alfalfa County. The water is proposed to be used for mining purposes (drilling and primary completion of oil & gas wells) at various drilling sites in Grant and Alfalfa Counties, as more specifically described in the application. Term permit will expire March 2, 2014. Use of stream water is governed by Sec-tions 105.1 and following of Title 82 of the oklahoma Statues and rules of the board, oklahoma Administrative Code (oAC), Title 785, Chapter 20.

Protests to the application must be in writing and received by the board at the address listed below and by the applicant at the address listed above no later that July 25, 2011, and contain the following: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the interested person; (2) the particular

application number to which the protest relates; (3) specific information to show how approval of the application proposed may directly and adversely affect legally protected interests of the person filing the protest; and (4) a statement of relief sought by the interested person. A person who sends a letter containing only a general objection or comment will not be deemed to be a party, but the letter will be made part of the permanent record.

If a protest that meets the requirements listed in the paragraph above is filed with both the applicant and board, a hearing on this application will be scheduled and the applicant and protestant(s) will be advised of the hearing date. Protestants or their representatives must appear at the hearing and present the protest to be considered. hearings are governed by Section 309 of Title 75 and Section 1020.8 of Title 82 of the oklahoma Statues, and the rules of board, oAC Title 785, chapters 4 and 30. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Nell brueggen at (405)-530-8800. board mailing address: oklahoma Water Resources board, Planning & Manage-ment Division, 3800 N. Classen blvd., oklahoma City, oK 73118-2881. board fax number: (405) 530-8900.

NoTE: All stream water use permits issued by the board contain the condition and limitation that the use of stream water shall not interfere with domestic uses or existing appropriative rights.

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in the district court of aLfaLfa countystate of okLahoma

cV-2009-12GREGARy S. LAUDERbACK and

GENEVIEVE boUZIDEN, Trustee or the Successor in Trust under the Genevieve bouziden Family Trust dated December 2, 2004, Plaintiffs, vs.

MATT EbERL; DAVID ARMSTRoNG, PAUL ARMSTRoNG; bECKy ANDER-SoN; KAThy ANDREWS; The Unknown Claimants and Unknown Successors, in-cluding the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, of PoLLy J. ARMSTRoNG, deceased,

RUSTIN STURGEoN; CARoLyN STANDS, Alfalfa County Treasurer; boARD oF CoUNTy CoMMISSIoNERS of Alfalfa County, oklahoma; and STATE oF oKLAhoMA, ex rel. oKLAhoMA TAX CoMMISSIoN, Defendants.

notice of sheriff’s saLeNotice is hereby given that on the 26th

day of July, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. in the middle hall corridor on the first floor of the County Courthouse of Alfalfa County, oklahoma, in Cherokee, oklahoma, the undersigned Sheriff will offer for sale and sell for cash to the highest and best bidder the following described real estate in Alfalfa County, oklahoma, to-wit:

SURFACE and SURFACE oNLy in and to the Southwest Quarter (S1/4) of Section

Twenty-nine (29), Township Twenty-four (24) North, Range Nine (9) West of the In-dian Meridian, Alfalfa County, oklahoma,

Sale will be made pursuant to an order of Sheriff’s Sale issued pursuant to a judgment entered on December 17, 2010, in the District Court of Alfalfa County, oklahoma, in Case No. CV-2009-12, to satisfy the judgment in partition and to sell the property pursuant to the order of Sheriff’s Sale.

Notice of sale is hereby given to the following persons and entities having an interest of record in the above described property, or claiming a lien or any interest in the above described property, those persons and entities whose address is unknown, and those whose unknown suc-cessors are being notified hereby:

MATT EbREL; DAVID ARMSTRoNG; PAUL ARMSTRoNG; bECKy ANDER-SoN; KAThy ANDREWS; The Unknown Claimants and Unknown Successors, in-cluding the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, of PoLLy J. ARMSTRoNG, deceased; RUSTIN STURGEoN; CARo-LyN STANDS, Alfalfa County Treasurer; boARD oF CoUNTy CoMMISSIoNERS of Alfalfa County, oklahoma; and STATE oF oKLAhoMA, ex rel. oKLAhoMA TAX CoMMISSIoN.

Witness my hand this 17th day of June, 2011.

/S/ChARLES TUCKERChARLES TUCKER,

ShERIFF oF ALFALFA CoUNTy,oKLAhoMA

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in the district courtof aLfaLfa countystate of okLahoma

pb-2011-18In the Matter of Jerry Shaklee, De-

ceased.notice of hearing petition

for probate of wiLL, appointment of personaL

representatiVe, determination of heirs, deVisees and Legatees

and for order waiVing inVentory and appraisementNoTICE IS hEREby GIVEN to all

heirs, legatees and devisees of Jerry Ray Shaklee, Deceased, that on June 15, 2011, there was produced and filed in this Court a Petition praying that a probate be opened, that Letters Testamentary, requiring no bond, issue to Shirley Joyce Shaklee, as Personal Representative, and that the heirs, beneficiaries, legatees and devisees be determined by the Court, and

that the Court waive the preparation and filing of a General Inventory and Appraise-ment herein.

Pursuant to an order of this Court made on June 15, 2011, notice is hereby given that said Petition will be heard in the District Courtroom, Alfalfa County Court-house, City of Cherokee, oklahoma, on July 12, 2011 at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m., at which time all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.

Witness my hand this 15th day of June, 2011

/s/Loren E. AngleJudge of the District Court

Kelli J. Schovanec, OBA #21349Elliott, Enabnit, Shovanec & Kelly, PLLC114 East Broadway, Suite 500P.O. Box 5589Enid, OK 73702-5589(580) 234-9300(580) 233-1177 (facsimile)Attorney for Petitioner

LegaL notice


in the district court of aLfaLfa countystate of okLahoma

pb-11-20In the Matter of the Estate of Louis A.

Meyer, Jr., Deceased.notice of hearing petition

for probate of wiLL, appointment of personaL representatiVe, issuance of Letters testamentary

and determination of heirs, deVisees and Legatees

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the Estate of Louis A. Meyer, Jr., deceased, that on the 22nd day of June, 2011, Shelley hickey produced and filed in the District Court of Alfalfa County, oklahoma, an instrument in writing pur-porting to be The Last Will and Testament of Louis A. Meyer, Jr., deceased, and also filed in said Court her Petition, together with said Will, praying that the Will be ad-mitted to probate and praying that Letters

Testamentary issued to Shelley hickey as Personal Representative and for the judicial determination of the heirs, legatees and devisees of said decedent.

Pursuant to an order of this Court made on June 22, 2011, notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of July, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., the Petition will be heard at the District Court, Alfalfa County Courthouse, Cherokee, oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may ap-pear and contest the same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of June, 2011.

s/Loren E. AngleJudge of the District Court

s/Sam L. SteinSam L. Stein, Esq., OBA# 12498Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C.305 South GrandP.O. Box 223Cherokee, OK 73728Tel. (580) 596-3000Fax (580) 596-3004Attorney for Petitioner

LegaL notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, June 30, and Thursday, July 7, 2011. 2t

in the district courtof aLfaLfa county, okLahoma

pb-2011-5In the Matter of the Estate of Thomas

D. Keltch, Deceased.notice to creditors and

notice of hearing summary administration, finaL

accounting, determination of heirship and distribution and

dischargeAll persons having claims against

Thomas D. Keltch, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the named personal rep-resentative, Kimberly A. brzowski, at the office of Hadwiger & Jungman, P.L.L.C., 120 S. Grand, P.o. box 306, Cherokee, oklahoma 73728, attorneys for said per-sonal representative, on or before the fol-lowing presentment date: August 5, 2011,

or the same will be forever barred.Notice is hereby given that a final ac-

count and petition for distribution will be filed herein by the 8th day of August, 2011, and all persons interested in the estate of Thomas D. Keltch, deceased, are hereby directed to appear in the Courtroom of the District Court of Alfalfa County, in Chero-kee, oklahoma, on the 17th day of August, 2011, at 10:00 A.M., to show cause, if any they have, why an order approving final accounting; determining heirs; decreeing distribution; discharging the Personal Rep-resentative; and closing this estate should not be entered.

In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of June, 2011.

s/Loren E. AngleJudge

Kyle B. Hadwiger, OBA#11329Marcus Jungman, OBA#19138HAdwiGEr & JunGMAn, P.L.L.C. 120 S. Grand, P.O. Box 306Cherokee, OK 73728(580) 596-3591Attorney for Petitioner

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ALFALFA COUNTY lawmakers (from left) Rep. Jeff Hickman, Sen. Patrick Anderson and Sen. David Myers visited Cherokee Monday to give their wrap-up and take on the legis-lative session. Hickman served as House Speaker Pro Tempore and Myers as the Senate appropriations chairman – two of the most powerful positions in their respective bodies. Following redistricting, Anderson will replace Myers as the county's state senator.


Alfalfa County’s newest law-maker – state Sen. Patrick An-derson, R-Enid – did not have a lot to say about this year’s leg-islative session, but he was ex-cited about the opportunity to shake hands with a few of his new constituents.

Anderson joined current Sen. David Myers, R-Ponca City, and state Rep. Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, Monday during a legislative luncheon at Farmers Table in Cherokee.

Anderson will represent Al-falfa, Grant and Garfield coun-ties in a new Senate District 19 when redistricting takes effect in 2012.

Alfalfa County currently lies within Senate District 20, rep-resented by Myers, but figures from the 2010 Census are chang-ing all that.

“I’m really thrilled about the way the (redistricting) map has worked out,” Anderson told a roomful of about 30 constituents from around the county.

Anderson is an attorney who farms in Garber and works in the trust department at Central National Bank in Enid. He and his wife, Kelly, have two daugh-ters, Katlyn and Lauren.

Hickman presented highlights from his first term as Speaker Pro Tempore of the 53rd Okla-homa Legislative Session.

At the request of House Speaker Kris Steele, Hickman spearheaded reform of the House Conference Committee process.

He said the new process pro-vides transparency and helps stop “those backhand deals” that sometimes occur between legis-lators.

He also tackled state pension reform, raising the retirement age for those on the pension plan from 62 to 65 and passing legis-lation that will build up pension funds by “billions of dollars” over the next 30 years.

On the education front, Hick-man said several pieces of legis-lation passed this year will im-prove learning for Oklahoma’s students.

Schools will be subject to let-ter grades, just like students, and those letters, along with their number equivalents, will be provided to let parents and the public know how schools are performing.

“Social promotion,” which al-lowed students to be passed to the next grade level even if core standards were not met, has been abolished, said Hickman.

New legislation allows social promotion until the third grade. However, if students do not meet grade level reading requirements at that time, they will remain in

the third grade and receive re-medial training.

“If you’re not reading at grade level by the end of third grade, you won’t be passed,” Hickman said.

Students can catch up while in the third grade and join their former classmates if reading lev-els are met.

Also signed into law was the elimination of a process known as “trial de novo,” which allowed a teacher to appeal his or her termination of employment in district court, a practice that can prove costly to school districts.

The new law allows teachers who are fired to appeal to the school board, but the board – not the court – will make the ulti-mate decision.

Myers, who served as the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, touched on the state’s tight budget and the number of bills signed into law this session.

More than 2,000 bills were in-

troduced between the House and Senate. The House passed 188 bills, while the Senate passed 194.

“That’s about normal – about 400 out of 2,000,” Myers said.

As for doling out money to state entities, that process, ac-cording to Myers, was “pretty tough.”

“We certainly were presented a challenge my first year as ap-propriations chair, with a $500 million shortfall,” he said.

Legislators were able to ma-nipulate monies, however, and modify the budget to fund some state agencies almost fully. One of those agencies was the De-partment of Corrections (DOC).

Money was taken from a re-volving fund within the DOC to prevent furloughs at correctional facilities.

Health and health services also fared well.

“We held those cuts to around 1.5 percent, which should help fund most of the programs out

County lawmakers review 2011 legislative session

there without any further cuts,” Myers said. Education suffered cuts, however.

“It was a tough year overall for education,” Myers said.

Higher education took a 5.8 percent hit but received a $20 million supplement.

“Common, career tech and higher (education) makes up al-most 53 percent of the budget,” Myers said. “They have to take the biggest hit because they have the biggest amount. It is a balancing act that we do on the budget. It’s not easy. It’s pain-ful.”

Next year’s outlook for the state budget is about as bleak.

“We’re going to be about $500

million short again next year,” Myers said. “It isn’t going to be a great year.”

To offset the shortfall, legis-lators will look at eliminating several tax exemptions, with the exceptions of farmers’ sales tax exemptions and exemptions for

retired workers.“Those two things are almost

sacred. You can’t touch those,” Myers said. “But all other ex-emptions are going to be looked at. They’re going to be studied. If they don’t produce, we’re go-ing to get rid of them.”

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