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CHEROKEEMESSENGER & REPUBLICAN

Home of the Great Salt Plains & the Selenite Hourglass Crystal

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Herb Niles humbly accepted the honor of Citizen of the Year during the Sept. 20 Chero-kee Main Street Annual Meeting but later said he can’t imagine why anyone chose him for the award. Cherokee Main Street members, how-ever, could name a hundred different reasons.

Niles has been a member of the Corinthian Order of the Masonic Lodge in Cherokee for as long as anyone can remember. He helps with

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Alfalfa County Clerk Bruce Martin has been suspended from office, pending formal ac-tion from Woodward County As-sistant District Attorney Susan Meinders.

Alfalfa County Commission-ers Doug Murrow, Chad Roach and Toby Walker spent less than an hour Monday in an executive session that would ultimately decide the action to suspend Martin – with pay – from his elected duties as county clerk.

Upon reconvening in regu-lar session, Murrow motioned for the immediate suspension of the county clerk. Roach sec-onded and each member of the board gave a vote of “yes” to the proposed action.

“Looking at everything on this, I think it’s in the best interest of both parties to do this,” Roach said before the fi-nal vote.

“Everything on this” includes a felony count of falsification of records by custodian, filed July 17 in Alfalfa County District Court.

Martin will remain at his desk until the action is formally filed by Meinders, who did not return phone calls by press time.

Alfalfa County Assistant Dis-trict Attorney Westline Ritter, who has been removed from the case due to its locale, said she believes the process generally is fairly rapid and could take place in a matter of a days.

Martin will remain off duty until a decision is made regard-ing the felony charge, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

His next court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 25 in Alfalfa County District Court.

Commissioners voted during their Sept. 19 regular meeting to begin the process of removing Martin from office. Meinders filed an accusation for removal Tuesday in District Court.

According to Oklahoma State Statute, Title 22, Chapter 23, Section 1181, elected officers may be removed from office on eight causes, one being willful maladministration, which is what commissioners are claim-

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Anyone traveling down Grand Avenue Saturday morning might want to take a detour. Better yet, drivers might want to hop out of their vehicles, roll up their sleeves and get to work.

“We’re going to load up trailers and shopping carts full of the contents of the thrift store and push them across the street to the new location,” said the Rev. Jeni Markham Clewell, as-sociate pastor of Cherokee United Methodist Church.

Clewell, along with volunteers and Cherokee Ministerial Alliance members, will begin a transition that has been al-most a year in the making. Anyone wanting to help move into the new building can meet at 8 a.m. Saturday at the current

County clerk suspended with paySuspension not official untilassistant DA files papers

HERB NILES accepts the 2011 Cherokee Citizen of the Year Award from Main Street President Niki Wyatt during the organization’s annual meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Niles Main Street ‘Citizen of Year;’husband, wife ‘Lifetime’ honorees

Moving day!Thrift Shop moves across streetSaturday; volunteers requested

the local Eastern Star and Rainbow chapters and has been integral in preserving and main-taining the historic Masonic Lodge building in Cherokee.

Main Street President Niki Wyatt, who also is a physician’s assistant in the Cherokee Family Clinic located in the lower half of the Masonic building, credited Niles with every-thing from the clinic’s “light bulb changer to magazine deliverer to smoke alarm battery

For the second week in a row, former kindergarten teacher Carole Grover has pointed her finger at District 1 Alfalfa County Commissioner Doug Murrow and accompanied it with a “shame on you” speech about not helping to control semi-trucks she says are racing down her road east of Byron.

Last week, Grover asked county commissioners to lower the speed limit on Latimer Road (Byron blacktop) from 55 to 45 miles per hour.

“I do not feel like there has been any action,” Grover said. “I am going to keep coming because you have not acted on the citizens’ behalf.”

She asked Murrow to place a resolution on the Oct. 3 meet-

Commissioner ‘schooled’by unhappy constituent

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

City-owned property con-tinues to be the hottest real estate in town for the loca-tion of bunkhouses for work-ers brought to the Cherokee community by the oil and gas boom.

Cherokee City Commis-sioners Rachel Hager, Don-na Irvin and Mayor Karen Hawkins discussed but took no action at last week’s meeting on a proposal to improve the Ohio Street RV Park.

Commissioners Diana Williamson and Jack Custer were absent from the meet-ing. Williamson was attend-ing a school, and Custer was in the hospital.

“We’re going to have to gravel that and add anoth-er electric pole for another three bunk houses,” City Manager Don Bowman told commissioners at the Sept. 22 meeting.

Keen Energy employees currently occupy the lot, which holds four bunkhous-es. The company would like to add more units.

“There’s one spot avail-able now,” Bowman said. “Within the next six months, there should be eight all to-gether.”

In another subject relat-ed to the oil and gas boom, Bowman brought commis-sioners up to date on im-provements to the city’s north well property.

Ewbank Water Well Drilling of Fairview recent-ly installed a new motor at the well so the city can be-gin selling untreated water to oil field companies.

“It’ll take at least 60 days,” Bowman said, to fin-

Cherokeebunkhousebonanza

New election only solution to Jet squabble?Only two Jet Town Board membersBy STEVE BOOHER

Messenger & Republican StaffJET – “I don’t know what else

I can do but hand it back to the people and hope they make good choices,” said Carolyn Crossette Tuesday, as she revealed to the Messenger & Republican her in-tention to resign as a Jet Town Board member.

Crossette said board member David Pitt also plans to resign, which will likely force an elec-tion within the next few weeks. Hershel Kiser, who had formed an alliance with Crossette and Pitt, resigned earlier this month, leaving only Mayor Jim Blackledge and Lindeen Evans on the board.

The Crossette-Kiser-Pitt fac-tion voted in July not to renew the contract of Jacquetta Jen-

kins, circuit ride city manager, which prompted the resignation of Jenkins’ daughter-in-law, Donna Keller, as Jet’s clerk-treasurer. Keller’s husband, Mike, is still an employee for the town.

Over the objection of Black-ledge and Evans, the Crossette faction employed Kelli Hopkins as the new clerk-treasurer. However, just days later, Black-ledge met with Hopkins at Town Hall and terminated her.

The town’s business com-puter was taken by Blackledge from Town Hall to an undis-closed location and not returned for several days.

Kiser resigned at the board’s

Sept. 14 meeting, indicating his disappointment that District Attorney Hollis Thorp had not filed charges against Blackledge for removing the computer.

With Kiser gone and Pitt in the hospital, Blackledge called a board meeting for Sept. 22, at which the agenda indicated an attempt to re-hire Keller and reverse an earlier ordinance passed by Crossette’s faction that limits the mayor’s power, including hiring and firing.

Blackledge and Evans at-tended the meeting, but Cros-sette did not, which left the board without a quorum.

Blackledge and Evans met again Tuesday evening. Despite

the lack of a quorum, the two voted to open the meeting, re-hired Keller, and then voted to adjourn the meeting. Town At-torney Bill Shaw of Enid cited state statutes allowing not only the votes without a quorum, but also the employment of Keller.

Crossette said she feels an audit of the town’s records – although costly – is necessary because of the computer being removed from Town Hall.

She admitted her resigna-tion, along with Pitt’s and ear-lier, Kiser’s, was necessary to keep Blackledge and Evans from having a majority vote if a third member attended meet-ings.

“I think when they (DA’s of-fice and/or a state auditor) get

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Beginning salary will be dependant on ex-perience and qualifications.

Applications may be picked up in the county commissioners’ office on the second floor of the courthouse.

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Continued from Page 1thrift store location, 206 ½ S. Grand Ave.

Volunteers have spent months readying the former McDowell Electric building in preparation to house the Minis-terial Alliance Thrift Store.

“Lots and lots of volunteers have donated time and energy,” Clewell said.

Volunteers have painted the inside of the new building, con-structed a fitting room and a new bathroom, moved a parti-tion wall and updated wiring.

The building was donated anonymously to the Ministerial Alliance, and once it is stocked and ready to go, it will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri-day and from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

“The women from the various churches in the alliance staff the store and do all the work,” Clewell said.

The thrift store will be closed while volunteers reorganize.

“It might take a week (to open),” Clewell said. “That would be the best possible sce-nario, but I don’t know how long it will take. And they’re go-ing to start opening every third Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. when the food pantry is open.”

As the McDowell building is converted to the thrift store, the former thrift store building also will undergo transformation. It soon will become Cherokee’s Food Pantry, currently housed in the Methodist Church.

“Some renovations need to happen before we open in that location,” Clewell said.

The building already con-tains a commercial-size refrig-erator and freezer, donated a few months ago by the Oklaho-ma Regional Food Bank.

As soon as the new food pan-try location is open, clients will begin to see some changes in food choices.

“The boxes come prepack-aged from the Oklahoma Re-gional Food Bank right now,” Clewell said. “When we move, they’ll have more choices.”

For now, the food pantry will remain open in the Methodist Church. Anyone needing a food box can visit the church from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Thursday of the month. Certain guide-lines must be met in order to receive the boxes.

“We haven’t ever turned any-one away, but there is an income level,” Clewell said. “We have a chart people can look at.”

Community members and church groups interested in help-ing support and sustain these ministries, can make regular monthly donations through Min-isterial Alliance Treasurer Cyndi Woods. Donations can be hand delivered to Woods or mailed to Cherokee Ministerial Alliance, c/o Alfalfa County Farm Bureau Office, 113 S. Grand Ave., Chero-kee OK 73728.

Continued from Page 1ing agenda that would allow commissioners to lower the speed limit on the road to 45 miles per hour.

“Now, is there anything on here that you don’t under-stand?” she asked Murrow.

Murrow said he has talked to “dozens of people” in the Byron area and they do not want the speed limit lowered.

“Now, that is a joke,” Grover said.

Murrow said he drove by Grover’s house Saturday morn-ing when an accident occurred on the road. He said he tried to talk to Grover then but she walked away from him.

“It’s a good thing I didn’t talk to you Saturday morning,” she said. “I have talked to people in that area and you’re not telling the truth.”

Grover asked Murrow to an-nounce in the meeting that a resolution will be placed on the Oct. 3 agenda.

“In front of all these people, I want you to make the state-ment and promise me that you will place that on the agenda – that you will place a resolution

Continued from Page 1ing in Martin’s case.

Suspension of office may take place according to state statutes, which indicate when a complaint for removal from office is filed against an elected official, the complaint also may ask that the officer be suspended from office pending investigation. The ac-cused is entitled to a trial within 10 days of the complaint.

If Martin is acquitted of the felony charge, he may resume his office as county clerk imme-diately.

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Of the 836 students shuffling into area classrooms this semes-ter, 303 of them attend Chero-kee Public Schools, the only school in the county experienc-

Cherokee Public Schools 2010-11 2011-12

Pre-K 23 25

K 19 25

1st 22 28

2nd 22 16

3rd 18 27

4th 19 18

5th 15 20

6th 26 16

7th 18 30

8th 21 19

9th 17 25

10th 16 17

11th 20 15

12th 27 22

Total: 260 303

Aline-Cleo Public Schools 2010-11 2011-12

Pre-K 10 12

K 13 15

1st 14 12

2nd 12 17

3rd 12 12

4th 13 10

5th 10 11

6th 9 14

7th 15 10

8th 12 16

9th 7 10

10th 14 5

11th 8 11

12th 11 5

Total: 160 148

Burlington Public Schools 2010-11 2011-12

Pre-K 8 8

K 10 10

1st 19 11

2nd 9 16

3rd 6 5

4th 11 8

5th 9 9

6th 8 8

7th 8 11

8th 12 8

9th 7 14

10th 14 9

11th 14 15

12th 13 11

Total: 148 143

Timberlake Public Schools 2010-11 2011-12

Pre-K 15 16

K 17 17

1st 13 20

2nd 13 13

3rd 17 16

4th 17 19

5th 22 19

6th 18 22

7th 30 12

8th 17 25

9th 19 18

10th 15 18

11th 16 14

12th 14 13

Total: 243 242

County school enrollment at 836 studentsing an increase in enrollment for the 2011-12 school year.

Other schools in the county are not far behind as far as yearly average attendances go.

Timberlake lost only one stu-dent according to last year’s at-

tendance records. Burlington dropped five. Aline-Cleo marked the most losses with a decline of 12 in the student body.

Still, with three schools’ at-tendance receding, the county managed an average gain of 25

students. Total enrollment for schools in Alfalfa County last school year was 811. Accompa-nying charts give a breakdown of total attendance by school and grade for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years.

MOVING

CLERK

SCHOOLEDto lower the speed limit on the agenda,” Grover said.

“I promise it will be on the agenda,” Murrow said. “There will be a resolution on the agen-da – on the Oct. 3 agenda.”

Grover requested appropri-ate signs be ordered the same day and even offered to go pick them up.

“I will go get them if neces-sary,” she said.

She passed out information sheets to each commissioner ex-plaining why she is requesting a lower speed limit.

“I fixed a sheet to help you with your memory because a lot of times you don’t remember things,” Grover said.

“Mrs. Grover, I am not in kin-dergarten,” Murrow said.

“That’s why we’re having this problem because I didn’t teach you,” Grover said.

She said she will be back to visit with the commissioners on Oct. 10 to make sure signs on Latimer Road have been prop-erly installed and “to thank you for your actions, if you go through with it.”

Octoberfest at the First Christian Church in Cherokee is set to begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 5 in the church basement.

Booths will feature some-thing for everyone, including crafts, food and “white ele-phant” items.

A breakfast of cinnamon rolls

and coffee will be served for $2 in the morning. Lunch of chili or creamy potato soup, relishes and pie will begin at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $6.

Octoberfest ends at 2 p.m. with a quilt drawing. Tickets will cost $1 for one ticket or $5 for six tickets.

Cherokee’s First ChristianChurch Octoberfest Oct. 5

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Visit the Alfalfa County Farm Bureau office between now and October 31 to discover the many benefits of being an Okla-homa Farm Bureau member and be entered into a drawing for one of ten $200 cash prizes; one of five gameday ticket pack-ages, which includes two tickets and a hospitality package; or OU or OSU sports memorabilia.

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7 p.m. SaturdayFirst United Methodist400 S. Grand-Cherokee

It is evident that the Chamber of Commerce made my selection as Citizen of theYear during one of their weaker moments. I am humbled and thank everyone for the honor.

Herb Niles

Farmers CooperativeP.O. Box 100

Carmen, Okla. 73726

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Continued from Page 1tester.”

In other words, she said, Niles’ services to her clinic are invaluable as they are to the City of Cherokee.

The husband and wife team of Bill and Eldora Wood were jointly awarded Main Street’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bill’s dedication to the streets of Cherokee through his more than 50 years as an employee of Cherokee Publishing Company earned him the distinguished title.

Eldora has spent more than 50 years drawing customers into her beauty shop on Grand Avenue.

Together, the couple have contributed decades of support to the continuation of downtown businesses in Cherokee.

Accepting the Community Service Award was long-time volunteer Eva Mae Stout. Born near Lambert, Stout has spent her life helping others by driv-ing them to doctors’ appoint-ments, the grocery store and anywhere else they needed to go.

Wyatt said, without fear of breaking any “HIPAA” laws, she can safely say she often sees Stout in her office two or three times a day.

Aaron Hoggard accepted the Community Spirit Award. Hog-gard has served as “The Voice” of annual parades, home foot-ball games and other events for the past decade.

He works with the First Methodist Church youth and volunteers his time at area events, and with the Cherokee Lions Club.

Paula Mahieu was named Board Member of the Year for her hours and hours of dedica-

tion to Cherokee Main Street.Lariat-Chaparral was giv-

en the Building Improvement Award for renovations to the former John Deere building on Ohio Street. Sarah Penland ac-cepted the award on the com-pany’s behalf.

Entertainment for the eve-ning was provided by Cherokee FFA members, who also served the meal of soup and chili.

Miss Cherokee Sabrina Wil-ber performed a monologue, which she will present during the Miss Cinderella Pageant at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva.

Also talking about their suc-cesses and accomplishments were Miss Rodeo Princess Okla-homa Sydney Wyatt and local entrepreneur Macy Starks, who

is building a baking enterprise through her business venture, Macy Cakes.

Main Street Program Man-ager Susie Koontz said nomi-nations for each of the awards were received from community members. Selections were fi-nalized by a committee of past Main Street and Chamber of Commerce presidents.

Koontz also recognized sev-eral community members with “Lifesaver Awards.” Each per-son received a roll of Lifesavers candies for their volunteer ser-vices and contributions to the community. Receiving awards were Marty Myers, David Koontz, Margaret Smith, Alfal-fa Electric Cooperative, Linda Warner, Amber White and Cory Ellis.

HELENA – Tradition will carry on for the third year in a row as Helena residents invite others to celebrate the town’s German heritage with Oktober-fest.

Events kick off at 8 a.m. Sat-urday at the Helena Historical Society Museum with entries for this year’s pie and cake con-test. Entries will be taken until 9 a.m.

This year’s parade line-up will begin at 9 a.m., and the pa-

Helena’s traditional Oktoberfestcelebrates its German heritage

rade will head through town at 10 a.m.

From there, everyone should move to the high school for a morning of great food and lots of fun.

”There will be all kinds of food there that the classes make,” said Beverly Wallace, Helena Chamber of Commerce. “This is a school project.”

Chamber of Commerce mem-bers will serve mugs of root beer, and the school carnival will fea-

ture bakes sales, a cakewalk and plenty of German cuisine.

“The FCCLA usually makes bierocks,” Wallace said.

Beginning at 11 a.m., volun-teers from the museum will be-gin selling German stew. Cost is $6 and includes dessert and a drink.

The annual meeting will be-gin at noon with a cake and pie auction.

Visitors can tour the museum from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Continued from Page 1ish work at the well and begin selling the untreated water.

He said the city hopes to install a computerized termi-nal at the site. The terminal will bill customers at the end of each month, eliminating the abundance of paper tickets that now go through City Hall.

With only a handful of items on the agenda, the meeting didn’t last long.

Hager, Irvin and Hawkins approved a bid of $680 from Sunderland Electric to repair lights in the main office of City Hall.

Aside from the claims list, the light repair bid was the only item on the city council agenda.

Bowman also told council members that recent repairs to the city’s reverse osmosis sys-tem cost about $12,000. A motor to one of the skids at the plant stopped working Sept. 17.

“We had to call Worth Hy-drochem (in Oklahoma City),” Bowman said.

Worth Hydrochem rebuilt the existing motor, which the city will use as a spare, for about $2,000. Enid Electric Mo-tor installed a new motor for $10,000.

Commissioners also dis-cussed bids received from a $500,000 certificate of deposit

that was purchased with money generated years ago from the sale of the city’s electrical sys-tem and light plant to Alfalfa Electric Cooperative. The sale generated $1.7 million alto-gether and the principal cannot be spent without a vote by citi-zens.

Bowman said bids from banks where the city has pro-posed to invest the CD have been disturbingly low. Farmers Exchange Bank in Cherokee was the only bank to submit a bid last week, which was .55 percent.

Former interest rates of 4 and 5 percent would almost make the $126,000 per year payment on the city’s new water plant, but those rates are not being of-fered by any banks.

“We’re going to be making

BONANZAless than $10,000 a year,” Bow-man said.

The city is paying 3.5 per-cent interest on the loan for the plant.

“At some point we may come back to a vote of the people (to use the $1.7 million to pay for the plant),” Bowman said.

Residents voted nearly eight years ago to borrow money to pay for the plant rather than use the $1.7 million held in sav-ings by the city.

During the manager’s report, Bowman updated council mem-bers on a major water leak at the Municipal Park.

“It could very well be (leak-ing) a million gallons a month,” Bowman said.

He said the line, which crews believe goes to the pool house, will be fixed this week.

MORE THAN 50 YEARS providing business services to the Cherokee community earned Bill and ElDora Wood Cherokee Main Street’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the organi-zation’s Sept. 20 annual meeting

CITIZEN

‘Lifetime’ achievers!

Continued from Page 1in there, they’ll find a lot of things out of compliance,” said Crossette.

She submitted the following letter:

“To the citizens of Jet who voted for me:

It is with deep sorrow I feel I must resign. I cannot com-promise my principles...when games are played, shutting down your city and remov-

ing your computer (from Town Hall). And yes, it is your com-puter and your city.

(It’s) all because certain peo-ple won’t accept the majority vote and the votes you cast for three board members. It is your choice – a dictatorship or a de-mocracy, as my resignation will send the vote back to you.

Choose wisely. Demand an-swers. Call the DA and the Sheriff ’s Department.”

JET

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"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.”

If fed funds found,still need partner

As reported in last week's Messenger & Republi-can, any help from the federal government in making improvements to Great Salt Plains Lake is dependent upon Congress loosening the purse strings for a "re-connaissance" study.

While the prospects for finding federal funds for such a project are dim at best, fans of the lake should be aware that if the money is forthcoming, the next phase – a detailed feasibility study to determine what can and cannot be done to improve the lake – will re-quire a "cost-share partner."

At the behest of lake area resident Keitha Dale, the chief of the Planning & Environmental Division of the Tulsa District of the Corps of Engineers, Susan Haslett, has outlined what's ahead for those support-ing lake improvements.

"One of the things we'll do as part of the next step – the reconnaissance study – is develop the study scope and cost estimate for feasibility studies," she said in an e-mail to Dale. "We do that in collabora-tion with stakeholders and potential feasibility study partners and cost-share sponsors, so the cost depends on what we mutually agree to evaluate.

"In general, feasibility studies cost $2 million to $4 million and take about three years.

"The study sponsor must be a non-federal agency or entity, such as a state agency, or a county or local government."

So, if and when the federal budgetary hurdle is cleared, another awaits in the form of finding another financial partner.

"A non-governmental organization, such as Ducks Unlimited or The Nature Conservancy, can also be a sponsor," explained Haslett. "The sponsor must agree to pay for 50 percent of the study costs in either cash or in-kind services."

Haslett offers to provide information on how those partners were secured at other Tulsa District lakes, but she cautions that the Great Salt Plains Lake proj-ect is different in its scope.

"I'm not aware of any (Tulsa District studies) that would be similar to the type of study I'd anticipate we'd do at Great Salt Plains Lake," she said. "I think we'd be looking at a (study) to identify feasible modifi-cation or restoration options, as well as opportunities to protect the lake (from filling with sediment) if we can restore it.

"That type of study may be done at many of our lakes in the future, but right now Great Salt Plains would be out in front – kind of plowing new ground."

With Congress determined to trim its debt and po-litical maneuvering between Republicans and Demo-crats making it difficult to secure funding even for disaster victims, it seems unlikely federal funding will be forthcoming for a Great Salt Plains Lake reconnais-sance study.

The only hope may rest in the hands of Oklahoma's Republican congressional delegation, which might be able to bypass the criticism that such funding would draw if proposed by Democrats in the Republican con-trolled House.

If the federal roadblock is torn down, fans of the lake will have to scramble to find a partner from ei-ther the state or county government, or perhaps a non-profit conservation agency, to come up with $1 million to $2 million needed to help fund the feasibility study.

Ms. Dale and Friends of the Great Salt Plains Lake hope to defy the odds and restore the lake to its glory years. Their optimism will be tested over the next few years.

By U.S. SEN. BERNIE SANDERSIndependent, Vermont

Republicans hate Social Security because it has been an extraordinary success and has done exactly what it was designed to do. It is the most successful government program in our nation's history and is enormously popular.

When Social Security was developed, 50 percent of seniors lived in poverty. Today, that number is 10 percent – still too high, but a tes-tament to the success of Social Security.

Republicans have spent years demonizing Social Security and spreading lies about its sustainability. They want to scare Americans and build support for making drastic cuts to the program or privatizing it entirely. Their long-term goal is to end Social Security as we know it and convert it into a private account system which will enable Wall Street to make hundreds of billions in profits.

The truth is that, today, according to the Social Security Administration, Social Security has a $2.7 trillion surplus and can pay out every benefit owed to every eligible American for the next 25 years.

Further, because it is funded by the payroll tax and not the U.S. Treasury, Social Security has not contributed one nickel to our deficit.

Now – in a prolonged recession that has decimated the poor and middle class and pushed more Americans into poverty than at any point in modern history – we need to strengthen So-cial Security.

That's why I, along with nine co-sponsors, have introduced the "Keeping Our Social Secu-rity Promises Act." This legislation would lift

the Social Security Payroll tax cap on all income over $250,000 a year, would require millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share into the Social Security Trust Fund, and would extend the program for the next 75 years.

Join me now as a citizen co-sponsor of the Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act.

For 76 years, through good times and bad, Social Security has paid out every benefit owed to every eligible American. The most effective way to strengthen Social Security for the next 76 years is to scrap the payroll tax cap for those earning $250,000 a year or more.

Right now, someone who earns $106,800 pays the same amount of money into Social Security as billionaires like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. That is because today, all income above $106,800 is exempt from the Social Security tax. As a result, 94 percent of Americans paySocial Security tax on all of their income, but the wealthiest 6 percent do not.

That makes no sense.The "Keeping Our Social Security Promises

Act" will ensure the long-term solvency of Social Security without cutting benefits, raising the retirement age or raising taxes on the middle class.

Join me and Democracy for America in fight-ing to strengthen Social Security – sign on as a citizen co-sponsor of the Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act.

Social Security is keeping tens of millions of seniors out of poverty today. I can think of no more important issue facing our country today than making sure that Social Security remains strong for generations to come.

By JOHN WYLIEThe Oologah Lake Leader

The Tea Party Republican line that any increased taxes on the wealthiest Americans would limit the ability for job creators to create jobs would be hilarious if it weren’t so serious and hypocritical.

The vast majority of those who would be affected by President Obama’s proposed tax adjustments are piling up and hoarding cash precisely because they are job eliminators.

Executive pay and stock prices now are driven not by how well employees are recruit-ed and retained but by how many employees can be laid off or have their pay and benefits cut.

Couple that with the all out Tea Party assault on the middle class, primarily union members and public employees including teachers, and you have the unemployment problems we now face.

There is job creation, but it is generally coming from the small business sector. Last

month’s net job creation of zero came from anemic private sector growth of 14,000 offset by public sector loss of an equal number of jobs.

What these economic cretins don’t seem to understand is that public sector employ-ees use their paychecks to buy private sector goods and services. Reduced numbers of cus-tomers means a reduced need for employees. It is a vicious cycle.

Yes, government can and should be more efficient. Yes, we need to get the deficit under control.

But the class warfare that needs to be halted isn’t by the middle class against the ultra wealthy, it is the other way around.

All Americans need to share the adjust-ments needed to get our economy back on track.

President Obama is absolutely right to promise a veto of any legislation that doesn’t meet the fairness test. We just wish he’d done it a year or more ago.

Lift the Social Security tax cap‘Not contributed one nickel to our deficit’ – Bernie Sanders

Job creators, or job eliminators?Class warfare waged by wealthy

Dear Editor:In response to Paul Black-

ledge's letter published on Sept. 23, I would like to comment on several issues.

First, the reference he makes to the Open Records Act is taken from the section entitled "Defi-nitions" and has nothing to do with the form in which records are to be released. This fact has been pointed out to Mr. Black-ledge on several occasions.

There is no provision of the Open Records Act that requires the release of documents in an electronic form. The policy of the Town of Jet is in compliance with the law.

Mr. Blackledge lives one block from Town Hall. At one time, in-stead of requesting a copy of a city document under town ordi-nances, he took a picture of the record with his phone.

Further evidence that Mr. Blackledge does not read the law before he alleges an unlaw-ful act is found in his claim of nepotism. Oklahoma statutes define nepotism as:

"No elected or appointed of-ficial or other authority of the municipal government shall appoint or elect any person re-lated by affinity or consanguin-ity within the third degree to any governing body member or to himself or, in the case of plu-ral authority, to any one of its members to any office or posi-tion of profit in the municipal government."

No employee of the Town of Jet is related in any fashion to any of the elected officials.

The attack he made on Dis-trict Attorney Hollis Thorp also shows his lack of respect of persons in authority. It was un-called for and disrespectful.

The District Attorney took his personal time to come to the meeting to advise residents and officials that if they did not resolve their issues and work together, the town could face a state audit at an expense to the town of approximately $10,000.

Secondly, he completely mis-represented the statement of Mr. Thorp that he knew me in the 37 years that I have prac-ticed law in northwest Oklaho-ma. I have had several contacts with Mr. Thorp in his official capacity as the assistant dis-trict attorney in Major County and since his election as district attorney for the multi-county district.

I have never met with Mr. Thorp on other than a profes-sional basis and there is abso-lutely no basis to suggest that we have a close relationship that would affect any investiga-tion he chose to undertake.

These are examples of the lack of integrity in statements made by Mr. Blackledge. He ap-parently feels no obligation to determine the truthfulness of statements that he publishes in the paper. It appears that if someone disagrees with him, they are fair game for attack.

Everyone would be much bet-ter served if he would use his energy in a positive fashion to improve the community rather than his continual misrepresen-tation of the law, unsupported attacks and criticism on indi-viduals and events about which he has no personal knowledge.

Bill Shaw, EnidJet Town Attorney

Letter tothe editor...Jet attorney citesPaul Blackledgelack of integrity

Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 • Page 5

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

David and Terri Woods of Cherokee are expecting a grand-son.

Exciting, yes, but new grand-babies rarely generate headline news … unless they are arriving from Eastern Europe and have Down Syndrome.

The Woods’ son Jared and his wife, Anna, have spent the last year praying about their bundle of joy, and after months of fund-raising and working with an in-ternational adoption agency, the moment is about to arrive.

Anna talks about their incred-ible journey on a regular basis in her blog, “Home on the Range,” but nothing can compare to hear-ing the story in person.

“I feel like it’s a journey God’s been working on me for a while,” Anna said last week.

A personal trainer, Anna has spent years working with special needs adults with mental and physical disabilities.

“My passion kind of started with that at that point,” she said.

Like most newly married cou-ples, she and Jerad, who live in Hillsboro, Kan., wanted to start a family of their own.

They had a daughter six years ago and not long after decided they wanted to expand their family even more. After months of trying to have another baby, however, the couple discovered what Anna described as “fertility issues.”

“We were pretty much told it probably wouldn’t be a possibil-ity,” she said.

Still, their heart was set on having a larger family, so they began looking at adoption agen-cies.

“A month or two after that we found out we were expecting,” Anna said.

Blessed with another miracle daughter in perfect health, Anna said she had considered the pos-sibility of adoption for so long, the need just never went away.

“Our heart was kind of broken for orphans,” she said.

She started the hunt again, only this time, her search took her in a new direction.

While reading a friend’s blog, she followed links to an organi-zation called Reece’s Rainbow, Down Syndrome Adoption Min-istry.

With a heart to follow God’s calling and a need to bring a special needs child into her lov-ing family, Anna began to dig deeper into the purpose for Re-ece’s Rainbow, which is not an adoption agency but a ministry that connects families with spe-cial needs orphans and helps them find support to complete the adoption process.

As Anna’s search led her to dozens of photos of children with Down Syndrome, she began to pray for each one to be adopted into loving homes. Secretly, she also started feeling the need to bring one of those children into their own home.

“I kept looking at these faces hoping one day we could adopt one of these children,” Anna said.

While wishing for a new mir-acle to happen, she struggled with telling Jerad her hopes and dreams.

“There’s no way a husband would ever commit in a million years to something like this,” Anna said.

As with all things miraculous, however, one day God spoke to Jerad’s heart at precisely the right moment.

“One day Blake’s picture popped up, and Jerad thought he was cute,” Anna said. “That was the first time he showed any interest whatsoever, and he told me to check on him. We commit-ted to him not long after that.”

The Woods family’s commit-ment to their new son Blake, which is not his birth name but is the name Jerad and Anna have chosen for him, took place Memorial Day weekend.

Anna said the process to adopt a special needs child from the Eastern Europe location is fairly quick but explaining to family and friends has been somewhat overwhelming.

She talks in detail about the trials of adopting a special needs child and the struggles she and Jerad have endured in explain-ing to friends and family about their decision to adopt a child with Down Syndrome on her blog at homeonthekansasrange.blogspot.com.

Also, raising the $25,000 dol-lars to complete the process has been humbling.

“We’ve done a little bit of ev-erything,” Anna said.

She and Jerad have sent out newsletters asking for support. They’ve raised money through giving away donated items, like blankets, hats and toys. Their oldest daughter set up a lemon-ade stand. Businesses in Hills-boro participated in a change drive, and Terri hosted a garage sale a few weeks ago in the Bak-er Building in Cherokee.

Each event has brought them a little closer to their goal. As of last week, they lacked about $6,000.

The last fundraiser, hopefully, took place last week.

“Somebody donated a 42-inch

TV,” Anna said. Tickets were sold for a chance

to win the television, and the winner was announced Friday at the Hillsboro High School football game.

Even if the total amount is not raised, Jerad and Anna still can pick Blake up soon.

“We can fundraise up until we land back in the U.S.,” Anna said.

They are so close to their goal that the State Department of Adoption is ready to begin the paperwork for legal adoption.

“We are waiting for an appoint-ment date,” Anna said. “Then we will have a court date where he legally will become ours.”

They will travel abroad for about two weeks and then re-turn home during a 10-day wait-ing period.

“Then my mom and I will go back,” Anna said. “It’s about a five-week trip total.”

During the final visit, Anna will be able to hold their baby boy in her arms and bring him home.

“He will be 2 on Nov. 1,” she said. “One of my wishes is that we’ll get to spend his birthday with him. Everybody’s pretty ex-cited to have a little boy.”

Donations to help “Bring Blake Home” can be made through Re-ece’s Rainbow. A link is provided on Anna’s blog page.

SARAH PENLAND accepts Main Street’s Building Improvement Award on behalf of Lariat-Chaparral at the Main Street Annual Meeting on Sept. 20.

‘Our heart was kind of broken for orphans’

Page 6 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept.29, 2011

Lifestyles

Jan and Bobbie Jewell along with Mikeand Darenda McCarty would like to thank everyone that blessed our children, Chace and Melissa, with such a wonderful shower of gift giving and hosting. We are so blessed to live in such a special community with so many caring people.

Thank you once again,Jan, Bobbie, Mike and Darenda

Wheatheart MenuMenu is subject to change.Monday, Oct. 3 - Liver & on-

ions, mashed potatoes with gra-vy, zucchini & tomatoes, whole wheat roll, chilled pears.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 - Beef macaroni casserole, mixed veg-etables, tossed salad with toma-toes, cornbread, baker’s choice dessert.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 - Chick-en salad, English pea cheese salad, carrot raisin salad, crack-ers, red Jello poke cake.

Thursday, Oct. 6 - Western sandwich, cucumber, tomato, onion salad, baked beans, choc-olate chip cookie.

Friday, Oct. 7 - Closed.For reservation, call 580-

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

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By MARGARET GOSSCarmen Correspondent

CARMEN – Carmen Library Board met Oct. 26. President Mary Green called the meeting to order. The policy of the Car-men Library was revised and approved. They also reviewed the report presented by librar-ian, Loreta Green.

FOLIO president Theobelle Collins announced the Town Board had determined rental of $10 for the meeting room to local residents. The room has a sink, refrigerator, chairs and tables. Rental is handled by the city clerk.

Children are welcome to watch movies after school on Friday afternoons. Youth are invited to participate. Refresh-ments will be served.

The Library Board will also sponsor a Halloween Ghostly Ghoul Time at 7 p.m. Oct. 25. There will be ghost stories, games, refreshments, and fun for adults. Costumes will be op-tional.

CHAMBER NEWSCarmen Chamber of Com-

merce will meet at noon Oct. 3 at the bank. Guest speaker will be Jan Williams, founder and co-owner of Jan’s Pickles. If you would like to reserve a meal, contact Marcia Brown at 987-2368.

HERE AND THERERosie Magee hosted her sis-

ter, Gracie Clover of Denver and her daughter, Becky of Littletown, Colo. last weekend. Steve, Irla and Pamela Magee

of Edmond and Angela, Andrew and Ezra Shelton of Ponca City also spent Sunday with Rosie.

Darole Mott of Tulsa has been here helping with wheat planting.

Dennis and Joyce Delano of Luther were here over the weekend.

Marcia and Robert Brown met family at the Fairview Threshing Bee last weekend. Attending were Megan, Wade and Hayden Hutcherson, Adam and Tara Brown and family, Nancy and Jim Oldham, and

Ginna Kate, Troy, and Jade Hu-lett.

Dale and Sharon Ross and Bob and Margaret Goss attend-ed the PBR at the State Fair last weekend. Featured performers were the Oak Ridge Boys.

HAppy BiRTHDAyHappy birthday to Adam

Brown, Karolyn Bruner, Glenn Schlarb, Maricarol Wilson, Shaena Curry, Earlene Moser, Steve Magee, Kevin Means, Charles O’Neil, Duane Beecher, Alan Dolasinski and Sharon Knoll.

Each year the Clark family gathers at the family farm for a Barn Party.

Saturday, Oct. 1 around 7 p.m. they will have their usual "Singin' in the Barn."

Directions to the farm, go north of Cherokee 3 miles to Highway 11 then east on Highway 11 for 10 miles. Just a half mile shy of the Artesian Well.

At that corner there's a sign about the Great Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge, turn north at this sign, on to a sandy road for 1/4 mile.

You will see a cattle guard on the left, enter over the cattle guard and

follow a two track trail northwest.Just a little piece up that trail

you'll see the house and barn.

Carmen Library offers movies for youth

Burlington Educational Foundation

RENEWOpen House and Donor Recognition

Monday, Oct. 3 6-7 P.M.Burlington School Little Gym

In conjunction with Junior Class fundraisermeal before the Junior/Senior Play.

Everyone Welcome!

Byron School~1924-1951Byron-Driftwood School~1952-1968

10:00 a.m. til ?Saturday, October 1, 2011at Burlington Little Gym

(behind Burlington School)

Noon Meal $12 per personFollowed by a short business meeting

RSVP toBetty Ragains, P.O. Box 73,

Burlington, OK 73722Honoring the Classes of 1941, 1951, 1961

Cherokee Manor invites the family and friends of residents to a "Blue Lagoon Beach Party Luau," Saturday, Oct. 1.

Tropical beverages will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by the luau buffet at 6 p.m. Grilled pineapple appetizers will be served with the drinks.

This year's luau menu will feature Thai dishes including curry chicken satay skewers, cashew chicken, Thai cucum-ber salad, crunchy Thai cashew salad, and Thai heavenly pine-apple fried rice.

Please come and join the res-idents in the fun.

Manor will host luau Oct. 1

Clark’s annual barn party set

Smart move ...

DELIVERING a new bookcase to the Cherokee Elementary Media Center are (from left) Tim James, Zach James, Grant DeWitt, Derek Richmond and Rick Brown. The students constructed the shelf in Brown’s wood shop class. Individuals and busi-nesses in town donated materials and money to make the bookcase.

Magees hold annual picnic

The descendants of Nels and Nona Magee came from far and wide to attend their Annual Picnic at the Carmen Park on Saturday, Sept. 17. Everyone enjoyed the good food and visiting.

Those present were Rosemary Magee, Car-men; Sean, Stacy, Bri-anna, Megan and Maddie Magee, Regan Crum, Ja-dyn Crum, Jack N. Magee, all of Mulvane, Kan.; Merl and Ramona Burkhart, Alan and Lana Burkhart of Freedom; Pamela Ma-gee, Steve and Irala Ma-gee, all of Edmond; Susan Barney, Jocelyn Richards, Jorey Bardin, Lauren Burkhart, Marcia McCal-lister, all of Enid; Janice Chapman, Farmington, Ark.; and Ryan, Angela, Andrew and Ezra Shelton of Ponca City.

Funerals Cherokee, Okla. • Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 • Page 7

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

(580) 596-3333

Smith Drug Store121 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-2764

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

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: Sunday 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 Yoder

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.

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

Please worship at the church

of your choice.

Yoder Gas CompanyJet, OK

(580) 626-4514

ACB Bank323 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

(580) 596-3337

Murrow’s Frame Art, LLC427 Barnes St, Alva • 327-4600Located in the Downtown Mall

www.murrowsframeart.com

TH Rogers Lumber Co.301 N. Grand-(580) 596-3481

M-F 8a-5p • Sat 8a-12p

AMORITA CHURCHESAmorita Community

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

Prairie Valley United MethodistPastor: Mary IrbyMorning 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

Niki Lewis-Wyatt, P.A.-CCristopher D. Schultz, D.O.

221 S. Grand, Cherokee - 596-3516

The Caring Company217 S. Grand - 596-3535www.thecaringco.com

Lynette Morris

Pate Agency LPWinona Bruner & Paula Mahieu

401 Cherokee, Ste #B580-596-2727

The Healthy TouchSherry Green ~ CMT

580-430-6410

Wednesday, October 5th 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.First Christian Church

Cherokee

Cinnamon Rolls and Coffee $2

(served in the morning)

11:30 am Lunch $6.00~ Chili or Creamy Potato Soup

~ Relishes ~ Pie

Crafts ~ Food Booths White Elephants

Quilt Drawing 2:00 p.m.Tickets are $1 for one

or 6 for $5.00

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Murrow’s FrameArt LLCCustom Picture Frame Shop and Gallery

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580-327-4600Full Service picture framing

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Glendale ClaRkENID – Funeral services for

Glendale Clark were at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Enid First Assembly of God Church. Pastors Dan Barrick and Mel Masengale officiated. Interment followed in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home.

Glendale was born to Glen La-verne and Ruby Opal (Roberts) Clark on Feb. 16, 1936, at the family home in Buffalo, Okla. He passed away at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid Sept. 22, 2011, at 75 years of age.

Glendale graduated from Cherokee High School Class of 1955 then attended Tonkawa College for two years. He proudly served in the United States Army until he was honorably discharged in 1959. For over 35 years, he worked in oil fields and was also a custom harvester for 19 years.

On Feb. 4, 1961, he married LyCindia Ann Corr and spent the next 50 years by her side. They settled in Drummond, Okla. in 1966 and raised their two children.

They moved to Dallas, Texas in 1992 only to return to Enid in 2002 where they remained until his death.

Glendale was a member of the Enid First Assembly of God Church, Enid Moose Lodge and the Ames VFW Lodge.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Opal DeFe-ver; two infant sisters and one brother, AJ Clark.

Glendale is survived by his wife, LyCindia of Enid; son, Douglas Grant Clark of Tucson, Ariz.; daughter, Stacey Lyne Farney and husband, Daniel and their daughter, Remington Lyne Farney, all of Burlington, Okla.; sister, Wanda Burr and husband, Paul of Taloga, Okla. and brother, Earl Ray Clark and wife, Kathy of Woodward, Okla.

Also surviving is granddaugh-ter, Kandice Lyne Moody and her sons, Cameron John Clark Doffer and Scott Daniel Doffer, all of Enid; and granddaughter, Kelcie LeAnn Moody and fiancé, Jeremy Judd of Alva, Okla.

Glendale leaves behind sev-eral nephews and nieces as well as other relatives and friends. He will always be remembered as “Uncle Poo-Dad”.

Memorials can be made in Glendale’s name through the fu-neral home to the Ames VFW or Drummond Fire Department.

Condolences may be given on-line at www.enidwecare.com.

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RObeRT S. JOhnSOnGOLTRY – Service for Robert

(Bob) S. Johnson was at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept., 23, 2011, at Tim-berlake Auditorium in Helena. Dr. Rockford Johnson and Rev. Dean Holt officiated. Burial fol-lowed at Karoma Cemetery east of Goltry with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena.

He was born Feb. 11, 1930, to Lula and Roy Luscombe at the edge of a pasture draw just south of Goltry known as the Home Place and died at his home in Goltry Sept. 20, 2011. He was raised by his grandparents, Da-vid and Cora Johnson.

He married Verla Jane Schmidt of Goltry Feb. 23, 1952.

He was a farmer. He was Gol-try city manager.

He is survived by his wife, Verla; children, Kim Johnson of Helena; Rockford Johnson of Chickasha; Tammy Johnson of Helena; and Jody Johnson of Lawrence, Kan.; eight grand-children; and two great-grand-children.

He was preceded in death by Wayne and Don Parker, his half-brothers.

Memorials may be given to the Bob Johnson Christmas Blessing Fund through the funeral home. www.lanmanmemorials.com

Friends of the Aline com-munity are set to provide the Fall Fair "That's America To Me" beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7.

There will be the anvil shoot, homemade ice cream, concession stand available all evening and entertainment with the "Rough-cutts" from Waynoka.

Exhibit room for booth setup is open from 1 - 6 p.m. Friday. Booths include grains, fresh veg-etables, watermelon or canta-lope, flowers, canned vegetables, fresh and canned fruits, pickles, jellies, baked goods, including pies and cakes, needle work - knitted and crocheted, decorated pillows, embroidery, sewing, quilts and quilt blocks. Judging will be at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

October 8 begins with break-fast served by the Junior Class at 8 a.m. Entries for line up of the parade begin at 9 a.m. at the west door of the high school.

The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. Grand Marshals are Del-mer and Barbara Bowman.

Cash prizes will be awarded for best children's costume, un-usual pet and decorated bike or tricycle.

Other events include the motorcycle OUT BACK Toy and Poker Run, with an auction of a motorcycle.

There will be free soup at 11:30 a.m., free moon walk and slide for the children, races, and games including a coin search, egg toss, nail driving and skil-let throwing. Horse shoes and rope making will be available all afternoon.

At 2 p.m. there will be a trac-tor pull and bingo will begin at 3 p.m. The cake walk will start at 5 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to come join in the festivities.

Aline hosts Fall Fair October 7-8

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By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

GARBER – Coach Bryce Schanbacher didn't mince his words in describing Cherokee's slim 26-24 victory over the Gar-ber Wolverines last Friday.

"It was the ugliest game I've ever seen," said the Chiefs' mentor.

Cherokee fumbled five times, losing four of the bouncing balls, and were whistled for 15 penal-ties for 110 yards.

The Wolverines had only one turnover – a pass interception – but did lose 88 yards on 14 penalties.

"It was a lot closer game than it should have been," said Schanbacher. "Fumbles were a big part of it. We ran the ball well and if we hadn't fumbled we could have run for more."

Cherokee also lost four fum-bles in a District B-1 loss at La-verne earlier this season.

"I hope we can get it straight-ened out. We're not protecting the ball; we're careless with it. It's (ball protection) got to be something all of our ball carri-ers have to be aware of every time they carry the ball."

Henry Washington had an outstanding offensive perfor-mance in the game – 270 yards rushing on 20 carries, while scoring three times – but he also fumbled away the ball three times.

CHIEFS SURVIVE CLOSE CALLIt took a stout defensive

stand in the waning minutes of the game to preserve the win.

Garber had just hit pay-dirt on a 24-yard TD pass and picked up two points on a con-version run to make it 26-24. With about three minutes left to play, the Wolverines success-fully recovered an onside kick at Cherokee's 49-yard line.

The Wolverines moved the ball inside the Chiefs 30-yard line and faced a fourth down to keep alive their comeback drive. Quarterback Jordan Abants launched a pass to the end zone, but it was dropped by the receiver.

Cherokee took over and ran out the clock. The Chiefs are now 2-1 in district play and 3-1 overall.

WASHINGTON DELIVERSThe Chiefs scored early at

Garber, with quarterback Hen-ry Washington ripping off a 73-yard touchdown run. However, the extra point run failed, leav-ing the Chiefs on top, 6-0.

Garber answered with a 73-yard TD run by their signal caller, Abants, but failed on the conversion try, leaving the score knotted at 6-all.

Later in the opening quar-ter, Washington slipped across the goal line on a 3-yard run to put Cherokee back on top, 12-6. The run for two extra points fell short.

As halftime approached, the Chiefs put together a rare (for this contest) sustained march not interrupted by fumbles or penalties. As the half ended, Tanner Bowman ran in from six yards out for a touchdown that gave Cherokee an 18-6 lead.

A 21-yard TD third quarter pass pulled Garber to within four points, 18-14, following a successful conversion run.

Cherokee's lead narrowed to only two points – 18-16 – later in the quarter when Garber tackled the Chiefs in the end zone for a two-point safety.

PRESSURE? WHAT PRESSURE?With the pressure on, Chero-

kee responded positively. Wash-ington ripped off a 48-yard TD run and Bowman ran in what proved to be the difference be-

tween a win and overtime – the two extra points needed to extend the Chiefs' lead to 10 points, 26-16.

When Garber posted its final touchdown and added a two-point conversion, the impor-tance of Bowman's conversion run became obvious.

If Cherokee is to pick up an-other District B-1 win this Fri-day at Chief Stadium, it will take a cleaner effort than exhib-ited at Garber.

"WE CAN'T PLAY THAT WAYAND WIN" – SCHANBACHER"We can't play that way

(fumbles and penalties) this week and have a chance to win," said Schanbacher of the Andy Claborn coached Seiling Wildcats.

It will be a battle of two of the best in Class B. Seiling is ranked No. 9 by The Oklaho-man and the Chiefs are pegged at No. 8. Coaches Aid has Seil-ing at No. 4 and doesn't have the Chiefs in the Top Ten.

"Seiling is big on the of-fensive and defensive lines," Schanbacher said. "They're physical and they'll come up and hit you."

He said the Wildcats have a good athlete at quarterback and the senior runs well.

Schanbacher calls Seiling tailback Buster Horn "one of the toughest I've seen in a while. He's not real big, but he runs strong. They're a running team and they like to pound it up the middle behind that big line." He said Seiling will also mix things up by trying to get outside the defense and run quarterback traps.

"We'll have to plug up the middle and be good tacklers this week," said Schanbacher for his keys to a victory. "We'll

Chiefs escape Garber trap, host No. 4 Seiling Friday

EDMOND – Gayle Stout, a Cherokee High School basket-ball standout, who went on to become a two-year star for the then-Central State Bronchos in the early 1980s, will be induct-ed into UCO's Athletic Hall of Fame during a banquet Friday.

Stout led the Bronchos to 48 wins during her two years at the university and ranks among the school's career lead-ers in points (10th with 1,004), field goals made (6th with 427) and field goals attempted (4th with 968).

She averaged 16.9 points a game as a junior in 1981-82, setting single-season school re-cords for field goals made (256) and attempted (549), as UCO went 25-10 and made it to the AIAW national quarterfinals before losing to eventual cham-pion Francis Marion.

Stout averaged 12.2 points per contest the following season for Central State Coach John Keely. She helped lead Central State’s Bronchos to a 23-11 re-cord and the NAIA District 9 finals.

Although she played only two years at UCO, graduating in 1983, at one time Stout held the school's single game scoring (34.0 points) and single season scoring (590 points) records.

Stout played for her father – GAYLE STOUT

Circa the early 1980s

legendary Cherokee and Alfalfa County Coach Loyd Stout – dur-ing her high school career. Loyd and Martha Stout are residents of Cherokee.

Prior to joining the Bronchos, Stout played two years for the Northern Oklahoma College Mavericks at Tonkawa.

Stout will join five others en-tering the Hall during UCO's homecoming weekend. They in-clude:

•Wrestling All-Americans Jeff Robinett and Kent Taylor;

•Football great Johnny Lut-er;

•Golfer Dustin York;•Softball standout Rhonda

Lawson;•Coach Gerry Pinkston; and•Former Central State base-

ball-basketball athlete, and long-time coach and football of-ficial Don Brown.

The induction of eight new athletes and coaches brings to 97 the number of members in-cluded in the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame.

Gayle Stout due induction intoUCO’s Athletic Hall of Fame

have to get them in third down situations so we can get them off the field."

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

CHEROKEE 26, GARBER 24Score by Quarter

Cherokee 12 6 0 8 –26Garber 6 0 8 10 –24

The YardstickCherokee Garber14 First Downs 2341-347 Rush Att.-Yds. 38-24641 Yds. Passing 1382-3 Passes Comp.-Att. 11-28

1 Passes Int. By 02-32 Punts-Ave. Yds. 4-295-4 Fumbles-Lost 015-110 Penalties-Yds. 14-88

Individual StatisticsRushing: Washington 20-270, 3

TDs; Bowman 13-51, 1 TDPassing: Washington 2-3 for 41

yardsReceiving: Josh Argraves 1-36,

Derek Richmond 1-5Tackles: Richmond 20, Landon

Schanbacher 19, Michael Lucas 10, Alex Castro 9

Pass Interceptions: Richmond 1Sacks: Lucas 1 1/2, Alex York 1/2

Scoring SummaryCherokee: Washington 73 run

(Run failed)Garber: Abants 73 run (Pass

failed)Cherokee: Washington 3 run (Run

failed)Cherokee: Bowman 6 run (Run

failed)Garber: Harmon 21 pass from

Abants (Run good)Garber: SafetyCherokee: Washington 48 run

(Bowman run)Garber: Smith 24 pass from

Abants (Abants run)

RANGER KING candidates Kyle Bentley and Michael Hiebert, along with Ranger Queen candidates (left to right) Cali Crissup, Whitney Grover and Carmen Sander will campaign to earn the titles of Ranger King and Queen during Homecoming. Ranger King and Queen candidates will be announced during halftime of the Ranger football game Saturday.

ALVA – Northwestern Okla-homa State University has an-nounced the two king and three queen candidates who are run-ning for the titles of Ranger King and Ranger Queen, to be announced Saturday during halftime of the Ranger home-coming game.

Queen candidates include a Helena junior – Calli Crissup – and a Byron sophomore – Whit-ney Grover.

Crissup is a mass communi-

Rangers to crown queen Saturdaycation major and is sponsored by the Alpha Sigma Alpha soror-ity. She is a member of NSA, the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Crissup is the daughter of Jeff and Debbie Crissup.

Grover is studying psychol-ogy and computer science. She is sponsored by the Spanish Club, where she also serves as a member. Grover enjoys Latin dance, acting, singing and bowl-ing. She is the daughter of Bar-

ry and C.J. Grover.The final queen candidate is

Carmen Sander, Seiling sopho-more.

King candidates include Kyle Bentley, a Shattuck senior, and Michael Hiebert, a Ringwood junior.

King and queen coronations will take place during halftime of the Homecoming football game against Missouri Univer-sity of Science and Technology. The game starts at 3 p.m.

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Cherokee Chiefs 2011 Football roster

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By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

HELENA – Thanks to Tim-berlake's quick-strike offense – particularly following Wau-komis turnovers – the Tigers needed only one quarter of play to run-rule the Chieftains here last Friday, 46-0.

But the rules guarantee two quarters of football be-fore games can be called due to the 45-point mercy rule. So Timberlake Coach Brian Sev-erin brought out his offensive reserves for the entire second stanza and played his defensive starters to preserve the shutout and the Tigers picked up their first District C-3 victory of the season.

"It was a new record," said Severin. "We scored 40 in the first quarter against Coyle a couple of years ago. We'll prob-ably never score that many points in one quarter again."

While the early big lead gave some inexperienced Timberlake players an opportunity to see action, Severin said the lopsid-ed win didn't do much to pre-pare his starters for this week's showing with the Covington-Douglas Wildcats.

"Covington-Douglas beat a ranked and undefeated Tipton team (14-12) on the road at Tip-ton last week," explained Sev-erin, "so they can play a little bit."

Tongue-in-cheek, Severin said, "We ought to be fresh and ready to go this week, I hope."

TOP TEN BATTLE FRIDAYThe Tigers, 1-0 in the dis-

trict and 3-0 overall, are ranked third in Class C this week by The Oklahoman and Coache-sAid.com. Covington-Douglas is also 1-0 in C-3 and 4-0 overall. The Wildcats are ranked fifth by The Oklahoman and fourth by CoachesAid.

"They (C-D) graduated a lot of players, but they've been able to just fill in (the holes)," Sev-erin said. "They've got a good quarterback, a tailback with good size and an offensive line with good size."

The Wildcats operate out of the I-formation on offense and like to run the ball more than throw it, according to the Tim-berlake mentor. Defensively, C-D likes to run a 5-1, cheating the linebackers toward the line of scrimmage in order to stop most team's running game.

That could play into the Ti-gers' offensive scheme, consid-ering they like to run a "hur-ry-up" offense and prefer the passing game to the run game.

"Playing on the road is tough," said Severin, "but we were challenged at (Sharon-) Mutual and we played well. The boys are ready for a ball game to see how really good they are. Turnovers will probably be key to the outcome of the game."

Timberlake goes into the game healthy and may finally have senior Sage Powers back in the lineup. Powers tore his ACL during the spring baseball season, but appears to be ready to get on the field this week.

"He played center last year," said Severin, "but with Brock (Buller) doing a good job there, we may move him to guard on offense.

"He's a good defensive end and that could allow us to move some people around, give us some depth, and should make us a little bit better."

NEAR PERFECTIONTimberlake couldn't have

been much better against Wau-komis.

The Tigers took the opening kickoff and scored in five plays. It was the longest (65 yards) drive of the night the TD came via a 13-yard pass from Coy Troutt to Mitchell Ballard with 10:45 to play in the opening quarter.

Ballard intercepted a Wau-komis pass on the Chieftains' first possession and Troutt scored on an 11-yard run on first down with 9:06 on the clock.

Troutt struck again when he intercepted a pass and ran it all the way back to the Wau-

komis six. On first down, Logan Campbell bulled his way in for the score with 8:05 left in the quarter.

Forcing a Waukomis punt, the Tigers used a rarity in this contest – a five-play, 63-yard march – to score with 4:55 on the clock. Troutt got the TD on a 29-yard jaunt to make it 27-0 following a successful extra point kick by Ballard.

End Casey Carson recovered a fumble on the Chieftains next possession. Two plays later – with 2:45 left in the quarter – Campbell scored on a 2-yard run. Stetson Buller kicked the extra point and Timberlake led 34-0.

Carson caused a fumble on Waukomis’ next offensive pos-session and Brock Buller recov-ered the ball in the Chieftain's end zone for a touchdown to make it 40-0 with 1:47 left in the quarter.

Still unable to move the ball, Waukomis punted. Stetson Buller promptly went 64 yards on first down and the score was 46-0 with 26 seconds still on the clock in the first quarter.

To say the Tigers were domi-nant would be an understate-ment. Timberlake gave up only two first downs in the contest and the Chieftains managed only five yards on offense.

If the Tigers are half as po-tent offensively and half as strong defensively at Coving-ton Friday, they'll keep their unblemished record and set up a battle with unbeaten Coyle next week.

TIMBERLAKE 46, WAUKOMIS 0Score by Quarter

Timberlake 46 0 x x –46Waukomis 0 0 0 0 –0

The YardstickTimberlake Waukomis10 First Downs 2120 Yds. Rushing 5143 Yds. Passing 06-8 Passes Comp.-Att. 0-112 Passes Int. By 00-00 Punts-Ave. Yds. 3-340 Fumbles Lost 23-25 Penalties-Yds. 1-5

Individual StatisticsRushing: Stetson Buller 2-76, 1

TD; Troutt 4-52, 2 TDsPassing: Troutt 5-7 for 110 yards,

Braden Seaman 1-2 for 33 yardsReceiving: Stetson Buller 2-34,

Campbell 1-27, Jacob Henderson 1-36, Ballard 2-41

Tackles: Stetson Buller 10, Camp-bell 8, Carson 8

Pass Interceptions: Ballard 1, Troutt 1

Fumble Recoveries: Carson 1, Brock Buller 1

Scoring SummaryTimberlake: Ballard 13 pass from

Troutt (Troutt run)Timberlake: Troutt 11 run (Run

failed)Timberlake: Campbell 6 run (Run

failed)Timberlake: Troutt 29 run (Ballard

kickTimberlake: Campbell 2 run

(Stetson Buller kick)Timberlake: Brock Buller fumble

recovery in end zone (Kick failed)Timberlake: Stetson Buller 64 run

(Kick failed)

Tigers maul Waukomis, 46-0; face C-D Friday in key district tilt

TIMBERLAKE’S Homecoming court included (from left)attendant Adriene Phillips, escort Mitchell Ballard, Queen Ashton Blewett, King Coy Troutt, attendant Jessica Thorp,

and escort Casey Carson. Standing in front are crown bear-er Colton Kirkham and flower girl Bethany Fesmire.

TimberlakedominatesChieftains

MITCHELL BALLARD snares a 13-yard pass from quarter-back Coy Troutt in the corner of the end zone for Timber-lake’s first points of the game against Waukomis.

STETSON BULLER leaves a Waukomis defender in the dust on his way to a 64-yard touchdown run against the Chief-tains. He rushed for 76 yards on only two carries.

Class B, C Football RankingsCOACHES AID

CLASS B1. Davenport (2), 4-02. Caddo (3), 4-03. Laverne (4), 4-04. Seiling (5), 4-05. Kiefer (6), 3-16. Dewar (7), 2-27. Welch (8), 4-18. Gans (NR), 4-09. Fox (9), 3-110. Wetumka (1), 3-1

CLASS C1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 4-02. Shattuck (2), 4-03. Timberlake (3), 3-04. Covington-Douglas (4), 4-05. Tipton (5), 3-16. Temple (6), 4-07. Sharon-Mutual (7), 2-28. Coyle (8), 4-09. Ryan (9), 2-210. Forgan (10), 2-2

THE OKLAHOMANCLASS B

1. Caddo (1), 4-02. Davenport (3), 4-03. Laverne (4), 4-04. Gans (NR), 4-05. Kiefer (5), 3-16. Fox (6), 3-17. Dewar (7), 2-28. Cherokee (8), 3-19. Seiling (9), 4-010. Wetumka (2), 3-1

CLASS C1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 4-02. Shattuck (2), 4-03. Timberlake (3), 3-04. Tipton (5), 4-05. Covington-Douglas (6), 4-06. Tipton (4), 3-17. Coyle (8), 4-08. Forgan (7), 2-29. Ryan (9), 2-210. Sharon-Mutual (NR), 2-2

DISTRICT C-3School Dist All PF PADC-Lamont (+45) 3-0 4-0 228 40Coyle (+30) 2-0 4-0 190 30Cov-Douglas (+15) 1-0 4-0 124 50Timberlake (+15) 1-0 3-0 142 44Medford (-15) 1-2 1-3 100 174SW Covenant (-16) 1-2 1-3 34 163Carney (-30) 0-2 1-3 86 191Waukomis (-44) 0-3 0-4 32 180

District C-3 Standings

CLASS BSummit Christian 34, Agra 26Allen 36, Weleetka 22Cyril 20, Bowlegs 18Caddo 46, Cave Springs 0Laverne 55, Canton 6Fox 45, Central Marlow 0Cherokee 26, Garber 24Depew 62, Copan 18Davenport 64, Alex 22Dewar 56, Canadian 6Keota 44, Victory Life 12Merritt 48, Kremlin-Hillsdale 8Oaks 58, Watts 8Paoli 54, Okla. Christian Aca. 12Pond Creek-H. 52, Geary 26Seiling 34, Ringwood 14 Macomb 3, Sasakwa 0Kiefer 46, South Coffeyville 0Welch 58, Wesleyan Chr. 13Gans 52, Wetumka 22

CLASS CBalko 54, Goodwell 6Arkoma 44, Bluejacket 18Sharon-Mututal 51, Buffalo 6OSD 49, Carney 22Webbers Falls 82, Claremore

Christian 0Corn Bible 46, Grandfield 14Covington-Douglas 14, Tipton 12Coyle 54, SW Covenant 0Mt. View-Gotebo 70, Duke 40Shattuck 26, Forgan 0DCLA 46, Medford 0Midway 42, Prue 0Boise City 64, Rolla, Kan. 14Ryan 56, Thackerville 7Temple 54, Cement 8Tyrone 46, Waynoka 12Timberlake 46, Waukomis 0

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WRESTLED to the ground Friday night by a Waukomis de-fender following a short run is Timberlake freshman Layne Flemming. Because of Timberlake’s first quarter lead of 45-0, several Tiger reserves got the opportunity to pick up valuable game experience. This week, Timberlake travels to Covington to take on the Wildcats in battle of two Top Ten Class C ball clubs.

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STILLWATER – Oklahoma Farm Service Agency (FSA) Ex-ecutive Director Francie Tolle reminds producers of the impor-tance of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) compliance when partici-pating in USDA programs.

Participating individu-als and legal entities that do not file a form authorizing the “Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information” will not be eligible to receive or maintain program benefits.

“The Internal Revenue Ser-vice (IRS) provided USDA with a report identifying which pro-ducers did not file the appropri-ate form authorizing the con-sent to disclose tax information for the 2009 and 2010 calendar years,” said Tolle. “Program par-ticipants that did not complete the appropriate paperwork will receive written notification from USDA in September 2011.”

Individuals and legal enti-ties will have 30 calendar days from the date of the letter to file a valid Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information for AGI veri-fication purposes, Tolle said. Failure to file the disclosure will result in a determination of program ineligibility and result in a full refund of 2009 and/or 2010 FSA and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) payments subject to AGI limitations.

Producers who are in receipt of the September notification will be provided a copy of the form that shall be completed and immediately forwarded as directed in the notification.

For more information on AGI eligibility requirements or the AGI verification process, con-tact your local FSA office or visit us online at www.fsa.usda.gov/ok.

ALFALFA COUNTY 4-H members attend Wentz Camp July 19-21 in Ponca City. Twenty-one campers attended various workshops conducted by their peers, enjoyed swimming, slush-ies and popcorn. The annual activity of rocket building and launching proved once again to be a popular project for everyone.

Little Sooners ...

CHEROKEE fourth-grader Dylan Caywood stretches to reach a land marker to claim his plot of land in Friday’s mock land run at Cherokee Elementary School. Fourth-graders dressed in pioneer clothing for the special day celebrating the 1893 opening of the Cherokee Strip. Some students made the run in covered wagons, while others carried stick horses. Many made the run on foot. Following the run, students visited the “land office” to claim their homesteads. Each received a certificate of authentica-tion verifying their claims. Students ate a lunch of beans and cornbread out of pie pans and washed it down with a tin can full of “belly wash.”

Stein graduates from California, pursues master’s

Cherokee High School gradu-ate Peter Dillon Stein recently graduated from Trident Uni-versity in Cypress, Calif. with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Science-Health Educa-tion. He also is a certified nutri-tionist.

Stein is pursuing a master’s degree in education.

Stein is a Tech Sergeant with the United States Air Force at Fort Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. He resides in Graham, Wash., with his wife, Tiffany, and three children, Hayden, Maren and Dylen.

Stein is the grandson of Rose Evelyn Stein of Cherokee and the son of Pete and LeaAnn Stein of Houston, Mo.

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ton Board of Education mem-bers met for a regular monthly meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 19 in the superintendent’s office. Members present were Terry Graham, Beth Guffy, James Maltbie, Roger Allen and Al-lison Armbruster. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliott, Assistant Princi-pal Aaron Randall, Couselor Stephanie Marteney and tem-porary Minutes Clerk Judy El-liott. No guests were present.

A motion was made by Allen and seconded by Maltbie to ap-prove the agenda as part of the minutes. A motion was made by Beth Guffy and seconded by Armbruster to approve Elliott as temporary minutes clerk.

A motion was made by Guffy and seconded by Armbruster to waive reading and approve the minutes from the regular meetings of Aug. 15.

Maltbie motioned and Arm-

bruster seconded to waive reading and approve the min-utes of the special Sept. 1 meeting.

Marteney presented and discussed the 2010-11 ACT, OCCT and EOI test results and discussed preliminary API scores with no action needed.

Allen motioned and Malt-bie seconded to approve the updates on the gifted and tal-ented program.

Guffy motioned and Arm-bruster seconded to continue participation in the Oklahoma Public Schools Unemployment Compensation Account.

A motion was made by Allen and seconded by Armbruster to certify the election results.

A motion was made by Guffy and seconded by Maltbie to approve the encumbrances, change orders and warrants.

A motion was made by Arm-bruster and seconded by Malt-bie to approve the August Ac-

tivity Fund Report.Maltbie motioned and Arm-

bruster seconded to approve internal activities committee for 2011-12. Committee mem-bers are Travis Bradshaw, Aaron Randall, Randy Turney, Kirsten Pruitt and Ragina Knedler.

Selling season tickets, issu-ance of senior citizens passes and setting gate prices for the 2011-12 basketball season was approved.

Members approved the 2011-12 estimate of needs to be sent to the excise board for certification and Elliott as des-ignee to review results of na-tional criminal history record check.

Allen motioned and Malt-bie seconded to approve the FR3 expenditure-revenue as of June 30, 2011.

Elliott’s superintendent’s report included the OSSBA/CCOSA conference; the school

enrollment with 50 high school and 99 grade school students (149 total); transportation each day at 127 students on the bus route; number of stu-dents; OSSBA point sheets; and OSSBA District 2 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in Wayno-ka. Elliott passed out OSSBA cards.

Randall’s principal’s report included an overview of the Oklahoma City State Fair results, Safe School Commit-tee report and the upcoming school play and junior class meal on Oct. 3.

There was no new business.The meeting was adjourned

at 11 p.m.

School board appoints temporary minutes clerk

BURLINGTON – 4-H mem-bers are ready for a great year.

Members recently competed in the Alfalfa County Free Fair in Cherokee. The 4-H Senior Team of Jonathon Armbruster, Justin George, Bayli Hyde and Tanner Rieger won first place in Team Livestock Judging.

Seven members competed in the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City. The top five en-tries are on display at the state fair.

Burlington 4-H winners are Abbie Newman and Sarah

Garvie, fifth paper craft; Lau-ren Lagos, third cantaloupe, fourth squash; Anthony Clark, first alfalfa seed; Kelli Spade eighth quilt; Destiny Peffly, third dress; Bayli Hyde, third block printing, fourth needle-point, fifth doll, fifth heritage scrapbook, fifth postmarks and 4-H alumni display winner.

Burlington 4-H will celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 3-9. Members will celebrate by mak-ing posters, wearing green one day and having clover cookies.

Members also are getting ready for the annual turkey dinner and Share the Fun. The next 4-H meeting will be in Oc-tober.

BURLINGTON 4-H officers include (from left) Drake Peffly, reporter; Jaden Allen, song-game Leader; Jacobi Cox, president; Bayli Hyde, vice president; Destiny Peffly, secretary; and Kelsi Smith, student council representative.

Burlington 4-H gets great start

Hoffman awarded freshman scholarship to NorthwesternALVA – Delissa Hoffman, a

recent Burlington High School graduate, has been awarded the Freshman Academic Schol-arship to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University for the 2011-12 academic year.

The award requires recipi-

ents to have an ACT score of 21-25 and a minimum 3.0 cumula-tive grade point average.

Hoffman also will receive a participation scholarship for mass communication. She will receive the Ranger Preview enrollment scholarship for at-

tending Northwestern’s Ranger Preview day.

Since she was named saluta-torian of her high school class, she will receive a Northwestern scholarship for this honor.

She is the daughter of Russell and Lisa Hoffman of Byron.

Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 • Page 13

LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

coUntY commissionersseptember 19, 2011

The Alfalfa County Commissioners met in the Civic Room at 10:00 AM with Chair-man Murrow calling the meeting to order with members Roach and Walker and County Clerk Martin present.

As required by Oklahoma State Statutes 1991, Title 25, Section 311, Notice was given of this regularly scheduled meeting by posting the Agenda in the North Entrance (Handicapped Entrance) of the Courthouse and in the County Clerk’s office at 9:00 A.M., Sept. 16, 2011.

Roach moved to approve the minutes of September 12. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Roach sec-onded. All voted aye.

Prior YearsaLes taX - HeaLtH

342........Dacoma Coop .........................................$72.39 ...................................... Fuel343........Dacoma Coop .......................................$126.13 ............................... Supplies344........Dacoma Coop .......................................$103.79 ...................................... Fuel

Current YearcoUntY cLerk casH

2............Martin, Bruce .........................................$251.45 ................................... TravelgeneraL FUnd

238........Bank of America ......................................$21.00 ................................... Travel239........Bank of America ......................................$42.34 ................................... Travel240........Salt Plains Vet Service ..........................$115.00 ................................. Service241........Fuelman ................................................$113.53 ...................................... Fuel242........Carmen Farmers Coop ............................$35.50 ................................. Service243........Yoder Gas Co. .......................................$408.09 ...................................... Fuel244........OK Dept. of Public Safety ......................$350.00 .....................................Olets245........Pitney Bowes ...........................................$86.00 ............................... Supplies246........Dirks Copy Products ..............................$127.71 ........................Copier Lease247........Cherokee Publishing Co. .........................$12.25 ..........................Publications248........Advanced Water Solutions - Enid ............$80.00 ................................. Service249........OK State University CLGT ......................$20.00 ..........................Registration250........Hilton Garden Inn ..................................$315.80 ..........................Registration251........Cherokee Publishing Co. .......................$141.80 ............................... Supplies252........Unifirst Corporation .................................$57.21 ...................................Rental

HigHWaY casH381........United States Gypsum .......................$2,008.19 .....................................Rock382........Radio Shack ............................................$49.99 ...................................Repair383........Circuit Engineering Dist #8 ....................$162.00 .................................... Signs384........K&K Diesel .........................................$1,065.45 ...................................Repair385........Mack Trucks .......................................$2,973.48 ...................................Repair386........Atwoods .................................................$289.99 ............................... Supplies387........Truck Pro .................................................$21.69 .....................................Parts388........D&S Diesel SVC, Dba ........................$8,654.59 ...................................Repair389........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$38.94 ..................................Utilities390........Waco Inc................................................$174.69 ............................... Supplies391........Safety Kleen Corp. ................................$435.08 .....................................Parts392........Waco Inc..................................................$13.97 ............................... Supplies393........Southwest Truck Parts Inc. ......................$35.57 ...................................Repair394........ONG ........................................................$84.10 ..................................Utilities395........OK Dept. of Transportation ...............$27,152.15 ................. Lease/Purchases396........Yellowhouse Machinery Co. .............$17,437.00 ...................................Repair

saLes taX - HeaLtH69..........AT&T........................................................$78.67 ..................................Utilities70..........Pioneer Enid Cellular ...............................$86.80 ..................................Utilities71..........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$50.00 ..................................Utilities72..........Dacoma Coop .......................................$159.96 ...................................... Fuel73..........Dacoma Coop .......................................$375.41 ............................... Supplies74..........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$50.00 ..................................Utilities75..........Chief Supply ..........................................$499.10 ............................Equipment76..........Chief Fire & Safety ................................$455.00 ............................Equipment77..........Moore Medical Corp ..............................$578.79 ............................... Supplies

sHeriFF reVoLVing casH18..........Dish Network ...........................................$67.99 ..................................Utilities

treasUrer casH2............Rogers Lumber, T H ..............................$303.71 ............................... Supplies

Roach moved to approve the blanket purchase orders. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve the programming resolutions for Dist #3 on projects CB02-3 (01) 12; CB02-3 (02) 12; CB02-3 (03) 12; CB02-3 (04) 12. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the programming resolutions for Dist #2 on projects CB02-2 (05) 12; CB02-2 (06) 12; CB02-2 (07) 12. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve the programming resolutions for Dist #1 CB02-1 (08) 12; CB02-1 (09) 12; CB02-1 (10) 12; CB02-1 (11) 12. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Select Energy in Dist #1. Mur-row seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for AEC in Dist #1. Murrow sec-onded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for SandRidge in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for SandRidge in Dist #3. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Crescent Services in Dist #2 and 1 in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for SandRidge in Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for Chesapeake in Dist #2. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement on the NE/4 of Sec-tion 11, Township 28, Range 9. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement on the NE/4 of Sec-tion 19, Township 29, Range 9, Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement on the SW/4 of Sec-tion 17, Township 28, Range 10. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to authorize the county clerk to advertise for bids for asphalt millings. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Carole Grover was back in to discuss truck traffic on the Byron Blacktop in Dist #1. She said that her foundation has cracked and dishes rattle in her cupboard. She had visited with Governor Mary Fallin. Rep. Jeff Hickman and OHP Trooper Tony Sessions, weights and measure department, had sat in her house and admitted it shook but gave no solutions other than the sheriff and county commissioner need to help. No decisions were made.

A representative from Prepaid Legal, now called Legal Shield, was in to visit with the commissioners to see when she could visit with the employees. They told her to meet at the three county barns on October 3-5 and the courthouse employees on the 4th.

Roach moved to enter into executive session to interview the applicants for courthouse janitor/maintenance person. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. They left at 10:27.

At 11:16, Roach moved to re-enter regular session. Murrow seconded.Murrow moved to table any decisions. Walker seconded. All voted aye.Murrow moved to enter into executive session to discuss the removal of the county

clerk from office. Roach seconded. All voted aye. They left at 11:36 a.m.At 12:39 p.m., Murrow moved to re-enter regular session. Roach seconded.Without any discussion, Murrow said that based upon Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

Chapter 23, Section 1181, and the criteria in those, two of the eight being oppression in office and willful maladministration, moved to begin the process for the removal of the county clerk from office. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to adjourn. Walker seconded. All voted aye./s/ Doug Murrow

Doug Murrow, Chair/s/ Chad Roach

Chad Roach, Member/s/ Ray Walker

Ray Walker, MemberATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin

Bruce Martin, County Clerk

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

beFore tHe corporation commission oF tHe state oF

okLaHomaappLicant: sandridge

eXpLoration and prodUction, LLc

reLieF soUgHt: pooLingLegaL description: section 4, toWnsHip 28 nortH, range 9

West oF tHe im, aLFaLFa coUntY, okLaHoma

caUse cd no. 201104934 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, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Hyatt Trust A fbo Godfrey Family, and Bank One Trust Company as Trustee of such trust; Hyatt Trust B fbo Reed Family, and Bank One Trust Company as Trustee of such trust; Mrs. Benjamin F. Williams; if the above-named individual 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 that is a partnership, corporation or other association be dissolved, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties 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, and adjudicat-ing the rights and equities in connection therewith, of the oil and gas owners in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units to be formed in Section 4, 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, in respect to the development of such separate common sources of supply in such units. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in respect thereto are sought herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursu-ant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of the 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 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 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. Such application further states that there is cur-rently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form 640-acre drilling and spacing units in said Section 4 for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources 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 separate common sources of supply in the units 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 units.

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 such application may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State 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 17th day of October, 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.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA. L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 26th day of September, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LegaL notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

beFore tHe corporation commission oF tHe state oF

okLaHomaappLicant: sandridge

eXpLoration and prodUction, LLc

reLieF soUgHt: Location eXception

LegaL description: section 17, toWnsHip 29 nortH, range 9

West oF tHe im, aLFaLFa coUntY, okLaHoma

caUse cd no. 201104932notice 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 Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Echo Energy Group, LLC; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved part-nership, corporation 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, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and per-mitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the “640-acre” drill-ing and spacing units formed in fractional Section 17, Township 29 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 165 feet from the south line and 450 feet from the east line of said frac-tional Section 17 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 and to a sub-surface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of sup-ply being as follows: not closer than 165 feet from the south line and 450 feet from the east line of said fractional Section 17, 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 450 feet from the east line of said fractional Sec-tion 17, 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 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said fractional Section 17, 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 50 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said fractional Section 17, 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 fractional Section 17 in the State of Oklahoma in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 16, 20 and 21, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Al-falfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said fractional Section 17 in the State of Oklahoma are Sections 18 and 19, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

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 the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of 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 17th day of October, 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, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 26th day of September, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

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Cherokee Police Department LogsSept. 19

1:04 a.m. – Four kids walk-ing down Grand Avenue. Caller did not know kids.

9:32 a.m. – Needs police es-cort to sign papers.

5:11 p.m. – Longhorns out.9:08 p.m. – Possible drunk

and drugs on their way here.

Sept. 206:48 a.m. – Neighbor’s dog

has charged them again. Been going on for months. Can some-thing please be done.

7:05 a.m. – They leave gate open and that’s how dogs get out.

10:37 a.m. – Dog barking.12:10 p.m. – Locked keys in

pickup, and baby is in pickup.12:15 p.m. – Got pickup

opened.3:49 p.m. – Sewer smell near

NAPA.5:14 p.m. – Manager of Chap-

arral Apartments wants to talk to officer about a couple at her residence.

6:45 p.m. – A lady and her grandson wanted information about Cub Scouts.

Sept. 214:44 p.m. – Lost black puppy.

Looks like a lab. Male. Eight weeks old.

8:08 p.m. – Cattle out west of Capron. Truck hit one. No inju-ries.

Sept. 229:21 a.m. – Bull pen gate is

open. Should be locked. Some-one is dumping trash in it and will close when finished.

10:23 a.m. – High school does not have electricity. Alarm may go off, but everything is OK.

10:24 a.m. – Main and Grand traffic lights out because elec-tricity is out.

12:35 p.m. – Ditch has water in it.

1:51 p.m. – Police car ready to be picked up.

7:59 p.m. – Smells natural gas on 5th and Grand.

8:04 – Caller is going to set cannon off for birds.

8:06 p.m. – Small gas leak. Advised ONG.

Sept. 2311:11 a.m. – Truck driving

erratically on SH 8. Nothing found.

1:21 p.m. – Wants trap for skunk.

4:20 p.m. – Wanting to speak to someone about extending payments on a ticket.

4:44 p.m. – Caller wanted to know who kids were on scan-ner.

6:22 p.m. – Sewer plugged up on Lot 3 of RV park.

Sept. 248:52 a.m. – City worker un-

plugged sewer the night before but it is plugged up again.

9:40 a.m. – Dog in yard again.

11:07 a.m. – Knows where dog is because she can hear it barking. Caller wanted to know if anything could be legally done when an individual locks the dog up and then leaves.

12:58 p.m. – Children were out playing when two beagles or basset hounds with collars tried attacking her cat. Caller tried scaring the dogs off, and they came after her. Dogs fi-nally left, and she got kids and cat in house. Dogs were not her neighbors’.

1:50 p.m. – Someone spray-ing gas on Pennsylvania Avenue. Son-in-law got sick. Sheriff depu-ty could hear it and smell it. They smelled it last night as well.

6:04 p.m. – People racing on Grand.

7:20 p.m. – Needs someone to check his heart rate.

7:45 p.m. – Blue Dodge four-door pickup speeding around town.

7:46 p.m. – Dodge speeding around town.

Sept. 259:31 a.m. – Someone put of-

fice chair in middle of road at 7th and Massachusetts. Caller moved it up by stop sign.

9:31 a.m. – Dogs barking loudly around canyon some-where. Officer will check when available.

12:57 p.m. – Sewer at Lot 3 plugged again.

Sept. 2612:09 a.m. – Someone knock-

ing on door, and caller does not know who it is.

12:10 a.m. – She knows the person.

Alfalfa County Court Docket

Small ClaimsChaparral Village

Apartments has filed for forcible entry and detain-er against Coletonn Le-roy Cousins, Cherokee.

Chaparral Village Apartments has filed for forcible entry and detain-er against Mary Joyce Pearlman, Cherokee.

Marriage LicenseFrancis Xavier Fur-

long III and Emma Mor-gan Anderson, both of Enid, filed for a marriage license. Judge Loren An-gle performed a marriage ceremony.

TrafficCharged with inat-

tentive driving, $211.50: James M. Brown, Enid.

Charged with oper-ating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, $256.50: Jorge Luis Vribe-Gonzalez, Wa-tonga.

Charged with failure to carry insurance verifica-

tion, $211.50: Carlos Ro-driguez-Sanchez, Pampa, Texas; Salvador Alvarado Cuadra, Enid.

Charged with failure to wear seat belt, $20: Matthew H. Nichols, Enid; James Lee Cayot, Canton.

Charged with fail-ure to stop at stop sign, $211.50: Jerry Pat Linde-smith, Marlow; James Cristopher Ray Byers, Ardmore.

Charged with speed-ing 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50: Salvador Alvarado Cuadra, Enid; Christopher Jordan Glass, Alva; Steven Carl Ivanoski, Edmond.

Charged with speed-ing 11-14 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Jorge Luis Vribe-Gonzalez, Waton-ga.

Charged with speed-ing 21-25 mph over speed limit, $281.50: Melissa Ann Cunningham, Alva.

Terrel named auctioneer champion in Kansas State competitionHUTCHINSON, Kan. –

Shawn Terrel, vice president of United Country Auction Services, has been named the 2011 Kansas State Champion Auctioneer.

Sponsored by the Kansas Auc-tioneers Association, the contest took place Sept. 14 at the Bretz Law Arena in conjunction with the 2011 Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kan.

“We had 14 excellent com-petitors in the 2011 KAA com-petition,” said LaDonna Schoen, executive director of the KAA Board of Directors. “The KAA will be proud to have Shawn as our representative and ambassa-dor for the year.”

The event didn’t rate the com-petitors solely on their ability to

call an auction, but on a variety of other factors, including a pro-fessional interview, as well as their appearance and salesman-ship ability.

“I feel truly blessed to have the honor of representing the Kansas Auctioneers Association over the next year as the 2011 KAA State Champion Auctioneer,” said Ter-rel. “The state of Kansas consis-tently produces some of the fin-est auctioneers in America.”

Terrel, originally from Car-men, is a former member of the National Auctioneers Association Board of Directors and a past president of the Oklahoma State Auctioneers Association.

In 2007, Terrel was named the Oklahoma State Champion

Auctioneer. Over the years, Ter-rel has become recognized as an industry authority on conducting live Internet broadcast auctions.

He has participated in well over 2,000 live auctions throughout his career and has incorporated live simulcasts of these auction events via the In-ternet.

In addition to his professional auctioneer designations, Certi-

fied Auctioneers Institute, Ac-credited Auctioneer Real Estate, Terrel is also a licensed real es-tate broker in Oklahoma, Kan-sas and Missouri.

Another member of United Country placed fourth in the competition. Eric Blomquist, owner, broker and auctioneer for United Country - Mid West eServices, Inc., rounded out the top spots.

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PUBLicatioN SHeet - BoaRD oF eDUcatioNFiNaNciaL StatemeNt oF tHe VaRioUS FUNDS FoR tHe FiScaL YeaR eNDiNg JUNe 30, 2011, aND eStimate

oF NeeDS FoR tHe FiScaL YeaR eNDiNg JUNe 30, 2012, oF BURLiNgtoN PUBLic ScHooLS ScHooL DiStRict No. i-001, aLFaLFa coUNtY, oKLaHoma

StatemeNt oF FiNaNciaL coNDitioN geNeRaL ..................BUiLDiNg ........................ NUtRitioNaS oF JUNe 30, 2011 FUND .......................... FUND ..................................FUND Detail .......................... Detail ..................................DetailaSSetS:Cash Balance June 30, 2011 $248,126.18 .................. $43,890.99 ..........................$20,502.53Investments 0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00totaL aSSetS $248,126.18 .................. $43,890.99 ..........................$20,502.53LiaBiLitieS aND ReSeRVeS:Warrants Outstanding $68,353.84 .................... $3,066.79 ............................$7,383.28Reserve for Interest on Warrants 0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00Reserves From Schedule 8 $5,174.27 .................... $1,437.87 .....................................0.00totaL LiaBiLitieS aND ReSeRVeS $73,528.11 .................... $4,504.66 ............................$7,383.28CASH FUND BALANCE (Deficit) JUNE 30, 2011 $174,598.07 .................. $39,386.33 ..........................$13,119.25

eStimateD NeeDS FoR FiScaL YeaR eNDiNg JUNe 30, 2012geNeRaL FUND ................................................................................................................................................... geNeRaL FUNDCurrent Expense...........................................................................................................................................................$1,482,771.38Total Required ..............................................................................................................................................................$1,482,771.38FiNaNceD:Cash Fund Balance .........................................................................................................................................................$174,598.07Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue .................................................................................................................................$722,410.60Total Deductions ..............................................................................................................................................................$897,008.67Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax ...........................................................................................................................$585,762.71eStimateD miSceLLaNeoUS ReVeNUe:2100 County 4 Mill Ad Valorem Tax ...................................................................................................................................$46,354.642200 County Apportionment (Mortgage Tax) .......................................................................................................................$4,495.203110 Gross Production Tax ...............................................................................................................................................$74,958.163120 Motor Vehicle Collections .........................................................................................................................................$63,336.333130 Rural Electric Cooperative Tax .................................................................................................................................$99,883.703140 State School Land Earnings .....................................................................................................................................$20,675.753200 State Aid - General Operations...............................................................................................................................$360,386.003400 State - Categorical ......................................................................................................................................................$8,207.003800 State Vocational Programs ......................................................................................................................................$20,800.004200 Disadvantaged Students ..........................................................................................................................................$23,313.81total estimated Revenue ..............................................................................................................................................$722,410.60SiNKiNg FUND BaLaNce SHeet .........................................................................................................................SiNKiNg FUND1. Cash Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 ........................................................................................................................$157,699.772. Legal Investments Properly Maturing .......................................................................................................................................0.004. Total Liquid Assets .......................................................................................................................................................$157,669.7712. Balance of Assets Subject to Accurals ......................................................................................................................$157,669.77Deduct Accrual Reserve If Assets Sufficient:13.g. Earned Unmatured Interest ........................................................................................................................................$1,856.2514.h. Accrual on Final Coupons..............................................................................................................................................$656.25 15.i. Accrued on Unmatured Bonds .................................................................................................................................$145,000.0016. Total Items g. through i. .............................................................................................................................................$147,512.5017. Excess of Assets Over Accrual Reserves** .................................................................................................................$10,187.27SiNKiNg FUND ReQUiRemeNtS FoR 2011-121. Interest Earnings on Bonds ...........................................................................................................................................$20,161.882. Accrual on Unmatured Bonds ......................................................................................................................................$132,500.00total Sinking Fund Requirements ...............................................................................................................................$152,661.88Deduct:1. Excess of Assets Over Liabilities ...................................................................................................................................$10,187.27Balance To Raise By Tax Levy ........................................................................................................................................$142,474.61BUiLDiNg FUND ................................................................................................................................................... BUiLDiNg FUNDCurrent Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$123,110.69Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required .................................................................................................................................................................$123,110.69FiNaNceD:Cash Fund Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................$39,386.33Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ..............................................................................................................................................0.00Total Deductions ................................................................................................................................................................$39,386.33Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax .............................................................................................................................$83,724.36cHiLD NUtRitioN PRogRamS FUND ............................................................................................................. NUtRitioN FUNDCurrent Expense................................................................................................................................................................$57,804.34Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00Total Required ...................................................................................................................................................................$57,804.34FiNaNceD:Cash Fund Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................$13,119.25Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ...................................................................................................................................$44,685.09Total Deductions ................................................................................................................................................................$57,804.34Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................0.00

ceRtiFicate - goVeRNiNg BoaRDState oF oKLaHoma, coUNtY oF aLFaLFa, ss:

We, the undersigned duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the Board of Education of Burlington School District No. I-1, of Said County and State, do hereby certify that at a meeting of the Governing Body of the said District, begun at the time provided by law for districts of this class and pursuant to the provisions of 68 O.S. 2001 Sec. 3003, the foregoing statement was prepared and is a true and correct condition of the Financial Affairs of said District as reflected by the records of the District Clerk and Treasurer. We further certify that the foregoing estimate for current expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, as shown are reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the said Municipality, that the Estimated Income to be derived from sources other than ad valorem taxation does not exceed the lawfully authorized ratio of the revenue derived from the same sources during the preceding fiscal year.

SEAL s/Terry GrahamPresident of Board of Education

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of September, 2011.s/Janet S. Hill Notary PublicCommission #02012962, Commission expires 09-02-2014

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emergeNcy medicaL service board PubLicatioN sheet - aLfaLfa couNty, okLahomafiNaNciaL statemeNt of the various fuNds for the fiscaL year eNdiNg juNe 30, 2011, aNd estimate

of Needs for the fiscaL year eNdiNg juNe 30, 2012, of the emergeNcy medicaL service board of aLfaLfa couNty, okLahoma

eXhibit eSchedule 1, Current Balance Sheet - June 30, 2011assets: amountCash Balance June 30, 2011 ...........................................................................................................................................$234,501.07TOTAL ASSETS ..............................................................................................................................................................$234,501.07LiabiLities aNd reserves:Warrants Outstanding ..........................................................................................................................................................$3,280.28 totaL LiabiLities aNd reserves ...........................................................................................................................$3,280.28 cash fuNd baLaNce -- june 30,2011 ..................................................................................................................$231,220.79 totaL LiabiLities, reserves aNd cash fuNd baLaNce ..............................................................................$234,501.07Schedule 2, Revenue and requirements - 2011-2012 detail totalREVENUE:Cash Balance June 30, 2010 .......................................................................................... $218,714.22 Cash Fund Balance Transferred From Prior Years......................................................... $5,127.35Current Ad Valorem Tax Apportioned ............................................................................. $160,784.35Miscellaneous Revenue Apportioned ............................................................................. $214,178.06 totaL reveNue ........................................................................................................................................................$598,803.98REQUIREMENTS:Claims Paid by Warrants Issued .................................................................................... $367,583.19 totaL requiremeNts ............................................................................................................................................$367,583.19add: cash fuNd baLaNce as Per baLaNce sheet 6-30-2011 ......................................................................$231,220.79 totaL requiremeNts aNd cash fuNd baLaNce ...........................................................................................$598,803.98Schedule 3, Cash Fund Balance Analysis - June 30, 2011ADDITIONS:Miscellaneous Revenue Collected in Excess of Estimates - Net ....................................................................................$214,178.06Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Lapsed Appropriations .............................................................................................................. ($15,447.18)Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Lapsed Appropriations ...................................................................................................................$2,804.57Ad Valorem Tax Collections in Excess of Estimate ............................................................................................................$29,685.34 totaL additioNs .....................................................................................................................................................$231,220.79Current Tax in Process of Collection..................................................................................................................................$18,353.00 totaL deductioNs .................................................................................................................................................$$18,353.00Cash Fund Balance as per Balance Sheet 6-30-2011 ...................................................................................................$231,220.79Cash ................................................................................................................................................................................$231,220.79Cash Fund Balance as per Balance Sheet 6-30-2011 ...................................................................................................$231,220.79

certificate - goverNiNg boardSTATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF ALFALFA, ss:

We, the undersigned Emergency Medical Service Board of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, do hereby certify that at a meeting of the Emergency Medical Service Board of the said County, begun at the time provided by law for Counties and pursuant to the provisions of 68 O.S. 1991 Sec. 3002, the foregoing statement was prepared and is a true and correct condition of the Financial Affairs of the said Emergency Medical Service Board as reflected by the records of the Clerk and Treasurer. We further certify that the foregoing estimate for current expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, as shown are reasonably neces-sary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the said Emergency Medical Service Board, that the Estimated Income to be derived from sources other than ad valorem taxation does not exceed the lawfully authorized ratio of revenue derived from the same sources during the preceding fiscal year.s/Ellen Rockenbach s/Dr. Ron Hansen s/Roger Nichols s/John NicholsChair of the Board Member Member Members/Merry Gaff s/Melvin Ricke s/Margaret Goss s/Bruce Martin Member Member Member County Clerk

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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: B.F. McCray, Jr.; Bandera Min-erals; Charles and Els Bendheim Founda-tion, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc; Edward W. Estes; Murray Jeanette Estes; Haskell Horn Family Limited Partnership; Hyatt Trust A fbo Godfrey Family, and Bank One Trust Company as Trustee of such trust; Hyatt Trust B fbo Reed Family, and Bank One Trust Company as Trustee of such trust; Iris A. Dale Revocable Trust dated November 2, 1992, and the Trustee of such trust; Jacqueline Sue Folger; L.J. McCray; Larry G. Parson; Jeanne E. Parson; Marva Lee Nakvinda; MJM Partnership; Mrs. Benjamin F. Williams; Neva J. O’Donnell Trust dated July 8, 1994, and the Trustee of such trust; Ralph M. O’Donnell, Jr. Trust dated July 8, 1994, and the Trustee of such trust; Randall A. Bodenhamer; Debra L. Bodenahmer; W.E. DeLong; Woodbine Financial Corpora-tion; if any of the above-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 above-named parties is a dissolved partner-ship, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-

signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties 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) amending Order No. 31025 to delete Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview and boundaries of the Cherokee Sand Section of the Basal Pennsylvanian Sand common source of supply and to vacate the 40-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 4; (ii) amending a prior order of the Commission to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Chero-kee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include said Section 4 and to form proper drilling and spacing units in such section for such separate common sources of supply, which units Applicant requests be formed as 640-acre drilling and spacing units; 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 and seeks to amend the above-named order in the manner set forth above and Order No. 579530 with respect to the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources in the lands covered hereby.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this

cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and re-porting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State 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 17th day of October, 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, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 26th day of September, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

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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) amending Order No. 585072 of the Commission so as to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Douglas, Cot-tage Grove, Cleveland, Big Lime-Oswego and Cherokee separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include Section 13, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Okla-homa, 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; (ii) establishing the initial boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply so as to cover and include Section 13, Town-ship 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as a -acre drilling and spacing unit for such formation underlying such section, with the permitted well for the unit to be located not less than 1320 feet from the unit boundary; 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 and seeks to amend the following set out orders with respect to the following named sepa-rate common sources of supply:

Common Source of Supply: Douglas, Cottage Grove, Cleveland, Big Lime-Oswego and Cherokee

Order Number Being Extended: 585072

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 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 October 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 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.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 20th day of September, 2011BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

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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: Energy Investments, Inc.; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, admin-istrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corpora-tion or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties desig-nated 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 proposed 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201104805, for the Douglas, Cottage Grove, Cleveland, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississip-pian separate common sources of supply, underlying Section 13, Township 26 North, Range 12 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.

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 October 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 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.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 20th day of September 2011.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

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

Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department LogsSept. 19

11:18 a.m. – Dumping in Lambert. Someone dumping trash.

5:02 p.m. – Four or five longhorns out north of Cherokee. Called owner.

7:28 p.m. – Speeding semi-trucks north-west of Cherokee, would like someone to patrol area.

8:16 p.m. – Stolen checks in Amorita. Reporting party had checks stolen. Checks that she did not write have cleared the bank.

9:05 p.m. – Possible intoxicated driver,

may be in possession of drugs. Driver was located in Grant County.

Sept. 206:20 a.m. – Possible heart attack in Gol-

try. Goltry Rescue dispatched.6:58 p.m. – Black cow out east of Cozy

Curve. Notified possible owner.8:13 p.m. – Disturbance in Carmen. Of-

ficer en route.Sept. 22

4:55 p.m. – Speeding semi-truck east of Byron. Asked if someone can run traffic on Byron blacktop. En route.

6:49 p.m. – Two dogs at house west of fish hatchery. Terrier mix puppies. Animal control does not go that far.

7:21 p.m. – Accident on Lambert black-top. No one injured.

8:32 p.m. – Cattle out north of Amorita. Possible owner notified.

10:42 p.m. – Loud music in Jet.Sept. 24

9:54 a.m. – Dangerous drivers on Latim-er Road. Oil spill on Latimer Road. Crew trying to clean up spill but trucks are driv-ing by so fast, reporting party was afraid

workers would get hurt. Oklahoma High-way Patrol trooper and county commis-sioner on scene.

10:23 a.m. – Vandalism north of Cherokee on US 64. Tractor was vandalized, and diesel was stolen. Would like extra patrol in area.

12:16 p.m. – Semi had blown tire and hit car. No injuries. Roadway not blocked. Par-ties involved are waiting at Cozy Curve.

10:05 p.m. – Cow out west of Carmen on SH 45. Nothing found.

10:30 p.m. – Minor came home under the influence from party in Nescatunga. No

one found in area.Sept. 25

12:04 a.m. – Ten or 15 head of cattle out south of Helena. Owner notified.

2 p.m. – Alarm at residence in Carmen. Owner notified. False alarm.

6:40 p.m. – Killed cow south of Amorita-Waldron area. Son shot one of his cows. Needs to move cow. Wanted to know if they needed to report incident in Alfalfa County or Harper County, Kansas.

7:30 p.m. – Two white cows out south of Cherokee. Advised owner.

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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE

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

RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 13 TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 12

WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201104807NOTICE OF HEARING

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 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 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201104805, for the Douglas, Cot-tage Grove, Cleveland, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate com-mon sources of supply, underlying Section 13, Township 26 North, Range 12 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 compris-ing said Section 13, Township 26 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 comple-tion interval for the Mississippian common source of supply will be no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line 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 13, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the location of the end points of the completion interval for the Douglas, Cottage Grove, Cleveland,

Big Lime-Oswego and Cherokee separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line and no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 13, Township 26 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 adja-cent to said Section 13 are Sections 11, 12, 14, 23 and 24, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM and Sections 7, 18 and 19, Township 26 North, Range 11 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 October 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 hear-ing 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 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.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 20th day of September 2011.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

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

LEGAL NOTICE

August 29, 2011Unless otherwise noted in the proposal, all bids must be submitted over the Internet via Bid

Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be received through the ODOT Office Engineer Division until 30 minutes prior to the scheduled bid opening. From 30 minutes prior to the bid opening until the time of the bid opening, bid proposals must be turned in directly to ODOT Commission Room located on the east side of the lobby. The scheduled bid opening is 10:30 A.M. October 20, 2011 for the work listed below.

No Proposal for construction or maintenance work of the department will be issued to any contrac-tor after 10:30 A.M. on the working day preceding opening of bids for any contract.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond equal to 5% of the bid made payable to the State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty. Proposal checks will be held or returned by the Department as per Section 103.04 of the State Standard Specifications.

The minimum wage to be paid laborers and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal.

Bids must be prepared as directed by the State Standard Specifications.Plans, proposals, and specifications may be examined in the plan room or in the Office Engineer

Division at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation central office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.This work will be done under the Oklahoma Department of Transportation applicable specifica-

tions for highway construction as depicted on the lower left corner of the plan’s title sheet.Plans and proposal forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma

Department of Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Cost of Bidding Documents is $50.00 + tax for each Bidding Proposal. State Standard Specifications may be purchased for $55.00 + tax. (Oklahoma tax is 8.375%).

Plans (Reduced Size Complete) $48.77, X-SEC $24.93 + postage/handling. Make checks pay-able to Oklahoma Department of Transportation. No refunds will be made for bidding documents or Specification books purchased.

Upon award of contract to a successful bidder, the contract will be completely and correctly executed by the contractor and returned to the Department within ten (10) working days from the date of award. The Department will have fourteen (14) working days from the date of award to complete its execution of the contract.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) ensures that no person or groups of per-sons shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, or in income status, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs, services, or activities administered by ODOT, it’s recipi-ents, sub-recipients, and contractors

Description of work and location of project: Job Piece No.BRFY-102C(093) SH-8 ALFALFA 2327204BRIDGE AND APPROACHESSH-8: OVER DRIFTWOOD CREEK 3.5 MI NORTH OF THE US-64/SH-11 JCT.STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBy: Gary M. Ridley, Director.

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LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 2011. 2t August 10, 2011

Unless otherwise noted in the proposal, all bids must be submitted over the Internet via Bid Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be received through the ODOT Office Engineer Division until 30 minutes prior to the scheduled bid opening. From 30 minutes prior to the bid opening until the time of the bid opening, bid proposals must be turned in directly to ODOT Commission Room located on the east side of the lobby. The scheduled bid opening is 10:30 A.M. October 20, 2011 for the work listed below.

No Proposal for construction or maintenance work of the department will be issued to any contrac-tor after 10:30 A.M. on the working day preceding opening of bids for any contract.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond equal to 5% of the bid made payable to the State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty. Proposal checks will be held or returned by the Department as per Section 103.04 of the State Standard Specifications.

The minimum wage to be paid laborers and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal.

Bids must be prepared as directed by the State Standard Specifications.Plans, proposals, and specifications may be examined in the plan room or in the Office Engineer

Division at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation central office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.This work will be done under the Oklahoma Department of Transportation applicable specifica-

tions for highway construction as depicted on the lower left corner of the plan’s title sheet.Plans and proposal forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma

Department of Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Cost of Bidding Documents is $50.00 + tax for each Bidding Proposal. State Standard Specifications may be purchased for $55.00 + tax. (Oklahoma tax is 8.375%).

Plans (Reduced Size Complete) $18.42, X-SEC $6.50 + postage/handling. Make checks payable to Oklahoma Department of Transportation. No refunds will be made for bidding documents or Specification books purchased.

Upon award of contract to a successful bidder, the contract will be completely and correctly executed by the contractor and returned to the Department within ten (10) working days from the date of award. The Department will have fourteen (14) working days from the date of award to complete its execution of the contract.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) ensures that no person or groups of per-sons shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, or in income status, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs, services, or activities administered by ODOT, it’s recipi-ents, sub-recipients, and contractors

Description of work and location of project: Job Piece No.BRO-102D (136) CI COUNTY ROAD ALFALFA 2591004BRIDGE AND APPROACHESCOUNTY ROAD (EW-030): OVER EAGLE CHIEF CREEK 1.0 MI NORTH OF SH-45 AND 5.7 MI WEST OF SH-8, WEST OF CARMEN.STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONBy: Gary M. Ridley, Director.

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LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 2011. 2t

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF ALFALFA COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

PB-2011-30In the Matter of the Estates of STA-

CY SCHNITzER a/k/a STACY RAY SCHNITzER, Deceased, and SCOTT CARLYLE SCHNITzER, Deceased.

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITIONFOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION,

DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND WAIVER OF FILING GENERAL INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on

the 22nd day of September, 2011, Clark McKeever filed in the District Court of Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, a Peti-tion praying for judicial determination of heirship, waiver of filing a General Inven-tory and Appraisement herein, and that Letters of Administration issue to Clark McKeever as sole Personal Representa-tive upon the estates of Stacy Schnitzer a/k/a Stacy Ray Schnitzer, deceased,

and Scott Carlyle Schnitzer, deceased, and further praying that said estates be administered in one proceeding pursuant to Title 58 O.S. §714.

And pursuant to an Order of said Court, the 13th day of October, 2011, at 1:30 o’clock p.m., in the District Courthouse in the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, has been appointed as the time and place for hearing said Petition, when and where any person interested in said estate may contest said petition as provided by law, or may assert his own right to the administration and pray that Letters be issued to himself.

WITNESS my hand this 22nd day of September, 2011.

/s/Loren E. AngleLoren E. Angle

Associate District JudgeClark McKeever - OBA #6019One Grand Center - Suite 400P.O. Box 1026Enid, OK 73702(580) 234-4133

LEGAL NOTICE

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, and Thurs-day, Oct. 6, 2011. 2t

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTERINTO OIL AND GAS LEASE

The Town of Helena, Lessor, on the 11th day of October, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., in the town offices at 304 North Main, at Helena, Oklahoma, will offer for lease and lease certain oil and gas mining rights upon all of the interest of the Town of Helena, in and to the oil, gas, and other minerals lying in and under the following described lands: North Half (N/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW/4) of Section Twenty-seven (27) Township,

Twenty Four (24) North of Range Ten (10) West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

Said leasing rights will be offered at public sale to the highest and best bidder for a cash bonus to be paid upon the execu-tion of said lease and shall be for a term not to exceed ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil, gas and other minerals may be produced in paying quantities from said lands.

Dated this 26th day of September, 2011.

Town of HelenaBy: /s/ Frances Davis

Frances Davis, Mayor

LEGAL NOTICE

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 22 and Sept. 29, 2011. 2t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

PB-2010-7In the Matter of the Estate of Charlotte

A. Ludeman, Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT, PETITION FOR

DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND DISTRIBUTION

Notice is hereby given, that Lucinda Jo Culver and Mary Lee Gray, co-personal representatives of the estate of Charlotte A. Ludeman, deceased, has filed in the above court and cause, their final account, petition for final settlement, determination

of heirship and distribution, and that the 6th day of October, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., in the District Courtroom, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, has been fixed as the time and place for hearing thereof, when any person interested in said estate may appear and contest the same as provided by law.

Dated: September 14th, 2011.Loren E. Angle

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

LEGAL NOTICE

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 22, and Sept. 29, 2011. 2t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ALFALFA COUNTY,

STATE OF OKLAHOMACASE NO. CV-11-19

Leonard Camp, Plaintiff, vs. The Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of Virgil Clark, Deceased, and The Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of Mansel Andrews, Deceased, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONThe State of Oklahoma to Defendants:

The Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of Virgil Clark, Deceased, and The Heirs, Devisees and Legatees of Mansel Andrews, De-ceased. You and each of you, are hereby notified that Plaintiff has filed a Petition in the District Court of Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, Case No. CV-11-19, against you, and each of you, alleging that he is the fee simple owner of the following described real property situated in Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, to-wit:

A tract of land described as follows: Beginning at a point 208.6 feet East of the Southwest Corner of the Southwest Quar-ter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Three (3), Township Twenty-six (26) North, Range Nine (9), W.I.M., thence North 208.6

feet, thence East 208.6 feet, thence South 208.6 feet, thence West 208.6 feet to the place of beginning, containing one (1) acre, more or less.

That the Defendants, and each of them, be adjudged to have no right, title, claim, estate or interest in and to the real property involved in this cause of action and that they, and each of them, be perpetually barred and enjoined from setting up or asserting any right, title, claim, estate, or interest in and to said property. That said Defendants, and each of them, must an-swer the Petition filed herein by Plaintiff on or before the 2nd day of November, 2011, or said Petition will be taken as true and correct and judgment rendered accordingly decreeing that said Plaintiff is the owner of the property described in said Petition.

Given under my hand and seal this 14th day of September, 2011.

s/Lori IrwinCourt Clerk

[seal]Francis “Fritz” McGee, OBA #5985McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C.Attorney for Plaintiff111/2 South GrandCherokee, Oklahoma 73728(580) 596-3550

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

IN THE DISTRICT COURTOF ALFALFA COUNTYSTATE OF OKLAHOMA

PB-2011-29In the Matter of the Estate of DEW-

AYNE STOABS, Deceased.NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

FOR PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVES, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND WAIVER OF GENERAL

INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all per-

sons interested in the Estate of Dewayne Stoabs, deceased, that on the 22nd day of September, 2011, Gaytha Lynn Ioerger f/k/a Gaytha Lynn Phillips produced and filed in the District Court of the County of Al-falfa and State of Oklahoma, an instrument in writing dated the 16th day of February, 2000, purporting to be the last will and tes-tament of said deceased, and also filed in said Court a petition praying for the probate of said will. That Glenda Fern Stoabs who is named Executrix is now deceased and petitioner prays that Letters Testamentary

issue thereon to Gaytha Lynn Ioerger f/k/a Gaytha Lynn Phillips and Glendora Faye Pierce, the successor personal represen-tatives named in said will, that the Court make a judicial determination of the heirs of said deceased, and waive the filing of an Inventory and Appraisement herein.

Pursuant to an Order of said Court, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 13th day of October, 2011, at the hour of 1:30 o’clock p.m., has been appointed the time for hearing said Petition and proving said will in the District Courtroom in the Courthouse, at Cherokee, Oklahoma, in said County of Alfalfa when all persons interested may appear and contest the same as provided by law.

DATED this 22nd day of September, 2011.

/s/Loren E. AngleLoren E. Angle

Associate District JudgeClark McKeever - OBA #6019One Grand Center - Suite 400P.O. Box 1026Enid, OK 73702(580) 234-4133Attorney for Petitioner

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NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDSSealed bids will be accepted in the of-

fice of the Alfalfa County Clerk until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 for new lights with installation. Specifications may be obtained from the county clerk’s office at 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma. The commissioners reserve the tight to reject any or all bids.

Bruce Martin, County Clerk

LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. 1t

NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDSSealed bids will be accepted in the

oficer of the Alfalfa County Clerk until 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 for asphalt millings. Specifications may be obtained from the county clerk’s office at 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

Bruce Martin, County Clerk

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