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Vol. 109 No. 45 – 16 Pages, 1 Section Cherokee, (Alfalfa County) Oklahoma Thursday, October 6, 2011 – 50¢

CHEROKEEMESSENGER & REPUBLICAN

Home of the Great Salt Plains & the Selenite Hourglass Crystal

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Alfalfa County District 1 Commissioner Doug Murrow allowed Byron area resident Carole Gro-ver ample time to voice her opinions for the third week in a row at the commissioners’ weekly meet-ing before accusing her of taking part in criminal activity.

Grover – for the third straight week – asked commissioners to lower the speed limit on Latimer Road from 55 miles per hour to 45. The road runs in front of her house.

And for the third week in a row, she called Murrow a liar, saying his claim that area residents do not want the speed limit lowered is ridiculous.

Grover, at times a bit tearful, said she spoke with 27 people in the northern part of the county, and each of them with the exception of one, “had no problem with the 45” mile per hour proposal.

“I have a list too, Mrs. Grover,” Murrow said of the constituents with whom he has spoken

By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

JET – An election is expected to be called within the next few weeks to replace three Jet Town Board members who recently resigned.

Hershel Kiser quit the board in response to what he felt was a reluctance on the part of Dis-

Oktoberfest fisherman

WILLIAM GWINN, 8, of Helena – dressed in his finest “lederhosen” – pitches a ping pong ball for a chance to take home a goldfish during Saturday’s Oktoberfest in down-town Helena. Timberlake PTO sponsored the booth.

ALINE – It may be the only place in America where you can "shoot" an anvil and eat soup cooked outside for hours in large black kettles over an open flame.

It's time for the Aline Fall Fair, an event that not only brings back former res-idents every year, but also attracts a hundred or more motorcyclists from through-out northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas.

As usual, the fair be-gins Friday with the "Anvil Shoot," scheduled for 6 p.m. at the local ball field. This competition involves blast-ing a blacksmith's anvil as high and as far as possible. Since 1994, the competition has been sanctioned by a governing body.

A less explosive activity – eating homemade ice cream – will be open to the public at 6:45 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Center, followed at 7 p.m. by the "Ruffcuts," a Waynoka-based band that sings and plays everything from cowboy songs to coun-try standards and gospel music.

Saturday's activities get under way at 8 a.m. with a breakfast served by the Aline-Cleo High School Ju-nior Class.

Parade entrants will be-gin lining up at the high school at 9 a.m., with the parade getting under way at 10:30 a.m. Delmar and Bar-bara Bowman will serve as parade marshals. As usual, cash prizes will be handed out for the best children's costumes, unusual pets, and decorated bicycles and tricycles.

SOME OF THE residents living on Latimar Road are taking sides when it comes to the speed limit.

“Do you know that’s a felony, Mrs. Grover?”

– Doug MurrowDistrict 1 County Commissioner

during the past month.“I want to see it. I’ll show you mine,” Grover

said. “I tell you Doug, you are lying like a dog.”Murrow then pulled out copies of messages

he had received from constituents via e-mail and Facebook, and proceeded to read them.

The first message he read indicated that Grover had gone too far with her accusations and

had disrespected Murrow during public meet-ings. The writer commended Murrow for remain-ing calm during meetings when Grover called him a liar. That person did not want the speed limit changed.

The second message claimed that changing

the speed limit was unnecessary and that Gro-ver had been seen throwing cucumbers at trucks driving past her house on Latimer Road.

Murrow asked Grover if she had thrown cu-cumbers at passing vehicles, and she said she did.

“Do you know that’s a felony, Mrs. Grover?” Murrow said.

Murrow also identified a sign recently placed on Latimer Road and SH 58 pro-testing the lowering of the speed limit. Grover accused Murrow of paying county workers or supporters to post the sign.

Murrow allowed Grover to speak for nearly 15 minutes before addressing the actual agenda item – a resolution to lower the speed limit from 55 miles per hour to

45 between County Road 680 and 695, a mile-and-a-half stretch that runs in front of Grover’s house.

“Let’s get on with business. I think everyone’s had ample time to discuss all this,” Murrow said.

Speed limit debate turns into name-calling

County clerkstill at deskDA lists charges for removalfrom office; hearing Dec. 16

Letters give insight to factions in Jet Town Board struggletrict Attorney Hollis Thorp to intervene when Mayor Jim Blackledge fired new Town Clerk-Treasurer Kelli Hopkins and removed the town's busi-ness computer to an undisclosed location for more than a week.

Board member David Pitt has been unable to attend meet-ings due to health issues, which

left member Carolyn Crossette the option of attending meet-ings, giving Blackledge and board member Lindeen Evans the quorum they needed to ap-point a replacement for Kiser and overturn policy changes instituted by the so-called Cros-sette faction.

Rather than give Blackledge

and Evans a majority, Cros-sette submitted her letter of resignation. Pitt followed suit, leaving the board with only two members and unable to conduct business, other than to pay the town's bills.

Town Attorney Bill Shaw of Enid cited state statutes, which allow for an election to be called

within 60 days to replace the three unexpired terms on the board.

In the meantime, the Mes-senger & Republican has ob-tained copies of letters from a long-time city clerk hired to train Hopkins and a software designer who examined the

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Alfalfa County Clerk Bruce Martin remains at his desk and will remain there until a judge says otherwise.

“I was not suspended,” Mar-tin said last week following a Sept. 28 hearing in Alfalfa County District Court. “Judge Linder did not suspend me.”

Alfalfa County Commission-ers voted Sept. 26 following an executive session to immedi-ately suspend Martin from of-fice. They gave no specific rea-sons for doing so but alluded to a felony charge filed against Martin July 15 for falsification of records by custodian.

The action to suspend, how-ever, depended on a judge’s approval following a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 28.

Martin’s attorney Clint Clay-pole of Enid said the time allot-ted Martin to prepare for the hearing was not good enough.

“We were provided the accu-sation for removal at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 27) and made aware of the hearing, (which was scheduled) at 10 a.m. the next day,” Claypole said.

Perhaps more time was need-ed by attorneys due to the num-ber of complaints listed in the accusation for removal, which asks the courts to remove Mar-tin from office for willful malad-ministration and oppression in office.

Under the first cause of will-ful maladministration, Martin is accused of eight counts, in-cluding the refusal to work pro-fessionally with Sherril Meyer of Freedom West CDC for the administration of federal and state housing grants with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $300,000. The grants are available nationwide for housing repairs and medically needed reconstruction and re-pairs to homes of elderly, dis-abled and low-income residents of the county.

Another count accuses Mar-tin of refusing to prepare pur-chase orders on various county items, causing undue delays. One of those delays includes placing tires on an inoperable fire truck for the City of Goltry.

Other accusations include

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Alfalfa County commissioners are taking applications for a janitor/maintenance/lawn care person.

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.

Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. October 7, 2011.

Alfalfa County is an equal employmentopportunity employer.

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ANNUAL MEETINGAlfalfa County Fairgrounds

Cherokee, OK

6:00 p.m.MONDAY, OCTOBER 10

This year’s speaker is Sam Knipp,Vice President of Corporate Communications.He will speak following the Annual Meeting.

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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Continued from Page 1the refusal to cooperate and file proper paperwork with the De-partment of Labor, causing the county to fall out of compliance with the laws of the depart-ment; refusing to attest and cer-tify official county documents in a timely manner; refusing to place items on the county com-mission agenda as requested; refusing to pay county officials pay raises according to budget and thus requiring a special meeting to do so; refusing to cooperate with vendors in pro-viding timely information and purchase order numbers; and refusing to timely fund vari-ous offices’ operational accounts by not funding total budgeted amounts.

Under the accusations for oppression in office, court doc-uments list seven instances, including the continued bad-gering and belittling of female county officers; referring to the county commissioner sec-retary as a “thing;” repeatedly harassing the county cleaning custodian with degrading com-ments, following her around the courthouse and yelling at her in public; blocking bathrooms and denying vendors the ability to install toilet paper dispensers; telling one county employee he should not have been hired be-cause he was a drug addict; con-tinually changing and altering his office procedures, thus re-quiring county officers and em-ployees difficulty in obtaining purchase orders, payroll items or any type of claims needed without seeking his permission first; and the continued abuse of his authority by questioning county officers and their em-ployees in every aspect of their job to the extent of the state au-ditor having to be called.

Court documents filed by Claypole’s office indicate Mar-tin was given notice of the accu-sation for removal and hearing at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 and that the hearing was set for 11 a.m. Sept. 28.

Martin’s attorneys filed a temporary injunction Sept. 28 in Alfalfa County District Court to stop the procedure from hap-pening “to protect Bruce’s con-stitutional right,” according to Claypole.

The attorney said his client was not afforded his right to due process and also is accusing county commissioners of violat-ing the Oklahoma Open Meet-ing Act.

Court documents indicate “the Alfalfa County commis-sioners held an unlawful execu-tive session where a possible action to remove the defendant from office was discussed and decided … .”

“You can’t make decisions in (executive session according to) the Oklahoma Meeting Act,” Claypole said.

Commissioners voted to sus-pend Martin in open session following the executive session, which is in compliance with the Open Meeting Act, but Claypole said officials are not allowed to make decisions in closed ses-sion.

The accusation for removal filed against Martin by the dis-trict attorney’s office indicates county commissioners followed proper procedure.

In addition to the motion for temporary injunction, Martin’s attorneys also filed a motion to disqualify the district attorney’s office presently assigned to the case.

Alfalfa County District Attor-ney Westline Ritter recused her-self from the felony case shortly

after it was filed in July. The case then was assigned to Wood-ward County Assistant District Attorney Susan Meinders, who works in the same jurisdiction – the 26th District – as Ritter. Hollis Thorp is the district at-torney for that district.

Claypole said members of Thorp’s district and Thorp him-self provided legal advice to both the plaintiff and defendants on both the felony charge and civil case (accusation for removal) and should not be involved in either case.

“We intend to call (Thorp) as a fact witness, and as a witness in the case he can’t be involved in the accusation,” Claypole said.

Ritter also sat in on a Sept. 19 executive session, where Alfalfa County commissioners discussed the removal of Mar-tin from office.

“We believe that is a viola-tion,” Claypole said, who called Ritter’s involvement in the meeting a conflict of interest.

During the Sept. 28 hearing, Woods County District Judge Ray Dean Linder reassigned both the felony and civil mat-ters to Garfield County District Judge Dennis Hladik. Associate Judge of the District Court of Alfalfa County Loren Angle re-cused himself from all matters shortly after the felony case was filed in July.

A new hearing is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 16 in Alfalfa County District Court.

“There will be a hearing in Cherokee, and that will be on all pending motions before Judge Hladik,” Claypole said. “Bruce Martin is and will con-tinue to be the county clerk of Alfalfa County” until due pro-cess removes him from office.

Claypole added that he be-lieves the felony charge filed against Martin eventually will be dismissed.

“We believe this is politically motivated prosecution,” Clay-pole said.

He accused the district at-torney of filing the charge in an “attempt to put leverage on the county clerk.”

Claypole did not specify why the district attorney might want to do that. He indicated, however, that the reason will be revealed in the course of the

case, which Claypole suggested will go to trial.

“We intend to conduct discov-ery in this matter, so that we can present evidence in Bruce’s defense,” Claypole said. “We believe we will prevail in this matter.”

Claypole and Randy Long, also representing Martin, are attorneys with the firm of Field, Trojan and Long in Enid.

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Continued from Page 1missing computer, which shed some light on the controversy.

A written statement from Nash Town Clerk Heather Thomas, dated Sept. 1, indi-cates she spent about three weeks consulting with Hopkins, training her in procedures to replace Donna Keller, who re-signed when her mother-in-law, Jacquetta Jenkins, did not have her contract renewed as the town's manager.

MAYOR DENIED KEYS TO SAFEThomas instructed Hopkins

to change the lock on the front door of the Town Hall and to put a lock on the door between the office and the trustees' board room.

"I further advised her to put two extra keys in the safe and then (take them) to the next meeting and (give them) to the trustees," Thomas writes in her letter. "Throughout this time, Mayor Blackledge left hand-written notes requesting that the password to the computer and key to the safe be given to him 'ASAP.'

"I strongly instructed Kelli to not give Mayor Blackledge the information he requested. I did so because the clerk is to have custody of all passwords, document(s), records, archives, and town seals and must main-tain accounts, books and make deposits of all funds received.

"...I felt that in order for her to have internal control over these items that the password to the computer and key to the safe must be kept in her custo-dy, (and) only the board decided otherwise."

NO SHREDDED DOCUMENTSIn her letter, Thomas says

that "Kelli has not removed any documents, records, financial records or other property of the Town of Jet... nor shredded any items."

"I have heard many accusa-

tions against myself and Kelli by Mayor Blackledge and mem-bers of the community," states the letter. "I called Mayor Black-ledge and Attorney Bill Shaw and gave statements assur-ing that no personal vendettas were being made against Mayor Blackledge or (water) Superin-tendent Mike Keller (Donna's husband and Jenkins' son).

"I also stated that nothing illegal occurred while I was consulting with the clerk/trea-surer and all was done with full intentions of keeping the Town of Jet in business according to state statute."

MISSING COMPUTER AT MOTELA letter from Don Ransom of

Sand Creek Solutions Inc., an Enid firm that wrote and main-tains the Town of Jet's util-ity billing program, indicates that Ransom was called to the Jet Motel "at Donna Keller's request" to view "some of the problems with the utility bill-ing for the current month on the computer..."

That letter confirms suspi-cions by Crossette and Kiser that Blackledge removed the computer from the Jet Town Hall after terminating Hopkins and took it to the motel, which is owned by Jenkins.

In his letter, Ransom con-tends there were several errors in the August utility bills.

KELLER MAKES ENTRIESINTO COMPUTER

"Donna (Keller) was able to resolve most of these problems after I pointed out what had been done wrong and how to go about correcting incorrect en-tries," Ransom wrote.

However, Keller was no lon-ger an employee of the Town of Jet.

"Staff members being new, rushed, and/or inadequately trained on the billing software often cause these... problems," said Ransom in his letter.

"Training for new office staff usually requires 2 to 4 months for the average new employee to master."

Hopkins had been on the job for less than a month.

At a special meeting called by Blackledge for Sept. 22, the agenda listed an item to hire Donna Keller as the utility bill-ing clerk and "appoint Donna Keller as Clerk/Treasurer for the unexpired term of Kelli Hopkins.”

That agenda also called for a vote to undo changes instituted by the Crossette faction which

Continued from Page 1“I do not think that 45 miles per hour is going to solve your prob-lem. I think 45 miles per hour will cause your speeding prob-lem to get worse.”

He added, however, that re-ducing the speed limit in that area will cause trucks to slow down as they pass over bridges in that area. Grover had com-plained that truck drivers were unable to see her as she pulled out of her driveway.

“Those bridges are built way too high,” Murrow said.

He motioned to pass the reso-lution to reduce the speed limit. Commissioner Chad Roach sec-onded the motion and he and Murrow, along with Commis-sioner Toby Walker, voted to ap-prove the resolution.

“The second this meeting’s over, I’ll order speed limit signs,” Murrow said.

Roach asked Sheriff Char-lie Tucker if the reduced speed limit in that area will cause problems for sheriff ’s deputies. Tucker said it would not.

Grover was not happy with the decision, nor the statements made during the meeting, and told Tucker not to waste his time patrolling the area.

Grover had asked Tucker ear-lier in the meeting if he could hire an additional officer or re-serve officer to patrol the area more vigorously. Tucker said his office could afford to hire a new officer, but doing so would require months of training and after the officer was trained he could not ask him to patrol only that area.

“I think, Charlie, you just need to stay away from there,” Grover said. “You’re wasting your time. You’re wasting my tax money.”

“We’re not going to stay away,” Tucker said. “You’re a resident of Alfalfa County.”

“I wonder sometimes why,” Grover said.

Following the vote, Roach told Grover that she is more than welcome to continue her pursuit in getting the speed lim-it lowered for the entire seven-

mile stretch of Latimer Road.In other business, commis-

sioners voted to continue a countywide burn ban, which had expired.

Murrow said he talked to a majority of area fire chiefs, who agreed the burn ban needed to be reenacted.

“I agree too, it needs to be put back on,” Roach said. “As hard as fire departments have worked, this will help them.”

He motioned to approve a new burn ban resolution. Mur-row seconded and all voted for the approval.

Also approved was a private property access easement in District 3, two road crossing permits for SandRidge and one road crossing permit for Cres-cent Services in District 1.

SEPTEMBER 30 MEETINGDuring a month-end regular

commission meeting on Sept. 30, commissioners voted to ta-ble a burn ban resolution until the Monday meeting, when it was passed unanimously.

Commissioners approved four road crossing permits for Rodco Services and one for Bloom Electric Services in Dis-trict 2 and three for SandRidge and one for KanOkla Networks in District 1.

Also approved were two pri-vate property access easements for District 1.Continued from Page 1

"That's America to Me" is the parade's theme.

LOOK FOR THE MOTORCYCLESIf the weather cooperates,

look for a large contingent of motorcycles in the parade, all part of the 5th Annual Out Back Toy & Poker Run, put together each year by Larry and Patsy Thomas.

Held each year to gather toys for distribution to needy fami-lies in Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties, the event has attract-ed as many as 100 motorcyclists to Aline.

This is a two-day event for many who participate. The Thomases serve homemade ice cream and cake Friday evening to those who arrive early for the weekend. Many will bring tents or motor homes and camp out one or both nights on the Thom-as' property 1/2-mile west and 1/2-mile north of Aline.

A new motorcycle has been donated for the event by Jaci Thomas of Aline and it will be auctioned at the Thomas home, with proceeds used to help fi-

nance the event.At 11:30 a.m., the Out Back

Poker Run will get under way, with the final entrants due back by 4 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top poker hands, as well as the lowest. Cars are also invited.

Those wishing to partake of the free soup feed at the American Legion Building are reminded to bring their own bowls and spoons. Serving lines open at 11:30 a.m.

Children's races start at noon, followed at 12:30 p.m. by a coin search, egg toss, nail driv-ing contest and skillet throwing competition. Games are expect-ed to wrap up at about 3 p.m.

A horse shoe pitching tour-nament will likely last all after-noon and a tractor pull is sched-uled to get started at 2 p.m.

Bingo will be played at the Senior Citizens Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with the annual cake walk to get under way at 5 p.m.

Jack Whittenburg will give rope-making demonstrations all afternoon.

ALINE

limited the mayor's power to hire and fire city employees, along with other duties.

Because of a lack of a quo-rum – three members of the five-member board of trustees – the agenda items were not ad-dressed.

Jet citizens will be asked to resolve the controversy when they eventually go to the polls to either elect enough members to give the Blackledge faction a majority, or place three new trustees on the board who op-pose at least a portion of the mayor's agenda.

DEBATE

LETTERS

NESCATUNGA – A quarterly meeting of the Friends of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the refuge headquarters.

The meeting follows an educa-tional "Insect Rally" program be-ing held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Area schools have been invited to participate in the rally to help students better understand in-sects found in the area.

"This is a very important meeting," said Friends member Keitha Dale. "We'll be establish-ing our event calendar and priori-ties for 2012."

Committees, including those formed in an attempt to restore the Great Salt Plains Lake, will

ALINE – Enrollment figures for Aline-Cleo Public Schools in the 2011-12 school year are 160, not 148, as published in the Sept. 29 edition of the Cherokee Mes-senger & Republican.

The figure of 160 was reported at the beginning of the current school year.

The Messenger & Republican regrets the error.

Friends of Salt PlainsRefuge meet Saturday

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be on the agenda."It's an opportunity for every-

one with an interest in the lake and the Great Salt Plains to at-tend and put in their two cents worth," said Dale.

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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation Publication Title: Cherokee Messenger & Republican Publication Number: 102-460 Filing Date: Sept. 23, 2011 Issue Frequency: Weekly Number of Issues Published Annually: 52 Annual Subscription Price (in trade territory): $27.00 CompleteMailingAddressofKnownOfficeofPublication:216SouthGrand,Chero-kee, Alfalfa County, OK 73728-9998. Contact Person: Steve Booher. Telephone: (580) 596-3344. CompleteMailingAddressofHeadquartersorGeneralBusinessOfficeofPublisher:Same as above Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor and Managing Editor: Publisher – Steve Booher, R.R. 1 Box 20, Burlington, OK 73722. Editor – Korina Dove, 417 South Massachusetts, Cherokee, OK 73728. Owner: Hoby Hammer, 1111 Jester Drive, Fairview, OK 73737 Known Bondholders, Mortgages, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None Publication Title: Cherokee Messenger & Republican Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: Sept. 22, 2011 Extent and Nature of Circulation: Newspaper a. Total Number of Copies. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1,600. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 1,600. b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail) 1. Mailed Outiside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 410. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 413. 2. Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541. Average No. Cop-ies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 658. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 687. 3. Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carri-ers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 295. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 335. 4. Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: 0. c. Total Paid Distribution. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1,363. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 1,435. d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution. 1. Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541. Aver-age No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 30. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 30. 2. Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 29. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 29. 3. Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS: 0. 4. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 25. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 25. e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 84. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 84. f. Total Distribution. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1,447. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 1,519. g. Copies Not Distributed. Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 153. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 81. h. Total (Sum of 15f and g). Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 1,600. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 1,600. i. Percent Paid (15c divided by 15f times 100). Average No. Copies Each Issue Dur-ing Preceding 12 Months: 94.12. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 94.47. Publication of Statement of Ownership. If the publication is a general publication, publication of this statement is required. Will be printed in the Oct. 6, 2011 issue of this publication. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner: Steve Booher, Publisher, Sept. 23, 2011. I certify that all information on this form is true and complete.

– From The Tulsa WorldApparently state Superintendent of

Schools Janet Barresi doesn't feel that calling local school superintendents "dirtbags" is a big deal. When her chief of staff, Jennifer Carter, referred to Union and Jenks leaders that way via a Twitter message, she said the "tweet was a poor choice of words."

But back in January, when Barresi tan-gled with a couple of state Board of Education members, she took a great deal more um-brage at their choices of words. At that time she was using such terms as "outrageous" and "absurd" to describe their behavior.

But Barresi's tepid response to Carter's unacceptable language isn't the biggest issue here. Our concern is that some of Oklahoma's education leadership, Barresi included, really do think of public schools and their support-ers as, well, dirtbags.

In a statement responding to the dirtbag flap, Barresi wrote: "While Jennifer's tweet was a poor choice of words, it is morally wrong for superintendents of school districts to sue parents who want nothing more than what's best for their children."

Carter's dirtbag comment was in response to the Union and Jenks school systems filing suit over the constitutionality of a new law that allows the use of public funds to send special-needs students to private schools.

Carter's tweet said in full: "Dirtbags @

SchoolChoiceOK: Union, Jenks sue parents of special-needs kids. Classic rearguard action."

Barresi also said she believes that Okla-homans are "concerned and shocked that any school district would vindictively target the parents of special needs children with a groundless lawsuit."

But as Jenks Superintendent Kirby Leh-man and Union Superintendent Cathy Bur-den pointed out in their statement responding to the flap: "This issue is not about special education students, since the bills that were passed are using those (special education) children as pawns in an attempt to initiate vouchers in Oklahoma.

If there was really a desire to follow the will of the people of Oklahoma, this issue would have been placed on a ballot - rather than circumventing the Oklahoma voting public."

The superintendents, and others, contend that channeling public funds into private reli-gious schools violates the U.S. Constitution.

"Our school boards believe the two laws will be deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and we find it revealing that others appar-ently do not want this issue decided by the courts," they said.

It is revealing that Barresi and her staff seem more concerned about sending funding to private schools than helping to preserve and improve public schools.

‘Dirtbags’ more than ‘poor choiceof words’ by Barresi chief of staff

Dear Editor:In last week's letters to the editor, a member of the Oklahoma

Bar Association (Jet Town Attorney Bill Shaw of Enid) assumed that my community needed his help to understand the level of my integrity.

Therefore, I offer this five-part response to further clarify my request for a special audit for our town hall. Four areas have to do with open records, nepotism, the district attorney, and whom I allegedly attacked.

Finally, a fifth area introduces my motivation for using the free press in dealing with this issue.

1. Open Records: I believe my requests for meeting minutes in electronic form have been within the law.

Attorney General opinions 2006 OK AG 35 and 1999 OK AG 55 indicate that: "A public body must provide public access in electronic form when they are kept in that form and that it must permit a member of the public to use their own copying equipment so long as such use does not unreasonably disrupt the essential functions of the public body or result in defacing or loss of such records."

If I had a cell phone camera as alleged, this means I should be permitted to use it to copy records.

2. Nepotism: I had studied the section on nepotism and I understood the difference betweennepotism not permitted and nepotism permitted within the town government. I was pointing out that the permitted variety should be carefully watched by the citizens.

The presumption that I had not read the law was amateurish.3. The DA: I suspected the conclusion I drew would be sensi-

tive. The district attorney did use the term "friend" in referring to his relationship with the town attorney.

Various newspaper organizations perceive reluctance in pur-suing open records violations. That is the reason I left it in.

It was not intended in a mean-spirited way. Sometimes friendship can blind one to the need for an investigation. It even trumps logic at times.

4. Attack: I have never had the intention of attacking any-one. The adamant refusal in releasing electronic records and the harsh treatment of the new elected town officials have raised sus-picions to the point that a special state audit would benefit the health of the town. I was making a case to have such an audit.

Perhaps one could characterize the treatment of the newly elected and appointed Jet officials as an attack on them.

5. Free Press: As citizens, we should not allow bullies to discourage us from using the free press, not from accessing public records, thus diminishing our ability to govern ourselves.

The late Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Mari-on Opala (1921-2010) was a strong advocate for the free press.

I recommend viewing Dick Pryor's interview with Justice Opala. In his youth, Justice Opala had no free press after his education was interrupted by the Germans in Poland in 1939.

Justice Opala graduated from the OCU Law School in 1953, one year before my brother, Bill. I had the privilege of listening to Bill and Justice Opala discuss various issues in 1956. Justice Opala had a very precise master of the English language. You can find the video at http://www.oeta.tv/video/category/a conversation with HTML.

Paul Blackledge, Jet

Dear Editor: Why Jet needs special state audit

We sincerely hope that District Attorney Hol-lis Thorp sticks with his vow to conduct a thorough investigation of the most recent controversy involving the Town of Jet. With citizens taking sides, it’s vitally important that a neutral probe into the problem be concluded as quickly as possible.

The Messenger & Republican has heard accusa-tions ranging from mismanagement to fraud, and as long as those issues remain unresolved the Jet com-munity naturally remains suspicious of its municipal government.

It is disturbing that the town’s business computer was taken from city hall after newly employed Town Clerk Kelli Hopkins was terminated by Mayor Jim Blackledge and sheets were thrown up over the win-dows. Even if erroneous information had been placed in the computer, taking the town’s official records – including private information pertaining to residents – seems a serious breech of public trust.

We have obtained credible information that the computer was taken to a Jet motel owned and op-erated by Jet’s former town manager – Jacquetta Jenkins – where former Town Clerk Donna Keller (Jenkins’ daughter-in-law) keyboarded changes onto residents’ utility billing records. Again, even if the records contained misinformation, anyone other than current Jet officials should not have tampered with those records.

Jet’s citizens deserve better.

DA right to probeJet shenanigans

Penny wise and pound fool-ish seems a proper description for Republicans in the House and Senate if they continue to cut taxes at the expense of little things – like the Capitol building owned by the taxpay-ers of this state.

We learned several weeks ago – from news reports and a visit to the stately old building at the intersection of 23rd and Lincoln Boulevard in Oklaho-ma City – that the granite on the outside of the structure and the grout that glues it together are in need of repair. In short, the building is crumbling at different locations and needs some tender loving care.

I spoke to Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, along with House Speaker Pro Tem Jeff Hick-man, about the building’s condition during their visit to Cherokee Monday and they agreed it was an embarrass-ment. They didn’t say how it would be funded, but agreed it needed the attention.

While we’re talking nickels and dimes, Gov. Mary Fal-lin unveiled a massive bridge repair program Monday that sounds wonderful... until you study where the funding will come from.

No, it won’t be from any new taxes; rest easy my conserva-tive friends. She’s asking the state Legislature to appropri-ate millions of dollars over the next few years from existing dollars... like the budget’s not already stretched to the max.

What the governor wants, I imagine she’ll get, but at what cost to state agencies that have been cut to the bone – includ-ing education?

Thank goodness... or the oil and gas industry to be more precise, Oklahoma’s economy isn’t suffering as bad as the rest of the nation’s. Otherwise, how could we afford such con-servatism?

Penny wise, but poundfoolish... that’s the GOP


Coming events for October and NovemberOCTOBER 7th and 8th - Aline Fall Fair. Beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 8 a.m.OCTOBER 10 - Columbus Day. Banks, Post Offi ce, Courthouse closed.OCTOBER 10 at 6 p.m. - Al-falfa County Farm Bureau An-nual Meeting at Alfalfa County Fairgrounds, Cherokee. Stop by the offi ce to sign up for Bedlam prizes.OCTOBER 22 - Free Family Fun Festival.OCTOBER 31 - Happy Hallow-

een. Watch out for our children. NOV. 4 - Turnip Festival.

Wheatheart MenuMenu is subject to change due

to availability of foods.Monday, Oct. 10 - Colum-

bus Day.Tuesday, Oct. 11 - BBQ

chicken, seasoned potatoes, okra and tomatoes, mixed fruit.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 - Ham-burger, tomato, lettuce, pickles, onions, macaroni salad, double orange Jell-O.

Thursday, Oct. 13 - Pot pie, broccoli, biscuit, apricots and pears.

Friday, Oct. 14 - 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

Tres Hermanas Mexican res-taurant has opened in down-town Carmen. Owners Kenny, Terese, and Lupe Kephart offer a fi ne line of food.

They plan to open Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and be closed on Wednesdays.

SYMPATHYCondolences to Traci Carter

and children on the death of Doug Carter who passed away last week.

See obituary on page 6.HERE AND THERE

Jesse Wilson and Ryan O’Neil have returned home after a fi sh-ing and canoe trip to Northern Minnesota and Canada.

They spent time camping, fi shing, and canoeing from Ely Minnesota and crossed into Canada.

Janis and Sam Wooten were in Tulsa last weekend to attend the Jazzercise district meeting.

Weekend guests of Janis and Sam Wooten were Mimo and Mary Lynn Cuevas of Grand Prairie, Texas, Sonja and Jim

Beers of Putnam, Rhett and Kendi Wooten, Janet Sheik, and Beverly Barrows, all of Carmen.

Visitors of Orpha Goss and Bob and Margaret Goss last weekend were Bob and Sha-ron Knoll, Kami Steele, Kenzie Caine, Erica and Scott Irlbeck, Erin and Tyler Meier and Evin

Goss. WHEAT PLANTINGWINDING DOWN

Wheat planting has been in full force this past week and is fi nally winding down.

FIRE DEPT. MEETINGFire Department and First

Responders will meet Thursday evening.

New Mexican restaurant opens in Carmen

MISS CINDERELLA 2011 Allison Meinders is pictured with the top fi ve contestants and the winner of the congeniality award. Front row from left are Naicee Gugelmeyer, Miss South Barber (Kan.); Meinders; and Shayna Hamilton, Miss Vici. Back row from left are Ashton Blewitt, Miss Timberlake; Skylar Birdsall, Miss Medford; and Taylor Longhofer, Miss Shattuck.

ALVA – Allison Meinders of Woodward was crowned Friday as the 60th Miss Cinderella at Northwestern Oklahoma State University during a pageant held for high school senior women in conjunction with the university’s homecoming cel-ebration.

Ashton Blewitt, Miss Tim-berlake, was selected as the pageant's runner-up.

Meinders performed a lyri-cal dance, “Grace,” and won the talent award portion of the pag-eant. She also received the in-terview award. Interviews took place Friday morning with the panel of pageant judges.

Second runner-up was Nai-cee Gugelmeyer, Miss South Barber (Kan.); while the third runner-up award went to Shay-na Hamilton, Miss Vici; and fourth runner-up was Skylar Birdsall, Miss Medford.

Taylor Longhofer, Miss Shat-tuck, was voted Miss Congeni-ality by her fellow contestants. The Miss Congeniality winner will receive a one-year room waiver.

The 18 Miss Cinderella con-testants rode in Northwestern’s homecoming parade Saturday morning.

Meinders will receive eight semesters of tuition at North-

western-Alva. She also will re-ceive a one-year room waiver scholarship as the talent win-ner. For winning the interview portion of the contest, she will receive a book scholarship.

Each contestant who par-ticipates in the Miss Cinderella Pageant automatically receives a one-year tuition scholarship for Northwestern-Alva.

The fi rst and second runners-up will receive six and four se-mesters of tuition, respectively.

Third and fourth runners-up will receive a one-year room waiver in addition to the tuition scholarship each contestant al-ready receives.

Miss Timberlake selected as Cinderella runner-up

Murrow’s FrameArt LLCCustom Picture Frame Shop and Gallery

Downtown Mall, 427 Barnes St., Alva

580-327-4600Full Service picture framing

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ~ Mon. thru Fri.Free Estimates and Gift Certificates available

“We can frame that for you!”

Thanks to the Cherokee Roundup Club for the honor of being selected as the Great Salt Plains Parade Marshal. It was a great surprise and honor to be selected as Parade Marshal. Thanks to Cherokee Main Street for their support. I will always treasure the gifts I received.Thanks everyone for the many, many cards I received for my Birthday. I have gotten so many nice comments on the articlesin the paper. How lucky I am to live in such a loving and caring community. Betty Buck

Help Ethel Celebrateher 80th Birthday!

Saturday, October 8Send Cards To Ethel Allen

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• Cherokee, Okla. • Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011

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We offer Income Based Rent to those who Qualify. Please call Cynthia at 580-852-3209

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Guest speaker for this year’s Memory Walk, scheduled to be-gin at 10 a.m. Saturday with registration at the Cherokee High School football field, can relate to everyone who attends.

“She lost a 4-year-old daugh-ter to cancer last year,” said Peggy Collins, who helps orga-nize the now-yearly event.

Kerri Zeka of Broken Arrow is the cousin of Cherokee resi-dent Phyllis Means. Zeka will speak to attendants beginning at 11 a.m. at the football field.

Anyone who has experienced the loss of a child is asked to register for the event Saturday morning. They are invited to write messages to the lost child. Those messages will be placed inside balloons, which will be released at 11 a.m., prior to Ze-ka’s presentation.

Parents and families are in-vited to walk around the track in memory of their loved ones from 11:30 a.m. until noon.

Between 10 and 11 a.m., par-ticipants may purchase bake sale items, Memory Walk T-shirts and bid on items offered in a silent auction. The auction features baskets donated from various individuals and busi-nesses.

“Last year, we had a couple of Scentsy baskets,” Collins said. “There were several things.”

This year, bracelets saying “Always in my Heart” also will be for sale.

Anyone wanting to donate a basket or baked goods for the event can deliver items the morning of the Memory Walk. All proceeds raised the day of the event are used to create baskets that are given to moth-ers who lose children during or shortly after delivery.

Baskets are delivered to mothers while they are in the hospital and contain a picture

frame, candle, blanket and a stuffed teddy bear, “so that they don’t have to go home with empty arms,” Collins said.

Also included in the basket is a certificate for a pendant for parents to wear.

“I send it off to a lady in Aus-tralia who makes them into a silver pendant with the foot-print or handprint in it,” Collins said. “We have actually given away eight of those.”

The Memory Walk is open to anyone who wants to partici-pate.

“It doesn’t matter if you’ve lost a child or not,” Collins said.

She started the Memory Walk in 2009, shortly after losing her granddaughter Miranda.

Collins’ daughter, Kristie, lost Miranda unexpectedly fol-lowing a routine doctor’s ap-pointment.

“One morning when she went for her doctor’s appointment there was just no heartbeat,” Collins said. “She had a knot in her umbilical cord.”

Kristie, who lived in Califor-nia at the time, saw an event in Orange County called “A Walk to Remember” for parents who have lost children.

“She was debating about go-ing to that and I was debating on doing something like that here,” Collins said.

A month after Kristie lost Miranda, Kayla and Cody Puffinbarger lost their daugh-ter, Presley, and soon after that, Missy and Bryan Kimminau lost their son, Jaxon.

Missy and Kayla, along with Kayla’s in-laws, Tommy and Angela Puffinbarger, offered to help organize the Memory Walk in Cherokee.

During the past two years, 52 children have been remembered during the walk, and the event continues to grow and spread awareness to grieving parents and their families.

Memory Walk set for Saturday; T-shirt sales benefit mothers

FuneralsDOuglas CaRTeR

ENID — Graveside service for Douglas Ralph Carter was at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Carmen City Cemetery. Lyle Bellmon officiated. Arrange-ments were under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary LLC, Carmen.

He was born Dec. 28, 1962, in Hayward, Calif. to Carol Ann (Poarch) and Ralph R. Carter and died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at his home in Carmen.

He grew up in Enid and attended North Enid High School.

On May 2, 1985, he mar-ried Tracy Bailey in Enid. They made their home in Enid.

He was a truck driver until his health forced his retirement. He was a part of the Patriot Guard Riders and A.B.A.T.E.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph.

He is survived by his wife, Tracy of Carmen; sons, Joshua Carter of Missouri and Austin Carter of Carmen; daughter, Kassidy Carter of Carmen; his mother, Carol Ann of Watonga; brother, Stanley Eugene Carter of Enid; and three grandchil-dren.

Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to A.B.A.T.E., Enid Chap-ter.

Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.

Thrift Store moves out...

... and in to the new location at 219 s. grand thanks to the help of many volunteers.

The Ministerial Alliance Thrift Store moved across the street to its new location last Saturday with the help of over 50 volunteers.

Police Chief Chris Ferrell stood watch on Grand while merchandise was shuttled on trailers from east to west.

The new location will be

closed temporarily while racks and shelves are arranged and stocked.

Food Pantry at the old thrift store location coming soon.

Thrift Store makes its way across to new location

online subscriptions coming soon...

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

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

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"We've been waiting a long time for this team to show up," Cherokee Head Coach Bryce Schanbacher told his football team last Friday following the Chiefs' hard-fought, come from behind victory over a powerful Seiling Wildcat ball club, 26-24. "This team has a lot of charac-ter and that's what it takes to win a Gold Ball (state champi-onship.)"

The Chiefs go on the road to Geary this Friday to take on an always dangerous Bison ball club on its home field.

"They'll be fired up," said Schanbacher, "after beating Ringwood (43-22). Their kids are always athletic and play hard.

"We've gotten a few things worked out offensively, but our defensive line has to do a better job containing the outside."

Defensively, Schanbacher ex-pects the Bison to operate out of both a 4-2 and a 3-2.

It's now a logjam at the top of the District B-1 standings, with the Chiefs, Seiling, Laverne and Pond Creek-Hunter all at 3-1 in district play.

Cherokee is now 4-1 overall, while Geary stands at 1-3 in the district and 1-4 overall.

CHIEFS FALL BEHIND EARLYWhen Cherokee fell behind

12-0 in the first quarter after Seiling's first two offensive pos-sessions, fans might have been wondering if this was going to be a night to forget.

The Wildcats took the lead, 6-0, on a 21-yard run by Nathan Colvard, capping off a seven-play, 64-yard drive on Seiling's opening possession.

Penalties plagued the Chiefs on their first try at offense and a bad snap on a punt attempt gave Seiling the ball at Chero-kee's 27-yard line. Six plays lat-er, Colvard scored on a 5-yard run to make it 12-0. Although Seiling was 0 for 2 on conver-sion tries, they led by two touch-downs with 3:55 still left in the first quarter.

That didn't last long. On first down, from the Chiefs' own 42-yard line, tailback Josh Argraves sprinted through the line and went untouched on a 58-yard touchdown run to shock the Wildcats and awak-en the Cherokee fans. The run for extra points failed, but the Chiefs were on the scoreboard with 3:43 to play in the opening quarter.

Neither team could get un-tracked offensively the rest of the half, although Seiling in-tercepted a Henry Washington pass and got off two plays try-ing to get into the end zone. The 'Cats picked up eight yards on a run to the Cherokee 21, but a second down pass went incom-plete and time expired in the half with Seiling on top, 12-6.

CLEANER PLAY SECOND HALFThe second half was played

with fewer penalties. The lead changed hands four times.

A short Wildcat kickoff and strong return by freshman Tan-ner Bowman got the Chiefs off to a good start in the third quarter.

Washington ran for eight yards on first down and then ripped off a 37-yard TD run. The conversion try failed, but the score was knotted at 12-all with 11:12 to play in the third stanza.

Seiling answered the call, driving 68-yards for the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run by Jordan McDonald. Again the conversion try failed, but the Wildcats led 18-12 at the 7:38 mark.

Obviously inspired and play-ing better ball in the second half, the Chiefs responded with a 13-play, 54-yard march end-ing in a 4-yard Tanner Ducotey touchdown run with 56 seconds left in the third quarter. Du-cotey also ran in the all-impor-tant two-point conversion to put Cherokee ahead, 20-18.

Chiefs win shootout with Waukomis, 26-24; off to Geary Friday

QUARTERBACK HENRY Washington finds running room behind teammate Alex York (60) and picks up a big chunk of yardage in Cherokee’s 26-24 squeaker over the Seiling Wild-cats last week.

DISTRICT B-1School Dist. All PF PASeiling (+43) 3-1 4-1 236 129Laverne (+41) 3-1 4-1 230 62PC-Hunter (+19) 3-1 4-1 224 170Cherokee (+4) 3-1 4-1 186 125Garber (+8) 2-2 2-3 126 126Canton (0) 2-2 3-2 172 147Ringwood (0) 2-2 2-3 170 154Merritt (-25) 1-3 2-3 124 163Geary (-30) 1-3 1-4 100 213K-Hillsdale (-60) 0-4 0-5 54 271

This week: Cherokee at Geary, Canton at Garber, Laverne at Kremlin Hillsdale, Pond Creek-Hunter at Ringwood, Merritt at Seiling

Class B Top Ten Football PollCOACHES AID

CLASS B1. Caddo (2), 5-02. Davenport (1), 5-03. Kiefer (5), 4-14. Dewar (6), 3-25. Welch (7), 5-06. Fox (9), 4-17. Seiling (4), 4-18. Pond Creek-H. (NR), 4-19. Laverne (3), 4-110. Cherokee (NR), 4-1

THE OKLAHOMANCLASS B

1. Caddo (1), 5-02. Davenport (2), 5-03. Kiefer (5), 4-14. Fox (6), 4-15. Dewar (7), 3-26. Gans (4), 4-17. Cherokee (8), 4-18. Seiling (9), 4-19. Wetumka (10), 4-110. Pond Creek-H. (NR), 4-1

Logjam at top of District B-1Like a pair of heavyweight boxers trading blows, Seiling produced 73-yard TD drive culminated by Colvard's third touchdown of the game – a 21-yard run with 9:00 left in the fi-nal quarter. But the extra point attempt failed, leaving Seiling clinging to a 24-20 lead.

CHIEFS GAME-WINNING DRIVEIt began to look like the team

with the ball at the end of the game was destined to come away with the win.

Cherokee set up its offense at its own 42 following a short Seiling kickoff. It took the

Chiefs just seven plays to reach paydirt and light up the score-board. Washington carried the ball three times, picking up 44 of the 58 yards in the drive, including the 3-yard TD run. Again the conversion try failed, but Cherokee led 26-24 with 5:48 to play.

The 'Cats took the kickoff and drove to the Chiefs' 24-yard line, where they faced a fourth and one with 2:22 left on the clock. Seiling tested the middle of the Cherokee defensive line in an effort to keep their drive alive... and the run attempt failed to pick up the necessary yard.

All the Chiefs had to do was pick up at least one first down to run out the clock for the win. It wasn't easy. Argraves picked up three yards and Washington ran for one to make it third and six for a first down.

Seiling called its final time-out to stop the clock with 1:16 left in the game.

FIRST DOWN SEALS VICTORY"We ran a trap behind (guard

Alex) York," explained Schan-bacher. "(Wesley) Gilchrist pulled for the trap and Wash-ington slipped through the hole. It was a heck of a run."

The Cherokee signal caller carried a trio of defenders the fi-nal two yards of his run, giving the Chiefs a first down and en-suring the victory. Washington took a knee for two more plays and the clock expired.

"I thought the guys played hard the whole game," said the Cherokee mentor. "We made some mistakes early in the game, but finally had some guys step up.

"We eliminated some men-tal mistakes and things went our way. We moved the ball and made stops when we had to."

Schanbacher singled out the

play of York on both the offen-sive and defensive side of the ball.

"He may not have had a lot of tackles on defense," said Schan-bacher, "but he caused them all kinds of problems. When we needed yards offensively, we ran behind him."

Argraves also drew praise from his head coach.

"He ran hard all week in prac-tice and did a great job against Seiling," said Schanbacher.

Fumbles have been a recur-ring problem for the Chiefs, but last week Cherokee's running backs made an obvious effort to wrap up before taking hits and the Chiefs never put the ball on the ground.

So, what got Cherokee turned around in this contest?

"We had a few guys who stood up in the locker room at halftime and said it was time to start playing," Schanbacher said. "There wasn't any finger-pointing. I think the guys just took it to heart and realized that if they played hard and smart they could win."

CHEROKEE 26, SEILING 24Score by Quarter

Seiling 12 0 6 6 –24

Cherokee 6 0 14 6 –26The Yardstick

Seiling Cherokee20 First Downs 10293 Yds. Rushing 24917 Yds. Passing 146-9 Passes Comp.-Att. 1-41 Passes Int. By 02-41 Punts-Ave. Yds. 2-290 Fumbles Lost 05-40 Penalties-Yds. 11-86

Individual StatisticsRushing: Washington 23-133, 2

TDs; Argraves 13-106, 1 TDPassing: Washington 1-4 for 14

yards, 1 interceptionReceiving: Derek Richmond 1-14Tackles: Richmond 17, Alex Cas-

tro 16, Landon Schanbacher 15, Mi-chael Lucas 13

Sacks: SchanbacherScoring Summary

Seiling: Nathan Colvard 21 run (Run failed)

Seiling: Colvard 5 run (Pass failed)

Cherokee: Josh Argraves 58 run (Run failed)

Cherokee: Henry Washington 37 run (Run failed)

Seiling: Jordan McDonald 1 run (Run failed)

Cherokee: Tanner Ducotey 4 run (Ducotey run)

Seiling: Colvard 21 run (Run failed)

Cherokee: Washington 3 run (Pass failed)

CLASS B Cyril 54, Sasakwa 6Depew 62, S. Coffeyville 30Dewar 55, Cave Springs 0Fox 46, Paoli 0

Class B, C ScoreboardCaddo 57, Gans 12Garber 40, Merritt 30 Geary 43, Ringwood 22Kiefer 33, Oaks-Mission 0Kremlin-H. 22, Canton 52 Pond Creek-H. 32, Laverne 28 Davenport 51, Macomb 0Cherokee 26, Seiling 24Wesleyan Chr. 44, Watts 20Welch 48, Agra 0 Wetumka 74, Weleetka 34

CLASS CBalko 43, Boise City 0Corn Bible 34, Cement 32DCLA 46, Coyle 0Buffalo 50, Goodwell 0Tipton 50, Grandfield 0Bluejacket 56, Maud 50Ryan 56, Mt. View-Gotebo 6 Sharon-M. 38, Shattuck 22Timberlake 46, Covington-D. 0

LOOKING FOR A HOLE is Cherokee running back Josh Argraves (32). The junior running back got loose for a 58-yard touchdown run against Seiling’s Wildcats.

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Commissioner

2011

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High School Football

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Garden Gate GiftsHelena

Shop 852-3298Cell 554-2223

Alfalfa ElectricCooperative

121 E. Main - 596-3333

Cherokee Tag Agency112 Loop Drive - 596-3428

Jeanne Pelter

Cherokee Manor1100 Memorial Dr.

596-2141

Cherokee Family ClinicAffiliate of Integris Bass Health Center

Cristopher Schultz, D.O.Niki Lewis-Wyatt P.A.-C221 S. Grand - 596-3516

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ALCO1504 S. Grand

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Smith Drug Store121 S. Grand - Cherokee

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First row (from left): H2O Tech Kylee Severin, Kashen Jackson, Mitchell Ballard, Brock Buller, Jordan Nichols, Braden Seaman, Allen Jenlink, H2O Tech Bailee Clift. Second row: Film Tech Karly LeForce, Adrian Carson, Layne Flemming, Logan Campbell, Jacob Henderson, Taylor Valentiner, Drake Young. Third row: Coach Brian Severin, Dakota Jantz, Coy Troutt, Aaron Parks, Casey Carson, Brandon Daniels, Kacey Reinhart, Coach Nate Ross, Coach Garett Powell. Fourth row: Sage Powers, Brandon Severin, Cam-eron Weaver, Stetson Buller. Not pictured Coach Chad Greb.

Timberlake Tigers2011 Football roster

No. Name Ht Wt. Class 1 Braden Seaman 5-5 115 So. 5 Jordan Nichols 5-5 115 So.10 Stetson Buller 5-10 180 Sr.11 Jacob Henderson 5-8 130 So.14 Allen Jenlink 5-5 110 So.17 Coy Troutt 6-3 190 Sr.20 Brandon Severin 5-11 220 Sr.21 Mitchell Ballard 5-9 145 Sr.28 Kashen Jackson 5-6 110 Fr.32 Adrian Carson 5-7 200 Fr.33 Logan Campbell 5-11 190 Sr.42 Layne Flemming 5-8 140 Fr.47 Dakota Jantz 5-11 270 So.50 Taylor Valentiner 5-9 250 So.55 Brock Buller 5-8 180 Jr.56 Aaron Parks 6-4 300 Jr.76 Brandon Daniels 6-0 220 So.80 Sage Powers 5-11 195 Sr.82 Casey Carson 6-3 175 Sr.88 Drake Young 5-7 230 So.94 Cameron Weaver 5-10 230 So.97 Kacey Reinhart 5-9 250 So.

Cheerleaders: Ashton Blewitt, Kayla Castle, Stacey Bailey, Kelsey Castle, Haley Blewitt, KaytlynnFrech, Kate Birkenfeld, Matti Hopkins, Delany Anderson

Head Coach: Brian SeverinAsst. Coach: Nate Ross, Garett Powell,Chad Greb, Tyler SeverinFilm Tech: Karley LeForce


COVINGTON – It was billed as a Top Ten Class C showdown between third-ranked Timber-lake and fifth-ranked Coving-ton-Douglas.

That billing proved errone-ous, as Timberlake standouts Coy Troutt and Stetson Buller turned in stellar performances last Friday in leading the Ti-gers to a 46-0 run-rule victory over the Wildcats.

The Tigers established their dominance early and led 26-0 at halftime. Coach Brian Severin's ball club stretched that lead to 40-0 heading into the final quarter, and nine minutes into the fourth stanza the game was called by the 45-point mercy rule as Timberlake's lead went to 46-0.

"We got off to a fast start," said Severin. (Quarterback) Coy (Troutt) scored on the first play of the game and everyone played really well after that.

"When players like Mitch-ell (Ballard), Stetson, Coy and Logan (Campbell) all come to-gether and play well, it makes it pretty tough on our oppo-nents."

Troutt's 66-yard jaunt put the Tigers up 6-0, following a failed extra point try.

When Covington-Douglas couldn't get untracked on their first possession, they punt-

ed. Timberlake took over and Troutt engineered a drive that ended with the 6-3 senior scor-ing on a 5-yard run. This time, Buller ran for the extra points and the Tigers led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Buller took over in the sec-ond quarter, running 39 yards for one touchdown and catching a 66-yard touchdown pass from Troutt on another. Conversion tries failed after both scores, but the contest was settled as both teams retired to their re-spective locker rooms.

Another Tiger stalwart – full-back-linebacker Logan Camp-bell – took over the scoring load in the third quarter, scoring twice.

The first TD came on a 1-yard run and the second on a 66-yard pass interception return. While the extra point run following the first touchdown failed, the second was successful, thanks to a Troutt to Buller pass, mak-ing it 40-0 heading into the fourth quarter

When Buller scored on a 7-yard TD pass from Troutt with nine minutes to play, game officials stopped the contest.

"We blocked well and our de-fense played well," said Severin. "The only thing that concerned us (coaching staff) was that we didn't do real well on our extra point conversions.

"We've got to get better on

those."Timberlake managed to post

extra points after only two of their six touchdowns.

Now 2-0 in District C-3 play and 4-0 overall, the No. 2 ranked ball club by The Oklahoman will take on the No. 8 ranked Coyle Bluejackets at Troutt Field Fri-day evening.

Coyle was 2-0 in district play and 4-0 overall before running into No. 1 ranked Deer Creek-Lamont and losing to the Eagles 46-0 last week. Now the Blue-jackets sit at 2-1 in C-3 and 4-1 overall.

With a lot of team speed, the Bluejackets are hoping they can keep up with the Timberlake touchdown parade.

"They like to hand off to their tailback (Magnus Scott) a bunch," Severin revealed. Scott has been the 100-meter (dash) champion the past two seasons.

Halfway into the regular season, undefeated and highly ranked, are the Tigers where Severin thought they'd be at this stage?

"It's about where we thought we'd be," he answered. "We've got to try to improve every week and I believe we have.

"We're trying to build our depth. We had a couple of fresh-men (Layne Flemming and Adrian Carson) who played well at noseguard for us (last week)."

Senior Sage Powers also re-turned to the lineup from inju-ry last week, giving the Tigers more experience in the offensive line, where he plays center.

If Timberlake gets by Coyle this week and takes care of business at Carney next week, it sets up a showdown with No. 1 ranked Deer Creek-Lamont on Troutt Field Oct. 20.

By the way, that game at Carney has been changed from Friday, Oct. 14, to Thursday, Oct. 13.

T'LAKE 46, COVINGTON-D. 0Timberlake 14 12 14 6 –46Covington-D. 0 0 0 0 –0

The YardstickTimberlake Covington-D.13 First Downs 7293 Yds. Rushing 27161 Yds. Passing 3712-15-0 Passes Comp.-Att. 5-13-11 Passes Int. By 01-39 Punts-Ave. Yds. 6-300 Fumbles Lost 18-69 Penalties-Yds. 0-00

Individual StatisticsRushing: Troutt 17-180, 2 TDs;

Buller 10-70, 1 TD; Campbell 5-39, 1 TD

Passing: Troutt 13-16 for 154 yards, 2 TDs

Receiving: Buller 9-101, 2 TDs; Ballard 2-21; Campbell 2-32

Tackles: Brock Buller 17, Camp-bell 12, Ballard 10, Casey Carson 10, Stetson Buller 9

Pass Interceptions: Campbell, 1, 1 TD

Fumble Recoveries: Campbell 1Scoring Summary

DISTRICT C-3School Dist. All PF PADC-Lamont (+60) 4-0 5-0 274 40Timberlake (+30) 2-0 4-0 188 44Coyle (+15) 2-1 4-1 190 76Cov-Douglas (0) 1-1 4-1 124 96SW Covenant (-1) 2-2 2-3 89 192Medford (-15) 1-2 2-3 150 174Waukomis (-44) 0-3 0-4 32 180Carney (-45) 0-3 1-4 115 246

This week: Carney at Covington-Douglas, Deer Creek-Lamont at Southwest Covenant, Medford open date, Coyle at Timberlake, Wau-komis at Waynoka

THE OKLAHOMANCLASS C

1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 5-02. Timberlake (3), 4-03. Temple (4), 5-04. Sharon-Mutual (10), 3-25. Shattuck (2), 4-16. Covington-Douglas (5), 4-17. Tipton (6), 4-18. Coyle (7), 4-19. Forgan (8), 4-110. Ryan (9), 3-2

COACHES AIDCLASS C

1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 5-02. Timberlake (3), 4-03. Temple (6), 5-04. Sharon-Mutual (7), 3-25. Shattuck (2), 4-16. Covington-Douglas (4), 4-17. Tipton (5), 4-18. Coyle (8), 4-19. Ryan (9), 3-210. Forgan (10), 3-2

District C-3 Standings

Class C Top Ten Polls

Timberlake: Coy Troutt 66 run (Run failed)

Timberlake: Troutt 5 run (Stetson Buller run)

Timberlake: Buller 39 run (Pass failed)

Timberlake: Buller 66 pass from

Troutt (Run failed)Timberlake: Logan Campbell 1

run (Run failed)Timberlake: Campbell 66 intercep-

tion return (Buller pass from Troutt)Timberlake: Buller 7 pass from

Troutt

Tigers run-rule Wildcats; host No. 8 Coyle Friday


Results from the September Alfalfa County Free Fair have been tabulated and compiled. Livestock results were published in the Sept. 15 edition of the Cherokee Messenger & Republican. Following are the results from remain-ing events:

ChickensAracana Hen - Timithea Parker,

first and second.New Hampshire Pullet - Timithea

Parker, first.Blue Polish Pullet - Collin Soder-

berg, first.Red Shoulder Tokahoma Cockrell -

Cole Coulter, first.Red Shoulder Tokahoma Pullet -

Cole Coulter, first.Rhode Island Cockrell - Laura

Hague, first, Alysson Stewart, second.Rhode Island Pullet - Laura Hague,

first.Golden Laced Polish Pullet & Cock-

rell - Reggie Hague, first.Baled Hay Show

Class 1 - Stephanie Croft, first.Open Wheat Bin Run

Jessica Thorp, first, Jamie Thorp, second, Jake Thorp, third, Logan Camp-bell, fourth.

Grains & SeedsEarly Wheat Class 1 - Kamber Le-

force, first.Alfalfa Seed Class 7 - Anthony

Clark, first.4-H Home Gardening

Potatoes - Jaden Severin, first.Summer Squash - Lauren Lagos,

first.Cherry Tomatoes - Lauren Lagos,

first.Cantaloupe - Lauren Lagos, first.Cucumbers - Lauren Lagos, first.

CraftsNostalgia - Amy Madison, first.Card Making - Juanita Parr, first.Scrapbook Complete - Amy Madi-

son, first, Seneca West, second, Michele Penner, third.

Miscellaneous - Susie McAlister, first, Faith Fortune, second, Lindy So-derberg, third.

Memory Album Page - Angela Puffin-barger, first.

Holiday Decoration - Susie McAlis-ter, first, Kayla Puffinbarger, second, Faith Fortune, third.

Metal Craft - Jason West, first, Sen-eca West, second, Cameron McGee, third.

Wreath or Swag - Faith Fortune, first, June McGee, second.

Plastic Crafts - Faith Fortune, first.Woodwork Frame - Sam Hill, first,

Alvie Trissell, second.Paper Craft - Seneca West, first, Sta-

cie Newton, second, June McGee, third.Doll - Faith Fortune, first.Decorative Painting - Lois Walker,

first, Susie McAlister, second, June Mc-Gee, third.

Silk Flower Arrangement - Mary Etta Campbell, first, Neva Polson, sec-ond.

Memory or Shadow Box - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Wooden Toy - Alvie Trissell, first.Fabric Craft - Elizabeth Jones, first.Painted China - Lois Walker, first.Ceramics, Molded Dry Brush - Tonja

Tucker, first.Needlepoint on Plastic Canvas -

Faith Fortune, first.Junior Crafts

Card Making A - Kaylee Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Mill-er, third.

Card Making B - Kylee Campbell, first.

Scrapbook Page - Taylor Miller, first, Taryn Miller, second.

Miscellaneous A - Kale Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Mill-er, third.

Miscellaneous B - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second, Kylee Campbell, third.

Moldcraft A - Cameron McGee, first, Joseph Wagner, second, Sydne Hopkins, third.

Moldcraft B - Taryn Miller, first.Plastic Canvas Needle Crafts - Con-

ner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, sec-ond.

Metal Craft A - Taryn Miller, first.Metal Craft B - Kylee Campbell,

first, Conner McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third.

Wreath or Swag - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Model from kits - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second.

Fabric Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Taryn Miller, second.

Fabric Craft B - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Acrylic Painting - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second.

Wood Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Miller, third.

Wood Craft B - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Paper Craft - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second.

Paper Craft A - Taryn Miller, first, Taylor Miller, second, Faith Lambert, third.

Plastic Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Alex Mitchell, second, Taryn Mill-er, third.

Plastic Craft B - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second.

Art Open ClassOil, Landscape - Elizabeth Jones,

first.Pen & Ink - Lois Walker, first, Mi-

chelle Penner, second.Pen & Ink Portrait - Elizabeth

Jones, first.Pen & Ink Landscape - Lois Walker,

first.Pencil - Elizabeth Jones, first.Pencil Portrait - Jeff Jenlink, first,

Nathan Schanbacher, second.Pencil Structure - Elizabeth Jones,

first.Acrylic Animal - Susie McAlister,

first.Acrylic Bird - Elizabeth Jones, first.Acrylic Flower - Elizabeth Jones,

first.Acrylic - Elizabeth Jones, first, Susie

McAlister, second.Acrylic Snow Scene - Elizabeth

Jones, first.Charcoal Portrait - Jeff Jenlink, first

and Best in Show.Teen Art

Pencil 1A - Cameron McGee, firstPencil 2A - Connor McGee, first,

Bayli Hyde, second.Miscellaneous - Anna Mitchell, first.Pastel - Connor McGee, first.Acrylic 1D - Kylee Campbell, first.Acrylic 2D - Connor McGee, first.

Junior ArtOriginal Painting/any media - Alex

Mitchell, first, Taryn Miller, second, Faith Lambert, third.

Pencil Sketch - Alex Mitchell, first, Kale Campbell, second, Taryn Miller, third.

Hand-drawn Crayon - Taryn Miller, first.

PhotographsAnimal/Auto - June McGee, first,

Conner McGee, second, Cameron Mc-Gee, third.

Animal/Digital - Nicole Allison, first, Dana Wimpee, second, Michelle Penner, third.

People w/Pets/Auto - June McGee, first.

People w/Pets/Digital - Cameron McGee, first.

People/Auto - June McGee, first, Winona Puffinbarger, second.

People/Digital - Mary Etta Camp-bell, first, Marguerite McMurtrey, sec-ond.

People/Portrait - Tulsa Rosenow, first, Erika Cumbie, second, Mary Alice McLeod, third.

Scenic/Auto - June McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second, Conner Mc-Gee, third.

Scenic/Digital - Nita Cox, first, Lin-da Kiser, second, Tonya Morgan, third.

Plant/Auto - June McGee, first.Plant/Digital - Desiree Buller, first,

June McGee, second, Kelli Hopkins, third.

Any Subject/Auto - Cameron McGee, first.

Any Subject/Digital - Cameron Mc-Gee, first.

Black & White/Auto - June McGee, first.

Black & White/Digital - Kelli Hop-kins, first, Michelle Penner, second, Erika Cumbie, third.

Picture Story/Auto - June McGee, first.

Picture Story/Digital - Paula Franks, first, Lindzee Nickle, second, Michelle Penner, third.

Enlargement/Auto - LeeRoy Goeken, first.

Enlargement/Digital - Christine

Reddish, first, Tonya Morgan, second, Mary Etta Campbell, third.

Collage - Kelli Hopkins, first, Paula Franks, second, Kayla Puffinbarger, third.

Panoramic - Tonya Morgan, first.Senior Citizens

Embroidered Articles - Grace DeV-ore, first, Faith Fortune, second.

Hot Pad, Potholder - Clytice Butler, first.

Fancy Pillowcase - Grace Devore, first.

Quilt/All - Juanita Parr, first, Inez Marshall, second.

Quilt top - Inez Marshall, first.Knitted or Crocheted - Clytice But-

ler, first, Ruth Mathis, second.Needlepoint - Faith Fortune, first,

Connie LaGrow, second.Afghan - Ruth Mathis, first.Wall Hanging/Paint,etc. - Liz Jones,

first.Wall Hanging/Needlecraft - Faith

Fortune, first.Fabric Craft - Inez Marshall, first.Scrap Craft - Faith Fortune, first,

Inez Marshall, second.Handmade Toy - Inez Marshall,

first.Painted Item - Susie McAlister, first,

Lois Walker, second, Inez Marshall, third.

Doll Clothes/Crocheted or Knitted - Clytice Butler, first.

Holiday Decoration - Faith Fortune, first, Inez Marshall, second, Inez Mar-shall, third.

Counted Cross Stitch - Ann Siler, first, Faith Fortune, second.

Miscellaneous - Grace DeVore, first, Liz Jones, second, Clytice Butler, third.

Residential Care ResidentsQuilt or Lap Robe - Inez Marshall,

first.Afghan Crocheted - Bernice Turner,

first.Wall Hanging, any - Inez Marshall,

first, Bernice Turner, second.Foam Craft - Inez Marshall, first,

Bernice Turner, second, Billy Simpson, third.

Paper Craft - Bernice Turner, first, Betty Simpson, second, Alberta Cor-bett, Janie McBrayer, Inez Marshall, tie for third.

Fabric Craft - Inez Marshall, first, Bernice Turner, second.

Wood Craft - Alberta Corbett, first, Bernice Turner, second, Betty Simpson, third.

Scrap Craft - Bernice Turner, first.Placemat - Betty Simpson, first.Yarn Craft - Bernice Turner, first,

Inez Marshall, second, Betty Simpson, Inez Marshall, tied for third.

Beadwork, Betty Simpson, first, Bernice Turner, second.

Recycle Craft - Bernice Turner, first, Betty Simpson, second, Inez Marshall, third.

Decoupage - Alberta Corbett, first, Betty Simpson, second, Bernice Turner, Inez Marshall, tie for third.

Clay Craft - Bernice Turner, first, Al-berta Corbett, second, Betty Simpson, Inez Marshall, tie for third.

Painted Item - Alberta Corbett, first, Betty Simpson, second, Bernice Turner and Inez Marshall, tie for third.

Centerpiece - Inez Marshall, first, Alberta Corbett, second, Bernice Turn-er, Betty Simpson, tie for third.

Holiday Decoration - Alberta Corbett, first, Inez Marshall, second, Betty Simp-son & Bernice Turner, tie for third.

Miscellaneous - Inez Marshall, first, Betty Simpson, second, Alberta Corbett & Bernice Turner, tie for third.

Ornamental HorticultureNature’s Magic - Neva Polson, first,

Winona Puffinbarger, second, June Mc-Gee, third.

Fresh Arrangements - Joan Hicks, first.

God Bless America - June McGee, first, Joan Hicks, second.

Tall & Elegant - June McGee, first, Neva Polson, second.

Vegetable Garden Arrangement - Winona Puffinbarger, first.

Fruit Arrangement - Winona Puffin-barger, first, Neva Polson, second.

Wild Flower - Tammy Cotton, first, June McGee,second.

Coxcombs - Cameron McGee, first, Fritz McGee, second, Conner McGee, third.

Zinnias, small - Kylee Campbell, first, Kale Campbell, second.

Zinnias, giant - Lauren Lagos, first.Marigolds, small - Pauline Hopkins,

first, Mary Etta Campbell, second, Fritz McGee, third.

Rose - Fritz McGee, first, Conner McGee, second.

Other flowers - Cameron McGee, first, Jim Cotton, second, June McGee, third.

Ferns - Fritz McGee, first, Macy Goodwin, second.

Asparagus Fern - Fritz McGee, first, Claudia Cooksey, second, Mary Etta Campbell, third.

Begonias - Fritz McGee, first.Philodendron - Fritz McGee, first,

Joan Hicks, second, Billie Ruth Girty, third.

Coleus - Fritz McGee, first.Cacti - Fritz McGee, first.Succulents - June McGee, first, Fritz

McGee, second, Deanne Ferrell, third.Hanging Baskets - Fritz McGee,

first, Conner McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third.

Airplane Plant - Fritz McGee, first.Ivy - Fritz McGee, first, June Mc-

Gee, second.Other Flowering - Fritz McGee, first,

June McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third.

Other, Non-flowering - Ruby Kiser, first, Fritz McGee, second, Joan Hicks, third.

Biggest Garden ProductsCantaloupe, Mushmelon - Natalie

Hill, first.Onion - Ted Pshigoda, first.

Squash - Tanner Rieger, first.Fruits & Vegetables

Red Potatoes - Phil Kight, first.Sweet Potatoes - Cameron McGee,

first, Conner McGee, second.9 -Natalie Hill - first.Okra - Royce Flaming, first, Ted

Pshigoda, second.Squash, summer - Tyler Hill, first,

Robert Hill, second, Natalie Hill, third.Eggplant - Conner McGee, first,

Cameron McGee, second, Teresa Harms, third.

Hot Peppers - Teresa Harms, first, Ted Pshigoda, second, Fritz McGee, third.

18 - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Tomatoes - Conner McGee, first, Robert Hill, second, Tyler Hill, third.

Cucumbers - Natalie Hill, first, Ted Pshigoda, second.

BakingWhole Wheat Bread - Marguerite

McMurtrey, first.Cinnamon Rolls - Teresa Harms,

first, Mary Alice McLeod, second, Clau-dia Cooksey, third.

Quick Bread - Ruth Terrell, first, Betty Ragains, second, Debbie Hog-gard, third.

Muffins - Taryn Miller, first Teresa Harms, second.

Double Crust Fruit Pie - James Simpson, first, Saranna Eshelman, sec-ond.

One Crust Pie - James Simpson, first, Bethany Lancaster, second.

Layer Cake/other - Macy Starks, first, Mary Etta Campbell, second.

Create a Cake - Linda Kiser, first.Fudge - Pauline Hopkins, first.Candy/other - Bayli Hyde, first,

Marci Hyde, second, Nita Cox, third.Brownies - Neva Polson, first.Oatmeal Cookies - Neva Polson,

first.Other Cookies - Sheila Ferrell, first,

Carol Montalvo, second, Diane Ferrell, third.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - Kord Campbell, first, Kylee Campbell, sec-ond, Cameron McGee, third.

Peanut Butter Cookies - Teresa Harms, first, Neva Polson, second.

Sugar Cookies - Kylee Campbell, first, Kale Campbell, second, Neva Pol-son, third.

No-Bake Cookies - Neva Polson, first.28 - Alysson Stewart.

Food PreservationJellies, Canned Juice - Pauline Hop-

kins, first, June McGee, second.Sandhill Plum - Neva Polson, first,

Pauline Hopkins, second, Erin Goeken, third.

Apple Jelly - June McGee, first.Grape Jelly - June McGee, first.Berry Jelly - June McGee, first.Apricot Jam - Betty Ragains, first,

June McGee, second, Linda Kiser, third.

Other - June McGee, first, Elisa Crowder, second.

Apple Butter - Mary Etta Campbell, first, June McGee, second.

Butter/other - Mary Etta Campbell, first.

Peach Preserves - June McGee, first.

Strawberry Preserves - June McGee, first.

Preserves/other - June McGee, first.Pickles/Bread & Butter - June Mc-

Gee, first, Jim Cotton, second.Cucumber Relish - June McGee,

first, Ted Pshigoda, second, Jim Cotton, third.

Dill Pickles - Jim Cotton, first, Su-sie McAlister, second, Teresa Harms, third.

Sweet Pickles - Susie McAlister, first, Teresa Harms, second, June Mc-Gee, third.

Beet Pickles - Winona Puffinbarger, first, Teresa Harms, second.

Pickles, misc. - Ted Pshigoda, first, Jim Cotton, second, Susie McAlister, third.

Picante Sauce - Sheila Ferrell, first, Pauline Hopkins, second, Susie McAlis-ter, third.

Pickle Rings - Ted Pshigoda, first, June McGee, second.

Other Sauces - June McGee, first, Sheila Ferrell, second, Kale Campbell, third.

Relish/other - Teresa Harms, first, June McGee, second.

Pickled Okra - Mary Etta Campbell, first, Ted Pshigoda, second.

Pickled Peppers - Teresa Harms, first.

Tomato Juice - Pauline Hopkins, first.

Fruit/not listed - June McGee, first.Mini Talents

A=4-6 yr. old - B=7-8 yr. oldNature Leaf Exhibit A - Baylee Ois-

ter, first, Arron Tidwell, second, Briggs Jewell, third.

Nature Leaf Exhibit B - Gatlin Jew-ell, first.

Nature Bug Collection A - Jonas Welch, first, Baylee Oister, second, Ar-ron Tidwell, third.

Nature Bug Collection B - Rachel Welch, first.

Nature Wildflower A - Baylee Oister, first, Arron Tidwell, second.

My Pyramid A - Kole Campbell, first, Kord Campbell, second, Jonas Welch,

third.My Pyramid B - Rachel Welch, first,

Gatlin Jewell, second.Paper Craft A - Kole Campbell, first,

Kord Campbell, second.Paper Craft B - Robert Parker, first,

Nicky Lambert, second.Fabric Craft A - Kole Campbell, first,

Kord Campbell, second, Thomas Red-dish, third.

Fabric Craft B - Rachel Welch, first.Wood Craft A - Kole Campbell, first,

Chesney Berry, second, Emma Goeken, third.

Wood Craft B - Cade Severin, first.Plastic Craft A - Kole Campbell,

first, Nicolas Lambert, second, Jake Whiteside, third.

Plastic Craft B - Cade Severin, first, Will Miller, second, Faith Lambert, third.

Lego Craft A - Kord Campbell, first, Kole Campbell, second, Thomas Red-dish, third.

Lego Craft B - Evan Mitchell, first, Lake Lyon, second, Cade Severin, third.

Craft Foam B - Nicky Lambert, first.Craft from Kit A - Kole Campbell,

first, Ashlyn Puffinbarger, second.Craft from Kit B - Faith Lambert,

first, Nicky Lambert, second.Miscellaneous A - Emma Goeken,

first.Miscellaneous B - Rachel Welch,

first, Gatlin Jewell, second, Nicky Lam-bert, third.

Art/original painting A - Briggs Jewell, first, Emma Goeken, second, Chesney Berry, third.

Art/original painting B - Lake Lyon, first, Gatlin Jewell, second, Evan Mitch-ell, third.

Art/Pencil B - Lake Lyon, first, Kacie Eshleman, second, Gatlin Jewell, third.

Art/Crayon/hand-drawn A - Briggs Jewell, first, Emma Goeken, second.

Art/Crayon/hand-drawn B - Kacie Eshleman, first, Faith Lambert, second, Nicky Lambert, third.

Household ArticlesEmbroidered Article - Faith For-

tune, first.Needlepoint - Faith Fortune, first,

Connie LaGrow, second.Counted Cross-stitch/14 - Ann Siler,

first, Faith Fortune, second, Connie LaGrow, third.

Counted Cross-stitch/16 - Ann Siler, first, Connie LaGrow, second.

Decorative Pillow - Grace DeVore, first, Connie LaGrow, second, Claudia Cooksey, third.

Needlework Miscellaneous - Faith Fortune, first.

Baby Accessories - Kayla Puffin-barger, first.

Tied Comforter - Kelly Spade, first.Quilt Block/pieced - Carol Montalvo,

first, Connie LaGrow, second, Macy Goodwin, third.

Quilt Block/appliqued - RoseMary Whittet, first.

Quilt Block/embroidered - Faith Fortune, first.

Small Quilted Item - Inez Marshall, first, Donna Wessels, second.

Applique - Carolyn Stands, first.Pieced Quilt - Carolyn Stands, first.Quilt/hand-quilted - Corky Batter-

ton, first and Best of Show.Quilt/machine-quilted - Megan Mc-

Mahan, first, Macy Goodwin, second.Quilt/quilted by other - Donna Wes-

sels, first.Crib Afghan - Juanita Parr, first,

Ruth Mathis, second, Marie Cloyd, third.

Crocheted Cloth or Centerpiece - Clytice Butler, first.

Doilies under 14” - Clytice Butler, first.

Grandmother’s Attic - Connie LaGrow, first, Faith Fortune, second.

Death By ChocolateAdult – 1. Dianne Ferrell, Death by

Chocolate and Caramel; 2. Nita Cox, Sinfully Rich Fudgy Brownies; 3. Mary Etta Campbell, Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake.

Junior Division – 1. Cherokee High School FCCLA Class, Kylee, Taryn, Ken-nedy, Kristan, Chocolate Chip Cheese-cake Brownies; 2. Bayli Hyde, Peanut Clusters; 3. Cherokee High School FC-CLA Class, Tasia, Patsy, Rapheal, No Bake Oatmeal Cookies.

Cookie Jar Contest – 1. Beth Lan-caster.

Create a Souper Dish – 1. Mary Etta Campbell, Beef Taco Skillet; 2. Di-anne Ferrell, Poor Boy Plate; 3. Mary Alice McLeod, Unforgettable Chicken Casserole.Create-A-Decorative Cookie Sand-

wich ContestSenior Division (7th-12th grades) –

1. Cherokee FCCLA, Nicholas, Casey, Ezekiel.

Ice Cream ContestNon-fruit – 1. Dianne Ferrell; 2.

Sarah Bellamy.Fruit – 1. Sarah Bellamy. 2. Chero-

kee FCCLA Class.OHCE Booths

Most Attractive – 1. Jet Industri-ous; 2. FArmerettes; 3. WheatHearts; 4. Domes-Ti-Kates.

Ribbon Rating – 1. WheatHearts; 2. Jet Industrious; 3. Farmerettes; 4. Domes-Ti-Kates.

OHCE Educational Booths – 1. WheatHearts; 2. Jet Industrious; 3. Farmerettes; 4. Domes-Ti-Kates.

2011 Alfalfa County Free Fair results

FIRST IN LINE at the Alfalfa County Fair are Kylee Wiens (left) and Ralyn Waugh, who paid a dollar each to Loretta Sharp for a cup of homemade ice cream. The annual ice cream contest is one of the biggest draws to the fair.

REVIEWING the vegetable entries are (left) Kay Diel, Laura Hague and Cole Coulter, all of Cherokee.


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During a brief Sept. 29 special meeting, Cherokee Board of Edu-cation members approved a $1.9 million General Fund estimate of needs schedule for the 2011-12 school year.

Board members Amber Wil-hite, Ken Girty, T.J. Allison and Daylon Caruthers reviewed the budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, before voting unanimously to approve it. President Cheryl Washburn was unable to attend the meeting.

Estimated needs for the school’s building funds totaled $110,411. Child nutrition fund needs totaled $125,744.

A complete copy of the 67-page report is available to the public at the high school.

Also during the meeting, board members voted to set an election date of Feb. 14, 2012 to fill Board Seat No. 2, now occupied by Wil-hite. Wilhite was appointed to the position when former Board Member Jim Moncrief moved to Enid.

Polls will be open for the elec-tion from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all school district precincts but two, which board members voted to close.

“We’ve got precincts just out there, like north of the river, and there’s nobody that lives there,” said Superintendent Cory Ellis.

The two precincts that are now closed are Alfalfa County 020110 and Woods County 760005. Both contain zero voters.

Also approved were three ap-propriations from fiscal year 2010-11 as follows: a cash fund appropriation for the Insurance Cash Fund for $87,530.83 to pay the final bill for installation of a


Basic rule of thumb for ev-ery geometry student is that the shortest distance from “Point A” to “Point B” is a straight line. A pending road project in the north-ern half of the county will dem-onstrate that rule and shave con-siderable time off a trek across a portion of Woods, all of Alfalfa and most of Grant County.

Letters were sent to landown-ers Sept. 26 by Alfalfa County District 1 Commissioner Doug Murrow to inform them of a pending road project, but the let-ters gave few details of what the project will be.

“It’s called a landowner noti-fication letter to let people know that they (state and local engi-neers) are going to be in their area doing surveying and engi-neering,” Murrow said. “It’s kind of a courtesy.”

Letters indicate the project will begin in Byron and end at the Grant County line. Murrow is re-sponsible for informing residents of the construction that will take place in Alfalfa County. However, the project stretches well beyond that.

The project will begin at SH 58 in Byron on Latimer Road (Byron blacktop) and extend 10 miles to the Grant County line. From the Grant County line, the project will cover nearly 20 miles, ex-tending through Wakita and end-ing south of Renfrow on US 81.

A portion of the work in Grant County will turn dirt and gravel county roads into paved roads that will allow truckers com-ing from US 281 east of Alva a straight shot to US 81, both high-ly traveled roads that take driv-ers either north into Kansas or south into Oklahoma.

The project is part of the five-


"Don't leave Oklahoma!" was the message Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb delivered to Cherokee sixth through twelfth graders dur-ing an impromptu assembly held Monday afternoon in the school auditorium.

"If you're leaving Oklahoma (upon graduation), hurry back, because this state is on the verge of a renaissance!"

Touring Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties, Lamb was ac-companied by House Speaker Pro Tem Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, and District 27 State Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward.

Hickman, a Cherokee High School graduate, made arrange-ments for the lieutenant governor to speak at the school when he learned Lamb would be in Cherokee and later touring a Chesa-peake well location in Woods County.

"We couldn't be living in Oklahoma at a better time," Lamb, a native of Enid and a Republican, told the students. "Opportu-nities are being developed all over this state."

Explaining his job duties with the state, Lamb referred to what he terms a three-part "portfolio."

First, he said, are his constitutional duties, which include serving as president of the Oklahoma Senate, chairman of the state Tourism and Recreation Commission, and membership on the state Board of Equalization and Comp Source Board.

Secondly, he said he has a close working relationship with Gov. Mary Fallin, who appointed him her "advocate for small business."

"Ninety-five percent of Oklahoma's working population are either employees of small business or own a small business," he said.

Making up the third portion of Lamb's portfolio are his goals for the state.

"I want to put an end to the brain drain," he told the stu-dents. "Too many of our young people are educated, but for lack of opportunity they go to other states.

"The sun doesn't rise and set on Oklahoma City and Tulsa. We've got to have strong counties and opportunities for all of Oklahoma."

Lamb explained that he was raised an OU "Sooner" but graduated from OSU and is a "Cowboy." Referring to the coming OU-Texas Red Rivalry football game in Dallas, Lamb said, "I want us to beat Texas in something besides football.

"It's high time Oklahomans expected this state to beat Texas in something other than football."

Following his presentation, Lamb held a short question and answer session with the students.

LT. GOV. TODD LAMB makes a point during his short speech to Cherokee students Monday.

‘Don’t leave Oklahoma,’Lamb advises students

Proposed road project starts at Byronyear plan for Circuit Engineering District 6. Alfalfa County’s por-tion of the project has an esti-mated cost of $3.75 million and is funded through HB 1176, which uses state fuel taxes to pay for road and bridge projects.

Engineering will begin in 2012.

“The construction probably won’t start until 2015,” Murrow said.

When engineers start looking at the road, they will measure road depths, widths of ditches and decide what material is best for the road, “just all kinds of good stuff,” Murrow said.

Although Latimer Road al-

ready is paved, Murrow said the old surface is in dire need of re-placement, especially since truck traffic has increased with recent oil and gas activity in the county.

“We don’t want them to just resurface it,” Murrow said. “We want them to go in and construct a new base. Right now, the base is terrible.”

In the beginning stages of the project, engineers discussed wid-ening the road, but money became an issue with that consideration.

“At first they wanted to make a four-foot shoulder on all these roads,” Murrow said, “but if you take that shoulder off, you can do so much more road.”

Cherokee BOE approves$1.9 million needs estimate

new roof at the high school; re-quest for state aid and federal funds appropriation for the Child Nutrition Fund for $12,503.69; a cash fund estimate of needs ap-propriation for the Insurance Cash Fund for $68,990.28.

Payments had been made dur-ing the prior fiscal year.

“It’ll square us up as far as bookkeeping goes. It’s not ad-ditional money,” Ellis said. “We spent it first, unknowingly, and we got it recouped.”


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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE

OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANT: SANDRIDGE

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC

RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 22, TOwNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 12

wEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201105078 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 Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Prize Energy Resources, LP; and if any of the above-named parties that is a partner-ship, corporation or other association be dissolved, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order pooling the interests, and adjudicating 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 22, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of sup-ply, 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 applica-tion further states that there is currently

pending before the Commission an appli-cation of Applicant to form 640-acre drilling and spacing units in said Section 22 for the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime 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 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 24th 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 3rd day

of October, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 35,

TOwNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 11 wEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTy,

OKLAHOMACAUSE CD NO. 201105071

NOTICE OF HEARINGSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-

sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Albert Bouziden Trust No. 1, dated March 1, 1989, and the Trustee of such trust; Wendell B. Eckhardt and Betty I. Eckhardt, as Co-Trustees of the Betty I. Eckhardt Living Trust, a Revocable Trust dated 10/29/01; Wendell B. Eckhardt and Betty I. Eckhardt, as Co-Trustees of the Wendell B. Eckhardt Living Trust, a Revo-cable Trust dated 10/29/01; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Deborah A. Ackerman; Gregory S. Baker; Lynn D. Puffinbarger; Winona H. Puffinbarger; Cody L. Puffinbarger; Mike Green; Robert S. Baker; S & K Farms, LLC; Tim L. Hague; Patria A. Hague a/k/a Patri-cia A. Hague; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown suc-cessor 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 or-der, to be effective as of the date of the ex-ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 48567 to delete Section 35, Township 27 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview and boundar-ies of the Mississippi Chat common source of supply and to vacate the 80-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 35; (ii) amending a prior order of the Commission to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Missis-

sippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include said Section 35 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. 386572 with respect to the Tonkawa, Cot-tage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate com-mon 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 reporting to the Commission.



NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-5788.


DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of October, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICEPublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t

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 10 TOwNSHIP 27 NORTH RANGE 12

wEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201105015NOTICE 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 requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spac-ing unit comprised of Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Lay-

ton, Des Moines (Big Lime), Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of supply, as well as in the proposed horizontal 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201105014, for the Mississippian common source of supply, underlying Sec-tion 10, Township 27 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 north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit compris-ing said Section 10, Township 27 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 south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line and no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the location of the end points of the completion interval for the Tonkawa, Layton, Des Moines (Big Lime), Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line and no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 27 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 hydro-carbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the

Applicants, including Chesapeake Explora-tion, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 10 are Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15 and 16, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administra-tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day of September 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 29th day of September 2011.



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

LEGAL NOTICE

Dr. Dennis Walker Estate Sale

4101 Sand View Dr. EnidThur. Oct. 6th, 8am-6pm

Fri. Oct. 7th, 8–4 • 25% offSat. Oct. 8th, 8–2 • 50% off

Garage full of great tools, edger’s, mower, portable dog kennel, weed

eater, chain saw, power tools, Schwinn bike, gardening supplies,

painting supplies, House full of nice furniture,

signed art work, Fred Unruh Art, Push Pedal Hot Rod, washer & dryer

Kitchen fully loaded with pots& pans and dishes, refrigerator,

men’s shoes and clothes, Christmas, office supplies,

medical air mattress, fishing gear, medical books, and much more

This is a great estate sale for guys.

www.FrantzHelpingHands.com580.603.1105

Criminal MisdemeanorEric William Jones,

Sallisaw, has been charged with driving while license is under suspension.

Kymberli Michelle Hamil, Cherokee, has been charged with obtain-ing cash and/or merchan-dise by bogus check (two counts).

Small ClaimsLeroy Williams and

Tammy Williams, Car-men, have filed a small claims suit against Jason A. Tatman and Shallyn C. Tatman.

Karen Kay Hawkins, Cherokee, has filed a small claims suit against Cathy Jo LaBrue, Chero-kee.

CivilDiscover Bank (Dis-

cover Card) has sued Fa-tasia Hamil (outstand-

ing warrant), Cherokee, for breach of contract in an amount less than $10,000.

Citibank (South Da-kota) has sued Alvin Roy Highfill II, Chero-kee, for indebtedness in an amount more than $10,000.

State of Oklahoma has filed an accusation for re-moval against Bruce Clif-ford Martin, Alfalfa Coun-

ty Clerk.Marriage LicenseLuke Thomas Hague

and Katelyn Joy Kim-minau, both of Cherokee, have filed for a marriage license.

Protective OrderShane Dee Phillips,

Jet, has filed a protective order against Carla Re-nea Lovely, Jet.

TrafficCharged with failure to

wear seat belt, $20: Cur-tis Wayne Drake, Way-noka; Jordan Alexander Grant, Elkhart, Texas; James Patrick May, Ben-ton, Ark.; Brock Dewayne Martin, Cherokee.

Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed lim-it, $188.50: Jackie D. Fos-ter, Canton; Calvin Berry Rich, Woodward; Eric William Jones, Sallisaw; Ovaldo Gurrola Espinoza,

Clinton; Leroy Edward Merkel, Perryton, Texas; Steven Shane Stafford, Woodward.

Charged with speeding 15 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Trenton Allen Camp, Oklahoma City; Jordan Alexander Grant, Elkhart, Texas.

Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed lim-it, $241.50: Sean Dwight Osburn, Sallisaw.

Cherokee Police Department logs

Sept. 267:42 a.m. – Stray kitten at

SandRidge needs picked up.10:32 a.m. – Controlled

burn northwest of Ingersoll.5:57 p.m. – Someone put

dog in pen at caller’s house.10:52 p.m. – Accident north

of fish hatchery on SH 11.11:05 p.m. – Caller is

babysitting someone’s kids, and they were supposed to be there already. She heard si-rens and was concerned.

Sept. 288:24 a.m. – Controlled burn

northwest of Ingersoll.9:52 a.m. – Thinks hus-

band left hat in ambulance.10:26 a.m. – Controlled

burn southeast of Cozy Curve.

12:49 p.m. – Controlled burn south of Cherokee.

5:30 p.m. – Ex is coming to get stuff later. Wanted to know if she let him if it would be breaking protective order. Advised that officer needs to be there. She will call with time.

5:57 p.m. – Ex will be pick-ing up stuff about 8 or 8:30 p.m.

8:32 p.m. – Would be meet-ing ex in about 20 minutes.

8:36 p.m. – Need ambu-lance south of Cozy Curve for possible heart attack.

8:38 p.m. – Will come to police department for first re-sponder.

9:41 p.m. – Mother called about son who was a runaway and had been picked up. Ad-vised to call sheriff ’s office.

11:31 p.m. – Needs officer at Cherokee Manor. Someone threatened her life.

Sept. 295:38 p.m. – Ex was going

to get stuff at 7 p.m. and will call closer to time for an offi-cer to standby.

6:03 p.m. – Kids stopping traffic at light at 2nd and Grand.

6:37 p.m. – Loud music from small car.

8:01 p.m. – Truck losing stuff out of back. People are having to dodge it.

9:52 p.m. – Need drug dog north of Cherokee on Harmon Road.

Sept. 3012:07 a.m. – Loud music.12:39 a.m. – Loud music

has quieted down.2:10 p.m. – Fire south-

west of four-way stop north of town. Controlled burn west of sale barn.

2:20 p.m. – Possible they found a puppy. Gave owner information. Negative con-tact.

Oct. 14:43 a.m. – Banned subject

at Chaparral Apartments.9:53 a.m. – Elderly lady

locked out of car. Requested aid.

10:09 a.m. – Car unlocked.11:30 a.m. – Someone

broke window of apartment.12:07 p.m. – Controlled

burn north edge of town.1:56 p.m. – Silver sports

car headed north from Aline toward Cherokee, speeding more than 80 mph.

5:24 p.m. – Kids in and out of old apartment building.

5:25 p.m. – Kids have left apartment and are walking north in alley.

5:45 p.m. – Could not find kids. Nothing appeared taken or broken.

Oct. 212:05 p.m. – Someone at

locker wanting to know where to get water.

Alfalfa County District Court docket


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RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 1, TOwNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 12



STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc; and if any of the above-named parties which is a part-nership, corporation or other association is dissolved, 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 permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed in Section 1, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 660 feet from the east line of said Section 1 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 1, with the first perforation in the horizontal por-tion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 1, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 1, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such com-mon source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 1, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and comple-tion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direc-tion from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permis-sion running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable

for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 1 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Section 36, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM; Section 31, Township 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM; Sections 6 and 7, Township 28 North, Range 11 West of the IM; and Section 12, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 1 are Sections 2 and 11, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, and Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou-levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 24th 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 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, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Rob-ert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.



BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of October, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE


BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE

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

RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLINGLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 31 TOwNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10

wEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTy, OKLAHOMA


STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Farmers’ Union Cooperative Royalty Company; Donald Laverne Met-calf; Grover Kent Metcalf; Ivan Metcalf; Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc.; 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 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. 201105005, for the Tonkawa, Cleveland, Big Lime and Mis-sissippian separate common sources of supply, underlying Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, as well as in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Okla-homa, for the Layton (Cottage Grove), Oswego Lime and Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand separate common sources of sup-ply with respect to the development of such separate common sources of sup-ply 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 25th 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.






LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING - HORIZONTAL wELL UNIT




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: Kathleen Neilson; Ruth J. De-Voe Revocable Living Trust dated 8/15/95, and Ruth J. DeVoe & James R. Devoe, as Trustees of such trust; Ann C. Smith, deceased, and Norma Smith Funston, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ann C. Smith, deceased; Donald Jerry Lee, deceased; Juanita Faye Lee; Randy Jones Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Randy Roy Jones Trust dated 12/11/1987, f/b/o Randy Roy Jones II & Crystal L. Jones, and the Trustee of such trust; Thomas T. Holley III; Thomas T. Holley, Jr.; Shirley Gregg a/k/a Shirley D’Alquen; Barbara Lee; Kenneth W. Cory, Ltd.; 212 Operating, Inc.; Grace Ann Gilchrist; Ricky Neil Morawitz; Roberta Lee Kuykendall; Alberta M. Leirer; Episcopal Royalty Company; Joseph O. Wright; Phyllis P. Wright; James L. Woods; Juanita Woods; Jack Danford; Jewell Danford; Lewis E. Meinhardt, deceased; Jessie O. Meinhardt, deceased; Ola Mae Stockwell; Brent Walker; Thelma Imogene Kile McNeal; Daniel Ray Kile Darling; Clyde O. Hime, deceased; Orville A. Hime, deceased; Bessie M. Hanson, deceased; Ruby Hime; Larry A. Hime Living Trust dated 10/9/03, and Larry A. Hime & Wanda A. Hime, as Co-Trustees of such trust; Kerry Hime; Rosella Hime; Headington Royalty, Inc.; Judith Giesel Jones; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both im-mediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named par-ties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; 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; and if the above-named party designated as a personal representative is not presently acting in such capacity as personal representative, then the unknown successor or successors to such personal representative.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli-cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-

tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Com-mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as fol-lows: (i) establishing the initial boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply of oil so as to cover and include Section 13, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and forming a proper horizontal well unit for such common source of supply in such section, which unit Applicant requests be a 640-acre horizontal well unit; and (ii) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hear-ing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.


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

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




LEGAL NOTICE


BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF

OKLAHOMAAPPLICANT: SANDRIDGE


RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 22, TOwNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 12



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: BNSF Railway Company; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesa-peake Operating, Inc.; Cindy Summers; James G. Young; Ellen Talitha; Jana Lea Blue; Tom Blue; Janice Sue Simpson; Terry Simpson; Judy Kay Martin; Stanley Martin; Lori A. Schrock and Robert R. Schrock, as Trustees of the Lori A. Schrock Trust No. 1, dated January 1, 2002; Patricia Anne Armbruster Trust No. 1, dated the 15th day of August, 2002, and the Trustee of such trust; Prize Energy Resources, LP; Schrock Inc.; Steven R. Young; Kathryn Young; if any of the above-named indi-viduals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown suc-cessor 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. 148489 to delete Section 22, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview and boundaries of the Mississippi Chat com-mon source of supply as covered by such order and to vacate the 80-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 22; (ii) amending Order No. 210281 to delete said Section 22 from the purview and boundaries of the Mississippi Lime common source of supply as covered by such order and to vacate the 40-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 22; (iii) amending

prior orders of the Commission to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Missis-sippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include said Section 22 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 (iv) 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 orders in the manner set forth above, Order No. 212595 with respect to the Mississippi Chat common source of supply and Order No. 148489 with respect to the Mississippi Lime common source 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 reporting to the Commission.



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




LEGAL NOTICE





RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING - HORIZONTAL wELL UNIT




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.; Loy Puffin-barger and Elizabeth Puffinbarger, as Trustees of the Loy Puffinbarger Living Trust dated July 10, 2002; Lynn D. Puffin-barger; Winona H. Puffinbarger; Cody L. Puffinbarger; James W. Lambke; Methodist Episcopal Church of Mendon, Oklahoma; Lloyd R. Clepper; Pamela Sue Clepper; David Herman Clepper; Gary Lloyd Clep-per; Beach Ranch, Partnership; Janice Haunschild and Charles D. Haunschild, as Trustees of the Janice Haunschild Revo-cable Trust dated January 10, 1977; Parker Family, LLC; Jesse Puffinbarger; James S. Hadley; Louisa L. Glaze; Ella I. Miller; Earl Hays; if any of the above-named in-dividuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown suc-cessor 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 Corpora-tion 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) confirming and establishing the boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply of gas so as to cover and include Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and forming a proper horizontal well unit for such common source of supply in such section, which unit Applicant requests be formed as a 640-acre horizontal well unit; (ii) determining that the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in this cause for the

Mississippian common source of supply in said Section 28 will supersede the existing non-developed 160-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units previously formed for the Mississippi Chat common source of supply in the N½ of said Section 28 and the existing non-developed 40-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed for the Mississippi Lime common source of supply in such lands; 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 this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hear-ing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.


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 name and tele-phone number.

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.




LEGAL NOTICE

Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department logsSept. 27

12:35 p.m. – Stolen ladder and vandalism in Jet. Some-one stole $850 ladder and tore up property. Stolen wood. Will keep things under lock and key from now on. Said to not send officer.

4:43 p.m. – Animal neglect in Amorita. House is vacant. Dog not getting food or water. Dog had water. Spoke with owner.

10:52 p.m. – Truck rollover north of fish hatchery on SH 11. Cherokee Ambulance paged.

Sept. 2812:46 a.m. – Dirt bike hit

deer. Driver injured but not bad.

10:05 a.m. – Vandalism west of Kiowa, Kan. Old house with windows broken out. People there when they arrived, now gone.

11:15 a.m. – Burglary across from school in Jet. Carpet out-side is missing. Caller had cleaned house and put carpet outside to dry. Now it’s gone. Also took hose, rack bar stools. Something missing almost ev-ery day for three to four weeks. Extra patrol requested.

5:35 p.m. – Two-vehicle acci-dent east of Jet on US 64. Paged Jet First Responders.

6:05 p.m. – Suspicious vehi-cle north of Cherokee past Riv-er Bridge. Truck sitting there. Wasn’t there earlier. Vehicle is locked up and has a flat tire. Owners will be back tomorrow.

6:12 p.m. – Text from ex-hus-band. Ex is not allowed contact with her or her children. Re-quested deputy to call the dis-trict attorney.

6:49 p.m. – Welfare check on juvenile in Byron. Juvenile in custody. Mother on way to pick up.

8:36 p.m. – Medical call

southeast of Cozy Curve. Sub-ject having chest pains. Helena Ambulance paged. Subject went to Cherokee Police Department. Cherokee Ambulance transport-ed to Enid.

Sept. 2911:09 a.m. – Unattended

death in Carmen. Transported to funeral home in Alva.

8:21 p.m. – Lady fell in Hel-ena. Daughter found her.

9:59 p.m. – Possible accident south of Goltry on SH 45. Hel-ena EMS paged.

10:31 p.m. – Reckless driv-ing in Carmen. Big green truck speeds around town. Has been asked to slow down by several people but still drives danger-ously.

10:36 p.m. – Gunshots in Carmen. Caller heard several gunshots. First seem to come from north of her house by rail-road tracks. Next ones sounded like they may be toward south of her house. Deputy en route. Caller called back to say she believes it is fireworks, not gun-shots. Unable to locate.

Oct. 111:02 a.m. – Hitchhiker, per-

son of interest on US 64. Tall, older gentleman near Woods County line, wearing blue ball cap, blue jeans, white shirt. Was knocking on door. Carrying two bags. Apple iPod taken from Alva, not sure if related. Person went to sheriff ’s office looking for ride to Medford. Was from somewhere in Texas.

1 p.m. – Woman driving crazy in Carmen. Third time he has called sheriff about her. Deputy made contact with driver.

1:01 p.m. – Caller needed fire department now, chop, chop. Fire on Trail Road in Nescatun-ga. Paged Nescatunga Fire De-partment. Under control. Fire

department never went.1:30 p.m. – Needs game

ranger on Logan Road. Some-one shot deer, sawed horns off.

1:52 p.m. – Someone speed-ing north out of Cherokee. Sil-ver sports car close to Helena turnoff.

3:48 p.m. – Fire near Jet. Controlled burn.

6:27 p.m. – Vehicle broken down across from Cozy Curve. Hit raccoon, ruined radiator, car will not drive.

8:20 p.m. – Man broke out window of liquor store in Jet.

Man is screaming at caller. Sub-ject refused medical treatment, is having a stroke, is heading to

Cherokee.6:18 p.m. – Controlled burn

near Nescatunga.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Compa-nies may now make a donation to support rural firefighter ef-forts through one of Oklahoma’s 11 regional councils.

Donations can be made by contacting one of the 11 region-al councils in Oklahoma.

To support Northern Oklaho-ma fire departments in Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay,

Kingfisher, Major and Noble counties, contact the Northern Oklahoma Development Au-thority at (580) 237-4810.

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Fire department donations accepted


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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t

coUntY commissionersseptember 30, 2011

The Alfalfa County Commissioners met in the Civic Room at 10:00 AM with Chairman 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 4:00 P.M., Sept. 28, 2011.

Murrow moved to approve the minutes of Sept. 26. Roach seconded. All voted aye.Roach moved to approve the Payroll Warrants for payment. Walker seconded. All

voted aye.Roach moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Walker seconded.

All voted aye.generaL FUnd

305........Williamson, Diana L. ..............................$272.40 ................................... Travel306........Prince, Donna ..........................................$23.20 ................................... Travel

HigHWaY casH480........Sanders, Vernon R. .................................$85.47 ................................... Travel481........Phillips, Dianne W. ................................$354.09 ................................... Travel

Roach moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Rodco Services in Dist #2. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement for Dist #1 on the NW/4 of Section 14, Township 28, Range 11. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve one road crossing permit for KanOkla Networks in Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for SandRidge in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve one road crossing permit for Bloom Electric Services in Dist #2. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to adjourn. Murrow 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


coUntY commissionersseptember 26, 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 9:20 A.M., Sept. 23, 2011.

Roach moved to approve the minutes of September 19. 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-FairgroUnds

130........Sunderland Electric ............................$2,630.00 ...................................RepairsaLes tax-HeaLtH

345........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$50.80 ..................................Utilities346........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$53.11 ..................................Utilities347........Dacoma Coop .........................................$85.26 ............................... Supplies348........Dacoma Coop .........................................$75.01 ...................................... Fuel

Current Yearassessor visUaL inspection casH

10..........Currie, Peake & Frazier Inc. ...............$1,323.92 ............................Equipment11 ..........Enid Typewriter Co ................................$184.00 ............................Equipment

coUntY cLerK casH3............County Officer & Deputies Assn. .............$75.00 ..........................Registration

generaL FUnd253........Tucker, Charles A.. ................................$140.97 ................................... Travel254........Biltmore Hotel, The ................................$144.00 ..........................Registration255........County Officer & Deputies Assn. .............$75.00 ..........................Registration256........County Officer & Deputies Assn. ...........$120.00 ..........................Registration257........Special-OPS Uniform Inc. .......................$59.98 ............................... Supplies

HigHWaY casH397........County Officer & Deputies Assn. .............$75.00 ..........................Registration398........Biltmore Hotel, The ..................................$72.00 ..........................Registration399........Edwards Canvas Inc. ............................$105.91 ............................... Supplies400........State Line Grain Co. ..............................$209.00 ...................................Repair401........Yellowhouse Machinery Co. ..................$267.48 ............................... Supplies402........Cummins Construction .......................$2,958.70 ................................. Asphalt403........Kirkpatrick Truck & Welding ...............$2,156.25 ...................................Repair404........Northwest Radiator .............................$1,782.01 ...................................Repair405........Burlington Farmers Coop .................$10,606.00 ...................................... Fuel406........Circuit Engineering Dist #8 ....................$195.00 .................................... Signs407........Radio Shack ..........................................$299.99 ............................Equipment408........B&K Safety Service ...............................$266.64 ............................... Supplies409........Radio Shack ............................................$54.48 ............................... Supplies410........Bakers Alternator .....................................$37.35 .....................................Parts411 ........Berry Tractor & Equipment ......................$90.01 .....................................Parts412........Atwoods .................................................$159.99 ............................... Supplies413........Jack’s Automotive ..................................$278.89 ............................... Supplies414........Yellowhouse Machinery Co. ..................$976.58 ............................... Supplies415........Enid Concrete .....................................$2,190.00 ...............................Concrete416........OG&E ....................................................$306.67 ..................................Utilities417........John Deere Financial, Leasing D .......$2,667.64 ................... Lease/Purchase418........John Deere Financial, Leasing D .......$2,667.65 ................. Lease/Purchases419........Radio Shack .......................................$1,799.99 ............................Equipment420........Horne Oil Co. ......................................$8,175.00 ...................................... Fuel421........Rick Dietz Welding ...........................$14,861.00 ................................. Service422........Rick Dietz Welding ...........................$12,676.00 ................................. Service423........Angle, Phoebe J. ...................................$167.61 ................................... Travel424........ONG ........................................................$84.10 ..................................Utilities

saLes tax-HeaLtH78..........Hibdon Tire ..............................................$84.47 ..................................... Tires79..........Hibdon Tire ............................................$408.98 ..................................... Tires80..........Munn Supply .........................................$183.25 ............................... Supplies81..........Stryker EMS .......................................$1,528.20 .............................................82..........Jack’s Automotive ....................................$35.00 ...................................Repair83..........Third Helix Technology ..........................$757.45 ............................Equipment84..........Page Plus Inc. .........................................$70.45 ..................................Utilities85..........OK Tax Commission ................................$41.50 ............................ Tag & Title86..........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$52.36 ..................................Utilities87..........Pioneer Telephone ..................................$53.12 ..................................Utilities88..........Dacoma Coop .......................................$109.57 ...................................... Fuel

sHeriFF revoLving casH19..........Rogers Lumber, TH ...............................$315.83 ............................... Supplies

Roach moved to approve the blanket purchase orders. Walker seconded. All voted aye.Roach moved to approve the following officer’s reports: Court Clerk, Election Board, and

Sheriff’s. Walker seconded. All voted aye.Murrow moved to approve the resolution for ODOT for the lease purchase of a grader for

Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye.Roach moved to transfer $2000 from H17-1b to H17-1c. Murrow seconded. All voted

aye.Walker moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Select Energy in Dist #1. Roach

seconded. All voted aye.Murrow moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline in Dist #1. Walker

seconded. All voted aye.Murrow moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for Rite-Way Construction in Dist #3.

Walker seconded All voted aye.Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Capprock Energy Services in Dist

#1. Roach seconded. All voted aye.Walker moved to approve 10 road crossing permits for Crescent Services; 2 in Dist #2 and

8 in Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.Walker moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Sand Ridge in Dist #3. Murrow

seconded. All voted aye.Roach moved to approve a private property access easement on the S/2 of Section 19,

Township 25, Range 11. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.The commissioners discussed the interlocal governmental agreement with the City of

Cherokee for the operation of the E911 system. No decisions were made.Roach moved to authorize the county clerk to advertise for bids for new lighting in the arena

building. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.Carole Grover was back in to discuss truck traffic and the speed limit on the Byron Blacktop

in Dist #1. She said that Doug Murrow had promised her that he would lower the speed limit to 45 on that road but no action has been taken yet. She said, “Doug, you lied to me, you outright lied to me.” She requested an item be placed on the agenda for October 3 to pass a resolution to that effect and then after that is done, she requested the appropriate signs be ordered the same day and installed immediately upon receipt of the signs. She even offered to go pick them up for him. Doug did not deny that he lied to her about taking action. No decisions were made, other than Doug promising to add the agenda item to the October 3 agenda.

Murrow moved to enter into executive session to discuss the removal of the county clerk from office siting Title 22, Section 1195 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Roach seconded. All voted aye. They left at 10:41 a.m.

At 11:22 a.m., Murrow moved to re-enter regular session. Roach seconded.Without any discussion, Murrow moved for the immediate suspension of the county clerk

with pay. Roach seconded. All voted aye.Murrow moved to adjourn. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

/s/ Doug MurrowDoug Murrow, Chair

/s/ Chad RoachChad Roach, Member

/s/ Ray WalkerRay Walker, Member

ATTEST:/s/ Bruce MartinBruce Martin, County Clerk


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 10 toWnsHip 25 nortH range 12

West oF tHe im aLFaLFa coUntY, oKLaHoma

caUse cd no. 201105004notice 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, more particu-larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, ex-ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties desig-nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tol-erances in the 640-acre drilling and spac-ing unit comprised of Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cot-tage Grove, Hogshooter, Checkerboard, Cleveland, Big Lime, Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of sup-ply, as well as in the proposed 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201105003, for the Mississippian common source of supply, underlying Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to al-low a well to be drilled as follows:

Surface location: No closer than 200 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,

Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The proposed location of the end points of the completion interval for the Mississippian common source of supply will be no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line and no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of

the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the location of the end points of the completion interval for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Hogshooter, Checkerboard, Cleveland, Big Lime, Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line and no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establish-ing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 10 are Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15 and 16, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.










beFore tHe corporation commission oF tHe state

oF oKLaHomaappLicant: sandridge

expLoration and prodUction, LLc

reLieF soUgHt: Location exception

LegaL description: section 13, toWnsHip 28 nortH, range 9

West oF tHe im, aLFaLFa coUntY, oKLaHoma

caUse cd no. 201105076notice oF Hearing

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc; and if any of the above-named parties which is a part-nership, corporation or other association is dissolved, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli-cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Com-mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in Section 13, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 1100 feet from the east line of said Section 13 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 1100 feet from the east line of said Section 13, with the first perforation in the horizontal por-tion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 1100 feet from the east line of said Section 13, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 1100 feet from the east line of said Section 13, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such com-mon source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 1100 feet from the east line of said Section 13, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and comple-tion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direc-tion from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply

covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allow-able with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said Section 13 for the Mississippian common source of supply.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 13 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 12 and 24, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 13 are Sections 11, 14 and 23, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and Sections 7, 18 and 19, Township 28 North, Range 8 West of the IM, Grant County, Oklahoma.








LegaL notice








caUse cd no. 201105074 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli-cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Com-mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 660 feet from the east line of said Section 28 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 28, with the first perforation in the horizontal por-tion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 28, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 28, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Sec-tion 28, 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 direc-tion from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allow-

able with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said Section 28 for the Mississippian common source of supply.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 28 in regard to the subsur-face location tolerance areas described above are Sections 21, 22, 27, 33 and 34, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 28 are Sections 20, 29 and 32, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.















caUse cd no. 201105072 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed in Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 660 feet from the east line of said Section 35 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippi common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 35, with the first perforation in the horizontal por-tion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 35, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 35, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Sec-tion 35, 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 direc-tion from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permis-sion running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests

be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 35 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 25, 26 and 36, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, and Sec-tions 1 and 2, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” sur-rounding said Section 35 are Sections 27 and 34, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, and Section 3, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.







BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of October, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

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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 timBeRLake PUBLic ScHooLS ScHooL DiStRict no. i-093, aLFaLFa coUntY, okLaHoma

Statement oF FinanciaL conDition geneRaL..........BUiLDing .....................co-oP ........................ nUtRitionaS oF JUne 30, 2011 FUnD.................FUnD .......................... FUnD ..................................FUnD Detail..................Detail .......................... Detail ..................................DetailaSSetS:Cash Balance June 30, 2011 $302,475.95 $156.268.48 .................. $10,175.61 ..........................$19,259.31Investments 0.00......................0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00totaL aSSetS $302,475.95 $156,268.48 .................. $10,175.61 ..........................$19,259.31LiaBiLitieS anD ReSeRVeS:Warrants Outstanding $70,052.07 $903.49 .................... $3,142.46 ............................$5,027.62Reserve for Interest on Warrants 0.00......................0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00Reserves From Schedule 8 0.00......................0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00totaL LiaBiLitieS anD ReSeRVeS $70,052.07 $903.49 .................... $3,142.46 ............................$5,027.62CASH FUND BALANCE (Deficit) June 30, 2011 $232,423.88 $155,364.99 .................... $7,033.15 ..........................$14,231.69

eStimateD neeDS FoR FiScaL YeaR enDing JUne 30, 2012geneRaL FUnD ................................................................................................................................................... geneRaL FUnDCurrent Expense...........................................................................................................................................................$2,262,922.24Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00Total Required .............................................................................................................................................................$2,262,922..24FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance .........................................................................................................................................................$232,423.88Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ................................................................................................................................1,185.234.77Total Deductions ...........................................................................................................................................................$1,417,658.65Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax ...........................................................................................................................$845,263.59eStimateD miSceLLaneoUS ReVenUe:1000 District Sources of Revenue ................................................................................................................................................0.002100 County 4 Mill Ad Valorem Tax ...................................................................................................................................$67,892.732200 County Apportionment (Mortgage Tax) .......................................................................................................................$7,128.553110 Gross Production Tax .............................................................................................................................................$112,445.493120 Motor Vehicle Collections .......................................................................................................................................$173,819.203130 Rural Electric Cooperative Tax .................................................................................................................................$96,260.993140 State School Land Earnings .....................................................................................................................................$31,127.363200 State Aid - General Operations...............................................................................................................................$532,208.583400 State - Categorical ....................................................................................................................................................$12,265.003800 State Vocational Programs ........................................................................................................................................30,020.004200 Disadvantaged Students ..........................................................................................................................................$64,416.664300 Individuals With Disabilities ......................................................................................................................................$57,650.21Total Estimated Revenue ...........................................................................................................................................$1,185,234.77Sinking FUnD BaLance SHeet .........................................................................................................................Sinking FUnD1. Cash Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 ..........................................................................................................................$61,138.822. Legal Investments Properly Maturing .......................................................................................................................................0.003. Judgments Paid To Recover By Tax Levy ................................................................................................................................0.004. Total Liquid Assets .........................................................................................................................................................$61,138.8212. Balance of Assets Subject to Accruals ........................................................................................................................$61,138.82Deduct Accrual Reserve If Assets Sufficient:13.g. Earned Unmatured Interest ...........................................................................................................................................$924.17 15.i. Accrued on Unmatured Bonds ...................................................................................................................................$53,714.2916. Total Items g. Through i. ..............................................................................................................................................$54,638.4617. Excess of Assets Over Accrual Reserves** ...................................................................................................................$6,500.36Sinking FUnD ReQUiRementS FoR 2011-20121. Interest Earnings on Bonds .............................................................................................................................................$6,417.502. Accrual on Unmatured Bonds ......................................................................................................................................$156,285.71Total Sinking Fund Requirements ...............................................................................................................................$162,703.21Deduct:1. Excess of Assets Over Liabilities .....................................................................................................................................$6,500.362. Surplus Building Fund Cash .....................................................................................................................................................0.003. Contributions From Other Districts ...........................................................................................................................................0.00Balance To Raise .............................................................................................................................................................$156,202.85BUiLDing FUnD ................................................................................................................................................... BUiLDing FUnDCurrent Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$276.115.65Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required .................................................................................................................................................................$276,115.65FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance .........................................................................................................................................................$155,364.99Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue .............................................................................................................................................0..00Total Deductions ..............................................................................................................................................................$155,364.99Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax ...........................................................................................................................$120,750.66co-oP FUnD ...............................................................................................................................................................co-oP FUnDCurrent Expense................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00Total Required ...................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00Financed:Cash Fund Balance .............................................................................................................................................................$7,033.15Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ...................................................................................................................................$73,639.85Total Deductions ................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................0.00cHiLD nUtRition PRogRamS FUnD ............................................................................................................. nUtRition FUnDCurrent Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00Total Required .................................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................$14,231.69Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ...................................................................................................................................$99,163.68Total Deductions ..............................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................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 Timberlake School District No. I-093, 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 year.

SEAL s/Kenneth JordanPresident of Board of Education

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of September, 2011./s/ Paula Burkes, Notary Public, #08000281, exp. 1/04/2012

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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 tHe cHeRokee PUBLic ScHooLSScHooL DiStRict no. i-46, aLFaLFa coUntY, okLaHoma

Statement oF FinanciaL conDition geneRaL ..................BUiLDing ........................ nUtRitionaS oF JUne 30, 2011 FUnD .......................... FUnD ..................................FUnDaSSetS: Detail .......................... Detail ..................................DetailCash Balance June 30, 2011 $295,399.12 .................. $53,683.43 ..........................$20,568.28Investments 0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00 totaL aSSetS $295,399.12 .................. $53,683.43 ..........................$20,568.28LiaBiLitieS anD ReSeRVeS:Warrants Outstanding $145,892.30 .................. $13,044.18 .................................$29.00Reserves for Interest on Warrants 0.00 ............................. 0.00 .....................................0.00Reserves From Schedule 8 $994.34 ....................... $217.50 .....................................0.00 totaL LiaBiLitieS anD ReSeRVeS $146,886.64 .................. $13,261.68 .................................$29.00 CASH FUND BALANCE (Deficit) JUNE 30,2011 $148,512.48 .................. $40,421.75 ..........................$20,539.28

eStimateD neeDS FoR FiScaL YeaR enDing JUne 30, 2012geneRaL FUnD ................................................................................................................................................... geneRaL FUnDCurrent Expense.........................................................................................................................................................$$1,937,987.52Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required .........................................................................................................................................................$1,937,987.52FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance .........................................................................................................................................................$148,512.48Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ..............................................................................................................................$1,299,920.51 Total Deductions ......................................................................................................................................................$1,448,432.99Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax ...........................................................................................................................$489,554.53eStimateD miSceLLaneoUS ReVenUe:2100 County 4 Mill Ad Valorem Tax ...................................................................................................................................$77,962.912200 County Apportionment (Mortgage Tax) .......................................................................................................................$8,694.343110 Gross Production Tax .............................................................................................................................................$127,371.913120 Motor Vehicle Collections .......................................................................................................................................$160,251.113130 Rural Electric Cooperative Tax .................................................................................................................................$72,318.093140 State School Land Earnings .....................................................................................................................................$34,721.173200 State Aid - General Operations...............................................................................................................................$715,874.083300 State Aid - Competitive Grants .................................................................................................................................$$8,484.00 3400 State - Categorical ....................................................................................................................................................$14,639.003800 State Vocational Programs ......................................................................................................................................$24,800.004200 Disadvantaged Students ..........................................................................................................................................$54,803.90 Total Estimated Revenue .........................................................................................................................................$1,299,920.51Sinking FUnD BaLance SHeet .........................................................................................................................Sinking FUnD1. Cash Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 ........................................................................................................................$147,672.812. Legal Investments Properly Maturing .......................................................................................................................................0.003. Judgments Paid To Recover By Tax Levy ................................................................................................................................0.00 4. Total Liquid Assets ..................................................................................................................................................$147,672.8111. Total Items a. Through f. .........................................................................................................................................................0.0012. Balance of Assets Subject to Accrual ........................................................................................................................$147,672.81Deduct Accrual Reserve If Assets Sufficient:13. g. Earned Unmatured Interest ................................................................................................................................................0.0014. h. Accrual on Final Coupons.............................................................................................................................................$840.0015. i. Accrued on Unmatured Bonds ................................................................................................................................$133,333.3316. Total Items g. Through i. ............................................................................................................................................$134,173.3317. Excess of Assets Over Accrual Reserves** .................................................................................................................$13,499.48Sinking FUnD ReQUiRementS FoR 2011-20121. Interest Earnings on Bonds ...........................................................................................................................................$30,182.502. Accrual on Unmatured Bonds ...................................................................................................................................... $131,111.11 Total Sinking Fund Requirements ..............................................................................................................................$161,293..61Deduct:1. Excess of Assets Over Liabilities ...................................................................................................................................$13,499.482. Surplus Building Fund Cash .....................................................................................................................................................0.003. Contributions From Other Districts ...........................................................................................................................................0.00Balance To Raise .............................................................................................................................................................$147,794.13BUiLDing FUnD ................................................................................................................................................... BUiLDing FUnDCurrent Expense.............................................................................................................................................................. $110,411.60Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required ............................................................................................................................................................ $110,411.60FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................$40,421.75Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue ..............................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Deductions ...........................................................................................................................................................$40,421.75Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax .............................................................................................................................$69,989.85cHiLD nUtRition PRogRamS FUnD ............................................................................................................. nUtRition FUnDCurrent Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation .................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required ............................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42FinanceD:Cash Fund Balance ...........................................................................................................................................................$20,539.28Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue .................................................................................................................................$105,205.14 Total Deductions .........................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................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 Cherokee School District No. I-46, 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.

s/Cheryl WashburnPresident of Board of Education

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of September, 2011.s/Judy Porter, Notary Public, #11004525

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ReLieF SoUgHt: SPacingLegaL DeScRiPtion: Section 10 toWnSHiP 25 noRtH Range 12

WeSt oF tHe im aLFaLFa coUntY, okLaHoma

caUSe cD no. 201105003notice oF HeaRing

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 158770 to delete Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview of the Mississippi Lime common source of supply and to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in such lands; (ii) amending Order No. 588157 of the Commission so as to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply

so as to cover and include Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such common source of supply underlying such section, with the permitted well for the units 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 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 24th day of October 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.



CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA


BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day of September, 2011BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary





ReLieF SoUgHt: SPacingLegaL DeScRiPtion: Section 31 toWnSHiP 26 noRtH Range 10



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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 136472 to delete Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview of the Mississippi Chat common source of supply and to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in such lands; (ii) amending Order No. 52810 to delete Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview of the Mississippi Lime common source of supply and to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in such lands; (iii) amending Order No. 158771 of the Commission so as to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa common source of supply so as to cover and include Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa

County, Oklahoma, which section Appli-cants request be formed as a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such common source of supply underlying such section, with the permitted well for the units to be located not less than 1320 feet from the unit boundary; (iv) establishing the initial boundaries of the Cleveland, Big Lime and Mississippian separate common sources of supply so as to cover and include Sec-tion 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such formations underlying such section with the permitted well for the units to be located not less than 1320 feet from the unit boundary; and (v) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.













ReLieF SoUgHt: HoRiZontaL SPacing

LegaL DeScRiPtion: Section 10 toWnSHiP 27 noRtH Range 12




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. 106470, as corrected by Order No. 110308 to delete Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview of the Mis-sissippian Lime common source of supply and to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in such lands; (ii) establishing the initial boundar-ies of the Mississippian common source of

supply so as to cover and include Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which section Applicants request be formed as a horizontal 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such formation underlying such section with the permitted well for the units to be located not less than 660 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.









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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.

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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

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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

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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

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The family of Carol Ann (Skidmore) Dotterer would like to express much thanks for the many cards, flow-ers, phone calls and prayers sent in remembrance of our mother and grandmother. Thanks especially to the women of the Friends Church for the great luncheon.

Sincerely,The families of Tim Dotterer,

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oF tHe State oF oKLaHoMaaPPLicantS: cHeSaPeaKe

oPeRating, inc. anD cHeSaPeaKe eXPLoRation, L.L.c.

ReLieF SoUgHt: WeLL Location eXcePtion

LegaL DeScRiPtion: Section 31 toWnSHiP 26 noRtH Range 10

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap-plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well loca-tion tolerances in the proposed 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201105005, for the Tonkawa, Cleveland, Big Lime and Mississippian separate com-mon sources of supply, underlying Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, as well as in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Al-falfa County, Oklahoma, for the Layton (Cottage Grove), Oswego Lime and Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows:

Surface location: No closer than 200 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,

Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The proposed location of the end points of the completion 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 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the location of the end points of the completion

interval for the Tonkawa, Cleveland, Big Lime, Layton (Cottage Grove), Oswego Lime and Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand sepa-rate 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 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and 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 re-quested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 31 are Sections 29, 30 and 32, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Sections 25 and 36, Township 26 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Section 1, Township 25 North, Range 11 West of the IM and Sections 5 and 6, Township 25 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.









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notice oF FiLing aPPLicationaPPLication no. 1202040021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, is requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, pursuant to OAC Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165: 5-7-27, administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater and associated deleterious substances into a non-commercial disposal well as follows:

WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Ash-ley SWD 1-36, NW4, NE4, NW4, NW4, Sec. 36-T28N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Ar-buckle, TOP – approx. 5710’, BOTTOM – approx. 7450’ TD

DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 60,000 BPD, 2000 PSI

Objections may be filed with the Okla-homa Corporation Commission within fifteen (15) days after publication of this notice. Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Pol-lution Abatement Dept., Jim Thorpe Bldg., P.O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000.

October 6, 2011




WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Bailey SWD 2-1, SE4, NE4, SE4, SE4, Sec. 1-T28N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Okla-homa




October 6, 2011




WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Fiero SWD 2-23, NW4, NW4, NE4, NE4, Sec. 23-T29N-R9W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma




October 6, 2011

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, and Thursday, 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 bid-der for a cash bonus to be paid upon the execution of said lease and shall be for a term not to exceed ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil, gas and other miner-als may be produced in paying quantities from said lands.

Dated this 26th day of September, 2011.

Town of HelenaBy: /s/ Frances DavisFrances Davis, Mayor

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in tHe DiStRict coURtin anD FoR aLFaLFa coUntY

State oF oKLaHoMacaSe no. cv-11-22

In the Matter of the Application to Change Name of Gavin Jax Henson, By and Through James Franklin Kennedy, as Parent and Next Friend.

notice oF HeaRing PetitionFoR cHange oF naMe

Notice is given that Gavin Jax Henson, by and through James Franklin Kennedy, as Parent and Next Friend, has filed a peti-tion requesting that his name be changed to Gavin Jax Kennedy, and the petition will be heard in the District Courtroom at the Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee, Oklahoma, on the 19th day of October, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., and any person may file a written protest prior to the date of the hearing.

Dated this 30th day of September, 2011.

s/Loren E. AngleJudge of the District Court

Francis J. McGee, OBA #5985McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C.Attorney for Petitioner111 1/2 South GrandCherokee, Oklahoma 73728(580) 596-3550

INVITATION TO BIDEASEMENT #8959

The Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed bid, a 20 year easement for a 24” steel natural gas pipeline in the NW/4 Section 16-T27N-R12WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Offi ce. Appraised value is $13,300.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be considered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our offi ce by 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8959”. Mail to Commissioners of the Land Offi ce, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benefi t the school children of Oklahoma. Additional information may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Division of the Commissioners of the Land Offi ce by calling (405) 521-4136 or email [email protected]

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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, and Thurs-day, Oct. 13, 2011. 2t

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, and Thurs-day, Oct. 13, 2011. 2t

in tHe DiStRict coURtoF aLFaLFa coUntYState oF oKLaHoMa

PB-11-8In the Matter of the Estate of Marvin L.

Richter, Deceased.notice anD oRDeR FoR HeaRing

Petition FoR SettLeMent oF FinaL accoUnt, BaRRing

cLaiMS oF cReDitoRS, aLLoWing attoRneY’S FeeS

anD accoUntant’S FeeS,anD FoR DeteRMination

oF HeiRSHiP anD FinaL DecReeoF DiStRiBUtion

Kiedrian L. Fennell, Personal Repre-sentative of the Estate of Marvin L. Richter, Deceased, having filed in this Court her Petition for Settlement of Final Account, Barring Claims of Creditors, Allowing Attorney’s Fees and Accountant’s Fees, and for Determination of Heirship and

Final Decree of Distribution, and the Court having determined that a hearing should be held and notice of same be given ac-cording to law.

It is hereby ordered that said Petition for Settlement of Final Account, Barring Claims of Creditors, Allowing Attorney’s Fees and Accountant’s Fees, and for De-termination of Heirship and Final Decree of Distribution is set for hearing the 24th day of October, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., before this Court in the Alfalfa County Courthouse at Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, when and where any person interested in said estate may appear and make objection to any of the above mat-ters; and,

It is further ordered that notice of said hearing shall be, and by copy hereof is hereby given to the heirs, devisees, and legatees by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order with postage prepaid to each of said persons at their place of residence and by publication once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper

published in this County.Dated this 3rd day of October, 2011.

Loren E. AngleJudge of the District Court

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

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AA Meetings7 p.m. TuesdaySenior Citizens Center

Behind Baker Bldg. (in alley)Cherokee, Oklahoma

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

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

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"If you don't have an oil well, get one!"

– Eddie ChilesOil & Gas Tycoon


Texas-Oklahoma oil and gas tycoon Eddie Chiles, the late owner of The Western Company of North America and the Texas Rangers Major League baseball team, regularly ended his tele-vision commercials with the following appeal: "If you don't have an oil well, get one!"

Chiles, if in business today, would feel right at home in Al-falfa County.

Although only a small per-centage of Alfalfa County's population may have an oil well – as admonished by Chiles – the search for oil and gas in the county has resulted in a fi-nancial windfall for some com-munities and, in particular, the county's treasury.

Following a slight increase in collections in August, the disbursement of sales taxes to Cherokee – and in particular – Alfalfa County, took a huge up-ward spike in September.

It should be noted that while the Oklahoma Tax Commission returns the sales tax receipts to cities and counties in Septem-ber, it actually represents col-lection from 60 days ago – July.

Alfalfa County's receipts more than quadrupled. The county's September 2010 col-lections were $107,670. This month, the county received $452,341 – an astonishing in-crease of $344,671.

Since the large hikes in sales tax returns became noticeable in October 2010, the county has collected $1,852,243 more over the past 12-month period than over the previous 12 months.

It was also a good month for

the county in "use" tax collec-tions. A year ago, the county received $4,755. That com-pared with the $52,870 received from the Tax Commission this month.

It was also a good month for the City of Cherokee, which received $76,028 in city sales tax this month compared to $37,553 in September 2010 – a more than 50 percent increase of $38,075.

The Town of Carmen also ex-perienced a large increase in city sales tax receipts this month. A year ago in September, the Town of Carmen collected $3,759. September 2011 receipts total $8,990 – a 58.2 percent increase totaling $5,231.

CITY SALES TAXCity Tax Rate Sept. 2011 Tax Rate Sept. 2010 + or -Aline .0300 2,025 .0100 586 +1,439Alva .0425 269,643 .0425 264,537 +5,106Burlington .0100 2,424 .0100 1,058 +1,366Byron .0200 551 .0100 233 +318Carmen .0300 8,990 .0300 3,759 +5,231Cherokee .0325 76,028 .0325 37,953 +38,075Cleo Springs .0300 6,046 .0300 4,719 +1,327Goltry .0300 1,984 .0300 1,365 +619Helena .0300 12,201 .0300 9,618 +2,583Jet .0300 3,751 .0300 5,407 -1,656Medford .0400 57,144 .0400 44,548 +12,596Nash .0300 4,762 .0300 3,620 +1,142Ringwood .0300 16,553 .0300 9,808 +6,745Wakita .0400 5,647 .0400 3,975 +1,672Waynoka .0400 40,115 .0400 25,997 +14,118

COUNTY SALES TAXAlfalfa .0200 452,341 .0200 107,670 +344,671Grant .0125 194,954 .0000 00,000 +194,954Major .0025 18,768 .0025 17,002 +1,766Woods .0050 90,711 .0050 69,337 +21,374

CITY USE TAXAline .0300 169 .0100 89 +80Carmen .0300 446 .0300 724 -278Cherokee .0325 2,291 .0325 3,502 -1,211Goltry .0300 70 .0300 170 -100Helena .0300 741 .0300 84 +657Jet .0300 193 .0300 178 +15

COUNTY USE TAXAlfalfa .0200 52,870 .0200 4,755 +48,115Grant .0125 58,842 .0100 7,553 +51,289Major .0025 644 .0025 520 +124Woods .0050 4,919 .0050 4,352 +567

County sales tax receipts show$1.85 million hike in 12 months

Only one town in the county and immediate trade territory experienced a decline in sales tax collections this month. Jet received $3,751 in September this year compared to $5,407 in September 2010 – a decline of $1,656.

No one can predict how long this latest exploration for oil and gas in the county might last, although Tom Ward of San-dRidge Energy suggested sever-al months ago in a presentation to an audience at the Cherokee High School Auditorium that it could run 10 years or longer.

That should give several more countians the opportu-nity to follow Chiles' advice and latch onto their own oil well.

HELENA – With less than 90 days left before opening the doors to "Gettin' Home," a re-en-try program for women recently released from incarceration, owner-operator Fran Bruce has at least two fund-raisers sched-uled to help finance her dream.

From 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, citizens residing in and around Helena are being en-couraged to attend a chili sup-per at the home, located at 215 West Third – the former Helena Care Center. Donations will be accepted for the meal.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, a sec-ond fund-raiser is planned at 6:30 p.m. at Alva's historic Run-nymede Hotel, located at Fourth and Flynn. The Max Ridgway Jazz Trio will entertain and a baked goods auction will be held, with the proceeds going to the Gettin' Home project.

Bruce, a resident of Chero-kee, saw a need for a home where women from Oklahoma correctional facilities could re-ceive training for re-entry into their communities.

"The Gettin' Home will exist to reduce the recidivism rate for women in Oklahoma and increase the number of women who successfully return to a productive life in their commu-nities after incarceration," she said.

The center will be located in the former nursing home at Helena and is scheduled to open in January 2012. Bruce has made it known that the finan-cial start-up of the faith-based facility will be dependent upon public donations and support.

‘Gettin’ Home fund-raisers setOne in Helena Friday, second planned at Alva’s Runnymede

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