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MESSENGER & REPUBLICAN Vol. 110 No. 2 – 12 Pages, 1 Section

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Cherokee, (Alfalfa County) Oklahoma

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Lewd pickup lines on note to Carmen clerk lands Arkansas man in hot water CARMEN – Writing lewd pickup lines on the back of a cash register receipt didn’t land an Arkansas man a date with a clerk at the Carmen Jiffy Trip. Instead, it resulted in a warrant for his arrest.

Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Blake Trekell responded to a call just before 9 p.m. Nov. 21 from a juvenile female, who works at the convenience store, and her father, who presented the officer with two notes.

One note contained the name “Hank” and an Arkansasbased phone number. Another note contained explicit language of a sexual nature and implied that the man would be back in Carmen in January 2012.

The cashier said the first time the man came into the store, he asked her if she had a boyfriend. She told him, “Good day,” three times, prompting him to leave the store. He came back three more times talking about “nasty stuff,” according to Trekell’s report.

The man also indicated that he knew where the girl lived.

The girl’s step-mother was present at some point when the man was in the store and said he left in a grey Ford pickup with Arkansas tags. She gave Trekell the tag number, which he traced to Robert Hank Parks, 42.

Trekell called the phone number listed on one of the notes See LEWD Page 3

Enid man accused of rape NESCATUNGA – A 50-year-old Enid man is facing criminal felony charges in two counties for admitting he fondled an 8-yearold female and a 9-year-old female during a camping trip this summer.

Louis Buzz Bennett was charged Dec. 2 in Alfalfa County District Court with one count of first-degree rape and one count of lewd molestation.

According to a report filed by District Attorney Investigator Steve Tanio, an Enid police detective contacted him in July saying he had investigated a case consisting of sexual offenses involving children from Enid.

During the interview, the children told the police officer they were assaulted while camping with Bennett in July at Great Salt Plains State Park.

Bennett was arrested and charged Aug. 9 in Garfield County District Court with five felony counts, including two counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, first-degree rape of victim under age 14, forcible sodomy and performing a lewd act in the presence of a minor. Bennett’s bail was set at $150,000.

Bennett admitted to the Enid police detective and a social worker from the Department of Human SerSee RAPE Page 3

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ADMIRING THE Christmas breakfast table at Travis and Tammi Miller’s home Sunday are (from left) Shayla Highfill, Diane Highfill, Gayle Dorton and Reba Klick. The Miller’s home was one of six listed on the Holiday House

Tour sponsored annually by Farmerettes OHCE and Alfalfa County Extension Office. Almost 100 visiters toured the decorated homes.

County clerk, commissioners in standoff

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff After County Clerk Bruce Martin refused to sign road crossing permits during the Nov. 30 regular Alfalfa County Commission meeting, commissioners Doug Murrow, Chad Roach and Toby Walker passed a policy resolution during Monday’s meeting requiring him to do so in the future.

Martin, however, still did not sign documents during the Dec. 5 meeting, because he didn’t show up.

“He had a doctor appointment today,” said Deputy Roberta Jamison, who filled in for Martin.

Murrow said Martin has been absent a handful of times – probably five or six – since Murrow took office six years ago.

Commissioners conducted business as usual but passed a resolution within three min-

Martin balks at signing road permits, commissioners counter with resolution utes of the opening of the 10 a.m. meeting that required the county clerk – or his replacement – to sign all official business items before meetings are adjourned.

“THAT’S THE NEW POLICY” “That’s the new policy effective today,” Roach said. “I actually discussed this with the state auditor, Mr. (Gary) Jones, and he said this is just good policy for counties to have, … but it’s just a policy most counties do not require.”

Commissioners added the resolution to the agenda after enduring a 40-minute standoff during the Nov. 30 meeting, when Martin refused repeated

requests to sign road crossing bring his stamp to the meeting permits during the meeting. is that he already toted enough Commissioners asked Martin items when he walked down to retrieve the flight his official of stairs “A lot of times I’ve got stamp from to join the his second- my hands full, and I’m weekly floor office, not going to carry everycommisand when sion meethe denied thing down here.” ings that their retake place – Bruce Martin in the Civquest and declined to ic Room on give them any reason why, com- the first floor of the courthouse. missioners stalled on adjourn“A lot of times, I’ve got my ing the meeting in hopes Mar- hands full, and I’m not going to tin would fulfill the request. carry everything down here,” He did not.

Martin said last week when The only reason Martin would Roach asked him why he would give as to why he would not not bring his stamp to the meet-

ings.

“Well, where’s it at, and I’ll go get it,” Walker offered.

“Well, I’m not going to (let you) do that,” Martin said.

Murrow said Martin used to stamp documents during the meetings.

“I don’t understand,” Murrow said. “You stamped them before when we were upstairs, but you won’t stamp them down here. It makes no sense to me.”

Murrow remarked that the stamp is small and would not be burdensome to bring along with Martin’s other paperwork the clerk totes to each meeting.

“IT’S NOT A BIG THING” “We just want you to bring your stamp down here,” Murrow said. “It’s not a big thing. I don’t understand why it has to be a big deal. That stamp will fit in your pocket.”

“I’m not even going to go See STANDOFF Page 3

Nine days left to enter No drought-breaker, but... your home in contest 5.48 inches of rain bring much-needed relief

Cherokee’s Residential Christmas Lighting Contest, sponsored by Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, offers prize money totaling $275, with first place worth $100, $75 for second, $50 for third, and $25 for fourth and fifth.

Those desiring a chance to win one of the five cash prizes in the contest should register at the Cherokee Messenger & Republican, 216 South Grand, or by calling the newspaper at 596-3344.

Deadline for entering the contest is noon Friday, Dec. 16.

Contest judges will tour the participating homes that evening to select winners. Homeowners are asked to leave their lights on that evening, as well as Saturday evening, so that the Messenger & Republican can photograph the winners.

Those photos will appear in the Thursday, Dec. 22, issue of the newspaper.

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By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff No one was sand-bagging dikes in and around Cherokee and Alfalfa County during the months of September, October and November, but the so-called climatological fall season produced 5.48 inches of rainfall according to data from the Oklahoma Mesonet.

Although far from a drought-breaker, the precipitation was welcomed by area farmers who have experienced one of the most severe droughts in county history.

September's rainfall at the Cherokee Mesonet site, located a half mile southwest of town, totaled 1.36 inches. It increased to 1.89 inches for October and to 2.23 inches in November.

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Gary McManus, associate state climatologist with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, reported earlier this month that the state enjoyed its 12th wettest November since records began in 1895.

The 2.23 November rainfall at the Cherokee Mesonet site was well received, but it came up short against the statewide average for November – 4.22 inches – and the county remains in the "extreme drought" category.

It was the same with September, October and November totals; the statewide average for the three fall months was 8.61 inches – 3.13 inches more than the 5.48 recorded at the county Mesonet site. The statewide average was tempered by See RAIN Page 3

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Pioneer Christmas at the Sod House ALINE – Sod House Museum would like the public to experience a real pioneer Christmas during a Christmas Open House set for 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 10.

Early settlers made every attempt to decorate their homes for the holidays with whatever natural materials looked attractive at this time of year. DĂŠcor included evergreens, mistletoe, nuts and berries.

For some, there might even have been Christmas tree, decorated with bits of ribbon, yarn, berries, popcorn or paper strings, and homemade decorations.

The Sod House will be decorated reflecting these basic traditions.

Some of the homemade decorations were dolls made of straw or strips of fabric. Cookie dough

ornaments and gingerbread men were also popular.

Many times wood was simply too scarce to waste on a tree, if one could be found at all. Other sod homes were simply too small to make room for a tree.

Pioneer-era Christmas traditions will be on display throughout the museum.

Visitors can also enjoy the changes that have taken place in the museum, such as a new display depicting the life that the early-day settlers lived.

Santa and other Santas from around the world will be at the museum for entertainment of young and old.

Friends of the Sod House will serve cookies and hot apple cider to visitors while they enjoy an old fashioned Christmas.

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RAIN

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Continued from Page 1 the fact that it was 1.4 inches below normal for the three months.

January through November rainfall for the local Mesonet site has been 14.05 inches. It would take monsoon conditions for the county to reach its 31.09 inches 30-year normal in rainfall.

The month was also a bit on the mild side at 1.2 degrees above normal, the state’s 52nd warmest November on record.

Oklahoma’s summer, officially the hottest since 1895 for any state, propelled the JanuaryNovember period to the fifth warmest on record at 2.3 degrees above normal.

Significant long-term precipitation shortfalls remain across much of Oklahoma. The January-November statewide average finished at 22.67 inches, 12 inches below normal, to rank as the ninth driest such period on record.

The western half of the state remained the hardest hit during that period with average deficits ranging from 10 inches in the Panhandle and the northwest to 15 inches in the southwest. South central Oklahoma’s deficit was still a whopping 18 inches even after the recent rains. For western and south central areas of the state, the January-November period was one of the top-three driest since 1895.

The Oklahoma Mesonet site at Hooker has recorded less than 5 inches of rain for the year thus far. The lowest annual total for any location in Oklahoma dating back to the late 1800s is Regnier’s 6.53 inches from 1956. Twelve Mesonet sites in far western Oklahoma have recorded less than 10 inches of rainfall for the year, with another 13 (including Cherokee) reporting 15 inches or less.

The latest Drought Monitor released on Thursday, Dec. 1, now has only 10 percent of the state in the exceptional drought category. The exceptional category is the worst possible designation under the Drought Monitor intensity scale. That figure was 69 percent at the end

RAPE Continued from Page 1 vices that he had touched both girls inappropriately and told the 7-year-old not to tell anyone “because it could cause some trouble.”

Judge Loren Angle issued a bench warrant Dec. 2 for the arrest of Bennett, who remains in Garfield County Jail.

Penalty for first-degree rape is five years to death in a state penitentiary. Lewd molestation carries a penalty of imprisonment for three to 20 years.

of August.

Approximately 40 percent of the state remains in the extreme-exceptional category, the worst two designations. All of that hardest hit area lies in the western half of the state. In contrast, over 85 percent of the state was covered in extremeexceptional drought three months ago.

The Drought Monitor now has 85 percent of the state under some drought designation, from moderate to exceptional on the intensity scale. Only three percent of the state was considered to be in drought at this time a year ago.

The latest Seasonal Drought Outlook from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center expects the eastern half of Oklahoma to see drought conditions improve over the next three months.

The outlook is effective for December-February. The western half of the state is expected to see drought persist or intensify over that period.

Additional moisture expected during the first two weeks of December is the basis for the possible improvements in eastern Oklahoma.

Winter is an important moisture recharge period for Oklahoma’s soils and reservoirs. December-February is a climatological dry period, but it is also a time of low water demand. Dormant vegetation, less sunlight and cooler temperatures result in much less moisture loss due to plants and evaporation.

That recharge of moisture can be vital should dry conditions persist in early spring when moisture demands begin to increase once again.

LEWD Continued from Page 1 and spoke to Parks, who said he was heading to Arkansas and would not be returning.

“Therefore, he would not talk to me about the incident,” Trekell reported. “He only stated that anything he said to (the clerk) was to patch up a past situation.”

Parks was charged with one misdemeanor count of outraging public decency, which carries a penalty of up to a $500 fine and/ or up to one year in jail.

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Continued from Page 1 there, Doug,” Martin said.

Roach explained to Martin that the commissioners were asking him to sign the road crossing permits during the meetings because oil field companies must wait to start work until the forms are signed.

After Martin signs them, the forms are turned over to Commission Secretary Phoebe Angle, who copies each permit in triplicate. She keeps a copy, gives a copy to the county clerk’s office and hands a copy to the requesting oil or gas company. Only then can the companies begin work related to oil and gas drilling.

Angle said Martin has delayed returning the documents as late as Thursday, and the permits then have to be mailed.

“I mean, they’re waiting for us after the meeting,” Roach said.

“It’s costing us postage. It’s costing us big envelopes to mail them in. I just thought you weren’t bringing (the stamp) because we hadn’t asked.”

Roach said he visited with Martin prior to the meeting and requested he bring the stamp to the meeting.

“I’ll get (the permits signed) after the meeting, but I’m not going to carry a lot of extra stuff down here,” Martin said.

“Will you bring it if we move the meetings (upstairs) to the commissioners’ office where it’s just across the hall (from the county clerk’s office)?” Roach asked.

“Probably not,” Martin answered.

“I don’t understand this,” Roach said. “It weighs less than the pop I carried in. It’s wasting county tax money. I don’t understand why this is an issue. Why can’t we just go get the stamp right now and stamp these and be done?”

Martin sat silently.

“At least is there a good reason?” Roach said. “Not that you just won’t carry it down. It’s not even realistic.”

When Martin did not respond again, Murrow motioned to adjourn the meeting at 11:01 a.m., just six minutes after commissioners decided not to adjourn the meeting until Martin signed

the documents. Murrow’s motion, however, died for lack of a second, and the stand-off continued until 11:35 a.m., when Roach motioned to adjourn.

“I think it’s getting to the point now where it’s a waste of our time, so I’ll make the motion to adjourn,” Roach said. “I really thought when I asked it would be no big deal. We’d just get them and stamp them, and it’d be done. I never imagined it would go this far.”

Roach again asked Martin to give a legitimate reason for not signing the permits during the meeting.

“If there is a reason why it’s better for you, if you would please tell me,” Roach said. “I mean, carrying it is obviously not an issue. Adding that stamp that’s no bigger than his recorder, (which Martin brings to each meeting) is not an issue. If there’s a reason just tell me.”

ROACH ASHAMED OF BEHAVIOR Roach said he is ashamed the meeting turned out the way it did.

“When this comes out in the paper, we’re all going to be embarrassed,” Roach said. “We owe the people that elected us to do an efficient job. This is not being efficient. If four grown men can’t compromise how to get these

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stamped, we’ve got a problem.

What are we going to do on a real issue?”

REAL ISSUE DEVELOPS After reviewing the Nov. 30 minutes, which Martin recorded, during the Dec. 5 meeting, Roach made the motion to not approve them.

“I disagree with the minutes,” Roach said.

The minutes stated that, “Even though it was not on the agenda, Roach approached Martin as to why he would not bring his stamp to the meetings and Martin said he would not go there and would not discuss it.”

Roach said signing road crossing permits was on the agenda, and stamping them is part of signing them.

“And he knew that,” Roach said. “I vote to disapprove the minutes.”

Murrow seconded Roach’s motion, which passed unanimously.

Roach said Martin will need to correct the minutes before they are passed, and if he challenges the changes, commissioners will

have to deal with that issue, which has never been presented in the past.

By state law, counties are required to publish minutes of each meeting in a legal publication within two weeks of the meeting.

JAMISON CAN’T FIND STAMP When it came time for Jamison to sign paperwork during Monday’s meeting, with Martin absent, she ran to the secondfloor county clerk’s office to retrieve the stamp. She returned, however, empty-handed.

“I don’t know where it’s at,” she said. “It’s not in (Martin’s) desk anywhere. I was looking for his little ink one.”

Commissioners told her she could use the seal that sits on the front counter of the county clerk’s office.

“It says the same thing,” Murrow said.

Jamison made another trip to the second floor, brought down the seal and completed the paperwork by 11 a.m. At that time, the meeting was adjourned.

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Cherokee Publishing Co. • P.O. Box 245 • Cherokee, OK 73728 E-mail: chermessenger@att.net "If by a 'liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people – their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties – someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a 'liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a “liberal.”

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Surprising holiday season information (Editor's Note: The holiday season is a time for gathering and celebrating with friends and family, gift-giving, reflection and thanks. To commemorate this time of year, the U.S. Census Bureau presents the following holiday-related facts and figures from its collection of statistics.) $27.2 Billion Retail sales by the nation's department stores in December 2010. This represented a 44 percent jump from the previous month (when retail sales, many holiday-related, registered $18.8 billion). No other month-to-month increase in department store sales last year was as large.

Other U.S. retailers with sizable jumps in sales between November and December 2010 were clothing stores (33 percent); radio, TV and other electronics stores (44 percent); sporting goods stores (58 percent); bookstores (92 percent); and jewelry stores (113 percent).

14 Percent The percentage of total 2010 sales for department stores in December. For jewelry stores, the percentage was 20 percent. $34 Billion Value of retail sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2010 – the highest total for any month last year. $983 Million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from China between January and September 2011. China was the leading country of origin for such items. Similarly, China was the leading foreign source of artificial Christmas trees shipped to the United States ($79.7 million worth) during the same period.

88 Number of establishments around the country that primarily manufactured dolls and stuffed toys in 2009.

California led the nation with 15 locations.

579 The number of locations that primarily produced games, toys and children's vehicles in 2009; they employed 7,858 workers. California led the nation with 98 establishments. $2.5 Billion The value of U.S. toy imports including stuffed toys (including dolls), puzzles and electric trains from China between January and September 2011. China was the leading country of origin for stuffed toys coming into this country, as well as for a number of other popular holiday gifts. These include roller skates ($24.6 million), sports footwear ($253.8 million) and basketballs ($38.9 million). China leads Thailand as the leading supplier of ice skates ($17.7 million versus $9.8 million), with Canada ranking third ($4.2 million).

Holiday Names Place names associated with the holiday season include North Pole, Alaska (population 2,117); Santa Claus, Ind. (2,481); Santa Claus, Ga. (165); Noel, Mo. (1,832); and – if you know about reindeer – the village of Rudolph, Wis. (439) and Dasher, Ga. (912). There is Snowflake, Ariz. (5,590) and a dozen places named Holly, including Holly Springs, Miss. (7,699) and Mount Holly, N.C. (13,656). $1.5 Billion The value of product shipments of candles in 2009 by the nation's manufacturers. Many of these candles are lit during Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations.

More than 312 Million The nation's projected population as we ring in the New Year.

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By STEVE BOOHER

Where are the lights? Ask for your drawing tickets!

Looks like it’s taking longer than usual for Cherokee’s light up for the holiday crowd to find their extension cords this year.

Driving around town the other evening, I was struck by how few homeowners have gotten into the spirit. Of course, that can change this weekend, if the weather’s nice. And I did notice of couple of people buying Christmas lights at United and Alco earlier this week.

By the time Dec. 16 arrives – the deadline for entering Alfalfa Electric Cooperative’s Residential Christmas Lighting Contest – we expect there will be some colorful competition for the $275 in prize money.

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We’re also hoping for more entries in this year’s lighted Christmas parade the evening of Dec. 17.

Some of the area towns are really getting into the nighttime parade and there’s no reason Cherokee can’t be a leader in the parade department.

It would be nice to see the churches and the civic clubs get a little more involved. Of course, it’s a busy time of the year, but from what we’ve seen from those participating in past parades, the float-building and the parade itself can be a lot of fun.

And don’t forget, there are cash prizes, too! ...this year!

On the subject of those $1,000 United Supermarket shopping spree tickets, located at participating merchants all over town, DON’T FORGET TO ASK FOR YOUR TICKETS! Some merchants – including yours truly – have been negligent in offering them to shoppers. Don’t be shy about asking for them if we forget to offer them.

They’re supposed to be handed out one ticket for every $10 in merchandise, although they are available simply for the asking. One place you don’t want to forget to pick them up is at United. It’s not hard to total $100 or more on the cash register at the grocery story, and that’s 10 drawing tickets.

Who knows, you could easily be the grand prize winner and take home the $1,000 in groceries.

HO! Ho! Ho! In a follow up to last week’s story about the first load of pipe arriving for Parnon Gathering’s new Great Salt Plains Pipeline project, I called the company and learned a little more.

I’m probably the last one to discover where the company’s Cherokee terminal will be located, but just in case you haven’t heard... it will be about 6 miles south of town, approximately 0.6 miles south of the intersection of US Highway 64 and State Highway 8.

No word on how many people will be involved in the construction of the 115-mile pipeline to Cushing, but there will be five or six full time people based in Cherokee, along with 20 or 30 drivers delivering regularly to the station.

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Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 • Page 5

Lifestyles

Manor plans lots of activities; stop by Angel Tree at ALCO Cherokee Manor has several things scheduled for December.

The celebration of St. Nicholas Day will be Dec. 12. St. Nicholas will fill all the residents' shoes with goodies.

A Light Festival Party will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 17, with a parade of decorated trees followed by a contest for the best decorated Christmas ornaments. Then it's on to the Light Parade in town.

The Manor's Christmas Party will start at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 23 with warm apple cider followed by a soup and finger foods sup-

Carmen Christmas program set for Sunday at Christian Church

per at 6 p.m. The Sonshiners will perform at 6:30 p.m. and Santa will arrive around 7 p.m.

Refreshments and punch will be served.

The Angel Tree is set up in the back at Alco. It holds tags representing gifts for our residents.

Pick up an angel and brighten Christmas for one of the residents. Please bring all the gifts to the Manor by Dec. 21.

Any and all groups are encouraged and welcome to come and visit during the Christmas season.

Farmerettes toast the season Farmerettes OHCE met Dec. 1 in the home of Carolyn and Cyndy Passwater for the Annual Christmas Party. Nancy Lambert led the flag salute and Cyndy Passwater gave the devotion. Roll call was answered with "Are you having company for the holidays?" A short business meeting was held.

Member award elections were held for Farmerettes Member of the Year, Heart of OHCE, Rookie Member and Young Member.

The evening was spent playing Christmas Bingo and exchanging gifts. Favorite finger

foods were shared and everyone went home with a new gift.

Those attending were guest, Sandra Hutton, and members, Loretta Sharp, Lois Walker, Terri Woods, Corky Batterton, Sharon LaRue, Jeanie Carpenter, Pauline Trissell, Lambert and Faith, Marguerite McMurtrey, Alisa Crowder, Tammy Cotton, Dana Wimpee and her children, Cyndy Passwater and Carolyn Passwater.

January hostess and lesson leader will be Lois Walker and Winona Puffinbarger will share a devotion.

Wheatheart Nutrition weekly menu Menu is subject to change due to availability of foods.

Monday, Dec. 12 - Chicken rice casserole, seasoned green beans, lettuce salad with tomatoes, white roll, chilled peaches.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Vegetable meatloaf, potato cheese casserole, winter mix, french bread, pineapple upsidedown cake.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 - Ham

and beans, club spinach, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, tropical fruit.

Thursday, Dec. 15 - Riblett sandwich with pickles, broccoli cabbage slaw, corn relish, chocolate pudding.

Friday, Dec. 16 - Closed.

For reservation, call 580596-2792 Cherokee, or 580-8523248 Helena, by noon the day before.

KARAN AND DEAN MEYER

Meyers announce 50th wedding anniversary Dean Meyer and Karan Staerkel were married Dec. 23, 1961, at University Place Christian Church in Enid. The Reverend Marvin Eckfeldt officiated.

Dean was the Vo Ag Teacher at Aline-Cleo High School for 9 years. He is the president of Cleo State Bank and has worked there since 1972. He has served as a member of the Northwest Tech Board for 33 years.

Karan is a teacher at AlineCleo High School.

They are members of the Cleo Christian Church, where he serves as Eelder and board member. She serves as elder and Sunday school superintendent.

Their children are Brian and Becky Meyer, Enid, Brenda Martin, Tulsa, and Brent and

Lighted Christmas Parade Join us at 6 p.m.

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All floats, whether bicycles, trucks, trailers, tractors or horse-drawn vehicles, should be lighted in some manner Line up for parade at 5 p.m. behind United Supermarket. Parade will travel from Southgate Addition to Cherokee City Hall before disbanding. Contest is not limited to Cherokee entries and prize-winners will be announced in the Thursday, Dec. 22, edition of the Cherokee Messenger & Republican.

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They have one grandson and seven granddaughters.

Family and friends will gather from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 at the Cleo Christian Church for an anniversary celebration. The couple requests no gifts. Cards may be sent to 210 S. Western, Cleo Springs, OK 73729.

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By MARGARET GOSS Carmen Correspondent CARMEN – Carmen Community Christmas Program will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Christian Church.

There will be lots of singing, music, and a performance by the Community Christmas Choir. The Ministerial Alliance will have a special offering.

There will be finger food fellowship following the program.

Everyone is invited to attend.

CARMEN BANK OPEN HOUSE The First Carmen Bank will have an open house during working hours Dec. 14.

Relay for Life will have a bake sale of Christmas goodies beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds will go for the Relay for Life project and to the Gettin’ Home Ministry in Helena.

The Carmen Silver Strings will also perform at 10 a.m.

Make plans to attend and check out the bake sale!

SANTA COMES DEC. 17 The annual Chamber of Commerce soup dinner will be held at noon Dec. 17 at the After 55 Club. Santa will arrive at 11 a.m. to visit the children.

There will be drawings for turkeys and prizes following the dinner.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The Methodist Church will have a Christmas program at 11 a.m. Dec. 18. There will be lots of special music and a pot luck lunch at noon.

CONGRATULATIONS Terese Kephart has completed her degree with a specialty in accounting from the University of Phoenix.

Katrina Oldham has completed requirements for her Masters of Education from Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva.

BABY NEWS Scott and Erica Goss Irlbeck of Lubbock Texas announce the birth of their son, Jett Anthony, born Nov. 22 at Covenant Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces.

Grandparents are Bob and Margaret Goss and greatgrandmother is Orpha Goss of Carmen.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETS Carmen Library Board met Dec. 5. They declared the shelves of VHS movies as surplus. If anyone would like to have any free VHS movies, please go to the library in the next two weeks and pick out what you want.

The children’s movie day is now Thursday afternoons, after school.

Special books can be ordered from inter-library loan if you have special requests that are not locally available. Borrowers are responsible for a small postage fee.

Happy birthday to Nick Mott, Katrina Oldham, Christan Curry, Coty Green, JD Tyrrell, and Carol O’Neil.

Page 6 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011

Ray Troutt’s legacy is strong Oklahoma 8-man football

RAY TROUTT

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff HELENA – When Class C and B 8-man state football championships were decided last weekend, fans of the schools involved probably wouldn't have known legendary high school coach Ray Troutt from the stadium ticket takers.

Little did they know that the former Helena-Goltry High School coach, who had helped bring 8-man football to Oklahoma, had passed away only hours before the kickoffs at the

championship games.

Funeral services for Troutt, 91, were held Monday morning in front of a near capacity audience in the Timberlake High School Auditorium.

Many attending the service probably never saw Troutt, who retired from Helena-Goltry in 1980 after 27 years, coach a football game. He had outlived most of his coaching colleagues and younger Tiger fans knew him only as the man in the wheelchair who attended Timberlake athletic events.

When physically able, Troutt attended Timberlake athletic events, especially if his grandson, Coy, a senior this year, was playing.

Visiting 8-man teams and their fans attending football games at Helena over the past few years have probably wondered who the man is whose name is prominently displayed on a sign at the bottom of the Timberlake scoreboard. The field was named in his honor in 2007.

It was Troutt who introduced 8-man football to the small rural schools of north-central Oklahoma. Another coaching legend now living in Alfalfa County, Bob Kramer of Cherokee, got the 8-man game started in the Oklahoma Panhandle at about

the same time and the two worked together to help nourish the game to the popularity it enjoys today.

Troutt describes the beginnings of the 8-man game at Helena in a short biography he penned years ago.

"In 1953-54 we competed in 11-man football," he said. "In 1955, we cancelled most of the schedule because of a lack of players.

"From 1956 to 1960, we played 6-man football and won a 'mythical' (state) championship."

It was in that 1960 season that Helena fielded its first 8-man team. A "Wheatbelt" conference was formed, involving teams from Marshall, Cashion, Carmen, Covington and, of course, Helena.

"In 1961, we developed a state playoff with the 8-man teams in the Panhandle (including Kramer's ball club at Forgan)," Troutt wrote in his bio. "Helena won the Wheatbelt... Tyrone was victorious over Helena in the state playoff."

Eight years later, Helena had consolidated with Goltry and Troutt won his first 8-man state championship in a rematch with Tyrone.

The next season, 1970-71, Troutt's Tigers won their second

8-man title, this time against Kramer's Balko Bison ball club.

"He beat me in the finals (played) at Enid," said Kramer of his long-time friend and colleague, Troutt. "We didn't play each other much unless it was in the playoffs.

"Ray worked hard to establish the 8-man game in this part of the state. He was dedicated to it.

"I always liked to play his teams. They always played hard, but they were good, clean teams. They didn't take cheap shots like some teams did then."

Kramer spoke with respect and admiration for Troutt when the Messenger & Republican contacted the retired coach by telephone Tuesday.

"Coach Troutt really worked hard to get the 8-man (coaches) association All-Star game started," Kramer explained. "Because it was played at Alva and Helena was close, he was the man behind the scene who did a lot of things. He either suggested it, or did it himself."

Troutt coached in that first 8-Man All-Star game in 1973.

He also coached in the 1975 and 1976 All-Star games.

"When I would visit with Coach Troutt at the nursing home, he always wanted to talk

about football. It seemed to be the highlight of his day," said Kramer. "Then he wanted to talk about his family.

"He was devoted to his family... his children and his grandchildren. I know he got to go to a game or two this season to see his grandson (Coy) play at Timberlake. Family meant a lot to Coach Troutt."

Another retired coach with legendary status, Buddy Murrell of Cherokee, remembered coaching against Troutt in the 1956 County Basketball Tournament.

"We (Cherokee) played his boys' team at the county tournament," said Murrell. "The only other times I coached against him was when he had an opening on the football schedule."

Cherokee played 11-man football at the time, but Troutt contacted Murrell to see if Cherokee could provide some competition for an open date on Helena's schedule.

"We took our B-team to Helena to help him out," said Murrell.

Although Murrell and Troutt didn't meet often on the basketball court or football field, the two families became more close when Troutt's son, Tom, and Murrell's son, Dave, roomed together at Northwestern. Both

were athletes at the university.

Over his 8-man football career, Troutt won 134 games and lost only 88. During the 1970s, the Helena-Goltry mentor was recognized by the Daily Oklahoman for the Tigers having one of the best winning percentages during that decade.

In addition to his two 8-man state championships, Troutt had the mythical 6-man title to his credit, along with multiple district and regional championships.

Along with his football duties, Troutt also coached girls and boys basketball. His final year of coaching the Lady Tigers was 1967 and his last season on the court with the Tigers was 1972.

Baseball ran a close second to football with Troutt and he recorded more than 400 wins in that sport.

"From the very beginning, I had great hopes for 8-man football in Oklahoma," wrote Troutt in his bio, "and it has grown remarkably every year since 1960 to the present time."

That sentence, penned several years ago, has proven to be an understatement. And it's all because Ray Troutt and others in his profession had the vision and the drive to bring 8-man football to Oklahoma.

Alfalfa County roundball wrapup GIRLS (Games of Tuesday, Nov. 29) WAUKOMIS 49, TIMBERLAKE 40 Waukomis 8 13 15 13 –49 Timberlake 11 9 3 17 –40 Wauiomis: Lovell 26, Kokojan 8, Harris 8, Mack 5, Eck 2.

Timberlake: Castle 17, Severin 15, Parker 3, Berg 2, Gaff 2, Clift 1.

BURLINGTON 52, ALINE-CLEO 22 Burlington 8 11 19 14 –52 Aline-Cleo 2 2 11 7 –22 Burlington: Rieger 33, S. Nall 8, Garvie 6, Armbruster 4, Vore 1.

Aline-Cleo: Schmidt 9, Kinsey 6, Beckwith 3, Miller 2, Jackson 1, Gumaer 1.

CHEROKEE 49, MEDFORD 15 Cherokee 8 13 16 12 –49 Medford 3 3 7 2 –15 Cherokee: Richmond 18, Highfill 12, Hawkins 6, N. Unruh 4, Wright 3, Wilhite 2, Roberts 2, Unruh 2.

Medford: Quilan 5, Cripe 5, Adams 2, Osborn 2, Perkins 1.

(Games of Friday, Dec. 2) TIMBERLAKE 67, KREMLIN-H. 22 Kremlin-H. 2 4 10 6 –22 Timberlake 15 18 20 14 –67 Kremlin-Hillsdale: Bittle 8, Stine 4, Davis 4, Light 3, Regier 2, Cormier 1.

Timberlake: Severin 17, Parker 14, Blewitt 12, Castle 10, LeForce 8, Bishard 2, Crist 2, Thompson 2.

PC-HUNTER 50, CHEROKEE 29 Pond Creek 11 11 16 12 –50 Cherokee 6 4 4 15 –29 Pond Creek-Hunter: Halcomb 22, Jones 13, Donnell 9, McKee 4, R. Halcomb 2.

Cherokee: N. Unruh 7, Richmond 6, Highfill 6, Hawkins 5, Roberts 4, J. Unruh 1.

ALINE-CLEO 67, TALOGA 14 Taloga 6 0 6 2 –14 Aline-Cleo 18 18 17 14 –67 Taloga: Day 10, Davis 4.

Aline-Cleo: Schmidt 30, Kensey 13, Beckwith 10, Moore 4, Gumaer 3, Eastman 2, Gahr 2, Jackson 2, Miller 1.

(Games of Saturday, Dec. 3) TIMBERLAKE 69, RINGWOOD 57 Timberlake 26 19 15 9 –69 Ringwood 5 14 14 24 –57 Timberlake: Severin 22, Berg 14, Clift 10, Castle 9, Gaff 6, LeForce 6,

Parker 2.

Ringwood: Regier 21, Schmidt 16, Folger 8, Hayes 6, Beighan 6.

TIMBERLAKE 66, MEDFORD 29 Medford 5 12 4 8 –29 Timberlake 16 21 16 13 –66 Medford: Crites 12, Quinlan 3, Adams 8, Perkins 4, Suitor 2.

Timberlake: LeForce 12, Parker 5, Berg 5, Blewitt 7, Severin 10, Kel. Castle 2, Kay. Castle 15, Clift 4, Thompson 2, Gaff 4.

(Games of Monday, Dec. 5) BOYS (Games of Tuesday, Nov. 29) TIMBERLAKE 75, WAUKOMIS 30 Timberlake 15 19 26 13 –75 Waukomis 11 6 6 7 –30 Timberlake: Buller 31, Ballard 21, Troutt 8, Campbell 5, Powers 4, Nichols 3, Henderson 2, Seaman 1.

Waukomis: Click 12, Nall 9, Huffens 5, Terrell 3, Mack 1.

MEDFORD 36, CHEROKEE 32 Medford 6 10 6 14 –36 Cherokee 1 5 10 16 –32 Medford: Kilian 10, Cless 9, Liley 8, Misak 5, Thompson 4.

Cherokee: (Games from Friday, Dec. 2) TIMBERLAKE 84, KREMLIN-H. 30 Kremlin-H. 3 13 3 11 –30 Timberlake 28 17 19 20 –84 Kremlin-Hillsdale: Schoenhals 10, Sweetwood 6, Pierce 3, Stokes 3, Lizar 2, Fowler 2, Bonine 2.

Timberlake: Buller 29, Nichols 14, Ballard 12, Seaman 8, Sanders 8, Troutt 7, Campbell 2.

PC-HUNTER 65, CHEROKEE 38 Pond Creek 14 11 22 18 –65 Cherokee 5 0 23 10 –38 Pond Creek-Hunter: Lorenz 2, VanDyke 6, T.J. Krittenbrink 6, Irvin 3, Rayner 8, Eck 2, B. Krittenbrink 18, Grimes 2, Styles 18.

Cherokee: DeWitt 12, Hawkins 10, Argraves 9, Bagenstos 4, Hester 2, Schanbacher 1.

(Games of Saturday, Dec. 3) TIMBERLAKE 75, RINGWOOD 22 Timberlake 21 19 15 18 –75 Ringwood 9 8 2 3 –22 Timberlake: Troutt 18, Ballard 13, Buller 19, Henderson 5, Seaman 5, Sanders 5, Powers 4, Campbell 3.

Ringwood: Moehle 6, Nelson 6, Melendez 2, Navarro 2, Rodriguez 2,

GRADER OPERATOR WANTED Alfalfa County Dist #1 is now taking applications for a full time Grader Operator.

• Good Salary • Retirement • Vacation

Experience preferred. Pick up an application at the Byron Shop or Commissioner’s Office at the Courthouse.

Applications are due by December 15, 2011.

Alfalfa County is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Schroeder 1.

(Games of Monday, Dec. 5) T'LAKE 81, COVINGTON-D. 35 Covington-D. 5 15 8 7 –35 Timberlake 25 17 18 21 –81 Covington-Douglas: Bigby 2, P. Schram 2, Hamlett 7, Thayer 8, Smith 8, Brown 3, Lamb 5.

Timberlake: Ballard 26, Buller 15, Troutt 7, Howard 8, Campbell 9, Seaman 3, Nichols 12, Sander 1.

NICOLE UNRUH (34) puts up a shot over a Pond CreekHunter defender in the Lady Chiefs’ 50-29 loss to the Lady Panthers. Grant DeWitt (21) drives around a Pond Creek-Hunter defender to score two of his game-high 12 points for the Cherokee Chiefs.

State champions CLASS B STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Caddo 44, Davenport 14 CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Shattuck 26, Tipton 6

CHEROKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 • Page 7

School board filings: one new candidate, four incumbents in area districts, so far

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff As of press time Tuesday, individuals filing for local school board openings were scant, but hopefuls had until 5 p.m.

Wednesday to jot down their names.

Cherokee Board of Education Office No. 2 incumbent Amber Wilhite, who was appointed earlier in the year to replace Jim Moncrief, will make an official run of it. If elected, she will serve five years.

Aaron Smith signed up to replace James Maltbie on Burlington’s board. If elected, he will serve a five-year term in Office No. 2.

“There’s nothing in for Timberlake yet,” said Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

No individuals officially had filed for the open spots on AlineCleo’s Board of Education, but one incumbent was close.

“I have a man now who just went to get the form notarized,” said Major County Election Board Secretary Mary Ann Lynch. “That is Scott Robinson.

He is the incumbent.”

Robinson represents Office No. 2, a five-year term, and Duane Dobbs holds Office No. 5, a four-year unexpired term.

Dobbs had not filed for re-election as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Max W. Ott filed early for the Zone 2 seat on the Northwest Technology Center board. Ott was appointed to the position earlier this year. If elected, he will serve for five years.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, however, no one had filed for Office No. 2 on the Alva Board of Education, a five-year post currently held

by Brian Gaddy.

“We have no new filings (since earlier in the day),” said Sandra Koehn, chief clerk. “I think everyone is waiting until the last minute.”

Cherokee students make honor rolls Honor rolls for the first nine weeks at Cherokee Public Schools have been released.

Students listed on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll ended the nine weeks with all A’s.

Students listed on the Principal’s Honor Roll ended the nine weeks with all A’s and B’s.

Students in grades seven through 12 are listed in alphabetical order, as released by school officials.

Superintendent’s Honor Roll Joshua Argraves, Avery Bagenstos, Tanner Bowman, Nicholas Cochran, Grant DeWitt, Alexa Goodwin, Samantha Green, Austin Hawkins, Jadon Hicks, Taylor Highfill, Courtney Hiller, Jacey Jantzen, Connor McGee, Anna Mitchell, Carli Richmond,

Katelyn Roberts, Carson Tullis, Jessica Unruh, Nicole Unruh, Nikolas Wagner, Joseph Wagner, Sabrina Wilber, Brianna Wilhite.

Principal’s Honor Roll Evan Bagenstos, Taryn Caruthers, Linzie Castro, Ruben Castro, Morgan Clem, Ezekiel Cloyd, Whitney Cloyd, Anastasia Copes, Haven Davis, Kaitlin Ducotey, Lindzey Ducotey, Savanna Eshleman, Ashleigh Evans, Kolby Gilley, Austin Guffy, Madison Hastings, Mollie Hawkins, Branden Hoffman, Sarai Hoos, Austin Huckabee, Austin James, Jarrett James, Hunter Jordan, Chris Klick, Matthew Lancaster, Emris Leatherman, Colby Locke, Samantha Lovely, Michael Lucas, Trevor Lucas, David Madison,

$12,000 in scholarships up for grabs CALDWELL, Kan. – KanOkla Networks is offering eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors whose parents or guardians have KanOkla landline service.

Applications have been delivered to high schools and are available in the school counselor’s office or online at www. kanokla.com.

College students or adults who would like to continue their education also are eligible to apply for four $1,000 scholarships. Deadline is April 1, 2012.

Applications are available by mail or online.

Students entering into marketing, public relations or telecommunications fields are eligible for two scholarships available through KanOkla Networks and PRIMO (Public Relations Independent Marketing Organization). KanOkla is a member of PRIMO, an organization founded in 1992.

The scholarship is worth $500, and the application needs to be at KanOkla Networks headquarters by March 15, 2012.

FRS (Foundation for Rural Services) awards 30 national $2,000 scholarships. KanOkla Networks is affiliated with this organization and participates in the scholarship program. KanOkla Networks will contribute an additional $500 to the scholarship if a student from the KanOkla service area is selected to receive a scholarship.

Applications for the PRIMO and FRS scholarships are available in school counselor’s offices or can be downloaded from a link on the KanOkla Web site.

Applications need to be mailed to FRS and postmarked by March 1, 2012. Applications downloaded from the Web site must contain the signature of KanOkla Chief Executive Officer Greg Aldridge.

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Hard work pays off SAGE KINSEY, AlineCleo senior, is the October Student of the Month. Sage is a member of the Lady Cougar Basketball Team and Softball Team. Her special interest is art, including drawing, painting and photography. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in the art field. She is the daughter of Stuart and Roxie Kinsey, Cleo Springs.

Students get chance to see nation’s capital through annual Youth Tour CALDWELL, Kan. – Foundation for Rural Services and KanOkla Networks Youth Tour offers the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. to all high school students ages 16 or 17 whose parents have KanOkla Networks landline service.

KanOkla sends two students, one from Kansas and one from Oklahoma, with a KanOkla chaperone each year on an allexpense paid trip to Washington, D.C. Four days are spent keeping pace with a busy schedule of seeing historical sites, memorials and an inside look at the telecommunications industry.

The last day, students have the chance to meet and visit with local senators, visit the United States Supreme Court and see the Library of Congress.

Tour dates are June 2 to 6, 2012. Applications are simple to fill out and may take only five minutes to complete. Applications will be available online in January 2012, or they available in high school counselors’ offices.

The Youth Tour gives students the chance to make new friends and memories, and it is truly an experience of a lifetime.

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Funerals

Carl Cleo Settle CARMEN – Funeral service for Carl Settle was at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at Anderson Burris Funeral Home, Enid, Okla. Burial was in Carmen Municipal Cemetery.

Carl Cleo (Freck) Settle was born to Jesse Franklin and Ida Pearl McCause Settle at Gracemont, Okla. June 15, 1929. He was the 10th of 13 children and passed from this world Dec. 3, 2011 at the age of 82.

Carl joined the United States Army at the age of 17 Dec. 12, 1946. He was assigned to the 22nd Constabulary Squadron Troop C. (also known as the Lightening Cowboys). He was honorably discharged from active service May 1, 1948, and was then placed on active reserve status July 6, 1948.

On Sept. 21, 1950, he was reactivated and was sent to Korea with the 728th Military Police Battalion Company D. He was again discharged from active service Sept. 8, 1951, but remained on reserve status until May 1, 1952.

On Dec. 24, 1951, he literally married the girl next door whom he had known since the 6th grade. Her name was Carol Maxine White. Little did they know what awaited them in life.

Carl was an avid hunter and fisherman. He spent many happy times deer hunting with family and friends Carl was preceded in death by his father, mother, 12 brothers and sisters and his beloved son, Paul.

Survivors include his wife, Carol of the home; son, Daniel Settle of Eufaula, Okla., son, Larry and Debbie Settle of Kingfisher, son, Troy and Tessa Settle of Windsor Colo.; daughter, Becky and Jonny Guffy of Byron, Okla., daughter, Betsy and Troy Hormel of Enid, Okla., and daughter-in-law, Debbie Settle of Mustang, Okla.

Also surviving are 13 granddaughters; one grandson; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

PAID Ray Troutt HELENA — Funeral for Ray Troutt, 91,was at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at Timberlake High School Auditorium in Helena. Rev. Joel Thompson officiated. Burial followed at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Arrange-

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ments were by Lanman Funeral Home Inc., of Helena.

He was born March 16, 1920, in Beaver County to Vinnie Coy and Emma Hummer Troutt and died Nov. 30, 2011, in Enid.

He graduated from high school at Follett, Texas, and from Northwestern State College with a bachelor’s degree.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as an airplane mechanic.

He married Evelyn Hadwiger in 1947 in Medicine Lodge, Kan. He was a teacher, coach and farmer. He helped organize eightman football. He retired in 1980.

He was inducted into Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame, NWOSU Hall of Fame, and Eight-Man Coaches Hall of Fame. Timberlake school district honored him by naming the football field after him in 2007.

He was a member of American Legion and Lions Club, serv-

ing as past president. He was a deacon and elder of the Disciples of Christ Christian Church and member of the United Methodist Church in Helena.

Survivors include his three sons, Tim, Jeff and Tom; 10 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; his parents; brother, Gilbert Troutt; and sister, Myrtle Nine.

Memorials may be given to Timberlake football program or Northwestern Oklahoma State University athletic program through the funeral home.

Memories may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com.

Nelson Outhier Service for Nelson Outhier, 57, formerly of Carmen, pending with Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.

Lead Me Back to Bethlehem Christmas Cantata Remember the joy, peace and love of Christmas

Sunday, December 11 ~ 10:45 a.m.

First United Methodist Church 400 S. Grand, Cherokee All are welcome to journey back to Bethlehem once more to hear the inspiring and beautiful story of the birth of Jesus

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DRIFTWOOD CHURCH Driftwood Christian Church Minister: Greg Schmidt Bible School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

CHEROKEE CHURCHES First United Methodist Pastors: Paul Calkin Jeni Markham Clewell Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

CHUM Youth Classes: 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Evening Choir Chime: 6 p.m Choir Practice: 7 p.m.

Please worship at the church of your choice.

The Healthy Touch Sherry Green ~ CMT 580-430-6410

Rick Caruthers Construction, Inc

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

Smith Drug Store

121 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK (580) 596-2764

Alfalfa Electric Co-op

121 E. Main - Cherokee, OK (580) 596-3333

Wilber Fertilizer (580) 596-3440 Jeff and Ken

Pate Agency LP

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Cleo State Bank

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ACB Bank

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Croft Country Chevrolet Hwy 64 South - Cherokee (580) 596-3348

Ellis & Associates

Insurance & Real Estate 200 Southgate - (580)596-3423

Patton Agency Real Estate (580) 596-3321

BYRON CHURCH Ridin’ 4 Him Cowboy Church Sunday Learnin’: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Preachin’: 10:00 a.m.

Communion 1st Sun. of Month Fellowship Potluck 1st Sun./Mo.

New Life Assembly of God Interim Pastor: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sun. Bible Study & Prayer: 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Prayer & Bible Study: 7p.m.

Prayer line: (580) 596-2155

JET CHURCHES Nazarene Church Pastor: Dean Holt Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Ed Jones Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Wednesday Youth: 7 p.m.

Adult Bible Study, Wed.: 7 p.m.

Vining Community Church Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Mtg: 7:30 p.m.

Fellowship/Communion last Sun./Mo.

First Christian Church Pastor: Dr. Ron Hansen Youth Minister: Barbara James Sunday 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 Church Pastor: Tom Cooksey Assoc. Pastor: Brandon Holloway Morning 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 Church Pastor: Rev. James A. Wickersham Mass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m.

Friends Church Pastor: Joe Woods Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Prairie Valley United Methodist Pastor: Mary Irby Morning Worship: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

BURLINGTON CHURCHES Christian Church Pastor: Dr. Richard Duckworth Church School: 10 a.m.

Worship: 11 a.m.

Church of Christ Riverside Preacher: Jeffrey Keele Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m.

Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

HELENA CHURCHES First Christian Church Pastor: Jay Drawbridge Wednesday Bible: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.

Nazarene Church Pastor: Dean Holt Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 7 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m.

Helena United Methodist Pastor: Joel Thompson Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group: 6 p.m.

First Baptist Church Pastor: Scott Hofen Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study: 6 p.m.

AMORITA CHURCHES Amorita Community Pastor: Guy Phillip Harris Morning Worship: 10 a.m.

Sunday School: 11 a.m.

GOLTRY CHURCHES St. Michael’s Catholic Church Pastor: Rev. Joseph M. Irwin, Pastor Rev. Rajesh K. Mankena, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Morning Mass: 7:30 a.m.

Community Bible Church Pastor: Bryan Baldwin Sunday 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 Church Pastor: Jane Ho Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Family Meal: 1st Sunday, Noon Ladies Aid: 1st Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

Last Sunday: Holy Communion New Covenant Fellowship Pastor: Dale Cummins Sunday 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 Mennonite Pastors: 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 Mennonite Pastor: Gary Eastin Sunday School: 9:40 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 p.m.

Integris Bass Baptist Health Center

Niki Lewis-Wyatt, P.A.-C Cristopher D. Schultz, D.O. 221 S. Grand, Cherokee - 596-3516

Murrow’s Frame Art, LLC

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Farmers Exchange Bank

419 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK (580) 596-3371 - Member FDIC

Alva State Bank & Trust Burlington - (580) 431-3300 Member FDIC

Farmers Co-operative Cherokee * Carmen * Aline

Jet United Methodist Church Pastor: Mary Irby Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

UMW: Every 3rd Wed. 7 p.m.

Goodwin Funeral Home

CARMEN CHURCHES Carmen Christian Church Pastor: Kirk Board Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Great Salt Plains Health Center

Carmen United Methodist Pastor: John Bizzell Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Church of Christ Pastor: Bill Springer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

Cherokee Family Clinic

Assembly of God Pastor: Rev. Mike Wiles Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Carmen Baptist Church Pastor: Jerry Stafford Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Green Valley Free Methodist Church Pastor: David Keller Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship: 10:45 a.m.

ALINE CHURCHES United Methodist Church Pastor: Rachel Parrott Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study: 5:00 p.m.

Pleasant Plain Church of the Brethren Pastor: Elsie Koehn Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday Eve Service: 7:30 p.m.

3rd Sunday Fellowship after services First Christian Church Pastor: Polly Young Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group: 4 p.m.

CYF: 5 p.m.

106 W. Second - Cherokee (580) 596-3346

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

The Caring Company 217 S. Grand - 596-3535 www.thecaringco.com Lynette Morris

Yoder Gas Company Jet, OK (580) 626-4514

Burlington Farmers Coop Burlington, OK 73722

Smok-Shak, Inc.

2N & 2W of Cherokee on Hwy. 64

Dine In - Carry Out - Catering 596-3584 or 888-486-0686 Debra Engle, owner

Walter Burkes Agency RR1 Box 1, Carmen (580) 987-2520

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Alfalfa County District Court docket Criminal Misdemeanor Billy John Kolt Beckett, Waukomis, has been charged with driving under the influence.

Annie Jane Calwonsen, Enid, has been charged with driving while license is under suspension.

Robert Hank Parks (outstanding warrant), Arkansas, has been charged with outraging public decency.

Criminal Felony Louis Buzz Bennett, Enid, has been charged with first-degree rape; lewd molestation.

Family and Domestic Jessica Blair Jackson, Carmen, has filed a claim for child support from Joshua James Davis, Aline.

Protective Orders Cheryl Lynn Jackson and Jessica Blair Jackson, both of

Carmen, have filed a protective order against Joshua James Davis.

Cheryl Leri DaughheteeElmore, Burlington, has filed a protective order against Eddie Franklin Elmore, Burlington.

Traffic Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50: Russell J. Peel, Sedan, Kan.; Connie Clinton Farris, Nash;

Jordan Victoria Weaver, Woodward; Benjamin Bortey, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Charged with speeding 11-14 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Terry Zayne Tharp Jr., Stillwater.

Charged with speeding 15 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Jonathan Wayne Bough, Kiowa, Kan. Charged with speeding 16-20

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL SPACING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 12 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CAUSE CD 201106398-T AMENDED NOTICE 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; and if any of the named individuals or entities be deceased or a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, successors, trustees and assigns of any such deceased individual or dis-

Legal notice solved partnership, corporation or other NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this association. cause be set before an Administrative Law NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and Applicant in this Cause is requesting the reporting to the Commission. following relief and special relief from the IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS Commission: HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be [a] Extend Order No. 590928 - 640 acre heard before an Administrative Law Judge horizontal drilling and spacing unit for the on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Eastern Mississippian common source of supply Regional Service Office of the Corporaunderlying Section 33, Township 25 North, tion Commission, Room 114, 440 South Range 12 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., to now include Section 28, Township 25 on the 3RD day of January 2012, and that North, Range 12 West, Alfalfa County, this Notice be published as required by law Oklahoma. A review of the records indicate and the rules of the Commission.

Order No. 243391 established 160 acre NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT drilling and spacing unit for the Mississippi any person interested or protesting the Lime common source of supply underlying application please advise the Attorney of Section 28. There are no current producrecord and the Court Clerk’s Office of the ing Mississippi wells in the unit; therefore, Oklahoma Corporation Commission five Order No. 243391 shall be superseded as (5) days before the hearing date above. to the Mississippi Lime common source of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that supply underlying the captioned unit. the Applicant and interested parties may [b] To possibly providing that the order present testimony by telephone. The cost be made effective as of the date of the of telephonic communication shall be paid execution thereof or as of a date prior to by the person and persons requesting the date of execution of the order. its use. Interested parties who wish to

participate by telephone shall contact the Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT this cause, if protested, may be subject to a prehearing or settlement conference pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact Mark Hambric (918) 746-1375 or Michael D. Stack, Attorney for Applicant, 943 East Britton Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) 286-1717; Fax (405) 286-2122.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, CHAIR BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 30th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011.

ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & the date of execution of the order.

Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this BEFORE THE CORPORATION cause be set before an Administrative Law COMMISSION OF THE STATE Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and OF OKLAHOMA reporting to the Commission.

APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS PRODUCTION, LLC HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL heard before an Administrative Law Judge SPACING on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Eastern LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION Regional Service Office of the Corpora14, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE tion Commission, Room 114, 440 South 9 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., OKLAHOMA on the 3RD day of January 2012, and that CAUSE CD 201106404-T this Notice be published as required by law AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING and the rules of the Commission.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all perNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT sons, owners, producers, operators, any person interested or protesting the purchasers and takers of oil and gas and application please advise the Attorney of all other interested persons, particularly in record and the Court Clerk’s Office of the Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; and if any of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission five named individuals or entities be deceased (5) days before the hearing date above. or a dissolved partnership, corporation NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that or other association, then the unknown the Applicant and interested parties may heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, present testimony by telephone. The cost trustees, successors, trustees and assigns of telephonic communication shall be paid of any such deceased individual or disby the person and persons requesting solved partnership, corporation or other its use. Interested parties who wish to association. participate by telephone shall contact the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to Applicant in this Cause is requesting the the hearing date, and provide their name following relief and special relief from the and phone number.

Commission: NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT [a] Extend Order to be entered in Cause this cause, if protested, may be subject CD No. 201106126-T - 640 acre horizontal to a prehearing or settlement conference drilling and spacing unit for the Mississippursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2. pian common source of supply underlying NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all Section 15, Township 24 North, Range 9 interested persons may appear and be West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, to now heard. For information concerning this acinclude Section 14, Township 24 North, tion, contact Mark Hambric (918) 746-1375 Range 9 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. or Michael D. Stack, Attorney for Applicant, A review of the records indicate Order No. 943 East Britton Road, Oklahoma City, 163910 established 160 acre drilling and Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) 286-1717; spacing unit for the Manning and MissisFax (405) 286-2122. sippi common sources of supply underlying CORPORATION COMMISSION Section 14. There are no current producOF OKLAHOMA ing Manning or Mississippi wells in the DANA L. MURPHY, CHAIR unit; therefore, Order No. 163910 shall be BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN superseded as to the Manning and MissisPATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER sippi common sources of supply underlying DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 30th DAY the captioned unit.

OF NOVEMBER, 2011. [b] To possibly providing that the order ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, be made effective as of the date of the SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION execution thereof or as of a date prior to Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & an agreement with the owners of drilling Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t rights named as respondents herein with BEFORE THE CORPORATION respect to such proposed plan of developCOMMISSION OF THE STATE ment of the separate common sources of OF OKLAHOMA supply in the drilling and spacing units APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY covered hereby.

PRODUCTION, LLC NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING this cause be set before an Administrative LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence 28, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE and reporting to the Commission. That 12 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, Applicant could request that the Order to OKLAHOMA be entered in this cause shall include a CAUSE CD 201106399-T provision allowing the operator one year AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING from the date of the Order to commence STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all perdrilling operations. sons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT purchasers and takers of oil and gas and this Cause will be heard before an Adminall other interested persons, particularly istrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; more speDocket at the Eastern Regional Service cifically: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Office of the Corporation Commission, Barlow-Oden; Sandstone Energy AcquiRoom 114, 440 South Houston, Tulsa, sitions Corp; Jerral W Jones; Barbara Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 3RD day L Lawson, LLC; Homer L Lawson, LLC; of January 2012, and that notice be pubMickey J Overall; James D Palm; and if lished as required by law and rules of the any of the named individuals or entities Commission. be deceased or a dissolved partnership, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT corporation or other association, then the any person interested or protesting the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, application please advise the Attorney of devisees, successors, trustees and asrecord and the Court Clerk’s Office of the signs of any such deceased individual or Oklahoma Corporation Commission five dissolved partnership, corporation or other (5) days before the hearing date above. association.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Applicant and interested parties may the Applicant in this Cause is requesting present testimony by telephone. The cost the following relief and special relief: That of telephonic communication shall be paid the Commission, based on the evidence by the person and persons requesting presented, pool the interests and adjudiits use. Interested parties who wish to cate the rights and equities of oil and gas participate by telephone shall contact the owners on a unit pooling and designate Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the Applicant or some other party recomthe hearing date, and provide their name mended by Applicant as operator for the and phone number. well to produce from the Mississippian NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT common source of supply [Order to be this cause, if protested, may be subject entered in Cause CD 201106398-T] unto a prehearing or settlement conference derlying Section 28, Township 25 North, pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2.

Range 12 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that The interests of the oil and gas owners all interested persons may appear and involved herein and the rights and equibe heard. For information concerning ties in respect thereto are sought herein this action, contact Mark Hambric, (918) to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to 746-1350 or Michael D. Stack, Attorney 52 O.S. Sec. 87.1 within and on the basis for Applicant, 943 East Britton Road, Oklaof the drilling and spacing units covered homa City, Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore.

286-1717; Fax (405) 286-2122.

The application in this cause states that CORPORATION COMMISSION Applicant has proposed the development OF OKLAHOMA of the separate common sources of supply DANA L MURPHY, CHAIR in the drilling and spacing units involved BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN herein under a plan development and PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER has proposed to commence such plan DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 30th DAY of development of such units by an initial OF NOVEMBER 2011. unit well in the lands covered hereby, and ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, that Applicant has been unable to reach SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & petitioner, Gary Lloyd Burright, at McGee Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, and ThursLaw Firm, P.L.L.C., 111 1/2 South Grand, day, Dec. 15, 2011. 2t Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728, on or before in the district court the 9th day of January, 2012, or the same in and for alfalfa county will be forever barred. state of oklahoma Notice is hereby given that a hearing Case no. p.b.-11-36 will be held on the 9th day of February, In the Matter of the Estate of Lloyd 2012, at 1:30 o’clock p.m., at the District Burright, Deceased.

Courtroom, Alfalfa County Courthouse, combined notice to creditors 300 South Grand, Cherokee Oklahoma, and notice of hearing final before Judge Loren E. Angle. At the account and petition for hearing , the Court will decide whether to determination of heirs and approve the Petition for Summary Admindischarge istration, the Final Account, and Petition To: All persons interested in the esfor Determination of Heirs, Legatees, and tate of Lloyd Burright, a/k/a Lloyd I. BurDevisees, and Distribution and Discharge right, deceased. You are hereby notified of the petitioner. The Final Account and that on the 2nd of December, 2011, the Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legapetitioner, Gary Lloyd Burright, filed in the tees and Devisees and Distribution will be District Court of Alfalfa County, State of filed herein on or before the 17th day of Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary AdJanuary, 2012. ministration, Appointment of Special AdYou are hereby advised that you must ministrator, Determination of Heirs, Devifile objections to the Petition for Sumsees, and Legatees, and Distribution and mary Administration, the Final Account, Discharge. The petitioner has alleged and Petition for Determination of Heirs, that Lloyd Burright, a/k/a Lloyd I. Burright, Legatees, and Devisees, and Distribution age 90, died on the 28th day of July, 2011, at least ten (10) days before the hearing domiciled and residing at Albuquerque, and send a copy of same to petitioner’s Bernalillo County, State of New Mexico. attorney, Francis “Fritz” McGee, McGee The petitioner has asked that this Court Law Firm, P.L.L.C., 111 1/2 South Grand, dispense with regular estate proceedings Cherokee Oklahoma 73728, or you will and proceed with summary administration be deemed to have waived any objecpursuant to 58 O.S. §245 , et seq, since tions. If you have no objection, you need the decedent resided in another jurisdicnot appear at the hearing or make any filtion at the time of death. ings with the Court.

In an Order for Combined Notice enIf an objection is filed at least ten (10) tered herein, the Court found that it should days before the hearing, the Court will dedispense with the regular estate proceedtermine whether summary proceedings are ings prescribed by law and order notice to appropriate and, if so, whether the estate creditors and issue an order for hearing will be distributed and to whom the estate upon the Petition for Summary Adminiswill be distributed. tration, the Final Accounting and Petition Dated this 2nd day of December, 2011. for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Lori Irwin, Court Clerk Devisees and Distribution.

by Tammi Miller, Deputy Pursuant to the Order for Combined [SEAL] Notice, all creditors having claims against Francis “Fritz” McGee, OBA #5985 Lloyd Burright, a/k/a Lloyd I. Burright, deMcGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C. ceased, are required to present same, Attorney for Petitioner with a description of all security interest 111 1/2 South Grand and other collateral, if any, held by each Cherokee, OK 73728 creditor with respect to such claim to the 9580) 596-3550 Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & unit well in the lands covered hereby, and Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t that Applicant has been unable to reach BEFORE THE CORPORATION an agreement with the owners of drilling COMMISSION OF THE STATE rights named as respondents herein with OF OKLAHOMA respect to such proposed plan of developAPPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY ment of the separate common sources of PRODUCTION, LLC supply in the drilling and spacing units RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING covered hereby.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT 14, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE this cause be set before an Administrative 9 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence OKLAHOMA and reporting to the Commission. That CAUSE CD 201106405-T Applicant could request that the Order to AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING be entered in this cause shall include a STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all perprovision allowing the operator one year sons, owners, producers, operators, from the date of the Order to commence purchasers and takers of oil and gas and drilling operations. all other interested persons, particularly NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; more spethis Cause will be heard before an Admincifically: Alfalfa County; Chesapeake istrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Exploration, L.L.C.; Gary Underhill; Julia Docket at the Eastern Regional Service Forsyth; Kenneth C. McLaughlin; Frank Office of the Corporation Commission, Nightengale, Deceased; Betty J. Unrue; Room 114, 440 South Houston, Tulsa, Donald F. Nightengale; Harlan L NightOklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 3RD day engale & Elsie B. Nightengale; Irene A. of January 2012, and that notice be pubNightengale; John Henry Nightengale; lished as required by law and rules of the Marvin Lee Nightengale; Sandridge Commission.

Exploration and Production, LLC.; and if NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT any of the named individuals or entities any person interested or protesting the be deceased or a dissolved partnership, application please advise the Attorney of corporation or other association, then the record and the Court Clerk’s Office of the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, Oklahoma Corporation Commission five devisees, trustees, successors, trustees (5) days before the hearing date above. and assigns of any such deceased indiNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that vidual or dissolved partnership, corporation the Applicant and interested parties may or other association. present testimony by telephone. The cost NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT of telephonic communication shall be paid the Applicant in this Cause is requesting by the person and persons requesting the following relief and special relief: That its use. Interested parties who wish to the Commission, based on the evidence participate by telephone shall contact the presented, pool the interests and adjudiApplicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to cate the rights and equities of oil and gas the hearing date, and provide their name owners on a unit pooling and designate and phone number. the Applicant or some other party recomNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT mended by Applicant as operator for the this cause, if protested, may be subject well to produce from the Mississippian to a prehearing or settlement conference common source of supply [Order to be pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2. entered in Cause CD 201106404-T] unNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that derlying Section 14, Township 24 North, all interested persons may appear and Range 9 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. be heard. For information concerning The interests of the oil and gas owners this action, contact Mark Hambric, (918) involved herein and the rights and equi746-1350 or Michael D. Stack, Attorney ties in respect thereto are sought herein for Applicant, 943 East Britton Road, Oklato be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to homa City, Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) 52 O.S. Sec. 87.1 within and on the basis 286-1717; Fax (405) 286-2122. of the drilling and spacing units covered CORPORATION COMMISSION hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore.

OF OKLAHOMA The application in this cause states that DANA L MURPHY, CHAIR Applicant has proposed the development BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN of the separate common sources of supply PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER in the drilling and spacing units involved DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 30th DAY herein under a plan development and OF NOVEMBER 2011. has proposed to commence such plan ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, of development of such units by an initial SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION

mph over speed limit, $241.50: Santiago Ruiz, Union City, Tenn.

Charged with following too closely, $211.50: Robert L. Rutherford, Lake Charles, La. Charged with operating a mo-

tor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, $211.50: Robert L. Rutherford, Lake Charles, La.; Joel Acosta, Mustang.

Charged with overweight on group of two, $396.50: Victor Leon Smith, Woodward.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & established by the Oklahoma Corporation Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t Commission.

BEFORE THE CORPORATION NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF the Applicant in this cause is requesting the OKLAHOMA following special relief: The Commission APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY enter an order, to be effective as of the PRODUCTION, LLC date of the execution thereof or as of a date RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION prior thereto, and to authorize the Applicant EXCEPTION or some other party recommended by the LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION Applicant as operator for a well to test, as 28, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE an exception to Order to be entered listed 12 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, above for the above common sources of OKLAHOMA supply, at the location stated above.

CAUSE CD 201106400-T NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING this cause be set before an Administrative STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all perLaw Judge for hearing, taking of evidence sons, owners, producers, operators, and reporting to the Commission. purchasers and takers of oil and gas and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT all other interested persons, particularly in this Cause will be heard before an AdminAlfalfa County, Oklahoma; and if any of the istrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing named individuals or entities be deceased Docket at the Eastern Regional Service or a dissolved partnership, corporation Office of the Corporation Commission, 440 or other association, then the unknown South Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, a.m., on the 3RD day of January 2012 and trustees, successors, trustees and assigns that this notice be published as required by of any such deceased individual or dislaw and the rules of the Commission. solved partnership, corporation or other NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT association; and more particularly owners any person interested or protesting the in the following offsetting units: Section application please advise the Attorney of 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 32, 33 34, Township record and the Court Clerk’s Office of the 25 North, Range 12 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Corporation Commission five Oklahoma.

(5) days before the hearing date above. a. Heretofore the land described in the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that caption hereof has been established as a the Applicant and interested parties may 640 acre drilling and spacing horizontal present testimony by telephone. The cost unit for the Mississippian [Order to be of telephonic communication shall be paid entered in Cause CD No. 201106398-T by the person and persons requesting common source of supply. its use. Interested parties who wish to b. The horizontal well shall be comparticipate by telephone shall contact the pleted as a cemented cased hole at the Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to following location: the hearing date, and provide their name Surface Location shall be no closer and phone number. than 100 feet to the north line and no closer NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT than 1320 feet to the west line of Section this cause, if protested, may be subject 28, Township 25 North, Range 12 West; to a prehearing or settlement conference Proposed location of the well’s top pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2. perforation in the Mississippian formation NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that to be no closer than 330 feet to the north all interested persons may appear and line and no closer than 1750 feet to the be heard. For information concerning west line of Section 28, Township 25 North, this action, contact Mark Hambric, (918) Range 12 West.

746-1375 or Michael D. Stack, Attorney Proposed location of the well’s final perfor Applicant, 943 East Britton Rd., Oklaforation or terminus point in the Mississiphoma City, Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) pian common source of supply shall be no 286-1717. closer than 330 feet to the south line and CORPORATION COMMISSION no closer than 1750 feet to the west line of OF OKLAHOMA Section 28, Township 25 North, Range 12 DANA L MURPHY, CHAIR West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN c. That the Applicant or some other PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER party named as operator be permitted to DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 30th produce said well at said location from the DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011. common source of supply covered hereby ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, with an appropriate allowable adjustment SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & permission running in favor of Applicant Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t or some other party recommended by BEFORE THE CORPORATION Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper COMMISSION OF THE STATE allowable for the proposed well involved OF OKLAHOMA herein as to the separate common sources APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE of supply covered hereby, which allowable EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Applicant requests be established as a full LLc allowable with no downward adjustment RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION made thereto.

EXCEPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the appliLEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 31, cation in this cause requests that the order Township 28 North, Range 9 to be entered in this matter be made effecWest of the IM, Alfalfa County, tive as of the date of the execution thereof Oklahoma or as of a date prior thereto and that the Cause CD No. 201106575 authorization and permission requested NOTICE OF HEARING herein run in favor of Applicant or some STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, other party recommended by Applicant. owners, producers, operators, purchasers NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the and takers of oil and gas, and all other “land sections adjacent to the area within interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa the location exception” requested herein in County, Oklahoma, including the followsaid Section 31 in regard to the subsurface ing: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; and if the location tolerance areas described above above-named partnership, corporation are Section 30, Township 28 North, Range or other association be dissolved, then 9 West of the IM; Sections 25 and 36, the unknown successors, trustees and Township 28 North, Range 10 West of the assigns, both immediate and remote, of IM; Section 1, Township 27 North, Range such dissolved entity.

10 West of the IM; and Section 6, Township NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, 27 North, Range 9 West of the IM, all in SandRidge Exploration and Production, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land LLC, has filed an application in this cause sections” surrounding said Section 31 are requesting the Corporation Commission of Sections 29 and 32, Township 28 North, Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective Range 9 West of the IM, and Section 5, as of the date of the execution thereof or Township 27 North, Range 9 West of the as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. authorizing and permitting an exception NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this to the permitted well location tolerances cause is set before an administrative law in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units judge for hearing, taking of evidence and to be formed in Section 31, Township 28 reporting to the Corporation Commission of North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cotapplication in this cause may be amended tage Grove, Oswego and Mississippian at such hearing in accordance with the separate common sources of supply, so as rules of the Commission and the laws of to allow a well to be drilled from a surface the State of Oklahoma. location being not closer than 200 feet NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this from the north line and not closer than cause is set for hearing before an admin660 feet from the west line of said Section istrative law judge on the Conservation 31 to subsurface locations of such well’s Docket at the Western Regional Service entry into and such well’s exit from each of Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bouseparate common sources of supply and to levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a subsurface location of such well’s entry A.M. on the 3rd day of January, 2012, and into the Mississippian common source of that this notice be published as required by supply being as follows: not closer than law and the rules of the Commission.

200 feet from the north line and 660 feet NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Apfrom the west line of said Section 31, with plicant and interested parties may presthe first perforation in the horizontal portion ent testimony by telephone. The cost of or lateral of the borehole of such well in the telephonic communication shall be paid by Mississippian common source of supply the person or persons requesting its use. being as follows: not closer than 330 feet Interested parties who wish to participate from the north line and 660 feet from the by telephone shall contact Applicant or west line of said Section 31, and with the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing last perforation in the horizontal portion or date, and provide their names and telelateral of the borehole of such well in the phone numbers.

Mississippian common source of supply NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all being as follows: not closer than 330 feet interested persons may appear and be from the south line and 660 feet from the heard. For information concerning this west line of said Section 31, and with the action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorterminus or end point of the horizontal ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two portion or lateral of the borehole of such Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, well in the Mississippian common source Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleof supply being as follows: not closer than phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet SandRidge Exploration and Production, from the west line of said Section 31, and LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma with a “tolerance distance” for the above- City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: described subsurface locations, horizontal (405) 429-6344. portion or lateral and completion interval CORPORATION COMMISSION of such well being as follows: a distance OF OKLAHOMA of not more than 100 feet in an easterly DANA L. MURPHY, Chair direction and in a westerly direction from BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman any such subsurface location, from any PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner point on or along such horizontal portion or DONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of lateral and from any point on or along such December, 2011. completion interval, and to be completed

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: in and to produce hydrocarbons from the PEGGY MITCHELL, above-named separate common sources Commission Secretary of supply, with such authorization and

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Alfalfa County daily Sheriff Department logs Nov. 30 1:24 a.m. – Someone ringing doorbell and running in Cherokee. Little white car was driving around block a lot. Advised Cherokee Police Department. Police officer was driving in area looking for a man that had gone into a house in that area and used the restroom and left. Party believed he was drunk and couldn’t find his house.

7 a.m. – Cattle out on SH 45. Cow across street. Left message with owner.

11:53 a.m. – Gas drive-off in Alva. Truck left Ampride owing $249, headed east on US 64. Truck could not be located.

3:36 p.m. – Cattle call – 25 to 30 head of cattle out on west side of SH 45 and 58 junction. Unable to locate cattle.

5:35 p.m. – Black cows out east of Helena. Advised owner.

6:17 p.m. – Possible drunk driver east of Goltry, heading east in white Jeep Cherokee, swerving all over roadway. Vehicle was found covered in mud parked behind bar in Goltry. Advised Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Dec. 1 6:16 a.m. – Stop sign down at three-mile corner.

Truck hit it. Advised Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

5:18 p.m. – Gun stolen, wanted to make a report on it.

6:10 p.m. – Truck with no lights hauling combine north of Cherokee. Backing up traffic at bridges. Advised OHP. 9:14 p.m. – Looking for college student whose dad was in car accident. Male subject had not been seen since noon.

11:36 p.m. – Brush fire west of Goltry. Advised railroad ties were on fire. Paged Goltry Fire Department.

Dec. 2 1:32 p.m. – Reckless driver northbound toward Driftwood. White Chevrolet pickup all over the road and speeding. Advised OHP. Dec. 3 11:46 a.m. – Reckless driver, four truck hauling combines forcing people off road on SH 11. Advised OHP. 5:41 p.m. – Cattle out south of McWillie. Advised owner.

Dec. 4 9:36 a.m. – Wreck northwest of Carmen. Was a man in car sleeping a drunk off.

4:43 p.m. – Cattle out south of McWillie. Five head on roadway eating hay. Advised owner.

6:54 p.m. – Reckless driver west of Cherokee. Possibly a silver Taurus. Advised OHP and Woods County.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & said administrator, and that the 28th day of Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t December, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock A.M., in IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT COURT the District Courtroom, in Cherokee, Alfalfa OF ALFALFA COUNTY, County, Oklahoma, has been fixed as the STATE OF OKLAHOMA time and place for hearing thereof, when No. PB-2011-26 any person interested in said estate may In the Matter of the Estate of FRANK appear and contest the same.

DALE ELLIOTT, Deceased.

Dated this 2nd day of December, NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL 2011.

ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR FINAL /s/ LOREN E. ANGLE DECREE Judge Notice is hereby given that L. Mike ElHOUK & CHURCH liott, Administrator of the Estate of FRANK Attorneys for Administrator DALE ELLIOTT, Deceased, has filed in the 111 W. Broadway above court and cause, his final account of P. O. Box 456 the administration of said estate, and his Fairview, OK 73737 petition for final settlement, for distribution (580)227-4424 of said estate, and for final discharge of Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t COUNTY commissioners NOVEMBER 21, 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 9:37 A.M., November 18, 2011.

Roach moved to approve the minutes of November 14. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. county clerk cash 5............Martin, Bruce............................................$92.96.................................... Travel general Fund 478........Jon D. Cargill Psyd...................................$50.00.................................. Service 479........Cherokee Publishing Co.............................$9.20...........................Publications 480........Law Enforcement Systems.....................$180.00................................ Supplies 481........Gall S Inc..................................................$30.96..............................................

482........Chief Supply.............................................$52.90................................ Supplies 483........SPC..........................................................$11.80................................ Supplies 484........Cherokee Publishing Co.........................$832.95...........................Publications HIGHWAY CASH 790........Phillips, Dianne W..................................$132.88.................................... Travel 791........P&K Equipment Co................................$924.81....................................Repair 792........P&K Equipment Co................................$571.25................................ Supplies 793........BB Machine & Supply Inc.......................$100.00....................................... Pipe 794........Dirks Copy Products.................................$65.79................................ Supplies 795........Enid Iron & Metal....................................$136.17................................Materials 796........ONG.......................................................$165.92...................................Utilities 797........Ioerger, Gaytha.......................................$255.50.................................. Service 798........Burlington Farmers Coop..................$11,952.92....................................... Fuel 799........Cummins Construction........................$2,915.04.................................. Asphalt 800........OG&E.......................................................$32.81...................................Utilities 801........Dirks Copy Products...............................$268.26................................ Supplies 802........Dub Ross Company..........................$10,688.40................................. Culverts 803........Yellowhouse Machinery Co......................$26.27......................................Parts 804........Western Equipment..................................$10.08......................................Parts 805........OG&E.....................................................$203.62...................................Utilities 806........OK Dept of Transportation.................$27,152.15.................... Lease/Purchase 807........Irwin Trailer LLC.....................................$360.00................................ Supplies 808........Clepper, Glenn J.......................................$37.00.....................Reimbursement SALES TAX - HEALTH 143........Munn Supply............................................$52.35................................ Supplies 144........Pioneer Enid Cellular..............................$168.96...................................Utilities 145........AT&T........................................................$78.76...................................Utilities 146........Smith Drug.................................................$4.26................................ Supplies 147........Darley, WS............................................. $111.80................................ Supplies Murrow moved to approve the blanket purchase orders. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve the court clerk’s monthly report. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve leasing an interest in Section 14, Township 24, Range 9 to Eagle Energy at a bonus of $650 per acre, 3/16’s royalty, and a term of 3 years.

Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve the transfer of $500 from H17-1B to H17-3. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the transfer of $50 from Cash SJ-8 to Cash SJ-6. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 47 road crossing permits from AEC, Caprock Services, Bloom Electric, Chesapeake, Crescent Services, Sem Gas, Mid-America Midstream, SandRidge and Rodco. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to authorize the county clerk to advertise for bids for a one-ton cab and chassis for Dist #3. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

The following bids for vehicle accessories for the sheriff’s office were opened: Joe Watts, $5,932.00; Fleet Distributers Express, $6,546.10; and John Vance Chevy, $5,987.00. Upon recommendation of the sheriff’s office, Roach moved to accept Vance’s bid as that is where the vehicle is coming from and they will not have to make a trip somewhere else to have the equipment installed. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to adjourn. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. /s/ Doug Murrow Doug Murrow, Chair /s/ Ray Walker Ray Walker, Member ATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin Bruce Martin, County Clerk

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Cherokee Police Department logs Nov. 28 1:01 p.m. – Dead deer by side of road on 5th Street.

1:30 p.m. – Game warden: they don’t pick up deer.

1:32 p.m. – County commissioner will take care of deer.

Nov. 29 7:03 a.m. – Horses out. Left message with owner. Advised animal control.

8:10 a.m. – Calf out again by locker plant. Advised owner.

11:22 a.m. – Driver was headed south on SH 58 when hay truck passed and knocked his mirror off. He turned around to follow the hay truck, but truck would not stop.

Would like officer to catch the guy. He is almost to Cherokee and is driving a salt truck.

12:47 p.m. – OnStar representative needs to know nearest closest hospital for individual with broken arm in Carmen.

1:28 p.m. – Controlled burn four miles west on 5th Street.

Burning trash.

4:56 p.m. – Trespasser at Chaparral Apartments.

5:10 p.m. – Negative contact with trespasser at apartments.

5:18 p.m. – Small brushfire west of sale barn. Not controlled burn. Paged fire department.

6:41 p.m. – Suspicious activity on Texas Avenue.

Nov. 30 1 a.m. – White male wearing black hoodie and baggy pants

walked into caller’s house and went to the bathroom. Caller got him out of house, but he is walking in alley behind house.

1:29 a.m. – Person ringing doorbells on Kansas Avenue.

Possibly related to man who used caller’s bathroom.

1:55 a.m. – Unable to locate person.

9:33 a.m. – Please thank officer for responding last night.

3:33 p.m. – Would like an officer. Car was broken into.

5:20 p.m. – Person at 5th and Ohio selling marijuana.

Dec. 1 8:28 a.m. – Cow out by locker plant again.

1:25 p.m. – Son was arrested. Gave him sheriff ’s office number.

2:03 p.m. – Two horses loose on fairgrounds.

2:09 p.m. – Horses loose on fairgrounds land, so city has no jurisdiction.

2:10 p.m. – County asked city dispatch to call owner of horses. No answer.

4:13 p.m. – Two stud horses out in alley between 2nd and 3rd streets. Left message with owner.

6:15 p.m. – Sedan car headed into Cherokee, driving all over road.

Dec. 2 5 a.m. – Two stud horses out on West 2nd Street.

10:19 a.m. – Cow out south of locker plant. Contacted owner.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201103454 AMENDED NOTICE 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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an amended application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the “640-acre” drilling and spacing units formed in fractional Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Lansing, Marmaton, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well, being the Hess No. 1-15H Well, to have been drilled from a surface location being 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said fractional Section 15 to the subsurface locations in the separate common sources of supply involved herein as set forth below: Common Source of Supply Subsurface LocationMeasured Measured Depth

(True Vertical Depth) Tonkawa - 208.71 feet from the south line 3928.00 feet Entry into and 669.63 feet from the east (3927.76 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Tonkawa - 220.73 feet from the south line 4173.00 feet Exit from and 668.72 feet from the east (4172.19 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Lansing - 220.73 feet from the south line 4173.00 feet Entry into and 668.72 feet from the east (4172.19 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Lansing - 354.02 feet from the south line 4555.00 feet Exit from and 675.82 feet from the east (4525.81 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Marmaton - 354.02 feet from the south line 4555.00 feet Entry into and 675.82 feet from the east (4525.81 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Marmaton - 450.22 feet from the south line 4705.00 feet Exit from and 682.16 feet from the east (4640.25 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Cherokee - 450.22 feet from the south line 4705.00 feet Entry into and 682.16 feet from the east (4640.25 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Cherokee - 708.72 feet from the south line 5037.00 feet Exit from and 698.17 feet from the east (4847.39 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Mississippian - 708.72 feet from the south line 5037.00 feet Entry intoand 698.17 feet from the east (4847.39 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Horizontal Portion - 933.14 feet from the south line 5274.00 feet First Perforation and 701.82 feet from the east (4916.93 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Horizontal Portion - 302.44 feet from the north line 8598.00 feet Last Perforation and 830.02 feet from the east (4849.29 feet)

line of said fractional Section 15 Mississippian - 210.46 feet from the north line 8690.00 feet Terminus of and 828.81 feet from the east (4848.24 feet) Lateral line of said fractional Section 15 and to have been completed in, to have produced from and to continue to produce from the above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the amended 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.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said fractional Section 15 in the State of Oklahoma in regard to the subsurface locations described above are Sections 14, 22 and 23, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said fractional Section 15 in the State of Oklahoma are Sections 16 and 21, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative 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 3rd day of January, 2012, and that this amended notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard.

For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, 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, L.L.C., 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, Chair BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of December, 2011.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

9:48 a.m. – Keys locked in car.

11:18 a.m. – Controled burn west of sale barn.

11:44 a.m. – What to do about threats? Come in and fill out statement and talk to officer.

1:56 p.m. – Two horses out by county barns.

3:14 p.m. – Call vet, dog to be quarantined.

Dec. 3 9:14 a.m. – Lost phone at United. Tracked phone to residence and would like an officer to go with him to get it.

9:20 a.m. – Reporting party stated he called his boss and phone is now in motion. He will be in to make a report.

10:45 a.m. – Horse out on 5th Street. Animal control advised. He will take care of it.

4:20 p.m. – Minor vehicle accident at Express Stop. Car left scene.

4:49 p.m. – Looking for vehicle.

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t COUNTY commissioners NOVEMBER 14, 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 4:25 P.M., November 9, 2011.

Murrow moved to approve the minutes of November 7. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. assessor visual inspection cash 17..........County Records Inc..................................$90.00.................................... Books general Fund 453........Best Western Santa Fe............................$59.00........................... Registration 454........Jack’s Automotive.....................................$22.49......................................Parts 455........Dirks Copy Products...............................$201.76................................ Supplies 456........Burlington Farmers Coop.........................$40.77....................................... Fuel 457........Alva Review Courier.................................$40.60...........................Publications 458........Dirks Copy Products.................................$95.96................................ Supplies 459........AT&T......................................................$580.51...................................Utilities 460........OK Sheriff’s & Peace Officers’ Assn.........$35.00..........................Annual Dues 461........AT&T......................................................$147.25...................................Utilities 462........Puffinbarger, Tommy..............................$413.61.................................... Travel 463........AT&T......................................................$133.82...................................Utilities 464........Dirks Copy Products.................................$35.99................................ Supplies 465........Dirks Copy Products...............................$207.97.........................Copier Lease 466........AT&T......................................................$141.41...................................Utilities 467........Dirks Copy Products...............................$165.76.........................Copier Lease 468........Holiday Inn Express...............................$154.00........................... Registration 469........Biltmore Hotel, The.................................$247.70........................... Registration 470........AT&T......................................................$165.39...................................Utilities 471........Touchtone Communications.....................$22.73...................................Utilities 472........Dirks Copy Products.................................$31.99................................ Supplies 473........AT&T........................................................$33.00...................................Utilities 474........Special K Plumbinb..................................$69.00.................................. Service 475........Unifirst Corporation..................................$57.21....................................Rental 476........Online Stores Inc....................................$335.29................................ Supplies 477........AT&T......................................................$174.38...................................Utilities HIGHWAY CASH 763........Dirks Copy Products...............................$135.71................................ Supplies 764........Van Sickle, Marjorie................................$430.00................................ Supplies 765........K&S Tire.................................................$126.00................................ Supplies 766........Radio Shack...........................................$963.94............................. Equipment 767........AEC Services.........................................$245.00.....................Parts and Labor 768........Circuit Engineering Dist #8.....................$247.00..................................... Signs 769........Western Equipment................................$267.75......................................Parts 770........AT&T......................................................$194.13...................................Utilities 771........Burlington Farmers Coop.......................$275.55................................ Supplies 772........AT&T........................................................154.26...................................Utilities 773........MunnSupply.............................................$13.80....................................Rental 774........Boehs Building Supply.............................$65.83................................ Supplies 775........Van Sickle, Marjorie................................$465.00................................ Supplies 776........Flaming Auto Supply..............................$386.84................................ Supplies 777........Cummins Construction........................$2,130.72.................................. Asphalt 778........Cummins Construction......................$17,918.58.................................. Asphalt 779........Cummins Construction........................$4,625.28.................................. Asphalt 780........Country Grocery.......................................$17.78................................ Supplies 781........Pioneer Telephone...................................$33.74...................................Utilities 782........Circuit Engineering Dist #8.....................$345.00..................................... Signs 783........Horne Oil Co........................................$1,465.93..........................................Oil 784........Rick Dietz Welding..............................$4,000.00...................... Contract Labor 785........Circuit Engineering Dist #8.......................$34.00..................................... Signs 786........K&S Tire.................................................$151.84...................................... Tires 787........Circle S Paving....................................$6,553.12.................................. Asphalt 788........Rick Dietz Welding............................$13,911.00...................... Contract Labor 789........John Deere Financial, Leasing D........$5,335.30.................... Lease/Purchase SALES TAX - HEALTH 129........Page Plus Inc.........................................$104.30...................................Utilities 130........Pioneer Telephone.................................$207.47...................................Utilities 131........Helena PWA.............................................$11.50...................................Utilities 132........Town of Helena.......................................$100.00.......................................Rent 133........AEC..........................................................$29.95...................................Utilities 134........Emergency Medical Products Inc........$1,917.73................................ Supplies 135........Alco..........................................................$64.50................................ Supplies 136........Shepherd Key Pump..............................$408.80....................................... Fuel 137........Munn Supply............................................$60.00....................................Rental 138........Munn Supply..........................................$100.00................................ Supplies 139........Jacks Automotive.....................................$79.86................................ Supplies 140........Pioneer Telephone...................................$50.76...................................Utilities 141........Emergency Medical Products Inc...........$154.60................................ Supplies 142........Precision Tank and Equipment............$1,146.36................................ Supplies Murrow moved to approve the Treasurer’s monthly report. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the consumable items report. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the resolution for an interlocal governmental agreement for CED #8 for 2012. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve the resolution to appoint Roach as board member for the above CED #8 and Walker as alternate. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline in Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Walker moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Brickman Fastline in Dist #1.

Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

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

After asking if Crescent Services had their bill current, saying they still owed approximately $7500 for previous crossing permits and Angle answering that the $7500 has not yet been paid but there was a check for the 3 permits in Dist #1, Roach moved to approve the 3 road crossing permits for Crescent Services in Dist #1 and not the ones in Dist #2. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for C&W Construction, one in Dist #2 and 1 in Dist #3. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Mid-America Gas Services in Dist #2. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to accept the Yellowhouse bid for a new grader with dozer blade and snow plow for Dist #1 with an 84 month payout. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to adjourn. Walker seconded. All voted aye. /s/ Doug Murrow Doug Murrow, Chair /s/ Ray Walker Ray Walker, Member ATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin Bruce Martin, County Clerk

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t notice for sealed bids Sealed bids will be accepted in the office of the Alfalfa county clerk until 9:30 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2011 for 6-month bids for highway materials and supplies.. Specifications may be obtained from the county clerk’s office at 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & as Executor, that the heirs, devisees and Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t legatees of said decedent be determined IN THE DISTRICT COURT by the Court, that filing an inventory be IN AND FOR ALFALFA COUNTY waived and that Letters Testamentary be INVITATION TO BID STATE OF OKALHOMA issued to Loyd T. Stout.

EASEMENT #8984 Pb-2011-35 Pursuant to an Order of said Court, The Commissioners of the Land Office, an agency In the Metter of the Estate of Martha notice is hereby givien that the 21st day of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed Stout, Deceased. of December, 2011, at 1:30 0’clock p.m., bid, a 20 year easement for a 6” natural gas pipeNOTICE OF HEARING PETITION has been set for the time for hearing said line in the SW/4 Section 16-T27N-R8WIM, Grant FOR PROBATE OF WILL, Petition and proving said Will in the District County, subject to all rules and regulations of the APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, Courtroom, Alfalfa County Courthouse, Land Office. Appraised value is $5,000.00. Bids DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma, less than the appraised price will not be considDEVISEES AND LEGATEES and all persons may appear and contest ered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising AND WAIVING FILING OF INVENTORY same as provided by law. costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all DATED this 1st day of December, bids must be received in our office by 2:00 pm persons interested in the Estate of Martha 2011. on Thursday, December 29, 2011. Outside of Stout, a/k/a Martha Joy Stout, deceased, /s/Loren E. Angle envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR that on the 1st day of December, 2011, Honorable Loren E. Angle EASEMENT #8984”. Mail to Commissioners of Loyd T. Stout produced and filed in the Associate District Judge the Land Office, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, District Court of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, Francis “Fritz” McGee, OBA #5985 Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benan instrument in writing dated August 12, McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C. efit the school children of Oklahoma. Additional 1983, purporting to be the Last Will and Attorney for Petitioner information may be obtained from the Real Estate Testament of said deceased, and also 111 1/2 South Grand Management Division of the Commissioners of filed in said Court a Petition praying for the Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728 the Land Office by calling (405) 521-4136 or email probate of said Will, that he be appointed (580) 596-3550 james.spurgeon@clo.ok.gov

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & on or in connection with such initial well Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t under such plan of development. Such 12p BEFORE THE CORPORATION application further states that there is curCherokee COMMISSION OF THE STATE rently pending before the Commission an OF OKLAHOMA application of Applicant to form 640-acre 150 words APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE drilling and spacing units in said Section 8 EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, LLC Cherokee and Mississippian separate RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING common sources of supply LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 8, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Township 24 North, Range 10 the application in this cause requests that INVITATION TO BID West of the IM, Alfalfa County, SandRidge Exploration and Production, EASEMENT #8985 Oklahoma LLC, or some other party recommended The Commissioners the Land Office, agency Cause CD No. 201106573

by Applicant be of designated as an operator of the State Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed NOTICE OF HEARING under the of order to be entered herein of the a 20 year easement for a 8” saltwater pipeline STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per- bid, separate common sources of supply in the the covered NW/4 Section 33-T29N-R13WIM, sons, owners, producers, operators, in units hereby, including theWoods initial County, subject to all rules and regulations of purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and well and any subsequent well or wellsthe to Office. under Appraised value is $11,350.00. all other interested persons, particularly Land be drilled or otherwise coveredBids by than the proposed appraised price not be considin Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the less Applicant’s planwill of development Successful following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; ered. of such units. bidder must pay all advertising prior to issuance of the easement.

Sealed Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Churchill costsNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this must office by 2:00 law pm Royalty Company; Warren S. Churchill bids cause is be setreceived before in anour administrative Thursday, December 29, of 2011.

Outsideand of Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; if any on judge for hearing, taking evidence marked “SEALED BID FOR of the above-named parties that is a part- envelope reportingmust to thebeCorporation Commission of Mail to Commissioners of nership, corporation or other association EASEMENT Oklahoma.#8985”.

Notice is further given that the Land Office, 120 cause N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, be dissolved, then the unknown succes- the application in this may be amended City, OK 73102.

Proceeds of sale sors, trustees and assigns, both immediate Oklahoma at such hearing in accordance withbenthe t theofschool children of Oklahoma. and remote, of such dissolved entity; and efi rules the Commission and theAdditional laws of information may be obtained from the Real Estate if the above-named party designated as the State of Oklahoma. of the Commissioners of a trustee is not presently acting in such Management NOTICEDivision IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Landwill Offibe ce by callingbefore (405) 521-4136 or email capacity as trustee, then the unknown suc- the cause heard an administrajames.spurgeon@clo.ok.gov cessor or successors to such trustee. tive law judge on the Conservation Docket NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the Western Regional Service Office of Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Production, LLC, has filed an application Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, 12p in this cause requesting the Corporation Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order on the 3rd day of January, 2012, and that Alva pooling the interests, and adjudicating the this notice be published as required by law words rights and equities in connection therewith, and149 the rules of the Commission. of the oil and gas owners in the 640-acre NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that drilling and spacing units to be formed in Applicant and interested parties may presSection 8, Township 24 North, Range 10 ent testimony by telephone. The cost of West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, telephonic communication shall be paid by for Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, the person or persons requesting its use.

Cherokee and Mississippian separate Interested parties who wish to participate common sources of supply, in respect by telephone shall contact Applicant or to the development of such separate Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing common sources of supply in such units. date, and provide their names and teleThe interests of the oil and gas owners phone numbers. involved herein and the rights and equiNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all ties in respect thereto are sought herein interested persons may appear and be to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to heard. For information concerning this 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, the units covered hereby as a group or OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadunit, and not limited to a single wellbore. ership Square, 211 North Robinson, OklaThe application in this cause states that homa City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: Applicant has proposed the development (405) 235-1110; or Dillon Orr, SandRidge of the separate common sources of supply Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 in the units involved herein under a plan Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, OK of development and has proposed to com73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6348. mence such plan of development of such CORPORATION COMMISSION units by an initial well in the lands covered OF OKLAHOMA hereby. Such application further states DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair that Applicant has been unable to reach BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman an agreement with the owners of drilling PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner rights named as respondents herein with DONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of respect to such proposed plan of developDecember, 2011. ment of the separate common sources of

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: supply in the units covered hereby. Such PEGGY MITCHELL, application further requests up to 365 days Commission Secretary within which to commence operations

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & further requests up to 365 days within Republican Thursday, which to commence operations on or in 12pDec. 8, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION connection with such initial well under such Medford COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF plan of development. Such application furOKLAHOMA ther states that there is currently pending 150 words APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE before the Commission an application of EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well LLC unit in said Section 15 for the Mississippian RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING common source of supply.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 15, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Township 27 North, Range 9 the application in this cause requests that INVITATION TO BID West of the IM, Alfalfa County, SandRidge Exploration and Production, EASEMENT #8988 Oklahoma LLC, or some other party recommended by The Commissioners of the Land Office, anbe designated as operator under Cause CD No. 201106572 Applicant of the State of Oklahoma, forto be entered herein of the comNOTICEagency OF HEARING theoffers order sale by sealedTO: bid, All a 20peryear easement for of supply in the horizontal well STATE OF OKLAHOMA mon source natural gasoperators, pipelines in the unit SW/4covered Secsons, owners, 2-3” producers, hereby, including the initial tion 36-T2N-R23ECM, sub-any subsequent well or wells to purchasers and takers of oil and gas,Beaver and County, well and ject persons, to all rules particularly and regulations of Land under or otherwise covered by all other interested bethe drilled ce. Appraised value the is $5,750.00.

Bids proposed plan of development in Alfalfa County, Offi Oklahoma, including Applicant’s thanPetroleum, the appraisedLLC; price will of notsuch be confollowing: Sand less Creek unit. sidered.

Successful bidder must payNOTICE all ad- IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Isaacs Family Limited Liability Partnership; vertisingLLC; costs EG prior Energy, to issuance ofcause the easeQuail Creek Royalty, is set before an administrative law ment.Inc.; Sealed bidsTimbers must be received ourhearing, taking of evidence and LLC; XTO Energy, Cross judgein for ce by 2:00 pm on Thursday, 29,to the Corporation Commission of Oil Company, LP;offiLariat Petroleum, Inc.; December reporting 2011.

Outside envelope ifmust Oklahoma. be marked Notice is further given that the Richard Menefee; Karen G. of Johnson; “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT Mail in this cause may be amended any of the above-named individuals be #8988”. application to Commissioners of executhe Land Offiatce,such 120 N.hearing in accordance with the deceased, then the unknown heirs, Robinson, Suitetrustees 1000W, and Oklahoma City,ofOK tors, administrators, devisees, rules the Commission and the laws of 73102. Proceeds of sale benefi the State school of Oklahoma. assigns, both immediate and remote, of t the children of and Oklahoma.

Additional information such deceased individual; if any of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this may be from the Real Estate above-named parties is obtained a dissolved partcauseManwill be heard before an administraagement Division of the Commissioners of the nership, corporation or other association, tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Land Offi ce by calling (405) 521-4136 or email then the unknown successors, trustees at the Western Regional Service Office of and assigns, bothjames.spurgeon@clo.ok.gov immediate and remote, the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe of such dissolved entity.

Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and on the 3rd day of January, 2012, and that 12p Production, LLC, has filed an application this notice be published as required by law in this cause requesting the Corporation and the rules of the Commission.

Beaver Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that words pooling the interests of149 oil and gas owners, Applicant and interested parties may presand adjudicating the rights and equities ent testimony by telephone. The cost of in connection therewith, in the 640-acre telephonic communication shall be paid by horizontal well unit to be formed in Section the person or persons requesting its use.

15, Township 27 North, Range 9 West of Interested parties who wish to participate the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the by telephone shall contact Applicant or Mississippian common source of supply, Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing in respect to the development of such date, and provide their names and telecommon source of supply in such unit. phone numbers.

The interests of the oil and gas owners NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all involved herein and the rights and equiinterested persons may appear and be ties in respect thereto are sought herein heard. For information concerning this to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to action, contact John R. Reeves, attor52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two the horizontal well unit covered hereby as Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, a group or unit, and not limited to a single Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telewellbore. The application in this cause phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, states that Applicant has proposed the SandRidge Exploration and Production, development of the common source of LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma supply in the horizontal well unit involved City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) herein under a plan of development and 429-6344. have proposed to commence such plan CORPORATION COMMISSION of development of such unit by an initial OF OKLAHOMA well in the lands covered hereby. Such DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair application further states that Applicant BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman has been unable to reach an agreement PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner with the owners of drilling rights named DONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of as a respondents herein with respect to December, 2011. such proposed plan of development of the

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 1, Thursday, Dec. 8, and Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. 3t INVITATION TO BID EASEMENT #8982 The Commissioners of the Land Office, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed bid, a 20 year easement for a overhead electric transmission line in the NW/4 Section 16-T28NR10WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Office. Appraised value is $10,000.00. 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 office by 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8982”. Mail to Commissioners of the Land Office, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benefit the school children of Oklahoma.

Additional information may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Division of the Commissioners of the Land Office by calling (405) 5214136 or email james.spurgeon@clo.ok.gov

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t notice for sealed bids Sealed bids will be accepted in the office of the Alfalfa county clerk until 9:30 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2011 for one motor grader. Specifications may be obtained from the county clerk’s office at 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

Bruce Martin, County Clerk

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any real estate advertising in violation of the law.

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & the preservation of the subject property, Republican Thursday, Dec. 1, and Thursif any, said property having been duly day, Dec. 8, 2011. 2t appraised at $15,000.00. Sale will be fourth alias made pursuant to a Fourth Alias Spenotice of sheriff’s sale cial Execution and Order of Sale issued cj-2009-10 in accordance with judgment entered in Notice is given that on the 3rd day of the District Court of Alfalfa County, OklaJanuary 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the West homa, in Case No. CJ-2009-10, entitled door of the County Courthouse, in the Bank of America, National Association, City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, OklaPlaintiff, vs. Jimmy Newman, Heather D. homa, the Sheriff of said County will offer Newman, John Doe, Jane Doe, being all for sale and sell, with appraisement, for of the Defendants and persons holding or cash, at public auction, to the highest and claiming any interest of lien in the subject best bidder, all that certain real estate in property.

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, to-wit: Charles Tucker, Sheriff Lot Twenty-one (21), Twenty-two Alfalfa County, Oklahoma (22), Twenty-three (23), and Twentyby Janet Frisk, Deputy four (24), Block Forty-Seven (47), in the James P. Cates, #13182 Original Town of Carmen, Alfalfa County, Baer, Timberlake, Coulson & Cates, P.C. Oklahoma, according to the recorded plat Attorneys for Plaintiff thereof, P.O. Box 18486 Subject to unpaid taxes, advanceOklahoma City, OK 73154-0486 ments by Plaintiff for taxes, insurance Telephone: (405) 842-7722 premiums, and expenses necessary for Facsimile: (405) 848-9349 Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & within which to commence operations Republican Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. 1t on or in connection with such initial well BEFORE THE CORPORATION under such plan of development. Such COMMISSION OF THE STATE application further states that there is curOF OKLAHOMA rently pending before the Commission an APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE application of Applicant to form 640-acre EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, drilling and spacing units in said Section 31 LLC for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING Cherokee and Mississippian separate LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 31, common sources of supply.

Township 28 North, Range 9 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that West of the IM, Alfalfa County, the application in this cause requests that Oklahoma SandRidge Exploration and Production, Cause CD No. 201106574 LLC, or some other party recommended NOTICE OF HEARING

by Applicant be designated as operator STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perunder the order to be entered herein of the sons, owners, producers, operators, separate common sources of supply in the purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and units covered hereby, including the initial all other interested persons, particularly well and any subsequent well or wells to in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the be drilled under or otherwise covered by following: John Cutright; Peggy LudeApplicant’s proposed plan of development man, now Cutright; Betsy Cutright, now of such units.

Burks; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Max Starne; cause is set before an administrative law Fred Seibel; Unit Petroleum Company; if judge for hearing, taking of evidence and any of the above-named individuals be reporting to the Corporation Commission deceased, then the unknown heirs, exof Oklahoma. Notice is further given that ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees such application may be amended at such and assigns, both immediate and remote, hearing in accordance with the rules of the of such deceased individual; and if any of Commission and the laws of the State of the above-named parties that is a partnerOklahoma. ship, corporation or other association be NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this dissolved, then the unknown successors, cause will be heard before an administratrustees and assigns, both immediate and tive law judge on the Conservation Docket remote, of such dissolved entity. at the Western Regional Service Office of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Production, LLC, has filed an application Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. in this cause requesting the Corporation on the 3rd day of January, 2012, and that Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order this notice be published as required by law pooling the interests, and adjudicating the and the rules of the Commission. rights and equities in connection therewith, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that of the oil and gas owners in the 640-acre Applicant and interested parties may presdrilling and spacing units to be formed in ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Section 31, Township 28 North, Range 9 telephonic communication shall be paid by West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, the person or persons requesting its use. for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Interested parties who wish to participate Cherokee and Mississippian separate by telephone shall contact Applicant or common sources of supply, in respect Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing to the development of such separate date, and provide their names and telecommon sources of supply in such units. phone numbers.

The interests of the oil and gas owners NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all involved herein and the rights and equiinterested persons may appear and be ties in respect thereto are sought herein heard. For information concerning this to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to action, contact John R. Reeves, attor52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two the units covered hereby as a group or Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, unit, and not limited to a single wellbore.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleThe application in this cause states that phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, Applicant has proposed the development SandRidge Exploration and Production, of the separate common sources of supply LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma in the units involved herein under a plan City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) of development and has proposed to com429-6344. mence such plan of development of such CORPORATION COMMISSION units by an initial well in the lands covered OF OKLAHOMA hereby. Such application further states DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair that Applicant has been unable to reach BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman an agreement with the owners of drilling PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner rights named as respondents herein with DONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day respect to such proposed plan of developof December, 2011. ment of the separate common sources of

BY ORDER OF THE supply in the units covered hereby. Such COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL, application further requests up to 365 days Commission Secretary

Page 12 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011

Cherokee man Nine Cherokee FCCLA members at District STAR critical after competition held in Enid hitting deer ENID – Cherokee FCCLA recently participated in the 2011 District STAR – Students Taking Action with Recognition – Events for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America at the New Hope Methodist Church in Enid.

Nine members participated, including Kennedy Murrow, Nicholas Cochran, Casey Vogelsong, Sarai Hoos, Dakota Yandel, Meridian West, Jakota West, Hayden Clem and Kendra Delbosque.

Students placing first at district will advance to regionals, which will be in Enid during the month of February: Kennedy Murrow – Children’s Literature 9th-10th grade, received gold; first place, Sarai Hoos, Recycle and Redesign junior division, received silver; first place, and Dakota Yandel, 6th-8th grade, received silver.

Cherokee FCCLA members also placing were second place, Nicholas Cochran and Casey Vogelsong, junior division, Illustrated Talk; second place Meridian West junior division, Life Event Planning; and second place Kendra Delbosque 6th-8th grade, New Member FACTS. FCCLA’s STAR Events are based on the belief that every student is a winner. Both youth and adults work together as managers of the events and evaluators of the participants. “Throughout the year, FCCLA members tackle issues such as teen violence prevention, traffic safety, family issues, career exploration and much more,� said Denise Morris, state FCCLA adviser. “FCCLA programs enrich student learning, improve self-esteem, and serve students with a range of ability levels, economic situations, and cultural influences.�

Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and its affiliated student organization FCCLA, are integral components in the CareerTech system. This national student organization helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues.

More than 10,000 students in 400 chapters on Oklahoma high school and technology center campuses are members of FCCLA. On a national level, FCCLA has more than 204,000 members and nearly 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

The organization has involved more than 10 million youth since being founded in 1945. “FCCLA is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members,� Morris said. “This is the only CareerTech student organization with family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.�

FCCLA is one of seven CareerTech student organizations affiliated with CareerTech programs. The other six include FFA and Agricultural Education, DECA and Marketing Education, HOSA and Health Careers Education, Business Professionals of America and Business and Information Technology Education, Technology Student Association and Technology Education, and SkillsUSA and Trade and Industry Education.

Foreigners must report land The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) was enacted by Congress in October 1978 to establish a nationwide system to monitor foreign ownership, purchases, and sales of U.S. agricultural land, according to Bryan Fischer, chairperson of the Alfalfa County FSA Committee.

"The AFIDA directs the Secretary of Agriculture to obtain and analyze U.S. agricultural land transactions involving foreigners," said Fischer, "and determine the effect of such land holdings, purchases, or sales on family farms and rural communities.

"Also, the secretary is directed to furnish a report of this analysis and information to the president, Congress and applicable state departments of agriculture."

Fischer explained that the secretary of agriculture has assigned the Farm Service Agency the responsibility to serve as a local source of contact to explain AFIDA requirements and to receive, review and submit AFIDA reports.

"Under provisions of the AFIDA, any foreign individual, or entity meeting the definition of foreign person under the Act, that held an interest in U.S. agricultural land as of Feb. 1, 1979, and any time thereafter, must report such interest to the secretary," explained Fischer.

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ALVA – A collision with a deer sent a Cherokee man to the hospital Dec. 1.

Lloyd Wharton Jr., 48, was westbound driving a 1993 Astro van just west of Alva in Woods County when the vehicle struck a deer in the roadway.

Wharton was transported by Alva Emergency Medical Service to Integris Bass Baptist Hospital in Enid, where he was admitted with head, internal trunk, external trunk and arm injuries. He was listed in critical condition.

According to highway patrol reports, Wharton was not wearing a seatbelt.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Linda Hartley investigated the accident. Trooper John Marion, members of the Woods County Sheriff ’s Office, Alva Police Department and Alva Fire Department and EMS assisted at the scene.

The accident occurred about 6:45 p.m.

Drought makes ag info vital Producers asked to respond to nationwide USDA survey OKLAHOMA CITY – As the 2011 growing season comes to an end the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end production numbers.

After months of extreme drought, it is vital for Oklahoma farmers to respond to the December Agricultural Survey to ensure the impact of this historic drought is accurately represented. “The December Agricultural Survey is the largest and most important year-end survey conducted by NASS,� said Wilbert C. Hundl Jr., director of the NASS Oklahoma Field Office. “This survey is the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and harvested acres of

all major row crops and hay in the United States, as well as the first indication of acreage planted to winter wheat.� “Following a growing season with unprecedented weatherrelated challenges, data from the December Agricultural Survey will benefit farmers by providing timely and accurate information to help them make critical year-end business decisions and begin planning for next year,� Hundl said.

During the first two weeks of December, NASS will contact selected Oklahoma producers by mail, telephone or in person and ask them to provide information on their 2011 production of row crops and hay as well as winter wheat seedings and onfarm stocks of grains.

The information will be compiled and published in a series of USDA reports, including the annual Crop Production summary and quarterly Grain Stocks report, both to be released on Jan. 12, 2012. As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law. “NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses and publishes only state- and national-level data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,� Hundl said.

All reports are available on the NASS Web site: www.nass. usda.gov. Anyone needing more information on NASS surveys and reports can call the NASS Field Office at (888) 525-9226.

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