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MESSENGER & REPUBLICAN Vol. 109 No. 23 – 14 Pages, 1 Section

Selenite Cruise-In Saturday

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Motors will be running and hoods will be shining for the 11th Annual Selenite CruiseIn, slated for Saturday at the Cherokee Soccer Field.

Registration takes place from 8 a.m. to noon for anyone wishing to display a vehicle. Old or new vehicles are welcome as are motorcycles. Entry fee for displays is $15 at the gate.

Participants must be entered in the show to win a grand prize drawing of $250 and to enter the Poker Run. “The poker run starts right after lunch at 1 p.m.,” said event co-coordinator LaDonna Hensley. “We line up at the soccer field.”

Participants will travel to five different Cherokee businesses, which will be announced the day of the contest, after taking a cruise down Grand Avenue.

“We do the poker run because it runs right down Grand, so it’s like a big parade,” Hensley said. “We run it through Grand so those people who didn’t get to go to the car show … can sit on See CRUISE-IN Page 2

Sales tax continues its climb

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff A steady stream of oil and gas field trucks, along with the heavy equipment used in the exploration and production of oil and gas, are obvious to local residents.

What may not be so obvious is the staggering economic impact the energy companies and their service firms are having on Cherokee and Alfalfa County Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) figures show the county received $204,564 more in sales tax revenue for April than it did the same month a year ago.

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Cherokee school patrons decide bond issue Tuesday $441,000 for buses, building needs

“I REMEMBER MOMMA” winner Roberta Starks (front row, left) poses with her three daughters – Becky LaBrue (seated), Peggy Rieger (standing left) and Sherry Hess.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for voters in the Cherokee School District who will decide the fate of a $441,000 bond issue.

Members of the Cherokee Board of Education voted in March to take the issue to the people after weeks of gathering bids and researching new transportation and building maintenance options.

Voters will see two measures on the ballot during the special election.

Proposition 1, a proposal for building funds, covers $40,500 for a new pickup in the agriculture department; $40,000 for heating and air conditioning systems in the elementary gymnasium and high school locker rooms; $39,500 for flooring in the junior high addition and elementary school, plus new carpet in the band room, library and computer room; $32,000 for new desks; and $16,000 to replace old lighting fixtures in the grade school. An additional $10,000 will cover the cost of a new lawn mower.

The second proposition is a proposal for a new 70-passenger bus estimated at $145,000, a new 30-passenger bus estimated at $52,000 and two new suburbans estimated at $33,000 apiece.

“Woods County Precinct 5 and the Alfalfa County Precinct 110 (Burlington) are totally closed for this special election because there are no registered voters in those two precincts,” said Kelly Stein, secretary of the Alfalfa County Election Board. “Also, Alfalfa County Precincts 230 (Carmen After 55 Club) and 310 (Helena Senior

Citizens Center) are closed for this election.

“There are four eligible, qualified registered voters in Alfalfa County Precinct 230 for this election, and there are 14 eligible, qualified registered voters in Precinct 310.”

The Election Board office has notified each of these voters by letter on how they can vote: Mail back the application for an absentee ballot to mailed to the voter, or vote in-person at the Alfalfa County Election Board office from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, or from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday.

“Three precincts – Precinct 140 (Cherokee High School Auditorium Lobby), 210 (Farm Bureau Building in Cherokee) and 220 (Bethel Baptist Church, Cherokee) will remain open for this special election,” Stein said.

Voters confused on where or how to vote should contact the Alfalfa County Election Board from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Stein urged voters to take their voter identification cards with them to the polls.

“Your voter identification card can help precinct officials find your name in the Precinct Registry, and it may also help them resolve the problem if you are not listed in the Precinct Registry,” Stein said.

Voters whose names are not found in the Precinct Registry or a voter who disagrees with the See BOND Page 3

Turnips and diamonds City says ‘no’ to idle ordinance A Christmas this ‘momma’ won’t forget

A Christmas prank involving turnips captured the attention of judges in this year's "I Remember Momma" Mother's Day Contest and won the writer of the winning entry the $50 first place prize.

Peggy Rieger of Oklahoma City told of her father's love of turnips and how she used the somewhat unusual vegetable to surprise her mother – Roberta Starks – one Christmas.

Second place in the contest, along with a $30 prize, goes to Carolyn and Cyndi Passwater, who nominated the late Colleen Newlin in the Mother's Day contest.

Following are the winning letters: FIRST PLACE I remember Momma!

A fond memory of one exciting Christmas for my mom (Roberta Starks) came wrapped in a large box.

My dad loved raw turnips and would plant them in the hay fields each year. When it was time, Dad had us darling kids, along with his loving wife, digging turnips. Not just for our family, but for all the neighbors as well. Dad's job was to simply drive the pickup along while we dug.

We gave away hundreds. Mom loved hers cooked, but Dad liked them raw.

With Christmas drawing near, he always waited until the last moment to get her a gift. He would have one or all of us girls go to town to get her just the right gift – on the 24th of December – I might add.

That particular year he chose me to go with him to buy the gift. I suggested that she would love a new ring.

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Check out the photographs from the Regional Track Meet at Okeene.

Several citizens speak out against measure to quiet big trucks

By KORINA DOVE cited four major reasons to turn down the proMessenger & Republican Staff posal. He said the ordinance could drive potenPublic outcry guided city commissioners last tial economic growth away and place a hardship week to a conclusion that a “no idling” ordinance on businesses that rely on deliveries from semi for trucks might not be good for Cherokee. truck drivers.

An ordinance was drawn up several weeks ago “I have a hard time getting deliveries because at the request of Cherokee resident Doyce Hag- we’re out in the middle of nowhere,” Weve said. er, who lives on the north side of the Jiffy Trip, “If we hassle them they’re going to like (deliverwhere the hum of idling semi-tractor trailers and ing to) us less.” trucks is often heard all Plus, he said the orhours of the night. dinance is unenforce“...we’ve got a good thing Idling for an extendable and won’t solve any ed period of time at any going in Cherokee, and I don’t problems anyway. business is not against “Unless police can sit think we need to even attempt the law. Hager asked for with a stopwatch and an exception in order to to do anything to damage it.” time each vehicle, the catch some shuteye. ordinance is unenforceJoe Woods able,” Weve said. “That’s At the request of Commissioners Diana only fair.”

Williamson, Rachel Hager, Jack Custer, Curt Ron Shafer, manager of operations at Alfalfa Kunzman and Mayor Karen Hawkins, City At- Electric Cooperative, spoke on behalf of the comtorney Bryce Kennedy drew up an ordinance pany that depends on idling trucks. specifying laws against large trucks idling for Shafer said he had not read the ordinance but more than five minutes anywhere in town at any feared it would place an added burden on crews time. working on electric lines.

The city even ordered signs in expectation of “Our trucks have to idle to do it, and they make the ordinance passing, but the public made it quite a bit of noise when they’re doing it,” Shaclear they do not want those signs posted. fer said. “I don’t speak for wheat trucks, harvest TH Rogers Lumber Co. Manager Joe Weve See IDLE Page 3

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Parents check out projects at the Friends Church science fair.

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Donna Irvin takes the oath of office as a Cherokee commissioner.

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City offers E-911 dispatching, Murrow objects

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff During a special joint public meeting between Alfalfa County commissioners and Cherokee city commissioners, the county commissioners tabled a proposal that would allow the City of Cherokee to bear the expense of implementing and maintaining a countywide E-911 system.

A majority of the crowd who attended Friday’s meeting in the Baker Building, however, seemed to be in favor of the proposition.

The proposal passed by unanimous vote during the April 28 city commission meeting. It asks that the county allow the city to operate the E-911 system from the Cherokee Police Station and that the county chip in $60,000 to help fund the mapping of the county, which is required before the system goes online.

Mapping will give each rural resident of the county a physical address. Plus, it will coordinate county roads with roads in adjoining Woods and Grant counties.

Woods County has offered to map Alfalfa County for about $60,000, which the county has budgeted, but allowing Woods County to undertake the mapping project would send the E-911 dispatch service to Woods County. It also would send monies garnered to fund the system to Woods County.

Commissioner Doug Murrow is in favor of the transition, while others on the city and county boards were not.

Murrow led the meeting by discussing funding of the future system.

Voters approved a measure in November 2010 to take 15 percent from each telephone landline bill in the county and 50 cents from each cell phone to fund the new system.

Fees collected in January amounted to between $4,000 and $5,000, which Murrow said he does not believe is enough to sustain the system in the long run.

Murrow presented two quotes for implementing the system software, which is separate from the cost of mapping.

One quote from AT&T was about $190,000. Another quote from 911 Inc., based in Denver, Colo., was $159,000. Both packages came with options to lease

equipment for about $3,000 to $3,500 a month.

Cherokee City Manager Don Bowman thought leasing would be the best option because upgrades often are included with leasing equipment, whereas buying the equipment outright would leave the city paying extra in the future for costly, mandated upgrades.

Clint Ream, who was in the audience of about 25, suggested splitting the projects up, completing one step at a time.

Cherokee resident Jim Hadwiger suggested the same.

“Maybe the solution is to not install it... until we have enough money in the bank to do it,” Hadwiger said.

Waiting is a possibility. The county already met time requirements, voting last year to begin drawing up plans for an E-911 system by 2012, a date set by state statute.

By 2012, every county in Oklahoma is required to be in the process of implementing an E-911 system, said Commissioner Chad Roach.

If that requirement had not been met, he said, the state could come in and implement the system, which probably would be run out of Enid, the center of the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority district to which Alfalfa County belongs.

“We wouldn’t have this luxury right here, right now,” Murrow said, referring to the public meeting discussion.

Several emergency service workers in the audience expressed a dislike for moving the E-911 call center to Woods County.

Emergency Medical Service worker Ellen Rockenbach, however, agreed with Murrow.

“Until we all come together as one big unit (with Woods County), it’s not going to work at all,” she said.

Greg Graham, who also serves as an EMS worker, said Alfalfa County emergency workers already work well together, but working with Woods County might not be the answer.

“We all work together and that makes a 100 percent difference in success and outcome,” Graham said. “Whatever we do it has to be as a county, and we all have to buy into it.”

Cherokee Mayor Karen Hawkins said the city has a bet-

ter working relationship with the county than it has ever had and that the people who voted for the phone tariff did so under the impression that the money would be used within the county.

“I think anything we can keep in Alfalfa County is better in Alfalfa County,” Roach said.

Ream agreed, directing his comments to the few in favor of moving the system to Woods County.

“Wouldn’t you rather stand proud as a county?” he said.

“We’ve got to get over this ‘north of the river, south of the river.’ We’ve got to get over the bickering from the old days and everybody in this county has to come together.”

Sheriff Charlie Tucker said his dispatchers field about three non-emergency calls a day and about five or six 911 calls each month.

Bowman said the city’s dispatchers receive about 20 emergency calls each month on the 911 line.

“And that’s on a heavy month,” he said.

“Do we want to spend $200,000 or $300,000 on a system that gets 20 calls a month?”

Murrow asked.

Roach said if the county accepts the city’s proposal, tight budgets are a concern.

“If the city cannot fund it, the county does not have additional funds to keep it afloat,” Roach said.

The city’s proposal specifies how it will pay for the implementation and the operation of the system.

Cherokee currently budgets more than $127,000 to cover salaries and benefits for dispatchers who run its system.

The revenue provides four fulltime dispatchers and two parttime dispatchers. Police officers also are trained to cover for dispatchers when the officers are off duty.

The city would use the additional tax revenue source of about $5,500 a month from the phone tariffs to implement the new E-911 system and keep it running.

Mapping costs would be covered from the county’s $60,000, with the county’s approval to give the city the money. If the county will not approve the ependiture, the city will budget the expense with incoming tax

CRUISE-IN Continued from Page 1 Grand and look at the cars that participated in the car show. I think it’s neat.”

A lunch of sloppy joes, hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Following the Poker Run is the popular Burnout Contest, starting at 2 p.m. on the street north of the soccer field.

Cars in the burnout contest will be judged by a panel of five judges according to the amount of smoke each car lets loose.

“We used to do it by the crowd (cheering), but then we got five judges from different places,” Hensley said. “Some (judges) are from Cherokee, and some are from Alva.”

Prizes for Best Bike and Mayor’s Choice will be awarded directly after the Burnout Contest.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Rick Wallace of Cherokee also will name the winner of the Trooper’s Pick Award.

A total of 45 trophies will be given away. A few of the divisions are Best Chevy, Best Ford, Best Bike, Best Unfinished, Best Interior and Best Engine.

Also announced during the awards ceremony will be the winner of a 50/50 pot and the

Long Distance Award.

“There’s a quilt, too,” Hensley said.

Chances for a quilt handsewn by Mary McDonald will be sold for $2 each.

“You have to be present to win the quilt and the 50/50,”

Hensley said.

Also, the winners of a coloring contest will be announced.

The event is free and open to the public and is located on Main Street, a block off Grand Avenue, just east of Alfalfa Electric Cooperative.

HONOR BONNIE HAAS Friday, May 6, 2011 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Baker Bldg., 2nd & Grand, Cherokee 30 year Anniversary Celebration Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc.

revenues.

“Budgeted monies currently exist to operate the center,” the city’s proposal reads. “We would ask that you strongly consider this proposal. If you are not apt to approve it, we would recommend that you submit the question as to who should do E-911 dispatching to a vote…”

Murrow motioned to table discussion for one month with the intent of gathering more information regarding the costs to implement the system and map the county.

The motion was passed and the joint meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m. Another public meeting will be scheduled toward the end of May, with the time and date to be announced in the next couple of weeks.

Corrections sought for new phone book Cherokee Main Street is soliciting changes to its 2011-12 phone book and has begun calling on potential advertisers in the popular local publication.

Inside this week's Messenger & Republican are advertisements asking for changes in telephone numbers or addresses for the new book.

Any person or business not listed in the last publication should also fill out one of the short questionnaires and return it to one of the following locations: Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Ms. Dottie's Cafe, Farmers Exchange Bank, ACB Bank, United Supermarket or Smith Drug Store.

Questions should be directed to Susie Koontz and 5963575, Ext. 122, or Megan McMahan at 596-3371.

The deadline for accepting new listings or making changes to the next telephone book is May 27.

MOMMA Continued from Page 1 So just for fun, I wrapped the beautiful ring in a nice box, placed it in the bottom of a large box, and proceeded to fill the box with raw turnips.

Dad didn’t know about the surprise wrapping I came up with, and was surprised by the large box. That turned out to be the best part.

Mom opened the box and began grumbling under her breath of the lengths he would go to have his turnips.

After finally finding the real gift, Mom began passing out turnips to all the kids with her shining new sparkling diamond ring on!

Peggy (Starks) Rieger Oklahoma City, OK SECOND PLACE I remember Momma.

"Grandma" Colleen Newlin was the best mom. She always had time for soccer, volleyball and football games – whether near or far – as long as one of her grandchildren was playing.

There were also livestock shows, beauty pageants, plays and numerous other school events.

Not only did she have the time for them, she had the time for others.

And then there were the many "parts runs."

When a friend was ill, she was there with pudding, a pie, cake or a tasty casserole and encouraging words.

She was a fine example of "when the going gets tough, the tough keep going."

She nearly always had the answer to many things, and if she didn't she knew someone who did.

She was a great example of a great mother, grandmother and friend.

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Continued from Page 1 trucks and all the different businesses I think will be affected by this.”

Cherokee Main Street Program Manager Susie Koontz spoke for them, though.

“I’m thinking specifically about harvest time, when there are trucks lined up around the block,” she said. “That’s only one example, but if we do a specific zone for Jiffy Trip, what if someone who lives around the co-op complains?”

She brought foam earplugs as “props” to show how she combated noise in an area where she used to live.

“These things saved me until I got used to that,” she told the commissioners. “We’ve got a lot more trucks than we had two or three years ago – way more trucks, and that’s a great thing.”

She urged commissioners to vote against the ordinance for the sake of the community, as did Cherokee resident Joe Woods.

“I don’t know if you’ve realized it or not, but we’ve got a good thing going in Cherokee, and I don’t think we need to even attempt to do anything to damage it,” Woods said, highlighting the recent boom of oil and gas industry laborers in town.

“Personally, I can’t believe the council would spend the money to have this drawn up. It could really damage this community.

I’m afraid there’s already been damage done, but by defeating this proposal maybe you could smooth that over.”

Jiffy Trip Representative Brian Riley spoke up as well.

“We do oppose the ordinance,” Riley said. “Not only as it’s written but for making it selective to our area.”

He pointed out that K.V. Williams and the late Larry Hammer established Cherokee’s Jiffy Trip in 1971 as a business to serve the community.

“It’s served this community very well,” Riley said. “If you sit out there like I have the last two nights... the thing that makes the most noise is just the regular traffic that goes by.”

He equated the noise an idling truck makes to “white noise,” often recommended as a sleep aid to truckers and airline pilots who don’t get to sleep in the comfort of their homes every night.

“If anything, a truck idling out there is the best thing,” he said. “Whoever lives there chose to live there, and I apologize that all this happened, but it’s not the Jiffy Trip’s fault.”

After hearing the input, Williamson motioned to not approve the ordinance. Custer seconded

the motion and it passed with four ayes. Hager voted against the motion.

In other business, commissioners passed the following agenda items: •An interlocal agreement with Alfalfa County on paying library expenses.

•An interlocal agreement with Alfalfa County for assistance on paving streets in northeast Cherokee, in the area known as “No Hope.”

•An E-911 proposal to allow the city to shoulder most of the cost to implement a countywide E-911 system. (Details in accompanying story.)

•Moving a storm siren from behind Jack’s Automotive to an area in the Southgate Addition behind United Supermarket.

AEC will help with the move at no cost to the city. The city will pay to reconnect the electric and phone services.

•The purchase of a K-9 vehicle. The used SUV will be bought from the Grant County Sheriff ’s Department for $23,000.

•A COPS grant application that could pay the salary and benefits of a full-time police officer for three years.

•Use of the Armory break room as an office for Cherokee Strip Transit service.

•A mineral lease for Land Services Inc. for a piece of land at the former city dump. The company will lease the land for $400 per acre.

BOND Continued from Page 1 information shown in the registry may need to cast a provisional ballot.

A provisional ballot is sealed in a special envelope and counted after election day if the voter’s information can be verified by the county election board.

Continued from Page 1 Over the past six months, the county has received $681,545 more in sales taxes than during the same six month period a year ago. If that trend continues over the next six months, county coffers will swell by more than a million dollars over the previous 12-month cycle.

It should be noted that the sales tax windfall is being shared by all entities receiving a portion of the county's 2 percent sales tax – area fire departments, emergency medical services and the Alfalfa County Fair Board.

Cherokee' sales tax collections – while not nearly as gaudy as the county's – are eyecatching.

The city received $51,791 in sales tax in April – which is a reflection of February business, normally a down time. However, the April receipts are $24,065 more than the same month a year ago.

Over the past six months, Cherokee's sales tax receipts are $71,478 more than during the same six month period a year ago. Again, if that trend continues for a 12-month period, the city can expect to collect $150,000 more than during the same 12-month period a year ago.

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Name: __________________________________ Address: ________________________________ Phone and/or Cell #:_______________________ Please return to Susie Koontz or Megan McMahan: 121 E. Main St. Cherokee (AEC building) 419 S. Grand Cherokee (Farmers Exchange Bank) Or ACB bank, United, Ms. Dotties, & Smith Drug Store

Deadline: May 27th

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CITY SALES TAX April 2011 Tax Rate April 2010 + or 671 .0100 401 +270 239,445 .0425 230,073 +9,372 1,341 .0100 854 +487 487 .0100 469 +18 4,604 .0300 4,458 +146 51,791 .0300 27,726 +24,065 3,955 .0300 4,029 -74 2,180 .0300 1,097 +1,083 10,866 .0300 9,713 +1,153 4,201 .0300 2,994 +1,153 8,202 .0400 22,857 -14,655 4,485 .0300 2,903 +1,582 12,075 .0300 8,074 +4,001 5,798 .0400 4,938 +860 30,092 .0400 26,423 +3,669 COUNTY SALES TAX 240,810 .0200 36,246 +204,564 100,484 .0000 00,000 +100,484 16,557 .0025 13,396 +3,161 75,082 .0050 55,152 +19,930 CITY USE TAX 105 .0100 28 +77 314 .0300 374 -60 0 .0325 2,037 -2,037 152 .0300 516 -364 682 .0300 772 -90 140 .0300 4,247 -4,107 COUNTY USE TAX 5,157 .0200 5,610 -453 15,356 .0100 8,329 +7,027 1,047 .0025 895 +152 3,652 .0050 5,457 -1,805

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Based upon the Tax Commission figures, it is quite obvious that the increased oil and gas play is taking place almost exclusively in Alfalfa County – northeast Alfalfa County to be more precise.

Statewide, the OTC disbursed $108,402,776 in sales tax collections to 508 cities and towns, reflecting an increase of $4,310,002 from the $104,092,774 distributed to 505 Oklahoma cities and towns in April last year. A total of $8,628,224 in use tax was disbursed to 370 communities around the state.

Seventy-six of the state's 77 counties shared in a $24,080,735 sales tax disbursement. Sixty-nine counties received $1,691,290 in use tax.

Accompanying this story are charts for the month of April, indicating sales taxes distributed to all municipalities in the county, as well as several adjoining communities.

It also details returns for the county.

The same charts indicate the use tax collected and distributed to the county and its municipalities who collect such a fee.

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This time, justice delayed proves not to be justice denied

By STEVE BOOHER

Balancing tax cut on backs of poor – From The Tulsa World Most people understand that the sales tax is regressive. It applies equally to every purchaser but falls harder on low-income families, those who spend a greater portion of their earnings on necessities like groceries, than it falls on higher income families.

Most states, including Oklahoma – at least for the time being – attempt to make the sales tax less regressive by exempting groceries, some other necessities or by giving income tax credits to partially offset the sales tax paid on groceries.

Since 1990, Oklahoma has allowed a Sales Tax Relief Credit of $40 for each household member in households whose earnings total $20,000 a year or less, or $50,000 or less for households with a dependent child, a senior or a disabled person.

Now, however, that income tax credit, which provides $43.2 million in tax relief to about 1 million Oklahoma children, women and men, is threatened.

Senate Bill 517, by Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Tulsa, lists 21 tax credits and deductions, almost all of them little-used business incentives, which would be sunsetted, or ended, after 2013 unless specific legislation was passed to continue them.

Mazzei's bill passed the Senate and is under consideration in the House.

At the same time the Legislature is considering a proposal to sunset an income tax credit that benefits roughly the lowest-income third of Oklahoma's population, the Legislature is also talking about further reducing the top income tax rate.

Taken together, those actions would send a discouraging message.

According to David Blatt, director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, the poorest 40 percent of Oklahomans would receive no benefit from the income tax rate cut while they would bear all of the burden of the loss of the Sales Tax Relief Credit.

"If the Legislature does not reassess its priorities," Blatt said, "the result will be an unfair and unnecessary transfer of wealth from the poorest to the wealthiest Oklahomans."

The Sales Tax Relief Credit provides modest benefit for the estimated 486,000 households that take advantage of it. While lawmakers have twice lowered the income threshold for eligibility, the $40 per household amount is the same as it was first set in 1990, despite inflationary increases in grocery prices over the past 21 years. ...If Oklahoma repealed the Sales Tax Relief Credit it would join Mississippi and Alabama as the only states that do not provide lower-income families help with grocery taxes. ...The personal opinion here is that he misfired on the Sales Tax Relief Credit. As legislators act on measures such as SB 517 they ought to consider the effect one proposal might have in combination with another. It would not be right to balance an income tax cut for the wealthiest Oklahomans on the backs of the poorest Oklahomans.

There's still time for lawmakers to remove the Sales Tax Relief Credit from the list of credits and deductions that SB 517 would subject to sunset.

They ought to do it.

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Note to Rep. Kern: No need for your insincere apology

We don’t need to try Paul Ryan’s 25-year-old failed political theory Too bad Bush 2 didn’t listen to Bush 1’s ‘voodoo’ warning –From the Sequoyah County Times

By JEFF MAYO I am no Ayn Rand, Rand Paul or Paul Ryan, but this budget deficit thing has got to get worked out.

Sometime in May, America will hit the country's debt ceiling, again, and Congress will have to pass a bill to raise our limit.

Television's talking heads say this will be a true fight because some members of Congress want to see reduced spending before they will agree to raise the debt ceiling.

That's great, but it's a little late.

It would be helpful if Democrats and Republicans would agree on what the problem is. Several people and groups have outlined their solutions to fix the deficit whether it is through higher taxes or reduced spending, but when the GOP, President Obama and the bipartisan tax committee come back with $5.5, $5.3 and $7 trillion deficits when they are finished, either I don't understand what the problem is, or they are not solving it.

How can we reduce the $14.2 trillion debt when we can't even stop spending more than we are taking in?

America had no yearly deficit 11 years ago and our debt was $5 trillion (and going down). The national debt on Jan. 19, 2001, the day before President Bush was sworn into office was $5.728 trillion. It dropped to $5.633 trillion later in 2001 before climbing – through deficit spending – to $7.614 trillion on Jan. 19, 2005, the day before President Bush was sworn in for his second term.

When President Obama was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009, he inherited a debt of $10.627 trillion. The debt as of April 28 was $14.295 trillion.

I do not know where we are in America when the best a bipartisan commission can do is a $5.3 trillion deficit over 10 years.

The public debt will be $14.7 trillion in May. Under the three plans mentioned above, that number grows to between $20 trillion and $22.4 trillion over the next decade.

There is no requirement or long-standing example that America must operate this way.

In bad economic times, when banks stop lending and businesses stop spending, it is necessary for the government to spend to keep the economy growing.

If you combine that increase in spending with lower tax rates for the wealthy, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ($1.1 trillion cost to date) and other spending, you get the trouble we have today.

Yet, there is no one willing to take on these issues in a meaningful way. The gap in leadership is so big that we have Rep. Paul Ryan, a political unknown outside of his home state, proposing trickle-down economics – and some are beginning to believe he has the right answer.

In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression, passed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, which raised tariffs in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government.

It did not work and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.

Today, we have a similar debate.

Vice President George H.W. Bush called trickle-down economics "voodoo" economics in 1980.

Bush was running for president and did not believe that reducing the tax rate for the wealthy would create more tax income.

His son, the second President Bush, did get tax breaks for the wealthy passed about 10 years ago and President Obama renewed them in a compromise with Republicans a year or so ago. ...Apparently we have not moved beyond the idea that lower taxes on the wealthy spurs them to create more jobs and therefore more income tax.

If it works, why have we lost jobs in the 10 years we have been "enjoying" the second President Bush's tax cuts on those who earn more than $250,000 per year?

When something isn't working, the answer is not to do more of it.

Our country is stretched thin. Polls this week reveal that Americans would rather have the richest among us pay a percent equal to them instead of reducing Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits.

Yet, there is Paul Ryan, working to make sure that does not happen.

We need political courage in America – and I mean more than a little-known congressman proposing 25-year-old failed political theories.

...Apparently we have not moved beyond the idea that lower taxes on the wealthy spurs them to create more jobs and therefore more income tax.

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It’s pretty simple really.

Black people are lazy and expect the government to take care of their needs.

As for women, they don’t work as hard as men and therefore shouldn’t expect equal pay.

Radical stuff, huh?

These are the beliefs of state Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City. She had the audacity to utter them on the floor of the House last week as she argued against affirmative action – another lightning rod subject.

Democrats immediately called for her to be disciplined by the Republican majority at the minimum, and to be tossed out of the Legislature at the maximum.

Insincere political rhetoric aside – and that’s difficult for Democrats and Republicans alike when they walk through the doors at the state Capitol – I admit I’d like to see Rep. Kern anywhere but on the floor of the House spewing her contempt for people of color and lack of respect for her own gender.

But there is an important point being lost in the condemnation of Ms. Kern. She was elected to represent her district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Short of doing physical harm to someone, or breaking a law, it should be her constituents who decide whether or not she should be removed from office.

I would hope that most of her district is in the mood to do just that when she comes up for re-election, but I’ve been told that probably isn’t the case; that many in her district share her views.

That’s ridiculous – in my opinion – but as offensive as those views are to me, those who share them are entitled to be represented at the Capitol.

Sadly, I firmly believe those currently in power within the Legislature have more in common with Rep. Kern’s philosophy than with mine.

Case in point, House Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee, said he didn’t think Kern’s actions deserved disciplinary action.

Steele said he thought her apology for her remarks was sufficient.

Here, in part, was Kern’s written apology as issued last Thursday: “I want to humbly apologize for my statements last night about African Americans and women. I believe that our government should not provide preference based on race or gender. I misspoke while trying to convey this point last night during debate.”

Misspoke? I don’t think so.

This is the same woman – the wife of an inner city pastor – who made the claim just a couple of years ago that homosexuals are a greater threat to the United States than terrorism.

No, Rep. Kern knew exactly what she was saying and her insincere apology was nothing more than an appeasement toward those who were embarrassed by her public statement but probably share her ideology.

No insincere apology needed.

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Lifestyles OHCE celebrates humble beginnings, looks forward to serving county in future The first week of May 2011 has been declared Oklahoma Home and Community Education Week in Alfalfa County.

OHCE is a program of continuing education in all aspects of home and community life, said Marcy Wichert, Alfalfa County Extension educator.

“The organization’s ultimate mission is to educate its members to be well-informed and to handle change in their home and community,” she said. “With its relationship with the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension, OHCE presents research-based information to its members.”

OHCE provides monthly educational lessons, leadership development and community service projects, which provide OHCE members an opportunity to apply this research-based information in their homes and communities.

“OHCE has a unique position to assist individual members, their families and communities develop a higher level of living through education,” Wichert said. “No other organization is better poised to develop community leaders and inform citizens though the programs they offer.”

The OHCE was established in Stillwater on July 24, 1935.

“The 4,306 members are proud to continue the purpose of improving the quality of life for Oklahoma families through education,” said Sue Gilliam, OHCE state president. “In addition to the invaluable educational resources, OHCE members provide countless volunteer hours to the communi-

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ties of Oklahoma.”

OHCE is a statewide and county-based organization. County Extension educators, family and consumer sciences, serve as advisors to county OHCE organizations. District and state cooperative extension specialists and supervisors work with county extension educators and the OHCE program.

Working in a cooperative effort, OHCE members and extension educators are able to identify local issues facing families.

These issues become the basis for OHCE educational programming and efforts are made to help families solve these problems, Wichert said.

HISTORY OF OHCE Home Demonstration work was first organized in Alfalfa County in 1932 when Alice Carlson, Mrs. L. O. Patton and Mrs. Jim Guffy attended the State 4-H Club Camp and Farm Congress. They came back determined to organize a home demonstration club.

After much deliberation with the county agent, A. E. Wade, and county commissioners, they were successful.

Alfalfa Progressive, organized Jan. 4, 1932, was the first Home Demonstration Club in Alfalfa County. Mrs. L. O. Patton was president; Mrs. Ross Patton was vice president; and Mrs. J. R. Brown was secretary-treasurer. Other charter members included Mrs. E.V. Patton, Mrs. H. A. Bayliff, Mrs. P. L. Brown and Mrs. M. C. Curtis.

Good Cheer Home Demonstration Club

was organized in November 1932 with Mrs. Justin Henderson, president; Mrs. Charlie Stauffer, vice president; and Mrs. Mac McDowell, secretary.

Other clubs also organized in 1932 were Aline Homemakers and Saline Lakeside.

Through the years additional clubs and groups were organized. Jolly 20 and Loch Lamond Clubs began in 1934; Fish Hatchery began in 1937; and Jet Industrious and Farmerettes started in 1948. Aline Silverettes established in 1951, and Domes-TiKates in 1965.

Other organized clubs were Helena Homemakers, Helena Jr. Homemakers, Burlington, Carmen and Goltry.

By 1953 there were 26 clubs with an enrollment of 475 women.

Declining farm population reduced this number to 22 clubs in 1965 with an enrollment of 327.

In 1976 there were 15 clubs with an enrollment of 245, and in 2007 there are four groups with enrollment of 74.

Active groups in 2011 are Domes-TiKates, Farmerettes, Jet Industrious and WheatHearts, with 67 members total.

Throughout the years many outstanding projects have been carried out by the individual groups and the county organization to educate, develop leaders and improve home and community life.

County Officers for 2011 are President Nancy Lambert, Vice President Marci Hyde, Secretary Wilda Flaming and Treasurer Loretta Sharp.

Local students graduating from SWOSU WEATHERFORD – Nearly 500 students from Southwestern

Oklahoma State University will complete requirements for de-

Piece of cake ...

Alissa Lynn Pfleider Kyle and Sammi Pfleider announce the birth of their daughter, Alissa Lynn Pfleider.

She was born at 6:37 p.m.

Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid. She weighed 6 pounds 13.4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.

She is the granddaughter of Bobby and Carla Kildow of Cherokee, and Mike and Dannel Pfleider of Alva.

She is the great-granddaughter of Dolly Daniels and the late Bill Daniels and Roberta Kildow and the late Shorty Kildow, both of Cherokee, Ivan Zook and the late Berna Dean Zook of Waynoka, Bud Pfleider and the late Virgie Pfleider of Canton, and Leo West and the late Janene West of Alva.

MARY ALICE McLEOD (right) celebrates her retirement as director of the City-County Public Library with friend Lavonna Roush.

More than 40 friends attended the April 13 event at the library.

McLeod served as library director for nine years.

Carmen pool to Helena/Helena-Goltry/Timberlake open this month Alumni Banquet

By MARGARET GOSS Carmen Correspondent

The Carmen City pool will open May 21st according to pool manager Lisa Jones. Watch for an announcement of pool hours and fees.

Here and There Many stories are told of the OKC Memorial Marathon which was held last Sunday. Casey and Brandi Green both ran the half marathon.

Brandi, a teacher, had a stomach virus that others at school had contacted that week.

At about the 9th mile, medical personnel recommended Brandi quit the race. With sheer will and determination, she went on and finished the race and has recovered from the flu.

Congratulations to Brandi and Casey on the half-marathon. Doug and Mary Green went to OKC to help with children so Casey and Brandi could compete.

Other area participants were Vicki Anthony of Aline who competed along with her family in the race and reported it was a great experience.

Margaret Goss and Jo Nelson will sponsor a Social Studies field trip for the Aline-Cleo 5th-6th grades to OKC Thursday where students will tour the OKC Memorial, state Capitol, Guthrie Masonic Temple and original capitol, and take the trolly tour.

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grees after the spring semester.

Among those students will be Cherokee High School graduates Kendall Smith, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, and Tana Turney, earning a Master of Education in Health and Physical Education.

Convocation begins at 10 a.m. May 7 at Milam Stadium on the Weatherford campus.

ATTENDING THE SIGNING of the proclamation of OHCE Week during Monday’s regular meeting of the Alfalfa County Board of Commissioners are Alfalfa County OHCE Executive Committee members (in back row from left) OHCE County President Nancy Lambert, OHCE County Vice President Marci Hyde, OHCE County Secretary Wilda Fleming and OHCE County Treasurer Loretta Sharp. Representing the county are (in front) Commissioners Toby Walker, Chad Roach and Doug Murrow.

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Funerals

shirley s. coppock Shirley Sheridan Coppock died at St. Mary’s Hospital, Enid, Okla., April 29, 2011.

She was born May 22, 1916 in Meeker, Colo.

She graduated from Meeker High School, studied music at the University of Colorado and then attended Colorado State, Boulder, graduating with a degree in education.

On Aug. 28, 1940, she married Donald Coppock of Cherokee, Okla., who later was the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol for 14 years.

Shirley taught school in Colorado, Texas, California and Maryland. She taught every grade from pre-first through high school. She rode horseback to teach grades one through eight in a one room school building near Meeker, Colo. She taught multi-subjects to Spanish-speaking children in Texas.

She did home school teaching in California for five years and taught special education in Maryland.

Shirley was an accomplished pianist and played for DAR and PEO programs while living in the Washington, D.C. area.

She also played in numerous churches in four states while Donald was promoted and reassigned during his career.

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

CHUMYouth Classes: 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Evening Choir Chime:6:30 Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m.

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Bible Study & Prayer: 6:30 p.m.

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

Prayer line: (580) 596-2155 Bethel Baptist 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.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 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: Father Lawrence Mass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m.

Friends Church Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Living Vine Community Church Pastors: Matthew & Tamara Yoder Sun.Worship: 10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

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She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars, Colonial Dames XVII Century and the International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood.

She is survived by her husband, Donald; sister, Sally Sizemore of Meeker, Colo.; one daughter, Mary-Blue Ster and husband, John, of Neptune Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Molnar, Los Angeles, Calif., Donald William Ster, Jacksonville, Fla., and Virginia-Blue Hughes, Asheville N.C.; and two great-grandchildren, Sophia Blue Ster and Donovan Ster of Jacksonville, Fla. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Donald Murray; two sisters, Susan Ruddy and Dorcas Jensen; and brother, Jim Sheridan.

Viewing at the Goodwin Funeral Home, 106 W. 2nd St., Cherokee, Okla., will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) with the family present from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 6, 2011, at the Friends Church in Cherokee with Joe Woods, officiating. Interment will be in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of the Goodwin Funeral Home.

Memorials in her honor may be given to the Cherokee Ambulance Fund through Goodwin Funeral Home. (paid) CINDY BELL GADDIS ENID — Funeral service for Lucinda Bell “Cindy” Gaddis, 86, was Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home in Enid. Rev. Cliff Johnson officiated. Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of LadusauEvans Funeral Home.

She was born May 1, 1924, in Three Sands to Walter and Nora Hyle and died April 26, 2011, in Sapulpa.

She married Olon B. Gad-

Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Men’s: 2nd & 4th Mon., Women’s: 2nd & 4th Wed. BURLINGTON CHURCHES Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 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.

dis June 8, 1944. Together they started a dry cleaning shop in Helena in 1950. A move to Enid in 1954 allowed them to open a shop there. They retired in 1970 to Jet. She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Gaddis of Blackwell, and Bob Gaddis of Tulsa; daughter, Sharon Fitzgerald of Cheney, Kan.; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Lewis G. Hyle and of Enid.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Olon, and son, Gary.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ladusauevans.com.

Jay C. Smith ALINE – Graveside service for Jay Cleveland Smith, OU Professor Emeritus of Educational Technology, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Aline Star Cemetery, Aline.

Jay died Aug. 10, 2010 from complications of kidney failure and a long fight with diabetes. A Celebration of his life was held Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010 at First Christian Church, Norman. All arrangements are under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service, Norman, Okla.

Jay was born Jan. 27, 1940 to

E.M. Smith and Almeda (Woods) Smith in Aline, Okla. He attended both grade school and high school in Helena, Okla.

He married Peggy Karen Schultz in Helena in 1961.

He attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a BA in 1961. He then taught speech, debate and theatre at Midwest City High School and then became Assistant Superintendent for Integrated Federal Programs of Jefferson Davis Parish Schools (Jennings, La.). With a full Fellowship through the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii, he received a M.Ed, in Educational Communications in 1969 and as a Provost Scholar Fellow, he received a Ph.D. in Instructional Development and Technology from Michigan State University in 1972.

He taught at Georgia State University in Atlanta one year and then moved to the University of South Carolina as Assistant to the President and then Dean of Learning Resources and Associate Provost. He returned home to the University of Oklahoma in 1976. In 1978 he established the Cleveland Smith Instructional Training Consultants Group and did consultancies and workshops throughout the United States and overseas.

While at OU he taught both undergraduate and graduate courses, published articles and co-authored two textbooks. He also worked extensively in faculty governance serving on many committees and councils including being Chair of the Library Committee and the Budget Council. In 1991 he served as Chair of the Faculty Senate. He also helped establish the Film and Video Studies Program at OU. He often said his proudest professional achievement was the graduation and success of his doctoral students.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy of the home; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Wayne Fish of Bartlesville; one son, Greg Jay Smith and wife, De-

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: Father Larry Kowalski Sun. Morning Mass: 7:30 a.m.

Except for Special Occasions

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

Sunday School: 10:45 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.

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.

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.

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

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group: 6 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 Sunday of the month

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study: 6 p.m.

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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.

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 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.

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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

Zoar Mennonite Pastor: Gary Eastin Sunday School: 9:40 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 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.

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Maxine Yvonne Cochran Maxine Yvonne Cochran was born Oct. 18, 1924 to Frank and Ada Murrow at the family home near Waynoka in Woods County, Okla. She departed this life in Harper, Kan. April 30, 2011 at the age of 86.

She spent her childhood on a farm west of Cherokee, Okla. and attended Pleasant Hill, a country elementary school near her home.

After graduating from eighth grade she attended Lambert High School and graduated in 1941.

She then attended Northwestern State College in Alva, Okla.

On March 26, 1944 Maxine married A.B. Cochran. They lived on a farm south of Jet, Okla., where they began farm-

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

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

Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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nise Daugherty of Crescent; one daughter, Cherylle Almeda and husband, Mike Bryant of Norman.

The recent delights of his life were his grandsons Trevor Jay and Cody Jacob Bryant of Norman.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials can be made in his name to the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc, 100 Timberdell Road, Norman, 73069.

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

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

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

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

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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.

ALINE CHURCHES Methodist Church Pastor: Scott Heusel 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.

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ing and ranching. In 1956 they made their home in Cherokee.

They shared a loving marriage for over 67 years.

In addition to helping with the farming operation, Maxine was a devoted housewife and enjoyed spending time in her yard. She was a member of the Willing Workers Home Demonstration Club and the Golden Circle Social Club. She also served on the Alfalfa County Election Board for many years.

She was a talented seamstress and a wonderful cook who made delicious chocolate pies.

Maxine’s family was her top priority, and she loved spending time with her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.

They were the light of her life.

She is survived by her husband, A.B. Cochran of the home; one sister, Phyllis Goss of Pratt, Kan.; one daughter, Sandra Smith and her husband, Dr. Bill Smith of Oklahoma City, Okla.; twin sons, Gary Cochran of Cherokee, and Larry Cochran and his wife, Christy Cochran of Jet; eleven grandchildren, Dr. Trevor Smith, Travis Smith, Camree Belknap, Caredy Stanley, Courtney Cochran, Trina Reeves, Ashley Wilson, Anthony Cochran, Nicholas Cochran, Dillon Cochran and Riley Cochran; and 11 great-grandchildren, Zakiah Reeves, Sean Reeves, Abigail Reeves, Emma Reeves, Ethan Cochran, Adrian Cochran, Chasidy Cundiff, Cody Cundiff, Madeline Belknap, Noah Stanley and Charlotte Smith.

She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Paul Murrow of Cherokee and Russell Murrow of Alva, Okla.

Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. Chapel in Cherokee with Dr. Trevor W. Smith officiating.

Burial followed at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery.

Online condolences may be given to the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com.

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Lady Tigers Regional champs, Chiefs runnerup; next stop State

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff OKEENE – Timberlake's Lady Tigers rolled to the Class A team championship here Saturday at the Regional Track Meet, more than doubling the score on runnerup Okeene.

While Coach Steve Hickman's thinclads may not have brought home the Regional Track title, the Cherokee Chiefs did score 124 points, second only to their hosts, the Okeene Whippets, who won the meet with 166 points.

Both squads will be well represented at State, with the Lady Tigers sending 12 competitors in 13 events and the Chiefs qualifying nine team members in 12 events.

Carl Albert High School in Midwest City is hosting the State Meet on Friday and Saturday. Field events get under way at 9:30 a.m. each day, with preliminaries in most running events scheduled for Friday and finals on Saturday.

Lady Chiefs' Coach Matt Guffy will have four girls competing in four events at State after placing fifth at Regional with 42 points.

Kale Pierce, who coaches both girls and boys at Timberlake, is sending four members of the boys' squad to participate in five events.

SIX GOLD FOR LADY TIGERS In piling up its 178 points at Regional, the Lady Tigers struck gold in six events. Sophomore Kayla Castle won both the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, while Karly LeForce captured the pole vault title.

It's no wonder the Lady Tigers dominated. After all, they won the 400-meter, 800-meter and 1600-meter relay events and took second in the 3200-meter relay. Points double in the relays, giving Timberlake grabbeds.

Hannah Berg, Kylee Severin, Kelsey Castle and Kayla Castle made up the 400-meter relay squad, while Kelsey Castle, Severin and Berg teamed

Derek Richmond: 400 relay, 1600 relay Collin Washburn: 1600 relay, 3200 relay Alex York: shot put, discus Jerran Waugh: discus LADY CHIEFS QUALIFY FOUR Carli Richmond will compete in four events at State, including the 400 dash, the 400 relay, the 800 relay and the 1600 relay.

Mollie Hawkins, Jaylyn Packard and Jess Unruh will join Richmond on the 400, 800 and 1600-meter relay squads at State.

TIGERS SEND FOUR Stetson Buller led the Tigers at Regional with a pair of silver medals. He took second in both the long jump and the 200-meter dash. Buller will also be part of the Tigers' 400-meter relay team that qualified for State.

Joining him at State, along with the events in which they will compete, are: Logan Campbell: 100 dash, 400 relay Jacob Henderson: 400 relay Casey Carson: high jump, long jump, 400 relay

SPRINTING away from the field in the 1600-meter run is Cherokee’s Cortez Lee-Read (far left). Lee-Read won the event at Saturday’s Regional competition in Okeene and teammate Austin Huckabee (second from left) placed third. Both qualified for State. up with Erin Overton to form the 800-meter relay team. The 1600-meter relay quartet is comprised of both Castles, Hailey Parker and Severin. Natalie Crain, Bailee Clift, Overton and Cidney Thompson make up the 3200-meter relay squad.

While the gold medals gave the Lady Tigers a leg up on the competition, it was depth in nearly every event that paved the way to the team title.

Following are the Timberlake girls qualifying for State, along with the events in which they will compete: Berg: long jump, 100-meter dash, 400 relay, 800-relay.

Severin: 400-meter dash, 400 relay, 800 relay, 1600 relay

Thompson: 1600 run, 3200 relay, 3200 run Crain: 3200 run, 3200 relay Kayla Castle: 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 400 relay, 1600 relay Brittany Seaman: 100 hurdles Kelsey Castle: 300 hurdles, 400 relay, 800 relay, 1600 relay Overton: high jump, 800 relay, 3200 relay Parker: long jump, 1600 relay Clift: 3200 relay, shot put LeForce: pole vault Haley Blewitt: pole vault TWO GOLDS FOR CHIEFS A surprising first place finish in the 1600-meter run by Cortez Lee-Read gave Cherokee's boys

one of their two gold medals.

Lee-Read kept pace with the top four runners through three laps and then sprinted to the victory on the fourth and final lap.

Justin Schanbacher fought off a pair of competitors down the stretch to pick up gold in the 300-meter hurdles, his specialty.

Chiefs making the trip to Carl Albert, along with their events, are: Schanbacher: 100 dash, 300 hurdles, 400 relay, 1600 relay Lee Read: 1600 run, 800 run, 3200 relay Austin Huckabee: 1600 run, 3200 run, 3200 relay Josh Shepard: 400 relay, high jump, long jump

GIRLS Team Standings Timberlake 178, Okeene 69, Crossings Christian 52, CovingtonDouglas 43, Cherokee 42, Morrison 34, Frontier 30, Drummond 30, Dover 24, Seiling 23, Waukomis 22, Kremlin-Hillsdale 18, Garber 16, Hydro-Eakley 16, Oklahoma Christian Academy 13, Pond Creek-Hunter 12, Medford 9, Davenport 6, Ringwood 6, Canton 2 100 Dash: 5. Hannah Berg, Timberlake, 13.95 400 Dash: 2. Kylee Severin, Timberlake, 1:02.01; 3. Carli Richmond, Cherokee, 1:04.02 1600 Run: 4. Cidney Thompson, Timberlake, 6:13.47; 5. Natalie Crain, Timberlake, 6:26.72 3200 Run: 3. Thompson, Timberlake, 13:38.38; 4. Crain, Timberlake, 14:22.52 100 Hurdles: 1. Kayla Castle, Timberlake, 16.61; 3. Brittany Seaman, Timberlake, 17.53 300 Hurdles: 1. Kay. Castle, Timberlake, 47.64; 2. Kelsey Castle, Timberlake, 51.59 400 Relay: 1. Timberlake (Berg, Kylee Severin, Kel. Castle, Kay. Castle, 52.13; 3. Cherokee (Mollie

Hawkins, Jaylyn Packard, Jess Unruh, Carli Richmond), 54.80 800 Relay: 1 Timberlake (Kel. Castle, Severin, Erin Overton, Berg), 1:53.47; 3. Cherokee (Hawkins, Packard, Unruh, Richmond), 1:56.32 1600 Relay: 1 Timberlake (Kay. Castle, Kel. Castle, Hailey Parker, Severin), 4:18.27; 3. Cherokee (Hawkins, Unruh, Packard, Richmond), 4:27.18 3200 Relay: 2. Timberlake (Crain, Bailee Clift, Overton, Thompson), 11:14.88 High Jump: 2. Overton, Timberlake, 4-08.00 Pole Vault: 1. Karly LeForce, Timberlake, 8-00; 3. Haley Blewitt, Timberlake, 6-06 Long Jump: 2. Berg, T’lake, 1510.5; 3. Parker, Timberlake,15-07.50 Shot Put: 4. Bailee Clift, Timberlake, 32-02 BOYS Team Standings Okeene 166, Cherokee 124, Covington-Douglas 52, Frontier 47, Timberlake 37, Hydro-Eakley 21, Morrison 21, Drummond 18, Pond Creek-Hunter 17, Medford 16, Dover 15, Ringwood 14, Seiling 10, Geary 2 100 Dash: 2. Justin Schanbacher, Cherokee, 11.71; 3. Logan Campbell, Timberlake, 11.73 200 Dash: 2. Stetson Buller, Timberlake, 23.87 800 Run: 2. Evan Bagenstos, Cherokee, 2:07.96; 5. Cortez LeeRead, Cherokee, 2:12.42 1600 Run Class: 1. Lee-Read, Cherokee, 5:04.34; 3. Austin Huckabee, Cherokee, 5:06.18 3200 Run: 3. Huckabee, Cherokee, 11:37.56 300 Hurdles: 1. Schanbacher, Cherokee, 42.56 400 Relay: 2. Cherokee (Josh Shepard, Schanbacher, Bagenstos, Derek Richmond), 45.35; 4. Timberlake, (Jacob Henderson, Casey Carson, Campbell, Buller), 46.48 1600 Meter Relay: 2. Cherokee (Bagenstos, Collin Washburn, Derek Richmond, Schanbacher), 3:324.60 3200 Relay: 2. Cherokee (Huckabee, Washburn, Lee-Read, Bagenstos), 8:45.41 High Jump: 4. Shepard, Cherokee, 6-00; 6. Casey Carson, Timberlake, 5-08.00 Long Jump: 2. Buller, Timberlake, 20-08.25; 3. Carson, Timberlake, 2002; 4. Shepard, Cherokee, 20-02 Shot Put: 4. Alex York, Cherokee, 42-03.50 Discus: 2. Jerran Waugh, Cherokee, 133-06; 3. York, Cherokee, 12203

Lady Elks, Cougars each send 1 to State LAVERNE – Hopes of qualifying several Burlington girls for this week's Class A State Track Meet at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City were dashed here last Saturday when the Lady Elks managed to post only seven points in the team race.

Boise City and Texhoma dominated the meet, with Boise scoring 172 points to win the Regional championship. Texhoma followed with 105 points.

Seventeen teams scored and Burlington was No. 12 in the

team standings.

Staci Stewart placed sixth in the 800-meter run, but her time was good enough to make her an additional qualifier for State. The top three placings at each of the four Regionals automatically qualify for State, with the four best times from all Regionals combined picked as "additional" qualifiers.

The Lady Elks' 400-meter relay team took fifth place at Laverne, but its time was not fast enough to get to State.

Burlington's 800-meter relay

squad (Katelyn Garvie, Stewart, Jessica Ferrell, Tiffany Rieger) placed sixth in that event and, like the 400 relay team, failed to make the cut for State.

Aline-Cleo was also assigned to the Laverne Regional and one Cougar – Henry Washington – managed to qualify in both of his specialties, the long jump and the 100-meter dash. Washington placed second in the long jump, making him an automatic qualifier in that event.

However, in the 100-meter dash, he placed fourth but had

one of the best times among fourth, fifth and sixth place times, earning him a berth at State in that event.

GIRLS 800 Run: 6. Stewart, Burlington, 2:37.55 400 Relay: 5. Burlington (names not available at press time), 55.90 800 Relay: 6. Burlington (Garvie, Stewart, Ferrell, Rieger), 1:59.18 BOYS 100 Dash: 4. Washinton, AlineCleo, 11.72 Long Jump: 2. Washington, AlineCleo, 19-07.25

Conference track results MEDFORD – Following are results from the Cherokee Strip Conference Track Meet:

KYLEE SEVERIN hands off to teammate Kelsey Castle in the 400-meter relay at Saturday’s Regional in Okeene.

Girls 400 m Relay: 1. Timberlake (Hannah Berg, Kylee Severin, Kelsey Castle, Kayla Castle), 53.19 800 m Run: 2. Staci Stewart, Burlington 2:39.95; 3. Cidney Thompson, Timberlake, 2:43.00; 5. Natalie Crain, Timberlake, 2:53.39 100 Dash: 5. Berg, Timberlake 13.80; 6.

Mollie Hawkins, Cherokee, 14.37 400 Dash: 1. Severin, Timberlake, 1:01.98; 2. Carli Richmond, Cherokee, 1:04.44; 3. Stewart, Burlington, 1:05.94; 6.

Hailey Parker, Timberlake 1:12.36 300 Hurdles: 1. Kay. Castle, Timberlake 48.59; 2. Kel. Castle, Timberlake, (no time); 4. Brittany Seaman, Timberlake 1:00.74 200 Dash: 4. Jaylyn Packard, Cherokee 28.80; 6. Erin Overton, Timberlake 29.94 1600 Run: 3. Thompson, Timberlake, 6:35.41, 4. Bailee Clift, Timberlake; 7:03.08 1600 Relay: 1.Timberlake (Kay. Castle, Kel. Castle, Parker, Severin), 4:19.88; 3.

Cherokee (Hawkins, Jess Unruh, Packard, Richmond), 4:33.57 3200 m Relay: 2. Timberlake (Crain, Clift, Overton, Thompson), 11:24.19 100 Hurdles: 1.Kay. Castle, Timberlake, 16.57; 2. Seaman, Timberlake, 17.82; 4.

Cherokee Wade, Timberlake, 22.73 800 Relay: 1. Timberlake (Kel. Castle, Severin, Overton, Berg), 1:57.36; 3. Cherokee (Hawkins, Packard, Unruh, Richmond), 2:12.11 3200 Run: 1.Thompson, Timberlake, 13:00.20; 3. Crain, Timberlake, 14:13.94 Long Jump: 2. Parker, Timberlake; 15-8; 3. Berg, Timberlake, 15-7 1/2; 5. Seaman, Timberlake, 15-1/2 High Jump: 1. Severin, Timberlake, 4-8; 2. Overton, Timberlake, 4-8; 5. Parker, Timberlake, 4-0 Pole Vault: 2. Karly Leforce, Timberlake, 8-0; 4. Haley Blewitt, Timberlake, 6-0, Shot-Put: 2. Clift, Timberlake, 31-8 ¾ Discus: 3. Makayla Nall, Burlington, 78-

3; 4. Sabrina Wilber, Cherokee, 76-11; 5.

Clift, Timberlake, 67-3; 6. LeForce, Timberlake, 66-2 Boys 400 Relay: 2. Timberlake (Jacob Henderson, Casey Carson, Logan Campbell, Stetson Buller), 46.03 800 Run: 2. Evan Bagenstos, Cherokee, 2:10.22 100 Dash: 2. Buller, Timberlake, 11.58; 4. Justin Schanbacher, Cherokee, 11.76; 5. Cambell, Timberlake, 12.01; 6. Josh Argraves, Cherokee, 12.30 400 Dash: 1. Carson, Timberlake, 54.44; 3. Cortez Lee-Read, Cherokee, 56.61; 5.

Argraves, Cherokee, 58.18; 6. Tim James, Cherokee, 1:02.98 300 Hurdles: 1.Schanbacher, Cherokee, 43.16 200 Dash: 2. Buller, Timberlake, 23.63; 4. Campbell, Timberlake, 24.00; 5. Derek Richmond, Cherokee, 24:53 1600 Run: 2. Lee-Read, Cherokee, 5:12.81, 3. Austin Huckabee, Cherokee, 5:15.43 1600 Relay: 1. Cherokee (Schanbacher, Collin Washburn, Richmond, Bagenstos), 3:37.31 3200 Relay: 1. Cherokee (Lee-Read, Washburn, Josh Shepard, Bagenstos) 8:52.74 3200 Run: 1. Huckabee, Cherokee, 11:47.83; 2. James, Cherokee, 12:42.84 Long Jump: 1. Shepard, Cherokee, 210; 2. Carson, Timberlake; 3. James, Cherokee 19-1; 4. Tanner Ducotey, Cherokee, 18-3 High Jump: 1. Shepard, Cherokee, 6-4; 4. Carson, Timberlake, 5-8; 6. Ducotey, Cherokee, 5-8 Pole Vault: 2. Huckabee, Cherokee, 8-6 Shot Put: 2. York, Cherokee, 40-8; 3. Lucas, Cherokee, 35-1 ½; 4. Waugh, Cherokee, 34-9; 5. Reinhart, Timberlake, 30-4; 6.

Czerniak, Burlington, 30-4 Discus: 1. Waugh, Cherokee, 126-5 3/4; 2. York, Cherokee, 119-11; 3. Lucas, Cherokee, 114-4 ¾; 6. Reinhart, Timberlake, 78-8 ¾

TIMBERLAKE’S Hannah Berg shows the form that earned her a silver medal in the long jump at Saturday’s Regional Track Meet in Okeene.

Packard playing at 2A State golf Cherokee senior Jaylyn Packard fired an 18-hole score of 89 at last week's Class 2A Regional Golf qualifier and has qualified to play in this week's State Tournament.

Packard was one of six young women to qualify for State while

not playing on a team or being among the top four medalists.

Hinton's Sugar Creek Canyon course is the site for the State Tournament, which was contested Tuesday and Wednesday.

Look for results in next week's Messenger & Republican.

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

A look through the lens at the..

Class A Regional Track Meet at Okeene CLOCKWISE from top right: Jess Unruh takes the baton from Cherokee teammate Mollie Hawkins in the 1600 relay and in the second photo Unruh hands off to Jaylyn Packard.

Effort shows on the face of Cherokee’s Alex York as he competes in the shot put event.

Brittany Seaman goes airborn in the long jump for Timberlake. In the bottom right photo, Cherokee’s Justin Schanbacher (center) and Timberlake’s Logan Campbell (fourth from left) duel it out in the 100-meter dash. Casey Carson records his personal best for Timberlake in the long jump. Cherokee’s Jerran Waugh shows his form in the discus throw. Kayla Castle of Timberlake (second from left) skims over the hurdles and runs away from the field in the 100-meter event.

Staff Photos by Steve Booher

TAKE STATE!

Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, May 5, 2011 • Page 9

May 6 - 7 Carl Albert High School Midwest City Members of the Cherokee Lady Chiefs Track Team are Jaylyn Packard, Taylor Wright, Carli Richmond, Sabrina Wilber, Jessica Unruh, Mollie Hawkins, Brianna Wilhite and Macy Starks. Girls Coach is Matt Guffy.

Members of the Cherokee Chiefs Track Team are Justin Schanbacher, Collin Washburn, Joshua Shepard, Evan Bagenstos, Alex York, Derek Richmond, Jerran Waugh, Austin Huckabee, Joshua Argraves, Michael Lucas, Cortez Lee-Read, Tanner Ducotey, Tim James and Brandon Kreiman. Boys Coach is Steve Hickman.

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Couthouse elevator fix compared to Tut tomb

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Instead of spending nearly $150,000, as expected, to replace the courthouse elevator, Alfalfa County commissioners voted Monday to pay less than $7,000 to fix it.

Commissioners Doug Murrow, Chad Roach and Toby Walker rejected a bid for $144,985 from Kone Inc. in Oklahoma City to replace the defunct elevator that has been out of commission since January.

Instead, they listened to a proposal from Tony Fox and accepted a bid for $6,917.55 from American Elevator Co. Inc. in Oklahoma City to repair damaged pieces inside the elevator shaft.

“I think the elevator can be repaired as it is now,” Fox said.

After a visual inspection, Fox determined that a leaky seal is the culprit causing the elevator to misfire.

“You can fill it up with oil now and it won’t make it to the third floor (before) it’s run out of oil,” Roach said. “For the public it’s been a huge disservice.”

Fox said he guarantees his work for a year.

“If the packing seal doesn’t hold, we’ll come pack it again,” Fox said. “I was told that it leaked. By looking at the photos, I can tell you I can make it stop leaking. I can tell you with 95 percent certainty I can fix that leak.”

Fox said he believes he can have the elevator back up and running in two weeks.

“What we’ll have to do is get a jack at the top and do it as the Egyptians did it,” Fox said.

“We’ve done this before. It’s like unearthing King Tut’s tomb.

You don’t know what you’re getting into until you get it open. It just looks to me like it needs a little southern engineering.”

In an estimate to the county, Fox listed the work he will com-

plete on the elevator: •Install additional channel underneath elevator •Provide new platen plate to span all three channels underneath car •Install new packing seal •Necessary hydraulic fluid to accommodate seal •Fasten plunger to platen plate then bolt plate to car frame •Test operation and return to service •One year warranty on parts and labor The quote did not include oil or groundwater cleaning.

In other business, commissioners discussed the results of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 audits, which were just recently completed by the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector’s Office.

Murrow said the audit contained “just a few little minor things.”

Time sheets not completed on “a few occasions” by employees were one concern.

Murrow said the auditors suggested a corrective plan of action.

“If you don’t get your timesheet done right, you don’t get paid,” Murrow said. “That’s the plan of action.”

Roach suggested that each elected officer go over employee timesheets to make sure they are in order.

Another recommendation from the state auditor’s office was to establish better communication between elected officers.

“All I can do is stress that we get along,” Murrow said.

Also, auditors suggested that county budget-maker Buddy Carroll make better footnotes to his work.

“Overall, I think the audit went really well,” Roach said.

“Some of these things happen at every county. We had no major violations.”

2011 Cherokee Phone Book Corrections & Additions 2011 Phonebook Correction & Additions

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FRIENDS PRESCHOOL STUDENTS show their parents their science fair projects April 19 during an open house at the Friends Church in Cherokee. The science fair was a first for the school. Attending are, from left, TJ and Tate Allison, Kari and Kinsy Roberts, Talyn Allison, Haylee and Kevin

Jantz and Delaney and Jessica Caruthers. In the back row are Bo and Lanie Ginder, Joel and Chris Parker and teacher Carol Grover. Enrollment for the preschool is now open. Anyone wishing to enroll their child for the 2011-12 school year can call Grover at (580) 474-2465.

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Alfalfa County Sheriff Department Log Alfalfa County District Court Docket Criminal Felony Charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution is Deborah Hamby, Tulsa.

Charged with driving under the influence is Russell James Williams.

Civil Capital One Bank has sued George Myrick for indebtedness in an amount less than $6,000.

Chesapeake Exploration LLC, Oklahoma City, has asked for a declaratory judgment in an amount greater than $10,000 against Eagle Energy Production LLC. Marriage License Austin Bryant Carter and Cheyenne Leree Williams, both of Carmen, have filed for a marriage license. Judge Loren Angle performed a marriage ceremony.

Traffic Charged with failure to wear seat belt, $20, are Franco Ismael Herrera Jr., Fuless, Texas; Ronald James

Wade, Medicine Lodge, Kan.; Derek Lee Martin, Cherokee; Lewis Edward Winfield, Jet; Joshua Paul Reames, Ozark, Ark.; Russell James Williams; Bryan Lynn Douglas, Ringwood; Robert Garrett Brown, Pawhuska; Robert Dewayne Mecom, Keota; Misty Dawn Hawkins, Helena; Jordana Jade Waugh, Cherokee.

Charged with speeding 26 mph or more over speed limit, $341.50, is Derek Lee Martin, Cherokee.

Charged with speeding 21-25 mph over speed limit, $319, are Russell James Williams; Tiarra Renee Williams, Enid.

Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed limit, $241.50, is Austin D. Hughes, Anthony, Kan. Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50, is Kenneth Schmidt, South Haven, Kan. Charged with transporting open container of alcohol, $316, is Russell James Wil-

liams.

Charged with operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, $256.50, are Russell James Williams; Zena Andrews, Cherokee.

Charged with failure to obey traffic control device, $211.50, is Taylor Max Smyth, Blackwell.

Charged with failure to carry valid insurance verification, $211.50, is Zena Andrews, Cherokee.

Charged with failure to pay all taxes due to state, $211.50, is Zena Andrews, Cherokee.

Charged with passing in a no passing zone, $211.50, is Teresa Beebe, Enid.

Charged with overweight on group of two axles, $439.90, is Robert Dwayne Morey, Enid.

Charged with violation of special permit, $706.50, is Jack L. Webb, Portor, Texas.

Charged with failure to stop at stop sign, $211.50, is Brennan Michael Virgil Seaman, Goltry.

Supplies help local teacher with energy education Cherokee High School teacher Anita Jordan fueled up on free supplies recently while attending an energy education workshop hosted by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board.

The workshop will help Jordan energize her students’ knowledge of the oil and natural gas industry.

The OERB is in its 15th year providing these free workshops to Oklahoma teachers.

The workshop offered Jordan the opportunity to enhance her understanding of the petroleum industry and receive free training to teach OERB’s CORE Energy curriculum.

CORE Energy is a novel energy education curriculum for students in grades nine through 12. It is divided into four subjects - Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts – providing high school educators more options.

“We brought teachers and petroleum industry professionals together to write these curricula because we wanted to make sure we were providing Oklahoma students with in-depth information that is not provided in any other textbooks, “ said OERB Education Director Carla Schaeperkoetter. “Our workshops allow teachers to perform the experiments in the curriculum, then leave with a teacher’s guide and all the materials they need to teach these programs in their classrooms.”

After each class completes the CORE Energy curriculum, students will receive a free field trip from the OERB to various museums with exciting energy exhibits.

The kit of materials, training and teacher’s guide are all provided free of charge. Teachers also receive a substitute reimbursement.

“They are very resourceful and give you many items to help teach the materials,” said Jordan.

In addition to CORE Ener-

gy, the OERB provides energy education programs for every grade level, including the new Little Bits for kindergarten through second grade; Fossils to Fuel 1 and 2 for elementary students; and Petro Active for middle school students.

The OERB also provides a safety video to warn children of the dangers of playing around well sites.

Teachers can also request a Petro Pro – an industry professional who volunteers to give an in-class presentation about their job and oil and natural gas industry.

These programs, funded voluntarily by Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, have been instrumental in educating more than one million students across the state about the oil and natural gas industry.

The OERB is also celebrating having trained more than 10,000 Oklahoma teachers in the curricula.

The OERB was created in 1993 by the Oklahoma Legislature and is funded through a voluntary one tenth of 1 percent assessment on oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners.

The agency’s purpose is to conduct environmental restoration of abandoned well sites and to educate Oklahomans about the importance of the petroleum industry. Teachers can register for OERB workshops on-line at www.oerb.com.

Cherokee Police Department Log April 26 3:02 p.m. – Controlled burn six miles west of Cherokee on 5th Street.

April 27 7:37 a.m. – Boyfriend yelling and throwing things. Caller said he was out of pain medication. Dispatcher heard him say he was going to police station.

4:11 p.m. – Someone washing stock trailer out at car wash, and that is against the law.

6:50 p.m. – Gas leak behind Senior Citizens Center. Nothing found. ONG contacted.

11:07 a.m. – Sex offender is on Facebook. What can be done about it? Caller was given district attorney’s phone number.

April 28 10:59 a.m. – Child has run away from school.

Child found.

1:08 p.m. – Cats fighting under carport and on front porch.

April 30 3:51 p.m. – Black and white Pomeranian at house.

10:34 p.m. – Reporting party requested to file complaint of assault. Second party was located at residence but refused to come out from under house.

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April 26 2:54 p.m. – Possible stolen calf near Aline.

April 27 9:30 p.m. – Horse out east of Burlington on highway. Owner located.

April 28 6:26 p.m. – Herd of cattle out one mile south of Byron. Owner was contacted.

April 29 7:53 a.m. – Cattle out north of Aline. Owner notified.

11 p.m. – Subject is mowing yard and making a lot of noise.

April 30 7:15 a.m. – Fire two miles west of Byron.

7:38 a.m. – Waynoka activity

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t COUNTY COMMISSIONERs april 29, 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 4:39 PM, April 20, 2011.

Roach moved to approve the minutes of April 25. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the Payroll Warrants for payment. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

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

General Fund 974........Williamson, Diana L....................................95.37.................................... Travel HIGHWAY CASH 1486......Sanders, Vernon R...................................140.76.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for SandRidge in dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Crescent Services in Dist #1 and Dist #3. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline for Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Chesapeake in Dist #3. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Rodco Services for Dist #3.

Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Select Energy Services in Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to contact AT&T about a package deal for internet for the courthouse.

Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a resolution directing the treasurer to deposit interest earned on SJ-6 to that account. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the transfer pf $35,274.78 from T-7 to T-2a for Dist #1.

Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve an oil and gas lease with Chesapeake in Section 36, Township 26, Range 9 for $500 per mineral acre. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a permit for Dawson Geophysical Co. for and on behalf of Chesapeake Operation to conduct a 3D type geophysical survey. Walker seconded.

All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve a private property access easement for Dist #1 on the NW/4 of Section 8, Township 28, Range 9. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement for Dist #2 on the NW/4 of Section 32, Township 27, Range 12. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve a private property access easement for Dist #3 on the NE/4 of Section 3, Township 24, Range 9. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

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

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL SPACING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 17 TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 12 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CAUSE CD 201102110-T 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 dissolved partnership, corporation or other association.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting the following relief and special relief from the Commission: [a] Establish 640 acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit for the Mississippian common source of supply underlying Section 17, Township 25 North, Range 12 West, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. A review of the records indicate no spacing for the Mississippian formation. [b] To possibly providing that the order be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior to the date of execution of the order.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause be set before an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.

IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Eastern Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Room 114, 440 South Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day of May, 2011, and that this Notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT any person interested or protesting the application please advise the Attorney of record and the Court Clerk’s Office of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission five (5) days before the hearing date above.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person and persons requesting 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) 583-7733 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 JEFF CLOUD, VICE CHAIR BOB ANTHONY, COMMISSIONER DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2011.

ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION

84+/- ACRES ALFALFA COUNTY LAND 2 HOUSES IN ALINE, OK * FARM & EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT

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10:40 a.m. – Medical call in Helena. Subject fell and hurt spine, neck, head. Helena First Responders paged.

May 1 7:25 a.m. – Horse out east of flashing lights.

8:10 a.m. – Cattle out three or four miles west of Helena.

Owner advised.

May 2 6:24 a.m. – Accident two miles south of Jet. White Blazer had been rolled two or three times and was upside down in field. No one around vehicle.

Friday,

AUCTION

May 13, 2011

10:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

10:00 a.m.: Homes and lots in Aline OK & 1 city lot in Carmen, OK

Auction Site #1: 601 N Main Street, 2 blocks north of the Coop Station in Aline OK Home #1: This home has aluminum siding, a recent roof, screened in front porch and an unattached 2 car garage with elect garage doors all on a nice corner lot.

Home #2: Sitting directly north of home #1, this house has a nearly new metal roof and has been used most recently for storage.

Lots in Aline & Carmen, OK Lots 6, 7, 8, 11 & 13 Block 46, Aline Original Lots 2, 5 & 17 Block 45, Aline Original Lot 10, Block 68, Carmen Original Personal Property Sells immediately After the Homes & Lots! 1983 Mercury Marquis (not running); various household items.

1:00 p.m.: 84+/- acres of Alfalfa County land & machinery

Auction Site #2: SHY 8 & 58 Jct east of Carmen, OK then 1 ½ NE on SHY 8 Land description: 84+/- acres of improved bluestem, Bermuda, and native grass pasture improved with perimeter fencing, 37’ X 100’ machine shed, electricity, and rural water. This property features excellent access in all types of weather and has over a ¼ mile of frontage on SHY 8. According to the Alfalfa County FSA there are 47.6 acres of wheat base with a direct yield of 25.

Legal Description: North ½ of the SE and 1 acre in the S 1/2 of SE and the SE of SE, West of Hwy 8, all in Section 31-25N-11WIM Vehicles: 2003 Honda Accord EX, showing 60,000 +/_ miles; 1984 ¾ ton Dodge power ram, 4-wd, gas eng., manual trans; GMC-truck w/5 window cab, 26,000 gvw, sn# 3532454181; 1958 Chevy truck, 60 Viking, 2-spd axle; 1944 Chevy school bus; IHC R-180 truck; 1955 Buick Special; Excavating Equipment: J.D. Model 544, 4 w.d. front end loader w/ steel wheels; BE GE scraper model SW-70; J.D. 760 paddle wheel scraper(8 yd capacity); Adams Leaning wheel grader #11; FWD Wagner scraper; 10’ earth mover; Farm tractors: WC Allis Chalmers; Case 800 on propane; Allis Chalmers model B with belly mount 6’ sickle mower; Bobcat 642 skid steer loader with cedar tree shearer sn# 5014-M14054; Farm implements: J.D. 8-wheel hay rake; Schafer 5-shank ripper; 2-shank ripper; terrace machine; Noble model N2 V-plow; Noble 32’ 3-bar springtooth w/ harrow; Oliver 4-16” drag plow; Oliver 20’ springtooth, 3-bar; 12’ drag springtooth; 3-section rotary hoe; Schafer single fold offset disc, model 650-9X5 sn#74-7278; 2-Richardson 15’ stubble mulch plows; 2-J.D. DR 16-8” single disc drills; Ratzliff 2 drill hitch; IHC manure spreader; 2-one way discs; small orchard disc; Van Brunt drill; Oliver Combine; Cattle equipment: Hay spike; Stock racks; self feeder; loading chute; older working chute; combine bin trailer; Hay chariot w/hand winch; cattle panels; Ponderosa 12’ full cover horse/livestock trailer, elec. brakes, removable divider, tack compartment(very good condition); Miscellaneous: J.D. model #11 sickle mower; propane tanks; Chevy C-60 garbage truck(salvage); pickup bed trailer; Tandem axle flatbed trailer 5’ wide; 1200 bushel grain bin (to be moved); 1,000 gal. diesel tank w/elect. pump, skid mounted; older slide in camper; tandem axle flatbed trailer 6’ X 18’; Wagon Box trailer; 2-wheel spraying trailer; older Dixon riding lawn mower; 7’ brush mower; Shopbuilt metal trailer w/sides; 2-wheel trailer w/tank; Yanmar, 5’ 3-point PTO roto-tiller,(very good condition); tools and misc. shop equipment to numerous to mention

Seller: the Marvin L Richter Estate Another Auction By:

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Local ODOT crew awarded for taking extra precautions

WINNING THE OKLAHOMA Department of Transportation Director’s Safety Award for Division Six are members of the Alfalfa County Maintenance Crew. In the front row (from left) are Yolanda Roots, Linda Ferrell, Duane Judd and Superintendent Mark King. In the back row are Steve Fallis, Mark Roberts, Nathan Severn, Chuck Green and Jason Tullis.

Weevil roundup, wheat tour dates set Alfalfa County Extension Office is hosting two important meetings next week for area producers.

The annual Alfalfa County Wheat Variety Plot Tour will begin at 6 p.m. Monday on Kenneth Failes’ farm, three miles north of Cherokee.

OSU Area Extension Agronomist Roger Gribble will lead the discussion.

The Alfalfa County Musk

Thistle Program and Weevil Roundup will begin at 9 a.m.

Tuesday. Participants should meet at the Jet Jiffy Trip. The group will travel to collection sites from there.

Those attending the tour should bring leather gloves. The extension office will supply containers for weevils and collection nets.

Anyone needing more information may call (580) 596-3131.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Division Six Superintendent Mark King and members of the Alfalfa County Maintenance Crew recently were recognized as being one of the safest divisions in the state.

King accepted the Director’s Safety Award during the April 4 Oklahoma Transportation Commission meeting in Oklahoma City.

Director’s Safety Awards were presented to one unit in each of ODOT’s eight field divisions and the Oklahoma City Headquarters.

This year’s winners included Division One, Adair County Maintenance Crew; Division Two, Latimer County Maintenance Crew; Division Three, McClain County Maintenance Crew; Division Four, Noble County Maintenance Crew; Division Five, Altus Residency; Division Six, Alfalfa County Maintenance Crew; Division Seven, Murray County Maintenance Crew; Division Eight, Nowata County Maintenance Crew; Oklahoma City Headquarters, Central Garage.

During the meeting of the Transportation Commission, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director Gary Ridley handed out awards to those who demonstrated a continued commitment to safety and have shown great improvement in safety practices this past year.

In ODOT’s 100-year history, 54 ODOT employees have been killed in the line of duty, more

than any other state agency in Oklahoma.

Since ODOT’s safety awards began more than 20 years ago, the total number of employee injury accidents has declined over 77 percent.

The Governor’s Safety Excellence Award is presented each year to the ODOT field division with the best overall safety record in the past year.

This year’s award went to Division Five, which increased its safety performance record by 95 percent compared to the previous year and had only one lost time accident in over 370,000 work hours.

Total accidents, lost time accidents, accident severity and lost workdays are all taken into consideration. In addition to a plaque recognizing Division Five, this year’s Governor’s Safety Award winner is also being given a traffic cone trailer to make setting up and taking down work zones safer and faster.

Division Five, headquartered in Clinton, consists of Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Tillman and Washita counties, and Brent Almquist is the Division Engineer.

The Progressive Excellence Award, which is presented to the ODOT field division that has improved its safety rating the most during the past year, was awarded to Division One, headquartered in Muskogee.

The division improved its safety performance 78 percent from last year. Division One consists of Adair, Cherokee, Haskell,

Woodall named March Student of Month at Aline-Cleo High School

SADIE WOODALL

ALINE – Sadie Woodall is Aline-Cleo High School’s March student of the month.

In a half-serious manner, Sadie said she feels victorious over her fellow classmates for receiving Student of the Month.

Her plans for after high school include attending Northwest-

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & completion interval, and to be completed Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t in and to produce hydrocarbons from the BEFORE THE CORPORATION above-named separate common sources COMMISSION OF THE STATE of supply, with such authorization and OF OKLAHOMA permission running in favor of Applicant APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE or some other party recommended by EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper LLC allowable for the proposed well involved RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION herein as to the separate common sources EXCEPTION of supply covered hereby, which allowable LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 34, Applicant requests be established as a full Township 29 North, Range 10 allowable with no downward adjustment West of the IM, Alfalfa County, made thereto.

Oklahoma NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cause CD No. 201101614 the amended application in this cause AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING requests that the order to be entered in STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perthis matter be made effective as of the sons, owners, producers, operators, date of the execution thereof or as of a purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and date prior thereto and that the authorizaall other interested persons, particularly tion and permission requested herein run in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the in favor of Applicant or some other party following: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; recommended by Applicant.

Chesapeake Operating, Inc.;and if any of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the the above-named parties is a dissolved “land sections adjacent to the area within partnership, corporation or other assothe location exception” requested herein in ciation, then the unknown successors, said Section 34 in regard to the subsurface trustees and assigns, both immediate and location tolerance areas described above remote, of such dissolved entity. are Sections 27, 28 and 33, Township 29 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that North, Range 10 West of the IM, and SecApplicant, SandRidge Exploration and tions 3 and 4, Township 28 North, Range Production, LLC, has filed an amended 10 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, application in this cause requesting the Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surCorporation Commission of Oklahoma rounding said Section 34 are Sections 27 to enter an order, to be effective as of and 34, Township 29 North, Range 10 the date of the execution thereof or as West of the IM, and Section 2, Township of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) 28 North, Range 10 West of the IM, all in authorizing and permitting an exception Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. to the permitted well location tolerances NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units cause is set before an administrative law formed in Section 34, Township 29 North, judge for hearing, taking of evidence and Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, reporting to the Corporation Commission Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage of Oklahoma.

Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Cherokee and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Mississippian separate common sources cause is set for hearing before an adminof supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled istrative law judge on the Conservation from a surface location being not closer Docket at the Western Regional Service than 165 feet from the south line and not Office of the Corporation Commission, closer than 660 feet from the west line of Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln said Section 34 to subsurface locations of Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at such well’s entry into and such well’s exit 8:30 A.M. on the 23rd day of May, 2011, from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, and that this amended notice be published Big Lime-Oswego and Cherokee separate as required by law and the rules of the common sources of supply and to a subCommission. surface location of such well’s entry into the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Mississippian common source of supply Applicant and interested parties may presbeing as follows: not closer than 165 feet ent testimony by telephone. The cost of from the south line and 660 feet from the telephonic communication shall be paid by west line of said Section 34, and with the the person or persons requesting its use. first perforation in the horizontal portion or Interested parties who wish to participate lateral of the borehole of such well in the by telephone shall contact Applicant or Mississippian common source of supply Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing being as follows: not closer than 165 feet date, and provide their names and telefrom the south line and 660 feet from the phone numbers. west line of said Section 34, and with the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all last perforation in the horizontal portion or interested persons may appear and be lateral of the borehole of such well in the heard. For information concerning this Mississippian common source of supply action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorbeing as follows: not closer than 165 feet ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two from the north line and 660 feet from the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, west line of said Section 34, and with the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleterminus or end point of the horizontal phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, portion or lateral of the borehole of such SandRidge Exploration and Production, well in the Mississippian common source LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma of supply being as follows: not closer than City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: 165 feet from the north line and 660 feet (405) 429-5788. from the west line of said Section 34, and CORPORATION COMMISSION with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveOF OKLAHOMA described subsurface locations, horizontal DANA L. MURPHY, Chair portion or lateral and completion interval JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman of such well being as follows: a distance BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner of not more than 150 feet in an easterly DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day direction and in a westerly direction from of May, 2011. any such subsurface location, from any BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: point on or along such horizontal portion or PEGGY MITCHELL, lateral and from any point on or along such Commission Secretary

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & of supply, with such authorization and Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t permission running in favor of Applicant BEFORE THE CORPORATION or some other party recommended by COMMISSION OF THE STATE Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper OF OKLAHOMA allowable for the proposed well involved APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE herein as to the separate common sources EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, of supply covered hereby, which allowable LLC Applicant requests be established as a full RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION allowable with no downward adjustment EXCEPTION made thereto. Such application further LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 25, states that there is currently pending Township 29 North, Range 12 before the Commission an application of West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Applicant to form 640-acre drilling and Oklahoma spacing units in said Section 25 for the Cause CD No. 201102143 Tonkawa, Lansing, Marmaton, Cherokee NOTICE OF HEARING and Mississippi separate common sources STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perof supply. sons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and application in this cause requests that the all other interested persons, particularly order to be entered in this matter be made in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the effective as of the date of the execution following: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; thereof or as of a date prior thereto and Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; and if any of that the authorization and permission the above-named parties is a dissolved requested herein run in favor of Applicant partnership, corporation or other assoor some other party recommended by ciation, then the unknown successors, Applicant. trustees and assigns, both immediate and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that remote, of such dissolved entity. the “land sections adjacent to the area NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that within the location exception” requested Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and herein in said Section 25 in regard to Production, LLC, has filed an application the subsurface location tolerance areas in this cause requesting the Corporation described above are Sections 24 and 36, Commission of Oklahoma to enter an Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the order, to be effective as of the date of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other execution thereof or as of a date prior “land sections” surrounding said Section thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and 25 are Sections 23, 26 and 35, Township permitting an exception to the permitted 29 North, Range 12 West of the IM, and well location tolerances in the 640-acre Sections 19, 30 and 31, Township 29 drilling and spacing units to be formed in North, Range 11 West of the IM, all in Section 25, Township 29 North, Range 12 Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this for the Tonkawa, Lansing, Marmaton, cause is set before an administrative law Cherokee and Mississippi separate comjudge for hearing, taking of evidence and mon sources of supply, so as to allow a reporting to the Corporation Commission well to be drilled from a surface location of Oklahoma. being not closer than 200 feet from the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this north line and not closer than 1980 feet cause is set for hearing before an adminfrom the east line of said Section 25 to istrative law judge on the Conservation subsurface locations of such well’s entry Docket at the Western Regional Service into and such well’s exit from each of the Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Tonkawa, Lansing, Marmaton and CheroThorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boukee separate common sources of supply levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 and to a subsurface location of such well’s A.M. on the 23rd day of May, 2011, and entry into the Mississippi common source that this notice be published as required by of supply being as follows: not closer than law and the rules of the Commission.

200 feet from the north line and 1980 feet NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that from the east line of said Section 25, with Applicant 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 telephonic communication shall be paid by the Mississippi 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 1980 feet from the by telephone shall contact Applicant or east line of said Section 25, and with the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing last perforation in the horizontal portion date, and provide their names and teleor lateral of the borehole of such well in phone numbers. the Mississippi 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 1980 feet from heard. For information concerning this the east line of said Section 25, and with action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorthe terminus 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 Mississippi common source of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telesupply being as follows: not closer than phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, 200 feet from the south line and 1980 feet SandRidge Exploration and Production, from the east line of said Section 25, and LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveCity, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: described subsurface locations, horizontal (405) 429-5788. 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 JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman any such subsurface location, from any BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner point on or along such horizontal portion or DONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day lateral and from any point on or along such of April, 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

McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner

counties, and Darren Saliba is the Division Engineer.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & form proper drilling and spacing units for Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t such separate common sources of supBEFORE THE CORPORATION ply in such section, which units Applicant COMMISSION OF THE STATE requests be formed as 640-acre drilling OF OKLAHOMA and spacing units; and (ii) granting such APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE other and further relief as may be proper EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, based upon the evidence presented at the LLC hearing herein.

RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 25, application in this cause requests that the Township 29 North, Range 12 order to be entered in this matter be made West of the IM, Alfalfa County, effective as of the date of the execution Oklahoma thereof or as of a date prior thereto and Cause CD No. 201102142 seeks to amend Order No. 577605 with NOTICE OF HEARING respect to the Tonkawa, Lansing, MarSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All permaton and Cherokee separate common sons, owners, producers, operators, sources of supply and Order No. 343900 purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and with respect to the Mississippi common all other interested persons, particularly source of suppy. in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this following: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; cause is set before an administrative law Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Cole Ward judge for hearing, taking of evidence and Trust dated 10-26-2006, and Cole Ward reporting to the Commission. and Colleen R. Ward as Co-Trustees of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this such trust; Colleen R. Ward Trust dated cause will be heard before an administra10-26-2006, and Cole Ward and Colleen tive law judge on the Conservation Docket R. Ward as Co-Trustees of such trust; at the Western Regional Service Office of Dennis and Betty Jeffries Revocable Trust the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe dated 7-24-08, and Dennis M. Jeffries and Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Betty M. Jeffries as Trustees of such trust; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. Keith Kisling; Marlene Kisling; Kisling Famon the 23rd day of May, 2011, and that this ily Trust, dated 11-19-1991, and Frank J. notice be published as required by law and Kisling and Annabelle Kisling as Trustees the rules of the Commission. of such trust; Lawson Family Trust, L.L.C., NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that and the Trustee of such trust; Berneice M. Applicant and interested parties may presLawson; Lawson Family, L.L.C.; if any of ent testimony by telephone. The cost of the above-named individuals be deceased, telephonic communication shall be paid by then the unknown heirs, executors, adminthe person or persons requesting its use. istrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, Interested parties who wish to participate both immediate and remote, of such by telephone shall contact Applicant or deceased individual; if any of the aboveApplicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing named parties is a dissolved partnership, date, and provide their names and telecorporation or other association, then the phone numbers. unknown successors, trustees and asNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all signs, both immediate and remote, of such interested persons may appear and be dissolved entity; and if any of the above- heard. For information concerning this named parties designated as a trustee is action, contact John R. Reeves, Attornot presently acting in such capacity as ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two trustee, then the unknown successor or Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, successors to such trustee.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and SandRidge Exploration and Production, Production, LLC, has filed an application LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma in this cause requesting the CorporaCity, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: tion Commission of Oklahoma to enter (405) 429-5788. an order, to be effective as of the date CORPORATION COMMISSION of the execution thereof or as of a date OF OKLAHOMA prior thereto, as follows: (i) amending prior DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair orders of the Commission to enlarge and JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner Lansing, Marmaton, Cherokee and Missis DONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day sippi separate common sources of supply of April, 2011. of gas so as to cover and include Section

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 25, Township 29 North, Range 12 West of PEGGY MITCHELL, the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and to Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t COUNTY COMMISSIONERs april 25, 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 5:30 PM, April 20, 2011.

Roach moved to approve the minutes of April 18. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

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

Murrow moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Walker seconded. All voted aye. county clerk preservation fund 19..........Safeguard Solutions.............................$9856.00.................................. Service General Fund 929........Dirks Copy Products...................................18.76................................ Supplies 930........Dirks Copy Products.................................162.25................................ Supplies 931........Merrifield Office Supply..............................71.94................................ Supplies 932........Jack’s Automotive.........................................8.97................................ Supplies HIGHWAY CASH 1408......Embassy Suites........................................154.00........................... Registration 1409......OK Tax Comm............................................31.50............................. Tag & Title 1410......Carmen Farmers Coop.............................647.00...................................... Tires 1411.......Northwest Radiator...................................213.03......................................Parts 1412......OG&E.........................................................31.48...................................Utilities 1413......Yellowhouse Machinery Co......................905.60................................ Supplies 1414......Rogers Lumber, TH..................................197.94................................ Supplies 1415......Kirby-Smith.............................................1155.00................................ Supplies 1416......Berry Tractor & Equipment.........................89.31......................................Parts 1417......Hercules Tire Sales................................1083.28...................................... Tires 1418......United States Gypsum.............................655.53...................................... Rock 1419......Atwoods....................................................149.95................................Uniforms 1420......Burlington Farmers Coop.....................16602.00....................................... Fuel 1421......B&K Safety Service....................................67.72................................ Supplies 1422......Murrow, Franklin.......................................712.50....................................Gravel 1423......Dirks Copy Products.................................416.78................................ Supplies 1424......Truck Pro..................................................162.76....................................Repair 1425......Croft Chevrolet.....................................21759.00............................. Equipment 1426......Yellowhouse Machinery Co..................14957.56......................................Parts 1427......B&H Materials Inc...................................7783.00................................Materials 1428......Rick Dietz Welding...............................14900.00.................................. Service 1429......Rick Dietz Welding...............................58425.00................. Labor & Insulation 1430......Railroad Yard Inc....................................5400.00.................... Bridge Materials 1431......Sunbelt Equipment...............................31320.71.................... Bridge Materials SALES TAX-HEALTH 247........Jantz Service............................................499.30.................................. Service SHERIFF REVOLVING CASH 84..........Mid America Wholesale Inc........................64.33................................ Supplies Murrow moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Crescent Services indist #1.

Walker seconded. All voted aye.

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

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

Murrow moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline for Dist #1.

Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve an interlocal governmental agreement with the City of Cherokee for the operation of the city-county library. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Murrow moved to table the permit for Dawson Geophysical Co. on behalf of Chesapeake to conduct a geophysical survey on Dist #1 shop property. Roach seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the oil and gas lease with Chesapeake exploration for Lots 13 and 14 of Block 53 in the Original Town of Carmen at $275 per acre. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Vicki Eggers, NODA represntative, was in to discuss the county’s hazard mitigation plan. She said the old plan done in 2005 has expired and needs to be updated. The county’s expense will be approximately $11,250 and the Federal Gov’t will pay about $33,750.

Roach moved to approve the letter of intent. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to approve the letter of agency for NODA. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Bids to sell the junk air conditioners for the courthouse were opened. Larry perkins bid $50.10 and Jim Roadenbaugh bid $50.00. Roach moved to accept the high bid.

Walker seconded. All voted aye.

Roach moved to authorize the county clerk to advertise for bids for a new 4x4 vehicle.

Walker seconded. All voted aye.

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

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FOR SALE BY BIDS BUILDING FOR SALE BY SEALED BID with opportunity to raise bid at the bid opening at the County Commissioners’ meeting, May 16, 2011, 10 a.m., Alfalfa County Courthouse, Cherokee, Oklahoma. Sale price must be at least 80% of appraised value. Former Clinic Building, approx. 3,900 sq. ft., includes helicopter landing pad and large parking lot. Remodeled approx. 4 years ago. Three of 4 heating and airconditioning units recently replaced. Located adjacent to GSP Health Center. Legal description: Lots 21 through 28 and the west 18.2 feet of Lots 20 and 29 of Block 34, Original Town of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, April 28, and Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA APPLICATION OF OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, ) A DIVISION OF ONEOK, INC., FOR APPROVAL OF ITS ) PERFORMANCE BASED RATE CHANGE PLAN ) CALCULATIONS FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING ) DECEMBER 31, 2010, CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS ) CAUSE NO. PUD 201100034 TO ITS TARIFFS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE BASED ) RATE CHANGE, SMALL SALES, LARGE SALES, ) MISCELLANEOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND ) TRANSPORTATION TARIFFS, AND ELIMINATION OF THE ) CAPITAL INVESTMENT MECHANISM AND INTEGRITY ) MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RIDERS ) NOTICE OF HEARING ON THE MERITS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, a division of ONEOK, Inc. (“Oklahoma Natural” or the “Company”), has filed an Application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) in the above-captioned Cause requesting that the Commission approve: (a) the calculations presented by the Company according to the requirements of the Company’s Tariff 1201, also known as the Performance Based Rate Change Tariff (“PBRC Tariff’), and (b) certain modifications to the PBRC Tariff and other tariffs.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Company is not requesting any change in rates.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Application has been set for hearing on the merits before an Administrative Law Judge in Courtroom B, 1st Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, commencing at 10:00 a.m. on the 26’” day of May, 2011 and continuing daily until complete. Interested persons may appear at the hearing and make public comment if they so desire.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Application requests the following relief: that the Commission enter an Order approving: (a) the calculations presented by the Company according to the requirements of the Company’s Tariff 1201, also known as the Performance Based Rate Change Tariff, and (b) certain modifications to the PBRC Tariff and other tariffs.

For information concerning this matter, contact David E. Keglovits, attorney for Oklahoma Natural at 918- 595-4800 or Elizabeth A. P. Cates, Assistant General Counsel, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Fourth Floor, Jim Thorpe Office Building, 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 731054994,405-522-2100, attorney for the Staff of the Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION DANA L. MURPHY, Chair JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 11TH day of April, 2011; BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & to such claim to the petitioner, William Max Republican Thursday, May 5, and ThursWinkler, Jr., at McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C., day, May 12, 2011. 2t 111 1/2 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma 4 col, 6 p in the district court in and for 73728, on or before the 25th day of May, 266 words, 18 tabs alfalfa county 2011, or the same will be forever barred. state of oklahoma Notice is hereby given that a hearing casE no. p.b.-11-13 will be held on the 22nd day of June, 2011, 3 col, 8 p In the Matter of the Estate of William at 1:30 o’clock p.m., at the District Court266 words, 18 tabs Max Winkler, Sr., Deceased. room, Alfalfa County Courthouse, 300 combined notice to creditors South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma, before and notice of hearing final Judge Loren E. Angle. At the hearing, the account and petition for Court will decide whether to approve the 2 col, 12 p, determination of heirs and Petition for Summary Administration, the 266 words, 18 tabs discharge Final Account, and Petition for DeterminaTo: All persons interested in the estate tion of Heirs, Legatees, and Devisees, and of William Max Winkler, Sr., deceased.

Distribution and Discharge of the petitioner.

You are hereby notified that on the 25th The Final Account and Petition for Deterday of April, 2011, the petitioner, William mination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees Max Winkler, Jr., filed in the District Court and Distribution will be filed herein on or of Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, before the 1st day of June, 2011. a Petition for Summary Administration, You are hereby advised that you must Appo9intment of Special Administrator, file objections to the Petition for SumDetermination of Heirs, Devisees, and mary Administration, the Final Account, Legatees, and Distribution and Discharge. and Petition for Determination of Heirs, The petitioner has alleged that William Legatees, and Devisees, and Distribution Max Winkler, Sr., age 82, died on the 14th at least ten (10) days before the hearing day of July, 2010, domiciled and residing and send a copy of same to petitioner’s at Peoria, Peoria County, State of Illinois, attorney, Francis “Fritz” McGee, McGee and that the total value of the decedent’s Law Firm, P.L.L.C., 111 1/2 South Grand, property subject to jurisdiction of this Court Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728, or you will be is less than $175,000.00. The petitioner deemed to have waived any objections. has asked that this Court dispense with If you have no objection, you need not regular estate proceedings and proceed appear at the hearing or make any filings with summary administration pursuant to with the Court.

58 §245, et seq.

If an objection is filed at least ten (10) In an Order for Combined Notice endays before the heearing, the Court will tered herein, the Court found that it should determine whether summary proceedings dispense with the regular estate proceedare appropriate and, if so, whether the ings prescribed by law and order notice to estate will be distributed and to whom the creditors and issue an order for hearing estate will be distributed. upon the Petition for Summary AdminDated this 25th day of April, 2011. stration, the Final Accounting and Petition by s/Lori Irwin for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Court Clerk Devisees and Distribution. [seal] Pursuant to the Order for Combined Francis “Fritz” McGee, OBA #5985 Notice, all creditors having claims against McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C. William Max Winkler, Sr., deceased, are reAttorney for Petitioner quired to present same, with a description 111 1/2 South Grand of all security interest and other collateral, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728 if any, held by each creditor with respect (580) 596-3550 CLXCL LPXLP

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t in the district court of alfalfa county, oklahoma pb-2011-14 In the Matter of the Estate of Ruth Ann Bates, Deceased. notice of hearing petition for probate of a copy of a will, appointment of personal representative and determination of heirs, devisees and legatees Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the estate of Ruth Ann Bates, deceased, that on the 27th day of April, 2011, Gary Lynn Goeken produced in the District Court of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, an instrument n writing purporting to be a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Ruth Ann Bates, deceased, and also filed in said Court his Petition, together with said copy of Will, praying that the copy of the Will be admitted to probate and praying that Letters Testamentary issue to Gary Lynn Goeken as Personal Representative and for a judicial dtermination of the heirs, legatees and devisees of said decedent.

Pursuant to an Order of this Court made on April 27th, 2011, notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of May, 2011, at 3:00 o’clock p.m., the Petition will be heard at the District Court, Probate Division, County Courthouse, Cherokeee, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of April, 2011.

Loren E. Angle, Judge Kyle B. Hadwiger, OBA#11329 Marcus Jungman, OBA#19138 Hadwiger & Jungman, P.L.L.C. P.O. Box 306, 120 S. Grand Cherokee, OK 73728 (580) 596-3591 Attorney for Petitioner hjlaw@hjoklaw.com Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t in the district court of alfalfa county state of oklahoma pb-11-15 In the Matter of the Estate of Dennis L. Walker, Deceased. notice and order for hearing petition for appointment of co-personal representatives, for issuance of letters of administration, and for determination of heirs, devisees and legatees Lois Walker and Deanna S. Wheeler, Petitioners, having filed in this Court their Petition for Appointment of Co-Personal Representatives, for Issuance of Letters of Administration, and for Determiantion of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees; It is hereby ordered that the hearing of the same be held on the 20th day of May, 2011, at 10:30 o’clock a.m., before thie Court in the Alfalfa County Courthouse at Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and that the same is hereby appointed as the time and place for hearing of said Petition for Appointment of Co-Personal Representatives, for Issuance of Letters of Administration, and for Determination of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees, when and where any person interested in said estate may appear and make objection to any of the above matters, and that notice of said hearing shall be and is hereby given by publiation and to the heirs, devisees, and legatees by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order with postage prepaid to each of said persons at their place of residence.

Dated this 27th day of April, 2011. s/Loren E. Angle Judge of the District Court Sam L. Stein, Esq., OBA# 12498 Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C. 305 South Grand, P.O. Box 223 Cherokee, OK 73728 Tel. (580) 596-3000 Fax (580) 596-3004 Attorney for the Petitioner

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Representative at the office of Ulf R. Heller, Republican Thursday, April 28, and Thursattorney for said Personal Representaday, May 5, 2011. 2t tive, at 1900 NW Expressway, Suite 507, in the district court Oklahoma City, OK 73118, on or before the of alfalfa county following presentment date: June 30, 2011, state of oklahoma or the same will be forever barred. pb-2011-10 Dated this 20th day of April, 2011.

In the Matter of the Estate of Nadola A. s/Charles R. Tucker Tucker, Deceased.

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LEGAL NOTICES

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, April 28, and Thursday, May 5, 2011. 2t Notice for sealed bids Sealed bids will be accepted in the office of the Alfalfa County Clerk until 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2011, for bids for the sale of Lots 21 through 28 and the west 18.2 feet of lots 20 and 29 of Block 34, Original Town of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. 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

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Final Account, Determination of Heirship, Republican Thursday, May 5, and ThursDistribution and Discharge has been set day, May 12, 2011. 2t for hearing before Judge Loren E. Angle in the district court on Friday, the 20th day of May, 2011, at of alfalfa county 1:00 o’clock p.m. state of oklahoma Dated this 27th day of April, 2011.

No. pb-03-17 s/Loren E. Angle In the Matter of the Estate of Myrtle Judge of the District Court Scribner Webster, Deceased.

Approved: notice of hearing final Allan E. Mitchell OBA #16280 account and petition for Of Counsel to The Harrison Law Firm order allowing final account, 212 East Choctaw, P.O. Box 3635 determination of heirship, McAlester, OK 74502 distribution and discharge (918) 423-2400 Phone Please take notice that the Final Ac(918) 423-2408 Fax count and Petition for Order Allowing Attorney for the Co-Executors

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION Application No. 1106760087 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, is requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, pursuant to OAC Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165: 5-7-27, administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater and associated deleterious substances into a non-commercial disposal well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Allison SWD 1-22, SE4, SW4, SW4, NW4, Sec. 22-T29N-R12W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – 5677’, BOTTOM – 6775 TD DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 60,000 BPD, 2000 PSI Objections may be filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within fifteen (15) days after publication of this notice. Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Pollution Abatement Dept., Jim Thorpe Bldg., P.O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000.

May 5, 2011

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, 2011. 1t notice of delinquent personal property taxes located in alfalfa county, state of oklahoma Oklahoma State Title 68 Sec. 3102 1999 requires all County Treasurers to mail a written notice of delinquent personal property within 60 days of April 1, 2011.

A general notice of delinquent personal taxpayers must be published one time, in some newspaper of general circulation, in the county, giving the name of each person owing delinquent personal property tax, stating the amount due and that such delinquent personal property taxes, if not paid within 30 days from the date of this publication, shall be placed on a personal property tax lien docket in the office of the County Treasurer and the homestead exemption of such taxpayer shall be canceled pursuant to Section 2892 of this title. These liens are superior to all other liens, conveyances or encumbrances filed subsequent thereto, on all real and personal property. The tax lien shall be a lien on all real and personal property of the taxpayer in the county for a period of 7 years, except as otherwise provided in subsection B of section 3103 of this title.

Following is a list of persons, firms and corporations owing 2010 delinquent personal taxes and the amount due as of June 15, 2011.

Allen, William L. $1,507.08 Alm, Kevin $21.52 American Rope Mfg., Inc. $112.93 Barrett, Steve $123.64 Bowers, Mike DBA $249.42 Crain, Joe $357.74 Dale, Kim $24.74 Diel, Lisa DBA $5.39 Failes, David, business $247.86 Failes, David A., Farm $115.04 Fit & Trim DBA $73.12 Goss, Karri $173.09 Gray, Wanda DBA $12.92 Griffin, Jimmie $11.84 Grube, Scotty DBA $179.25 Harmon, Darren $814.55 Highfill, Eugene $325.74 Hungerford, Kip $97.70 Irwin, Kevin DBA $46.24 KFW Communications LLC $561.71 KFW Communications LLC I-46 $392.39 Kuepfer, Gene DBA $89.76 Lightning Creek INV GRP DBA #1 $47.32 Lightning Creek Inv GRP DBA #2 $877.22 Moore, Chris & Christina DBA $54.83 Myers, Billy W. $37.64 McDaniel, Rex I-46 $547.19 Nance, Susan $36.57 Neilson, Inc. $1,283.57 Nichols Agency, Inc. $10.77 Reinhart, Clark G. $63.44 Stonehocker, Elias $56.99 Stonehocker, Kyle $294.57 Vap, Chris $2,511.77 Wilson Mfg., Inc. $12,540.97 Witness my hand this 5th day of May, 2011.

Carolyn Stands, Alfalfa County Treasure

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, May 5, Thursday, May 12, and Thursday, May 19, 2011. 3t in the district court of alfalfa county, oklahoma cv-2011-6 Kirk Allen Jay, Plaintiff, VS. The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Trustees and Assigns of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, the Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Trustees, Assigns, and Successors, Immediate and Remote, of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, Gary K. Jay and Don Jay, Defendants. notice by publication State of Oklahoma: To the Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Trustees and Assigns of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, and the Unknown Successors of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, Greetings: You and each of you are hereby notified that you have been sued in the District Court of Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, in Cause No. CV-20116, wherein Kirk Allen Jay is plaintiff, and The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees, Trustees and Assigns of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, et al., are defendants, and the plaintiff alleging that he is the owner of and in possession of the following described real property, to-wit: A tract of land described as 110.2 feet by 121.6 feet in Block One (1), Tatro’s Second Addition to Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, according to the recorded plat thereof, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot Six (6) in Block One (1), thence South One Hundred Ten Feet and Two Inches (110’2”); thence West One Hundred FortyOne Feet and Six Inches (141’6”); thence North One Hundred Ten Feet and Two Inches (110’2”); thence East One Hundred Forty-one Feet and Six Inches (141’6”) to the point of beginning.

And you, the said defendants, are further notified unless you answer said Petition of the plaintiff filed herein against you on or before the 17th day of June, 2011, (41 days from date of 1st publication) the allegations of said Petition will be taken as true, and judgment determining the heirs of Neva Madge Jay, Deceased, will be entered, and a Decree quieting plaintiff’s title to the above described property will be entered against each of you, the said defendants.

Witness my hand this 27th day of April, 2011.

Lori Irwin, Court Clerk Alfalfa County, Oklahoma By: Joan Green, Deputy

Page 14 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, May 5, 2011

Cherokee school superintendent outlines need for bond issue To Cherokee School Patrons: Myself and your local Board of Education would like to update you on areas of our school that have been neglected for far too long.

You will be presented with a $440,000 bond issue Tuesday.

Some of the items listed on the bond simply cannot be put on hold for the future.

School busses are out of date, randomly faulty and have very high mileage. The route suburbans have mileage ranging from 80,000 to 170,000 miles.

The Big Chief activity bus, due to its mechanical condition, has not been able to be used in the past two years and the board recently declared it surplus.

This bus is one that needs to be replaced.

In November, voters approved joining the Northwest Technology Center District at Alva. Cherokee currently has 13 students enrolled for August 2011. This means we will need a larger bus than was used this school year to transport students to and from Alva. We are

looking at a dual purpose bus that will handle approximately 25 students.

Our Agriculture Education pickup is a 2002 model with 170,000 miles. It needs to be replaced.

The replacement cost of all these vehicles is approximately $300,000.

Several things are needed to update our buildings. We are in need of new desks in the high school, new flooring in the elementary and high school, new heating and air in the elementary gym (the current system is not working), and new heating and air in the high school boys and girls dressing rooms.

The lighting at the elementary school is in desperate need of attention, as the present units have been a problem and the florescent fixtures have become a fire hazard.

The board feels like transportation should be our top priority. We no longer feel comfortable transporting children long distances in the busses we have now.

The heating and air at the el-

ementary gym and high school dressing rooms is our second priority, with the lighting at the elementary our third priority.

Remaining funds will be used to procure desks and flooring in both the elementary and high school, new water fountains to replace non-working ones, and restroom and cafeteria repairs as able.

The board asks you to look closely at this bond issue. Money constraints forced us to push important issues to the back burner, but these issues cannot be pushed aside much longer.

Cherokee has facilities to be proud of. Let’s do what we can to preserve the good and repair and replace what is needed so it will be available for generations to come.

Any questions at all on what has been presented in this letter should be addressed to members of the board of education or myself. Thank you for your attention to this very important bond issue.

Bob Meyer Interim Superintendent Cherokee Public Schools

NWOSU commencement Saturday ALVA – The 112th spring commencement at Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ranger Field. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Percefull Fieldhouse.

Two hundred fifty-three are candidates to receive bachelor’s degrees, 17 will receive master of education degrees and 11 will receive master of counseling psychology degrees.

Twenty-six of those receiving bachelor’s degrees will graduate with honors. Students with

Post carrier food drive May 13, 14 Postal carriers will be sporting a new look next week as they prepare to “Stamp Out Hunger” during the annual Letter Carriers Food Drive sponsored by Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

Bags will be distributed May 13 in mailboxes throughout town. Non-perishable food items should be placed in the bags, and carriers will pick them up May 14.

“They can set it out by their mailbox, or they can set it on the porch – somewhere where the carrier is going to notice it,” Cherokee Postmaster Rhonda Mast said. “If they have so much that it’s going to be too much for the carrier to continue on walking down the street, if they’ll call me, we’ll come get it.”

The number at the post office is (580) 596-2450. Anyone needing a bag picked up should call before 11:30 a.m. the morning of the food drive.

Donations will go directly to the First United Methodist Church Food Pantry in Cherokee.

Items most needed are canned meats, meat-based soups, canned fruits, canned vegetables, peanut butter, rice and beans. Monetary donations also are appreciated.

“The grocery store has taxdeductable coupons,” said Cherokee Food Pantry Facilitator Jeni Clewell. “They just scan it, and it’s a $1 donation.”

Cherokee is one of 83 cities in Oklahoma that will participate in the drive.

AA Meetings 7 p.m. Tuesday

Senior Citizens Center Behind Baker Bldg. (in alley) Cherokee, Oklahoma

7 p.m. Saturday First United Methodist 400 S. Grand-Cherokee

cumulative grade point averages between 3.70 and 3.79 are designated cum laude, those with GPAs between 3.80-3.89 are magna cum laude and those above 3.90 are summa cum laude.

Those honor graduates, their degrees and their hometowns are as follows: SUMMA CUM LAUDE HELENA – Crystal Nickel, bachelor of science in nursing.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CARMEN – Margaret Morris.

CHEROKEE – Clay Cud-

more, Kyle Cudmore, Jenetta Orr. JET – Danni Dowers.

NESCATUNGA – Derek McClain, Eric McClain.

WAKITA – Salina Biby, Hannah Holmes, Dee Unbehaven.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION CHEROKEE – Sarah Bellamy, Jarrod Inman.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING WAKITA – Ryan Rapp.

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK HELENA – Christina Walker.

Under New Management Hunter Green Apartments in Helena

We have one and two bedrooms immediately available for rent.

We offer Income Based Rent to those who Qualify.

Please call Cynthia at 580-852-3209 or come by 220 West 5th for more information

2011 Cherokee Phone Book Corrections & Additions 2011 Phonebook Correction & Additions

Name: __________________________________ Address: ________________________________ Phone and/or Cell #:_______________________ Please return to Susie Koontz or Megan McMahan: 121 E. Main St. Cherokee (AEC building) 419 S. Grand Cherokee (Farmers Exchange Bank) Or ACB bank, United, Ms. Dotties, & Smith Drug Store

Deadline: May 27th

‘I swear,’ says new Ward 2 commissioner

Collins Construction is back in business.

TAKING THE OATH of office to serve as Ward 2 commissioner for the City of Cherokee is Donna Irvin. City Manager Don Bowman executed the oath to Irvin Monday during a private ceremony at City Hall. Irvin defeated David Collins April 5 to replace former Commissioner Curt Kunzman, who did not run for re-election.

For ALL your Construction and Remodeling needs!

405-255-4292 Brian Collins

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