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By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Two families with Alfalfa County ties escaped unharmed from the deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan more than a week ago. The trifecta hit the tiny island country March 11, and families began scrambling to learn information about the whereabouts and safety of their loved ones. Eldora Wood of Cherokee spoke briefly last week with her nephew, Everett McDaniel, and his wife, Fran, who are stationed at Yokota Air Base on the eastern coastal region in Japan where the tsunami took its worst toll. Although the conversation was not long, Wood was relieved to know her relatives are safe. Everett serves as the Directorate Chief of Logistics for United States Forces Japan, the logistical hub for much of the relief effort, so his job is instrumental in aiding the disaster victims. “He was kind of making arrangements for military personnel (to be evacuated),” Wood said. “He was working long, hard hours trying to get everything done.” The McDaniels, whose son Mason is a senior in high school, are in the process of evacuating the country themselves. See JAPAN Page 3
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MOVING NEW appliances into the Thrift Store are Cherokee First United Methodist Church Pastor Paul Calkin and Doris Doll. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
donated the stainless steel, commercial-sized refrigerator and freezer to the local Food Pantry, which will be moved to the Thrift Store building in a few weeks.
Thrift Store, Food Pantry to swap buildings By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Cherokee’s Thrift Store is now equipped with a commercialsize refrigerator and freezer. If that doesn’t make sense, it soon will. A major swap is about to take place in downtown Cherokee. In just a few weeks, the Food Pantry will move from the First United Methodist Church to occupy the Thrift Store build-
ing, and the Thrift Store will migrate across the street to the former McDowell Electric building. Confusing? Members of the Cherokee Ministerial Alliance are trying to make the switch as simple as possible, but with three buildings in the mix, it’s tough to keep things straight. Both the Thrift Store and the McDowell building are owned See SWAP Page 2
By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff There’s been some gerrymandering going on in Alfalfa County for several years – but things are about to change. With 2010 Census totals in hand, Alfalfa County commissioners will begin the process of redistricting, which has not occurred in more than a decade. During the last census, Alfalfa County voting districts were split according to population totals. The totals for District 3 included the population of the James Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena, which houses nearly 1,000 prisoners, who cannot vote. “Forty-one percent of (Commissioner) Toby (Walker’s) people are inmates,” said Alfalfa County Commissioner Chad Roach. When districts were divided 10 years ago, District 3’s boundaries were changed from the southern third of the county to about one quarter of the southwest portion of the county, leaving the District 3 commissioner with fewer actual voters and less road miles to maintain. “If you’re maintaining 40 percent less miles that does give you the leg up financially,” Roach said. The process is labeled gerrymandering, and it gives an See CENSUS Page 3
County sales tax still climbing, up $476,981 over 5 months City Aline Alva Burlington Byron Carmen Cherokee Cleo Springs Goltry Helena Jet Medford Nash Ringwood Wakita Waynoka Alfalfa Grant Major Woods Aline Carmen Cherokee Goltry Helena Jet Alfalfa Grant Major Woods
FEBRUARY CITY SALES TAX Tax Rate Feb. 2011 Tax Rate Feb. 2010 + or .0100 532 .0100 734 -202 .0425 272,819 .0425 285,023 -12,204 .0100 894 .0100 1,072 -178 .0200 511 .0100 237 +274 .0300 4,436 .0300 4,990 -554 .0325 44,045 .0300 32,018 +12,027 .0300 4,492 .0300 4,232 +260 .0300 1,959 .0300 1,363 +596 .0300 8,631 .0300 10,949 -2,318 .0300 2,477 .0300 2,813 -336 .0400 29,029 .0400 25,254 +3,775 .0300 3,050 .0300 4,029 -979 .0300 10,457 .0300 9,382 +1,075 .0400 7,165 .0400 4,630 +2,535 .0400 31,349 .0400 28,307 +3,042 COUNTY SALES TAX .0200 180,054 .0200 52,768 +127,286 .0100 64,074 .0000 00,000 +64,074 .0025 17,458 .0025 6,644 +10,814 .0050 93,002 .0050 55,965 +37,037 CITY USE TAX .0100 64 .0100 00 +64 .0300 317 .0300 801 -482 .0325 5,419 .0325 1,488 +3,931 .0300 143 .0300 350 -207 .0300 393 .0300 964 -571 .0300 152 .0300 349 -197 COUNTY USE TAX .0200 8,194 .0200 3,273 +4,921 .0100 12,593 .0100 14,078 -1,485 .0025 789 .0025 3,610 -2,821 .0050 4,344 .0050 3,048 +1,296
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Pshigoda gives eighth gallon of blood at Cherokee Blood Drive.
By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff Cherokee and Alfalfa County continue to enjoy increased returns from sales taxes remitted to the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC), with the county's share showing an obvious economic upturn related to the oil and gas boom in the area. OTC reports for the months of February, 2011, and March, 2011, have been released. They reflect the city and county sales tax collections and disbursements from December, 2010 and January, 2011, respectively. February's disbursement, which normally reflects the holiday shopping from December, was particularly high for the county, as it received $127,286 more than from the same month in 2010. The OTC report for March shows the county received $93,199 more than it did in March, 2010. Over the past five months, the county has realized sales tax collections that total a
whopping $476,981 more than the same five-month period from a year ago. The City of Cherokee is also on an economic roll, taking in $47,413 more in the past five months than during the same time frame a year ago. County and city officials both attribute the increases to energy exploration in the area, particularly in northeast portions of the county by SandRidge Energy and Chesapeake Energy. In February, OTC figures show $122,263,107 in sales tax collections were returned to 507 cities and towns – an increase statewide of $4,942,470 from the total distributed to 505 cities and towns in February of 2010. The OTC returned $106,154,863 in sales tax to 508 cities and towns – a hike of $4,168,122 from the total disbursed to 505 communities a year ago the same month. Accompanying this story are charts for the months of FebruSee TAX Page 3
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City Aline Alva Burlington Byron Carmen Cherokee Cleo Springs Goltry Helena Jet Medford Nash Ringwood Wakita Waynoka Alfalfa Grant Major Woods Aline Carmen Cherokee Goltry Helena Jet Alfalfa Grant Major Woods
MARCH CITY SALES TAX Tax Rate March 2011 Tax Rate March 2010 .0100 475 .0100 633 .0425 258,098 .0425 248,889 .0100 1,652 .0100 943 .0200 402 .0100 190 .0300 3,938 .0300 3,366 .0325 35,922 .0300 30,106 .0300 4,420 .0300 3,695 .0300 3,000 .0300 1,039 .0300 9,740 .0300 9,405 .0300 2,451 .0300 2,948 .0400 27,058 .0400 24,336 .0300 3,117 .0300 2,828 .0300 12,439 .0300 14,074 .0400 3,978 .0400 5,372 .0400 23,830 .0400 23,776 COUNTY SALES TAX .0200 150,859 .0200 57,660 .0100 88,630 .0000 00,000 .0025 16,724 .0025 13,460 .0050 79,781 .0050 56,224 CITY USE TAX .0100 30 .0100 52 .0300 352 .0300 931 .0325 0 .0325 5,187 .0300 173 .0300 274 .0300 452 .0300 141 .0300 151 .0300 6,799 COUNTY USE TAX .0200 9,121 .0200 8,914 .0100 13,099 .0100 43,550 .0025 599 .0025 969 .0050 3,465 .0050 2,791
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After a Half Century of ad sales in Alfalfa County, Bill Wood to retire.
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DONATING PART of his eighth gallon of blood March 16 is Cherokee resident Ted Pshigoda. Assisting him is Oklahoma Blood Institute Apheresis Technician Kim Stouffer. Pshigoda said he has donated blood at least twice a year – with the exception of the last two years due to surgery – for as long as he can remember. Last week’s donation at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds marked his 61st donation of O+ blood.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, for the municipal elections in the towns of Carmen, Helena Jet and Cherokee's Ward 1 and Ward 2. County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein offered the following tips on how the electorate can make their votes count. Stein said that valid marking – a filled-in arrow – is shown on posters at the polling place and inside the voting booths. If voters make mistakes marking their ballots, she said they should not try to correct those errors. Instead, they should return the spoiled ballots to precinct officials, who will destroy them and issue a new ballot. Stein also 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 registry." Voters whose names are not found in the registry, or a voter who disagrees with the information shown in the registry, may need to cast a provisional ballot.
SWAP Continued from Page 1 by the Cherokee Ministerial Alliance. President Dr. Ron Hansen said the group acquired the McDowell building last year through an anonymous donation, and members immediately began discussing how to best utilize both properties. “When we looked at that, we tried to decide which building would be better for what,” Hansen said. “We wrestled with that last October.” In the end, Ministerial Alliance members agreed the Thrift Store will benefit more from the 2,500 square feet available in the McDowell building. The Thrift Store, in turn, can provide a larger but ample space for the Food Pantry, a fairly new – and quickly growing – service for Cherokee residents. “Even though we’ve had a good response for the food pantry in the Methodist Church, there’s not enough room there,” Hansen said. Methodist Church Pastor Paul Calkin and his wife, Jeni Clewell, started the Food Pantry in June 2010.
The charity provides boxes of food for Alfalfa County residents from 5 to 7 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at the church. The pantry supplements food for about 50 families in the area. Right now, patrons are limited on food choices, but Clewell hopes moving into a roomier space will broaden more avenues. “Everyone who comes to the pantry gets a box (of presorted food),” Clewell said. “We’re hoping that when we get into the new space downtown it will be more like when you go grocery shop.” The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City, supplies the pantry with the boxes of food. Not only do the boxes take up a lot of space, but sometimes the provisions include frozen meats, which can crowd the church’s household-sized freezer. That’s where the new commercial-sized refrigerator and freezer come into play. “Oklahoma Regional Food Bank got a grant to donate com-
mercial refrigerators and freezers to different food pantries across the state, and we got them for free,” Clewell said. The appliances were delivered March 16. A call to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to see how many refrigerators and freezers were distributed throughout Oklahoma was not returned by press time, but a quick online price check indicates that each piece of equipment retails for about $3,000 and has the capacity to store large quantities of fresh food. “They’re huge,” Clewell said. The stainless steel appliances will come in even handier this summer when the pantry starts receiving donations of homegrown fruits and vegetables. Clewell said the moves are several weeks away, but volunteers are working at a steady pace to get the McDowell building ready to house the Thrift
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Store. Rick Anderson and Everett Wessels are shouldering most of the work, but others have joined the renovation process as well. “They’re going to paint the front room, and they’ve built two dressing rooms and a brand new bathroom in back,” Clewell said. Dressing rooms are something the current Thrift Store lacks. Anderson and Wessels also added some much-needed space in the McDowell building by moving a wall back and building display platforms in the front windows. The Ministerial Alliance would appreciate any donations to help furnish the new Thrift Store with supplies and racks. Donations can be sent to the Cherokee Ministerial Alliance, c/o Dr. Ron Hansen, First Christian Church, 202 S. Kansas Ave., Cherokee OK 73728.
A provisional ballot is sealed in a special envelope and counted after election day if the voter's information can be verified. Stein said voters who want to get through the line quickly should vote at mid-morning or
mid-afternoon, because those usually are the two slowest periods for voting during the day. "Anyone who is eligible and in line at the polling place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday will be entitled to vote," she added.
Jim Blackledge for Trustee Jim grew up in Jet, graduated from Jet-Nash High School, has been married for 35 great years, raised 2 sons in Jet. He has served as president of Alfalfa County Ducks Unlimited, on the Jet Fire Dept. for 25 years and remains a first responder, 19 years on the Jet Town board, has a Class D water & sewer license and has completed numerous projects and grants. He has been a scoutmaster, helps serve popcorn at all of Jet’s ballgames and most of all is a Christian. Please come out and vote April 5, 2011. Remember that every vote counts!
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2010/2000 Census Comparison Occupied Housing Units
2010 Popula on
Occupied Housing Units
2000 Popula on
Oklahoma
3,751,351
1,460,450
3,450,654
1,342,293
Alfalfa County
5,642
2,022
6,105
2,199
Aline
207
97
214
101
Amorita
37
14
No Data
No Data
Burlington
152
57
156
60
Byron
35
18
No Data
No Data
Carmen
355
164
411
175
Cherokee
1,498
647
1,630
709
Helena
1,403
167
443
177
Jet
213
101
230
115
Nescatunga
70
44
No Data
No Data
CENSUS Continued from Page 1 unfair advantage to districts containing prisons. “In the past, District 1 and 2 has had a lot bigger areas to maintain, but that has not been the case in District 3,” Roach said. After redistricting 10 years ago, District 3 wound up with 360 road miles to maintain. District 1 took 514 road miles, while District 2 received 489 road miles. The division also applies to bridge totals, but exact numbers were not available. “In reality, I have twice the bridges as Toby to build … and the money doesn’t stretch,” Roach said. “But he’s been getting the same money as Districts 1 and 2, and he has a third of road miles to maintain.” The commissioners hope the redistricting process, which will start in May, will fix the snafus in the current system. All three commissioners – Walker, Roach and Doug Murrow – will work with the state’s Redistricting Committee to decide the new boundaries. Roach hopes each district will walk away with equal road miles. “We’re going to make it as fair as we can,” Murrow said. Commissioners will work with Cherokee native Rep. Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, who was appointed in August 2010 as the chair of the West/Northwest Oklahoma Subcommittee. Rep. Dale DeWitt, R-Braman, was appointed chair of the Oklahoma Redistricting Committee and will work with all districts in the state. “They will lay out what gives us equal voting members,” Roach said. “Then we can go down there and kind of even out the lines.” Redistricting maps must be completed by Oct. 1. Walker said he would not mind going back to the original system when the county was split into thirds: District 1 was located in the northern third of the county; District 2 took the middle portion; and District 3 maintained the lower section. Any way it is decided, the divisions are bound to be fairer than they are now, prisoners will not be counted as constituents and division lines will make more sense. “Right now, it doesn’t make a lot of sense, because I will send a grader to McWillie, which is … five miles from Toby’s (shop),” Roach said. “I think we can get realistic where I’m not sending
graders to his back door.” WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS? The redistricting policy was set into motion last year shortly before 2010 Census totals were tabulated. Totals for the country were released in January, and state counts have been trickling in
since mid-February. Oklahoma’s population increased by 8.7 percent, while Alfalfa County’s total took a 9.2 percent dive. Alfalfa County went from a population of 6,105 residents in 2000 to 5,642 residents. Occupied housing units, however,
JAPAN Continued from Page 1 “At one time they hadn’t planned on coming home,” Wood said. Plans changed, however, and Wood heard her nephew and his family were flying out of Japan. “That’s why I called. I figured they were home,” Wood said. Because phone use is limited right now due to scheduled power outages and other factors, Fran was contacted through Facebook. She gave a glimpse of what citizens in Japan are experiencing. “There is much going on both militarily and personally, and all have been affected by it in some way or form,” she said. “(It is) very sad days for Japan.” The McDaniels experienced mixed emotions about leaving the country, where they have been stationed for more than a year. “We have carefully weighed the decision to leave, as it is voluntary at this point, and many are torn whether to stay or go,” Fran wrote. “It is a beautiful country with wonderful people. The culture is one of quiet resilience and politeness – personal sacrifices for the betterment of the greater good. (The people) are deeply humble but proud.” Ultimately, the McDaniels decided to return to safety mainly because of their son, Mason. “We are returning to our home, school, family and friends that we said goodbye to one year and three months ago,” Fran said. “This allows my husband to concentrate and not worry about us, and (it allows) Mason a month or two of being a normal high school senior before he reports June 23 to the United States Air Force Academy for some challenging times ahead.” The McDaniels’ stateside home is Rolla, Mo. Their home in Japan is nearly 150 miles south of the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor, but they still see the
increased from 2,199 to 2,763. A breakout of populations within the county can be found in the accompanying table. Figures regarding housing occupancy, race and demographics can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau Web site at www. census.gov/2010census.
TAX effects of the devastation that has ravaged Japan. “Everyone is working day and night to provide assistance to both the tsunami victims and to the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor incident,” Fran said. “The Japanese outside the (military) gate have gas rationing and long lines. Rice, a staple here, is in short supply. Power is being conserved with scheduled blackouts.” Fran said her family is blessed because they remain on base. “We have our own internal stateside distribution system, so we aren’t experiencing nearly the same inconveniences.” Still, a day in Japan is not an easy one. Fran concluded her original message with some disturbing words: “I must go now. Sorry, can’t call. The phone is on standby.” Later, however, she replied with words of encouragement: “Thank you for your interest and concern. We are traveling out finally today.” The same hopefully is true for the Hickey family, who live with their three boys near the McDaniels in Atsugi. Brad and Janelle (Means) Hickey both are graduates of Cherokee High School. Brad serves in the Navy. A message was sent to Janelle, but she had not replied by press time. Her sister, Katrina Shaklee of Edmond, said they were scheduled to fly out of Japan Tuesday. “It is looking like they are now in the middle of evacuation, finally,” Shaklee said. “She is having to travel to another city for processing, so I am not sure what her schedule is like. They should, hopefully, be stateside by Thursday or Friday.” Shaklee indicated that her sister plans on giving a full report of their situation to the newspaper upon returning to the states. Details, if available, will be published in next week’s paper.
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Continued from Page 1 ary and March, indicating sales taxes distributed to all municipalities in the county, as well as several adjoining communities. It also details returns for the county. Also with the sales tax receipts, the same charts indicate the use tax collected and distributed to the county and its municipalities who collect such a fee. Use taxes are collected upon purchases made out of state primarily by firms doing business in Oklahoma. Send Social News to Cherokee Publishing Co. PO Box 245 Cherokee, OK 73728
COUNTY COMMISSIONER districts as they are currently aligned are shown in the map above. If commissioners are successful in equalizing their districts, the map will change dramatically.
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Main Street rolls out welcome mat Plaudits to Cherokee Main Street and its foresight in making the community’s oil and gas workforce feel more at home with a pig roast this week. Holding the event in the middle of the week – and along Washington Avenue just south of the Cherokee RV Park, where many of the workers live in bunk houses – was an excellent idea. We hope more and more SandRidge and Chesapeake employees decide to make Alfalfa County their permanent residence. That’s certainly a possibility, if SandRidge boss Tom Ward is correct and the oil play remains a big part of the city’s and county’s economy for decades to come. But if that’s to transpire, it’s going to take an entrepreneur or two to step up to the plate and construct the housing that will be required. So far, that hasn’t happened, but it’s not too late. And it might come sooner rather than later if the city could talk the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) into conducting a new flood study in Cherokee. Nothing’s been done on that front since the Oklahoma Department of Transportation replaced the North Grand Avenue bridge over the Cottonwood Creek drainage canyon and reworked the drainage north of the canyon to redirect runoff during heavy rains. Cherokee City Manager Don Bowman and the Cherokee City Commission have promised to make the contacts to enable a new study. The entire community awaits the outcome and looks forward to the benefit if FEMA is agreeable. In the meantime, it’s gratifying to see local business owners and their employees greeting oil and gas workers with open arms. In some communities around Oklahoma, that hasn’t been the norm. More than once in our travels around the state we’ve heard the term “oilees” used in a derogatory manner. Again, our compliments to Cherokee Main Street and its board of directors for helping the community take a proactive approach to welcome new friends and neighbors.
Cherokee’s most recognizable man An institution at the Cherokee Messenger & Republican, and probably the most recognizable man in town – Bill Wood – is about to call it a career! For more than half a century, Bill has walked and driven the streets of Cherokee and Alfalfa County, not just selling advertising for the newspaper, but providing a service to an untold number of businesses. Who knows how many pairs of shoes he’s worn out in the process? Well, April 1, Bill will officially retire. We’re planning a reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. that afternoon so that his hundreds of business acquaintances and friends can come by and wish him well in his retirement years. We’ll provide you with more information in next week’s Messenger & Republican, but mark April 1 on your calender. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
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Robbing from Peter (OCI) to keep Paul from Corrections furlough – From the Tulsa World Oklahoma Department of Corrections workers are relieved that furlough days for the balance of the fiscal year will be reduced because of a funds transfer approved by lawmakers last week. DOC will take about $5.2 million out of the Oklahoma Correctional Industries operating account to reduce employee furlough days to one a month instead of three days in March and four each in April, May and June. Corrections employees don't deserve furlough days, but the unpaid days off are necessary because of revenue shortfalls in state government. What's done is done and we recognize the short-term benefits to DOC employees. But we continue to question the long-term wisdom of allowing DOC to transfer funds out of OCI. It is anticipated that the successful industrial and agriculture program that clothes, feeds and employs inmates will be required to take cuts. OCI also makes a variety of products that are sold to nonprofit groups and governmental entities. The program keeps a lot of inmates busy
and teaches them skills in the process. If the program is cut that means more idle inmates, a perennial problem in state prisons where programming and work opportunities are in short supply. It's unfortunate that to pay DOC employees – and reduce furlough days – the state must take money from a successful program, OCI. These are the choices, however, that are being made every day in state government. Worthwhile programs are being slashed throughout the system in order to balance the budget. No one gets out alive – education, health care, infrastructure, social programs, and the list goes on and on. All are taking cuts as they have for the past several years. Idleness is not a good situation for inmates or prison employees. Idleness can spell trouble. Prison programs such as OCI need to be preserved to the extent possible. We hope that DOC does not end up "paying" for the money it's taking from one of its most successful programs.
Affordable Care Act provides tax credit for small, rural businesses By TOM VILSACK USDA Secretary of Agriculture One year ago this week, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act – the new health care law that is giving Americans more freedom in their health care choices and improving the quality of care we receive. For too long, rural Americans have been getting the short end of the health care stick, with limited options, fewer doctors and nurses and more expensive insurance. But the new law is building a stronger health system in rural communities – increasing payments to rural health care providers, strengthening Medicare and training thousands of new primary care doctors who will serve in rural areas. As the Affordable Care Act is giving our health system a much-needed overhaul, I want to explain how to take advantage of some of the most important changes. The law contains a Patient’s Bill of Rights, which is bringing an end to the worst abuses of insurance companies. Because of the law, children can no longer be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions – a protection that will be extended to all Americans in 2014. Already today, you can apply for health insurance through a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan if you were previously denied coverage for that reason. Thanks to the law, insurers are forbidden from using an unintentional error in your application to cancel your coverage when you get sick. They must provide preventative care – like
mammograms and colonoscopies – free of charge to all Americans and keep young adults on their parent’s plan until their 26th birthday. The law also presents important new opportunities for small businesses – which employ nearly two thirds of rural Americans – to improve their bottom line. If your business has fewer than 25 employees and you provide them with health insurance, you may qualify for a tax credit of up to 35% of the cost of premiums. In the last year, the law has updated the health care status quo for rural families, who are often forced to choose between a few powerful insurance companies. It is making common sense changes to bring down the cost of health coverage by fostering competition and holding insurers accountable. The law limits the amount of your premium that insurance companies can spend on marketing and CEO salaries. It helps control unreasonable premium increases. And, in 2014, it will create state-based health insurance marketplaces to give small business owners and parttime workers more options for more affordable insurance plans. No one should have to go without health care because of where they live. The new health law is providing rural communities with better access to doctors and nurses. It is holding insurers accountable. And it is giving rural Americans better and more affordable health coverage choices. I urge you to learn more about the law and take advantage of these benefits by visiting www.healthcare.gov.
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It was stupid and I knew it. But it made me mad; not at the policeman who pulled me over for speeding, but at myself. So how did I show my appreciation when Officer Chris Ferrell told me he was giving me a break by writing a warning instead of a ticket... saving me a $199 citation? By asking him a question that I knew he could answer only one way. “Don’t you think that’s ($199) a little excessive?” I asked. His answer, “speed kills,” should have been the end of it, but no, I had to editorialize. “I think it’s way too much and you know it’s too much,” I snapped. I heard Sonya sigh. She knew I was angry (I think) at myself. I’ve known ever since the new bridge went in over Cottonwood Canyon that the speed limit was a little tricky. At the bottom of the bridge, on the north side, the speed limit is 40 miles per hour. But only a few feet further south, it drops to 30 mph. If only I could use that as an excuse. I can’t. I approached the bridge doing about 45 and passed the 30 mph speed limit sign doing about 43. That’s how I remember it, anyway, because to be truthful I couldn’t recall how fast I was driving. I had my mind on the birthday party in Lahoma for a granddaughter and I’d left home in Burlington with no time to spare. Thus my anger – at myself – for being pulled over for speeding. All of that said, I still think some of the traffic fines in Cherokee ARE too high. The same can be said of the fines for speeding (and some other offenses) being imposed by Oklahoma’s district courts. But that’s a column for another day. Back to Cherokee. I obtained a list of traffic fines in Cherokee and some of them are a little shocking. For instance, driving 1 to 10 mph over the speed limit can get you a $125 fine. Eleven to 20 mph over the limit could cost you $150. Twenty-one to 39 mph $175 and 31 mph or over may cost you $225. Now I don’t expect local police to stop anyone for driving 1 mph over the posted limit, but they could, and the fine is $125. But here’s the kicker. Tack on the municipal court fee, along with other add-ons, and the fines increase by about $50. While the speeding fines seem a little excessive, others seem reasonable for the offense. For instance, anyone driving 30 mph over the limit shouldn’t complain about the cost. The same for eluding an officer, $500; careless driving, $225; or failure to stop for a school bus, $100. However, $150 for not coming to complete stop at a stop sign seems a little high. Officer Ferrell is correct, “speed kills.” But I can honestly say that if I’d been forced to pay that $199, it would’ve felt like a death sentence to me.
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Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, March 24, 2011 • Page 5
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County hopes $10,000 helps grant chances By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff County commissioners voted Monday to contribute $10,000 toward a grant application that could provide the Alfalfa County Courthouse with amenities that meet standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Community Development Block Grant application is due by March 31. Jeanne McCulloch, grant writer with Wheatland RC&D, is putting together the application. According to Commissioner Doug Murrow, McCulloch recommended the county pitch in the extra money, which could result in a better chance of receiving the grant. He said McCulloch could not attend the meeting because of a prior engagement. “She seems to think we wouldn’t get the grant at all if we didn’t put any money into it,” Murrow said. Commissioners applied for the same funding last year, but the county was turned down. The grant will provide enough money to fix sidewalks and add a ramp on the west side of the courthouse, remodel restrooms on the first and third floors and install an automatic door operator on the north side of the building. Materials for the renovations total about $58,000. The county will provide in-kind labor worth about $2,700. Murrow said the county plans
on renovating the sidewalks on the west side of the courthouse regardless of the outcome of the grant application. “If we don’t get the grant, we’ve already planned to spend the money on the sidewalk,” Murrow said. He motioned to put the money toward the grant application. “You’re right. If we don’t get the grant, we don’t spend this $10,000,” Commissioner Chad Roach said. “And if we don’t get the grant, we’re going to spend the money anyway. I just want to be very safe with our money.” Roach seconded the motion, and Commissioner Toby Walker voted with the other two commissioners to approve the motion. Other agenda items discussed include the following: •Commissioners approved two road crossing permits each for SandRidge and Crescent Services in District 1 and one road crossing permit for Eagle Energy Production in District 3. •A request for a donation to support a grant application for Opportunities Inc. was tabled for review. “I think we better do some more investigation on this before we just give them some money,” Murrow said. The request was for $10,000. “I 100 percent agree,” Roach said.
Vote For DAVE COLLINS April 5 Cherokee City Commissioner Ward 2
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Physical incapacitation no excuse Registered voters in Alfalfa County who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. March 29 don’t have to miss the April 5 election for the towns of Carmen, Helena, Jet and Cherokee's Wards 1 and 2. Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said state
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CHEROKEE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER Clint Ream makes the switch to one of four light bulbs in the First United Methodist Church in Cherokee. The fixtures, which are changed each year and hang about 28 feet above the sanctuary, were equipped with new, giant compact fluorescent light bulbs that should prolong swapping them out for a few years. Local firefighters (from left) Ronnie Eckhardt, Robert Kimminau, Brian Schwerdtfeger, Pee Wee Kimminau and Troy Eshleman (not pictured) took turns changing the bulbs and holding the ladder steady.
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I know these thanks are a long time coming, but I wanted to thank the Cherokee Main Street/Chamber for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Truth is, I just can’t picture myself old enough to gain this honor, but I do humbly thank you. That said, I’m going to avail myself of the privileges that the word “lifetime” brings with it. I was in the 4th grade when a big oil boom hit our area. One day we went to school and there were lots of new kids on the grounds. Some stayed here to graduate and raise their families; others moved on. As we again receive new families to this area, I hope we’ll do all we can to make them comfortable and welcome. Invite them to functions - to church and other community and school activities - Pig Roast included. I love what newcomers can bring to the table - ideas from places they’ve been, high expectations for our schools and, of course, a better economy. Let’s get to know one another and support our joint endeavors. Let’s commit to a “lifetime” of community pride, whether for a couple of years or the rest of our lives. May God bless each of you, our neighbors and friends (new and old) of Cherokee and Alfalfa County.
Margaret Smith
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Cherokee 5th and 6th Grade Academic Team and Coach Cindy Schanbacher. They’re headed to State Saturday, March 26!
Page 6 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, March 24, 2011
AEC’s party set April 1 75th Annual Meeting features $1,000 grand prize
MEMBERS of the Carmen Methodist Church gather Thursday, March 10, for a groundbreaking ceremony across from the city park were a new Methodist Church soon will stand. Members had to abandon the original church building in June after decades of water damage took its toll.
Easter Sunday deadline is the goal for new Carmen Methodist Church By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff CARMEN – March 10 marked a new beginning for the Carmen Methodist Church. Congregation members gathered to scoop the first shovel full of dirt at the location where a new church will stand – hopefully by Easter Sunday. The day was proclaimed a celebration, but it came on the heels of tragedy. Church members were forced to leave their former facility in June after years of water damage had left scars too permanent to heal. “It got to the point where we couldn’t keep up with it anymore,” said Pastor John Bizzell. “We always thought the water damage was coming in from the roof. It wasn’t coming in from the roof: it had been coming in through the walls. It had been going on for years.” It had been going on for 20 or 30 years, to be exact. Mold was overtaking the structure, and the ceiling in the basement, where the kitchen and fellowship hall were located, was caving in. The church’s insurance would not cover the cost to rebuild. “Water would gush through the walls,” Bizzell said. “Just for safety issues we had to vacate the building.” The water damage not only hurt the building, but it also hurt the congregation. Church services continued, but they continued 12 miles down the road at the Dacoma Methodist Church, and many members did not join the crowd.
“We lost half the congregation when we closed in June,” Bizzell said. For that reason and several others, Bizzell and church board members wanted to get the ball rolling on building a new church at home. “It’s just imperative we get back to Carmen,” Bizzell said. “We had to do something quick.” And so they did. Church members reached deep into their pockets and donated enough money to build a 40-by-60foot steel building that will be erected in a “beautiful location,” according to Bizzell, directly across the street from the city park, just three blocks southeast of the original church. The new building might not be anything like the original facility, which was built in the early 1900s, but it will contain the heart of the original church. “We are going to use materials from the old church, like stained glass and light fixtures,” Bizzell said. “We’re going to use as much from the old church as we can in the new church.” The new building will house a fellowship hall and worship center – enough to get the Carmen Methodist ministry back on its feet. “We hope to be in it for our first service by Easter Sunday,” Bizzell said. “We’re not letting any grass grow under our feet.” Plans to build a sanctuary will come later. For now, Bizzell and members of the congregation just want a place to
worship – and a place to cook chicken. One of the most unique programs of the church is Tuesday chicken dinners. “Every Tuesday, we provide food for people who are homebound, disabled or otherwise would not eat,” Bizzell said. Volunteers deliver 50 to 75 meals every week at no charge. The outreach program, along with a weekly community breakfast, began shortly before members had to abandon the water-damaged church. While the chicken dinners continued, the weekly breakfasts did not. “We’re anxious to get into the new church,” Bizzell said, “because our ministry has kind of been put on hold – other than the chicken dinners.” Bizzell said once the new building is up and going, the weekly breakfasts will start up again, too.
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Online hay directory for stockmen OKLAHOMA CITY – Dry weather and grass fires have placed some livestock producers at risk of running out of forage for their animals. State agriculture officials are urging anyone with hay to sell to have their hay listed in an online directory to assist stockmen in locating supplies. “Less than half of our 77 counties have listings and some of the ones we have only have a few,” said Johnny Roberts, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Market development coordinator. Anyone with hay for sale is encouraged to contact the ODAFF for a free listing. The Oklahoma hay directory
is online at www.oda.state.ok.us and the hay hotline is still open at 1-800-580-6543. Roberts can be contacted through the hay hotline or by email at Johnny. roberts@ag.ok.gov.
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Alfalfa Electric Cooperative is throwing a party – its 75th as a matter of fact – and you won't need to bring a gift. Instead, AEC will hand out $490,000 in capital credit checks to its members who attend the cooperative's annual meeting, which is scheduled for Friday, April 1, at Cherokee High School. Those checks will be available in the east lobby on the high school gym. When members register, beginning at 5 p.m., they will receive a pocket knife and magnetic oven mitt. A free dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria and band room. During the evening, dozens of door prizes will be handed out, along with five $50 bills and a grand prize – a $1,000 check. From 5:40 p.m. until 6:10 p.m., the musical group "Friends Four" will entertain. Lyndy Phillips will be the primary entertainment at this year's meeting. The Dallas-based magician and comedian has performed since 1980 and beginning in 1988, his presentations became a full time ministry. He is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Christian Comedy Association. AEC's business meeting will begin at 7 p.m. with a welcome from Board President Carl Newton of Cherokee. Following a quorum report and notice of meeting by AEC attorney Kyle Hadwiger, Treasurer Dennis Ferrell will deliver the cooperative's financial status. Ferrell is expected to confirm that the cooperative owns and maintains 3,210 miles of electrical line within its territory, which includes five Oklahoma counties and two in Kansas. Although operating margins (profit from sale of electricity) were down about 5.5 percent from the previous year, AEC still showed it operated in the black to the tune of $195,881. AEC's service territory is di-
PROGRAM Registration ...........................................................5 p.m.-7 p.m. Dinner (High School Cafeteria & Band Room) ......5 p.m.-7 p.m. “Friends Four” .............................................5:40 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Prize Drawing ~ Two Prizes to be awarded ...6:15 p.m.-6:55 p.m. Prize Drawing - Three $50 Bills .........................6:55 p.m.-7 p.m. Call to Order ~ Dr. Carl Newton, President ........................7 p.m. Invocation Report of Quorum and Notice of Meeting........... Kyle Hadwiger, Cooperative Counsel Presentation of Minutes and Treasurer’s Report .... Dennis Ferrell, Treasurer President’s Report .....................................................Dr. Newton Manager’s Report, Introductions . Max W. Ott, General Manager Entertainment ....................................... Magician Lyndy Phillips Prize Drawing - (Over 30 prizes will be Awarded plus Two $50’s) Grand Prize Drawing ~ ......................................$1,000 Check Adjournment
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vided into eight districts. Trustees include Ferrell, District 1; Doug McMurtrey, District 2; Debbie Ferguson, District 3; John Regier, District 4; Joe Waggoner, District 5; Dallas Lawrence, District 6; Joe Hise, District 7; and Newton, District 8. This year, seats in District No. 5 and District No. 7 were scheduled for election. District 5 incumbent Joe Waggoner filed
for re-election, but was unopposed. District 7 incumbent Joe Hise of Cleo Springs drew opposition from Rhonda Poland of Carmen. District 7 members will be given the opportunity to vote for either Hise or Poland when they register for the meeting. The winner will be announced by AEC General Manager Max Ott during his report to the membership.
TIMBERLAKE GRADUATE Josh Nichols receives a congratulatory shake from Northwest Technology Center Manufacturing Technology Instructor Ken Hansen. Nichols placed second in the recent district welding contest in the post-secondary category. He is a student in NWTC’s manufacturing and welding technology program.
Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, March 24, 2011 • Page 7
Lifestyles
Quilters learn art of ‘twisted origami’
CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL senior Josh Girty is awarded a President’s Academic Scholarship by Oklahoma Baptist University President Dr. David W. Whitlock. The presentation was made in February during a special recognition ceremony at the university in Shawnee.
Girty receives $24,000 scholarship to OBU Cherokee High School senior Josh Girty has been awarded a President’s Academic Scholarship by Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee for the 2011-12 academic year. Presented in recognition of academic achievement, the President’s Academic Scholarship is an annual $6,000 scholarship, which can be renewed for three additional years, making the honor worth a potential of $24,000. Girty is involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes,
OSSM and forensics. He also participates in iGo. He currently plans to pursue a college degree in engineering and missions. Girty is the son of Ken and Laura Girty. He is a member of Cherokee First Baptist Church. OBU President David Whitlock presented a certificate of recognition to each 2011-12 academic scholarship recipient during a ceremony on the university’s campus during the spring semester.
Six place at annual ag speech contest Alfalfa County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers sponsored its annual speech contest March 9. Students in the Junior Division were required to write and present essays with the theme of “I Believe in Oklahoma Ag.” Intermediate and Senior Divisions chose from three topics: “Agricultural Production,” “Environment and Natural Resources” and “Agriculture Policy.” Prizes were awarded for first place ($100); second place ($75); and third place ($50).
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7 p.m. Saturday First United Methodist 400 S. Grand-Cherokee
All students who competed attend Burlington Public Schools. In the Junior Division, Bayli Hyde received first place. In the Intermediate Division, Sadie Vore placed first, and Cheredan Vap placed second. Senior Division winners were Tiffany Rieger, first; Katelyn Garvie, second; and Amber Allen, third. Alfalfa County Farm Bureau sends entry forms for the speech contest and scholarship to all four school districts in Alfalfa County.
The Piecemakers Quilt Club met March 15 at the Civic Room at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. Refreshments were served to guests Malgen Parsons, Becky Mayberry and Carolyn Montalvo and to members Tami Cooper, Patria Hague, Linda Delano, Carolyn Demarie, Margaret Goss, Cindy Baker, Paula Green, Sharon LaRue, Donna Wessels, Vicki Logston, Nelda Sunderland, Marguerite McMurtrey, KyAnn Buck, Kim York, Terri Woods, Virginia Prewitt and Roberta Davis. President Demarie called the meeting to order and Goss read the minutes of the February meeting. Wessels gave the Treasurer’s report.
Carmen news By MARGARET GOSS Carmen Correspondent CARMEN - The fourth Friday Fun Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the After 55 Building. Music will be provided by the Silver Strings and others, games and finger foods will also be provided. Everyone is invited to join the fun. RELAY FOR LIFE BAKE SALE Carmen Calvary Relay For Life team will sponsor a bake/ casserole sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the First Carmen Bank. Contributions will help them reach their goal. Contact Lisa Copenhaver for more information. Come support the relay cause for cancer. PARK CLEANUP The annual park cleanup has been set for Saturday, April 30. Make plans to help keep our park attractive. Happy anniversary to Dale and Sharon Ross and Erica and Scott Irlbeck. Happy birthday to Teresa Kephart and Earl Wayne Frech.
Alfalfa County Retired Teachers will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 1 in the Cherokee High School Library. The program will be a visit from Representative Jeff Hickman.
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Show and Share items were shown by Baker, a terry cloth baby bunting, by McMurtrey and Carolyn Demarie, a hanging gardens quilt and table runners. York gave an interesting lesson on twisted origami. Everyone brought quilt blocks for the raffle quilt. Discussion was held on the Spring Retreat to be held April 29, 30 and May 1. Last minute food items were decided. Members were asked to tell of the projects they have been working on the last month. Demarie will host the April 19 meeting.
Wheatheart menu Menu is subject to change. Monday, March 28 Chicken and noodles, seasoned green beans, carrots, biscuit, tropical fruit. Tuesday, March 29 - Egg sausage casserole, breakfast potatoes, mandarine oranges, bread, coffee. Wednesday, March 30 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas, wheat roll, fruit crisp. Thursday, March 31 Polish sausage with macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, oven fried okra, roll, cookie. Friday, April 1 - Closed. For reservation, call 580596-2792 Cherokee, or 580852-3248 Helena, by noon the day before.
Grogan makes honor roll OKLAHOMA CITY – Helena native Katie Grogan joins 173 fellow students who were listed this month on the Dean’s Honor Roll at the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health. In the College of Allied Health, professional and undergraduate students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale to be included on the honor roll. Graduate students must earn a minimum of 3.8. Grogan is a 2005 graduate of Timberlake High School. She is the daughter of Dan and Tami Grogan of Helena.
Wall selected A-C student of month ALINE - Sophomore Tina Wall is the Aline-Cleo High School student of the month. W h e n asked how it feels to receive the honor, Wall said, “It’s great!” For the last two years, TINA WALL Wall has been active in FFA and newspaper and is a member of the school academic team. Additionally, she has a job at Keller’s Market in Carmen and loves to read in her spare time. Right now, Wall is uncertain of her plans for the future. She is the daughter of Jacob and Katarina Wall and the sister of Henry and Jacob Wall.
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Funerals
DON HERBERT BRINING Donald “Don” Herbert Brining was born March 14, 1927, west of Cherokee to Clara and Herbert Brining and died March 16, 2011. He was a native and life-long Cherokee resident and historian, sharing the family homestead with his sister Jane. As a young boy, he contracted Polio, which later precluded him from military service in WWII. He continued to farm, raise cattle, and grow wheat and sold commercial real estate in San Francisco. He was baptized and later became a Deacon Emeritus and active member at the First Baptist Church of Cherokee. He attended Locust Grove for grades 1-8. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1945. After high school, Don attended two years at Oklahoma State. December 17, 1950, he married Mary Leeman. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two children, Adele Hughey and George Brining; four grandchildren; and sister Jane Oakley. RONNIE RAY CROW ENID — Funeral service for Ronnie Ray Crow, 48, of Pond Creek, was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at United Methodist Church, Pond Creek. Interment was in Pond Creek Cemetery. Rev. Kay Buchanan officiated. Service was under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek. He was born Sept. 18, 1962, in Fort Sill to Ray Crow and Helga Hardin and died Monday, March 21, 2011. He attended Pond CreekHunter School and was a 1981 graduate. Upon graduation he worked at Farmland Industries from 1982 to 2004. He is survived by sons, Coby Crow of Cherokee and Nathan Crow of Enid; his mother, Helga Hardin of Pond Creek; sister, Patty Lorenz of Enid; and
Spring cleaning brother, Robert Crow of Enid. He was preceded in death by his father, Ray Crow, and stepfather, Bill Hardin. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Pond Creek Ambulance Association in care of Wilson Funeral Home, Box 478, Pond Creek, OK 73766. EDWARD ELLIS THOMAS CARMEN – Graveside services for Edward Ellis Thomas was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at the Carmen City Cemetery. Rev. Kirk Board officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary, LLC, of Carmen. He was born to Ellis Lee and Essie Rebecca (Loper) Thomas March 15, 1931, at Hinton and died March 18, 2011, at Norman. He grew up and graduated from Hinton High School. He was a member of the Pentecost Holiness Church. He entered the United States Air Force in January 1951 and retired from the military March 1, 1973. August 29, 1951, he married Barbara Lee Boxley in Oklahoma City. As a military family they lived many places such as Morocco, Spain, Philippines, Guam, Thailand, England, New York, Florida, Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. In 1997, he and Barbara moved to Florida before moving back to Edmond in 2010. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Homer Thomas and Theodore Thomas. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, of Edmond; two sons, Edward Thomas of Quanah, Texas, and Michael Thomas of Edmond; two daughters, Sharon Fitzpatrick of Tampa, Fla., and Debra Clark of Edmond; three brothers, Clyde Thomas of Custerville, Miss., Robert “Bob” Thomas of Enid, and Kenneth Thomas of Tulsa; three sisters, Pearl McDowell and Mary
CHEROKEE CHURCHES First United Methodist Pastor: Paul Calkin Pastor: Jeni Markham Clewell Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Snack Supper: 5:30 p.m. Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m. CHUM Classes: 6:30 p.m. Wed.Children’s Choir: 4 p.m. Wed. Evening Choir Chime:6:30 Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m.
Living Vine Community Church Pastors: Matthew & Tamara Yoder Sun.Worship: 10 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Bible Study: 7 p.m. Men’s: 2nd & 4th Mon., Women’s: 2nd & 4th Wed.
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
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.
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
BURLINGTON CHURCHES Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Pastor: Dr. Richard Duckworth Church School: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 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.
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AMORITA CHURCHES Amorita Community Pastor: Guy Phillip Harris Morning Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. Prairie Valley United Methodist Pastor: Mary Irby Morning Worship: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
GOLTRY CHURCHES St. Michael’s Catholic Church Pastor: Father Larry Kowalski Sun. Morning Mass: 7:30 a.m. Except for Special Occasions Community Bible Church Pastor: Bryan Baldwin Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Evening Worship: 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church Pastor: Jane Ho Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Family Meal: 1st Sunday, Noon Ladies Aid:1st Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Last Sunday: Holy Communion New Covenant Fellowship Pastor: Dale Cummins Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m. Wed. Yth Grp, Bible Study: 7 p.m. Pleasant View Mennonite Pastors: Dennis Koehn, Randy Schmidt, & Patrick Koehn Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship: 7:30 p.m. Ladies Aid: 1st & 3rd Thursday Zoar Mennonite Pastor: Gary Eastin Sunday School: 9:40 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 p.m. DRIFTWOOD CHURCH Driftwood Christian Minister: Greg Schmidt Bible School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.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. JET CHURCHES Nazarene Church Pastor: Dean Holt Worship Service: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.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.
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THE LAST PILE of debris, once piled near the railroad right-of-way on the north end of Cherokee, is loaded March 16 into the city’s dump truck. The pile of rubbish and concrete once stood about 15 feet high and covered an area almost two blocks long. The junk was placed in the lot nearly two years ago when the city tore out old sidewalks.
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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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ANN HAGUE HELENA — Funeral for Ann Hague, 88, was at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2011, at First United Methodist Church, Woodward. Rev. Charlie Graves officiated. Burial was in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements were by Billings Funeral Home, Woodward. She was born May 28, 1922, in Helena and died Monday, March 14, 2011. Surviving are sister, Roberta Roberts of Woodward; brother, Charles Newton of Waynoka; son, Alfred Kent Hague of Mustang; daughter, Suzann Allison of Edmond; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Alfred; one son; two brothers; and two sisters.
HELENA CHURCHES First Christian Church Pastor: Jay Drawbridge Wednesday Bible: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.
Nazarene Church Pastor: Dean Holt Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Evening Worship: 7 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m.
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ETHEL NEWELL SCHALL ENID — A private family memorial service for Ethel Newell Schall, 90, will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery. Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory. She was born to Jess and Leona (Christiansen) Blake Dec. 16, 1920, in Byron and died Monday, March 14, 2011, in Enid. She graduated from Enid High School in 1938. In 1941 she married Glen Newell. She worked at Manchester Coop, Cessna, in Wichita, Kan., and Integris Bass Baptist Health Center until retiring in 1982. She then volunteered at Bass. In 1984 Ethel married Earl Schall. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Glenis Hladik of Enid
and Janie Roberts of Ponca City; three stepchildren, Judi Russell and Kathy McCarter, bothof Enid, and Gary Schall of Kirbyville, Texas; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; numerous stepgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by both husbands; and one sister, Erma. Memorials may be made to Hawley Cemetery.
Green Valley Free Methodist Church Pastor: David Keller Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 10:45 a.m.
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.
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Ging, both of Oklahoma City, and Essie Lumpkin of Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Norman Veteran’s Center.
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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. Sunday Eve Service: 7:30 p.m. 3rd Sunday Fellowship following Church Service First Christian Church Pastor: Polly Young Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Youth Group: 4 p.m. CYF: 5 p.m. Wildwood Chapel River RoadNon-Denominational Sunday: 830 p.m.
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Area students place at Regional Science Fair held at NWOSU ALVA – More than 75 junior high and high school students from AlineCleo, Shattuck, Vici and Wakita presented projects last week at the Regional Science Fair hosted by Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Students qualifying for state will take their projects to the Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair March 24 to 26 at East Central University in Ada. All winners listed by division, category, name, school and project are as follows, with advancement to state competition noted in parenthesis: DIVISION II (grades 7-9) BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: first - Daniela Galindo, Shattuck (state, grand champion); second - Emilie Salisbury, Vici, The McDonalds Effect (state); third Josie Boatman, Vici, Driving While Texting (state); honorable mention – Kathryn Yunker, Wakita, Words with Color. BIOCHEMISTRY, MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES: first Stetson Purgasson, Shattuck, Does Mouthwash Really Work? (state); second - Elizabeth Elliott, Wakita, Reaction or Distraction? (state); third – Kevin Cosper, Aline-Cleo, My Colorful Board (state); honorable mention – McKayla Charmasson, Shattuck, Bacteria Be Gone. BOTANY: first – Katelyn Cutsinger, Vici, How Do Oil Spills Affect Plant Growth? (state); second – Austin Ladd, Vici, Which Fruit Has the Most Amount of Water? (state); third – Preston Deal, Shattuck, Chemical Wheat, Fattening Stuff. EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: first – Scott Budig, Shattuck, Super Sand (state, reserve champion). ENGINEERING: first – Paden Salisbury, Vici, Physics of War (state); second – Skyler Pshigoda, Shattuck, Aquatic Adhesives (state); third – Robert Gholson, Wakita, Can You Take the Pressure. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: first – Kelton Nance, Vici, Fuel Today, Heat Tomorrow (state); second – Mary Iliff, Shattuck, What Home Insulation Works Best?; third – Capri Gahr, Aline-Cleo, Stretch it to the Max; honorable mention – Madeline Bonine, Shattuck, Does Fabric Softener Affect the Absorbency of Towels. TEAM PROJECTS: first – Kelli Sweet and Aspen Cook,Vici, Hairtastic (state); second – Nikki Morris and Blair Peoples, Vici, Sweet Rise (state); third – Kara Hamen and Chesna Ratzlaff, Aline-Cleo, Poppin’ Volume; honorable mention – Randall Castor and Javier Altamirano, Vici, When and Where to When With Wind 2. DIVISION I (grades 10-12)
BIOCHEMISTRY, MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES: first – Trisha Morris, It’s Electric! A Study of Electrolytes in Drinks (state); second – Nathan Dobbs, Jell-Oh No It Didn’t; third – Amanda Cutsinger, For Better or Worse: A Study of the Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soap vs. Regular Soap (state); honorable mention – Brittany Guthrie, Wakita, Heart Bounce Back. BOTANY: first – Tina Wall, AlineCleo, Light ‘em Up (state); second – Brandie Deyo, Wakita, Which Poo is Better for You? EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE: first – Willow Gahr, Aline-Cleo, A Little Bit of Sunshine (state). ENGINEERING: first – Elizabeth Sluder, Vici, The Third Dimension (state); second – Billy Smallwood, Aline-Cleo, Ink’D. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: first – Billy Horning, Wakita, A Slick Solution. MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE; first – John Sluder, Vici, The Study of Logical System Integrated with Geometry to Electrical Applications. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: first – Kendra Trimble, Vici, Sound What? Sound Board! II, Sounds a Little Pitchy (state); second – Neil Salisbury, Vici, Too Hot or Too Cold? (state); third – Johnny Davis, AlineCleo, Comparison of Heat Absorption in Propylene Glycol and Ethylene. TEAM PROJECTS: first - Lee and Messenger (state, grand champion); second – Jessica Poage and Madison Murlin, Vici, Mutant Ninja Frogs (state, reserve champion); third – Kristina Schmidt and Jessica Jackson, Aline-Cleo, Bubbles for Me, Bubbles for You (state). ZOOLOGY: first – Rebecka Sanderson, Vici, Hot Skillet Homeopathics (state); second – Lori Miller, Aline-Cleo, Off with Their Heads (state). SPECIAL AWARDS AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY – Kelton Nance. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION – Daniela Galindo. ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS – Gray DePriest, Shattuck, Fruit Bag vs. Fruit Bag. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MATERIALS (ASM) Materials Education Foundation – Skyler Pshigoda. INTEL EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE – Willow Gahr. MU ALPHA THETA – John Sluder. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS – INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING AWARD – Paden Salisbury. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION – Billy Horning.
NWOSU CORE – BRIGHT IDEA AWARD – Mary Iliff. RICOH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARD – Randall Castor and Javier Altamirano. STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE – Katelyn Cutsinger. US AIR FORCE: ENGINEERING – Paden Salisbury ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR LIFE SCIENCES – Jade Lee and Madelyn Messenger. MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE – John Sluder. PHYSICAL SCIENCE – Kelton Nance. US ARMY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE – Billy Horning. LIFE SCIENCES: Gray DePriest. MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE: John Sluder. PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Kendra Trimble. ENGINEERING AND OVERALL ARMY WINNER: Paden Salisbury. US METRIC ASSOCIATION: Jessica Poage and Madelyn Murlin. US NAVY/MARINE CORPS: Daniela Galindo, Scott Budig, Kendra Trimble, Jade Lee and Madelyn Messenger. YALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION: Billy Horning. Neil Salisbury, Trisha Morris and Kendra Trimble also receive Northwestern senior scholarships to be used toward tuition at Northwestern during their freshman year. Jade Lee and Madelyn Messenger, Vici, Get your Groove On and Daniela Galindo, Shattuck, Do Different Sizes of Fonts Affect Reading Rate?, will present their projects at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, Calif., May 8-13. Only students in grades 9 through 12 are eligible for the International Fair.
TIMBERLAKE FCCLA officers attend Family and Consumer Sciences Day March 1 at the Capitol in Oklahoma City.
T’lake FCCLA travels to Capitol HELENA – Timberlake FCCLA officers Miranda Bishard, Kylee Severin, Kayla Castle, Bailee Clift, Hayden Nickel, Stephanie Jones, Stacey Bailey, Levi Sanders, Hannah Berg and Kelsey Castle attended Family and Consumer Sciences Day March 1 at the Capitol in Oklahoma City. Principal Charlie Berg and Adviser Cathy Parks also attended. The students and faculty members sat in on sessions
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Cherokee Police Log March 14 5:38 p.m. – Accident in front of Croft Chevrolet. March 15 12:07 p.m. – Ambulance needed near Ingersoll. Man not responsive. 3:22 p.m. – Controlled burn two miles west of Cherokee. 5:02 p.m. – Caller advised that subject almost hit her at 7th and Kansas. 6:13 p.m. – Party asked police to keep extra eye on business and house because it looked like someone tried to break in. 7:32 p.m. – Warrant served at Chaparral Village apartments. March 16 1:16 a.m. – Someone threw brick through window at Chaparral Village apartments. 10:34 p.m. – Caller advised of person sending threatening text messages from Apartment 11. 6:49 p.m. – Caller needed EMS to look at child’s hand that was burnt. 10:08 p.m. – Caller advised they burnt a pizza in apartment, if anyone calls it in. 10:21 p.m. – Caller advised of four trucks with Texas tags were racing back to Cherokee. Caller said drivers had been drinking. March 17 4:28 p.m. – Horse out again on East 2nd Street. 5:51 p.m. – Someone destroyed carport by backing into it. March 18 9 a.m. – Need fire department five miles west of Jet and one mile north. Fire was put out before fire department left. 7:21 p.m. – Straw in street on 5th Street. 9:23 p.m. – Advised two inmates got into fight and need EMS. March 19 9:07 a.m. – Controlled burn three and a half miles south of Cherokee. 10:03 a.m. – Controlled burn south of Byron. 10:15 a.m. – Controlled burn west of Cherokee. 10:58 a.m. – Dog found with “Hound” collar, no tags, very hungry. Caller would like to keep if no one claims. 10:32 p.m. – Ambulance needed at manor. March 20 10:05 p.m. – Walk-in complaining of pain in her right arm and shoulder.
Alfalfa County Court Docket Criminal Misdemeanor Phillip Gregg (outstanding warrant), Carmen, has been charged with obtaining cash and/or merchandise by bogus check. Amanda Jean Waterhouse (outstanding warrant), Jetmore, Kan., has been charged with three counts of obtaining cash and/or merchandise by bogus check. Marriage License Stacy Lynn Moulton, Enid, and Tommy Joe Sanborn II, Cherokee, have applied for a marriage license. Divorce Lisa Severe Sauls, Jet, has filed for divorce from Shawn Dale Sauls. Traffic Charged with failure to wear seat belt, $20, is Bryan Scott Bostic, Cherokee. Charged with failure to carry insurance verification, $211.50, is Daniel Thomas Coulter, Cherokee.
Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50, are Jeremy Thomas Darr, Alva; Amanda Dawn Tosh, Ponca City. Charged with speeding 11-14 mph over speed limit, $226.50, is Wade Louis Lightsey, Canons Burg, Pa. Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed limit, $241.50, is Wade Louis Lightsey, Canons Burg, Pa. Charged with inattentive driving, $211.50, is Wayne Tracy Norton, Fairview. Charged with violation, special permit, $211.50, is Larry Frank Navratil, Marshall. Charged with oversize without a permit, $706.50, is Waylon David Seiger, Waynoka. Charged with over width, $211.50, is Waylon David Seiger, Waynoka. Charged with overweight on group of two, $391.50, is Waylon David Seiger, Waynoka.
Executive session results in no vote BURLINGTON – The Burlington Board of Education met for a regular meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the superintendent’s office. Members present were Terry Graham, Beth Guffy, James Maltbie, Roger Allen and Allison Armbruster. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliott, Principal Joe Feely, Assistant Principal Aaron Randall and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill. After calling the meeting to order, the agenda was approved as part of the minutes. The minutes of the Feb. 17 meeting were approved. Representatives of Midwest Bus Transportation were present to discuss options and answer questions on school bus choices, buy or lease, warranties, etc. and also brought a bus for the board to inspect. There were no other guests present. Encumbrances, change orders and warrants for the General, Building, Child Nutrition and Bond funds were approved. The February Activity Fund report was approved, as well as the ongoing vocational program for 2011-12 and a contract with Charles Carroll for preparation of the 2011-12 budget and the audit for the 2010-11 year. At 9:25 p.m., the board convened in executive session for the purpose of discussing non-certified personnel with no vote to be taken upon return to open session. After returning to open session at 9:40 p.m., the proposed calendar
for 2011-12 was discussed, and the board updated on the building bond progress. Elliott’s superintendent’s report included the new school board member workshop, the OSSBA District 2 meeting on April 28 in Woodward, the Day at the Capitol on March 22, and congratulations were given to the boys basketball team for winning the State Academic Championship trophy and for qualifying for the state tournament. Feely’s principal’s report included academic team, athletic, music and FFA activities; no school Friday, March 11, spring break March 14 to 18 and a student council dance scheduled for March 25. Under new business, the date of the next meeting was changed to Tuesday, April 19, at 8 p.m. due to the tax filing deadline being extended until Monday, April 18. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department Log March 15 1:06 p.m. – Cattle out. Advised calves back in fence line. March 16 2:16 p.m. – Old house west of Carmen on fire. Advised owner. 2:50 p.m. – Fire four and a half miles northeast of Burlington. Burlington Fire Department dispatched. 6 p.m. – Kids riding fourwheelers around town in Carmen. 6:56 p.m. – Medical call in Goltry. Daughter run over by cattle. Goltry Fire Department called to scene. 7:56 p.m. – Baby burned in hot tub water. Parents drove to hospital. 8:24 p.m. – Trucks racing between Burlington and Cherokee. March 17 2:01 p.m. – Speeding semis south of Kiowa, Kan. Highway patrol was advised. 3:07 p.m. – Property west of Amorita burning again. Abandoned house caught fire last week. Owner was notified. 3:28 p.m. – Male accidentally cut wrist with steel near Nescatunga. Nescatunga Rescue and Cherokee Ambulance were called to scene. 5:40 p.m. – Cattle out one mile west of McWillie. Owner was advised. 9 p.m. – Wreck one mile east of Woods-Alfalfa County line. No person was found. 10:03 p.m. – Man missing in Carmen. Man was found about an hour later.
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March 18 8:45 a.m. – Grass fire five miles west of Jet. Jet Fire Department was dispatched. 10:39 a.m. – Messed up driver going to Carmen. 12:27 p.m. – Animal neglect east of Aline. Deputy said they do look poorly. 4:01 p.m. – Illegal taking of water from Driftwood Creek west of Burlington. 5:55 p.m. – People on deceased brother’s property south of Jet. 6:48 p.m. – Black calf out two miles west of Jet. Owner advised. 11:06 p.m. – Suspicious vehicle near elementary school at Jet. March 20 1:54 p.m. – Cattle out two miles north of Jet. Owner advised. March 21 9:30 a.m. – Stolen guns half mile north of Ingersoll. 10:54 a.m. – Neglected horses on SH 8. Owner advised. She said she took horses to vet, and the horses are old and sick.
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, March 17, and Thursday, March 24, 2011. 2t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALFALFA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA PB-11-9 In the Matter of the Judicial Determination of Death and Heirship of J. Dwight Smith, deceased. NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF DEATH AND HEIRSHIP JAMES WILLIAM SMITH, having filed in this Court his Petition for Judicial Determination of Death and Heirship; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearing of the same be held on the 1st day of April, 2011, at 1:00 o’clock p.m., before this Court in the Alfalfa Count Courthouse at Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the same is hereby appointed as the time and place when and where any person interested in said proceeding may appear and make objection to any of the above matters, and that notice of said hearing shall be and is hereby given to the heirs devisees, and legatees by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order with postage prepaid to each of said persons at the place of residence and by publication once each week for two (2) weeks in a newspaper published in this County. Dated this 14th day of March, 2011. /s/Loren E. Angle Judge of the District Court Approved by: /s/ Sam L. Stein 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 Petitioner
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HELP WANTED CHEROKEE MANOR is looking for •Full time Medical Records/ Administrative Assistant (C.N.A preferred) •Full time housekeeping/ laundry supervisor •C.N.A Full time M-F Day shift and Day shift on Weekends. If you are interested please come by and speak with Tami Lindsey (Administrator) or Chance Cell (DON) 1100 Memorial Drive Cherokee OK 73728 or call at 596-2141. THE TOWN OF CARMEN is currently accepting applications for a part-time seasonal grounds-keeper. The position includes mowing and weed-eating. Applications are due Wed., April 13, 2011, by 4:30 p.m. Pick up applications at Carmen Town Hall 421 W. Main St, Carmen, OK 73726 or call 580-987-2321. THE TOWN OF CARMEN is accepting applications for pool personnel for the summer of 2011. Applications are due Wed., April 13, 2011, by 4:30 p.m. Pick up applications at Carmen Town Hall 421 W. Main St, Carmen, OK 73726 or call 580-987-2321. NORTHERN OKLAHOMA Development Authority, DBA Cherokee Strip Transit is accepting applications for part-time drivers for Cherokee CST Office. Applicant must be able to work up to 39 hours per week. Light lifting is required. Must have clean driving record, drug test and criminal background check. Starting pay is $7.25/hour. NODA/CST is an Equal Opportunities Employer. For an application to be sent, please call the Garber CST Office at 580-863-2279.
Movie Tickets Waylon Elliott, Aline, is invited to come by Cherokee Publishing Co. to pick up 2 free passes to the Rialto Theater in Alva. Passes must be claimed within 1 week of publication. Watch this space for next week’s winner.
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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, March 24, and Thursday, March 31, 2011. 2t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION APPLICATION NO. #1105750033 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, SW4, Sec. 22-T29N-R12W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – approx. 5500’, BOTTOM – approx. 7100’ 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 March 24, 2011
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, March 24, and Thursday, March 31, 2011. 2t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION APPLICATION NO. 1105700001 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 , 165:10-5-6 and 165: 5-7-27, administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater and associated deleterious substances into a Commercial disposal well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Dotty SWD 1-27, S2, N2, SE4, SE4, Sec. 27-T29N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – 5751’, BOTTOM – approx. 6910’ TD DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 60,000 BPD, 2000 PSI Objections may be filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within thirty (30) 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 March 24, 2011
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger any, held by each creditor with respect to & Republican Thursday, March 17, and such claim, to the Petitioner, COMMUThursday, March 24, 2011. 2t NITY FIRST TRUST COMPANY OF HOT IN THE DISTRICT COURT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, c/o its attorney, OF ALFALFA COUNTY, Karig P. Culver, GUNGOLL, JACKSON, STATE OF OKLAHOMA COLLINS, BOX & DEVOLL, P.C., 323 W. In the Matter of the Estate of CHARBroadway, Enid, Oklahoma 73701, on or LENE E. SMITH a/k/a ZELMA CHARLENE before the 13th day of April, 2011, or the SMITH a/k/a ZELMA C. BICKFORD same will be forever barred. SMITH Notice is hereby given that a hearing ALIAS COMBINED NOTICE will be held on the 10th day of May, 2011, at TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE 10:00 a.m. at the Alfalfa County Courthouse, OF HEARING 300 South Grand Avenue, Cherokee, OklaNO. PB-2011-6 homa 73728, before the Honorable Loren TO: All persons interested in the Estate Angle. At the hearing the Court will decide of CHARLENE E. SMITH a/k/a ZELMA whether to approve the Petition for SumCHARLENE SMITH a/k/a ZELMA C. mary Administration and Admission of Will BICKFORD SMITH, deceased. to Probate and the final account and petition You are hereby notified that on the for determination of heirs, legatees and de24th day of February, 2011, the Petitioner, visees and distribution of the Petitioner. The COMMUNITY FIRST TRUST COMPANY, final account and petition for determination of HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, (1398 Reheirs, legatees and devisees and distribution sota Blvd, Suite B, Hot Springs Village, will be filed herein on or before the 19th day Arkansas 71909) filed in the District Court of April, 2011. of Alfalfa County, a Petition for Summary You are hereby advised that you must Administration and Admission of Will to file objections to the Petition for Summary Probate. The Petitioner has alleged that Administration and Admission of Will to CHARLENE E. SMITH a/k/a ZELMA Probate and the Final Account and PetiCHARLENE SMITH a/k/a ZELMA C. BICKtion for Determination of Heirs, legatees FORD SMITH, died on August 10, 2002, and Devisees and Distribution at least ten domiciled in and residing in Lafayette Par- (10) days before the hearing and send ish, State of Louisiana, and that the total a copy to the Petitioner, c/o its attorney, value of the decedent’s property in Okla- Karig P. Culver, of GUNGOLL, JACKSON, homa is valued at less than $175,000.00. COLLINS, BOX & DEVOLL, P.C., 323 W. Attached to the Petition is an instrument Broadway, Enid, Oklahoma 73701, or you purporting to be the Last Will and Testa- will be deemed to have waived any objecment of the decedent. The Petitioner has tions. If you have no objections, you need asked that this Court admit the Will to not appear at the hearing or make any probate and other summary proceeding filings with the Court. pursuant to 58 O.S. §245, et seq. If an objection is filed at least ten (10) In an Order for Combined Notice days before the hearing, the Court will entered herein, the Court found that it determine at the hearing whether the Will should dispense with the regular estate attached to the petition shall be admitted proceedings prescribed by law and order to probate, whether summary proceedings notice to creditors and issue an order for are appropriate and, if so, whether the hearing upon the Petition for Summary estate will be distributed and to whom the Administration and Admission of Will to estate will be distributed. Probate, the final accounting and petition Karig P. Culver, OBA #11804 for determination of heirs, legatees and Erin L. Means, OBA #22648 devisees and distribution. GUNGOLL, JACKSON, COLLINS, BOX Pursuant to the Order for Combined & DEVOLL, P.C. Notice, all creditors having claims against P. O. Box 1549 CHARLENE E. SMITH a/k/a ZELMA Enid, OK 73702-1549 CHARLENE SMITH a/k/a ZELMA C. BICK(580) 234-0436 Telephone FORD SMITH, deceased, are required 580) 233-1284 Telecopier to present same, with a description of all culver@gungolljackson.com security interest and other collateral, if Attorneys for Special Administrator CLXCL LPXLP
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Risita & Republican Thursday, March 24, and SWD 1-27, SE4, SE4, SE4, SE4, Sec. Thursday, March 31, 2011. 2t 27-T29N-R9W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: ArAPPLICATION NO. 1105700002 buckle, TOP – 5920’ , BOTTOM – 6896’ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: SandRidge Exploration and Production, 60,000 BPD, 2000 PSI LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma Objections may be filed with the OklaCity, Oklahoma 73102, is requesting that homa Corporation Commission within thirty the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, (30) days after publication of this notice. pursuant to OAC Rules 165:10-5-5 , Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil 165:10-5-6 and 165: 5-7-27, administraand Gas Conservation Division, Pollution tively authorize the approval of disposal Abatement Dept., Jim Thorpe Bldg., P.O. of saltwater and associated deleterious Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma substances into a Commercial disposal 73152-2000. well as follows: March 24, 2011 LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & comprising said Section 34, Township 27 Republican Thursday, March 24, 2011. 1t North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa BEFORE THE CORPORATION County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of COMMISSION 100 feet from the proposed completion OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA interval, and to be completed in and proAPPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE duce hydrocarbons from the above-named OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE separate common sources of supply; (ii) EXPLORATION, L.L.C. providing for the re-opening of the cause RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION at such time as the bottom hole location EXCEPTION of the well proposed hereunder has been LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 34 determined; and (iii) establishing a proper TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH RANGE 12 allowable with no downward adjustment WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, made thereto. OKLAHOMA NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the CAUSE CD NO. 201101280 application in this cause requests that the NOTICE OF HEARING order be entered in this matter be made STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, effective as of the date of the execution owners, producers, operators, purchasers thereof or as of a date prior thereto and and takers of oil and gas, and all other interthat the authorization and permission reested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, quested herein run in favor of one or both Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set of the Applicants, including Chesapeake out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the ap- Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through plication on file in this cause, and, if any of its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., the named individuals be deceased, then or some other party recommended by the unknown heirs, executors, administra- Applicants. tors, devisees, trustees and assigns, both NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the immediate and remote, of such deceased legal descriptions for the land sections individual; if any of the named entities is a adjacent to said Section 34 are Sections dissolved partnership, corporation or other 26, 27, 28, 33 and 35, Township 27 North, association, then the unknown successors, Range 12 West of the IM, and Sections 2, 3 trustees and assigns, both immediate and and 4, Township 26 North, Range 12 West remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. the named parties designated as a trustee NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that is not presently acting in such capacity as this cause will be referred to an Admintrustee, then the unknown successor or sucistrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of cessors to such trustee; if any of the named evidence and reporting to the Corporation parties designated as an attorney-in-fact Commission. is not presently acting in such capacity as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this attorney-in-fact, then the unknown succes- cause will be heard before an Administrasor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at and if any of the named entities are corpo- the Corporation Commission, First Floor, rations which do not continue to have legal Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, existence, the unknown trustees or assigns Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 11th day of such parties. of April 2011, and that this notice will be NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ap- published as required by law and the rules plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and of the Commission. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an application in this cause requesting the the Applicants and interested parties may Corporation Commission to enter an order, present testimony by telephone. The cost as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting of telephonic communication shall be paid an exception to the permitted well location by the person or persons requesting its tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacuse. An interested party who wishes to ing units comprised of Section 34, Township participate by telephone shall contact the 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Lay- the hearing date, and provide his or her ton, Des Moines (Big Lime), Oswego, Red name and phone number. Fork, Mississippian Chat, Mississippian NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all Lime and Basal Cherokee Sand separate interested persons may appear and be common sources of supply, so as to allow heard. For information concerning this aca well to be drilled as follows: tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) Surface location: No closer than 200 935-8257, or Freda L. Williams, attorney, feet from the south line and no closer OBA No. 16338, (405) 935-9485, Chesathan 660 feet from the west line of the unit peake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, comprising said Section 34, Township 27 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa Please refer to Cause CD Number. County, Oklahoma, CORPORATION COMMISSION Location of Wellbore at Completion OF OKLAHOMA Interval: The casing will be cemented DANA L. MURPHY, Chair along the entire length of the lateral. The JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman interval from the first perforation to the last BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner perforation will be no closer than 330 feet DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 16th from the north line and no closer than 660 day of March 2011. feet from the west line, and no closer than BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION 330 feet from the south line and no closer PEGGY MITCHELL, than 660 feet from the west line of the unit Commission Secretary
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, March 24, 2011, and Thursday, March 31, 2011. 2t NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS The Town of Carmen is currently accepting sealed bids for the sale of excess town property. For details please contact the Carmen Town Clerk, 421 West Main Street, Carmen, OK 73726. Sealed bids are due by Wednesday, April 13, 2011, by 4:30 p.m. The Board of Trustees has the right to reject any and all bids.
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, March 24, 2011. 1t NOTICE FOR SEALED BIDS Sealed bids will be accepted in the office of the Alfalfa County Clerk until 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2011, for bids for 2 new road graders. Specifications may be obtained from the county clerk’s office at 300 South Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Bruce Martin, County Clerk
LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Woods County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance Republican Thursday, March 24, 2011. 1t of 100 feet from the proposed completion BEFORE THE CORPORATION interval, and to be completed in and proCOMMISSION duce hydrocarbons from the above-named OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA separate common sources of supply; (ii) APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE providing for the re-opening of the cause OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE at such time as the bottom hole location EXPLORATION, L.L.C. of the well proposed hereunder has been RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION determined; and (iii) establishing a proper EXCEPTION allowable with no downward adjustment LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W/2 SECTION made thereto. 36 TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 13 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the WEST OF THE IM WOODS COUNTY, application in this cause requests that the OKLAHOMA order be entered in this matter be made CAUSE CD NO. 201101302 effective as of the date of the execution NOTICE OF HEARING thereof or as of a date prior thereto and STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, that the authorization and permission reowners, producers, operators, purchasers quested herein run in favor of one or both and takers of oil and gas, and all other of the Applicants, including Chesapeake interested persons, particularly in Woods Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through County, Oklahoma, more particularly the its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached or some other party recommended by to the application on file in this cause, and, if Applicants. any of the named individuals be deceased, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that then the unknown heirs, executors, administhe legal descriptions for the land sectrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both tions adjacent to said W/2 of Section 36 immediate and remote, of such deceased are Sections 25, 26 and 35, Township 26 individual; if any of the named entities is a North, Range 13 West of the IM, Sections dissolved partnership, corporation or other 1 and 2, Township 25 North, Range 13 association, then the unknown successors, West of the IM, Woods County, Sections trustees and assigns, both immediate and 30 and 31, Township 26 North, Range 12 remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of West of the IM, and Section 6, Township the named parties designated as a trustee 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa is not presently acting in such capacity as County, Oklahoma. trustee, then the unknown successor or sucNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that cessors to such trustee; if any of the named this cause will be referred to an Adminparties designated as an attorney-in-fact istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of is not presently acting in such capacity as evidence and reporting to the Corporation attorney-in-fact, then the unknown succes- Commission. sor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this and if any of the named entities are corpo- cause will be heard before an Administrarations which do not continue to have legal tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at existence, the unknown trustees or assigns the Corporation Commission, First Floor, of such parties. Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ApOklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 11th day plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and of April 2011, and that this notice will be Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed published as required by law and the rules an application in this cause requesting the of the Commission. Corporation Commission to enter an order, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting the Applicants and interested parties may an exception to the permitted well location present testimony by telephone. The cost tolerances in the 320-acre standup drilling of telephonic communication shall be paid and spacing units comprised of the W/2 of by the person or persons requesting its Section 36, Township 26 North, Range 13 use. An interested party who wishes to West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, participate by telephone shall contact the for the Endicott, Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to Oswego, Redfork (Cherokee), Mississippi the hearing date, and provide his or her Chat and Mississippi Lime separate com- name and phone number. mon sources of supply, so as to allow a NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all well to be drilled as follows: interested persons may appear and be Surface location: No closer than 200 heard. For information concerning this acfeet from the south line and no closer tion contact Tracy Kelting, landman, (405) than 660 feet from the east line of the unit 935-3101, or Freda L. Williams, attorney, comprising said W/2 of Section 36, Town- OBA No. 16338, (405) 935-9485, Chesaship 26 North, Range 13 West of the IM, peake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Woods County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Location of Wellbore at Completion Please refer to Cause CD Number. Interval: The casing will be cemented CORPORATION COMMISSION along the entire length of the lateral. The OF OKLAHOMA interval from the first perforation to the last DANA L. MURPHY, Chair perforation will be no closer than 330 feet JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman from the north line and no closer than 660 BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner feet from the east line, and no closer than DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 17th 330 feet from the south line and no closer day of March 2011. than 660 feet from the east line of the unit BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION comprising said W/2 of Section 36, Town- PEGGY MITCHELL, ship 26 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Commission Secretary
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You’re invited... ...to help us celebrate the Half Century that
Bill Wood has given to the Cherokee Messenger & Republican, his community and Alfalfa County! Bill has announced his retirement after walking and driving the streets of Cherokee and Alfalfa County, selling advertising since 1960!
Come and go reception...
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, April 1st City-County Public Library Please enter through South door of the Library Refreshments will be served
All of Bill’s friends & business acquaintances are asked to attend and wish him well on his retirement!