CMR 10-6-11 by Cherokee Messenger & Republican

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MESSENGER & REPUBLICAN Vol. 109 No. 45 – 16 Pages, 1 Section

Aline Fair all about the ‘soup’ ALINE – It may be the only place in America where you can "shoot" an anvil and eat soup cooked outside for hours in large black kettles over an open flame. It's time for the Aline Fall Fair, an event that not only brings back former residents every year, but also attracts a hundred or more motorcyclists from throughout northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas. As usual, the fair begins Friday with the "Anvil Shoot," scheduled for 6 p.m. at the local ball field. This competition involves blasting a blacksmith's anvil as high and as far as possible. Since 1994, the competition has been sanctioned by a governing body. A less explosive activity – eating homemade ice cream – will be open to the public at 6:45 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Center, followed at 7 p.m. by the "Ruffcuts," a Waynoka-based band that sings and plays everything from cowboy songs to country standards and gospel music. Saturday's activities get under way at 8 a.m. with a breakfast served by the Aline-Cleo High School Junior Class. Parade entrants will begin lining up at the high school at 9 a.m., with the parade getting under way at 10:30 a.m. Delmar and Barbara Bowman will serve as parade marshals. As usual, cash prizes will be handed out for the best children's costumes, unusual pets, and decorated bicycles and tricycles. See ALINE Page 3

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

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Alfalfa County Clerk Bruce Martin remains at his desk and will remain there until a judge says otherwise. “I was not suspended,” Martin said last week following a Sept. 28 hearing in Alfalfa County District Court. “Judge Linder did not suspend me.” Alfalfa County Commissioners voted Sept. 26 following an executive session to immediately suspend Martin from office. They gave no specific reasons for doing so but alluded to a felony charge filed against Martin July 15 for falsification of records by custodian. The action to suspend, however, depended on a judge’s approval following a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 28. Martin’s attorney Clint Claypole of Enid said the time allotted Martin to prepare for the hearing was not good enough. “We were provided the accusation for removal at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 27) and made aware of the hearing, (which was scheduled) at 10 a.m. the next day,” Claypole said.

Perhaps more time was needed by attorneys due to the number of complaints listed in the accusation for removal, which asks the courts to remove Martin from office for willful maladministration and oppression in office. Under the first cause of willful maladministration, Martin is accused of eight counts, including the refusal to work professionally with Sherril Meyer of Freedom West CDC for the administration of federal and state housing grants with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $300,000. The grants are available nationwide for housing repairs and medically needed reconstruction and repairs to homes of elderly, disabled and low-income residents of the county. Another count accuses Martin of refusing to prepare purchase orders on various county items, causing undue delays. One of those delays includes placing tires on an inoperable fire truck for the City of Goltry. Other accusations include See CLERK Page 2

Letters give insight to factions in Jet Town Board struggle By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff JET – An election is expected to be called within the next few weeks to replace three Jet Town Board members who recently resigned. Hershel Kiser quit the board in response to what he felt was a reluctance on the part of Dis-

trict Attorney Hollis Thorp to intervene when Mayor Jim Blackledge fired new Town Clerk-Treasurer Kelli Hopkins and removed the town's business computer to an undisclosed location for more than a week. Board member David Pitt has been unable to attend meetings due to health issues, which

left member Carolyn Crossette the option of attending meetings, giving Blackledge and board member Lindeen Evans the quorum they needed to appoint a replacement for Kiser and overturn policy changes instituted by the so-called Crossette faction. Rather than give Blackledge

and Evans a majority, Crossette submitted her letter of resignation. Pitt followed suit, leaving the board with only two members and unable to conduct business, other than to pay the town's bills. Town Attorney Bill Shaw of Enid cited state statutes, which allow for an election to be called

within 60 days to replace the three unexpired terms on the board. In the meantime, the Messenger & Republican has obtained copies of letters from a long-time city clerk hired to train Hopkins and a software designer who examined the See LETTERS Page 3

Speed limit debate turns into name-calling By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Alfalfa County District 1 Commissioner Doug Murrow allowed Byron area resident Carole Grover ample time to voice her opinions for the third week in a row at the commissioners’ weekly meeting before accusing her of taking part in criminal activity. Grover – for the third straight week – asked commissioners to lower the speed limit on Latimer Road from 55 miles per hour to 45. The road runs in front of her house. And for the third week in a row, she called Murrow a liar, saying his claim that area residents do not want the speed limit lowered is ridiculous. Grover, at times a bit tearful, said she spoke with 27 people in the northern part of the county, and each of them with the exception of one, “had no problem with the 45” mile per hour proposal. “I have a list too, Mrs. Grover,” Murrow said of the constituents with whom he has spoken

during the past month. “I want to see it. I’ll show you mine,” Grover said. “I tell you Doug, you are lying like a dog.” Murrow then pulled out copies of messages he had received from constituents via e-mail and Facebook, and proceeded to read them. The first message he read indicated that Grover had gone too far with her accusations and

the speed limit was unnecessary and that Grover had been seen throwing cucumbers at trucks driving past her house on Latimer Road. Murrow asked Grover if she had thrown cucumbers at passing vehicles, and she said she did. “Do you know that’s a felony, Mrs. Grover?” Murrow said. Murrow also identified a sign recently placed on Latimer Road and SH 58 protesting the lowering of the speed limit. Grover accused Murrow of paying county workers or supporters to post the sign. Murrow allowed Grover to speak for nearly 15 minutes before addressing the actual agenda item – a resolution to lower the speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 between County Road 680 and 695, a mileand-a-half stretch that runs in front of Grover’s house. “Let’s get on with business. I think everyone’s had ample time to discuss all this,” Murrow said. See DEBATE Page 3

“Do you know that’s a felony, Mrs. Grover?” – Doug Murrow District 1 County Commissioner

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had disrespected Murrow during public meetings. The writer commended Murrow for remaining calm during meetings when Grover called him a liar. That person did not want the speed limit changed. The second message claimed that changing

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CLERK Continued from Page 1 the refusal to cooperate and file proper paperwork with the Department of Labor, causing the county to fall out of compliance with the laws of the department; refusing to attest and certify official county documents in a timely manner; refusing to place items on the county commission agenda as requested; refusing to pay county officials pay raises according to budget and thus requiring a special meeting to do so; refusing to cooperate with vendors in providing timely information and purchase order numbers; and refusing to timely fund various officesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; operational accounts by not funding total budgeted amounts. Under the accusations for oppression in office, court documents list seven instances, including the continued badgering and belittling of female county officers; referring to the county commissioner secretary as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;thing;â&#x20AC;? repeatedly harassing the county cleaning custodian with degrading comments, following her around the courthouse and yelling at her in public; blocking bathrooms and denying vendors the ability to install toilet paper dispensers; telling one county employee he should not have been hired because he was a drug addict; continually changing and altering his office procedures, thus requiring county officers and employees difficulty in obtaining purchase orders, payroll items or any type of claims needed without seeking his permission first; and the continued abuse of his authority by questioning county officers and their employees in every aspect of their job to the extent of the state auditor having to be called.

Court documents filed by Claypoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office indicate Martin was given notice of the accusation for removal and hearing at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 and that the hearing was set for 11 a.m. Sept. 28. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys filed a temporary injunction Sept. 28 in Alfalfa County District Court to stop the procedure from happening â&#x20AC;&#x153;to protect Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitutional right,â&#x20AC;? according to Claypole. The attorney said his client was not afforded his right to due process and also is accusing county commissioners of violating the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Court documents indicate â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Alfalfa County commissioners held an unlawful executive session where a possible action to remove the defendant from office was discussed and decided â&#x20AC;Ś .â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make decisions in (executive session according to) the Oklahoma Meeting Act,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said. Commissioners voted to suspend Martin in open session following the executive session, which is in compliance with the Open Meeting Act, but Claypole said officials are not allowed to make decisions in closed session. The accusation for removal filed against Martin by the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office indicates county commissioners followed proper procedure. In addition to the motion for temporary injunction, Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys also filed a motion to disqualify the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office presently assigned to the case. Alfalfa County District Attorney Westline Ritter recused herself from the felony case shortly

after it was filed in July. The case then was assigned to Woodward County Assistant District Attorney Susan Meinders, who works in the same jurisdiction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 26th District â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as Ritter. Hollis Thorp is the district attorney for that district. Claypole said members of Thorpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district and Thorp himself provided legal advice to both the plaintiff and defendants on both the felony charge and civil case (accusation for removal) and should not be involved in either case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We intend to call (Thorp) as a fact witness, and as a witness in the case he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be involved in the accusation,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said. Ritter also sat in on a Sept. 19 executive session, where Alfalfa County commissioners discussed the removal of Martin from office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe that is a violation,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said, who called Ritterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement in the meeting a conflict of interest. During the Sept. 28 hearing, Woods County District Judge Ray Dean Linder reassigned both the felony and civil matters to Garfield County District Judge Dennis Hladik. Associate Judge of the District Court of Alfalfa County Loren Angle recused himself from all matters shortly after the felony case was filed in July. A new hearing is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 16 in Alfalfa County District Court.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be a hearing in Cherokee, and that will be on all pending motions before Judge Hladik,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bruce Martin is and will continue to be the county clerk of Alfalfa Countyâ&#x20AC;? until due process removes him from office. Claypole added that he believes the felony charge filed against Martin eventually will be dismissed.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe this is politically motivated prosecution,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said. He accused the district attorney of filing the charge in an â&#x20AC;&#x153;attempt to put leverage on the county clerk.â&#x20AC;? Claypole did not specify why the district attorney might want to do that. He indicated, however, that the reason will be revealed in the course of the

case, which Claypole suggested will go to trial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We intend to conduct discovery in this matter, so that we can present evidence in Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense,â&#x20AC;? Claypole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe we will prevail in this matter.â&#x20AC;? Claypole and Randy Long, also representing Martin, are attorneys with the firm of Field, Trojan and Long in Enid.

HELENA HISTORICAL Society members prepare to serve homemade German stew during the Oktoberfest celebration in Helena. Helping with the noon meal on Saturday are (from left) Dana Moore, Fran Galer, Roberta Davis, Jeanne Crissup, Rita Pjesky, Shirley Moore, Kathryn Sturgeon, Suazanne Sturgeon and Carissa Yates.

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Continued from Page 1 missing computer, which shed some light on the controversy. A written statement from Nash Town Clerk Heather Thomas, dated Sept. 1, indicates she spent about three weeks consulting with Hopkins, training her in procedures to replace Donna Keller, who resigned when her mother-in-law, Jacquetta Jenkins, did not have her contract renewed as the town's manager. MAYOR DENIED KEYS TO SAFE Thomas instructed Hopkins to change the lock on the front door of the Town Hall and to put a lock on the door between the office and the trustees' board room. "I further advised her to put two extra keys in the safe and then (take them) to the next meeting and (give them) to the trustees," Thomas writes in her letter. "Throughout this time, Mayor Blackledge left handwritten notes requesting that the password to the computer and key to the safe be given to him 'ASAP.' "I strongly instructed Kelli to not give Mayor Blackledge the information he requested. I did so because the clerk is to have custody of all passwords, document(s), records, archives, and town seals and must maintain accounts, books and make deposits of all funds received. "...I felt that in order for her to have internal control over these items that the password to the computer and key to the safe must be kept in her custody, (and) only the board decided otherwise." NO SHREDDED DOCUMENTS In her letter, Thomas says that "Kelli has not removed any documents, records, financial records or other property of the Town of Jet... nor shredded any items." "I have heard many accusa-

tions against myself and Kelli by Mayor Blackledge and members of the community," states the letter. "I called Mayor Blackledge and Attorney Bill Shaw and gave statements assuring that no personal vendettas were being made against Mayor Blackledge or (water) Superintendent Mike Keller (Donna's husband and Jenkins' son). "I also stated that nothing illegal occurred while I was consulting with the clerk/treasurer and all was done with full intentions of keeping the Town of Jet in business according to state statute." MISSING COMPUTER AT MOTEL A letter from Don Ransom of Sand Creek Solutions Inc., an Enid firm that wrote and maintains the Town of Jet's utility billing program, indicates that Ransom was called to the Jet Motel "at Donna Keller's request" to view "some of the problems with the utility billing for the current month on the computer..." That letter confirms suspicions by Crossette and Kiser that Blackledge removed the computer from the Jet Town Hall after terminating Hopkins and took it to the motel, which is owned by Jenkins. In his letter, Ransom contends there were several errors in the August utility bills. KELLER MAKES ENTRIES INTO COMPUTER "Donna (Keller) was able to resolve most of these problems after I pointed out what had been done wrong and how to go about correcting incorrect entries," Ransom wrote. However, Keller was no longer an employee of the Town of Jet. "Staff members being new, rushed, and/or inadequately trained on the billing software often cause these... problems," said Ransom in his letter.

ALINE Continued from Page 1 "That's America to Me" is the parade's theme. LOOK FOR THE MOTORCYCLES If the weather cooperates, look for a large contingent of motorcycles in the parade, all part of the 5th Annual Out Back Toy & Poker Run, put together each year by Larry and Patsy Thomas. Held each year to gather toys for distribution to needy families in Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties, the event has attracted as many as 100 motorcyclists to Aline. This is a two-day event for many who participate. The Thomases serve homemade ice cream and cake Friday evening to those who arrive early for the weekend. Many will bring tents or motor homes and camp out one or both nights on the Thomas' property 1/2-mile west and 1/2-mile north of Aline. A new motorcycle has been donated for the event by Jaci Thomas of Aline and it will be auctioned at the Thomas home, with proceeds used to help fi-

nance the event. At 11:30 a.m., the Out Back Poker Run will get under way, with the final entrants due back by 4 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top poker hands, as well as the lowest. Cars are also invited. Those wishing to partake of the free soup feed at the American Legion Building are reminded to bring their own bowls and spoons. Serving lines open at 11:30 a.m. Children's races start at noon, followed at 12:30 p.m. by a coin search, egg toss, nail driving contest and skillet throwing competition. Games are expected to wrap up at about 3 p.m. A horse shoe pitching tournament will likely last all afternoon and a tractor pull is scheduled to get started at 2 p.m. Bingo will be played at the Senior Citizens Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., with the annual cake walk to get under way at 5 p.m. Jack Whittenburg will give rope-making demonstrations all afternoon.

"Training for new office staff usually requires 2 to 4 months for the average new employee to master." Hopkins had been on the job for less than a month. At a special meeting called by Blackledge for Sept. 22, the agenda listed an item to hire Donna Keller as the utility billing clerk and "appoint Donna Keller as Clerk/Treasurer for the unexpired term of Kelli Hopkins.” That agenda also called for a vote to undo changes instituted by the Crossette faction which

limited the mayor's power to hire and fire city employees, along with other duties. Because of a lack of a quorum – three members of the five-member board of trustees – the agenda items were not addressed. Jet citizens will be asked to resolve the controversy when they eventually go to the polls to either elect enough members to give the Blackledge faction a majority, or place three new trustees on the board who oppose at least a portion of the mayor's agenda.

DEBATE Continued from Page 1 “I do not think that 45 miles per hour is going to solve your problem. I think 45 miles per hour will cause your speeding problem to get worse.” He added, however, that reducing the speed limit in that area will cause trucks to slow down as they pass over bridges in that area. Grover had complained that truck drivers were unable to see her as she pulled out of her driveway. “Those bridges are built way too high,” Murrow said. He motioned to pass the resolution to reduce the speed limit. Commissioner Chad Roach seconded the motion and he and Murrow, along with Commissioner Toby Walker, voted to approve the resolution. “The second this meeting’s over, I’ll order speed limit signs,” Murrow said. Roach asked Sheriff Charlie Tucker if the reduced speed limit in that area will cause problems for sheriff’s deputies. Tucker said it would not. Grover was not happy with the decision, nor the statements made during the meeting, and told Tucker not to waste his time patrolling the area. Grover had asked Tucker earlier in the meeting if he could hire an additional officer or reserve officer to patrol the area more vigorously. Tucker said his office could afford to hire a new officer, but doing so would require months of training and after the officer was trained he could not ask him to patrol only that area. “I think, Charlie, you just need to stay away from there,” Grover said. “You’re wasting your time. You’re wasting my tax money.” “We’re not going to stay away,” Tucker said. “You’re a resident of Alfalfa County.” “I wonder sometimes why,” Grover said. Following the vote, Roach told Grover that she is more than welcome to continue her pursuit in getting the speed limit lowered for the entire seven-

mile stretch of Latimer Road. In other business, commissioners voted to continue a countywide burn ban, which had expired. Murrow said he talked to a majority of area fire chiefs, who agreed the burn ban needed to be reenacted. “I agree too, it needs to be put back on,” Roach said. “As hard as fire departments have worked, this will help them.” He motioned to approve a new burn ban resolution. Murrow seconded and all voted for the approval. Also approved was a private property access easement in District 3, two road crossing permits for SandRidge and one road crossing permit for Crescent Services in District 1. SEPTEMBER 30 MEETING During a month-end regular commission meeting on Sept. 30, commissioners voted to table a burn ban resolution until the Monday meeting, when it was passed unanimously. Commissioners approved four road crossing permits for Rodco Services and one for Bloom Electric Services in District 2 and three for SandRidge and one for KanOkla Networks in District 1. Also approved were two private property access easements for District 1.

Friends of Salt Plains Refuge meet Saturday NESCATUNGA – A quarterly meeting of the Friends of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the refuge headquarters. The meeting follows an educational "Insect Rally" program being held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Area schools have been invited to participate in the rally to help students better understand insects found in the area. "This is a very important meeting," said Friends member Keitha Dale. "We'll be establishing our event calendar and priorities for 2012." Committees, including those formed in an attempt to restore the Great Salt Plains Lake, will

be on the agenda. "It's an opportunity for everyone with an interest in the lake and the Great Salt Plains to attend and put in their two cents worth," said Dale.

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Beg your pardon ALINE – Enrollment figures for Aline-Cleo Public Schools in the 2011-12 school year are 160, not 148, as published in the Sept. 29 edition of the Cherokee Messenger & Republican. The figure of 160 was reported at the beginning of the current school year. The Messenger & Republican regrets the error.

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By STEVE BOOHER

DA right to probe Jet shenanigans We sincerely hope that District Attorney Hollis Thorp sticks with his vow to conduct a thorough investigation of the most recent controversy involving the Town of Jet. With citizens taking sides, it’s vitally important that a neutral probe into the problem be concluded as quickly as possible. The Messenger & Republican has heard accusations ranging from mismanagement to fraud, and as long as those issues remain unresolved the Jet community naturally remains suspicious of its municipal government. It is disturbing that the town’s business computer was taken from city hall after newly employed Town Clerk Kelli Hopkins was terminated by Mayor Jim Blackledge and sheets were thrown up over the windows. Even if erroneous information had been placed in the computer, taking the town’s official records – including private information pertaining to residents – seems a serious breech of public trust. We have obtained credible information that the computer was taken to a Jet motel owned and operated by Jet’s former town manager – Jacquetta Jenkins – where former Town Clerk Donna Keller (Jenkins’ daughter-in-law) keyboarded changes onto residents’ utility billing records. Again, even if the records contained misinformation, anyone other than current Jet officials should not have tampered with those records. Jet’s citizens deserve better.

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‘Dirtbags’ more than ‘poor choice of words’ by Barresi chief of staff – From The Tulsa World Apparently state Superintendent of Schools Janet Barresi doesn't feel that calling local school superintendents "dirtbags" is a big deal. When her chief of staff, Jennifer Carter, referred to Union and Jenks leaders that way via a Twitter message, she said the "tweet was a poor choice of words." But back in January, when Barresi tangled with a couple of state Board of Education members, she took a great deal more umbrage at their choices of words. At that time she was using such terms as "outrageous" and "absurd" to describe their behavior. But Barresi's tepid response to Carter's unacceptable language isn't the biggest issue here. Our concern is that some of Oklahoma's education leadership, Barresi included, really do think of public schools and their supporters as, well, dirtbags. In a statement responding to the dirtbag flap, Barresi wrote: "While Jennifer's tweet was a poor choice of words, it is morally wrong for superintendents of school districts to sue parents who want nothing more than what's best for their children." Carter's dirtbag comment was in response to the Union and Jenks school systems filing suit over the constitutionality of a new law that allows the use of public funds to send special-needs students to private schools. Carter's tweet said in full: "Dirtbags @

SchoolChoiceOK: Union, Jenks sue parents of special-needs kids. Classic rearguard action." Barresi also said she believes that Oklahomans are "concerned and shocked that any school district would vindictively target the parents of special needs children with a groundless lawsuit." But as Jenks Superintendent Kirby Lehman and Union Superintendent Cathy Burden pointed out in their statement responding to the flap: "This issue is not about special education students, since the bills that were passed are using those (special education) children as pawns in an attempt to initiate vouchers in Oklahoma. If there was really a desire to follow the will of the people of Oklahoma, this issue would have been placed on a ballot - rather than circumventing the Oklahoma voting public." The superintendents, and others, contend that channeling public funds into private religious schools violates the U.S. Constitution. "Our school boards believe the two laws will be deemed unconstitutional by the courts, and we find it revealing that others apparently do not want this issue decided by the courts," they said. It is revealing that Barresi and her staff seem more concerned about sending funding to private schools than helping to preserve and improve public schools.

Dear Editor: Why Jet needs special state audit Dear Editor: In last week's letters to the editor, a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association (Jet Town Attorney Bill Shaw of Enid) assumed that my community needed his help to understand the level of my integrity. Therefore, I offer this five-part response to further clarify my request for a special audit for our town hall. Four areas have to do with open records, nepotism, the district attorney, and whom I allegedly attacked. Finally, a fifth area introduces my motivation for using the free press in dealing with this issue. 1. Open Records: I believe my requests for meeting minutes in electronic form have been within the law. Attorney General opinions 2006 OK AG 35 and 1999 OK AG 55 indicate that: "A public body must provide public access in electronic form when they are kept in that form and that it must permit a member of the public to use their own copying equipment so long as such use does not unreasonably disrupt the essential functions of the public body or result in defacing or loss of such records." If I had a cell phone camera as alleged, this means I should be permitted to use it to copy records. 2. Nepotism: I had studied the section on nepotism and I understood the difference betweennepotism not permitted and nepotism permitted within the town government. I was pointing out that the permitted variety should be carefully watched by the citizens. The presumption that I had not read the law was amateurish. 3. The DA: I suspected the conclusion I drew would be sensi-

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Penny wise and pound foolish seems a proper description for Republicans in the House and Senate if they continue to cut taxes at the expense of little things – like the Capitol building owned by the taxpayers of this state. We learned several weeks ago – from news reports and a visit to the stately old building at the intersection of 23rd and Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City – that the granite on the outside of the structure and the grout that glues it together are in need of repair. In short, the building is crumbling at different locations and needs some tender loving care. I spoke to Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, along with House Speaker Pro Tem Jeff Hickman, about the building’s condition during their visit to Cherokee Monday and they agreed it was an embarrassment. They didn’t say how it would be funded, but agreed it needed the attention. While we’re talking nickels and dimes, Gov. Mary Fallin unveiled a massive bridge repair program Monday that sounds wonderful... until you study where the funding will come from. No, it won’t be from any new taxes; rest easy my conservative friends. She’s asking the state Legislature to appropriate millions of dollars over the next few years from existing dollars... like the budget’s not already stretched to the max. What the governor wants, I imagine she’ll get, but at what cost to state agencies that have been cut to the bone – including education? Thank goodness... or the oil and gas industry to be more precise, Oklahoma’s economy isn’t suffering as bad as the rest of the nation’s. Otherwise, how could we afford such conservatism?

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tive. The district attorney did use the term "friend" in referring to his relationship with the town attorney. Various newspaper organizations perceive reluctance in pursuing open records violations. That is the reason I left it in. It was not intended in a mean-spirited way. Sometimes friendship can blind one to the need for an investigation. It even trumps logic at times. 4. Attack: I have never had the intention of attacking anyone. The adamant refusal in releasing electronic records and the harsh treatment of the new elected town officials have raised suspicions to the point that a special state audit would benefit the health of the town. I was making a case to have such an audit. Perhaps one could characterize the treatment of the newly elected and appointed Jet officials as an attack on them. 5. Free Press: As citizens, we should not allow bullies to discourage us from using the free press, not from accessing public records, thus diminishing our ability to govern ourselves. The late Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Marion Opala (1921-2010) was a strong advocate for the free press. I recommend viewing Dick Pryor's interview with Justice Opala. In his youth, Justice Opala had no free press after his education was interrupted by the Germans in Poland in 1939. Justice Opala graduated from the OCU Law School in 1953, one year before my brother, Bill. I had the privilege of listening to Bill and Justice Opala discuss various issues in 1956. Justice Opala had a very precise master of the English language. You can find the video at http://www.oeta.tv/video/category/a conversation with HTML. Paul Blackledge, Jet

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Lifestyles

New Mexican restaurant opens in Carmen By MARGARET GOSS

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

Carmen Correspondent Tres Hermanas Mexican restaurant has opened in downtown Carmen. Owners Kenny, Terese, and Lupe Kephart offer a fine line of food. They plan to open Sun. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and be closed on Wednesdays. SYMPATHY Condolences to Traci Carter and children on the death of Doug Carter who passed away last week. See obituary on page 6. HERE AND THERE Jesse Wilson and Ryan O’Neil have returned home after a fishing and canoe trip to Northern Minnesota and Canada. They spent time camping, fishing, and canoeing from Ely Minnesota and crossed into Canada. Janis and Sam Wooten were in Tulsa last weekend to attend the Jazzercise district meeting. Weekend guests of Janis and Sam Wooten were Mimo and Mary Lynn Cuevas of Grand Prairie, Texas, Sonja and Jim

Miss Timberlake selected as Cinderella runner-up Wheatheart Menu ALVA – Allison Meinders of Woodward was crowned Friday as the 60th Miss Cinderella at Northwestern Oklahoma State University during a pageant held for high school senior women in conjunction with the university’s homecoming celebration. Ashton Blewitt, Miss Timberlake, was selected as the pageant's runner-up. Meinders performed a lyrical dance, “Grace,” and won the talent award portion of the pageant. She also received the interview award. Interviews took place Friday morning with the panel of pageant judges.

Second runner-up was Naicee Gugelmeyer, Miss South Barber (Kan.); while the third runner-up award went to Shayna Hamilton, Miss Vici; and fourth runner-up was Skylar Birdsall, Miss Medford. Taylor Longhofer, Miss Shattuck, was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. The Miss Congeniality winner will receive a one-year room waiver. The 18 Miss Cinderella contestants rode in Northwestern’s homecoming parade Saturday morning. Meinders will receive eight semesters of tuition at North-

western-Alva. She also will receive a one-year room waiver scholarship as the talent winner. For winning the interview portion of the contest, she will receive a book scholarship. Each contestant who participates in the Miss Cinderella Pageant automatically receives a one-year tuition scholarship for Northwestern-Alva. The first and second runnersup will receive six and four semesters of tuition, respectively. Third and fourth runnersup will receive a one-year room waiver in addition to the tuition scholarship each contestant already receives.

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

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WHEAT PLANTING WINDING DOWN Wheat planting has been in full force this past week and is finally winding down. FIRE DEPT. MEETING Fire Department and First Responders will meet Thursday evening.

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

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Memory Walk set for Saturday; Thrift Store moves out... T-shirt sales benefit mothers By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Guest speaker for this year’s Memory Walk, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday with registration at the Cherokee High School football field, can relate to everyone who attends. “She lost a 4-year-old daughter to cancer last year,” said Peggy Collins, who helps organize the now-yearly event. Kerri Zeka of Broken Arrow is the cousin of Cherokee resident Phyllis Means. Zeka will speak to attendants beginning at 11 a.m. at the football field. Anyone who has experienced the loss of a child is asked to register for the event Saturday morning. They are invited to write messages to the lost child. Those messages will be placed inside balloons, which will be released at 11 a.m., prior to Zeka’s presentation. Parents and families are invited to walk around the track in memory of their loved ones from 11:30 a.m. until noon. Between 10 and 11 a.m., participants may purchase bake sale items, Memory Walk Tshirts and bid on items offered in a silent auction. The auction features baskets donated from various individuals and businesses. “Last year, we had a couple of Scentsy baskets,” Collins said. “There were several things.” This year, bracelets saying “Always in my Heart” also will be for sale. Anyone wanting to donate a basket or baked goods for the event can deliver items the morning of the Memory Walk. All proceeds raised the day of the event are used to create baskets that are given to mothers who lose children during or shortly after delivery. Baskets are delivered to mothers while they are in the hospital and contain a picture

CHEROKEE CHURCHES First United Methodist Pastors: Paul Calkin Jeni Markham Clewell Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. CHUMYouth Classes: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Evening Choir Chime:6:30 Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m. New Life Assembly of God Interim Pastor: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Bible Study & Prayer: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Prayer & Bible Study: 7p.m. Prayer line: (580) 596-2155 Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Ed Jones Sunday School: 10 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday Youth: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study, Wed.: 7 p.m. First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Pastor: Dr. Ron Hansen Youth Minister: Barbara James Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m. Youth Meet: 5:30 p.m. KREJ Radio Wed: 8:20, 12:55, 5:25 First Baptist Church Pastor: Tom Cooksey Assoc. Pastor: Brandon Holloway Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Training: 6 p.m. Evening Worship: 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m. St. Cornelius Catholic Church Pastor: Father Lawrence Mass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m. Friends Church Pastor: Joe Woods Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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frame, candle, blanket and a stuffed teddy bear, “so that they don’t have to go home with empty arms,” Collins said. Also included in the basket is a certificate for a pendant for parents to wear. “I send it off to a lady in Australia who makes them into a silver pendant with the footprint or handprint in it,” Collins said. “We have actually given away eight of those.” The Memory Walk is open to anyone who wants to participate. “It doesn’t matter if you’ve lost a child or not,” Collins said. She started the Memory Walk in 2009, shortly after losing her granddaughter Miranda. Collins’ daughter, Kristie, lost Miranda unexpectedly following a routine doctor’s appointment. “One morning when she went for her doctor’s appointment there was just no heartbeat,” Collins said. “She had a knot in her umbilical cord.” Kristie, who lived in California at the time, saw an event in Orange County called “A Walk to Remember” for parents who have lost children. “She was debating about going to that and I was debating on doing something like that here,” Collins said. A month after Kristie lost Miranda, Kayla and Cody Puffinbarger lost their daughter, Presley, and soon after that, Missy and Bryan Kimminau lost their son, Jaxon. Missy and Kayla, along with Kayla’s in-laws, Tommy and Angela Puffinbarger, offered to help organize the Memory Walk in Cherokee. During the past two years, 52 children have been remembered during the walk, and the event continues to grow and spread awareness to grieving parents and their families.

Living Vine Community Church Pastors: Matthew & Tamara Yoder BURLINGTON CHURCHES Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Pastor: Dr. Richard Duckworth Church School: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Church of Christ Riverside Preacher: Jeffrey Keele Sunday School: 10 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m. Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

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

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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.

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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

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Douglas Carter ENID — Graveside service for Douglas Ralph Carter was at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Carmen City Cemetery. Lyle Bellmon officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Wentworth Mortuary LLC, Carmen. He was born Dec. 28, 1962, in Hayward, Calif. to Carol Ann (Poarch) and Ralph R. Carter and died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at his home in Carmen. He grew up in Enid and attended North Enid High School. On May 2, 1985, he married Tracy Bailey in Enid. They made their home in Enid. He was a truck driver until his health forced his retirement. He was a part of the Patriot Guard Riders and A.B.A.T.E. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph. He is survived by his wife, Tracy of Carmen; sons, Joshua Carter of Missouri and Austin Carter of Carmen; daughter, Kassidy Carter of Carmen; his mother, Carol Ann of Watonga; brother, Stanley Eugene Carter of Enid; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to A.B.A.T.E., Enid Chapter. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www. marshallfuneralhomes.com.

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Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 • Page 7

Chiefs win shootout with Waukomis, 26-24; off to Geary Friday By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff "We've been waiting a long time for this team to show up," Cherokee Head Coach Bryce Schanbacher told his football team last Friday following the Chiefs' hard-fought, come from behind victory over a powerful Seiling Wildcat ball club, 26-24. "This team has a lot of character and that's what it takes to win a Gold Ball (state championship.)" The Chiefs go on the road to Geary this Friday to take on an always dangerous Bison ball club on its home field. "They'll be fired up," said Schanbacher, "after beating Ringwood (43-22). Their kids are always athletic and play hard. "We've gotten a few things worked out offensively, but our defensive line has to do a better job containing the outside." Defensively, Schanbacher expects the Bison to operate out of both a 4-2 and a 3-2. It's now a logjam at the top of the District B-1 standings, with the Chiefs, Seiling, Laverne and Pond Creek-Hunter all at 3-1 in district play. Cherokee is now 4-1 overall, while Geary stands at 1-3 in the district and 1-4 overall. CHIEFS FALL BEHIND EARLY When Cherokee fell behind 12-0 in the first quarter after Seiling's first two offensive possessions, fans might have been wondering if this was going to be a night to forget. The Wildcats took the lead, 6-0, on a 21-yard run by Nathan Colvard, capping off a sevenplay, 64-yard drive on Seiling's opening possession. Penalties plagued the Chiefs on their first try at offense and a bad snap on a punt attempt gave Seiling the ball at Cherokee's 27-yard line. Six plays later, Colvard scored on a 5-yard run to make it 12-0. Although Seiling was 0 for 2 on conversion tries, they led by two touchdowns with 3:55 still left in the first quarter. That didn't last long. On first down, from the Chiefs' own 42-yard line, tailback Josh Argraves sprinted through the line and went untouched on a 58-yard touchdown run to shock the Wildcats and awaken the Cherokee fans. The run for extra points failed, but the Chiefs were on the scoreboard with 3:43 to play in the opening quarter. Neither team could get untracked offensively the rest of the half, although Seiling intercepted a Henry Washington pass and got off two plays trying to get into the end zone. The 'Cats picked up eight yards on a run to the Cherokee 21, but a second down pass went incomplete and time expired in the half with Seiling on top, 12-6. CLEANER PLAY SECOND HALF The second half was played with fewer penalties. The lead changed hands four times. A short Wildcat kickoff and strong return by freshman Tanner Bowman got the Chiefs off to a good start in the third quarter. Washington ran for eight yards on first down and then ripped off a 37-yard TD run. The conversion try failed, but the score was knotted at 12-all with 11:12 to play in the third stanza. Seiling answered the call, driving 68-yards for the goahead touchdown on a 1-yard run by Jordan McDonald. Again the conversion try failed, but the Wildcats led 18-12 at the 7:38 mark. Obviously inspired and playing better ball in the second half, the Chiefs responded with a 13-play, 54-yard march ending in a 4-yard Tanner Ducotey touchdown run with 56 seconds left in the third quarter. Ducotey also ran in the all-important two-point conversion to put Cherokee ahead, 20-18.

Like a pair of heavyweight boxers trading blows, Seiling produced 73-yard TD drive culminated by Colvard's third touchdown of the game – a 21yard run with 9:00 left in the final quarter. But the extra point attempt failed, leaving Seiling clinging to a 24-20 lead. CHIEFS GAME-WINNING DRIVE It began to look like the team with the ball at the end of the game was destined to come away with the win. Cherokee set up its offense at its own 42 following a short Seiling kickoff. It took the

Logjam at top of District B-1 DISTRICT B-1 School Dist. All PF PA Seiling (+43) 3-1 4-1 236 129 Laverne (+41) 3-1 4-1 230 62 PC-Hunter (+19) 3-1 4-1 224 170 Cherokee (+4) 3-1 4-1 186 125 Garber (+8) 2-2 2-3 126 126 Canton (0) 2-2 3-2 172 147 Ringwood (0) 2-2 2-3 170 154 Merritt (-25) 1-3 2-3 124 163 Geary (-30) 1-3 1-4 100 213 K-Hillsdale (-60) 0-4 0-5 54 271 This week: Cherokee at Geary, Canton at Garber, Laverne at Kremlin Hillsdale, Pond Creek-Hunter at Ringwood, Merritt at Seiling

play of York on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. "He may not have had a lot of tackles on defense," said Schanbacher, "but he caused them all kinds of problems. When we needed yards offensively, we ran behind him." Argraves also drew praise from his head coach. "He ran hard all week in practice and did a great job against Seiling," said Schanbacher. Fumbles have been a recurring problem for the Chiefs, but last week Cherokee's running backs made an obvious effort to wrap up before taking hits and the Chiefs never put the ball on the ground. So, what got Cherokee turned around in this contest? "We had a few guys who stood up in the locker room at halftime and said it was time to start playing," Schanbacher said. "There wasn't any fingerpointing. I think the guys just took it to heart and realized that if they played hard and smart they could win." CHEROKEE 26, SEILING 24 Score by Quarter Seiling 12 0 6 6 –24

Cherokee

6 0 14 6 –26 The Yardstick Seiling Cherokee 20 First Downs 10 293 Yds. Rushing 249 17 Yds. Passing 14 6-9 Passes Comp.-Att. 1-4 1 Passes Int. By 0 2-41 Punts-Ave. Yds. 2-29 0 Fumbles Lost 0 5-40 Penalties-Yds. 11-86 Individual Statistics Rushing: Washington 23-133, 2 TDs; Argraves 13-106, 1 TD Passing: Washington 1-4 for 14 yards, 1 interception Receiving: Derek Richmond 1-14 Tackles: Richmond 17, Alex Castro 16, Landon Schanbacher 15, Michael Lucas 13 Sacks: Schanbacher Scoring Summary Seiling: Nathan Colvard 21 run (Run failed) Seiling: Colvard 5 run (Pass failed) Cherokee: Josh Argraves 58 run (Run failed) Cherokee: Henry Washington 37 run (Run failed) Seiling: Jordan McDonald 1 run (Run failed) Cherokee: Tanner Ducotey 4 run (Ducotey run) Seiling: Colvard 21 run (Run failed) Cherokee: Washington 3 run (Pass failed)

Class B Top Ten Football Poll THE OKLAHOMAN CLASS B 1. Caddo (1), 5-0 2. Davenport (2), 5-0 3. Kiefer (5), 4-1 4. Fox (6), 4-1 5. Dewar (7), 3-2 6. Gans (4), 4-1 7. Cherokee (8), 4-1 8. Seiling (9), 4-1 9. Wetumka (10), 4-1 10. Pond Creek-H. (NR), 4-1

COACHES AID CLASS B 1. Caddo (2), 5-0 2. Davenport (1), 5-0 3. Kiefer (5), 4-1 4. Dewar (6), 3-2 5. Welch (7), 5-0 6. Fox (9), 4-1 7. Seiling (4), 4-1 8. Pond Creek-H. (NR), 4-1 9. Laverne (3), 4-1 10. Cherokee (NR), 4-1

Class B, C Scoreboard QUARTERBACK HENRY Washington finds running room behind teammate Alex York (60) and picks up a big chunk of yardage in Cherokee’s 26-24 squeaker over the Seiling Wildcats last week. Chiefs just seven plays to reach paydirt and light up the scoreboard. Washington carried the ball three times, picking up 44 of the 58 yards in the drive, including the 3-yard TD run. Again the conversion try failed, but Cherokee led 26-24 with 5:48 to play. The 'Cats took the kickoff and drove to the Chiefs' 24-yard line, where they faced a fourth and one with 2:22 left on the clock. Seiling tested the middle of the Cherokee defensive line in an effort to keep their drive alive... and the run attempt failed to pick up the necessary yard. All the Chiefs had to do was pick up at least one first down to run out the clock for the win. It wasn't easy. Argraves picked up three yards and Washington ran for one to make it third and six for a first down. Seiling called its final timeout to stop the clock with 1:16 left in the game. FIRST DOWN SEALS VICTORY "We ran a trap behind (guard Alex) York," explained Schanbacher. "(Wesley) Gilchrist pulled for the trap and Washington slipped through the hole. It was a heck of a run." The Cherokee signal caller carried a trio of defenders the final two yards of his run, giving the Chiefs a first down and ensuring the victory. Washington took a knee for two more plays and the clock expired. "I thought the guys played hard the whole game," said the Cherokee mentor. "We made some mistakes early in the game, but finally had some guys step up. "We eliminated some mental mistakes and things went our way. We moved the ball and made stops when we had to." Schanbacher singled out the

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Tigers run-rule Wildcats; host No. 8 Coyle Friday By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff COVINGTON – It was billed as a Top Ten Class C showdown between third-ranked Timberlake and fifth-ranked Covington-Douglas. That billing proved erroneous, as Timberlake standouts Coy Troutt and Stetson Buller turned in stellar performances last Friday in leading the Tigers to a 46-0 run-rule victory over the Wildcats. The Tigers established their dominance early and led 26-0 at halftime. Coach Brian Severin's ball club stretched that lead to 40-0 heading into the final quarter, and nine minutes into the fourth stanza the game was called by the 45-point mercy rule as Timberlake's lead went to 46-0. "We got off to a fast start," said Severin. (Quarterback) Coy (Troutt) scored on the first play of the game and everyone played really well after that. "When players like Mitchell (Ballard), Stetson, Coy and Logan (Campbell) all come together and play well, it makes it pretty tough on our opponents." Troutt's 66-yard jaunt put the Tigers up 6-0, following a failed extra point try. When Covington-Douglas couldn't get untracked on their first possession, they punt-

ed. Timberlake took over and Troutt engineered a drive that ended with the 6-3 senior scoring on a 5-yard run. This time, Buller ran for the extra points and the Tigers led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Buller took over in the second quarter, running 39 yards for one touchdown and catching a 66-yard touchdown pass from Troutt on another. Conversion tries failed after both scores, but the contest was settled as both teams retired to their respective locker rooms. Another Tiger stalwart – fullback-linebacker Logan Campbell – took over the scoring load in the third quarter, scoring twice. The first TD came on a 1-yard run and the second on a 66-yard pass interception return. While the extra point run following the first touchdown failed, the second was successful, thanks to a Troutt to Buller pass, making it 40-0 heading into the fourth quarter When Buller scored on a 7-yard TD pass from Troutt with nine minutes to play, game officials stopped the contest. "We blocked well and our defense played well," said Severin. "The only thing that concerned us (coaching staff) was that we didn't do real well on our extra point conversions. "We've got to get better on

Timberlake Tigers vs Coyle Blue Jackets 7:30 PM Friday, October 7

those." Timberlake managed to post extra points after only two of their six touchdowns. Now 2-0 in District C-3 play and 4-0 overall, the No. 2 ranked ball club by The Oklahoman will take on the No. 8 ranked Coyle Bluejackets at Troutt Field Friday evening. Coyle was 2-0 in district play and 4-0 overall before running into No. 1 ranked Deer CreekLamont and losing to the Eagles 46-0 last week. Now the Bluejackets sit at 2-1 in C-3 and 4-1 overall. With a lot of team speed, the Bluejackets are hoping they can keep up with the Timberlake touchdown parade. "They like to hand off to their tailback (Magnus Scott) a bunch," Severin revealed. Scott has been the 100-meter (dash) champion the past two seasons. Halfway into the regular season, undefeated and highly ranked, are the Tigers where Severin thought they'd be at this stage? "It's about where we thought we'd be," he answered. "We've got to try to improve every week and I believe we have. "We're trying to build our depth. We had a couple of freshmen (Layne Flemming and Adrian Carson) who played well at noseguard for us (last week)."

Senior Sage Powers also returned to the lineup from injury last week, giving the Tigers more experience in the offensive line, where he plays center. If Timberlake gets by Coyle this week and takes care of business at Carney next week, it sets up a showdown with No. 1 ranked Deer Creek-Lamont on Troutt Field Oct. 20. By the way, that game at Carney has been changed from Friday, Oct. 14, to Thursday, Oct. 13.

T'LAKE 46, COVINGTON-D. 0 Timberlake 14 12 14 6 –46 Covington-D. 0 0 0 0 –0 The Yardstick Timberlake Covington-D. 13 First Downs 7 293 Yds. Rushing 27 161 Yds. Passing 37 12-15-0 Passes Comp.-Att. 5-13-1 1 Passes Int. By 0 1-39 Punts-Ave. Yds. 6-30 0 Fumbles Lost 1 8-69 Penalties-Yds. 0-00 Individual Statistics Rushing: Troutt 17-180, 2 TDs; Buller 10-70, 1 TD; Campbell 5-39, 1 TD Passing: Troutt 13-16 for 154 yards, 2 TDs Receiving: Buller 9-101, 2 TDs; Ballard 2-21; Campbell 2-32 Tackles: Brock Buller 17, Campbell 12, Ballard 10, Casey Carson 10, Stetson Buller 9 Pass Interceptions: Campbell, 1, 1 TD Fumble Recoveries: Campbell 1 Scoring Summary

Timberlake: (Run failed) Timberlake: Buller run) Timberlake: failed) Timberlake:

Coy Troutt 66 run Troutt 5 run (Stetson Buller 39 run (Pass Buller 66 pass from

Troutt (Run failed) Timberlake: Logan Campbell 1 run (Run failed) Timberlake: Campbell 66 interception return (Buller pass from Troutt) Timberlake: Buller 7 pass from Troutt

Class C Top Ten Polls THE OKLAHOMAN CLASS C 1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 5-0 2. Timberlake (3), 4-0 3. Temple (4), 5-0 4. Sharon-Mutual (10), 3-2 5. Shattuck (2), 4-1 6. Covington-Douglas (5), 4-1 7. Tipton (6), 4-1 8. Coyle (7), 4-1 9. Forgan (8), 4-1 10. Ryan (9), 3-2

COACHES AID CLASS C 1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 5-0 2. Timberlake (3), 4-0 3. Temple (6), 5-0 4. Sharon-Mutual (7), 3-2 5. Shattuck (2), 4-1 6. Covington-Douglas (4), 4-1 7. Tipton (5), 4-1 8. Coyle (8), 4-1 9. Ryan (9), 3-2 10. Forgan (10), 3-2

District C-3 Standings DISTRICT C-3 School Dist. All PF PA DC-Lamont (+60) 4-0 5-0 274 40 Timberlake (+30) 2-0 4-0 188 44 Coyle (+15) 2-1 4-1 190 76 Cov-Douglas (0) 1-1 4-1 124 96 SW Covenant (-1) 2-2 2-3 89 192 Medford (-15) 1-2 2-3 150 174 Waukomis (-44) 0-3 0-4 32 180 Carney (-45) 0-3 1-4 115 246 This week: Carney at Covington-Douglas, Deer Creek-Lamont at Southwest Covenant, Medford open date, Coyle at Timberlake, Waukomis at Waynoka

Timberlake Tigers 2011

High School Football All games start at 7:30 p.m. September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 October 7 October 14 October 20 October 28 November 4

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Timberlake Tigers 2011 Football roster No. Name Ht Wt. Class 1 Braden Seaman 5-5 115 So. 5 Jordan Nichols 5-5 115 So. 10 Stetson Buller 5-10 180 Sr. 11 Jacob Henderson 5-8 130 So. 14 Allen Jenlink 5-5 110 So. 17 Coy Troutt 6-3 190 Sr. 20 Brandon Severin 5-11 220 Sr. 21 Mitchell Ballard 5-9 145 Sr. 28 Kashen Jackson 5-6 110 Fr. 32 Adrian Carson 5-7 200 Fr. 33 Logan Campbell 5-11 190 Sr. 42 Layne Flemming 5-8 140 Fr. 47 Dakota Jantz 5-11 270 So. 50 Taylor Valentiner 5-9 250 So. 55 Brock Buller 5-8 180 Jr. 56 Aaron Parks 6-4 300 Jr. 76 Brandon Daniels 6-0 220 So. 80 Sage Powers 5-11 195 Sr. 82 Casey Carson 6-3 175 Sr. 88 Drake Young 5-7 230 So. 94 Cameron Weaver 5-10 230 So. 97 Kacey Reinhart 5-9 250 So. Head Coach: Brian Severin Asst. Coach: Nate Ross, Garett Powell, Chad Greb, Tyler Severin Film Tech: Karley LeForce Cheerleaders: Ashton Blewitt, Kayla Castle, Stacey Bailey, Kelsey Castle, Haley Blewitt, KaytlynnFrech, Kate Birkenfeld, Matti Hopkins, Delany Anderson

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

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

2011 Alfalfa County Free Fair results Results from the September Alfalfa County Free Fair have been tabulated and compiled. Livestock results were published in the Sept. 15 edition of the Cherokee Messenger & Republican. Following are the results from remaining events: Chickens Aracana Hen - Timithea Parker, first and second. New Hampshire Pullet - Timithea Parker, first. Blue Polish Pullet - Collin Soderberg, first. Red Shoulder Tokahoma Cockrell Cole Coulter, first. Red Shoulder Tokahoma Pullet Cole Coulter, first. Rhode Island Cockrell - Laura Hague, first, Alysson Stewart, second. Rhode Island Pullet - Laura Hague, first. Golden Laced Polish Pullet & Cockrell - Reggie Hague, first. Baled Hay Show Class 1 - Stephanie Croft, first. Open Wheat Bin Run Jessica Thorp, first, Jamie Thorp, second, Jake Thorp, third, Logan Campbell, fourth. Grains & Seeds Early Wheat Class 1 - Kamber Leforce, first. Alfalfa Seed Class 7 - Anthony Clark, first. 4-H Home Gardening Potatoes - Jaden Severin, first. Summer Squash - Lauren Lagos, first. Cherry Tomatoes - Lauren Lagos, first. Cantaloupe - Lauren Lagos, first. Cucumbers - Lauren Lagos, first. Crafts Nostalgia - Amy Madison, first. Card Making - Juanita Parr, first. Scrapbook Complete - Amy Madison, first, Seneca West, second, Michele Penner, third. Miscellaneous - Susie McAlister, first, Faith Fortune, second, Lindy Soderberg, third. Memory Album Page - Angela Puffinbarger, first. Holiday Decoration - Susie McAlister, first, Kayla Puffinbarger, second, Faith Fortune, third. Metal Craft - Jason West, first, Seneca West, second, Cameron McGee, third. Wreath or Swag - Faith Fortune, first, June McGee, second. Plastic Crafts - Faith Fortune, first. Woodwork Frame - Sam Hill, first, Alvie Trissell, second. Paper Craft - Seneca West, first, Stacie Newton, second, June McGee, third. Doll - Faith Fortune, first. Decorative Painting - Lois Walker, first, Susie McAlister, second, June McGee, third. Silk Flower Arrangement - Mary Etta Campbell, first, Neva Polson, second. Memory or Shadow Box - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second. Wooden Toy - Alvie Trissell, first. Fabric Craft - Elizabeth Jones, first. Painted China - Lois Walker, first. Ceramics, Molded Dry Brush - Tonja Tucker, first. Needlepoint on Plastic Canvas Faith Fortune, first. Junior Crafts Card Making A - Kaylee Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Miller, third. Card Making B - Kylee Campbell, first. Scrapbook Page - Taylor Miller, first, Taryn Miller, second. Miscellaneous A - Kale Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Miller, third. Miscellaneous B - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second, Kylee Campbell, third. Moldcraft A - Cameron McGee, first, Joseph Wagner, second, Sydne Hopkins, third. Moldcraft B - Taryn Miller, first. Plastic Canvas Needle Crafts - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second. Metal Craft A - Taryn Miller, first. Metal Craft B - Kylee Campbell, first, Conner McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third. Wreath or Swag - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second.

Model from kits - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. Fabric Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Taryn Miller, second. Fabric Craft B - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second. Acrylic Painting - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. Wood Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Taylor Miller, second, Taryn Miller, third. Wood Craft B - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second. Paper Craft - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. Paper Craft A - Taryn Miller, first, Taylor Miller, second, Faith Lambert, third. Plastic Craft A - Kale Campbell, first, Alex Mitchell, second, Taryn Miller, third. Plastic Craft B - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. Art Open Class Oil, Landscape - Elizabeth Jones, first. Pen & Ink - Lois Walker, first, Michelle Penner, second. Pen & Ink Portrait - Elizabeth Jones, first. Pen & Ink Landscape - Lois Walker, first. Pencil - Elizabeth Jones, first. Pencil Portrait - Jeff Jenlink, first, Nathan Schanbacher, second. Pencil Structure - Elizabeth Jones, first. Acrylic Animal - Susie McAlister, first. Acrylic Bird - Elizabeth Jones, first. Acrylic Flower - Elizabeth Jones, first. Acrylic - Elizabeth Jones, first, Susie McAlister, second. Acrylic Snow Scene - Elizabeth Jones, first. Charcoal Portrait - Jeff Jenlink, first and Best in Show. Teen Art Pencil 1A - Cameron McGee, first Pencil 2A - Connor McGee, first, Bayli Hyde, second. Miscellaneous - Anna Mitchell, first. Pastel - Connor McGee, first. Acrylic 1D - Kylee Campbell, first. Acrylic 2D - Connor McGee, first. Junior Art Original Painting/any media - Alex Mitchell, first, Taryn Miller, second, Faith Lambert, third. Pencil Sketch - Alex Mitchell, first, Kale Campbell, second, Taryn Miller, third. Hand-drawn Crayon - Taryn Miller, first. Photographs Animal/Auto - June McGee, first, Conner McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third. Animal/Digital - Nicole Allison, first, Dana Wimpee, second, Michelle Penner, third. People w/Pets/Auto - June McGee, first. People w/Pets/Digital - Cameron McGee, first. People/Auto - June McGee, first, Winona Puffinbarger, second. People/Digital - Mary Etta Campbell, first, Marguerite McMurtrey, second. People/Portrait - Tulsa Rosenow, first, Erika Cumbie, second, Mary Alice McLeod, third. Scenic/Auto - June McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second, Conner McGee, third. Scenic/Digital - Nita Cox, first, Linda Kiser, second, Tonya Morgan, third. Plant/Auto - June McGee, first. Plant/Digital - Desiree Buller, first, June McGee, second, Kelli Hopkins, third. Any Subject/Auto - Cameron McGee, first. Any Subject/Digital - Cameron McGee, first. Black & White/Auto - June McGee, first. Black & White/Digital - Kelli Hopkins, first, Michelle Penner, second, Erika Cumbie, third. Picture Story/Auto - June McGee, first. Picture Story/Digital - Paula Franks, first, Lindzee Nickle, second, Michelle Penner, third. Enlargement/Auto - LeeRoy Goeken, first. Enlargement/Digital - Christine

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Clay Craft - Bernice Turner, first, Alberta Corbett, second, Betty Simpson, Inez Marshall, tie for third. Painted Item - Alberta Corbett, first, Betty Simpson, second, Bernice Turner and Inez Marshall, tie for third. Centerpiece - Inez Marshall, first, Alberta Corbett, second, Bernice Turner, Betty Simpson, tie for third. Holiday Decoration - Alberta Corbett, first, Inez Marshall, second, Betty Simpson & Bernice Turner, tie for third. Miscellaneous - Inez Marshall, first, Betty Simpson, second, Alberta Corbett & Bernice Turner, tie for third. Ornamental Horticulture Nature’s Magic - Neva Polson, first, Winona Puffinbarger, second, June McGee, third. Fresh Arrangements - Joan Hicks, first. God Bless America - June McGee, first, Joan Hicks, second. Tall & Elegant - June McGee, first, Neva Polson, second. Vegetable Garden Arrangement Winona Puffinbarger, first. Fruit Arrangement - Winona Puffinbarger, first, Neva Polson, second. Wild Flower - Tammy Cotton, first, June McGee,second. Coxcombs - Cameron McGee, first, Fritz McGee, second, Conner McGee, third. Zinnias, small - Kylee Campbell, first, Kale Campbell, second. Zinnias, giant - Lauren Lagos, first. Marigolds, small - Pauline Hopkins, first, Mary Etta Campbell, second, Fritz McGee, third. Rose - Fritz McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. Other flowers - Cameron McGee, first, Jim Cotton, second, June McGee, third. Ferns - Fritz McGee, first, Macy Goodwin, second. Asparagus Fern - Fritz McGee, first, Claudia Cooksey, second, Mary Etta Campbell, third. Begonias - Fritz McGee, first. Philodendron - Fritz McGee, first, Joan Hicks, second, Billie Ruth Girty, third. Coleus - Fritz McGee, first. Cacti - Fritz McGee, first. Succulents - June McGee, first, Fritz McGee, second, Deanne Ferrell, third. Hanging Baskets - Fritz McGee, first, Conner McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third. Airplane Plant - Fritz McGee, first. Ivy - Fritz McGee, first, June McGee, second. Other Flowering - Fritz McGee, first, June McGee, second, Cameron McGee, third. Other, Non-flowering - Ruby Kiser, first, Fritz McGee, second, Joan Hicks, third. Biggest Garden Products Cantaloupe, Mushmelon - Natalie Hill, first. Onion - Ted Pshigoda, first.

Squash - Tanner Rieger, first. Fruits & Vegetables Red Potatoes - Phil Kight, first. Sweet Potatoes - Cameron McGee, first, Conner McGee, second. 9 -Natalie Hill - first. Okra - Royce Flaming, first, Ted Pshigoda, second. Squash, summer - Tyler Hill, first, Robert Hill, second, Natalie Hill, third. Eggplant - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second, Teresa Harms, third. Hot Peppers - Teresa Harms, first, Ted Pshigoda, second, Fritz McGee, third. 18 - Conner McGee, first, Cameron McGee, second. Tomatoes - Conner McGee, first, Robert Hill, second, Tyler Hill, third. Cucumbers - Natalie Hill, first, Ted Pshigoda, second. Baking Whole Wheat Bread - Marguerite McMurtrey, first. Cinnamon Rolls - Teresa Harms, first, Mary Alice McLeod, second, Claudia Cooksey, third. Quick Bread - Ruth Terrell, first, Betty Ragains, second, Debbie Hoggard, third. Muffins - Taryn Miller, first Teresa Harms, second. Double Crust Fruit Pie - James Simpson, first, Saranna Eshelman, second. One Crust Pie - James Simpson, first, Bethany Lancaster, second. Layer Cake/other - Macy Starks, first, Mary Etta Campbell, second. Create a Cake - Linda Kiser, first. Fudge - Pauline Hopkins, first. Candy/other - Bayli Hyde, first, Marci Hyde, second, Nita Cox, third. Brownies - Neva Polson, first. Oatmeal Cookies - Neva Polson, first. Other Cookies - Sheila Ferrell, first, Carol Montalvo, second, Diane Ferrell, third. Chocolate Chip Cookies - Kord Campbell, first, Kylee Campbell, second, Cameron McGee, third. Peanut Butter Cookies - Teresa Harms, first, Neva Polson, second. Sugar Cookies - Kylee Campbell, first, Kale Campbell, second, Neva Polson, third. No-Bake Cookies - Neva Polson, first. 28 - Alysson Stewart. Food Preservation Jellies, Canned Juice - Pauline Hopkins, first, June McGee, second. Sandhill Plum - Neva Polson, first, Pauline Hopkins, second, Erin Goeken, third. Apple Jelly - June McGee, first. Grape Jelly - June McGee, first. Berry Jelly - June McGee, first. Apricot Jam - Betty Ragains, first, June McGee, second, Linda Kiser, third. Other - June McGee, first, Elisa Crowder, second. Apple Butter - Mary Etta Campbell, first, June McGee, second. Butter/other - Mary Etta Campbell, first. Peach Preserves - June McGee, first. Strawberry Preserves - June McGee, first. Preserves/other - June McGee, first. Pickles/Bread & Butter - June McGee, first, Jim Cotton, second. Cucumber Relish - June McGee, first, Ted Pshigoda, second, Jim Cotton, third. Dill Pickles - Jim Cotton, first, Susie McAlister, second, Teresa Harms, third. Sweet Pickles - Susie McAlister, first, Teresa Harms, second, June McGee, third. Beet Pickles - Winona Puffinbarger, first, Teresa Harms, second. Pickles, misc. - Ted Pshigoda, first, Jim Cotton, second, Susie McAlister, third. Picante Sauce - Sheila Ferrell, first, Pauline Hopkins, second, Susie McAlister, third. Pickle Rings - Ted Pshigoda, first, June McGee, second. Other Sauces - June McGee, first, Sheila Ferrell, second, Kale Campbell, third. Relish/other - Teresa Harms, first, June McGee, second. Pickled Okra - Mary Etta Campbell, first, Ted Pshigoda, second. Pickled Peppers - Teresa Harms, first. Tomato Juice - Pauline Hopkins, first. Fruit/not listed - June McGee, first. Mini Talents A=4-6 yr. old - B=7-8 yr. old Nature Leaf Exhibit A - Baylee Oister, first, Arron Tidwell, second, Briggs Jewell, third. Nature Leaf Exhibit B - Gatlin Jewell, first. Nature Bug Collection A - Jonas Welch, first, Baylee Oister, second, Arron Tidwell, third. Nature Bug Collection B - Rachel Welch, first. Nature Wildflower A - Baylee Oister, first, Arron Tidwell, second. My Pyramid A - Kole Campbell, first, Kord Campbell, second, Jonas Welch,

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

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Proposed road project starts at Byron By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Basic rule of thumb for every geometry student is that the shortest distance from “Point A” to “Point B” is a straight line. A pending road project in the northern half of the county will demonstrate that rule and shave considerable time off a trek across a portion of Woods, all of Alfalfa and most of Grant County. Letters were sent to landowners Sept. 26 by Alfalfa County District 1 Commissioner Doug Murrow to inform them of a pending road project, but the letters gave few details of what the project will be. “It’s called a landowner notification letter to let people know that they (state and local engineers) are going to be in their area doing surveying and engineering,” Murrow said. “It’s kind of a courtesy.”

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

‘Don’t leave Oklahoma,’ Lamb advises students By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff "Don't leave Oklahoma!" was the message Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb delivered to Cherokee sixth through twelfth graders during an impromptu assembly held Monday afternoon in the school auditorium. "If you're leaving Oklahoma (upon graduation), hurry back, because this state is on the verge of a renaissance!" Touring Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties, Lamb was accompanied by House Speaker Pro Tem Jeff Hickman, R-Fairview, and District 27 State Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward. Hickman, a Cherokee High School graduate, made arrangements for the lieutenant governor to speak at the school when he learned Lamb would be in Cherokee and later touring a Chesapeake well location in Woods County. "We couldn't be living in Oklahoma at a better time," Lamb, a native of Enid and a Republican, told the students. "Opportunities are being developed all over this state." Explaining his job duties with the state, Lamb referred to what he terms a three-part "portfolio." First, he said, are his constitutional duties, which include serving as president of the Oklahoma Senate, chairman of the state Tourism and Recreation Commission, and membership on the state Board of Equalization and Comp Source Board. Secondly, he said he has a close working relationship with Gov. Mary Fallin, who appointed him her "advocate for small business." "Ninety-five percent of Oklahoma's working population are either employees of small business or own a small business," he said. Making up the third portion of Lamb's portfolio are his goals for the state. "I want to put an end to the brain drain," he told the students. "Too many of our young people are educated, but for lack of opportunity they go to other states. "The sun doesn't rise and set on Oklahoma City and Tulsa. We've got to have strong counties and opportunities for all of Oklahoma." Lamb explained that he was raised an OU "Sooner" but graduated from OSU and is a "Cowboy." Referring to the coming OU-Texas Red Rivalry football game in Dallas, Lamb said, "I want us to beat Texas in something besides football. "It's high time Oklahomans expected this state to beat Texas in something other than football." Following his presentation, Lamb held a short question and answer session with the students.

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Letters indicate the project will begin in Byron and end at the Grant County line. Murrow is responsible for informing residents of the construction that will take place in Alfalfa County. However, the project stretches well beyond that. The project will begin at SH 58 in Byron on Latimer Road (Byron blacktop) and extend 10 miles to the Grant County line. From the Grant County line, the project will cover nearly 20 miles, extending through Wakita and ending south of Renfrow on US 81. A portion of the work in Grant County will turn dirt and gravel county roads into paved roads that will allow truckers coming from US 281 east of Alva a straight shot to US 81, both highly traveled roads that take drivers either north into Kansas or south into Oklahoma. The project is part of the five-

year plan for Circuit Engineering District 6. Alfalfa County’s portion of the project has an estimated cost of $3.75 million and is funded through HB 1176, which uses state fuel taxes to pay for road and bridge projects. Engineering will begin in 2012. “The construction probably won’t start until 2015,” Murrow said. When engineers start looking at the road, they will measure road depths, widths of ditches and decide what material is best for the road, “just all kinds of good stuff,” Murrow said. Although Latimer Road al-

ready is paved, Murrow said the old surface is in dire need of replacement, especially since truck traffic has increased with recent oil and gas activity in the county. “We don’t want them to just resurface it,” Murrow said. “We want them to go in and construct a new base. Right now, the base is terrible.” In the beginning stages of the project, engineers discussed widening the road, but money became an issue with that consideration. “At first they wanted to make a four-foot shoulder on all these roads,” Murrow said, “but if you take that shoulder off, you can do so much more road.”

Cherokee BOE approves $1.9 million needs estimate By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff During a brief Sept. 29 special meeting, Cherokee Board of Education members approved a $1.9 million General Fund estimate of needs schedule for the 2011-12 school year. Board members Amber Wilhite, Ken Girty, T.J. Allison and Daylon Caruthers reviewed the budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, before voting unanimously to approve it. President Cheryl Washburn was unable to attend the meeting. Estimated needs for the school’s building funds totaled $110,411. Child nutrition fund needs totaled $125,744. A complete copy of the 67-page report is available to the public at the high school. Also during the meeting, board members voted to set an election date of Feb. 14, 2012 to fill Board Seat No. 2, now occupied by Wilhite. Wilhite was appointed to the position when former Board Member Jim Moncrief moved to Enid. Polls will be open for the election from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all school district precincts but two, which board members voted to close. “We’ve got precincts just out there, like north of the river, and there’s nobody that lives there,” said Superintendent Cory Ellis. The two precincts that are now closed are Alfalfa County 020110 and Woods County 760005. Both contain zero voters. Also approved were three appropriations from fiscal year 2010-11 as follows: a cash fund appropriation for the Insurance Cash Fund for $87,530.83 to pay the final bill for installation of a

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Alfalfa County District Court docket Criminal Misdemeanor Eric William Jones, Sallisaw, has been charged with driving while license is under suspension. Kymberli Michelle Hamil, Cherokee, has been charged with obtaining cash and/or merchandise by bogus check (two counts). Small Claims Leroy Williams and

Tammy Williams, Carmen, have filed a small claims suit against Jason A. Tatman and Shallyn C. Tatman. Karen Kay Hawkins, Cherokee, has filed a small claims suit against Cathy Jo LaBrue, Cherokee. Civil Discover Bank (Discover Card) has sued Fatasia Hamil (outstand-

ing warrant), Cherokee, for breach of contract in an amount less than $10,000. Citibank (South Dakota) has sued Alvin Roy Highfill II, Cherokee, for indebtedness in an amount more than $10,000. State of Oklahoma has filed an accusation for removal against Bruce Clifford Martin, Alfalfa Coun-

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & sippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t common sources of supply of gas so as BEFORE THE CORPORATION to cover and include said Section 35 and COMMISSION OF THE STATE to form proper drilling and spacing units in OF OKLAHOMA such section for such separate common APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE sources of supply, which units Applicant EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, requests be formed as 640-acre drilling LLC and spacing units; and (iii) granting such RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING other and further relief as may be proper LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 35, based upon the evidence presented at the Township 27 North, Range 11 hearing herein. West of the IM, Alfalfa County, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Oklahoma application in this cause requests that the Cause CD No. 201105071 order to be entered in this matter be made NOTICE OF HEARING effective as of the date of the execution STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perthereof or as of a date prior thereto and sons, owners, producers, operators, seeks to amend the above-named order in purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and the manner set forth above and Order No. all other interested persons, particularly 386572 with respect to the Tonkawa, Cotin Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the tage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, Mississippi following: Albert Bouziden Trust No. 1, Chat and Mississippi Lime separate comdated March 1, 1989, and the Trustee of mon sources in the lands covered hereby. such trust; Wendell B. Eckhardt and Betty NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this I. Eckhardt, as Co-Trustees of the Betty I. cause is set before an administrative law Eckhardt Living Trust, a Revocable Trust judge for hearing, taking of evidence and dated 10/29/01; Wendell B. Eckhardt and reporting to the Commission. Betty I. Eckhardt, as Co-Trustees of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Wendell B. Eckhardt Living Trust, a Revocause will be heard before an administracable Trust dated 10/29/01; Chesapeake tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, at the Western Regional Service Office of Inc.; Deborah A. Ackerman; Gregory S. the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Baker; Lynn D. Puffinbarger; Winona H. Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Puffinbarger; Cody L. Puffinbarger; Mike Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. Green; Robert S. Baker; S & K Farms, LLC; on the 24th day of October, 2011, and that Tim L. Hague; Patria A. Hague a/k/a Patrithis notice be published as required by law cia A. Hague; if any of the above-named and the rules of the Commission. individuals be deceased, then the unknown NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, Applicant and interested parties may prestrustees and assigns, both immediate and ent testimony by telephone. The cost of remote, of such deceased individual; if telephonic communication shall be paid by any of the above-named parties is a disthe person or persons requesting its use. solved partnership, corporation or other Interested parties who wish to participate association, then the unknown successors, by telephone shall contact Applicant or trustees and assigns, both immediate and Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any date, and provide their names and teleof the above-named parties designated as phone numbers. a trustee is not presently acting in such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucinterested persons may appear and be cessor or successors to such trustee. heard. For information concerning this NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that action, contact John R. Reeves, AttorApplicant, SandRidge Exploration and ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Production, LLC, has filed an application Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, in this cause requesting the Corporation Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleCommission of Oklahoma to enter an orphone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, der, to be effective as of the date of the exSandRidge Exploration and Production, ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma as follows: (i) amending Order No. 48567 City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: to delete Section 35, Township 27 North, (405) 429-5788. Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, CORPORATION COMMISSION Oklahoma, from the purview and boundarOF OKLAHOMA ies of the Mississippi Chat common source DANA L. MURPHY, Chair of supply and to vacate the 80-acre drilling JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman and spacing units previously formed by BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner such order for such common source of DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of supply in said Section 35; (ii) amending a October, 2011. prior order of the Commission to enlarge BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, PEGGY MITCHELL, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork, MissisCommission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger pending before the Commission an appli& Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t cation of Applicant to form 640-acre drilling BEFORE THE CORPORATION and spacing units in said Section 22 for COMMISSION OF THE STATE the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime OF OKLAHOMA separate common sources of supply. APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, the application in this cause requests that LLC SandRidge Exploration and Production, RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING LLC, or some other party recommended LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 22, by Applicant be designated as operator Township 29 North, Range 12 under the order to be entered herein of the West of the IM, Alfalfa County, separate common sources of supply in the Oklahoma units covered hereby, including the initial Cause CD No. 201105078 well and any subsequent well or wells to NOTICE OF HEARING be drilled under or otherwise covered by STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perApplicant’s proposed plan of development sons, owners, producers, operators, of such units. purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this all other interested persons, particularly cause is set before an administrative law in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the judge for hearing, taking of evidence and following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; reporting to the Corporation Commission of Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Prize Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the Energy Resources, LP; and if any of the application in this cause may be amended above-named parties that is a partnerat such hearing in accordance with the ship, corporation or other association be rules of the Commission and the laws of dissolved, then the unknown successors, the State of Oklahoma. trustees and assigns, both immediate and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this remote, of such dissolved entity. cause will be heard before an administraNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and at the Western Regional Service Office of Production, LLC, has filed an application the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe in this cause requesting the Corporation Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. pooling the interests, and adjudicating the on the 24th day of October, 2011, and that rights and equities in connection therewith, this notice be published as required by law of the oil and gas owners in the 640-acre and the rules of the Commission. drilling and spacing units to be formed in NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Section 22, Township 29 North, Range 12 Applicant and interested parties may presWest of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, ent testimony by telephone. The cost of for the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi telephonic communication shall be paid by Lime separate common sources of sup- the person or persons requesting its use. ply, in respect to the development of such Interested parties who wish to participate separate common sources of supply in by telephone shall contact Applicant or such units. The interests of the oil and Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing gas owners involved herein and the rights date, and provide their names and teleand equities in respect thereto are sought phone numbers. herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursuNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all ant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis interested persons may appear and be of the units covered hereby as a group or heard. For information concerning this unit, and not limited to a single wellbore. action, contact John R. Reeves, attorThe application in this cause states that ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Applicant has proposed the development Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, of the separate common sources of supply Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telein the units involved herein under a plan phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, of development and has proposed to comSandRidge Exploration and Production, mence such plan of development of such LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma units by an initial well in the lands covered City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) hereby. Such application further states 429-6344. that Applicant has been unable to reach CORPORATION COMMISSION an agreement with the owners of drilling OF OKLAHOMA rights named as respondents herein with DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair respect to such proposed plan of developJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman ment of the separate common sources of BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner supply in the units covered hereby. Such DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day application further requests up to 365 days of October, 2011. within which to commence operations on BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: or in connection with such initial well under PEGGY MITCHELL, such plan of development. Such applica- Commission Secretary tion further states that there is currently

ty Clerk. Marriage License Luke Thomas Hague and Katelyn Joy Kimminau, both of Cherokee, have filed for a marriage license. Protective Order Shane Dee Phillips, Jet, has filed a protective order against Carla Renea Lovely, Jet. Traffic Charged with failure to

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 10 TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Cause CD No. 201105015 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Lay-

wear seat belt, $20: Curtis Wayne Drake, Waynoka; Jordan Alexander Grant, Elkhart, Texas; James Patrick May, Benton, Ark.; Brock Dewayne Martin, Cherokee. Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50: Jackie D. Foster, Canton; Calvin Berry Rich, Woodward; Eric William Jones, Sallisaw; Ovaldo Gurrola Espinoza,

Legal notice ton, Des Moines (Big Lime), Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of supply, as well as in the proposed horizontal 640-acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. 201105014, for the Mississippian common source of supply, underlying Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows: Surface location: No closer than 200 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The casing will be cemented along the entire length of the lateral. The proposed location of the end points of the completion interval for the Mississippian common source of supply will be no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line and no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the location of the end points of the completion interval for the Tonkawa, Layton, Des Moines (Big Lime), Oswego and Red Fork separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line and no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed completion interval, and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the

Clinton; Leroy Edward Merkel, Perryton, Texas; Steven Shane Stafford, Woodward. Charged with speeding 15 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Trenton Allen Camp, Oklahoma City; Jordan Alexander Grant, Elkhart, Texas. Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed limit, $241.50: Sean Dwight Osburn, Sallisaw.

Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 10 are Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15 and 16, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day of September 2011, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number. DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 29th day of September 2011. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, Chair JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department logs Sept. 27 12:35 p.m. – Stolen ladder and vandalism in Jet. Someone stole $850 ladder and tore up property. Stolen wood. Will keep things under lock and key from now on. Said to not send officer. 4:43 p.m. – Animal neglect in Amorita. House is vacant. Dog not getting food or water. Dog had water. Spoke with owner. 10:52 p.m. – Truck rollover north of fish hatchery on SH 11. Cherokee Ambulance paged. Sept. 28 12:46 a.m. – Dirt bike hit deer. Driver injured but not bad. 10:05 a.m. – Vandalism west of Kiowa, Kan. Old house with windows broken out. People there when they arrived, now gone. 11:15 a.m. – Burglary across from school in Jet. Carpet outside is missing. Caller had cleaned house and put carpet outside to dry. Now it’s gone. Also took hose, rack bar stools. Something missing almost every day for three to four weeks. Extra patrol requested. 5:35 p.m. – Two-vehicle accident east of Jet on US 64. Paged Jet First Responders. 6:05 p.m. – Suspicious vehicle north of Cherokee past River Bridge. Truck sitting there. Wasn’t there earlier. Vehicle is locked up and has a flat tire. Owners will be back tomorrow. 6:12 p.m. – Text from ex-husband. Ex is not allowed contact with her or her children. Requested deputy to call the district attorney. 6:49 p.m. – Welfare check on juvenile in Byron. Juvenile in custody. Mother on way to pick up. 8:36 p.m. – Medical call

southeast of Cozy Curve. Subject having chest pains. Helena Ambulance paged. Subject went to Cherokee Police Department. Cherokee Ambulance transported to Enid. Sept. 29 11:09 a.m. – Unattended death in Carmen. Transported to funeral home in Alva. 8:21 p.m. – Lady fell in Helena. Daughter found her. 9:59 p.m. – Possible accident south of Goltry on SH 45. Helena EMS paged. 10:31 p.m. – Reckless driving in Carmen. Big green truck speeds around town. Has been asked to slow down by several people but still drives dangerously. 10:36 p.m. – Gunshots in Carmen. Caller heard several gunshots. First seem to come from north of her house by railroad tracks. Next ones sounded like they may be toward south of her house. Deputy en route. Caller called back to say she believes it is fireworks, not gunshots. Unable to locate. Oct. 1 11:02 a.m. – Hitchhiker, person of interest on US 64. Tall, older gentleman near Woods County line, wearing blue ball cap, blue jeans, white shirt. Was knocking on door. Carrying two bags. Apple iPod taken from Alva, not sure if related. Person went to sheriff ’s office looking for ride to Medford. Was from somewhere in Texas. 1 p.m. – Woman driving crazy in Carmen. Third time he has called sheriff about her. Deputy made contact with driver. 1:01 p.m. – Caller needed fire department now, chop, chop. Fire on Trail Road in Nescatunga. Paged Nescatunga Fire Department. Under control. Fire

department never went. 1:30 p.m. – Needs game ranger on Logan Road. Someone shot deer, sawed horns off. 1:52 p.m. – Someone speeding north out of Cherokee. Silver sports car close to Helena turnoff.

3:48 p.m. – Fire near Jet. Controlled burn. 6:27 p.m. – Vehicle broken down across from Cozy Curve. Hit raccoon, ruined radiator, car will not drive. 8:20 p.m. – Man broke out window of liquor store in Jet.

Kingfisher, Major and Noble counties, contact the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority at (580) 237-4810. To support Northwest Oklahoma fire departments in Beaver, Cimarron, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods and Woodward counties, contact the Oklahoma Economic Development Authority at (580) 625-4531.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & prior orders of the Commission to enlarge Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t and extend the boundaries of the MissisBEFORE THE CORPORATION sippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF common sources of supply of gas so as OKLAHOMA to cover and include said Section 22 and APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE to form proper drilling and spacing units in EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, such section for such separate common LLC sources of supply, which units Applicant RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING requests be formed as 640-acre drilling LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 22, and spacing units; and (iv) granting such Township 29 North, Range 12 other and further relief as may be proper West of the IM, Alfalfa County, based upon the evidence presented at the Oklahoma hearing herein. Cause CD No. 201105077 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the NOTICE OF HEARING application in this cause requests that the STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perorder to be entered in this matter be made sons, owners, producers, operators, effective as of the date of the execution purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and thereof or as of a date prior thereto and all other interested persons, particularly seeks to amend the above-named orders in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the in the manner set forth above, Order No. following: BNSF Railway Company; 212595 with respect to the Mississippi Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesa- Chat common source of supply and Order peake Operating, Inc.; Cindy Summers; No. 148489 with respect to the Mississippi James G. Young; Ellen Talitha; Jana Lea Lime common source in the lands covered Blue; Tom Blue; Janice Sue Simpson; Terry hereby. Simpson; Judy Kay Martin; Stanley Martin; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Lori A. Schrock and Robert R. Schrock, as cause is set before an administrative law Trustees of the Lori A. Schrock Trust No. judge for hearing, taking of evidence and 1, dated January 1, 2002; Patricia Anne reporting to the Commission. Armbruster Trust No. 1, dated the 15th NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this day of August, 2002, and the Trustee of cause will be heard before an administrasuch trust; Prize Energy Resources, LP; tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Schrock Inc.; Steven R. Young; Kathryn at the Western Regional Service Office of Young; if any of the above-named indi- the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe viduals be deceased, then the unknown Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. trustees and assigns, both immediate and on the 24th day of October, 2011, and that remote, of such deceased individual; if this notice be published as required by law any of the above-named parties is a disand the rules of the Commission. solved partnership, corporation or other NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that association, then the unknown successors, Applicant and interested parties may prestrustees and assigns, both immediate and ent testimony by telephone. The cost of remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any telephonic communication shall be paid by of the above-named parties designated as the person or persons requesting its use. a trustee is not presently acting in such Interested parties who wish to participate capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucby telephone shall contact Applicant or cessor or successors to such trustee. Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that date, and provide their names and teleApplicant, SandRidge Exploration and phone numbers. Production, LLC, has filed an application NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all in this cause requesting the Corporation interested persons may appear and be Commission of Oklahoma to enter an heard. For information concerning this order, to be effective as of the date of the action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorexecution thereof or as of a date prior ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two thereto, as follows: (i) amending Order No. Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, 148489 to delete Section 22, Township 29 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleNorth, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, County, Oklahoma, from the purview and SandRidge Exploration and Production, boundaries of the Mississippi Chat comLLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma mon source of supply as covered by such City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: order and to vacate the 80-acre drilling and (405) 429-6344. spacing units previously formed by such CORPORATION COMMISSION order for such common source of supply OF OKLAHOMA in said Section 22; (ii) amending Order No. DANA L. MURPHY, Chair 210281 to delete said Section 22 from the JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman purview and boundaries of the Mississippi BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner Lime common source of supply as covered DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of by such order and to vacate the 40-acre October, 2011. drilling and spacing units previously formed BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: by such order for such common source of PEGGY MITCHELL, supply in said Section 22; (iii) amending Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation ComRepublican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to BEFORE THE CORPORATION be effective as of the date of the execution COMMISSION OF THE STATE thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as folOF OKLAHOMA lows: (i) establishing the initial boundaries APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE of the Mississippian common source of EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, supply of oil so as to cover and include LLC Section 13, Township 28 North, Range 9 RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, HORIZONTAL WELL UNIT and forming a proper horizontal well unit LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 13, for such common source of supply in such Township 28 North, Range 9 section, which unit Applicant requests be West of the IM, Alfalfa County, a 640-acre horizontal well unit; and (ii) Oklahoma granting such other and further relief as Cause CD No. 201105075 may be proper based upon the evidence NOTICE OF HEARING presented at the hearing herein. STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the sons, owners, producers, operators, application in this cause requests that the purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly order to be entered in this matter be made in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto. following: Kathleen Neilson; Ruth J. DeNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Voe Revocable Living Trust dated 8/15/95, this cause is set before an administrative and Ruth J. DeVoe & James R. Devoe, as Trustees of such trust; Ann C. Smith, law judge for hearing, taking of evidence deceased, and Norma Smith Funston, as and reporting to the Commission. Notice Personal Representative of the Estate of is further given that the application in this Ann C. Smith, deceased; Donald Jerry cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Lee, deceased; Juanita Faye Lee; Randy Commission and the laws of the State of Jones Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; Oklahoma. Randy Roy Jones Trust dated 12/11/1987, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this f/b/o Randy Roy Jones II & Crystal L. Jones, and the Trustee of such trust; cause will be heard before an administraThomas T. Holley III; Thomas T. Holley, tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Jr.; Shirley Gregg a/k/a Shirley D’Alquen; at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Barbara Lee; Kenneth W. Cory, Ltd.; 212 Operating, Inc.; Grace Ann Gilchrist; Ricky Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. Neil Morawitz; Roberta Lee Kuykendall; on the 24th day of October, 2011, and that Alberta M. Leirer; Episcopal Royalty this notice be published as required by law Company; Joseph O. Wright; Phyllis P. and the rules of the Commission. Wright; James L. Woods; Juanita Woods; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Jack Danford; Jewell Danford; Lewis E. Meinhardt, deceased; Jessie O. Meinhardt, Applicant and interested parties may deceased; Ola Mae Stockwell; Brent present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be Walker; Thelma Imogene Kile McNeal; Daniel Ray Kile Darling; Clyde O. Hime, paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to deceased; Orville A. Hime, deceased; Bessie M. Hanson, deceased; Ruby Hime; participate bytelephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the Larry A. Hime Living Trust dated 10/9/03, hearing date, and provide their name and and Larry A. Hime & Wanda A. Hime, as telephone number. Co-Trustees of such trust; Kerry Hime; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all Rosella Hime; Headington Royalty, Inc.; interested persons may appear and be Judith Giesel Jones; if any of the abovenamed individuals be deceased, then the heard. For information concerning this unknown heirs, executors, administrators, action, contact John R. Reeves, attordevisees, trustees and assigns, both im- ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two mediate and remote, of such deceased Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, individual; if any of the above-named parOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleties is a dissolved partnership, corporation phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, or other association, then the unknown SandRidge Exploration and Production, successors, trustees and assigns, both LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma immediate and remote, of such dissolved City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: entity; if any of the above-named parties (405) 429-6344. designated as a trustee is not presently CORPORATION COMMISSION acting in such capacity as trustee, then OF OKLAHOMA the unknown successor or successors to DANA L. MURPHY, Chair such trustee; and if the above-named party JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman designated as a personal representative BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner is not presently acting in such capacity as DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of personal representative, then the unknown October, 2011. successor or successors to such personal BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: representative. PEGGY MITCHELL, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AppliCommission Secretary cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & limited to a single wellbore. The Applicants Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t in this cause states that Applicants have BEFORE THE CORPORATION proposed the development of the separate COMMISSION common sources of supply in the drilling OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA and spacing unit involved herein under a APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE plan of development and have proposed OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE to commence such plan of development EXPLORATION, L.L.C. of such unit by an initial well in the lands RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING covered hereby, and that Applicants have LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 31 been unable to reach an agreement with TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10 the owners of drilling rights named as reWEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, spondents herein with respect to such proOKLAHOMA posed plan of development of the separate Cause CD No. 201105006 common sources of supply in the drilling NOTICE OF HEARING and spacing unit covered hereby. STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the persons, owners, producers, operators, application in this cause requests that one purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and or both of the Applicants, including Chesaall other interested persons, particularly peake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, following: Farmers’ Union Cooperative Inc., or some other party recommended Royalty Company; Donald Laverne Metby Applicants be designated as operacalf; Grover Kent Metcalf; Ivan Metcalf; tor under the order to be entered in this Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc.; and, if any of cause of the separate common sources the named individuals be deceased, then of supply in the drilling and spacing unit the unknown heirs, executors, administrainvolved herein, including the proposed tors, devisees, trustees and assigns, both initial well and any subsequent wells under immediate and remote, of such deceased Applicants’ proposed plan of development individual; if any of the named entities is a of such unit. Applicants may request up to dissolved partnership, corporation or other one year from the date of the order to enter association, then the unknown successors, in this cause, within which to commence trustees and assigns, both immediate the initial well. and remote, of such dissolved entity; if NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any of the named parties designated as this cause will be referred to an Admina trustee is not presently acting in such istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of capacity as trustee, then the unknown evidence and reporting to the Corporation successor or successors to such trustee; Commission. if any of the named parties designated as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in cause will be heard before an Administrasuch capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at unknown successor or successors to such the Corporation Commission, First Floor, attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, entities are corporations which do not conOklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 25th day tinue to have legal existence, the unknown of October 2011, and that this notice will trustees or assigns of such parties. be published as required by law and the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aprules of the Commission. plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed the Applicants and interested parties may an application in this cause requesting present testimony by telephone. The cost the Corporation Commission to enter an of telephonic communication shall be paid order pooling the interests of the oil and by the person or persons requesting its gas owners, and adjudicating the rights use. An interested party who wishes to and equities with respect thereto, in the participate by telephone shall contact the proposed 640-acre drilling and spacing Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to unit in Cause CD No. 201105005, for the the hearing date, and provide his or her Tonkawa, Cleveland, Big Lime and Misname and phone number. sissippian separate common sources of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all supply, underlying Section 31, Township interested persons may appear and be 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa heard. For information concerning this acCounty, Oklahoma, as well as in the 640tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) acre drilling and spacing unit comprised 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA of Section 31, Township 26 North, Range No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, OklaOperating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma homa, for the Layton (Cottage Grove), City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer Oswego Lime and Red Fork (Cherokee) to Cause CD Number. Sand separate common sources of supDONE AND PERFORMED THIS 29th ply with respect to the development of day of September 2011. such separate common sources of supCORPORATION COMMISSION ply in such unit. The interests of the oil OF OKLAHOMA and gas owners involved herein and the DANA L. MURPHY, Chair rights and equities in respect thereto are JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman sought here to be pooled and adjudicated BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner pursuant to Tit. 52, Okla. Stat., Section BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling PEGGY MITCHELL, and spacing unit covered hereby, and not Commission Secretary

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Mississippian common source of supply in Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t said Section 28 will supersede the existing BEFORE THE CORPORATION non-developed 160-acre non-horizontal COMMISSION OF THE STATE drilling and spacing units previously formed OF OKLAHOMA for the Mississippi Chat common source of APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE supply in the N½ of said Section 28 and EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, the existing non-developed 40-acre drilling LLC and spacing units previously formed for RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING the Mississippi Lime common source of HORIZONTAL WELL UNIT supply in such lands; and (iii) granting such LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 28, other and further relief as may be proper Township 28 North, Range 9 based upon the evidence presented at the West of the IM, Alfalfa County, hearing herein. Oklahoma NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Cause CD No. 201105073 application in this cause requests that the NOTICE OF HEARING order to be entered in this matter be made STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All pereffective as of the date of the execution sons, owners, producers, operators, thereof or as of a date prior thereto. purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all other interested persons, particularly this cause is set before an administrative in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the law judge for hearing, taking of evidence following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; and reporting to the Commission. Notice Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Loy Puffinis further given that the application in this barger and Elizabeth Puffinbarger, as cause may be amended at such hearTrustees of the Loy Puffinbarger Living ing in accordance with the rules of the Trust dated July 10, 2002; Lynn D. PuffinCommission and the laws of the State of barger; Winona H. Puffinbarger; Cody L. Oklahoma. Puffinbarger; James W. Lambke; Methodist NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Episcopal Church of Mendon, Oklahoma; cause will be heard before an administraLloyd R. Clepper; Pamela Sue Clepper; tive law judge on the Conservation Docket David Herman Clepper; Gary Lloyd Clepat the Western Regional Service Office of per; Beach Ranch, Partnership; Janice the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Haunschild and Charles D. Haunschild, as Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Trustees of the Janice Haunschild RevoOklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. cable Trust dated January 10, 1977; Parker on the 24th day of October, 2011, and that Family, LLC; Jesse Puffinbarger; James this notice be published as required by law S. Hadley; Louisa L. Glaze; Ella I. Miller; and the rules of the Commission. Earl Hays; if any of the above-named inNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that dividuals be deceased, then the unknown Applicant and interested parties may presheirs, executors, administrators, devisees, ent testimony by telephone. The cost of trustees and assigns, both immediate and telephonic communication shall be paid by remote, of such deceased individual; if the person or persons requesting its use. any of the above-named parties is a disInterested parties who wish to participate solved partnership, corporation or other by telephone shall contact Applicant or association, then the unknown successors, Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing trustees and assigns, both immediate and date, and provide their name and teleremote, of such dissolved entity; and if any phone number. of the above-named parties designated as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all a trustee is not presently acting in such interested persons may appear and be capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucheard. For information concerning this cessor or successors to such trustee. action, contact John R. Reeves, attorNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Production, LLC, has filed an application Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telein this cause requesting the Corporaphone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, tion Commission of Oklahoma to enter SandRidge Exploration and Production, an order, to be effective as of the date LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma of the execution thereof or as of a date City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) prior thereto, as follows: (i) confirming 429-6344. and establishing the boundaries of the CORPORATION COMMISSION Mississippian common source of supply OF OKLAHOMA of gas so as to cover and include Section DANA L. MURPHY, Chair 28, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner forming a proper horizontal well unit for DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of such common source of supply in such October, 2011. section, which unit Applicant requests be BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: formed as a 640-acre horizontal well unit; PEGGY MITCHELL, (ii) determining that the 640-acre horizontal Commission Secretary well unit to be formed in this cause for the Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & for the proposed well involved herein as Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t to the common source of supply covered BEFORE THE CORPORATION hereby, which allowable Applicant requests COMMISSION OF THE STATE be established as a full allowable with no OF OKLAHOMA downward adjustment made thereto. APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, application in this cause requests that the LLC order to be entered in this matter be made RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION effective as of the date of the execution EXCEPTION thereof or as of a date prior thereto and LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 1, that the authorization and permission Township 28 North, Range 12 requested herein run in favor of Applicant West of the IM, Alfalfa County, or some other party recommended by Oklahoma Applicant. Cause CD No. 201105070 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the NOTICE OF HEARING “land sections adjacent to the area within STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All the location exception” requested herein in persons, owners, producers, operators, said Section 1 in regard to the subsurface purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and location tolerance areas described above all other interested persons, particularly are Section 36, Township 29 North, Range in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the 12 West of the IM; Section 31, Township 29 following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; North, Range 11 West of the IM; Sections Chesapeake Operating, Inc; and if any of 6 and 7, Township 28 North, Range 11 the above-named parties which is a partWest of the IM; and Section 12, Township nership, corporation or other association is 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in dissolved, then the unknown successors, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land trustees and assigns, both immediate and sections” surrounding said Section 1 are remote, of such dissolved entity. Sections 2 and 11, Township 28 North, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Range 12 West of the IM, and Section 35, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Township 29 North, Range 12 West of the Production, LLC, has filed an application IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. in this cause requesting the Corporation NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Commission of Oklahoma to enter an cause is set before an administrative law order, to be effective as of the date of the judge for hearing, taking of evidence and execution thereof or as of a date prior reporting to the Corporation Commission of thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the permitting an exception to the permitted application in this cause may be amended well location tolerances in the 640-acre at such hearing in accordance with the drilling and spacing unit formed in Section rules of the Commission and the laws of 1, Township 28 North, Range 12 West of the State of Oklahoma. the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Mississippi common source of supply, cause is set for hearing before an adminso as to allow a well to be drilled from a istrative law judge on the Conservation surface location being not closer than 200 Docket at the Western Regional Service feet from the north line and not closer than Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim 660 feet from the east line of said Section Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou1 to a subsurface location of such well’s levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 entry into the Mississippi common source A.M. on the 24th day of October, 2011, and of supply being as follows: not closer than that this notice be published as required by 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet law and the rules of the Commission. from the east line of said Section 1, with NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the first perforation in the horizontal porApplicant and interested parties may prestion or lateral of the borehole of such well ent testimony by telephone. The cost of being as follows: not closer than 330 feet telephonic communication shall be paid by from the north line and 660 feet from the the person or persons requesting its use. east line of said Section 1, and with the Interested parties who wish to participate last perforation in the horizontal portion or by telephone shall contact Applicant or lateral of the borehole of such well being as Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing follows: not closer than 330 feet from the date, and provide their names and telesouth line and 660 feet from the east line phone numbers. of said Section 1, and with the terminus or NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all end point of the horizontal portion or lateral interested persons may appear and be of the borehole of such well in such comheard. For information concerning this mon source of supply being as follows: not action, contact John R. Reeves, attorcloser than 200 feet from the south line and ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two 660 feet from the east line of said Section Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, 1, and with a “tolerance distance” for the Oklahoma City, above-described subsurface locations, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) horizontal portion or lateral and comple235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge tion interval of such well being as follows: Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Roba distance of not more than 100 feet in an ert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma easterly direction and in a westerly direc73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344. tion from any such subsurface location, CORPORATION COMMISSION from any point on or along such horizontal OF OKLAHOMA portion or lateral and from any point on or DANA L. MURPHY, Chair along such completion interval, and to be JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman completed in and to produce hydrocarbons BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner from the above-named common source of DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of supply, with such authorization and permisOctober, 2011. sion running in favor of Applicant or some BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: other party recommended by Applicant; PEGGY MITCHELL, and (ii) establishing a proper allowable Commission Secretary

Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 • Page 13 Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & be established as a full allowable with no Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t downward adjustment made thereto. BEFORE THE CORPORATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COMMISSION OF THE STATE application in this cause requests that the OF OKLAHOMA order to be entered in this matter be made APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE effective as of the date of the execution EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, thereof or as of a date prior thereto and LLC that the authorization and permission RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION requested herein run in favor of Applicant EXCEPTION or some other party recommended by LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 35, Applicant. Township 29 North, Range 12 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the West of the IM, Alfalfa County, “land sections adjacent to the area within Oklahoma the location exception” requested herein in Cause CD No. 201105072 said Section 35 in regard to the subsurface NOTICE OF HEARING location tolerance areas described above STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perare Sections 25, 26 and 36, Township 29 sons, owners, producers, operators, North, Range 12 West of the IM, and Secpurchasers and takers of oil and gas, and tions 1 and 2, Township 28 North, Range all other interested persons, particularly in 12 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that rounding said Section 35 are Sections 27 Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and and 34, Township 29 North, Range 12 Production, LLC, has filed an application West of the IM, and Section 3, Township in this cause requesting the Corporation 28 North, Range 12 West of the IM, all in Commission of Oklahoma to enter an Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. order, to be effective as of the date of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this execution thereof or as of a date prior cause is set before an administrative law thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and judge for hearing, taking of evidence and permitting an exception to the permitted reporting to the Corporation Commission of well location tolerances in the 640-acre Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the drilling and spacing unit formed in Section application in this cause may be amended 35, Township 29 North, Range 12 West at such hearing in accordance with the of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for rules of the Commission and the laws of the Mississippi common source of supply, the State of Oklahoma. so as to allow a well to be drilled from a NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this surface location being not closer than 200 cause is set for hearing before an adminfeet from the south line and not closer than istrative law judge on the Conservation 660 feet from the east line of said Section Docket at the Western Regional Service 35 to a subsurface location of such well’s Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim entry into the Mississippi common source Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bouof supply being as follows: not closer than levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet A.M. on the 24th day of October, 2011, and from the east line of said Section 35, with that this notice be published as required by the first perforation in the horizontal porlaw and the rules of the Commission. tion or lateral of the borehole of such well NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that being as follows: not closer than 330 feet Applicant and interested parties may presfrom the south line and 660 feet from the ent testimony by telephone. The cost of east line of said Section 35, and with the telephonic communication shall be paid by last perforation in the horizontal portion or the person or persons requesting its use. lateral of the borehole of such well being as Interested parties who wish to participate follows: not closer than 330 feet from the by telephone shall contact Applicant or north line and 660 feet from the east line Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing of said Section 35, and with the terminus date, and provide their names and teleor end point of the horizontal portion or phone numbers. lateral of the borehole of such well in such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all common source of supply being as follows: interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Sec- action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two tion 35, and with a “tolerance distance” for Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, the above-described subsurface locations, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telehorizontal portion or lateral and completion phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, interval of such well being as follows: a SandRidge Exploration and Production, distance of not more than 100 feet in an LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344. from any point on or along such horizontal CORPORATION COMMISSION portion or lateral and from any point on or OF OKLAHOMA along such completion interval, and to be DANA L. MURPHY, Chair completed in and to produce hydrocarbons JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman from the above-named common source of BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner supply, with such authorization and permisDONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of sion running in favor of Applicant or some October, 2011. other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, for the proposed well involved herein as Commission Secretary to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & able with no downward adjustment made Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t thereto. Such application further states BEFORE THE CORPORATION that there is currently pending before the COMMISSION OF THE STATE Commission an application of Applicant to OF OKLAHOMA form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE Section 28 for the Mississippian common EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, source of supply. LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION application in this cause requests that the EXCEPTION order to be entered in this matter be made LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 28, effective as of the date of the execution Township 28 North, Range 9 thereof or as of a date prior thereto and West of the IM, Alfalfa County, that the authorization and permission Oklahoma requested herein run in favor of Applicant Cause CD No. 201105074 or some other party recommended by NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant. STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the sons, owners, producers, operators, “land sections adjacent to the area within purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and the location exception” requested herein all other interested persons, particularly in in said Section 28 in regard to the subsurAlfalfa County, Oklahoma. face location tolerance areas described NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appliabove are Sections 21, 22, 27, 33 and 34, cant, SandRidge Exploration and ProducTownship 28 North, Range 9 West of the tion, LLC, has filed an application in this IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other cause requesting the Corporation Com“land sections” surrounding said Section mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to 28 are Sections 20, 29 and 32, Township be effective as of the date of the execution 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as County, Oklahoma. follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this exception to the permitted well location cause is set before an administrative law tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well judge for hearing, taking of evidence and unit to be formed in Section 28, Township reporting to the Corporation Commission of 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian application in this cause may be amended common source of supply, so as to allow at such hearing in accordance with the a well to be drilled from a surface location rules of the Commission and the laws of being not closer than 200 feet from the the State of Oklahoma. north line and not closer than 660 feet NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this from the east line of said Section 28 to a cause is set for hearing before an adminsubsurface location of such well’s entry istrative law judge on the Conservation into the Mississippian common source of Docket at the Western Regional Service supply being as follows: not closer than Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boufrom the east line of said Section 28, with levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 the first perforation in the horizontal porA.M. on the 24th day of October, 2011, and tion or lateral of the borehole of such well that this notice be published as required by being as follows: not closer than 330 feet law and the rules of the Commission. from the north line and 660 feet from the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that east line of said Section 28, and with the Applicant and interested parties may preslast perforation in the horizontal portion or ent testimony by telephone. The cost of lateral of the borehole of such well being as telephonic communication shall be paid by follows: not closer than 330 feet from the the person or persons requesting its use. south line and 660 feet from the east line Interested parties who wish to participate of said Section 28, and with the terminus by telephone shall contact Applicant or or end point of the horizontal portion or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing lateral of the borehole of such well in such date, and provide their names and telecommon source of supply being as follows: phone numbers. not closer than 200 feet from the south line NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all and 660 feet from the east line of said Sec- interested persons may appear and be tion 28, and with a “tolerance distance” for heard. For information concerning this the above-described subsurface locations, action, contact John R. Reeves, attorhorizontal portion or lateral and completion ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two interval of such well being as follows: a Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, distance of not more than 100 feet in an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleeasterly direction and in a westerly direcphone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, tion from any such subsurface location, SandRidge Exploration and Production, from any point on or along such horizontal LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma portion or lateral and from any point on or City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: along such completion interval, and to be (405) 429-6344. completed in and to produce hydrocarbons CORPORATION COMMISSION from the above-named common source OF OKLAHOMA of supply, with such authorization and DANA L. MURPHY, Chair permission running in favor of Applicant JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman or some other party recommended by BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of allowable for the proposed well involved October, 2011. herein as to the common source of supply BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: covered hereby, which allowable Applicant PEGGY MITCHELL, requests be established as a full allowCommission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & covered hereby, which allowable Applicant Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t requests be established as a full allowBEFORE THE CORPORATION able with no downward adjustment made COMMISSION OF THE STATE thereto. Such application further states OF OKLAHOMA that there is currently pending before the APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE Commission an application of Applicant to EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said LLC Section 13 for the Mississippian common RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION source of supply. EXCEPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 13, order to be entered in this matter be made Township 28 North, Range 9 effective as of the date of the execution West of the IM, Alfalfa County, thereof or as of a date prior thereto and Oklahoma that the authorization and permission Cause CD No. 201105076 requested herein run in favor of Applicant NOTICE OF HEARING or some other party recommended by STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All Applicant. persons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and the “land sections adjacent to the area all other interested persons, particularly within the location exception” requested in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the herein in said Section 13 in regard to following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; the subsurface location tolerance areas Chesapeake Operating, Inc; and if any of described above are Sections 12 and 24, the above-named parties which is a partTownship 28 North, Range 9 West of the nership, corporation or other association is IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other dissolved, then the unknown successors, “land sections” surrounding said Section trustees and assigns, both immediate and 13 are Sections 11, 14 and 23, Township remote, of such dissolved entity. 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AppliCounty, Oklahoma, and Sections 7, 18 and cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc19, Township 28 North, Range 8 West of tion, LLC, has filed an application in this the IM, Grant County, Oklahoma. cause requesting the Corporation ComNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to cause is set before an administrative law be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the exception to the permitted well location application in this cause may be amended tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well at such hearing in accordance with the unit to be formed in Section 13, Township rules of the Commission and the laws of 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa the State of Oklahoma. County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this common source of supply, so as to allow cause is set for hearing before an admina well to be drilled from a surface location istrative law judge on the Conservation being not closer than 200 feet from the Docket at the Western Regional Service south line and not closer than 1100 feet Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim from the east line of said Section 13 to a Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bousubsurface location of such well’s entry levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 into the Mississippian common source of A.M. on the 24th day of October, 2011, and supply being as follows: not closer than that this notice be published as required by 200 feet from the south line and 1100 feet law and the rules of the Commission. from the east line of said Section 13, with NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the first perforation in the horizontal porApplicant and interested parties may prestion or lateral of the borehole of such well ent testimony by telephone. The cost of being as follows: not closer than 330 feet telephonic communication shall be paid by from the south line and 1100 feet from the the person or persons requesting its use. east line of said Section 13, and with the Interested parties who wish to participate last perforation in the horizontal portion or by telephone shall contact Applicant or lateral of the borehole of such well being as Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing follows: not closer than 330 feet from the date, and provide their names and telenorth line and 1100 feet from the east line phone numbers. of said Section 13, and with the terminus or NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all end point of the horizontal portion or lateral interested persons may appear and be of the borehole of such well in such comheard. For information concerning this mon source of supply being as follows: not action, contact John R. Reeves, attorcloser than 200 feet from the north line and ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two 1100 feet from the east line of said Section Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, 13, and with a “tolerance distance” for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleabove-described subsurface locations, phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, horizontal portion or lateral and compleSandRidge Exploration and Production, tion interval of such well being as follows: LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma a distance of not more than 100 feet in an City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: easterly direction and in a westerly direc(405) 429-6344. tion from any such subsurface location, CORPORATION COMMISSION from any point on or along such horizontal OF OKLAHOMA portion or lateral and from any point on or DANA L. MURPHY, Chair along such completion interval, and to be JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman completed in and to produce hydrocarbons BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner from the above-named common source DONE AND PERFORMED this 3rd day of of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant October, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: or some other party recommended by PEGGY MITCHELL, Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper Commission Secretary allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t location of the end points of the completion BEFORE THE CORPORATION interval for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, COMMISSION Hogshooter, Checkerboard, Cleveland, OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Big Lime, Oswego and Red Fork separate APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE common sources of supply will be no closer OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE than 330 feet from the south line and no EXPLORATION, L.L.C. closer than 660 feet from the west line and RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION no closer than 330 feet from the north line EXCEPTION and no closer than 660 feet from the west LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 10 line of the unit comprising said Section TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH RANGE 12 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with OKLAHOMA a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed Cause CD No. 201105004 completion interval, and to be completed NOTICE OF HEARING in and produce hydrocarbons from the STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perabove-named separate common sources sons, owners, producers, operators, of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and the cause at such time as the bottom hole all other interested persons, particularly in location of the well proposed hereunder Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particuhas been determined; and (iii) establishlarly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” ing a proper allowable with no downward attached to the application on file in this adjustment made thereto. cause, and, if any of the named individuals NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the be deceased, then the unknown heirs, exapplication in this cause requests that the ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees order be entered in this matter be made and assigns, both immediate and remote, effective as of the date of the execution of such deceased individual; if any of the thereof or as of a date prior thereto and named entities is a dissolved partnership, that the authorization and permission recorporation or other association, then the quested herein run in favor of one or both unknown successors, trustees and as- of the Applicants, including Chesapeake signs, both immediate and remote, of such Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through dissolved entity; if any of the named parties its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., designated as a trustee is not presently or some other party recommended by acting in such capacity as trustee, then the Applicants. unknown successor or successors to such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the trustee; if any of the named parties desiglegal descriptions for the land sections nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently adjacent to said Section 10 are Sections acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15 and 16, Township 25 then the unknown successor or successors North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the County, Oklahoma. named entities are corporations which NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that do not continue to have legal existence, this cause will be referred to an Adminthe unknown trustees or assigns of such istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of parties. evidence and reporting to the Corporation NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ApCommission. plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed cause will be heard before an Administraan application in this cause requesting the tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at Corporation Commission to enter an order, the Corporation Commission, First Floor, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, exception to the permitted well location tol- Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day erances in the 640-acre drilling and spacof October 2011, and that this notice will ing unit comprised of Section 10, Township be published as required by law and the 25 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa rules of the Commission. County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, CotNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that tage Grove, Hogshooter, Checkerboard, the Applicants and interested parties may Cleveland, Big Lime, Oswego and Red present testimony by telephone. The cost Fork separate common sources of sup- of telephonic communication shall be paid ply, as well as in the proposed 640-acre by the person or persons requesting its drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. use. An interested party who wishes to 201105003, for the Mississippian common participate by telephone shall contact the source of supply, underlying Section 10, Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to Township 25 North, Range 12 West of the the hearing date, and provide his or her IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to alname and phone number. low a well to be drilled as follows: NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all Surface location: No closer than 200 interested persons may appear and be feet from the north line and no closer than heard. For information concerning this ac660 feet from the west line of the unit tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) comprising said Section 10, Township 25 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake County, Oklahoma, Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma Location of Wellbore at Completion City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer Interval: The casing will be cemented to Cause CD Number. along the entire length of the lateral. The DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 29th proposed location of the end points of the day of September 2011. completion interval for the Mississippian CORPORATION COMMISSION common source of supply will be no closer OF OKLAHOMA than 165 feet from the south line and no DANA L. MURPHY, Chair closer than 660 feet from the west line and JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman no closer than 165 feet from the north line BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner and no closer than 660 feet from the west BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: line of the unit comprising said Section PEGGY MITCHELL, 10, Township 25 North, Range 12 West of Commission Secretary

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t COUNTY commissioners september 30, 2011 The Alfalfa County Commissioners met in the Civic Room at 10:00 AM with Chairman Murrow calling the meeting to order with members Roach and Walker and County Clerk Martin present. As required by Oklahoma State Statutes 1991, Title 25, Section 311, Notice was given of this regularly scheduled meeting by posting the Agenda in the North Entrance (Handicapped Entrance) of the Courthouse and in the County Clerk’s office at 4:00 P.M., Sept. 28, 2011. Murrow moved to approve the minutes of Sept. 26. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to approve the Payroll Warrants for payment. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Walker seconded. All voted aye. General Fund 305........Williamson, Diana L................................$272.40.................................... Travel 306........Prince, Donna...........................................$23.20.................................... Travel HIGHWAY CASH 480........Sanders, Vernon R...................................$85.47.................................... Travel 481........Phillips, Dianne W..................................$354.09.................................... Travel Roach moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Rodco Services in Dist #2. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve a private property access easement for Dist #1 on the NW/4 of Section 14, Township 28, Range 11. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to approve one road crossing permit for KanOkla Networks in Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for SandRidge in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Walker moved to approve one road crossing permit for Bloom Electric Services in Dist #2. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to adjourn. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. /s/ Doug Murrow Doug Murrow, Chair /s/ Chad Roach Chad Roach, Member /s/ Ray Walker Ray Walker, Member ATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin Bruce Martin, County Clerk Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t COUNTY commissioners september 26, 2011 The Alfalfa County Commissioners met in the Civic Room at 10:00 AM with Chairman Murrow calling the meeting to order with members Roach and Walker and County Clerk Martin present. As required by Oklahoma State Statutes 1991, Title 25, Section 311, Notice was given of this regularly scheduled meeting by posting the Agenda in the North Entrance (Handicapped Entrance) of the Courthouse and in the County Clerk’s office at 9:20 A.M., Sept. 23, 2011. Roach moved to approve the minutes of September 19. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Prior Year Sales tax-fairgrounds 130........Sunderland Electric.............................$2,630.00....................................Repair sales tax-health 345........Pioneer Telephone...................................$50.80...................................Utilities 346........Pioneer Telephone...................................$53.11...................................Utilities 347........Dacoma Coop..........................................$85.26................................ Supplies 348........Dacoma Coop..........................................$75.01....................................... Fuel Current Year assessor visual inspection cash 10..........Currie, Peake & Frazier Inc.................$1,323.92............................. Equipment 11...........Enid Typewriter Co.................................$184.00............................. Equipment COUNTY CLERK CASH 3............County Officer & Deputies Assn...............$75.00........................... Registration GENERAL FUND 253........Tucker, Charles A...................................$140.97.................................... Travel 254........Biltmore Hotel, The.................................$144.00........................... Registration 255........County Officer & Deputies Assn...............$75.00........................... Registration 256........County Officer & Deputies Assn.............$120.00........................... Registration 257........Special-OPS Uniform Inc.........................$59.98................................ Supplies HIGHWAY CASH 397........County Officer & Deputies Assn...............$75.00........................... Registration 398........Biltmore Hotel, The...................................$72.00........................... Registration 399........Edwards Canvas Inc..............................$105.91................................ Supplies 400........State Line Grain Co................................$209.00....................................Repair 401........Yellowhouse Machinery Co....................$267.48................................ Supplies 402........Cummins Construction........................$2,958.70.................................. Asphalt 403........Kirkpatrick Truck & Welding................$2,156.25....................................Repair 404........Northwest Radiator..............................$1,782.01....................................Repair 405........Burlington Farmers Coop..................$10,606.00....................................... Fuel 406........Circuit Engineering Dist #8.....................$195.00..................................... Signs 407........Radio Shack...........................................$299.99............................. Equipment 408........B&K Safety Service................................$266.64................................ Supplies 409........Radio Shack.............................................$54.48................................ Supplies 410........Bakers Alternator......................................$37.35......................................Parts 411.........Berry Tractor & Equipment.......................$90.01......................................Parts 412........Atwoods..................................................$159.99................................ Supplies 413........Jack’s Automotive...................................$278.89................................ Supplies 414........Yellowhouse Machinery Co....................$976.58................................ Supplies 415........Enid Concrete......................................$2,190.00................................Concrete 416........OG&E.....................................................$306.67...................................Utilities 417........John Deere Financial, Leasing D........$2,667.64.................... Lease/Purchase 418........John Deere Financial, Leasing D........$2,667.65.................. Lease/Purchases 419........Radio Shack........................................$1,799.99............................. Equipment 420........Horne Oil Co........................................$8,175.00....................................... Fuel 421........Rick Dietz Welding............................$14,861.00.................................. Service 422........Rick Dietz Welding............................$12,676.00.................................. Service 423........Angle, Phoebe J.....................................$167.61.................................... Travel 424........ONG.........................................................$84.10...................................Utilities SALES TAX-HEALTH 78..........Hibdon Tire...............................................$84.47...................................... Tires 79..........Hibdon Tire.............................................$408.98...................................... Tires 80..........Munn Supply..........................................$183.25................................ Supplies 81..........Stryker EMS........................................$1,528.20.............................................. 82..........Jack’s Automotive.....................................$35.00....................................Repair 83..........Third Helix Technology...........................$757.45............................. Equipment 84..........Page Plus Inc...........................................$70.45...................................Utilities 85..........OK Tax Commission.................................$41.50............................. Tag & Title 86..........Pioneer Telephone...................................$52.36...................................Utilities 87..........Pioneer Telephone...................................$53.12...................................Utilities 88..........Dacoma Coop........................................$109.57....................................... Fuel SHERIFF REVOLVING CASH 19..........Rogers Lumber, TH................................$315.83................................ Supplies Roach moved to approve the blanket purchase orders. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to approve the following officer’s reports: Court Clerk, Election Board, and Sheriff’s. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve the resolution for ODOT for the lease purchase of a grader for Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to transfer $2000 from H17-1b to H17-1c. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Walker moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Select Energy in Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve 3 road crossing permits for Rite-Way Construction in Dist #3. Walker seconded All voted aye. Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Capprock Energy Services in Dist #1. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Walker moved to approve 10 road crossing permits for Crescent Services; 2 in Dist #2 and 8 in Dist #1. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Walker moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Sand Ridge in Dist #3. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Roach moved to approve a private property access easement on the S/2 of Section 19, Township 25, Range 11. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. The commissioners discussed the interlocal governmental agreement with the City of Cherokee for the operation of the E911 system. No decisions were made. Roach moved to authorize the county clerk to advertise for bids for new lighting in the arena building. Murrow seconded. All voted aye. Carole Grover was back in to discuss truck traffic and the speed limit on the Byron Blacktop in Dist #1. She said that Doug Murrow had promised her that he would lower the speed limit to 45 on that road but no action has been taken yet. She said, “Doug, you lied to me, you outright lied to me.” She requested an item be placed on the agenda for October 3 to pass a resolution to that effect and then after that is done, she requested the appropriate signs be ordered the same day and installed immediately upon receipt of the signs. She even offered to go pick them up for him. Doug did not deny that he lied to her about taking action. No decisions were made, other than Doug promising to add the agenda item to the October 3 agenda. Murrow moved to enter into executive session to discuss the removal of the county clerk from office siting Title 22, Section 1195 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Roach seconded. All voted aye. They left at 10:41 a.m. At 11:22 a.m., Murrow moved to re-enter regular session. Roach seconded. Without any discussion, Murrow moved for the immediate suspension of the county clerk with pay. Roach seconded. All voted aye. Murrow moved to adjourn. Walker seconded. All voted aye. /s/ Doug Murrow Doug Murrow, Chair /s/ Chad Roach Chad Roach, Member /s/ Ray Walker Ray Walker, Member ATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin Bruce Martin, County Clerk

Page 14 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & County, Oklahoma, which section AppliRepublican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t cants request be formed as a 640-acre BEFORE THE CORPORATION drilling and spacing unit for such common COMMISSION source of supply underlying such section, OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA with the permitted well for the units to be APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE located not less than 1320 feet from the OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE unit boundary; (iv) establishing the initial EXPLORATION, L.L.C. boundaries of the Cleveland, Big Lime and RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING Mississippian separate common sources LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 31 of supply so as to cover and include SecTOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10 tion 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which OKLAHOMA section Applicants request be formed as Cause CD No. 201105005 a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for NOTICE OF HEARING such formations underlying such section STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perwith the permitted well for the units to sons, owners, producers, operators, be located not less than 1320 feet from purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and the unit boundary; and (v) granting such all other interested persons, particularly in other and further relief as may be proper Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu- based upon the evidence presented at the larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” hearing herein. attached to the application on file in this NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the cause, and, if any of the named individuals application in this cause requests that the be deceased, then the unknown heirs, ex- order to be entered in this matter be made ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees effective as of the date of the execution and assigns, both immediate and remote, thereof or as of a date prior thereto. of such deceased individual; if any of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that named entities is a dissolved partnership, this cause will be referred to an Admincorporation or other association, then the istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of unknown successors, trustees and as- evidence and reporting to the Corporation signs, both immediate and remote, of such Commission. dissolved entity; if any of the named parties NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that designated as a trustee is not presently this cause will be heard before an Adminacting in such capacity as trustee, then the istrative Law Judge on the Conservation unknown successor or successors to such Docket at the Corporation Commission, trustee; if any of the named parties desigFirst Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day then the unknown successor or successors of October 2011, and that this notice will to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the be published as required by law and the named entities are corporations which rules of the Commission. do not continue to have legal existence, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the unknown trustees or assigns of such the Applicants and interested parties may parties. present testimony by telephone. The cost NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apof telephonic communication shall be paid plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and by the person or persons requesting its Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed use. An interested party who wishes to an application in this cause requesting participate by telephone shall contact the the Corporation Commission to enter an Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. the hearing date, and provide his or her 136472 to delete Section 31, Township 26 name and phone number. North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all County, Oklahoma, from the purview of interested persons may appear and be the Mississippi Chat common source of heard. For information concerning this acsupply and to vacate the -acre drilling and tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) spacing unit previously formed by such 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA order for such common source of supply No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake in such lands; (ii) amending Order No. Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma 52810 to delete Section 31, Township 26 City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa to Cause CD Number. County, Oklahoma, from the purview of CORPORATION COMMISSION the Mississippi Lime common source of OF OKLAHOMA supply and to vacate the -acre drilling DANA L. MURPHY, Chair and spacing unit previously formed by JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman such order for such common source of BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner supply in such lands; (iii) amending Order DONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day No. 158771 of the Commission so as to of September, 2011 enlarge and extend the boundaries of the BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: Tonkawa common source of supply so as PEGGY MITCHELL, to cover and include Section 31, Township Commission Secretary 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & supply so as to cover and include Section Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t 10, Township 27 North, Range 12 West of BEFORE THE CORPORATION the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which COMMISSION section Applicants request be formed as OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA a horizontal 640-acre drilling and spacing APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE unit for such formation underlying such OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE section with the permitted well for the units EXPLORATION, L.L.C. to be located not less than 660 feet from RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL the unit boundary; and (iii) granting such SPACING other and further relief as may be proper LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 10 based upon the evidence presented at the TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH RANGE 12 hearing herein. WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the OKLAHOMA application in this cause requests that the Cause CD No. 201105014 order to be entered in this matter be made NOTICE OF HEARING effective as of the date of the execution STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All thereof or as of a date prior thereto. persons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and this cause will be referred to an Adminall other interested persons, particularly in istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particuevidence and reporting to the Corporation larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” Commission. attached to the application on file in this NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that cause, and, if any of the named individuals this cause will be heard before an Adminbe deceased, then the unknown heirs, existrative Law Judge on the Conservation ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees Docket at the Corporation Commission, and assigns, both immediate and remote, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 of such deceased individual; if any of the North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, named entities is a dissolved partnership, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day corporation or other association, then the of October 2011, and that this notice will unknown successors, trustees and as- be published as required by law and the signs, both immediate and remote, of such rules of the Commission. dissolved entity; if any of the named parties NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that designated as a trustee is not presently the Applicants and interested parties may acting in such capacity as trustee, then the present testimony by telephone. The cost unknown successor or successors to such of telephonic communication shall be paid trustee; if any of the named parties desigby the person or persons requesting its nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently use. An interested party who wishes to acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, participate by telephone shall contact the then the unknown successor or successors Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the the hearing date, and provide his or her named entities are corporations which name and phone number. do not continue to have legal existence, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all the unknown trustees or assigns of such interested persons may appear and be parties. heard. For information concerning this acNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aption contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake an application in this cause requesting Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma the Corporation Commission to enter an City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. to Cause CD Number. 106470, as corrected by Order No. 110308 CORPORATION COMMISSION to delete Section 10, Township 27 North, OF OKLAHOMA Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, DANA L. MURPHY, Chair Oklahoma, from the purview of the MisJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman sissippian Lime common source of supply BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner and to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing DONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day unit previously formed by such order for of September, 2011 such common source of supply in such BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: lands; (ii) establishing the initial boundarPEGGY MITCHELL, ies of the Mississippian common source of Commission Secretary

Legal Notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger and Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t PUBLICATION SHEET - BOARD OF EDUCATION Financial Statement of the Various Funds for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011, and Estimate of Needs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012, of the ChEROKEE public schools SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-46, ALfaLFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION GENERAL . .................BUILDING......................... NUTRITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 Fund........................... Fund...................................FUND ASSETS: Detail........................... Detail...................................Detail Cash Balance June 30, 2011 $295,399.12................... $53,683.43...........................$20,568.28 Investments 0.00.............................. 0.00......................................0.00 TOTAL ASSETS $295,399.12................... $53,683.43...........................$20,568.28 LIABILITIES AND RESERVES: Warrants Outstanding $145,892.30................... $13,044.18..................................$29.00 Reserves for Interest on Warrants 0.00.............................. 0.00......................................0.00 Reserves From Schedule 8 $994.34........................ $217.50......................................0.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND RESERVES $146,886.64................... $13,261.68..................................$29.00 CASH FUND BALANCE (Deficit) JUNE 30,2011 $148,512.48................... $40,421.75...........................$20,539.28 ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 General fund.................................................................................................................................................... General fund Current Expense.........................................................................................................................................................$$1,937,987.52 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required..........................................................................................................................................................$1,937,987.52 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance..........................................................................................................................................................$148,512.48 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue...............................................................................................................................$1,299,920.51 Total Deductions.......................................................................................................................................................$1,448,432.99 Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax............................................................................................................................$489,554.53 ESTIMATED MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE: 2100 County 4 Mill Ad Valorem Tax....................................................................................................................................$77,962.91 2200 County Apportionment (Mortgage Tax)........................................................................................................................$8,694.34 3110 Gross Production Tax..............................................................................................................................................$127,371.91 3120 Motor Vehicle Collections........................................................................................................................................$160,251.11 3130 Rural Electric Cooperative Tax..................................................................................................................................$72,318.09 3140 State School Land Earnings......................................................................................................................................$34,721.17 3200 State Aid - General Operations...............................................................................................................................$715,874.08 3300 State Aid - Competitive Grants..................................................................................................................................$$8,484.00 3400 State - Categorical.....................................................................................................................................................$14,639.00 3800 State Vocational Programs.......................................................................................................................................$24,800.00 4200 Disadvantaged Students...........................................................................................................................................$54,803.90 Total Estimated Revenue..........................................................................................................................................$1,299,920.51 SINKING FUND BALANCE SHEET..........................................................................................................................SINKING FUND 1. Cash Balance on Hand June 30, 2011.........................................................................................................................$147,672.81 2. Legal Investments Properly Maturing........................................................................................................................................0.00 3. Judgments Paid To Recover By Tax Levy.................................................................................................................................0.00 4. Total Liquid Assets...................................................................................................................................................$147,672.81 11. Total Items a. Through f...........................................................................................................................................................0.00 12. Balance of Assets Subject to Accrual.........................................................................................................................$147,672.81 Deduct Accrual Reserve If Assets Sufficient: 13. g. Earned Unmatured Interest.................................................................................................................................................0.00 14. h. Accrual on Final Coupons.............................................................................................................................................$840.00 15. i. Accrued on Unmatured Bonds.................................................................................................................................$133,333.33 16. Total Items g. Through i..............................................................................................................................................$134,173.33 17. Excess of Assets Over Accrual Reserves**..................................................................................................................$13,499.48 SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS FOR 2011-2012 1. Interest Earnings on Bonds............................................................................................................................................$30,182.50 2. Accrual on Unmatured Bonds....................................................................................................................................... $131,111.11 Total Sinking Fund Requirements...............................................................................................................................$161,293..61 Deduct: 1. Excess of Assets Over Liabilities....................................................................................................................................$13,499.48 2. Surplus Building Fund Cash......................................................................................................................................................0.00 3. Contributions From Other Districts............................................................................................................................................0.00 Balance To Raise..............................................................................................................................................................$147,794.13 BUILDING FUND.................................................................................................................................................... BUILDING FUND Current Expense.............................................................................................................................................................. $110,411.60 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required............................................................................................................................................................. $110,411.60 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance............................................................................................................................................................$40,421.75 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue...............................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Deductions............................................................................................................................................................$40,421.75 Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax..............................................................................................................................$69,989.85 Child nutrition programs fund.............................................................................................................. Nutrition fund Current Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required.............................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance............................................................................................................................................................$20,539.28 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue..................................................................................................................................$105,205.14 Total Deductions..........................................................................................................................................................$125,744.42 Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................0.00 CERTIFICATE - GOVERNING BOARD STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF ALFALFA, ss: We, the undersigned duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the Board of Education of Cherokee School District No. I-46, of Said County and State, do hereby certify that at a meeting of the Governing Body of the said District, begun at the time provided by law for districts of this class and pursuant to the provisions of 68 O.S. 2001 Sec. 3003, the foregoing statement was prepared and is a true and correct condition of the Financial Affairs of said District as reflected by the records of the District Clerk and Treasurer. We further certify that the foregoing estimate for current expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, as shown are reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the said Municipality, that the Estimated Income to be derived from sources other than ad valorem taxation does not exceed the lawfully authorized ratio of the revenue derived from the same sources during the preceding fiscal year. s/Cheryl Washburn President of Board of Education Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of September, 2011. s/Judy Porter, Notary Public, #11004525

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & so as to cover and include Section 10, Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t Township 25 North, Range 12 West of BEFORE THE CORPORATION the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which COMMISSION section Applicants request be formed as a OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for such APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE common source of supply underlying such OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE section, with the permitted well for the units EXPLORATION, L.L.C. to be located not less than 1320 feet from RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING the unit boundary; and (iii) granting such LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 10 other and further relief as may be proper TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH RANGE 12 based upon the evidence presented at the WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, hearing herein. OKLAHOMA NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Cause CD No. 201105003 application in this cause requests that the NOTICE OF HEARING order to be entered in this matter be made STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All effective as of the date of the execution persons, owners, producers, operators, thereof or as of a date prior thereto. purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all other interested persons, particularly in this cause will be referred to an AdminAlfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu- istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” evidence and reporting to the Corporation attached to the application on file in this Commission. cause, and, if any of the named individuals NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that be deceased, then the unknown heirs, exthis cause will be heard before an Adminecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees istrative Law Judge on the Conservation and assigns, both immediate and remote, Docket at the Corporation Commission, of such deceased individual; if any of the First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 named entities is a dissolved partnership, North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, corporation or other association, then the Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day unknown successors, trustees and as- of October 2011, and that this notice will signs, both immediate and remote, of such be published as required by law and the dissolved entity; if any of the named parties rules of the Commission. designated as a trustee is not presently NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that acting in such capacity as trustee, then the the Applicants and interested parties may unknown successor or successors to such present testimony by telephone. The cost trustee; if any of the named parties desigof telephonic communication shall be paid nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently by the person or persons requesting its acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, use. An interested party who wishes to then the unknown successor or successors participate by telephone shall contact the to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to named entities are corporations which the hearing date, and provide his or her do not continue to have legal existence, name and phone number. the unknown trustees or assigns of such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all parties. interested persons may appear and be NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apheard. For information concerning this acplicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA an application in this cause requesting No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake the Corporation Commission to enter an Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma order, as follows: (i) amending Order No. City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer 158770 to delete Section 10, Township 25 to Cause CD Number. North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa CORPORATION COMMISSION County, Oklahoma, from the purview of OF OKLAHOMA the Mississippi Lime common source of DANA L. MURPHY, Chair supply and to vacate the -acre drilling JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman and spacing unit previously formed by BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner such order for such common source of DONE AND PERFORMED this 29th day supply in such lands; (ii) amending Order of September, 2011 No. 588157 of the Commission so as to BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: enlarge and extend the boundaries of the PEGGY MITCHELL, Mississippian common source of supply Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t PUBLICATION SHEET - BOARD OF EDUCATION Financial Statement of the Various Funds for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011, and Estimate of Needs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2012, OF timberlake public schools SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I-093, ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION GENERAL..........BUILDING......................co-op......................... NUTRITIOn AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 fund.................Fund........................... Fund...................................FUND Detail..................Detail........................... Detail...................................Detail ASSETS: Cash Balance June 30, 2011 $302,475.95 $156.268.48................... $10,175.61...........................$19,259.31 Investments 0.00......................0.00.............................. 0.00......................................0.00 TOTAL ASSETS $302,475.95 $156,268.48................... $10,175.61...........................$19,259.31 LIABILITIES AND RESERVES: Warrants Outstanding $70,052.07 $903.49..................... $3,142.46.............................$5,027.62 Reserve for Interest on Warrants 0.00......................0.00.............................. 0.00......................................0.00 Reserves From Schedule 8 0.00......................0.00.............................. 0.00......................................0.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND RESERVES $70,052.07 $903.49..................... $3,142.46.............................$5,027.62 CASH FUND BALANCE (Deficit) June 30, 2011 $232,423.88 $155,364.99..................... $7,033.15...........................$14,231.69 ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 General fund.................................................................................................................................................... General fund Current Expense...........................................................................................................................................................$2,262,922.24 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required..............................................................................................................................................................$2,262,922..24 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance..........................................................................................................................................................$232,423.88 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue.................................................................................................................................1,185.234.77 Total Deductions............................................................................................................................................................$1,417,658.65 Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax............................................................................................................................$845,263.59 ESTIMATED MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE: 1000 District Sources of Revenue.................................................................................................................................................0.00 2100 County 4 Mill Ad Valorem Tax....................................................................................................................................$67,892.73 2200 County Apportionment (Mortgage Tax)........................................................................................................................$7,128.55 3110 Gross Production Tax..............................................................................................................................................$112,445.49 3120 Motor Vehicle Collections........................................................................................................................................$173,819.20 3130 Rural Electric Cooperative Tax..................................................................................................................................$96,260.99 3140 State School Land Earnings......................................................................................................................................$31,127.36 3200 State Aid - General Operations...............................................................................................................................$532,208.58 3400 State - Categorical.....................................................................................................................................................$12,265.00 3800 State Vocational Programs.........................................................................................................................................30,020.00 4200 Disadvantaged Students...........................................................................................................................................$64,416.66 4300 Individuals With Disabilities.......................................................................................................................................$57,650.21 Total Estimated Revenue............................................................................................................................................$1,185,234.77 SINKING FUND BALANCE SHEET..........................................................................................................................SINKING FUND 1. Cash Balance on Hand June 30, 2011...........................................................................................................................$61,138.82 2. Legal Investments Properly Maturing........................................................................................................................................0.00 3. Judgments Paid To Recover By Tax Levy.................................................................................................................................0.00 4. Total Liquid Assets..........................................................................................................................................................$61,138.82 12. Balance of Assets Subject to Accruals.........................................................................................................................$61,138.82 Deduct Accrual Reserve If Assets Sufficient: 13.g. Earned Unmatured Interest............................................................................................................................................$924.17 15.i. Accrued on Unmatured Bonds....................................................................................................................................$53,714.29 16. Total Items g. Through i................................................................................................................................................$54,638.46 17. Excess of Assets Over Accrual Reserves**....................................................................................................................$6,500.36 SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS FOR 2011-2012 1. Interest Earnings on Bonds..............................................................................................................................................$6,417.50 2. Accrual on Unmatured Bonds.......................................................................................................................................$156,285.71 Total Sinking Fund Requirements................................................................................................................................$162,703.21 Deduct: 1. Excess of Assets Over Liabilities......................................................................................................................................$6,500.36 2. Surplus Building Fund Cash......................................................................................................................................................0.00 3. Contributions From Other Districts............................................................................................................................................0.00 Balance To Raise..............................................................................................................................................................$156,202.85 BUILDING FUND.................................................................................................................................................... BUILDING FUND Current Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$276.115.65 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required..................................................................................................................................................................$276,115.65 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance..........................................................................................................................................................$155,364.99 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue..............................................................................................................................................0..00 Total Deductions...............................................................................................................................................................$155,364.99 Balance to Raise from Ad Valorem Tax............................................................................................................................$120,750.66 CO-OP FUND................................................................................................................................................................CO-OP FUND Current Expense................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required....................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00 Financed: Cash Fund Balance..............................................................................................................................................................$7,033.15 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue....................................................................................................................................$73,639.85 Total Deductions.................................................................................................................................................................$80,673.00 Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................0.00 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS FUND.............................................................................................................. NUTRITION FUND Current Expense..............................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37 Reserve for Int. on Warrants & Revaluation..................................................................................................................................0.00 Total Required..................................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37 FINANCED: Cash Fund Balance............................................................................................................................................................$14,231.69 Estimated Miscellaneous Revenue....................................................................................................................................$99,163.68 Total Deductions...............................................................................................................................................................$113,395.37 Balance.........................................................................................................................................................................................0.00 CERTIFICATE - GOVERNING BOARD STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTY OF ALFALFA, ss: We, the undersigned duly elected, qualified and acting officers of the Board of Education of Timberlake School District No. I-093, of Said County and State, do hereby certify that at a meeting of the Governing Body of the said District, begun at the time provided by law for districts of this class and pursuant to the provisions of 68 O.S. 2001 Sec. 3003, the foregoing statement was prepared and is a true and correct condition of the Financial Affairs of said District as reflected by the records of the District Clerk and Treasurer. We further certify that the foregoing estimate for current expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, as shown are reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of the said Municipality, that the Estimated Income to be derived from sources other than ad valorem taxation does not exceed the lawfully authorized ratio of the revenue derived from the same sources during the preceding year. SEAL s/Kenneth Jordan President of Board of Education Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of September, 2011. /s/ Paula Burkes, Notary Public, #08000281, exp. 1/04/2012

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. 2t INVITATION TO BID EASEMENT #8959 The Commissioners of the Land Office, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, offers for sale by sealed bid, a 20 year easement for a 24” steel natural gas pipeline in the NW/4 Section 16-T27NR12WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Office. Appraised value is $13,300.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be considered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our office by 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8959”. Mail to Commissioners of the Land Office, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1000W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Proceeds of sale benefit the school children of Oklahoma. Additional information may be obtained from the Real Estate Management Division of the Commissioners of the Land Office by calling (405) 521-4136 or email james. spurgeon@clo.ok.gov Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION Cherokee Application No. 1202040019 12p 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: Fiero SWD 2-23, NW4, NW4, NE4, NE4, Sec. 23-T29N-R9W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – approx. 5395’, BOTTOM – approx. 7200’ 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. October 6, 2011

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. 2t in the district court of alfalfa county state of oklahoma pb-11-8 In the Matter of the Estate of Marvin L. Richter, Deceased. notice and order for hearing petition for settlement of final account, barring claims of creditors, allowing attorney’s fees and accountant’s fees, and for determination of heirship and final decree of distribution Kiedrian L. Fennell, Personal Representative of the Estate of Marvin L. Richter, Deceased, having filed in this Court her Petition for Settlement of Final Account, Barring Claims of Creditors, Allowing Attorney’s Fees and Accountant’s Fees, and for Determination of Heirship and

Legal notice Final Decree of Distribution, and the Court having determined that a hearing should be held and notice of same be given according to law. It is hereby ordered that said Petition for Settlement of Final Account, Barring Claims of Creditors, Allowing Attorney’s Fees and Accountant’s Fees, and for Determination of Heirship and Final Decree of Distribution is set for hearing the 24th day of October, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., before this Court in the Alfalfa County Courthouse at Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, when and where any person interested in said estate may appear and make objection to any of the above matters; and, It is further ordered that notice of said hearing shall be, and by copy hereof is hereby given to the heirs, devisees, and legatees by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order with postage prepaid to each of said persons at their place of residence and by publication once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION Application No. 1202040020 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: Bailey SWD 2-1, SE4, NE4, SE4, SE4, Sec. 1-T28N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – approx. 5460’, BOTTOM – approx. 7300’ 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. October 6, 2011

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION Application No. 1202040021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, is requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, pursuant to OAC Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165: 5-7-27, administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater and associated deleterious substances into a non-commercial disposal well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Ashley SWD 1-36, NW4, NE4, NW4, NW4, Sec. 36-T28N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – approx. 5710’, BOTTOM – approx. 7450’ 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. October 6, 2011

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 2011. 2t August 29, 2011 Unless otherwise noted in the proposal, all bids must be submitted over the Internet via Bid Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be received through the ODOT Office Engineer Division until 30 minutes prior to the scheduled bid opening. From 30 minutes prior to the bid opening until the time of the bid opening, bid proposals must be turned in directly to ODOT Commission Room located on the east side of the lobby. The scheduled bid opening is 10:30 A.M. October 20, 2011 for the work listed below. No Proposal for construction or maintenance work of the department will be issued to any contractor after 10:30 A.M. on the working day preceding opening of bids for any contract. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond equal to 5% of the bid made payable to the State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty. Proposal checks will be held or returned by the Department as per Section 103.04 of the State Standard Specifications. The minimum wage to be paid laborers and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal. Bids must be prepared as directed by the State Standard Specifications. Plans, proposals, and specifications may be examined in the plan room or in the Office Engineer Division at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation central office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This work will be done under the Oklahoma Department of Transportation applicable specifications for highway construction as depicted on the lower left corner of the plan’s title sheet. Plans and proposal forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Cost of Bidding Documents is $50.00 + tax for each Bidding Proposal. State Standard Specifications may be purchased for $55.00 + tax. (Oklahoma tax is 8.375%). Plans (Reduced Size Complete) $48.77, X-SEC $24.93 + postage/handling. Make checks payable to Oklahoma Department of Transportation. No refunds will be made for bidding documents or Specification books purchased. Upon award of contract to a successful bidder, the contract will be completely and correctly executed by the contractor and returned to the Department within ten (10) working days from the date of award. The Department will have fourteen (14) working days from the date of award to complete its execution of the contract. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) ensures that no person or groups of persons shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, or in income status, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs, services, or activities administered by ODOT, it’s recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors Description of work and location of project: Job Piece No. BRFY-102C(093) SH-8 ALFALFA 2327204 BRIDGE AND APPROACHES SH-8: OVER DRIFTWOOD CREEK 3.5 MI NORTH OF THE US-64/SH-11 JCT. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Gary M. Ridley, Director. CLXCL LPXLP

published in this County. Dated this 3rd day of October, 2011. Loren E. Angle Judge of the District Court Sam L. Stein, Esq., OBA# 12498 Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C. 305 South Grand P.O. Box 223 Cherokee, OK 73728 Tel. (580) 596-3000 Fax (580) 596-3004 Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t in the district court in and for alfalfa county state of oklahoma case no. cv-11-22 In the Matter of the Application to Change Name of Gavin Jax Henson, By and Through James Franklin Kennedy, as Parent and Next Friend. notice of hearing petition for change of name Notice is given that Gavin Jax Henson, by and through James Franklin Kennedy, as Parent and Next Friend, has filed a petition requesting that his name be changed to Gavin Jax Kennedy, and the petition will be heard in the District Courtroom at the Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee, Oklahoma, on the 19th day of October, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., and any person may file a written protest prior to the date of the hearing. Dated this 30th day of September, 2011. s/Loren E. Angle Judge of the District Court Francis J. McGee, OBA #5985 McGee Law Firm, P.L.L.C. Attorney for Petitioner 111 1/2 South Grand Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728 (580) 596-3550

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 2011. 2t August 10, 2011 Unless otherwise noted in the proposal, all bids must be submitted over the Internet via Bid Express. When written bids are allowed, sealed proposals sent by registered mail will be received through the ODOT Office Engineer Division until 30 minutes prior to the scheduled bid opening. From 30 minutes prior to the bid opening until the time of the bid opening, bid proposals must be turned in directly to ODOT Commission Room located on the east side of the lobby. The scheduled bid opening is 10:30 A.M. October 20, 2011 for the work listed below. No Proposal for construction or maintenance work of the department will be issued to any contractor after 10:30 A.M. on the working day preceding opening of bids for any contract. Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified or Cashier’s Check or Bid Bond equal to 5% of the bid made payable to the State of Oklahoma, Department of Transportation, as a proposal guaranty. Proposal checks will be held or returned by the Department as per Section 103.04 of the State Standard Specifications. The minimum wage to be paid laborers and mechanics employed on this project shall be included in the proposal. Bids must be prepared as directed by the State Standard Specifications. Plans, proposals, and specifications may be examined in the plan room or in the Office Engineer Division at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation central office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This work will be done under the Oklahoma Department of Transportation applicable specifications for highway construction as depicted on the lower left corner of the plan’s title sheet. Plans and proposal forms may be ordered from the Office Engineer Division, Oklahoma Department of Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Cost of Bidding Documents is $50.00 + tax for each Bidding Proposal. State Standard Specifications may be purchased for $55.00 + tax. (Oklahoma tax is 8.375%). Plans (Reduced Size Complete) $18.42, X-SEC $6.50 + postage/handling. Make checks payable to Oklahoma Department of Transportation. No refunds will be made for bidding documents or Specification books purchased. Upon award of contract to a successful bidder, the contract will be completely and correctly executed by the contractor and returned to the Department within ten (10) working days from the date of award. The Department will have fourteen (14) working days from the date of award to complete its execution of the contract. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) ensures that no person or groups of persons shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, disability/handicap, or in income status, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs, services, or activities administered by ODOT, it’s recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors Description of work and location of project: Job Piece No. BRO-102D (136) CI COUNTY ROAD ALFALFA 2591004 BRIDGE AND APPROACHES COUNTY ROAD (EW-030): OVER EAGLE CHIEF CREEK 1.0 MI NORTH OF SH-45 AND 5.7 MI WEST OF SH-8, WEST OF CARMEN. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: Gary M. Ridley, Director.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger of Range Ten (10) West, Alfalfa County, & Republican Thursday, Sept. 29, and Oklahoma. Said leasing rights will be offered at Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 2t public sale to the highest and best bidNOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER der for a cash bonus to be paid upon the INTO OIL AND GAS LEASE The Town of Helena, Lessor, on the execution of said lease and shall be for a 11th day of October, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., term not to exceed ten (10) years and as in the town offices at 304 North Main, at long thereafter as oil, gas and other minerHelena, Oklahoma, will offer for lease and als may be produced in paying quantities lease certain oil and gas mining rights upon from said lands. Dated this 26th day of September, all of the interest of the Town of Helena, in and to the oil, gas, and other minerals 2011. Town of Helena lying in and under the following described By: /s/ Frances Davis lands: North Half (N/2) of the Northwest Frances Davis, Mayor Quarter (NW/4) of Section Twenty-seven (27) Township, Twenty Four (24) North

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & interval for the Tonkawa, Cleveland, Big Republican Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. 1t Lime, Layton (Cottage Grove), Oswego BEFORE THE CORPORATION Lime and Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand sepaCOMMISSION rate common sources of supply will be no OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA closer than 330 feet from the north line and APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE no closer than 660 feet from the east line OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE and no closer than 330 feet from the south EXPLORATION, L.L.C. line and no closer than 660 feet from the RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION east line of the unit comprising said Section EXCEPTION 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 31 the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with a TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 10 tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, completion interval, and to be completed OKLAHOMA in and produce hydrocarbons from the Cause CD No. 201105007 above-named separate common sources NOTICE OF HEARING of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All the cause at such time as the bottom hole persons, owners, producers, operators, location of the well proposed hereunder purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and has been determined; and (iii) establishall other interested persons, particularly in ing a proper allowable with no downward Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particu- adjustment made thereto. larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the attached to the application on file in this application in this cause requests that the cause, and, if any of the named individuals order be entered in this matter be made be deceased, then the unknown heirs, exeffective as of the date of the execution ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees thereof or as of a date prior thereto and and assigns, both immediate and remote, that the authorization and permission reof such deceased individual; if any of the quested herein run in favor of one or both named entities is a dissolved partnership, of the Applicants, including Chesapeake corporation or other association, then the Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through unknown successors, trustees and as- its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., signs, both immediate and remote, of such or some other party recommended by dissolved entity; if any of the named parties Applicants. designated as a trustee is not presently NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the acting in such capacity as trustee, then the legal descriptions for the land sections unknown successor or successors to such adjacent to said Section 31 are Sections trustee; if any of the named parties desig29, 30 and 32, Township 26 North, Range nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently 10 West of the IM, Sections 25 and 36, acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, Township 26 North, Range 11 West of the then the unknown successor or successors IM, Section 1, Township 25 North, Range to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the 11 West of the IM and Sections 5 and 6, named entities are corporations which Township 25 North, Range 10 West of the do not continue to have legal existence, IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. the unknown trustees or assigns of such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that parties. this cause will be referred to an AdminNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apistrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and evidence and reporting to the Corporation Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed Commission. an application in this cause requesting the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Corporation Commission to enter an order, cause will be heard before an Administraas follows: (i) authorizing and permitting tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at an exception to the permitted well loca- the Corporation Commission, First Floor, tion tolerances in the proposed 640-acre Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day 201105005, for the Tonkawa, Cleveland, of October 2011, and that this notice will Big Lime and Mississippian separate combe published as required by law and the mon sources of supply, underlying Section rules of the Commission. 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, as well the Applicants and interested parties may as in the 640-acre drilling and spacing present testimony by telephone. The cost unit comprised of Section 31, Township of telephonic communication shall be paid 26 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alby the person or persons requesting its falfa County, Oklahoma, for the Layton use. An interested party who wishes to (Cottage Grove), Oswego Lime and Red participate by telephone shall contact the Fork (Cherokee) Sand separate common Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to sources of supply, so as to allow a well to the hearing date, and provide his or her be drilled as follows: name and phone number. Surface location: No closer than 200 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all feet from the south line and no closer interested persons may appear and be than 660 feet from the east line of the unit heard. For information concerning this accomprising said Section 31, Township 26 tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA County, Oklahoma, No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake Location of Wellbore at Completion Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma Interval: The casing will be cemented City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer along the entire length of the lateral. The to Cause CD Number. proposed location of the end points of the DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 29th completion interval for the Mississippian day of September 2011. common source of supply will be no closer CORPORATION COMMISSION than 165 feet from the north line and no OF OKLAHOMA closer than 660 feet from the east line and DANA L. MURPHY, Chair no closer than 165 feet from the south line JEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman and no closer than 660 feet from the east BOB ANTHONY, Commissioner line of the unit comprising said Section BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 31, Township 26 North, Range 10 West of PEGGY MITCHELL, the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and the Commission Secretary location of the end points of the completion

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County sales tax receipts show $1.85 million hike in 12 months "If you don't have an oil well, get one!" – Eddie Chiles Oil & Gas Tycoon By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff Texas-Oklahoma oil and gas tycoon Eddie Chiles, the late owner of The Western Company of North America and the Texas Rangers Major League baseball team, regularly ended his television commercials with the following appeal: "If you don't have an oil well, get one!" Chiles, if in business today, would feel right at home in Alfalfa County. Although only a small percentage of Alfalfa County's population may have an oil well – as admonished by Chiles – the search for oil and gas in the county has resulted in a financial windfall for some communities and, in particular, the county's treasury. Following a slight increase in collections in August, the disbursement of sales taxes to Cherokee – and in particular – Alfalfa County, took a huge upward spike in September. It should be noted that while the Oklahoma Tax Commission returns the sales tax receipts to cities and counties in September, it actually represents collection from 60 days ago – July. Alfalfa County's receipts more than quadrupled. The county's September 2010 collections were $107,670. This month, the county received $452,341 – an astonishing increase of $344,671. Since the large hikes in sales tax returns became noticeable in October 2010, the county has collected $1,852,243 more over the past 12-month period than over the previous 12 months. It was also a good month for

the county in "use" tax collections. A year ago, the county received $4,755. That compared with the $52,870 received from the Tax Commission this month. It was also a good month for the City of Cherokee, which received $76,028 in city sales tax this month compared to $37,553 in September 2010 – a more than 50 percent increase of $38,075. The Town of Carmen also experienced a large increase in city sales tax receipts this month. A year ago in September, the Town of Carmen collected $3,759. September 2011 receipts total $8,990 – a 58.2 percent increase totaling $5,231. City 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

Only one town in the county and immediate trade territory experienced a decline in sales tax collections this month. Jet received $3,751 in September this year compared to $5,407 in September 2010 – a decline of $1,656. No one can predict how long this latest exploration for oil and gas in the county might last, although Tom Ward of SandRidge Energy suggested several months ago in a presentation to an audience at the Cherokee High School Auditorium that it could run 10 years or longer. That should give several more countians the opportunity to follow Chiles' advice and latch onto their own oil well.

CITY SALES TAX Tax Rate Sept. 2011 Tax Rate Sept. 2010 + or .0300 2,025 .0100 586 +1,439 .0425 269,643 .0425 264,537 +5,106 .0100 2,424 .0100 1,058 +1,366 .0200 551 .0100 233 +318 .0300 8,990 .0300 3,759 +5,231 .0325 76,028 .0325 37,953 +38,075 .0300 6,046 .0300 4,719 +1,327 .0300 1,984 .0300 1,365 +619 .0300 12,201 .0300 9,618 +2,583 .0300 3,751 .0300 5,407 -1,656 .0400 57,144 .0400 44,548 +12,596 .0300 4,762 .0300 3,620 +1,142 .0300 16,553 .0300 9,808 +6,745 .0400 5,647 .0400 3,975 +1,672 .0400 40,115 .0400 25,997 +14,118 COUNTY SALES TAX .0200 452,341 .0200 107,670 +344,671 .0125 194,954 .0000 00,000 +194,954 .0025 18,768 .0025 17,002 +1,766 .0050 90,711 .0050 69,337 +21,374 CITY USE TAX .0300 169 .0100 89 +80 .0300 446 .0300 724 -278 .0325 2,291 .0325 3,502 -1,211 .0300 70 .0300 170 -100 .0300 741 .0300 84 +657 .0300 193 .0300 178 +15 COUNTY USE TAX .0200 52,870 .0200 4,755 +48,115 .0125 58,842 .0100 7,553 +51,289 .0025 644 .0025 520 +124 .0050 4,919 .0050 4,352 +567

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‘Gettin’ Home fund-raisers set

One in Helena Friday, second planned at Alva’s Runnymede HELENA – With less than 90 days left before opening the doors to "Gettin' Home," a re-entry program for women recently released from incarceration, owner-operator Fran Bruce has at least two fund-raisers scheduled to help finance her dream. From 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, citizens residing in and around Helena are being encouraged to attend a chili supper at the home, located at 215 West Third – the former Helena Care Center. Donations will be accepted for the meal. On Saturday, Oct. 15, a second fund-raiser is planned at 6:30 p.m. at Alva's historic Runnymede Hotel, located at Fourth and Flynn. The Max Ridgway Jazz Trio will entertain and a baked goods auction will be held, with the proceeds going to the Gettin' Home project. Bruce, a resident of Cherokee, saw a need for a home where women from Oklahoma correctional facilities could receive training for re-entry into their communities. "The Gettin' Home will exist to reduce the recidivism rate for women in Oklahoma and increase the number of women who successfully return to a productive life in their communities after incarceration," she said. The center will be located in the former nursing home at Helena and is scheduled to open in January 2012. Bruce has made it known that the financial start-up of the faith-based facility will be dependent upon public donations and support.

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