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‘Good person, great leader’

Blessings in dressing Whittet dinner returns despite setbacks

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Canceling the community Thanksgiving dinner after losing financial support for this year’s meal did not even cross Doug and RoseMary Whittet’s minds.

The benefit that started in 2006 and has become a Cherokee tradition will go on as planned, and Doug believes this year may be the biggest yet.

“Last year we had about 190 people,” Whittet said. “I’m thinking with all the (oil and gas workers) around it could be more this year. I’m going to prepare enough for about 250.”

Whittet heard a few weeks ago that outside contributions would not be showing up this year, but he learned early enough that he was able to appeal to local community members. He never doubted his hometown would come through, and donations flew in quickly.

“I’ve already had enough donations given to me that I’m just going to pick up the rest,” Whittet said.

Monetary donations will cover a good portion of the cost of turkeys and all the fixings, but to make the holiday meal complete, Whittet is asking for desserts.

“I’m taking donations on desserts,” Whittet said. “That’s one of the more expensive things I (would) have to buy.”

Ladies from the United Methodist Church in Cherokee already have promised to bring about 15 pies, but more cakes, cookies and other sweet treats are needed.

Anyone wanting to donate a dessert can deliver it Nov. 23 to 504 S. Grand Ave. or bring it by the Baker Building Thanksgiving Day. See DINNER Page 3

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CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY students sing “God Bless America” Friday while signing the Veteran’s Day tribute in American Sign Language.

‘Veteran’s Day means several things’

VETERAN BRIAN MITCHELL tells what Veteran’s Day means to him Friday during the Veteran’s Day assembly at Cherokee High School.

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Cherokee Elementary students paid tribute to veterans Friday during an assembly in the high school auditorium. As junior Grant DeWitt introduced each veteran, local soldiers who defended the country stood for a round of applause and thanks.

Students sang several tributes to those present and abroad. Songs included “The Star Spangled Banner” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”

Cherokee High School graduate and veteran Capt. Brian Mitchell told students and parents what Veteran’s Day means to him.

“Veteran’s Day, for me, means several things,” said Mitchell, who served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard and was deployed to Kuwait with the 45th Fires Brigade.

Mitchell said when he thinks of Veteran’s Day, he thinks of those currently serving the country.

“We currently have a lot of people serving … some in our community, some very good friends of mine,” he said.

He encouraged everyone to support those who are deployed, some not much older than the senior students at the assembly, by sending letters and care packages often.

“I’ve had people ask me, ‘Do those letters See VETERAN Page 3

PONCA CITY – Words like “champion,” “humble” and “statesman” are being used to describe State Sen. David Myers, R-Ponca City, who died early Friday morning, Nov. 11, at the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

Myers, 73, was diagnosed with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, according to family members, who described the disease as creating scar tissue in the lungs, rather than fluid.

Myers had been fighting pneumonia for the past three weeks and died surrounded by his family. Myers was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and was the powerful Senate Appropriations chairman.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ponca City’s First Baptist Church. Arrangements were by the Trout Funeral Home and the family requested that memorials be

STATE SEN. DAVID MYERS made to the Marland Children’s Home in Ponca City.

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Community service set for Sunday Members of Cherokee Ministerial Alliance invite everyone to celebrate the season of thanks during the annual Thanksgiving service scheduled for Nov. 20.

This year’s festivities begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church, 614 S. Grand Ave., with the Rev. Joe Woods, pastor of Cherokee Friends Church, delivering the message. A social will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Ministers from each of Cherokee’s churches will participate in the service.

Sue Fellers will direct the Community Choir.

Those attending are asked to bring canned goods to help support the local food pantry. Offerings taken during the service will benefit outreach ministries of the alliance. Cherokee Ministerial Alliance aids travelers passing through town and other emergency services to those in need.

Thank God for ticks Kolten Gilley home after miraculous find

MEMBERS OF the Cherokee Chiefs High School fooball team gather in Kolten Gilley’s hospital room Friday night. Coach Bryce Schanbacher (right) took the team to see Kolten on their way to Fox to play their last game of the season, which they dedicated to the 11-year-old who is recovering from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and an unrelated staff infection.

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By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff For the rest of his life, 11-year-old Kolten Gilley will repeat a phrase that most people won’t believe: “A tick bite saved my life.”

That sentence won’t make much sense to most people, but for Kolten and his family, a tick bite was a blessing.

“It all started out, we really thought he had the flu,” said Kolten’s mom, Heather Gilley, of Cherokee. “He just wasn’t himself. He wasn’t acting right.”

Teachers sent Kolten home from school the week before Halloween with flulike symptoms, but Heather’s motherly instinct told her something else was wrong.

“We found a tick on him

and thought maybe that had something to do with it,” she said.

The next morning, Kolten woke up in a delusional state and a fever of 104.1. A trip to the emergency room in Enid revealed that Kolten had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Treatment was administered, and doctors sent Kolten home.

“He just never got better,” Heather said. “He kept getting weaker and weaker. His muscles tightened up in his leg and in his jaw. He couldn’t chew for a couple days, and they said that was from the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.”

For several days, Kolten remained in bed, unable to eat and barely able to move.

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Chiefs end 2011 season with loss on-the-road at Fox.

KOLTEN GILLEY sleeps peacefully Friday after physical therapy.

Heather decided another visit to the doctor was paramount. “(Doctors) wanted to run an MRI because his muscles were cramping and because See TICK Page 2

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Roach denies Crescent permit

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Alfalfa County Commissioner Chad Roach will serve as board member for Circuit Engineering District 8. Commissioner Toby Walker will serve as alternate, as motioned by Commission Chairman Doug Murrow Monday in the regular commission meeting.

Also approved were two road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline, one for Brickman Fastline, one for SandRidge, one for C&W Construction and 10 for Mid-America Midstream Gas Services in District 1.

District 2 Commissioner Roach motioned to approve three road crossing permits for District 1, which were not listed on the agenda, but not approve one road crossing permit in District 2 due to non-payment for permits previously granted in District 2.

“They’re like $7,000 behind, plus this one,” Roach said. “So all together, they’re what, over $8,000 behind?”

Commission Secretary Phoebe Angle said the amount is about $8,500.

“I’ve talked to them twice, and you’ve talked to them twice,” Angle told Roach.

The company sent a check in for the permits granted in District 1.

Murrow said approving permits, such as the three approved for Crescent that were not listed on the agenda, is legal and equates to passing items covered regularly under maintenance and operation warrants or blanket purchase orders.

“The DA has told us that we can just put on the agenda just to approve or disapprove road crossing permits as a line item,” Murrow said.

Commissioners approved a bid from Yellowhouse Machinery, Oklahoma City, for $199,459 for a John Deere grader in District 1.

McEachern walks last miles on local mail carrier route

By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Having a mailman who knows your first name and where you work has its perks.

Cherokee residents have been lucky to see John McEachern walking the streets for the past 20 years.

“One time when I was working we got a letter that just said ‘Amber,’ so I took it to Kent McMahan’s office, and it was for Amber Wilhite,” McEachern said. “Nobody else knew where it went.”

McEachern may know every resident by heart, but he can’t deliver mail forever. His last day on the job will be Nov. 30.

Cherokee Post Office employees will honor McEachern with a reception that day from 2 to 4 p.m. at the post office. Patrons are encouraged to join the celebration by sharing some cake and a memory with the mail carrier who has walked more miles than he can count.

At an average of about 15 miles per day, McEachern lost track of mileage long ago.

“On average I get about 3,500 miles out of a pair of shoes,” he said. “I couldn’t guess how many miles I’ve walked.”

He won’t miss the footwork – or the dogs – but he will miss the people and getting up to go to work at a certain time each day.

He doesn’t plan to retire completely, however. He still has a farming operation and some cattle to stay on top of, and he’s contemplating looking for a new job in the oil field, some day.

“It won’t be soon, I hope, because I’d like to have a break for awhile,” McEachern said.

“When you walk that far every day, it has a tendency to

Holiday home tour set for Dec. 4 Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Holiday Open House Tour sponsored by Farmerettes OHCE and Alfalfa County Extension Office.

Tours take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and feature the following locations: Bo and Heidi Ginder, 1406 Kay Ave.; Dick and June Caruthers, 1102 Hadwiger Drive; Boyce and Carol Elmore, 619 E. 10th St.; David and Naomi Cullen, 1107 S. Pennsylvania Ave.; Travis and Tamera Miller, 520 E. 5th St.; and Larry and Christy Cochran, 4 1/2 miles east of Cozy Curve, south side of road, on US 64.

Directions to each location are included on tickets, which are available for $5 for adults and $3 for children under the age of 12 at Smith Drug or from any Farmerette OHCE member.

Tickets also may be purchased at homes the day of the tour.

Benton joins Cherokee Family Clinic staff Integris Cherokee Family Clinic has a new primary care provider on staff.

Jami Benton, M.D., joined the Integris team of physicians in August and has now joined the local clinic.

Benton attended the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and completed her Master of Science, as well as Doctor of Medicine.

She completed a residency

LONG-TIME mail carrier John McEachern sorts mail early Tuesday morning at Cherokee Post Office. McEachern retires Nov. 30 after 28 years of service. wear you down.”

March 2012 would mark his 28th year with the United States Postal Service. He began working as a part-time flexible employee in 1984 under Jim Denton.

He remembers well his first day on the job.

“The day before I started, I was rolling up electric fence wire,” he said.

The wire whipped back and broke all his fingers.

“So I came to work with a cast on my hand,” McEachern said. “(Jim) wasn’t very happy with that, and I wasn’t either, but that’s the way it works.”

From his work as a parttime employee, he went to Burlington as an officer in charge when Phyllis Otis retired.

“I don’t remember what year

that was,” McEachern said.

Shortly after that, in 1986, he received his clerk’s training in Alva and was hired as the officer in charge at the Goltry Post Office.

“I was supposed to be down there four weeks. I was down there four months,” he said.

When Shorty Kildow retired from the Cherokee Post Office, Albert Dorton took the full-time clerk position, and McEachern was hired as a full-time carrier.

He’s lugged a bag of mail almost every day since. Patrons can catch him on the street for a couple more weeks. He’ll be the guy wearing his signature mustache, watching cautiously for man’s best friend, “because you never know where they’re going to be.”

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TICK Continued from Page 1 his hip was cramping from his hip down to his knee,” Heather said.

Tests revealed that Kolten had a staff infection in his pelvic bone.

“They said that had nothing to do with the tick bite,” Heather said. “They said the tick bite was basically a godsend because if he hadn’t been bitten by the tick they would have never found the infection.”

Kolten was immediately sent to Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, where he underwent surgery Wednesday to remove the infection.

“They had to drill out several small holes in his pelvic bone because it was down into the bone,” Heather said. “There was an abscess they had to get out, too.”

Doctors believe they removed all the infection from his hip bone, but the staff infection also had spread to his lungs. He was sent home Monday on intrave-

nous antibiotics that he must take for five weeks. He was able to return to school Wednesday with a “PICC line” that will be changed by nurses weekly until he completes his treatment.

“Every day we do the meds ourselves,” Heather said.

She said doctors do not know what might have caused the infection in the bone.

“They have no idea whatsoever,” she said. “They said … it could have been a little cut on his finger. Normally, they said it’s caused by trauma, but there was no trauma.”

Kolten plays sports, so anything is possible, but the entire relay of events may remain a mystery for the rest of his life.

Quick healing, however, may be attributed partly to a surprise visit from the entire Cherokee Chiefs high school football team. Coach Bryce Schanbacher and his Chiefs piled into Kolten’s room Friday afternoon on their way to Fox for what ended up being the team’s final playoff

game.

“I can’t hardly tell the story without bawling,” Heather said. “They brought posters and stuff to hang on the wall. The next morning (Kolten) wakes up with a smile on his face.”

Nurses had been trying to get Kolten to take a walk down the hall, but he wanted no part of it, Heather said.

“The next morning he wants to go for the walk,” she said.

Heather still cannot believe Schanbacher and the team took time out from a playoff trip to visit her son.

“He’s not even on the team – not even on the junior high team,” Heather said. “I mean, you can see them coming down for one of their own, but he plays grade school ball. (Tight end and defensive end) Michael Lucas shaved Kolten’s initials in the side of his (hair) and told him he was playing for him Friday night.”

Although the Chiefs did not bring home a victory, Heather

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The public is invited to a meet and greet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, which is being hosted by the staff of the Cherokee Family Clinic, 221 South Grand.

said her family did, and she credits that special visit as a big part of it.

“It was scary. Monday after they did the MRI, they said there was some infection and it was good that we caught it now,” Heather said. “If they wouldn’t have caught this, it could have taken his life.”

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MYERS Continued from Page 1 Elected political leaders, including Gov. Mary Fallin, Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, Senate President Brian Bingman and House Speaker Kris Steele offered tributes to Myers, but it was the respectful praise he received from his constituents that described the senator’s commitment.

“He was a champion of local business and local control,” said Joe Woods with the Alfalfa County Farm Bureau. “He will be greatly missed. He was a great asset for northwest Oklahoma.”

Tim Starkey, executive director for the Great Salt Plains Health Center in Cherokee, said Myers was a “driving force” behind the formation of the facility.

“I was extremely saddened to hear of Sen. Myers’ passing,” said Starkey. “He was certainly a champion for the improvement of health care in Alfalfa County.

“He envisioned a Federally Qualified Health Center in Cherokee long before it came to pass and was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Great Salt Plains Health Center. We will miss him greatly.”

Cherokee Main Street Program Manager Susie Koontz helped organize legislative forums attended by Myers and state Rep. Jeff Hickman, RFairview.

“Sen. Myers and I probably didn’t see eye to eye politically

VETERAN on everything,” she said, “but I agreed a whole lot with what he did for northwest Oklahoma. I will miss him.”

Hickman called Myers a good legislator, but more importantly, a great person.

“In my seven years serving with him in the Legislature, I never remember him being disagreeable with anyone, even though he might disagree,” Hickman said. “I enjoyed the chemistry between us in our town meetings and will really miss him.”

Redistricting approved during the last legislative session would have removed Myers from District 20 which he had represented for nine years, effective 2013. District 20 is comprised of all of Alfalfa and Grant counties, along with portions of Garfield, Kay and Noble counties.

Sen. Patrick Anderson, REnid, was assigned to replace Myers in District 20 and he described the Ponca City Republican as a “mentor.”

“I was shocked and saddened,” said Anderson in describing the news of Myers’ death. “I represented the same area of the state and we even sat next to each other on the floor of the Senate.

“He was just a great man and will be terribly missed in the state Senate. My thoughts and prayers go to his wife and children during this terrible time.”

Gov. Fallin described Myers as a “principled public servant and, as appropriations chairman, a dedicated guardian of

taxpayer dollars and resources.”

Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb called Myers a “pillar not only at the State Capitol, but also among the Oklahomans he served diligently in Senate District 20.”

He said the senator was “full of compassion and conviction.”

House Speaker Kris Steele described Myers as a “statesman and gentle giant, bringing infectious doses of sincerity and dedication to everything he did.”

“David’s strength of conviction and uncompromising values will be remembered by all who had the honor of serving alongside him,” said Senate Pro Tempore Brian Bingman. “Simply put, Sen. Myers made a difference.”

The senator was elected to the state Senate in 2002, and then re-elected without opposition in 2006 and 2010.

In addition to his nine years of service in the Oklahoma Senate, Myers was a family man of many accomplishments. He was a chemical engineering graduate of Oklahoma State University and had a successful career as an executive with ConocoPhillips in Ponca City, retiring after 33 years and then becoming a consultant in the oil industry.

He was a pilot and an antique car enthusiast, rebuilding many classic models which he drove in local parades in his district. He also loved working on his farm.

For several years he served as

DINNER Continued from Page 1 “I’m going to be down there probably about 6:30 a.m. if somebody wants to bring something by Thursday morning,” Whittet said.

Whittet may be short on desserts, but he’s not short on help.

“We appreciate the people who want to help, but we’re okay,” he said.

Along with a band of regular crew members, Whittet’s wife’s cousin shows up each year to keep the kitchen activities running smoothly.

“I just stay out of her way,” Whittet said.

Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is completely free. Menu items include turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, stuffing and dessert. No donations will be accepted the day of the dinner.

“If they come, it’s free,” Whittet said. “If they want to mail a donation, they can, but I don’t want anyone to walk in the door and see a donation pot and think, “Oh, I need to put some money in there.’”

Donations can be mailed to the Whittet’s at 504 S. Grand Ave., Cherokee OK 73728.

“I’m very grateful for the donations we have and the pies that are already coming,” Whittet said. “Any donations left over will be deposited and used toward next year’s dinner. I’m not going to pocket a penny.”

He said he can’t begin to name everyone who already has stepped up to lend a hand.

coach and manager of the Senate “Redhots” baseball team, leading them to victory more often than not over the House of Representatives in an annual charity baseball game with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Many members often referred to Senator Myers as “Coach” on the floor and in committee.

He is survived by his wife Sara of the home; a son, Craig, of Claremore; a daughter, Mrs. Glen (Cheryl) Hazelbaker, of Yukon; several grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Sara Myers expressed her appreciation for the many kind words and prayers for her husband.

“I have absolutely enjoyed the nine years I have been by David’s side as he served in the Oklahoma Senate,” she said in a prepared release. “We’ve come to know and love so many wonderful people at the State Capitol and here in the district. We are deeply grateful for the tremendous outpouring of prayers and love.”

Gov. Fallin has 30 days to announce the dates for a special election to fill the remainder of Myers’ term, which would have ended in 2014.

Continued from Page 1 really get to you?’ and I tell them, ‘Yes, they do,’” Mitchell said.

He said he also thinks of those who served before him when he thinks of Veteran’s Day. “Growing up in Cherokee, there were a lot of older folks in our hometown who I had the privilege of talking to,” Mitchell said. “Take time to talk to neighbors and ask them about serving. In the blink of an eye, you’ll be as old as I am.”

Mitchell also reflected on the freedoms Americans enjoy as part of his recognition of Veteran’s Day. “Personally, I think about a debt that I owe, and gratitude,” he said.

Americans grow up in a place of unlimited prospects and freedom, simply because of those who served. He said citizens of the United States live among 1 percent of the wealthiest people

EARLY DEADLINES For the week of Thanksgiving

5 p.m. Friday, “The ones that are giving money, I’ve already personally thanked, but I don’t want to leave anybody out,” Whittet said.

Having financial contributions yanked shortly before this year’s meal has turned out to be a blessing in disguise and another reason for Whittet to give thanks this holiday season.

“This year has been 10 times the blessing as other ones,” he said.

Having the annual dinner supported completely by community members gives the dinner extra special meaning.

“It gives them a good feel-

ing,” Whittet said. “It gives me a good feeling.”

Dinner also is available by delivery.

“We do takeouts to anybody who doesn’t feel like they’re able to come out,” Whittet said. “We did over 60 deliveries last year.

I just want everybody to know everybody is welcome.”

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“Some people live on less than $1 a day,” Mitchell said. “Most of those people can’t even dream of the freedoms we enjoy.”

He encouraged residents to show appreciation for their freedoms by getting involved with their communities.

“Give something back,” Mitchell said.

Volunteering to work in the concession stand at a local sporting event benefits the community.

“Vote,” Mitchell said. “We have a fairly depressing voter turnout rate in most of our elections … and you know, people die for our right to vote.”

Music instructor Claudia Cooksey wrapped up the program by directing students in singing “God Bless America.”

Students also served refreshments to veterans prior to the assembly.

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

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Footing the bill for politicians – From the Tulsa World Most Americans likely would be surprised to learn that they – the taxpayers – dole out tens of millions of dollars every four years to help the two major political parties stage their nominating conventions.

If U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., gets his way, that questionable funding program will be eliminated.

Calling the funding for party conventions outrageous, outdated and wasteful, he deemed it an easy target for the deficit-reduction ax.

“It’s outrageous for the government to write $17 million checks to political parties when we’re facing trillion-dollar deficits,’’ he said.

The House passed his bill to end funding of presidential candidates and conventions in January, and he is now calling for the Senate to pass the bill to save $617 million over 10 years and “end this welfare program for politicians.’’

The Federal Election Commission recently announced it had certified that the two major political parties were eligible to receive $17.6 million for planning and holding their conventions next year. Some smaller, additional payments likely will be certified early next year.

The two major parties must agree to certain requirements, such as spending limits, the filing of disclosure reports and detailed audits, in order to receive the public funding. Which raises the question: Why should the taxpayers have to pay tens of millions of dollars to private entities to do the right thing? Wouldn’t we all like to be paid money to file our income taxes and undergo audits?

And there’s this argument too: The nominating conventions have become irrelevant spectacles largely ignored by the public. The presidential nominees are known long before the conventions are held. In recent years they’ve become proving grounds for candidates of the future. So in effect, taxpayers are helping to launch the careers of the presidential candidates of the next decade. What’s the public purpose in any of that?

Cole’s got a point. While the $617 million saved over a decade won’t amount to a hill of beans, in federal budgetary terms, it’s the principle of the thing.

Let’s take a closer look at this proposal.

Ask your elected officials Congressman Frank Lucas – 2342 Rayburn HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515. Phone: 202-225-5565. District Phone: 405-624-6407.

E-mail: http://www.house.gov/lucas/ Web: www.house.gov/lucas/ Gov. Mary Fallin – 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 212, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Phone: 405-521-2342. Fax: 405-521-3353. E-mail: info@gov.ok.gov State Sen. David Myers – 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 519, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Phone: 405-521-5628. District: 580-765-4057.

E-mail: ingraham@oksenate.gov State Sen. Patrick Anderson – 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 417-A, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Phone: 405-521-5630. District: 580-2342628. E-mail: anderson@oksenate.gov State Rep. Jeff Hickman – 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Rm. 411, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Phone: 405-557-7339. E-mail: jwhickman@okhouse.gov

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Writer sees no benefit to putting tin boxes in her neighborhood Dear Editor: I'd love to know why my neighbors and I are being forced to give up the comforts our quiet neighborhood has always provided.

I am a long time resident of this town – 35 years – in this same neighborhood, and my grandparents before me. I see NO benefits in putting up tin boxes (bunk houses) in my backyard!

Is it right to sell out to temporary people at the expense of your long time residents and homeowners? Should we be forced to look at the eyesore you're bringing to our neighborhood, without even being asked? If you get to trash up our neighborhood and bring mass amounts of noise to our area, shouldn't we have at least been asked?

At the cost of making your long time residents irate, you are bending over backward for something that is temporary!

Why must you pave our paradise to put up a parking lot, Mr. City Manager? Why not (locate the bunk houses to) Industrial Drive? Doesn't the name fit the need?

I'm concerned about my future sleep (considering) the oil fields' 24-hour shifts, and just the future of my neighborhood in general.

Name withheld by request, but signed: Citizen on the wrong side of the tracks!

Transparency, truth important to Concerned Jet Citizens Dear Editor: Thanks again for the excellent coverage of the Jet government problems. You covered many aspects that those outside the City of Jet may not have considered.

One of the questions that remains unanswered is: Why did the mayor (Jim Blackledge) hang a sheet or blanket over the windows of City Hall the night he burst in and fired (Town Clerk) Ms. (Kelli) Hopkins?

When asked this question at a board meeting, his answer was, “Because I wanted to.”

We think this should make even the DA (District Attorney Hollis Thorp) wonder what is really going on!

Transparency and truth are important to the citizens of Jet. Thank you for your fair and balanced coverage.

Name withheld by request, but signed, Concerned Jet Citizens

Devil’s in the Cain tax loopholes Candidate’s 9-9-9 plan would shake up America’s economy

By RANDY COWLING The Claremore Daily Progress GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has a fix for nation’s economic straits. It’s the 9-9-9 plan. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza sees the IRS as an overseer of America.

While Cain hasn’t given the details yet, he has outlined what each segment involves. Most folks don’t like change, but the kind of change Cain is talking about may be just the right thing needed to shake up our nation’s economy.

First, Cain would institute a 9 percent income tax. No more, no less. Everyone pays the same, sorta. The complicated tax code would be eliminated. No more tax credits or deductions, with two exceptions – taxpayers could claim charitable contributions and also earn a type of tax credit for living in an “empowerment zone.”

Cain’s zones are inner city regions that need revitalizations.

Just eliminating the income tax is only a portion of the first 9. Cain also replaces payroll taxes, something every hard-working American pays to fund Medicare and Social Security. He would end the estate tax as well.

The 9 percent income tax is an equalization.

Bill Gates and the guy who works at McDonald’s would pay 9 percent.

The Joint Committee on Taxation, a bipartisan Congressional group, reports just less than half of all Americans pay no income tax at all.

Would the increase of those who don’t pay be able to make up the difference when the other taxes are eliminated?

The second 9 would be the levying of a 9 percent national sales tax. Cain sees the revenues generated by this nationalized tariff would

also make up the difference in dollars lost from eliminated payroll and estate taxes. It would be collected on all new goods. Whether or not services are exempt is unknown. So whether you make $10,000 or $1 million whenever you purchase something you pay a national 9 percent tax. This national sales tax would be on top of existing state and local taxes. Add 9 percent to the 8 percent in most Oklahoma municipalities and that would be 17 percent on a candy bar or bag of groceries.

Finally a 9 percent corporate income tax would be levied. Presently, corporate income tax is at about 40 percent. That would be a win-win for businesses. However, most through the use of deductions, pay more in the range of 27.5 percent.

How much would Cain’s 9-9-9 plan generate? No one really knows. Could it reduce the red tape we all face come tax time? Would it put more money in the pockets of workers and business owners? It is worth exploring. The stark reality is Cain’s plan could never get through the political maze of Congress. It’s simplicity makes it understandable. It is a good idea.

What gives us pause is how soon would the 9-9-9 become 10-10-10 or 15-15-15. Would there be a cap? By placing some type of ceiling that would require a majority of both legislative bodies to raise the rate, the ever flowing spigot that has put us behind the debt 8-ball would be squeezed to a trickle.

Of all Presidential candidates Cain is the only one with some type of plan that resonates with the average voter. It is understandable, whether or not people agree with it. That’s more than anyone can say about any other candidate.

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Despite our differences politically, I claimed state Sen. David Myers as a friend. And I think he felt the same about me.

So, when state Rep. Jeff Hickman telephoned me last Friday morning to tell me the Ponca City Republican had died, it shocked me. I knew the senator had experienced some health setbacks over the past couple of years, but I had no idea how serious his latest ailment was.

I’m glad I got the opportunity to publicly tell Sen. Myers how much I appreciated and respected him during a legislative forum a few months back.

He sincerely thanked me and, as he often did, made me feel better about myself. He had a way of doing that with constituents.

Elected to his final fouryear term in 2010, the senator was selected a year ago this month by Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, RSapulpa, to become the newest chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.

“It’s not a good time to be the head of appropriations, not with a $500 million budget deficit,” Myers told me when I interviewed him about the appointment. “Priorities will have to be made and it won’t be pleasant. It will be painful and some agencies will realize deeper cuts than others.”

He readily admitted that his appointment to one of the highest posts in the Senate came at this particular time because he was beginning the final four years of his 12-year term limit.

If someone was going to take on the special interests – all decrying a possible cut to their agency budget – why not have it made by a senator who wouldn’t have to worry about re-election, he told me.

Sure enough, most agencies had to be trimmed. One that affected him most in Alfalfa County was the cut to the Department of Corrections. Many DOC employees complained. So did I. But the senator stuck to his guns. Oh, he didn’t like the backlash to be sure. He told me so one day at the Capitol.

Sen. Myers enjoyed his relationship with the folks at Crabtree Correctional Center in Helena. He counted the administration there, along with many of the corrections officers, his friends. It obviously hurt him when they criticized him for defending the cuts to the DOC. I’ll forever remember the day at the Capitol when, while taking his photograph, I lost my balance and rolled out onto Lincoln Boulevard – laughing all the way.

“Oh no, oh no,” he said time and again, following me into the street. “Are you okay? Do you think anyone saw us?”

Let’s see, middle of the day, thousands of state workers looking out of their offices.

He laughed and we made our way back up the hill.

David Myers knew how to make tough decisions, but making friends came easy to him. I’ll really miss him!

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Lifestyles

50 present at Jet Joy Club Nov. meeting JET – Jet Joy Club met Nov. 7 with 50 present. President Joan Burnham opened the meeting with the flag salute and a prayer.

A Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, ham and all the fixings was served. Hosts were Donnie and Wanda Campbell, Merle and Bobbie Hutcheson, and Harlan and Pat Ray, all of whom decorated for Thanksgiving.

Birthdays for November are Marge Baldwin and Doris Jenlink. Anniversary congratulations go to Betty and E.L. Metcalf.

Door prizes were won by Rod Becker and Rene Christie.

Entertainment was provided

by Margaret Goss and DeWayne Conrady from the Silver

Strings. They performed Red Wing, Yellow Rose of Texas, Alley Cat and You Are My Sunshine. The Wooden Dancing Man made an appearance and the program closed with Shall We Gather At The River.

Barbara Jett gave the treasurer’s report. Burnham thanked everyone for the help at the fish fry fund raiser in October.

There will be a nominating committee meeting to present names for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and board member.

The December meeting will be a sit down Christmas dinner with a menu of prime rib steak, baked potato, green beans and cheesecake. Hosts will be Con-

nie and Jerry LaGrow, Sherri Whitlow, Lee and A.D. DeVore.

Members who choose can bring a toy for Christmas to share with DHS, who gives them to children at Christmas.

Jokes were shared by Eddie Bill Tucker, Joan Humphrey and Jim Jett.

The Lions Club will be selling chances for a quilt, double bed size with a patriotic theme.

One hundred chances will be sold at $1 each. It will be given away on the 19th at the Lions deer hunt.

Guests were Tommy Farnsworth, Bob and Angie Compton, Linnie Campbell, Morlene Chance, Gloria, Deb and Red Becker, Rene Christie, Margaret Goss and DeWayne Conrady.

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Carmen Correspondent CARMEN – The Department of Energy will visit Carmen next week to compile a report on the “Greenest Town of Oklahoma�. Let’s make our town look attractive and welcome them when they visit!

CHRISTMAS PLANS A Community Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Christian Church. Anyone who would like to participate in the community choir should contact Margaret Goss or Pastor Kirk Board. The rehearsal for the choir will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.

The Community Christmas Drawing sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce will be held Saturday, Dec. 17. More details will be announced later.

Relay for Life Luncheon A planning meeting for Relay for Life will be held at noon

Friday, Nov. 18. Anyone who would like to be involved in the Relay is invited to attend.

Please contact Lisa Copenhaver at the bank for lunch reservations. Representatives from the “CGettin’ Home� project in Helena will also be present.

SYMPATHY Sympathy is extended to the family of Joan Baker. Baker was a resident of Aline but also had relatives in Carmen and Cherokee.

Here and There Jonnie and Charles Young have been visiting their family in Eastern Oklahoma and recently returned home.

Margaret and Bob Goss attended the Oklahoma Farm Bureau convention held in Oklahoma City last weekend.

Theobelle Collins hosted the Mothers Self Culture Club in her home Tuesday. Janis Wooten and the Kids Get Fit provid-

Cherokee BOE announces election Board of Education of the Cherokee School District hereby announces the election for the No. Two seat on the Cherokee District Board of Education.

Statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a

candidate for the No. Two seat may file at the Alfalfa County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 5 through Dec. 7.

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

Monday, Nov. 14 - Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, winter mix with chese sauce, roll, chilled fruit.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Dinner franks, sauerkraut, potato salad, bun, easy chocolate cake.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 - Ham and beans with onion, tomato relish, seasoned greens, cornbread, double orange gelatin.

Thursday, Nov. 17 - Fish krispies with tartar sauce, pineapple slaw, Harvard beets, hush puppies, cinnamon apple muffin.

Friday, Nov. 18 - Closed.

For reservation, call 580-5962792 Cherokee, or 580-852-3248 Helena, by noon the day before.

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Jason Jenlink and Melissa Baker will marry at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Faith Center Fellowship in Meno. Pastors Cody Anderson and David White will officiate.

Parents of the couple are Ron and Suzanne Jenlink, Jet, Gary and Sue Qualls, Enid, and Keith and Jerri Baker, Cleo Springs.

Grandparents are Forrest and Doris Jenlink, Jet; Richard Baker and the late Joan Baker, Aline; Vance Dow and the late Norma Dow, Longdale.

Jenlink is a 2000 graduate of Timberlake High School and 2005 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. He farms with his father and grandfather.

Baker is a 1999 graduate of Aline-Cleo and 2003 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in Marketing. She works in the Communications and Marketing Department at Autry Technology Center.

JET – Jet Industrious met at the home of Linda Kiser Nov. 8. President Jessie McCormick opened the meeting with the flag salute. Pauline Hopkins gave the devotion on kindness. Treasurer's report was given by Verla Blackledge. Minutes were read

by Susie McAlister.

Blackledge reported on the Gettin' Home project. The room needs to have the floor cleaned and a border on the ceiling.

Jessie McCormick is donating a lamp and Harvina Britain a small table, office chair and easy chair. Britain made a motion to purchase a rug for the room, Kiser seconded. Motion carried.

A concert for Jet has been tentatively set for Jan. 14 from 6-8 p.m.

Sherri Whitlow made a motion that the town board continue to host the Thanksgiving dinner.

That has been the custom in past years. Britain seconded the mo-

tion, motion carried.

Members were chosen for the 2011 reports: Rookie - Shal Jenlink, HCE Member - Blackledge, Heart of HCE - Whitlow.

The club will have a Christmas party at Britain's home at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13. There will be a gift exchange of not more than $20 and Christmas bingo. Members are asked to bring finger foods.

Whitlow said for anyone that has been in club for 50, 60 or 70 years, they should let her know for the state awards.

Kiserpassed out packets filled with information about things to see and do in Oklahoma. Roll call was answered with "What is your favorite Oklahoma memory?"

There was one guest present, Renee Christise; members present were Blackledge, Britain, Hopkins, Jenlink, Linda Kiser, Ruby Kiser, McAlister, McCormick and Whitlow.

The Cherokee Food Pantry gives thanks for the students and staff of Cherokee Schools and the Farmers Exchange Bank leaders and staff who all so generously donated their time and goods to serve the underfed in Cherokee!

Over 1000 pounds of food was donated to the Pantry!

We are grateful for your generosity in this season of Thanksgiving.

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Aline-Cleo students earn Daze-in-a-Maze field trip

ISABEL VAP, Cherokee Pre-K student, carefully shaves a slippery balloon Thursday during the annual Fun Fest at Cherokee Elementary School. Individual classes set up booths to raise money for the Little Chiefs Enrichment Program.

Stein Senior of Significance STILLWATER – Kelsy Lee assistant for Dr. Bob Kropp.

Stein, an animal science produc“This group represents aption major, has been selected as proximately 1 percent of the sean Oklahoma State University nior class and OSU’s best with Senior of Significance for the their involvement in numerous 2011-2012 academic year by the service and leadership organiOSU Alumni Association. zations,� said Larry Shell, OSU The Seniors of Significance Alumni Association president.

Award recogniz“We are hones students who ored to rechave excelled ognize them in scholarship, for their leadership and achieveservice to camments and pus and commusupport nity and have them as brought distincthey pretion to OSU. pare to join Stein is the the OSU daughter of Sam alumni famand Kelly Stein ily.� of Cherokee.

A public During her reception to time at OSU, recognize Stein was the Stein and Mortar Board the other 39 secretary, the Seniors of OSU Pre-VeterSignificance inary Medicine Award winClub president, ners will KELSY STEIN Oklahoma Collebe held at giate Cattlewomen’s Association 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Nov. secretary and served as an ap- 17) at the ConocoPhillips OSU plied animal nutrition teaching Alumni Center in Stillwater.

ALINE – Aline-Cleo Elementary students participated Oct. 19 in Daze-in-a-Maze near Covington.

Students earned the reward by completing individual reading goals in comprehension and by making gains in reading levels each nine weeks. They must have read at an 85 percent comprehension level to qualify.

Sixty-two students, kindergarten through fourth grades, earned the award from work in the Accelerated Reader Program. Nine teachers and staff members sponsored the funfilled trip.

While at Daze-in-a-Maze, students enjoyed touring the corn maze, digging for bones, a petting zoo, climbing a hay pyramid, hay ride and a picnic lunch. A play area and pumpkin patch was included in the agritourism area.

Aline-Cleo students and teachers work hard to earn funds for reading awards each nine weeks. “The library program encourages developing reading skills, and it has been a tradition here for many years,� said fourthgrade teacher Cindi Hurst. “We work hard to make sure each student is reading on grade level and that they are successful.�

Students recently completed frozen cookie dough sales. A raffle for a Halloween gift basket is being conducted now. Proceeds will benefit the library and reading program.

Scholastic Book Fair is also being held in the library at this time. Parents and individuals may make book selections during parent-teacher conferences.

This is also an opportunity to encourage reading and the love of books.

they made their first home in Enid. In 1960, they moved to their farm near Aline.

She was a member of the First Christian Church in Aline where she taught Sunday school.

She is survived by her husband, Richard; her daughter, Cindy Hurst of Cleo Springs; two sons, Kenneth Baker Aline and Keith Baker of Cleo Springs; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Melvin and Eldon Coons.

Memorials can be made to the Aline Christian Church with the Redinger Funeral Home, Box 236, Seiling, OK 73663 serving as custodian of the funds.

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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.

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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

Worship: 11 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m.

Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

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

Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 7 p.m.

Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group: 6 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Bible Study: 6 p.m.

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

Sunday School: 11 a.m.

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.

Community Bible Church Pastor: Bryan Baldwin Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

First Congregational Church Pastor: Jane Ho Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

Last Sunday: Holy Communion New Covenant Fellowship Pastor: Dale Cummins Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6:00 p.m.

Wed. Yth Grp, Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Pleasant View Mennonite Pastors: Dennis Koehn, Randy Schmidt & Patrick Koehn Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 7:30 p.m.

Ladies Aid: 1st & 3rd Thursday

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

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

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

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

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

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

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

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

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First Christian Church Pastor: Dr. Ron Hansen Youth Minister: Barbara James Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m.

Youth Meet: 5:30 p.m.

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

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

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

Prayer line: (580) 596-2155

First Baptist Church Pastor: Tom Cooksey Assoc. Pastor: Brandon Holloway Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Discipleship Training: 6 p.m.

Evening Worship 7 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m.

Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

CHUM Youth Classes: 6:30 p.m.

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Funerals Leta Joan Baker ALINE — Funeral service for Leta Joan (Coons) Baker, 77, was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at the First Christian Church in Aline. Pastor Polly Young officiated. Interment followed in the Aline Star Cemetery.

She was born April 8, 1934, southeast of Seiling in the Hucmac Community to Ralph and Lottie (Connelly) Coons and died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Oklahoma City.

She attended Seiling School and graduated from Seiling High School in 1951. She furthered her education at Enid Business College.

She married Richard Baker Feb. 7, 1953, at Seiling and

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

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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Bible Study: 5:00 p.m.

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

Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday Eve Service: 7:30 p.m.

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

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Fox stymies Cherokee offense; ousts Chiefs from playoffs, 28-8

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff FOX – Cherokee's reign as Class B state champion officially ended here Friday night with the Chiefs on the short end of a 28-8 score.

This was a loss on par with the defeat by Laverne in the second week of the season, when it seemed the Chiefs could do nothing right.

Against the No. 5-ranked Foxes, Cherokee's offense was thwarted at nearly every turn.

The Chiefs gained only four yards rushing on 30 carries, completed only five of 22 passes for 26 yards, lost a fumble, gave up two interceptions and were penalized 10 times for 73 yards.

"We couldn't get anything going all night," said Coach Bryce Schanbacher. "Our offense put our defense in some tough situations."

But Schanbacher was quick to give Fox's defense the credit it deserved.

"I thought we could take advantage of some things, but their defense did a great job," he explained. "Their closing speed was tremendous. At times, it looked like we had something, but then the hole would close up.

"Their blitzing disrupted our passing game, but we also had some passes dropped. There were times it looked like we were about to get things going, but we just couldn't get into any rhythm."

CHIEFS DEFY ODDS AT 8-3 The loss dropped the Chiefs to 8-3 on the season, a record that many felt wasn't a possibility for the defending state champs after losing so many starters from the 2010 team.

But Schanbacher predicted his ball club would surprise the skeptics, and it did. The Chiefs placed third in District B-1 and just missed taking the runnerup spot and being a first round playoff host.

Perhaps the opening series was an omen of what was to come the rest of the night, as Fox blocked a Cherokee punt.

But the Chiefs' defense held and forced Fox to give the ball up on a punt of its own.

However, the Chiefs' second possession proved no better

than the first and Cherokee fumbled the ball away at its 1-yard line. Fox scored on the next play, then ran in the extra points to go on top, 8-0, with 6:11 left in the opening quarter.

Later in the quarter, cornerback Tanner Ducotey intercepted a Fox pass to give the Chiefs good field position at their opponents' 33-yard line. But facing a fourth and nine from the 32, a Henry Washington to Austin Hawkins pass gained only a yard and Cherokee turned over the ball on downs.

The first quarter ended with neither offense able to generate a first down.

Early in the second stanza, Michael Lucas recovered a Fox fumble at the Foxes' 5-yard line. Three plays later, Washington scored on a 1-yard run and passed to Austin Huckabee for the extra points to tie the contest at 8-all with 7:18 to play in the half.

It appeared that might be the halftime score when Fox took possession on its own 33 with 1:35 left in the half. But five plays later the Foxes scored on a 12-yard run. The extra point attempt failed, but Fox went to the locker room with a 14-8 lead.

CHEROKEE DEFENSE GRADES "PRETTY WELL" "Defensively, I thought we played pretty well," said Schanbacher. "We gave up some first downs through penalties, but I thought holding their highpowered offense to 14 first half points was pretty good."

Fox jumped out to a 20-8 lead with 3:10 to play in the third quarter when the Foxes parlayed a 30-yard run and a 15yard penalty into a first down at the Cherokee two. Two plays later, Fox scored on a 1-yard run. The pass for extra points failed, but the Foxes enjoyed a 12-point lead on the scoreboard.

Cherokee recovered two Fox fumbles inside their opponents 30 yard line over the next couple of minutes – one by Landon Schanbacher and the other by Jerran Waugh – but couldn't get into the end zone.

Washington threw an interception to close out the quarter.

For all practical purposes, Fox put the game away with 9:54

left in the fourth quarter when it scored on another 1-yard run, added the extra points on a run, and surged ahead, 28-8.

FINAL GAME FOR FIVE SENIORS It was the final game of their high school career for five Cherokee seniors – Derek Richmond, Hawkins, Waugh, Wesley Gilchrist and Alex York.

"I thought it was a good year," said Coach Schanbacher.

"It definitely wasn't as exciting as bringing home the Gold Ball, like last year, but the kids fought hard all year long and beat some good teams.

"We still have a bright future.

We have a lot of good players coming back and we're looking forward to next season."

FOX 28, CHEROKEE 8 Score by Quarter Fox 8 6 6 8 –28 Cherokee 0 8 0 0 –8 The Yardstick Cherokee Fox 5 First Downs 14 4 Yds. Rushing 182 26 Yds. Passing 84 5-22 Passes Comp.-Att. 3-9 1 Passes Int. By 2 6-28 Punts-Ave. Yds. 3-33 1 Fumbles Lost 3 10-73 Penalties-Yds. 12-73 Individual Statistics Rushing: Austin Hawkins 4-12 Passing: Washington 5-21 for 26 yards, Hawkins 0-1 Receiving: Huckabee 2-25, Hawkins 2-1 Tackles: Derek Richmond 13, Alex Castro 12, Landon Schanbacher 11, Wesley Gilchrist 9 Fumble Recoveries: Schanbacher 1, Michael Lucas 1, Jerran Waugh 1 Interceptions: Tanner Ducotey 1 Scoring Summary First Quarter Fox: Spigner 1 run (Spigner run) Second Quarter Cherokee: Washington 1 run (Huckabee pass from Washington) Fox: Spigner 12 run (Pass failed) Third Quarter Fox: Spigner 1 run (Pass failed) Fourth Quarter Fox: Spigner 1 run (Spigner run)

Alfalfa County cage schedule Friday, Nov. 18 Cherokee at Cimarron Tuesday, Nov. 22 Drummond at Aline-Cleo Burlington at Kremlin-H. Tuesday, Nov. 29 Burlington at Aline-Cleo Cherokee at Medford Waukomis at Timberlake Friday, Dec. 2 Taloga at Aline-Cleo Pond Creek-H. at Cherokee Kremlin-H. at Timberlake Saturday, Dec. 3 Timberlake at Ringwood

CHEROKEE DEFENSIVE back Derek Richmond (far left) contains a Fox receiver, while linebacker Landon Schanbacher (18) applies the pressure and sacks the Fox quarterback before he can release the football.

Area cage roundup GIRLS (Games of Friday, Nov. 11) LOMEGA 63, BURLINGTON 33 Burlington 10 4 10 9 –33 Lomega 8 18 25 12 –63 Burlington: Rieger 11, Garvie 11, Armbruster 6, Moore 2, S. Nall 2, M. Nall 2.

Lomega: Lagasse 20, Mendell 10, Turner 9, Stangl 7, Duffey 6, Clayton 4, Drake 3, Pachecheo 3, Deleon 1.

BOYS (Games of Friday, Nov. 11) LOMEGA 56, BURLINGTON 44 Burlington 17 11 12 4 –44 Lomega 16 13 13 14 –56 Burlington: Butler 17, Vore 17, Ellerbeck 4, Newlin 4, Gosslin 2.

Lomega: Wilczek 20, Mendel 14, Hunt 11, Risenhoover 7, Teel 3, Kershner 1.

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Page 8 • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011

T’lake strikes early, mauls Maud 56-0; trek to Temple

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff HELENA – Timberlake's Tigers served notice early – as on the first play from scrimmage – that there would be no upset when another striped cat, the Maud Tigers, visited Ray Troutt Field last Friday for an opening round Class C playoff contest.

Timberlake tailback Stetson Buller ran for a 46-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and Coach Brian Severin's ball club never looked back on the way to a 56-0 mercy rule victory that ended at halftime.

Severin doesn't expect it to be as easy this week, as Timberlake makes the long trek to Temple on Friday to take on still another "Tiger" ball club in the Class quarterfinals.

"BEST WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR" "They're pretty good," he said.

"Their quarterback and tailback are really good, probably the best we've seen this year as far as speed and quickness.

"They've got a couple of big kids, but it's their smaller ones that scare you. We'll have to tackle well. If we miss a tackle, it could be a touchdown.

"I think we can do some things offensively against them, but we'll have to play really well on defense."

Severin said Temple likes to line up in a double tight-I on offense and run the triple option, utilizing their speed. Defensively, Temple plays out of a 3-2.

Considering Timberlake and

Temple are ranked No. 2 and No. 3 – depending on which poll you favor – this matchup of Tigers will be the feature contest in Class C this week.

WHO'S NO. 2? WHO'S NO. 3?

Temple comes into the game ranked No. 2 in the Coaches Aid Top Ten and No. 3 in The Oklahoman poll. Timberlake sits at No. 2 in The Oklahoman and No. 3 in Coaches Aid. Temple is undefeated and the District C-2 champion with an overall record of 10-0. The Tigers average 55.6 points per game offensively and give up only 6.6 points on defense. That compares with Timberlake's 47.6 points per contest offensively and 13.9 defensively.

Game time at Temple is 7:30 p.m.

BULLER ON TWO-GAME TEAR Timberlake's dominance over outmanned Maud is reflected in the statistics. Buller carried a total of only five times, but gained 167 yards and scored three touchdowns. Over the past two weeks – against admittedly inferior competition – the senior tailback has 390 yards rushing on just nine carries – a gaudy 43.3 yards per carry.

Buller followed up his first carry touchdown with a 32-yard TD run. Quarterback Coy Troutt, who ran for the extra points following the first Buller score, passed to Buller after the second TD to make it 16-0, Timberlake.

Running back Logan Campbell also got into the scoring column

in the first quarter, running for a 9-yard touchdown. Mitchell Ballard passed to Brandon Severin for the extra points and Timberlake enjoyed a comfortable 24-0 lead after one quarter of play.

Troutt added another long distance TD run early in the second quarter, scoring from 60 yards out, to make it 30-0 after the failed conversion try.

Another two points went on Timberlake's side of the scoreboard thanks to a safety, and Buller's third touchdown of the game came on a 57-yard run.

Troutt tossed the conversion pass to Ballard to push Timberlake's lead to 40-0.

The Tigers' lead climbed to 48-0 when Campbell scored his second touchdown of the contest

– again from nine yards out – and Troutt passed to Campbell for the two extra points.

A 19-yard touchdown run by backup Braden Seaman, followed by the extra point run by Seaman, made it 56-0 as the first half and the game ended.

Timberlake is now 9-1 overall and with a road win at Temple would find themselves playing in the semifinals with an opportunity to capture a berth in the Class C title contest.

TIMBERLAKE 56, MAUD 0 Score by Quarter Timberlake 24 32 x x –56 Maud 0 0 x x –0 The Yardstick Maud Timberlake 2 First Downs 16

Class B, C playoff schedule CLASS B FIRST ROUND Caddo 49, South Coffeyville 0 Davenport 56, Pond Creek-H. 8 Fox 28, Cherokee 8 Gans 36, Depew 22 Kiefer 52, Dewar 20 Laverne 50, Alex 9 Seiling 46, Paoli 0 Welch 30, Wetumka 26 QUARTERFINALS Welch (10-1) at Laverne (10-1) Fox (10-1) at Caddo (11-0) Gans (10-1) at Davenport (11-0) Seiling (9-2) at Kiefer (10-1) CLASS C

FIRST ROUND Covington-D. 54, Arkoma 8 Coyle 52, Webbers Falls 6 DCLA 46, Midway 0 Sharon-M. 60, Thackerville 0 Shattuck 42, Ryan 12 Temple 54, Balko 8 Timberlake 56, Maud 0 Tipton 22, Forgan 6 QUARTERFINALS Covington-D. (9-2) at SharonMutual (9-2) Tipton (9-2) at Deer CreekLamont (10-0) Timberlake (9-1) at Temple (10-0) Shattuck (9-1) at Coyle (7-3)

37 14 1-5 3-37 1 2-15

Yds. Rushing 353 Yds. Passing 31 Passes Comp.-Att. 2-3 Punts-Ave. Yds. 0-0 Fumbles Lost 0 Penalties-Yds. 1-15 Individual Statistics Rushing: Buller 5-167, 3 TDs; Campbell 8-99, 2 TDs; Troutt 2-68, 1 TD Passing: Troutt 2-3 for 31 yards Receiving: Campbell 1-18, Mitchell Ballard 1-13 Tackles: Campbell 8, Buller 7 Scoring Summary First Quarter

Timberlake: Buller 46 run (Troutt run) Timberlake: Buller 32 run (Buller pass from Troutt) Timberlake: Campbell 9 run (Brandon Severin pass from Ballard) Second Quarter Timberlake: Troutt 60 run (Pass failed) Timberlake: Safety Timberlake: Buller 57 run (Ballard pass from Troutt) Timberlake: Campbell 9 run (Campbell pass from Troutt) Timberlake: Braden Seaman 19 run (Seaman run)

Class B, C Football Rankings THE OKLAHOMAN CLASS B 1. Caddo (1), 11-0 2. Davenport (2), 11-0 3. Kiefer (3), 10-1 4. Fox (4), 10-1 5. Gans (5), 10-1 6. Laverne (6), 10-1 7. Welch (10), 10-1 8. Seiling (NR), 9-2 9. Wetumka (9), 8-3 10. Pond Creek-H. (7), 8-3 CLASS C 1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 10-0 2. Timberlake (2), 9-1 3. Temple (3), 10-0 4. Sharon-Mutual (4), 9-2 5. Shattuck (5), 9-1 6. Covington-Douglas (6), 9-2 7. Tipton (7), 9-2 8. Coyle (8), 7-3 9. Forgan (10), 6-5 10. Webbers Falls (9), 9-2

COACHES AID CLASS B 1. Caddo (1), 11-0 2. Davenport (2), 11-0 3. Kiefer (3), 10-1 4. Welch (4), 10-1 5. Fox (5), 10-1 6. Laverne (6), 10-1 7. Gans (7), 10-1 8. Seiling (9), 9-2 9. Cherokee (10), 8-3 10. Wetumka (NR), 8-3 CLASS C 1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 10-0 2. Temple (2), 10-0 3. Timberlake (3), 9-1 4. Sharon-Mutual (4), 9-2 5. Shattuck (5), 9-1 6. Covington-Douglas (6), 9-2 7. Tipton (7), 9-2 8. Coyle (8), 7-3 9. Webbers Falls (9), 9-2 10. Forgan (NR), 6-5

Timberlake Tigers 2011

T’lake Tigers (9-1) vs Temple Tigers (10-0) 7:30 PM Friday, Nov. 18 at Temple

2nd Round Class C Playoffs 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.

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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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department daily logs Nov. 2 12:51 a.m. – Juvenile afraid of dad west of Byron. Deputy looked and said he was not around.

5:59 a.m. – Black cow out west of Goltry. Contacted owner.

6:54 a.m. – Accident west of Nash in Grant County.

2:25 p.m. – Accident east of Byron on Latimer Road. Paged Amorita-Byron Fire Department. Never received page.

Paged Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

10:10 p.m. – Possible drunk driver headed to Enid. Notified OHP. Nov. 3 12:41 a.m. – Hatchback on vehicle up at Croft Chevrolet.

Tried to notify owner. Vehicle secured.

1:25 a.m. – Domestic in progress in Cherokee. Can hear screaming from male. Female on phone said she needed an escort out of her house. Cherokee police officer responded.

7:47 a.m. – Vehicle hit deer on County Road 720. Wants it worked for insurance and wants to keep deer. Notified OHP. 2:44 p.m. – Needs help unlocking vehicle on 5th Street in Cherokee.

3:58 p.m. – Grass fire near Jet. Paged Jet Fire Department.

11:37 p.m. – Brown cow out south of Aline turnoff. Advised owner.

Nov. 4 12:57 a.m. – Cattle out west of Goltry. Contacted possible owner. Could not find any cattle out.

12:29 p.m. – Red fuel truck fire north of Byron. Paged Amorita-Byron Fire Department.

3:34 p.m. – Accident with no injuries between Jet and Nash on U.S. 64.

7:17 p.m. – Medical call in Helena. Woman is having trouble breathing. Advised Life Unit.

Nov. 5 10:56 a.m. – Dog running loose in Jet. Going after kids.

Called Oklahoma Animal Control.

12:40 p.m. – Problem at rig east of Dacoma. Driller has boot knife out cutting holes in walls. Thinks there are spiders in them. He says he sees walls moving. Driller has been overseas with military. Would like driller removed from site. Transported to Share Medical Center in Alva.

4:10 p.m. – Reckless driver on SH 58. Driver in white Ford pickup going from ditch to ditch.

Ran someone off road. Advised OHP. Did not find anyone.

10:55 p.m. – Earthquake in county. Calls from Goltry, lake area, Noble Road, Burlington, Jet. Courthouse shook all over and the walls were moving. No damage found.

Nov. 6 1 p.m. – House fire in Chero-

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4:28 p.m. – Medical call in Kiowa, Kan. Husband bucked off horse, landed on back of neck.

Called Barber County.

5:11 p.m. – Cows out south of Driftwood. Advised possible owner.

6:25 p.m. – Domestic in Goltry. Boyfriend took phone away, shoved woman to ground. She went to parents’ house to spend the night.

6:33 p.m. – Cows out south of Goltry. Car hit cow. Advised Helena Ambulance.

Nov. 7 5:46 a.m. – Horse on road near 10th Street in Cherokee.

Advised possible owner.

7:17 a.m. – Cattle out west of Goltry. Notified owner. Was already there.

9:29 a.m. – Cows and calves out across from Alfalfa County Feeders. Called and left message with owner.

Nov. 7 8:14 p.m. – Needs an officer on 6th Street in Carmen. Caller then hung up.

9:53 p.m. – Domestic abuse in Carmen. Dad getting violent with mother. Hit her 10 or more times and kicked her in the face two or three times. Mother wanted husband off property. Dad getting more violent. Smashed stove and took mom to ground.

She was alright.

Nov. 8 9:07 a.m. – Man broke down east of Cozy Curve. No one there.

9:38 a.m. – 18-wheeler went into ditch, couldn’t stop. Near Nash. Notified Grant County.

10:21 a.m. – Reckless driver on SH 45 near Goltry. White truck pulling trailer all over road. Scared driver may cause a wreck. Going toward Helena.

7:47 p.m. – Ambulance call.

Woman is unresponsive in McWillie.

11:59 p.m. – Cattle out south of feedlot. No cattle found.

Nov. 9 2:20 a.m. – Cows out near feedlot. Called owner.

2:42 p.m. – Accident on Main Street in Jet. No injuries. Roadway is not blocked. Advised Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Nov. 10 3:20 a.m. – Son was helping

dad and possibly broke right ankle. Needs ambulance.

10:47 a.m. – Small fire on Latimer Road. Paged AmoritaByron Fire Department. Was not a fire.

4:50 p.m. – Cattle out east of Helena. Left message with owner. Cattle and deer knocked fence down.

4:50 p.m. – Motorcycles going down alley in Aline. Caller sleeps during day.

5:25 p.m. – Cattle out east of feedlot north of Cherokee. Notified owner.

Nov. 11 1:24 a.m. – Possible poachers south of Cherokee. Heard two gunshots in pasture. Did not find anything.

5 p.m. – Black cow out behind nursing home in Cherokee.

Called possible owner. Said it belonged to someone else.

5:54 p.m. – Theft in Aline.

House caller uses for storage has been broken into. Several items missing.

6:42 p.m. – Oil field hand said a deer had been hit west of Byron. Deer is still alive.

10:11 p.m. – Threats in Carmen. Caller said man and woman who sounded drunk have called him and made threats. Does not want to make report tonight.

Called again and said since officers don’t care and don’t think it’s important, he will call state police. Called back and asked why an officer wasn’t there yet to take report. Requested officer meet him in Carmen. Officer went to Carmen. Reporting party put his name on report but refused to put an other information on statement form and threatened to kick officer’s butt.

Belligerent, possibly drunk and wants to sue as well.

11:23 p.m. – Vehicle hit cows north of Jet. No injuries. OnStar reported.

Nov. 12 11:03 a.m. – Vehicle all over road southbound out of Cherokee. White flatbed pulling blue horse trailer with two horses in it. Reporting party had followed truck from Alva. Thought he might hit the locker plant.

Thought it might be medical.

Notified OHP. 4:35 p.m. – Runaway juvenile from Woodward County found in Cherokee.

4:52 p.m. – Tire pieces on roadway east on SH 11.

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5:24 p.m. – Truck ran stop sign and was speeding in Cherokee. Red Toyota Tundra single cab.

6:43 p.m. – Stop sign down at Dacoma turnoff. Advised Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Notified Woods County.

8:49 p.m. – Child in danger in Goltry. Mother is on medication for depression and is drinking.

Walked to bar with 12-year-old daughter. Left daughter in cold.

Nov. 13 7:28 a.m. – Mom hit little girl in Goltry. Needed a deputy.

Advised the mom had spanked daughter.

11:50 a.m. – Nephew does not want to go back home to live with mom in Oklahoma City. Wants to stay with dad to play sports. Advised needs to go through courts.

12:04 p.m. – Family feud in Helena. Boyfriend is trying to kick girlfriend out of home. She pays all the bills. He moved two more people into residence and both have warrants out for their arrest. Boyfriend said girlfriend is lying. She only pays phone, cable and internet bills.

2:34 p.m. – Mom got stung by something in Cherokee. Needs ambulance. Paged Cherokee Ambulance.

4 p.m. – Argument between two people west of Carmen. Couple had torn down fence holding sheep and moved sheep without permission. Couple was burning stuff, some of their personal items.

5:52 p.m. – Shots being fired in Goltry city limits. Approximately 30 shots.

Nov. 14 8:23 a.m. – Mail box hit on Lambert Road.

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Civil SandRidge Exploration and Production has sued Nadine Williams and Joseph R. Phillips for surface damage in an amount greater than $10,000.

Marriage Licenses Kelly Dean May and Diana Lyn Weaver, both of Helena, have applied for a marriage

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Jeremiah David Allen and Emily Yvonne Sanborn, both of Cherokee, have applied for a marriage license.

Divorce Evelyn Kay Vogelsong, Cherokee, has filed for divorce from Brian Eugene Vogelsong, Cherokee.

Traffic Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50: Wayne Irwin Bird, no address.

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Cherokee Police Department daily call logs Oct. 31 8:07 a.m. – Skunk in trap behind back porch on 5th Street.

8:37 a.m. – Cattle out on Jefferson and Massachusetts.

9:06 a.m. – Black and white collie and brown and white collie running in soccer field. Not on leash.

8:26 a.m. – Controlled burn west of post office. Can be seen at grocery store, so don’t call fire department unless owner calls.

11:08 a.m. – Needs officer on Nebraska to hook meter back up.

9:14 a.m. – ACB Bank parking lot, subject with shaving cream.

Nov. 1 2:58 p.m. – Man at Chaparral Apartments that isn’t supposed to be there.

3:07 p.m. – Spoke to several people, and person has already left apartments.

Nov. 2 1:31 a.m. – Party stopped

into office to report custody issue.

7:16 a.m. – Semi parked on shoulder/ditch near Jiffy Trip.

3:09 p.m. – Need ambulance to check out man’s head, injured in accident.

3:12 p.m. – Accident on Byron blacktop (Latimer Road).

Nov. 3 12:40 a.m. – Hatch door ajar on new SUV at Croft Chevrolet.

1:25 a.m. – Domestic on 3rd Street.

11:09 a.m. – People calling, can hear people in background, but party just hangs up.

12:58 p.m. – Lost dog – brindle pit bull, female named Cocoa, on 12-foot wire chain. Little girl let loose.

1 p.m. – Found the horses.

Notified owner.

2:13 p.m. – Complaint on officer for giving him a ticket – been up and down that street and never been stopped before.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger homa 73761; or to Randy J. Long of Field, & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, and Trojan & Long, P.C., Attorney at Law, 106 Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 2t W. Randolph, P.O. Box 5676, Enid, Oklain the district court of homa 73702; on or before the following alfalfa county, Oklahoma presentment date: 24th day of January, case no.pb-2011-32 2012, or the same will be forever barred.

In the Matter of the Estate of Lillian Dated this 14th day of November, Faye Parks, Deceased.

2011. notice to creditors s/Colleen Prall All persons having claims against Personal Representative the estate of Lillian Faye Parks s/p/a Lils/Randy J. Long, OBA#5515 lian F. Parks, Deceased, are required to Field, Trojan & Long, P.C. present the same with a description of all P.O. Box 5676 security interests and other collateral, if Enid, OK 73702 any, held by each creditor with respect to (580) 233-4625 such claims; and the necessary vouchers (580) 233-8874/fax to the named Personal Representative, Attorney for Personal Representative Colleen Prall at P.O. Box 35, Nash, OklaLegal notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, Thursday, Nov. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 1 2011. 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALFALFA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA CJ-2011-29 SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, v. NADINE WILLIAMS, if living, and if deceased, her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives, trustees, successors and/or assigns; and JOSEPH R. PHILLIPS, Power of Attorney for Nadine Williams, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO: NADINE WILLIAMS, if living, and if deceased, her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives, trustees, successors and assigns.

TAKE NOTICE that SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC filed an Amended Petition against you in the District Court of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma in an action entitled Sandridge Exploration And Production, LLC v. Nadine Williams, if living, and if deceased, her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives, trustees, successors and/or assigns; and Joseph R. Phillips, Power of Attorney for Nadine Williams, Case No. CJ-2011-29.

This summons by publication is specifically directed to Nadine Williams, if living, and if deceased, her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives,

trustees, successors and assigns, whose whereabouts are unknown. The nature of the suit against you is to determine surface damages relative to the drilling of oil and gas on the following described real estate, in which you have, or may have, an interest situated in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, to wit: Lots 1 and 2 and the S/2 NE/4 of Section 1, Township 25 North, Range 9 West; and that you must answer the Amended Petition of said Plaintiff on or before December 29, 2011, or the allegations of said Amended Petition will be taken as true, and a judgement will be entered in Plaintiff’s favor as prayed for in its Petition.

FURTHER, TAKE NOTICE that you are entitled to select an appraiser to inspect the lands comprising the location of the Plaintiff’s proposed ell and consider the amount of surface damages, if any, which you, the Defendants, will incur by reason of the Plaintiff’s entry upon the land and by reason of exploring for, mining, drilling, for and producing oil, gas, or other minerals from said land.

Dated this 14th day of November, 2011.

SEAL /s/Lori Irwin, Court Clerk By: Lori Irwin /s/Bradley A. Gungoll Bradley A. Gungoll, OBA #3660 Reagan D. Allen, OBA #19739 Gungoll, Jackson, Collins, Box & Devoll, P.C. P.O. Box 1549 Enid, OK 73702 Telephone (580) 234-0436 Attorneys for Plaintiff, SandRidge Energy, Inc.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & party recommended by Applicant, and to Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t establish proper allowables for such well BEFORE THE CORPORATION and such unit.

COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the OKLAHOMA application in this cause requests that the APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE order to be entered in this matter (amendEXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, ing the applicable orders of the CommisLLC sion, including Order No. 56884) be made RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED effective as of the date of the execution DENSITY thereof or as of a date prior thereto and LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 13, that the authorization and permission Township 23 North, Range 9 requested herein run in favor of Applicant West of the IM, Alfalfa County, or some other party recommended by Oklahoma Applicant.

Cause CD No. 201106130 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that NOTICE OF HEARING this cause is set before an administrative STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All law judge for hearing, taking of evidence persons, owners, producers, operators, and reporting to the Commission. Notice purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and is further given that the application in this all other interested persons, particularly cause may be amended at such hearin Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the ing in accordance with the rules of the following: Golden Energy Partners, LLC; Commission and the laws of the State of Dan Mordhorst, as Trustee of the Dan Oklahoma.

Mordhorst Revocable Trust dated 6/30/97; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this John Musleman, a/k/a John Muselmann; cause will be heard before an administraSandRidge Mississippian Trust I, and tive law judge on the Conservation Docket the Trustee of such trust; Alan C. Wright; at the Western Regional Service Office of Gerald Dean Severin; Gerald D. Brakhage; the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Rosella F. Brakhage; Nita J. Patterson ReBuilding, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, vocable Trust dated December 12, 1991, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on and the Trustee of such trust; Anadarko the 6th day of December, 2011, and that Minerals, Inc.; Hodgen Operating Co., this notice be published as required by law Inc.; Blair Oil Company; Kirkpatrick Oil and the rules of the Commission.

Company, Inc.; if any of the above-named NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that individuals 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 names and teleremote, of such dissolved entity; and if any phone numbers. of the above-named parties designated as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a trustee is not presently acting in such all interested persons may appear and capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucbe heard. For information concerning cessor or successors to such trustee. this action, contact John R. Reeves, AtNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that torney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Two Leadership Square, 211 North RobProduction, LLC, has filed an application inson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, in this cause requesting the Corporation Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Dillon Orr, Commission of Oklahoma to enter an orSandRidge Exploration and Production, der, to be effective as of the date of the exLLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: amending the applicable orders of the (405) 429-6348.

Commission, including Order No. 56884, CORPORATION COMMISSION to authorize and permit another well in the OF OKLAHOMA 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair for the Mississippi Lime common source of BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman supply in Section 13, Township 23 North, PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, DONE AND PERFORMED this 14th day Oklahoma, so as to produce hydrocarbons of November, 2011. from such common source of supply, with BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: such authorization and permission runPEGGY MITCHELL, ning in favor of Applicant or some other Commission Secretary

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5:12 p.m. – Found iPhone north of town on U.S. 64. Made calls to locate owner.

6:32 p.m. – Owner came in and picked up iPhone.

8:49 p.m. – Intoxicated person pounding on door for over an hour at Chaparral Apartments.

Nov. 4 12:44 p.m. – Person just left apartments. Wasn’t supposed to be there.

4:45 p.m. – Bike in alley behind house on Pennsylvania.

7:44 p.m. – Needs officer to assist her picking up her son.

8:29 p.m. – Request welfare check on infant child.

Nov. 5 1:34 p.m. – Suspicious gray Bronco in area of 7th Street.

8:11 p.m. – Dogs chasing cars

on Fairoaks.

11 p.m. – Felt building shake.

Felt it at police department as well.

11:01 p.m. – Possible breakin. Could also be from earthquake.

11:43 p.m. – House on fire.

1 p.m. – 911 call about house on fire on Main Street.

Nov. 7 5:40 a.m. – Horse out on Hadwiger Drive.

5:42 a.m. – Horse owner contacted.

Nov. 7 11:28 a.m. – Lost Beagle puppy named Oli. Found it.

1:29 p.m. – Need to talk to officer. Laundry stolen out of washer.

4:30 p.m. – Problem with

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & for the Douglas, Lansing, Kansas City, Big Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t Lime, Cherokee and Mississippian sepaBEFORE THE CORPORATION rate common sources of supply authorized COMMISSION by this Commission by virtue of Order No. OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA 590058 be confirmed..

APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE this cause will be referred to an AdminEXPLORATION, L.L.C. istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of RELIEF SOUGHT: CONFIRM SPACING evidence and reporting to the Corporation ORDER NO. 590058 Commission.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 10 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH RANGE 11 this cause will be heard before an AdminWEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, istrative Law Judge on the Conservation OKLAHOMA Docket at the Corporation Commission, Cause CD No. 201105959 First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 NOTICE OF HEARING North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: Eagle Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 6th day of Energy Production, LLC; The trust for the December 2011, and that this notice will be benefit of Irene Schock Holmes created by published as required by law and the rules the William C. Schock Trust Agreement, of the Commission. dated August 22, 1986; The trust for the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that benefit of Irene Schock Holmes created the Applicants and interested parties may by the William C. Schock Trust Agreement, present testimony by telephone. The cost dated August 22, 1986; The trust for the of telephonic communication shall be paid benefit of William Bevis Schock created by the person or persons requesting its by the William C. Schock Trust Agreeuse. An interested party who wishes to ment, dated August 22, 1986; The trust participate by telephone shall contact the for the benefit of William Bevis Schock Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to created by the William C. Schock Trust the hearing date, and provide his or her Agreement, dated August 22, 1986; and name and phone number. all persons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all purchasers and takers of oil and gas and interested persons may appear and be all other interested persons, particularly in heard. For information concerning this acAlfalfa County, Oklahoma, and more partion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) ticularly the parties set out on the Exhibit 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA “A” attached to the application on file in this No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake cause, and, if any of the named individuals Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma be deceased, or if any of the companies City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer are no longer in existence, the unknown to Cause CD Number. heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 7th trustees successors and assigns, both day of November 2011. immediate and remote, of such deceased CORPORATION COMMISSION individual; if any of the named entities is a OF OKLAHOMA dissolved partnership, corporation or other DANA L. MURPHY, Chair association, then the unknown successors, BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman trustees and assigns, both immediate and PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner remote, of the named parties.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ApPEGGY MITCHELL, plicants request that the 640 acre spacing Commission Secretary Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & and (ii) establishing a proper allowable Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t for the proposed well involved herein as BEFORE THE CORPORATION to the common source of supply covered COMMISSION OF THE STATE hereby, which allowable Applicant requests OF OKLAHOMA be established as a full allowable with no APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE downward adjustment made thereto.

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LLC application in this cause requests that the RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION order to be entered in this matter be made EXCEPTION effective as of the date of the execution LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 13, thereof or as of a date prior thereto and Township 23 North, Range 9 that the authorization and permission West of the IM, Alfalfa County, requested herein run in favor of Applicant Oklahoma or some other party recommended by Cause CD No. 201106131 Applicant.

NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per“land sections adjacent to the area within sons, owners, producers, operators, the location exception” requested herein purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and in said Section 13 in regard to the subsurall other interested persons, particularly face location tolerance areas described in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the above are Sections 12 and 24, Township following: Anadarko Minerals, Inc.; Hodgen 23 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa Operating Co., Inc.; Blair Oil Company; County, Oklahoma, and Sections 7, 18 and Golden Energy Partners; and if any of the 19, Township 23 North, Range 8 West of above-named parties which is a partnerthe IM, Grant County, Oklahoma. The other ship, corporation or other association is “land sections” surrounding said Section dissolved, then the unknown successors, 13 are Sections 11, 14 and 23, Township trustees and assigns, both immediate and 23 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa remote, of such dissolved entity.

County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and cause is set before an administrative law Production, LLC, has filed an application judge for hearing, taking of evidence and in this cause requesting the Corporation reporting to the Corporation Commission of Commission of Oklahoma to enter an Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the order, to be effective as of the date of the application in this cause may be amended execution thereof or as of a date prior at such hearing in accordance with the thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and rules of the Commission and the laws of permitting an exception to the permitted the State of Oklahoma. well location tolerances in the 640-acre NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this drilling and spacing unit formed in Section cause is set for hearing before an admin13, Township 23 North, Range 9 West of istrative law judge on the Conservation the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Docket at the Western Regional Service Mississippi Lime common source of supply, Office of the Corporation Commission, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surJim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln face location being not closer than 200 feet Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at from the north line and not closer than 880 8:30 A.M. on the 6th day of December, feet from the east line of said Section 13 to 2011, and that this notice be published a subsurface location of such well’s entry as required by law and the rules of the into the Mississippi Lime common source Commission. of supply being as follows: not closer than NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 200 feet from the north line and 880 feet Applicant and interested parties may presfrom the east line of said Section 13, with ent testimony by telephone. The cost of the first perforation in the horizontal portelephonic communication shall be paid by tion or lateral of the borehole of such well the person or persons requesting its use. being as follows: not closer than 200 feet Interested parties who wish to participate from the north line and 880 feet from the by telephone shall contact Applicant or east line of said Section 13, and with the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing last perforation in the horizontal portion or date, and provide their names and telelateral of the borehole of such well being as phone numbers. follows: not closer than 200 feet from the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that south line and 660 feet from the east line all interested persons may appear and of said Section 13, and with the terminus be heard. For information concerning or end point of the horizontal portion or this action, contact John R. Reeves, atlateral of the borehole of such well in such torney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, common source of supply being as follows: Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robnot closer than 200 feet from the south line inson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, and 660 feet from the east line of said SecTelephone: (405) 235-1110; or Dillon Orr, tion 13, and with a “tolerance distance” for SandRidge Exploration and Production, the above-described subsurface locations, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma horizontal portion or lateral and completion City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: interval of such well being as follows: a (405) 429-6348. distance of not more than 100 feet in an CORPORATION COMMISSION easterly direction and in a westerly direcOF OKLAHOMA tion from any such subsurface location, DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair from any point on or along such horizontal BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman portion or lateral and from any point on or PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner along such completion interval, and to be DONE AND PERFORMED this 14th day completed in and to produce hydrocarbons of November, 2011. from the above-named common source of

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: supply, with such authorization and permisPEGGY MITCHELL, sion running in favor of Applicant or some Commission Secretary other party recommended by Applicant;

daughter.

5:08 p.m. – Child found. Back where she needs to be.

Nov. 8 7:33 a.m. – White truck parked half in street on the north side of high school.

8:05 a.m. – Skunk problem.

9:07 a.m. – Man broke down east of Cozy Curve on first bridge.

10:18 a.m. – Abandoned house with refrigerator out front. Door is open on refrigerator.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyRepublican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t drocarbons from such common source of BEFORE THE CORPORATION supply, with such authorization and permisCOMMISSION OF THE STATE sion running in favor of Applicant or some OF OKLAHOMA other party recommended by Applicant, APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE and to establish proper allowables for such EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, well and such unit.

LLC NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED the application in this cause requests DENSITY that the order to be entered in this matter LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 34, (amending the applicable orders of the Township 29 North, Range 11 Commission, including Order No. 581612) West of the IM, Alfalfa County, be made effective as of the date of the exOklahoma ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Cause CD No. 201106072 and that the authorization and permission NOTICE OF HEARING requested herein run in favor of Applicant STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All peror some other party recommended by sons, owners, producers, operators, Applicant. 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 Exploration, L.L.C.; reporting to the Commission.

Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; LeForce NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Minerals, L.L.C.; LeForce Farms, Inc.; cause will be heard before an administraMatthew A. Schupbach; Courtney A. Schtive law judge on the Conservation Docket upbach; John A. Schupbach; Shawna M. at the Western Regional Service Office of Schupbach; Darcy L. Kisling and Kent J. the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Kisling, as Trustees of the Darcy L. Kisling Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Trust No. 1; The Mt. Zion Cemetery, a/k/a Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Riverside Cemetery; The Church of Christ the 5th day of December, 2011, and that known as the Riverside Congregation; this notice be published as required by law Jamestown Resources, LLC; Burlington and the rules of the Commission.

Riverside Church of Christ, Inc.; EG EnNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ergy, L.L.C.; Stockbridge Consulting, Inc.; Applicant and interested parties may presXTO Energy, Inc.; Quail Creek Royalty, ent testimony by telephone. The cost of L.L.C.; Isaacs Family L.L.C.; if any of the telephonic communication shall be paid by above-named individuals be deceased, the person or persons requesting its use. then the unknown heirs, executors, adInterested parties who wish to participate ministrators, devisees, trustees and asby telephone shall contact Applicant or signs, both immediate and remote, of such Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing deceased individual; if any of the abovedate, and provide their names and telenamed parties is a dissolved partnership, phone numbers. corporation or other association, then the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all unknown successors, trustees and asinterested persons may appear and be signs, both immediate and remote, of such heard. For information concerning this dissolved entity; and if any of the above- action, contact John R. Reeves, Attornamed parties designated as a trustee is ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two not presently acting in such capacity as Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, trustee, then the unknown successor or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telesuccessors to such trustee. phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SandRidge Exploration and Production, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma Production, LLC, has filed an application City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: in this cause requesting the Corporation (405) 429-5788.

Commission of Oklahoma to enter an CORPORATION COMMISSION order, to be effective as of the date of the OF OKLAHOMA execution thereof or as of a date prior DANA L. MURPHY, Chair thereto, amending the applicable orders BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman of the Commission, including Order No. PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner 581612, to authorize and permit another DONE AND PERFORMED this 9th day of well in the 640-acre drilling and spacing November, 2011. unit formed for the Mississippian common

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: source of supply in Section 34, Township PEGGY MITCHELL, 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa Commission Secretary Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & along such completion interval, and to be Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t completed in and to produce hydrocarbons BEFORE THE CORPORATION from the above-named common source of COMMISSION OF THE STATE supply, with such authorization and permisOF OKLAHOMA sion running in favor of Applicant or some APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE other party recommended by Applicant; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, and (ii) establishing a proper allowable LLC for the proposed well involved herein as RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION to the common source of supply covered EXCEPTION hereby, which allowable Applicant requests LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 12, be established as a full allowable with no Township 28 North, Range 9 downward adjustment made thereto.

West of the IM, Alfalfa County, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Oklahoma application in this cause requests that the Cause CD No. 201106108 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, that the authorization and permission purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and requested herein run in favor of Applicant all other interested persons, particularly or some other party recommended by in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the Applicant. following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Atinum “land sections adjacent to the area within MidCon I, LLC; Carole J. Drake; Henry the location exception” requested herein H. Gungoll Associates; Chase Properin said Section 12 in regard to the subsurties, Inc.; Myra B. Ward; M.B. White, Inc.; face location tolerance areas described Greenstar Resources, LLC; Roger L. above are Sections 1, 2, 11, 13 and 14, Beavers, Inc.; if any of the above-named Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the individuals be deceased, then the unknown IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, “land sections” surrounding said Section trustees and assigns, both immediate and 12 are Sections 6, 7 and 18, Township remote, of such deceased individual; and 28 North, Range 8 West of the IM, Grant if any of the above-named parties which County, Oklahoma. is a partnership, corporation or other asNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this sociation is dissolved, then the unknown cause is set before an administrative law successors, trustees and assigns, both judge for hearing, taking of evidence and immediate and remote, of such dissolved reporting to the Corporation Commission of entity.

Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application in this cause may be amended Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and at such hearing in accordance with the Production, LLC, has filed an application rules of the Commission and the laws of in this cause requesting the Corporation the State of Oklahoma.

Commission of Oklahoma to enter an NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this order, to be effective as of the date of the cause is set for hearing before an adminexecution thereof or as of a date prior istrative law judge on the Conservation thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and perDocket at the Western Regional Service mitting an exception to the permitted well Office of the Corporation Commission, location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln and spacing unit formed in Section 12, Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the 8:30 A.M. on the 6th day of December, IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mis2011, and that this notice be published sissippian common source of supply, so as as required by law and the rules of the to allow a well to be drilled from a surface Commission. location being not closer than 200 feet from \NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the north line and not closer than 880 feet Applicant and interested parties may presfrom the west line of said Section 12 to a ent testimony by telephone. \The cost of subsurface location of such well’s entry telephonic communication shall be paid by into the Mississippian common source of the person or persons requesting its use. supply being as follows: not closer than Interested parties who wish to participate 200 feet from the north line and 880 feet by telephone shall contact Applicant or from the west line of said Section 12, with Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing the first perforation in the horizontal pordate, and provide their names and teletion or lateral of the borehole of such well phone numbers. being as follows: not closer than 330 feet NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all from the north line and 880 feet from the interested persons may appear and be west line of said Section 12, and with the heard. For information concerning this last perforation in the horizontal portion or action, contact John R. Reeves, attorlateral of the borehole of such well being as ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two follows: not closer than 330 feet from the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, south line and 660 feet from the west line Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleof said Section 12, and with the terminus phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, or end point of the horizontal portion or SandRidge Exploration and Production, lateral of the borehole of such well in such LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma common source of supply being as follows: City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: not closer than 200 feet from the south line (405) 429-6344. and 660 feet from the west line of said SecCORPORATION COMMISSION tion 12, and with a “tolerance distance” for OF OKLAHOMA the above-described subsurface locations, DANA L. MURPHY, Chair horizontal portion or lateral and completion BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman interval of such well being as follows: a PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner distance of not more than 100 feet in an DONE AND PERFORMED this 10th day easterly direction and in a westerly direcof November, 2011. tion from any such subsurface location, BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: from any point on or along such horizontal PEGGY MITCHELL, portion or lateral and from any point on or Commission Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICES

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & spacing units; and (iii) granting such other Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t and further relief as may be proper based BEFORE THE CORPORATION upon the evidence presented at the hearCOMMISSION OF THE STATE ing herein. Such application further states OF OKLAHOMA that there is currently pending before the APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE Commission in Cause CD No. 201105954 EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, an application of Applicant to amend Order LLC No. 588939 so as to extend the boundaries RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 5, Cherokee and Mississippian separate Township 27 North, Range 9 common sources of supply as covered by West of the IM, Alfalfa County, such order to cover and include Section Oklahoma 6, Township 27 North, Range 9 West of Cause CD No. 201105666 the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which NOTICE OF HEARING section adjoins said Section 5, and to form STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per640-acre drilling and spacing units for such sons, owners, producers, operators, separate common sources of supply of gas purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and in said Section 6. all other interested persons, particularly in NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the folapplication in this cause requests that the lowing: Atinum Midcon I, LLC; Bruce Baird, order to be entered in this matter be as Custodian for Allison Baird; Charles F. made effective as of the date of the exDoornbos, as Trustee of the Charles F. ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Doornbos Revocable Trust dated August and seeks to amend the above-named 1, 1990; Cross Timbers Oil Company, LP; orders in the manner set forth above.

Don Clark; Marilyn Clark; Dwaine J. Allen; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Ehtel E. Allen a/k/a Ethel E. Allen; William this cause is set before an administrative Hoyt Shaffer; if any of the above-named law judge for hearing, taking of evidence individuals be deceased, then the unknown and reporting to the Commission. Notice heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, is further given that the application in this trustees and assigns, both immediate and cause may be amended at such hearremote, of such deceased individual; if ing in accordance with the rules of the any of the above-named parties is a disCommission and the laws of the State of solved partnership, corporation or other Oklahoma. association, then the unknown successors, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this trustees and assigns, both immediate cause will be heard before an administraand remote, of such dissolved entity; if tive law judge on the Conservation Docket the above-named party designated as at the Western Regional Service Office of a trustee is not presently acting in such the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe capacity as trustee, then the unknown Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, successor or successors to such trustee; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on and if the above-named party designated the 6th day of December, 2011, and that as a custodian is not presently acting in this notice be published as required by law such capacity as custodian, then the unand the rules of the Commission. known successor or successors to such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that custodian.

Applicant and interested parties may presNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and telephonic communication shall be paid by Production, LLC, has filed an application the person or persons requesting its use. in this cause requesting the Corporation Interested parties who wish to participate Commission of Oklahoma to enter an by telephone shall contact Applicant or order, to be effective as of the date of the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing execution thereof or as of a date prior date, and provide their names and telethereto, as follows: (i) amending Order phone numbers.

No. 379726 to delete Section 5, Township NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all 27 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa interested persons may appear and be County, Oklahoma, from the purview and heard. For information concerning this boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage action, contact John R. Reeves, AttorGrove, Cherokee Sand, Mississippi Chat ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two and Mississippi Lime separate common Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, sources of supply and to vacate the 160Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleacre drilling and spacing units previously phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, formed by such order for such separate SandRidge Exploration and Production, common sources of supply in said Section LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma 5; (ii) amending Order No. 588939, as to City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: be amended and extended by the order to (405) 429-6344. be entered in Cause CD No. 201105954, CORPORATION COMMISSION to enlarge and extend the boundaries of OF OKLAHOMA the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, DANA L. MURPHY, Chair Cherokee and Mississippian separate BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman common sources of supply of gas so as PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner to cover and include said Section 5 and to DONE AND PERFORMED this 14th day form proper drilling and spacing units in of November, 2011. such section for such separate common

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: sources of supply, which units Applicant rePEGGY MITCHELL, quests be formed as 640-acre drilling and Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & drocarbons from such common source of Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t supply, with such authorization and permisBEFORE THE CORPORATION sion running in favor of Applicant or some COMMISSION OF THE STATE other party recommended by Applicant, OF OKLAHOMA and to establish proper allowables for such APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE well and such unit.

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that LLC the application in this cause requests RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED that the order to be entered in this matter DENSITY (amending the applicable orders of the LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 12, Commission, including Order No. 582854) Township 28 North, Range 9 be made effective as of the date of the exWest of the IM, Alfalfa County, ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Oklahoma and that the authorization and permission Cause CD No. 201106107 requested herein run in favor of Applicant NOTICE OF HEARING or some other party recommended by STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perApplicant. sons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and this cause is set before an administrative all other interested persons, particularly law judge for hearing, taking of evidence in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the and reporting to the Commission. Notice following: Rosina Mary Lohrenz; Gerald is further given that the application in this C. Barnard Living Trust dtd 12/30/04, and cause may be amended at such hearthe Trustee of such trust; Doyle M. Burke; ing in accordance with the rules of the American National Bank and Trust ComCommission and the laws of the State of pany of Shawnee, as Trustee under the Oklahoma.

Will of Doyle M. Burke F/B/O John Michael NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Burke Trust; Ann C. Smith; The Randy cause will be heard before an administraRoy Jones Trust for Randy Roy Jones II tive law judge on the Conservation Docket and Crystal Lynn Jones dated 12/11/87, at the Western Regional Service Office of and the Trustee of such trust; Roy Jones; the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Kenneth R. Lee; Shirley D’Alquen; Barbara Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Lee a/k/a Barbara Lee Smith; Chesapeake Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Exploration, LLC; Paul R. Orsenigo; the 6th day of December , 2011, and that Kathleen Neilson; Atinum MidCon I, LLC; this notice be published as required by law Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Carole J. and the rules of the Commission.

Drake; Henry H. Gungoll Associates; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Chase Properties, Inc.; Myra B. Ward; M.B. Applicant and interested parties may White; Greenstar Resources, LLC; Roger present testimony by telephone. The cost L. Beavers, Inc.; if any of the above-named of telephonic communication shall be individuals be deceased, then the unknown paid by the person or persons requesting heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, its use. Interested parties who wish to trustees and assigns, both immediate and participate by telephone shall contact Apremote, of such deceased individual; if plicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the any of the above-named parties is a dishearing date, and provide their names and solved partnership, corporation or other telephone numbers. association, then the unknown successors, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all trustees and assigns, both immediate and interested persons may appear and be remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any heard. For information concerning this of the above-named parties designated as action, contact John R. Reeves, Attora trustee is not presently acting in such ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucLeadership Square, 211 North Robinson, cessor or successors to such trustee.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and SandRidge Exploration and Production, Production, LLC, has filed an application LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma in this cause requesting the Corporation City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: Commission of Oklahoma to enter an (405) 429-6344. order, to be effective as of the date of the CORPORATION COMMISSION execution thereof or as of a date prior OF OKLAHOMA thereto, amending the applicable orders DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair of the Commission, including Order No. BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman 582854, to authorize and permit another PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner well in the 640-acre drilling and spacing DONE AND PERFORMED this 10th day unit formed for the Mississippian common of November, 2011. source of supply in Section 12, Township

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa PEGGY MITCHELL, County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyCommission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyRepublican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t drocarbons from such common source of BEFORE THE CORPORATION supply, with such authorization and permisCOMMISSION OF THE STATE sion running in favor of Applicant or some OF OKLAHOMA other party recommended by Applicant, APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE and to establish proper allowables for such EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, well and such unit.

LLC NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED the application in this cause requests DENSITY that the order to be entered in this matter LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 30, (amending the applicable orders of the Township 29 North, Range 10 Commission, including Order No. 583318) West of the IM, Alfalfa County, be made effective as of the date of the exOklahoma ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Cause CD No. 201106073 and that the authorization and permission NOTICE OF HEARING requested herein run in favor of Applicant STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All peror some other party recommended by sons, owners, producers, operators, Applicant. purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all other interested persons, particularly in this cause is set before an administrative Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the follaw judge for hearing, taking of evidence lowing: Brent Weber; Amy Weber; Buffalo and reporting to the Commission. Notice Creek Minerals, LLC; Chesapeake Explois further given that the application in this ration, L.L.C.; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; cause may be amended at such hearChristopher Anderson; Michelle Anderson; ing in accordance with the rules of the Dan Steed; Debra Usery; Helen S.M. BeiCommission and the laws of the State of sel Revocable Trust, and Helen S.M. BeiOklahoma. sel as Trustee of such trust; Henry J. Davis NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this and Patsy R. Davis Revocable Trust , and cause will be heard before an administraPatsy R. Davis as Trustee of such trust; J. tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Robert Reneau III; James L. Maltbie; Janet at the Western Regional Service Office of Vawter Maltbie; John W. Storey; Terry L. the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Storey; Linda Love a/k/a Linda Janelle Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Riddle; Ted Loyd Riddle; Morford, Inc.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Patsy R. Davis; Randy Steed; Van Steed; the 5th day of December, 2011, and that Walter Lentz; Huston Energy Corporation; this notice be published as required by law BHH Investments, LLC; Deep Blue, LLC; and the rules of the Commission.

Jamie L. Huston; Therese Huston; Mike W. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Huston; Pam Huston; Cindy Eilrich; JameApplicant and interested parties may presstown Resources, LLC; Triad Energy, Inc.; ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Three Amigos Oil and Gas, LLC; if any of telephonic communication shall be paid by the above-named individuals be deceased, the person or persons requesting its use. then the unknown heirs, executors, adminInterested parties who wish to participate istrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, by telephone shall contact Applicant or both immediate and remote, of such Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing deceased individual; if any of the abovedate, and provide their names and telenamed parties is a dissolved partnership, phone numbers. corporation or other association, then the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all unknown successors, trustees and asinterested persons may appear and be signs, both immediate and remote, of such heard. For information concerning this dissolved entity; and if any of the aboveaction, contact John R. Reeves, Attornamed parties designated as a trustee is ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two not presently acting in such capacity as Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, trustee, then the unknown successor or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telesuccessors to such trustee. phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SandRidge Exploration and Production, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma Production, LLC, has filed an application City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: in this cause requesting the Corporation (405) 429-5788.

Commission of Oklahoma to enter an CORPORATION COMMISSION order, to be effective as of the date of the OF OKLAHOMA execution thereof or as of a date prior DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair thereto, amending the applicable orders BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman of the Commission, including Order No. PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner 583318, to authorize and permit another DONE AND PERFORMED this 9th day of well in the 640-acre drilling and spacing November, 2011. unit formed for the Mississippian common

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: source of supply in Section 30, Township PEGGY MITCHELL, 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & completion interval, and to be completed Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t in and to produce hydrocarbons from the BEFORE THE CORPORATION above-named common source of supply, COMMISSION OF THE STATE with such authorization and permission OF OKLAHOMA running in favor of Applicant or some APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE other party recommended by Applicant; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, and (ii) establishing a proper allowable LLC for the proposed well involved herein as RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION to the common source of supply covered EXCEPTION hereby, which allowable Applicant requests LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 2, be established as a full allowable with no Township 28 North, Range 9 downward adjustment made thereto.

West of the IM, Alfalfa County, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Oklahoma application in this cause requests that the Cause CD No. 201106071 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, that the authorization and permission purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and requested herein run in favor of Applicant all other interested persons, particularly or some other party recommended by in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the Applicant. following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Milliken the “land sections adjacent to the area Investments, LLC; Carole J. Drake; Henry within the location exception” requested H. Gungoll Associates; Chase Properties, herein in said Section 2 in regard to the Inc.; Myra B. Ward; M.B. White, Inc.; subsurface location tolerance areas deGreenstar Resources, LLC; Roger L. scribed above are Sections 3, 10 and 11, Beavers, Inc.; if any of the above-named Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the individuals be deceased, then the unknown IM, and Sections 34 and 35, Township heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, all in trustees and assigns, both immediate and Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land remote, of such deceased individual; and sections” surrounding said Section 2 are if any of the above-named parties which Sections 1 and 12, Township 28 North, is a partnership, corporation or other asRange 9 West of the IM, and Section 36, sociation is dissolved, then the unknown Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the successors, trustees and assigns, both IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. immediate and remote, of such dissolved NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this entity. cause is set before an administrative law NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that judge for hearing, taking of evidence and Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Production, LLC, has filed an application Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the in this cause requesting the Corporation application in this cause may be amended Commission of Oklahoma to enter an at such hearing in accordance with the order, to be effective as of the date of the rules of the Commission and the laws of execution thereof or as of a date prior the State of Oklahoma. thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this permitting an exception to the permitted cause is set for hearing before an adminwell location tolerances in the 640-acre istrative law judge on the Conservation drilling and spacing unit formed in SecDocket at the Western Regional Service tion 2, Township 28 North, Range 9 West Office of the Corporation Commission, of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln the Mississippi common source of supply, Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at so as to allow a well to be drilled from a 8:30 A.M. on the 5th day of December, surface location being not closer than 165 2011, and that this notice be published feet from the south line and not closer than as required by law and the rules of the 660 feet from the west line of said Section Commission.

2 to a subsurface location of such well’s NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that entry into the Mississippi common source Applicant and interested parties may presof supply being as follows: not closer than ent testimony by telephone. The cost of 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet telephonic communication shall be paid by from the west line of said Section 2, and the person or persons requesting its use. with the first perforation in the horizontal Interested parties who wish to participate portion or lateral of the borehole of such by telephone shall contact Applicant or well in the Mississippi common source of Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing supply being as follows: not closer than date, and provide their names and tele330 feet from the south line and 660 feet phone numbers. from the west line of said Section 2, with NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all the last perforation in the horizontal portion interested persons may appear and be or lateral of the borehole of such well in heard. For information concerning this the Mississippi common source of supply action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorbeing as follows: not closer than 330 feet ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two from the north line and 660 feet from the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, west line of said Section 2, and with the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleterminus or end point of the horizontal phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, portion or lateral of the borehole of such SandRidge Exploration and Production, well in the Mississippi common source of LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma supply being as follows: not closer than City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet (405) 429-6344. from the west line of said Section 2, and CORPORATION COMMISSION with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveOF OKLAHOMA described subsurface locations, horizontal DANA L. MURPHY, Chair portion or lateral and completion interval BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman of such well being as follows: a distance PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner of not more than 100 feet in an easterly DONE AND PERFORMED this 9th day of direction and in a westerly direction from November, 2011. any such subsurface location, from any BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: point on or along such horizontal portion or PEGGY MITCHELL, lateral and from any point on or along such Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t 732........Rich’s Shale Pit......................................$105.00..................................... Shale COUNTY commissioners 733........Dirks Copy Products.................................$66.39................................ Supplies NOVEMBER 7, 2011 734........Archers Electric......................................$594.00.................................. Service The Alfalfa County Commissioners met in the Civic Room at 10:00 AM with Chair735........Alco..........................................................$45.90................................ Supplies man Murrow calling the meeting to order with member Walker and County Clerk Martin 736........Jack’s Automotive...................................$526.85................................ Supplies present.

737........Rogers Lumber, TH................................$337.59................................ Supplies As required by Oklahoma State Statutes 1991, Title 25, Section 311, Notice was 738........Western Equipment................................$225.73................................ Supplies given of this regularly scheduled meeting by posting the Agenda in the North Entrance 739........City of Cherokee.......................................$34.00...................................Utilities (Handicapped Entrance) of the Courthouse and in the County Clerk’s office at 9:56 740........AEC........................................................$220.55...................................Utilities A.M., November 4, 2011.

741........ONG.........................................................$99.70...................................Utilities Walker moved to approve the minutes of October 31. Murrow seconded. All voted 742........Yellowhouse Machinery Co....................$921.20................................ Supplies aye.

743........Unifirst Corporation................................$815.48................................Uniforms Murrow moved to approve the Blanket Purchase Orders. Walker seconded. All 744........Dacoma Coop..........................................$10.49................................ Supplies voted aye.

745........Truck Pro................................................$678.32....................................Repair Murrow moved to approve the following M & O Warrants for payment. Walker sec746........Town of Helena.........................................$55.00...................................Utilities onded. All voted aye.

747........Jet Utilities Authority.................................$21.50...................................Utilities general Fund 748........Goltry PWA...............................................$60.28...................................Utilities 405........Carmen Farmers Coop........................$1,000.58....................................... Fuel 749........Pioneer Telephone.................................$138.87...................................Utilities 406........Croft Chevrolet.........................................$67.50....................................Repair 750........Rogers Lumber, TH................................$188.64................................ Supplies 407........Carmen Farmers Coop.............................$17.00....................................Repair 751........Online Stores Inc....................................$694.34................................ Supplies 408........Carmen Farmers Coop.............................$15.00.................................. Service 752........The Empire Companies.......................$1,591.00.................... Lease/Purchase 409........Croft Chevrolet.......................................$989.14.................................. Service 753........Burlington Farmers Coop....................$7,106.00....................................... Fuel 410........Washburn Motor Co...............................$129.92....................................Repair 754........Burlington Farmers Coop..................$10,207.32....................................... Fuel 411.........K&S Tire.................................................$112.81...................................... Tires 755........Horne Oil Co......................................$10,106.07....................................... Fuel 412........Pioneer Messaging Solutions.................$297.34................................ Supplies 756........Enid Concrete......................................$1,975.00................................Concrete 413........AEC..........................................................$31.82...................................Utilities 757........Whitesides, Marvin.................................$718.45............... Insurance Premium 414........Wichert, Marcy.......................................$308.17.................................... Travel 758........Allied Custom Gypsum...........................$589.97...................................... Rock 415........US Postal Service 7231......................$1,005.50................................. Postage 759........Murrow, Franklin.....................................$402.50....................................Gravel 416........Estrada, Barbara A.................................$163.68.................................... Travel 760........Rogers Lumber, TH................................$124.87................................ Supplies 417........Prince, Donna...........................................$12.20.................................... Travel 761........Enid Mack Sales Inc............................$1,128.72....................................Repair 418........Cherokee Publishing Co.........................$609.40...........................Publications 762........Horne Oil Co......................................$10,345.00....................................... Fuel 419........Rogers Lumber, TH..................................$36.58................................ Supplies SALES TAX - HEALTH 420........AEC.....................................................$2,012.86...................................Utilities 124........AEC..........................................................$95.14...................................Utilities 421........City of Cherokee.....................................$215.67...................................Utilities 125........ONG.........................................................$83.32...................................Utilities 422........ONG.......................................................$101.12...................................Utilities 126........Eitzen Ins Co.......................................$8,000.00..................... Worker’s Comp 423........herokee Publishing Co...............................$8.90...........................Publications 127........Carmen Farmers Coop...........................$598.73....................................... Fuel 424........McAlister, Katherine.................................$17.76.................................... Travel 128........Pioneer Telephone...................................$50.76...................................Utilities 425........Koehn, Helen............................................$16.65.................................... Travel SHERIFF REVOLVING CASH 426........Burnham, Joan.........................................$18.87.................................... Travel 28..........United Supermarket...............................$226.17................................ Supplies 427........Campbell, Mary Etta.................................$19.98.................................... Travel 29..........S&S Pest Control Inc................................$40.00.................................. Service 428........Carol E. O’Neil..........................................$24.42.................................... Travel Walker moved to approve the following Appropriations: Highway Cash, $27,072.86, 429........Edith V. Jones..........................................$23.31.................................... Travel $28,344.55, $288,256.26; Assessor Visual Inspection Cash, $576.21; County Clerk 430........Keitha Dale...............................................$18.87.................................... Travel Cash, $4,884.31; County Clerk Preservation Cash, $2,913.92; Fairgrounds Sales Tax, 431........Virginia Manning.......................................$18.87.................................... Travel $109.384.33; Health Sales Tax, $267,179.67; Sheriff Revolving Cash, $573.74; Sheriff 432........Tyner, Kay................................................$36.63.................................... Travel Cash, $5,994.53; Enhanced 911 Cash, $3,439.39; SL-2, $40.24. Murrow seconded.

433........Loretta Shepard........................................$24.42.................................... Travel All voted aye.

434........Lavida Anderson.......................................$25.53.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve the Maximum Highway Expenditures Resolution. Walker 435........Stanley, Bonnie........................................$23.31.................................... Travel seconded. All voted aye.

436........LaGrow, Connie........................................$11.10.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve the following officers’ monthly reports: County Clerk, 437........Laura G. Ream.........................................$17.76.................................... Travel Election Board, and Sheriff’s Board of Prisoners Reports. Walker seconded. All voted 438........Buck, Angie................................................$7.77.................................... Travel aye.

439........Marjorie Clepper.......................................$25.53.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve the Alcoholic Beverage Tax report. Walker seconded.

440........Goodwin, Marilyn........................................$8.88.................................... Travel All voted aye.

441........Carol Guffy...............................................$16.65.................................... Travel Walker moved to approve the Highway Consumables reports. Murrow seconded.

442........Darcy Kisling............................................$25.53.................................... Travel All voted aye.

443........Marlene Kisling.........................................$19.98.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve the appointment of Dennis Frisk as additional Requisi444........McMurtrey, Marguerite J.............................$7.77.................................... Travel tioning Officer and Blake Trekell as additional Receiving Officer for the Sheriff’s office.

445........Passwater, Carolyn Ann.............................$5.55.................................... Travel Walker seconded. All voted aye.

446........Passwater, Cynthia.....................................$5.55.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve the appointment of Cathy Stamman as additional Receiv447........Juanita Parr..............................................$17.76.................................... Travel ing Officer for the County Clerk’s office. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

448........Marilyn Schurter.......................................$18.87.................................... Travel Walker moved to approve a private property access easements on NE/4 of Section 449........Loretta Sharp..............................................$6.66.................................... Travel 9, Township 28, Range 10, NE/4 of Section 10, Township 28, Range 11, and the SE/4 450........Siler, Loree Ann..........................................$5.55.................................... Travel of Section 17, Township 28, Range 10. Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

451........Starks, Roberta........................................$31.08.................................... Travel Murrow moved to approve 7 road crossing permits for SandRidge (4 in Dist #1 and 452........Stout, Eva Mae...........................................$9.99.................................... Travel 3 in Dist #3). Walker seconded. All voted aye.

HIGHWAY CASH Murrow moved to approve 6 road crossing permits for Crescent Services (5 in Dist 710........Carmen Farmers Coop.............................$67.90................................ Supplies #1 and 1 in Dist #3). Walker seconded. All voted aye.

711.........Western Equipment................................$139.90................................ Supplies Walker moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Atlas Pipeline in Dist #1.

712........Jack’s Automotive...................................$523.25................................ Supplies Murrow seconded. All voted aye.

713........Rogers Lumber, TH..................................$49.69................................ Supplies Murrow moved to approve 1 road crossing permit for Brickman Fastline in Dist #1.

714........Washburn Motor Co.................................$40.00....................................Repair Walker seconded. All voted aye.

715........Cummins Construction........................$1,167.00.................................. Asphalt Walker moved to approve 2 road crossing permits for Caprock in Dist #1. Murrow 716........B&K Safety Service..................................$52.83................................ Supplies seconded. All voted aye.

717........Western Equipment................................$130.50................................ Supplies Murrow moved to approve 4 road crossing permits for Mid-America Midstream Gas 718........K&O Construction...................................$787.24....................................Repair Services in Dist #1. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

719........Sunbelt Equipment..............................$5,625.00.................... Bridge Materials The following bids were received for 12-month bids for ballots, Royal Printing and 720........Jack’s Automotive...................................$266.18................................ Supplies Tulsa County. Tulsa County sent in a “no bid” so Murrow moved to accept Royal’s bid.

721........Croft Chevrolet.......................................$790.02....................................Repair Walker seconded. All voted aye.

722........Town of Byron...........................................$61.69...................................Utilities The following bids were received for the lease purchase of a road grader for Dist #1; 723........Amorita-Byron Sewer Sys Auth................$10.00...................................Utilities Kirby-Smith, “no bid;” Yellowhouse, $199,459.00; Van Keppel, $245.000.00; Warren Cat, 724........Radio Shack.............................................$10.49................................ Supplies $223,953.00. Murrow moved to table the bids. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

725........AEC........................................................$214.88...................................Utilities Murrow moved to adjourn. Walker seconded. All voted aye.

726........B&K Safety Service................................$166.79................................ Supplies /s/ Doug Murrow 727........Circuit Engineering Dist #8.....................$143.00..................................... Signs Doug Murrow, Chair 728........Burlington Farmers Coop.......................$975.00....................................... Fuel /s/ Ray Walker 729........Alfalfa Co Rural Water..............................$62.73...................................Utilities Ray Walker, Member 730........Town of Burlington....................................$79.44...................................Utilities ATTEST:/s/ Bruce Martin 731........South Central Telephone Assn...............$184.36...................................Utilities Bruce Martin, County Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & such common source of supply underlying Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t such section, with the permitted well for the BEFORE THE CORPORATION units to be located not less than 1320 feet COMMISSION from the unit boundary; (iii) establishing OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA the initial boundaries of the Hogshooter, APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE Cherokee and Mississippian separate OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE common sources of supply of gas so as EXPLORATION, L.L.C. to cover and include Section 18, Township RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING 26 North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 18 County, Oklahoma, which section AppliTOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 12 cants request be formed as a 640-acre WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, drilling and spacing unit for such formations OKLAHOMA underlying such section with the permitted Cause CD No. 201106039 well for the units to be located not less than NOTICE OF HEARING 1320 feet from the unit boundary; and (iv) STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All pergranting such other and further relief as sons, owners, producers, operators, may be proper based upon the evidence purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and presented at the hearing herein. all other interested persons, particularly in NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particuapplication in this cause requests that the larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” order to be entered in this matter be made attached to the application on file in this effective as of the date of the execution cause, and, if any of the named individuals thereof or as of a date prior thereto. be deceased, then the unknown heirs, exNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees this cause will be referred to an Adminand assigns, both immediate and remote, istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of of such deceased individual; if any of the evidence and reporting to the Corporation named entities is a dissolved partnership, Commission. corporation or other association, then the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that unknown successors, trustees and asthis cause will be heard before an Adminsigns, both immediate and remote, of such istrative Law Judge on the Conservation dissolved entity; if any of the named parties Docket at the Corporation Commission, designated as a trustee is not presently First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 acting in such capacity as trustee, then the North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, unknown successor or successors to such Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 6th day of trustee; if any of the named parties desigDecember 2011, and that this notice will be nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently published as required by law and the rules acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, of the Commission. then the unknown successor or successors NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the the Applicants and interested parties may named entities are corporations which present testimony by telephone. The cost do not continue to have legal existence, of telephonic communication shall be paid the unknown trustees or assigns of such by the person or persons requesting its parties. use. An interested party who wishes to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apparticipate by telephone shall contact the plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed the hearing date, and provide his or her an application in this cause requesting the name and phone number.

Corporation Commission to enter an order, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all as follows: (i) amending Order No. 94928 interested persons may appear and be to delete Section 18, Township 26 North, heard. For information concerning this acRange 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) Oklahoma, from the purview of the Basal 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA Cherokee Sand and Mississippi Lime No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake separate common sources of supply and Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma to vacate the -acre drilling and spacing City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer unit previously formed by such order for to Cause CD Number. such common sources of supply in such CORPORATION COMMISSION lands; (ii) amending Order No. 92891 of the OF OKLAHOMA Commission so as to enlarge and extend DANA L. MURPHY, Chair the boundaries of the Des Moines Lime BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman (Big Lime) common source of supply of PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner gas so as to cover and include Section DONE AND PERFORMED this 9th day of 18, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of November, 2011 the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, which

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: section Applicants request be formed as PEGGY MITCHELL, a 640-acre drilling and spacing unit for Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & drocarbons from such common source of Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t supply, with such authorization and permisBEFORE THE CORPORATION sion running in favor of Applicant or some COMMISSION OF THE STATE other party recommended by Applicant, OF OKLAHOMA and to establish proper allowables for such APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE well and such unit.

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that LLC the application in this cause requests RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED that the order to be entered in this matter DENSITY (amending the applicable orders of the LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 2, Commission, including Order No. 583043) Township 28 North, Range 9 be made effective as of the date of the exWest of the IM, Alfalfa County, ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Oklahoma and that the authorization and permission Cause CD No. 201106074 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 this cause is set before an administrative all other interested persons, particularly law judge for hearing, taking of evidence in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the and reporting to the Commission. Notice following: William Mark Burrow; Raechel is further given that the application in this Lynne Burrow; Tyrrell D. Kooken; Beatrice cause may be amended at such hearKooken; Billy W. Benson; Betty M. Benson; ing in accordance with the rules of the Leland C. German; Marlene German; Commission and the laws of the State of Bernice K. Burnet Living Trust dtd 2/14/89, Oklahoma. and the Trustee of such trust; Ronnie B. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Steward; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; cause will be heard before an administraChesapeake Exploration, LLC; Milliken tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Investments, LLC; Carole J. Drake; Henry at the Western Regional Service Office of H. Gungoll Associates; Chase Properties, the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Inc.; Myra B. Ward; M.B. White, Inc.; Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Greenstar Resources, LLC; Roger L. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Beavers, Inc.; Martin L. Buchanan; The the 5th day of December, 2011, and that Wendell Holland and Kari Holland Revothis notice be published as required by law cable Living Trust dtd 12/20/2000, and and the rules of the Commission. the Trustee of such trust; John Mitchell; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Steven V. Redgate; Connie S. Redgate; Applicant and interested parties may presSappington Energy Interests, Ltd.; Warent testimony by telephone. The cost of ren D. Bosley; if any of the above-named telephonic communication shall be paid by individuals be deceased, then the unknown the person or persons requesting its use. heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, Interested parties who wish to participate trustees and assigns, both immediate and by telephone shall contact Applicant or remote, of such deceased individual; if Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing any of the above-named parties is a disdate, and provide their names and telesolved partnership, corporation or other phone numbers. association, then the unknown successors, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all trustees and assigns, both immediate and interested persons may appear and be remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any heard. For information concerning this of the above-named parties designated as action, contact John R. Reeves, Attora trustee is not presently acting in such ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two capacity as trustee, then the unknown sucLeadership Square, 211 North Robinson, cessor or successors to such trustee.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and SandRidge Exploration and Production, Production, LLC, has filed an application LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma in this cause requesting the Corporation City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: Commission of Oklahoma to enter an (405) 429-6344. order, to be effective as of the date of the CORPORATION COMMISSION execution thereof or as of a date prior OF OKLAHOMA thereto, amending the applicable orders DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair of the Commission, including Order No. BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman 583043, to authorize and permit another PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner well in the 640-acre drilling and spacing DONE AND PERFORMED this 9th day of unit formed for the Mississippi common November, 2011. source of supply in Section 2, Township

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa PEGGY MITCHELL, County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyCommission Secretary

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & completion interval, and to be completed Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t in and to produce hydrocarbons from the BEFORE THE CORPORATION above-named separate common sources COMMISSION OF THE STATE of supply, with such authorization and OF OKLAHOMA permission running in favor of Applicant APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE or some other party recommended by EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper LLC allowable for the proposed well involved RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION herein as to the separate common sources EXCEPTION of supply covered hereby, which allowable LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The W½ Applicant requests be established as a full of Section 31, Township 29 allowable with no downward adjustment North, Range 10 West of the IM, made thereto.

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cause CD No. 201106110 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 and purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and that the authorization and permission all other interested persons, particularly requested herein run in favor of Applicant in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the or some other party recommended by following: Triad Energy, Inc.; Chesapeake Applicant.

Exploration, L.L.C.; Chesapeake OperatNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the ing, Inc.; Huston Energy Corporation; BHH “land sections adjacent to the area within Investments, LLC; Deep Blue, LLC; and if the location exception” requested herein any of the above-named parties is a disin the W½ of said Section 31 in regard to solved partnership, corporation or other the subsurface location tolerance areas association, then the unknown successors, described above are the E½ of said Sectrustees and assigns, both immediate and tion 31; Section 30, Township 29 North, remote, of such dissolved entity.

Range 10 West of the IM; and Section 6, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Township 28 North, Range 10 West of the Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The Production, LLC, has filed an application other “land sections” surrounding the W½ in this cause requesting the Corporation of said Section 31 are Sections 25 and Commission of Oklahoma to enter an 36, Township 29 North, Range 11 West of order, to be effective as of the date of the the IM, and Section 1, Township 28 North, execution thereof or as of a date prior Range 11 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and perCounty, Oklahoma. mitting an exception to the permitted well NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this location tolerances in the 320-acre drilling cause is set before an administrative law and spacing units formed in the W½ of judge for hearing, taking of evidence and Section 31, Township 29 North, Range 10 reporting to the Corporation Commission of West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the for the Pontotoc, Wabaunsee, Endicott application in this cause may be amended Sandstone, Upper Tonkawa Sandstone, at such hearing in accordance with the Lower Tonkawa Sandstone, True Layton, rules of the Commission and the laws of Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian the State of Oklahoma. separate common sources of supply, so as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this to allow a well to be drilled from a surface cause is set for hearing before an adminlocation being not closer than 200 feet from istrative law judge on the Conservation the north line and not closer than 660 feet Docket at the Western Regional Service from the east line of the W½ of said Section Office of the Corporation Commission, 31 to subsurface locations of such well’s Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln entry into and such well’s exit from each of Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the Pontotoc, Wabaunsee, Endicott Sand8:30 A.M. on the 5th day of December, stone, Upper Tonkawa Sandstone, Lower 2011, and that this notice be published Tonkawa Sandstone, True Layton, Oswego as required by law and the rules of the and Cherokee separate common sources Commission. of supply and to a subsurface location of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that such well’s entry into the Mississippian Applicant and interested parties may prescommon source of supply being as follows: ent testimony by telephone. The cost of not closer than 200 feet from the north line telephonic communication shall be paid by and 660 feet from the east line of the W½ the person or persons requesting its use. of said Section 31, with the first perforation Interested parties who wish to participate in the horizontal portion or lateral of the by telephone shall contact Applicant or borehole of such well in the Mississippian Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing common source of supply being as follows: date, and provide their names and telenot closer than 330 feet from the north line phone numbers. and 660 feet from the east line of the W½ of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all said Section 31, and with the last perforainterested persons may appear and be tion in the horizontal portion or lateral of the heard. For information concerning this borehole of such well in the Mississippian action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorcommon source of supply being as follows: ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two not closer than 330 feet from the south line Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, and 660 feet from the east line of the W½ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleof said Section 31, and with the terminus phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, or end point of the horizontal portion or SandRidge Exploration and Production, lateral of the borehole of such well in the LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma Mississippian common source of supply City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: being as follows: not closer than 200 feet (405) 429-5788. from the south line and 660 feet from the CORPORATION COMMISSION east line of the W½ of said Section 31, and OF OKLAHOMA with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveDANA L. MURPHY, Chair described subsurface locations, horizontal BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman portion or lateral and completion interval PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner of such well being as follows: a distance DONE AND PERFORMED this 10th of not more than 100 feet in an easterly day of November, 2011. direction and in a westerly direction from

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: any such subsurface location, from any PEGGY MITCHELL, point on or along such horizontal portion or Commission Secretary lateral and from any point on or along such

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & above-named separate common sources Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t of supply, with such authorization and BEFORE THE CORPORATION permission running in favor of Applicant COMMISSION OF THE STATE or some other party recommended by OF OKLAHOMA Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE allowable for the proposed well involved EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, herein as to the separate common sources LLC of supply covered hereby, which allowable RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION Applicant requests be established as a full EXCEPTION allowable with no downward adjustment LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 30, made thereto.

Township 29 North, Range 10 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the West of the IM, Alfalfa County, application in this cause requests that the Oklahoma order to be entered in this matter be made Cause CD No. 201106109 effective as of the date of the execution NOTICE OF HEARING thereof or as of a date prior thereto and STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perthat the authorization and permission sons, owners, producers, operators, requested herein run in favor of Applicant purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and or some other party recommended by all other interested persons, particularly Applicant. in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that following: Triad Energy, Inc.; Chesapeake the “land sections adjacent to the area Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, within the location exception” requested L.L.C.; Atnium MidCon I, LLC; and if any herein in said Section 30 in regard to of the above-named parties is a dissolved the subsurface location tolerance areas partnership, corporation or other assodescribed above are Sections 19 and 31, ciation, then the unknown successors, Township 29 North, Range 10 West of the trustees and assigns, both immediate and IM, and Sections 24, 25 and 36, Townremote, of such dissolved entity. ship 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and “land sections” surrounding said Section Production, LLC, has filed an application 30 are Sections 20, 29 and 32, Township in this cause requesting the Corporation 29 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa Commission of Oklahoma to enter an 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 units formed in Secapplication in this cause may be amended tion 30, Township 29 North, Range 10 at such hearing in accordance with the West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, rules of the Commission and the laws of for the Douglas, Lansing, Kansas City, the State of Oklahoma.

Marmaton, Cherokee and Mississippian NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this separate common sources of supply, so cause is set for hearing before an adminas to allow a well to be drilled from a istrative law judge on the Conservation surface location being 200 feet from the Docket at the Western Regional Service south line and 660 feet from the west line Office of the Corporation Commission, of said Section 30 to subsurface locations Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln of such well’s entry into and such well’s Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at exit from each of the Douglas, Lansing, 8:30 A.M. on the 5th day of December, Kansas City, Marmaton and Cherokee 2011, and that this notice be published separate common sources of supply and as required by law and the rules of the to a subsurface location of such well’s entry Commission. into the Mississippian common source of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that supply being as follows: not closer than Applicant and interested parties may pres200 feet from the south line and 660 feet ent testimony by telephone. The cost of from the west line of said Section 30, with telephonic communication shall be paid by the first perforation in the horizontal portion the person or persons requesting its use. or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Interested parties who wish to participate Mississippian common source of supply by telephone shall contact Applicant or being as follows: not closer than 300 feet Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing from the south line and 660 feet from the date, and provide their names and telewest line of said Section 30, and with the phone numbers. last perforation in the horizontal portion or NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all lateral of the borehole of such well in the interested persons may appear and be Mississippian common source of supply heard. For information concerning this being as follows: not closer than 300 feet action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorfrom the north line and 660 feet from the ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two west line of said Section 30, and with the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, terminus or end point of the horizontal Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleportion or lateral of the borehole of such phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, well in the Mississippian common source SandRidge Exploration and Production, of supply being as follows: not closer than LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: from the west line of said Section 30, and (405) 429-5788. with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveCORPORATION COMMISSION described subsurface locations, horizontal OF OKLAHOMA portion or lateral and completion interval DANA L. MURPHY, Chair of such well being as follows: a distance BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman of not more than 100 feet in an easterly PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner direction and in a westerly direction from DONE AND PERFORMED this 10th day any such subsurface location, from any of November, 2011. point on or along such horizontal portion or

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: lateral and from any point on or along such PEGGY MITCHELL, completion interval, and to be completed Commission Secretary in and to produce hydrocarbons from the

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & the separate common sources of supply Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t in the drilling and spacing units covered BEFORE THE CORPORATION hereby.

COMMISSION OF THE STATE NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT OF OKLAHOMA this cause be set before an Administrative APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence PRODUCTION, LLC and reporting to the Commission. That RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING Applicant could request that the Order to LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION be entered in this cause shall include a 21, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE provision allowing the operator one year 9 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, from the date of the Order to commence OKLAHOMA drilling operations.

CAUSE CD 201105943-T NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT NOTICE OF HEARING this Cause will be heard before an AdminSTATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all peristrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing sons, owners, producers, operators, Docket at the Eastern Regional Service purchasers and takers of oil and gas and Office of the Corporation Commission, all other interested persons, particularly in Room 114, 440 South Houston, Tulsa, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; more specifiOklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 6th day cally: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC and of December 2011, and that notice be if any of the named individuals or entities published as required by law and rules of be deceased or a dissolved partnership, the Commission. corporation or other association, then the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT unknown heirs, executors, administrators, any person interested or protesting the devisees, trustees, successors, trustees application please advise the Attorney of and assigns of any such deceased indirecord and the Court Clerk’s Office of the vidual or dissolved partnership, corporation Oklahoma Corporation Commission five or other association.

(5) days before the hearing date above.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting the Applicant and interested parties may the following relief and special relief: That present testimony by telephone. The cost the Commission, based on the evidence of telephonic communication shall be paid presented, pool the interests and adjudiby the person and persons requesting cate the rights and equities of oil and gas its use. Interested parties who wish to owners on a unit pooling and designate participate by telephone shall contact the the Applicant or some other party recomApplicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to mended by Applicant as operator for the the hearing date, and provide their name well to produce from the Mississippi Lime and phone number. and Mississippi Chat common sources of NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT supply [Order No. 525074] underlying Secthis cause, if protested, may be subject tion 21, Township 25 North, Range 9 West, to a prehearing or settlement conference Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The interests pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2. of the oil and gas owners involved herein NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that and the rights and equities in respect all interested persons may appear and thereto are sought herein to be pooled be heard. For information concerning and adjudicated pursuant to 52 O.S. Sec. this action, contact Mark Hambric, (918) 87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling 746-1350 or Michael D. Stack, Attorney and spacing units covered hereby, and not for Applicant, 943 East Britton Road, Oklalimited to a single wellbore. The applicahoma City, Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) tion in this cause states that Applicant has 286-1717; Fax (405) 286-2122. proposed the development of the separate CORPORATION COMMISSION common sources of supply in the drilling OF OKLAHOMA and spacing units involved herein under DANA L MURPHY, CHAIR a plan development and has proposed BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN to commence such plan of development PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER of such units by an initial unit well in the DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 7TH DAY lands covered hereby, and that Applicant OF NOVEMBER 2011. has been unable to reach an agreement ATTEST: with the owners of drilling rights named PEGGY MITCHELL, SECRETARY as respondents herein with respect to OF THE COMMISSION such proposed plan of development of

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & 3 from the purview and boundaries of the Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t Verdigris Limestone and Inola Limestone BEFORE THE CORPORATION separate common sources of supply as COMMISSION OF THE STATE covered by such order and to vacate OF OKLAHOMA the 80-acre drilling and spacing units APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE previously formed by such order for the EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Verdigris Limestone and Inola Limestone LLC separate common sources of supply in said RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING Section 3; (iii) amending Order No. 82649 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 3, to delete said Section 3 from the purview Township 23 North, Range 11 and boundaries of the Manning Formation West of the IM, Alfalfa County, common source of supply as covered by Oklahoma such order and to vacate the 80-acre drillCause CD No. 201105397 ing and spacing units previously formed AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING by such order for the Manning Formation STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All percommon source of supply in said Section sons, owners, producers, operators, 3; (iv) amending Order No. 57576, as corpurchasers and takers of oil and gas, and rected by Order No. 57655, to delete said all other interested persons, particularly Section 3 from the purview and boundaries in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the of the Mississippi Lime common source following: Adrian W. Adams and Jane G. of supply as covered by such order and Adams, as Trustees of the Adrian and to vacate the 80-acre drilling and spacing Jane Adams 1996 Family Trust; Atinum units previously formed by such order for Midcon I, LLC; Bank of America and Paul the Mississippi Lime common source of C. Congleton, as Co-Trustees of the Tom supply in said Section 3; (v) establishing G. Congleton Family Trust; Bank of Oklathe initial boundaries of the Tonkawa, homa, as Trustee of the P.M. HackbarthCottage Grove, Oswego, Cherokee and Oklahoma Revocable Trust; Bernard Mississippian separate common sources Rosen; Bruce Koehn, as Custodian for of supply of gas so as to cover and include Chaside Koehn; Charles C. Light; Cherosaid Section 3, and forming proper drillkee Energy, LLC; Cheryl Adams Monarch ing and spacing units in such section for Separate Property Trust, and the Trustee such separate common sources of supply, of such trust; Chesapeake Exploration, which units Applicant requests be formed LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Concho as 640-acre drilling and spacing units; and Land Co., LLC; Craig Adams and Marilyn (vi) granting such other and further relief as Adams 1995 Trust, and the Trustee of may be proper based upon the evidence such trust; David Frech; Debora Stone; presented at the hearing herein.

Don Frech; Equitable Royalty Corporation; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that F.P. Schonwald Co.; Fargo, LLC; Goldie the amended application in this cause E. Bystrom; James E. Taylor; Janice E. requests that the order to be entered in Potts, as Successor Trustee of the John this matter be made effective as of the R. Potts, Jr. Revocable Inter Vivos Trust date of the execution thereof or as of a dated May 12, 1983; Janis L. Frech; Jerdate prior thereto and seeks to amend emy Unruh; Kenneth B. Kienzle, Sr.; L.R. the above-named orders in the manner Sherwood; Laneta Whitley, as Custodian set forth above. for Jessica Unruh; Laneta Whitley, as NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Custodian for Nicole Unruh; Letty Goltry cause is set before an administrative law Barnes; Liberty Bank and Trust Company judge for hearing, taking of evidence and of Tulsa, as Trustee of the AKKAH/KMH reporting to the Commission. Notice is Trust; M.A.P., Inc.; Michelle J. Tull; Nelson further given that the amended application Rosen; Oklahoma Christian University of in this cause may be further amended at Science and Arts, Inc.; Paul C. Congleton; such hearing in accordance with the rules Rivercrest Royalty Company; Scot Neilof the Commission and the laws of the son; Sharp Mortgage Company; The First State of Oklahoma.

Interstate Bank of Oklahoma, as Trustee NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this of Trust Agreement dated October 16, cause will be heard before an administra1969 f/b/o Mrs. Ione Leaverton Shaffer; tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Bank of America as Successor Trustee of at the Western Regional Service Office of Trust Agreement dated October 16, 1969 the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe f/b/o Mrs. Ione Leaverton Shaffer; Triangle Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Royalty Corporation; Vernon Leroy Goltry; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. William Hoyt Shaffer; if any of the aboveon the 5th day of December, 2011, and named individuals be deceased, then the that this amended notice be published unknown heirs, executors, administrators, as required by law and the rules of the devisees, trustees and assigns, both imCommission. mediate and remote, of such deceased NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that individual; if any of the above-named parApplicant and interested parties may presties is a dissolved partnership, corporation ent testimony by telephone. The cost of or other association, then the unknown telephonic communication shall be paid by successors, trustees and assigns, both the person or persons requesting its use. immediate and remote, of such dissolved Interested parties who wish to participate entity; if any of the above-named parties by telephone shall contact Applicant or designated as a trustee is not presently Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing acting in such capacity as trustee, then date, and provide their names and telethe unknown successor or successors phone numbers. to such trustee; and if any of the aboveNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all named parties designated as a custodian interested persons may appear and be is not presently acting in such capacity as heard. For information concerning this custodian, then the unknown successor or action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, successors to such custodian.

OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two LeadNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ership Square, 211 North Robinson, OklaApplicant, SandRidge Exploration and homa City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: Production, LLC, has filed an amended (405) 235-1110; or Sam Klingenberg, application in this cause requesting the SandRidge Exploration and Production, Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma enter an order, to be effective as of the date City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: of the execution thereof or as of a date prior (405) 429-5659. thereto, as follows: (i) amending Order CORPORATION COMMISSION No. 82648 to delete Section 3, Township OF OKLAHOMA 23 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa DANA L. MURPHY, Chair County, Oklahoma, from the purview and BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman boundaries of the Oswego Lime common PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner source of supply as covered by such order DONE AND PERFORMED this 10th and to vacate the 80-acre drilling and spacday of November, 2011. ing units previously formed by such order

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: for the Oswego Lime common source of PEGGY MITCHELL, supply in said Section 3;(ii) amending Commission Secretary Order No. 149724 to delete said Section

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Education of the Cherokee School District hereby provides legal notice that the annual election filing period for candidates will open on Manday, December 5, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and will close Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. or when the Alfalfa County Election Board Office closes for business that day.

Board Member Position on Ballot: The voters shall elect a board member for board position No. Two, which has a 5-yrear term of office.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 3, Thursday, Nov. 10, and Thursday Nov. 17, 2011. 3t INVITATION TO BID EASEMENT #8971 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 5.5” saltwater pipeline in the S/2 Section 36-T24NR11WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Office. Appraised value is $17,600.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be considered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our office by 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8971”. 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, Nov. 10, and Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 2t in the district court of alfalfa County, oklahoma pb-2011-27 In the Matter of the Estate of Mary K. Alexander, Deceased. notice to creditors and notice of hearing summary administration, determination of heirship and distribution and discharge All persons having claims against Mary K. Alexander, deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the named Personal Representative, Helen Alexander, at the office of Hadwiger & Jungman, PLLC 120 S. Grand, P.O. Box 306, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728, attorneys for siad Personal Representative on or before the following presentment date: December 12, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.

Notice is hereby given that a petition for distribution will be filed herein by the 13th day of December, 2011, and all persons interested in the estate of Mary K. Alexander, deceased, are hereby directed to appear in the Courtroom of the District Court of Alfalfa County, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, on the 21st day of December, 2011, at 1:30 P.M., to show cause, if any they have, why an order determining heirs; decreeing distribution; discharging the Personal Representative; and closing this estate should not be entered.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of November,2011.

Loren E. Angle Judge

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger The above named Decedent died on & Republican Thursday, Nov. 10, and the 13th day of July, 2011, at which time Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 2t the residence address of the Decedent Cherokee in the district court was 915 S. Kansas, Cherokee, Oklahoof alfalfa county ma 73728.

12p state of oklahoma The total value of the Estate of the cause no. pb-11-33 Decedent as per property located in In the Matter of the Summary Adthe state of Oklahoma and as set forth ministration of the Estate of D.W. “Bill” in the Petition is equal to or less than Hughey, Deceased. $72,500.00. combined notice Unless filed as a part or parcel of the notice to creditors: Notice of Petition for Summary Administration, the hearing petition for admission date by which the Final Accounting and of will to probate, petition the Petition for Distribution will be filed will for summary administration, be: on or before the 10th day of Decemhearing on the final ber, 2011. account, and the petition for Pursuant to an Order of Said Court, determination of heirs at law, notice is hereby given that the 30th day distribution of estate and of December, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 discharge o’clock a.m. in the Courtroom of the unNotice is hereby given to all perdersigned Judge, or the Judge to whom sons interested in the Estate of D.W. this cause is assigned on said date, in the “Bill” Hughey, Deceased, that on this Alfalfa County Courthouse in the City of date, Coleen Alward, whose residence Cherokee, Alfalfa County, State of Oklais 10831 SE 68th St., Oklahoma City, homa, has been appointed as the time OK 73150, filed a Petition for Summary for hearing said Petition, and considering Administration in the District Court of Alrelief prayed for in the Petition presented falfa County, State of Oklahoma, attachto the Court on said date. All persons ining thereto an instrument purporting to terested may appear at said hearing. be the Last Will and Testament (“Will”) of All objections to the Petition and/or said Deceased, praying for the probate of any relief requested must be made in writsaid Will, that Letters of Special Admining not less than 10 days before the hearistration be issued to Coleen Alward and ing date, with such objection to be filed the Letters of Administration, if necessary, herein, with a copy being sent to the Petibe issued to the same individuals. Said tioner and the attorney for the Petitioner, Petition further prays that the heirs-at-law and if an objection is not made within the of said Decedent be determined; that the allowed time, all persons will be deemed Final Account be approved, the property to have waived any obligation(s) to the of the Decedent subject to the jurisdiction Petition and the relief prayed for. of this Court be distributed, and that the If an objection is filed at least 10 days Personal Representative be discharged, before the hearing date, on the hearing and for other relief as prayed for in said date the Court will determine whether the Petition, which Petition you may refer to foreign Will attached to the Petition shall be for further particulars. admitted to probate, whether the summary To all Creditors of the above named proceedings are appropriate, and, if so, Decedent: All creditors having claims whether the Estate will be distributed and against the above named Decedent are to whom the Estate will be distributed. required to present the same with a deDated this 4th day of November, scription of all security interest or other 2011. collateral (if any) held by each creditor with s/Loren E. Angle respect to such claim, to the Estate of D.W. Judge of the District Court “Bill” Hughey, Deceased, at the offices of Sam L. Stein, Esq., OBA #12498 Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C., 305 Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C. South Grand, P.O. Box 223, Cherokee, 305 South Grand Ave. Oklahoma 73728, attorney for the PersonP.O. Box 223 al Representative on or before the followCherokee, Oklahoma 73728 ing presentment date: December 5, 2011, (580) 596-3000 or the same will be forever barred.

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, Thursday, Nov. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. 3t INVITATION TO BID EASEMENT #8981 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 5.5” saltwater pipeline in the SW/4 Section 36-T24N-R11WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Office. Appraised value is $3,900.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be considered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our office by 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8981”. 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 & to Lisa Lynn Weston as Personal RepreRepublican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t sentative and for a judicial determination in the district court of the heirs, legatees and devisees of of alfalfa county, oklahoma said decedent. pb-2011-34 Pursuant to an Order of this Court In the Matter of the Estate of Clara made on November 14, 2011, notice is Maxine Higgins, Deceased. hereby given that on the 8th day of Denotice of hearing petition cember, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., the for probate of will, Petition will be heard at the District Court, appointment of personal Probate Division, County Courthouse, Alrepresentative and falfa County, Oklahoma, when and where determination all persons interested may appear and of heirs, devisees and legatees contest the same.

Notice is hereby given to all persons In testimony whereof, I have hereinterested in the estate of Clara Maxine unto set my hand this 14th day of NovemHiggins, deceased, that on the 14th day ber, 2011. of November, 2011, Lisa Lynn Weston Loren E. Angle produced in the District Court of Alfalfa Judge County, Oklahoma, an instrument in writKyle B. Hadwiger, OBA#11329 ing purporting to be a copy of the Last Will Marcus A. Jungman, OBA#19138 and Testament of Clara Maxine Higgins, HADWIGER & JUNGMAN, P.L.L.C. deceased, and also filed in said Court her 120 S. Grand, P.O. Box 306 Petition, together with said Will, praying Cherokee, OK 73728 that the Will be admitted to probate and (580) 596-3591 praying that Letters Testamentary issue Attorneys for Petitioner

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & 18, Township 26 North, Range 12 West Cherokee Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with BEFORE THE CORPORATION a tolerance of 100 feet from the proposed Cherokee 12p COMMISSION completion interval, and to be completed 12pOF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA 149 in andwords produce hydrocarbons from the APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE above-named common source of supply; OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE (ii) providing for the re-opening of the EXPLORATION, L.L.C. cause at such time as the bottom hole RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION location of the well proposed hereunder EXCEPTION has been determined; and (iii) establishLEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 18 ing a proper allowable with no downward TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 12 adjustment made thereto.

WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the OKLAHOMA application in this cause requests that the Cause CD No. 201106040 order 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, that the authorization and permission repurchasers and takers of oil and gas, and quested herein run in favor of one or both all other interested persons, particularly in of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, more particuExploration, L.L.C. acting by and through larly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., attached to the application on file in this or some other party recommended by cause, and, if any of the named individuals Applicants. be deceased, then the unknown heirs, exNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees legal descriptions for the land sections and assigns, both immediate and remote, adjacent to said Section 18 are Sections of such deceased individual; if any of the 7, 8, 17, 19 and 20, Township 26 North, named entities is a dissolved partnership, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, corporation or other association, then the Oklahoma and Sections 12, 13 and 24, unknown successors, trustees and asTownship 26 North, Range 13 West of the signs, both immediate and remote, of such IM, Woods County, Oklahoma. dissolved entity; if any of the named parties NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that designated as a trustee is not presently this cause will be referred to an Adminacting in such capacity as trustee, then the istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of unknown successor or successors to such evidence and reporting to the Corporation trustee; if any of the named parties desigCommission. nated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, cause will be heard before an Administrathen the unknown successor or successors tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the the Corporation Commission, First Floor, named entities are corporations which Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, do not continue to have legal existence, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 6th day of the unknown trustees or assigns of such December 2011, and that this notice will be parties. published as required by law and the rules NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apof 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 the present testimony by telephone. The cost Corporation Commission to enter an order, of telephonic communication shall be paid as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting by the person or persons requesting its an exception to the permitted well locause. An interested party who wishes to tion tolerances in the proposed 640-acre participate by telephone shall contact the drilling and spacing unit in Cause CD No. Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to 201106039, for the Mississippian common the hearing date, and provide his or her source of supply, underlying Section 18, name and phone number.

Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to alinterested persons may appear and be low a well to be drilled as follows: heard. For information concerning this acSurface location: No closer than 200 tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) feet from the south line and no closer 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA than 660 feet from the east line of the unit No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake comprising said Section 18, Township 26 Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma North, Range 12 West of the IM, Alfalfa City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer County, Oklahoma, to Cause CD Number.

Location of Wellbore at Completion DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th Interval: The casing will be cemented day of November 2011. along the entire length of the lateral. The CORPORATION COMMISSION proposed location of the end points of the OF OKLAHOMA completion interval will be no closer than DANA L. MURPHY, Chair 165 feet from the north line and no closer BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman than 660 feet from the east line and no PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner closer than 165 feet from the south line

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: and no closer than 660 feet from the east PEGGY MITCHELL, line of the unit comprising said Section Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & of the drilling and spacing unit covered Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. 1t hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore.

BEFORE THE CORPORATION The Applicants in this cause states that ApCOMMISSION plicants have proposed the development OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA of the separate common sources of supply APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE in the drilling and spacing unit involved OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE herein under a plan of development and EXPLORATION, L.L.C. have proposed to commence such plan RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING of development of such unit by an initial LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 18 well in the lands covered hereby, and that TOWNSHIP 26 NORTH RANGE 12 Applicants have been unable to reach an WEST OF THE IM ALFALFA COUNTY, agreement with the owners of drilling rights OKLAHOMA named as respondents herein with respect Cause CD No. 201106041 to such proposed plan of development of NOTICE OF HEARING the separate common sources of supply STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perin the drilling and spacing unit covered sons, owners, producers, operators, hereby. purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the all other interested persons, particularly application in this cause requests that one in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the or both of the Applicants, including Chesafollowing: J. L. “Bud” Clark; Eagle Enpeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and ergy Production, LLC; John A. Hammack; through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Hammack-Rocket Properties, LLC; KRK Inc., or some other party recommended Interest, LLC; Paul G. Murrow and Elizaby Applicants be designated as operabeth Ann Murrow; Paul G. Murrow and tor under the order to be entered in this Elizabeth Ann Murrow; Rocket Oil & Gas cause of the separate common sources Company, LP; Louise A. Seitz; Three M. of supply in the drilling and spacing unit Oil Company; W2 Limited and, if any of involved herein, including the proposed the named individuals be deceased, then initial well and any subsequent wells under the unknown heirs, executors, administraApplicants’ proposed plan of development tors, devisees, trustees and assigns, both of such unit. Applicants may request up to immediate and remote, of such deceased one year from the date of the order to enter individual; if any of the named entities is a in this cause, within which to commence dissolved partnership, corporation or other the initial well. association, then the unknown successors, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that trustees and assigns, both immediate this cause will be referred to an Adminand remote, of such dissolved entity; if istrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of any of the named parties designated as evidence and reporting to the Corporation a trustee is not presently acting in such Commission. capacity as trustee, then the unknown NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this successor or successors to such trustee; cause will be heard before an Administraif any of the named parties designated as tive Law Judge on the Merits Docket at an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in the Corporation Commission, First Floor, such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, unknown successor or successors to such Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 6th day of attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named December 2011, and that this notice will be entities are corporations which do not conpublished as required by law and the rules tinue to have legal existence, the unknown of the Commission. trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Apthe Applicants and interested parties may plicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and present testimony by telephone. The cost Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed of telephonic communication shall be paid an application in this cause requesting the by the person or persons requesting its Corporation Commission to enter an order use. An interested party who wishes to pooling the interests of the oil and gas participate by telephone shall contact the owners, and adjudicating the rights and Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to equities with respect thereto, in the 640the hearing date, and provide his or her acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of name and phone number.

Section 18, Township 26 North, Range 12 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, interested persons may appear and be for the Oread Lime, Endicott Sand, Lovell, heard. For information concerning this acTonkawa, Layton (Cottage Grove Sand) tion contact Nathan Cook, landman, (405) and Oswego separate common sources 935-8257, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA of supply, as well as in the proposed 640No. 20805, (405) 935-8203, Chesapeake acre drilling and spacing unit in Cause Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma CD No. 201106039, comprised of Section City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer 18, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of to Cause CD Number. the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th Hogshooter, Des Moines Lime (Big Lime), day of November 2011.

Cherokee and Mississippian separate CORPORATION COMMISSION common sources of supply, with respect OF OKLAHOMA to the development of such separate comDANA L. MURPHY, Chair mon sources of supply in such unit. The BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman interests of the oil and gas owners involved PATRICE DOULGAS, Commissioner herein and the rights and equities in reBY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: spect thereto are sought here to be pooled PEGGY MITCHELL, and adjudicated pursuant to Tit. 52, Okla.

Commission Secretary Stat., Section 87.1 within and on the basis

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 10, Thursday, Nov. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 3t INVITATION TO BID EASEMENT #8974 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 electric transmission line in the S/2 Section 36-T24NR11WIM, Alfalfa County, subject to all rules and regulations of the Land Office. Appraised value is $16,700.00. Bids less than the appraised price will not be considered. Successful bidder must pay all advertising costs prior to issuance of the easement. Sealed bids must be received in our office by 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Outside of envelope must be marked “SEALED BID FOR EASEMENT #8974”. 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

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An Attitude of Gratitude and Bountiful Blessings

You are invited to attend the Cherokee Ministerial Association Annual

Community Thanksgiving Service

Sunday, November 20 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, Cherokee Join us for an evening of music, testimony, scripture reading and thanksgiving Message by: Pastor Joe Woods of the Friends Church Community Choir Will Present Special Music

Choir practice will be at 6 p.m. Sun., led by Sue Fellers Annual Ministerial Association Offering will be received during the service.

Please bring yourself, a friend, and any non-perishable food offering for the food pantry.

Cookies & Punch will follow the service.

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Double T Veterinary Clinic

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Smith Drug Store 121 S. Grand 596-2764

Cherokee Food Pantry

400 S. Grand - 596-2400 Open 5-7 pm every 3rd Thursday

Gettin’ Home LLC

K. Forell & Associates PLLC

First Christian Church

Friend’s Church

Hadwiger & Jungman

Toni’s Express Stop

Farmers Table 201 S. Okla. - 596-2705 Doyce & Rachel Hager

Alfalfa Electric Cooperative

912 S. Grand 596-2082

1100 S. Okla. - 596-3067 Pastor Ed Jones

100 S. Grand - 596-3323

Cherokee-Helena-Okeene Kiowa, KS

110 S. Grand 596-2211

202 S. Kansas - 596-2208

Pastor Dr. Ron Hansen

121 E. Main - 596-3333

Cemetery Road 596-2355

596-3361 Tim Starks - 884-9089

Sam L. Stein

Attorneys at Law

Cherokee - (580) 596-3591

Caring Company

217 S. Grand - Cherokee 596-3535 • 800-770-3536

Southgate Addition - 596-3423

Smok Shak

215 W. 3rd - Helena 316-519-8946 Dale & Fran Bruce

105 N. Grand • Cherokee 580-596-2696

Cherokee Publishing 216 S. Grand - 596-3344