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MESSENGER & REPUBLICAN Vol. 109 No. 52 – 12 Pages, 1 Section

Cherokee, (Alfalfa County) Oklahoma

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11 file for 3 Jet Town Board seats

Time to light up homes for Christimas holiday Jan. 20 last day to register for Feb. 14 special election

Cherokee’s Residential Christmas Lighting Contest, sponsored by Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, offers prize money totaling $275, with first place worth $100, $75 for second, $50 for third, and $25 for fourth and fifth. Those desiring a chance to win one of the five cash prizes in the contest should register at the Cherokee Messenger & Republican, 216 South Grand, or by calling the newspaper at 596-3344. Deadline for entering the contest is noon Friday, Dec. 16. Contest judges will tour the participating homes that evening to select winners. Homeowners are asked to leave their lights on that evening, as well as Saturday evening, so that the Messenger & Republican can photograph the winners. Those photos will appear in the Thursday, Dec. 22, issue of the newspaper.

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff JET – Eleven candidates have filed for the three unexpired open seats on the Jet Town Board. The seats were left vacant when three board members – Hershel Kiser, David Pitt and Carolyn Crossette – resigned after conflict with Mayor Jim Blackledge and board member Lindeen Evans. One position on the board is available for an unexpired term

ending in 2013. Persons filing for this position include Linda Kiser, Matt Morris, Harvina Nina Britain and Jim Sands. Two positions are available for unexpired terms ending in 2015. Persons filing for these positions include Carolyn Crossette, Stephanie Carson, Pamela Sands, Fae Strait, Kenneth Lunak, Paul Blackledge and Wanda Gray. Only voters registered inside the geographical boundaries of Jet are eligible to vote at the Jet

Community Building on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the special election, said Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein. She said persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters. Persons who have never been registered to vote before or who

are not currently registered in the county of their residence, and persons who are registered but who need to change their registration information, may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, Jan. 20. Stein said applications postmarked after that time still will be accepted and processed, but the applications will not be apSee ELECTION Page 3

Blackledge, supporters hold press conference to tell ‘rest of the story’

Qando earns his keep

“...some folks won’t listen to a thing. It’s some of those folks who got us into this situation.” Jet Town Board Attorney Bill Shaw

By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff JET – Jet Mayor Jim Blackledge said he wanted the "rest of the story" told and invited the Messenger & Republican, along with the Enid News & Eagle, to what amounted to a press conference Monday afternoon at his home in Jet. Also attending were Jet Town Board Attorney Bill Shaw of Enid, former Town Administrator Jaquetta Jenkins, Jenkins' daughter-in-law and former Town Clerk Donna Keller, and Matt Morris and his wife, Judy. Matt Morris is one of 11 Jet citizens who have filed for the three open seats on the Jet Town Board. Blackledge and others at the meeting said their version of the controversy that grips the town and led to the resignation of three town board members has not been told. "This probably started back when the Christian Church donated their building to us (about five years ago) so that we could turn it into a museum," explained the mayor. "My opponents felt like the people should have voted on (whether or not to accept) it." Blackledge said the town board's decision to accept the building was valid, but it angered some in the community. District Attorney Hollis Thorp and Assistant DA Westline Ritter have attended several town board meetings in the past at the request of disgruntled citizens, said Blackledge, and the DA advised board members to give visitors to the meet-

ATTACKING SOONER State Canine Trainer Ryan Fuxa is the City of Cherokee’s canine enforcement officer Qando. Supervising Tuesday at Chief Stadium is Police Chief Chris Ferrell, who conducted the demonstration for Cherokee Elementary students. Officers from Major County and the Town of Lamont also brought their drug enforcement dogs to the event. Qando was scheduled to make an appearance Monday in front of Cherokee City Council members, who have been asking for an exclusive demonstration for several months.

Fallin sets filing date for Dist. 20 Senate seat OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Mary Fallin has set a special election date for eligible voters in Senate District 20 to complete the unexpired term of Sen. David Myers, R-Ponca City. Myers died Nov. 11 as the

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result of complications of pneumonia. The filing period will be from Monday, Dec. 5, through Wednesday, Dec. 7. The primary election will be held Feb. 14, 2012, with the general election scheduled for April

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Cherokee FFA Slave Auction brings in ‘tick under $16,000’ to program.

3, 2012. In the event a primary election is not necessary, the general election will be held Feb. 14, 2012. Myers’ term would have ended in 2014. Senate District 20 includes

all of Alfalfa and Grant counties, along with portions of Garfield, Kay and Noble counties. Redistricting approved during the last legislative session would have removed Myers from District 20, effective 2013.

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Turnovers costly to T’lake; Temple ousts Tigers from the playoffs.

ings a "voice." Blackledge said meetings began lasting longer and longer "until we had to start shutting them down" by allowing visitors a time limit to speak on issues. "We voted for the council to take care of our town," said Judy Morris, an apparent Blackledge supporter. "NEWCOMERS TO BLAME," SAYS JET ATTORNEY Shaw said "newcomers" to the community were to blame for much of the controversy. "Part of the problem," he

said, "is that some of these people are relatively new to town. Some listen, but some won't listen to a thing. It's some of those folks who got us into this situation. "And personal motives from outside organizations have fueled this a little bit. "We need to elect people (at the Feb. 14 special election) who will make decisions that are best for the community." The discussion turned to another Jet citizen and a relative of the mayor, Paul Blackledge, who Shaw considers one of the newcomers. Paul Blackledge has repeatedly requested that the municipal government send him See STORY Page 3

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P.O. Box 245 Cherokee, OK 73728 Santa Claus has been looking for who’s been naughty and nice, reading the Cherokee Messenger & Republican to check up on area youngsters. Letters have been sent to all Alfalfa County elementary schools, asking youngsters from kindergarten through the third grade to tell Santa what they and their family would like for Christmas this year. Those letters are due Thursday, Dec. 8, but the paper is also accepting letters from youngsters not in a county school system, along with those from writers of any age. The letters will be published in the Dec. 15 and 22 editions of the newspaper. Send your letters to: Cherokee Publishing Co., P.O. Box 245, Cherokee, OK 73728 or bring them by the newspaper office at 216 South Grand in Cherokee.

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Outback Riders make annual delivery of toys to DHS office in Cherokee.

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GSP Health Clinic will receive share of federally-funded treasure trove

TAKING THE HIGHEST bidder for Cherokee FFA Vice President Jessica Unruh is local auctioneer John Patton. FFA members were sold Nov. 3 during the annual fundraiser Calf Fry and Slave Auction in the Cherokee High School cafeteria. Helping with the auction was Phil Wilber (right of Unruh) and also up for sale were Grant DeWitt (behind Wilber), Carli Richmond, Macy Starks, Nicole Unruh and Kristin Shepard.

Sale of students yields ‘a tick under $16K’ By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Parents often threaten to sell their children, but Cherokee FFA Chapter Advisor Jeremy Johns actually does it. Johns put 39 students on the auction block Nov. 3 during the annual Calf Fry and Slave Auction in the Cherokee High School cafeteria. Students clad in blue and gold jackets brought in “just a tick under $16,000,” according to Johns. Chapter members who were sold will spend eight hours doing chores for their new “owners” on behalf of the FFA pro-

gram. Gene DeWitt was the highest bidder, paying $1,000 to ensure he gets an honest day’s work from his grandson, junior Grant DeWitt, who also serves as an officer in the local chapter. Monies generated during the annual dinner and auction go toward competitions, educational conventions and classrooms materials. “We use that money to help get kids to contests and do some upgrades to the existing technology … in the shop and in the classroom,” Johns said. “We use it to go to national convention and state convention and to be

able to provide students the opportunity to go to different functions and different competitions.” Johns said this year’s auction and dinner was a sellout. “We were geared up to seat 156, and all the seats were full,” he said. “I’d guess (we fed) around 175.” The next trip planned for the chapter is a leadership conference in Tulsa. “Those are camps to enhance team building skills, networking and setting personal goals,” Johns said. Seventeen members will attend the event.

Crescent Services clears past due account with county By KORINA DOVE Messenger & Republican Staff Alfalfa County Commissioners considered bid proposals from three companies Monday for emergency equipment on a 2012 Tahoe recently bought for the sheriff ’s office. Bids arrived from Joe Watts of Vinita for $5,932; Fleet Distributors Express from Tulsa for $6,546.10; and John Vance Chevrolet of Perry for $5,987. Deputy Dennis Frisk said the John Vance Chevrolet bid includes a double-gun lock, which normally runs about $600. Other bids did not include that feature. Plus, Frisk said, the sheriff ’s department is purchasing the vehicle from John Vance, and equipment could be installed before the Tahoe arrives at the sheriff ’s department. Frisk recommended commissioners Doug Murrow, Chad Roach and Toby Walker approve the bid from Vance. The bid was approved unanimously.

Also approved were 47 road crossing permits, including several from Crescent Services, which the county denied last week because of a past due account balance. Approved were permits for Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Caprock Service, Bloom Electric, Chesapeake Energy, Crescent Services, SemGas, Mid-America Midstream Gas Services, SandRidge and Rodco. Permits are available for inspection during normal court-

house business hours in the county commissioners’ office. Permits signed marked a record number for the county. Commissioners approved a mineral lease with Eagle Energy Production for $650 an acre, 3/16 royalty fee, for three years in District 3. Walker did not know how much land was involved in the lease. Commissioners also approved a proposal for the county clerk to seek bids on a one-ton pickup for District 3.

Five hundred community health centers in 44 states – including the Great Salt Plains Health Center (GSPHC) in Cherokee – will receive approximately $42 million over three years to improve the coordination and quality of care they deliver to people with Medicare and other patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week. “Health centers are integral parts of our communities,” said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Donald M. Berwick, M.D. “This initiative will give participating health centers the help they need to improve care for many people with Medicare who rely on them as their main source of care.” Under this Advanced Primary Care Practice demonstration, created by the Affordable Care Act, Medicare will pay community health centers based on the quality of care they deliver. GSPHC Executive Director Tim Starkey said the local health center’s share of the $42 million will be determined by the number of Medicare patients treated at the facility. “We’ll receive $6 per Medicare patient we treat,” he explained, “and as of the year that ended December 2010, we had treated about 200 Medicare patients.” He said the annual payments will increase from year to year over the three-year period if the health center sees more Medicare patients. Because GSPHC expected the federal government to mandate many of the changes associated with the announced “improved care initiative,” Starkey said the local health center applied for financial assistance to implement it. The improved payment system will reward clinics for such things as helping patients manage chronic conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. In addition, health centers will use this funding to expand their hours, make same day appointments and accommodate patients with urgent care needs. “The goal of this demonstra-

tion is to help patients get the care they need in a primary care setting rather than in an emergency department,” said Dr. Berwick. “When patients are able to use a health center as their primary source of care, it helps primary care doctors, nurses and specialists coordinate their care. Health centers will also use health care dollars more wisely as patients receive the right tests, right medications and right treatments in the right setting.” The demonstration will be conducted from Nov. 1, 2011, through Oct. 31, 2014. Participating health centers will be

paid a monthly fee for each eligible person with Medicare that receives primary care services. To study the process and challenges involved in transforming community health centers into advanced primary care practices, the Innovation Center will conduct an independent evaluation of the demonstration. The evaluation will assess the project’s impact on hospital admission rates, emergency department visits rates, access, quality and cost of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The evaluation will also assess whether the demonstration was cost effective.

OKLAHOMA INSURANCE Commissioner John Doak speaks at a roundtable public forum Tuesday at Great Salt Plains Health Center in Cherokee. Alfalfa County was the 76th county for Doak to visit on his campaign to visit all 77 counties in Oklahoma. Six individuals attended Tuesday’s meeting to ask Doak about various insurance issues.

HELP WANTED

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Applications and job description packets available at the Alfalfa County Exhibit Building from 8 a.m. until noon Monday through Friday. Applications close December 13, 2011 at noon. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds, Cranberries and Apricots for sale at

Cherokee City County Library Smith Drug Store Eldora’s Beauty Shop Proceeds fund projects of Cherokee Friends of the Library

Enter the Cherokee Residential Lighting Contest

sponsored by Alfalfa Electric Cooperative. Just call 596-3344 or 5963575, ext 122 by Noon Friday, Dec. 16, and leave your name and address.

$275 in Prizes

(Prizes will be awarded in Cherokee Cash Scrip)

First Place .............................................$100.00 Second Place ..........................................$75.00 Third Place ..............................................$50.00 Fourth Place............................................$25.00 Fifth Place ...............................................$25.00

Be sure to leave your lights on!

Judges will tour the participating homes the evening of Friday, Dec. 16, to select winners. Be sure to leave your holiday lights on Friday, Dec. 16, as well as Saturday, Dec. 17, so that the Cherokee Messenger & Republican can photograph winners for its Thursday, Dec. 22, edition.

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CHS receives tech grant

STORY Continued from Page 1 meeting agendas and minutes electronically. A majority of board members have steadfastly refused to do so. Paul Blackledge is another of the 11 candidates seeking election to the board in February. At one time, said Shaw, the board agreed to let Paul Blackledge operate a web site containing information from the town. "He used the web site to present his viewpoints rather than promote the town," Shaw said. "With a history like that, we're not making a special deal for him. "We're in compliance with the state's Open Meeting and Open Records Acts and saw no need (to grant Blackledge's request)." NOTHING POSITIVE FROM PAUL BLACKLEDGE? Mayor Blackledge was equally critical of his relative. "I can't think of one thing he's (Paul) done positive for the community," said Blackledge. "I want Jet to move forward. My family grew up here and we've (Jet) come a long way." Jenkins, whose contract as town administrator was not renewed several months ago by a 3-2 vote, said Monday's meeting was necessary because "People from the towns around us want to know the truth."

She said she had already decided not to serve Jet before Town Board members Carolyn Crossette, Hershel Kiser and David Pitt voted against her renewal. Mayor Blackledge and board member Lindeen Evans voted for a renewal. Contrary to earlier reports, Donna Keller said she did not resign as town clerk because her mother-in-law's contract was not renewed. "COULDN'T TAKE CROSSETTE ANOTHER SECOND" "Carolyn Crossette badgered me at every meeting and I proved her wrong every time. I couldn't take her another second," said Keller. "I didn't quit because Jaquetta's contract was not renewed. She's my mother-in-law. I could have gotten advice from her at any time without her being employed by the town." Several times Blackledge was asked why he removed the town's business computer from city hall and took it to the Jet Motel, where Keller works. The DA, after his investigator looked into the computer's removal, said several weeks ago he found "nothing criminal" in taking the computer home to work on it. MAYOR DEFENDS COMPUTER REMOVAL Blackledge said his decision to remove the computer was justified because of billing errors

discovered by Keller's husband, Mike, who is the town's water and sewer superintendent. When Ms. Keller resigned her post, she was replaced by Kelli Hopkins. Crossette, Kiser and Pitt made that hire. "We found checks in the trash can," said Blackledge, who terminated Hopkins before removing the computer. "It was clear that she (Hopkins) didn't understand our (billing) procedures." Blackledge said he contacted Shaw for legal advice before removing the computer and was told to "do what you need to do to take care of the town's business." "I decided enough was enough," said the mayor. "Things were in disarray and we were losing revenue." The computer was taken to the Jet Motel, where Keller, with the help of an Enid software designer made entries

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Cherokee’s Family and Consumer Science program, taught by Shelly Davis, received $4,000 in funding from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Funds were provided to improve technology in the foods lab at Cherokee Public Schools. The technology grant purchased one 30-inch stainless steel electric range with speed cooking technology and double ovens and one 30-inch stainless steel gas range with double ovens, along with two 30-inch range hoods. This technology will greatly upgrade the Family and Consumer Science program at Cherokee Public Schools. The instructor and students will gain knowledge of today’s appliances, and the program will enhance new technical skills.

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Keller, who has been reemployed by Blackledge as a billing clerk for the town, said the "books are probably in good shape now." Gauer will be paid $2,000 to conduct the audit, which will cover about a three-month period. Keller said she has been told the audit should be completed soon. Blackledge was asked if, following the Feb. 14 election, board members will be able to function if they disagree on issues. "However the election comes out, we would need to be able to rationally talk about our problems," he answered. "They (Crossette, Kiser and Pitt) wouldn't say anything at board meetings." Asked again if he felt he would be able to work with opponents, if they were elected, Blackledge said, "It's the peoples' town."

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into the device. Keller was not a town employee at the time. SPECIAL AUDIT UNDER WAY Shaw said Blackledge and Evans employed William Gauer of Watonga in October to conduct an audit of the town's records during the three months someone other than Keller made entries in the computer. "We felt we needed the special audit to get the (utility) billing back on track," explained Blackledge. Shaw was questioned about the authority of only two members of the board (Blackledge and Evans) to hire an auditor. After Crossette, Kiser and Pitt left the board, Shaw said he discovered state statutes that allow a minority of members to conduct routine business until an election could be held to form at least a three-member majority. "You can do whatever's necessary," answered Shaw.

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Send Letters to the Editor to... 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.” – President John F. Kennedy

By STEVE BOOHER

Pass me the mashed taters, and not the instant kind!

‘Tis the season for us to share Most residents of Cherokee and Alfalfa County have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The energy boom has filled the county’s treasury with record-setting sales tax receipts and Cherokee is reaping its share of the windfall. That’s not to say that every community within the county’s boundary is enjoying the same good fortune, but when companies like SandRidge and Chesapeake, along with their subsidiaries, flood the county with workers, it’s bound to have an impact on all of us. To be sure, there are negatives to the oil and gas boom, but the positives far outweigh them. Perhaps the largest drawback to the boom is the fact that the entire county is suffering from a housing shortage. Bringing hundreds of good oil field wages to the county is wonderful, but the impact would be far greater if quality housing was available to bring the workers’ families as well. As we’ve mentioned before within the pages of the Messenger & Republican, to achieve the full impact locally of the energy boom will require entrepreneurs to step forward to provide single family housing, or even apartment complexes. From all indications, however, this is not going to be a short-lived boom and there’s still time for those with the resources to invest in not just their future, but the future of the entire county. And while the area economy may be on the upswing, it’s important for those who have or will benefit from the oil and gas boom to remember to share their good fortune with those less fortunate. We happen to believe – knowing the generosity of our friends and neighbors benefitting from the economy – that many of the county’s new oil and gas well owners will share their new-found wealth. It will come either in the form of generous donations to churches, schools and charities, or hopefully to all of the above. As a resident of Alfalfa County going on 32 years, I’ve seen the fortunate reach out to the less fortunate time and again. It may already be happening as this editorial is being penned. We’ve entered the holiday season – a time of celebration and giving. It’s uplifting to know that many area residents, regardless of their level of gifting, will be sharing their good fortune over the next few months and years. Steve Booher, Publisher

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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Beware candidate who claims his faith better than opponent’s By N.T. McQUEEN With the presidential race well underway, candidates are already trading barbs about religion. Mitt Romney is getting hassled for being a Mormon as his opponents posture about their Christianity, while some fringe commentators still rail on about how President Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim, as if any of that actually mattered. Don’t get me wrong. I believe a candidate’s faith is very important and should be one of the criteria people use to decide who gets their vote. I just don’t believe it should matter which faith is in play. Faith is not just about believing in God or a higher power, but in those select few elected by the people to act on our behalf in the governing of this country, faith is about character. We must remember, as much as we use the term democracy to describe our system of government, it’s actually a republic. The people don’t make decisions on how they are governed. We elect others to do that for us. In doing so, it is in our best interests to do what we can to ensure that those officeholders are individuals of strong character. That’s why it’s so easy for the legitimate debate about issues in this country to be derailed by the frequent morality play of scandal. Compromising pictures on Twitter, affairs with staffers, arrests for indecent public behavior and a side order of graft and corruption will always make the headlines. However, there is a reason for that, above and beyond the public’s fascination with the prurient and the lurid. That reason is character. That is where I believe faith comes in. In short, I believe faith signifies trust. For

those individuals seeking public office who profess faith in any higher power, the common conception is that they hold themselves to a higher moral standard, one of honesty, transparency, and veracity. I believe faith is important for everyone and, as Americans, it is our responsibility to tolerate and accept the varied individual belief systems prevalent throughout our culture whether Christian, Hebrew, Hindu, Muslim, Agnostic, Mormon or any other. If faith results in a constancy of moral and ethical behavior, then faith should be a key component of a good candidate’s character. However, as responsible citizens seeking elected office, their faith should be used only as a tool to promote their credibility, and not as a platform to preach condemnation. A candidate who sings the song “My God is better than your God” is misusing their professed faith. I use the qualifier “professed” faith, because it has been my experience that those who bellow about the superiority of their chosen faith are charlatans and lack the strength of character valued by the very faith they proclaim they possess. This can sometimes make candidates wary of discussing their faith, but leaders should not be afraid of their spiritual beliefs. They should embrace them. They will gain more respect as people who hold steadfast to their beliefs than if they abandon their faith or misuse their faith for the sake of the ballot. (Editor's Note: N.T. McQueen, author of Between Lions and Lambs, grew up attending several churches and comes from a family of preachers. He graduated Cum Laude with a degree in American Literature and is a graduate student in Creative Writing at CSU-Sacramento. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two children.)

Rural jobs in America best choice Better than another handout to the nation’s largest farms By JOHN CRABTREE Center for Rural Affairs Amid all the debate in Congress over budget cuts and lightning quick farm bill deliberations, those of us outside Washington and Wall Street must remember the priorities that are crucial to building a better future in our communities. First and foremost, job creation should be the primary focus. And rural development programs that create jobs should be a priority in the federal farm bill being written right now. Rural development programs that create jobs by investing in small business development, rural housing, community facilities and other critical infrastructure have not fared well in recent years. Funding for key USDA Rural Development programs and initiatives have already been cut by nearly twenty percent since 2003, long before the current budget cutting push even started.

Moreover, investments in rural development can be paid for easily. Today, the nation’s largest and wealthiest farms expect that farm and insurance subsidies will continue to role in, no matter how big they get and no matter how much the red ink runs in DC. In fact, if I farmed my entire home state of Iowa, USDA would pay 60 percent of the crop insurance premiums protecting me against falling crop prices and yields on every acre, every year – even when crop prices and federal deficits are at record highs. We can do better than this. When faced with a choice between creating jobs in rural America and giving unlimited subsidies to the nation’s largest farms, the best choice is obvious. (Editor's Note: The Center for Rural Affairs was formed by rural Nebraskans concerned about family farms and rural communities. It works to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities.)

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It’s “Over the river and through the woods” this week to grandma’s house and a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner for many of our readers. Others, like yours truly, will be making the Thanksgiving feast trek near and far, but maybe not to grandma’s. Sonya and I will be driving to Edmond, where daughter Shannan has lost her mind and is planning a holiday dinner with all the trimmings for about 15 people – give or take two or three who haven’t committed yet. What inspired this column was a Good Housekeeping Research Institute test on mashed potatoes. Not the peel, cook and actually mash type, but the kind you find in the supermarket refrigerator and freezer sections; even the dried flake kind. I’m pretty sure... no, I’m certain, Shannan won’t be shopping those aisles for her mashed potatoes. (I’ll report back next week if she did, and it won’t be pretty!) What caught my attention were some of the words used to attract shoppers to these fake spuds. The winner of the taste test – Idahoan Original Mashed Potatoes – was described as “silky smooth” and having a “fresh potato taste,” even though they’re the dehydrated variety. Judges were particularly impressed that the $5.29 box contained 34 servings. I’m betting you could indeed serve 34 people, because no one would ask for a second helping! I won’t go through all of the honorable mention brands described by Good Housekeeping, but here’s just a few brands in case you’re an “instant” potato kind of Thanksgiving chef. Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash Cut Red Potatoes ($3.69 for 7 servings), made from “real” potato skins. Yep, that’s what I’m looking for on Turkey Day... “real” spud skins. Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes ($3.49 for 5 servings). The big draw to this refrigerated brand? It’s “very peppery and herbed” taste. I’ll add my own seasoning, thank you. Betty Crocker Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes ($1.89 for 6 servings). One taste-tester reported shouted “Hello, butter!” when slurping down this “creamy flavored” but “runny” brand. Makes your mouth water, doesn’t it? Country Crock Homestyle Mashed Potatoes ($3.84 for 5 servings). Testers said this refrigerated offering had a “lovely cream texture, but the buttery, gravy-like flavor tasted artificial.” Really? Imagine that. Alexia Mashed Potatoes Yukon Gold Potatoes and Sea Salt ($3.69 for 3.5 servings). Testers said this frozen brand was “very salty and almost meatflavored, with an overly dense texture.” Hungry yet? Okay, Shannan, read this column before you start the potatoes. If you are planning to serve the “instant” variety, give me the spuds, a knife, a pot and a masher. I can do this!

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Gayle Ferril Allison Gayle (Ferril) Allison, 90, “a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ”, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Services were held Nov. 21, 2011, in Wichita, Kan. Heaven received a treasure when Gayle arrived to meet her Lord and Savior face to face. Her life exemplified unconditional love and selfless service. She never spoke an unkind word about anybody. Gayle was born March 19, 1921, in Amorita, Okla., grew up on a farm there, played Oklahoma girls basketball in high school, attended Chillicothe Business College in Missouri. She worked as a secretary at Boeing and Beech Aircraft for many years. She taught fifth grade Sunday school for over 60 years, influencing countless children with her faith and love. She was preceded in death by Charles Y. Allison, Jr.; parents, Harry Ferril and Grace Ferril Atkison; step-father, Earl Atkison; and step-sisters, Joye Durant and Ruth Neathery. Survivors are daughter, Jean (John) Northup; son, Kirk (Karen) Allison; grandchildren, Ryan and Lindie Northup; brother, Paul (Betty) Ferril; twin brother, Dale Ferril; sister, Jessie (Joe) Fulgham; step-sister, Reba Angle; and numerous nieces and

nephews whom she dearly loved. Special thanks to Harry Hines Memorial Hospice staff and Brie RN for their wonderful care and kindness. Memorials to: New Hope Christian Church, 1400 S. George Washington Dr., Wichita, KS, 67211 or Kansas Christian Home, 1035 SE 3rd, Newton, KS, 67114. www.dlwichita. com. Queries: contact Kirk Allison, 651-328-0323. [paid] BILLIE MAE CLEPPER Funeral service for Billie Mae Clepper, 82, was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 at the Cherokee First Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Cooksey officiating. Burial followed in the Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Goodwin Funeral Home, Cherokee. Billie was born March 13, 1929 in Hereford, Texas, the daughter of Fred and Ruby Worley Gibson and passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid. She attended school in Littlefield, Texas. She moved to Nash, Okla. where she met Lloyd Clepper at Eagle Grove Church. They were married in Oklahoma City March 19, 1947. They lived in Oklahoma City, Cherokee and Enid before moving to the Byron area. They returned to Cherokee in 1961 where she was living at the time of her death.

Billie was a homemaker and member of the Assembly of God. She carried her Bible as testimony of her faith. She was an avid domino player and good at remembering dates and names. Surviving are her husband, Lloyd, of the home; one daughter, Pam and her husband, Alan Smith of Alva; two sons, David Clepper and his wife, Vicke, and Gary Clepper and his wife, Sandra, of Cherokee; seven grandchildren, Kent and Ross Smith, Jay, Trey, Matt and Kyle Clepper and Maggie Mae Clepper Hedges; two stepgrandsons, Matthew and Adan Jinkens; and three great-grandchildren, Trenton, Bailey and Madelyn. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and one sister. Memorials may be given to Meals on Wheels through Goodwin Funeral Home. [paid] Wayne Unruh ENID — Funeral service for Wayne Unruh, 76, was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Thurman Sparks officiated. Burial followed in Karoma Cemetery, Goltry. He was born to Dave and Marie (Wedel) Unruh March 30, 1935, in Meno and died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in Enid. He grew up in the Helena area and graduated from Hel-

ena High School. June 8, 1956, he married Edith Frantz in Hillsboro, Kan. They made their home in Meno and then Enid. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He worked for civil service at Vance AFB as a supply clerk and meat cutter for 32 years before retiring. He was a member of Victory Bible Church. He is survived by his wife, Edith of the home; children, Lester Unruh of Central City, Neb., Earl Unruh of Hillsdale and Dolores Johnson of Belton, Mo.; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Hazel and Marcena; and two brothers, Cecil and Vernon. Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Christ for Me Inc.

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DRIFTWOOD CHURCH Driftwood Christian Church Minister: Greg Schmidt Bible School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

CHEROKEE CHURCHES First United Methodist Pastors: Paul Calkin Jeni Markham Clewell Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. CHUM Youth Classes: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Evening Choir Chime: 6 p.m Choir Practice: 7 p.m.

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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 Bethel Baptist Church Pastor: Rev. Ed Jones Sunday School: 10 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday Youth: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study, Wed.: 7 p.m.

First Baptist Church Pastor: Tom Cooksey Assoc. Pastor: Brandon Holloway Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Discipleship Training: 6 p.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m. St. Cornelius Catholic Church Pastor: Father Lawrence Mass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m. Friends Church Pastor: Joe Woods Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Prairie Valley United Methodist Pastor: Mary Irby Morning Worship: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. BURLINGTON CHURCHES Christian Church Pastor: Dr. Richard Duckworth Church School: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Church of Christ Riverside Preacher: Jeffrey Keele Sunday School: 10 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m. Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m. HELENA CHURCHES First Christian Church Pastor: Jay Drawbridge Wednesday Bible: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.

Nazarene Church Pastor: Dean Holt Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Evening Worship: 7 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m. Helena United Methodist Pastor: Joel Thompson Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m. Youth Group: 6 p.m. First Baptist Church Pastor: Scott Hofen Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Bible Study: 6 p.m. AMORITA CHURCHES Amorita Community Pastor: Guy Phillip Harris Morning Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. GOLTRY CHURCHES St. Michael’s Catholic Church Pastor: 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

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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. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Carmen Baptist Church Pastor: Jerry Stafford Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m. Green Valley Free Methodist Church Pastor: David Keller Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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.

ALINE CHURCHES United Methodist Church Pastor: Rachel Parrott Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m. Bible Study: 5:00 p.m.

Pleasant 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

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

Zoar Mennonite Pastor: Gary Eastin Sunday School: 9:40 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:40 a.m. Sun & Wed Evening Serv: 6 p.m.

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Turnovers help Temple triumph over T’lake, 34-22 By STEVE BOOHER Messenger & Republican Staff TEMPLE – Pardon the Timberlake Tigers for playing the "what if" card this week after seeing their season end here last Friday, 34-22, at the hands of the Temple Tigers. Three times Timberlake drove inside the Temple 10 yard line and came away without points – twice being intercepted in the end zone. Toss in the fact that Temple's strong running game was aided by poor tackling on occasion and it's understandable that even Timberlake Coach Brian Severin was second guessing himself after this loss. "If we don't turn the ball over, it's a different outcome," he said. "We preach and preach not to turn the ball over, especially in big games. "I'd love to play them again,

but we won't get that chance. It just kills you. Maybe I should have called more runs than passes. But you don't get to take them back." On the Tigers first possession, they drove from their own one to the Temple 10 before turning the ball over on downs. T'LAKE ON SCOREBOARD FIRST When Temple couldn't move the ball, it punted and Timberlake put together a nine-play, 59yard march to become the first team to get on the scoreboard. Quarterback Coy Troutt picked up the TD on a 1-yard run with 1:20 left in the opening stanza. He passed to Mitchell Ballard for the conversion points to give the Tigers an 8-0 lead. Back-to-back completions from Troutt to Buller, the first for 22 yards and the second for nine, put the ball at the one to set up

TEMPLE running back Nic Brown high steps out of the grasp of a would-be Timberlake defender.

Troutt's run. Temple tied the contest at 8-all at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter when 224-pound fullback Cody Littles scored on a 3-yard run to cap off a 63-yard march. Littles ran in the extra points on the conversion. It looked like the Tigers would regain the lead on their next possession, as on a second and 15 from their own 35, Troutt passed to Logan Campbell for 46 yards and a first down at the Temple 19. END ZONE INTERCEPTION No. 1 On the next play, Troutt ran to the Temple two for another first down. On second and 10, a Troutt pass was tipped and intercepted in the end zone to quell the Tiger scoring threat. Starting from its own 20, it took Temple only three plays to get on the scoreboard. Quarterback Aaron Holden got the TD on a 68-yard run by breaking several tackles. The conversion try failed, but Temple was on top, 14-8 with 3:40 left in the half. That lead didn't last long, however, as Timberlake answered with a 60-yard touchdown run by Campbell 22 seconds later. Troutt passed to Buller for the extra points and Timberlake climbed back on top, 16-14. Temple came right back with a six-play, 55-yard march that ended with a 48-yard TD pass from Holden to Nic Brown. Littles ran for the extra points and Temple regained the lead, 22-16, with 5:33 left in the second quarter. Timberlake kept the scoring parade going by using only three plays to move the ball 53 yards and score. The touchdown came on a Troutt to Buller 39-yard pass. The conversion try failed, leaving the two ball clubs knotted at 22-all when halftime rolled around. Temple took the third quarter kickoff and put together a sixplay, 59-yard drive to retake the lead. The TD came via an 11-yard run by Littles. While the conversion try failed, Temple was back on top, 28-22, with 9:29 to play in the third stanza. END ZONE INTERCEPTION No. 2 What followed was a nervewracking Timberlake drive punctuated by three fourth down conversions that eventually moved the ball inside the Temple 15-yard line. But facing a third and two at the Temple seven, a Troutt pass was again intercepted in the end zone to negate the gutsy drive. For all practical purposes,

Temple put the contest out of reach on its next possession. Brown picked up seven yards on first down and then ripped off a 56-yard run to the Timberlake 17. It looked like the Tigers might be able to stop Temple on downs, but on fourth and three at Timberlake's 10-yard line, the Tigers were whistled for a penalty that gave Temple a first down at the Timberlake four. Two plays later, Brown bulled into the end zone to put Temple up 34-22 with 10:20 left in the fourth quarter. COMEBACK NOT TO BE The Tigers set up at their own 46 following the Temple kickoff. After Buller picked up six yards on a run, Troutt passed to Campbell for a 16-yard gain and a first down at the Temple 32. Maybe the Tigers had a comeback in them. That thought faded on the next play when Timberlake fumbled the ball on a run and Temple recovered at its own 34. After holding Temple on downs at its own 46, Timberlake marched to the Temple 32 before throwing three straight incompletions to turn the ball over on downs with

5:05 left in the contest. Temple managed to hang onto the ball for the rest of the game and pick up the win. The loss dropped Timberlake to 10-1 for the season. "PROUD OF OUR SENIORS" "I'm proud of all our seniors," said Severin. "This senior bunch had a 44-6 record over their four years. They reached the semifinals as freshmen, were state champions as sophomores and were quarterfinalists the last two years. "I'm proud of the support we received from the community. The parents of this senior bunch are super. With good classes, you usually have good parents." Seniors playing in their final game included Stetson Buller, Coy Troutt, Brandon Severin, Mitchell Ballard, Logan Campbell, Sage Powers and Casey Carson. TEMPLE 34, TIMBERLAKE 22 Score by Quarter Timberlake 8 14 0 0 –22 Temple 0 22 6 6 –34 The Yardstick Temple Timberlake 19 First Downs 19

352 Yds. Rushing 225 88 Yds. Passing 187 3-5 Passes Comp.-Att. 17-28 2 Passes Int. By 0 1-39 Punts-Ave. Yds. 0-00 0 Fumbles Lost 1 Penalties-Yds. Not Available Individual Statistics Rushing: Troutt 17-109, 1 TD; Campbell 3-66, 1 TD; Buller 11-50 Passing: Troutt 17-28 for 187 yards, 1 TD, 2 interceptions Receiving: Campbell 6-92; Buller 8-87, 1 TD; Ballard 3-17 Tackles: Campbell 22, Stetson Buller 19, Brock Buller 13, Powers 11, Troutt 10, Ballard 10, Carson 10 Scoring Summary First Quarter Timberlake: Troutt 1 run (Ballard pass from Troutt Second Quarter Temple: Littles 3 run (Littles run) Temple: Holden 68 run (Run failed) Timberlake: Campbell 60 run (Buller pass from Troutt) Temple: Brown 48 pass from Holden (Littles run) Timberlake: Buller 39 pass from Troutt (Run failed) Third Quarter Temple: Littles 11 run (Run failed) Fourth Quarter Temple: Brown 2 run (Run failed)

STETS0N BULLER goes over a Temple defender to haul in this pass from Timberlake quarterback Coy Troutt in last week’s Class C semifinal playoff contest played at Temple.

Roundball wrapup GIRLS (Games of Wednesday, Nov. 16) BURLINGTON 64, FREEDOM 25 Burlington 21 23 9 11 –64 Freedom 2 8 7 8 –25 Burlington: Rieger 20, Garvie 13, S. Nall 10, Armbruster 9, Vore 4, M. Nall 4, Kraft 2, Maltbie 2 . Freedom: Hopper 6, Edden 6, Milare 4, Mullins 4, Hodgson 3, Nixon 2. (Games of Friday, Nov. 18) CHEROKEE 38, CIMARRON 26 Cherokee 7 14 9 8 –38 Cimarron 6 2 7 11 –26 Cherokee: Hawkins 4, Roberts 2, Highfill 10, Schanbacher 4, Richmond 14, Unruh 4. Cimarron: Pitts 8, Theilen 13, McCartner 5, Lee 2. BOYS (Games of Wednesday, Nov. 16) BURLINGTON 68, FREEDOM 37 Burlington 15 34 14 5 –68 Freedom 6 2 18 11 –37 Burlington: Butler 18, Vore 12,

BURLINGTON ALL-STATER Garrett Butler signs letter of intent to play basketball at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany. On hand for the signing are (sitting from left) Rhonda Butler, Garrett Butler, and Butch Butler. Standing from left are SNU Assistant Coach Brian Humphries, Burlington Coach Randy Turney and SNU Head Coach Adam Bohac.)

Butler inks early with SNU BURLINGTON – Senior Burlington Elk basketball standout Garrett Butler broke a lot of hearts last week when he signed a letter of intent to play his college ball for Southern Nazarene University in Bethany. Butler, considered one of the top players in the state regardless of class, was coveted by many colleges and universities, not only in Oklahoma, but around the nation. He distinguished himself with his play the past several years in

AAU summer ball, performing before coaches around the country in national tournaments. Butler's high school coach, Randy Turney, has been high on his star since Butler's freshman year as an Elk. The legendary Burlington mentor has called Butler one of the best he's ever coached. As a junior last season, Butler led the Elks to the Class B State Tournament with a 23-7 record. He averaged 36 points a contest in the three games Burling-

ton played in the Area Tournament. As a junior, the six-foot sharp shooting guard averaged 23.1 points per contest. He connected on 51.2 percent of his two-point field goal attempts and 37.5 percent of his three-pointers. Butler also averaged 7.2 rebounds per outing, 4.6 assists and 3.2 steals. By signing early with SNU, the son of Butch and Rhonda Butler will now be able to concentrate on his senior season with the Elks.

Guffy 6, Newlin 6, Stewart 5, Sheu Talbott 3, Flackman 3, Kyle Ellerbeck 2, Keith Ellerbeck 2, J. Ross 2, Gosselin 2, Czerniak 2, D. Ross 1. Freedom: Smith 14, Saitta 10, Stahlman 6, Mullins 5, Shreeve 2. (Games of Friday, Nov. 18) CIMARRON 46, CHEROKEE 36 Cherokee 6 12 6 12 –36 Cimarron 16 8 5 17 –46 Cherokee: DeWitt 10, Argraves 7, Hawkins 5, Huckabee 4, Bowman 3,

Cage schedule 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

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COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ALFALFA COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT Funds are available for cost-share assistance on conservation practices through the Alfalfa County Conservation District. Applications are being accepted starting November 16. For more information please contact the district office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 580-596-2883 or at 401 W. Cherokee Ste. C, Cherokee, OK 73728.

MEMBERS OF the Outback Riders Motorcycle Club deliver toys Monday to the Cherokee Department of Human Services office. Nearly 80 families received gifts last year from the group, and donations are expected to benefit even more families this year.

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Outback Riders make annual delivery to DHS office Members of the Outback Riders Motorcycle Club made their annual delivery of toys Monday to the Cherokee Department of Human Services office. Toys are purchased with proceeds made from the Outback Toy Run that takes

place each October. Donations from businesses in Alfalfa, Major and Woods counties and many individuals also make the yearly event possible. Besides toys, club members have delivered several bicycles, diapers, gloves and

hats to each DHS office in the three counties. Club members also will take angels from area angel trees and buy items for children and also for senior citizens. More items will be given during the year, if needed and if possible.

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

Timberlake playground equipment goal reached, order placed JET – Timberlake Parent Teachers Organization Inc. have ordered new playground equipment for which members have spent more than year raising money. Replacing worn out slides and swings will be two state-ofthe-art play structures, a tire swing and a six-seat swing set. New basketball goals will be ordered in December. PTO members depended on community efforts to raise support for the equipment, some

of which had been on school grounds for more than four decades. Most recently, the group received a $500 donation from Farmers Grain Company and a $5,000 donation from Chesapeake to bring them closer to the $83,971 goal. “It is a priority for Chesapeake to give back in the areas where we operate,” said Ted Campbell, Chesapeake district manager. “For this reason, and because of the importance of

this playground to the children in the Jet community, we are proud to partner with Timberlake Elementary School for this project. We hope that the new playground equipment offers the children time for fun, as well as opportunities to be active.” Timberlake PTO members began the project more than a year ago when members, along with teachers and students, saw a need to replace outdated playground equipment.

The group had to raise a little more than initially anticipated. “Since we started this endeavor, the prices for equipment have increased 10 percent,” said PTO Member and Timberlake teacher Jennifer Diller. Anyone who would like to help prepare the playground area and install the new equipment can call the school at (580) 626-4411. Details will be announced when the equipment arrives.

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CROWN volunteers ready to shop, ask for annual donations Members of CROWN (Communities Reach Out When Needed) soon will shop local stores for Christmas presents for children and senior citizens in need. CROWN volunteers are asking for donations to fund the gift buying. Donations can be dropped off at Farmers Exchange Bank, ACB Bank and Smith Drug in Cherokee. “Any donation is greatly appreciated,” said Treasurer Mary Pat Cudmore. “It’s not a set amount.” Cudmore will shop with

CROWN President Karla Goodwin to purchase items for senior citizens and children. Each family on their list will receive a gift and a ham or turkey. “We try to make it so they have a nice Christmas,” Cudmore said. Founded in 1976 by Vickie Eshleman, with the help of Carol Elmore, CROWN began as an opportunity to meet the needs of individuals who had fallen through the cracks with DHS. It also served as a way to distribute presents and food to

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department Log Nov. 14 1:50 p.m. – Harassing at City Hall. Wants officer there. 11:24 p.m. – Disturbance in Carmen. Man is trying to take 1-year-old. Isn’t supposed to have baby, doesn’t have car seat. Nov. 15 9:44 a.m. – Cow out west of Garfield County line. Left message with possible owner. 11:34 a.m. – Woman hit gas pump at Jet Jiffy Trip. 2:10 p.m. – Fire south of Driftwood. Advised Cherokee Fire Department. Nov. 16 7:06 a.m. – Accident on US 64 by Jet. 18-wheeler clipped vehicle. Oklahoma Highway Patrol notified. 8:59 p.m. – Ex-girlfriend will not stop calling. Nov. 17 12:59 a.m. – Medical call. Man on rig has been hit in chest, south on 5th Street in Cherokee. Advised Cherokee Ambulance. 1:36 a.m. – Someone walking south of Cozy Curve. Does not have coat. 11:59 a.m. – Medical call at Burlington C Store. Advised Cherokee Ambulance, Burlington Rescue. 1:56 p.m. – Cattle out east on SH 11. Advised possible owner. 5:05 p.m. – Cattle out south

of Helena turnoff. Advised owner. 5:28 p.m. – Cattle out south of Carmen turnoff. Advised possible owner. Nov. 18 11:11 a.m. – Horse out south of Cherokee on US 64. Horse out by house and everyone is chasing it. Horse is in wheat field. Advised owner. Horse is back where it belongs. 12:47 p.m. – Needs Nescatunga Fire Department at house. Did not advise why. 5:56 p.m. – Poacher 11 miles north of refuge. Man was bow hunting when gunfire went off. He saw a dead deer. White Ford four-door pickup headed for lake. Advised game warden. Nov. 19 11:40 a.m. – Lady in Wakita said the wife of the man in the fight at Burlington was threatening them. She wanted sheriff to call her. He said he would call her. Also advised Grant County. 1:43 p.m. – Break-in north of Burlington. Door on empty house had been forcefully opened from garage door to interior of house. 3:54 p.m. – Goats in highway south of Goltry. Four goats in middle of highway near cemetery. Before hanging up, goats were in cemetery. No one knew

who they belonged to. Pamela Sands said she would go pick them up. 5:50 p.m. – Cattle out near US 64 and SH 11 junction. Advised possible owner, but he said they weren’t his but would go check to see who they belonged to. 6:50 p.m. – Major County received call about heavy duty truck driving all over road north of Cleo Springs on SH 8 heading north. Advised OHP. Nov. 20 9:33 a.m. – Man is pulling up survey stakes east of his house. 3 p.m. – Accident five miles east of Cherokee on SH 11. Pickup is halfway in road, but driver is not injured. Advised OHP, Cherokee Ambulance and Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Nov. 21 2:41 a.m. – Non-injury wreck. Semi-truck went off road on SH 281. Advised Woods County. 4:12 a.m. – Medical call in Helena. When asked what was going on, caller said same stuff, they’ll know. 8:17 a.m. – Horse out north of Jet. Owner advised. 8:28 p.m. – Possible drunk driver on SH 45 near Carmen. Silver suburban driving at high rate of speed without headlights, going south on SH 281. Advised OHP, Woods County.

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 8, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201106304 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Betty Marie Welch; Brian Scott Welch; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Churchill Royalty Company; Delbert Foltz and Mary Lou Foltz, as Trustees of the Foltz Family Trust dated 11/13/2001; Elnora Janice Thompson; Harold Victor Welch; Betty Marie Welch; LCK Limited Liability Company; Los Quatros, LLC; Michael Todd Welch; Warren S. Churchill Trust, and the Trustee of such trust; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation

Legal notice Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 204185 to delete Section 8, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, from the purview and boundaries of the Oswego common source of supply as covered by such order and to vacate the 160-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 8; (ii) amending Order No. 51771 to delete said Section 8 from the purview and boundaries of the Meramec common source of supply as covered by such order and to vacate the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed by such order for such common source of supply in said Section 8; (iii) amending prior orders of the Commission to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include said Section 8 and to form proper drilling and spacing units in such section for such separate common sources of supply, which units Applicant requests be formed as 640-acre drilling and spacing units; and (iv) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and seeks to amend the above-named orders in the manner set forth above, Order No. 585477 with respect to the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply and Order No. 96691 with respect to the Oswego common source in the lands covered hereby. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence

and reporting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 12th day of December, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Dillon Orr, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6348. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, Chair BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 21st day of November, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 8, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201106305 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units to be formed in Section 8, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 450 feet from the east line of said Section 8 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego and Cherokee separate common sources of supply and to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 8, with

Legal notice the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with a “tolerance distance” for the abovedescribed subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 8 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 4, 5, 9, 16 and 17, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land

sections” surrounding said Section 8 are Sections 6, 7 and 18, Township 24 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 12th day of December, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Dillon Orr, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6348. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, Chair BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 21st day of November, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

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Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201106191 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc; Milliken Investments, LLC; and if any of the abovenamed parties which is a partnership, corporation or other association is dissolved, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit formed in Section 11, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 660 feet from the west line of said Section 11 to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 11, with the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well

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Alfalfa County Court Docket Criminal Misdemeanor Ronald Lee Phillips has been charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating substances, unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of paraphernalia, unlawful possession of synthetic urine to cause deceitful results. Anthony Beall has been charged with driving while license is under suspension. Travis Wesley Washburn has been charged with driving while under the influence. Small Claims

Chris Ferrell, Cherokee, has been sued by Integris Baptist Medical Center for an amount less than $6,000. Civil Sjon White, Cherokee, has been sued by Midland Funding LLC, Richmand, Va., for indebtedness in an amount less than $10,000. Danny G. Lohmann, Aline, has been sued by Capital One Bank for indebtedness in an amount less than $10,000. David Phillips, Geary, has filed a government tort claim against David Parker, Helena.

Legal notice being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 11, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 11, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in such common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the west line of said Section 11, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 11 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 2, 3, 10, 14 and 15, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 11 are Sections 1, 12 and 13, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa

County, Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 13th day of December, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344. CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA DANA L. MURPHY, Chair BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 15th day of November, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & of the Commission, including Order No. Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t 585898, to authorize and permit another BEFORE THE CORPORATION well in the “640-acre” drilling and spacing COMMISSION OF THE STATE unit formed for the Mississippian common OF OKLAHOMA source of supply in fractional Section 16, APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, so as to LLC produce hydrocarbons from such common RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED source of supply, with such authorization DENSITY and permission running in favor of AppliLEGAL DESCRIPTION: Fractional cant or some other party recommended Section 16, Township 29 North, by Applicant, and to establish proper alRange 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa lowables for such well and such unit. County, Oklahoma NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Cause CD No. 201106293 the application in this cause requests NOTICE OF HEARING that the order to be entered in this matter STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per(amending the applicable orders of the sons, owners, producers, operators, Commission, including Order No. 585898) purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and be made effective as of the date of the exall other interested persons, particularly in ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the foland that the authorization and permission lowing: Larry Bob Jones; US Bank, NA, as requested herein run in favor of Applicant Trustee of the William M. Smith Trust f/b/o or some other party recommended by Judith S. Mendoza; Robert May Christian; Applicant. William A. May; Helen May; Robert E. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that May; Margaret May Christian; Round Hill this cause is set before an administrative Royalty LP; Jennifer E. Smith; Jean E. law judge for hearing, taking of evidence Smith; Gregory C. Smith; Jeffrey B. Smith; and reporting to the Commission. Notice Lonna Smith Hale; Virginia How Smith is further given that the application in this Revocable Oil and Gas Trust dtd 5/10/93, cause may be amended at such hearand the Trustee of such trust; Wilbur Oil, ing in accordance with the rules of the LLC; MacDonnell Properties, LLC; Richard Commission and the laws of the State of A. MacDonnell, as Trustee; The Fadrique Oklahoma. Trust dtd 10/24/72, and the Trustee of such NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this trust; R.B. Keating, III, as Trustee; RJ and cause will be heard before an administraCS St. Germain Partnership, Ltd.; Louise H. tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Davis Irrevocable Trust created by Declaraat the Western Regional Service Office of tion of Trust dated 8/31/76, and the Trustee the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe of such trust; Harris Bank, Napierville, Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Illinois, as Successor Trustee f/b/o Joseph Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Laurence Buell IV, Pearson Wells Buell and the 13th day of December, 2011, and that Hubert Burling Buell; First National Bank this notice be published as required by law and Trust Company of Tulsa, as Trustee and the rules of the Commission. of the Trust C-2 for Sidney Davis Smith NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that under L/W/T of Sidney H. Davis; Priscilla Applicant and interested parties may presDavis Gravely; Georgi Davis Duwe; Sidney ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Roger Davis; Floyd Hugh Davis; Jennifer telephonic communication shall be paid by Jeanne Davis; Suzanna Davis, LP; Cheryl the person or persons requesting its use. Davis Mills; Sandra Davis Kirk; Mimi Davis Interested parties who wish to participate Apthorp; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; by telephone shall contact Applicant or Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Roger Davis; Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing Atinum MidCon I, LLC; May Family Propdate, and provide their names and teleerties LLC; Echo Energy Group, LLC; DW phone numbers. Hughes, LLC; if any of the above-named NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all individuals be deceased, then the unknown interested persons may appear and be heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, heard. For information concerning this trustees and assigns, both immediate and action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorremote, of such deceased individual; if any ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two of the above-named parties is a dissolved Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, partnership, corporation or other associaOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teletion, then the unknown successors, trustees phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, and assigns, both immediate and remote, SandRidge Exploration and Production, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma above-named parties designated as a City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: trustee is not presently acting in such capac(405) 429-6344. ity as trustee, then the unknown successor CORPORATION COMMISSION or successors to such trustee. OF OKLAHOMA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman Production, LLC, has filed an application PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner in this cause requesting the Corporation DONE AND PERFORMED this 18th day Commission of Oklahoma to enter an of November, 2011. order, to be effective as of the date of the BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: execution thereof or as of a date prior PEGGY MITCHELL, thereto, amending the applicable orders Commission Secretary

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & a proper allowable for the proposed well Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t involved herein as to the common source BEFORE THE CORPORATION of supply covered hereby, which allowable COMMISSION OF THE STATE Applicant requests be established as a full OF OKLAHOMA allowable with no downward adjustment APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE made thereto. Such application further EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, states that said Section 16 lies along the LLC Oklahoma-Kansas state boundary line and RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION such section is a fractional section, containEXCEPTION ing approximately 541.80 acres. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Fractional NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Section 16, Township 29 North, application in this cause requests that the Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa order to be entered in this matter be made County, Oklahoma effective as of the date of the execution Cause CD No. 201106294 thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that NOTICE OF HEARING the authorization and permission requested STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, herein run in favor of Applicant or some owners, producers, operators, purchasers other party recommended by Applicant. and takers of oil and gas, and all other NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa “land sections adjacent to the area within County, Oklahoma, including the following: the location exception” requested herein Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake in said fractional Section 16 in the State of Exploration, L.L.C.; DW Hughes, LLC; Oklahoma in regard to the subsurface locaand if any of the above-named parties is a tion tolerance areas described above are dissolved partnership, corporation or other Sections 17, 20 and 21, Township 29 North, association, then the unknown successors, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, trustees and assigns, both immediate and Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surremote, of such dissolved entity. rounding said fractional Section 16 in the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that State of Oklahoma are Sections 15 and 22, Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Township 29 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Production, LLC, has filed an application Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. in this cause requesting the Corporation NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, cause is set before an administrative law to be effective as of the date of the execujudge for hearing, taking of evidence and tion thereof or as of a date prior thereto, reporting to the Corporation Commission of as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the an exception to the permitted well location application in this cause may be amended tolerances in the “640-acre” drilling and at such hearing in accordance with the rules spacing unit formed in fractional Section of the Commission and the laws of the State 16, Township 29 North, Range 9 West of of Oklahoma. the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Mississippian common source of supply, so cause is set for hearing before an adminas to allow a well to be drilled from a surface istrative law judge on the Conservation location being not closer than 200 feet from Docket at the Western Regional Service the south line and not closer than 660 feet Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim from the west line of said fractional Section Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou16 to a subsurface location of such well’s levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 entry into the Mississippian common source A.M. on the 13th day of December, 2011, of supply being as follows: not closer than and that this notice be published as required 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet by law and the rules of the Commission. from the west line of said fractional Section NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 16, with the first perforation in the horizontal Applicant and interested parties may presportion or lateral of the borehole of such well ent testimony by telephone. The cost of being as follows: not closer than 300 feet telephonic communication shall be paid by from the south line and 660 feet from the the person or persons requesting its use. west line of said fractional Section 16, and Interested parties who wish to participate with the last perforation in the horizontal by telephone shall contact Applicant or Apportion or lateral of the borehole of such plicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, well being as follows: not closer than 150 and provide their names and telephone feet from the north line and 660 feet from numbers. the west line of said fractional Section 16, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all and with the terminus or end point of the interested persons may appear and be horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole heard. For information concerning this acof such well in such common source of tion, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA supply being as follows: not closer than 50 #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership feet from the north line and 660 feet from the Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma west line of said fractional Section 16, and City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) with a “tolerance distance” for the above235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exdescribed subsurface locations, horizontal ploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert portion or lateral and completion interval of S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma such well being as follows: a distance of not 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344. more than 100 feet in an easterly direction CORPORATION COMMISSION and in a westerly direction from any such OF OKLAHOMA subsurface location, from any point on or DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair along such horizontal portion or lateral and BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman from any point on or along such completion PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner interval, and to be completed in and to proDONE AND PERFORMED this 18th day of duce hydrocarbons from the above-named November, 2011. common source of supply, with such auBY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: thorization and permission running in favor PEGGY MITCHELL, of Applicant or some other party recomCommission Secretary mended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & formed for the Mississippian common Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t source of supply in Section 11, Township BEFORE THE CORPORATION 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa COMMISSION OF THE STATE County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyOF OKLAHOMA drocarbons from such common source of APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE supply, with such authorization and permisEXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, sion running in favor of Applicant or some LLC other party recommended by Applicant, RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED and to establish proper allowables for such DENSITY well and such unit. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 11, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Township 28 North, Range 9 the application in this cause requests West of the IM, Alfalfa County, that the order to be entered in this matter Oklahoma (amending the applicable orders of the Cause CD No. 201106190 Commission, including Order No. 588053) NOTICE OF HEARING be made effective as of the date of the exSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto sons, owners, producers, operators, and 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 in or some other party recommended by Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the Applicant. following: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Scot A. this cause is set before an administrative Neilson; Debora A. Stone a/k/a Debora A. law judge for hearing, taking of evidence Neilson; Patricia Ann Hess; J. Edward Vardy and reporting to the Commission. Notice and Gladys Vardy Trust under Trust Agreeis further given that the application in this ment dated 8/5/08, and the Trustee of such cause may be amended at such heartrust; Martha J. Bowers; Dwight H. Bowers; ing in accordance with the rules of the Sinclair Oil and Gas Company; Marshall D. Commission and the laws of the State of Burnet Share of the James D. Burnet Trust Oklahoma. No. 1 (Trust Be) dtd 3/1/82, and the Trustee NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this of such trust; Frank J. Sell; C.E. Drenman; cause will be heard before an administraHazel M. Cassingham Rev. Trust, and the tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Trustee of such trust; Cascade Royalty at the Western Regional Service Office of Fund, LP; Ford Royalty Company, LLC; the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Henry H. Gungoll Associates; Chase PropBuilding, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, erties, Inc.; University of Oklahoma FoundaOklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on tion, Inc.; Carole J. Drake; Myra B. Ward; the 13th day of December, 2011, and that Susan J. DeGandi; Garrett R. Hanson; LMR this notice be published as required by law Royalties, LLC; Jennie G. Hawkes; Susan and the rules of the Commission. Jean Conway; Maurice Dean Coover and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Mary Elain Storley, as Successor Trustees; Applicant and interested parties may presFlorence Coover; Reliant Resources, LLC; ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Ervin Antone Barglof a/k/a Erwin Anton telephonic communication shall be paid by Barglof; Pearl Elizabeth Welle; M.B. White; the person or persons requesting its use. Greenstar Resources, LLC; Cynthia Alper; Interested parties who wish to participate Roger L. Beavers, Inc.; Milliken Investby telephone shall contact Applicant or ments, LLC; if any of the above-named Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing individuals be deceased, then the unknown date, and provide their names and teleheirs, executors, administrators, devisees, phone numbers. trustees and assigns, both immediate and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all remote, of such deceased individual; if any interested persons may appear and be of the above-named parties is a dissolved heard. For information concerning this partnership, corporation or other associaaction, contact John R. Reeves, Attortion, then the unknown successors, trustees ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two and assigns, both immediate and remote, Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleabove-named parties designated as a phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, trustee is not presently acting in such capacSandRidge Exploration and Production, ity as trustee, then the unknown successor LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma or successors to such trustee. City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that (405) 429-6344. Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and CORPORATION COMMISSION Production, LLC, has filed an application OF OKLAHOMA in this cause requesting the Corporation DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair Commission of Oklahoma to enter an BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman order, to be effective as of the date of the PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner execution thereof or as of a date prior DONE AND PERFORMED this 15th day thereto, amending the applicable orders of November, 2011. of the Commission, including Order No. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: 588053, to authorize and permit another PEGGY MITCHELL, well in the 640-acre horizontal well unit Commission Secretary Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & in and to produce hydrocarbons from the Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t above-named separate common sources BEFORE THE CORPORATION of supply, with such authorization and COMMISSION OF THE STATE permission running in favor of Applicant OF OKLAHOMA or some other party recommended by APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, allowable for the proposed well involved LLC herein as to the separate common sources RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION of supply covered hereby, which allowable EXCEPTION Applicant requests be established as a full LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 22, allowable with no downward adjustment Township 29 North, Range 11 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. 201106251 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 Exploration, LLC; NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Atinum “land sections adjacent to the area within MidCon I, LLC; and if any of the abovethe location exception” requested herein named parties is a dissolved partnership, in said Section 22 in regard to the subsurcorporation or other association, then the face location tolerance areas described unknown successors, trustees and asabove are Sections 15, 16, 21, 27 and 28, signs, both immediate and remote, of such Township 29 North, Range 11 West of the dissolved entity. IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli“land sections” surrounding said Section cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc22 are Sections 14, 23 and 26, Township tion, LLC, has filed an application in this 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa cause requesting the Corporation ComCounty, Oklahoma. mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this be effective as of the date of the execution cause is set before an administrative law thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as judge for hearing, taking of evidence and follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an reporting to the Corporation Commission of exception to the permitted well location Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and application in this cause may be amended spacing units formed in Section 22, Townat such hearing in accordance with the ship 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, rules of the Commission and the laws of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Douglas, the State of Oklahoma. Lansing, Kansas City, Marmaton, CheroNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this kee and Mississippian separate common cause is set for hearing before an adminsources of supply, so as to allow a well to istrative law judge on the Conservation be drilled from a surface location being not Docket at the Western Regional Service closer than 200 feet from the north line and Office of the Corporation Commission, not closer than 660 feet from the west line Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln of said Section 22 to subsurface locations Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at of such well’s entry into and such well’s 8:30 A.M. on the 13th day of December, exit from each of the Douglas, Lansing, 2011, and that this notice be published Kansas City, Marmaton and Cherokee as required by law and the rules of the separate common sources of supply and Commission. to a subsurface location of such well’s entry NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that into the Mississippian common source of Applicant and interested parties may pressupply being as follows: not closer than ent testimony by telephone. The cost of 300 feet from the north line and 660 feet telephonic communication shall be paid by from the west line of said Section 22, with the person or persons requesting its use. the first perforation in the horizontal portion Interested parties who wish to participate or lateral of the borehole of such well in the by telephone shall contact Applicant or Mississippian common source of supply Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing being as follows: not closer than 300 feet date, and provide their names and telefrom the north line and 660 feet from the phone numbers. west line of said Section 22, and with the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all last perforation in the horizontal portion or interested persons may appear and be lateral of the borehole of such well in the heard. For information concerning this Mississippian common source of supply action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorbeing as follows: not closer than 300 feet ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two from the south line and 660 feet from the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, west line of said Section 22, and with the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleterminus or end point of the horizontal phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, portion or lateral of the borehole of such SandRidge Exploration and Production, well in the Mississippian common source LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma of supply being as follows: not closer than City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet (405) 429-5788. from the west line of said Section 22, 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 17th day direction and in a westerly direction from of 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 completion interval, and to be completed

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & sion running in favor of Applicant or some Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t other party recommended by Applicant, BEFORE THE CORPORATION and to establish proper allowables for such COMMISSION OF THE STATE well and such unit. OF OKLAHOMA NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE the application in this cause requests EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, that the order to be entered in this matter LLC (amending the applicable orders of the RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED Commission, including Order No. 585410) DENSITY be made effective as of the date of the exLEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 1, ecution thereof or as of a date prior thereto Township 28 North, Range 9 and 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. 201106237 Applicant. NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perthis cause is set before an administrative sons, owners, producers, operators, law judge for hearing, taking of evidence purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and and reporting to the Commission. Notice all other interested persons, particularly is further given that the application in this in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the cause may be amended at such hearfollowing: Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; ing in accordance with the rules of the Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Lorrain Ohl; Commission and the laws of the State of William M. Schmitz, III; Jeremiah Von Oklahoma. Schmitz; William John Schmitz; Leland NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this C. German; C. Marlene German; Cleroy cause will be heard before an administraInc.; Lanroy Inc.; Patrick A. McGinley Rev. tive law judge on the Conservation Docket Living Trust dtd 1/2/90, and the Trustee of at the Western Regional Service Office of such trust; J.R. McGinley, Jr Rev. Living the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Trust dtd 1/2/90, and the Trustee of such Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, trust; James E. & Jeanette M. Langton Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on Revocable Trust dtd 5/10/95, and the the 12th day of December, 2011, and that Trustee of such trust; Carole J. Drake; this notice be published as required by law Henry H. Gungoll Associates; Chase and the rules of the Commission. Properties, Inc.; Myra B. Ward; M.B. White, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Inc.; Greenstar Resources, LLC; Roger L. Applicant and interested parties may presBeavers, Inc.; if any of the above-named ent testimony by telephone. The cost of individuals be deceased, then the unknown telephonic communication shall be paid by heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, the person or persons requesting its use. trustees and assigns, both immediate and Interested parties who wish to participate remote, of such deceased individual; if by telephone shall contact Applicant or any of the above-named parties is a disApplicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing solved partnership, corporation or other date, and provide their names and teleassociation, then the unknown successors, phone numbers. trustees and assigns, both immediate and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any interested persons may appear and be of the above-named parties designated as heard. For information concerning this a trustee is not presently acting in such action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorcapacity as trustee, then the unknown sucney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two cessor or successors to such trustee. Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, TeleApplicant, SandRidge Exploration and phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, Production, LLC, has filed an application SandRidge Exploration and Production, in this cause requesting the Corporation LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma Commission of Oklahoma to enter an City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: order, to be effective as of the date of the (405) 429-6344. execution thereof or as of a date prior CORPORATION COMMISSION thereto, amending the applicable orders OF OKLAHOMA of the Commission, including Order No. DANA. L. MURPHY, Chair 585410, to authorize and permit another BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman well in the 640-acre drilling and spacing PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner unit formed for the Mississippi common DONE AND PERFORMED this 16th day source of supply in Section 1, Township of November, 2011. 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hyPEGGY MITCHELL, drocarbons from such common source of Commission Secretary supply, with such authorization and permis-

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & direction and in a westerly direction from Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t any such subsurface location, from any BEFORE THE CORPORATION point on or along such horizontal portion or COMMISSION OF THE STATE lateral and from any point on or along such OF OKLAHOMA completion interval, and to be completed APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE in and to produce hydrocarbons from the EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, above-named separate common sources LLC of supply, with such authorization and RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION permission running in favor of Applicant EXCEPTION or some other party recommended by LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper 1, Township 28 North, Range 9 allowable for the proposed well involved West of the IM, Alfalfa County, herein as to the separate common sources Oklahoma of supply covered hereby, which allowable Cause CD No. 201106236 Applicant requests be established as a full NOTICE OF HEARING allowable with no downward adjustment STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All permade thereto. sons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and application in this cause requests that the all other interested persons, particularly order to be entered in this matter be made in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the effective as of the date of the execution following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; thereof or as of a date prior thereto and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Carole that the authorization and permission J. Drake; Henry H. Gungoll Associates; requested herein run in favor of Applicant Chase Properties, Inc.; Myra B. Ward; or some other party recommended by M.B. White, Inc.; Greenstar Resources, Applicant. LLC; Roger L. Beavers, Inc.; if any of the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the above-named individuals be deceased, “land sections adjacent to the area within then the unknown heirs, executors, the location exception” requested herein in administrators, devisees, trustees and said Section 1 in regard to the subsurface assigns, both immediate and remote, of location tolerance areas described above such deceased individual; and if any of the are Sections 2, 11 and 12, Township 28 above-named parties is a dissolved partNorth, Range 9 West of the IM, and Secnership, corporation or other association, tions 35 and 36, Township 29 North, Range then the unknown successors, trustees 9 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, and assigns, both immediate and remote, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surof such dissolved entity. rounding said Section 1 are Sections 6 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that and 7, Township 28 North, Range 8 West Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and of the IM, and Section 31, Township 29 Production, LLC, has filed an application North, Range 8 West of the IM, all in Grant in this cause requesting the Corporation County, 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 before an administrative law execution thereof or as of a date prior judge for hearing, taking of evidence and thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and reporting to the Corporation Commission permitting an exception to the permitted of Oklahoma. well location tolerances in the 640-acre NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this drilling and spacing units formed in Seccause is set for hearing before an admintion 1, Township 28 North, Range 9 West istrative law judge on the Conservation of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for Docket at the Western Regional Service the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas Office of the Corporation Commission, City, Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippi Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln separate common sources of supply, so as Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at to allow a well to be drilled from a surface 8:30 A.M. on the 12th day of December, location being not closer than 200 feet 2011, and that this notice be published 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. 1 to subsurface locations of such well’s NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that entry into and such well’s exit from each Applicant and interested parties may presof the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Kansas ent testimony by telephone. The cost of City, Oswego and Cherokee separate telephonic communication shall be paid by common sources of supply and to a subthe person or persons requesting its use. surface location of such well’s entry into Interested parties who wish to participate the Mississippi common source of supply by telephone shall contact Applicant or being as follows: not closer than 200 feet Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing from the south line and 660 feet from date, and provide their names and telethe west line of said Section 1, with the phone numbers. first perforation in the horizontal portion NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all or lateral of the borehole of such well in interested persons may appear and be the Mississippi common source of supply heard. For information concerning this being as follows: not closer than 300 feet action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorfrom the south line and 660 feet from the ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two west line of said Section 1, and with the Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, last perforation in the horizontal portion Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleor lateral of the borehole of such well in phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, the Mississippi common source of supply SandRidge Exploration and Production, being as follows: not closer than 300 feet LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma from the north line and 660 feet from the City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: west line of said Section 1, and with the (405) 429-6344. terminus or end point of the horizontal CORPORATION COMMISSION portion or lateral of the borehole of such OF OKLAHOMA well in the Mississippi common source of DANA L. MURPHY, Chair supply being as follows: not closer than BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet PATRICE DOUGLAS, Commissioner from the west line of said Section 1, and DONE AND PERFORMED this 16th day with a “tolerance distance” for the aboveof November, 2011. described subsurface locations, horizontal BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: portion or lateral and completion interval PEGGY MITCHELL, of such well being as follows: a distance Commission Secretary of not more than 100 feet in an easterly

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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

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 & Republican Thursday, Nov. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 2t Cherokee in the district court of alfalfa county, Oklahoma 12p case no.pb-2011-32 In the Matter of the Estate of Lillian Faye Parks, Deceased. notice to creditors All persons having claims against the estate of Lillian Faye Parks s/p/a Lillian F. Parks, 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 claims; and the necessary vouchers to the named Personal Representative, Colleen Prall at P.O. Box 35, Nash, Oklahoma 73761; or to Randy J. Long of Field, Trojan & Long, P.C., Attorney at Law, 106 W. Randolph, P.O. Box 5676, Enid, Oklahoma 73702; on or before the following presentment date: 24th day of January, 2012, or the same will be forever barred. Dated this 14th day of November, 2011. s/Colleen Prall Personal Representative s/Randy J. Long, OBA#5515 Field, Trojan & Long, P.C. P.O. Box 5676 Enid, OK 73702 (580) 233-4625 (580) 233-8874/fax Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t Cherokee NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION 12pApplication No. 1203000025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That 149 words SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, is requesting that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, pursuant to OAC Rules 165:10-5-5 and 165: 5-7-27, administratively authorize the approval of disposal of saltwater and associated deleterious substances into a non-commercial disposal well as follows: WELL NAME AND LOCATION: Dotty SWD 2-27, SW4, NE4, SE4, SE4, Sec. 27T29N-R10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma DISPOSAL ZONE AND DEPTH: Arbuckle, TOP – approx. 5370’, BOTTOM – approx. 7175’ TD DISPOSAL RATE AND PRESSURE: 60,000 BPD, 2000 PSI Objections may be filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission within fifteen (15) days after publication of this notice. Objections, if any, should be mailed to Oil and Gas Conservation Division, Pollution Abatement Dept., Jim Thorpe Bldg., P.O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-2000. November 24, 2011

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & personal representatives, trustees, sucRepublican Thursday, Nov. 17, Thursday, cessors and assigns, whose whereabouts Nov. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 1 2011. 3t are unknown. The nature of the suit against IN THE DISTRICT COURT you is to determine surface damages OF ALFALFA COUNTY relative to the drilling of oil and gas on the STATE OF OKLAHOMA following described real estate, in which CJ-2011-29 you have, or may have, an interest situated SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRO- in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, to wit: Lots 1 DUCTION, LLC, a Delaware Limited Li- and 2 and the S/2 NE/4 of Section 1, Townability Company, Plaintiff, v. NADINE ship 25 North, Range 9 West; and that you WILLIAMS, if living, and if deceased, must answer the Amended Petition of said her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, Plaintiff on or before December 29, 2011, personal representatives, trustees, suc- or the allegations of said Amended Petition cessors and/or assigns; and JOSEPH R. will be taken as true, and a judgement will PHILLIPS, Power of Attorney for Nadine be entered in Plaintiff’s favor as prayed for Williams, Defendants. in its Petition. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FURTHER, TAKE NOTICE that you are THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO: NAentitled to select an appraiser to inspect DINE WILLIAMS, if living, and if deceased, the lands comprising the location of the her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, Plaintiff’s proposed ell and consider the personal representatives, trustees, sucamount of surface damages, if any, which cessors and assigns. you, the Defendants, will incur by reason TAKE NOTICE that SandRidge Exploof the Plaintiff’s entry upon the land and by ration and Production, LLC filed an Amendreason of exploring for, mining, drilling, for ed Petition against you in the District Court and producing oil, gas, or other minerals of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma in an action from said land. entitled SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION Dated this 14th day of November, AND PRODUCTION, LLC, a Delaware 2011. Limited Liability Company v. NADINE WILSEAL /s/Lori Irwin, Court Clerk LIAMS, if living, and if deceased, her unBy: Lori Irwin know heirs, devisees, legatees, personal /s/Bradley A. Gungoll representatives, trustees, successors and/ Bradley A. Gungoll, OBA #3660 or assigns; and JOSEPH R. PHILLIPS, Reagan D. Allen, OBA #19739 Power of Attorney for Nadine Williams, Gungoll, Jackson, Collins, Box & Devoll, P.C. Case No. CJ-2011-29. This summons P.O. Box 1549 by publication is specifically directed to Enid, OK 73702 Nadine Williams, if living, and if deceased, Telephone (580) 234-0436 her unknow heirs, devisees, legatees, Attorneys for Plaintiff, SandRidge Energy, Inc.

Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t cause be set before an Administrative Law BEFORE THE CORPORATION Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and COMMISSION OF THE STATE reporting to the Commission. OF OKLAHOMA IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS APPLICANT: EAGLE ENERGY HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be PRODUCTION, LLC heard before an Administrative Law Judge RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Eastern SPACING Regional Service Office of the Corporation LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION Commission, Room 114, 440 South Hous15, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE ton, Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 9 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, 13th day of December 2011, and that this OKLAHOMA Notice be published as required by law and CAUSE CD 201106126-T the rules of the Commission. NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To all perany person interested or protesting the sons, owners, producers, operators, application please advise the Attorney of purchasers and takers of oil and gas and record and the Court Clerk’s Office of the all other interested persons, particularly in Oklahoma Corporation Commission five Alfalfa County, Oklahoma; and if any of the (5) days before the hearing date above. named individuals or entities be deceased NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that or a dissolved partnership, corporation the Applicant and interested parties may or other association, then the unknown present testimony by telephone. The cost heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, of telephonic communication shall be paid trustees, successors, trustees and assigns by the person and persons requesting of any such deceased individual or disits use. Interested parties who wish to solved partnership, corporation or other participate by telephone shall contact the association. Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the the hearing date, and provide their name Applicant in this Cause is requesting the and phone number. following relief and special relief from the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT Commission: this cause, if protested, may be subject [a] ESTABLISH OR EXTEND ORDER to a prehearing or settlement conference TO BE ENTERED IN CAUSE CD NO. pursuant to OCCRP 165:5-11-2. 201105426-T - 640 acre drilling and spacNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all ing horizontal gas unit for the Mississippian interested persons may appear and be common source of supply from Section heard. For information concerning this ac16 to now include Section 15, Township tion, contact Mark Hambric (918) 746-1350 24 North, Range 9 West, Alfalfa County, or Michael D. Stack, Attorney for Applicant, Oklahoma. In Section 15 there is spaced 943 East Britton Road, Oklahoma City, by Order No. 181554 the Mississippian Oklahoma 73114; Tele (405) 286-1717; formation on 80 acre drilling and spacing Fax (405) 286-2122. units. There are currently no MississipCORPORATION COMMISSION pian producing wells in Section 15. For OF OKLAHOMA this reason Order No. 181554 for the DANA L MURPHY, CHAIR Mississippian shall be superseded by this BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN horizontal spacing. PARTICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER [b] Provide that the order be made DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 14th DAY effective as of the date of the execution OF NOVEMBER 2011. thereof or as of a date prior to the date of ATTEST: PEGGY MITCHELL, execution of the order. SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & underlying Section 24-28N-11W, Alfalfa Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t County, Oklahoma, designating the ApBEFORE THE CORPORATION plicant or some other party as operator. COMMISSION OF THE STATE Applicant is proposing to drill a well in said OF OKLAHOMA drilling and spacing unit. APPLICANT: CONTINENTAL NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any RESOURCES, INC. Order issued in this cause may result in a RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING unit pooling. LANDS COVERED: SECTION 24, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ApTOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE plicant may request more than 180 days to 11 WEST, ALFALFA COUNTY, commence operations. OKLAHOMA NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this CAUSE CD NO. 201105721 cause be set before an Administrative Law AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING Judge for the hearing, taking of evidence STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All perand reporting to the Commission. sons, owners, producers, operators, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that purchasers and takers of oil and gas and this cause will be heard before an Adminall other interested persons, particularly istrative Law Judge on the initial hearing in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and more docket at the Corporation Commission, particularly Sandridge Energy, Inc.; San1st Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma dridge Exporation and Production, LLC; City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m. on the 12th Atinum MidCon I, LLC, a Delaware limited day of December, 2011, and that this notice liability company; Cisco Operating, LLC; be published as required by law and the D.E. Shaw Direct Capital Portfolios, L.L.C.; Rules of the Commission. TLW Land & Cattle, L.P., an Oklahoma limNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the ited partnership; Chemical Bank, Trustee Applicant and interested parties may presunder the Will of Betty Pepis, deceased; A. ent testimony by telephone. The cost of Pepis, if living, if deceased the Known and telephonic communication shall be paid by Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns; the person or persons requesting its use. Norse Exploration, Inc.; Dune Resources, Interested parties who wish to participate Inc.; Mathieson Development, Inc.; C.R. shall contact the Applicant or Applicant’s Carroll Investments, Inc.; A. Pepis, if livattorney, prior to the hearing, and provide ing, if deceased the Known and Unknown their name and telephone number. Heirs, Successors and Assigns; Dune NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all Resources, Inc.; WCT Resources, L.L.C.; interested persons may appear and be and if any of the above whose addresses heard. For information concerning this acare not known or are deceased, the untion, contact Kiley Williams, Jackfork Land, known heirs, executors, administrators, Inc., as Agent for Continental Resources, devisees, trustees and assigns, immediate Inc., 933 East Britton Road, Oklahoma and remote, of the above-named parties; City, OK 73114, (405) 840-5999, or David and if any of the above are corporations E. Pepper, Attorney, 1600 Bank of Oklawhich do not continue to have legal exishoma Plaza, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma tence, the unknown trustees or assigns of 73102, (405) 235-7000. such parties. CORPORATION COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the OF OKLAHOMA Applicant in this cause is requesting that DANA L. MURPHY, CHAIR the Commission pool the interests and BOB ANTHONY, VICE CHAIRMAN adjudicate the rights and equities of oil PATRICE DOUGLAS, COMMISSIONER and gas owners in the Admire, Arbuckle, DONE AND PERFORMED this 16th day Cherokee, Cottage Grove, Council Grove, of November, 2011. 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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t legal notice The Board of Education of the Timberlake School District hereby provides legal notice that the annual election filing period for candidates will open Monday, 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-year term of office.

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Legal notice Published in the Cherokee Messenger & completion interval, and to be completed Republican Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. 1t in and to produce hydrocarbons from the BEFORE THE CORPORATION above-named separate common sources COMMISSION OF THE STATE of supply, with such authorization and OF OKLAHOMA permission running in favor of Applicant APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE or some other party recommended by EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper LLC allowable for the proposed well involved RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION herein as to the separate common sources EXCEPTION of supply covered hereby, which allowable LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 26, Applicant requests be established as a full Township 29 North, Range 11 allowable with no downward adjustment West of the IM, Alfalfa County, made thereto. Oklahoma NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cause CD No. 201106252 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: Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Applicant. Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; EG Energy, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the L.L.C.; Stockbridge Consulting, Inc.; XTO “land sections adjacent to the area within Energy, Inc.; Quail Creek Royalty, L.L.C.; the location exception” requested herein Isaacs Family L.L.C.; and if any of the in said Section 26 in regard to the subsurabove-named parties is a dissolved partface location tolerance areas described nership, corporation or other association, above are Sections 23, 24, 25, 35 and 36, then the unknown successors, trustees Township 29 North, Range 11 West of the and assigns, both immediate and remote, IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other of such dissolved entity. “land sections” surrounding said Section NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli26 are Sections 22, 27 and 34, Township cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa tion, LLC, has filed an application in this County, Oklahoma. cause requesting the Corporation ComNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to cause is set before an administrative law be effective as of the date of the execution judge for hearing, taking of evidence and thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as reporting to the Corporation Commission of follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the exception to the permitted well location application in this cause may be amended tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and at such hearing in accordance with the spacing units formed in Section 26, Townrules of the Commission and the laws of ship 29 North, Range 11 West of the IM, the State of Oklahoma. Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Douglas, NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Lansing, Kansas City, Marmaton, Cherocause is set for hearing before an adminkee and Mississippian separate common istrative law judge on the Conservation sources of supply, so as to allow a well to Docket at the Western Regional Service be drilled from a surface location being not Office of the Corporation Commission, closer than 165 feet from the south line and Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln not closer than 450 feet from the east line Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at of said Section 26 to subsurface locations 8:30 A.M. on the 13th day of December, of such well’s entry into and such well’s 2011, and that this notice be published exit from each of the Douglas, Lansing, as required by law and the rules of the Kansas City, Marmaton and Cherokee Commission. separate common sources of supply and NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that to a subsurface location of such well’s entry Applicant and interested parties may presinto the Mississippian common source of ent testimony by telephone. The cost of supply being as follows: not closer than telephonic communication shall be paid by 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet the person or persons requesting its use. from the east line of said Section 26, with Interested parties who wish to participate the first perforation in the horizontal portion by telephone shall contact Applicant or or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing Mississippian common source of supply date, and provide their names and telebeing as follows: not closer than 300 feet phone numbers. from the south line and 660 feet from the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all east line of said Section 26, and with the interested persons may appear and be last perforation in the horizontal portion or heard. For information concerning this lateral of the borehole of such well in the action, contact John R. Reeves, AttorMississippian common source of supply ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two being as follows: not closer than 300 feet Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, from the north line and 660 feet from the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Teleeast line of said Section 26, and with the phone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, terminus or end point of the horizontal SandRidge Exploration and Production, portion or lateral of the borehole of such LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma well in the Mississippian common source City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: of supply being as follows: not closer than (405) 429-5788. 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet CORPORATION COMMISSION from the east line of said Section 26, 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 17th 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

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BURLINGTON FFA Agricultural Communications team members include (from left) Molley Vap, Tiffany Rieger, Hana Newman, Victoria Loeser and Katelyn Garvie. The team placed fifth at the National FFA Convention.

Burlington team brings home gold emblem from National FFA Convention in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Burlington FFA Agricultural Communications team members earned the honor of fifth high team in the National FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event, held recently in conjunction with the 84th National FFA Convention. Only one team from every state is eligible to compete in the national finals. The team, led by advisor Travis Bradshaw, was awarded a gold emblem for its performance. Members also competed for individual awards with 150 other participants. Molley Vap received a gold emblem; Victoria Loeser received a silver emblem; Tiffany Rieger received a silver emblem; Katelyn Garvie received a gold emblem; and Hana Newman received a silver emblem.

The top six individuals and the national winning team members received scholarships to further their education at a post-secondary institution of their choice. Vap was named the fifth high individual and received a $1,000 scholarship. Garvie was named the eighth high individual. The scholarships and the agricultural communications event are sponsored by the National FFA Foundation. The National FFA Agricultural Communications CDE is a competitive activity that tests students’ skills in all areas of the agricultural communications field and evaluates how well they can apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations. Participants attend a simulated news conference and use

the information gathered to complete individual practicums in news story writing, press release writing, radio broadcasting, Web design and graphic design. Prior to the event, students compile communication project proposals related to innovative agricultural practices, management techniques and marketing tools. Each team then creates a 15-minute presentation based on their proposal. Members also compete in an editing exercise and a general communications quiz. The event, held at the University Place Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind., is one of many educational activities at the national FFA convention in which FFA members practice the lessons learned in their agricultural education classes.

Dotterer earns doctorate from Oklahoma State University STILLWATER – Cherokee High School graduate Gary Paul Dotterer recently earned a Ph.D. degree from Oklahoma State University. He successfully defended his dissertation research in the College of Education, Occupational Education Studies department. His research examines performance outcomes on

multiple-channel technologies and learning styles in procedural instructional design. Dotterer is an adjunct instructor for Oklahoma State University and works as an Internet technology developer in Career and Technical Education. During the scholastic process, Dotterer earned numer-

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ous research awards including the Outstanding Presentation Award at the national conference of the Association for Career and Technical Education Research and the National Research Award from the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators. He was the recipient of numerous scholarships, awards and the prestigious Drs. Floyd and Lynna Ausburn outstanding graduate research award in 2009 and 2010. O.S.U’s OCED degree program ranks seventh in the nation as rated by U. S. News and World Report. OCED is the only O.S.U. nationally-ranked program.

AA Meetings 7 p.m. Tuesday

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

ALFALFA COUNTY 4-H Delegates (from left) Jarrett James, Dalton Parker, Bayli Hyde and Kelsi Smith attend the 4-H Leadership Conference Oct. 20 and 21 in Ponca City. Delegates played leadership games, toured Head Country BBQ, elected officers and enjoyed a meal and dance at Marland Mansion. The highlight of the conference was attending a ropes course, which helped with team building skills, at Camp McFadden.

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JET – Overwhelmed does not begin to express how the chairman of the State Cultural Enrichment Oklahoma Home and Community Education group felt when she saw the outpouring of fabric, yarn, thread and notions from women all over the state. Women brought the donations Nov. 1 to the OHCE Leadership Training Conference in Oklahoma City. Supplies were packed in tote bags, boxes and pillowcases to be delivered to Prairie Quilts in Hennessey. From there they will be shipped to women in Afghanistan. Randa Parrish, owner of Prairie Quilts, works with Clara Varga, a soldier serving in Afghanistan, to provide women of that nation the opportunity for better lives as they learn sewing skills to provide livelihoods for their families. Connie LaGrow of Alfalfa County serves as chairman of the State Cultural Enrichment Committee of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education group. She read about the project in a newsletter from Prairie Quilts. It was published in the OHCE state newspaper, and the women responded by bringing supplies that filled the back of four vehicles, tightly packed, with all the sewing supplies anyone could ever imagine. There were buttons, fasteners, pins, pincushions, cutters, embroidery supplies, organizers, needles, thimbles, sew-in interfacing and stabilizers, yarn, crochet hooks and beads. Helping with transportation of the goods to the store in Hennessey were Marcy Wichert, Alfalfa County OSU Extension educator; Ronda DeVore, Woodward OSU Extension educator; Mary Jo Bullis from Dover; Sheri Whitlow and LaGrow, OHCE members and state OHCE committee members from Jet.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Department of Transportation commission members awarded two projects in Alfalfa County during the Nov. 7 regular commission meeting. The first was a $3.7 million project to replace the SH 8 bridge over Driftwood Creek, 3.5 miles north of the US 64 and SH 11 Junction. The project was awarded to Sewell Bros., Oklahoma City, said Cole Hackett, ODOT public relations specialist. ODOT crews will meet with the contractor soon to come up with a schedule and start date for the project. A second project is an $875,000 county bridge project over Eagle Chief Creek, one mile north of SH 45 and six miles west of SH 8, west of Carmen. The project was awarded to Sewell Bros.

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