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Five Waynoka residents injured Vehicle hits farm implements
By Marione Martin Five Waynoka residents were injured Saturday night, Aug. 3, when their vehicle hit two farm implements. According to the report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a 2008 GMC driven by Thomas D. Talley, 34, of Waynoka was traveling north on a Woods County road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway and hit a tractor. The vehicle continued northbound hitting a second farm implement before coming to rest. The driver was pinned inside for an unknown amount of time. The wreck occurred at 9:45 p.m. three miles south and two west of Alva at CR 420 and Greer Road. It was raining at the time. The driver and his four passengers were injured. None were wearing seatbelts. Talley was transported by Alva EMS with head, trunk in-
ternal and leg injuries and was listed in stable condition. Mark A. Alvarado, 47, of Waynoka was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical with head and trunk internal injuries and was listed in stable condition. Adam R. Mallard, 25, of Waynoka was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical with head and arm injuries and listed in stable condition. Brittney Blackbird-Alvarado, 21, of Waynoka was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical with head and trunk internal injuries and listed in stable condition. Page L. Hood, 19, of Waynoka was transported by Alva EMS to Share Medical with head and shoulder injuries and listed in stable condition. According to the OHP report, the driver had an odor of alcohol beverages and the collision is under investigation. Trooper Jonathan Cotner of the Woods County detachment investigated, assisted by Trooper Brock Morgan, Woods County Sheriff’s Office and Alva Fire and Rescue.
Man arrested on drug charges in Helena By Marione Martin An ongoing narcotics investigation in Helena led a deputy to an apartment at Hunter Green across from Timberlake High School. According to records on file, Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Trekell went to the apartment of Rex Martin, 24, on July 19. From his investigation, Trekell believed Martin possibly had involvement or knowledge of the case. The deputy asked Martin if he used any illegal narcotics or had any in his possession. Martin denied using any illicit drugs or having any in his apartment. Trekell asked Martin if he minded if he took a quick look inside for any drugs or drug paraphernalia with him present as a consensual search. Martin said there was none, and he didn’t’ have a problem with Trekell looking. The two The Alva Review-Courier / Newsgram is published Wednesday by Martin Broadcasting Corp. 620 Choctaw St. Alva, Oklahoma 73717 Lynn L. Martin, President Telephone Numbers: Alva Review-Courier 580-327-2200 Newsgram 580-327-1510 FAX 580-327-2454 www.alvareviewcourier.com E-Mail: manager @alvareviewcourier.net news@alvareviewcourier.net Entire Contents Copyright 2013 Members of: Associated Press Oklahoma Press Association
of them went into the apartment, and Martin led the way to the bathroom. He took a pill bottle out of the cabinet and said it was all he had that he probably should not have. The bottle contained approximately 40 pills with a name on the label that did not belong to Martin or any other resident of the apartment. Martin said he and his mother were the only residents. Trekell walked into the bedroom and over to the closet where he lifted a stack of folded clothes on the top shelf. Underneath them was a small black AXE labeled container. Inside the container
were 16 small blue pills, later identified as Clonazepam, a schedule IV controlled dangerous substance. He asked Martin about the pills, and he said he bought them to help him with his seizures. Trekell asked whose room and whose closet they were in, and Martin said it was his. They moved to the front room of the house. Trekell opened a drawer on a small cabinet and found a small green tin with the words “Stay the f--- out!” on top of it. It was secured with a black See Arrested Page 19
Norman man injured in Alfalfa County wreck By Marione Martin A Norman man was injured in a onevehicle wreck late Friday, Aug. 2, in Alfalfa County. Tanner Garrett Bruehl, 26, of Norman was driving a 2012 Ford oneton dually pickup eastbound on Greer Road at CR 590 at 9:30 p.m. His pickup went off the roadway to the left and collided with a guardrail. It then went into a broad slide for 190 feet and rolled one half time, striking a tree and coming to rest on its top. Bruehl was pinned in the vehicle for about 40 minutes. He was transported by
Alfalfa County EMS to St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. He was then transferred by Life EMS to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City where he was admitted in stable condition with trunk internal and head injuries. Investigating the collision were Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jonathan Cotner of the Woods County detachment and Trooper Brock Morgan of the Alfalfa County detachment. They were assisted by the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office and Alfalfa County Fire and EMS.
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Alva schools fully staffed by Lynn L. Martin With start of school on August 20, 2013, the building principals at the five Alva sites reported to the Alva Board of Education that all staff is hired and the preparations of classrooms are almost complete. The biggest change will be the move of pre-k to Longfellow Elementary while kindergarten and 1st grades remain at Washington Elementary. Tracie Leeper reported an enrollment of 86 kindergarten students and 106 first grade students. Steve Shiever said Longfellow school is expecting 48 and 46 pre-k classes, 50 second graders and 60 third graders. Principal Tim Argo of Lincoln School is anticipating 71 fourth graders and 69 fifth grader students. Ron Sunderland at AMS has 69 sixth grade students, 78 seventh grade students and 75 eighth grade students. Randy Atkins, the new principal at Alva High School expects 63 freshman, 68 sophomores, 68 juniors and 57 seniors. He mentioned that 75 high school students will be attending Northwest Technology Center. Bus Routes Supt. Steve Parkhurst said in-town bus routes will restrict student pickup locations to within four blocks or further from any school. The rural routes will be scheduled as in the past. Text Books Parkhurst said that while the district wants to move to electronic textbooks such as iPads or similar tablets, they need to equip all students with the devices. Last year, the entire junior class was equipped with the devices and the
test run proved to be a great success. Because of funds required to equip all students, another round of textbook purchases was made to the tune of $75,000. The State of Oklahoma will reimburse the district for around $40,000 of the cost. He said the life of a textbook is usually considered to be six-years. End of Year Testing Problems Many school districts, including Alva, had technical problems with the Internet-based end of year testing service provided by CTB/McGraw-Hill, the educational testing vendor selected by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. State Superintendent Janet Barresi told the State Board of Education last Thursday that a negotiated settlement valued at $1.2 million for the widespread disruptions has been reached, although most of the settlement will be provided through “in-kind� services, with the amount of cash totaling only $367,205. Barresi said the settlement funds will be disbursed to school districts to pay for the extra cost of personnel during the two-day outage. Under the agreement, CTB will spend $125,000 to conduct technology readiness assessment of all Oklahoma school districts. The assessment will include capturing bandwidth specifications and determining both the number of workstations available for testing and server configurations at each district. CTB will provide professional development for teachers to help them become more familiar with the type of questions that appear on English and
math tests. Student Handbooks Three different student handbooks were reviewed by the board. These included the elementary school book; the middle school book and the high school book. The board decided to approve the handbooks even though they discovered some date corrections (use 2013-2014 instead of 2012-2013) that needed to be made along with removal of a name of a person no-longer employed by the district and a correction of a name spelling. The reason the board went ahead and approved the handbooks instead of waiting to see a version with the minor corrections in place was because there are changes in school class times from the start of the day throughout each hour of the schedule that will affect all students. The first bell to start the day will be 8:15 am with the first period tardy bell at 8:20. School will dismiss at 3:10. The changes were necessary to better match up with Northwest Technology Center class periods. Personnel The board accepted the resignation of Kellie Taylor from the Cooperative Education Project and the hiring of Becky Castor to replace her. This is a certified position. Elizabeth Parkhurst was once again employed to provide physical therapy services to the district and Brooke Meyer was hired as an adjunct instructor for one hour of Anatomy and Physiology. The following non certified people were hired for the 2013-2014 school year: Margo Hamilton (high school assistant secretary), Sarah Talbert, Pam Coffman, Jennifer Gillis, Leisa Telinde, Faith Ellis, Monica Sterling, Laura Beth Hamil, Lacey Gaisford, Teresa Hall, Ladonna Durkee, Starlet James, Tracy Milledge, Lalonie Kern, Clayton Forrest, Amber Bosch, Jenny Redinger, Nicole Watkins, Michael Lockwood, Lori Snow, Windy Eckert, Barbara Hancock, Pat Countryman, Kimberly Loya, Helen Easter, Karen Moore, Rhonda Gluth, Mary Perrin, Kathy Prigmore, Marcy Engelken, Doris Marcuse, Jerri Franco, Cindy Shafer, Shonda Lehr, Sarah Green, Terri Parsons, Dixie Meyer, Marisha Hendrick, Elizabeth Lohmann, Will Jenkins, Helen Barrett, Dian GourSee Alva Page 19
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Lynn Says
London writer explains why ‘horses arses’ impacted the space shuttle
Foreword by Lynn L. Martin It is likely I will receive some irate letter because I permitted the term “arse” to be used in print. In this case, though, it is appropriate and historically accurate. I think this is a stunning bit of history. The following is written by “Terry Mac”: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that’s the gauge they used. Why did ‘they’ use that gauge
then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that’s the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder ‘What horse’s arse came up with this?’ you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were
made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses’ arses.) Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank.These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses’ behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse’s arse. And you thought being a horse’s arse wasn’t important? Ancient horse’s arses control almost everything... And CURRENT Horse’s Arses in Brussels and London are controlling everything else!
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By Alex Cole Cherokee Schools Superintendent Cory Ellis recommended five new instructors to the Board of Education during a regular meeting on Monday. The board voted to convene in executive session and then made approval for all of the recommended teachers. They approved Marvin Winterink as a fifth grade instructor, Jana Brown as a Family and Consumer Science instructor, Jason Paris as the dean of students, Jilisa McDonald as the high school cheer coach and Nicole Simmons as an elementary special education teacher. Brooke Meyer was appointed as an adjunct instructor for one hour of Anatomy and Physiology for the coming school year. The board accepted a resignation from board member Kevin Jantz who moved out of the district. Elementary secretary Angela Mathis and teacher Eileen Little also resigned from their positions. During the administrative report, Ellis talked of preparing for enrollment and the coming school year. He informed the board that buses will no longer run to Dacoma or Carmen in order
to save money. He reported leaks that need to be addressed in the gymnasium due to the recent rain. He also said the security cameras have been installed inside and outside the school and are fully operational. Ellis told the board that the elementary school is now only one instructor short, and it is a fourth grade position. The board was given handbooks to approve for the high school, junior high school and elementary school. Juniors and seniors have the ability to leave campus during lunch, but the lower grades must have a permission slip to do so. A few changes were also made to the dress code. Elementary students will now attend school from 8:15 to 3:15. Classes started five minutes later in the past. After reviewing and approving minutes from the last regular and special meetings, the board approved the treasurer’s report and the activity fund report. Encumbrances for the general fund, building fund, child nutrition fund, and the general fund from the 2012-2013 school year were also approved. Discussion and vote to approve any fundraisers was on the agenda, but there were none to discuss.
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Cherokee Schools Commissioners hire five employees approve plans for County Road EW035
By Alex Cole At a regular meeting on Monday, the Alfalfa County Commissioners approved plans for the resurfacing of another small stretch of road. They had previously accepted a bid from Venture Corporation of Alva to do the construction on County Road EW035. It will cost the commissioners just over $3.6 million. The road stretches five miles from Aline to the county line, and the commissioners expect work to start on this project during the fall. An agreement between the commissioners and John Deere was also signed during the meeting to purchase a grader for District 1. The board agreed to make payments of $2,800.ll every month for 84 months. Due to computer issues, minutes from the last regular meeting were not available for the commissioners to see. They will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting. The board did approve M & O warrants and two blanket purchase orders. They went on to approve road crossing permits, monthly officer reports, appropriations and the allocation of the alcohol beverage tax. Monthly highway expenditures will not be approved until the next meeting. The board stated they plan to open bids for a new building at the county fairgrounds next week. Commissioner Doug Murrow said it will be a large building with many expenses and plans, and he would like to arrange a meeting between the fairgrounds board and the board of commissioners to discuss them. Murrow also reported that a fence is being constructed at the new shooting range. The commissioners approved six road crossing permits during the meeting. Three permits were approved for both Districts 1 and 2 totaling $15,500. None were approved for District 3.
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June traffic Diefenbach – Dale fatalities show announce engagement small decrease Oklahoma Department of Public Safety officials report a slight decrease in traffic fatalities. There were 51 fatalities in June 2013 compared to 56 in the same month last year. During the month of June, eight motorcyclists and six pedestrians died in traffic-related crashes. The highest daily fatality numbers include 12 deaths on Saturdays, dropping to 11 on Fridays. Three of the fatality crashes were alcohol-related. Forty of the fatality victims were Oklahoma residents and 11 were nonresidents. There were 39 male and 12 female victims. Ten of the fatality victims were under the age of 20. The 51-60 year-old and the 61-70 year-old age group had a fatality count of nine. Tulsa County led the state with a fatality count of eight, followed by Oklahoma with five fatalities. The highest number of fatalities occurred on city streets with 15. There were 10 fatalities on state highways and county roads. Forty-seven percent of those who died in traffic collisions were not wearing safety belts at the time of the crash. Year-to-date fatalities through July 31 are 341 compared to 381 for the same period a year ago.
Rick Diefenbach of Alva and Cynthia Kozee of Cherokee are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Tiffany Lorraine Diefenbach to Keith Robert Dale, son of Larry and Marilyn Jeffries of Piedmont, Oklahoma. Tiffany is a 2008 graduate of Cherokee High School and works as the Loan Coordinator for Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Keith is a 2001 graduate of Alva High School and a 2005 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Keith currently works as a Deputy for the Woods County Sheriff’s Office. The couple ran off and were married at Lake Tenkiller near Tahlequah, Oklahoma on Saturday, August 3, 2013. A reception will be held on a later date in Alva.
Tiffany Diefenbach and Keith Dale
Former bank employee charged with embezzlement By Marione Martin A former bank employee at Jet has been charged with four counts of felony embezzlement. According to documents in the case, Forrest Michael, executive vice president of Cleo State Bank, Jet Branch, contacted the Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Office to file a report on an employee who had embezzled funds from four separate accounts at the bank. Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Frisk met with Michael who
said on July 18 Doris Jenlink entered the bank and asked Dianna Ralstin why she was not receiving her bank statements. Ralstin said she didn’t know but would research it. Ralstin printed off a history of the account and noticed withdrawals that did not have an image associated with them, that they were keyboarded items. Michael said this type of transaction does See Charged Page 30
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New employees hired, salary increase for principal, surplus auction date set Near $700,000 Carryover announced at Burlington School Board Special Meeting By Yvonne Miller The Burlington Board of Education met for a special meeting at 8 p.m., Monday with the following members present: Allison Armbruster, Aaron Smith, Terry Graham and Beth Guffy. Member Roger Allen was absent as was Principal Shane Feely. Others present were: Superintendent Glen Elliott, teacher Judy Elliott and Minutes Clerk Mary Anne Hathaway. “This is the biggest carryover we’ve ever had in the 23 years I’ve been here,” Superintendent Elliott told the Newsgram. Burlington’s carryover fund balance is $690,350.47. Elliott said that carryover amount is a combination of revenue in excess of expenses for this fiscal year totaling $444,895.25 and last year’s carryover of $244,455.22. Burlington School’s general fund expense total for this fiscal year total is $1,792,161.30 and the revenue is $2,238,056.55.
Staff Updates Following an executive session, the board approved an adjustment to Principal Feely’s contract which was extended to 11 months with an additional $6500 salary adjustment. Board also approved hiring new employees following the executive session. One of those is Ilene Littlefield as counselor/test coordinator and gifted and talented coordinator for 2013-14. Elliott said Littlefield has been counselor at Cherokee the last three or four years. Kaye Christensen was hired as PreK teacher. A teacher an Anthony, Kan., several years, the superintendent said she resides north of Alva now. Shannon Lee Shrum, who is married to BHS graduate Taylor Shrum, received approval as a paraprofessional. BHS graduate Derek Martin of Alva who works in the oilfields was hired to do part-time custodial help for the school. With regret, the board accepted the
resignation of Barbara Hudgens as library assistant and bus driver. Board members agree her years of service and dedication to the children of Burlington School is greatly appreciated. Elliott said the school seeks bus drivers. The board has not yet hired a math teacher. The superintendent said it can be an approximate three-hour position. Board agreed to continue this meeting until Thursday, August 8 at 9 p.m., to discuss the math position. Superintendent’s House and More Board Action Board members discussed progress of the building plans for the Superintendent’s house. They reviewed new blueprints of the design and agreed a few more changes need to be made. Elliott described the house as a ranch style brick with three bedroom/baths and a two-car garage. The superintendent said there is much to be decided before the plans are put out for bid. The school surplus auction will be Thursday, August 22, at 5:30 p.m. in the FFA show barn. Elliott said there are a variety of items including TVs, computer equipment, etc. Watch for an ad detailing the list. The board reviewed changes to the Policy Handbook and approved the June activity report. The service contract with Circle H Cleaning at $1350 per month for the 2013-14 school year was approved. The contract is from August through May. Circle H does deep cleaning at the school two or three times a week. Part-time custodians do the rest. School begins starts next Wednesday Aug. 14.
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From Kristi Neerman, Karen Koehn, Martha Embry and Janet Carter OASC BASIC Workshop Directors
The Oklahoma Association of Student Councils would like to thank the Administration of Northwestern Oklahoma State University for allowing us to continue to hold both sessions of our BASIC Student Council Workshop on their campus this past June and July. Once again the NWOSU administration and staff needs to be commended for their hospitality and genuine interest and support of our leadership workshops. It is a privilege to work with the people on the NWOSU campus and we believe that they need to be publicly praised for their efforts and for helping make a difference in the lives of our future leaders. Furthermore, we would like to thank the community of Alva for being so friendly and embracing us with open arms. We appreciate the Alva Chamber of Commerce for putting together a member discount page for the staff while we were in Alva. Thank you to all the businesses that participated and made it possible for our staff to receive discounts or gifts from them. Finally, we would like to thank Alva State Bank and Todd Holder for putting our BASIC staff picture in the Alva Review in June and July plus publishing this thank you letter. Thank you again for helping to make our workshops successful for the students of Oklahoma. The BASIC staff and student leaders of Oklahoma are blessed to have had this opportunity to come to your great city and we look forward to having the BASIC workshops in Alva, on the NWOSU campus, for many years to come.
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HARD HAT AREA AS KIOWA’S NEW HOSPITAL IS BUILT – This is a view of ongoing construction of Kiowa’s new hospital on the south end of the Kansas town as of August 5, 2013. MW Builders is doing the construction. This is definitely a hardhat area. MW Project Manager Jay Jernigan said anyone wishing to tour the site should contact the hospital and they’ll set up the tour for you. Jernigan said, “Other than the rain, we’re doing pretty good.” He said the mud has pushed back getting the concrete drives poured. He hopes to be finished with the steel structure by the middle of next week. By the first week of September he plans to have crews start putting on the roof. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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padlock. Martin quickly retrieved the tin and said “here I’ll go put this up” while walking back into the kitchen with it. When he returned without the tin, Trekell asked if they could open it and look inside. Martin said he would have to find the key first. He looked around in some drawers and then walked over to the coffee table in the middle of the room and picked up a keychain full of keys. Martin said, “I want you to know before we open this that it’s not mine and I’m just holding it for someone.” Martin unlocked the tin, and Trekell immediately noticed what he recognized as a glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine. Martin reached inside the box and got a pill bottle containing a bottle of super glue and said, “Look, there is the super glue I use to glue my shoes with.” Also inside the container were three tube-like utensils commonly used for “snorting” crushed up pills or
other illegal narcotics. Also found in the tin was a small green plastic baggie containing a small amount of a white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine. Trekell asked Martin whose key ring the key was on, and he said it was his. He asked why the key to someone else’s container was on his key ring and why he knew his superglue was inside. Martin later said he used methamphetamine every once in a while to help with his seizures. He was arrested and transported to the Alfalfa County Jail. Martin has been charged with two counts of possession of controlled dangerous substance within 100 feet of a school or park, both felonies. He was also charged with a misdemeanor of unlawful possession of paraphernalia.
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ley, Amy Towes, Billy Dollar, Mallory Seevers and Charles Miller. Agreements The board approved accepting credits from Northwest Technology Center for students taking math, English or science classes. A contract was approved with Cariker School Services, Inc., to offer student accident insurance to parents; bids were opened for bread and milk (only one bidder participated in each category); old restroom fixtures were declared as surplus and a trip for Electric Gold to Winter Park, Colo., was approved for April 3-6, 2014.
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en’s Fellowship and Oklahoma Retired Educators Association. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Dorothy, Doraine and her husband Leonard, a brother Johnny and his wife Isla, and brother-in-law Max, and her parents, grandparents, and husband Junior of 52 years. She is survived by a sister, her three sons, four granddaughters, four great grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Contributions may be made in her memory to NWOSU Alumni Foundation for Elementary Scholarships.
Joe Woods and Rev. Tom Cooksey officiating. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Viewing will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the funeral home. www.lanmanmemorials.com Memorials may be given to the Cherokee Friends Church or Alfalfa County Ambulance Service through the funeral home.
Obituaries MARGUERITE JOHNSON Graveside services will be Friday, August 9, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with Pastor Will Jenkins officiating. Wharton Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Online condolence may be made at www. whartonfuneralchapel.com. Marguerite, daughter of Lillian (Dean) and John Smith was born January 1, 1925, on the family farm ½ mile East of Ingersoll. She passed away at OU Medical Center in Edmond on the 3rd of August, 2013 at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 2 days. She attended Ingersoll Public Schools for the first eight grades. She then attended Cherokee High School. After high school graduation, she was employed by Rena Hughey in the Selective Service office. After Selective Service was no longer needed, she was employed by Mrs. Pearl Hughey, who was County Clerk of Alfalfa County for many years. They moved the farm house to Cherokee. She married Walter N. Johnson, Jr. of Cherokee on August 25, 1946. Following their marriage she was a stay at home mom for her three sons. After the boys were all in school, she began her college career at Northwestern. She completed her bachelor’s degree with a major in Elementary Education. She pursued and received a Master of Education degree at Northwestern and was certified as a Reading Specialist. After graduation she began teaching 1st and 2nd grade in Byron, Oklahoma, she then taught at Washington Elementary School for 19 years, teaching 1st and 2nd grade except for 2 years teaching 6th grade. She retired in 1985. Through the years, she enjoyed playing golf, having her granddaughter visit in the summer, playing bridge, mentoring elementary school children, and hosting family get togethers. She was a member of Petunia Garden Club, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, First Christian Church in Alva, Birthday Sunday School class, Christian Wom-
MARION ROBERTA KILDOW Lifetime Alfalfa County resident, Marion Roberta Kildow, 82, passed from this life on August 5, 2013 at her home in Cherokee. She was born on November 30, 1930 in rural Alfalfa County to Marion O. Jack and Icy Thomas Jack. On August 7, 1948 she married Donald “Shorty” Kildow in Amorita, and they were blessed with two sons, Roger and Bobby. Roberta worked as a bookkeeper at Holderby Ford Dealer in Cherokee and then at Burlington Coop. Roberta was always looking for someone in need to lend a helping hand. She loved her kids, grandchildren and her great grandchildren and enjoyed watching their activities. Roberta was a fisherman and loved doing jig-saw puzzles, then having them framed. Survivors include her sons, Roger Kildow and wife, Judith and Bobby Kildow and wife, Carla; seven grandchildren, Channon Greenwood and wife, Ashley, Lorraine Harmon, Ray Dean Dubbs and wife, Jennifer, Calli Spidell and husband, Eric, Sammi Pfleider and husband, Kyle, Cortney Cavanaugh and husband, Ted and Taylor Harmon; six great grandchildren, Christian Greenwood, Phoenix Greenwood, Kaiden Spidell, Alissa Pfleider, Gryffin Becker and Eldon Scott Cavanaugh; two sistersin-law, Dorothy Ptacek, Karol Jack; and caregiver, Sandy Schroeder. Those who preceded Roberta in death include her husband, Shorty of almost sixty-five years; her parents; three brothers, Kenneth, Rex and Gordon Jack. Funeral service for Roberta will be Friday, August 9, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Friends Church in Cherokee with Pastor
ELAINE P. LATTIMER Elaine Patience Lattimer, 90, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away at 9:29 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2013, while in the company of her granddaughter, at Riverview Estates, Marquette, Kansas. Elaine was born in Capron, Oklahoma on April 1, 1923, daughter of Margaret (Cox) and Ralph Roberts. Elaine attended the Capron grade schools and graduated from Capron High School. She then attended beauty school in Oklahoma. She attended Baptist Churches during her life. Elaine was a homemaker and owned and operated a beauty salon in California and was a real-estate investor. Elaine P. Roberts was united in marriage to Frank Robert Lattimer. Frank died on December 23, 1995. Surviving family members are: Gary Barnett, of Lansing, Michigan, Robert “Bob” Barnett and his wife Lynda, of Burlington, Linda Phelps and her husband Scott, of Lindsborg, Kansas, Marlene Dunavant and her husband Lorance “Larry”, of McPherson, Kansas, and Roger Lattimer and his wife Barbara, of Keystone Heights, Florida; her siblings, Betty Langton, of Beloit, Kansas, Howard Roberts and his wife Fern, of Alva, Peggy Stanford and her husband Paul, of Enid, and Larry Roberts, of Alva, her nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Ralph Roberts; her husband Frank Lattimer; brothers, Don and John Roberts, and sister Bonnie Ludlum. Private family services will be held at a later date in Capron. No memorials were suggested. See Obits Page 26
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Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home of McPherson assisted the family with their wishes. SHIRLEY ELIZABETH LESLIE The memorial service for Shirley Elizabeth Leslie, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013, at the First Christian Church in Cherokee. Her grandson, Pastor Kenny Hicks will officiate. Burial will be at a later date under the direction of Goodwin Funeral Home of Cherokee. Shirley was born November 16, 1921 in Perryton, Texas, the daughter of Marvin and Elizabeth Graham Hedgpeth and passed away surrounded by her loved ones at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. She and Howard Leslie were married January 17, 1942. he preceded her in death January 12, 1992. Shirley spent 65 years as a beautician at Shirley’s Beauty Shop in Cherokee, retiring in 2003. She was a member of the Cherokee First Christian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Shepard and her husband Gary, two sons, Robert Leslie, Marvin Leslie and his wife Janet, four granddaughters, eight great-grandchildren, one great great grandson, two sisters, Billie Figgs and June Hedgpath, nieces, nephews, friends and especially her caregiver, Aleca Wangelin. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Memorials may be given to either the Cherokee First christian Church of Harry Hynes Hospice through Goodwin Funeral Home. GORDON LEE McDOWELL Gordon Lee McDowell was born on July 13, 1923 in Cherokee, the son of Orville and Hattie Millspaugh McDowell and passed from this life on August 3, 2013. He was raised and educated in Cherokee, graduating from Cherokee High School in 1941, having been named to the Daily Oklahoman’s All State Football Team. He then attended Oklahoma State University, graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree in January 1949. Gordon married Madaline June Horne from Medford on December 22, 1943. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary before her death on September 10, 2004. They were both long-time members of the United Methodist Church in Cherokee, where he served on the Board of Trustees and the Finance Committee. Gordon was an honorary member of the United Methodist Women for all the work done remodeling the church basement. In January 1949 he joined Phillips Petroleum at their Kansas City refinery in the Electrical Engineering Department. He was co-owner and worked at McDowell Electric in Cherokee for forty-two years until his retirement in September 1991. In January 1943 he volunteered for the United States 69th Naval Construction Battalion, where he served at Newfoundland, Canada, U.S. Naval Air Base. The 69th Battalion left for England in June 1944 and prepared for the invasion on Omaha Beach in France. He later moved from France to England to Belgium to Holland and into Bremen, Germany and later back to the USA. He
was honorably discharged in November 26, 1945. Gordon has always been active in Cherokee. He served as Mayor of Cherokee for ten years and twelve years on the City Council. He is a past Trustee Chairman and Board Member for the First United Methodist Church, Past President and forty-two year member of the Lions Club, Round-Up Board member for the Alfalfa Electric CO-OP, eighteen year board member for the Red Carpet Country Tourism Board, member and past president of the Enid Gem and Mineral Society, founding member of the Cherokee Investment Club, CoFounder of the Great Salt Plains Selenite Festival and deeply involved in Scouting leadership. Gordon was a forty year member of the Masonic Lodge, and he was a sixty year member of the American Legion Post #33. He is survived by his children, Cathy Lee McDowell Miller and her husband, Scott of Overland Park, Kansas and Michael Eugene McDowell and his wife, Brenda of Darnestown, Maryland; grandson, Todd Michael Miller of Overland Park, Kansas. His wife, Madaline preceded him in death along with a brother, Harold McDowell and a sister, Harriette Treseder. Funeral service will be Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at The First United Methodist Church in Cherokee with Rev. Robert Duran officiating. Burial will follow at the service at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Viewing will be Wednesday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. www.lanmanmemorials.com “Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church New Building Fund through the funeral home.”
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New troopers assigned to Troop J Trooper Cotner to reside in Woods County By Marione Martin The oil boom in the area has brought many changes. One of the more noticeable differences is the increase in the number of vehicles on the highways and roads, especially in the number of heavily loaded trucks. The graduating class of the 61st Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy is providing some welcome help to area law enforcement with several new graduates assigned to Troop J, headquartered in Enid. Probationary Trooper Jonathan Cot-
ner has been assigned to work in Woods, Alfalfa and Grant counties He will be involved in a strenuous field training process for the next several months. Tpr Cotner will be residing in Woods County. Also assigned to Troop J are Lisa Jorgensen, Alfalfa County; Sammy Lee, Kingfisher County; and Carter Mathews, Grant County.
“It is refreshing to have several new troopers coming to our area,” said Captain Brad Shepherd, commander of Troop J. “In an occupation that oftentimes is emotionally straining, these new graduates bring with them a sense of youth and excitement. Additionally, this helps our manpower situation in an area that has increased so dramatically in traffic volume. We are very pleased with the new graduates.”
Trooper Jonathan Cotner has recently been assigned to work in Woods, Alfalfa and Major counties by Troop J in Enid. He willl be living in Woods County. Recent graduates of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Academy have been assigned to this area as probationary troopers. From left are troopers Lisa Jorgensen, Alfalfa County; Carter Mathews, Grant County; Jonathan Cotner, Woods County; and Sammy Lee, Kingfisher County.
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Jet woman’s language lands her in jail By Marione Martin A Jet woman accused of yelling derogatory terms at a man has been charged with a misdemeanor in Alfalfa County District. Court. Belinda Hood, 50, was charged July 30 with use of language calculated to arouse anger or cause breach of peace. According to documents on file, on July 20 about 9:38 p.m. Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Trekell was contacted by dispatch about Hood causing a disturbance at the Campbell residence in Jet. The dispatcher said Hood was alleged to be intoxicated. She said she could hear a female yelling foul names at the reporting party Tommy Farnsworth in the background. Trekell had arrested Hood
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on June 23 on a separate incident at Hammerhead’s convenience store in Jet for causing a scene at the store. On that occasion she had to be asked to watch her language. She was charged with public intoxication for that incident. When Trekell arrived at the Campbell residence, he was met by a man at the end of the driveway waving him around to the back of the house. Trekell drove to the back where he saw Hood hollering at two men. He stepped out of this vehicle and Hood said, “Oh great, there is the a--h--- that arrested me last time.” Trekell walked up to Farnsworth and Wanda Campbell. He could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about Hood’s person. He asked Hood what was going
on and she walked toward him stumbling and stating that the “faggot” was trying to take advantage of the Campbells and she was trying to protect them. Trekell told Hood not to call anyone faggot. Farnsworth and Mrs. Campbell said Hood attempted to take a swing at one of the men that evening; she was out of control and she was every time the men came on the property. Trekell asked Mrs. Campbell if Farnsworth and the others were welcome on the property, and she stated they absolutely were. Trekell asked Hood to go stand in front of a vehicle in the driveway while he spoke with the others. Hood would See Language Page 36
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not create an image. He said Ralstin brought the printout to him and said they might have a problem. Michael asked Ralstin to begin looking at where the items went and he would research it on Monday, the 22nd. Michael said that late Friday he received a text from Michael Wilkinson, vice president, that Shal Jenlink had withdrawn $2023 out of FES holdings account and deposited it into her account; then she withdrew it out of her account and wired it to her son. Michael said when he arrived at work on July 22, he asked Ralstin and Jenlink
to come to the back room. He told Jenlink that she was suspended and he needed her bank key. He told her she could go home and he would be in touch with her Michael said later that day and on Tuesday he did more research of all of Jenlink’s accounts and associated accounts to verify deposits made. He determined which deposits were questionable then went to the system’s backup optical and found the items. He printed out the reports which showed the user ID of the person initiating the transactions as S-J which is Shal Jenlink. Michael said four accounts had been breached. On July 29, Frisk called Shal Jenlink to see if she would come to the sheriff’s office to talk. She arrived at 10:12 a.m. Frisk read the Miranda warning and she agreed to talk. Frisk told her there were funds missing out of four different ac-
counts at the bank where she was working. She said she was guilty of taking the money and transferring money into her personal account, her joint account and also in her son’s account. She said she also wired money to her other son. Jenlink said she was strapped for money, and that’s why she did it. She said she was helping her dad with his bills and making his house payment and when she went to see her boys, she would spend more money than she had. She said when she would get back to work, she would transfer money from these accounts into hers so she would not be overdrawn. She said her husband didn’t know anything about this until she told him after she was suspended. On July 31, Jenlink was charged with four felony counts of embezzlement in Alfalfa County.
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Application period open for Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs The Woods County Coalition and Woods County Health Department announced today the application process for Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs is open and encourages organizations in the area that qualify to apply for recognition in helping make Oklahoma a healthier place to live. A crucial factor to improving the health of Oklahomans is providing myriad opportunities for the state’s residents to make healthier choices where they live, work, learn and play. The Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs meet this challenge by recognizing those communities, schools, businesses, campuses and restaurants that encourage health-focused behaviors and policies. “The Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs provide opportunities for Woods County’s businesses, restaurants, schools, communities and campuses to create environments that support health policies and individual health decisions that ultimately will improve Oklahoma’s health outcomes,” said Terri Salisbury. “We encourage potential applicants to consider what they are doing to make the healthy choice the easy choice for their employees, customers, students, and citizens, and submit an application for Certified Healthy Oklahoma certification.” Applications are now being accepted for the Certified Healthy Oklahoma’s five categories of certification:
• The Certified Healthy Business program recognizes workplaces that provide health and wellness opportunities for their employees. • The Certified Healthy Restaurant program recognizes restaurants that provide healthy food options to their customers. • The Certified Healthy School program recognizes schools that are teaching students and staff how to be healthy. • The Certified Healthy Community program recognizes communities that offer citizens a healthy place to live, work, learn and play. • The Certified Healthy Campus program recognizes colleges and career technology centers that provide a healthy environment for faculty and students. Each program has three levels of certification: basic, merit and excellence. Applications must be submitted by Nov.
1 for certification consideration. Award winners will be notified in December and acknowledged at an awards ceremony in Oklahoma City on Feb. 5, 2014. The Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs are a joint effort of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, The State Chamber, The Oklahoma Academy, Oklahoma Turning Point Council and numerous other partners who are helping to shape a healthier future for Oklahoma. Last year, more than 750 applicants received certification. Criteria details and application information for all Certified Healthy Oklahoma programs are now available on the Oklahoma Turning Point Council website at www.okturningpoint.org. For local information or assistance with the application process, contact Lana Shaffer or Jolena Graves at 580921-2029.
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stand there only a moment before walking back toward them exclaiming “you’re gonna listen to that faggot.” She would also claim Farnsworth had an STD while screaming loudly. Trekell finally had to detain Hood so he could complete his investigation. Farnsworth told Trekell he did not appreciate his sexual orientation being slandered and that he wanted charges filed on Hood for her continual slandering comments that evening and throughout the community at other times. Trekell asked to speak to Don Campbell who was unable to be outside. Mrs. Campbell took him into the residence. Mr. Campbell stated he called Farnsworth and the two other men to come and close up a shop and do some other things. Hood got defensive whenever they showed up stating she was trying to protect the Campbells from them. Trekell asked Mr. Campbell if he felt that Hood should stay there or if the problem would continue and he thought Hood should leave that night. Campbell also said they suspected Hood might be using an illegal narcotic. Before Trekell left, Farnsworth again said he wanted charges pursued. Hood was arrested and taken to the Alfalfa County Jail where she continued to make statements about Farnsworth’s sexual orientation. Numerous times the jailer told her to quit screaming the slanderous term but she continued. Finally Trekell told her to be quiet as it was an inappropriate term and would not be tolerated in the jail. She said she would not stop because it’s what he is and God has his ticket for him.
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Funding for community theatre, state arts funding in Oklahoma, not in Kansas Act One Theater in Alva and Border Line Theatre in Kiowa talk funding Community Theatres rely on community donations By Yvonne Miller People who frequent community theatre plays and musicals at Act One in Alva and Border Line in Kiowa, Kan., walk away with a spring in their step, a song in their heart and a smile on their face. Most of the crowd probably has no idea how expensive it is to put on a production – especially a musical. Act One Executive Director Thamazin Harrison said with well over $1000 royalties paid per play, costumes and a world of other expenses, normally cash expenses per play range from $4,000 to $6,000. She said if you figure in all the donated in-kind expenses, a play could cost nearer $18,000. Border Line Treasurer Gary Jacobs estimates cost per production from $8000 to $12,000. Harrison said each year Act One applies to the Oklahoma Arts Commission for a matching grant, specifically providing info about the plays to be performed. The arts commission does
not fund capital improvements, it’s strictly for productions, Harrison explained. “We get only a percentage of what we ask for,” Harrison said. “We’ve received between $1500 and $2000 per year and it’s been less the last couple of years.” Jacobs said Border Line did receive nearly $4,000 a year from the Kansas Arts Commission. That’s until May 31, 2011, when Kansas Governor Sam Brownback eliminated funding for the Kansas Arts Commission. Brownback’s decision to privatize such public services left Kansas as the only state in the U.S., without an arts agency. Since that decision Border Line lost $8,000 in funding, Jacobs said. With Border Line’s history of two shows per year (sometimes three if they do a summer children’s production), they feel the crunch of the loss of funds. After much pressure of losing at least $1.2 million in arts funding at the national level without a state arts
agency, in 2012, Governor Brownback restored Kansas arts funding. However, no funding will be available until 2014 – and any amounts or guarantees are unknown at this point. Act One and Border Line Rely on Your Donations Rural community theatres rely heavily on support of their patrons and those kind enough to donate. Harrison said, “We have such excellent support from the community.” Act One has a fundraising letter campaign once a year. Based on giving donors are referred to as Boosters to Arch Angels. Act One charges $5 and $3 a ticket. “Our whole idea is to expose people to the arts,” Harrison said and added, “Our Angels provide the rest of what we need.” Border Line has Sunday matinees and charges minimally like Act One. Border Line also has fire-grilled steak dinner performances. The $25 ticket just pays for the meal, paying the servers and kitchen help. Border Line also pays rent on the Kiowa Community Building. Act One doesn’t have rent because they own their building, but Harrison said they See Funding Page 42
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This is a view of the new section at the Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, part of the improvement project projected to be complete in July 2014.
Medicine Lodge Hospital construction project on track a year after groundbreaking Surpassed Lloyd E. Clarke’s matching dollar fundraising challenge By Yvonne Miller Last year on August 14, Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital held a groundbreaking for a $10.5 million project to improve the aging facility. A year later, MLMH Administrator Kevin White told the Newsgram, “It’s going very well. We’re pretty well on schedule, just a little behind. We’re just about done with the new addition. It should open in two or three weeks.” The plan includes a 17,000 square foot new addition which is Phase I of the three phase project. The other phases
are remodeling 17,000 square feet of the current hospital. White said the project phases are truly blending. Phases two and three include: remodeling patient and intermediate care rooms; moving administration offices into the former lab area; remodeling the dining room/kitchen area, etc. “We’re staying in budget right now, pretty well,” White said. One example of an unexpected expense he listed was the AC in the kitchen had to be replaced. That’s because when it was shut completely down it wouldn’t restart.
However, he said that new AC was paid from depreciation funds instead of building project money. The projected completion date is July 2014. The updated facility will have an expanded Emergency Room, 19 private rooms and three semi-private rooms. Radiology, surgery, exam and procedure rooms are being renovated as well as administrative and business offices, medical records, kitchen and dining area. The entire facility will be brought up See Hospital Page 42
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to code; receive new heating and cooling and more. Project contractor is Hutton Construction and the architect is Health Facilities Group, both from Wichita. Funding the Project The project is funded through a few avenues: $6 million of taxpayer funded bonds approved by the Barber County Commissioners; and a $4.5 million USDA loan the hospital applied for and received. A year ago Lloyd E. Clarke challenged the MLMH and ML Community Health Foundation to raise $500,000 by June 12, 2013. Clarke will match them dollar for dollar for a total of $1 million.
White said over $600,000 was raised from almost all private donations, with the exception of a few corporate gifts. He said they raised a sizable amount from a benefit fundraising dinner and auction “that was a lot of work, but lots of fun. All the donations really added up.” The money raised by Clarke and his challenge helps purchase equipment for the hospital as well as remodeling costs. Clarke’s challenge grant is in recognition of the long standing dedication of his father Lloyd Clarke and his brother John Clarke. They worked to insure the availability of the best medical care and the best equipment possible for Medicine Lodge.
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Funding can only afford to carry liability insurance on the structure. There are recurring expenses of updating lighting and sound systems and so much more. This fall Act One begins their 41st season. They’ll reprise a favorite comedy, “Death by Chocolate,” with several original cast members appearing. Act One will also do a children’s production near the holidays with a western theme in keeping with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit coming to Alva’s Graceful Arts Center this fall. The children’s production is “For Unto Y’All.” Border Line is in between their 19th and 20th seasons. Their fall production is a musical comedy, “Radio Gals.” Also a reprisal of a well-received play, the crowd can look forward to seeing some of their favorite musical talents appear in this fun show. Border Line President Janice Hill (who has starred in numerous productions) said, “Since we started in 1993, it’s been Border Line’s goal to provide a first class live theatre experience to our audience. We hope to continue into the future with our current patrons and hopefully new ones also.” As you contemplate purchasing tickets for your area community theatre productions this fall, keep in mind all that goes into the show before the curtain rises and until the final curtain call.
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By Marione Martin An airplane collided with a weather tower in Beaver County, taking the life of the pilot. The pilot’s name was withheld pending positive identification. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, two and one-half miles west and six and one-half miles south of Bryan’s Corner. The pilot was flying a 1983 Air
Tractor fixed wing single engine aircraft, a type of plane that is favored by crop dusters. The aircraft was flying in a northeast direction when it struck the top of a weather tower with the right wing, going into a flat spin, and crashed into a field landing on its top. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries. The pilot was pinner in the aircraft for over two hours. The FAA is investigating.
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Airplane pilot dies in Mix it up for Beaver County crash a chilly ice
Firefighters from Ark., Okla., deploy to Oregon FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Officials say 100 firefighters from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas are in Oregon to fight wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. The Arkansas Forestry Commission said Tuesday that moist and relatively cool conditions in the Southwest have diminished the fire danger in the region.
That enabled the firefighters to be free to help out in the Northwest. Officials say the firefighters left from Fort Smith on July 24 to begin the twoweek mission. They’re being housed in tents at Redmond, Ore., and sent as needed to wildfire sites. Agencies that sent firefighters include the Arkansas Forestry Commission, U.S. Forest Service and other agencies from Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Also sending firefighters are the Comanche Nation, Cherokee Nation, Choctaw Nation, Iowa Nation, Osage Nation, and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas.
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By Alison Ladman Need a fresh way to chill out this summer? How about DIY flurries? A flurry is simple — and it isn’t something you can only get at the ice cream shop. You start off with ice cream, usually a basic flavor, then you stir or mix or blend all kinds of things into it. It’s not a float; no liquid is added. It’s like an ice cream sundae, but with the toppings blended in instead of piled on top. Most ice cream shops start with soft serve because it mixes so easily. Since most of us don’t have soft serve machines in our kitchens (If only!!!), we suggest using a machine you probably do have — a microwave. Start with a pint of ice cream. Remove the lid and microwave it for about 10 seconds. Test it with a spoon. The ice cream should still be frozen, but should give when pressed with the back of the spoon. If it’s not ready, continue microwaving in 5-second bursts, testing in between. Now you’re ready to mix. You can keep it simple and just use a spoon to mix the ice cream and toppings in a bowl. But where’s the fun in that? Ice cream shops often use a stick blender, another item you may not have. So instead, toss everything into the food processor and pulse a few times. As for what to use to flavor your See Flurries Page 46
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Okla. Sen. Inhofe criticizes military budget cuts By Tim Talley OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma condemned budget cuts to the nation’s armed services Tuesday, telling a group of active-duty and retired Air Force personnel the cuts are supported by a president who is “intentionally doing what he can to disarm America.” Inhofe, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told members of the Air Force Association the cuts have led to job furloughs for thousands of civilian employees at Oklahoma’s military bases and have af-
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fected the military’s ability to respond to threats from abroad. “We are at the point of a hollow force in America today,” said Inhofe, a frequent critic of the policies of President Barack Obama. “We have a president who is disarming America. The threat that’s out there is a serious threat.” Inhofe said the military accounts for 18 percent of the federal budget but is being required to absorb 50 percent of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration. He said military budget cuts already total $487 billion and that another $500 billion will be cut from military
budgets under sequestration. “Why the military? Why is it all the military?” Inhofe said. “I am really bothered by this. The military’s already done their part. They’ve already taken more than their fair share of the cuts.” But an official with Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonprofit watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., that encourages responsible spending for federal taxpayer dollars, said Inhofe’s attacks on Obama and criticism of military spending cuts are irresponsible. See Inhofe Page 62
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berry ice cream, chopped fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries — CONCESSION STAND: vanilla ice cream, chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed pretzels, gummy bears, M&M’s, caramel sauce, malted milk balls — SILVER SCREEN: vanilla ice cream, caramel popcorn, chocolate-covered peanuts — CAMPFIRE: vanilla ice cream, crushed chocolate covered graham crackers, chopped smoked almonds, chopped marshmallows, hot fudge sauce — ULTIMATE PEANUT: chocolate ice cream, peanut butter sauce, chopped Butterfinger candy bar, chopped Reese’s
Peanut Butter Cups, salted peanuts, peanut butter M&M’s — DARK HORSE CHERRY: chocolate ice cream, chopped maraschino cherries, crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, finely chopped espresso chocolate — MELBA: raspberry swirl ice cream, chopped peaches, fresh raspberries, finely chopped candied ginger — TRAIL MIX: sweet cream ice cream, toasted pecans, granola, dried cranberries, mini chocolate chips — BANSHEE: coffee ice cream, bananas, toasted almonds, cinnamon, crushed toffee — MALTED COOKIE: chocolate ice cream, malted milk balls, crushed vanilla wafer cookies, toasted almonds *** EDITOR’S NOTE: Alison Ladman is a recipe developer for the AP. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ CrustAndCrumbCo
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Alfalfa County Court Filings According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Criminal Filings Rex D. Martin, 24, Ada: 2 counts of Possession of controlled substance w/in 1,000 feet of school or park ($699.80). Shal Laine Jenlink, 47, Jet: 4 counts of Embezzlement ($1,204.50). Misdemeanor Filings Rex D. Martin, 24, Ada: Unlawful possession of paraphernalia ($229). Belinda Leann Hood, 50, Jet: (1) Disturbing the peace; (2) Use of language calculated to arouse or cause breach of peace ($533). Micheal Allan Trauer, 52, Woodward: Driving while license is under suspension ($229). Ivan Richard Cunningham, 58, Cherokee: Assault & battery ($371.50). Civil Filings Larry W. Burk & Ethelda Burk
vs. Blake Trucking LLC: Damages ($218.70). Protective Order Filings Shawna Kae Gregg vs. Kerry O’Dell Gregg ($218). Traffic Filings Victoria Renee Miller, 31, Woodward: Transporting open container of beer ($316). James Anthony Miller, no age listed, Woodward: Transporting open container of beer ($316). Landon Albert Vogel, 17, Kiowa, KS: Failure to carry insurance verification (state dismissed w/out fine or costs). Jeremy Don Hurley, 25, Yantis, TX: Left of center in no passing zone ($211.50). Stacia Mae E. Allen, 21, Woodward: Failure to use child passenger restraint system ($234.50). Andrew Cory Springer, 25, Booneville, AR: Operating a motor vehicle w/ out valid DL ($286.50). Stacia Mae E. Allen, 21, Woodward: Violation of permit conditions ($211.50). Thomas Beall, 32, Carmen: Passing w/out sufficient clearance ($211.50). Douglas Earl Hughes, 52, Carmen: Unsafely operate implement of husbandry ($211.50). Karie Lane Martin McBride, 24, Okeene: Left of center in no passing
zone ($211.50). Juan Ordonez-Cruz, 33, Hazelton, KS: Operating a M/V w/out a valid DL ($286.50). Juan Ordonez-Cruz, 33, Hazelton, KS: Failure to carry insurance verification (state dismissed w/out fine or costs). Juan Ordonez-Cruz, 33, Hazelton, KS: Failure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50). The following individuals received a citation for speeding: James Anthony Miller, no age listed, Woodward: 11-14 mph over ($226.50); James Leonard Allen Thomas, 27, Talala: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Rocky Earl Atchley, 48, Mansfield, TX: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Jana Lynn Parker, 32, Alva: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Brian Charles Foster, 32, Enid: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Clinton Lewis Robison, 36, Broken Arrow: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Dave Dean Wright, no age listed, Cherokee: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Charlotte Duke Turner, 52, Borger, TX: 16-20 mph over ($241.50). The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Landon Albert Vogel, 17, Kiowa, KS; Andrew Cory Springer, 25, Booneville, AR.
Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions Beginning in Book 717 Page 1 Real Estate Transfers Paula Young to Klay Goodwin: The Northwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 26 North, Range 12 West of the Indian Meridian: Quit Claim Deed Louis H. Schupbach and Janis G. Schupbach to the Louis H. Schupbach Trust No. 1: South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 29, Range 12: Quit Claim Deed Charles D. Woods and Terri L. Woods to Steven Littlefield and Ilene Littlefield: Lot 1, Block 1, Duncan Addition to the City of Cherokee: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed Lee Earl Metcalf, Donald Laverne Metcalf and Grover Kent Metcalf to Lee S. Brandt: (1) A part of Lot 2, in Block 30 in the town of Jet. (2) A tract of land situated in the Southwest Quar-
ter of Section 4, in Township 25 North, Range 9, WIM: Quit Claim Deed Betty Weir to William and Florence Yandle: The East 100 feet of Lot 7, and the East 100 feet of the North 12 and ½ feet of Lot 8, in Block 54, Titus Addition to the City of Cherokee: Quit Claim Deed Delmer Wayne King and Carol E. King to Gaylon Carter and Marlene Carter: (1) The North 50 feet of Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, in Block 43, East Addition to the Town of Cherokee. (2) All of Lots 19, 20, and 21, in Block 43, East Addition to the Town of Cherokee: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed Leroy James Williams and Tammy Williams to Wesley Caleb Shrum: Lots 1, 2 and the North Half of Lot 3, in Block 17 in the Original Town of Carmen: Warranty Deed
Michael R. Jantz and Beverly A. Jantz to Brayden Rea Nixon: Lots 2 through 10 in Block 95, in the Park Addition to the City of Cherokee: Quit Claim Deed Wayne S. Guffy and Lois L. Guffy to SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC: A 5.16 acre tract of land in the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 10 West, IM: Special Warranty Deed James M. Guffy and Carol Guffy to SandRidge Exploration and Prodcution, LLC: A 5.74 acre tract of land in the Northeast Wuarter of Section 5, Township 27 North, Range 10 West, IM: Special Warranty Deed James M. Guffy and Carol Guffy to See Court Page 56
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log July 29, 2013 9:20 a.m. dog at large in Nescatunga, respondent advised the brown dog is out again, advised deputy. 10:58 a.m. livestock at large, cattle are walking across the cattle guards just west of the 4 way north of Cherokee, advised possible owner, they will check. 1:11 p.m. disturbance in Goltry, respondent states that the kids are riding the 4 wheelers again, this time the big green one and the smaller orange one, would like to talk to sheriff about it, left message. 2:18 p.m. debris in roadway, OHP advised of debris in road on Hwy 64 & CR 540, advised ODOT. 7:48 p.m. water over road, WCSO advised water across Hwy 11 by Ashley elevator, request ODOT be notified to investigate and possibly place warning signs for oncoming motorists, ODOT supervisor advised he would be en route to investigate and place signs as needed. 8:07 p.m. unknown fire, respondent advised fire is 2 miles north and 1 ½ mile east of 4 corners outside of Cherokee, dispatched Cherokee FD. 9:13 p.m. water over road, respondent advised of several areas of water on Hwy 64 between Jet & Hwy 8, respondent advised his concern of oncoming motorists having accidents, notified ODOT again and request that he post warning signs at this location for oncoming motorists. 9:48 p.m. structure fire, WCSO advised of a tank battery on fire on the north side of Dacoma, dispatched Cherokee FD. July 30, 2013 3:44 a.m. miscellaneous, respondent advised there was a white male with long hair sitting on the white line of Hwy 64 approximately 100 yards west of CR 560, sitting there Indian style just staring at the ground, another person called in about the same individual but this time they advised he was waving his hands up in the air sitting Indian style on the white line, a 3rd caller advised he was standing over the white line waving his hands in the air, advised deputy, deputy advised he is taking individual to Alva. 10:37 a.m. break/enter, someone broke into the Carmen Library. 10:41 a.m. disturbance in Goltry, respondent requested to speak with deputy again about the 4 wheelers, advised deputy.
11:07 p.m. minor accident south of Goltry on Hwy 45, semi had jack knifed his truck into a ditch by the 2nd cemetery, it is a water truck and there are 2 other trucks there unloading from him, advised OHP. August 1, 2013 10:46 a.m. information, individual at the jet Coop will be spraying Fostoxin in an elevator bin today. 4:01 p.m. livestock at large, 10-15 brown and black cows out by railroad tracks in McWillie. 8:57 p.m. major accident on CR 550 & 5th St Rd, pickup rollover just happened, respondent was trying to make contact with the driver, notified Cherokee Amb and Fire & Rescue, deputy advised and en route, notified OHP, trooper will be en route shortly, deputy advised need wrecker to turn 1 ton pickup over, deputy advised driver is conscious but legs trapped under dash, has labored breathing, advised deputy wrecker en route, advised deputies of troopers en route from Alva, Alfalfa Ambulance to south of Cherokee, deputy back at accident scene. August 2, 2013 8:18 a.m. livestock at large, cattle out 1 east of Driftwood water tower, advised possible owner, they will send someone to check. August 3, 2013 8:30 a.m. miscellaneous, respondent advised someone did damage to his tractor during the night and would like to make a report, advised deputy to call respondent for directions, deputy en route, deputy advised report taken. 12:51 p.m. medical emergency in Jet, respondent advised a man was having a seizure and that he may have hit his head when he hit the floor, advised Jet Fire & Rescue and Helena Ambulance, JFR on scene, advised to take no further action with ambulance. 2:54 p.m. medical emergency, respondent advised there is a kid in his parents’ car by the gas pumps at Cherokee Jiffy Trip going completely wacko and slapping his parents and screaming really loud and slapping himself, respondent asked the mom what all she needed and she said just an ambulance, advised CPD for an ambulance. 10:05 p.m. information, respondent advised he found K2 marijuana on his rig location, request an officer to his location to turn the stuff in, wanted to
know what he should do with it, advised would notify deputy, deputy requested the respondent to turn the K2 into ACSO in the morning, advised respondent of deputy’s instructions, respondent was somewhat reluctant to travel with the K2 in his vehicle, advised respondent that if he were to get stopped by another officer, immediately advise officer of what he had and that he had spoken with dispatcher on this date and time and that deputy requested he bring it to sheriff’s office first thing, this appeared to appease the respondent. 10:34 p.m. grass fire, advised of 2 small fires on Hwy 45 from intersection 8 and south of railroad tracks on the west side of the road, dispatched Carmen FD. August 4, 2013 2:29 a.m. dog at large in Carmen, caller advised a Rottweiler had charged her and was barking and growling, she ran and hid behind the trash can and was afraid to come out, dog was running with 2 smaller dogs and did not know where they went, too scared to leave her hiding spot, also advised she was locked out of her car and that she walked to Jiffy Trip to try and get help, deputy en route, deputy unlocked car and respondent safe. 4:00 a.m. motorist assist, deputy advised checking on vehicle at Artesian well, advised driver just resting. 9:25 a.m. minor accident on Hwy 64/ CR 520, respondent was about to turn on CR 560 when the driver behind him hit his truck, truck is in the ditch but no one is hurt, just needs to make report, advised OHP. 11:03 a.m. domestic disturbance in Helena, respondent advised her friend called her and said that her husband is outside her house and won’t leave, she has asked him several times to, respondent asked friend why she didn’t call the sheriff’s office and she said because she didn’t want to piss him off and start something else, deputy advised and en route. 12:29 p.m. break/enter, respondent advised someone has broken into her place and has taken some things, advised her was going to have a deputy call when he was en route to get directions from her, gave deputy number. 8:13 p.m. livestock at large in Jet, 10 black cows and 10 black calves out 4 ¼ See Sheriff Page 56
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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 072913 Matthew McMurry, Kiowa, reported a license tag lost or stolen. Report taken by Officer Dowty; entered NCIC. 072913 Lloyd Cody Jr, Robbinville, North Carolina, driving a 2008 Ford PU struck a cow on the River Road west of Sun City. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy McCullough. 073013 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Wichita. 073013 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Walnut Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.
073113 Deputy Small investigated a report of theft in Hardtner. 080113 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Wichita. 080313 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from south of Lake City to Medicine Lodge Hospital. During the week officers received nine reports of cattle out; two reports of goats out; performed 18 Public Assists; and assisted three other agencies. Arrests 073013 Megan J. Craig, Derby, W/F, 26. Arrest by BACO. Charge: Failure to Appear. 080113 Chelsie S. Seigworth, W/F,
23. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Battery. 080113 Nicholas O. Shelton, W/M, 28. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Battery. Released 080313 on $1,500 OR Bond. 080213 Vazquez U. Primitivo, H/M, 29. Arrest by BACO. Charge: No DL and Speeding. Released 080213 on $300 Cash Bond. 080213 Brian D. Woods, W/M, 52. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Court Commit. 080413 Jesse W. Brenner, W/M, 26. Arrest by BASO. Charge: 48 Hour Court Commit. 080413 Patrick W. Klausmeyer, W/M, 40. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Giving Worthless Check.
Barber County Court Filings Criminal Filings Jenna Lee Flores, 1988, Medicine Lodge: Theft of property or services; Value less than $1,000. Cory L Reasoner, 1989, Viola: Violation of protection order; Protective order. Kimberly Jo Page, 1980, Lake City: (1) Distribute or market precursor for unlawful use; (2) Contribute to child misconduct; Encourage to commit a felony; (3) 2 counts of Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless situation to child <18. Jennifer Joan Gelhart, 1976, Sylvia: (1) Possess opiates/opium/narc drug and certain stimulants; (2) Use/possess w/ intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body. Civil Filings The Farmers Cooperative Equity Company vs. Joseph R. Novotny: Judgment for the sum of $6,852.54. The Farmers Cooperative Equity Company vs. Wortman Farms LLC: Judgment for the sum of $8,930.06. Willard Gordon vs. Kansas Department of Revenue: petition for review of administrative action suspending plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driving privileges under the Kansas implied consent law. Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad vs. Dennis E. Colle: Judgment in a sum less than $75,000. Limited Civil Filings Main Street Dental LLC vs. James and Deana Horn: Judgment for the sum of $477.32. Small Claims Filings A Full House vs. Nicole Wade: Past
due amount of $789.84 and recovery of property value estimated at $448.22. Domestic Relations Filings Erin Lynn Stone vs. William Donald Hawkins: Divorce. Lynda Hill vs. Cory Reasoner: Protection from Abuse order. Chantille Duerson vs. Gary Lyle Duerson: Divorce. State of Kansas Ex Rel SRS vs. Alisa E. Stover: Petition for child support. Marriage Filings Zachariah Stahl Kuhr, 24, of Hazelton and Ashley Ann Webber, 26, of Hazelton. Traffic Filings Nichole A. Bland, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). Taylor Madison England, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). Katlin L. Gehlen, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). Logan Glen Bell, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). William R. Feely, 27, Medicine Lodge: Duty of driver to report accident with an unattended vehicle/property; 1st conviction. John C. Horner, 35, Salem, WV: Driving on right side of roadway required ($171). Micaela Katherine Kirkwood, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10). Rachel Marie Savely, no age or address listed: Failure to wear seatbelt ($10).
The following individuals were cited for speeding: Erin Kelli Allen, 33, Littleton, CO: 83 in 65 ($189); Jaymie Lee Childers, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($141); Taylor Madison England, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($141); Joseph Leeroy George, 22, Blackwell, OK: 78 in 65 ($159); Dyllen Dewaine Johnson, no age or address listed: 73 in 55 ($189); Norman D. Johnson, no age or address listed: 79 in 65 ($165); Dean M. Lauterbach, no age or address listed: 70 in 55 ($171); Joyce S. Newlin, 72, Manchester, OK: 75 in 65 ($141); Ashley R. Watt, 26, Rock: 80 in 65 ($171); Rhonda M. Wilson, no age or address listed: 77 in 65 ($153); Manda M. Bricker, 42, Alva, OK: 75 in 65 ($141); James A. Delong, 27, St. George: 82 in 65 ($183); Ryan M. Honas, 25, Medicine Lodge: 81 in 65 ($177); Virgil L. Hughey, 55, Warner, OK: 76 in 65 ($147); Anthony Glen Irvin, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($141); Scott Timothy Lee, no age or address listed: 77 in 65 ($155); Dana M. Lies, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($141); Paul D. Mckay, 49, Broken Arrow, OK: 75 in 65 ($141); Billy E. Prater Jr., 53, Liberal: 82 in 65 ($183); Megan Marie Pyles, no age or address listed: 75 in 65 ($141); Rachel Marie Savely, no age or address listed: 76 in 65 ($147); Donald Ray Stewart, 42, Haviland: 80 in 65 ($171); Michael L. Walters, no age or address listed: 76 in 65 ($147); Paul Woods, 38, Bryan, TX: 87 in 65 ($219).
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Real Estate Transfers Beginning Book 136 Page 503 Lester D. Leis to Duston T. Hoagland: Surface interest only in Lots 32, 33, 34 & 35, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 32 South, Range 10, WPM, as shown on survey recorded in Miscellaneous Book 36, Page 427: Warranty Deed. Lester D. Leis to Duston T. Hoagland: Surface interest only in Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29, 30 & 31, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 32 South, Range 10, WPM, as shown on survey recorded in Miscellaneous Book 36, Page 427: Warranty Deed. Kathleen M. Miner and Jenny L. Cantrell, Successor Co-Trustees of the Mildred E. Farney Revocable Trust dated Sept. 11, 1991 to Matthew S. Cantrell & Jenny L. Cantrell: (1) the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 34 South, Range 12, WPM; (2) all of Outlot 73 to the City of Kiowa, except a tract described as follows on Deed Book 136 Page 505: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed. Jeffrey Scott Guy & Dawn D. Guy to Big Foot LLC: (1) the Southwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 31 South, Range 11, WPM; (2) the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 32 South, Range 11, WPM; (3) the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 12, WPM, except a tract described on Deed Book 136 Page 508: General Warranty Deed. First National Bank of Hutchinson,
Trustee of the Charley Ridge Living Trust dated March 5, 1991 to Charles L. Ridge: Lots 5 & 6 in Block 12, Subdivision of the Original City of Isabel: Quit Claim Deed. Tommy Ray Tharp & Mary Christine Tharp to Kelli R. Thurman and Cammi Hostetler: Surface interest only in and to Lots 11 & 12 in Block 15 in the City of Kiowa: Warranty Deed. Brian Hostetler & Cammi Hostetler and Brock J. Thurman & Kelli R. Thurman to Studio Pro Dance and Fitness: Surface interest only in and to Lots 11 & 12 in Block 15 in the City of Kiowa: Warranty Deed. Mortgages Beginning Book 208 Page 390 Catlin Farms A Kansas Partnership to Farmers and Drovers Bank: the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26 and the East Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34 and the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter and the North Half of the South Half and the North Half of the South Half of the South Half of Section 35, Township 31 South, Range 13, WPM: $75,000. Dennis J. Larkin & Debra J. Larkin to The Peoples Bank: the South Half of Lot 27 and all of Lot 28 and the North 42 feet of Lot 29 in Block 5 in Regnier’s Amended Revised 2nd Addition to the City of Medicine Lodge: $69,900.
Rodney D. Blunk & Julie A. Blunk to American AgCredit FLCA: (tract 1) Surface interest only in and to a tract of land in Sections 14, 15, 22, 23 & 27, Township 34 South, Range 14, WPM; (tract 2) Surface interest only in and to the South 91.75 acres of the West Half of the East Half of Section 23, and the South 183.50 acres of the West Half of Section 23, and the West Half and the West Half of the East Half of Section 26, all in Township 34 South, Range 14, WPM: $525,000.
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AMP 72944 State Hwy 11, LLC: A 4.0 acre tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Towship 27 North, Range 9, WIM: Warranty Deed Mortgages Lonnie L. Polson and Ruth Polson to Alva State Bank & Trust Company: The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Townshi p29 North, Range 11, WIM: Maximum Obligation Limit $132,000 Michael Scott Roach to ACB Bank: Surface Interest only in and to a tract of land lying in the Northeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM: $30,138.30
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miles west of Jet on Hwy 64 on south side of road, respondent advised of possible owner and gave number, notified owner of cattle out who advised he would take care of situation. 9:38 p.m. grass fire in Goltry, respondent advised hay bale fire 1 ½ miles south & ½ mile east on Hwy 45 from Goltry, dispatched Goltry FD, land owner is currently in Calif., request to notify ACSO and surrounding FD’s for assistance, Goltry FD en route and on scene, fire is out.
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New fall colors just arrived. Reflections Salon. 517 Locust. 2006 28ft Outback Travel Trailer, Alva. 580-327-2424 sleeps 9. 620-739-4553 or 62050% Off Mary Kay Sale 243-4305 Starts Sept 5-7. Come see my Business Services booth at the Woods County Gambino’s Pizza Free Fair & enter your name in the drawing, you could win $50 Effective Wednesday August 7 Cash-$50 MK Gift Card-MK Gambino’s will be closing every Gift Basket. Amber Kohlrus. Wednesday until further notice amber.kohlrus@yahoo.com. 580Pony Boy Lures 748-1755 For Sale
& Guns. Canon Gun Safe holds 25 guns $800. Bow Flex Trainer $300. PSE Archery. Buy and Sell Guns, Even Collections. All types of handgun, Rifles and shotguns. 600 Mimosa. Alva. 580-4305547 or 580-327-1233 Fruits of Spirit Farm Thornless Blackberries are ripe and ready for your picking 3 miles N of Alva. Hurry because we only have about 1 week left in the season. We are open Sun, Tues, Thur, 6-9pm and Sat 7-11am. For more information or a special picking appointment call 580-732-0566
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Tree Trimming, Removal, Stump Grinding. Have Bucket Truck, Computer Plus Skid Steer & Stump Grinder. For all computer repair needs call Pesky trees due to drought, limbs Adam Swallow at 580-327-4449 over house, etc, give us a call. or 580-748-2349 or come by 1329 Work Guaranteed. Customer Satisfaction is our goal. No job Fair. Will do local housecalls too big or small. Free Estimates. Pasture Tree Clearing Contact Terry at 580-922-0165 Save moisture & grass. Let me Employment clear trees in your pasture. Skid Help Wanted Steer & Marshall Tree Saw. Ed Grover 580-474-2465 or 580Elston Enterprises LLC in 542-0298 Waynoka, OK. is looking for CDL Drivers, Equipment Custom Haying Operators and Roustabouts. For Swathing, baling or both. We do more information contact Elston it the way you want it from CRP Enterprises office at 580-824Grass to Sudan Grass to Alfalfa. 0440. Apply within Call Mat 580-216-1413 Help Wanted Depot Bar & Grill Cedar Canyon Lodge & Stables Wed Lunch Special-Chicken w/ Cantina is looking to fill positions Cream Sauce, Roasted Potatoes, for cook, bartender, and wait Baked Corn, Coconut Pie. Thustaff. Call 580-621-3258. Beef Enchilada, Refried Beans, Rice, Oreo Fluff. Fri-Chicken Help Wanted Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Drivers-Competitive Pay! LocalGravy, Corn, Roll, Orange Home often. Vacations/Benefits. Pineapple Cake. Full Menu CDL-A, 2 years & 200K +mi Every Day. Carry-Out avail. 580exp. Walk-Ins welcome. Hodges 327-2212 Trucking 855-CHK-HAUL New Releases El Maya of Alva New on DVD and Blu-Ray this Is now taking applications for week at Rialto Video, “Oblivion,” waitstaff. 832 E. Oklahoma Blvd. “Mud” “On the Road” and “the Help Wanted Place Beyond the Pines” Crooked Oak B & B
Homecare giver in Jet, OK. Weekdays only. Personal care. 580-327-3653. alvacrookedoak. Light housekeeping. Some com cooking. 870-821-9258
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Alva Moose Lodge/Kitchen Help. Looking for CDL Driver in Alva 580-327-1359 or 580-748-1561 area. 501-499-3338 Help Wanted
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Depot Bar & Grill. Bartender & Lunch Waitress. Pick-Up application at 3 N college. 580327-7011
Club Z! is seeking qualified P/T tutors (with either a teaching certificate of a degree and previous tutoring experience) for all subject areas from Pre_K to Help Wanted Adult, $15-$17/hour, depending Truck Drivers for Rock & Grain qualifications, Alva, Enid and Hauling, 100 Mile Radius of surrounding areas. Call 580Burlington, OK. Pay is % of Load. 327-6929 or email jschroeder@ clubztutoring.com 620-327-7360 Help Wanted
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for a FT Clerical Position at a busy medical office. Looking to hire an energetic person willing to learn and be able to coordinate front office. Computer skills, organizational skills/prioritizing skills and telephone etiquette required. Requires working with the public at all levels. Benefits will be discussed at time of interview. Please mail your current resume to Resume, PO Box 3, Alva, OK 73717
Healthcare Innovations has immediate openings for Personal Care Aides in Freedom, Mooreland, Woodward, Waynoka, Alva and Cherokee areas. If you like helping your community and want to be a part of a great team, call Kacie at 866-365-6611 for more information or application Help Wanted
Field Technician. Competitive Pay & Benefits. Construction, farming or similar outdoor Help Wanted experience. Overtime available. for a FT Nurse Position at a busy Great Plains Oilfield Rental. medical office. Current State of GPORRecruiting@chk.com OK Nursing License and BLS Farm Supplies Healthcare Provider required upon start. Good verbal and written For Sale communication skills required. Wheat straw certified weed free Typing and basic computer $50 round bales. $4 small square skills required. Benefits will be bales. Cubes of 21 can be moved discussed at time of interview. with forklift. Delivery Available. Please mail your current resume Doug Merz 580-761-5833 to Resume, PO Box 3, Alva, OK For Sale 73717 Help Wanted
69 Ford 3000 Gas Tractor w/new King Kutter 6ft Brushhog Mower, Days. Possible Assistant Manager. power steering, new tire. Engine Lite-N-Nite. Apply in person. completely rebuilt in 2012. 5801624 Okla Blvd 748-1385
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65 year old looking for hunting lease for Deer anywhere from $1000 to $30,000 a year. 580-554-0999
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For Sale 1975 JD Diesel 6600 Combine. 300 Gallon Diesel Fuel Trailer. 1973 International Truck Model 1600 on Propane. 300 Gallon Propane Fuel Trailer. 580-430-6946 Garage Sales Garage Sale 512 Myers Drive. Fri 5-7pm. Sat 8-10am Garage Sale Fri 6-8pm. Sat 8am-noon. 1735 Spruce. Fryer, chairs, JD Riding Mower, stuff Lawn Care Mowing Services Call Connor Martin at 580-829-3107 Miscellaneous
Window Unit 15,100btu. 10.7 SEER-115 V Frigidaire-24” x 18”-$210. 580-327-2554 Real Estate Commercial Building 25’x60’. 511 Main Street, Burlington, OK. Insulated garage door in rear of shop, newly renovated restroom, Natural Gas Heater/3200V AC. All windows w/Security Bars, 24hr Monitored Alarm System. In addition has full 50amp RV Hook-Up w/ Sewer Dump. $25,000. If interested please call 580-431-2020 or 918-906-2457 For Rent 2 bdrm Student Apt. Rent includes utilities & utility deposits. CH/A. 580-327-2554 For Sale 4413 sqft Office/Residence. 2 1/2 bth $130,000. *2.66 Acre Lot, w edge of town. $48,000. *3brdm 2bth Brick Home $150,000. Schuessler Real Estate. alvahouses.com. 580-327-0707 For Rent Mobile Home Spots. $1100/Month includes utilities. 936-590-9961
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For Rent 2 Bdrm House. 580-732-7857 For Sale 520 E 5th. Cherokee, OK. 3-4 bdrms. Lots of updates on 1 acre. $85,000. 580-7481597 For Rent 3bdrm Crew Lodging in Cherokee, OK. Weekly or Monthly rates, Cable TV, Internet, full kitchen. 620-842-2088 or 907-441-4858 Office Retail Space Exc location. 580-748-0937 Lots for Rent Thunder RV Park, 417 W 2nd Street, Cherokee, OK, with storm cave. 580-8848665 or 580-884-1269 Office Space Available The Cherokee Strip Museum has office space available. The space includes two office rooms, a conference room and a break room. Anyone interested in renting the space can call the Cherokee Strip Museum at 580-327-2030. Hilltop RV Park $400/Month includes water, electric, sewer. Quite and secluded. 4 Miles N of Alva. 580-327-2327 Land For Sale 80 acres. Barn and Large House. 1/4 mile west of Enid city limits. Motivated sellers. www.880wchestnutaveenidok.com For Rent 10 RV Spots. 11 Acre yard with access for heavy duty trucks. 3 miles E of Cherokee on Highway 11. 570-560-1835
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Community Calendar Wednesday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Wednesday. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior
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Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St. 5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers meets every Thursday at College Hill Church of Christ in Alva.
8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Friday at the Senior Citizen Center, 122 1/2 E. Second, Cherokee.
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“We’re ramping down from fighting two wars,” said vice president Steve Ellis. “Typically in a post-war environment, we start to downsize the size of the military.” After all of the proposed cuts are implemented the US military will be the same size it was in 2007, Ellis said. Ellis said most policy makers agree that the across-the-board cuts called for in federal sequestration are a bad idea. “Across-the-board cuts are not the way to do it,” Ellis said. But targeted cuts that end wasteful or unneeded government programs can be an effective way to cut spending, he said.
Inhofe accused Obama of not believing in a strong military despite the threat posed by adversarial nations such as Iran, which Inhofe said is America’s greatest threat. He said Iran is expected to have the capability to deliver nuclear weapons to Western Europe and the U.S. East Coast by 2015. “Why should defending America be a partisan issue?” Inhofe said. “This administration is killing our ability to defend America from the air.” “I am disrespectful of this particular president. We have never experienced anything like this before,” said Inhofe, 78, Oklahoma’s senior senator who
is expected to announce Wednesday whether he will seek a fourth six-year term in the Senate. Inhofe said “dramatic cuts” will be required as sequestration continues, but he said there are ways to trim costs other than furloughing civilian workers. “I know there are people here who have been furloughed,” Inhofe told members of the service group that advocates for air power. “There are some of you in this room right now that are hurting.” Besides furloughs, the Defense Department is offering buyouts to 750 civilian employees at Tinker Air Force Base to trim payroll costs at the Oklahoma City base. Workers are being offered cash payments of up to $25,000 plus their retirement. Inhofe urged the Air Force Association’s 2,500 members in Oklahoma to urge their elected leaders to end the budget cuts to prevent additional furloughs and improve military preparedness. “If the public pressure is great enough, we can stop that from happening,” Inhofe said. He said public outcry over the furloughs had already forced military officials to reduce the number of furlough days required of civilian workers. “They have shortened the furlough days. A little bit of help is coming,” he said.
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