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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. 6 p.m. Free weight loss support, 12 week session, Sept. 12-Dec. 12. Weighins start at 6 p.m., meeting 6:30-7:30, First United Methodist Church, children may attend church sponsored activities
while adults meet. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Wednesday. Thursday 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 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. 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 Wheatheart Nutrition site, 122 1/2 E. Second, Cherokee.
Border Line’s ‘Red Hot Mamas’ is smokin’ Get your tickets for final shows Saturday and Sunday By Yvonne Miller “It was so fun – a great show!” “The cast was fantastic – how do they get all those lines down so well?!” “The `mamas’ were hysterical!” “The steak dinner was delicious!” Those are just a few of the comments from the audience last Saturday night made to this reporter immediately following the Border Line Theatre’s comedy performance of “Red Hot Mamas,” on the stage at the Kiowa, Kan., Community Building. ‘Tis the season of hustle and bustle. Why not sit down and relax for a few hours, let someone serve you a grilled steak dinner and enjoy a light-hearted comedy that will have you ho-ho-hoing
like the Jolly Old Soul himself and feeling a bit sentimental? Tickets are still available for the Saturday night dinner theater performance of Border Line Theatre’s “Red Hot Mamas” this weekend. Call Shirts and More in Kiowa to reserve your tickets at 620-825-4074. The show concludes this weekend, Dec. 8-9. On Sunday the 2 p.m. matinee is the final performance with tickets available at the door. Under the watch of Barber County Sheriff-elect Director Justin Rugg, Border Line has another hit on its hands. Bev Anderson and Mary Ellen Wil-
helm, who’ve brought their unique brand of sizzle to the Border Line stage many times, play the “mamas.” As the widowed mothers who move in with their baby boomer children, the two showcase their ability to make the audience feel a range of emotions from uncontrollable laughter to compassion. Mary Ellen gives an A+ performance as her shirt blatantly says, playing the hottest 72-year-old to hit the Border Line stage. Named “Claudia,” Mary Ellen’s character is as “red hot” as the motors of gentlemen callers she receives. Yet she really just wants to be loved by See Smokin Page 26
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Board of Education has short meeting By Lynn L. Martin The student count for the Alva School District now stands at 968, according to Supt. Steve Parkhurst at Monday night’s board meeting. Each principal reported on the attendance at their site: Washington had 232, Longfellow 133, Lincoln 132, Alva Middle School 218 and Alva High School 254. There is a slight discrepancy in total numbers because the census was taken on different days. The board approved three employee related items: William Jenkins, III, was employed as a middle school baseball coach for the remainder of the year at an extra duty salary of about $1,500. Resignations were accepted from Monica Hill, a paraprofessional. Steve Parkhurst gave up his extra duty job as gold coach. In a responsibility change, Sherrie Benson was given authority as acting Purchasing Agent at Longfellow School. The board combined three policy changes into one vote, which was approved unanimously: An online instruction policy was approved, which will permit more access by students who are suspended or otherwise absent; the board adopted a Harassment and Bullying Policy suggested by the Oklahoma State School Board Association. The new policy defines school responsibility as 24/7 if after-hours harassment affects a student’s performance during school hours. Finally, a revision of the Business Office Information for new employees will permit reimbursement to the employee for a required $60 background check if they remain em-
ployed at least 90 days. Several technical items were declared as surplus. These include a laminator, a copier, three printers, four computers and two laptop computers. The board approved a mineral lease with Chesapeake Energy for exploration including school property at a rate of $1,000 per acre and 3/16 royalty for three years. Parkhurst was instructed to take the approved lease to an attorney for final review. The matter was handled this way as the offer had a window of acceptance of five days. Fund-raising projects were approved by the board. These include the following organizations and projects: Cooperative Education Project: selling 12 cases of nuts to help purchase technology items including a laptop, Ipad and Itouch. They expect to raise $500. AMS Cheerleaders: want to have a soup dinner during the Dec. 10 home basketball game to raise $500 for summer camp fees and cheer supplies. Basketball Girls at Alva High School: plan to sell wristbands at ball games and school sites between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21 to kids for the purpose of raising $200 to $300 for t-shirts, hoods, travel and food for playoffs. Basketball Girls at Alva High School: plan to have a Free Throw-aThon between Nov. 20 and Dec. 21 to raise $1,000 to $2,000 for tape, supplies and travel gear. Rodeo Team at Alva High School: plan to sell raffle tickets on Limited Edition Western Prints during basketball season with a plan to raise $300 for
rodeo expenses, clinics and some clothing. Rodeo Team: Will operate basketball concession on Dec. 11 with the hope of raising $300 for rodeo team supplies. TSA and FCCLA at Alva Middle School: To raise money to help the project “Kids against Hunger,” the students will pay $1 to wear pajama pants to school or $1 to wear a hat. There will be a competition between classes to see which can raise the most spare change.
Live streaming video a first at NW Prep Classic For the first time in its history, the annual Northwestern Prep Classic Basketball Tournament will feature live streaming video and statistics. The video will be streamed with the local radio station’s radio feed attached. Links to the video and statistics will be posted on the athletic website for Northwestern Oklahoma State University. That site is www.riderangersride. com. The following eight schools will be competing in the tournament this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Alva: Freedom, Waynoka, Cherokee, Burlington, Aline-Cleo, Drummond, South Central (Kan.), and South Barber (Kan.).
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Falling in Love: a quick expiration date By Lynn L. Martin Nearly all of this column is condensed from one published in the New York Times and written by Sonja Lyubomirsky. As a photographer of over 4,000 weddings, I’ve observed a lot of couples. Since we include engagement photo sessions as part of our wedding coverage deal, I usually enjoy them the most because I’ve caught the couple at a time when they are seriously in love and everything is a lot of fun. The day of the wedding is sometimes fun, but often the stress of the wedding week creates what is commonly called a “Bridezilla” and the bewildered groom is wondering, “What on earth was I thinking when I proposed?” As an advertising guy, I’ve learned that I have to be very cautious in reaching back in the files more than a couple of years to select a wedding photography image for an ad. I found the New York Times column fascinating in that it concludes that newlywed bliss typically lasts two-years. Of course in fairy tales, marriages last happily ever after. Sonja writes, “Science tell us that wedding bliss has but a limited shelflife.” American and European researchers tracked 1,761 people who got married
and stayed married over the course of 15 years. The findings were clear: newlyweds enjoy a big happiness boost that lasts, on average, for just two years. Then the special joy wears off and they are back where they started, at least in terms of happiness. The findings, from a 2003 study, have been confirmed by several recent studies. The good news for the holiday season when families gather in various configurations is that if couples get past that two-year slump and hang on – for another couple of decades – they may well recover the excitement of the honeymoon period 18 to 20 years later, when children are gone. Then, in the freedom of the socalled empty nest, partners are left to discover one another – and often their early bliss – once again. When love is new, we have the rare capacity to experience great happiness while being stuck in traffic or getting our teeth cleaned. We are in the throes of what researchers call passionate love, a state of intense longing, desire and attraction. In time, this love generally morphs into companionable love, a less impassioned blend of deep affection and connection. The reason is that human beings are, as more than a hundred studies show, prone to hedonic adaptation, a measurable and innate capacity to become habituated or inured to most life changes. With all due respect to poets and pop radio songwriters, new love seems nearly as vulnerable to hedonic adaptation as
a new job, a new home, a new coat and other novel sources of pleasure and wellbeing. (Though the thrill of a new material acquisition generally fades faster.) Hedonic adaptation is most likely when positive experiences are involved. It’s cruel but true: We’re inclined – psychologically and physiologically – to take positive experiences for granted. We move into a beautiful loft. Marry a wonderful partner. Earn our way to the top of our profession. How thrilling! For a time. Then, as if propelled by autonomic forces, our expectations change, multiply or expand and, as they do, we begin to take the new, improved circumstances for granted. Sexual passion and arousal are particularly prone to hedonic adaptation. Laboratory studies in places as far-flung as Melbourne, Australia and Stony Brook, N.Y., are persuasive: both men and women are less aroused after they have repeatedly viewed the same erotic pictures or engaged in similar sexual fantasies. Familiarity may or may not breed contempt, but research suggests that it breeds indifference. Or, as Raymond Chandler wrote: “The first kiss is magic. The second is intimate. The third is routine.” There are evolutionary, physiological and practical reasons passionate love is unlikely to endure for long. If we obsessed, endlessly, about our partners and had sex with them multiple times a day See Says Page 35
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CISD extends superintendent’s contract, swears in Jantz as new board member By Roger McKenzie After an executive session to discuss Superintendent Cory Ellis’ evaluation and 2013-2014 contract, the Cherokee School board at its December meeting on Monday to thought well enough of his evaluation to extend his contract through 2013-14 at a salary of $92,000. That is $10,000 more than his current salary, which is lower than the superintendents at Alva, Freedom, Waynoka, Aline-Cleo and other Northwest Oklahoma school
districts like Fairview, Sharon-Mutual\ and Laverne, according to a compilation Ellis presented to the school board. The board vote did not include T.J. Allison, who was absent. But it did include a vote from its newest member. The first business item on the agenda was the appointment and swearing in of new member, Kevin Jantz. The 2003 Cherokee High School graduate fills the number five board seat formerly held by Daylon Carothers, who resigned just
Cherokee School Board President Ken Girty (left) swears in the school board’s newest member, Kevin Jantz. Jantz is a 2003 graduate of Cherokee High School and has two children in the school district and a third child who is not yet in school. He fills the seat vacated by Daylon Carothers nearly a year ago. Photo by Roger McKenzie
over a year ago. The term for the seat Jantz fills will expire in 2015. Jantz works for SandRidge. Two of his three children (one is too young) attend Cherokee schools. Treasurer’s report In what may be her last or nextto-last appearance as treasurer for the district (since she submitted her openended resignation at Monday’s meeting), Jennifer Roach presented a mixed treasurer’s report that is better than it appears at first glance. However, the clear trend over the past three years is a deeper and deeper hole in the first part of the year that gets better as December and January reverse the income/expenditure cycle. The district has over $410,000 in a NOW account (which earns a typically low 0.15 percent interest). But the money represents the cash in multiple district funds, some of which cannot be spent. For example, $151,000 is in the district’s sinking fund and can only be used for bond payments. Only about $154,000 is for the General Fund, the district’s primary fund for payroll and accounts receivable. In December, the district will spend about $200,000 for those things. Of course, before they do, revenue from various sources will be coming in. Property taxes start to come in December with a big jump in January. State school revenues will typically start coming in bulk in January. Federal funds typically also come later in the year. So for the time being the district is in good shape. However, the trend, as Roach presented in a graphic to the board Monday night, shows a disturbing downward slant due primarily to increased expenses. Without taking into account the carry over, the trend shows that in 2010-11 the total of revenue minus expenses in the three primary accounts (General Fund, Building Fund and Lunch Fund) through November was a negative $78,000. In 2011-12, that November figure was a negative $172,000. This year, the figure through November is negative by almost $265,000. The downward trend comes despite an big rise in gross production revenues, See CISD Page 42
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Several offices still open for filing in school board election By Marione Martin Filing for school board positions opened Monday and will continue through 5 p.m. today, Dec. 5, at county election boards in Oklahoma. The election will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday, four people had filed for board positions and one for Waynoka mayor in Woods County. Dean Meyer, the incumbent, has filed for Northwest Technology Center Zone 3 for a 5 year term. Dr. Carl Newton has filed for the unexpired four year term in Zone 2. A race has developed for Seat 3 of the Waynoka School Board with both Don Blalock and Andy Ferguson filing. Joshua Taylor has filed for the unexpired term of mayor of Waynoka. Election board officials said no one had yet filed for school board positions in Alva and Freedom. Alfalfa County had only one filing as of 3 p.m. Tuesday. Roger Allen, the incumbent, filed for Office No. 3.
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You might not need a gift like this . . . but about a third of our citizens do!
The Woods County Coalition is hoping to put-together 150 food boxes to be distributed during the holidays. The food pantry reported they are low on cash donations to make the food purchases. If you can help, phone either Karen Armbruster at 580-327-2786 or Vicky Farris at 580-327-1214. Students from the SWAT team (Students Working Against Tobacco) and coalition members will fill boxes each week. Spread the holiday spirit with good deeds!
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Obituaries LILLIAN MAE BAKER Funeral services for Lilian Mae Baker, 92 year-old Weatherford resident, will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, at 10:30 a.m.. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Lynn Brack officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Short Springs Cemetery in Alva, under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford. Lilian was born Dec. 23, 1919, in Mulhall to Chester A. and Myrtle Helen (Mills) Wardell and passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Corn Heritage Village of Weatherford. She graduated from Alva High School and Northwestern State College. In 1938, she married Ivan Price. Lilian is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be offered at www.lockstonefuneralhome.com. COLLEEN M. HAWKINS Funeral services for Colleen M. Hawkins, 85, were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Cherokee First Christian Church with Brother Tom Cooksey and the Reverend Tom Stanley officiating. Burial followed in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of
Goodwin Funeral Home of Cherokee. Colleen was born Nov. 26, 1927, in Cherokee, the daughter of Roy and Ruby Price Custer and passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at the Cherokee Manor. She grew up in Cherokee where she attended school. She later worked as a cook at the Cherokee Manor. She and Max Murrow were married and made their home in Waynoka. They later moved to Spearman, Texas. She returned to Cherokee in 1980. Colleen and Leland Hawkins were married in 1982. They lived on a farm west of Cherokee. He preceded her in death on July 27, 2012. When her health failed she moved to the Cherokee Manor. Survivors include son Doug Murrow and his wife Jovanna of Cherokee, brother Jack Custer and wife Judie, sister Doris Pantel of Cherokee, grandchildren Anthony Murrow, Trent Murrow, Travis Murrow and Kennedy Murrow and several great grandchildren. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Gary Murrow, a brother, Bob Custer, and her parents. Memorials may be given to Kids Against Hunger through Goodwin Funeral Home.
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Sod House Museum open house Enjoy a true pioneer Christmas with music provided by the Silver Strings Band throughout the Sod House Museum on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. at the Christmas Open House. Visitors can view and enjoy the Sod House decorated for Christmas in the style of the 1890’s, along with decorations throughout the museum. The Sod House Quilters will be holding a silent auction on a Christmas Quilt made by the group to continue support towards the Sod House Museum. Cookies and hot cider will be provided to visitors by the Sod House Quilters. Start your Christmas Holiday by enjoying an afternoon of fun at the Sod House museum. The Christmas tree of the Sod House will be historically decorated. Cedars were too scarce at that time, so the family used a fruit tree. They decorated it by wrapping the branches with cloth and decorating it with popcorn icicles, gingerbread men, peppermint sticks and paper chains. Visitors will learn that it was the simple things in life that made Christmas so wonderful during the pioneer days.
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her family. Bev’s facial expressions are as perfect as the all-knowing, straight-as-anarrow mother she plays. However as “Sarah,” Bev’s character tucks many surprises under her caftan and night cap. She also doesn’t want to be alone. The two women surprise even themselves as they first mix like oil and water and discover those ingredients can make something delicious for them and the au-
dience. Brandy Quinlan-Johnson and Jason Thayer play the happy empty-nester couple whose marriage and sanity is tested when they welcome their mothers to live in their home. The two share fast-moving scenes where they are so absorbed in voicing their own thoughts about the antics disrupting their lives, they don’t seem to know their spouse is right there. They play their parts as believably as if they had both of their mothers driving them crazy in real life. New to Kiowa, but certainly not new to the stage, Brandy proves her love of acting with a performance that never leaves the audience in doubt as to what mood she’s expressing. As “Abby,” Brandy’s animated facial expressions and tone tell it all – whether compassionate with her mother or appalled and ready to kill her at the same time. Border Line hopes to welcome Brandy back to the stage in future plays. Making his second performance on this stage, Jason is a welcome addition. Watching him play “Dan,” trying to deal rationally with a houseful of emotional women is as humorous as the female items he finds in his bathroom. Playing Claudia’s gentlemen callers,
real-life Kiowa ministers Keith Fink and Bud Ruggia step out-of-the-box for their roles, which do not resemble a man-ofthe-cloth in any way, shape or form. Laughter abounds as Keith emerges on stage as a headband-wearing biker ready for his encounter with the red hot mama and obviously having a ball. Bud’s debut as a suave, debonair wild and crazy, chain-wearing kind of guy is hilarious as he also appears to meet Claudia who advertises her assets. From there the plot takes off – you just have to attend the play this weekend to see what happens. The cast is fortunate that Bob Gilliland crossed the border from Alva to share his theatrical history from the Northwestern Oklahoma State University stage. His commanding voice and onstage presence, in this case humorous, is a welcome addition. Justin Phillips also came from Alva to join Border Line for the second time. As a delivery man, Justin steals the show as he brings a smile and funny surprises to the cast throughout the play. Find time to attend “Red Hot Mamas.” The show will give you an excuse to laugh – and who doesn’t need that as the hustling and bustling intensifies?
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– every day – we would not be very productive at work or attentive to our children, our friends or our health. (To quote a line from the 2004 film “Before Sunset,” about two former lovers who chance to meet again after a decade, if passion did not fade, “we would end up doing nothing at all with our lives.”) Indeed, the condition of being in love has a lot in common with the state of addiction and narcissism; if unabated, it will eventually exact a toll. Hard-wired for Variety Why, then, is the natural shift from passionate to companionable love often such a letdown? Because, although we may not realize it, we are biologically hard-wired to crave variety. Variety and novelty affect the brain in much the same way that drugs do – that is, they trigger activity that involves the neurotransmitter dopamine, as do pharmacological highs. Evolutionary biologists believe that sexual variety is adaptive, and that it evolved to prevent incest and inbreeding in ancestral environments. The idea is that when our spouse becomes as familiar to us as a sibling – when we’ve become family – we cease to be sexually attracted to each other. It doesn’t take a scientist to observe that because the sex in a long-term committed monogamous relationship involves the same partner day after day after day, no one who is truly human (or mammalian) can maintain the same level of lust and ardor that he or she experienced when that love was uncharted and new. We may love our partners deeply, idolize them and even be willing to die for them, but these feelings rarely translate into long-term passion. And studies show that in long-term relationships, women are more likely than men to lose
interest in sex, and to lose it sooner. Why? Because women’s idea of passionate sex depends far more centrally on novelty than does men’s. Thinking it could be better with someone else is hard to resist When married couples reach the twoyear mark, many mistake the natural shift from passionate love to companionable love for incompatibility and unhappiness. For many, the possibility that things might be different – more exciting, more satisfying – with someone else proves difficult to resist. Injecting variety and surprise into even the most stable, seasoned relationship is a good hedge against such temptation. Key parties – remember “The Ice Storm”? – aren’t necessarily what the doctor ordered; simpler changes in routine, departures from the expected, go a long way. In a classic experiment conducted by Arthur Aron and his colleagues, researchers gave upper-middle-class middle-aged couples a list of activities that both parties agreed were “pleasant” (like creative cooking, visiting friends or seeing a movie) or “exciting” (skiing, dancing or attending concerts) but that they had enjoyed only infrequently. Researchers instructed each couple to select one of these activities each week and spend 90 minutes doing it together. At the end of 10 weeks, the couples who engaged in the “exciting” activities reported greater satisfaction in their marriage than those who engaged in “pleasant” or enjoyable activities together. Oops, Surprise is Needed Although variety and surprise seem similar, they are in fact quite distinct. It’s easy to vary a sequence of events – like choosing a restaurant for a weekly date night – without offering a lot of surprise. In the beginning, relationships are end-
lessly surprising: Does he like to cook? What is his family like? What embarrasses or delights him? As we come to know our partners better and better, they surprise us less. Surprise is a potent force. When something novel occurs, we tend to pay attention, to appreciate the experience or circumstance and to remember it. We are less likely to take our marriage for granted when it continues to deliver strong emotional reactions in us. Also, uncertainty sometimes enhances the pleasure of positive events. For example, a series of studies at the University of Virginia and at Harvard showed that people experienced longer bursts of happiness when they were at the receiving end of an unexpected act of kindness and remained uncertain about where and why it had originated. The realization that your marriage no longer supplies the charge it formerly did is, then, an invitation: eschew predictability in favor of discovery, novelty and opportunities for unpredictable pleasure. “A relationship,” Woody Allen proclaimed in his film “Annie Hall,” “is like a shark. It has to constantly move forward or it dies.” A marriage is likely to change shape multiple times over the course of its lifetime; it must be continually rebuilt if it is to thrive. The Empty Nest Revitalizes The good news is that taking the long view on marriage and putting in the hard work has calculable benefits. Research shows that marital happiness reaches one of its highest peaks during the period after offspring have moved out of the family home. The nest may be empty, but it’s also full of possibility for partners to rediscover – and surprise – each other again. In other words, an empty nest offers the possibility of novelty and unpredictability. Whether this phase of belated marital joy lasts, like the initial period of connubial bliss, for longer than two years is anybody’s guess. Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of the forthcoming book “The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t; What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does.”
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which are up over $30,000 in November alone. Part of the big drop this year can be traced to both sides of the equation. On the expenditure side are rising salaries and maintenance expenditures that started earlier this year. On the revenue side is reimbursement which has not yet come for a computer lab and other federally funded items, including some salaries. The superintendent is aware of the trend and noted that this year money was spent in August preparing the district campus for the start was school. Some one-time maintenance issues have also come up. In addition, 12 new employees are on the payroll this year, increasing it from a monthly figure of $115,000 to about $148,000. Ellis said some teachers are eligible for retirement and when they do, the district can save some money in some cases by shifting teachers around without having to make a new hire. But he admitted that being eligible and actually retiring are two different things. He also said, “We’re also being more creative with spending and how we’re paying it out.” Ellis indicated expenditures should begin to drop as maintenance issues, and further cuts can be made if necessary. The school district’s dilemma is not unlike the situation the United States federal government. The bottom line for both is that something will have to be done – either cutting expenditures or increasing revenues or a combination of both – to reverse the downward trend. Resignations Two resignations were accepted – from Roach and paraprofessional Dawn Brandemuehl. Roach, who is a part-time treasurer, requested the board find someone qualified to take her place as soon as
possible. She will continue to work for the school district as a paraprofessional. She told the board that aspects of her career have grown into the bigger priority in her life. Superintendent’s report In his superintendent’s report, Ellis talked about a changeover from collaborative planning to collaborative action in the elementary school. “Little by little we are making strides,” he said in the effort to work for the best outcomes for each individual child. Currently, 185 children are in prekindergarten through fifth grade. In January, the effort will include starting to prepare for the 2013-14 school year. He noted that a water line break to the Coke fountain machine put two inches of water in the band room and helped the district make the decision to stop serving fountain drinks at lunch. Bottled drinks will henceforth be available. He also gave the board advance notice of some sports initiatives that will be forthcoming in time for next year’s athletic programs. One is a reconstruction of the crown on the football field to help it drain better and a different attack to solve a crabgrass problem. Another is the establishment of one or possibly two softball fields. Dates for 2013-14 The school board approved its meeting dates for the 2013-14 school year, as well as starting and ending dates. That school year will begin on Aug. 13 for two days of staff development. Students will report on Aug. 15. School will end for students on May 15, with a day for staff development on May 16. Holidays and other dates in between have not yet been determined. The calendar calls for 171 days, although the district goes by
hours which will determine those holidays. Extra duty preview In a preview of a plan to address extra duty assignments in a way that will attract candidates, retain them and encourage more interest in those extra duty assignments in such a way as to improve the programs themselves, Supt. Ellis presented a plan to revise the “lump sum” approach to paying teachers for extra duty assignments. The plan is just an introduction and is open to change or rejection in favor of the current model. However, if parts are approved, the implementation will be for the 2013-14 school year. What Ellis proposed is a payment schedule based on experience, paid at a percentage of base salary. That would give more experienced teachers more money for extra duty assignments and less experienced teachers less. It would also mean that as a teacher acquires an additional year of experience, the pay would increase slightly. Another aspect would be pay for coaching beyond normal season lengths. That would essentially mean an extra incentive for results that carry an athletic or academic team beyond the norm, but it would also correct a disincentive – namely paying a coach or sponsor the same for doing extra work. A third aspect involves paying a coach or sponsor for attending camps with students during the summer. The district pays approximately $35,700 for extra duty assignments. Under Ellis’ new proposal, if approved in its entirety, the district would be out an additional $17,000 or so in the first year with adjustments according to experience, success and summer work each year thereafter. No action was tabled. The superintendent suggested a special board meeting at some point to discuss extra duty pay. Whatever the board decides, Ellis told them, “We need to look at something.” Other business In other business, the board hired Austin Hawkins as the assistant high school boys’ basketball coach for $900. The Activity Report and encumbrances were also approved.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log
November 23, 2012 7:51 p.m. Propane smell in the area of Highway 11 and County Road 640, a house is there, respondent checked the tank but it doesn’t seem to be leaking, deputy will check, deputy has checked the area, cannot locate propane smell, may be coming from the Conoco station. November 24, 2012 1:43 a.m. Intoxicated driver headed south into Cherokee from four-way stop, drunk and he almost hit a semi, was worried the car was going to hurt someone, advised Cherokee Police Department. November 25, 2012 1:27 a.m. Alarm going off at one mile west of Jet on Highway 64, called the resident owner, could not remember the code to release the alarm company, called the resident to find them okay, thought he heard someone at the front door, forgot to turn off the alarm, did not advise officer since everything was okay. 6:07 a.m. Man slumped over west of Ingersoll, advise the man is slumped over the steering wheel and has vomited, thinks he may be sleeping but not sure, vehicle is headed eastbound on Highway 64 and the lights were very dim, advised deputy and Cherokee Ambulance, deputy did not believe that there was any alcohol involved, as soon as the person was checked out he was letting him go. 2:10 p.m. 911 call, medical call to Highway 38 in Nescatunga, a man went down and was not responding, advised Nescatunga first responders and Cherokee Ambulance, man had passed out and fallen backwards, hit his head and wasn’t responding, radioed new information from respondent, Nescatunga is en route with a rescue rig with two personnel and a brush rig with one personnel. 2:23 p.m. Possible child endangerment in Carmen, respondent advised several individuals were all doing drugs and drinking in the house in Carmen, also advised that there was a two to three year-old boy and an 11 to 12 year-old boy in the house that are always telling people that they are cooking dope in the house, advised deputy. 6:50 p.m. Gas leak in town of Cherokee, Cherokee Police Department advised they need all able-bodied deputies out to help find a big gas leak, gas leak is smelled all over town, strong odor at
2nd and Main, advised fire chief, he was sending some people over to assist, faint odor of gas at residence on south Kansas, deputy left on another call. 7:14 p.m. Stolen items from Ingersoll, respondent advised a man just stole a sledgehammer and a tool box full of tools out of his pickup and headed towards Alva, Chevy extended cab with a woman in it also, advised deputy and Woods County, black tool box with approximately $500 in tools inside, the female was covering up something in the backseat when they were driving off, someone advised they were looking for someone, advised Woods County of new info. November 26, 2012 8:00 a.m. Medical call to three-anda-half miles east of Byron on Latimer Road, individual is deathly sick, advised Amorita/Byron Rescue and Cherokee Ambulance. 4:42 p.m. Reckless driver south of the junction of highways 8, 11 and 64, older model all over the road heading south from four-way stop, unable to locate vehicle. 5:06 p.m. Cattle out three miles west of Jet on Highway 64, several head of cattle, called possible owner, negative contact left message, advised individual is moving cattle. 5:51 p.m. Reckless driver possibly intoxicated in Helena, blue car swerving all over the road on Highway 52, was driving off in the ditch and across in the opposite lane, advised officer. 7:14 p.m. Possible missing person in Carmen, respondent advised she needed to file a missing person report on individual, he is 52 years-old, blind and has dementia, he has been missing for three to four hours, deputy advised to prepare a BOLO (be on the lookout) missing person, deputy would be in Carmen looking for missing person, deputy located subject, when he arrived for the 2nd time to double check, subject was walking up to house. 10:19 p.m. Spotlighting in Aline, respondent advised she has been seeing a black Chevy four-door pickup around home in Aline spotlighting, truck is parked at a house, advised deputy. November 27, 2012 4:53 a.m. Cattle out on Coal Road one-and-a-half miles west of county line, advised possible owner, he will check.
7:27 a.m. Unlock vehicle on 700 block of W. Main, locked keys in company truck, deputy was advised and en route. 10:13 p.m. Cattle out one mile south of Good Hope Cemetery in Helena, advised possible owner, said they belong to someone else, he advised that they weren’t his but gave names of other possible owners. November 28, 2012 6:44 p.m. Person needing help in Carmen, husband just lost his job and he is slightly intoxicated, he has done nothing wrong but respondent believes he needs psychiatric assistance at Ft. Supply, wanted something done tonight if possible, deputy would call her, respondent advised they needed to pick him up, she was not going through what happened last time, deputy en route, deputy advised en route with prisoner in custody, he has been tazed two times, advised he is being violent, put subject in holding cell. 9:00 p.m. Illegal dumping on Jefferson Road and County Road 690, dumping of probably salt water but not sure, followed the water for about a mile, truck has left but you can still see the water on the property, deputy en route to dumping area. 10:09 p.m. Cattle out one block west of the junction of highways 38 and 11, advised possible owner, said it could be his or his brothers, owner advised he got the cow back in, let him know if they are called again. 10:12 p.m. Someone outside her trailer on 9th St, dogs are barking, advised Cherokee Police Department. November 29, 2012 12:48 a.m. 911 call, medical call to Aline, individual thinks he had a heart attack, advised Life, deputy and Helena Ambulance, ambulance is transporting patient. 5:14 a.m. Minor accident on R 520 and Dewey, semi took corner too sharply, no injuries, already called a wrecker, advised deputy and Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). 9:00 a.m. Dogs chasing cattle one mile south of the state line, respondent has cattle that will be having calves in February, deputy advised he can shoot the dogs as long as he has seen them chasing the cattle, there is a pack of dogs See Sheriff Page 56
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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 Brandy Kaye Arganbright, 30, Cherokee: Filing a false/forged report ($265.50). Ryan Keith Doerr, 25, Cherokee: Assault and battery, domestic abuse by strangulation ($333). Misdemeanor Filings Brenda Dahn, 35, Cherokee: (1) False reporting of crime; (2) Obstructing an officer ($600.50). Brandy Kaye Arganbright, 30, Cherokee: False reporting of crime ($229). Rhonda M. Nelson, 40, Cherokee: Driving under the influence ($816). Ryan Keith Doerr, 25, Cherokee: Interruption, disruption or interference with emergency telephone call ($229). Rhonda M. Nelson, 40, Cherokee: Public intoxication ($296.50). Traven Michael Tisdale, 19, Cherokee: Driving while under the influence of intoxicating substances ($816).
Loraine Beth Lowe, 33, Oklahoma City: Driving while license is under suspension ($229). Craig Alan Page, 30, no address listed: Trespass after being forbidden ($229). Civil Filings Capital One Bank vs. George Littrell Sr.: Indebtedness for an amount more than $2,500 ($205.70). Capital One Bank vs. Caroline J. Germany: Indebtedness for an amount more than $11,000 ($218.70). Marriage Filings Sidney Allen Ross Jr., 53, Waynoka, and Roxanne Marie Vance, 40, Waynoka: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60). Edward John Mazur, 41, Waynoka, and Teresa Rene Berreth, 42, Waynoka: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60). Wildlife Filings Wade Gregory Kirk, 23, Gainesville, Texas: Hunting without land owner’s consent ($696). Matthew J. Vontress, no age or address listed: Shooting from public roadway ($696). Protective Order Filings Destiny Ann Barnes vs. Ryan Keith Doerr ($218). Traffic Filings Austin Lane Schmidt, 17, Chickasha: Operating a motor vehicle in a manner not reasonable and proper ($256.50).
Eddie Wayne Miller III, 19, Jet: Failure to yield right of way from stop sign ($211.50). Traven Michael Tisdale, 19, Cherokee: Failure to stop at stop sign ($211.50). The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Tyler Richard Vaughn, 26, Yukon: 1-10 over ($188.50); Duston Lynn Hickman, 29, Simpson, La.: 26-30 over ($421.50); Loraine Beth Lowe, 33, Oklahoma City: 1-10 over ($188.50); Craig Allen Skoda, no age listed, Cleo Springs: 11-14 over ($100); Keith Raymond Solomon, 34, Waynoka: 1-10 over ($188.50); Matthew Ryan Smith, 29, Pawhuska: 1-10 over ($188.50); Esosa D. Agbonkonkon, 34, Arlington, Texas: 1-10 over ($188.50); Barrett Wyatt Mauldin, 29, Oklahoma City: 16-20 over ($241.50); Joshua Michael Spain, 30, Derby, Kan.: 1-10 over ($188.50); Ruben Becerra, 53, Frostproof, Fla.: 11-14 over ($226.50); Joshua Wayne Blewer, 26, Saline, La.: 15 over ($226.50); Jennifer Lynn Stark, 23, El Reno: 1-10 over ($188.50). The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Eddie Wayne Miller III, 19, Jet; Timothy Ray Thomason, 31, Kiowa, Kan.; Forest Edward Golbek Jr., 23, Alva; Nicholas Allen Morris, 32, Lahoma; Toby Carl Eshelman, 16, Harper, Kan.; Devin Allen Coffey, 18, Enid.
Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions
Start Book 696, page 596 Real Estate Transfers ►James M. Guffy and Carol A. Guffy to Plains Marketing, L.P.: a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 10 WIM, as described; warranty deed. ►Scott Curry and Netanya Curry to Spice Welch: Lot 11 and the South 25 feet of Lot 12, Block 3, Garber’s Addition to Cherokee; quit claim deed. ►Ruth Faris Drew aka Mayme Ruth Faris Drew, Ruth Faris Drew, Mamie Ruth Faris, M. Ruth Faris Drew, Mamie Ruth Drew, Rue Faris Drew, Ruth Faris Drew, and Rue Drew to the Ruth Faris Drew Trust dated Mar. 10, 2007: the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 29, Township 27 North, Range 12 WIM; corrective quit claim deed. ►Ruth Ann Perkins and Wanda Lee Campbell, as Successor Trustees of the Clydene Bruner Revocable Trust dated Jan. 9, 2003, as amended on Feb. 21, 2004, to Scott Tucker Perkins: Lot 1 and the North Half of Lot 2, Block 4 of Salisbury’s Section Addition to the City of Cherokee; and All of the Undivided 44.4 acres in the Southwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 25 North, Range 10 WIM; trustee’s deed. ►John L. Keiffer and Marilyn A. Keiffer, Trustees of the Keiffer Living Trust dated May 27, 1993 to JAM Kieffer Holdings, LLC: the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 12 WIM; trustee deed.
►Kirk Allen Jay to Ronald D. Eckhardt and Karen K. Echhardt: a tract of land as described in Block 1 of Tatro’s Second Addition to Cherokee: correction warranty deed. ►Denton Jones and Kim Jones to Shale Properties, LLC: the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 27 North, Range 9 WIM; warranty deed. ►Kevin Alm and Tanya Alm to Bobby Rockenbach and Ellen Rockenbach: Lots 5-12 inclusive, Block 8, in Byron; quit claim deed. ►Melvin W. Smith, Shirley A. Smith, and Wayne K. Smith, Co-trustees of the Melvin W. Smith Family Trust See Real
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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 11-26-12 Tera Fox, Kingman, driving a 2002 Ford left the Isabel Road and overturned just south of Ridge Road. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Sheriff Tomson and Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Lt. Quick; assisted by Medicine Lodge Ambulance and Medicine Lodge Rescue Squad. 11-27-12 Marsha Finch, Medicine Lodge, driving a 2000 Oldsmobile, struck a deer on U281 about three miles south of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident worked by Sheriff Tomson. 11-28-12 Steven Guynn, Wichita, driving a 1995 Jeep SUV struck a buffalo on Cottage Creek Road east of Aetna. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy Hall. 11-28-12 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Wichita. 11-28-12 George Holden, Grand
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Lake, Colo., driving a 2005 Land Rover, struck a deer on U281 about one mile north of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident worked by Deputy Hutfles. 11-30-12 Raymond Nord, Gulliver, Mich., driving a 2012 Dodge pickup struck a deer on U160 about one-half mile west of Medicine Lodge. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy English. 11-30-12 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Wichita. 11-30-12 Deputy Hall investigated a theft of a Honda three-wheel ATC in Hardtner. 12-01-12 Hazelton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a power pole fire at Kochia and Catalpa Roads. 12-01-12 David Miller, Attica, driving a 2012 Dodge pickup, struck a deer on the TriCity Road near Jog Road. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, acci-
dent worked by Deputy English. 12-02-12 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient from Main Street to Kiowa Hospital. During the week officers received one report of cattle out, three reports of goats out, two reports of sheep out, performed 15 Public Assists, and assisted six other agencies. Arrests 11-26-12 Tera M. Fox, Kingman, W/F, 27. Arrest by KHP. Charges: Driving under the influence 2. TOC 3. Improper use of center lane. Transferred to custody of Kingman County 11-29-12. 11-28-12 Robert E. Pruitt, Kiowa, W/M, 21. Arrest by KWPD. Charge: Rape. 12-02-12 Brett M. Swingle, Coldwater, W/M, 27. Arrest by KHP. Charges: Driving under the influence 2. TOC 3. No seat belt 4. Speeding. Released 12-02-12 on $750 cash bond.
Sheriff
doing this. 4:48 p.m. One black steer one-and-ahalf miles east of McWillie on south side of road, advised possible owner, was going to check it out. 7:35 p.m. Oil tanker all over road south of Cherokee, he is headed east on Highway 64, tanker is not acting normal, advised Cherokee Police Department, deputy not in area. 9:44 p.m. Cattle out a quarter mile east of McWillie, lot of cattle out, almost hit one, advised possible owner, not his cattle but there is a pen with a fence and the gate was open, ran the cattle in and shut the gate. 11:39 p.m. Cattle out east of McWillie, have been a bunch of black cattle out, advised deputy, has checked the area and did not locate any cattle out. November 30, 2012 4:49 p.m. Possible scam in Carmen, if there would be anyone going from door to door, trying to see if we would pay them to put a Kirby dealership in Alva, respondent advised dad just had shoulder surgery and is too nice to run them off, is afraid they are casing the house to come back and rob him, vehicle
is a silver extended-cab pickup, deputy advised and en-route, deputy advised people were Kirby dealers. 5:00 p.m. Reckless driver in Carmen, respondent is following a green Tahoe, it was going into the other lanes when traffic was meeting them and then back and forth, advised deputy. 5:50 p.m. Cattle out three miles north of Helena, three black cows and two black calves, ran them back north but don’t know how long they would stay there, advised possible owner, was not sure if his but going to check it out. 10:14 p.m. Trailer on fire on Highway 64, Woods County advised a truck and travel trailer was headed towards Alfalfa County, the trailer was on fire, a lot of smoke coming out, driver is unaware of the fire, Cherokee Police Department advised county has the vehicle shut down and there is a lot of smoke, advised it was the injectors acting up causing the smoke, unit is not on fire, man is going to try and get to the next location or Enid. December 1, 2012 6:07 a.m. Pole on fire in Hazelton, Kan., requested that we call Alfalfa
Electric Cooperative (AEC) to let them know, AEC advised that someone had just reported it and had a technician en route. 3:05 p.m. One black cow out one mile west of Jet, advised possible owner, he will check it out, advised no cattle out when he got there. December 2, 2012 9:38 a.m. Man walking two-anda-half miles west of Jet in ditch, could have been broken down, deputy en route, found vehicle, no one around. 10:53 a.m. Possible disturbance in Burlington area, respondent thinks someone is trying to sabotage his rig, advised deputy, made contact with respondent. 11:28 a.m. Disturbance in Jet, respondent advised a man who abandoned the residence that she is now living in keeps coming over and getting property from shed and garage, advised deputy, advised men to not come back, they did not need to be there at this time. 12:02 p.m. Medical call in Cherokee, individual having diabetic problems, barely conscious, advised Cherokee Police Department.
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Weekdays, evenings and Sat. Call ‘10 Chevrolet Traverse. 1 owner. Misty 580-327-6653 lv msg 39,000 miles. Many options. Like new cond. Car Fax Report Puppies 4 Sale avail. $18,300. 580-596-2420 or lovealotkennels.com. 620-886- 580-596-6161 leave message 3458/213-1490 Business Services Free To Good Home CC Construction Black Pit Bull Cross with white Interior-Exterior improvements. points. 580-884-1379 Room additions. Plaster Repair Stolen Cattle & Painting. Handicap Upgrades. Structural and non-structural 11 black cows, 11-20 Crossbred concrete. Will also accommodate Charolais calves, all branded Farm & Ranch. Workers Comp with rocking S brand on left Rib. and Liability Insurance. 580-307Louis Schupbach 580-829-2543. 4598 or 620-825-4285. Reward. Depot Bar & Grill Just In Time Wed Lunch Special-Minute for Christmas! Gentle & broke Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Graby, ponies & horses. But I don’t know Green Beans, Chocolate Cake. how to wrap them!! 620-296-4449 Thur-Beef Cavatine, Salad, Free to good home French Bread, Oreo Puff. FriChicken Fry, Mashed Potatoes, Spayed female lab. About 13 yrs Gravy, Corn, Roll, Rum Cake. old, house trained. 580-748-0690. Full menu everyday. Carry-Out Automotive available. 580-327-2212 Travel Trailer ‘06 Gulf Stream Coach, sleeps 8, queen size bed, full size refrig, wood floor & linoleum, very nice, $6500, 28ft bumper pull. 580541-3115
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Tree Trimming, Removal, Stump Grinding. Have Bucket Truck, Skid Steer & Stump Grinder. Pesky trees due to drought, limbs over house, etc, give us a call. Work Guaranteed. Customer For Sale Satisfaction is our goal. No job ‘09 Aerolite 19ft bumper pull too big or small. Free Estimates. travel trailer. Exc cond. $13,000. Contact Terry at 580-922-0165
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You’re small town when the Wild-Life means the Armadillo Family you saw on Santa Fe Street is what you think about. Sell a can, buy a part at Scribner Salvage in Alva
Christmas Open House at The Carmen Community Bank Room, Sat Dec 8th 10am-5pm. Sun Dec 9th 1pm-5pm. Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Willow House, Mary Kay, Ideal Protein, Body By Vi. Gift Certificates available. Sherry Green 580-430-6410
Great Movies The Rialto has installed “State of the Art” digital projectors with 3D. You’ll notice the difference. Advanced tickets available for movies. Most Credit Cards accepted. Gift Cards for everything. Rialto. 516 Flynn Street. Alva. 580-327-1313
Hunters & Trappers Starting Dec 9th Kan-Okla Fur Co. will be at 619 E Flynn every Sun 1-3pm to buy fur. 620-8925895 Steel Buildings
For the latest innovation in steel building construction, call us Hedge $115/Rick, Mulberry $85/ today. WFM Total Construction, Rick. 580-435-2202 or 580-307- LLC. 580-327-7935. www. 4368 wfmtotalconstruction.com Firewood For Sale
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For all computer repair needs. Call Adam Swallow at 580327-4449 or 580-748-2349 or Body By Vi come by 1329 Fair. Will do local #1 Health Challenge. Next housecalls month is the largest month of Need New Sidewalks? the year for weight loss & New Year’s resolutions! Why not get Driveway perhaps, we do all an early start on losing weight types of concrete work. Stamp &/or making extra income! You and Colors also avail. Give us a have nothing to lose but Weight! call for estimate. 580-732-1028 Contact me today! www.hwatts. Conceal & Carry bodybyvi.com or 620-825-6327 Conceal or Unconceal, your Candy Bouquet choice. One day class (in Order your Fudge Trays now! Cherokee) Dec 8. Call for registration 580-541-7425. 326 7th St. 580-327-0588
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Black Jack and White Oak. Also Western Equipment is looking quality Firewood Racks. Will for a full-time employee to clean stack and deliver. 580-922-1256 the store. Candidate needs to be reliable and eager to work. Glen’s Guns Shop Benefits include 401K, health galleryofguns.com. Gold Dealer. insurance and life insurance. 580-430-5400. Aline Also includes paid vacation and holidays. Pick-up an application Pony Boy Lures & Guns at 3126 College Blvd. Alva 600 Mimosa, Alva, OK. 580Drivers Needed 327-1233, 580-430-5547. Smith & Wesson 357-4” S.S. $399. Must have a clean diving record 9mm Auto S.S. At $315. SCCY- and current DOT physical card. American Made. Life Time Tanker Endorsement and Oilfield Replacement by Davidson’s plus experience required. Starting at 1 Box ammo in Dec. $18 per hour. Contact Rick at 580-542-1099 Pasture Tree Clearing Help Wanted Save moisture and Grass. Let me clear trees in your pasture. Skid Administrative Support. Duties Steer and Marshall Tree Saw. Ed will incld but are not limited to Grover. 580-474-2465 or 580- administrative office support, 542-0298 customer billing, accounts payable, customer support & new Get away! customer acquisition. Employee To Kasie Mae’s Cafe, 412 N. may also assist in bottling Park St., Cleo Springs, OK - 1 blk operations & basic office/plant west of the bank. 580-438-2259. maintenance. Prior office exp Pool tournaments every Saturday with MS Office applications & night - sign up at 6pm and games Quickbooks required. Please start at 6:30pm. $10 per person to send email with Resume to enter. Prizes for 1st & 2nd place john@devinewater.com. Apply winners! today Employment
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Has positions open for CNA/ CMA, Housekeeping, and dishwasher/kitchen cleaner. Some weekends required. Benefits available. Includes Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance & Vacation. Apply in person - 916 Noble in Alva. EOE Help Wanted Lutheran Daycare is needing a Caregiver. Apply at 902 2nd St.
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Phillip & LaDonna Ring. 46425 Jefferson Rd. 5 1/2 miles N of Alva. Fri & Sat Dec 14 & 15. 8am-4pm Indoor Sale Sat Dec 8 located at 911 Okla Blvd (next to Lyn’s T-Shirt). Lots of kids stuff & misc. 8am-1pm Miscellaneous Live Music Ronnie Jay Wheeler and Jack Ardis live at B-YZ in Cherokee. 12-08-12 at 8:00 pm. For Sale 55 gallon barrels, loose Rebar (make nice candy canes), Antique Stoves. Scribner Salvage. 1208 Fair, Alva. 580-327-1313 For Sale Cub Scout Firewood. $60 for Mixed Rick of Wood. Call Justin at 580-430-1784 for pickup Going Out of Business 1/2 price sale. Fri Dec 7 9am-6pm. Sat Dec 8 10am-5pm. 12/10-12/14 10am6pm. Sat 12/15 10am-5pm. Pretty Petals. 413 Barnes St. Alva. Selling everything!
Broken Zero turn mower. 580-748-0045 Western Novels by Dusty Rhodes, an award winning western author, are now available in the Cherokee Strip Museum Gift Shop. 580327-2030 For Sale Ceramic 15”h x 8”w Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus $15/Set. 3 ft Stuffable Outdoor Santa Claus $7. 580-748-1258 Santa Ideas All boys and girls like Show Passes, Video and Game Rentals, Drink & Popcorn “Happy Hour” coupons. Mix & Match, any amount. Gift Cards available. Rialto. Open 7 days. 580-327-0535 Custom Gift Wrapping Elegant, fun & festive styles. Contact Kryslyn at 580-884-1628 For Sale 3 Piece Rustic Oak Furniture Set. 316554-4824
Coming to Alva. Saturday, Dec. 15. Town & Country Mini Storage E of Alva. 10am. Each container will be opened at 9am for viewing. 4 containers to be auctioned off! In Great Condition Round Glass Table w/Wrought Iron Frame. 4 light Beige upholstered chairs. $400. 580-327-4760 For Sale Nice Desk $100 & Working Table, heavy duty $100. 580-327-2771 Free AHS Spanish Trip pictures from 1983 to 2002. For more info 580-327-0653 Attention! V.A.P will be closing at 12:00 on Dec 24th to allow our employees to enjoy the Christmas Holiday Real Estate For Rent RV, boat and car storage, rental and sales. 580-430-6052 For Sale 14 x 80 Mobile Home to be moved. 2bdrm, 2bth. CH/A. Good cond. $5000. 580-8246031 leave message & we will get back with you
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For Rent 2bdrm 1bth house in Alva. No Pets. No Smokers. 1 yr lease. $600. 580-430-1642 Mobile Home For Rent 3bdrm 2bth, $1000/Mo. Appliances & Utilities Included. Near Burlington, OK. Can be partially furnished. 620-229-3593 New Price, Great Deals *1720 Maple. *817 5th. *1807 Skyview. *411 Lake Drive. *29099 US Hwy 281. Check out these & more at www. alvahouses.com. Schuessler Real Estate 580-327-0707
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dated Sept. 13, 2005, and amended and restated on June 15, 2012, to M & S. Smith Trust dated June 15, 2012: the Northwest Quarter of Section 27; the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27; the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26; and the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, all in Township 28 North, Range 10 WIM; trustee’s deed. ►Melvin W. Smith, Shirley A. Smith, and Wayne K. Smith, Co-trustees of the Melvin W. Smith Family Trust dated Sept. 13, 2005, and amended and restated on June 15, 2012, to M & S. Smith Trust dated June 15, 2012: the East Half of the Southwest Quarter and all of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 28, Range 10 WIM; the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 28, Range 10 WIM; and the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 35, Range 28, Range 10 WIM; trustee’s deed. ►Lance D. Miller and Gary L. Miller to Miller Brothers, LLC: (1) the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 25 North, Range 11 WIM with the exception of a tract as described; (2) Lots
1-11, inclusive, in Block 75 and Lots 1-11, inclusive, in Block 65, in the Park Addition to the Town of Cherokee; (3) a tract of land as described in the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM; (4) a tract of land as described in the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range 11 WIM; (5) All of that part of Block Six in Wagners Addition lying West of the Railroad in Cherokee; (6) Lot 1, the North 40 feet of Lot 2, and all of Lots 11 and 12 in Block 45, East Addition to the Town, now City of Cherokee; (7) Lots 13-18, inclusive, in Block 1 in the Original Town of Cherokee; (8) three tracts of land as described in the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM; warranty deed. ►Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc. to Ream Storage, LLC: a tract of land 227 feet by 130 feet as described in Block 10 in the Cherokee Industrial Park, part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM; corrective deed. ►Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc. to Ream Storage, LLC: a tract of land 227 feet by 135 feet as described
in Block 10 in the Cherokee Industrial Park, part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM; quit claim deed. Mortgages ►Larry R. Thomas and Patsy A. Thomas to Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma, PCA (Alva): a tract of land as described in the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 12 WIM, containing three acres more or less; $25,000. ►Kenny Lanman, Jr. and Deann D. Lanman to ACB Bank (Cherokee): the West 70 feet of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 4 of Salisbury’s Second Addition to Cherokee, and the West 70 feet of a tract of land as described and situated in Block 4; and the East 80 feet of Lots 4 and 5 in Block4 of Salisbury’s Second Addition to Cherokee and the East 80 feet of a tract of land as described and situated in Block 4 (all commonly known as 101 E. Eighth, Cherokee); $65,000. ►Jimmy L. Mahieu and Paula M. Mahieu to Farm Credit of Enid, FLCA (Enid): the South Half of the Northwest Quarter in Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 12 WIM; $166,000.
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RV Space. $350/Mo near Burlington, OK. 620-229-3593
520 E 5th, Cherokee, OK. 3/4 bdrm. Over 2000 sqft + garage w/Apt. $85,000. 580748-1597
For Rent 1bdrm Duplex in Alva. $600/Mo. Water paid. 580-515-8280 House For Sale Open concept home. New everything. Move in ready. 2 full bathrooms and 2 bedrooms. Carmen, OK $39,000. 580-430-8364
For Rent Large Furnished 3 bdrm home with garage in Wakita, OK. 580-542-3090 For Sale 14 x 50 Mobile Home. 2bdrm, 1bth. CH/A. Call 580-237-8088. Delivery available. For Rent Remodeled apts. 1 & 2 bdrm. Avail 1st week in Dec. All bills paid. Includes High Speed Internet, appliances + dishwasher, New laundry on site. Call 580-327-2841 (office) or 580-430-7183 (site manager). Office Hours Mon-Fri 5pm-6pm or by appointment House For Sale 1325 Lincoln, Waynoka, OK. Newly remodeled. 580-430-5050
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