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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. Gary Booze will entertain at 12:30 p.m. 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 Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open ev-
ery day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 5:30 p.m. Alva Weight Watchers meet at College Hill Church of Christ. 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. 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. 2 p.m. Chapter AL P.E.O. will meet at The Runnymede, Fourth & Flynn, Alva. Hostess is Bettielou Lane with Rachel Stewart serving as co-hostess. Please take note of the change of address for the meeting.
‘The Odd Couple’ – female version is ‘really entertaining’ Laugh and eat in Medicine Lodge this weekend at Heritage Center By Yvonne Miller “It’s worth the price of admission just to see Joyce in her red wig!” Medicine Lodge woman Maureen Meador said of the Heritage Players’ performance of “The Odd Couple” – female version. The show opened the weekend before Easter with the last two performances this coming weekend. The two lead characters are played by Ann Bell and Joyce Ditgen who had the crowd practically rolling in the aisles with their performance of “Kitchen Witches.” They were also crowd pleasers in “Rumors.” 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: news@alvareviewcourier.net Entire Contents Copyright 2011 Members of: Associated Press National Newspaper Assn. Oklahoma Press Association
“My husband Pete (Meador) still laughs about Kitchen Witches,” Maureen said, chuckling herself. “The entire cast did a wonderful job – the play was funny – really entertaining,” Maureen said. “We
loved the show, had good food – Alan (Goering) does a great job of directing.” “When all those women get together (on stage) they are great! They have See Odd
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Cherokee police charge prescription drug fraud After man presents modified form
By Jim Stout Cherokee Police have requested charges of attempting to obtain prescription by fraud on Robert Justin Taylor, 26, according to an affidavit filed April 18 in Alfalfa County Court. The investigation by Chief Mike Andrews of the Cherokee Police Department showed Dr. Shane Hull of Edmond Pulmonology had written a prescription for additional procedures for Taylor on March 23. Taylor presented the prescription at Smith Drug in Cherokee on April 13 with a prescription for 10 Lortab 325
#30 written on the orders in a different person’s handwriting and a different pen than the original. Pharmacist Damon Hawkins told Chief Andrews he had refused to fill the prescription because “it looked suspicious.” Taylor then took the prescription to Great Salt Plains Health Center and asked them to rewrite the prescription because the pharmacy refused to fill the order, court documents state. The Health Center staff contacted Hull’s office and were told Dr. Hull had not prescribed the Lortab. Chief Andrews obtained copies of the original prescription without the Lortab and the one presented to GSPHC with the Lortab added.
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Latest ‘Rapunzel’ goes Carmen to hilarious new heights ‘Rock-a-Thon’ promises fun evening Timberlake High School Drama will present its first-ever readers’ theater -“Rapunzel and the Tower of Partying” – at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium in Helena. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for students. It’s not a hair-raising tale . . . it’s a hairlowering one! When Rapunzel is locked away in a tower, her social worker is on hand to demand better living conditions. Soon, things in the tower get so
good that not only the prince, but all her friends, climb up her hair for some latenight parties! Meanwhile, incredulous audience members try to keep this story on track. Will Rapunzel live happily ever after with a handsome prince, or . . . is she too young for a serious relationship? And, why is the witch always at Home Depot? This readers’ version of Rapunzel takes a familiar story to new heights.
Cast of the latest and most hilarious version of Rapunzel slated for Monday evening at Timberlake High School in Helena. Back: Hailey Parker, Kevin Moore, John Decker, Hayden Nickel, Erin Overton, DeWayne Justice, Jacob Nickel, Jacob Henderson. Middle: Cherokee Wade, Prestin Taylor, Miranda Fishback, Braden Seaman, Stephanie Jones, Nick Mullins, Cecely Franz. Front: Skyer Ryden, Cidney Thompson, Amanda Farris, Jordan Nichols.
Fundraiser to benefit Relay for Life
The Carmen Calvary Relay for Life team will hold a “Rock-a-Thon” on Friday, May 6 beginning at 6 p.m. at the 1st Carmen Bank area. Participants will have pledges to rock in rocking chairs to raise money for the Relay for Life efforts. They hope to “rock away” cancer during the fun-filled evening. In addition to individuals who will be rocking, hot dogs, goodies, and drinks will be available. Carmen’s Silver Strings will provide musical entertainment. At 7, Janis Wooten and Jazzercise dancers and Jazzercise “Kids Get Fit” will perform followed by an Electric Slide Contest, games, Karaoke and a silent auction. The main event for the evening will be a performance by Todd Poland and the hard rock group from Iowa, “SAUL”. They will perform around 9 p.m. You are invited to participate in the “Rock-a-Thon”. Pledge sheets are available from Lisa Copenhaver or Debbie Newman at 1st Carmen Bank. (987-2238) Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy an entertaining evening!
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FISD receives good words for audit of last school year By Roger McKenzie Charles Carroll, representing the Chas. W. Carroll accounting firm, gave the Freedom Public Schools a good report when he went over the district’s 2009-10 audit report. The district’s accounting results accurately portray the district’s financial condition. He had one adverse opinion regarding the district’s failure to list the cost/value of general fixed assets. However, the Oklahoma Department of Education does not require districts to submit that information, so districts all over the state are subject to the same adverse opinion. Carroll described the district as “a very good operation” and expressed appreciation for all the help he received in performing the audit. He also made one suggestion. Some receipts turned in for the senior trip were hard to track. He suggested that on future senior trips, the sponsors keep better records of who spends what and for what. As it happened, this year’s senior trip final itinerary was approved at the meeting. A late-night departure for the train station in Dodge City, Kansas, starts the trip on May. 17. The train leaves just after midnight for Chicago where the five students and three sponsors will arrive at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. After a couple of hours sight-seeing in Chicago, the train leaves for Washington, D.C. where it will arrive 1:10 p.m. on the 19th. Three days in Washington are followed by another train trip to New York
City, with arrival on the morning of Sunday, May 22. After three days in New York, the group will fly back to Wichita on Wednesday, May 25. Administrative reports Two administrative reports were presented at the meeting, Superintendent Gleave noted in his report that six students were added to the rolls in April, bringing student enrollment to 73 students. In her report, Principal Charla Gleave noted the district has met with parents of a young student in need of therapy. Accordingly, an occupational therapist has been hired to provide services as needed to the child for the remainder of the school year. A decision was made by Supt. Gleave to continue the four-day week schedule for next year. The decision came after consultation with teachers and parents. Supt. Gleave said he felt he needed to give the experiment more time to show just well it is operating. He noted that teachers he spoke with all felt their students were prepared for year-end testing. He also told board members that his goal of saving $100,000 for the district when the fourday week was initiated at the beginning of the school year has been exceeded. A look at the encumbrances through April show the district has encumbered $135,785 less than a year ago at this time. Expenditures for the same period are $103,613.19 less, he said. School calendar for next year Using the four-day school week, a
calendar for the upcoming school year was presented and approved by the board. It is basically the same calendar used this school year. The 2011-12 school year calendar calls for teachers to report on Aug. 9 and the first day of class for students on Aug. 11 It calls for a fall break (Oct. 20-21), a Thanksgiving break (Nov. 23-25), and a Christmas break (Dec. 22-31—with students reporting back a day after teachers on Jan. 2), and a spring break (Mar. 19-23). The last day of school is May 17, 2012. The total teaching days is 151 days, plus five professional days, for a total of 156 days. Each day is from 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. which is seven hours, less 30 minutes for lunch. The total hours are 1092 hours, or 12 more than the 1080 required by the State Department of Education. Non-certified personnel Just who will be present for next year was left partially up in the air. The board has already approved all certified personnel. It approved rehiring two of eight non-certified personnel listed on Monday’s agenda item. On the other six names listed, the board voted to table consideration of the rest. Rehired were Mardonna Brady and Tana Nixon. Those non-certified personnel whose consideration for rehire was tabled include Brenda Daughtree, Dalene Dauphin, Peg Nixon, Dawn Wares, Laurie Watson, and Monte Watson. Other action In other action, the board approved the monthly Consent Agenda, which included minutes of the Mar. 28 meeting, activity fund expenditures and encumbrances for the General Fund. No activity fund expenditures total was available at press time due to an oversight. General Fund encumbrances totaled $20,810.35, making the year to day total of encumbrances $1,127,044.51.
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Mistaken porn raid shows risks of unsecured Wi-Fi By Lynn L. Martin I have a few business friends to whom I provide maintenance services for their computers. With about a dozen computers at the photo studio and two-dozen at the newspaper, I stay pretty well in practice at solving computer problems. That number of machines is complimented by an equal number of employees to whom we permit unrestricted freedom to use the internet as they need in their jobs. This gets us more than our fair share of virus and malware challenges to provide quite a bit of experience at weeding those out also. One of the suggestions I have typically made to these business friends is to leave their Wi-Fi unsecured to benefit their customers. Most “smart phones” need a Wi-Fi connection to do all of their tricks and an available free Wi-Fi signal will cause me to choose one restaurant over another if the second one does not offer that benefit. If you’re forced to sit in waiting rooms at doctor’s offices or hospitals, it is sure nice to have an unsecured Wi-Fi available. I discovered this in OKC and urged Share Medical Center to offer a similar benefit. Many business owners understand
this. Take a look as you travel up and down Oklahoma Blvd. in Alva. You will see signage at many restaurants and motels saying, “Free Wi-Fi.” This is an important benefit to the traveler. For example, our sports reporters at the newspaper travel to cover ball games using laptop computers with wireless Wi-Fi capability. They rejoice when they end up in a location and the Wi-Fi screen banner says, “unsecured internet connection.” So long as your unsecured WiFi is not on a network with sensitive data, I’ve seen little problem with kindly providing this benefit to your customers. Most businesses are too far from any apartments or residential area for people to permanently leech off of them. True, some of the “free” WiFi providers actual “secure” their equipment and require the customer to ask them for a security code. Their motive is to restrict usage to actual customers. However, a code that has been given out to hundreds of customers eventually becomes not very secure anyway. However, there is a story just out from Buffalo, NY that highlights risk I really hadn’t thought about. Here’s the news item: Unsecured Router Law enforcement agents armed with assault weapons, raided a Buffalo, N.Y. man’s home at 6:30 a.m. only to learn that he was innocent, and had
been framed due to an unprotected wireless router. The man appeared to have downloaded child pornography, but after a forensic examination of his desktop and iPad, it was determined that he was not the perpetrator. Further investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old neighbor a week later who pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography. The root of the debacle: The man had become fed up with trying to set a password for a new router, and he eventually left it unsecured. While it is not known how often unsecured wireless routers have brought trouble to their owners, a substantial number of computer users are surprisingly amenable to logging onto a WiFi network without permission. Specifically, a poll conducted for the Wi-Fi Alliance industry group found that 32 percent of 1,054 Americans age 18 and older admitted to attempting to access a Wi-Fi network that wasn’t theirs. The legality of using unsecured Wi-Fi that is not yours varies around the world. In some countries, there are specific laws against it. In the USA, the matter is still under debate in various jurisdictions. The general conclusion in this country is if it is secured, that is the message you should not use it by trying to sneakily obtain the security code, and See Says Page 18
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Burlington School has audit, prepares for end of school By Yvonne Miller Burlington’s Board of Education members heard the audit, about seismic surveys, the whirlwind of April and May school activities and more. The board met for their April meeting last Tuesday. Members present were Roger Allen, Ashley Armbruster, Terry Graham, Beth Guffy and James Maltbie. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliott, Principal Joe Feely, and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill. Guests present were Candi Davis student teacher in First Grade this semester from NWOSU, and Eddie Elmore. Superintendent Elliott provided a legislative update on school finances. He said legislators tell school officials, “It’s going to be tough.” Elliott said schools are to expect a five to seven percent cut, although he said he’s afraid it may be closer to 10 percent. He said there are so many changes in legislation, the effects on education are still unknown. He expects to hear more at the upcoming OSSBA District 2 meeting in Woodward April 28. Student enrollment is currently 154 for which they receive state funding Board members heard a request from Dawson Geophysical Company to conduct seismic surveys on certain school property. The schools sees no immediate monetary gain from these surveys. The board discussed and approved the request. – Presenting the 2009-10 audit,
Buddy Carroll, of Chas. W. Carroll, PA, Enid said he found two exceptions that he presented to the board. Carroll said he found 2 employees that received extra duty pay that was not listed on their contracts (one gate keeper - $15.00, and one substitute bus driver- 2 routes @ $15.43 each, total of $30.86); and one vendor for the construction bond that was paid over $25,000 that did not have a sworn statement on file. In response to the audit exceptions, Superintendent Elliott said all contracts have been updated with an extra-duty addendum to include payment for duties not listed on the contract. Elliott said that the school is aware of the necessity of the sworn statement affidavits, and thought they were all in place. He said in the future, every effort will be made to be sure this oversight does not happen again. The Board accepted the 2009-2010 Audit as reported. Randy McClaren with National Bus Transportation, attended the meeting to present options from the company and answer questions on bus choices. Elliott said they are researching carefully for the best, most efficient fuel options. He said a new bus costs some $70 to $75,000 now. Burlington will probably have to call for a bond issue to support transportation next year, he said. – Mr. Elmore talked to the board about flooring possibilities for the little
gym. The board approved refinishing the main gym floor this summer The Board voted to approve: Participation in the E-rate program for 2011-2012; Encumbrances, Change Orders and Warrants from the General, Building, Child Nutrition and Bond Funds; and The March Activity Fund Report. Other items approved were: A quote from Nidoma for a south wall between the gym and new locker room, and a top and windbreak for the entrance of the new agriculture education building; the Comprehensive Local Education Plan; Payment to employees for unused personal days at the rate of $40.00 per day for certified and full time noncertified employees, and $20.00 per day for part time non-certified employees; The School Calendar for 2011-2012 received approval with school starting Aug. 17, 2011. The board approved $62,880.25 in supplemental appropriations. Principal Feely reported that students are undergoing state and EOI testing. The principal reported on many upcoming events: Tri-state Music April 27 & 28; Spring Music Program May 5; State FFA convention May 3 & 4; FFA banquet May 10; Local elementary track meet May 11, Kiowa elementary track meet May 13; 8th grade promotion May 16; BHS Graduation May 17; Elementary Honors program at 9:00 a.m. May 18; JH & HS Honors program at 10:30 May 18; School dismisses for summer at 1:00 on May 18. Under new business, the board voted to have the Miss Burlington contest on August 18, 2011.
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CHRISTIE McNETT HARDTNER—Christine Lenora McNett, passed away April 24, 2011 at Pratt, Kansas. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Hardtner Methodist Church with Pastor Elizabeth Kirkwood. Burial will follow in the HardtnerElwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com Christie Lenora Wimmer was born May 30, 1921 in rural Woods County, Oklahoma to Sylvia Glenn Moore and Charley Wimmer. She attended Farry country school in rural Woods County. On October 4, 1946 she married Bethel George McNett. To this union four children were born, Karen Jo, Beth Ann, Jimmie Mac, and Kelly George. Christie worked for many years at the Achenbach Hospital and the Kiowa Manor. Christie lived in Hardtner all of her adult life and was very active in the Hardtner community. She served on the Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the United Methodist Church, and until the last couple of months helped out at Yur Place doing whatever she could. Christie loved to garden, paint and sew. Many of you may have seen her painting in the Hardtner Park. Christie loved her grandchildren and attending their sporting events. She rarely missed any school function. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bethel, her parents, brothers, Billy Don and Blaine, her sister Frieda, and an infant brother. She leaves behind her children Karen LaMunyon, of Overland Park, Kansas, Beth McNett of Ewing, Missouri, Jim and wife, Sherre of Riverton, Kansas, Kelly and wife, Ann of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, eight
grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hardtner Chamber of Commerce of Art Auction for Dalton Black in care of the funeral home. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 26, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Obituaries RUBY J. CORMACK CHEROKEE—Funeral service for Ruby J. Cormack, 85, will be Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Cherokee with Rev. Paul Calkin officiating. Burial will follow at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Memories may be shared with the family at www. lanmanmemorials.com Ruby was born on August 27, 1925 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to William Thomas Glenny and Gladys Gummow Glenny and passed from this life on April 25, 2011 in Alva. Ruby married Fred Cormack on August 29, 1949 who preceded her in death. She is survived by one son, one daughter, five grandchildren, sister-inlaw, one nephew and his family and one niece, and her family. Memorials may be given to United Methodist Women or the charity of choice through the funeral home. JACK L. ERSKINE Services are pending for Jack L. Erskine, 91, through Wharton’s Funeral Home. FRANK LEWIS HAMMOND Frank Lewis Hammond was born on May 28, 1908, in Alfalfa County, Cherokee, Oklahoma and died February 28, 2011, in Anthony, Kansas at age 102. Frank was preceded in death by his loving wife, Christine Myers Hammond. He is survived by two sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and seven great, great, grandchildren. Memorial graveside services will be given by Gib Clark on May 5, 2011, at Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa, Kansas, at 11 a.m.
CAROLYN FAY WEINMEISTER OKLAHOMA CITY — Carolyn Fay Weinmeister was born on November 25, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2011 at the age of 78. She had lived in Oklahoma City for 35 years, relocating from Alva, after graduating with a BA from NWOSU in 1976. She was a retired graphic artist who loved the Oklahoma City Blazers hockey team and getting together with the Blazers Booster Club. She also was a past member of the Oklahoma Ad Club, enjoyed participating in Volksport 10 kilometer walks and 25 kilometer bicycle rides, going to movies and shopping with friends. Carolyn is survived by two sons, Mike and Tim, a daughter, Patty, and her beloved cat, Junie Moon, a sister, Marilyn Mason Brown from Ann Arbor, Michigan, two nephews, Chris and Edward, sister-in-law Marth Riley of Norman, niece Beth Riley, and stepbrother Townes Watson. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Baggerley Funeral Home in Edmond, Oklahoma, 930 S Broadway, Edmond, Oklahoma.
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Mexican Food at NWOSU April 28, 2011
If you have time and talent to spare, The Peninsular Spanish American Culture class along with the Spanish Club at NWOSU will play we would like you to “SHARE�! host to a Mexican food fundraiser in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, with its main goal to raise money for the Spanish Scholarship Fund. Twelve students from both groups will serve Mexican food from El Potrero to Northwestern staff who have purchased a $5 ticket. Employees can have lunch delivered to their offices or pick up. Also dining for everyone will be in the Student Center. Lunch will be served from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that celebrates the defeat of the French by Mexico at the Battle of Puebla. Mexican troops won the fight on May 5, 1862.
Contact sponsors Dr. Francisco Martinez, assistant professor of Spanish, in Vinson Hall 23, at (580) 327-8466 or fjmartinez@ nwosu.edu or Dr. Claudia Young, assistant professor of Spanish, in Vinson Hall 121, at (590) 327-8464 or coyoung@nwosu.edu with questions or to purchase a ticket.
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if left unsecured, the owner is sending a message, ‘It’s OK.” Here’s a story from Europe More than 300 users connected to a rogue wireless network at the Infosecurity Europe exhibition in a live experiment by CryptoCard. On its stand, managing director EMEA Jason Hart set up a wireless network named ‘Free Infosec WiFi’ that was open for two hours on the first two days of the show. Presenting the
results, he revealed that 143 people had connected on the first day and 162 had connected on the second day. Speaking to SC Magazine on the 305 people who had willingly connected to this network, Hart said: “These are infosecurity people connecting to the unsecured network and using the freely available Cain software with a £30 network, we were able to see their name, IP address and Mac address and could have taken their credentials if they tried to use applications or the internet while connected. There is no way of knowing that this is a rogue network as users assume it is
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free and use it, what is a real concern is that if you go on YouTube you can find videos of how to set these networks up.” Conclusion So, the conclusion developing from this is America can no longer be the free and easy place it used to be. Remember the stories you’ve heard from the older generation that they used to leave their houses unlocked all the time, or didn’t bother to always remove the keys from their cars. Well, the bad guys out there are increasing, and improved security in everything is the new rule of the day.
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lots of funny one-liners. The entire supporting cast was excellent – the men and women.” She was referring to the veteran actors “who really know comedy” and love to play off of each other on stage. Those cast members are: Lauren Schmidt, Elisabeth Edwards, Sarah Cruz, Jessica Rausch, Ted Rausch and Tim Wortman. The Neil Simon play evolved from the classic movie, “The Odd Couple” starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Instead of Oscar, the slob, there is Olive played by Joyce. Instead of the obsessive neat freak Felix, there is Florence, played by Ann. Goering said it’s when these opposite personalities decide to try living together that fireworks and laughter abound. Maureen said there’s a moment
when Ann “does a snorting thing that’s hilarious!” She also complimented Sara Cruz for “nailing a New York accent.” “High school girl Lauren Schmidt always does a good job,” she said. “They’ve all been in plays before and are so good each time. It’s wonderful they’ll give their time like this – they obviously have fun.” Saturday night, April 30, features a dinner theatre at 6:30 p.m. Lenny Rankin grills steaks for the dinner. Sunday, May 1st is a 2 p.m., matinee featuring desserts. For ticket information, go by Pat’s Floral or call 620-886-5208. Reservations for the dinner theatre should be made by Friday. Tickets are $20. No reservations are needed for the dessert matinee – you pay $10 at the door.
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Cherokee absentee voters must do so in courthouse KANSAS DELEGATION to the National 4-H Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. included from left Paula Doman and Kimberly Doman of Barber Countyalong with Leigh Ann Marauth, Cain Fouard, Garrett Kays and Cooper Clawson from other parts of Kansas. The group visited with lawmakers, toured the White House, the Ford Theater, learned to navigate the subway and visited the Department of Agriculture. The group participated in round table discussions and learned the finer points of PowerPoint during their visit in early April.
Capron Cemetery sets annual meeting May 3 Capron Cemetery Association annual meeting will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Homestead in Alva. Business includes election of officers and discussion and action on maintenance problems. Current officers are Eleanor Ring,
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president; Reta Jackson, vice president; and Mark Schwertfeger secretarytreasurer. Other board members are Duane Jackson and O’Neal Gray. Anyone with an interest in the cemetery is invited to attend.
Registered voters in Alfalfa County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot for the May 10, Special Election for the Cherokee I-46 School District can do so at the County Election Board office on Friday, May 6, or Monday, May 9. A two-member, bipartisan Absentee Voting Board will be on duty each day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to assist absentee voters. “Any person who is registered inside the geographical boundaries of the Cherokee I-46 School District is eligible to vote in this election. If any of those qualified persons are registered in Precincts 230 and 310 and they have not already requested to have absentee ballots mailed to them, this in-person absentee voting on May 6 and 9 is their last chance to vote in this Special Election. Precincts 230 and 310 are closed in this Special Election and these voters need to come to the Alfalfa County Election Board office to vote,” added Stein
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Road crossing fees providing a big financial lift in Alfalfa County
By Roger McKenzie Monday’s (April 18th) Alfalfa County commissioners’ meeting was brief and routine. However, the commissioners’ approved six road crossing permits requested by Crescent Services for District 1. Those permits are an indicator of the county’s ongoing oil and gas boom. An informal accounting of them shows just how beneficial they have been. Commissioners’ Secretary Phoebe Angle reported that since July 1, the county has benefited to the tune of about $108,000 in such fees. Most of the benefit has accrued to District 1, where most of the road crossings are occurring. The commissioners declared the county-owned clinic building, formerly occupied by the Great Salt Plains Health
Center, and its property as surplus. The action paves the way for the building to be sold. The county is seeking bidders for the clinic. Bids are expected to be opened at the commissioner’s meeting in the first week of May. The county has reserved the right to refuse bids. A resolution that gives commissioners control of the interest earned on Highway Emergency and Transportation Revolving Fund for their district was approved. After a brief discussion of the county’s options, the commissioners voted to advertise for bids for scrap iron. Commissioner Doug Murrow told his fellow commissioners that he has been told that bids are not necessary to sell scrap iron. However, the commissioners decided that until the county district attorney signs off on that, the bidding
process will continue. What may change is the way the scrap iron is delivered. Instead of having a company come and pick up the iron, the county is considering delivering it to Enid—which would increase the price the county gets for it. District 2 and District 3 are getting new graders. The commissioners approved a form that will allow the county to lease/purchase the machines. The commissioners approved junking an air conditioner formerly used in the courthouse. It was replaced some time ago. A claim for juvenile detention transportation was approved, as well as minutes of the commissioners’ previous meeting, maintenance and operations warrants, and miscellaneous officers’ reports.
Alfalfa hazard mitigation plan requires a re-do
By Roger McKenzie A “do-over” of Alfalfa County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan’s letter of intent was approved by the county commissioners at their Monday, April 25, meeting. Vicki Eggers with the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority (NODA) requested the commissioners sign a new notice of intent and a letter of agency. A mix-up between NODA and the Oklahoma Department of Emergen-
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cy Management prevented the original letter of intent to be implemented. As a result, the five-year mitigation plan was apparently never officially received by the Department of Emergency Management. When the mix-up was finally noticed, the original notice of intent signed by the commissioners had apparently expired. The commissioners approved both the new notice of intent and the letter of agency, which gives NODA permission to represent the county to implement completion of the county’s multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan when completed by NODA will cost $45,000, which is based on county population. The county’s share will be
$11,250, with the rest being picked up by the federal government. Half of the county’s share will have to be paid when the plan is submitted for public review, which would take four to six months, according to Eggers. The completed plan may take a year to 18 months to complete. The commissioners noted that the county has a hazard mitigation plan that will guide its actions in the event of a bio-hazard. The actions taken Monday are to get the plan (with some modifications) accepted by the state. The commissioners formally approved an interlocal agreement with the See Alfalfa Page 34
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Sandridge to lease Kiowa mineral rights Kiowa City Council has full agenda at April meeting By Yvonne Miller Kiowa’s City Council covered a full agenda from oil leases and hiring a former police officer as general laborer to demolishing Ashbaker’s garage structure and much more business. Council welcomed new member Russel Molz who was elected to replace the seat previously held by longterm councilman Bob Drake who finished his service. Mark Lambert and Bill Watson retained their seats. Council elected Watson as their president. Other members present were Brian Hill, Brandon Poland and Mayor Brandon Farney. City Administrator Nathan Law also sat at the table with City Clerk Marlo Yandel. A story in the Newsgram last week reported in depth about a presentation to the South Barber School regarding an oil and gas lease including all the property owners in Kiowa. That same presentation was made the same night to the city council. On behalf of Sandridge Energy (an oil and gas exploration company based in Oklahoma City) landman Brent Barton told council they want to do a threeyear no-surface lease with every property owner in Kiowa. That encompasses 640 acres. Sandridge will pay $500 per acre to property owners. SandRidge offers 1/6 royalty of their net acre participation unit to property owners if the well produces. Barton said that means about $320,000 bonus payments in the local economy. Landmen Tom and John Klin-
gensmith will go door-to-door to discuss leases with property owners. The need for Sandridge comes from a well they are drilling on Schrockowned land south of town that will be drilled 9,000 feet deep. The city land becomes involved as Sandridge plans to drill 5,000 feet horizontally. Barton said Sandridge believes the well could generate $20-$100 million proceeds from production. Council seeks legal review before signing a lease. Ashbaker Demolition The council has extended multiple extensions for Delfred Ashbaker to present a final engineers report regarding his garage that’s been disputed for at least two years. Council has deemed the pole garage structure unsafe and called for demolition. At their April 11 meeting, council unanimously voted to advertise for bids from qualified contractors to demolish the structure located at 619 S. 8th St. Ashbaker said, “We will go to court on this – I guarantee it.” Council Business In March Ronnie McKitrick resigned as a Kiowa Police Officer. At the April meeting council hired McKitrick to fill the general laborer position vacated by Dick Parker due to health reasons. McKitrick will receive base pay and full city benefits. The city is in the competitive bidding process to secure someone to do the Humphrey Addition Sewer project. Bids are to be submitted by April 21. Council plans a special meeting to choose the winning bid. Council tabled adoption of a resolution to set a city fee schedule due to many unanswered questions regarding building permit fees, etc. The city’s current agreement with
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield was approved. The city’s current-year contract decreased by 17.66 percent or $21,115.56 from the previous contract. The proposed contract change increases the annual premium to less than $500 more than the 2009-2010 contract. RSI donated an air conditioning unit last year for the community building last year. Council approved paying the estimated $5000 cost to install the donated unit now. Bi-Annual Trash Days were approved for May 5th and 12th. The north half of town disposes the 5th with the south side of town on the 12th. This is for disposal of bulk item trash, but not intended for appliances with compressors or construction materials. For tree trimming council accepted Professional Tree Care as the lowest responsible bidder. The contract is not to exceed $12,750. The swimming pool needs work. Council approved the contract with 66 Construction for new curb and deck work on the pool at a cost of $67,760. With harvest time coming, council discussed the controversial issue of large trucks parking on city streets. Instead of issuing tickets, council wants to utilize a few large area parking spaces around town to alleviate the problem. Council agreed it’s important not to run business out of town. Police Chief Mike Moreland reported on some serious domestic violence cases to which officers were called. Moreland spoke briefly about his health – that he recently had a pacemaker installed and a heart cath. For six weeks he can only do paperwork. The chief estimates he’ll be able to resume regular duties by May. Law gave updates on the planning commission and Barber County Development.
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‘It’s a difficult situation’ Kiowa Hospital Building Committee tries to cut costs and meet needs By Yvonne Miller How much space can be cut and still adequately meet the needs of patients? Does the rural hospital need an operating room? How many patient rooms are needed? What are taxpayers willing to pay to improve their hospital facility? Those are just a few of the many questions the Kiowa District Hospital Building Committee asked at their meeting April 20. Members attending the meeting included: CFO Robin Lewis, DON Karla Johnston, Radiology Director Dooli Rugg, Maintenance Director Rory Reed and Administrative Assistant Angela Courson. The committee met with GLMV Architecture President Mark McCluggage and VP StaceyTerwilliger. This is the firm hired by the hospital board to help design a new hospital to be built on about 17 acres of hospitalowned property directly south of Kiowa. The purpose of the meeting was to further reduce square footage and make the project less costly. The architects’ initial summary for a new hospital called for 32,000 square feet and an estimated price tag of around $9 million. The committee and hospital board said that cost was not feasible. At the March 21 meeting architects reduced square footage by 6,720, making square footage 25,280. At the meeting last Wednesday, architects presented a revised plan for 26,190 square feet with an approximate construction cost of $6.5 million.
McCluggage said that cost does not include over a half million to equip the hospital or architect fees. The small increase in square footage in this latest proposal houses administration which in the original proposal partially stayed at the existing hospital structure in town. “The whole project needs to be around $6.5 million,”McCluggage said. “We’re a million over in construction costs. The question is, where to take out a million dollars. We’ve got to take 10 percent off across the board.” McCluggage suggested four areas to possibly cut: One of those would be to cut the number of patient rooms from six to four (saving about 1148 square feet). Eliminate the special procedures room (saving about 843 square feet). Reduce number of exam rooms from eight to six (saving about 534 square feet). Cut administrative space (savings about 828 square feet). The proposed square footage reductions totaled roughly 3300 square feet. McCluggage said these cuts would reduce construction costs to $5.3 to $5.8. That’s based on costs of $225/square foot on the low end to $250 on the high end. Concern Over Patient Rooms Discussing the possible cuts, committee members expressed frustration at the amount of even deeper cuts in areas they feel are vital to the hospital and clinic operations.
Johnston expressed concern over the reduced number of patient rooms due to need. She said they must balance inpatients, outpatients (who use beds for recovery from procedures, etc.), swingbed patients who are sometimes in the hospital at least a month, allergy clinic patients and more. She said scheduling with only four beds would be a major issue. The director of nurses said the hospital’s Medicare reimbursement is greater for procedures done on the hospital side which is another benefit to billing through the hospital. Johnston said the hospital had approximately 66 scopes and surgeries performed there last year. Of those 66, the scopes far outnumbered surgeries, she said. Scopes can be done in a procedure room. However, surgeries can only be performed in an operating room. With low surgery numbers, committee members questioned how vital an operating room (OR) is to the hospital. Having an OR requires, by code, an entire OR Suite. In the revised proposal, the OR requires about 3000 square feet. That amount is about the same as the the proposed cuts in other areas the committee deems more vital to hospital operations. Of course they realize that everyone involved does not feel that way. Some say maintaining an OR is vital to the future of the hospital. Committee members said they welcome input from the community regarding this issue. Watching and listening to this committee make decisions to recommend to the board, it’s apparent they are painstakingly working to bring the best care to patients. See Hospital Page 40
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Ag Risk Management Meeting By Tim Marshall, Barber County Agent For those involved in production agriculture, the current markets are very exciting and in some cases have reached levels which have never before been seen. However, record prices do not always mean record profits. Now more than ever it is important to study risk management strategies for your operation as the stakes have been raised by the current market conditions. To help you with developing or refining your risk management strategies, a meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 at the United Methodist Church in Medicine Lodge. Darrell Holaday, President of Advanced Market Concepts, will be the featured speaker. For those who have not had the opportunity to hear him, Darrell is a very dynamic speaker that will focus on managing risk in your operation by understanding the forces that move agricultural markets and developing a risk management plan through the use of
various marketing strategies and tools. With his personal experience as both a producer and a marketing professional, Darrell provides a unique insight into the process that is both informative and entertaining. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. meal and will be followed immediately by the presentation at 6:30 p.m.. This opportunity is open to all area producers
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and is being offered at no cost due to the support of a group of local sponsors. Please RSVP to the Barber County Extension Office by 5 p.m. Monday, May 23. For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Barber County Extension Office at (620) 886-3971 or tmarshall@ksu.edu . mailto:t_hutson@ fstbanc.com.
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Cost of a Patient Room Construction cost of a 450 square foot patient room is approximately $150,000, McCluggage said. That’s without the bed or any other furnishings. Committee members wondered aloud if there are any district patrons who would be interested in donating the cost of a room in their family name. McCluggage noted that the square footage of some rooms in the hospital cannot be further reduced because of code requirements. Administrative Assistant Angela Courson also sits on the hospital foundation. She said they are searching
for all possible avenues of funding (grants, donations, etc.) The hospital is to receive $4 million tax money as authorized by the Barber County Commissioners for the building project. Any additional cost will have to be paid through other sources as mentioned by Courson and/or a possible mill levy increase. McCluggage and the committee planned to meet again Tuesday before the April 28 Hospital Board meeting. However, that meeting was postponed. He wants to get a decision regarding the OR and more before making another presentation to the board.
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Perfect weather for Kiowa’s Pioneer Days
At left: Pioneer Days in Kiowa originated 26 years ago when this cowboy, John Miller, was surprised with a steer roping when his wife Bev invited a bunch of his friends to town for the event. It evolved into a full weekend of activities, organized by the chamber. He plays guitar as one of the Three Amigos who perform throughout the weekend. Of course the steer wrestlin’ and team ropin’ continue as a highlight of the weekend.
South Barber 6th grader Emily Rugg opens Kiowa’s Pioneer Days Parade with her rousing version of the Star Spangled Banner. Locals always look forward to hearing the songbird sing the National Anthem which she does locally at ballgames and more throughout the year and out of town events like the Wichita Wingnuts baseball games, the Miss Kansas pageant, etc. Her dad Justin announces the parade.
Photos by Yvonne Miller
Burlington woman Marilyn Schurter brings fun to the parade as she hollers at friends and throws candy along the Pioneer Days Parade route in Kiowa. She rides with her husband Sam in their John Deere green 1955 vintage pickup truck.
Kiowa’s Pioneer Days Parade gets an early day look with these hoopin’ and hollerin’ saloon girls (l-r) Dayca Doman, Lacy Phillips, Kathy Lynch, Jennifer Miller and Kim Doman of Medicine Lodge. They came to Kiowa’s parade to promote the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Pageant which occurs September 23, 24, 25. This huge event commemorates the great Peace Council of 1867 between the U.S. Government and the Plains Indians and their signing of a peace treaty. Cathy Colborn, one of the event organizers, said the first Peace Treaty reenactment was held in Medicine Lodge in 1927. Held now about every five years, the Peace Treaty is in conjunction with the 150th birthday of the State of Kansas this year. The event is held in a natural amphitheater near the Medicine Now retired, longtime Kiowa business owners Bob and River, known as the Peace Treaty grounds, just east of Medi- Grace are marshals of Kiowa’s Pioneer Days parade. They ride in Stoney Reif’s buggy. cine Lodge.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log
April 18, 2011 12:15 p.m. report of cow out 1 3/4 south of Dacoma turn from Carmen, made contact with possible owner, he will go check. 12:25 p.m. report of dogs running loose and killing cats in Amorita, someone is going to speak with dog owner. 12:26 p.m. report of pit bull running loose in Carmen, would try and locate owner. 1:33 p.m. report of theft 5 north of Driftwood water tower. 3:28 p.m. report of RR Crossing arms down on Hwy 8 south of Carmen, no one around and no train, vehicle backed up. 7:27 p.m. report of keys locked in car at Cherokee soccer fields. 8:47 p.m. report of keys locked in car at Cherokee Pizza Hut. April 19, 2011 8:30 a.m. report of stolen radio from Dist. 1, county bought it from Radio Shack, paid $404 back in 2003. 4:49 p.m. report of possible fire 1 west of Helena on Hwy 45, called individual he advised it was set yesterday, still smoldering. 5:11 p.m. report of same dogs running loose in Amorita, killed other cat, made contact with owners, they stated they would keep them chained up. 6:05 p.m. report of 1 black cow out 2 mile west of Helena on south side of road, notified possible owner, he will go check.
8:56 p.m. report of keys locked in car 1 1/4 mile east on Hwy 11, got the car unlocked. April 20, 2011 5:37 a.m. report of reckless driver on Hwy 64 east bound from Alva, semi slowing down then speeding up and running off the road, advised OHP and CPD. 1:13 p.m. report of black calf out 1 east of county road 500, called one possible owner he said it was someone else’s but then changed his mind. 3:41 p.m. report of vandalism at 100 block of Magnolia in Jet, report taken. April 21, 2011 8:20 a.m. report of oilfield theft south of Jet, gone to location to speak with respondent 9:10 a.m. report of black calf out 3 3/4 south of Jet on west side of road, called possible owner, they will check. 9:33 a.m. report of horse out 4 blocks north on Hwy 38, does not know who owns the horse but their horses are out all the time, they use duck tape for the fence, made contact with person who will notify the owner. 11:56 a.m. medical call to 200 block of north Central in Carmen, advised Helena Ambulance, Carmen Rescue is on scene. 7:34 p.m. report of possible domestic in vehicle west bound out of Nash on 64, witness saw a man hit a woman on side of road, get back in vehicle and drive off,
4 people in vehicle including small child, unable to locate vehicle, OHP in case vehicle turned on 132. April 22, 2011 4:20 p.m. report of cattle out 1 north of Major/Alfalfa Co line on Hwy 58 on east side, spoke with possible owner and he is going to go check. 5:13 p.m. hit and run (state property or person), oil field truck sideswiped vehicle on Hwy 8 north bound from Cozy Curve, broke side window & mirror, made contact with truck across from Cherokee Apts. April 23, 2011 4:45 p.m. report of man that fell out of truck at 1100 block of south Penn in Cherokee. 5:03 p.m. minor accident, 2 vehicle accident at SH 45/8 Jct, non injury, south bound lane blocked, will be PU and bull wagon, driver of PU request Fairview Salvage. 9:29 p.m. report of 15-20 calves on roadway 7 mile east & 1/2 mile south of Byron, they are putting them in, if they get out again we can call the owner and he will go take care of them, might need someone to help, they are in the fence. April 25, 2011 6:03 a.m. report of bulls out across from residence, notified possible owner, he will go check. 7:49 a.m. report of damaged stop sign at 45/8 Jct, advised ODOT.
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 Robert Justin Taylor, 26, Cherokee: Attempting to Obtain a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Misdemeanor Filings Eric Wayne Ward, 21, no address listed: Driving Under the Influence. Jacob Albert Hiebert, 26, Enid: Public Intoxication. Charles Jamel Garner, 19, Cherokee:
Public Intoxication. Civil Filings Equable Ascent Financial LLC vs. Richard Barnes: Indebtedness for an amount more than $10,000. Bank of Kremlin vs. Aaron Shepard: Indebtedness for an amount more than $150,000. Divorce Filings Levi Justin Rose vs. Crystal Lee Rose: Divorce. Marriage Filings Calvin Gene Bradford Jr., 37, Enid and Holli Ann Kuberskey, 29, Enid: Marriage ceremony performed by judge. Dalys Jay Mandel, 25, Linden and Amanda Joy Koehn, 25, Goltry: Marriage license. Traffic Filings Jacob Albert Hiebert, 26, Enid: Transporting open container of beer ($316). Tyler Seth Willyard, 25, Alva: Failure
to stop at stop sign ($211.50). April Lynn Torres, 38, Shattuck: Failure to stop at stop sign ($211.50). Roy David Hennign, 50, Shattuck: (1) Moving oversize load without proper permit ($706.50); (2) Over height, legal 14’0” height 14’8” ($211.50). Zachary Stephenson Cunningham, 22, Choctaw: Failure to stop at stop sign ($211.50). Gutierrez Guatavo Salomon, 25, Hennessey: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50). Donald Wade Hicks, 40, Cherokee: Failure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50). Joshua Colby Vaughan, 19, Enid: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50). The following individuals were cited for speeding: See Court Page 48
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Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions
Beginning Book 650 page 425 Real Estate Transfers Robert E. Hall to Lance Miller and Gary Miller: a tract of land in the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 26 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed. Floyd Cook and Joyce Cook to Floyd Cook and Joyce Cook: surface only in and to the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 23 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed. Randell P. Morgan, Trustee of the Randy Morgan Revocable Trust dated July 31, 2003 to John Rehkop Jr.: a tract of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 28 North, Range 11, WIM, SUBJECT to easements and oil and gas leases, LESS the oil, gas and other minerals: Warranty Deed. Patrick Ivan Thornburgh and Joyce Ann Thornburgh to Patrick Ivan Thornburgh and Joyce Ann Thornburgh, Trustees of the Thornburgh Family Revocable Trust dated March 24, 2011: (1) Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 10, WIM; (2) Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 10, WIM; (3) Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 10, WIM; (4) Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 10, WIM; (5) Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 25 North, Range 9, WIM, SUBJECT to existing easements and oil and gas leases now
of record: Warranty Deed. Samuel W. Dollar to Darlene E. Dollar: all of Lots 1, 2, 3 and the East 23.5 feet of Lot 4 in Block 27 in the Original Town of Helena: Quit Claim Deed. Darlene E. Dollar to Cathy L. Johnson and Kim Johnson: all of Lots 1, 2, 3 and the East 23.5 feet of Lot 4 in Block 27 in the Original Town of Helena: Warranty Deed. Joe G. Feely and Dianna D. Feely to Ducks N Bucks Guide Service LLC: Lots 10, 11 and 12 in Block 42 in the Town of Burlington: Warranty Deed. Betty C. King to Reggie Hague: East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 29 North, Range 10, WIM, the Northeast Quarter and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 29 North, Range 10, WIM, SUBJECT to existing easements, oil and gas leases, and mineral conveyances or reservations now of record: Warranty Deed. James L. Moncrief and Karen R. Moncrief to Gary M. Axtell and Sandra R. Axtell: all of Lot 11 in Block 1 of Bridges Addition to the City of Cherokee: Warranty Deed. The Delbert F. Hiebert Trust under agreement dated Oct. 5, 1981 to the Delbert F. Hiebert and Marjorie A. Hiebert Revocable Trust under agreement dated Feb. 22, 2011: West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 2 North,
Range 9, WIM: Quit Claim Deed. Clytice Ruby Butler to Laura Florence Butler Ryel: an undivided 1/3 interest in the oil, gas and other minerals lying in and under the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 28 North, Range 9, WIM: Quit Claim Deed. Mortgages Jacob Douglas Roberts and Melissa Ann Weichman to the United States of America acting through the Farm Service Agency for the United States Department of Agriculture: (1) East Half of the East Half of Section 34, Township 25 North, Range 14, WIM; (2) Lot 7 and the West 12.5 feet of Lot 8 in Block 12 of the West Side Addition to Cherokee; (3) the West 45 feet of Lot 9 in Block 2 of Hardy’s Subdivision to the City of Alva: $132,000. Cathy L. Johnson and Kim Johnson to Financial Concepts Mortgage LLC: all of Lots 1, 2, 3 and the East 23.5 feet of Lot 4 in Block 27 in the Original Town of Helena: $64,000. Gary M. Axtell and Sandra R. Axtell to ACB Bank: all of Lot 11 in Block 1 of Bridges Addition to the City of Cherokee: $81,000. Bryan Kroeker and Lavonne Kroeker to Farm Credit of Enid: Northwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 29 North, Range 10, WIM, LESS AND EXCEPT a five acre tract in the Northwest Corner: $138,700.
Barber County Sheriff’s Log 04-18-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Washington Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 04-18-11 Deputy Hutfles investigated a theft near Elm Mills.
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Court Michael John Gaskin, no age listed, Broken Arrow: 1-10 over ($188.50). The following individuals were cited for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Austin Glenn Keesey, 21, Winfield, KS; Daniel William Drew, 27, Azle, TX; John Scott Longan, 32, Edmond; Bert Lyn Bowen, 23, Borger, TX.
04-19-11 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient from 5th Street to Kiowa Hospital. 04-19-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Market Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 04-21-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Washington Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 04-22-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transferred patient from Medicine Lodge Hospital to Wichita. 04-22-11 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Main Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital. 04-23-11 Deputy Hall investigated a theft south of Sharon. 04-23-11 Lavern Taylor, Iuka, driving a 2005 Nissan SUV struck a deer on the Sun City Road about 5 miles north of Sun City. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, ac-
cident investigated by Deputy Hutfles. 04-24-11 Kiowa Ambulance transferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Enid. During the week officers received 5 reports of cattle out; performed 5 Public Assists; and assisted 6 other agencies. Arrests: 04-17-11 John M. Freeman, Chandler, Arizona, W/M, 24. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Domestic Battery. Released 0417-11 on OR Bond. 04-18-11 Billy J. Foss, Anthony, W/M, 28. Arrest by Harper County Sheriff. Charge: Possess Meth. Released to Custody of HPSO 04-21-11. 04-23-11 Jeffery D. Paxson, Kiowa, W/M, 29. Arrest by BASO. Charged on Pratt and Mitchell County Warrants – Give Worthless Check. Released 04-2311 on $250 and $500 Surety Bonds.
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BBQ, Steaks & More!! Red’s Place now offers daily noon specials. Mon-Magnificent Meatloaf w/Mashed Pot and Gravy, Green Beans, Hot Roll $6.49.Turkey Tues-$1 off Turkey Dinner inclds 2 sides and roll. Mexican Wed-Real Mexican Cuisine $5.99. Thirsty ThursFree 20oz Drink with a meal purchase. Fri-Steve’s Hamburger w/Chips $3.99. Also featuring awesome 16oz Boneless Ribeye stks M,T,W,F nites. Best cooks in Alva
Alva Sewing Center Get your sewing/embroidery machine and serger cleaned for all your spring/summer sewing. 428 Flynn. Alva. 580-327-3312 For Your Const Needs
From A-Z, New Construction, Roofing, Additions, Remodeling, “Fast Five” Siding, Windows, Int/Ext, No 5 installment of the Fast and Painting, All Work Guaranteed. Furious series starring Vin Diesel Improve the value of your home. PG 13 starts Friday at Rialto. Call 580-732-1028 Check FaceBook and Website. Pasture Tree Clearing www.fastfivemovie.com. More info at 580-327-1900 or 0535. Save moisture & grass. Let me clear trees in your pasture. Skid “Thor” starts May 6 Steer & Marshall Tree Saw. Ed Protect Your Home Grover. 580-474-2465 or 580with Fireguard around your 542-0298 property. Also, Belly Dump Dan’s Pest Control loads pf top soil and Bermuda Grass. Delivery available. Full Guarantees you a Pest Free home line of heavy equipment. Weeks or business, at an affordable Blade Services, Inc. Seiling OK price. It is time to get your home 73663. Jay Weeks, Owner. 580- treated for Spiders, Scorpions, Wasps, Ants, Flies, Bed Bugs & 922-5412 other flying & crawling pests. Computer Plus Dan will be servicing the Alva Computer Repair, service, virus area Apr 20, 21, 22, May 3, 4, 5, removal & other computer needs. 6, 17, 18, 19, 20. Call 580-748Competitive pricing. Call Adam 1953 Swallow at 580-327-4449 or Fence & Corral Const. 580-748-2349 or come by 1329 Fair St. Mon thru Fri. Will do and welding. Contact Jeremy Durkee 580-430-5150 local housecalls
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Food Distribution
Taking Appointments
Alva Wesleyan Church & Okla Regional Food Bank. 2nd Wednesday each month. 3rd & Church St. 2-6pm. We want to feed body and your soul
Kelli Isenbart is now taking appointments at Reflections Salon. 517 Locust. 580-327-2424 or 405-620-3025 Cell
Personal Healthcare Rm Keep your personal healthcare costs low. Dr. Elizabeth Kinzie helps you prevent major medical issues including the bills that come with them. Call 580-4303366 Save the Planet
Employment Wake Up! This is a Great Job. HTS needed for care of clients with disabilities in Alva/Cherokee. InHome setting. Non-Lifting PT. Independent Opportunities, Inc. Call Toll free 1-866-918-7288 EOE
You can reduce your carbon Help Wanted footprint when we do your Truck Driver Class A CDL. build or remodel. Miller and Local NW Oklahoma deliveries. Associates, LLC. 580-327-7935. Home every night. Must have or www.millerandassociatesllc.com be willing to get Haz-Mat and Tanker Endorsements. Benefits Pony Boy Lures include Health Insurance, Alva, OK. 580-327-1233 or Retirement, Paid Vacation and 580-430-5547. Top in fishing Uniforms. Garnett Oil Co. Picksupplies. Buy-Sell-Trade Guns. up application at 518 Okla Blvd. Smith and Wesson Nodel 65 4� Alva. 580-327-2691 S.S. 357 $299. Let’s Make a Deal Farm Help Wanted Looking for Experience in Hay and Wheat Wheat to Harvest. 2 JD combines Farming. 620-213-0557 and supporting equipment. Delivery Personnel Farmer owned business. Call Derek Sumner at 785-871-0962 Needed for local business, full benefits available. Fechner Pump Professional Upholstery & Supply Inc., 1995 E. Flynn St., with all types of furniture. Over PO Box 366, Alva, OK 73717, 55 yrs. experience. Goltry 580580-327-8230. 496-2351
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Help Wanted Office Job; Abstracting Position. Legible Handwriting. Computer experience. Send Resume to P.O. Box 686, Alva, OK 73717 Help Wanted Experienced Tractor and Hay Equipment Mechanic Needed. Top Pay at an established company. Benefits include Health Insurance, Dental/Vision Insurance, Paid Holiday, Sick and Vacation. Apply in person at Livingston Machinery Co, Fairview, OK or email sewert@ livingstonmachinery.com-Fax 580-2273252 Help Wanted Afternoon Help at Lite-N-Nite. 1624 Okla Blvd Help Wanted Part-Time of Full-Time Detail Person to wash, wax and clean farm machinery, Competitive Pay, must be motivated and dependable. Western Equipment. 3126 College Blvd. Alva
Blvd, Alva Help Wanted We are looking for hard working individuals for the line groundman position. Workers will assist lineman crews in building overhead power lines. No industry experience necessary. Visit www.bloomok.com/careers for details and to download application Drivers $1000 Sign-On w/6 months exp. Great Pay! Lots of Miles! Tuition reimbursement. New Trucks! Call 800-255-2450 x317 Help Wanted Experienced Combine Mechanic needed. Top pay at an established company. Benefits include Health Insurance, Dental/Vision Insurance, Paid Holiday, Sick and Vacation. Apply at Livingston Co, Fairview, OK or email/fax sewert@ livingstonmachinery.com-Fax 580-2273252
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Fri & Sat 9am-2pm. 212 Maple. Lots of everything Yard Sale 1018 5th St. Fri 5pm-Dark. Sat 9am-Dark South Hall/NWOSU 1301 Davis. Fri 1-9pm. Sat 8am-noon Garage Sale 812 Santa Fe. Sat 8am-? Estate Sale 1707 Maple in Alley. Fri 5pm-? Sat 8am-? Yard Sale 707 E. Barnes, Fri 5:30pm-?; Sat 8am-? Yard Sale 526 Park. Fri 8am-6pm. Sat 8am-2pm Garage Sale Mary Kay most under $3; retro table with booth, clothes, toys, home decor, lots more. Fri 5pm-?; 715 Sherman.
Farm Supplies
Estate Yard Sale
Help Wanted
Custom Haying
Full-Time Parts Salesman at local JD Dealership, Competitive Pay, Excellent Benefits, 401K and Incentive Bonuses paid. Western Equipment. 3126 College
5x6 Round Baling. Quality Equip. Avard Area. 580-748-2060
Fri, Sat, Sun. Antiques, Glassware, Trunks and more. 2 mi E, 4 S of Nash or 9 mi N or Carrier on Hyw 132
Garage Sales
Dacoma Townwide
NELSON REAL ESTATE See all our listings at alvaokhomes.com
Dacoma Townwide garage sale May 7, 8am-2pm. Entertainment Center, nice Sleeper Sofa, Rocking Chair, Kitchen Items, Smokers, Bedding, Table Lamps, Clothing, Antiques, Junk, Jewels and Misc
Call for Details 580-748-0745 or 580-327-1745
Moving Sale
Jeanette Nelson, Broker
Lutheran Rummage Sale
4 Miles E of Burlington or 1 Mile N of Driftwood. Fri 4/29 and Sat 4/30 8am7pm. 580-431-2547 Garage Sale 913 Ok Blvd (next to Lyn’s T-Shirt) Fri Apr 29, 5pm-8pm; Sat Apr 30, 8am-noon. Miscellaneous
MURROW
REAL ESTATE & AUCTION
580-327-1998
www.murrowlandandhome.com www.murrowrealestateandauction.com
PAT WHITE REALTY NEW LISTINGS : 107 Birch is a beautiful enlarged, updated home that
is move-in ready. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, new kitchen, brick exterior. Fenced back yard, storage shed. Call to see this charming home. Another new listing at 927 Barnes with many features.
See on www.patwhiterealty.com
OFFICE: 580-327-4337 - 519½ Barnes, Alva Pat 430-5743; Terri 829-3164 or Julia 327-7164
Karaoke Night April 29 at 9pm. Alva Moose Lodge. $5 Entry Fee. Open to Public. Must be 21 to enter For Sale 10” Craftsman Radial Arm Saw w/Cabinet and carbide blade, used very little, good cond. 580-327-2051
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For Sale
For Sale
Free Cat
Spinet Piano, Computer Desk, Dresser, Desk, Washer and Dryer. 580-977-7848
4x8 Utility Trailer $100. Engine Drive Wire Roller $50. 500 Gallon Propane Tank. 620-243-2783
to good home; female spayed and declawed; Micro-fiber couch asking $100, green recliner asking $20; 580890-9315
Benefit Bake Sale for Shirley Hewlett by donation. All proceeds help Shirley with her medical expenses. Sat 9am at the Lite-N-Nite. 1624 Okla Blvd. Alva For Sale ‘96 Seadoo XP and ‘97 Seadoo GTS. 580-748-2463 Annual Meeting Fairview Cemetery Association. Sun, May 1 at 2pm at the Cemetery DVD/BlueRay Releases New this week “Somewhere,” “The Way Back,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Guliver’s Travels,” “The King’s Speech,” “Cowboy Strong.” Rent it Here First. Rialto Video. 580-327-0535. The Rialto gets movies 28 days before “RedBox” and “NetFlex” 2for1 on all movies and games every Monday For Sale Used garage door with opener, used Frigidaire Flair oven, used undercounter dishwasher, used carpet. 580-327-1536 or 580-829-2830 Behind on Mortgage?
For Sale 15 ft Metal Swimming Pool used 1 season, Undercounter Dishwasher, Rocking Recliner, RCA TV and Oak Entertainment Center. 580-884-0151 Annual T-Shirt Sale Sat, April 30 at Waynoka Chamber of Commerce Building in Waynoka. Name brand T’s $6. Cami Shirts and lots of purses. For info call 580-824-3351 Annual Meeting Capron Cemetery Assn. Tues May 3, 2011. 7pm at the Homestead in Alva Rural School Reunion 1pm-? Owls Building, Hays KS. May 1. Pot Luck dinner Cherokee Car Show Get your cars out and washed for the Selenite Cruise In on May 7 in Cherokee, OK at soccer field. Lots of prizes and good fun. 580-596-3442 Honda Push Mower Runs good, 22”, mulch & bag. Call Justin 580-748-0690 For Sale
Bring mortgage current. U.S. agency helping since 1986. Member BBB. No money up front. Services guaranteed. 580-596-2444 Lv. Msg.
Rabbit Cages, Nest Boxes, Carrying Cases. 580-987-2502. 607 N 5th, Carmen, OK
Want to Buy
Support Your Troops
Good used Exterior Doors 34in x 80in. 580-829-2543
with Scentsy. 100% of proceeds go to B.Co. 1/179th. Stop by GNK Vacuum 4/30 8am-noon or go to jessicashantel@ scentsy.us
1959 Lonestar Boat 16 ft., w/trailer, 35 hp Evinrude outboard motor, $500. 580-363-6850 Singspiration Come to a musical celebration of praise with plenty of singing and old-fashioned piano playing. Enjoy Christian talent from around the area. Kiowa Christian Church,7th & Drumm, May 1 - 6 p.m. Snacks and fellowship will follow. Everyone welcome. For information call 620-825-4400 or 4884.
Wanting to Buy Good inexpensive Treadmill. 620-2600215 For Sale Cherry TV Cabinet, coffee table and side table. 580-327-3109 lv msg For Sale 2 Leather Recliner Chairs. $200 obo. 580-748-2863
Real Estate For Sale House and 10 acres. 2000sqft 3bdrm 2bth, Office, 3 car garage, 30x70 Barn and Livestock pens. 3 miles N of 281 and 64. Access to Country Club road. Contact Barclay Holt 405-850-0665 Open Houses, May 1st 1-3 pm, 2 beautiful homes: 30336 Country Club, Woodlake Estates & 823 Center. Schuessler Real Estate 580-3270707, www.alvahouses.com For Sale Nice family home in Alva. 1842sqft. New CH/A. 4bdrm, 2bth. Fence. Ready to live in. 810 Locust. $89,900. 580-327-4869 House for Sale 304 N B, Carmen, OK. 2bdrm, 2 car garage and out buildings. $27,000 obo. 580-987-2558 or 580-370-5129 For Sale 3bdrm, 2bth, CH/A recently remodeled. 1129 2nd, Alva. 580-327-3811 Want to Buy If you are interested in selling all or part of your mineral rights call Steve Redgate, Waynoka, OK. 580-824-3501 New Home For Sale 1863sqft home with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Ready to move to your site. Gloss Mountain Homes in Fairview, OK. 580-227-3393 or 580-541-2610 For Sale Commercial Building with US Highway Frontage. 509 E Okla Blvd. United Country/Kohlrus Real Estate. 580-3274007. www.kohlrus.com Need a New Home Come check out our custom quality built homes. Gloss Mountain Homes. Ready to move at Fairview, OK. Give us a call!!! 580-227-3393 or 580-541-2610
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