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The Alva High School Band of Gold plays during the bonfire pep-rally held last night near Hatfield Park. Photo by Lynn L. Martin

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Dunham reports on city projects

Katie Perks’ wedding cake was featured in November issue of “Cake Central Magazine.” Perks entered three cakes in the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show held at the Tulsa State Fair in September. There were over 750 decorated cakes and sugar art entries. Perks’ wedding cake entry was one of 23 cakes featured in the “Cakes We Loved” section of the magazine. She has been baking and decorating cakes for 15 years and has competed at the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show for the last four years. She received a third place last year in her division/category.

By Marione Martin There wasn’t much on the agenda at the Alva City Council meeting Monday. Most of the meeting time was taken up by an executive session excluding the public and media. The session involved continuing negotiations with the firefighters’ union, but no action was taken on return to open session.

Mayor Arden Chaffee was absent so Scott Brown, president of the council, handled the meeting.

Also absent was Councilmember Steve Valencia.

Manager’s Report Alva Business Manager Joe Don Dunham told the council the city has received the final report from Garver Engineering on the US281 and 64 traffic signal. The city will need to obtain some additional easements. There are also overhead electrical lines as well as underground copper and fiber optic cables to be relocated. City staff members have started conversations with the affected property owners and their representatives on the easements. He said they’re willing to work with the city but have questions about how the easements might affect the future use of their property. The city is also contacting OG&E, Pioneer Telephone and AT&T about the relocation of the lines.

“Time is of the essence,” Dunham said of obtaining easements for the sewer line east of Alva. The line is intended to connect to the new Atwood store location. While

some easements have been obtained, some property owners still have questions, mainly related to annexation. The city would prefer to run the sewer line down the front easement but Dunham said Myers Engineering is working on an alternate route if easements continue to be a problem. The sewer line needs to be in place for the opening of the Atwood store.

A local bank has been selected for the city’s equipment lease/purchases. Dunham said the paperwork on that is proceeding.

Local accountant Steve Knox has leased Suite J in the Professional Building. He will be occupying that suite starting Dec. 1.

The city continues to have a number of job openings: office supervisor/deputy clerk, parks maintenance worker, sanitation worker and sewer worker.

Other Business The council approved payment of claims totaling $197,851.32.

The total includes $27,922.75 for 100LL aircraft fuel for the airport and $4,500 to Garver Engineering from the airport account. The council also approved minutes of the last meeting with no changes.

Citizen Remarks Eldon Greer, who said he lives outside the city limits, had several unrelated questions for the council members. He told about an unnamed Alva woman who was keeping three chickens in her fenced backyard without a permit. He said she received a summons for this. He asked why she

would be expected to pay the summons when she didn’t know it was against city ordinances to keep the chickens. He also asked if it was legal for the city’s animal control officer to go onto private property.

On the latter question, City Attorney Rick Cunningham told Greer the animal control officer may go onto private property when enforcing city ordinances.

Greer then complained that some city residents seem to have a large number of cats, 8 to 10, on their property and wondered why something wasn’t done about that.

He also talked about joggers who do not wear reflective clothing after dark, saying he can’t see them and fears hitting someone.

Councilmember Miller said that was already addressed in an earlier council meeting.

Greer also wanted to know who represented him since he lives outside the city. Cunningham told him that his representatives are the county commissioners and explained they meet at the courthouse, not City Hall.

Alva Utility Authority After the council adjourned, the Alva Utility Authority met.

Their only business items were votes to approve minutes of the previous meeting and claims totaling $64,878.73.

Alva Economic Development Authority The Alva Economic Development Authority met next, approving minutes of the last meeting and claims of $11,168.31.

building in 1963. The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with Karen Koehn as the featured speaker. The party is open to the community, and refreshments will be served while attendees view the history of the library through pictures and newspaper articles.

Alva Public Library will begin a new book talk series called “Pushing the Limits.” Thet have received a $2,500 grant check to fund the program. The format of the series will be a science café style. Mandi Schoenhals and OttHamilton will participatr in the second online “Pushing the Limits” informational seminar.

The library was also informed that they would be receiving the Cisco EXPO desktop video conferencing unit that was discussed at last month’s meeting. After it’s installed, the library plans to make it available for public use as well as for library staff members. This unit benefits the staff by reducing travel time and expenses for meetings and training sessions.

The library is also in the process of updating and improving their wireless Internet service.

Some library patrons have complained that the current Internet The Alva Middle School service does not work with de(AMS) student council will sponsor a Veteran’s Day assembly on Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. in the middle school gym to honor all Veterans who served our country.

Come join us in remembering the millions of Americans, past and present, whose military service has kept our nation safe and strong.

Coffee and donuts will be served at 9:30 a.m. in the library. Please The Alva Public Library will register by 10:15 a.m. in the AMS be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, for library. A luncheon will follow the Veterans Day. Regular hours will assembly. resume on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

vices such as Kindle or other tablets, so updating the service will benefit individuals using their personal devices. This will allow the Internet computers owned by the library to be moved to different locations within the library, as well. Ott-Hamilton stated that this would allow the library to develop an area of Internet computers in a quiet area, and have some computers designated to be used in an area for limited conversation.

The long-range planning committee and library staff continue to explore available options to maximize the use of the library space and the access of information. The wiring in the building allows the library to expand technology and the existing plumbing has been determined as adequate.

Two specialists from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) will be visiting the library on Nov. 12. The ODL staff members will be give their suggestions regarding possible arrangement of the library collection and updates that need to be made. The plan is to also look at making the second floor more suitable for tutoring and informal reading.

The library board members also discussed Alva Middle School’s in having an author come visit with their students, and Alva High School expressed interest in that for the freshman and sophomore classes. The library would sponsor the author’s visit with funds from the Bank-It-Project.

Schoenhals and Ott-Hamilton will be attending a meeting regarding the “Edge Initiative,” an evaluation process that helps libraries identify the technology needs of the community and how the library can help address those needs.

Two collide on Oklahoma Boulevard Alva Public Library prepares to upgrade for new technology

By Marione Martin Alva police were called to a two-vehicle collision on Monday, Oct. 28, about 2:15 p.m. on Oklahoma Boulevard west of College Avenue. Dezmond R. Buck, 21, of Alva was driving west in the outside lane in the 600 block of Oklahoma Boulevard. Linda E. Logs-

don, 72, of Alva turned right from College Avenue into the inside west lane of the 600 block of Oklahoma.

She then attempted to make another right turn from the inside lane into a private drive. Logsdon’s vehicle turned into the Buck vehicle as it passed. Alva Assistant Police Chief Ben Orcutt investigated the scene.

Washington school Scholastic book fair The Washington Elementary media center held its bi-annual book fair to raise money to purchase books for the classrooms and library. Children were able to purchase raffle basket tickets for a quarter or a canned good. The raffle money was used to buy new books for the local food bank. The cans were also donated to the food bank.

Of the numerous contests and incentives, 16 students won posters in the “I’m not tardy” daily draw-

ing. Will McClure and Jordyn Pannell each won a raffle basket filled with $50 worth of books and other fun goodies. Teachers Mrs. Hagelberg and Mrs. Peace each won $20 in scholastic bucks for bringing the most visitors to the fair.

In all, Washington got over $1,900 in books for the teachers and library, gave away $40 in scholastic bucks and collected over 100 food items and $50 in books for the food bank.

By Leslie Nation The Alva Public Library board met on Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. in the Share Conference Room.

The library board discussed the data and financial reports, which were presented by Library Director Sandra Ott-Hamilton. Adult checkouts, video/DVD checkouts and Internet use have notably increased, she said. Internet usage has increased by 20 percent to 578 Internet users, not including those who accessed the wireless Internet through their own devices.

Juvenile checkouts have remained consistent with 1,227 materials checked out, and 37 new library cards were issued.

Ott-Hamilton informed the board members that the library would be holding a 50th anniversary celebration on Dec. 9. This celebration is to commemorate when the Charles Morton Share Trust presented the City of Alva with the keys to the current library

Veteran’s Day assembly at AMS

Library closed for Veterans Day

The Washington Elementary media center raised money to purchase new books for classrooms and library.

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Taylor Hadwiger was Parsons and Vasquez qualify named Miss Route 66 for state academic contest Outstanding Teen 2014 Taylor Hadwiger, a 16-year-old junior at Alva High School, has been named Miss Route 66 Outstanding Teen 2014. The pageant was held at the Tulsa Community College on Oct. 26.

One of 13 contestants vying for the statewide title, Hadwiger performed a lyrical dance to “Dream”

by Priscilla Ahn. Contestants also participated in four additional rounds of competition, including personal interview with the judges, on-stage question, fitness and evening wear.

As Miss Route 66’s Outstanding Teen 2014, Hadwiger was awarded a college scholarship, a $1,050 wardrobe allowance and several other gifts and prizes.

Hadwiger will advance to the Miss Oklahoma Pageant to compete for Miss Oklahoma’s Outstanding Teen. The pageant, where 34 young women from across the state will compete for scholarships, cash prizes and the opportunity to advance to the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant, will be held in Tulsa the first week of June.

Hadwiger was Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University Outstanding Teen 2013. She has performed at nursing and retirement homes. She donates her time to Alva Public School’s mentor-

ing program, UNICEF and Kids Against Hunger.

Hadwiger is the daughter of Mickey and Charlotte Hadwiger of Alva and the granddaughter of Etta Fern Van Buskirk of Enid and Jim and Rozella Hadwiger of Cherokee.

Hadwiger is also organizing a Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter for Alva Middle School students. Any Alva Middle School student interested in joining the SADD chapter should call 580-430-5166 for more information.

Taylor Hadwiger

By Marione Martin Two Alva Middle School (AMS) students, Max Parsons and Hayden Vasquez, have qualified for the academic end-of-the-year Tournament of Champions in El Reno.

The AMS Academic Team competed in the Chamberlain Middle School academic meet in Fairview on Thursday, Oct. 24. Students took tests in the areas of science, math, current events, social studies, humanities and language arts.

Placing and earning points for the team were: Sixth grade – Gracie Scarbrough, math, fifth place; Cooper Sneary, social studies, fifth place; Talyn Hagelberg, social studies, fourth place, and language arts, fourth place.

Seventh grade – Micah Carter, current events, sixth place; Jeffrey Nightengale, math, fifth place.

Eighth grade – Alaina Hurst, humanities, fifth place; Lane Scarbrough, social studies, fifth place;

Hayden Vasquez, social studies, fifth place, and current events, third place; Max Parsons, math, second place.

The statewide Tournament of Champions is sponsored by the Oklahoma Association for Academic Competition and is scheduled for April 5, 2014. Sixth, seventh and eighth grade students must earn a spot in the tournament by placing first, second or third at a qualifying tournament.

Alva Middle School library student crew members shown with Dylan, the camel, during Hump Day are (left to right): Samuel Toone, Hannah Kornele, Davion Murrow, T.W. Beiswanger, Karsyn Madrid, Anna Shelite, Alaina Hurst, Callie Duncan, Jacob Faulkner, Max Parsons and Lane Scarbrough.

What is Halloween? ‘Hump Day’ at Alva Middle School

By Bruno Manno Everybody knows that nowadays that Halloween is one of the favorite days in a kid’s year. But have you asked yourself why a day filled with candies would make kids so happy? Well, maybe because Halloween is a day in which you can dress up like your favorite super hero, carve pumpkins, hang out with your friends AND eat a lot of candies!

With this in mind, every year, in the small city of Freedom, all students,

from kindergarten to high school, dress up in the most amazing and weird costumes and go out in the town, asking for “tricks or treats,” which turned the town into a huge parade last Thursday, Oct. 31.

At least 50 kids and teachers left the school headed to the first stop – the bank. And for the next hour the little kids could have fun and eat as much candy as they could, bringing sudden smiles to the employees’ faces and those of everyone who saw them.

Woods County Forecast Friday Sunny, with a high near 69. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Veterans Day Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

The Reading Oasis Scholastic book fair sales earned only $560 in books, but numerous other prizes and surprises were in store for the students at Alva Middle School during this assembly. The fun began with two student crew members (Anna Shelite and Callie Duncan) dancing to “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

Students earned 1,495 AR points during the week of the fair, which entitled them to a morning

Obituary VIOLA I. MARVIN Viola Irene, daughter of Adam and Sophia Stermer, was born April 25, 1930, in Billings. She passed away at Alva’s Share Medical Center on the 3rd day of November at the age of 83 years, 6 months and 9 days.

On April 25, 1954, she was married to Larry Marvin in Medford.

Following their marriage they made their home in Alva, where she worked for ASCS for 44 years and Central National Bank.

She was preceded in death by her husband Larry on Aug. 31, 2009, and her parents.

Viola is survived by many dear friends and neighbors.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Share Convalescent Home.

To honor her request she was cremated. A private burial will be held at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid.

at the rec center for a volleyball tournament or a movie.

Winners of the other contests were announced. Riley Seevers guessed 52 snakes in a jar when in fact there were 53. Tyce Honer guessed 1,080 pages in a mummywrapped book; the total was 1577.

The Name the Mummy contest was cinched with the entry “Damian Wrap” by Cooper Sneary.

Grandparent night winners were Bentley Tomberlin and Abbigale

Hall. All the winning students received book fair items from the fair.

The surprise of the day strolled in with Jared and JoDe Bradt as Dylan, their camel, walked in and sat down. Neither the noise nor picture taking bothered him in the least. JoDe shared interesting facts with students about the types of camels and the Menagerie. “Hump Day” took on a new meaning for all students.

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Karen’s Kolumn

Be safe when using electric space heaters

By Karen Armbrsuter With temperatures slowly nose diving here in Woods County, all of us will be seeking ways to stay toasty warm throughout the winter months.

Electric space heaters may be an option when you are looking to heat a room or specific area in your house, said Gina Peek, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension housing and consumer specialist.

“Space heaters aren’t designed to replace a home’s

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heating system, but, when used safely and properly, they can provide plenty of supplemental heat,” she said.

As a first step, inspect your heater before firing it up. Check the cord and the plug for damage.

It’s important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions when operating your space heater, but don’t use it if you suspect it is damaged in any way.

If you are purchasing a new electric space heater, look for the latest models to ensure it incorporates the most up-to-date safety standards, as well as products with the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) certification mark.

Use heaters on level, hard, nonflammable surfaces such as ceramic tile floors, but not on top of other furniture where it could fall. Place your heater least three feet away from bedding, drapes, furniture or other flammable materials. It also shouldn’t be located near anyone who is sleeping.

Avoid using heaters in damp, wet areas such as outdoors or in bathrooms, unless the product is designed to operate in those conditions.

Heaters should be plugged directly into the wall, and extension cords should only be used when absolutely necessary.

Once the heater is plugged in, if you notice the plug getting hot, it could be a sign the outlet may need to be replaced, and you should contact a qualified electrician for assistance.

Be sure to keep children and pets away from space heaters, and turn it off when you are not in the area or when you go to sleep.

Space heaters are a source of heat when you just want to warm up a small area.

Following a few safety precautions will help you take advantage of that warmth without worrying about fire, electrocution or other hazards. Let’s stay warm “safely” this winter!

For more information on topics similar to this, call or come by the Woods County OSU Extension Office, located on the ground floor of the Woods County Courthouse, or visit us online at http:// oces.okstate.edu/woods.

In My Corner

NASCAR

By Arden Chaffee NASCAR, acronym for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, is struggling to change its image to attract a new generation, but their moonshinning bad-boy reputation has got to change.

Born in the South and spreading throughout the nation since 1949, the cars are no longer stock and, like any professional sport, the team with the most money usually wins. In order to survive in an America whose demographics is rapidly changing, the sport must attract women and minorities to maintain sponsorship because the old adage “race on Sunday, sell on Monday” only works if the customer base is diverse.

The economic crisis of 2008, along with a growing Hispanic population, has brought

financial challenges to the forefront for everyone from Wal-Mart to the hometown grocery. The sole Latino driver, Juan Pablo Montoya, has bailed and the closest African-American is still in the NASCAR minor league.

Chrysler has dropped support of its team but the famous racetrack battles of the “Big Three” auto makers continues, now comprised of Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota.

Tony Stewart, who has won the championship twice, says, “It’s not boring if you’re sitting in the seat,” but a recent race at Indianapolis was criticized as “a single file parade.” Fox is experimenting with shutter speeds that produce a blurring effect meant to convey a greater velocity.

I guess it all comes down to what the fans want, but if special effects are needed to attract an audience, perhaps drivers will become optional.

Random Thoughts

A famous plumber

By Roger Hardaway Imaginative people are always inventing new things, altering the way we live. We were all told in the first grade, for example, how the invention of the wheel changed everything.

The list of inventions that have significantly impacted our lives would be practically endless. Ideas become popular items that people want because they will save us time and/or labor.

Over the years, the world has become much smaller, so to speak, as people have been able to move from one place to another faster and more easily.

Just imagine how the automobile and the airplane revolutionized travel in the United States in the first decades of the twentieth century.

Or how the computer has changed the way we search for information – not to mention the speediness at which we receive the information we are seeking.

Few people would deny – especially with winter fast approaching – that indoor plumbing was another invention that has affected most of us in a positive way.

Well, according to information available on the computer, the flushing toilet was invented in England by a man named John Harrington in 1596.

Several improvements were made eventually to the point where indoor plumbing has evolved into the modern-day commodes and sewage systems we use now.

One English plumber became relatively famous for inventing several of these improvements. The British government awarded him nine plumbing-related patents.

He became well known for the quality of the products he sold to his customers and for the plumbing services he provided them.

He lived from 1836 to 1910, and his name was Thomas Crapper. His name eventually became synonymous with the flushing commode we all know and love.

And while many colorful nicknames have been given to that marvelous invention over the years, the computer also tells us that soldiers in World War I began referring to it as “the crapper.”

Imagine for a moment that our famous plumber’s name had been Thomas Walker instead of Thomas Crapper. It would give a whole new meaning to the simple phrase: “I’m going to take a walk!”

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Create a tougher skin It’s too soon to recommend Dear Annie: My older brother and I are both in our mid-30s and have not gotten along for 20 years.

He has been verbally, psychologically and at times physically abusive toward me. He has a ferocious temper, and if I say anything he doesn’t like, he lambastes me.

I try to avoid him, but since the birth of my nephew (the cutest baby ever), that is not always possible. I like his wife and adore my nephew.

Before a visit, I have trouble sleeping at night. I feel anxious and dread the hours passing in anticipation. When I get there, I try to stay silent and enjoy the baby, not doing anything that might make him lash out.

I wish there was a way to heal my relationship with my brother.

He doesn’t believe he’s done anything hurtful and thinks I should just “get over it.” I wish I could. Is there something I could do? – Little Sister in Need Dear Little Sister: Can you create a tougher skin? You need to stop taking your brother’s anger personally. His comments have nothing to do with your intelligence, your personality or your opinion on any subject. It’s about his need to be in control of every situation, and at the bottom of that need is fear.

Empower yourself. Learn to smile indulgently and ignore him or say calmly, “I guess we simply disagree.” If you can create a different dynamic by refusing to be your

brother’s favorite target, your entire relationship could evolve. Enlist his wife’s help to keep visits pleasant.

Whenever possible, see your nephew when your brother isn’t around.

And they may both love it if you offer to take the baby for an hour or so. Win-win.

Dear Annie: I know you have heard this before, but please tell major retailers to stock good-looking clothes for women size 3X and larger – not those horrid blouses with prints that look like they came from my grandmother’s closet.

I would love to buy a top that has sleeves that fit and a neckline that’s not trying to be sexy and to have choices in enough styles that I don’t have to buy four of the same item in different colors. We have money to spend on nice clothes if they were offered.

Stores manage to sell affordable clothes for skinny girls, so how about the rest of us? And please don’t tell us to go to specialty stores. I would like to find clothes in my size in any store. Wake up, corporate America! Americans are getting bigger. You can make lots of money if you offer decent clothes for big women. – I Need Nice Clothes, Too Dear Need: Actually, there are more stores carrying larger sizes than ever before. And the selections range from inexpensive to pricey.

There also are multiple places online to find larger sizes. There

may not yet be the same variety of styles and selections as there are for smaller sizes, but it’s much more inclusive than it used to be. The market will go where the money is.

It just takes time.

Dear Annie: I sympathize with “Regrets in Paradise,” the 57-yearold woman who is in an unhappy marriage to a 61-year-old man. She discovered after they married that he isn’t the same guy and simply wants her to take care of him.

I am a 75-year-old widow of six years. I have observed that most men my age are interested in women 20 years younger. I think they are looking for a “nurse with a purse,” and I am better off as I am. For more than 50 years, I waited on my husband and took care of him through his last illness. He was the father of my two children, and I would have done anything for him, but I have no intention of going through that again. – Better Off Single Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast. net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators. com.

Dear Margo

When the sister’s beau is boring

Dear Margo: My sister, who’s five years younger than I, just got engaged. Normally, I would be very happy for her, but I really don’t like her fiance.

He is nice enough, but he seems incredibly naive, simple and uninteresting. The term “country bumpkin” comes to mind. My sister is attractive, well educated and has a professional degree. She is worldly, sophisticated and outgoing.

Unfortunately, she lives in a city that’s not very large or ethnically diverse. Her fiance is the same ethnicity as we are, which normally would make me (as well as my parents) very happy, but I just don’t think he is good enough for her. If he wasn’t of the same ethnic group, I honestly don’t think she would even be interested.

I fear she is settling because she believes she won’t find anybody else, and all of her friends are now married. I understand her worries, but I think she could do so much better. When I watch them together, I can’t help but feel sorry for her when she has to explain to him such things as “Why do they call this a quesadilla?” or “Why do they call this Muenster cheese?”

Where has this guy been living for the past 30 years of his life?

She and I have always been close, but she has never asked me my opinion about him. – Distraught Older Sis Dear Sis: For starters, this guy may have been living with me for the past 30 years, because I haven’t the faintest idea why they call those things quesadillas or how Muenster cheese got its name.

(Herman Munster?) It is interesting that your sis has never asked

your opinion. This means she either doesn’t need it or want it.

It is sometimes hard to understand what people see in their partners, and in your case, I don’t think this man seeming “naive” and “uninteresting” is worth a rift with your sister. Plus, people very seldom listen to the warnings of others. Do not ask how I know this.

– Margo, historically Dear Margo: My best friend has been married for about a year.

I am a single girl who’s never been married. She often calls me when she has a fight or a problem with her husband, who is also a friend of mine.

She repeats their fights word for word and describes to me in great detail every problematic aspect of their marriage. She also has repeated many things that she says Hubby asked her not to tell anyone.

She has always been kind of a bigmouth when it came to her relationships, but her need to blab has gotten worse since she got married. I know that everyone needs a friend to vent to, but I feel she’s telling me way too much private information – stuff she should be

sharing with her husband or a therapist.

I am now uncomfortable when I’m around her husband. He seems to be a private person, and I don’t think he’d appreciate it if he knew how much I know about their marriage and the things he’s confided to her.

I’ve tried to hint that I don’t think she should be telling me so much, but she just talks right over me. – Not a Therapist Dear Not: Stop hinting to the blabbermouth bride, and tell her, outright, that all the verbatim reportage is doing a disservice to you, her husband and her marriage.

Suggest that she instead tell a marriage counselor and also endeavor to learn a more mature and loyal approach to marital information.

With luck, she will find a counselor who will get her to understand the value of “to love, honor and button your lip.” – Margo, prudently Dear Margo is written by Margo Howard, Ann Landers’ daughter. To learn more about Margo Howard or to read features by other writers, visit creators.com.

aftermarket hybrid batteries

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi Dear Tom and Ray: My husband’s car is a 2005 Prius with about 130,000 miles.

Our local Toyota dealership told him that the hybrid battery needs to be replaced and that it is no longer under warranty. They quoted him a price of $3,200 to replace it, including labor. I’ve researched and found a couple of sources for aftermarket batteries at a much-reduced price, but I’m not sure how to figure out where we can have an aftermarket battery put in. We checked with the garage we usually use, and they don’t do it.

Any thoughts? – Anne TOM: You’d have to ask around to find an independent shop that has the confidence to install an aftermarket battery for you – preferably one that’s done it before!

RAY: You should try to find a Prius owners group in your area by looking online. That may lead you to the one or two shops in your area that do this kind of work.

TOM: But I’d urge caution at this point. It’s true, you will save many hundreds of dollars with a “remanufactured” Prius battery, but I just don’t know enough about their lifespan, personally, to endorse them yet.

RAY: They might be fine. They might be every bit as good as the original Toyota battery, or even better. But what if your replacement lasts only slightly longer than the warranty they give you? What if they warranty the battery but not the labor to replace it? What if the installer makes a mistake that leads to a small marshmallow roast in your garage?

TOM: Until more people have more cumulative experience with these aftermarket batteries, we don’t feel we have enough information to say they’re just as good as the original.

RAY: I mean, if you’re planning to keep the car only for another year, then sure, save the money, take a

small risk and use an aftermarket battery. You’ll probably be fine.

Plus, you’ll help with our research!

TOM: But if you’re thinking about keeping this car for another three, four or five years, I’d lean toward a factory battery right now.

RAY: If you do go with the Toyota battery, call around for pricing on those, too, and don’t be afraid to negotiate. Dealership prices may vary, and since it’s the kind of thing you do once in a vehicle’s lifetime, it might be worth it to drive a little farther from home to save a few hundred bucks.

TOM: And by the time your next Prius (your 2021 model) needs a replacement battery, I’m sure we’ll have much better information for you. *** It’s NEVER cheaper in the long run to buy a new car. Want proof?

Order Tom and Ray’s pamphlet “How to Buy a Great Used Car: Secrets Only Your Mechanic Knows.” Send $4.75 (check or money order) to Used Car, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475. *** Get more Click and Clack in their new book, “Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk.”

Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or email them by visiting the Car Talk website at www.cartalk.com.

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Shortcuts to obtaining health insurance information

By Warren Vieth Oklahoma Watch Looking for health insurance? Can’t get the Obamacare website to work?

There are other ways to shop.

You can go directly to insurance company websites, where you’ll find coverage details and premium costs of every policy each company is offering both on and off the federal health insurance marketplace.

You also can contact an independent insurance agent, who can compare plans offered by several insurance companies and help you pick one that best fits your circumstances, at no cost to you.

Neither option has received much attention in the initial rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace in Oklahoma and other states.

You may not be able to finish the process until the federal government’s bug-afflicted website is fixed, which may be weeks away.

But at least you’ll be able to compare plans and premiums and receive estimates of how much your policy will cost after federal tax credits are figured in. If you know you’re ineligible for subsidies, you can enroll in a health plan now.

“They don’t have to go through the marketplace portal,” said Deputy State Insurance Commissioner Mike Rhoads. “They can go directly to the company websites and start that enrollment process. Or if they want to get all of the array of offerings out there, they can go to an agent who can shop that for them.”

“It’s really going to depend on the person and their own personal shopping preferences,” said Blue Cross Blue Shield spokeswoman Ashley Hudgeons. “For someone who is used to the online shopping-cart experience, that might be a good choice for them. For some people, it might be going to an agent or a navigator.”

One caveat: Insurance company websites might be a good starting place, but they can’t provide official calculations of federal tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies.

For that, you’ll still need to go through the ACA marketplace by Dec. 15 if you want your policy to take effect on Jan. 1. (You can wait until March 15 and not pay a fine, but your policy won’t take effect as soon.)

Another caveat: Besides cost, one of the most important differences among competing plans is the number of doctors, hospitals and other providers participating in the “network” covered by each

plan type.

Those networks vary by company and type of plan. Some Obamacare critics have expressed concern that individual policies offered on the federal marketplace may have smaller provider networks than the group plans offered by some employers.

The company websites let you enter the names of specific doctors or medical facilities to determine whether they are included in a plan. Some sites also let you enter a geographic location and will list all providers within a specified distance.

Plans with bigger provider networks tend to have higher premiums. In Tulsa, for example, Blue Cross Blue Shield offers highercost “Blue Choice” plans offering in-network access to several area hospitals. Its lower-cost “Blue Preferred” plans exclude St. John Medical Center and Saint Francis Hospital.

Five companies are offering individual health plans in Oklahoma through the ACA marketplace. Besides Blue Cross Blue Shield, they are Aetna Life Insurance Co., CommunityCare, Coventry Health Care Inc. and GlobalHealth Inc. Aetna acquired Coventry earlier this year, but they are still marketing health insurance as separate entities.

All five companies have websites with information about their plans and premiums. In some cases, companies list “on-exchange” and “off-exchange” policies with identical provisions and premium amounts. They may also have plans available only to ACA marketplace customers, or only to off-exchange shoppers.

To obtain policy details, you’ll need to enter your geographic location, your age, the ages of other people in your family who need coverage, and whether you use tobacco. Those are the only variables the government allows companies to use to calculate premium amounts, even for policies sold outside the marketplace.

Each company will show you

a list of policy options. In northeast Oklahoma City, for example, a shopper can compare six Aetna plans, 19 Blue Cross plans, 12 CommunityCare plans, 16 Coventry plans and eight GlobalHealth plans.

The unsubsidized premium amounts for a 40-year-old single nonsmoker range from $154 to $507 per month. The plans are grouped into five coverage tiers — catastrophic, bronze, silver, gold and platinum — based on uniform ACA benefit criteria.

“It’s almost standardized, like we did with Medicare supplement plans 15 or 20 years ago,” said Rhoads, the deputy insurance commissioner. “So what you do is you select on price point and on provider network.”

The unsubsidized premium amounts listed by the companies do not include the value of any tax credits you are eligible to receive under the Affordable Care Act. Credits are available to single people with incomes between $11,490 and $45,960 a year, two people with combined incomes of $15,510 and $62,040, three people with $19,530 to $78,120, and larger families with household income of $23,440 to $94,200.

Blue Cross Blue Shield is the only one of the five companies whose website will estimate your net policy cost after tax credits are applied. The others direct you to the federal marketplace or to an unofficial tax credit estimator provided by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Another way to compare plans is to contact an independent insurance agent. The National Association of Health Underwriters has a roster of agents in Oklahoma certified to help people obtain health policies through the marketplace.

Its website will help you locate one in your area.

Independent agents also can show you off-exchange plans if you don’t qualify for ACA tax credits and thus are not required to buy your plan through the market-

Where to shop and find help

Insurance Company Websites and Help Lines Aetna Life Insurance Co: www.aetna.com/individuals-families. html, 800-217-2386 Blue Cross Blue Shield Oklahoma: www.bcbsok.com/, 866-3032583 CommunityCare: www.ccok.com/, 877-321-0022 Coventry Health Care Inc.: chcoklahoma.coventryhealthcare. com/, 877-907-4044 GlobalHealth Inc.: www.globalhealth.com/, 877-280-5583 National Association of Health Underwriters, independent insurance agent search: www.nahu.org/consumer/findagent2.cfm Kaiser Family Foundation, tax credit estimator: kff.org/ interactive/subsidy-calculator Affordable Care Act Marketplace Main website: www.healthcare.gov/ Navigator search: https://localhelp.healthcare.gov/ Telephone assistance: 800-318-2596 Paper applications: https://www.healthcare.gov/how-do-i-applyfor-marketplace-coverage/

place.

The commissions received by independent agents, typically five percent of the premium amount, are paid by the insurance companies and not by you. The amounts are the same as those charged if you go through the federal marketplace or acquire your plan directly from an insurance company.

The advantage of dealing with an independent agent is that he or she can describe plans offered by several companies instead of just one, and provide information about provider networks and other coverage provisions.

“You can take a step back and allow them to do some of the legwork and tell you about the subsidies and what some of the options are,” said Rep. Glen Mulready (RTulsa), who has worked as an independent health insurance agent for 30 years.

Mulready said his firm, Benefit Plan Strategies of Tulsa, has seen very little traffic so far from individuals interested in buying ACA policies. Many agents like him specialize in selling health plans to businesses instead of individuals, but he expects that will change if the ACA remains in place.

“It has turned our whole indus-

try on its head, and we have to respond to that,” Mulready said.

Still another option for comparing plans is to contact one of the organizations certified by the government to provide counseling to people needing insurance.

Those organizations have trained scores of “navigators” to help people enroll in health plans through the federal marketplace.

Unlike independent agents, however, they can’t recommend specific plans.

David Blatt, director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, a nonprofit advocacy group that supports the ACA, said it doesn’t matter which path is followed as long as people who need health insurance wind up getting it.

“I think that pursuing whatever means feels comfortable is fine,” Blatt said. “There are navigators.

There are agents and brokers. I don’t see any objection to using any or all of the above.”

Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism organization that produces in-depth and investigative content on important public-policy issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to www.oklahomawatch.org.

Northwestern music Northwestern nursing groups to perform students have 100 percent pass rate on competency exam

Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s concert choir, chorale and singers will perform a concert titled “Concordia: Music to Rejoice, Reflect and Remember” at the First United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11.

This free concert will feature a wide variety of music from classical to gospel, from earth songs to traditional.

To ensure public protection, For more information about Northwestern’s choral program, contact each state requires nursing school Dr. Irene Messoloras, director of choral activities and vocal studies, at graduates to meet set requirements 580-327-8692 or email her at irmessoloras@nwosu.edu. that include passing an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level registered nurse. The nursing program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University recently received the news its students had a 100 percent passing rate of Alva 4-H Club archers performed well in the Major County 4-H Shoot- the National Council Licensures ing Sports contest Saturday, Nov. 2. It was the first of of four planned win- Examination. ter contests organized by the Northwest District 4-H program.

The National Council LicenWoods County 4-H member Garrett Tyree, of the Alva 4-H club, placed sures Examination for Registered first in the compound bow class, junior age division. Placing fourth, also in Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is used by the junior division, was Ethan Nusser of Alva. There were 18 participants the state of Oklahoma and surin the junior division. In the intermediate age division of compound bow, rounding states to assist in makStanton Earnest placed fourth out of 14 entries. ing licensure decisions. Passing Dustin Rankin, Woods County shooting sports volunteer leader, said, the NCLEX-RN demonstrates the “This was an excellent start to the 2013 archery season. I am very proud of graduate’s competence so they can the excellent scores and high placings of the Woods County archers.” begin their nursing career.

In April 2013, the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN was raised to meet the increasing demands of entry-level RNs. With the passing standard raised, a higher level of ability will be required to pass the exam, and historically there has

Great start to the 2013 4-H archery season

been a slight drop in the NCLEXRN pass rate immediately after new passing standards are implemented.

The national 2013 average year-to-date passing percentage for bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) graduates is 88.49. In 2013, the 27 Northwestern nursing graduates (May 2013) had a 100 percent pass rate on the exam.

“This pass rate reflects the commitment of the Northwestern Division of Nursing faculty to keep the curriculum relevant and up-todate,” said Dr. Shelly Wells, associate professor and nursing division chair. “It also reflects the faculty’s commitment to working with each student to assure their success. It is a challenge to maintain a high quality nursing program in any environment, but to be able to produce highly successful graduates in a rural area like northwestern Oklahoma is indeed a huge accomplishment.”

The NCLEX-RN exam is a stressful experience, yet the North-

See Nursing Page 15

November 8, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST OF THE IM, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Cause CD No. 201307502 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 14 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa Sand, Cherokee Sand, Oswego Lime and Mississippi Lime, Elgin Sand, Toronto, and Lansing-Kansas City separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows: Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The proposed location of the completion interval for the Mississippi Lime common source of supply will be no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 1320 feet from the east line and no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 1320 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 14 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and the location of the completion interval for the Tonkawa Sand, Cherokee Sand, Oswego Lime, Elgin Sand, Toronto and Lansing-Kansas City separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 1320 feet from the east line and no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 1320 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 14 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 28 are Sections 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 33, 34 and 35, Township 28 North, Range 14 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

LPXLP NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 25th day of November 2013, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Matt Fleischer, landman, (405) 935-1407, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 9358203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 6th day of November 2013.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva Review-Courier on Friday, October 25 and November 1 and 8, 2013.)

PURSUANT TO THE LEGAL NOTICE AS IS REQUIRED BY THE OKLAHOMA OPEN MEETING ACT INCLUDING THE POSTING OF NOTICE AND AGENDA, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALVA, OKLAHOMA MET IN REGULAR SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THE CITY HALL LOCATED AT 415 4TH STREET IN ALVA, OKLAHOMA ON THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2013, AT 6:30 O’CLOCK P.M. PRESENT: Council Members: Chad Fisher, Melody Theademan, Scott Brown, Wes Miller, Bo Hannaford, Gary Lehl, Steve Valencia ABSENT: Council Member Bryce Benson Notice of this regular meeting having been given in writing to the Clerk of the City of Alva, Oklahoma, prior to such meeting and public notice of this meeting having been posted in prominent view at the Council Chambers, twenty-four (24) hours prior to this meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, all in compliance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. (Other proceedings) THEREUPON, the Mayor introduced a Resolution, the title of which was read, and after discussion, and upon motion

by Councilmember Miller, seconded by Councilmember Lehl, said Resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYE: Miller, Lehl, Theademan, Brown, Valencia, Hannaford, Fisher NAY: Absent: Benson Said Resolution was thereupon signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk of said City, sealed with the seal of said City, and is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2013-062 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO APPROVE THE QUESTION OF EXPANDING THE LEGAL USE OF AN EXISTING MUNICIPAL SALES TAX FOR MAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SHARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (THE “HOSPITAL”) TO ALLOW THE HOSPITAL TO UTILIZE EXCESS SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE HOSPITAL; AND AUTHORIZING CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS IN REGARD TO SAID ELECTION. WHEREAS, the City of Alva, Oklahoma (the “City”) has a beneficial interest in Share Memorial Hospital (the “Hospital”), which is operated by the Alva Hospital Authority (the “Authority”); and, has heretofore accepted beneficial interest in said Hospital for the benefit of the City and its citizens; WHEREAS, at a municipal election held on August 24, 2004, the voters of the City approved an additional 11/4% sales tax for capital improvements to the Hospital, including debt service on indebtedness of the Authority issued for such purposes; WHEREAS, the City Council, City

Alva Review-Courier staff, the Authority and advisors have conducted extensive investigations into the need for a source to pay for operation and maintenance expenses at the Hospital, and various means of paying for said expenses; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council hereby determine that it is in the best interests of the City and its inhabitants to propose expanding the legal use of the existing one and onequarter percent (11/4%) City sales tax to allow the Hospital to utilize excess sales tax collections for operation and maintenance expenses of the Hospital as provided in City Ordinance 2013-040.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALVA, OKLAHOMA: Section 1. Under and by virtue of Title 68, Oklahoma Statutes 2011, Section 2701 and the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma, and Acts complementary, supplementary and enacted pursuant thereto, the Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to call a special election to be held in said City on the 12th day of November, 2013, for the purpose of submitting to the registered qualified voters thereof the following Proposition: PROPOSITION “SHALL ORDINANCE NO. 2013040 OF THE CITY OF ALVA, OKLAHOMA BE APPROVED, WHICH EXPANDS THE LEGAL USE OF AN EXISTING MUNICIPAL SALES TAX OF ONE AND ONE-QUARTER PERCENT (11/4%) FOR MAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SHARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO ALLOW SAID HOSPITAL TO UTILIZE EXCESS SALES TAX COLLECTIONS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF SAID HOSPITAL, AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDINANCE?” Section 2. That such call for said election shall be by the Mayor by the publication of this Resolution at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the election; that the ballots shall set forth the Proposition to be voted upon substantially as set out in Section 1 hereof; the returns of said election shall be made to and canvassed by the Woods County Election Board; the polls shall be opened at 7:00 o’clock A.M., and remain open continuously and be closed at 7:00 o’clock P.M.; and the number and location of the polling places and the persons who shall conduct such election shall be the regular precincts of the City and the regular persons duly selected by the Woods County Election Board.

Section 3. The Mayor and the City Clerk (or in their absence or incapacity, the Vice-Mayor and a Deputy City Clerk, respectively) be and are hereby authorized to do all such things and take such actions as are deemed reasonably necessary by them to call the election and accomplish the purposes of this resolution.

PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of August, 2013.

City of Alva, Oklahoma By: Lynn A. Chaffee, Mayor Wayne Lane, City Clerk

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST OF THE IM, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Cause CD No. 201307530 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then

Page 7 the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Endicott, LansingKansas City, Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big Lime-Oswego, Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled as follows: Location of Wellbore at Completion Interval: The proposed location of the completion interval for the Mississippi Lime common source of supply will be no closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 560 feet from the west line and no closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer than 560 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and the location of the completion interval for the Endicott, Lansing-Kansas City, Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Big LimeOswego and Red Fork (Cherokee) Sand separate common sources of supply will be no closer than 330 feet from the north line and no closer than 560 feet from the west line and no closer than 330 feet from the south line and no closer than 560 feet from the westline of the unit comprising said Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; and (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the land sections adjacent to said Section 33 are Sections 27, 28, 29, 32 and 34, Township 28 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma and Sections 3, 4 and 5, Township 27 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 25th day of November 2013, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Matt Fleischer, landman, (405) 935-1407, or Emily P. Smith,

attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 9358203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 7th day of November 2013.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva Review-Courier on Friday, November 8 and November 15, 2013.)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WOODS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA In the Matter of the Estate of Wilfred Miles Bates, Deceased.

Case No. PB-2013-20 NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT, PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that Wilfred Miles Bates II and Deborah Kay Bates Cavitt, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Wilfred Miles Bates, deceased, having filed in this Court their final account of the administration of said Estate and Petition for Order allowing same, determination of heirs, distribution, and for final discharge of said Co-Administrators, the hearing of the same has been fixed by the Judge of said Court for Monday, the 16th day of December, 2013, at 1:30 o’clock P.M. at the Courtroom of said District Court in the Courthouse at Alva, in the County and State aforesaid, and all persons interested in said Estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of Wilfred Miles Bates, deceased, determined, and said Estate distributed and the CoAdministrators discharged.

Dated this 6th day of November, 2013. s/Mickey J. Hadwiger JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT Edward E. Sutter, OBA #8778 Attorney for Co-Administrators 401 College Avenue Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580) 327-1511

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva Review-Courier on Friday, November 8 and November 15, 2013.)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WOODS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA In the Matter of the Estate of Scott Ferguson, Deceased.

Case No. PB-2013-42 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO THE CREDITORS OF SCOTT FERGUSON, DECEASED: All creditors having claims against the above named Decedent are required to present the same, with the description of all security interest and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with the respect to such claim, to the named Personal Representative, Patricia Ferguson, at the office of Dal Houston, 615 Barnes, Alva, Oklahoma, 73717, attorney for said Personal Representative, Patricia Ferguson, on or before the following presentment date, to-wit: January 3, 2014, or the same will be forever barred.

Dated this 5th day of November, 2013.

Dal L. Houston, Attorney for Personal Representative Dal L. Houston, OBA #17065 BENSON & HOUSTON, P.L.L.C. 615 Barnes/P.O. Box 488 Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580) 327-1197 Attorney for Estate

November 8, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 16, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307464 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Black Stone Natural Resources I, LP; Charles D. Shieldknight; Sophia S. Reed; Cheryl Diane Mickel Baker; Ronald G. Snow; Frederick Urban II; Joshua L. Urban; Frederick E. Urban; Anadarko E&P Company LP; Exxon Mobil Corporation; George L. Tritschler; Ruby L. Tritschler; John Frank Buzzard; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order pooling the interests, and adjudicating the rights and equities in connection therewith, of the oil and gas owners in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed in Section 16, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi Chester common source of supply, in respect to the development of such common source of supply in such unit. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in respect thereto are sought herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of the unit covered hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore. The application in this cause states that Applicant has proposed the development of the common source of supply in the unit involved herein under a plan of development and has proposed to commence such plan of development of such unit by an initial well in the lands covered hereby. Such application further states that Applicant has been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of development of the common source of supply in the unit covered hereby. Such application further requests up to 365 days within which to commence operations on or in connection with such initial well under such plan of development.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, or some other party recommended

by Applicant be designated as operator under the order to be entered herein of the common source of supply in the unit covered hereby, including the initial well and any subsequent well or wells to be drilled under or otherwise covered by Applicant’s proposed plan of development of such unit.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that

LPXLP this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 25th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA. L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0724noh

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307465 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas; Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; PAR Oil Company, Inc.; Harry H. Diamond, Inc.; Carole J. Drake; Carl E. Gungoll Exploration, Inc.; Henry Gungoll Associates, LLC; Meadowbrook Oil Corporation of OK, Inc.; if the abovenamed individual be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; and if any of the abovenamed parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods

Alva Review-Courier County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled into, to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from such common source of supply, with the completion interval of such well in such common source of supply to be located within the subsurface location tolerance area as set forth below: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 560 feet from the west line and not closer than 200 feet from the north line of said Section 14, and with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission in Cause CD No. 201302754 an application of Applicant to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in said Section 14 for the Mississippian common source of supply.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 14 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance area for the completion interval of the proposed well covered hereby, as described above, are Sections 10, 11, 15, 22 and 23, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 14 are Sections 12, 13 and 24, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 2nd day of December, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731026406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0729noh

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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: WAIVER OF CONSENT REQUIREMENT UNDER OAC 165:5-7-6 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 14, Township 28 North Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307466 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, LLC; Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Kevin Wilson; Linda Davis; Kameron Wilson; Lisa Diel; Bradley Agee; Blythe Holecek; Lisa Sapper; Deborah L. Essing; Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma; Moyer O-G & I LP; David W. Crews, a/k/a David Crews; David M. Crews; Mary Sue Brawner, a/k/a Sue Brawner, deceased; Susan Brawner, a/k/a Mary Sue Brawner, a/k/a Sue Brawner, deceased; Edward Brawner, a/k/a Edward T M Brawner; Paige Ramsey, a/k/a Elizabeth Paige Brawner Ramsey; Pene Virdell, a/k/a Lucille Penelope Brawner Virdell; Charles R. Brawner, a/k/a Charles Robert Brawner; Anne Cozart, a/k/a Anne Frances Brawner Cozart; Charles Albright, a/k/a Chas.

Albright, deceased; Carole J. Drake, LLC; Myra B. Ward; David Curry; Steven G. Shaddock; George G. Vaught, Jr.; Beatty Silvius, deceased; Diane D. Boundy, as Trustee under LWT of John W. Boundy; Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas; Meadowbrook Oil Corporation of OK, Inc.; Tiptop Oil and Gas US LLC; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the abovenamed parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) granting, to the extent necessary, a waiver of the consent requirement under OAC 165:5-7-6 so as to allow a 640acre horizontal well unit to be formed and made effective for the Mississippian common source of supply in Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma; and (ii) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 2nd day of December, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 4296344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA. L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0730noh

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, November 15.and November 22, 2013) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WOODS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA JOHN C. MEYER, Plaintiff; vs.

THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS OF ELMER F. LAMBERT, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES AND ASSIGNS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, OF ELMER F. LAMBERT Defendants.

THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS OF WILMA VERA LAMBERT, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES AND ASSIGNS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, OF WILMA VERA LAMBERT Defendants.

Case No, CV-13-38 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS OF ELMER F. LAMBERT, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, ASSIGNS AND SUCCESSORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, OF ELMER F. LAMBERT, DECEASED. THE HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES AND ASSIGNS OF WILMA VERA LAMBERT, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, ASSIGNS AND SUCCESSORS, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, OF WILMA VERA LAMBERT, DECEASED. GREETINGS: Said Defendants are hereby notified that they have been sued in Case No. CV-13-38, in the District Court of Woods County, Oklahoma, styled John C. Meyer, Plaintiff, Vs. The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees and Assigns of Elmer F. Lambert, Deceased, the Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Trustees and Assigns, Immediate and Remote, of Elmer F. Lambert, Defendants; John C. Meyer, Plaintiff, Vs. The Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Devisees and Assigns of Wilma Vera Lambert, Deceased, the Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Trustees and Assigns, Immediate and Remote, of Wilma Vera Lambert, Defendants; and that said Defendants must answer the Petition herein on or before the 19th day of December, 2013, or the allegations of said Petition will be taken as true, as prayed for in Plaintiff’s Petition.

Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of November, 2013.

COUNTY CLERK OF WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Sherry Williams EDWARD E. SUTTER Attorney for Plaintiff 401 College P. O. Box 213 Alva, OK 73717 (580) 327-1511

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Dawg Week begins Monday NWOSU Sports Information Fall and winter sports will collide in a jam-packed week of Northwestern Oklahoma State athletics.

Director of Athletics Andy Carter released a finalized 2013 “Dawg Week” schedule on Wednesday.

Please note changes to some of the originally scheduled events, including the cancellation of Monday’s hot dog cookout. during the week of Nov. 1116, the Rangers will host five basketball games, a pair of volleyball matches and a pep rally, as well as their 2013 football finale against Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Dawg Week officially kicks off at 7 p.m. on Monday night when the Rangers men’s basketball team makes its regular season debut. The first 500 students through the door will receive a free Dawg Week Tshirt. Students spotted wearing this shirt to subsequent events throughout the week will be entered in a grand prize drawing during Saturday’s football game.

Longtime Rangers coach and administrator Dr. Steve Lohman will deliver a pre-game pep talk to the crowd on the history and significance of Dawg Week, an event that traditionally accompanies football game week with the rival South-

western Oklahoma State Bulldogs.

Dawg Week was discontinued in the late 1990s when the two schools parted ways into separate conferences. This will be the first Great American Conference clash between the two schools.

Tuesday night at 7 p.m., fans are invited to attend a special “Meet the Team” event with games hosted by the Northwestern Student Athletes Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Basketball action continues Wednesday evening with a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader at Percefull Fieldhouse. The Ranger women take on Fort Hays State at 6 p.m. with the men to follow against Cameron.

The Northwestern volleyball team closes out its home schedule during the latter part of the week.

At 7 p.m. on Thursday, the Rangers play host to Newman. Central Oklahoma comes to town on Friday at 5 p.m.

The week concludes with a super Saturday, beginning with a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Southwestern Bulldogs. Later that night, the Ranger women’s basketball team takes on Cameron in a 6 p.m. tip followed by the men and Fort Hays State beginning at approximately 8 p.m.

Rangers could win their second against the Crimson Storm

By Leslie Nation Northwestern Oklahoma State University faces just two more opponents before the end of their season, and they have a good chance to come out with at least one more win before their finale. On Saturday, Nov. 9, at 1:30 p.m., the Rangers face Southern Nazarene University (SNU), which is 0-9 this season. The Crimson Storm will battle a Northwestern team that won their first against Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

SNU is 0-4 on their home field, and the only good news for the Crimson Storm is that the Rangers haven’t won a game on the road yet. But that could change soon.

Last season, the Rangers came out with a 35-28 victory over SNU, but it was a nail-biter for Northwestern fans. This game could have the same outcome as the Rangers face their fellow newcomers to the Great American Conference (GAC).

In their last meeting together on Ranger Field, SNU outgained Northwestern with 516 yard on offense while Northwestern totaled just 334, but they were able to make the big plays when it mattered. Then starting quarterback for the Rangers and senior Kyle Jech completed 19 of 31 for 278 yards and three touchdowns.

For SNU, it was running back Derick Perkins who led them with 221 yards on 30 attempts in the first two-and-a-half quarters. In the final 21 minutes of the game, SNU had

to play catch up as they opted to go to the air leaving Perkins almost non-existent.

This is the fourth road game for the Rangers and while that in itself could drain a team – especially after taking a 70-0 loss to Pittsburgh State last weekend – they are also 5-0 in Bethany against SNU. Saturday’s game is also a chance for one of these struggling teams to excel. The Rangers’ offense is last in points per game and total yards among their GAC opponents while SNU’s defense ranks at the bottom of the conference in scoring defense and yards allowed.

Though the Rangers took a beating in Pittsburgh, Kan., SNU is still battling for their first win as they roll off of a 14-42 defeat against Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. There’s a good chance, even without their leading tackler Alex Hemberger (who suffered from a broken leg against the Gorillas last Saturday), that the Rangers will make it 2-8 after they face the Crimson Storm.

Even though this looks like a great opportunity for the Rangers to shine and improve their GAC record, SNU won’t be a pushover for Northwestern. In their last three meetings, the Crimson Storm has outstripped the Rangers on yardages, averaging 520.3 yards a game to Northwestern’s 388.7 yards. On the plus side to these numbers, the Rangers have ended the game with a victory, so the key for Northwestern seems to be timely plays.

Win or lose, the Rangers will end their season back home against longtime rival Southwestern for their finale on Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.

Starting tailback Cody Jones (#3) breaks a loose tackle by a Dibble defender to the right side for a gain of 11 yards and a Goldbug first-down in Demon territory. Jones had 127 rushing yards and two touchdowns against the Demons on Friday. Photo by Leslie Nation

Goldbugs to go head-tohead with Hennessey

By Leslie Nation The regular football season for the Alva High School Goldbugs ends tonight, but not without a bang, as they face the Hennessey Eagles in Ranger Stadium at 7:30 p.m. On top of that, it is Alva’s last home game and therefore Senior Night as Goldbug fans come out to support senior players in their final game before playoffs begin.

Alva will face their toughest opponent of the season when they host the Eagles tonight. Thus far, every team that the Goldbugs has battled has been a team that depends primarily on their running backs or the rushing ability of their quarterbacks. While Hennessey definitely has an effective running game, they’re no pushovers when it comes to throwing the ball.

In last season’s face-off, the Eagles had the powerful legs of senior running back Levi Hill, who ran for 248 yards and three touchdowns,

leading them to a 41-21 win over the Goldbugs. While Hill won’t be an issue for Alva this year, Hennessey has two more-than-capable replacements in sophomore Tabor Johns and senior William Arndt.

Both Arndt and Johns have run for a combined 1,251 yards and 17 touchdowns for the season.

The responsibilities of quarterback for the Eagles will be transferred to junior Tony Mendoza, and he has had no trouble in proving himself. Throwing over 800 yards for 12 touchdowns, Mendoza has been picked off only three times in the nine games he has played this season.

With Alva’s defense being largely inconsistent this past season – especially against the run – they will need to step up their game tonight if they hope to end the season with a win.

Scoring has never been a huge question for the Goldbugs, as they

are currently the highest scoring team in District 2A-1 with 340 points, followed by Hennessey with 299. Unfortunately, Hennessey’s defense has allowed 114 points against them while Alva is in third place behind Chisholm with 200 points on their record.

Alva is certainly capable of being just as much of a dual threat on the ground and in the air as Hennessey. The only question that remains for tonight is which defense will be more successful. If the Goldbugs can step it up on defense, they may slow Hennessey just enough to come out with the win, giving Alva plenty of momentum going into the playoffs on Nov. 15 The Goldbugs are currently 7-2 for the season and 4-1 in their district as they face an 8-1 Hennessey team that is 5-0 in District 2A-1.

Alva is third in district standings just behind the Chisholm Longhorns (8-1, 4-1).

Northwestern women win home rodeo

By Ted Harbin The Northwestern Oklahoma State University women’s rodeo team likes playing at home.

For the third straight year, the Rangers won the Northwestern rodeo, catapulted to the top of the points race with eight cowgirls qualifying for the championship round and two ladies earning outright victories. When it all added up, the Rangers finished the rodeo with 370 points, 30 ahead of the runner-up team, Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

“I think the girls really put on a good show,” said Karley Kile, the goat-tying champion from Topeka, Kan., who tied down two goats in a cumulative time of 12.8 seconds to win the title. “You also get a lot of community support, and I think that helps quite a bit. You’ll get to walk into class the day after the rodeo, and the teachers will know exactly how you did.”

Kile tied teammate Kodi Hansen of Everly, Iowa, for third place in the first round, finishing with a 6.6-second run. The championship round is what made the difference

for Kile.

“In the long round, I fumbled my flank a bit,” said Kile, who also won the goat tying title at the Colby (Kan.) Community College rodeo; she is second in the Central Plains Region standings. “Like my parents have said, ‘you’ve got to make the short round before you can get anything.’ After I made the short round, I made a heck of a run and was 6.2.

“Fortunately I was able to put together two good runs, and it paid off.”

Kile was joined in the winner’s circle by fellow Kansan Micah Samples, who won the barrel-racing crown with a two-run cumulative time of 29.42 seconds. Samples of Abilene, Kan., was one of three Northwestern women racing in the final round, joined by Kelsey Fanning of Parkston and Kylee Cahoy of Sheridan, Wyo. Kile, too, was one of three Rangers in the short round last weekend; Hansen placed third with a cumulative time of 13.4 seconds, while Lauren Barnes of Buckeye, Ariz., placed fifth in 13.7. Other

Northwestern women in the final round were breakaway ropers Taige Trent of Burrton, Kan., and Kelsey Pontius of Watsontown, Pa. So which victory was bigger – Kile’s goat-tying win or the team victory?

“They’re both big, because it was the first time this year that we beat Southwestern, and winning the individual title helped toward that,” she said, noting that the Northwestern women are No. 2 in the regional standings behind Southwestern.

“Our girls’ team had a really good showing the whole rodeo.

“The girls worked really hard at it. They go out and work at it every day. Plus it’s the home rodeo, so it’s going to have some homearena advantage over the rest of the kids.”

That makes a big difference despite the added work the rodeo team members put in to prepare for the Northwestern rodeo. In addition to selling sponsorships, the student-athletes also make sure all the behind-the-scenes details are

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Aggies close door on No. 15 Oklahoma St relying on defense, too Rangers in fifth set NWOSU Sports Information LAWTON – Northwestern Oklahoma State’s volleyball team dropped to 1-4 in five-set matches after finishing on the short end of a 24-26, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 10-15 decision at Cameron on Tuesday night.

Sophomore Megan Hentschke set a new school record with 40 digs.

Rachel Walker held the previous mark with 32 in a five-set match against Southeastern Oklahoma State in October of 2012. No Ranger had managed more than 23 in a match this season.

Sophomore Korina Lillard and senior Paola Turibio finished with 13 kills apiece. Tiana Barnett also had a sound match, recording 48 assists.

Set one came down to the wire.

The Rangers rallied from a 23-20 deficit with a 4-0 run but couldn’t close out Cameron. The Aggies countered with three straight points to steal a 26-24 win.

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.440 for the night, led the Rangers to a six-point victory in set two with four kills.

Both teams made runs in a pivotal third set. Northwestern trailed 13-7 before running off six straight points – three of them on Elisa Bentsen kills.

Cameron regrouped with a 6-2 run and held on from there. All six points came courtesy of Ranger errors.

Northwestern again tied the match with a strong fourth set, in which it out-hit Cameron .170 to .000.

The Aggies committed errors on six of the first eight points. Allowing the Rangers to build a 7-1 lead.

Cameron would battle back to within 20-18 but could get no closer.

Cameron (7-20) took the last set. Kat Evans and Kelle Carver had four kills each, and the Aggies won five of the last six points.

Northwestern (5-21) will look to rebound when it hosts Midwestern State at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

By John Tranchina STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Its potent offense received much of the attention for No. 15 Oklahoma State’s big win last Saturday over Texas Tech. The Cowboys’ defense also played a significant role in the 52-34 victory in Lubbock.

In fact, the defense has been consistently strong all season, unlike the offense that has seen multiple quarterback and primary running back changes from week to week, and is a major reason they’ve won four straight.

Despite the fact that the No. 25 Red Raiders executed 97 plays from scrimmage utilizing their fastpaced spread offense, Oklahoma State (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) limited them to 27 points (seven came courtesy of an interception return), 12 under their season average, while also generating three turnovers.

“We knew there were going to be a lot of plays and we were going to have to get a lot of stops,” firstyear defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer said. “We’re out there stopping them on the 18th series of the game, acting like it was the first

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covered in order to put on a topnotch event.

“It’s nice that you don’t have to drive to the rodeo, but it’s definitely a challenge and you have to work through that,” Kile said. “It’s kind of inconvenient to set up for the rodeo instead of just practicing for it, but it’s also the advantage because you get to be in your arena

practicing ahead of time, and the other teams don’t.”

The Northwestern men finished fifth at their hometown rodeo, led by tie-down roping champion Trey Young of Dupree, S.D., who finished with a two-run cumulative time of 20.0 seconds. He leads the Central Plains Region standings heading into the four-month break.

The rodeo teams won’t return to competition until February.

Young was joined in the short round by fellow tie-down roper Berk Long of Mutual; steer wrestler Jess Woodward of Dupree, S.D.; and the team roping tandem of Hayden Pearce of Kim, Colo., and Stephen Culling of Fort St. John, British Columbia.

series of the game. We got good players, we got high-character kids, and they came through.”

While the Cowboys rank 45th among 123 FBS schools in total defense, that figure is skewed by the fact that they’re also fourth-tolast in offensive time of possession, meaning their defense is on the field a lot. A more meaningful barometer is that they are 28th in scoring defense (third in the Big 12) allowing 21.4 points per game, while their 4.72 yards-per-play defense ranks 12th overall.

They are also ninth nationally in third-down defense (30.2 percent), 10th in takeaways (22), and 14th in red zone defense (71.4 percent).

The two consistent anchors of Oklahoma State’s defense have been senior linebackers Caleb Lavey and Shaun Lewis, each of whom has been named Big 12 defensive player of the week this season, and both delivered strong performances again last weekend.

Lavey had four tackles, two for losses, and added his third interception of the season, while Lewis had five tackles, forced a fumble, broke up two passes and also had his third interception of the year.

“They’ve played so many games and have so much experience that they can move faster and play faster,” coach Mike Gundy said.

“There’s just no substitute for experience and maturity and both those guys are having really good seasons. As a coach, it just thrills you to death to see it, because they’re great kids. That maturity and that leadership is why our defense is having success.”

A prime example of the defensive resilience came midway

through the fourth quarter, when Texas Tech wound up with firstand-goal from the 2.

With a chance to cut the Cowboys’ lead to 11, Tech had four plays (and an OSU offside penalty) but could not get into the end zone.

On fourth-and-goal from the 1, Lavey stepped up and dropped Kenny Williams on the 2, turning the ball over on downs.

“It’s not always easy to do,” Gundy said. “We’re just very proud of our players. When you’re at play 100 and on the road and the other team’s this far from scoring and you hold them, that’s pretty impressive.

But they’ve got to come back and do it next week.”

On paper, it would appear that the defense should have a lopsided advantage when against Kansas (2-6, 0-5) on Saturday, particularly because the Jayhawks haven’t scored 20 points in a game since their season opener against South Dakota.

But games aren’t played on paper, and the defense still has to put in the work, because Oklahoma State’s ability to limit opposing offenses will likely determine its fate this year, with its following three games coming against Big 12 powers Texas, No. 5 Baylor and No. 12 Oklahoma.

“They did what they had to do to win the game, and they know that is irrelevant now,” Spencer said. “They played at a high level on Saturday, and it wasn’t some magic dust that caused it. It was that, in their mind, they made a decision. You want to play to your maximum ability and play for each other. Why shouldn’t the same process that led to that last week happen again this week?”

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November 8, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307461 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; Carole J Drake LLC; Carl E Gungoll Exploration LLC; Henry Gungoll Associates, LLC; Meadowbrook Oil Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc.; and if any of the abovenamed parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit formed in Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled into, to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from such common source of supply, with the completion interval of such well in such common source of supply to be located within the subsurface location tolerance area as set forth below: not closer than 165 feet from the south line and not closer than 1320 feet from the east line and not closer than 165 feet from the north line of said Section 15, and with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 15 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance area for the completion interval of the proposed well covered hereby, as described above, are Sections 10 and 22, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 15 are Sections 9, 11, 14, 16, 21 and 23, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names

LPXLP and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Ashlei Jordan, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731026406, Telephone: (405) 429-5754.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0734noh

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307462 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; Carole J Drake LLC; Carl E Gungoll Exploration LLC; Henry Gungoll Associates, LLC; Meadowbrook Oil Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc.; and if any of the abovenamed parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre horizontal well unit formed in Section 15, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled into, to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from such common source of supply, with the completion interval of such well in such common source of supply to be located within the subsurface location tolerance area as set forth below: not closer than 165 feet from the south line and not closer than 560 feet from the east line and not closer than 165 feet from the north line of said Section 15, and with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 15 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance area for the completion interval of the proposed well covered hereby, as described above, are Sections 10, 11, 14, 22 and 23, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 15 are Sections 9, 16 and 21, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is

Alva Review-Courier that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter (amending the applicable orders of the Commission, including Order No. 609490) be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use.

Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Ashlei Jordan, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr LEGAL NOTICE Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102(Published by the Alva Review- 6406, Telephone: (405) 429-5754.

Courier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF BEFORE THE CORPORATION OKLAHOMA COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman OKLAHOMA BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner EXPLORATION AND DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th PRODUCTION, LLC day of November, 2013.

RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: DENSITY PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 15, Secretary Township 28 North, Range 20 West of 14831-0733noh the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307463 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING (Published by the Alva ReviewSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, Courier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA in Woods County, Oklahoma, including APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE the following: Kevin Wilson; Kameron OPERATING, INC. AND Wilson; Lisa Diel; Linda Davis, a/k/a CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, Linda Jeffries; Bradley Agee; Blythe L.L.C. Holecek, formerly Blythe Agee; Lisa RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED Sapper, formerly Lisa Riley; Deborah L. WELL DENSITY Essing; Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; Harry H. Diamond Inc.; LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION PAR Oil Company; George R. Eckles, 28, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST OF THE IM, WOODS Jr.; Sue E. Anderson Revocable Trust COUNTY, OKLAHOMA dtd 5/6/05, and the Trustee of such trust; Cause CD No. 201307501 Oil Producers Inc. of Kansas; Carole J NOTICE OF HEARING Drake LLC; Carl E Gungoll Exploration STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All LLC; Henry Gungoll Associates, LLC; Meadowbrook Oil Corporation of persons, owners, producers, operators, Oklahoma, Inc.; if any of the above-named purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and individuals be deceased, then the unknown all other interested persons, particularly heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, in Woods County, Oklahoma, more trustees and assigns, both immediate and particularly the parties set out on the remote, of such deceased individual; Exhibit “A” attached to the application if any of the above-named parties is a on file in this cause, and, if any of the dissolved partnership, corporation or other named individuals be deceased, then the association, then the unknown successors, unknown heirs, executors, administrators, trustees and assigns, both immediate and devisees, trustees and assigns, both remote, of such dissolved entity; and if the immediate and remote, of such deceased above-named party designated as a trustee individual; if any of the named entities is a is not presently acting in such capacity as dissolved partnership, corporation or other trustee, then the unknown successor or association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate successors to such trustee.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that and remote, of such dissolved entity; if Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and any of the named parties designated as Production, LLC, has filed an application a trustee is not presently acting in such in this cause requesting the Corporation capacity as trustee, then the unknown Commission of Oklahoma to enter an successor or successors to such trustee; order, to be effective as of the date of the if any of the named parties designated as execution thereof or as of a date prior an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting thereto, amending the applicable orders in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then of the Commission, including Order No. the unknown successor or successors to 609490, to authorize and permit two more such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the wells in the 640-acre horizontal well unit named entities are corporations which formed for the Mississippian common do not continue to have legal existence, source of supply in Section 15, Township the unknown trustees or assigns of such 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that County, Oklahoma, so as to produce hydrocarbons from such common source Applicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. of supply, with such authorization and and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have permission running in favor of Applicant filed an application in this cause requesting or some other party recommended the Corporation Commission to enter an

by Applicant, and to establish proper order amending applicable orders of the Commission, including Order No. 97274, allowables for such wells and such unit.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN to authorize and permit an additional well

further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Ashlei Jordan, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731026406, Telephone: (405) 429-5754.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 4th day of November , 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0735noh

Page 13 for the production of hydrocarbons from the Mississippi Lime common source of supply underlying the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 14 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and to establish proper allowable for such well and such unit.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order entered in this matter (amending applicable orders of the Commission, including Order No. 97274) be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or a date prior thereto, and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Conservation Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 25th dayof November 2013, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Matt Fleischer, landman, (405) 935-1407, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 9358203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 6th day of November 2013.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva Review-Courier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WOODS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA In the Matter of the Estate of Harry Kline, Deceased.

Case No. PB-2013-43 NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons interested in the estate of Harry Kline, deceased, that on the 6th day of November, 2013, Stanley E. Kline produced in the District Court of Woods County, Oklahoma, an instrument in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Harry Kline, deceased, and also filed in said Court his Petition, together with said will, praying that the Will be admitted to probate and praying that Letters Testamentary issue to him as Personal Representative and for a judicial determination of the heirs, legatees and devisees of said decedent.

Pursuant to an Order of this Court made on November 6, 2013, notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of November, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., the Petition will be heard at the District Court, Probate Division, County Courthouse, Alva, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of November, 2013.

Dated this 6th day of November, 2013. s/Ray Dean Linder JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT Jesse D. Kline, OBA #18953 521 Barnes Ave. P.O. Box 743 Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580) 327-8080 jesse@jessedklinelaw.com Attorney for Petitioner

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Fair weather thanksgiving

By Pastor Bob Brown, Alva Church of God “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.”

We read these words and our heart says, “Amen.” We should give thanks and absolutely God is good.

The first few verses of Psalm 103 give a short list of God’s greatest blessings: “Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like

the eagle’s.”

Our hearts warm with thanksgiving when we think about these wonderful blessings. But there are times when we take the blessings for granted.

I suspect that most of us are a little spoiled because we have so many good things. If we are not careful we can develop a way of thinking that God owes us the blessings. Gratitude suffers if we feel like we are entitled. We need to always keep in mind that what God has done for us and given us is undeserved. God is gracious and good.

The apostle Paul reminds us in Romans that God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. We do not deserve God’s bless-

Alva Friends Church

ings. He freely gives His blessings to everyone.

We all know that sometimes we have hard things that happen.

We may lose sight of our blessings when we experience trouble.

Of course the best example of trouble from the scriptures has to be Job. He experienced more tragedy than any of us will ever know, but even in his trouble he still praised God. “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.”

It is much more challenging to be grateful when times are tough.

Job’s wife told him to curse God and die, but Job would have none of that. “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”

Job’s faith probably blows ours away. We may not do very well at maintaining gratitude through the bad times. We have to make special effort to give praise when we are struggling. The apostle Paul said it this way: “In everything give thanks.” That is easier said than done.

Area Church Directory

College & Center, Alva 327-2524

Alva Wesleyan Church Third & Church, Alva 327-2636

Barnes Street Church of Christ 1024 Barnes Street, Alva

Bible Baptist Church 402 Choctaw, Alva 327-1582 www.BBCalva.com

Capron United Methodist Church 580-829-4416

Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church

Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church

First Baptist Church

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Fifth & Maple, Alva 327-0894

210 S. Main, Waynoka

Twelfth & Church, Alva 327-0339

College & Church, Alva 327-2623 alvafbc@yahoo.com

St. Cornelius Catholic Church 404 S. Massachusetts, Cherokee

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Seventh Day Adventist Tenth & Church, Alva 327-4752

College & Maple, Alva 327-0194

Town & Country Christian Church

First Presbyterian Church

Ninth & Church, Alva 327-0811

Seventh & Church 327-3895

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

First United Methodist Church

Ninth & Center, Alva 327-2846

Freedom United Methodist Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1407 Thunderbird Rd., Alva 327-2993

Church of the Nazarene College & Locust, Alva 327-2566 www.alvanaz.org

College Hill Church of Christ 1102 College Blvd., Alva 327-0130 www.alvaok.net/collegehill

Community of Christ First & Church, Alva 327-0719

Dacoma Church of God 505 Broadway, Dacoma

Alva Church of God Sunday, November 10: Sunday begins at 9:30 a.m. Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Robert Brown will give a sermon entitled “Walking on Water.” This evening, our study will be “Wisdom to Live By” – Proverbs.

Please visit our website at www.

AlvaChurchOfGod.org.

Alva Friends Church Sunday, November 10: We would love for you and your family to join us as together we worship and serve the Lord. Sunday school for all ages will begin at 9:30 a.m.

The worship hour begins at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Mark will share with the Little Friends, lead the worship and preach the message, “Divine Opportunities in the Family of God.” Franklin Murrow will lead the singing and Sally Byrd will play the piano.

Wednesday, November 13: A Bible study for adults will be held at the church at 6 p.m.

First Assembly of God

7 mi W on Hwy 64, 10 mi N, 2 mi W 430-9026

Church of God

Church Calendar

College & Church, Alva 327-2571

Third & Maple, Alva 327-0510 zlcalva@cneconnect.com

800 Eagle Pass, Freedom 580-621-3580

Campus Ministries

Park & Church, Alva 327-4210 (327-0817) www.freewebs.com/graceandfaith

1020 College, Alva - 580-371-5957 bsu1933nw@yahoo.com

Grace & Faith Fellowship

Baptist Student Union

Green Valley Free Methodist Church South of Alva on Hwy 45 580-871-2456

Hopeton Wesleyan Church

Chi Alpha Student Fellowship

(Upstairs at First Assembly of God) 904 Fifth, Alva - 327-0894

Church of Christ Bible Chair 1108 College, Alva - 327-4511

8 miles S of Alva on Hwy 281 580-435-2400 hwc@hopetonchurch.org

College & Barnes, Alva - 327-5433 extreme@hopetonchurch.org

1.6 miles E on Hwy 64, Alva

1027 Eighth, Alva - 327-2046 wesleyhousenwosu@yahoo.com

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness

The eXtreme

Wesley House

Marshall Funeral Home www.marshallfuneralhomes.com

PO Box 804 230 Flynn • Alva, OK 327-2311

1-800-656-2311

PO Box 178 1872 Cecil • Waynoka, OK 824-2311

Alva Wesleyan Church Sunday, November 10: Sunday worship is at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Evening Bible study is held at 6 p.m. Alva Wesleyan Church is on the corner of Third and Church streets, Alva, 580-327-2636.

Wednesday, November 13: Awana for kids three years through eighth grade meets at 6 p.m. Youth – grades nine through 12 – also meet at 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, call 580-327-2636.

Avard Christian Church Sunday, November 10: Sunday school is at 10 a.m, Worship begins at 11 a.m.

Avard Christian Church is 7 miles west of Alva on Highway 64 and 7 miles south on County Road 370, or 6 miles south on Highway 281 and 7 miles west on Garvin Rd. Avard Christian Church, Rt. 2 Box 92, Alva, OK 73717. Pastor Neal Gordon, 580-431- 2646; cell 580430-8464.

Barnes Street Church of Christ Sunday, November 10: Sunday worship services will be at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (7 p.m. during daylight savings time).

Wednesday, November 13: Evening services will be at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. during daylight savings time).

Visitors are most welcome to attend the worship services. For more information, contact Landis Trekell (327-0865), Andrew Rhodes (327-3368), Brian Gaddy (327-5130) or Gray Fields (3276676).

Bible Baptist Church All services will be held at Fourth and Choctow in the fellowship hall of our church building Sunday, November 10: Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. There are graded classes for children, a teen class, a college and career class and an adult class. Morning worship service will start at 11 a.m. We will continue our study in the Bookk of Revelation. Evening service will begin at 6 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Teen Impact will also meet at this time and is open to all teens from sixth to 12th grade.

Wise Guys also starts at 6 p.m. Wise Guys is a Bible-based character development program for pre-K to fifth grade.

Tuesday, November 12: Celebrate Recovery will meet in the church fellowship hall at 7 p.m.

This is a Christ-based recovery program to help provide a safe place to discover a Savior who can give freedom from hang ups, hurts and habits. Everyone is invited to attend.

Wednesday, November 13: Prayer meeting and Bible study will be at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Teen Impact will also meet at 7 p.m. for Bible study time.

As always, transportation and nurseries are available for all services. We look forward to having you and your family visit us this Sunday!

Capron United Methodist Church Sunday, November 10: If you don’t have a church home, we would love for you to worship with us. Service starts at 9:15 a.m. with singing and preaching of the Word.

Pastor Clark’s message is entitled “How to Be a Winner of the War Within,” based on 1 Samuel 17.

At 10:30, adult Sunday school will begin. We are studying a book by James W. Monroe, “Do You Have Alligator Arms? – Embracing Life, Hope and God.” For more information about our church, activities or if you have a

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need, please call 580-216-4787.

Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Sunday, November 10: Pastor Harold Henson and the entire Cedar Grove family desire to get to know you and your family when you join our loving and caring congregation of all ages, as we discover the truths of Jesus Christ are love, grace, forgiveness, joy and fellowship through Sunday school at 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m. the morning worship.

Church of the Nazarene Sunday, November 10: Experience AlvaNaz! Are you looking for a church to call home?

We want to welcome you to our services and experience God’s love with our church family!

Be our guest @ AlvaNaz! Come and join our family. Need a ride?

Please call 327-2566 or327-7751 to reserve your ride today! We can pick you up for breakfast, Bible study and morning worship. God wants you to spend eternity with him. We have a great time at AlvaNaz! Free continental breakfast @ 9 a.m. Bible study @ 9:30 a.m. and worship @ 10:45 a.m. (Continental breakfast begins in June.)

A clothing drive will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, located at 728 College.

Prayer for the week: Dear God: Thank you for being with me each day. Your strength and grace sustain me. You are an awesome God! In Jesus name, Amen. If you have a prayer request, please email it to WorshipGod@AlvaNaz.org.

We want to pray for you!

AlvaNaz – A Church For All People – 728 College – 580-3272566 – www.AlvaNaz.org Email address: worshipgod@ alvanaz.org Email Pastor Gregg at pg@alvanaz.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ www.alvanaz.org.

College Hill Church of Christ Sunday, November 10: Sunday Bible class for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Following the weekly fellowship lunch, the afternoon service will begin at 12:45 p.m.

Don’t miss a Sunday with our great Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Wednesday, November 13: Bible classes for adults, college age and children will be held at 7 p.m.

From our family to yours, we sincerely invite you to worship God with us this coming Sunday. Be encouraged and lifted up as we sing songs of praise, lift up our prayers to God, observe the Lord’s Supper, and hear a portion of His eternal word. You will be sure to enjoy our “no visitor left behind” policy which means that, as a visitor, you will be greeted and we would love the opportunity to get to know you more.

Dacoma United Methodist Church Sunday, November 10: We will gather at 8:30 a.m. for felowship coffee and donuts. Worship will begin at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, November 13: Bible study at Dacoma at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 21: Thanksgiving dinner will be held at the church.

Eagle Pass Baptist Church Sunday, November 10: At 9:40 a.m., join us for a friendly visit and have some coffee. 10 a.m. – Bible Explorers: getting you into the Bible and the Bible into you. Groups: Young Explorers ages 5-11, Young Teen Explorers ages 12-16 and Adult Explorers ages 17 and older.

11 a.m. – Praise and worship. 3 p.m.

– Discipleship.

When you walk in, you will be our guest, but you will walk out

family!

Meeting at the Senior Citizens Building, 941 Eagle Pass, Freedom.

Contact Pastor Dale at 580-4309079. Jeans and children are welcome!

First Assembly of God Sunday, November 10: Morning worship will be at 10:45 a.m. Evening worship will begin at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13: Adult Bible study, youth ministry for grades 6-12, and children’s activities at 7 p.m. At 9 p.m. will be Fuel (College and Young Adult Ministry). Nursery is available for all services except for Fuel.

For more information please contact us at 580-327-0894.

First Baptist Church Sunday, November 10: Due to remodeling at the church, this Sunday worship will be held at Alva High School from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

First Christian Church Sunday, November 10: Our Sunday morning activities will begin with an all-church breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Our new associate minister, Sara Wilcox, will begin her ministry here at First Christian Church today. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Youth meetings begin tonight at 5 p.m.

Monday, November 11: The quilters will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13: Wednesday’s activities include our college fellowship dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The children’s choir and young adult Bible study will meet at 6 p.m. The Chancel Choir will rehearse at 6:30 p.m. Come join us at First Christian Church.

First Presbyterian Church Sunday, November 10: Sunday school will be at 9:50 a.m. Worship is at 11 a.m. The worship leader will be Marge Franz. The ushers will be Larry and Joy Glass, Jason Wickham and Patty Harkin. The sermon title is “God of the Living,” based on Luke 20:27-38.

Monday, November 11: Our spaghetti dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13: Choir practice will be at 5:30 p.m. and fellowship dinner at 6:30 p.m.

First United Methodist Church Sunday, November 10: Sunday school for infants through adults will begin at 9:30 a.m. The worship service will be at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Terry Martindale’s All Saints Sunday sermon is entitled “All the Days of My Life: Love,” from Luke 6:26-38 The liturgist will be Steve Gale. Children’s Time will be presented by Cara Bradt. November ushers are Saundra Boyd, Joyce Hickman, Fred Neuman, and David and Dana Manning. United Methodist Youth will serve a felowship dinner after the morning service. Donations will support youth activities. Trustees will have a brief meeting in the We Are One classroom at 6:30 p.m. The Finance Committee will meet the Church Parlor at 7 p.m. The Church Council will meet in Fellowship Hal at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, November 11: The Sherrill Bell Choir rehearsal will be at 5:30 p.m. The NWOSU Choral Concert will begin in the sanctuary at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by a reception in Fellowship Hall.

Thepublic is invited to attend.

Wednesday, November 13: The Chancel Choir will rehearse at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night live! Dinner at 6 p.m., classes for children, youth and adults from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Leap Into Health weight loss support group led by Dr. Liz Kinzie will meet in the Parlor at 6:30 p.m.

Hopeton Church Hopeton: a non-typical church!

You don’t have to dress in a suit to be accepted; you can wear your jeans, get a cup of coffee, and enjoy contemporary music, great videos, and a relevant message.

Hopeton Church meets at 10 a.m. at the main campus in Hopeton, just a few short miles south of Alva on 281. Coffee bar begins at 9:30 a.m. in the new children’s wing.

A second service is held at the northern campus, The eXtreme, at the corner of College and Barnes Street in Downtown Alva, beginning at 1 p.m. The coffee bar opens at 12:30 p.m. We have something for every age: nursery, children, teens, adults, women’s support groups, and adult small H.O.M.E. groups for fellowship.

19390 County Road 440, PO Box 7, Hopeton, OK 73746. Phone: 580-435-2400, fax: 580-435-2401, email: hwc@hopetonchurch.org, Web site: www.hopetonchurch.org. eXtreme Youth Center All middle and high school students are invited to come to this fun place to hang out after school.

Winter hours are Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. To 5:30 p.m.

The eXtreme is under the direction of Hopeton Church youth pastors Jeremy and Melissa Little. For more information, call 327-5433.

Town and Country Christian Church Sunday, November 10: Sunday school for all ages will start at 9:30 a.m. The Adult Sunday school lesson is “Beginning of Passover,” from Exodus 12:1-14. The greeter will be Verna Graybill. At 10:30 a.m. worship service will start.

Cherie Lau will play the piano. Song leader will be Kim Foster. Serving communion will be Paul Cole and Justin Lau. Children’s Church will be held. Pastor Paul Cole will bring the message “Thankful for Godly Leadership,” based on Psalm 72:1-20. The Fellowship Meal will be today following the morning worship service.

Tuesday, November 12: Town and Country Saints will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13: The youth group will meet from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Zion Lutheran Church Rev. Aaron Wagner is the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) at Third and Maple.

Sunday School and Adult Bible Class meet at 9:15 a.m. Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. and Divine Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion twice monthly.

Youth Group meets monthly.

Ladies circles include Ruth Circle at noon the first Monday, Mary Martha Guild is 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League meets the first Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Hand bells practice at 5 p.m. on Mondays Seasoned Saints meet at 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday.

On Wednesdays, Confirmation Class (for grades 7 and 8) begins at 5 p.m.

Weekday School (grades 3-6) meets at 3:30 p.m. Zion holds Wednesday Services during Advent and Lent at 7 p.m.

There is a Fellowship Meal at 6 p.m.

The Lutheran Early Care and Education Center (327-1318) offers care for children as young as six weeks old, as well as an after school program.

For more information concerning Zion Lutheran Church call 327-0510 or e-mail zlcalva@cneconnect.com.

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First Baptist to collect gifts for suffering children Nov. 18-25

By Kathleen Lourde As the holiday season approaches, the folks at First Baptist Church in Alva are ramping up for their annual participation in Operation Christmas Child, which collects Christmas boxes that local volunteers have packed full of goodies and delivers them to needy children around the world.

Alva residents who’d like to brighten the Christmas of a child in the grip of famine, a natural disaster or profound poverty, can bring shoeboxes packed with small gifts to the collection site at First Baptist between Nov. 18 and Nov. 25.

Christmas Box Guidelines If you'd like to put together a Christmas box for the Operation Christmas Chidl effort, the first thing to do is decide whether it should be for a boy or a girl, and how old the child should be. The age categories specified in the program are 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14. Tape the appropriate label to the top of your box.

The labels can be downloaded from the Operation Christmas Child webpage (www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmaschild), which also gives more details on how the box should be packed. (If you don't have access to the Internet, call Sue Henderson at 580-327-2623 or First Baptist at 580-327-2623 to see if they can give you the right label.)

The box can be packed with toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and you can enclose a personal note of encouragement to the child who opens the box, if you wish. Some participants also enclose a photo of themselves or their family, and if you inclulde your name and address, the child may write you back!

Suggstions of gifts to pack include: • Toys: dolls, toy trucks, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yoyos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries).

• School supplies: pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators and coloring and picture books.

• Hygiene items: toothbrush, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb and washcloth.

• Accessories: T-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips,

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toy jewelry, watches and flashlights (with extra batteries).

Don’t incude any items that are used or damaged, or warrelated (such as toy guns, knives or military figures), chocolate or food, liquids or lotions, medications or vitamins, or anything breakable.

When your shoebox is complete, put a rubber band around it and take it to First Baptist Church at 714 College Ave. in Alva. Donations can be dropped off there Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 23, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 24, between noon and 3 p.m.; and Monday, Nov 25, between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Small Donation Covers Delivery Costs To help cover shipping and other delivery-related costs, donate $7 per box. You can do this in a couple of ways. To donate by check, make it payable to Samaritan's Purse (write “OCC” on the memo line), put it in an envelope and leave on top of the items inside the shoebox (if you’re making more than one box, write only one check that covers all the boxes).

But Samaritan’s Purse has a different way of donating that offers a cool benefit: if you make your donation online via the organization’s website (samaritanspurse.org), you’ll receive an email telling you which country the child who receives your Christmas box lives in.

First Baptist hopes to collect more than 1,000 Christmas boxes to contribute to the Operation Christmas Child effort.

Operation Christmas Child is a program run by a Kansas-based Samaritan’s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 100 million Christmas boxes to children around the world, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 100 million shoebox gifts to suffering children in more than 100 countries since 1993 and hopes to collect another 9.8 million giftfilled shoeboxes in 2013. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham.

Nursing

western graduates mastered this comprehensive examination in the same way they succeeded with their course work.

“I am very proud of our students demonstrating a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX exam for the 2012-13 school year,” said Dr. Bo Hannaford, dean of the School of Professional Studies. “I believe this shows the dedication and work ethic of all our faculty and staff to properly prepare them for this endeavor. Since this exam allows our nursing students to receive their nursing license, this is a very trying, but important, process to get through. I know there are many hours of preparation for this exam, and I appreciate the dedication of all involved to ensure the success

of Northwestern Oklahoma State University putting quality nurses into our communities here in Oklahoma.”

For more information please contact Wells at scwells@nwosu. edu or 580-327-8489.

November 8, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307406 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; PAR Oil Company, Inc.; Harry H. Diamond, Inc.; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed in Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi Chester common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled into, to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from such common source of supply, with the completion interval of such well in such common source of supply to be located within the subsurface location tolerance area as set forth below: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 560 feet from the west line and not closer than 200 feet from the south line of said Section 22, and with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 22 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance area for the completion interval of the proposed well covered hereby, as described above, are Sections 15, 16, 21 and 27, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma; and Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Harper and Woods Counties, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 22 are Sections 14, 23 and 26, Township 28

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 25th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 4296344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 1st day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0732noh

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 21, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma Cause CD No. 201307407 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, including the following: Atinum MidCon I, LLC; Repsol E&P USA, Inc.; PAR Oil Company, Inc.; Harry H. Diamond, Inc.; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit formed in Section 21, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, for the Mississippi Chester common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled into, to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from such common source of supply, with the completion interval of such well in such common source of supply to be located within the subsurface location tolerance area as set forth below: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and not closer than 560 feet from the east line and not closer than 200 feet from the south line of said Section 21, and with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved

Alva Review-Courier herein as to the common source of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order to be entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 21 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance area for the completion interval of the proposed well covered hereby, as described above, are Sections 15, 16, 22 and 27, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma; and Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods and Harper Counties, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 21 are Section 17, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma; and Sections 20 and 29, Township 28 North, Range 20 West of the IM, Woods and Harper Counties, Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set before an administrative law judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma. Notice is further given that the application in this cause may be amended at such hearing in accordance with the rules of the Commission and the laws of the State of Oklahoma.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 25th day of November, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Seventeenth Floor, One Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 272-5742; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 4296344.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED this 1st day of November, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary 14831-0731noh

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED WELL DENSITY LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CAUSE CD NO. 201307432-T NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant in this cause is requesting that the Commission enter an order amending an order to issue in Cause CD No. 201306966-T to authorize the drilling of an additional well to test the Mississippian common source of supply underlying Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 13 West, Woods County, Oklahoma, same to be a well for the unit consisting of said Section 26, a 640-acre horizontal unit, and that Applicant or some other party be authorized the right to drill said well.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an

Page 16 Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Corporation Commission Tulsa facility, Kerr State Office Building, 440 S. Houston, Suite 114, Tulsa, OK 74127, at 8:30 a.m., on November 26, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Stephany Nichols, Landman, Midstates Petroleum Company, L.L.C., 321 S. Boston, Suite 600, Tulsa, OK 74103, Telephone: 918/947-8566 and/or Gregory L. Mahaffey, Attorney, 300 N.E. 1st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-4004, Telephone: 405/236-0478.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice-Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8, 2013.)

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANT: MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CAUSE CD NO. 201307433-T NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant in this cause is requesting that the Commission enter an order amending an order to issue in Spacing Cause CD No. 201306966-T, for the Mississippian common source of supply, to permit a well for such common source of supply at the following location: SURFACE LOCATION: Will be specified in the order to issue in this cause.

LOCATION OF WELLBORE AT COMPLETION INTERVAL: The proposed location of the end points of the completion interval will be no closer than 165 feet from the North and South lines and no closer than 1,700 feet from the East line of the unit comprising said Section 26, Township 25 North, Range 13 West, Woods County, Oklahoma.

Same to be a well for the unit consisting of said Section 26, a 640acre horizontal unit by said order which will require the well to be located not less than 660 feet from the unit boundary. The legal descriptions of the land sections adjacent to the area within which the location exception lies are Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 34, 35 and 36, Township 25 North, Range 13 West, Woods County, Oklahoma. Applicant further requests that Applicant or some other party be authorized the right to drill said well. Applicant further requests that it be permitted to produce said well at said location from all common sources of supply covered hereby with no downward allowable adjustment.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at the Corporation Commission Tulsa facility, Kerr State Office Building, 440 S. Houston, Suite 114, Tulsa, OK 74127, at 8:30 a.m., on November 26, 2013, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone.

The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their names and telephone numbers.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Stephany Nichols,

Landman, Midstates Petroleum Company, L.L.C., 321 S. Boston, Suite 600, Tulsa, OK 74103, Telephone: 918/947-8566 and/or Gregory L. Mahaffey, Attorney, 300 N.E. 1st Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-4004, Telephone: 405/236-0478.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice-Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner DONE AND PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2013.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE

(Published by the Alva ReviewCourier on Friday, November 8 and November 15, 2013.)

NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER - FERPA Northwest Technology Center maintains an educational record for each student who is or has been enrolled at the Technology Center. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (herein after Act) the following student rights are covered by the Act and afforded to all eligible students at Northwest Technology Center.

1. The right to inspect and review information contained in the student’s educational records.

2. The right to request amendment of the contents of the student’s educational records if believed to be inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of the students privacy or other rights.

3. The right to prevent disclosure without consent, with exceptions of personally identifiable information from the student’s educational records.

4. The right to secure a copy of the Technology Center’s policy and administrative regulations.

5. The right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Northwest Technology Center to comply with the provisions of the Act. Each of these rights, with any limitations or exceptions, is explained in the Technology Center’s Administrative Regulations Handbook, a copy of which may be obtained in the Office of the Assistant Superintendent.

Northwest Technology Center may provide directory information in accordance with provisions of the Act without the written consent of an eligible student unless it is requested in writing that such information not be disclosed (see below). The items listed below are designated as Directory Information and may be released as to any student for any purpose at the discretion of Northwest Technology Center unless a written request for nondisclosure is on file: Category I: Name, address, telephone number, dates of attendance, class, electronic mail, photograph.

Category II: Previous institution(s) attended, major field of study, awards, honors, degree(s) conferred.

Any questions concerning the student’s rights and responsibilities under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act should be referred to the Office of the Assistant Superintendent.

Copies of the complete Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (found in the Administrative Regulations Handbook) are available upon request.

NORTHWEST TECHNOLOGY CENTER POLICY NOTIFICATION It is the policy of the Board of Education of Northwest Technology Center, District #10 of Woods County, Oklahoma, that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or veteran status, or a qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any education program or in recruitment, consideration, selection or employment whether full-time or part-time, or any other activity for which the board is responsible.

The successful achievement of the nondiscrimination policy shall be the function and responsibility of the Board of Education, the Administration, and all employees of the District.

Inquiries concerning application of the policy may be referred to Daren Slater, Compliance Coordinator/Grievance Manager, or Karen Koehn, Northwest Technology Center, 1801 South 11th, Alva, Oklahoma 73717, (580) 327-0344 or Colt Shaw, Compliance Coordinator/ Grievance Manager, or Jane Harris, Northwest Technology Center, 801 VoTech Drive, Fairview, Oklahoma 73737, (580) 227-3708.

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Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request.

2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030.

7 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Friday at the Senior Citizen Center, 122 1/2 E. Second, Cherokee.

Saturday 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.

2-4 p.m. Northwest Oklahoma Genealogy Society meets at the Alva Public Library. The program is on researching Cajun ancestors by member Dorothy Erikson.

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Sunday 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.

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Freedom Carnival fundraiser benefits school’s seventh through ninth grade classes

By Brice Barke The Freedom Carnival two weeks ago raised more than $250 apiece for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade classes at Freedom School.

The seventh grade, with the help of their sponsor, Mrs. Strehl, made a whopping $256.47 with only two booths. They had the bowling and Monster Shooting games. They made a very good profit for their first year of raising money for their senior trip.

The eighth grade, with the help of their sponsor, Mrs. Selfridge, made one of the largest amounts raised in the school at $371.06.

They did a great job this year. They had only one booth, which was the haunted house, but they still got a lot of business. The class also got a lucky random donation this year: Mrs. Jessup donated an iced coffee maker to the class, which helped them raise even more money.

The ninth grade, with the help of their sponsor, Mr. Hough, made

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BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED WELL DENSITY LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST OF THE IM, WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Cause CD No. 201307529 NOTICE OF HEARING STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Woods County, Oklahoma, more particularly the parties set out on the Exhibit “A” attached to the application on file in this cause, and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorneyin-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicants, Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., have filed an application in this cause

$252.58 with their two booths.

They ran the basketball shoot and the dart throw games with only two people and also took turns walking around with their class box getting donations. For these two girls’ first year at Freedom High School they did an excellent job raising money.

This year the cheerleading sponsors were also involved in the Freedom Carnival. Mrs. Hill set up a booth to raise money for the cheer squad and made a total of $72.98. At the booth she had three things to do: she had a game called Plinko, a sucker tree and a game called Guess the Amount. It was a good surprise to see the cheer sponsors involved this year.

All in all, the Freedom Carnival went really well this year.

Basically, everybody participated and the students raised quite a bit of money. The cheer people through ninth grade made a total of $953.09 this year, which is awesome for a small school. requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order amending applicable orders of the Commission, including Order No. 134572, to authorize and permit an additional well for the production of hydrocarbons from the Mississippi Lime common source of supply underlying the 640-acre drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 13 West of the IM, Woods County, Oklahoma, and to establish proper allowables for such well and such unit.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order entered in this matter (amending applicable orders of the Commission, including Order No. 134572) be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or a date prior thereto, and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended

by Applicants.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Conservation Docket at the Corporation Commission, First Floor, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 a.m., on the 25th dayof November 2013, and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants or Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Matt Fleischer, landman, (405) 935-1407, or Emily P. Smith, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 9358203, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73154-0496. Please refer to Cause CD Number.

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 7th day of November 2013.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA PATRICE DOUGLAS, Chairman BOB ANTHONY, Vice Chairman DANA L. MURPHY, Commissioner

BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL, Commission Secretary

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Freedom sophomore class provides face painting, fishing pond game at school’s carnival

By Rhett Mullins For the Freedom Schools’ annual carnival held in late October, the sophomore class put together a face painting and hair style booth, as well as a fishing and duck pond.

The sophomore class wanted to do the face painting and hair styling last year, but another class was already doing it. That class offered it to the sophomores this year, who provided face painting, tattoos, hair coloring and/or braiding.

The sophomore class also did the fishing pond game last year, and the little kids really liked it so, to make sure the really little kids had a fun activity, the class decided to do it again. A child got a “fishing pole” with a line and a clip. They cast it into the “fish pond” and when it was tugged on they retrieved their prize, such as candy. The duck pond had 10 ducks with numbers on them. The child pulled a number card and if they got the duck with that number they got a bigger prize.

The sophomores hope to have raised between $200 and $300 more than they spent making the games and buying prizes.

Jeanne Weber is the school’s Look, Ma, no hands: Allison Flint shows off her fangs as Brice Barke braids her hair at the sophomore booth during the Freedom Carnival. sophomore class sponsor this year.

Hold Very Still: Brice Barke carefully paints a design on the face of Jacy Weber at Freedom’s carnival.

Mirror, mirror: Annzlee Barke looks on as Hannah Duke shows off her newly painted face at the sophomore booth in Freedom.

and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) in July and recently received notice of certification with distinction from that oversight agency.

NWOSU’s CSP is required to be certified by the ODMHSAS ev-

The Northwestern staff from the Community Service Program with the Department of Corrections are (front row, from the left) Shelly Wingo, Jeff McAlpin, Kelcie Moody, Laura Hopkins, (back row) Trent Spade, Josh Cassilas and Jeremy Judd.

Freedom Carnival King and Queen

By Rhett Mullins The Freedom High School senior class elected Bruno Mendonca, from Brazil, and Rosanna Hoffman, from Germany, as this year’s Freedom Carnival King and Queen.

Mendonca and Hoffman said it was a fun experience.

When asked how they felt about being Freedom Carnival royalty, Mendonca said that “it is an honor” and “I sure feel like I am part

of the Freedom community now.”

Hoffman said, “I feel really proud and am so thankful for such a great community.”

When asked how they like Freedom so far, Mendonca said that “I think Freedom is an awesome place to live. I love this year here with all the friends I have made and all of the cool stuff that we have been doing.” Hoffman said, “I like it because it is a small town with nice people and an active community.”

Freedom School sophomores, juniors, seniors raise funds through Freedom Carnival

By Kaitlyn Gay The Freedom Carnival was a success for the students who organized and ran the carnival games to raise funds for class projects.

The sophomores, comprising eight kids, earned $293.48 at the Freedom Carnival with their two ery three years. games, which were the duck pond The program employs five full- and face painting. time counselors who deliver drug/ The juniors, consisting of six alcohol counseling to the trainees at the Charles E. “Bill” Johnson Correctional Center (BJCC) as part of a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Delivering the drug and alcohol counseling services at BJCC since 2005, Northwestern has successfully passed four audits from ODMHSAS. Upon receiving the results of the audit two weeks ago, CSP Treatment Director Jeff McAlpin said, “This is validation of the dedication and hard work of the staff of the Community Service Program and of the success of the cooperation of our two state agencies.”

For more information contact McAlpin at 580-327-8517 or email him at jdmcalpin@nwosu.edu.

Northwestern’s Community Service Program passes extensive audit Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s (NWOSU) Community Service Program (CSP), a part of the social science division on the Alva campus, successfully passed an extensive audit by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health

Bruno Mendonca from Brazil and Rosanna Hoffman from Germany were elected Freedom Carnival King and Queen by the Freedom High School senior class

kids, made a whopping $534.14 with their two games. They had the jail, football throw, 50/50 raffles and a drawing for a knife set.

The seniors, five students, made $2101.46 with the dinner, the auction, the bingo and the cakewalk.

All money raised will fund the senior trip. For juniors, the money will pay for prom decorations and after prom expenses.

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