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Community Calendar Wednesday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 2 p.m. NWOSU Lady Rangers will host Tabor College for a softball double header at the Alva Recreation Complex. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Wednesday. Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request.
Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant. 1 p.m. NWOSU Rangers will play baseball at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany. 1:30 p.m. Alva Ladybugs will play Mooreland in the regional basketball tournament at Mooreland. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 3 p.m. Timberlake Tigers will play Mason in the area basketball tournament at Cleveland. 5:30 p.m. Alva Weight Watchers meet at College Hill Church of Christ. 6 p.m. NWOSU will play basketball at Wayland Baptist University (Texas) with the Lady Rangers’ game at 6 p.m. and the Ranger men’s game at 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Burlington Lady Elks will play Bokshe in the area basketball
tournament at Cleveland. 8 p.m. Alva Goldbugs will play Hooker in the regional basketball tournament at Mooreland. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday. Friday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. 2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030. 6:30 p.m. Timberlake Lady Tigers will play Deer Creek-Lamont in the area tournament at Cleveland. 8 p.m. Burlington Elks will play Kinta in the area basketball tournament at Cleveland.
Trip to the doctor turns into trip to jail By Marione Martin Alfalfa County law enforcement was notified by a citizen Feb. 13 that a van was stopped in the middle of the SH38 and SH-11 junction and a man was standing in the road. When asked to move out of the road, the man cursed and tipped up a gallon bottle of vodka, finished it and threw it in the ditch, according to affidavits on file at the courthouse. The man then drove the van north on County Road 720. OHP Troopers Rick Wallace and Brock Morgan were contacted to
investigate. Wallace found the van just north of Kay Road. It was partially in a pasture and partially in the east ditch and had been rolled. He saw a man walking in the middle of the road and waving his arms. Wallace ordered the man to his knees three times, but he did not comply. He was extremely unsteady on his feet, waving his arms and turning in a circle. Wallace wrote that he detected a strong odor of alcohol about the man and he restrained him by his back and arm. The two troopers handcuffed the man, identified as Alfred Nyaboga Obiero, 26, of Manchester. Wallace contacted the owner of the van Tressie Folger who said Obiero had hit her granddaughter, Sonja Kiwia, 29, with a tire iron. Morgan had spoken with a man who gave a ride to Folger when the van was
in the ditch prior to the accident, and he said she told him Obiero had been beating her. When Wallace tried to talk to Obiero, read him the implied consent test request and read him the Miranda Warning. During that time and the ride to the sheriff’s office, Obiero repeatedly cursed the trooper, called him names and threatened him verbally. Morgan stayed at the scene and found a 1 gallon vodka bottle and a tire iron jack handle. Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Trekell talked to Kiwia who said she and Obiero had been to Cherokee for her doctor’s appointment. On the way home, the van quit, and she called her grandmother, Folger, for a ride. Folger was unable to come at that time so Kiwia got a ride from a passer-by to take her back to the house. She said Obiero had hit her on the arm. Obiero has been charged in Alfalfa County District Court with felony DUI, domestic abuse subsequent offense, misdemeanor assault & battery on a peace officer, and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license. In addition, Tressie Lucille Folger has filed a protective order against him.
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NWOSU English Chair to present book talk On Monday, Feb. 27, Dr. James Bell will present the third novel in the Friends of the Library spring book discussions. “Books, services, and other materials for the series are provided by Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma, a project of the Oklahoma Humanities Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Inasmuch Foundation.” Dr. Bell has just returned from Albuquerque, N.M., where he presented a paper at the Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association. On Monday, Bell will provide insight to Turtle Diary, a novel by Russell Hoban. Recorded through the journals of two very different individuals brought together by a common goal—to free the turtles—the novel records a moving story. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the Alva Public Library auditorium, followed by refreshments and audience discussion. Books are available at the library.
Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Mackey
Ensminger-Mackey wedding announcement Kevin and Nancy Ensminger of Cherokee, Oklahoma along with Randy and Christy Mackey of El Reno, Oklahoma are pleased to announce that their children, Kayla Ensminger and Dusty Mackey were married on February 10, 2012 in El Reno, Oklahoma. Kayla and Dusty both work for
Native American Marketing LLC out of Carmen, Oklahoma. There will be a reception held on February 25, 2012 in Enid, Oklahoma for close friends and family. The couple went to Corpus Christi and the Padre Islands for their honeymoon.
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Results of survey on 4-day school at Freedom By Lynn L. Martin Freedom Supt. Richard Gleave said results of a new survey distributed to school patrons asking if they wished to continue the four-day school week had 12 replies. All but one preferred to continue the four-day week. As required by law, the board considered an agenda item to reorganize themselves. The same group of officers was approved with Joe Jessup serving as president, Share Morris as vice president; and Jan Eden as clerk. Principal’s Report Principal Charla Gleave provided her report. She said Steve Foster of Woods
A student teacher assigned to the Freedom Schools this semester is Bree Jones of Beaver, OK. She was introduced to board members at Monday night’s meeting. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
County conducted an examination of the storm shelter and reported it usable. Foster and Supt. Richard Gleave discussed better weatherization because of water leakage problems. At the present time, the roof pools water when it rains. This summer, the district will install a peaked roof to eliminate the problem. Charlage Gleave said the school is administering a variety of reading tests to children. Teachers will meet with the parents of children having problems. Also, the district is planning to implement a ”Reading Friends” volunteer program where adults come and read to the children. She said she had several volunteer readers already. Twelve students of the district along with two sponsors attended FFA at the State Capital Day Monday, February 20th. The Local and County Stock Shows are February 23-25. The district show runs from March 2 – 9. Mrs. Gleave said 22 students and sponsors of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes attended the Thunder Basketball game in Oklahoma and had a great time. She said the game had an overtime period so it was particularly exciting. The Foreign Exchange Student Representative contacted the Superintendent and students are already being placed for the 2012-2013 school year. In a matter relating to this year’s Foreign Exchange Students, the board accepted a plan to co-op soccer athletes with the Alva Public Schools. Supt. Gleave said the Woodward Schools turned down a similar request. The information about the Miss Freedom contest has been distributed
to junior class girls. The pageant will be held the last week of August. Superintendent’s Report The deadline for selecting a vendor for Teacher Evaluation software is April 16, 2012. The three vendors being considered are Danielson, Marzano and the Tulsa Model. Gleave predicted the board will need to make a decision at the March 2012 meeting. The system may be used next year, but cannot be used to remove an under-performing teacher until a year later. Schools will be required to provide an on-line curriculum by 2012-13. Supt. Gleave said the E2020 software is gaining popularity around the State. Another vendor being considered is Odyssey Ware. He mentioned the Northwest Tech Center is planning a day where vendors will have one-hour each to promote their software. The Superintendent said he is continuing to attend meetings to learn about the Common Core State Standards and how to transition from the present PASS/ ACE curriculum. He mentioned that many educators are concerned after Governor Mary Fallin talked of eliminating the State Income Tax. He said this proposal would take around $715 million dollars out of the state budget. Educators are wondering how that will be replaced. The governor said closing some loop-holes and also attracting new business to Oklahoma should do the job. Both the State and the Freedom School district are losing some revenue because of the fall in natural gas prices. The budget was set estimating gas at $4.00 per MMBTU and it is now at $2.41. Gleave said the district enjoyed a terrific July gross production revenues, but every month since then has been down. So far, the district has collected $20,780 less than last year. One of the Freedom School’s Suburban vehicles was damaged while running a route by two deer running into the side of it. Repair work is currently being done. In good news, the drop-out report for the 2010-11 year was approved by the board. There were no elementary school dropouts or high school dropouts.
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Lynn Says
YouTube and copyright problems By Lynn L. Martin It is probably accurate to say that the Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram posts more video online than any other newspaper in the state including the state’s largest newspapers. It is not uncommon for us to post up to five separate videos in a single day. The reason I mention this is the newspaper struggles to maintain enough disk storage to keep these videos available for a reasonable time. Our storage needs are nothing compared to the worldwide YouTube service. A recent Time Magazine article reported viewers upload 60 hours of video to YouTube every minute of the day. That’s eight years of viewing time uploaded every single day.
A bit of history: YouTube was founded in 2005 by three ex-PayPal employees: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The beta version of the site was launched in May 2005. YouTube is now owned by Google. There are hundreds of millions of users of YouTube. I’ve always wondered how YouTube can continue without freeing of disc storage space. Apparently, YouTube never deletes videos. They may remove them from public viewing for violation of terms of service, but they do not remove them from their servers. The biggest problem YouTube faces is users uploading copyrighted material. People forget that while a video may be individually created, if they have a soundtrack of copyrighted music, they may soon get a message from YouTube. I learned this after the newspaper uploaded a local football band performance that included copyrighted music. The following comments about copyrights are copied from YouTube’s site.
YouTube’s problem is that it would be sued out of existence if it did not provide a way to protect the copyrights of content creators. For this reason, YouTube is obligated to delete videos that contain copyrighted material that has been used without permission, if the copyright holder tells YouTube to do this. YouTube isn’t the bad guy—it’s just the middleman, and it has to do what copyright holders tell it to do. It’s illegal to upload videos to YouTube that contain copyrighted material unless the uploader has a license for that material. YouTube is required to take action to remove illegally uploaded material if copyright holders request it. YouTube has no choice in the matter. The uploaders may obtain their videos from various sources, both legal and illegal. The important thing is that they upload these videos without first obtaining a license to do so, and that’s why copyright holders force YouTube to delete them.
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Both Burlington Elks teams to area, board sets transportation bond sale date By Yvonne Miller Burlington’s Board of Education met for their February meeting last Thursday morning. At that meeting Assistant Principal Aaron Randall announced details about the high school boys and girls basketball teams play at regionals at NOC in Tonkawa. The Elks went on to capture the Regional Championship after beating Bluejacket 84-36 and Timberlake 40-39 in the finals. The Lady Elks made it to the top of the consolation bracket. So both Elks teams play in the Area Tournament at Cleveland this week. The girls, with a record of 19-10, play Bokoshe Thursday at 6:30 p.m. If the Lady Elks win they play again Friday. As Regional Champs, the Elks need only to win their Friday night game at 8 to advance to the state playoffs. With a 26-2 record, the Elks face Kinta who has identical win/loss numbers. Elks coach Randy Turney said his team has lots of injuries. They lost Lane Newlin in January who is not yet 100 percent. Garrett Butler has a stress fracture and several players have turned ankles. In fact, Coach Turney himself plans surgery immediately after basketball for some back and sciatic nerve issues. Burlington Elks fans will show support of their beloved teams. Tonight, Purple Pride feeds both teams. Thursday afternoon everyone is invited to a pep rally in the auditorium at 12:40. That will lead into a “honk-out” to send the
girls team on their way at 1. Time will be announced for a second “honk-out” for the boys’ team Friday. Transportation Bond Sale March 15 At the February meeting, Judge Loren Angle attended to administer the oath of office to new board member Aaron Smith. Other members present were: Terry Graham, Beth Guffy, Roger Allen and Allison Armbruster. Others attending were: Superintendent Glen Elliott, Asst. Principal Aaron Randall and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill. The board then reorganized with Terry Graham continuing as president, Beth Guffy continuing as vice-president, and Allison Armbruster being elected as the new board clerk. The Board approved the sale of $410,000 General Obligation Transportation Bonds on Thursday, March 15 at noon. Bids are due in the Superintendent’s Office at 410 Main that day by 11:45 a.m. Also approved were General, Building and Child Nutrition Funds encumbrances, change orders and warrants; the January Activity Fund Report; and participation in the Cooperative Education Project for 2012-2013. The board convened in executive session at 8:45 a.m. for the purpose of discussing certified personnel with no vote to be taken upon return to open session. The Board returned to open session at 9:20 a.m. In other action, the board approved
continuing the contract with Municipal Accounting Systems, Inc. for financial and student information computer software and support. The school calendar for 2012-2013 was discussed. Transfer of funds from concessions received approval to the following groups: Junior Class -$1,755.92, Academic Teams - $639.45, Cheerleaders $315.11, Elementary Teachers - $686.43, Music/Band - $552.45, StuCo - $611.47, Accelerated Reader - $558.57, Athletics - $647.76 was approved. Mr. Elliott reviewed the Fire Marshal Report which showed some minor violations which were corrected. Board Wants Public Input on Whether or Not to Join NW Tech District Superintendent Elliott said as board members discussed whether or not to join the Northwest Career Technology Center in Alva they weren’t sure. Board members said they’ve received hardly any opinions from patrons. They want the patrons’ input before voting. As reported in the Newsgram in the January Burlington board story, NW Tech representative Daren Slater explained that tuition is basically doubled for out-of-district students. For example, an out-of-district high school daytime career student would pay $12,401. That’s for a 1050 hour program. In contrast, an in-district high school student attends the same classes for free. Tuition for in-district adult students is $1.50 per hour and $3/hour for out-ofdistrict students. Anyone 65 or older has free tuition. Tuition is mandated by the State Career Tech, Slater said. He added that NWT spends approximately $6,200 per career student. Elliott said the approximate cost to join the NWT District would be $220,000 annually for Burlington’s School District. This equates to 13 mills which would be paid by property owners. The superintendent asks patrons to please contact him or a board member to voice their opinions as to whether or not this should be pursued. See Burlington Page 14
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Free CHIP program offered Saturday
Child identification material given to parents A Child Identification Program (CHIP), designed to help in cases of missing or exploited children, will be provided free of charge to children of the area on Saturday, Feb. 25, by the Alva Masonic Lodge. The program consists of recording identifying information that can be given to law enforcement officials when a child is missing, for whatever reason. Hours of the service are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the lodge, 1022 Noble St. Appointments are not necessary. The CHIP program includes a brief interview with a child. This is recorded on a compact disc to show the child’s mannerisms and speech patterns. Digital photographs of the child are recorded in
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a format needed in the Amber Alert program. Fingerprints also are taken. To record an impression of teeth, the child will bite down on a wafer, from which DNA also can be determined. The wafer is sealed in a plastic bag, in which enough scent remains for a trained dog to identify and track it. A parent or guardian of each child participating must be present to fill out a permission form. All identifying data is turned over to the parent or guardian to be made available to proper authorities should the need arise. None of the information is retained by the Masonic lodge or otherwise filed. The CHIP program is conducted na-
tionwide. Equipment needed is provided in the state by the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma with facilities being made available by the local lodge. The Alva Moms’ Club is working with the Masons in offering the program here. A million children are reported missing each year in the United States. Most of these children are ultimately found, but many are not. It is believed that the incidences of child abductions appear to be both increasing and under-reported. Bob Warfield, secretary of the Alva Lodge, can be contacted if further information is needed. His phone is 3273676; his e-mail: woodwrkl7@aol.com. Information also is available from the Oklahoma Grand Lodge web site at www.gloklahoma.com.
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Livestock Show Results, FFA Week Activities and More Superintendent Elliott reported on the busy livestock show season: Local on Feb. 18, Alfalfa County Feb. 19-21, Northwest District Feb. 29-March 5; and OKC March 9-19.
FFA Advisor Mr. Bradshaw told the Newsgram about a few of Burlington students’ top placings at the Alfalfa County Show: Sadie Collins, Grand and Reserve Grand Meat Goat Wether and she also had the Supreme Ewe; Justin George, Supreme Meat Goat Doe; Lane Newlin, Grand Champion Market Lamb; William Maltbie, Reserve Grand Market Weather Lamb; Caleb Baker, Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer. During National FFA Week, Mr. Bradshaw said the County Premium
Sale was Tuesday night and students wore blue and gold all day. This morning Burlington’s FFA holds a teacher appreciation breakfast and has a coloring contest for youngsters. Sunday the chapter will attend services at the Driftwood Christian Church. All conference basketball games are at Ringwood Feb. 28. Superintendent Elliott said the OSSBA District 2 meeting is at Woodward on April 5; New School Board Member Workshop is May 4-5, and Day at the Capital is March 27.
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two years and then in Cherokee the rest of their lives. Myrtle was a homemaker and a nurse’s aide for twenty-two years at the Masonic Hospital and the Alfalfa County Hospital. She enjoyed rock hunting and camping with her husband and was very proud of her children and grandchildren. Her husband, Delmar Coppock, who was Sheriff of Alfalfa County for twenty-two years, preceded her in death on July 25, 1985. She is survived by her three sons, Delmar Allan Coppock and wife, Paula of Ponca City, Gary Dale Coppock and wife, Lawana of American Falls, Idaho, Eddy Charles Coppock and wife, Dang of Madison, Alabama; her grandchildren, Jason and Chassiddy, Christopher and Jody, Courtney, Wundee, Leeza, Jennifer and Christina and her two great grand-daughters, Skylee and Brielle. Besides her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents; her brothers and their wives, Gene and Betty Pfleider and Bud and Virgie Pfleider. Memorials may be made to Cherokee Friends Church or Cherokee Boy Scouts and either given to or mailed to Lanman Funeral Home, Inc., 1305 S. Grand, Cherokee, Oklahoma 73728.
JUDY A. SAVELY Funeral services for Judy A. Savely will be 2 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the Freedom First Christian Church with Rev. Mark Kinkle officiating. Cremation will follow the service under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Judy A. (Wilshire) Savely was born May 15, 1943, at Granite, Oklahoma. She passed away unexpectedly at her home in Freedom, Oklahoma, on February 19, 2012, at the age of 68 years, 9 months and 4 days. Judy attended Freedom Public School and was a graduate of the Class of 1961. She married the love of her life, Ottie Savely, on July 7, 1962 and they made their home in Freedom, Oklahoma. She worked at the Freedom Locker and later was a cosmetologist. Judy’s chosen career in her life was the town and community of Freedom. She was the Town Clerk for 28 years and was involved in numerable community activities. Judy’s passions in her life were caring for her husband, the community of Freedom and her many animals. She was instrumental in establishing the EMT Ambulance service as well as obtaining medical services for the Town of Freedom. Judy is preceded in death by her parents, Jack Wilshire and Murna (Ridge) Chambers; one brother, Michael Wilshire; and sister-in-law, Darlene (Savely) Burton. She is survived by her husband, Ottie, brother-in-law, Bill Savely; sisterin-law, Lou Wilshire; nephew, Nick Burton; and two nieces; Belinda Burton-Garinger and husband, John Garinger and Dianne DeBenidictis and her husband, Mike, and their three children Aidan, Ashton, and Giada. She is also survived by countless special friends and her “children of the heart”. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made through the funeral home to the Freedom Ambulance Service. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com
Obituaries MYRTLE COPPOCK Funeral service for Myrtle Coppock of Cherokee will be Friday, February 24, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Cherokee Friends Church with Pastor Joe Woods and Pastor Scott Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. Memories may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials. com. Viewing at the funeral home will be Wednesday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Myrtle Margaret Pfleider Coppock was born near Ashley, Oklahoma on June 4, 1930 to Hugh and Gladys Pfleider and passed from this life on February 19, 2012 at Alva, Oklahoma. She attended Short Springs Grade School and graduated from Cherokee High School. She married Delmar Willard Coppock on June 27, 1948 in Cherokee. She was a member of the Cherokee Friends Church. She and Delmar lived in Anthony, Kansas for
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Senator Patrick Anderson meets Alfalfa County By Julie Whiteman While it was unclear at first as to when districts would be reorganized for the State Senate, a ruling by the Attorney General made the new districts
Oklahoma Senator Patrick Anderson, District 19, speaks at a lunch in Cherokee Friday. Photo by Lynn L. Martin
effective last November, according to State Representative Jeff Hickman. Hickman was on hand to introduce Alfalfa County to their new Senator, Patrick Anderson R- Enid. “The Attorney General released an opinion that stated the new districts would go into effect the minute the Governor signed those into law,” Hickman said. “We originally thought that with the new election cycle the new districts would go into effect when members filed. But we had several members resign office early, and Senator David Myers passed away. So we had a decision to make as to where to hold the elections. Do we hold the elections in the old districts, just for a few months, or do we hold them within the new districts? But the Attorney General indeed made a ruling that once the legislature implemented the new districts with the governor’s signature, the old districts would no longer exist. So Senator Patrick Anderson now represents Alfalfa County.” “I am very excited about being your Senator,” Anderson told the attendees of a Legislative Luncheon in Cherokee last week. “We spent our first week in session in committees, listening to the bills before they make it out the floor. So we are really just getting started.” “One thing that Representative Hickman and I were able to work on together, and were very successful with was changing a rule in regard to state employees and how they get their prescriptions filled,” Anderson said. Oklahoma State Education Employees Group Insurance Board which oversees insurance policies for all Oklahoma state employees had voted
to require the use of a mail order pharmacy when using their state provided health insurance to fill prescriptions, according to Anderson. “As it turns out, the board made this decision based on the recommendation from the company which owns the mail-order pharmacy in New Jersey. Imagine that,” said Anderson. “This decision was based on the idea that it would save money. And because it did appear to save the state money, the board voted it into effect. However, when you added it all up, it came to a $75 million economic impact on the state.” “In our smaller communities, like Crescent, where I am from, the school is the largest employer. If that business went away for our hometown pharmacies, then our hometown pharmacies would go away,” Anderson said. “But the state pharmacies got together and found a way to save even more money and we were able to successfully reverse that decision.” Hickman joined Anderson in answering questions from the crowd Now in his eighth year in the Senate, Anderson represents District 19 which will now include Alfalfa and Grant counties. He is vice president and trust officer with Central National Bank & Trust Company of Enid, Oklahoma. He also raises wheat and cattle in Garfield County. Senator Anderson graduated from Enid High School, received his B.S. in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. He is married to Kelly Anderson and they have two daughters.
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Alfalfa County toughens Oklahoma lawmaker road crossing rules By Lynn L. Martin The first fifteen minutes of the February 21, 2012 meeting of the Alfalfa County Commissioners was consumed with the commissioners silently signing dozens of warrants for payments. After that a discussion occurred about some oil companies placing “over the road crossing” fixtures on top of county blacktops. These fixtures are usually placed at farm driveways or field entrances on soil. It obviously would be less work for the oil companies to place these metal crossovers on top of roads rather than drilling underneath. This new approach for of placing the fixtures on top of the blacktop was seen near Burlington. All the county commissioners agreed that it was a dangerous practice because the roads carry high traffic and the vehicles are approaching the “over the road”
crossings fixtures at highway speeds. The commissioners voted unanimously to prohibit the practice. A change in the EMS receiving officer was approved. Francis Davidson was dropped from the position and Dean Holt was appointed. The county will receive income of $50,750 on road crossing permits issued Tuesday. District one issued ten permits which generated fees of $50,750. District two issued six permits for fees of $3500, and District three issued 4 permits for $3500. The price of a permit varies depending on the type of service crossing the road (electrical, water, salt water, etc.) The county declared the following as surplus property that will be taken to a large equipment auction in Elk City. The commissioners illustrated that perhaps 40 road graders will be for sale at this one auction and that attracts lots of buyers and the prices are better. All of the surplus equipment is from District 2: a 1989 Kodiak Truck, a 1969 Cat Dozer, 1992 John Deere Grader, 1994 Galion Grader, 1997 Rhino Mower, and a 2001 Rhine Mower.
seeks welfare drug testing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker is pushing a bill to require drug testing for certain welfare recipients. A House subcommittee on Monday voted 6-2 for the bill that requires drug tests for recipients of Temporary Benefits for Needy Families. Oklahoma City Republican Rep. Guy Liebmann sponsored the bill and says the recipient would pay for the test and then be reimbursed if they test negative for drugs. The bill was amended to require testing only after an applicant has been approved for benefits. Under the bill, children whose parents fail a drug test would be able to receive their benefits through another family member or designate. Liebmann says the bill is based on a Florida measure that is currently being challenged in federal court as unconstitutional. Online: House Bill 2388: http://bit.ly/A1cygp
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Flat Ridge II Wind Farm construction in Barber County and beyond By Yvonne Miller The wind blowing cross the Kansas plains is captured in the form of clean energy and benefiting the economy of Barber County in south central Kansas, and now expanding to neighboring counties and beyond. BP Wind Energy is half owner with Westar of the Flat Ridge I Wind Farm in northeast Barber County. It’s a 100 mega-watt farm that began commercial operations in 2009. Now BP is building Flat Ridge II. The wind farm will start on the edge of the company’s relatively small Flat Ridge I and extend in a four-mile-wide corridor for 18 miles to the east. It will be the largest wind farm in Kansas. The complex of turbines will parallel Ridge Road, spaced evenly apart on some 66,000 acres of land primarily in Kingman and Harper counties, sandwiched between U.S. 160 and K-42. The company also obtained right of way for a transmission line, to take the energy from the farm to a major Westar transmission line in Sumner County. The new wind farm represents an $800 million investment by BP. Construction is expected to employ around 350 people at peak and 30 permanent employees operating and maintaining the farm once work is finished, according to Karl Pierce, Director of Business Development with BP Wind Energy. Pierce said that everything is pretty well on schedule. “Weather has been great for construction,” Pierce said. He said they are building roads – part of the 70 miles of roads to build. Some of the construc-
tion includes: underground connection lines; substations and pouring foundations so the tall wind turbines can be put in place. BP expects the farm, which will generate 419 megawatts of energy, to become commercially operational by the end of 2012. BP contracted to sell 75 percent of the energy, or 314 MW, to Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Pierce said that all 419 MW of energy are now contracted. The energy company provides power to six regional and 51 local electric cooperative systems that are its members in Missouri, northeast Oklahoma and southeast Iowa. Pierce said they are seeing the lowest ever prices for wind energy to date. While he can’t release exact figures, he said the current MW cost is decreased 25 percent compared to Flat Ridge I prices in 2008. BP said more than 200 landowners will receive a total of at least $1 million a year in royalties, or about $5000 per property in annual leases. When asked how many of those Flat Ridge II landowners are in Barber County, Pierce said it involves about 17 legal parcels of land, some owned by the same people, so an estimated 12 landowners. When asked why sometimes the wind turbines are not turning, he replied, “We need 8 mph wind to turn turbines.” He said Flat Ridge I is limited to the 138 KV line from Medicine Lodge to Harper. Because the transformer at the Medicine Lodge substation needs upgraded, Pierce said, “We’ve been curtailed at times.” He said that transformer is being replaced.
He said sometimes the turbines are down for maintenance. He said they’ve replaced or repaired turbine blades and had good performance. “We’re getting a lot of energy out of those turbines,” Pierce said. Future of the Production Tax Credit and Wind Energy Keeping the real wind behind the expanding wind energy business in Kansas is the federal government’s Production Tax Credit (PTC). The PTC is set to stop at the end of 2012. That caused BP urgency to get infrastructure in place, turbines on the ground, etc., to meet the deadline. Pierce said there is no news on extension of the PTC, but the wind energy industry is pushing. “We’re doing all that we can,” he said. “We propose a four-year extension, so then we can kind of wean the industry. Right now the industry needs the PTC to survive.” Pierce said that turbine manufacture Siemens of Hutchison currently has no orders for 2013 with unpredictability of the future. BP hopes to expand the project with Flat Ridge III which erects more turbines in Barber and Kingman counties. They also plan Flat Ridge IV in Pratt County. BP has already acquired leases on thousands of more acres of land. Whether Congress extends the production tax credit or passes other legislation to keep wind energy costs low will determine how quickly projects proceed. BP plans to get Flat Ridge III shovel-ready to build in 2013. Then they’ll wait and see what the government does.
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Border Line’s ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ promises to be a hit By Yvonne Miller Stepping into rehearsals of Border Line Theatre’s “Lend Me a Tenor” one sees and hears all sorts of drama – a surprise and not so happily accepted kiss – a comical war of words and actions between a husband and wife . . . and the best part is . . . it all makes you laugh. You’re not going to want to miss Border Line Theatre’s spring production at the Kiowa, Kan., Community Building. It’s the last two weekends of March. Dinner Theatre productions (featuring a fire-grilled steak meal) are on Saturday nights March 24 and March 31. Matinee performances are Sunday afternoons of March 25 and April 1. Tickets will soon be available through Shirts and More in Kiowa, 620-825-4074. Kevin Cox directs this group of
See Tenor Page 46 At right: As they have in many past productions, Border Line veterans Mick Gillig and Cathy Cox have you on the edge of your seat holding on for dear life as you laugh at their antics. Here they play a sparring husband and wife, and while they practice in the hallway of the community building a passerby wondered what in the world was happening inside. They are in Lend Me a Tenor, a Border Line production in late March. Photo by Yvonne Miller
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4-H and FFA members to exhibit at the 2012 Woods County Spring Livestock Show Over 200 animals will be exhibited this week by 4-H and FFA Members from the Alva, Freedom and Waynoka communities for the yearly Woods County Spring Livestock Show, February 23-25, 2012 at the Woods County Fairgrounds. The Spring Livestock Show is sponsored by the Woods County Livestock Foundation and all exhibitors will be receiving premiums for their efforts. The show schedule is as follows: Thursday, February 23-5 p.m.-all cattle and swine exhibits in place. At 6:30 p.m., a Sponsor Appreciation Meal will
take place at the Merchant’s Building, to express thanks for the financial donations made by local and area merchants. On Friday, February 24, the day begins at 8:30 a.m. with the swine show, followed by the cattle show, and at 5:00 p.m., all sheep and goats are to be in place, with weigh in cards turned in by 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 25, the sheep show will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the goat show. The Woods County 4-H food show will take place on Friday, February 24 at 4 p.m. in the Woods County Fair
Kitchen. Over twelve classes are available for exhibiting, with ribbons and premiums to be paid for the top three entries in each class. The public is invited to attend to see the success of these members with their animal projects. The fair kitchen will be open on Friday and Saturday. The hours for operation are: 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday. Many of the Woods County 4-H and FFA members will travel to Woodward for the Woodward District Livestock Show, March 2-8th.
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Border Line veterans. He said the cast is “doing a great job!” Cast members are: Matt Cantrell, Jenny Cantrell, Gary Jacobs, Mick Gillig, Cathy Cox, Justin Rugg, Cherish
Reeves and Janice Hill. Set in the 1930s, Lend Me a Tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when Tito Merelli, the fiery-tempered and world famous Italian
superstar, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio to make his debut with the local opera and promptly goes missing. As Saunders, the show’s presenter, conspires to cover for Tito’s absence, placate his hot-blooded wife, and distract his most passionate fans, chaos ensues on a truly operatic level.
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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log February 13, 2012 8:00 a.m. possible domestic at 200 block of 3rd in Jet, caller advised she was beat up, unit going to Jet to her property. 8:45 a.m. possible intoxicated driver N of 38/11 Jct, vehicle slid off roadway, individual got out with vodka bottle in hand, OHP was advised, van has went through the fence, is going in circles trying to get out. 12:15 p.m. possible domestic abuse 2 block turn left go to trailer, caller advised individual has been slapping and beating her daughter, needs to speak with officer. February 14, 2012 5:11 a.m. vehicle on side of road 1 W of Kiowa turn, there is a lot of mud on the roadway, advised OHP. 5:30 p.m. caller advised a white VW just ran an 18 wheeler & another car off the road, passed in a double yellow line, running at least 90 mph eastbound on Hwy 11 just left the 4-way stop, advised OHP they advised no unit in area, advised Grant Co, did not have a unit in area so
did not call any of our deputies. 6:50 p.m. cattle out E mile S of Cozy Curve, cattle in road, pickup & trailer stuck, caller needs help directing traffic, owner has been contacted, trailer is unstuck, do not need officer, respondent advised these cattle will probably end up back on the hwy, have been scared off approx 2 times today, owner said they would take care of it. 7:15 p.m. caller advised stranded ½ mile W of Ingersoll, 18 wheeler threw something up from under his truck and car started getting hot, deputy is enroute, wrecker service out of Alva coming to pick up car & respondent. 7:21 a.m. caller reporting her gas exhaust on the side of her house is gone in Jet, no gas fumes in the house, pilot light is still on, deputy will be there shortly, enroute to Jet, at residence, respondent had a burn on foot & did not want an ambulance. 7:33 p.m. car in ditch at 4-way stop N of Cherokee, advised officer gave a field
sobriety test, individual was not intoxicated. February 15, 2012 6:27 a.m. semi rollover at 2 W 64/11 Jct, loaded salt water truck rollover, not blocking hwy, no injuries, advised OHP, unit enroute. 2:27 p.m. minor accident E of Alf/ Woods Co line, caller advised had a wreck, could see Ashley elevator on Hwy 64, OHP was advised. February 16, 2012 8:38 a.m. sig 89, hit & run at 200 block of N 6th in jet, caller advised someone hit his vehicle, unit enroute to check it out. 8:50 a.m. report of someone driving in his wheat field and tearing them up in Aline. 2:45 p.m. call to check on a juvenile at 300 block of 3rd in Goltry. 6:51 p.m. possible intoxicated driver in Burlington area, small brown chevy pickup was having trouble staying on the roadway, was heading towards Burlington, advised unit, out with vehicle.
Alfalfa County Court Filings According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper. Criminal Filings Alfred Nyaboga Obiero, 29, Manchester: DUI. Alfred Nyaboga Obiero, 29, Manchester: Domestic abuse subsequent offense Misdemeanor Filings Joshua Paul Buller, 31, Cherokee: Driving while under the influence. Alfred Nyaboga Obiero, 29, Manchester: (1) Assault & battery on a peace officer; (2) Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license. Michael William Morgan, 29, Checotah: Driving while under the influence. Small Claims Filings Ronald Wayne Fletcher vs. James Allen Barron: Indebtedness for an amount more than $4,377.48.
Marriage Filings Eric Anthony Sheik, 56, Carmen and Catherine Bess Stamman, 46, Jet: Marriage ceremony performed by judge. Mario Duane Dillard, 41, Helena and Tarra Lajaun French, 40, OKC: Marriage license with certificate. Louis Lovel Roberson, 30, Helena and Cherie Monique Obnibene, 26, Guthrie: Marriage license with certificate. Lloyd James Burrows Jr., 41, Helena and April Dawn Hilton, 29, Quapaw: Marriage license with certificate. Garrett Ray Brown, 29, Helena and Tereasa Mae Coyle, 28, Anadarko: Marriage license with certificate. John D. Rowland, 45, Helena and Janice Marie Lentz, 44, Enid: Marriage license with certificate. Protective Order Filings Tressie Lucille Folger vs. Alfred Nyaboga Obiero. Traffic Filings Samuel Jason Hetzler-Genn, 21, Amarillo, TX: Failure to stop at stop sign ($251.50). Thomas G. Cunningham, 60, Enid: Failure to carry insurance verification (state dismissed w/out fine or costs). David B. Conley, 23, Smithville, AR:
Failure to stop at stop sign ($211.50). The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Baleigh Breanne Folger, 16, Helena: 26-30 over ($341.50); Christopher Luke Calavan, 44, Perkins: 21-25 over ($281.50); Lynda P. Hillier, 69, Stillwater: 26-30 over ($341.50); John Bunyan Clark, 50, Richland, TX: 1-10 over ($188.50); Larry Don Roberts, 40, Newalla: 1-10 over ($188.50); Elizabeth C. Storey, 24, Union City, TN: 1-10 over ($188.50); Shawn Wayne Parrish, 39, Goldthwaite, TX: 1114 over ($226.50); William Tucker Floyd, 42, Choctaw: 1-10 over ($188.50); Dalton Anthony McMaster, 20, Alva: 16-20 over ($241.50); Khary Hasan Brown, 36, Tulsa: 26-30 over ($341.50); Richard Kent Bass, 58, Bixby: 16-20 over ($241.50); James Lloyd Benson, 44, Quinton: 1-10 over ($188.50); Zachary Stephenson Cunningham, 22, Choctaw: 1-10 over ($188.50); Michael William Morgan, 29, Checotah: 11-14 over ($226.50). The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Michael William Morgan, 29, Checotah; Timothy Paul Head, 20, West Monroe, LA.
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Barber County Sheriff’s Log 02-14-12 Sheena Nash, Pratt, driving a 2000 VW struck a deer on U281 near 99 Springs. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigated by Deputy Rugg. 02-18-12 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transferred patient from Medicine Lodge Hospital to Wichita.
During the week officers received 3 reports of cattle out; performed 9 Public Assists; and assisted 8 other agencies. Arrests: 02-15-12 Jeffery D. Cox, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 35. Arrest by BASO. Court Committed.
02-17-12 Michael C. Schrock, Kiowa, W/M, 44. Arrest by BASO. Court Committed. Released 02-20-12 Time Served. 02-19-12 Tappan D. Smith, Kiowa, W/M, 28. Arrest by Kansas State Fire Marshal. Charge: Agg Arson.
Barber County Court Filings Criminal Filings Jeromy Lane Briles, 1993, Medicine Lodge: (1) Theft of property or services; Value $1,000 to $25,000; (2) Criminal damage to property; without consent vale $1,000 to $25,000. Wiley James Wells, 1992, Medicine Lodge: (1) Theft of property or services; Value $1,000 to $25,000; (2) Criminal damage to property; Without consent vale $1,000 to $25,000. Melissa Sue Cox, 1978, Kiowa: Domestic battery; Knowing rude physical contact w/family member. Shanda Arlene Flyingout, 1984, Medicine Lodge: Aggravated endangering a child; Expose to meth chemicals. Civil Filings Michael Schauf vs. K & E Drilling: Quiet title. Limited Civil Filings Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital & Physicians Clinic vs. Joey Sharp & Beverly Sharp: Indebtedness for an amount more than $950. Dennis A Walker vs. Dawn R. Stull: Indebtedness for an amount more than $650.
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital vs. Corey & Patricia Turner: Indebtedness for an amount more than $2,500. Medicine Lodge Physicians Clinic vs. Corey & Patricia Turner: Indebtedness for an amount more than $1,000. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. William A. Parkins: Indebtedness for an amount more than $1,500. Small Claims Filings Lanman Funeral Home Inc vs. Sherry L. Nickelson, Stanley Wenzel & David Oswald Wenzel: Indebtedness for outstanding balance on funeral services for an amount more than $2,200. Domestic Relations Filings Jason Michael Thayer vs. Merrisa Ann Blystra: Petition to determine father/child relationship, custody & visitation. State of Kansas Ex Rel SRS and Chelsie N. Becker vs. Conner W. Archer: Paternity. State of Kansas Ex Rel SRS and Ethan P. Jacobs vs. Ashley M. Jacobs: Petition for reimbursement. Traffic Filings Jacob R. Harmon, 18, Sharon: De-
fective headlamps or motor vehicle ($143).Robert S. Shawn, 43, Darrouzett, TX: (1) Failure to wear seatbelt ($10); (2) Motor Carrier safety rules and regulations ($213). Carrie A. Tipton, 50, Charleston, WV: Driving on right side of roadway required ($173). The following individuals were cited for speeding: Rachel R. Breakfield, no age listed, Medicine Lodge: 76 in 55 ($212). Stephanie M. Swinford, 41, Medicine Lodge: 80 in 65 ($173). Gregory S. Alexander, 56, Ozark, AR: 79 in 65 ($167). Gail W. Ball, 55, Leon: 80 in 65 ($173). Michael R. Johnson, 32, Red Oak: 92 in 65 ($266). Michael T. McLemore, 17, Medicine Lodge: 82 in 65 ($185). Robert L. Montgomery, 28, Bokoshe, OK: 93 in 55 ($413). James R. Packard, 36, Medicine Lodge: 70 in 55 ($173). Gary D. Pevoteaux, 55, Pratt: 72 in 65 ($143).
Barber County Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Transfers Beginning Book 135 Page 325 Jay Mauck & Kimberly D. Mauck and Preston Holder & Alycia Holder to RPM Ranch LLC: the Southwest Quarter of Section 15; and the West Half and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22; and the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, all in Township 32 South, Range 15, WPM: Warranty Deed. Raymond E. Schmidt & Eileen A. Schmidt, Trustees of the Schmidt Revocable Trust dated June 17, 2003 to Lawrence D. Rausch: all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 in Block 16 in Henton’s Addition
to the City of Sharon, except the East 40 feet of the North 24 feet of said Lot 5: Warranty Deed. Christie L. McNett, a widow, by Kelly McNett, Attorney in Fact to Mary E. Rhodes: Lot 5 in Hull Addition to the City of Hardtner with exception of the West 10 feet: Warranty Deed. Karen K. Moss & William Moss to Lee Thomas Mohler: the Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, all in Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM: Warranty Deed. Gary D. Hildreth & Luziminda Hil-
dreth to Lee Thomas Mohler: the Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, all in Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM: Warranty Deed. Mildred Lantz and Terry L. Hildreth & Linda Hildreth to Lee Thomas Mohler: the Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, all in Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM: Warranty Deed. Jody Mae Trout aka Jodine M. Trout See Real
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Spraying Season is Here
Now is the time to eliminate Sandburs and all those other AKC Cocker Spaniel puppies pesky weeds. Call Cliff at born Dec 8. $250. 580-548-6897. Hansel’s Lawn Solutions for a Also M puppy born Nov 1 $100. Free Estimate and have your Missing home or business sprayed today! 580-748-0698 Male cat with Camo collar. Close to 10th & Center. Call 580-747County Line Boot Repair 6378 Repair Boots, Shoes and other Automotive Leather goods. Also Crepe Soles. Levi Rose at 580-327-7078 Gas Savin’ Summer Fun Dan’s Pest Control ‘02 Suzuki GSXR 600, Blue/ White, newer tires, great Guarantees you a Pest Free home condition. $4500 obo. 580-430- or business, at an affordable 9152 price. It is time to get your home treated for Spiders, Scorpions, For Sale Wasps, Ants, Flies, Bed Bugs & ‘92 GMC PU, V6, 5 speed, new other flying & crawling pests. motor, tranny, tires, radiator and Dan and Sherry will be servicing exhaust. 20mpg. $2500 or OBO. the Alva area Feb 22, 23, 24, Mar 712-303-9649 or 712-542-0103. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 402 W Main, Cherokee Attn:Hunters/Trappers Business Services Kan/Okla Fur Co will be in Alva Lucky Buck Boot Repair only 2 more times this season, Sun Feb 26 and Sun Mar 4 to buy Quick quality Boot, Shoe and Fur at 619 E Flynn from 1-3pm. Leather repair. Full sole $60, 620-892-5895 Heel $35, Heel Caps $25. All repairs under 5 days. Call Kenny Yur Place Feidler 443-791-1853. 911 11th Hardtner, KS. Real Food. Real St People. Open everyday for We’re Still Buying Bob’s Breakfast and (BS). Sue’s Smorgasbord Short Orders and Iron and Cars $180/Ton. Copper, anything made to go. Always Brass, Aluminum, All Metals. looking for help. Must have Scribner Salvage. 1208 Fair “Sterling Qualifications! 620Street. 580-327-1313 296-4477
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New on DVD and BluRay this with all types of furniture. Over week at Rialto Video.; Puss in 55 yrs experience. Goltry, OK. Boots, Tower Heist, J. Edger and 580-496-2351 The Way Depot Bar & Grill Alva Sewing Center Wed-Pork Chops, Stuffing, Adult Beginner Sewing Class, Green Beans, Apple Pie. Thurcall or come by Alva Sewing Ham and Beans, Cornbread, Center to sign up. 580-327-3312 Oreo Fluff. Fri- Chicken Fry, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Corn, Food Distribution Roll, Spice Cake. Open at 11am. Tuesday Feb 28 4-6pm. Alva Carry-out avail. 580-327-2212 Wesleyan Church, 3rd and Just a S.I.P. Church. Check out our website alvawesleyan.org. We want you Structural Insulated Panels will to find food as well as a loving reduce your energy bills. They pay for themselves in months. Jesus WFM Total Construction, Pride Cleaning Service LLC. 580-327-7935. www. Bunkhouses, houses, trailers, wfmtotalconstruction.com offices. Fully Insured. References Home Improvements avail. Call for free estimate 405762-0103. Servicing NW Okla Energy Star Windows, Siding, Garages, Room and Kansas. Background Checks. Roofing, Discounts for weekly and Bi- Additions, Sun Rooms, Decks, Kitchen and Bath Remodels, Tub Monthly to Walk-In Shower Conversions. Carpentry Serving KS and OK. Refs. Interior-Exterior improvements. Available. 620-825-4300. Call Room additions. Plaster Repair Today!! & Painting. Handicap Upgrades. Employment Will also accommodate Farm & Help Wanted Ranch. 580-307-4598 or 620825-4285. Car Wash Equipment Maintenance. $12-$15 per hour Computer Plus with experience. Apply at Tidal For all computer repair needs. Wave Car Wash, 423 Okla Blvd, Call Adam Swallow at 580Alva, OK 327-4449 or 580-748-2349 or Employment Opportunity come by 1329 Fair. Will do local housecalls Value Added Products has opening for FT Maintenance Pasture Tree Clearing Manager and FT Sales and Save moisture and Grass. Let me Marketing Assistant. Health, clear trees in your pasture. Skid Dental, Life Insurance and Paid Steer and Marshall Tree Saw. Ed Vacation. Pick up application at Grover. 580-474-2465 or 5802101 College, Alva. 580-327542-0298 0400
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Experienced. Good with children. Get straight “A”s. Need money for missions and camps this summer. Contact Rachel 580272-3646 or rlcarter95@yahoo. com
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Depot Bar and Grill. Must be Hawley Services, Inc. Class A 21. Pick up application at 3 N CDL. Will license and train new College. 580-327-7011 drivers. Alva area. Contact Mark at 580-554-3913 Help Wanted Help Wanted Oil and Gas Service Company Pipeline is looking for skilled and Finish Carpenters, Framers, Tile unskilled pipeline help. 620-825- Setters, General Laborers, Roof 4239 Foreman and Crew for work in Southern Kansas and NW Western Equipment Oklahoma. 620-672-9500 is looking for a reliable Help Wanted individual interested in detailing tractors and janitorial duties. Established Trucking Company We provide excellent benefits seeking Class A CDL Drivers to including 401K, vacation, sick service the Enid, Ok area. Drug days, health and life insurance. Test Required. Health Insurance Come in at 3126 College Blvd provided. Competitive Wages. in Alva or email jbinder@ Haz-Mat a definite plus. Inquire westernequipmentllc.com for an by calling 806-681-2392 and application asking for Landon Need Tutor/Babysitter?
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Truck Driver Class A CDL. Local NW Okla deliveries. Home every night. Must have or be willing to get Haz-Mat and tanker endorsements. Benefits include Health Insurance, Retirement, Paid Vacation, Uniforms and Help Wanted Bonuses, Competitive Pay. Pick Inside and Outside Sales position. up applications at Garnett Oil Co. Apply in person. Starr Lumber 580-327-2691
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Beadles Nursing Home is accepting applications for the following positions: Housekeeping 32/week rotating weekends; Evening cook and am Dishwasher 32/ week weekends required; will train; apply in person; EOE. 916 Noble
Experienced Drivers Tanker Endorsement. $18/Hr. 2013 Peterbilts. Ultimate Energy Services. Call Rick at 918-471-8627
Vantage Plane Plastics, one of the top producers of plastic replacement part of all types of single and twin engine aircraft, is looking to fill 2 Full-Time positions in production, vacuum forming and cutting. Benefits included. Come by and pick up an application at 3161 College Blvd, Alva, at the south end of the airport
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Class A Drivers for Night Shift. Earn over $1500 Weekly. $17-$19.50 Hourly. Excellent Benefits. Over 30 years in Business. Come be a valued member of our growing company that takes pride in our equipment and provides extensive oilfield training. Drug Testing Required. Nicholas Services. 620-930-7511
Teacher Recruitment Fair. Arkansas City, KS. Thurs, Mar 15, 2012. 4-7pm. Arkansas City High School, Library Media Center, 1200 W Radio Lane. By appt only. Contact Linda at 620-4412000 to schedule your 30 min interview. Interviewing for early childhood, elementary, elementary music, orchestra, art, library media specialist, secondary positions and special education inclding speech pathologists
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Cedar Canyon Lodge and Stables in Freedom, OK is immediately hiring for Cook and Waitstaff positions. Contact Rose at 580-621-3258.
Needs to be dependable, willing to work, clean driving record, CDL not required, lots of travel to and from oil rigs, on call 24/7, 7 days a week, hourly salary, insurance paid for employees only. 580327-8061. Sagebrush Oilfield Services
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Oilfield Service Tech Electrical and Conventional. Drilling Instrumentation Company. Mechanical and Electrical Aptitude. Oilfield background helpful. Willing to train right person. Clean driving record, some travel. Fax, Email or Mail: Fax-432-561-5850, Auto-Dril, Inc. PO Box 67022, Midland, TX 79711, purchasing@autodril.com
Help Wanted Oil and Gas Service Co. seeking Management Trainee candidate to be based out of Alva or Elk City, OK. Position requires Bachelor’s Degree, interest in working outdoors, gen math, writing, verbal skills, ability to use MS Office, organization skills and ability to work long hours. If you are looking for chance to grow with a rapidly expanding company, this is it. Mail resume to oilandgaswater@gmail.com
Farm Supplies Seed Oat For Sale Hay-Grain Combination. Cleaned. 40 lb. FCE. Call 620-886-5656 Wanted Someone to do restoration on a Model A JD. 580-541-3839 Garage Sales Moving Sale Love Seat, 2-seat Lazy Boy couch, dresser, night stand, tv, etc. Call 580-732-0097 Health Walk-in Clinic Friday February 24th Walk-in Clinic 9a1p. Dr. Garner Professional Building, Suite K. 580-327-6880. Miscellaneous Benefit Dinner for Timberlake Swimming Pool. Roast Pork with all the Trimmings. Feb 26, 2012. 11:30am-1:30pm. Jet Community Bldg FCC Narrow Band Mandate. Do not know what to do with your wide band 2 way radios. Consider donating them to GSPARC. For more info contact Mike Walz at 580-430-5336
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& Doug Trout and Julia Marie Theel & Charles Theel to Lee Thomas Mohler: the Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, all in Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM: Warranty Deed. Michael D. Clark & Pamela Clark, Jeffery Dale Munz and Juan David Munz & Belinda Munz to Lee Thomas Mohler: the Southwest Quarter and the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, all in Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM: Warranty Deed. Mortgages Beginning Book 202 Page 507 Robert C. Hedges Jr. to The First State Bank of Kiowa: Commencing 409 feet 2.5 inches south of the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 32 South, Range 10, WPM, thence West a distance of 20 rods, thence South a distance of 16 rods, thence East a distance of 20 rods, thence North a distance of 16 rods to the place of beginning; and a tract described as commencing at a point 30 feet West of the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quar-
ter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 32 South, Range 10, WPM, thence West a distance of 300 feet, thence South a distance of 409 feet 2.5 inches, thence East a distance of 297 feet, thence North a distance of 132 feet, thence West a distance of 2 feet, thence North a distance of 132 feet, thence East a distance of 5 feet, thence North a distance of 145 feet 2.5 inches to the point of beginning, less railroad right of way: 462,400. Donna M. Hirt & Vernon J. Hirt, Trustees of the Donna M. Hirt Trust dated Dec. 5, 1991 and Quentin L. Hirt & M. Elaine Hirt to The Peoples Bank: (1) the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 30 South, Range 12, WPM, and all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM, lying East of US Highway 281; (2) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Lots 2, 3 & 4 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 7 and the North Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Lot 1 in Section 18, Township 30 South,
Range 12, WPM, and all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM, lying East of US Highway 281: $200,000. Quentin L. Hirt & M. Elaine Hirt and Donna M. Hirt & Vernon J. Hirt, Trustees of the Donna M. Hirt Trust dated Dec. 5, 1991 to The Peoples Bank: (1) the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 30 South, Range 12, WPM, and all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM, lying East of US Highway 281; (2) the West Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Lots 2, 3 & 4 and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of Section 7 and the North Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and Lot 1 in Section 18, Township 30 South, Range 12, WPM, and all that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 30 South, Range 13, WPM, lying East of US Highway 281: $200,000.
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Stove, Refrig and 220 AC. 580-732-7181
‘98 Avion Fleetwood 5th Wheel 38ft, 3 slides, large living area. B and W 5th Wheel Companion. $17,000. 580-5421200
Copy Machine. $200. Call 580-327-1300
For Sale 2005 Cimarron 4 Horse $15,000. 2004 Travelog 20’ Stock Combos $5995. 580748-2222 Living Estate Sale Fri 4pm. Sat 9am. 515 Center. Bedroom Furniture, Chest of Drawers, Dressers, Beds. Dining Room Set, China Hutch, TV, lots of kitchen items, dishes, pots and pans, small appliances. linens and assorted yard tools
Alva’s Best Drink Deal All day everyday, open to close. Rialto Snack Bar. Small .50, medium (32 oz) .75, Large (44oz) $1. Tax included. CarryOut only. Rialto Downtown. Add cherries, lemon, lime, cherry and vanilla syrup for .25 more. Babies Having Babies
‘02 Chevy Silverado 2wd white, 150K, V8, Ext cab, runs great. 580-362-7707. $7000 obo
Pregnancy is the #1 Preventable health condition facing teens. Dr. Elizabeth Kinzie manages medical and emotional issues to stop teen pregnancy. Call 580430-3366
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Keep the Romance Alive! 20% off all Slumber Party inventory. Call or text 580515-8280
Woods County Mineral Rights. Chesapeake is on location drilling a new horizontal well. 580-227-2456
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Real Estate Storage Unit For Rent. 580-430-6807 First Time Home Buyer Program. Zero Down. 100% Financing. E-Z Approval. Free Credit Report. No Money Required. 580-222-8862. visit foundersmortgageinc.com. For Sale 1349 surface acres with 700 acres of Minerals. 2 1/2 miles of I40 Frontage. 1200 Round Bales per year. 580-421-7512 Rent to Own/Jet, OK Totally remodeled inside and out, totally furnished, 2bdrm, 1bth home, beautiful oak fireplace, large yard $39,000. 10% down, owner carry or $35,000 cash. 712542-0103 or 712-303-9649
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