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Aline-Cleo Science Fair winners Results of the Aline-Cleo Science Fair last week are as follows: Division I (10th - 12th grade) • First place: Kara Hamen, junior, “The Effects of Melaleuca Alternifolia oil on the Growth of Propionibacterium.”

• Second place: Kevin Cosper, senior, “The Almost Perfect Angle.”

• Third place: Justin Dobbs, senior, “Joys of Music.”

• Honorable mention: JD Doty, senior, “From Harmony to Mayhem.”

Division II (7th - 9th grade) • First place: Anthony Ramirez, seventh grade, “Plant Growth.”

• Second place: Cody Cosper, eighth grade, “Are You Smarter Than an Eighth Grader?”

• Third place: Krista Edwards and Deanna Sinnett, “Physical Stress Test.”

• Honorable mention: Morgan Hamen and Kayli Ryel, freshmen, “Make ‘em Last.”

Students going to the Regional Science Fair at Northwestern Oklahoma State University on March 4 are: Jessica

Richardson, Ashlee Beckwith, Shycotta Tomlinson, Casey Edwards, Summer Reeves, Megan Ryel, Katie Brown, Siena Kephart, Destiny Sinnett, Lillian

Ingraham, Justin Conway, Klaycie Rauch, Taylor Dobbs, Mercadees Tomlinson and Rachel Brown.

Anthony Ramirez, seventh grade, first place in Division II (7th - 9th grades)

Kara Hamen, junior, first place in Division I (10th - 12th grades)

New to KDH, Dr. Christie Leal tells of her journey that led to Kiowa

By Yvonne Miller “I tell everyone – you are never too old!” Kiowa (Kansas) District

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Hospital’s new physician Dr. Christie Leal, D.O., said.

Leal was referring to the fact she was an eighth-grade English teacher in Lawton for 15 years before going to medical school.

After the terrorists attacks of 9/11 happened, she and Mike, her husband of 18 years, talked about all the dreams that were never fulfilled because of that tragedy. Her dream was always to be a doctor and Mike said he would follow her in pursuing her dream.

At the recommendation of a friend, Leal chose the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. She graduated from there in 2011. She practiced three years in the New York area, completing her family medical

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Dr. Christie Leal is now practicing at the Kiowa District Hospital and Clinic. Photo by Yvonne Miller

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Lynn Says

Mayoral forum well attended

By Lynn L. Martin A week ago, the Alva Kiwanis Club and the Alva Rotary Club invited the four candidates for the office of Alva Mayor to make seven-minute presentations of why they should be the one elected. The event went smoothly and I thought each candidate portrayed their personality and interests surprisingly well.

There were two problems. The sound system was designed to cover the northernmost meeting room, but the crowd overflowed that into both meeting rooms and to some degree the restaurant at large. So

some people had difficult hearing.

The other problem was there wasn’t enough time to ask all the questions submitted by the guests. The two question moderators, Henry Bickerstaff and Jason Gaisford, did a nice job of asking most of the questions, but with the meeting running long, which would cause most of the attendees to be late in getting back to work, we cut it off about 1:15 pm. Nonetheless, virtually all people I talked to were glad they attended.

If you were one of those who couldn’t hear everything, or if you couldn’t attend, a video with good sound is available on the newspaper web site at www.AlvaReviewCourier.com.

There are several other videotapes on the website that you might find in-

formative. Rep. Jeff Hickman and Sen. Bryce Marlatt spoke at the Chamber of Commerce February breakfast a couple of weeks ago. They did a nice job of outlining the problems facing the Oklahoma legislature. Also, a video is online of the Speaker’s ball at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. That includes separate tapes of Jeff’s remarks and also the NWOSU chorus who performed there.

While visiting our website, you might entertain yourself by clicking on the links of the various advertisers on the site. Most clicks will take you to their individual websites. Also, if you click on the Emergency button you can get OGE system outages and if you try the Travel button road reports and mouse-over weather reports are handy.

Alva man facing two felony charges

By Marione Martin An Alva man has been charged with felony child endangerment following an incident in Alfalfa County. He is also facing a second felony and a misdemeanor.

Stephan Ryan Dreiling, 40, was charged on Feb. 25 with child endangerment by driving under the influence, a felony. On Feb. 18, he was charged with DUI (w/VCA), a felony, as well as a misdemeanor of driving while license is under suspension.

According to court documents, on Feb. 17 around 7:30 p.m. Cherokee Police Chief Michael Andrews saw a white Chevrolet Trailblazer back out of a driveway in the 700 block of Kansas

Street. He saw the vehicle turn west on Seventh Street and then turn north on Grand. Andrews also turned north on Grand. He saw the vehicle cross over the center line with the driver’s side wheels three times in the 200 block of Grand.

Andrews activated his emergency lights and stopped the vehicle in the area of the 600 block of Grand. He made contact with the driver who identified himself as Stephan Ryan Dreiling. He said he did not have his driver’s license on his person.

Andrews asked Dreiling if he had been drinking because he could smell an odor associated with the drinking of intoxicants coming from inside the

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vehicle. Dreiling said he had not been drinking.

Andrews asked Dreiling to step out of his vehicle and go back to sit in the patrol car. As he stepped out, Andrews noticed he was very unsteady on his feet. While Dreiling sat in the patrol car, Andrews could again smell a strong odor associated with the drinking of intoxicants. He also noted the driver had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.

As Andrews contacted dispatch to check his license, Dreiling said it was under suspension. Dispatch confirmed that the license had been revoked.

Andrews placed Dreiling under arrest for driving under the influence. He contacted dispatch to send a wrecker service for the vehicle.

Alfalfa County Deputy Mulholland arrived and assisted with inventory of the vehicle. Andrews found two open bottles of R&R whiskey in the vehicle.

Dreiling was taken to the Alfalfa County Jail where he refused to take the state’s test and was booked in.

On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Andrews was contacted by Marsha Tucker who said Dreiling is the father of her four-

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By Lynn L. Martin The first order of business at the Cherokee Schools board meeting was to administer the oath of office to the two members elected a couple of weeks ago. The first was Kory Littlefield.

While he has been serving as an appointee for a few months, this was his first election. The next to be sworn in was T. J. Allison. He has served in the past and resigned because of health reasons.

In the election, he defeated incumbent Melissa Kimminau. The other members are Jeff White, Amber Wilhite and Tony Hellar.

State law requires each board to have an annual election of officers.

Tony Hellar made a motion for Amber Wilhite to continue as president.

However, that motion died for lack of a second. Jeff White nominated Kory Littlefield. That was seconded by Tony Hellar. The motion passed 4-1 with Amber voting no.

Kory Littlefield nominated T. J. Allison as vice president, with a second by Jeff White. That motion passed unanimously. Next, Tony Hellar nominated Amber Wilhite as clerk, with a second by Jeff White. That motion passed unanimously.

The board took a brief break to enjoy some pizza and other refreshments as an appreciation gesture toward retiring board member Melissa Kimminau.

She told this reporter she regretted not being able to continue as she had accu-

mulated 18 continuing education hours for board members – more, she said, than all the other board members combined at this point.

The drop-out report by Principal Jeremy Hickman listed two students.

A drop-out is defined as any student who has missed 10 consecutive days of school. Hickman also commented on the Annual Student College Remediation Report. He said that Cherokee students are “actually doing pretty good.”

The board voted to allow Bryce Schanbacher to sell 40 red and 40 white football uniforms from 2010. Superintendent Cory Ellis said Schanbacher will first offer them to former players.

The funds raised will be used to help pay for new uniforms.

Once again the agenda contained an entry about changing the requirements to be a salutatorian or valedictorian.

Board members, along with the superintendent, expressed opinions they did not like seeing these changes two months before graduation and they pledged to themselves that any future changes will occur during the summer months. Nonetheless, the board voted the following change: “In the event a student or students has a 4.0 GPA, has completed four credits of higher level math and science during 9th-12th grades, and has taken the ACT or SAT but not attained a 24+ on the ACT or a 1090 on the SAT, the student or students will be recognized as the Saluta-

torian/Co-Salutatorian.”

The district hired Patrician Green as an elementary special education paraprofessional. She is moving from a district custodial job, but has some background experience in handling special needs children. Two other paraprofessionals have left the job with short or no notice.

Kayla Puffinbarger gave the fund comparison report. All funds are up from last year: The general fund is up $2,252,955.64, the building fund is up $52,264.87, the sinking fund is up $212,258.77 for a total overall increase of $2,822,640.21. She did report that many parents are behind in paying for cafeteria lunches with more than $18,000 on the books. The board reviewed the student handbook, which specifies “Payment in Advance is Required” for school lunches. If the account becomes in the arrears for more than two weeks, the student will be cut off from regular school lunches and instead may be provided with one peanut butter and jelly sandwich and one carton of milk.

Payment of $135 to the OSBI was made for background checks of Edmonson, Castro and Bergner. In other expenditures explained there were six pianos tuned and one repaired for a total cost of $780. A payment to The Learning Project for a writing with design program for fifth graders cost $2500.

Elementary Principal Ruth Richmond said the nine weeks is coming to an end and parent-teacher conferences for the elementary students will be next week. High school principal Jeremy Hickman said both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are finished, losing in the regionals. He said spring break will be March 12-20.

Superintendent Ellis said all the chairs are out of the auditorium and demolition is continuing at the elementary school. He said the lights are all down at the football field and track, and the concession stand is being demolished. He also mentioned he has been looking for a vehicle with a special lift for wheel chairs. They are also looking for an activity bus or van.

Cherokee school board seats newly elected members

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FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK March 6, 2015 • 6-8 p.m.

Downtown Alva's Arts and Shopping District Cherokee Strip Museum At Graceful Arts Gallery and Studios: The Cartoons and Graphics Exhibit Featuring Zach Koch, Luke Galutia, Jack Wells, Andrew Lauffer and the NWOSU Artist in Residence, Lauren Purje. The NWOSU English Department will host its second Ranger Readings in the Studio featuring NWOSU students and faculty.

Refreshments will be served.

Creature Concerns will host a fund raiser in front of Graceful Arts Gallery and Studios!

At The Cherokee Strip Museum: Alva High School Arts Student Exhibit with paintings, photography and pottery.

Refreshments will be served.

At the Runnymede: Wyatt Radford will exhibit his photography and Spencer Kinzie will perform violin.

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and Henry and Boyd Tice.

Memorials may be made to Kiowa District Manor, Kiowa District Hospital or South Barber Elementary through the funeral home.

daily from Alva to the school, several times through blizzard conditions.

In 1961, they moved to the Oklahoma City area so Ron could do graduate work at Oklahoma University (OU). For three years, Joan taught music to the primary grades at the Choctaw public schools.

She attended OU during the summers working on a Master’s Degree in Library Science. While living in Choctaw, they became members of the Southern Baptist Church where Joan played the organ and taught a high school girls’ bible class.

In June, 1964, they moved to Scottsdale where Ron began work at Motorola and Joan became a librarian at South Mountain High School. Ron had wanted to learn to fly since childhood so he began lessons within three months of arriving in Arizona. After a few months they bought their first plane. Joan also became interested in flying and began lessons some months later.

During the summers, Joan would return to OU to continue working on her Master’s Degree. While there in 1965, she rented a plane and practiced maneuvers all over central and western Oklahoma. She completed her Master’s that summer.

After getting more involved in high school and church activities in Arizona, Joan lost interest in flying. Her last solo flight was a crosscountry to Flagstaff and back.

Joan skillfully balanced the multiple responsibilities of maintaining a home for Ron and the family, continuing her career as a high school librarian, raising her two children, and being involved in the music ministry at church. Lara was born in the summer of 1967, and Ryan in the spring of 1975. In both cases Joan took leaves of absence from work as necessary to care for them.

In the years following their move to Arizona, they first became members of Ingleside Baptist Church, Phoenix, and then First Southern Baptist of Scottsdale. In both cases Joan was the church organist and on occasion taught girls’ Sunday school classes. In 1970, they moved to Scottsdale Bible Church where Joan again became the organist, a position she held for several years.

In the early 1980s, Joan was asked

Obituaries HAZEL CANTRELL KIOWA, Kansas – Funeral service for Hazel Cantrell will be Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Kiowa United Methodist Church with Rev. Keith Fink officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery near Hazelton., Kansas. Viewing will be Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with family present 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memories may be shared at www.lanmanmemorials.com.

Hazel Cantrell was born at Anthony, Kansas on January 2, 1922, the daughter of Roy Hibbard and Maggie Hiner Hibbard, and passed from this life on March 1, 2015, in Kiowa. After her high school graduation she attended Wichita Business College and then was a bookkeeper for a jewelry store.

She and Clifford “Pete” Cantrell were married August 12, 1944, at her sister’s home near Waldron. She had lived east of the Hazelton-Corwin area since her marriage to Pete. Her first church was Ferguson Baptist. Then she was involved at Corwin Presbyterian Church and Corwin Women’s group for 40 years until it closed. At that time she became a member of Kiowa United Methodist Church where she was also part of the United Methodist Women. Hazel always had a one-half acre garden from which she canned much produce. She was a marvelous cook and could cook anything. She was still growing flowers when she entered Kiowa Manor. She had dogs and cats on the farm. Her greatest pride was her grandchildren.

Hazel is preceded in death by her husband, Pete Cantrell; her parents Roy and Maggie Hibbard; sisters, Helen Stark, Ruth Vawter and infant sister, Katheryn.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Howard Cantrell and wife Marcia, and Harold Cantrell; three grandchildren, Matt Cantrell and wife, Jenny, Darcy Cantrell, Jacee Tice and husband, Micah; eight great grandchildren, Grant, Gage, Grace and Garen Cantrell, Regan and Shklar Olsen

Thank you for the Sunday paper at my door, 901 Logan.

JOAN KASSIK Joan Kassik, 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 26, 2015.

The funeral will be Wednesday, March 4, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. at the Scottsdale Bible Church, Hayden Chapel located at 7901 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona. A reception will follow, 2 to 3 p.m. Joan will be laid to rest at the Paradise Memorial Gardens located at 9300 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, Arizona.

Joan was born in Alva, Oklahoma on April 28, 1937, the first child of Clifford and Lorena Lambert. Joan is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ronald; daughter, Lara Baugh, and her husband, Scott, of Orion, Illinois, son Ryan and his wife, Jamie, of Commerce City, Colorado, a sister, Mary Beth Touchstone and husband, Robert, of Moore, brothers, Jim Lambert and wife, Joy of Plano, Texas, and Frank Lambert and wife, Virginia of Alva, six grandchildren, two grand-daughters-inlaw, and two great-grand-daughters.

During her youth she maintained a strong interest in music, learning to sing and to play the piano. Joan graduated from Dacoma, Oklahoma, High School in 1954. On July 15, 1956, Joan was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Ronald (Ron) Kassik. They both attended Moody Bible Institute where Joan graduated from the Sacred Music Department with a major in Organ. While in Chicago, she played the organ at a large Evangelical Lutheran Church, and worked part time as a Sears store cashier.

They continued their education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, where Joan majored in primary school education and public school music, graduating in 1960. Ron’s course of study was not complete until 1961, so Joan found a position as the only teacher at a small, one-room, rural school in southern Kansas where she taught students in all eight grades. She traveled a round trip of some 60 miles

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Waynoka board hears from visitors

By Stacy Sanborn Waynoka School Board (all present) welcomed the new holder of Seat No. 5 Monday night. Don Blalock was administered the oath of office, stepping in where longtime member Donnie Miller left off. Reorganization of the board followed. It was unanimously voted to declare Marinda (Mindy) Zook board president and Rick George vice president.

Andy Ferguson was voted clerk.

The board heard the financial position of the school district presented by public accountant Chas. W. Carroll. The detailed presentation of the 2013-2014 school audit report told board members that there were no significant deficiencies.

The audit report was accepted by all.

Crowd Voices Concerns Once again a large crowd attended the meeting. Several visitors spoke up with their concerns regarding the school’s image. In light of recent events, community members were left wondering what was next for the school since no questions could formally be answered last month.

One visitor, Jay Adair, said he had a child currently enrolled in the school and felt it important to address the administrators. He didn’t just speak on the negative. Adair shared a whole list of accomplishments the school has garnered throughout the years, ranging from high academic scores to FCCLA achievements to the sports programs. He urged people to focus on the positive attributes of the school, to move forward while remembering that negative situations like the one experienced by Waynoka Public School are not exclusive to Waynoka.

Many similar incidences are happening frequently across the country. He asked everyone to trust the administration to take the appropriate measures to move them past this and ensure the kids are safe and receive the best education possible.

Wes Hope stood up to give a vote of confidence to the school system and acknowledged several of the school’s successes, and encouraged others to also look at all the positives.

Another visitor stood up to talk about the school’s image, his oration echoing the sentiments of those who spoke before him. Chris Olson addressed the board and crowd, reading some questions that were asked in February’s meeting.

Regarding the question of who was in charge, Olson said it wasn’t the board, the administration, the faculty or the students, but rather the voter, since at some point in time he will vote the school system’s future.

“Let’s put the good things up, but let’s also identify those things we need to work on. One of those things is public relations,” he said. Olson went on to say that thank-yous are extremely important in business today, and told board members that the appropriate funds should be used to express the thank-yous to the non-voters who contribute largely to ad valorem. He said it was important to recognize those who are placing investments in Woods County.

John Hansen was the next to stand up and presented several statistics on his research regarding Waynoka’s academic achievements and the A-F report card system. He pointed out his concern over the consolidation of all grade levels in one

building, citing the school’s responsibility in having the facilities to accommodate growth in enrollment numbers.

Veteran board member A.J. Ferguson chimed in next to remind others to let the administrators do their jobs and told them he has faith in them to do just that.

Superintendent Responds Visitor comments closed and members moved on to allow Superintendent Loren Tackett to respond to questions presented at last month’s meeting regarding the teacher-student scandal. Rick George made a motion, by the other members, for Tackett to be spokesperson on the subject.

Tackett reiterated the positives and acknowledged the incident did indeed have an impact on the students, faculty, administration and community, but said it should not cloud all of the school’s accomplishments. He said they will continue to implement change that strengthens the education of their students and going forward will accept and welcome input from various stakeholders on the future of Waynoka Schools.

Other Business The board moved on to approve the consent agenda after Tackett elaborated on the financial report. He said the main thing being watched now is the amount of ad valorem collected. He said they are about $400,000 short, but that Atlas Pipeline has a deal with the state where they don’t pay theirs for 5 years. He said January and February gross productions were up over last year’s totals, and predicted a hit in April and May’s collections due to the decrease in oil prices.

In his report, the superintendent thanked County Commissioner John Smiley and his guys for recently cleaning the parking lot and Wes and Dana Hope for helping Principal Michael Meriwether clear the snowy sidewalks.

He went on to say the school was notified of a reallocated $4,021.62 in Title One funds and mentioned again the high school boys’ basketball team has won the 2014 Class B State Academic boys’ basketball championship. He said during halftime of Saturday’s noon game, the boys will be presented their plaque and encouraged everyone to attend. He said he couldn’t be there because he and new

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First came the frackers, then came the earthquakes Oil boom means anti-extraction campaigners struggle for toe hold in small-town Oklahoma despite tremors and cracked concrete floors

By Raf Sanchez, The Telegraph from the UK Medford – Sometimes the dogs begin to bark a moment before the earthquake hits, sensing something that their owners cannot. Sometimes you can feel a change in air pressure on your face just as the shaking is about to begin.

But usually the earthquakes in Oklahoma – as many as three a day – arrive without warning.

“You never know when it’s going to happen,” said Ilke Crismon, a 75-yearold who grew up in Nuremberg under Allied bombing during the Second World War and now lives on a ranch outside the town of Glencoe. “We always had alarms before the bombers came.

Here you just stand here and get it.”

It wasn’t always like this. Between 1978 and 2008, Oklahoma averaged fewer than two significant earthquakes per year. In 2014, that number had spiked to 585, including 19 that measured a pow-

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erful 4.0 magnitude or stronger.

As of Feb. 20 of this year, 126 earthquakes had already been recorded by the US Geological Survey. Oklahoma, once a sedate seismic patch of the American heartland, now has more than twice as many sizeable earthquakes as California.

The cause, most Oklahomans and almost all scientists agree, is the millions of gallons of water fired underground during the oil extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” In the process of bringing out the oil, drillers also release huge volumes of subterranean wastewater, sometimes as much as 10 barrels of water for every one barrel of oil.

They dispose of the wastewater by pumping it back deep down into the earth through disposal wells. The water pressure can agitate underground fault lines, which roar forth into earthquakes.

Britain had a small taste of the anxiety that comes with fracking in 2011 when Blackpool was shaken by two small earthquakes thought to have been caused by a drilling test site. The tremors

were enough to cause the government to suspend onshore fracking for nearly a year.

At the center of America’s newest earthquake zone is Medford, a fading industrial town of about 1,000 people.

A rusting grain elevator towers over the largely empty streets and a Vietnam-era artillery piece sits in front of the courthouse, pointing its 105mm barrel towards nothing.

The fields around the town are littered with small oil pumpjacks, whose beams rise and fall oblivious to the seismic and political controversy around them.

On the day The Telegraph visited, there was a 3.3 magnitude earthquake about 11 miles south of the town. Although it was too far away to be felt, locals quickly found it on the smartphone apps they use to track the area’s daily quakes.

A spokesman for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), the state’s

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Let’s make a good showing for Alva Last year, the Alva Chamber of Commerce played host to its first Alva Day at the Capitol. The intent of the event was to raise the community’s profile among legislators, agency heads and other policymakers at the state level. It helped fill the void left when the previous legislative quail hunts and county legislative breakfasts went away.

Those events created a lot of friends for Alva.

In its first year, the Alva Day at the Capitol event drew decent numbers of citizens to Oklahoma City. The event was attended by a number of legislators and a gubernatorial candidate. Not bad for a first year, but not what it could have been.

This year, early attendance numbers are lagging and missing many of our civic leaders. It is important that Alva’s voices be heard in Oklahoma City on the issues that affect us. The functions of the Alva Public Schools, NWOSU, Bill Johnson Correctional Center, Share Medical Center and Northwest Technology Center, plus many more agencies and groups, are all affected by the decisions being made in OKC. Decisions regarding energy policies will affect the oil, gas and wind energy industries, and ultimately local landowners. In short, Alva has a lot at stake when it comes to state legislation. Policymakers pay attention to numbers. Fifty people advocating for a community is much more effective than five people.

We have a unique opportunity this year as Rep. Jeff Hickman is serving as House Speaker, and Sen. Bryce Marlatt is chairman of the Energy Committee and sits on the Appropriations Committee.

Everyone certainly understands thetime demands of running a business and caring for a family.

Some citizens would probably welcome a chance to share their opinions with lawmakers at the Capitol, but simply can’t find the time. However, if you do have the ability to find the time, attend Alva Day at the Capitol. It begins at 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 9, with a reception for legislators and others at the Aloft Hotel just east of Bricktown. The next morning, Tuesday, March 10, there will be a breakfast for legislators and other policymakers at 7:30 a.m., at the Faculty House on Lincoln Boulevard, just south of the Capitol.

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Border Line Theatre cast does ‘REALLL GOOD’ opening weekend of `The Foreigner’ You can still attend the final matinee this Sunday at 2 p.m. in Kiowa A Review By Yvonne Miller Facial expressions.

There were none better than at the Border Line Theatre’s (BLT) opening weekend of “The Foreigner” – especially from leading man Matt Cantrell. With a debacle of events that made him pretend not to speak English, Cantrell’s eye contact and facial contortions were as hilarious as his faux accent as The Foreigner and comment of “thank you” no matter what was asked of him.

When urged to tell stories to his mostly adoring new friends at the hunting/fishing lodge, of course without speaking English, Cantrell’s portrayals of numerous impromptu characters had him in a frenzy down on the floor, jumping on chairs, dancing a jig, going a little psycho … leading the audience to an absolute panic of laughter.

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Matt Cantrell face tells of his confusion and upset as he listens to the likes of characters played by Gary Jacobs (left) and Jason Thayer. Photo by Yvonne Miller

Silly character played by Josh Myers attempts to help the foreigner played by Matt Cantrell. Photo by Yvonne Miller

Playing a troubled woman, Mary Ellen Wilhelm is upset at everyone including her fiancee Gary Jacobs (left) and the unsuspecting foreigner played by Matt Cantrell. Photo by Yvonne Miller

Playing the lead as “Charlie” the foreigner, Matt Cantrell acts as funny as he looks. Photo by Yvonne Miller

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Friday, March 13, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 7 regular municipal general elections, Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today.

Stein said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 18 years old may apply to become registered voters.

Persons who have never been registered to vote before or who are not currently registered in the county of their residence and persons who are registered but who need to change their registration information may apply by filling out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, March 13.

Stein explained that applications postmarked after that time still will be accepted and processed; however, the applications will not be approved until after

April 7.

The county election board responds in writing to every person who submits an application for voter registration. The response is either a voter identification card listing the new voter’s precinct number and polling place location or a letter that explains the reason or reasons the application for voter registration was not approved. Stein said that any person who has submitted a voter registration application and who has not received a response within 30 days should contact the County Election Board office.

Oklahoma voter registration application forms are available at the county election board office, and at most post offices, tag agencies, and public libraries in the county.

Stein said that applications also are available at www.elections.ok.gov, and voters can check their registration status at http://www. ok.gov/elections/Voter_Info/Online_Voter_ Tool/.

Woods County Assessor, Renetta Benson, would like to remind everyone since March 15 falls on a Sunday this year, March 16 is the last day to assess farm equipment, business personal property and mobile homes without penalty. Also March 16 is the deadline to apply for homestead exemptions and additional exemptions for the 2015 tax

year. One may also apply for an additional homestead exemption if the total gross household income from all sources was under $20,000.

One may apply for a valuation freeze on their homestead property if age 65 or older and if the total gross household income from all sources was under $62,900. Sufficient proof of gross income MUST accompany each application to substantiate the validity of the application.

Finally, any 100 percent disabled veteran who has not already done so must bring their VA letter to the office and fill out the proper paperwork by March 16.

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Tractor safety training course

By Tim Marshall, County Agent The Hazardous Occupation Training, more commonly known as the tractor safety course, will be offered again this year for youth who intend to operate farm machinery. If you are 14 or 15 and plan on driving a tractor for someone other than your parent or a legal guardian, you MUST take this course in order to protect the farmer you will be working for. If you took the course last year and received a certificate, that certificate is still valid and you need not repeat the course. If your 14th birthday is later in 2015, you can take the course but will not receive your certificate until you turn 14.

This year’s training will be held at the Pratt Community College Ag Power Technology Building on Saturday, April 25, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (or until completion of the driving obstacle course). Lunch will be served in the PCC cafeteria and the cost is included in your registration fee. Students will need to bring a pencil to the training. Preregistration is required with deadline at

5 p.m. on April 10. Enrollment will be done on a first come, first served basis and each county will initially be limited to ten participants so get your forms turned in early. Youth who do not reside in Barber, Pratt, Stafford, or Kiowa counties are eligible to sign up for this training with a registration fee and will be placed on a waiting list. If youth from the sponsoring counties do not fill all available space by April 10, those on the waiting list will be enrolled in order of registration. The registration fee will be refunded for those on the waiting list if no spot becomes available for them.

Anyone who registers after the April 10 deadline will be charged an additional fee if space is available for them to participate.

Enrollment packets can be obtained by contacting the Barber, Pratt, Stafford or Kiowa County Extension Offices. If you cannot attend this training, please contact the Barber County Extension Office at 620-886-3971 or tmarshal@ ksu.edu to find out the dates and locations of other training sessions in the area.

South Barber sub-state basketball this week

By Yvonne Miller The South Barber High School Chieftain basketball teams are involved in substate basketball this week at Ashland, Kansas.

Monday night the Lady Chieftains defeated Stafford 59-13. The girls play again Thursday against Attica at 6 p.m.

The Chieftains were a No. 2 seed in the sub-state tournament and drew a bye, so the boys don’t play until Friday. It is not known at press time who or what time they will play. Tuesday night games will determine that information.

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Correction

In the story titled “Three charged with drug distribution” in the Feb. 25 Newsgram, the officer making the traffic stop and the arrests was listed as Cherokee Police Chief Mike Andrews.

That was incorrect. Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Alpha Lathrom was the officer who should be credited with making the stop and the arrests.

Chief Andrews was not even on the scene of that incident. His name was picked up from a different arrest record and accidentally substituted.

We regret the error.

Chickasaw Nation, Feed the Children combine on program OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Chickasaw Nation and Feed the Children will combine to offer a program to help feed hungry children by providing food through home delivery.

The program is to be supported by a $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The program is to be similar to online grocery shopping and will provide food through home delivery to households with children who qualify for free school meals. Feed the Children will be delivering the food directly to homes of participants.

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A boy, Riecyn Clay Kikeona Jones, was born September 10, 2015 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, to Jack Jones and Amanda Kutz of Alva. Riecyn weighed 8.4 pounds and was 20 ¼ inches. He has two sisters, Morgann and Addisann and one brother, Breckyn. His grandparents are John and Sherrie Kutz and Judy Jones, all of Alva and Jim Jones of Waynoka. His great grandparents are Ted Jones, Alva, and Marvin and Betty Perrin, Fargo.

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By Jonathan Fahey NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has so much crude that it is running out of places to put it, and that could drive oil and gasoline prices even lower in the coming months.

For the past seven weeks, the United States has been producing and importing an average of 1 million more barrels of oil every day than it is consuming. That extra crude is flowing into storage tanks, especially at the country's main trading hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, pushing U.S. supplies to their highest point in at least 80 years, the Energy Department reported last week.

If this keeps up, storage tanks could approach their operational limits, known in the industry as "tank tops," by midApril and send the price of crude — and probably gasoline, too — plummeting.

"The fact of the matter is we are running out of storage capacity in the U.S.," Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citibank, said at a recent symposium at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

Morse has suggested oil could fall all the way to $20 a barrel from the current $50. At that rock-bottom price, oil companies, faced with mounting losses, would stop pumping oil until the glut eased. Gasoline prices would fall along with crude, though lower refinery production, be-

cause of seasonal factors and unexpected outages, could prevent a sharp decline.

The national average price of gasoline is $2.44 a gallon. That's $1.02 cheaper than last year at this time, but up 37 cents over the past month.

Other analysts agree that crude is poised to fall sharply — if not all the way to $20 — because it continues to flood into storage for a number of reasons: — U.S. oil production continues to rise. Companies are cutting back on new drilling, but that won't reduce supplies until later this year.

— The new oil being produced is light, sweet crude, which is a type many U.S. refineries are not designed to process. Oil companies can't just get rid of it by sending it abroad, because crude exports are restricted by federal law.

— Foreign oil continues to flow into the U.S., both because of economic weakness in other countries and to feed refineries designed to process heavy, sour crude.

— This is the slowest time of year for gasoline demand, so refiners typically reduce or stop production to perform maintenance. As refiners process less crude, supplies build up.

— Oil investors are making money buying and storing oil because of the difference between the current price of oil and the price for delivery in far-off months. An investor can buy oil at $50 today and enter into a contract to sell it for $59 in December, locking in a profit even after paying for storage during those months.

The delivery point for most of the oil traded in the U.S. is Cushing, a city of about 8,000 people halfway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa at an intersection of

several pipelines. The city is dotted with tanks that can, in theory, hold 85 million barrels of oil, according to the Energy Department, though some of those tanks are used for blending or feeding pipelines, not for storing oil.

The market data provider Genscape, which flies helicopters equipped with infrared cameras and other technology over Cushing twice a week to measure storage levels, estimates Cushing is two-thirds full.

Hillary Stevenson, who manages storage, pipeline and refinery monitoring for Genscape, says Cushing could be full by mid-April. Supplies are increasing at "the highest rate we have ever seen at Cushing," she says.

Full tanks — or super-low prices — are not a sure thing. New storage is under construction at Cushing, and there are large storage terminals near Houston, in St. James, Louisiana, and elsewhere around the country that will probably begin to take in more oil as prices fall far enough to cover the cost of transporting the oil.

Also, drillers are cutting back fast because oil prices have plummeted from $107 a barrel in June. And demand is showing signs of rising.

While the Energy Department reported another enormous rise in crude stocks last week, up 8.4 million barrels from the week earlier, it also reported that diesel and gasoline supplies fell more than expected. That leads some to conclude that demand for crude will soon pick up, easing the surplus somewhat.

But many analysts believe oil prices will fall through the spring, before summer drivers start to relieve the glut.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is exploring how it fits in the new world of drones as residents try to figure out how they can use the technology.

The Topeka Capital-Journal (http:// bit.ly/1GfuggV ) reports the Kansas Department of Transportation is considering agriculture, emergency management and law enforcement as areas where drones can be used. State agencies have scheduled meetings in Hutchinson, Salina, Wichita and Topeka to discuss the ideas, as well as concerns about privacy.

Billy Brown, and agribusiness de-

veloper coordinator for the Kansas Department of Agriculture, said in a news release that people have been calling the department with questions about drones and obstacles that have stopped them from using the technology.

"Research efforts by KDA recognize that inherent obstacles exist, regulatory and otherwise, that are preventing further beneficial use of UAS in agricultural production systems," he said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is currently writing regulation rules for the use of drones. Most commercial uses of drones are illegal. Many people

have started using drones as a hobby, or for photography.

"It's not just a question that Kansas is answering," said Jesse Romo, who is the aviation division director for the department. "We're all in the 'wait and see' mentality, waiting for the FAA." Romo believes that allowing drone usage could lead to economic benefits for the state.

"It's prudent for us to be on the leading edge of this budding industry, to understand the needs of industry, and to try and figure out how we safely and efficiently get from here to there," he said.

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Report: Kansas wheat faring mostly well so far this winter WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas wheat crops and livestock are in generally positive shape so far this winter, a government report shows.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 44 percent of the state's winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition. Another 44 percent is rated in fair condition.

Just 12 percent is reported in poor or very poor shape.

Temperatures this past month have averaged between 4 and 8 degrees below normal in eastern Kansas, while the western portion remained near normal, NASS said.

The latest update comes as a blanket of snow covers much of Kansas, replenishing soil moisture as it slow-

ly melts. The heaviest snows in recent weeks have come in the northeast. Topsoil moisture was rated as adequate in 58 percent of the state, while subsoil moisture was rated as adequate in 47 percent.

The agency also generally gave high marks to the condition of livestock in Kansas, where animals are grazing on crop residue with supplemental feeding reported. It reported that 67 percent of the state's cattle and calves were in good or excellent condition. About 31 percent were reported as fair, and 2 percent rated in poor condition.

About 70 percent of the state's sheep and lambs were reported to be in good to excellent shape. The rest were reported in fair condition.

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Officials: US report finds racial bias in Ferguson police

By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department, with officers routinely discriminating against blacks by using excessive force, issuing petty citations and making baseless traffic stops, according to law enforcement officials familiar with its findings.

The report, which Ferguson city officials said would be released Wednesday, marks the culmination of a months-long investigation into a police department that federal officials have described as troubled and that commanded national attention after one of its officers shot and killed an unarmed black man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, last summer.

It chronicles discriminatory practices across the city's criminal justice system, detailing problems from initial encounters with patrol officers to treatment in the municipal court and jail. Federal law enforcement officials described its contents on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly before the report is released.

The full report could serve as a roadmap for significant changes by the department, if city officials accept its findings. Past federal investigations of

local police departments have encouraged overhauls of fundamental police procedures such as traffic stops and the use of service weapons. The Justice Department maintains the right to sue police departments that resist making changes.

The city of Ferguson released a statement acknowledging that Justice Department officials supplied a copy of the report to the mayor, city manager, police chief and city attorney during a private meeting Tuesday in downtown St. Louis. The statement offered no details about the report, which the city said it was reviewing and would discuss Wednesday after the Justice Department makes it public.

The investigation, which began weeks after Brown's killing last August, is being released as Attorney General Eric Holder prepares to leave his job following a six-year tenure that focused largely on civil rights. The findings are based on interviews with police leaders and residents, a review of more than 35,000 pages of police records and analysis of data on stops, searches and arrests.

Federal officials found that black motorists from 2012 to 2014 were more than twice as likely as whites to be searched during traffic stops, even though they were 26 percent less likely to be found carrying contraband, according to a summary of the findings.

The review also found that blacks were 68 percent less likely than others to have their cases dismissed by a municipal court judge. And from April to September of last year, 95 percent of people kept at the city jail for more than two days were black, it found.

Of the cases in which the police department documented the use of force, 88 percent involved blacks, and of the 14 dog bites for which racial information is available, all 14 victims were black.

Overall, African-Americans make up 67 percent of the population of Ferguson, about 10 miles north of downtown St. Louis. The police department has been criticized as racially imbalanced and not reflective of the community's demographic makeup. At the time of the shooting, just three of 53 officers were black, though the mayor has said he's trying to create a more diverse police force.

Brown's killing set off weeks of protests and initiated a national dialogue about police officers' use of force and their relations with minority communities. A separate report to be issued soon is expected to clear Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Brown, of federal civil rights charges. A state grand jury declined to indict Wilson in November, and he resigned from the department.

Benjamin Crump, the attorney for the Brown family, said that if the reports about the findings are true, they "confirm what Michael Brown's family has believed all along â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that is that the tragic killing of an unarmed 18-year-old black teenager was part of a systemic pattern of inappropriate policing of African-American citizens in the Ferguson community."

The report says there is direct evidence of racial bias among police officers and court workers, and details a criminal justice system that issues cita-

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internship at Long Beach Medical Center in 2012 that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy and did not reopen. In January she completed her family medicine residency in South Nassau Communities Hospital, located in Oceanside, New York.

Leal and her husband decided to return to the Heartland and be nearer their family in Lawton. Putting out her resume throughout the area, brought Leal to interview in Kiowa last summer.

Respect for Patients Upon visiting Kiowa, Leal said, “I knew I was in the right place.” She said when Dr. Paul Wilhelm told her at Kiowa’s hospital she wouldn’t have to see six or seven patients in an hour, she was relieved.

“How do you take care of a patient in 10 minutes?” she asked. “This hospital is patient centered.” Leal added, “I treat the whole person, not just the problem.”

Easy to visit with, Leal is obviously a “people person.”

“I want to get to know my patients,” she said.

After being in Kiowa just about a month, Leal said, “I’ve never felt more welcome.”

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What can Leal’s patients expect when they see her?

“I treat my patients with respect – the way I want to be treated,” she said. “People want to be talked to, not down to. I want to give them time to ask questions – not be rushed through.”

Asked what precautions she takes for herself during this cold and flu season, the doctor said, “Hand sanitizer.

I’ll wear a mask after people get to know my face.”

The daughter of a dad in the army, Leal said she lived several places in the U.S. As a small girl the family lived in Europe and again when she was a high school junior and senior.

“I’m open to anything and everyone,” Leal said.

“By about sixth grade after watching MASH and Quincy, I knew what I wanted to do. All my dolls were sick and I treated them!” the doctor recalled.

In the early 1980s she was pre-med, but let someone discourage her and instead chose education. She’s glad for her educational career and said, “I’ve found since being in Kiowa, I really enjoy the high school age.”

“Getting to practice in this new hospital is a nice bonus,” Leal said.

When asked about the proposed Rural Visioning Program discussed at the February board meeting which would be a trial through Via Christi, Leal said, “It’s a great idea.” She was referring to being part of a telehealth network that uses “virtual care” so while a doctor in Kiowa is seeing a patient, through a camera’s eye, a specialist from a Wichita or other hospital could be in on the consultation.

The doctor complimented the KDH lab that provides almost immediate results which she said is “unusual and great.”

When asked about effects of the Affordable Care Act she’s seen, Leal replied, “I’m oblivious to the insurance side of it. I think everyone deserves health insurance, but how to get there, I don’t know.”

Leal and Husband Settle in at Kiowa Leal and her husband Mike are residing in the hospitalowned house. They would like to buy a home and favor a “modern original.”

Mike has some marketing background working at radio and TV stations. He likes to DJ. He’s starting with the Radiofrequency Safety International (RSI) Corporation in Kiowa. He’s already joined Kiowa’s Rural Fire Department as a volunteer and has previous experience. The couple is visiting different churches in town. Mike’s daughter, age 27, is a nurse in Florida.

When she’s not working, Leal “loves to read and watch NCIS.” She is an avid gardener. “Before medical school I did lots of arts and crafts,” she said with a laugh, then there was no time.

She earned her degree in education at New Mexico State and later her master’s degree in human resources at the University of Oklahoma. Yes, she is a Sooner fan.

Into her second career at age 40-something, Leal inspires with the words, “You are never too old.”

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Wichita high school principal says he was brought to tears after a senior prank didn't pan out the way he expected.

A student recently asked North High principal Sherman Padgett to hold a bucket, while monitoring students passing in the hallway. He

declined, joking that he feared she would dump fish eyes into it.

He reluctantly held the pail later in the next passing period after his secretary said it was part of a senior prank. Bracing himself for the unknown, the principal was surprised to find students drop notes into the con-

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tions for petty infractions such as walking in the middle of the street, putting the raising of revenue from fines ahead of public safety. The physical tussle that led to Brown's death began after Wilson told him and a friend to move from the street to the sidewalk.

The practice hits poor people especially hard, sometimes leading to jail time when they can't pay, the report says, and has contributed to a cynicism about the police on the part of citizens.

Among the report's findings was a racially tinged 2008 message in a mu-

nicipal email account stating that President Barack Obama would not be president for very long because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."

The department has conducted roughly 20 broad civil rights investigations of police departments during Holder's tenure, including Cleveland, Newark, New Jersey, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Most such investigations end with police departments agreeing to change their practices.

Several messages seeking comment from Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jack-

son and Mayor James Knowles III were not returned. A secretary for Jackson said he is not doing media interviews, and Jackson left the police department Tuesday afternoon without comment.

Knowles has previously said the city is attracting a large pool of applicants to police jobs, including minority candidates seeking the position left vacant by Wilson's resignation.

John Gaskin III, a St. Louis community activist, praised the findings, saying, "Ferguson police have to see the light in how they deal with people of color.

"It's quite evident that change is coming down the pike. This is encouraging," he said. "It's so unfortunate that Michael Brown had to be killed. But in spite of that, I feel justice is coming."

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again last Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. “The show must go on,” as always animated cast member Gary Jacobs said. That was despite a snowstorm Friday, but thanks to the help of many, the sidewalks leading to Kiowa’s Community Building were dry. BLT patrons driving from Oklahoma said the highways were not yet cleared, but not too bad and they weren’t going to miss the show. Folks from Medicine Lodge, Kansas said the roads were clear.

At intermission and after the play, patrons said the comedy was worth the drive.

Cherokee woman Grace Wessels and her husband Darrell braved the roads. She said, “The show and meal were definitely worth it! All the cast did an outstanding job.”

Leading lady Mary Ellen Wilhelm (who has been in double digit BLT shows) always plays to perfection her attractive character, this time a former debutante who shows a roller-coaster of emotions with her facial expressions and voice that was sometimes sharp and funny and other times tender as the steaks served at the dinner theatre.

As the simple fella Ellard, Josh Myers is as much fun to watch as he gets so excited himself, thinking he’s teaching English to the foreigner. “Ellard’s” got a good heart and Myers cornered the market on digging deep to bring the addle-brained young man’s innocence to the stage.

A real scene-stealer is Jason Thayer who brilliantly plays the redneck, clanloving, jerk who is really a scaredy-cat.

He is hilarious and at the same time creepy as the venom he spews as he taunts the foreigner and is totally believable as a violent man.

Longtime BLT veteran Gary Jacobs cleverly defines whatever role he plays. In this case, he appears to be a sickeningly sweet minister and fiance. He preaches that the meek will inherit the earth.

He definitely inherits laughter with his performance. Watch his facial expressions and arched eyebrow. He’s “realll good” at playing a character the audience loves to hate.

Perfectly playing the worldly Sgt. Froggy LeSueur, Justin Rugg sets the entire plot in motion which results in a bit of insanity for all his “bloaks.” The real-life Barber County Sheriff, Rugg is a natural on stage (as he’s been in about too many BLT plays to count) and always throws himself into whatever role he plays.

Froggy’s surprise about what his friend “Char-o-lae” (the foreigner) is doing at the lodge after just two days is as funny as the plot twists.

It just wouldn’t be a BLT production without the superb acting of Janice Hill who has played hot, vixen characters to this role as a kindly old lady who owns the lodge. Never able to get out and see the world, she is mesmerized by the foreigner and the stories of her friend Froggy. With her smooth gray wig and housedresses, Hill is so believable as the good-nature d but tired woman who is still a chatterbox. Her attempt to communicate with the foreigner in a loud tone of voice, okay yelling, keeps the crowd laughing throughout.

Director Kevin Cox did it again – the Foreigner is “realll good,” as Ellard likes to say throughout the play. The facial expression Cox should be wearing is a big smile. The final Saturday night is sold out like last week. However, make time to spend Sunday afternoon watching the 2 p.m. matinee. You’ll be glad you did.

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Waynoka member Don Blalock will be attending a new school board member workshop in Tulsa this Friday and Saturday.

Principal Meriwether’s report included information on the stock show and said positive things were happening within it. He ended his floor time with the remediation report. He said it showed one student in college needed remediation.

Moving to the next agenda item, Tackett opened two bids for the purchase of new carpet for the main building.

The bid from Hollan Floor Covering in Colony, Oklahoma, came in at $62,050 for material and installation and won the bid.

Members then voted on a few more agenda items: To solicit bids for telescopic seating for the gymnasium, to approve the contract for Audit of Public Schools 2014-2015 school year to be conducted during the 2015-2016 fiscal year with the firm of Chas. W. Carroll, P.A., and amending the Superintendent’s contract to include bonus for the 20142015 school year.

After convening and reconvening in executive session, the board decided to accept the resignation of Daresa Poe, to employ Margaret Goss as a certified FACS teacher, assign Tyson Tackett extra duties for the Jr. High baseball team and Danny Green for the Jr. High softball team.

Certified tutoring was added to the extra duty schedule with an extra $25 an hour, and Kathy Hull was hired as a bus driver for the special education coop.

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oil and gas regulator, briefly slipped the bonds of bureaucrat speak to describe the situation in Medford: “They are getting absolutely hammered.”

Although the quakes are not large enough to bring down homes, they send cracks through concrete floors and several people said it seemed only a matter of time before a gas pipe ruptured or some other serious accident occurred. A major 2011 earthquake in nearby Prague injured several people and crumbled parts of houses.

It would therefore seem likely that the residents of Medford would be clamoring for a complete ban on fracking, like the one implemented in the more environmentally-friendly New York state.

But Dea Mandeville, the city manager, struck a more cautious note in an interview at her office. “There’s always a good side to the oil production and a bad side to the oil production,” she said.

While the earthquakes are an obvious negative, the oil boom has brought money and new people to an otherwise quiet corner of Oklahoma. More tax dollars has meant new fire trucks, new ambulances and a $700,000 street repaving effort – more than twice what Medford would have been otherwise able to afford.

The town’s few restaurants found they had a daily flood of customers as the oilmen moved into the area. New trailer parks sprang up to accommodate the influx of workers and a few savvy

residents have become millionaires by selling drilling rights on their property.

The state’s anti-fracking movement has organized rallies calling for a moratorium but has yet to sway a majority of Oklahomans against an industry that has brought so much money to the state.

Yard signs bearing anti-fracking messages are regularly torn up by neighbors who believe the environmentalists are putting jobs at risk.

“We know we have a long way to go,” said Angela Spotts, an activist opposed to fracking. “They have literally broken pieces of Oklahoma apart and we’re constantly shaking but I don’t think the state will ever ban it.”

The environmentalist movement may ultimately get satisfaction from the slumping price of oil long before they convince the Republican state government to act. Fracking is an expensive method of extraction and cheap oil makes it difficult to turn a profit. Production is already falling as a result but it remains to be seen if the earthquakes will also calm down.

Standing at the Medford lunch counter she has manned for 34 years, Margie Cink can’t get that excited about any of it: the earthquakes, the money, the political debate.

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“We always knew the oil money wouldn’t last forever. It came and went and the earthquakes are still here,” she said.

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to become part of the music program at Shiloh Community Church, Phoenix.

There, she played a synthesizer as a part of a praise band until hearing loss and poor health forced the end of her church music ministry in 2005.

After approximately ten years at South Mountain, Joan became the head librarian at Central High School. As a librarian, part of her time was consumed with selecting appropriate books based on the students’ reading ability and maturity. This required her to read many of the available books to learn their content. Cataloging and shelving books, and helping students select the best materials for their reading interest, class projects, etc., consumed much of the rest of her time.

Joan often had student helpers that assisted with book processing in the library. Frequently, she took on students who had poor grades or were from problem homes. Joan recognized the need to be adequately prepared to help these students. School district policy also required staff to continue their education. Thus, Joan attended Arizona State University (ASU) where she eventually obtained a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Joan retired from Central High School at the end of the school year in June, 1999.

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Summer was also a time for travel.

Locations visited included: Washington DC; Victoria, British Columbia; Biloxi, MS; Grand Forks, ND; Mazatlan, Mexico; and Niagara Falls.

Retirement yielded time to do other things. Joan took up quilting; making quilts for her children, grandchildren and the children of friends. She became involved in the ministry of making “receiving blankets” to be given to new mothers of limited means.

Joan was a voracious reader that enjoyed visits to used book stores on a regular basis. A shopping cart half full of books supplied her needs for at least a couple of weeks. Her favorite genre were mysteries set in medieval times.

Joan lived a full and interesting life, as her health slowly failed she set her sights on the next great adventure; going home to live with Jesus.

LEO B. MYERS Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Alva Church of God with Reverend Bob Brown officiating.

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Leo B. Myers was born on April 8, 1943, in Wichita, Kansas, to Lewis and Grace Jones Myers. He passed away at the Enid Integris Bass Baptist Health Center on the 26th of February at the age of 71 years, 9 months, and 18 days.

He attended the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Alva through the eighth grade and graduated from Alva High School in 1961. He attended Northwestern State College where he played football and ran track before graduating in 1967 with a BS degree in physical education.

After graduation, Leo was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps as a Lieutenant. Following training at Quantico, Virginia, he

fought with the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Hue City during the Tet Offensive in February 1968, for which he was awarded his second of two Purple Hearts. During the battle he singlehandedly attacked entrenched North Vietnamese soldiers with grenades for which he was awarded the Silver Star for his gallantry and distinguished service. After spending approximately a year and a half in the Naval Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, recovering from his wounds, he received a disability retirement from the Marines.

He then taught physical education and coached football in Chinle, Arizona. In 1978 he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and began working at the Texas Employment Commission in the veteran’s department helping veterans find jobs.

On July 21, 1979, he married Colleen Ann Glasgow in Alva. They made their home in Corpus Christi where they had two children, Natalie Ann and Phillip David. In 1992 they moved to Alva where he began working at Central National Bank until his retirement in 2004.

He was an avid football fan and counted the days until the new season began each year. He also loved watching old movies with his son. One of the biggest highlights of his life was his 7 month old grandson, Cash. He loved holding him and trying to teach him new things. He also insisted on seeing at least one picture of him everyday.

Leo is survived by his wife, Colleen, of the home, his daughter, Natalie and her husband, Glen Knight of Norman, his son, Phillip of Alva, his grandson, Cash Lennon Knight of Norman; his sister, Marilyn Myers of Alva, and brother, Steve Myers of Phoenix, Arizona; sisters-in-law Dana and her husband Robert Hooper of Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Kelli and her husband Jarek Kelnar of Oklahoma City. He is also survived by two nephews, one niece and other relatives and many friends.

Contributions can be made to the Wounded Warriors Project. Donations may be sent to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, or visit woundedwarriorsproject. org.

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Alfalfa County sheriff’s log February 21, 2015 8:00 a.m. Minor accident, Woods County advised of an accident at CR 580 and Hughes, non-injury, semi vs truck, no fluids leaking, need it worked, advised deputy and OHP, roadway blocked.

February 22, 2015 7:54 a.m. Minor accident, respondent advised of a rollover 2 miles north of the junction of state highways 45 and 8, respondent advised driver is not hurt, he is sitting in someone else’s truck, advised deputy, OHP, Carmen Fire Department, Aline Fire Department, and Helena Ambulance, deputy advised he is not going out if no one is injured, Helena Ambulance advised ambulance is on a transport, advised Cherokee Ambulance en route, deputy en route to first wreck, vehicle is on its passenger

side, vehicle is red, owner of the vehicle will come get it after the weather clears up, deputy advised they got the truck back on its wheels, it will remain sitting in the ditch ‘til weather clears.

February 25, 2015 8:11 a.m. Accident seriousness unknown, CPD got a report of an accident just north of Cozy Curve, 1 vehicle, they advised Fire and ambulance and deputy and OHP. February 27, 2015 10:25 a.m. Accident seriousness unknown, CPD advised of rollover on U.S. Highway 64 and CR 510, woman trapped, deputy en route, advised OHP, CPD advised ambulance and fire department, someone on scene advised woman is out and okay.

February 28, 2015 4:22 p.m.

Minor accident,

respondent advised of a flatbed truck with gooseneck trailer overturned approximately 8 miles west on Greer Rd, respondent advised the truck trailer is partially blocking the road, deputy advised and en route, advised Stanley’s Wrecker in Enid, notified OHP that wrecker is on scene, OHP on scene, truck was towed to CR 500 on the Dacoma blacktop.

March 2, 2015 5:47 a.m. Miscellaneous, CPD called and advised respondent called in a guy in a cowboy hat walking toward Cherokee, advised he may need a ride in the cold weather, deputy advised, CPD called and advised that respondent decided to go back and pick the guy up, cowboy was out of gas, respondent took him to get gas and then back to his vehicle.

Alfalfa County real estate transactions Real Estate Transfers Book 766, Page 42: Dirk Allen and Ann Allen; unto Justin Morrison and Desiree Morrison: Lots 4-12, In Block 7 Original Town of Goltry, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Warranty deed.

Book 766, Page 169: Nancy Dourneen and Philip S. Dourneen, wife and husband, AND Jim R. Elliott and Paula Wegner, husband and wife; unto Ferrell Rentals, LLC: Lot 10 and the N/2 of Lot 11, in Block 58, in Titus Second Addition to the city of Cherokee, Alfalfa County,

Oklahoma. Warranty deed.

Book 766, Page 175: Alfalfa County Land and Cattle Inc.; unto Failes Family LLC: A tract containing 69.8011 acres more or less, located in the N/2 NW/3 of S14-27N-11W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

Warranty deed.

Book 766, Page 545: Michael H. Womack, Trustee of the Michael H. Womack Revocable Trust; unto Miles J. Redman and Kristy Redman: E/2 SW/4 of S1-24N-10W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

Warranty deed.

ATTENTION March 16 last day to assess personal property

The Woods County Assessor’s office would like to remind everyone since March 15 falls on a Sunday this year, March 16 is the last day to assess farm equipment, business personal property, and mobile homes, without penalty. Also March 16 will be the deadline to apply for homestead exemption if one’s total gross household income, from all sources, was under $20,000. This is also the deadline to apply for a homestead property freeze if one is over 65 and the total gross household income is below $62,900.

Book 766, Page 557: John Austin and Mary J. Austin; unto Vicki Dewett and Danal Dewett: The E. 90’ of Lots 13 and 14 and the E. 90’ of the S. 4’ of Lot 15, in Block 21, in the Original Town of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

Warranty deed.

Mortgages Book 765, Page 893: Between Levi Justin Rose; and BancCentral, National Association: The S/2 SW/4 SW/4 in S3127N-12W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $80,300.

Book 765, Page 898: Travis D. Miller and Tamera R. Miller; and Community Bank: A tract of land in the SE/4 SW/4 of S1-26N-11W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $192,000.

Book 766, Page 43: Justin Morrison and Desiree Morrison; and MERS: Same as Warranty Deeds Book 766, Page 42.

454,139.

Book 766, Page 156: David C. Collins and Peggy A. Collins; and ACB Bank: In the SE/4 of S3-26N-11W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $56,553.28 Book 766, Page 162: Reggie D. Diel and Kay Diel; and Alva State Bank & Trust Company: the SE/4 of S22-27N-12W, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. $550,000.

Book 766, Page 546: Miles J. Redman and Kristy Kay Redman; and The Bank of Kremlin: same as Warranty Deeds Book 766, Page 545. $132,000.

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Wednesday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities.

Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request.

Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

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

Thursday 9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities.

Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request.

Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

2-5 p.m. The Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva is open every day except

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Monday. For information or arranged tours, call 580-327-2030.

3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St. 5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers meets every Thursday at College Hill Church of Christ in Alva.

7 p.m. Alva Moose Lodge men’s meeting is held every Thursday.

7 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.

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year-old child. She said Dreiling had their daughter over the weekend, and since Monday, Feb. 16, was a holiday, she allowed him to keep the girl an extra day. She said she had planned to drive to Alva and pick up her daughter after she got off work on Tuesday. She received a phone call from Dreiling around 5:43 p.m.

Tuesday evening while she was still at work. He told her the daughter wanted to come home and he would bring her home now.

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under suspension with his driver’s license, she has court papers ordering him not to drive with his daughter in the vehicle and that he is not to drink around her. She said she was worried and left work to go home. She said when she arrived home in the 700 block of Kansas Street in Cherokee she saw Dreiling’s Trailblazer parked in her driveway running. She said Dreiling was behind the wheel and he was talking on his cellphone as she approached. She asked about her daughter and was told she was asleep in the backseat. She said she went into her house to drop off some items she had in her hands. She turned to go back outside when Dreiling came in with the girl.

Tucker said Dreiling was sitting on her couch rocking and seemed unsteady. She asked him if he had been drinking and he replied no. She said she could smell the odor of liquor coming from Dreiling. She said he stayed at her home until around 7:30 p.m. and left driving the Trailblazer.

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Alfalfa County court filings According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not intentionally alter or delete any of this information. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper.

Felony Filings Stephen Ryan Dreiling, 40, Alva: Child endangerment by driving under the influence ($265.50).

Misdemeanor Filings Brenda Mae Dahn, 37, Cherokee: Driving while license revoked ($229).

Brenda Mae Dahn, 37, Cherokee: Obstructing an officer ($229).

Civil Filings Ali Tarish Al’Rekabi vs. Department of Public Safety: DPS Appeal ($135.70).

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Smith: Determination of heirship and persons entitled to real property ($135.70).

Synchrony Bank F/K/A GE Capital vs. James L. Henderson: Indebtedness in the amount of $1,845.06 plus interest and costs ($205.70).

Small Claims Filings Russell Nickel and McWillie Water Depot LLC vs. Perry W. Toon and 3T Trucking: Indebtedness in the sum of $3,390 for past due accounts plus costs and fees ($208).

Divorce Filings Traci Beth Bishard vs. Douglas Eric Bishard: Divorce ($193.70).

Traffic Filings Charles Marvin Hutchinson, 56, Elk City: Failure to yield to vehicle on right of intersection ($211.50).

Jeremiah Charles King, 35, Stillwater: Transport load without permit ($211.50).

Brenda Mae Dahn, 37, Cherokee: Operate vehicle on which all taxes due to state have not been paid ($211.50).

Misael Leonardo Herrera, 28, Medford: Operating a motor vehicle at a speed not reasonable or proper ($211.50).

Gary Linden Clift Jr., 52, Aline: Operating a motor vehicle at a speed not reasonable or proper ($211.50).

The following individuals received a citation for speeding: Christopher Lee Boomgarden, 37, Duncan: 15 mph over ($226.50); Brenda Mae Dahn, 37, Cherokee: 11-14 mph over ($226.50); Timothy Anson Hays, no age or address listed: 1-10 mph over ($228.50); Anthony Travis Hummel, 39, Broken Arrow: 21-25 mph over in construction ($351.50); Chase Warren Sanders, 30, Guthrie: 11-15 mph over in construction ($241.50).

The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine): Cory Blake Watkins, 34, Enid; Charles Marvin Hutchinson, 56, Elk City; Joshua Dewayne Nichols, 25, Goltry.

Barber County sheriff’s log February 23, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Cedar Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.

February 24, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from 2nd Street to Pratt.

Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire about 1 mile west of Kiowa.

February 25, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Iliff Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.

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February 27, 2015 Kiowa Ambulance transported patient from Kiowa Manor to Kiowa Hospital.

March 1, 2015 Medicine Lodge Ambulance transported patient from Oak Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.

During the week officers received two reports of cattle out, performed seven public assists and assisted two other agencies.

Arrests February 23, 2015 Rickey J R Brown, Haviland, W/M, 36. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Failure to appear. Released Feb. 26, 2015, on $5,000 surety bond.

March 1, 2015 Alan M. Brown, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 27. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Driving while driver’s license suspended.

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