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Vol. 109 No. 41 – 14 Pages, 1 Section Cherokee, (Alfalfa County) Oklahoma Thursday, September 8, 2011 – 50¢

CHEROKEEMESSENGER & REPUBLICAN

Home of the Great Salt Plains & the Selenite Hourglass Crystal

By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

AMORITA – Citizens in Amorita are rallying to keep their local post office alive.

A representative from the U.S. Postal Service will pay a visit next week to Alfalfa County to gather input from local residents who benefit from the Amorita Post Of-fice, among other area post offices.

The Amorita meeting will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Amorita Senior Citizens’ Building, 105 W. Main St.

A Postal Service repre-sentative will be on hand to hear from residents who think the post office should remain open.

The U.S. Postal Ser-vice announced in August that officials plan to study 3,700 facilities across North America – 100 in Oklahoma – and determine whether or

By STEVE BOOHERMessenger & Republican Staff

Don Coppock served as chief of the U.S. Border Patrol for 14 years, leading the agency through the tumultuous 1960s when Presidents John F. Ken-nedy and Lyndon Johnson used the Border Patrol to enforce civil rights laws throughout the south.

Following his death on Sept. 1, the Border Patrol displayed its ultimate tribute to the Cher-okee native's service to the na-tion by standing guard over

An Indian chief costume, a humorous monologue, a flashy pink gown and an interview with this year’s judges were enough to seal the win for this year’s Miss Cherokee Sabrina Wilber.

Wilber competed against six other contestants Sept. 1 in the Cherokee High School Auditorium.

She will compete for the crown of Miss Cinderella at 7:30 p.m. each night Sept. 29 and 30 in Herod Hall Auditorium at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva. Wilber, along with other area winners, also will ride in Northwestern’s Homecoming Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. Oct. 1 and takes place around the downtown square in Alva.

In the event that Wilber cannot compete for the Cinderella crown, Miss Cherokee First Runner-Up Katelyn Roberts will take her place. Roberts won the runner-up title with a musical monologue.

Securing the second runner-up title with a piano solo was Taylor Highfill.

Ashley Stocking was the night’s talent winner with her ren-

dition of Trisha Yearwood’s “She’s in Love with the Boy.”Linzie Castro won the title of Miss Congeniality. Castro per-

formed a dance and lip-syncing number for the talent portion of the competition.

Each contestant endured an interview with judges Connie Weber, Alexa Humphries and Lacy Toews prior to the night’s contest. Each senior girl competing in the annual show also modeled formal wear for the audience.

Also competing for the crown were Samantha Lovely, who performed a dance number for her talent, and Lindzey Ducotey, who sang “Bound to You.”

Cherokee Pride representatives from the Pre-K and Kinder-garten Dance Team opened the show with a number performed with each Miss Cherokee contestant.

Senior boys brought the crowd to hysterics with their ren-dition of synchronized swimming, Chiefs style, prior to a short intermission before the night’s winners were announced.

Cherokee alum Aaron Hoggard emceed the festivities.

Sabrina Wilber wears Miss Cherokee tiara;Katelyn Roberts takes runner-up honors

WINNERS in this year’s Miss Cherokee Pageant are (from left) Linzie Castro, Congeniality Award; Ashley Stocking, Talent Award; Taylor Highfill, second runner-up; Sabrina

Wilber, Miss Cherokee 2011-2012; and Katelyn Roberts, first runner-up.

DONALD COPPOCK

his casket at Goodwin Funeral Home until his funeral service and burial in Cherokee Munici-pal Cemetery late Wednesday morning. (See the complete obituary on Page 7.)

Coppock retired from the Border Patrol on July 1, 1973, after 32 years of serving in re-mote outposts in Texas to the agency's headquarters in Wash-ington, D.C.

Even after his retirement, Coppock served as the chief ad-ministration officer and public information officer for the U.S.

House of Representatives com-mittee looking into the possible impeachment of President Rich-ard Nixon.

But to those who knew him after he and his late wife, Shir-ley, moved back to Cherokee, Don Coppock was better known as one of the regulars who played dominoes come rain or come shine.

He seldom spoke of his days in Washington, D.C., where his influence as head of one of the nation's premier law enforce-ment agencies was consider-

able.Coppock was front and cen-

ter when James Merideth, the first African-American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, was escorted into the institu-tion. He and the Border Patrol played a role in the investiga-tion of the Rev. Martin Luther King's assassination, as well as the bombing of a Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., where four young girls died.

He also was involved in the negotiation for the return of American prisoners after the

failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba.

In 1968, U.S. Attorney Ram-sey Clark presented Coppock the Department of Justice Dis-tinguished Service Award for his many accomplishments.

The Cherokee native never strayed far from his life's work with the Border Patrol. He helped establish the U.S. Bor-der Patrol Museum and Library Foundation in 1980 and was the longest serving chairman of the organization's National Board

Don Coppock leaves legacy of service to nation


Even with highs expected to be in the low- to mid-80s this week and the low temperatures predicted to drop into the 40s and 50s during the night and early morning hours, area resi-dents are reluctant to believe that the summer's record-set-ting heat wave is over.

The first three days of Sep-tember went over 100 degrees and added to the 67 days dur-ing the climatological summer, gave Cherokee 70 days of cen-tury plus temperatures.

Data from the Oklahoma Me-sonet site in Alfalfa County, lo-cated one-half miles southwest of Cherokee, shows the high temperature during the months of June, July and August was on July 9 when the high was 112 degrees. Thermometers climbed to 111 on Aug. 2 and reached 110 degrees on three occasions – July 27, Aug. 24 and Aug. 31.

The longest stretch of 100 de-gree plus weather was 15 days – from July 26 through Aug. 9.

The brutally hot weather took its toll on the county's No. 1 industry – agriculture – but combined with a record drought caused even more suffering for farmers.

Since October 2010, only 11.46 inches of precipitation has been measured at the Me-sonet site. June, July and Au-gust produced 5.28 inches of moisture at that site. That com-pares to 13.75 inches of rain during the same three months in 2010.MONTH, YEAR PRECIPITATIONOctober, 2010 ..................................0.61November, 2010 ..............................2.24December, 2010 ..............................0.04January, 2011 ..................................0.36February, 2011.................................0.58March, 2011 .....................................0.96April, 2011 .......................................0.75May, 2011 ........................................0.64June, 2011 .......................................2.57July, 2011 .........................................0.53August, 2011 ...................................2.18

Whew... 67 days over 100 degrees!Rain gaugeshows dusty5.28 inches

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BURLINGTON – School District voters here will go to the polls Tuesday to de-cide the fate of a $410,000 bond issue.

Votes will decide whether the school needs new trans-portation equipment, spe-cifically three 47-passenger buses, a bus with a wheel-chair ramp, a new Subur-ban and a new pickup for the ag department.

Precincts 110, the Bur-lington Fire House Office, and 120, the Amorita Com-munity Building – will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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By KORINA DOVEMessenger & Republican Staff

Congressman Frank Lucas hasn’t had any fun this year, but with a rollercoaster ride antici-

Lucas said the United States is working on trade agreements with three major players: Pan-ama, Columbia and South Ko-rea.

“Some of those markets are tremendous in potential, specif-ically with beef and with pork,” Lucas said. He called Columbia the “biggest challenge” because of labor issues, which the con-gressman did not specify.

“Our European friends have established trade agreements and are ahead of us right now,” Lucas said.

He hopes to have a copy of the revised Farm Bill in the hands of the president by early next year.

“I’d like to give him the Farm Bill before he goes and sees my neighbors,” Lucas said, re-ferring to President Barrack Obama’s annual trek across the United States to visit rural ar-eas.

Jim Buck of Cherokee was curious about welfare reform and how welfare affects the Farm Bill.

“If you added in every pro-gram, I don’t know what the percentage would be,” Lucas said, “but 74 percent of all the Farm Bill has gone into school lunch and welfare programs. Eight percent goes to conserva-tion. In the Farm Bill, we’re go-ing to look at the Food Stamp program.”

David Collins of Cherokee asked about budget cuts.

“As Ag Committee chair,

I have to be careful with my statements,” Lucas said. “But I will say this, we’re going to have less.”

Lucas guessed that Congress will look at $30 billion in cuts, and one of the areas being ex-amined are direct payments to farmers who maintain land in the Conservation Reserve Pro-gram.

A solution to cutting direct payments may be to look at ad-justing crop insurance premi-ums according to weather pat-terns.

STATE OF THE ECONOMYLucas opened his town meet-

ing with a recap of this year’s budget woes and how Congress will handle a $1.5 trillion short-fall in 2012.

“This is not a typical year,” Lucas said. “This is not a nor-mal set of circumstances.”

He said a new committee consisting of 12 members, half Democrats and half Republi-cans, has been established to review a “multitrillion dollar list” of budget concerns.

Committee members will meet for two weeks and should emerge before Dec. 24 with a proposal to reduce the nation’s monumental deficit.

“They don’t have to make any changes based on what we think, but they do have to listen to us,” Lucas said.

Part of the discussion will center around raising the na-tion’s debt ceiling.

“If the committee cannot CONGRESSMAN Frank Lucas speaks to a crowd of about 30 on Aug. 31 at the Alfalfa County Farm Bureau office in Cherokee.

Lucas wants new farm bill to president early in 2012pated for the spring, he said he expects bigger thrills in 2012.

Lucas spoke Wednesday, Aug. 31, to an audience of about 30 at the Alfalfa County Farm

Bureau Office in Cherokee.At the top of audience mem-

bers’ concerns was the country’s Farm Bill, up for an overhaul in 2012.

agree or if both houses cannot accept (the proposal), the presi-dent has the ability to say he needs more credit,” Lucas said. “At that point there’s a set of automatic cuts that kick in. Al-most everything is on the table, and those cuts will begin just shortly after the beginning of the year.”

Lucas supports an increase in the president’s line of credit.

“The president needs that $1.5 trillion line of credit to do what he’s doing,” the congress-man said. “We will drive our Democrat friends to approve that. If he’s going to get the cred-it he needs to get him through the end of the year, he’s going to have to persuade people.”

Bringing troops home from Iraq is one way the country could save money next year. Lucas said he believes progress has been made in Iraq and that the Iraqi government eventu-ally will be able to stand on its own.

“I won’t be the least bit dis-appointed if they tell us to go home on time,” Lucas said.

As for the troops being sent to Afghanistan, Lucas said, “Af-ghanistan is a hot war.”

Members of the Oklahoma National Guard are deployed in “some of the toughest plac-es, which is why we’ve seen so many casualties,” said the con-gressman.

The place that has created the most discussion in Wash-ington, D.C., however, is Libya.

“My conservative friends are fired up because the War Pact of 1974 says it’s unconstitutional,” Lucas said. “My liberal friends are even madder, but they’re madder for different reasons.”

Lucas said his liberal friends are upset because they voted “for a guy to get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan” who then sent troops to Libya.

“The president seems to be... following his predecessor’s strategy,” Lucas said. “Will it work? I don’t know.”

Dwight Richmond, Alfalfa County Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director, announced this week that the FSA is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) poli-cies to help those affected by sustained drought conditions.

Emergency haying normally lasts through Aug. 31, how-ever, FSA is permitting farmers and ranchers in drought stricken states – who have been approved for emergency hay-ing, including those in Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas – to extend their emergency haying period to Sept. 30, 2011.

This 30-day extension applies to existing and new emer-gency haying requests.

To file a request one must visit the county FSA office, file the necessary paperwork and receive written approval from FSA prior to haying specified CRP acres.

Only one cutting of hay may be taken from the acreage. Due to this extension, hay must now be in a windrow by Sept. 30, 2011 and removed from the field by Oct. 31, 2011. The hay may not be stored on any CRP acreage.

Producers also have until Nov. 18, 2011 to report all emer-gency haying and grazing activities.

Producers will be assessed a 25 percent reduction of their annual CRP rental payment for each acre hayed.

Complete details concerning the haying and grazing of CRP can be obtained by contacting the Alfalfa County FSA Office at (580) 596-2625, extension 2. The Alfalfa County FSA Office is located at 401 West Cherokee Ave., Suite A, in Cher-okee and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

By GARY McMANUSAssociate State ClimatologistOklahoma Climatological Survey

To get a sense of the state’s legendary heat waves of its past, Oklahoma’s youngest gen-eration would normally turn to the stories of parents, grand-parents or great-grandparents.

Tales of those summers from the 1930s, 1950s and even 1980 seemed as dated as rotary phones or changing the televi-sion channel by hand. They will no longer need to ask older gen-erations about harsh summers, however. They now have their own stories to tell and theirs will be from the hottest of them all – the summer of 2011.

According to data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, the state’s climatological summer – June 1 through Aug. 31 – ended with a statewide average of 86.8 de-grees, obliterating the previ-ous state record of 85.2 degrees from the summer of 1934.

In fact, that previous 1934 mark was the warmest summer on record for any state since re-cords began in 1895.

While Texas’ final summer statistics are still preliminary, it is known that they also sur-passed that 1934 record. It may take weeks before the new re-cord holder is known, however.

The statewide average high temperature through the sum-mer was 100.5 degrees, topped by southwestern Oklahoma’s average high of 104 degrees. The highest temperature dur-ing this summer was 115 de-grees, recorded in June at Er-ick and Hollis and in August at Wilburton and Wister.

Oklahoma City smashed its record for hottest summer with an average of 87.5 degrees, best-ing the previous mark of 85.9 degrees set in 1934 and 1980. Grandfield’s three-month aver-age of 92 degrees led the state with Kenton the coolest at 79.5 degrees.

August put the final touches on the momentous 2011 sum-mer. The statewide average temperature was 87.7 degrees, 7.3 degrees above normal and the warmest August on record for Oklahoma. The previous record was 87.2 degrees from

CRP emergency hayingis extended to Sept. 30

Today’s youngsters have their own heat wave stories1936.

Southwest Oklahoma, the area hit hardest by the drought and heat, had an average tem-perature of 91 degrees, 9.2 de-grees above normal. That tops

the previous warmest summer for that region by nearly 3 de-grees. The average high tem-perature for the month in that corner of the state was 105 de-grees.

The heat has not been con-fined to the climatological sum-mer’s boundaries. The Oklaho-ma Mesonet site at Grandfield recorded a high temperature at or above 100 degrees an as-tounding 97 times for the year – from April 18 through Sept. 1.

The previous high count for one year was 86 days by Hol-lis during the summer of 1956. Several other locations have ex-ceeded the previous record this year. Oklahoma City surpassed its own record of 50 days at or above 100 degrees with 59 days through Sept. 1.

The heat has been fed by ex-treme drought that began near-ly a year ago. The statewide average precipitation from Oct. 1, 2010 through Aug. 31, 2011, finished at 18.59 inches, 14.29 inches below normal and the third driest period on record.

That 11-month period was the driest on record for the Panhandle, north central, west central and southwestern Okla-homa. The Oklahoma Mesonet sites at Boise City, Grandfield, Goodwell and Hooker all record-ed less than 6 inches of rainfall since October 1.

August saw relief for some but a continuation of desperate times for others. The northeast-ern quarter of the state led the way with 4-6 inches of drought-relieving rainfall. Much of the state saw at least 1-2 inches but high temperatures and sunny skies made short work of that

moisture.As for the southwest and

parts of south central Okla-homa, they were left high and dry once again. The Oklahoma Mesonet site at Tipton saw a miserable one-hundredth of an inch of rain during the month.

Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 •

Cherokee’s Friends of the Library ContinuesLet’s Talk About It, Oklahoma

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2011 Series: The Way We Were, The Way We AreSeasons in a Contemporary FamilySept. 13 - “This House of Sky” by Ivan Doig

Sept. 27 - “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine HansberryOct. 11 - “Ordinary People” by Judith Guest

Oct. 25 - “During the Reign of the Queen of Persia” by Joan Chase7 p.m. at Cherokee City/County Library, 123 S. Grand, 596-2366

Books are loaned free.Materials and services 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 a grant from the Inasmuch Foundation.

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Continued from Page 1not the offices are worthy of keeping the doors open.

The Amorita Post Office was established in 1902. William T. Drake was the first post mas-ter.

Besides the Amorita Post Of-fice, the Goltry Post Office also is being considered for closure in Alfalfa County.

Goltry residents attended a joint meeting Aug. 31 at Hills-dale Christian School to discuss the possible closings of the Gol-try, Hillsdale and Carrier post offices. No determinations have been made from that meeting, according to Goltry Town Clerk Mary Page.

U.S. Postal Service officials also will review the feasibility of keeping open the Dacoma Post Office in neighboring Woods County and Manchester Post Office in Grant County.

Postal representatives will be at the Dacoma Post Office from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday to receive input from citizens. Manchester residents will meet at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 at that com-munity’s Town Hall.

Questionnaires were mailed to area residents regarding the impact that closing the facilities might have on citizens.

The U.S. Postal Service is asking those who received questionnaires to turn them in at their respective meetings or

hand deliver them by Sept. 18 to their local post offices.

Questionnaires also can be mailed to District Discontinu-ance Coordinator, Oklahoma PFC, 4025 W. Reno Ave., Okla-homa City OK 73125-9800.

Anyone with questions re-

garding the feasibility study can call Kathy Hottel, district discontinuance coordinator con-tact, at (405) 815-2524. A call to Hottel Tuesday to inquire about meetings that have taken place already was not returned by press time.

AMORITA

Continued from Page 1of Trustees at the time of his re-tirement from that body.

Coppock was born Dec. 8, 1910, and graduated from Cher-okee High School. He attended Oklahoma State University one year before transferring to then-Northwestern State College at Alva, where he received a Bach-elor of Arts degree in 1941.

Local friends and relatives said goodbye to Coppock at the funeral home, his funeral ser-vice at the Friends Church and during his graveside service at the cemetery.

Commander Jose Delagarza, supervisor for the 24-person Border Patrol contingent in Cherokee for Coppock's service, was in charge of the agency's farewell to its former leader.

He helped organize the hon-or guard at the funeral home, along with the 21-gun salute dedicated to Coppock, a tribute reserved only for retired Border Patrol personnel and agents who die in the line of duty.

To Border Patrol colleagues, Coppock was an institution; to his friends and neighbors in Cherokee he was an excellent historian and domino partner.

SERVICE

Entries for this year’s Alfalfa County Free Fair were turned in and tagged Wednesday, but plenty of time remains for everyone to enjoy the attractions at the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds.

Judges will award ribbons today (Thursday) for the swine show, Create-a-Souper-Dish and Death by Chocolate contests, the bottle kid, goat and sheep shows and the annual Homemade Ice Cream Contest.

Scoops of frozen treats will go on sale at 6:30 p.m. for $1 a cup.

Friday’s activities include the 4-H and FFA Livestock Judging Contests, which begin at 9 a.m.

The Open Class and OHCE Evaluation takes place from 10 a.m. to noon.

All exhibits and commercial booths will be released by 1 p.m. Friday. Until then, entries from Wednesday’s and Thurs-day’s contests will remain on display.

Some of Wednesday’s competition includes garden prod-ucts, cookie jar contest, crops and horticulture exhibits, Deco-rated Cookie Sandwich Contest, bucket calf and heifer and steer shows. Other livestock shows include lambs, rabbits and goats, which take place throughout the day.

Saturday will feature the horse show beginning at 9 a.m. in the indoor arena.

Fair books, featuring a complete list of times and activi-ties, are available in the Alfalfa County OSU Extension Of-fice, located on the first floor of the Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee.

The so-called "voter ID" law, approved by 74 percent of Okla-homa voters on Nov. 2, 2010, went into effect on July 1, said Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein, and will be in effect for Tuesday's $410,000 Burlington School District bond issue election.

"This new law requires all registered voters to show proof of identity in order to vote at the polling place on election day, or to vote early at the county Elec-tion Board office," she said.

According to Stein, the law is very specific about the kind of document that can be used for proof of identity.

"Any item used for proof of identity for voting must have been issued by the federal gov-ernment, the State of Oklaho-ma, or a federally recognized tribal government," she said.

In addition, the proof of iden-tity must show the name of the person to whom it was issued, a photograph of the person and must include an expiration date that is after the election date.

The law also states that the person's name on a proof of identity document must "sub-stantially conform" to the per-son's name in the precinct reg-istry.

Some documents that may be presented as proof of identity for voting include an Oklahoma driver license, a state identi-fication card, a passport or a military identification.

"Voters also may use the voter identification card they received by mail when they reg-istered to vote," Stein said.

These cards are allowed even though they do not include a photograph or an expiration

date."The voter identification card

is provided to every voter free of charge when they register to vote. Replacement cards are also free of charge," she added.

By law, state identification cards issued to persons who are 65 years old or older do not have

Registered voters in Alfalfa County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot in Tues-day’s Burlington School District $410,000 transportation bond election have missed the appli-cation deadline of Sept. 7, coun-ty Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said this week.

However, voters who want to cast in-person absentee ballots still can do so at the Election Board office on Friday or Mon-day. A two-member, bipartisan Absentee Voting Board will be on duty each day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to assist absentee vot-ers.

"In-person absentee voters fill out an application form when they get to the office," explained Stein. "They are not required to give a reason for voting absen-tee. They are required to swear that they have not voted a reg-ular mail absentee ballot and that they will not vote at their polling places on Election Day."

According to Stein, the Ab-sentee Voting Board verifies a voter’s registration informa-tion, and then issues a ballot. Voters mark their ballot in a voting booth and then put it in a voting device.

"It is very much like voting at a precinct polling place," said Stein.

Contact the county Election

Voter ID law in effect for Burlington election expiration dates but are valid proof of identity for voting.

A voter who does not have proof of identity that meets the requirements of the new law still may vote by provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is sealed inside an envelope in-stead of being inserted into the

voting device.Information provided by the

voter on an affidavit is investi-gated by election officials in the days following the election, and the ballot is either approved for counting or is rejected based on that investigation.

Stein said voters can avoid

proof of identity problems at the polling place by ensuring now that the name on their voter registration matches the name on their driver license or other proof of identity document, or by always using the voter iden-tification card issued by the county Election Board.

County Fair under way,runs through Saturday

In-person absentee votingfor Burlington bond issueopen Friday and Monday

Board, located on the second floor of the Alfalfa Cunty Court-house in Cherokee for more in-formation. The telephone num-ber is (580) 596-2718.

GUYMON – More than 100 descendants of William and Florentine Pshigoda, represent-ing the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Washing-ton, Missouri, Arkansas, Ari-zona and Mississippi, gathered in Guymon on Aug. 5, 6 and 7 to celebrate the 50th Pshigoda Reunion.

Ted and Marie Pshigoda of Cherokee, members of the John Danial and Mary Pshigoda fam-ily – one of the five sibling fami-lies represented at the reunion – attended the event.

A 51st reunion will be held on the first Sunday in August, 2012, at a site to be deter-mined.

Pshigodas takein 50th familyreunion Guymon


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Funding FEMAis not a jokeBy MIKE JONES The Tulsa World

There was an earthquake and hurricane on the East coast last week. People died, and the damage is already estimated in the billions. That is sure to rise.

Out here in the middle of the country, we understand. We put up annually with tornadoes and floods. This year Oklahoma and Texas are experiencing the worst drought since the 1930s. That drought has caused numerous wild-fires, crop failures and livestock deaths. The only thing missing is a cloud of dust five miles wide and a mile high. Before the drought, Oklahoma was still reeling from a record snowstorm in February.

In Joplin, people are still trying to rebuild from a dev-astating spring tornado. Although not a neighbor, Alabama also is trying to recover from a similar storm. Louisiana is still feeling the effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. All are in need of help.

Who do states, cities and their people turn to in such times, other than their neighbors and groups such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army? The federal government, of course.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is a key player in government help during such disasters. FEMA has received a lot of criticism, especially in the after-math of Hurricane Katrina. Some of that criticism was well-deserved. Now, however, it's not simply criticism but budget-cutting that threatens not only FEMA but those the agency is duty-bound to help.

Despite what Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann might say, this is no joke.

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Bachmann, during a campaign swing through Florida recently, tied the East Coast earth-quake and hurricane to President Obama's administration when she quipped: "You'd think by now they'd get the mes-sage, an earthquake, a hurricane, are you listening? The American people have done everything they possibly can. Now it's time for an act of God and we're getting it!"

Bachmann tried to pass the joke off as merely her sense of humor. It might – might – be funny if delivered by David Letterman or Conan O'Brien, but they are profes-sional comedians. Bachmann is running for the most important post in the world. The gaffe queen continues to reign.

However, I don't think she was joking. I think she really believes it was God sending a message to the presi-dent. And that is even scarier than the joke.

And there certainly is nothing funny about the crisis in the country or at FEMA.

The agency is running dangerously low on funds. That is causing it to shut down, temporarily I hope, some of the projects that were helping Joplin, Tuscaloosa, Oklahoma, Texas and even Louisiana recover.

There is an ironic twist here. Those states, other than maybe Missouri, are solidly Republican states. They are states with Republican governors and legislatures who have been elected and re-elected on the "federal govern-ment is bad" platform. Those who decry and even refuse stimulus funds now clamor for federal help buying hay or rebuilding schools.

Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., one of those in Congress lead-ing the economic battle against government spending, has said that if FEMA is to receive at least $1 billion in ad-ditional funding to get the country out of this crisis, then Congress will have to find $1 billion to trim elsewhere. This from Cantor, of Virginia, where the earthquake and Hurricane Irene left a trail of damage.

Not to be outdone in rhetoric, ever, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, a Libertarian in Republican clothing, said the nation would be better off without FEMA. He even voted against a bill that would have funneled billions of dollars into Texas and his district following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike in 2008. Since then, Texas has received more than $3 billion in federal funding.

The fact is, despite all the talk about the evil big gov-ernment, Americans need help sometimes. The federal gov-ernment is in a position to help, at least for now. In a per-fect world, neighbors, cities and states could all join hands and dig themselves out of droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and wildfires, to name a few natural disasters. We could simply have a good old-fashioned barn-raising.

That, however, is a dream. Bad things happen. We are all one nation, one people. Should we help one another? Certainly. Our tax dollars raise the barn. And, despite what some anti-government folks say, there is nothing wrong with that.

Years ago, in my earlier days of reporting for the Duncan Banner, Editor Callaway Buck-ley explained to me the fine art of writing an obituary.

"Everyone's done something that deserves a mention in their obituary," he liked to tell his young reporters. Of course, he meant something noteworthy, whether it be elected to office or an exceptional homemaker.

"Everyone's done something," he'd say when I turned in a ho hum funeral story.

Well, I've done some backsliding since then, but when I got word that Don Coppock had died I knew his would be one of those obituar-ies; you know, the kind that's so full of life-time achievements that you're sure to overlook the something Cal Buckley expected.

Most folks know Don Coppock was chief of the Border Patrol, but how many know that he led the agency during the tumultuous 1960s when Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson called upon the Border Patrol to en-force civil rights statutes?

When you mentioned Border Patrol in the '60s, you were more than likely talking as much about its leader – Don Coppock – as you were about the agency itself. That's not the impres-sion Don gave the public, but those in the know say the agency and Don Coppock were practi-cally one and the same.

Don and the patrol were charged with keep-ing the peace when James Meredith became the first African-American to enroll at Ole Miss. That alone would be a career accomplishment for anyone in law enforcement.

But there's more. Don and the patrol were

called in after the bombing of the Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., where four young girls died. He and the agency were called on when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was on the scene during two of the biggest civil rights marches in the history of this nation – the Poor Peoples' March on Washington, D.C. and the walk from Selma to Montgomery.

He even had a hand in the negotiations that returned prisoners after the Bay of Pigs fiasco in Cuba.

After his retirement from the Border Pa-trol, Don was appointed the chief adminis-tration officer and public information officer for the U.S. House of Representa-

tives Inquiry Committee for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.

Yessir, this is the same Don Coppock who spent the last 25 years of his life holding court at the local domino parlor.

This is the same Don Coppock who called me to task when I strayed off base in my facts for an editorial or column.

This is the same Don Coppock who was born and died in Cherokee, Okla.; the same Don Cop-pock who graduated from Cherokee High School and received his B.A. at Northwestern State College in Alva in 1941.

This is the same Don Coppock who was trusted by presidents of the United States. This is the same Don Coppock who came home to rub elbows with friends and neighbors after serving his nation during one of its most trying times.

This is the same Don Coppock who made his hometown, his state and his nation proud to know him.

Proud to have known Don CoppockSame Don Coppock who knew presidents, played dominoes

By JOHNATHAN HLADIKCenter for Rural Affairs

Rural communities received welcome news in August with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of a $900 million loan package to help rural electric cooperative utilities upgrade, expand and replace rural America's electric infra-structure.

Funding will be divided among utilities in Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Okla-homa, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The initiative, managed by the USDA Rural Develop-ment program, eclipses the $376 million distribut-ed in April and will benefit more than 19,000 rural consumers.

By providing the capital necessary to build nearly 1,500 miles of new transmission and im-prove more than 1,700 miles of lines already in

existence, this investment will lead to job creation and economic growth by enabling many rural com-munities to better realize their economic potential.

Our most abundant renewable energy resourc-es are found in remote regions that aren’t well con-nected to the existing transmission network.

Up to 300,000 MW of wind projects, enough to meet twenty percent of our annual, national electricity demand, are tied up in interconnection queues due to inadequate transmission capacity.

In order to utilize the tremendous potential associated with the development of renewable energy, it’s critical that we find a way to connect these projects to the existing grid network. The health of our rural communities depends on our ability to create opportunity. Providing entrepre-neurs the tools necessary to develop the resources right in our back yard moves us one step closer to making our clean energy future a reality.

Safe bet... rural energy upgrade

By TRISHA GEDONOSU Communications Specialist

STILLWATER – Standard & Poor’s (S&P) wanted to see $4 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years in the United States’ budget, but the new debt deal that was signed into law Aug. 2 called for only $2.4 trillion in cuts. It also expressed concern over whether an extremely di-vided Congress could decide on how to implement the spending cuts.

As a result, on Aug. 5, S&P took action and announced it was downgrading the United States’ debt from an AAA rat-ing to an AA+ rating. So what does this mean to the general public?

Eileen St. Pierre, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension personal finance specialist, said the public first needs to understand what the credit rating represents.

"A credit rating is essentially a grade that tells investors the probability that the organiza-tion, whether it be a govern-ment, corporation or nonprofit, issuing the debt will pay it back according to the terms of the agreement," St. Pierre said. "The higher the credit rating, the lower the probability there is of default.

"By downgrading U.S. debt, S&P is telling investors that it believes there is an increased risk that the U.S. won’t be able to pay its debt on time in the future. The other two major rating agencies, Moody’s and Fitch, have kept the U.S. credit rating at AAA for now but have warned they also may lower it in the future."

The public needs to realize that a rating of AA+ is still a great rating. A credit rating is similar to an individual’s credit score. A person with a credit score of 830 out of 850 would have AAA credit. If this score were to drop to 805, some finan-cial institutions may now con-sider you to have AA+ credit.

St. Pierre said individuals with a credit score of 805 still have a score that is higher than just about everyone else. How-ever, how a financial institution interprets your credit score can be subjective, just like the S&P decision to downgrade U.S. debt.

"If the risk of default increas-es, the interest rate on U.S. debt (Treasury bonds) should increase. This means the gov-ernment would have to pay more interest, which would ne-gate a lot of the spending cuts," she said. "This would make it harder to reduce the budget def-icit. In turn, the interest rates on other financial instruments that use the Treasury bond rate as a base, such as mortgages, would go up. This is something that could happen over the long-term."

However, in the short-term, interest rates on Treasury bonds have actually gone down. What we are seeing is what fi-nancial experts call "a flight to quality."

St. Pierre said during times of economic uncertainty, inves-tors put their money in invest-ments they know are safe. Cur-rently, investors do not believe there are safer alternatives to U.S. Treasury securities, with the exception of gold. This de-mand raises Treasury prices and keeps their interest rates low.

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PARTICIPATING in the 2011-12 Miss Cherokee Pageant (clockwise from top left): Mike Roberts escorts daughter and First Runner-Up Katelyn Roberts in the formal wear competition; Second Runner-Up Taylor Highfill plays a piano solo for her talent; David Wilber crowns this year’s Miss Cherokee, daughter Sabrina Wilber; Aaron Hog-gard sports his Dallas Cowboys cap as part of the entertainment he provided as emcee; Pre-K and Kindergarten students dance with contestants to open the show; Ashley Stocking performs a solo for her talent; Principal Jeremy Hickman (right) saves the day as Superintendent Cory Ellis welcomes the audience to this year’s Oscars … er, ESPYs … er, some big event; Samantha Lovely shows her Cherokee Pride; Lindzey Du-cotey sings for the talent portion of competition; Linzie Castro waves to the audience during the Cherokee Pride contest; Senior boys perform their version of synchronized swimming.

Photos by Korina Dove

Lifestyles • Cherokee, Okla., Messenger & Republican • Thursday, September 8, 2011

WheatheartLists Menu

Menu is subject to change due to availability of foods.

Monday, Sept. 12 - Chick-en strips, mashed potatoes with gravy, steamed brussel sprouts, whole wheat roll, strawberry sling.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Beef cabbage casserole, steamed rice, buttered carrots, whole wheat roll, apple torte.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 - Turkey tetrazzini, tossed salad, buttered green beans, garlic bread, brownie.

Thursday, Sept. 15 - Su-per baked potato with ham, cheese, marinated fresh veg-gie medley, crackers, sher-bert.

Friday, Sept. 16 - Closed.For reservation, call 580-

596-2792 Cherokee, or 580-852-3248 Helena, by noon the day before.

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CARMEN – Carmen Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon Sept. 12 at the bank building. Bill Curry, Native American Market-ing, will be the featured speaker. Please call Marcia or Robert Brown to reserve the meal.

WELCOME NEW RESIDENTSWelcome Lee and Helen Mc-

Dowell of Norman. They have purchased the Mulkey (Sterba) home on North Grand. Lee's mother was part of the Thomas family who lived in the home years ago. They will retire here in the future.

SYMPATHYCondolences to the Teresa

Frey family. Teresa passed away Friday in Alva.

Sympathy is extended to the James Watkins family. He passed away Aug. 30 in Okla-homa City.

Obituaries can be read on page 7.

BABY NEWSCongratulations to Brandon

and Tiffany Harvey of Enid on the birth of their son, James Bruce Harvey. He was born Aug. 31 at Integris Bass in Enid. He has a big sister, Jersey. His grandparents are Suzie Harvey and the late Bruce Harvey.

HERE AND THEREAnna, Brooke, and Sophia Bak-

er spent the weekend with Terry and Cindy Baker while their par-ents, Brandon and Erin, attended the OU game in Norman.

Bill and Dennis Delano have been in Arizona to help their sister, Glenda, who has been ill. Glenda returned to this area to recover from shoulder injuries.

The Carmen Methodist Church has begun their chicken dinner on Tuesdays at the new building. Serving begins at 11:30 a.m.

Carmen Fire and Rescue had a program with Diane Phillips, Emergency and Safety Director for Alfalfa County, who explained that grants are available to build storm shelters. There are also grants available for churches and schools for safe rooms or shelters. Grant information is available at ok.gov/oem.

Bob and Margaret Goss met sisters, Doris Jones and Becky Baker, at Quartz Mountain Lodge at Lone Wolf and cel-ebrated Doris' birthday. They also attended the Bobbi Parker trial in Mangum.

Shelly and Randy Robinson were in Camargo over the week-end to visit Christa and Dale Boren and boys and participated in the town celebration.

Eight members of the Alfalfa County Democrat Women at-tended An Evening with Frosty Troy last month in Enid.

The women first had dinner at Golden Corral and then lis-tened to Troy, columnist and founding editor of The Okla-homa Observer, speak at Sym-phony Hall.

The Democrat Women will meet again at 6 p.m. Monday in the Civic Room on the first floor of the Alfalfa County Court-house.

Democrat Women attend evening with Frosty Troy at Symphony Hall

Farmerettes OHCE met Sept. 1 in the Civic Room at the Alfalfa County Courthouse.

President Nancy Lambert called the meeting to order and led the flag salute.

Marguerite McMurtrey gave the devotion.

Members answered roll call with “Have you ever made salsa? What is your favorite kind?”

Tammi Cotton gave the les-son on salsa, and members en-joyed chips and eight different flavors of salsa.

Members read and approved minutes from the last meeting. Pauline Trissell gave the trea-surer’s report.

Discussion was held on the Cookie Jar Contest and Home-made Ice Cream Contest at the fair, and a progress report was given on the educational booth.

Family Fun Fair will be Oct. 22. The Turnip Festival will be

in November. Further discus-sion was tabled until the Octo-ber meeting.

Corkey Batterton suggest-ed Farmerettes donate to the school track fund. Members vot-ed to donate $500 to the fund.

Dana Wimpee reported on the fair project booth and final-ized plans with members. Jean Carpenter, Carolyn Stands, Terri Woods, Nancy Lambert and Sharon LaRue will furnish pies on Sept. 8.

Hostess Loretta Sharp served refreshments to the following members: Lambert, Wimpee, Carpenter, Elisa Crowder, Tris-sell, LaRue, Batterton, Stands, McMurtrey, Carol Montalvo, Sharp, Lois Walker, Wynona Puffinbarger and Cotton.

Trissell won the door prize.Lesson leader for October

will be Carpenter, and Montal-vo will have the devotion.

Farmerettes talk salsa, fairs, booths and turnip festival

CHEROKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL’S new activity bus arrived on campus Aug. 31, just in time for the Chiefs to travel to their first game of the season against Southwest Christian Academy in Del City. The 74-passenger bus was purchased with a $445,000 bond issue passed by voters in May.

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BURLINGTON – Burlington Board of Education members met for a special meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 1 in the superinten-dent’s office.

Members present were Terry Graham, Beth Guffy, Roger Al-len and Allison Armbruster. Member James Maltbie was absent. Others present were Superintendent Glen Elliot, As-sistant Principal Aaron Randall

and Minutes Clerk Jan Hill.After calling the meeting to

order and calling roll, the agen-da was approved as part of the minutes. The board discussed payment for and examined con-crete work done around the new construction and then approved payment to A-Z Construction for the work.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

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Funerals Cherokee, Okla. • Messenger & Republican • Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 •

DOnalD ROy COPPOCkDonald Roy Coppock died at

home Sept. 1, 2011. He was born in Cherokee on Dec. 8, 1910.

He graduated from Cherokee High School, studied one year at Oklahoma State University (OSU) and received his B.A. at Northwestern State College, Alva, in 1941.

On Aug. 28, 1940 he mar-ried Shirley Sheridan Meeker, Colorado.

Donald entered the U.S. Bor-der Patrol on Feb. 7, 1941 and was promoted and reassigned to numerous offices. In 1957 he be-came the Deputy Assistant Com-missioner for the U.S. Border Patrol located in Washington, D.C. He was later promoted and served 14 years as the head of the U.S. Border Patrol, retiring July 1, 1973.

During his career as the Border Patrol Chief, the Border Patrol was regularly called upon to enforce civil rights statutes during the 1960’s.

He was involved in the Civil Rights strife at Old Miss when the first African American, James Merideth, was enrolled at the University, the assassi-nation of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Poor People’s March on Washington, D.C., the Selma to Montgomery march, the nego-tiations that brought about the

return of prisoners after the Bay of Pigs war in Cuba and other enforcements.

After his retirement as the Border Patrol Chief, Donald was engaged as the Chief Ad-ministration Officer and the Public Information Officer for the U.S. House of Representa-tives Inquiry Committee for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Later, he was the Administration Officer for the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C.

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Border Pa-trol Museum in El Paso, Texas. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers.

He was preceded in death on April 29, 2011, by his wife, Shir-ley Sheridan Coppock.

He is survived by one daugh-ter, Mary-Blue Ster and her husband, John, of Neptune Beach, FL.; grandchildren Mary Elizabeth Ster-Molnar of Los Angeles, Calif., Donald Ster of Jacksonville, FL.; Virginia Blue Hughes of Asheville NC; and two great-grandchildren, Sophia Blue and Donovan Ster of Jack-sonville, FL.

Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at the Friends Church in Cherokee. Interment was in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery under the direction of the Good-win Funeral Home.

Memorials may be given to the Border Patrol Museum or Share Hospice through Goodwin Funeral Home. [paid obit] TeReSa PauleTTe FRey

CARMEN – Funeral service for Teresa Paulette Frey, 56, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 at the Nazarene Church in Helena with Pastor Dean Holt officiating. Burial will follow at Eagle Chief Cemetery with ar-rangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Helena.

Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Thursday) with the family present from 6-8

p.m. She was born Aug. 13, 1955 in

Broken Arrow to Paul Gene and Ila Mae Britton Stevens and died Sept. 2, 2011 in Alva.

She married Gail Frey May 15, 1987.

She received her BS degree in accounting at NWOSU in Alva. She was a member of the Helena Nazarene Church, but attended the First Baptist Church in Mooreland on occasion.

She was preceded in death by her father, Paul; mother, Illa; and her grandparents, Harry and Rose Stevens.

She is survived by her hus-band, Gail.

www.lanmanmemorials.comeVeReTT D. WeaTHeRS Funeral services for Everett

D. Weathers, 57, of Cherokee were held at 10:30 A.M., Tues-day, Sept. 6, 2011 at Miles Fu-neral Service in Winfield, Kan. Private inurnment will take place at a later date.

He was born April 7, 1954 in Winfield of Everett and June I. (Goodwin) Weathers and died Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 in Woods County Oklahoma.

He was raised and received his education in Winfield. As a young man he helped his father in the carpentry and stone ma-sonry business.

He married Angela Belew Nov. 10, 1973. The couple later divorced.

Everett worked in the oil field as a pumper, drove trucks for 18 years and had also been a mill hand.

He moved to Cherokee in 1981 and had recently taken a job with Brianís Hot Oil & Water Service as a truck driver.

He was a Christian. His family includes son, Jason

Weathers of Fairview; daugh-ters, Laura Brinkley of Alva; Christie Cunningham of Avard; and Jennifer Coursen of Chero-kee; brother, Wesley Weathers of Winfield; sisters, Loretta King of Wichita, Kan., Lucretia Mobley of Florida, Caroline Nichols of Missouri and Sherry Miller

of Winfield; and ten grandchil-dren.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles F. Weathers.

Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralser-vice.com.

GaRy MORRiSOn WAKITA – Funeral service

for Gary Morrison, 69, was at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at Wakita Christian Church. Rev. Jeff Enabnit and Rev. Bob Smith officiated.

Burial followed in Wakita Cemetery under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Pond Creek.

He was born Aug. 11, 1942, in Lufkin, Texas, to Ray and Betty (Schurman) Morrison and died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, after losing his battle with cancer and hepatitis.

He graduated from Baxter Springs, Kan. High School in 1962. He began his career in funeral service while in high school, working at his uncle’s funeral home.

He later moved to Oklahoma, where he served his apprentice-ship in the funeral business and later enrolled in Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1967.

In 1969 he moved to Santa Fe, N.M., and was employed as man-ager of a large funeral home.

He married Kathleen Gail Davis April 4, 1970.

In July 1971 they moved to Wakita and purchased the Thomas Funeral Home and Furniture Co., later changing the name to Morrison Funeral Service.

Gary and Kathy divorced in 1983 and later reconnected when Gary’s health deteriorated due to his hepatitis.

In 1983 they sold the business so Gary could pursue his other goal of becoming an independent funeral contractor for different funeral homes in and out of the state of Oklahoma.

He recently had been em-ployed as funeral director in

charge at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cherokee and assisted Wilson Funeral Home in Pond Creek. He also was the holder of an electrical apprentice license and worked with Ken Frech Electric, formerly of Medford.

He was past president of Wakita Lions Club, past secre-tary and member of Wakita Vol-unteer Fire Dept., past member of Wakita Community Health Center Board and Wakita Town Board of Trustees.

He was baptized in the As-sembly of God religion.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one half-brother.

Survivors include sister, Von-nie Stoia of Menlo Park, Calif.; daughter, Victoria Gail Chivers of Drummond; two grandsons; ex-wife and companion, Kathy Morrison of Wakita; stepsisters, Trudy Crosswhite, Atchison, Kan., and Susan Hungerford, Arlington, Texas; half-brothers, Gregory Morrison, Atchison, Kan., and Carey Morrison, El-gin; and stepbrother, Michael Green, Atchison, Kan.

Memorials may be made to Wakita Cemetery Association.

JaMeS ROy WaTkinSENID — Funeral service for

James Roy Watkins, 24, of Enid, was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at Central Christian Church. Pastor David Jones of Waukomis Christian Church and Rev. Dr. Stephan Hale of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City officiated.

Burial followed in Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

He was born July 25, 1987, in Wichita, Kan., and passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

He grew up in the Carmen area and attended high school in Cherokee. He moved to Alva with his family before moving to Enid in 2009.

He married Christine Eck-Webb Feb. 26, 2011, at Wau-

komis Christian Church.He is survived by his wife,

Christine of the home; mother, Shelly Naugle Miller of Fairview; three brothers: identical twin brother, Jesse Watkins, Jacob Lee Watkins of Enid, and Joshua Watkins of Oklahoma City; and grandmother, Norma Naugle.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lawrence Roy Naugle and aunt, Julie K. Naugle.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up for the family at City National Bank with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.

Condolences may be made to the family online at Brown-Cummings.com.M. VanORa eCkelS COOk

MADERA, Calif. – M. Vanora Eckels Cook, 81, retired book-keeper in Madera, Calif., passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at Elm Grove Estates, Hutchinson, Kan.

She was born in Renfrow Dec. 23, 1929, the daughter of Edgar and Vinita Prall. She grew up around Cherokee.

She and her husband, Gor-don Cook, loved to travel, loved nature, and shared their love of photography.

Survivors include two daugh-ters, Leanore (Preston) Hughes, Wichita, Kan. and Carolynn Cuel-lar, Sanger, Calif.; son, Stanley (Cindy) Cook, Portland, Maine; sister, Nada (Jack) Bernard, Cherokee; niece, Wanda (Rick) Calhoun, Parker, Colo.;and six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Wyoma Percival Parker and Gladys Stallings; brother, Verlin Prall; and her husband, Gordon D. Cook.

Cremation is planned. No services are planned. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Cre-matory, Hutchinson, Kan. is in charge of arrangements.

To view the full obituary, visit: www.PenwellGabelHutchinson.com. [paid obit]

Alfalfa Electric Co-op121 E. Main - Cherokee, OK

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Smith Drug Store121 S. Grand - Cherokee, OK

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Croft Country ChevroletHwy 64 South - Cherokee

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Ellis & AssociatesInsurance & Real Estate200 Southgate - (580)596-3423

Patton Agency - Real Estate(580) 596-3321

Goodwin Funeral Home106 W. Second - Cherokee, OK

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CHEROKEE CHURCHESFirst United Methodist

Pastors: Paul Calkin Jeni Markham ClewellSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.CHUMYouth Classes: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Evening Choir Chime: 6:30 Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m.

New Life Assembly of GodInterim Pastor: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.Sunday Evening Bible Study & Prayer: 6:30 p.m.Wed. Prayer & Bible Study: 7p.m.Prayer line: (580) 596-2155

Bethel Baptist ChurchPastor: Rev. Ed JonesSunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Wednesday Youth: 7 p.m.Adult Bible Study, Wed.: 7 p.m.

First Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

Pastor: Dr. Ron Hansen Youth Minister: Barbara JamesSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m.Youth Meet: 5:30 p.m.KREJ Radio Wed: 8:20, 12:55, 5:25

First Baptist ChurchPastor: Tom CookseyAssoc. Pastor: Brandon HollowayMorning Worship: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.Discipleship Training: 6 p.m.Evening Worship: 7 p.m.Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m.

St. Cornelius Catholic ChurchPastor: Father LawrenceMass Every Sunday: 11:15 a.m.

Friends ChurchPastor: Joe WoodsSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Living Vine Community ChurchPastors: Matthew & Tamara Yoder

BURLINGTON CHURCHESChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Pastor: Dr. Richard DuckworthChurch School: 10 a.m.Worship: 11 a.m.

Church of Christ RiversidePreacher: Jeffrey KeeleSunday School: 10 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:50 a.m.Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.

Green ValleyFree Methodist Church

Pastor: David KellerSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Worship: 10:45 a.m.

HELENA CHURCHESFirst Christian Church

Pastor: Jay DrawbridgeWednesday Bible: 9:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:20 a.m.

Church of ChristPastor: Bill SpringerSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship: 5:30 p.m.

Nazarene ChurchPastor: Dean HoltSunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 11 a.m.Evening Worship: 7 p.m.Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m.

Helena United MethodistPastor: Joel ThompsonSunday School: 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.Youth Group: 6 p.m.

First Baptist ChurchPastor: Scott Hofen Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.Bible Study: 6 p.m.

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DEL CITY – While the strength of the opponent could be argued, Cherokee's offensive production against Southwest Christian Academy (SCA) could not.

The Chiefs opened defense of their Class B state cham-pionship by scoring on five of their six first half possessions to claim a 36-0 halftime lead. Depending on reserves for most of the second half, the Chiefs scored all four times they were on offense in the second half on the way to a 66-20 drubbing of SCA's Eagles here Friday eve-ning.

The contest ended with 8:42 left in the fourth quarter when freshman Tanner Bowman re-turned an SCA kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown.

"I thought we did alright for a season opener," said Coach Bryce Schanbacher in an ob-vious understatement. "I was pleased."

Now that nearly every player on the Cherokee bench can claim playing time, the Chiefs will hit the road again this week when they travel to Laverne to play a Tiger squad that was picked in the pre-season to win District B-1.

LAVERNE "TOUGH" PLACETO PLAY – SCHANBACHER

"Laverne's a little different team than in the past," said the Cherokee mentor. "They're more diverse in their offense.

"They'll line up and run right at you, like always, but now they have the athletes and speed to spread it out. They throw the ball more than in the past.

"They have good athletes at the skill positions and good size up front. It definitely will be a tough game for us."

Laverne rolled over Class C Buffalo 56-18 last week and are ranked No. 4 in Class B by both The Oklahoman and CoachesAid Oklahoma. Cherokee is ranked No. 6 by The Oklahoman and is unranked by CoachesAid.

"We will have to control the ball on offense and keep their offense on the sidelines," said Schanbacher when asked what it will take for the Chiefs to be

Chiefs pluck Eagles; face ‘tough’ test at Laverne

QUARTERBACK Austin Huckabee stiffarms a Southwest Christian defender on his way to a big gain in Cherokee’s 66-20 mercy rule win over the Eagles last Friday. Coach Bryce Schanbacher said Huckabee will start this week at Laverne.

victorious. "We'll have to finish our drives.

"Defensively, we'll have to force some turnovers. We're probably going to have to play a perfect game. It's always a tough place to play and I'm sure they'll be looking for a little re-venge after last year (a 26-6 vic-tory for the Chiefs)."

While Laverne will present a balanced attack offensively, the Tigers will line up in a 3-2 de-fensively, said Schanbacher.

FUMBLES COST EAGLESCherokee fumbled away the

ball at SCA's 19-yard line on its first possession, but the Eagles

returned the favor by putting the ball on the ground on their first offensive play of the game. Linebacker Alex Castro jumped on the ball at the 19.

After picking up no yardage on first down, quarterback Aus-tin Huckabee tossed a 19-yard pass to tight end Michael Lucas to make it 6-0. The extra point try failed.

SCA fumbled again on their second possession and this time Jerran Waugh recovered for the Chiefs at the Eagles' 21.

Just four plays later, tail-back Josh Argraves scored on a 3-yard run and then ran in the

conversion points to put Chero-kee up 14-0 with 5:49 left in the first quarter.

After holding SCA on downs at the Eagles' own 37-yard line, the Chiefs put together a six-play drive that culminated with a 2-yard TD run by Huckabee with a minute left in the open-ing quarter. Tanner Ducotey ran for the extra points to make it 22-0.

EAGLES ESCHEW PUNTChoosing not to punt, SCA

turned the ball over on downs again at their 24-yard line, and again, the Chiefs made them pay.

On the fourth play from scrimmage, Waugh took a han-doff and bulled his way into the end zone. The conversion run failed, but the rout was on. Cherokee led 28-0 at the 10:07 mark of the second quarter.

Once again, rather than try-ing to pin the Chiefs deep, the Eagles were held on downs in-side their own 40.

It took Cherokee a little lon-ger to score this time around, but the Chiefs put together a five-play, 39-yard march that ended with an 11-yard touch-down run by Bowman, Chero-kee's reserve quarterback. He passed to Castro for the extra points to make it 36-0 with 1:18 left in the half.

The Eagles finally got on the scoreboard when they returned the second half kickoff 82 yards and then passed for a pair of conversion points. That made it 36-8 at the 11:41 mark of the third quarter.

Cherokee responded with a nine-play, 56-yard drive that ended with a 1-yard TD run by Huckabee, followed by an extra point run by Ducotey to put the Chiefs on top 44-8 with 8:06 left in the third stanza.

After the Eagles offense failed to get untracked and turned the ball over at the SCA 29, Cherokee responded with another short touchdown drive. Zach James ran in from the 3-yard line for the score. That made it 50-8 with 2:52 left in the quarter following a failed conversion try.

SCA took the kickoff and put together its only sustained drive of the evening, scoring on a seven-play, 70-yard march that ended with a 15-yard TD pass. Although the conversion attempt failed, the Eagles now trailed 50-14 with 11:06 left in the contest.

They had little time to cele-brate, as Cherokee set up at its own 47 following the SCA kick-off and needed only two plays to score. Bowman picked up the TD on a 58-yard run. James ran in the two extra points to make it 58-14 with 10:24 to play.

With Schanbacher clearing his bench, SCA took advantage by converting a 72-yard drive

into points, cutting Cherokee's lead to 58-20.

BOWMAN SCORES... AGAINAgain the Chiefs cut into

the Eagles' celebration time, as Bowman returned the SCA kickoff 70 yards. James ran in the extra points to put Cherokee up 66-20 and end the contest by way of the 45-point mercy rule.

"I thought Lucas, (Wesley) Gilchrist and Waugh played well along our defensive front," said Schanbacher. "Huckabee and Bowman both played well at quarterback."

HUCKABEE GETS THE NODSchanbacher said he will go

with Huckabee as the starting signal caller against Laverne, but is looking for a way to get both players on the field at the same time.

Asked about the play of Bow-man, who led the Chiefs in rushing with 121 yards on only nine carries to go along with his touchdown return on a kickoff, Schanbacher called the fresh-man "smart" and said he "runs the ball well."

"I knew what he could do if given the chance," said the coach. "We're looking forward to watching him mature and grow. I think he'll be a really good player this year and in the future."

Schanbacher said the Chiefs have depth at the running back position, with Castro and Ar-graves a threat to score any time. Another running back, ju-nior Landon Schanbacher, was limited to defense only because of an injury, and the Chiefs have yet to see sophomore Hen-ry Washington on the field due to an injury.

"Hopefully, we'll have Henry back for Laverne," said Schan-bacher. "He practiced Monday, but he's not 100 percent yet. He's going to be one day at a time."

CHEROKEE 66,SW CHRISTIAN 20Score by Quarter

Cherokee 22 14 14 16 –66SW Christian 0 0 8 12 –20

The YardstickCherokee SW Christian17 First Downs 10306 Yds. Rushing 8054 Yds. Passing 1043-6 Passes Comp.-Att. 15-200 Passes Int. By 00-00 Punts-Ave. Yds. 0-001 Fumbles Lost 27-65 Penalties-Yds. 2-10

Individual StatisticsRushing: Bowman, 9-121; Hucka-

bee, 10-60; Argraves, 8-53; Castro, 5-44

Passing: Huckabee, 2-5, 34 yards; Bowman, 1-1, 20 yards

Receiving: Lucas, 3 for 54 yardsTackles: Ducotey, 9Fumbles Recoveries: Castro 1,

Waugh 1

Cherokee Public Schools will use Homecoming Week to raise awareness about cancer and to compete for another state cham-pionship.

The state championship will not come in the form of a gold ball, however. It will come in the form of a trophy awarded by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association for the school that makes the most im-pact during “Win-Win Week.”

Win-Win Week kicks off Mon-day in conjunction with Home-coming activities based on this year’s theme, “Unlock the Mag-ic for a Cure/Cherokee Chiefs Tackle Cancer.” Activities and parade entries will focus on the theme based on Walt Disney movie titles.

The school will host a cancer awareness assembly Monday to begin the week’s activities.

Each day during Homecom-ing Week, FCCLA members will post cancer awareness informa-tion throughout the school and also will sell cancer awareness wristbands.

Student council members will host a powder puff football game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the football field that will co-incide with a pass, punt and kick contest at 8:15 p.m. and a bon-fire that will begin at 9 p.m.

Members of the senior class will sell pink cotton candy and snow cones at the powder puff game and bonfire. They also will spell out “CHS Chiefs Tackle Cancer” in the fence near the fieldhouse.

Cherokee football players will collect pledges for points scored and tackles made during the game, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

The Chiefs will take on Krem-lin-Hillsdale following the an-nual coronation of homecoming queen and king, which begins at 7 p.m. Royalty candidates will be announced in next week’s edi-tion of the Cherokee Messenger

CHS ties homecoming to cancer awareness& Republican.

The annual homecoming parade will begin at 2 p.m. in downtown Cherokee, and details regarding entries also will be printed in next week’s paper.

Proceeds raised from next week’s homecoming activities will be donated to the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Care Center and cancer patients in Oklahoma.

TIGHT END Michael Lucas looks for running room after catching a pass in Cherokee’s 66-20 victory over the South-west Christian Academy Eagles last Friday in Del City. The Chiefs travel to Laverne Friday night in a game that may eventually decide the District B-1 championship.


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HELENA – Normally, more than 500 yards in of-fense equates to more than 30 points on the scoreboard. That fact wasn't lost on Timberlake Coach Brian Severin, whose Ti-gers rushed for 307 yards and passed for 205 more in a 30-0 shutout of the Ringwood Red Devils last Friday.

"Offensively, we're just not in rhythm yet," he said. "We'll keep working on that.

"I hate to win 30-0 and com-plain."

Severin did see some things he liked from the offense.

"In the second half, Coy (Troutt) finally settled down," said Severin. "On one drive, he stepped up in the pocket and made some pretty good throws. If we can keep him doing that, we'll do pretty well."

Defensively, the Tiger men-

tor felt his ball club played well and hesitated singling out one player over another.

However, he did mention se-nior cornerback Mitchell Bal-lard.

"We had been concerned with his (pass) coverage in the scrim-mages," said Severin. "But he was right on Friday night and had two interceptions."

"TYPICAL" OUTING,TOO MANY PENALTIES

Severin called the Tigers first outing of the season "typical, with way too many penalties." Timberlake was flagged 13 times and penalized 90 yards.

"We've got to work on that," he said.

The Tigers found themselves on top early in the first quarter, 2-0, thanks to a safety. Stetson Buller scored on an 8-yard run and Timberlake completed a 2-point conversion pass to take a 10-0 lead into the second

quarter.Timberlake's only points in

that quarter came via a 21-yard run by quarterback Coy Troutt. Troutt amassed 149 yards rush-ing on 21 carries against the Red Devils. A run for extra points failed and the Tigers went to the locker room at half-time with a 16-0 lead.

In the third quarter, Buller recorded his second TD of the night, this time on a 14-yard pass from Troutt. Troutt hit Ballard with the conversion pass to stretch the Tiger's lead to 24-0.

Timberlake's final points came on Troutt's second touch-down run of the evening, this time a 68-yard jaunt. The extra point try failed.

Buller joined Troutt in gain-ing more than 100 yards on the ground. He rushed 11 times for 104 yards. Buller also had 119 yards receiving on 11 recep-

CLASS BCoyle 48, Agra 0Bowlegs 46, Maud 0Caddo 20, Kiefer 13Cherokee 66, SW Christian 20Cyril 42, Cement 0Davenport 46, Dewar 36Fox 22, Ryan 0Shattuck 58, Geary 12Oaks 50, Cave Springs 0Pond Creek-H. 56, Medford 30

THE OKLAHOMANCLASS B

1. Caddo (1), 1-02. Wetumka (2), 1-03. Davenport (4), 1-04. Laverne (7), 1-05. Kiefer (3), 0-16. Cherokee (8), 1-07. Dewar (5), 0-18. Fox (10), 1-09. Seiling (12), 1-010. Garber (6), 0-1

CLASS C1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 1-02. Shattuck (2), 1-03. Timberlake (3), 1-04. Tipton (4), 1-05. Temple (5), 1-06. Covington-Douglas (6), 1-07. Ryan (8), 0-18. Sharon-Mutual (9), 0-19. Thackerville (12), 1-0

Class B, Cfootballrankings

10. Forgan (6), 0-1COACHES AID

CLASS B1. Wetumka (1), 1-02. Davenport (2), 1-03. Caddo (3), 1-04. Laverne (4), 1-05. Fox (6), 1-06. Seiling (10), 1-07. Kiefer (8), 0-18. Dewar (9), 0-19. Weleetka (unranked), 1-010. Depew (5), 0-1

CLASS C1. Deer Creek-Lamont (1), 1-02. Shattuck (2), 1-03. Timberlake (3), 1-04. Covington-D. (4), 1-05. Tipton (5), 1-06. Temple (6), 1-07. Sharon-Mutual (7), 0-18. Ryan (8), 0-19 Tyrone (unranked), 1-010. Coyle (unranked), 1-0

RINGWOOD SOPHOMORE Sandra Barrett runs away from the field to finish first in the junior varsity di-vision of the Sand Plum Invitational Cross Country Meet at Weatherford Saturday. In her fourth year of cross country competition, Barrett runs without an of-ficial coach. She recently placed 17th and medaled at the Chisholm Class 3A and below invitational. Barrett is the daughter of Keith and Amanda Barrett of Laho-ma, and granddaughter of Jerry and Deloris Barrett of Cherokee and Steve and Sonya Booher of Burlington.

First at Weatherford

Tigers rip Red Devils; hope to find ‘rhythm’ at S-Mtions.

Ballard had three catches for 47 yards and Logan Campbell two for 12 yards.

Defensively, Troutt led the way with 10 tackles. Ballard, Campbell and Casey Carson all had eight stops.“GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE"

Timberlake takes its 1-0 record on the road this week, traveling to Mutual Friday to take on District C-1's Sharon-Mutual Trojans.

Sharon-Mutual dropped a 57-28 decision to Class B Seil-ing last week after being tied with the talented Wildcats at halftime, 22-22.

"It's going to be a tough one," Severin said of Friday's en-counter with the Trojans. "They have good athletes and some big kids. We're going to have our hands full."

Sharon-Mutual likes to oper-ate out of a spread offense, said

Severin, with no huddle. Defen-sively, they line up in a 4-2.

A pair of brothers – senior Weston Free and sophomore Cooper Free – are interchange-able at quarterback and both are very athletic, Severin said.

"Offensively, we will have to click to beat them," said Sever-in. "We'll have to score a bunch, I think."

THREE PLAYERS IN LIMBOAs of Monday evening, the Ti-

gers were still awaiting a ruling from the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association on the eligibility of two play-ers – junior Aaron Parks and sophomore Drake Young. Both are transfers.

Severin said he is also still waiting on doctors to release se-nior lineman Sage Powers, who

has been out with an injury.TIMBERLAKE 30, RINGWOOD 0

Score by QuarterTimberlake 10 6 8 6 –30Ringwood 0 0 0 0 –0

The YardstickTimberlake Ringwood21 First Downs 4307 Yds. Rushing 101205 Yds. Passing 013-23 Passes Comp.-Att. 0-92 Passes Int. By 03-38 Punts-Ave. Yds. 7-380 Fumbles Lost 013-90 Penalties-Yds. 4-27

Individual StatisticsRushing: Troutt 21-149, 2 TDs;

Buller 11-104, 1 TD; Campbell 9-35Passing: Troutt 13-23, 205 yards,

1 TDReceiving: Buller 7-119, 1 TD;

Ballard 3-47; Campbell 2-12Tackles: Troutt 10; Ballard, Camp-

bell, Carson 8; Buller 7Interceptions: Ballard 2

Class B, C scoreboardRiverfield 52, Claremore Christian 0Merritt 34, Corn Bible 12Covington-D. 20, Garber 18DC-Lamont 54, Kremlin-H. 6Canton 37, Forgan 22Gans 58, Midway 8C. Marlow 48, Mt. View-G. 2Seiling 57, Sharon-Mutual 28Temple 74, Alex 26Tipton 52, Waukomis 12

Timberlake 30, Ringwood 0Allen 70, Sasakwa 44Webbers Falls 62, Watts 0Weleetka 40, Depew 38Wetumka 58, Copan 23

CLASS CMoscow, Kan. 88, Balko 48Welch 59, Bluejacket 14Springfield, Colo. 45, Boise City 12Laverne 56, Buffalo 18

CHEROKEE running back Tanner Ducotey (24) eludes a Southwest Christian Eagle defender and with a shove from a teammate breaks free for a long gainer in the Chiefs’ 66-20 win over their Oklahoma City opponents. Cherokee makes another long road trip this week to Laverne to play the Tigers in a critical District B-1 con-test. Laverne will attempt to avenge a 26-6 loss to the Chiefs last season .

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ALVA – Sales for buttons de-signed for Northwestern Okla-homa State University’s Home-coming 2011, “Northwestern: Branded for Life,” went on sale Tuesday during a kickoff cel-ebration on the square in down-town Alva.

Northwestern fans on and off campus are encouraged to show their pride by purchasing a but-ton as a way of supporting the annual event, this year sched-uled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

Dr. Janet Cunningham, university president; Lance Harzman, Alva Chamber of Commerce president; and Mark Bagley, button sales chair, wel-comed the crowd, followed by a performance from the North-western cheerleaders and band.

Again this year, some lo-cal merchants will offer dis-counts to patrons who wear a Homecoming button into their businesses during the week of Homecoming. A list of discounts and participating merchants is available at www.nwosu.edu/button-discounts.

“Button purchasers receive benefits worth much more than the $10 price of each button,” Bagley said. “Many visitors come to the town and spend their tourism dollars at Alva businesses.”

The best way to support

Homecoming is to purchase a button, the proceeds of which provide a financial foundation to ensure Homecoming remains a major event for the years to come.

The sale of buttons is the pri-mary funding source for Home-coming and supporters are en-couraged to buy buttons even though they will not be able to attend all the events.

“By purchasing a button one can show support for North-western, Alva businesses and Homecoming,” Bagley said. “Homecoming provides a great opportunity to spotlight Alva and Northwestern.”

A homecoming button sells for $10 and is a $26 value, pro-viding admission to the Miss Cinderella Talent Show and the Miss Cinderella Pageant, each of which have a ticket price of $9, and the homecoming football game against Missouri Univer-sity of Science and Technology, with a ticket price of $8.

Angelia Case, instructional media technician, designed the button.

“Now with the added bonus of receiving a discount at select local businesses, it really does increase the value of the but-ton,” Bagley said.

In addition to Bagley, but-ton salespersons include Bill Marshall, Todd Holder, Peggy

O’Neil, Mandy Stephens, Mar-garet Barton, Gary Brown, Liz Smith, Johnny Jones, Mari-lyn Bouziden, Arlo Darr, Kelly Parker, Jerry and Aleta Kohl-rus, Karen Koehn, Denise Reed, Monica Schmidt, Korina Dove at Cherokee Messenger & Republican in Cherokee, Sue Reed at Freedom, Kyler Baum at Fairview and Kim Blevins at Kiowa Consultants in Kiowa, Kan.

Selling buttons at their re-spective locations are Cathy Brown, Northwestern-Alva re-tention coordinator and campus button sales coordinator, (580) 327-8547; Dr. Wayne McMillan,

Northwestern-Enid dean, (580) 213-3105; and Dr. Deena Fish-er, Northwestern-Woodward dean, (580) 256-0049.

Anyone who wants to pur-chase buttons and is not con-tacted by one of the salesper-sons can buy them at the Alva Chamber of Commerce office, (580) 327-1647, or at the North-western Foundation office in the Student Center, (580) 327-8593. Buttons also will be available at Rialto, (580) 327-0535; Radio Shack, (580) 327-0409; and The Alva Vision Clinic, (580) 327-2393. Those interested also can contact any of the listed sales-persons.

Cherokee Police Department logsAug. 30

7:30 a.m. – Male horse try-ing to get in with mares.

7:31 a.m. – Six or seven horses out by state depart-ment building.

11:25 a.m. – Oriental man with big duffel bag heading south. Hitchhiking from Cali-fornia.

5:52 p.m. – Barn at feed lot is burning. Fire department dispatched.

Aug. 319:54 a.m. – Manhole cover

has been raised.11:34 a.m. – Taking red

dog, unknown breed, to vet. One ear sticks up and other flops down. No collar or tags. Friendly dog.

1:43 p.m. – Two puppies chained in back yard with no water or food.

11:05 p.m. – Dog bit daugh-ter. EMS paged.

Sept. 18:49 a.m. – Horse out near

county barns.12:55 p.m. – Lost black lab,

five months old, blue collar.1:58 p.m. – Fender bender

on private property. Parties exchanged insurance informa-tion.

Sept. 25:02 a.m. – Smoke and smell

of fire coming from south.6:08 p.m. – Need officer at

auditorium.7:32 p.m. – Need officer at

apartment for problem with boyfriend.

11:09 p.m. – Horse out on

2nd Street.11:55 p.m. – Sheriff deputy

needs assistance with two on foot running east of county line.

Sept. 31:43 p.m. – Gas drive-off at

Jiffy Trip. Could not locate ve-hicle.

6:40 p.m. – Horse out and running around on west side of town.

10:03 p.m. – Dog at armory.Sept. 4

2:19 a.m. – Fire in Nesca-tunga. Needs someone from Alfalfa Electric Cooperative to turn off power at location. Tree fell on triplex and started fire.

7:50 p.m. – Using air can-non to scare black birds.

7:58 p.m. – Two goats and a chicken out on 2nd Street.

9:02 p.m. – Domestic in town. Requested officer.

Sept. 59:33 a.m. – Car swerved to

miss cow on 5th Street. Driver was injured. Dispatched am-bulance.

6:04 p.m. – Found small Australian shepherd with Woodward vet tag. Found owner later.

6:46 p.m. – Goats out on 2nd Street. Could not find phone number for owner.

7:24 p.m. – Something has died around house and caller cannot find it.

8:08 p.m. – Sounds like someone is shooting gun on South Pennsylvania Avenue.

Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Department daily logsAug. 31

7:16 a.m. – Horses out north of Cherokee. Owner notified.

11 a.m. – Cattle out near Cleo Springs. Notified Major County.

3 p.m. – Gas drive-off in Goltry. Red Chevrolet pickup. Took report.

3:50 p.m. – Animal neglect in Amorita. Four dogs alive, one dead.

4:20 p.m. – Cattle out south of Carmen. Contacted possible owners.

8:16 p.m. – Disturbance in Jet. Mayor has kicked town clerk out of Town Hall and taken her keys. Put something over windows so no one can see in Town Hall. Board mem-bers on scene.

8:30 p.m. – Harassment in Car-men through Facebook and on tele-phone. Calls coming from Enid. Asked to contact Enid Police Depart-ment.

Sept. 110:02 a.m. – Cow out south of

Carmen turnoff. Owner notified.10:56 a.m. – Cow and calves out

south of Waldron. Left message with owner.

12:48 p.m. – Grass fires east of Carmen. Carmen Fire Department paged out.

12:53 p.m. – Grass fire east of Helena. Helena Fire Department paged out.

5:33 p.m. – Reckless driver from Woods County. Grey Chevrolet Sil-verado. Could not catch up with ve-hicle.

11:44 p.m. – Possible stolen ve-hicle at Woods-Alfalfa County line. Officer called for backup, had two guys running.

Sept. 21:33 a.m. – White cow out on Da-

coma blacktop. Owner notified.5:12 a.m. – Smell of smoke south

of Cherokee. Possibly smoke from Oklahoma City fires or barn fire on SH 11.

8:14 a.m. – Cow in yard north of McWillie turnoff. Owner notified.

9:20 a.m. – Cattle out on Crystal Road. Notified owner.

4:19 p.m. – Suspicious vehicle parked in front of driveway in Car-men. Belonged to salesman. Left later.

7:31 p.m. – Intoxicated lady at Smok Shak in Ingersoll. Woman ar-rested and taken to jail.

8:14 p.m. – Fifteen head of cattle out south of Waldon, Kan. Owner no-tified.

9 p.m. – Grey Chevrolet pickup speeding in Carmen. Checked Car-men area.

10:40 p.m. – Several cattle out west of Burlington. Owner notified.

Sept. 32:48 a.m. – Juvenile missing. Last

seen at Helena Jiffy Trip. Found lat-er.

10:01 a.m. – Cattle out south of Waldron, Kan. Owner notified.

12:13 p.m. – Overweight, speed-ing trucks on Byron blacktop.

9:31 p.m. – Open campfire north of lake. County still under burn ban. No-tified Nescatunga Fire Department.

Sept. 41:46 a.m. – Fire on Trail Road in

Nescatunga. Nescatunga Fire De-partment paged.

8:42 p.m. – Someone shooting miniature cannon in Jet. Called resident who said he had not heard anything.

9:01 p.m. – Domestic in progress in Cherokee. Neighbors called in.

11:09 p.m. – Someone trying to break in house in Cherokee. Nothing found.

Sept. 58:58 a.m. – Cow out on SH 45. Ad-

vised owner.9:34 a.m. – Accident east of

Woods-Alfalfa County line. Driver swerved to miss cow. Notified high-way patrol.

2:22 p.m. – Bullet in left elbow. Re-porting party said it was an accident. Bullet ricocheted off something. Not fully lodged in elbow.

4:45 p.m. – Unwanted trailer on property east of Cozy Curve.

8:41 p.m. – Vehicle traveling at high rate of speed in Carmen area. Patrolled the area.

10:09 p.m. – Man asleep in ditch near Alfalfa-Major County line on SH 8. No one found.


Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. 2t.

NOTICE OF TAX LIENLOCATED IN ALFALFA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Notice is hereby given that under authority and mandatory requirements of Title 68, Sections 3105 through 3106 of Oklahoma Statutes, the real estate described below which is located in ALFALFA COUN-TY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, now has a lien for unpaid taxes and/or special assessments. Further, pursu-ant to Title 68, Sections 3125 through 3127 of Oklahoma Statutes, if the lien remains unpaid for a period of three years or more, as of the date such taxes first became due and payable, this property will be sold at public auction to the highest competitive bidder.

This notice may involve a manufactured home which may be subject to the right of a secured party to repossess. A holder of a perfected security interest in such manufactured home may be able to pay ad valorem taxes based upon the value of the manufactured home apart from the value of real property.

This notice applies to the following lands, lots, tracts and parcels of real estate, to-wit: Year Type Tax Due Fees Pen/Int YearTotYOrK, THOMAS DOYLE, Jr 2010 R 67.00 12.18 8.04 87.2219.28 AC TRACT IN NE OF NE 1-24-9ArMSTrONG, POLLY J 2010 R 134.00 12.18 16.08 162.26UND 1/3 INT IN SW 29-24-9LAUDErBACK, GrEGOrY S 2010 R 134.00 12.18 16.08 162.26UND 1/3 INT IN SW 29-24-9 GrUBE, SCOTTY W 2010 R 1018.00 12.18 122.16 1152.34.90 A TRACT (151’X260’) IN 25-24-10 2009 R 974.00 23.62 292.20 1289.82SCHMIDT, SUSAN 2010 R 29.00 12.18 3.48 44.66 1/12 INT IN SE 10-24-11 ANDrEWS, JANET 2010 R 207.00 12.18 24.84 244.02 TRACT (200’X150’) IN SW 2009 R 199.00 23.62 59.70 282.32 CORNER OF NW 2-24-12PHILLIPS, TErrY L Sr ETAL 2010 R 306.00 12.18 36.72 354.90A TRACT IN NW 8-25-9 N OF RR& W/2 OF FORMER R.R R.O.W. 8-25-9VEST, MArTHA VIrGINIA 2010 R 2.00 12.18 .24 14.42 1/3 INT IN 4 A TRACT IN SW 2009 R 2.00 23.62 .60 26.22OF NE 13-25-9HIGGINS, CLArA 2010 R 154.00 12.18 27.24 184.66UND 1/3 INT IN NW 28-25-9JOBES, PATrICK 2010 R 227.00 12.18 21.96 1/2 INT IN SW 9-25-10 12-05ArGANBrIGHT, HULDAH I LIFE SET 2010 R 183.00 12.18 21.96 217.14 1/2 OF SE 16-25-10WINSETT, KIMBErLY E 2010 R 168.00 12.18 20.16 200.34 TRACT 200’X300’ 1-26-9 TRACT #13GAFF, DUSTY D 2010 R 66.00 12.18 7.92 86.10 UND 1/2 INT IN 49 A. TRACT IN SE OF SE 2-69-9OrINGDErFF, JOHN 2010 R 2.00 12.18 .24 14.42 TRACT #36 (36’X44.6’) IN SW OF SE 2008 R 3.48 20.54 1.67 25.69 3-26-9 CORBET TRACTS 2009 R 2.00 23.62 .60 26.22COLEMAN, EUNICE V 2010 R 57.00 12.18 6.84 76.02 TRACT 60’X99’ IN SW OF SE 3-26-9CORBET TRACT #60ANDErSON, r.L. LIFE ESTATE 2010 R 129.00 12.18 15.48 156.66 TRACT OUT OF JOHN FOLTZ TRACTIN SW OF SE 3-26-9 TRACT #65HOPKINS, JErrY G ETUX 2010 R 74.00 12.18 8.88 95.06

NW OF NE 22-26-9PArSONS, WANEVA & HENrY TIDWELL 2010 R 167.00 12.18 20.04 199.22 A TRACT IN NE CORNER OF NE 36-26-12GAFF, DUSTY D 2010 R 162.00 12.18 19.44 193.62 W/2 OF SW 16-27-9FAILES, DAVID ETUX 2010 R 208.00 12.18 24.96 245.14 S/2 OF SE/4 OF NE/4 14-27-11DAVIS, ANITA ETAL 2010 R 33.00 12.18 3.96 49.14 UND 1/6 INT IN E/2 OF E/2 SE OF 17-27-12TUrNEr, rOBErT A 2010 R 65.00 12.18 7.80 84.98 UND 1/3 INT IN E/2 OF E/2 OF SE 17-27-12SAVELY, rANDY ETUX 2010 R 426.00 12.18 51.12 489.30 4.4 A TRACT IN NW OF NW 27-27-12DAVIS, ANITA ETAL 2010 R 93.00 12.18 11.16 116.34 UND 1/6 INT IN SE 33-27-12TUrNEr, rOBErT A 2010 R 186.00 12.18 22.32 220.50 UND 1/3 INT IN SE 33-27-12NOSSAMAN, LArrY 2010 R 164.00 12.18 19.68 195.86 W/2 OF SE/4 26-28-11NOSSAMAN, LArrY 2010 R 82.00 12.18 9.84 104.02 NW/4 OF NE 35-28-11CLArK, KEVIN W ETUX 2010 R 430.00 12.18 51.60 493.78 SW 9-28-12CLArK, KEVIN W ETUX 2010 R 55.00 12.18 22.92 226.10 W/2 OF NW, LESS A TRACT 15A. TRACT IN NW OF NW 15-29-12CLArK, KEVIN ETUX 2010 R 55.00 12.18 6.60 73.78 TRACT LOCATED IN NW OF NW 15-29-12BUTLEr, rOBErT L FAM TrUST 2010 R 434.00 12.18 52.08 498.26 UND 1/2 INT IN W/2, LESS .38 A INNW CORNER OF NW 17-29-12BUTLEr, ELLEN M rEV TrUST 2010 R 434.00 12.18 52.08 498.26 UND 1/2 INT IN W/2, LESS .38 A INNW CORNER OF NW 17-29-12BUTLEr, ELLEN M rEV TrUST 2010 R 173.00 12.18 20.76 205.94 UND 1/2 INT IN W/2 OF NW 28-29-12BUTLEr, rOBErT L FAM TrUST-A 2010 R 173.00 12.18 20.76 205.94 UND 1/2 INT IN W/2 OF NW 28-29-12BUTLEr, rOBErT L FAMILY TrUST 2010 R 410.00 12.18 49.20 471.38 UND 1/2 INT IN NE 29-29-12BUTLEr, ELLEN M rEV TrUST 2010 R 410.00 12.18 49.20 471.38 UND 1/2 INT IN NE 29-29-12BrAND, DIXIE L ETAL 2010 R 90.00 12.18 10.80 112.98 LOTS 4 & 5, BLK 15 ALINE ORIGINAL 2009 R 86.00 23.62 25.80 135.42WALKEr, AMY ETVIr 2010 R 1.00 12.18 .12 13.30 LOT 24, BLK 15 ALINE 2008 R 2.74 20.54 1.32 24.60 ORIGINAL 2009 R 1.00 23.62 .30 24.92WILLIAMSON, TOBY ETUX 2010 R 161.00 12.18 19.32 192.50 LOTS 10 THRU 12, BLK 16ALINE ORIGINALSMITH, BrENDA ETAL 2010 R 111.00 12.18 13.32 136.50 E/2 OF LOT 19 & ALL OF LOTS20 & 21, BLK 23 ALINE ORIGINALHOOD, HAZEL E 2010 R 23.00 12.18 2.76 37.97 LOTS 13 THRU 15, BLK 28 2009 R 23.00 23.62 6.90 53.52ALINE ORIGINAL

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LEGAL NOTICE

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LEGAL NOTICE

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. 1t

BEFOrE THE COrPOrATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE

OF OKLAHOMAAPPLICANT: SANDrIDGE

EXPLOrATION AND PrODUCTION, LLC

rELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCrIPTION: SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 27 NOrTH, rANGE 11

WEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201104460 NOTICE OF HEArING

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Sweetwater Exploration, LLC; Blake Production Company, Inc.; Linn Operating, Inc; and if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and as-signs, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spacing units to be formed in Section 34, Township 27 North, Range 11 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork (Cherokee), Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 660 feet from the east line of said Section 34 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego and Red Fork (Cherokee) separate common sources of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 34, and to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit and potential exit from each of the Mississippi Chat, Mississippi Lime or both such separate common sources of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 660 feet

from the east line of said Section 34, with the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippi Chat, Mississippi Lime or both such separate common sources of supply being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the south line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 34, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippi Chat, Mississippi Lime or both such separate common sources of supply being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 34, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well and such well’s potential exit from the Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 660 feet from the east line of said Section 34, and with a “toler-ance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direc-tion and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lat-eral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission in Cause CD No. 201104145 an application of Applicant to form 640-acre drilling and spacing units in said Section 34 for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Red Fork (Cherokee), Mississippi Chat and Mississippi Lime separate common sources of supply.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the

“land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 34 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 26, 27 and 35, Township 27 North, Range 11 West of the IM, and Sec-tions 2 and 3, Township 26 North, Range 11 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” sur-rounding said Section 34 are Sections 28 and 33, Township 27 North, Range 11 West of the IM, and Section 4, Township 26 North, Range 11 West of the IM, all in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of September, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Rob-ert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-5788.

CORPORATION COMMISSIONOF OKLAHOMA

DANA L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of September, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LEGAL NOTICE





rELIEF SOUGHT: SPACING LEGAL DESCrIPTION: SECTION 14,

TOWNSHIP 28 NOrTH, rANGE 9 WEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTY,

OKLAHOMACAUSE CD NO. 201104461

NOTICE OF HEArINGSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons,

owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the follow-ing: 212 Operating, Inc.; Beverly Hartman; Breezy Acres, L.C. a/k/a Breezy Acres, L.L.C.; C.L. Barlow; Captain Creek Oil, LLC; Continental Resources, Inc.; Delphi Enterprises, LLC; Dwight and Martha Bow-ers Revocable Family Trust dated February 17, 2011, and the Trustee of such trust; E. Max Gilpin a/k/a Eris Maxwell Gilpin; Energy Ventures Group, LLC; Episcopal Royalty Company; Glenlake Energy Com-pany; Imogene L. Smith Trust No. 1 dated March 1, 1994, and the Trustee of such trust; Kenneth W. Cory, LTD; L Z Williams Energy, Inc.; Marshall D. Burnet Share of the James D. Burnet Trust No. 1 (Trust B) dated March 1, 1982, and the Trustee of such trust; Martha J. Bowers; Dwight H. Bowers; Mary Sue Wafer Gilpin; Min-Tex Oil Corporation; Ray Smith Real Estate, Ltd Partnership; Ronald R. Hadwiger; Sentinel Resources, LLC; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the above-named parties is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other associa-tion, then the unknown successors, trustees

and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; and if any of the above-named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capac-ity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execu-tion thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) amending a prior order of the Commission to enlarge and extend the boundaries of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply of gas so as to cover and include Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, and forming proper drilling and spacing units in such section for such separate common sources of supply, which units Applicant requests be formed as 640-acre drilling and spacing units; (ii) confirming and establishing the boundaries of the Mississippian common source of supply of oil so as to cover and include said Section 14 and forming a proper horizontal well unit in such section for such common source of supply, which unit Applicant requests be formed as a 640-acre horizontal well unit; (iii) determining that the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in this cause for the Mississippian common source of supply in said Section 14 will supersede the existing non-developed 40-acre drilling and spacing unit previously formed for the Mississippian System common source of supply in the NW¼ SW¼ of said Section 14; and (iv) granting such other and further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

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

toamend Order No. 578632 with respect to the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administra-tive law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of September, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this ac-tion, contact John R. Reeves, attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Ex-ploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.



BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of September, 2011. BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION: PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary





rELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCrIPTION: SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 28 NOrTH, rANGE 10

WEST OF THE IM, ALFALFA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 201104459 NOTICE OF HEArING

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; Triad Energy, Inc.; Chaparral Energy, LLC; and if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execu-tion thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre drilling and spac-ing units to be formed in Section 8, Town-ship 28 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate common sources of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 880 feet from the east line of said Sec-tion 8 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego and Cherokee separate common sources of supply and to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the south line and 880

feet from the east line of said Section 8, he horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the south line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 300 feet from the north line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 880 feet from the east line of said Section 8, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permis-sion running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allow-able with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission in Cause CD No. 201104307 an application of Applicant to form 640-acre drilling and spacing units in said Section 8 for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Oswego, Cherokee and Mississippian separate com-mon sources of supply.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the

“land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 8 in regard to the subsurface location tolerance areas described above are Sections 4, 5, 9, 16 and 17, Township 28 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 8 are Sections 6, 7 and 18, Township 28 North, Range 10 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Bou-levard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of September, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.

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

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this ac-tion, contact John R. Reeves, Attorney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Telephone: (405) 235-1110; or Kevin Manning, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Rob-ert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-5788.




LEGAL NOTICE

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 1, and Sept. 8, 2011. 2t

IN THE DISTrICT COUrTOF ALFALFA COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA

NO. PB-2011-10In the Matter of the Estate of Nadola A.

Tucker, Deceased.NOTICE FOr HEArING OF FINAL

ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOr FINAL DETErMINATION OF HEIrS AND DISTrIBUTION AN DISCHArGENotice is hereby given that Charles R.

Tucker, Personal Representative of the

Estate of Nadola A. Tucker, deceased, having filed in this court his Final Ac-count of the Administration of said Estate and his Petition for the Determination of Heirs and for Distribution of said Estate and for Final Discharge of said Personal Representative, the hearing of the same has been fixed by the Judge of said Court for the 28th day of September, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock, A.M., at the Court Room of said Court in the County Court House at Cherokee, in the County and State aforesaid, and all persons interested in said Estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have,

why said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs determined, and said Estate distributed and the Personal Representative discharged.

Dated this 24th day of August, 2011.Loren E. Angle

Judge of the District Courts/Ulf R. Heller, OBA #4055Attorney for Personal Representative1900 NW Expressway, Suite 507Oklahoma City, OK 73118(405) 843-4800 FAX: (405) [email protected]

LEGAL NOTICE

Alfalfa County District Court DocketSmall Claims

Continental Investments LLC has sued Buddy Clover, Cherokee, for an amount less than $6,000.

Marriage LicenseCyrus Mitchell Cameron Sr. and

Mary A. Garrison, both of Wichita, Kan., have applied for a marriage license. Judge Loren Angle per-formed a marriage ceremony.

DivorceShawn Clausing, Cherokee, has

filed for divorce from Debrah Ann Clausing, Topeka, Kan.

Protective OrderJames Patrick Griffin, Chero-

kee, has filed for a protective order against Troy Steven Griffin, Jet.

TrafficCharged with failure to wear

seat belt, $20: Gary Edward Gam-ble III; Elmo Dean Senter III; Freeman H. Schwartz, La Plata, Mo.; Logan John Willemsma, Guthrie; James Andrew Ferguson, Waynoka.

Charged with failure to carry insurance verification, $211.50: Ethan John Martin, Jet; Lisa Janene Lopshire, Waynoka.

Charged with speeding 1-10 mph over speed limit, $188.50: Na-than Wade Harmon, Cyril; Dakota Shane Murch, Oklahoma City; Jef-frey Don Drewry, Spiro; Valentina Ramirez de Aguilar, Ringwood;

James Truitt Rogers, Enid; Arthur Leonard Craig Jr., Leedey.

Charged with speeding 11-14 mph over speed limit, $226.50: Mi-chael Anthony Lario, Monahans, Texas.

Charged with speeding 16-20 mph over speed limit, $241.50: Mi-chael A. Dean Jr., Keota.

Charged with speeding 21-25 mph over speed limit, $361.50: Cheryl L. Flagel, Enid.

Charged with speeding 36-40 mph over speed limit, $411.50: Mary Joyce Pearlman, Cherokee.

Charged with following too closely, $211.50: Adam Parker Heathcott, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Continued from PAGE 11DURHAM, KAY 2010 R 109.00 12.18 13.08 134.26 LOTS 19 THRU 24, BLK 37ALINE ORIGINALMURRAY’S TRUCK SERVICE 2010 R 34.00 12.18 4.08 50.26 LOTS 7 THRU 10, BLK 37 2009 R 33.00 23.62 9.90 66.52 ALINE ORIGINALDAVIS, EARL W 2010 R 216.00 12.18 25.83 254.10 LOTS 11 THRU 14, BLK 47ALINE ORIGINALGOSSELIN, ALIENE 2010 R 41.00 12.18 4.92 58.10 1ST 25’ OF LOTS 8 THRU 12 2009 R 40.00 23.62 12.00 75.62 ALINE ORIGINALGOSSELIN, CHRISTOPHER 2010 R 41.00 12.18 4.92 58.10 2ND 25’ OF LOTS 8 THRU 12, 2008 R 30.86 20.54 14.81 66.21 BLK 27 BURLINGTON ORIGINAL 2009 R 40.00 23.62 12.00 75.62 GOSSELIN, BRANDON CHARLES 2010 R 18.00 12.18 2.16 32.34 3RD 25’ OF LOTS 8 THRU 12 2008 R 14.32 20.54 6.87 41.73BLK 27 BURLINGTON ORIGINAL 2009 R 18.00 23.62 5.40 47.02AMERICAN ROPE MFG., INC 2010 R 339.00 12.18 40.68 391.86 LOTS 16 THRU 20, BLK 42 2009 R 635.00 23.62 190.50 849.12 BURLINGTON ORIGINALMOORE, CHRIS 2010 R 151.00 12.18 18.12 181.30 LOTS 9 THRU 12, BLK 12CARMEN ORIGINALBLALOCK, DUSTIN M 2010 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23.62 8.40 60.02KEPHART, KENNETH C JR ETUX 2010 R 23.00 12.18 2.76 37.94 LOTS 13 THRU 16, BLK 39 CARMENORIGINALSCHULER, STEVEN N 2010 R 93.00 12.18 11.16 116.34 LOTS 17 THRU 23, BLK 39 2008 R 76.76 20.54 36.84 134.14 CARMEN ORIGINAL 2009 R 87.00 23.62 26.10 136.72 SCHULER, STEVEN N 2010 R 65.00 12.18 7.80 84.98 LOT 24, BLK 39 2008 R 59.30 10.00 28.46 97.76 CARMEN ORIGINAL 2009 R 64.00 23.62 19.20 106.82 WHITE, ROBERT ETUX 2010 R 70.00 12.18 8.40 90.58 LOTS 6 THRU 9, BLK 42CARMEN ORIGINALSTINNETT, CHRISTOPHER K ETAL 2010 R 3.00 12.18 .36 15.54 LOT 24, LESS RR, BLK 43CARMEN ORIGINALMORRIS, MARCIA R ETAL 2010 R 31.50 12.18 2.36 46.04 LOTS 1 THRU 3, BLK 48 CARMENORIGINALBROTZMAN, JEAN ANN 2010 R 27.00 12.18 3.24 42.42 LOTS 6 AND 7, BLK 59 CARMENORIGINALMCGARR, MARY B ESTATE 2010 R 6.00 12.18 .72 18.90 LOTS 7 & 8, BLK 155 CARMEN ORIG 2008 R 33.19 20.54 14.44 68.17 MORRIS, KASIE 2010 R 54.00 12.18 6.48 72.66 LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 156 CARMEN ORIGMORRIS, LANNIE D ETUX 2010 R 6.00 12.18 .72 18.90 LOTS 5 & 6 BLK 156CARMEN ORIGINAL 9-01MORRIS, LANNIE ETUX 2010 R 22.00 12.18 2.64 36.82 LOTS 7&8 BLK 156 CARMENORIGINAL 9-01MOORE, ROCHEL R ETUX 2010 R 559.00 12.18 67.08 638.26 LOTS 10 THRU 12, BLK 159638.26CARMEN ORIGINALLESLIE, TOM W ESTATE 2010 R 27.00 12.18 3.24 42.42 LOTS 13 THRU 17, BLK 9 2009 R 26.00 23.62 7.80 57.42 CHEROKEE ORIGINALARGANBRIGHT, KENDALL B ETAL 2010 R 28.00 12.18 3.36 43.54 LOTS 18 & 19 BLK 9CHEROKEE ORIGINALHIGHFILL, EUGENE 2010 R 47.00 12.18 5.64 64.82 LOTS 18 & 19 BLK 9 CHEROKEEORIGINALFLOCK, FLOYE M 2010 R 17.00 12.18 2.04 31.22 LOTS 9 & 10 BLK 10 CHEROKEE 2009 R 17.00 23.62 5.10 45.72ORIGINALREAM, MILTON D 2010 R 33.00 12.18 3.96 49.14 LOT 7, LESS RR, INC ALLEY 2008 R 31.52 20.54 15.13 67.19 & LOTS 8 THRU 9 BLK 14 2009 R 32.00 23.62 9.60 65.22 CHEROKEE ORIGINALMURPHY, DON ETUX 2010 R 79.00 12.18 9.48 100.66 LOTS 7&8 BLK 15 CHEROKEEORIGINALHICKS, JOAN 2010 R 87.50 12.18 6.56 106.24 100’ OF LOTS 13 THRU 18 BLK 19CHEROKEE ORIGINALWHEELER, LORETTA F 2010 R 323.00 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2010 R 2.00 12.18 .24 14.42 LOTS 11 & 12, BLK 40 CHEROKEEEASTSIDEOWEN, HEATHER J ETAL 2010 R 63.00 12.18 7.56 86.10 LOTS 23 & 24, BLK 40 CHEROKEEEASTSIDESANBORN, WILLAM ETUX 2010 R 63.00 12.18 7.56 82.74 20’ LOT 9 & ALL LOTS 10 THRU 12 2008 R 59.10 10.00 28.37 97.47 BLK 41 CHEROKEE-EASTSIDE 2009 R 61.00 23.62 18.30 102.92 GRAY, JAMES T 2010 R 3.00 12.18 .36 15.54 LOTS 8 & 9, BLK 43 2009 R 3.00 23.62 .90 27.52 CHEROKEE-EASTSIDE TAXFRANKS, JEFFREY ETUX 2010 R 56.00 12.18 4.20 72.38 LOT 3, BLK 2 CHEROKEE-FURGUSONEDMONDSON, ROBIN ETAL 2010 R 461.00 12.18 55.32 528.50 LOT 7, BLK 1 CHEROKEE-GILMOREEDMONDSON, RAY D ETUX 2010 R 19.00 12.18 2.28 33.46 LOT 8, LESS N 2’, BLK 1CHEROKEE-GILMORELONG, LANELL J 2010 R 44.00 12.18 5.28 61.46 LOT 10, BLK 1 CHEROKEE-GILMOREMARTIN, PEARL 2010 R 19.00 12.18 2.28 33.46 LOT 12, BLK 3 CHEROKEE-GILMOREVILLARREAL, JOSEPH ETUX 2010 R 240.00 12.18 28.80 280.98 LOT 2, BLK 7 CHEROKEE-GILMORECASTRO, MANUELA 2010 R 154.00 12.18 18.48 184.66 31.5’ OF LOT 9 & S 31.5’ OF LOT 10BLK 6 CHEROKEE-MYERSHARPER, VERGIL ETUX LIFE EST 2010 R 101.00 12.18 12.12 125.30 LOTS 1 THRU 4, BLK 64 CHEROKEE

PARKSANBORN, TOMMY JOE ETUX 2010 R 64.00 12.18 7.68 83.86 LOTS 3 THRU 5, BLK 66CHEROKEE-PARKBUTTRUM, RICHARD L 2010 R 201.00 12.18 24.12 237.30 LOT 1 & E 16.2’ OF LOT 2 BLK 3CHEROKEE-SMALLSLEECH, VICKEY 2010 R 129.00 12.18 15.48 156.66 LOT 4, BLK 62 CHEROKEE-SMALLSGRUBE, SCOTTY W 2010 R 56.00 12.18 6.72 74.90 TRACT 40’ WIDE PARALLEL TO E 2009 R 59.00 23.62 17.70 100.32 54’ OF LOT 2, B;K 3 CHEROKEESOUTHGATETULLIS, JASON C ETUX 2010 R 260.00 12.18 31.20 303.38 37.5’ OF LOT 8 & ALL OF LOTS 2009 R 252.00 23.62 75.60 351.22 9 & 10 & N/2 OF 11, BLK 54 CHEROKEETITUS 1STHODGES, DONNA CAROL 2010 R 10.00 12.18 1.20 23.38 73’ OF LOT 6, BLK 57 CHEROKEE 2008 R 54.20 20.54 26.02 100.76 TITUS 2ND 2009 R 37.00 23.62 11.10 71.72SANBORN, BILL ETUX 2010 R 115.00 12.18 13.80 140.98 LOTS 5&6, BLK 3 CHEROKEE 2008 R 108.32 20.54 51.99 180.85 CHEROKEE-WEST SIDE 2009 R 111.00 23.62 33.30 167.92 COLLINS, VERNON J 2010 R 85.00 12.18 10.20 107.38 LOT 5, BLK 5 CHEROKEE-WESTSIDEUTTERBACK, MICHAEL ETUX 2010 R 36.00 12.18 4.32 52.50 LOT 6, BLK 5 CHEROKEE-WESTSIDE 2010 R 36.00 4.32 SHOUP, MIKE 2010 R 45.00 12.18 5.40 62.58 LOTS 1 THRU 3, BLK 8 CHEROKEE 2009 R 43.00 23.62 12.90 79.52 WESTSIDEZAHORSKY, MARY L 2010 R 52.00 12.18 6.24 70.42 LOT 4, BLK 8 CHEROKEE-WESTSIDE 2009 R 53.00 23.62 15.90 92.52 SHOUP, MIKE 2010 R 28.00 12.18 3.36 43.54 LOTS 5 & 6, BLK 8 CHEROKEE 2009 R 28.00 23.62 8.40 60.02 WESTSIDEJEFFREY, MICHAEL E 2010 R 104.00 12.18 12.48 128.66 LOTS 4 & 5, BLK 11 CHEROKEEWESTSIDEPROVENCE, THOMAS R 2010 R 366.00 12.18 43.92 422.10 LOTS 17 THRU 19, BLK 11CHEROKEE-WESTSIDEKREIMAN, ALVIN JR 2010 R 73.00 12.18 8.76 93.94 BEG 560’ S, 403’ W & 150’ N OF NECORNER OF NE 10-26-11, THEN W200’, N 122’, E 200’, S 122’ TO POBCHEROKEE-TRACTSKREIMAN, ALVIN JR ETUX 2010 R 35.00 12.18 4.20 51.38 TRACT BEG 403’ W OF NE CORNER 2009 R 34.00 23.62 10.20 67.82 OF NE 10-26-11, THEN S 150’, W 200’,N 150’, E 200’ TO POB CHEROKEE TRACTSDAVIS, ANITA & JOSHUA 2010 R 193.00 12.18 23.16 228.34 LOTS 8 THRU 11, BLK 31 2009 R 185.00 23.62 55.50 264.12 GOLTRY ORIGINALSMITH, MARK A 2010 R 45.00 12.18 5.40 62.58 LOTS 20 THRU 24, BLK 43 GOLTRYORIGINAL SMITH, JUDI J 2010 R 252.00 12.18 30.24 294.42 LOTS 13 THRU 15, BLK 70 2009 R 242.00 23.62 72.60 338.22 GOLTRY ORIGINALROSS, CARL A JR ETUX (JACKIE) 2010 R 78.00 12.18 9.36 99.54 LOTS 8 THRU 12, BLK 76 GOLTRYORIGINALDAVIS, ANITA 2010 R 140.00 12.18 16.80 168.98 UND 1/2 INT IN LOTS 17 THRU 20 2009 R 134.00 52.80 40.20 227.00 BLK 4 HELENA ORIGINAL 2010 O MOWING 29.18 12.18 3.50 44.86 WILLIAMS, KAREN A 2010 R 140.00 12.18 16.80 168.98 UND 1/2 INT IN LOTS 17 THRU 20BLK 4 HELENA ORIGIANLJACKSON, KEVIN WAYNE 2010 R 9.00 12.18 1.08 22.26 LOTS 1 THRU 4, BLK 8 2009 R 9.00 23.62 2.70 35.32 HELENA ORIGINALPOWELL, PAMELA K 2010 R 73.00 12.18 8.76 93.94 LOTS 20 THRU 24, WITH 24 2008 R 66.50 20.54 31.92 118.96 EXTENDED E 30’, BLK 22 2009 R 70.00 23.62 21.00 114.62 HELENA ORIGINALMAXON, KIMBERLY M 2010 R 55.00 12.18 6.60 73.78 LOTS 4 THRU 6, BLK 25 2010 O MOWING 29.18 12.18 3.50 44.86 HELENA ORIGINALDAVIS, ANITA L 2010 R 208.00 12.18 24.96 245.14 LOT 28 & S 70’ OF LOTS 29 THRU 32 2009 R 200.00 23.62 60.00 283.62 BLK 26 HELENA ORIGINALTANNEHILL, JASON 2010 R 142.00 12.18 17.04 171.22 LOTS 19 & 20, BLK 28 HELENA ORIGTHOMAS, ELIZABETH ETAL 2010 R 36.00 12.18 4.32 52.50 LOTS 24 THRU 27, BLK 29 HELENAORIGINALJONES, MIKE 2010 R 48.00 12.18 5.76 65.58 LOT 6, BLK 31 HELENA ORIGINALFESMIRE, SCOTT 2010 R 45.00 12.18 5.40 62.58 LOTS 1 & 2, BLK 38 HELENA ORIGSILVERS, GERTRUDE 2010 R 5.00 12.18 .60 17.78 LOTS 6 & 7, BLK 2 HELENA 2009 R 4.00 23.62 1.20 28.82 HIGH SCHOOLSHALLOP, TONY ETAL 2010 R 8.00 12.18 .96 21.14 LOTS 11 THRU 17, BLK 2HELENA HIGH SCHOOLJONES, SHIELLA M 2010 R 1078.00 12.18 129.36 1219.54 LOTS 18 THRU 24 BLK 2HELEN HIGH SCHOOL 3-03ARCHER, TRAVIS ETUX 2010 R 95.00 12.18 11.40 118.58 LOTS 5 & 6, BLK 3 JET ORIGINAL 2008 R 86.76 20.54 41.64 148.94 2009 R 91.00 23.62 27.30 141.92 WAYMAN, MELVIN H 2010 R 38.00 12.18 4.56 54.74 LOT 9, LESS S 6’ & LOTS 10 THRU 2009 R 38.00 23.62 11.40 73.02 12, BLK 3 JET ORIGINALPLATT, CRAIG ALLEN 2010 R 5.00 12.18 .60 17.78 1/24 INT IN LOTS 13 THRU 15 ANDN/2 OF LOT 16, BLK 13 JET ORIGRAY, DAWN ANN 2010 R 5.00 12.18 .60 17.78 1/24 INT IN LOTS 13 THRU 15 ANDN/2 OF LOT 16, BLK 13 JET ORIGGENOVESE, LYNN ANN 2010 R 5.00 12.18 .60 17.78 1/24 INT IN LOTS 13 THRU 15 ANDN/2 OF LOT 16, BLK 13 JET ORIGSANDS, LARRY W 2010 R 48.00 12.18 5.76 65.94 LOT 17, BLK 28 JET ORIGINALWHITE, ALLEN J 2010 R 170.00 12.18 20.40 202.58 LOTS 7 THRU 10, BLK 44 JET ORIG 2009 R 176.00 23.62 52.80 252.42 WHITE, ALLEN J 2010 R 56.00 12.18 6.72 74.90 LOTS 11 & 12, BLK 44 JET ORIG 2009 R 54.00 23.62 16.20 93.82 GREEN, ANNA MAE 2010 R 15.00 12.18 1.80 28.98 LOTS 16 THRU 18, BLK 49 2009 R 15.00 23.62 4.50 43.12 JET ORIGINALGAFF, DUSTY ETUX 2010 R 578.00 12.18 69.36 659.54 1/2 OF LOT 21 & ALL OF LOTS 22THRU 24, BLK 50 JET ORIGINALGAFF, DUSTY ETUX 2010 R 24.00 12.18 2.88 39.06 LOTS 7 THRU 9, BLK 59 JET ORIGRADIG, DON ETUX 2010 R 102.00 12.18 12.24 126.42 TRACT APPROX 107’X200’ IN BLK 30CAREY RES & GROUNDS BEGINNINGAT SW CORNER OF BLK 18, THENS 103.4’, E 200.13’, N 111.04’, W 200’ TO POB JET TRACTSRAMOS, JUAN ETUX 2010 R 55.00 12.18 6.60 73.78 LOT 13, BLK 1 DUNAVANTLAKEVIEW ADDNHILL, WILLIE F ETUX 2010 R 3.00 12.18 .36 15.54 LOT 21, LESS 25’X90’ TRACT 2008 R 3.12 10.00 1.50 14.62 BLK 1 DUNAVANT LAKEVIEW ADDN 2009 R 3.00 23.62 .90 27.52 HILL, WILLIE F ETUX 2010 R 6.00 12.18 .72 18.90 LOT 23, BLK 1 DUNAVANT 2008 R 5.22 20.54 2.51 28.27 LAKEVIEW ADDITION 2009 R 6.00 23.62 1.80 31.42 FORD, ROY E JR 2010 R 10.00 12.18 1.20 23.38 LOTS 1 & 2, BLK 1 2008 R 13.88 10.00 6.66 30.54 GLASSCOCK ADDN 2009 R 10.00 23.62 3.00 36.62 MILLER, NORMA J 2010 R 5.00 12.18 .60 17.78 LOT 19, BLK 1 HAUNSCHILDLAKESIDE ADDNCERNY, DANIEL ETUX 2010 R 48.00 12.18 5.76 65.94 LOT 26, BLK 1 HODGEN 1STHOTCHKIN, SANDRA SUE 2010 R 14.00 12.18 1.68 27.86 LOTS 1 THRU 3 BLK 4 MCSPARRINSCHROEDER, JUDY 2010 R 138.00 12.18 16.56 166.74 LOTS 19 & 20, BLK 2 2008 R 160.56 20.54 77.07 258.17PINKERTON 2ND 2009 R 132.00 23.62 39.60 195.22 STAHL, JEFF ETUX 2010 R 69.00 12.18 8.28 89.46 LOTS 17 & 19, BLK 5 RESTERSPARADISEFORD, ROY E JR 2010 R 319.00 12.18 38.28 369..46 LOTS 24, 26 & 28, BLK 5 2008 R 317.90 20.54 152.59 491.03 RESTERS PARADISE 2009 R 307.00 23.62 92.10 422.72 FORD, ROY E JR 2010 R 4.00 12.18 .48 16.66 LOT 30, BLK 5 RESTERS 2008 R 6.94 10.00 3.33 20.27 PARADISE 2009 R 4.00 23.62 1.20 28.82 Witness my hand this 8th day of September, 2011.

/s/Valerie VetterValerie Vetter, Alfalfa County Treasurer

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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 1, and Sept. 8, 2011. 2tokLahoma aLcohoLic beverage Laws enforcement commission,

notice of intention to appLy for an aLcohoLic beverage

LicenseIn accordance with Title 37, Section

522, Chad Hester, 1111 S. Grand, Chero-kee, OK 73728, an individual, hereby pub-lishes notice of his intention to apply within sixty days from this date to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission for a Retail Store License under authority of and in compliance with the said Act: That he intends, if granted such license, to operate as a Retail Store establishment with business premises located at 103 Loop in Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, under the business name of Southgate Liquor Store.

Dated this 23rd day of August, 2011.s/Chad Hester

Before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared Chad Hester to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing applica-tion and acknowledged that he executed the same as his free act and deed.

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LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. 1t

empLoyment opportunityAlfalfa county clerk is taking applica-

tions for a deputy. Beginning salary will be dependant on experience, education, and qualifications. Basic qualifications include but not limited to two years college education with some bookkeeping/secre-tarial studies or equivalent experience. Applicants must have good communica-tion skills and be able to work closely with the public. Applications may be picked up in the county clerk’s office on the second floor of the courthouse.

Alfalfa County is an equal employment opportunity employer.

LegaL noticePublished in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. 1t

empLoyment opportunityAlfalfa County commissioners are tak-

ing applications for a janitor/maintenance/lawn care person. Beginning salary will be dependant on experiance and qualifica-tions. Applications may be picked up in the county commissioners’ office on the second floor of the courthouse.

Alfalfa County is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 1, and Sept. 8, 2011. 2t

in the district courtof aLfaLfa countystate of okLahomacause no. pb-2011-25

In the Matter of the Summary Admin-istration of the Estate of Wayne M. Thorn-dyke, Deceased.

combined notice, noticeto creditors; notice

of hearing petition for admission of foreign wiLL to

probate, petition for summary administration, hearing on the finaL account, and the petition for determination of heirs at

Law, distribution of estateand discharge

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in the Estate of Wayne M. Thorn-dyke, Deceased, that on this date, Luanne E. Thorndyke, whose residence is 637 Zurich Rd., Hummeltown, PA 17036, and Julie M. Thorndyke, whose residence is 660 Shellbark Lane, Byrn Mawr, PA 19010, filed a Petition for Summary Administra-tion in the District Court of Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, attaching thereto an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament (“Will”) of said Deceased, praying for the probate of said foreign Will, that Letters of Special Administration be issued to Luanne E. Thorndyke and Julie M. Thorndyke and the Letters of Adminis-tration, if necessary, be issued to the same individuals. Said Petition further prays that the heirs-at-law of said Decedent be deter-mined; that the Final Account be approved, the property of the Decedent subject to the jurisdiction of this Court be distributed, and that the Co-Personal Representatives be discharged, and for other relief as prayed for in said Petition, which Petition you may refer to for further particulars.

TO ALL CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE NAMED DECEDENT: All creditors having claims against the above named decedent are required to present the same, with a description of all security interest of other collateral (if any) held be each creditor with respect to such claim, to the Estate of Mary Lou Thorndyke, deceased, at the offices of Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C., 305 South Grand, P.O. Box 223, Cherokee,

Oklahoma 73728, attorneys for the Co-Personal Representatives on or before the following presentment date: the 23rd day of September, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.

The above named Decedent died on the 31st day of March, 1997, at which time the residence address of the Decedent was 821 Q Street, Tekamah, Burt County, Nebraska.

The total value of the Estate of the Decedent as per property located in the state of Oklahoma and as set forth in the Petition is $104,000.00.

Pursuant to an Order of Said Court, notice is hereby given that the 24th day of October, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m. in the Courtroom of the undersigned Judge, or the Judge to whom this cause is assigned on said date, in the Alfalfa County Courthouse in the City of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, State of Oklahoma, has been appointed as the time for hearing said Petition, and considering relief prayed for in the Petition presented to the Court on said date. All persons interested may appear at said hearing.

All objections to the Petition and/or any relief requested must be made in writing not less than 10 days before the hearing date, with such objection to be filed herein, with a copy being sent to the Petitioners and the attorney for the Petitioners, and if an objection is not made within the allowed time, all persons will be deemed to have waived any obligation(s) to the Petition and the relief prayed for.

If an objection is filed at least 10 days before the hearing date, on the hearing date the Court will determine whether the foreign Will attached to the Petition shall be admitted to probate, whether the summary proceedings are appropriate, and, if so, whether the Estate will be distributed and to whom the Estate will be distributed.

Dated this 24th day of August, 2011.s/Loren E. Angle

Judge of the District CourtSam L. Stein, Esq., OBA# 12498Law Office of Sam L. Stein, P.L.L.C.305 South Grand Ave.P.O. Box 223Cherokee, OK 73728(580) 596-3000Attorney for the Petitioners

LegaL notice


before the corporation commission of the state

of okLahomaappLicant: sandridge

eXpLoration and production, LLc

reLief sought: Location eXception

LegaL description: section 14, township 28 north, range 9

west of the im, aLfaLfa county, okLahoma

cause cd no. 201104463 notice of hearing

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.; and if any of the above-named parties is a dis-solved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Appli-cant, SandRidge Exploration and Produc-tion, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Com-mission of Oklahoma to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 640-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units to be formed in Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply and in the 640-acre horizontal well unit to be formed in such section for the Mississippian common source of supply, so as to allow a well to be drilled from a surface location being not closer than 200 feet from the south line and not closer than 700 feet from the east line of said Section 14 to subsurface locations of such well’s entry into and such well’s exit from each of the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply and to a subsurface location of such well’s entry into the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the south line and 700 feet from the east line of said Section 14, with the first perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the south line and 700 feet from the east line of said Section 14, and with the last perforation in the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 330 feet from the north line and 700 feet from the east line of said Section 14, and with the terminus or end point of the horizontal portion or lateral of the borehole of such well in the Mississippian common source of supply being as follows: not closer than 200 feet from the north line and 700 feet from the east line of said Section 14, and with a “tolerance distance” for the above-described subsurface locations, horizontal portion or lateral and completion interval of such well being as follows: a distance of not more than 100 feet in an easterly direction and in a westerly direction from any such subsurface location, from any point on or along such horizontal portion or lateral and from any point on or along such completion interval, and to be completed in and to produce hydrocarbons from the

above-named separate common sources of supply, with such authorization and permission running in favor of Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant; and (ii) establishing a proper allowable for the proposed well involved herein as to the separate common sources of supply covered hereby, which allowable Applicant requests be established as a full allowable with no downward adjustment made thereto. Such application further states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form 640-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units in said Section 14 for Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply and to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in such section for the Mississippian common source of supply.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the “land sections adjacent to the area within the location exception” requested herein in said Section 14 in regard to the subsur-face location tolerance areas described above are Sections 11, 12, 13, 23 and 24, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. The other “land sections” surrounding said Section 14 are Sections 10, 15 and 22, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause is set for hearing before an admin-istrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of September, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, Attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.




LegaL notice


in the district courtof aLfaLfa county, okLahoma

pb-2011-27In the Matter of the Estate of Mary K.

Alexander, Deceased.notice of hearing petition for probate of wiLL, appointment of personaL representative and determination of heirs,

devisees and LegateesNotice is hereby given to all persons in-

terested in the estate of Mary K. Alexander, deceased, that on the 31st day of August, 2011, Helen Alexander produced produced in the District Court of Alfalfa County, Okla-homa, an instrument in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Mary K. Alexander, deceased, and also filed in said Court her Petition, together with said Will, praying that the Will be admitted to probate and praying that Letters of Administration with Will Annexed issue to Helen Alexan-

der as Personal Representative and for a judicial determination of heirs, legatees and devisees of said decedent.

Pursuant to an Order of this Court made on August 31, 2011, notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of September, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., the Petition will be heard at the District Court, Probate Division, County Courthouse, Cherokee, Oklahoma, when and where all persons interested may appear and contest the same.

In testimony whereof, I have here-unto set my hand this 31st day of August, 2011.

/s/Loren E. AngleJudge

By: /s/Lori Irwin, Court ClerkKyle B. Hadwiger, OBA#11329Marcus Jungman, OBA#19138HAdwiGEr & JunGMAn, P.L.L.C. P.O. Box 306, 120 S. GrandCherokee, OK 73728(580) 596-3591Attorneys for Petitioner

LegaL notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 8, and Thurs-day, Sept. 15, 2011. 2t

in the district courtof aLfaLfa county, okLahoma

pb-2011-24In the Matter of the Estate of Lacada

M. Davis, Deceased.notice to creditors

All persons having claims against the estate of Lacada M. Davis, Deceased, are required to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claims; and the necessary vouchers to the named Personal Representative, Robbie Parker, PO Box 213, Carmen, Oklahoma, 73726;

or to Matt J. Sedbrook Law Firm, P.C., At-torney at Law, 114 East Broadway, Suite 700, Enid, Oklahoma 73701; on or before the following presentment date: 15th day of November, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.

DATED this 30th day of August, 2011./s/ Robbie Parker

Robbie ParkerPersonal Representative

/s/Matt J. SedbrookMatt J. Sedbrook, OBA# 10125Sedbrook Law Firm, P.C.114 East BroadwaySuite 700Enid, Oklahoma 73701(580) 242-3600Attorney for Personal representative

LegaL notice


before the corporation commission of the state

of okLahomaappLicant: sandridge

eXpLoration and production, LLc

reLief sought: pooLingLegaL description: section 14,

township 28 north, range 9 west of the im, aLfaLfa county,

okLahomacause cd no. 201104462

notice of hearingSTATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All per-

sons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, including the following: Captain Creek Oil, LLC; Con-tinental Resources, Inc.; E. Max Gilpin a/k/a Eris Maxwell Gilpin; Energy Ventures Group, LLC; Kenneth W. Cory, LTD; Mary Sue Wafer Gilpin; Min-Tex Oil Corporation; if any of the above-named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, execu-tors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; and if any of the above-named parties that is a partner-ship, corporation or other association be dissolved, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter an order pooling the interests of oil and gas owners, and adjudicating the rights and equities in connection therewith, in the 640-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units to be formed in Section 14, Township 28 North, Range 9 West of the IM, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, for the Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, and Oswego separate common sources of supply and in the 640-acre hori-zontal well unit to be formed in such section for the Mississippian common source of supply, in respect to the development of such separate common sources of supply in such units. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in respect thereto are sought herein to be pooled and adjudicated pursu-ant to 52 O.S. §87.1 within and on the basis of the units covered hereby as a group or unit, and not limited to a single wellbore. The application in this cause states that Applicant has proposed the development of the separate common sources of supply in the units involved herein under a plan of development and has proposed to com-mence such plan of development of such units by an initial well in the lands covered hereby. Such application further states that Applicant has been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of development of the separate common sources of supply in

the units covered hereby. Such applica-tion further requests up to 365 days within which to commence operations on or in connection with such initial well under such plan of development. Such application fur-ther states that there is currently pending before the Commission an application of Applicant to form 640-acre non-horizontal drilling and spacing units in said Section 14 for Tonkawa, Cottage Grove and Oswego separate common sources of supply and to form a 640-acre horizontal well unit in such section for the Mississippian common source of supply.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, or some other party recommended by Applicant be designated as operator under the order to be entered herein of the separate common sources of supply in the units covered hereby, including the initial well and any subsequent well or wells to be drilled under or otherwise covered by Applicant’s proposed plan of development of such units.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administra-tive law judge on the Conservation Docket at the Western Regional Service Office of the Corporation Commission, Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 8:30 A.M. on the 26th day of September, 2011, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact John R. Reeves, attor-ney, OBA #7479, Fourteenth Floor, Two Leadership Square, 211 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, Tele-phone: (405) 235-1110; or Luke Roberts, SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406, Telephone: (405) 429-6344.


DANA. L. MURPHY, ChairJEFF CLOUD, Vice Chairman

BOB ANTHONY, CommissionerDONE AND PERFORMED this 2nd day of September, 2011.BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:PEGGY MITCHELL,Commission Secretary

LegaL notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, September 1, and September 8, 2011. 2t

in and for the district court of aLfaLfa county, state of okLahoma

no. pb-2011-26In the Matter of the Estate of Frank Dale

Elliott, Deceased.notice to creditors to present

cLaimsAll persons having claims against

Frank Dale Elliott, Deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect

to such claim, to the administrator, L. Mike Elliott, in care of his attorney, William Scott Church, Houk & Church, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 456, 111 West Broadway, Fairview, Oklahoma, 73737, on or before the following presentment date: October 27, 2011, or the same will be forever barred.

Dated the 25th day of August, 2011.s/L. Mike Elliott, Administrator

Houk & ChurchAttorneys for AdministratorP.O. Box 456Fairview, Oklahoma 73737(580) 227-4424

LegaL notice

Published in the Cherokee Messenger & Republican Thursday, Sept. 1, and Thurs-day, Sept. 8, 2011. 2t

in the district courtof aLfaLfa countystate of okLahoma

no. pb-2011-12In the Matter of the Estate of William

Dennis Huff, Deceasednotice of hearing finaL report

NOTICE is hereby given that Michael L. Huff, Personal Representative of the Estate of William Dennis Huff, Deceased, having filed in this Court his Final Report, Petition For Order Allowing Final Report, Determining Heirship and Final Decree of Distribution (Final Account Waived), fixed by the Judge of said Court for 1:30 p.m. on the 13th day of September, 2011. This hearing is set before this Court the Alfalfa

County Courthouse, 300 S. Grand, Chero-kee, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of William Dennis Huff, Deceased, determined and said estate distributed.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of August, 2011.

Loren AngleJudge of the District Court

D. Daryl Lidia, OBA No. 13310LIDIA LAW FIRM1320 E. 9th Street, Suite 9Edmond, Oklahoma 73034(405) 216-8661Attorneys for Personal Representative

LegaL notice

HELP WANTED

HANSEL’S LAWN SOLUTIONS is now spraying residential and com-mercial lawns in the Cherokee area. Fully insured and licensed. Contact Clifton 580-748-0698.

A special thank you to my fam-ily, friends and church family at the Christian Church for their prayers, cards, calls and visits. To the nursing staff, Drs. Schultz and Reilly for the excellent care I received while a pa-tient in Bass Hospital. To my care giv-ers on my return home, I thank you.

Rose Harris

I would like to thank all my fam-ily and friends for making my 80th birthday so special. Thank you for all the cards, my family enjoyed reading them. I would especially like to thank Gary and Lynette and their families for the wonderful party at the fellow-ship hall.

Thank you again,Elmo Anderson

NOW ACCEPTINg APPLICA-TIONS at B&R’s Lunchstop, locat-ed on N. Hwy 58 in Byron. Stop by and pick up an application or call 580-474-2600 for more info.

gARAgE SALE - Sat., Sept. 10th, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Everything 1/2 price. 1400 S. Oklahoma, Cherokee.


Cherokee resident Everett D. Weathers died Friday, Sept. 2, from injuries he received in an automobile accident in Woods County.

According to Oklahoma High-way Patrol reports, Weathers, 57, was driving a 2007 Kenworth semi-truck southbound on Coun-ty Road 370 when he entered a curve at a high rate of speed.

The semi-truck exited the roadway to the right, rolling one and a half times and coming to rest on its top.

The truck was equipped with seat belts, which were not in use. Weathers was pinned in the truck for three and a half hours.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Darrin Lancaster of the Alfalfa County Detachment investigated the accident. As-sisting Lancaster were Trooper Randy McCollough, Trooper David White, Alva Fire Depart-ment, Alva Emergency Medical Service and the Woods County Sheriff ’s Office.

By MARGARET GOSSCarmen Correspondent

MANGUM – My husband, Bob, and I visited the Greer County Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 30, where testimony con-tinued at the Bobbi Parker trial on the 17th anniversary of the date Parker disappeared from the Oklahoma State Reformato-ry (OSR) with inmate Randolph Dial.

Dial was a convicted mur-derer. Parker’s husband, Randy, served as deputy warden at the correctional center.

A longtime family friend, Brenda Hickerson of Granite, testified that day in defense of Bobbi Parker, saying she does not believe the woman would have left her family willingly.

Hickerson said Dial visited her monument and antique shop with Parker, and that he had a bad body odor and was arro-gant.

"I was literally sick,” she tes-tified. “I knew she had to be ab-ducted. There was no doubt in my mind. She put all of her love and attention on her family," Hickerson said.

Cynthia Klein of Lawton, Parker’s sister-in-law, also testi-fied and said Parker told her she was afraid Dial would harm her family if she tried to escape.

"She told me she was afraid to escape. She never told me what Dial did," Klein told the court. Klein said she received a phone call from Parker nine days after she was taken. "I have 30 sec-onds. They’re treating me well. Tell the girls I love them and I’ll be home soon."

Klein testified Bobbi began crying hysterically, then the phone was pulled away. Klein called Randy immediately and also wrote down exactly what was said.

She also told about a conversa-tion Dial had with her husband, Jack Klein (Bobbi’s brother), as they were leaving the Parker home two days before Parker disappeared.

Dial came out of the garage and said to Jack, "You ought to spend more time with your sis-ter."

The Kleins believe that was a warning.

"He’s (Jack) lived with this 17 years. It bothers him to this day because he blames himself," she said as the tears streamed down her cheeks.

She also testified that Bobbi had complained to her that Dial was a liar, was not doing his job, and acted "too big for his britch-es."

Gaylord Inks, the former se-curity chief at OSR, testified he warned former Warden Jack Cowley that Randolph Dial was manipulative and could not be trusted weeks before Dial disap-peared with Parker.

"I was trying to protect staff and inmates," Inks said. "He wouldn’t listen to me. I was over-ridden and he said... there’s the door."

Inks said, “He (Dial) was not to be trusted around women at all. I was very concerned."

Cowley ignored those concerns and reduced Dial’s ranking from medium to minimum security in July, 1994. Inks testified an

inmate with Dial’s background and psychological profile should have been classified as medium security, which would have pre-vented him from going outside the prison.

Ann Brooks, who was Randy Parker’s secretary at the OSR, testified that Dial and prison warden Jack Cowley spoke often inside the prison.

"He was friends with Mr. Cowley. I didn’t trust him. I al-ways called him 'that conniving inmate,'" Brooks said.

Cowley authorized minimum security status for Dial less than two months before he and Parker disappeared. Bobbi Parker and

Dial worked together in a prison pottery program run out of the garage of the Parkers' home on the OSR grounds.

Brooks said Dial was fre-quently in the deputy warden’s office and even answered the telephone once without authori-zation.

Brooks recalled Randy Parker became aware something was wrong when one of the girls called about 4:30 p.m. the day Bobbi disappeared, and wanted to know where her mother was.

Bobbi had called Randy’s of-fice at 10 a.m. to tell him she had reservations for a hotel in McAlester, where they planned

‘She (Bobbi Parker) was abducted’ – Brenda Hickersonto attend the prison rodeo the following weekend.

Brooks thought Bobbi sound-ed sick. She also testified that Randy Parker felt uncomfort-able that Dial was using his ga-rage for the pottery program.

In her testimony, Brooks said Dial once came into her office and asked for a cup of coffee but the pot was empty. She said she would not make another pot. Cowley later told her that Dial could have coffee whenever he wanted.

"I boxed up my coffee pot and coffee and took them home," said Brooks.

Brooks was also asked about

her files in her office at OSR, which contained a consent form signed by Bobbi Parker.

"I am granting consent to search the trailer house located at 900 CR, Center, TX," it said. "This is the location where Ran-dolph Dial was arrested and I was rescued. Randolph Dial had absolute control over all my ac-tivities, property and my articles in or about my person since Au-gust 30, 1994."

The release was dated April 7, 2005, and signed by Bobbi Parker.

Dial maintained until his death in 2007 that he kidnapped Parker at knifepoint, forced her

to drive him from the prison in the family mini-van and threat-ened to harm her family if she fled.

Dial and Bobbi Parker were the only people who knew the whole story. He died in 2007 at the age of 62.

After 17 years, Bobbi Parker looks forward to this ordeal to finally be over. She waits for the time when she can pick up the pieces of her life and enjoy fam-ily, friends and being free.

(Editor's Note: Margaret Goss is a close, personal friend to Bob-bi Parker. This story contains not only facts in the case, but may re-flect Goss' personal reflections.)

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