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Community Calendar

The Hawley Volunteer Fire Department of Nash, will be conducting a “Benefit Hamburger Feed and Silent Auction” for one of our own on August 25 at 5 p.m.

Julia Matlock is 53 years of age and served as one of our Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Training Officer of our department. She was diag-nosed with brain cancer and was given six months to live. After the operation, when the surgeon removed as much of the tumor as possible, Julia was placed in a Nursing Home in Enid where she resides today.

We will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, baked beans, drinks and a des-sert. In addition, local businesses and individuals have donated items that will be auctioned that evening. Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring as many friends with you as possible. The Hawley FD is located 7 miles north of Nash on Hwy. 132 and 1 mile east. From Hwy. 11 & Hwy. 132 intersection, go 4 miles south and 1 mile east. For more information, call 580-839-2480. See you on August 25!

Benefit hamburger feed and silent auction

Wednesday8 a.m.-3 p.m. Enrollment for all

three Alva elementary schools will be held at Longfellow Elementary main office.

9 a.m. The Woods County Senior Citizens Center, 625 Barnes, Alva, is open for games and other activities. Exercise is scheduled each day at 11 a.m. Transportation provided upon request. The board will meet at 12:30 p.m.

Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

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

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

7 p.m. Alva Board of Education will

meet at the Administration Building, 418 Flynn, Alva.

Thursday8 a.m.-3 p.m. Enrollment for all

three Alva elementary schools will be held in the Longfellow Elementary main office.

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

Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant.


5:30 p.m. Alva Weight Watchers meet at College Hill Church of Christ.

7 p.m. The Alva Elks Lodge meets the first and third Thursday of each month except July & August when they meet only the 3rd Thursday. Meeting 8 p.m. during daylight saving time.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 1027 8th (Wesley House) in Alva every Monday and Thursday.

Friday9 a.m. The Woods County Senior

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


6-8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk will be held in downtown Alva.

By Helen BarrettWoods County Commissioners ap-

proved Safety Director Steve Foster’s recommendation to place the entire county under a mandatory burn ban.

The burn ban becomes effective im-mediately with punishment for viola-tion of the resolution to be a fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment of not more than one (1) year, or both fine and imprisonment.

The Commissioners allowed three exemptions to the ban:

1. Equipment related to road con-struction projects – Equipment which uses propane or other controlled type burners is generally regarded as safe, however it will be required to have a

Woods County burn ban instated water pumper on standby any time this equipment is used near a grassy right-of-way. Such requirement is the respon-sibility of the company or organization conducting the construction, and is not the responsibility of the fire department within the jurisdiction in which the construction activities take place.

2. Welding/cutting torch/grind-ing activities – When conducted over a non-combustible surface of at least 10 feet by 10 feet, and when welding blan-kets or screens are used to cover flam-mable vegetation. In addition, these

activities can only be conducted when wind speeds are less than 20 m.p.h. and a fire watch, other than the welder, is posted at the welding/cutting torch site with pressurized water or fire extin-guisher.

3. Gas and charcoal fired grills are permitted provided that the activity is conducted over a non-flammable sur-face and at least five (5) feet from flam-mable vegetation. Outdoor campfires or bonfires are prohibited.

Foster said shooting fireworks would also fall under the burn ban.


Paula and Jeff Franks of Cherokee, Bret and Jenny Nixon of Freedom, and Brent and Teresa Creswell of Perryton, Texas, are proud to announce the en-gagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Kalei Nicole Nixon and Cody Carl Creswell.

Kalei is the granddaughter of the late Paul Girty and Billy Ruth Girty of Cher-okee, and Connie (C.R.) and Tana Nixon of Freedom.

Cody is the grandson of the late Charles Cudd and Pat Cudd of Waka, Texas, and the late Carl Creswell and Josie Creswell of Perryton, Texas.

Kalei is a graduate of Cherokee High School. She attended Northwest Technology Center and graduated from Enid Beauty College. She is currently employed by MidFirst Bank of Weath-erford, and is using her Cosmetology li-cense on the side.

Cody is a graduate of Perryton High School. He attended Wayland Baptist University and Western Oklahoma State College. He is currently employed at Enogex.

The couple plan to marry on Septem-

Nixon—Creswell announce engagement

Cody Creswell and Kalei Nixon

ber 8th, 2012 at the Island Guest Ranch in Ames, Oklahoma, at 6 p.m. and plan to make their home in Thomas, Okla-homa. By Game Warden Terry Swallow

How would you feel if someone took your baby or grandbaby away just because they thought he was cute or maybe hurt? You would not be happy. That is how a mommy bird or mommy deer feels. A number of young birds are just starting to learn to fly and get-ting around. Just because a baby bird is on the ground does not mean that mom is not taking care of her little one. With the dry weather and heat some babies get too close to the edge of the nest and fall to the ground. Mom will still take care of the little one.

It is illegal to take any baby ani-mal into your possession. If you do not have the knowledge to care for a baby animal it will most likely die. I know of two baby deer that have died this summer because the people did not have the knowledge to care for them after picking them up. If a baby animal or bird is hurt or in danger please call 580-430-5158, if not let mom do her work.

Leave baby animals alone


By Roger McKenzieGovernor Mary Fallin has appointed

Alva’s Tim Starkey to the State Board of Health. The appointment was an-nounced on July 30. Starkey was con-firmed in June, and has already attend-ed one meeting of the State Board of Health.

Starkey will replace Alfred Baldwin, Jr. and will serve in position four on the board. There are nine positions on the board. Starkey will represent Northwest Oklahoma. His term is for nine years.

“I’m really interested in represent-

Starkey appointed to State Board of Healthing Northwest Oklahoma and the health care concerns here,” he said.

As CEO of Great Salt Plains Health Center in Cherokee, Starkey was re-cently recognized for helping GSPHC obtain a U.S. Health and Human Servic-es grant of $650,000 to establish a new health center in Medford. That center when completed will serve almost 2,000 patients.

Starkey is president of the Okla-homa Primary Care Association. Prior to arriving at the GSPHC, he served as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon. He graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University and earned a master’s degree in busi-ness administration with an emphasis in health care management from the Uni-versity of Phoenix.

Tim Starkey

By Marione MartinTwo men who had alcohol related

charges filed against them on July 23 in Alfalfa County now face other charg-es. A third man, alleged to have run into the woods, is also charged in the same event on July 21. Craig Birken-feld, manager of the Salt Plains Wild-life Refuge, reported that someone was running over signs and mailboxes around the refuge headquarters. Deputy Dennis Frisk and Game Ranger Finney found two men with a pickup match-ing Birkenfeld’s description, but the men said a companion had run into the woods.

On July 26, Curtis Van Back II, 26, of Stillwater, and Stephen Olen Heflin, 34, of Talihina, were charged with ma-licious injury to property and attempted theft of construction equipment. Brain (or Brian) Anthony Gonzales, 28, no address listed, was charged with escape from a peace officer, malicious injury to property and attempted theft of con-struction equipment. Gonzales’ identi-fication was verified by calling a num-ber listed in one of the three cellphones found in the pickup.

Documents on file indicate that cost estimates for repair and replacement of property damaged in the incident total

$9,322.83 for the wildlife refuge. Signs and posts damaged included stop, speed limit, fishing, do not enter, no parking, entrance sign and information sign posts. Two fences, a gate and posts, a 40 ft. flagpole and a flagpole light were also damaged.

When stopped by law enforcement, the men were trying to hook up the pickup to an enclosed trailer valued at $8,550.

Additional damage estimates were $77.00 for an Alfalfa County 911 sign and post as well as $244.58 for a stop sign post from Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

Over $9,600 in damage to property at Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge


Lynn Says

Sleepless in Seattle, New York and OklahomaBy Lynn L. Martin

(Most of this article was written by the National Sleep Foundation)

Wake up, America! Most of you are not getting enough sleep. According to a recent survey by the National Sleep

Foundation, 40 per-cent of adults are so sleepy during the day it interferes with their daily activities; 62 percent reported feeling drowsy while driving; and 27 per-cent dozed off while driving during the past year.

And it’s not just the big people who aren’t meeting their nightly sleep re-quirements; sixty percent of children under the age of 18 complained of day-time tiredness last year, and 15 percent reported falling asleep at school.

The Cost of Sleep DeprivationIn the worst cases, lack of sleep --

which impairs functions such as mem-ory, reaction time, and alertness -- can have serious, even deadly results. Ac-cording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy drivers cause at least 100,000 crashes annually. For others, sleepiness doesn’t have such dire consequences, but it does make its mark. Tired people aren’t as productive at work or school, or as effective at par-enting and other interpersonal relation-ships. They’re also at risk for increased

health problems. A recent study cited by the National Sleep Foundation showed that people with chronic insomnia are more at risk for several kinds of psychi-atric problems and make greater use of healthcare services.

Five Signs You Need More Sleep:1. Taking longer than 30 minutes to

fall asleep.2. Awakening frequently during the

night and not being able to get back to sleep.

3. Waking up feeling groggy.4. Having trouble staying awake

during non-stimulating events.5. Having difficulty remembering

things.Why Are Americans So Sleepy?Kierstan Boyd of the National Sleep

Foundation says busy lives and a failure to appreciate the importance of sleep are part of the problem. “People aren’t making sleep a priority. They try to cram too much into their days. They’re getting up earlier and doing more be-fore going to work, or staying up later.”

Another problem, says Boyd, is sleep disruption, or frequent waking during the night. The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research estimates that as many as 70 million Americans may suffer from disruptive sleep dis-orders, such as sleep apnea (pauses in breathing or gasping for air that wakes you), restless legs, or insomnia. Stress, medication, and environment (such as room temperature and noise level) also

play a big part in determining your sleep success.

Getting the ZZZs You NeedExperts recommend eight hours

of sleep a night, but that’s an average. Teens, for example, need nine to 10 hours. Aging also causes some shifts in sleep patterns. The important thing is to get the amount you need -- every night. Sleep loss is cumulative, and it can’t be “made up.”

So how do you go about increas-ing your shuteye? Start by following the tips below. If these don’t work, you may have a sleep disorder and should consult your doctor.

• Eliminate environmental noise, like that of a TV set. Invest in a “white noise” machine, if necessary, to drown out traffic sounds or loud neighbors.

• Exercise regularly, but at least three to four hours before you go to bed. Vigorous exercise causes your in-ternal body temperature to rise and can delay sleep if done in the hours just be-fore bedtime.

• “Power naps” can stave off drows-iness, if necessary (when you’re on the road, for example). But naps can also disrupt nighttime sleep. If you must nap, do so for no longer than 30 minutes in the late afternoon.

• Use your bed only for sleep (and sex), not for working, reading or TV viewing. Making your bed a sleep-only zone conditions your body to know that bed equals sleep.

• Stop drinking caffeine at least six hours before bedtime. Nicotine is also a stimulant and should be avoided close to bedtime. Alcohol may help you get to sleep, but it causes fragmented sleep, ultimately making you drowsier the next day.

• Make sure your bedroom is com-fortable -- quiet, dark, and not too warm.

• Establish a regular waking time, even on the weekends.

• Develop routines to cue your body that it’s sleep time -- a warm bath, a cup of decaffeinated tea or a glass of warm milk, listening to music or reading.

• Don’t try too hard. If you don’t fall asleep within 20 minutes, get up and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy.


Obituaries

EVELYN LOUISE DURKEEFuneral services for Evelyn Louise

Durkee will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at the Waynoka First

Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Holt of-ficiating. Interment will be in the Way-noka Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Mar-shall Funeral Home of Waynoka, LLC.

Evelyn Louise Durkee, daughter of

the late Alfred Henry and Leona Pearl (Hall) Paris, was born January 7, 1934, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, and passed away July 29, 2012, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 78 years, 6 months, and 22 days. She is now with her husband in the arms of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Louise graduated from Waynoka High School in 1951. On August 10, 1952 she was united in marriage to Ar-thur Albert Durkee at Waynoka, Okla-homa. She attended nursing school in Ponca City where she obtained her CNA. She then received her LPN in 1974 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas; her Bachelor of Nurs-ing in 1980 at the University of Central

Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas; and her Nursing Home Administrator License from the University of Oklahoma in 1985.

Since her husband was a minister, the family moved several times, living in Oklahoma, California, Arkansas, and Colorado. She was a devoted pastor’s wife, dedicated Sunday School teacher and active in the Women’s Missionary Union. She worked primarily in nurs-ing homes as a Nurse, as Director of Nursing, and as the Administrator. In 1992 they moved to Enid where Lou-ise worked as Director of Nursing at Meadowlake, as well as in home health care and in helping her husband with Cherokee Strip Antiques. After Arthur’s death she continued to run the antique store and enjoy her garden, her cats, and her grandchildren for as long as she was able.

Besides her parents, she was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Arthur, in 2002.

Louise is survived by two sons, Gregg Durkee and wife, Melinda, of Enid, and Scott Durkee and wife, Char-lotte, of Wichita; two daughters, Debo-rah Steenland and husband, James, of Brownsville, Texas, and Peggy Tidwell and husband, Rodney, of Austin, Texas; and one sister, Cleta Belle Zook and husband, Jakie, of Waynoka.

Also surviving are fifteen grandchil-dren, Becky Jones and husband, Chad, of Louisville, Kentucky; John Steen-land and wife, Jennifer, of Brownsville, Texas; Sarah Doenges and husband, Jor-dan, of Louisville, Kentucky; Christy Steenland, Michael Steenland, and Torie Steenland of Brownsville, Texas; Austin Hazen and husband, Josh, of Enid; Bry-an Durkee and Mitchell Durkee, both of Enid; Chad Tidwell of Dallas, Texas; Zack Tidwell, of Austin, Texas; and Joshua Durkee, Caleb Durkee, Hannah Durkee, and Levi Durkee, all of Wich-ita, Kansas; four great-grandchildren, Shyenne and Kendra Hazen, Paisley and Javin Jones; other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through the Liberty Southern Bap-tist Church in Enid to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneral-homes.com.

ROBIN ELAINE BURTONThere will be no services. Robin Elaine, daughter of the late

Hugh Burton and Bertha (Hillyer) Bur-ton-Terrill, was born July 4, 1963 at Pontiac, Illinois, and passed away on July 28, 2012 at her residence.

Robin attended the Alva Public Schools and LPN School at High Plains Tech. in Woodward.

Robin was preceded in death by her biological father Hugh, a brother David Hillyer, a sister Rebecca, two nephews, Elliot Burton and Christopher Mallonee and a step-sister, Carol (Terrill) Murry.

She is survived by her mother and step-father, Bertha and Jake Terrill, three sisters; Ruth and Alfred Spurgeon, Rene’ and Rick Boling and Rita Castle-berry, three brothers; Ralph and Loree, Robert and Shelly, and Richard and Ko-leta, and a sister-in-law, Dee Hillyer of Illinois, and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.

LELAND A. ‘SADIE’ HAWKINSFuneral services for Leland A. “Sa-

die” Hawkins, 84, will be Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Cherokee First Christian Church with the Rev. Ed-ward Jones and Dr. Ron Hansen officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery, under the direction of the Goodwin Funeral Home of Chero-kee. Visitation at the funeral home will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Leland was born Feb. 26, 1928 on the farm near Helena, Oklahoma, the son of Henry and Hazel Wagner Hawkins and passed away July 27, 2012 at the Cnero-kee Manor.

He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Navy in January 1946. He and Beverly Tucker were married October 30, 1948 in Cherokee. They were the parents of three daughters, Mary, Glenda and Toni. Beverly preceded him in death.

He worked for several years at the Cherokee Locker Plant before moving to the farm west of Cherokee where he farmed and combined wheat.

He and Colleen Murrow were mar-ried and made their home on the farm. He retired in 2008 when his health failed, and moved to the Cherokee Man-or in 2009.

He was a member of the Cherokee First Christian Church. He was a great bowler and enjoyed playing golf.

Surviving are his wife, Colleen; three daughters; Mary Pearlman of Cherokee; Glenda and Dan Morrow of Derby, Kan-sas and Toni Fox and Earl Haggard of Byron; a step-son, Doug and Jovana Murrow of Cherokee; grandchildren, Kennedy Murrow, Sky Lee Fox, and Jollie Jacobs of Cherokee, Norweta Fox and Peter Farner of Cheyenne, Wyo-ming; great-grandchildren, Logan Buck-ley of Alva and Brant Lee and Rosa Fox of Cherokee.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents, a grandson, Brandon Bane and two brothers, Lyle and Gene Hawkins. Me-morials may be given to the Cherokee Manor through the Goodwin Funeral Home.

Military Honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard.

See Obits Page 14


LUCY THROCKMORTONLucy Addline, daughter of Dora

(Wilks) and Albert Icke was born May 16, 1922 near Alva in Woods County. She passed away at Beadles Nursing Home on the 26th day of July at the age of 90 years, two months and 10 days.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Whar-ton Funeral Chapel in Alva with Rev. Mark McDonald, pastor of the Alva Friends Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Capron Cemetery. Con-dolences may be made online at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Alva Senior Citizens Center or Capron Cemetery Association.

From Page 12

ObitsBETTY J. SMITH

Betty J. Smith, 77, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lost her battle with Lung Cancer at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday July 26, 2012 at her home in Oklahoma City.

There will be an Episcopal service at 3 p.m. on August 5, 2012 at St. Au-gustine Episcopal Church, 14700 North May Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73134

Betty was born in Shattuck, Okla-homa at Newman Hospital on October 27, 1934 to Opal Holder McClung and Robert McClung of May, Oklahoma. She attended Horace Mann Junior High School and Alva High School where she had a “ball.” She married Dan B. Treece in 1954. They later divorced in 1967. In 1973 she married Robert “Chase” Smith. They divorced in 1977.

She is survived by three daughters, one grandson, and two adopted children.

The family is asking that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Ameri-can Lung Association or your charity of choice.

By Yvonne MillerAs the Kiowa District Hospital

Board looks toward the 2013 tax bud-get, they find the district will receive at least $85,000 less in tax dollars. That’s due to protested taxes, primarily from oil and gas companies, according to hospital administration.

The hospital board met for a spe-cial meeting via a phone conference call July 26. Board members on the call were President Zack Odell, Dan Lukins and Robert Stark, along with CEO Al-deen “Van” Vandeveer and CFO Janell Goodno.

With the loss of at least $85,000, the board discussed options. Hospital’s Ac-countant/Auditor BKD had revised fig-ures. The reduction is from $40-50,000 for 2012. Goodno said the estimated reduction in tax dollars for 2013 is $35,836.

Board members expressed concern that there could be more protests than anticipated.

Lukins said, “I hate to raise the mill levy, but we’ve got to.” Stark agreed saying that the board has to take action to keep hospital district operations go-ing good.

For those reasons, the board ap-

proved Resolution 2012-3 that increas-es the hospital’s mill levy by two mills.

Goodno explained one mill current-ly equals $65,431. So two mills equals about $130,000.

Goodno said the hospital made no mill increase last year.

For 2013 the mill levy will be 15.177. It goes into effect January 1. This is contingent on the hospital’s proposed tax budget passing at the Tax Budget Hearing set for August 14.

Goodno provided statistics show-ing Kiowa District Hospital Mill Levy Rates from 2009-2012 which follow: 2009- 18.768; 2010- 16.415; 2011- 22.798; 2012- 13.175.A Few Updates on Hospital and New

Facility• Goodno apprised the board that

due to the conversion of Electronic Health Records to the Nextgen system, she still does not have financial reports for the hospital and manor. She did not have the financial records for the monthly hospital board meeting last week. She hopes to have them within the next week or so.

• Since the special meeting, Goodno said the architects came to discuss more details of the new hospital project.

Since bonds for the new hospital project sold for an average of 2.4% and paperwork is about complete, Goodno said word is that a ground breaking could happen for the new facility by the end of September or early October.

Kiowa District Hospital two mill increase coming to offset loss Tax Budget Hearing August 14


Kiowa Hospital District Manor (KHDM) has achieved a five-star rating from Medicare. This means KHDM is much above average, according to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser-vices’ (CMS) grading system.

Nursing homes are measured in three areas- health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

Health inspection ratings are based on three years of annual inspections. The nursing home health inspection process looks at all major aspects of care in a

nursing home, about 180 different items. Staffing ratings are based on the staff-to-resident ratio and how many of those staff are professionally trained. Quality measures ratings are based on the mini-mal data sets, or personal profiles, of the residents that are collected and entered into the CMS system.

KHDM is the only five-star-rated fa-cility in 25 miles. It is also one of two five-star facilities in 50 miles; of 75 nurs-ing homes within 100 miles only 11 facil-ities achieved the coveted five-star rating.

Nearly one-third of nursing homes with less than 50 beds received a five-star rating. The Manor is a 36 bed facility, and in keeping with the statistic achieved a five-star rating. Also, hospital-based nursing homes were more highly rated than freestanding ones, overall. KHDM is associated with Kiowa District Hospi-tal.

Evidence indicates that since the implementation of the Five-Star Qual-ity Rating System nursing homes have shown improvement across the board.

Kiowa Hospital District nursing home achieves five -star rating

Governor Mary Fallin today declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties due to extreme or exceptional drought conditions.

“Extreme heat and dry conditions continue to affect the en-tire state,” Fallin said. “My administration will be ready to help provide whatever aid and assistance it can as Oklahoma com-munities work to cope with this drought.”

The Executive Order allows state agencies to make emer-gency purchases related to disaster relief and preparedness. It is also a first step toward seeking federal assistance should it be necessary.

Under the executive order, the state of emergency lasts for 30 days. It can be amended at a later time based on conditions on the ground.

Governor Fallin declares State of Emergency due to drought

The University of Central Okla-homa College of Liberal Arts recently awarded scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to 91 students, includ-ing Alva resident Jennifer Colvert, in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding service to the univer-sity.

Colvert, a humanities and philoso-

UCO College of Liberal Arts awards scholarship to Alva resident

phy major, received the scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Philosophy.

“These scholarships recognize our students’ successful work in the areas of academics, leadership and service,” said Pamela Washington, Ph.D., dean of Central’s College of Liberal Arts.

“We know a college education is

the best preparation for a career, and we are proud to be able to help our students complete their educations and become active and engaged citizens.”

For more information about the University of Central Oklahoma, visit www.uco.edu.


By Yvonne MillerKiowa’s Hospital District Board

held their regular July meeting Monday, July 23rd, with a three member quorum. Present were President Zack Odell, Robert Armbruster and Robert Stark. Members Lori Schrock and Dan Lukins were absent.

Chief Executive Officer Aldeen “Van” Vandeveer, Chief Financial Offi-cer Janell Goodno and Public Relations Coordinator Brenna May also sat at the board table.

Vandeveer and Goodno were on a conference call earlier in the day regard-ing bond documents for the new hospi-tal. They presented those documents for board review and approval. The board approved two resolutions and an escrow agreement.

The documents call for a sub-lease of the new hospital from the PBC to the county who will sub-lease it back to the hospital district.

Transition Process of Electronic Health Records Still Ongoing

The government-mandated major transition process to Electronic Health Records (EHR) with Nextgen contin-ues. The process kept Goodno from be-

ing able to provide the monthly hospital and manor financials for board review at the meeting. She’ll hold a conference call with board members as soon as she has the figures.

Vandeveer confirmed the Nextgen conversion has a price tag of $590,000. He said “hopefully” they’ll be reim-bursed at least 50 percent to 75 percent from the government. He said a formula allows for some additional reimburse-ment in the hospital’s Medicare cost report. Monthly maintenance cost is $7000, Vandeveer said.

Goodno commended office employ-ee Lynn Johnson saying, “She’s doing an amazing job,” in the records conver-sion.

The clinic plans to go live with their conversion to Nextgen August 23.

Hospital and Manor StatisticsGoodno did have hospital and manor

statistics for June. Clinic visits totaled 469 which she said made June “the clin-ic’s slowest month of the year.” Outpa-tient visits were also down from usual at 469. Lab visits decreased slightly at 231.

The hospital’s total days of acute and swing-bed care was 59 which is above average.

While discussing the hospital’s un-collectibles and bad debts, administra-tion noted that it cost the hospital four times more to see patients in the emer-gency room than the clinic.

The manor resident census remained at 24 which is 66.7 percent of occupan-cy. The board noted that the manor has no empty private rooms.

Vandeveer said, “Cost control is the biggest issue” at the manor. He said they are again working to reduce agency nursing.

More Hospital Board Business• Board members listened to admin-

istrations’ discussion about the proposed tax budget for 2013. The board asked Goodno to make several tax budget sce-narios for them – one that adds one mill – another that adds two mills. It will be discussed soon so the board can set the budget hearing sometime in August.

• After Hospital Director of Nurses Karla Johnston presented a review of 2011, the board approved the report.

• Vandeveer said the new hospital building committee met with architects to further discuss utilities, water, sewer and gas, among other utilities, to the new site. They are hopeful the city will bring those services to the property line.

• An executive session was held to discuss the Risk Management/Quality Assurance (RM/QA) monthly report; non-elected personnel; contract/legal; and a manor human resources issue.

Other than approving the RM/QA report, Vandeveer said no action was taken.

The next regular meeting of the board is Thursday, August 30.

Kiowa Hospital Board finalizes more documents toward new hospital


By Roger McKenzieThe long-awaited Dacoma Blacktop

road-paving project can now proceed to the construction phase. The Alfalfa County commissioners signed papers at their meeting Monday that will al-low the state to begin work on the five mile project that includes a mile in Woods County and four miles in Alfal-fa County. The project has been in the state’s queue for four years. In addition to paving the road, the million dollar project includes two bridges.

Robin Fast, with the state auditor’s office, announced she will be initiat-ing her periodic operational audit of the Alfalfa County commissioners and county officers at Monday’s commis-sioners’ meeting. The latest audit will follow new standards as it documents the procedures and controls that are ap-plied in the operation of the county.

Basically, she told the commission-

ers, “It’s all about documenting.”She will be looking at the county’s

control environment, if it has adequate-ly assessed risks, and she’ll look at how controls are utilized.

Commissioners approved the coun-ty’s annual contract with Thos. Y. Pick-ett and Company, Inc. to map and as-sess property in the county’s rapidly expanding oil and gas industry. The company assesses a variety of property including pipelines, compressor plants, storage facilities, and other oil and gas related infrastructure. The one-year contract is for $32,500.

Road crossing permits continue to attest to the growth of oil and gas ex-ploration in the county. Thirty-six per-mit requests were approved Monday, bringing the county a total of $30,750 in fees. Most of permits and the fees ($17,937.50) went to District 1. Dis-trict 2 benefited to the tune of $8,000,

while District 3 garnered $4,812.50 in fees.

A vehicle transfer from the sheriff’s department to the assessor’s office was approved, as well as a fund transfer to correct a mistake that had taken money from the wrong account.

Two easements were approved. One allows the county to clean out a creek channel in association with bridge work. The other allows the county to remove trees from a ditch.

The commissioners approved the monthly consumable items report, minutes of their previous meeting, and maintenance and operations warrants.

In new business, Commissioner Roach brought up an item to be put on next week’s agenda. He noted some “issues” that need to be dealt with con-cerning some people involved in emer-gency management “not being on the same page.”

Dacoma Blacktop paving project set to get underway

Sigma Alpha Lambda is proud to an-nounce that Collin Nichols Washburn of Cherokee has recently become rec-ognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Hon-ors Organization at the Oklahoma State University (OSU).

Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors organization dedicated to promoting and rewarding

academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for commu-nity service, personal development and lifelong fulfillment. Congratulations to Collin Nichols Washburn.

Collin is a sophomore majoring in Management Information Systems. He is the son of George and Cheryl Wash-burn and grandson of Jack and Carol Parr and Mary Jane Washburn.

Cherokee’s Washburn accepted as member of national leadership and honors organization at OSU

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By Josiah DarrFrom July 1 through 4, four Waynoka

FFA members and their new adviser, Mr. Jorge Huizar, attended the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp. Those members attending were Hannah Darr, Josiah Darr, Kaylee Tyson, and Kelby Reed. Alumni Camp is about allowing members to make new friends, listen to inspirational speakers, build leadership and teamwork skills, and have an overall fun experience.

Bill Cordes, better known as the YO-GOWYPI Man, kicked off the first day by teaching that You Only Get Out What You Put In (YOGOWYPI). His speech was full of energy and kept everyone’s attention with fun group involvement ac-tivities. After getting excited about camp with Bill Cordes, the campers all headed off to meet their small groups.

Throughout the four days, campers met with their small groups numerous times. Campers took part in many activi-ties with their groups such as the ropes course, Water Olympics, dodge ball tour-nament, and many team building activi-ties. The main theme and focus in the small groups was team building. Every-one learned team building skills on many levels and were encouraged to take those skills back home and implement them in their daily lives and FFA chapters.

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Waynoka FFA members Josiah Darr, Kaylee Tyson, Hannah Darr and Kelby Reed had a blast at the 2012 Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp.

Participating in the ropes course and other team building activities was a great way to start off Day Two. Dr. Rick Rigs-by was the next speaker. His enthusiasm combined with his relatable stories made him a fun speaker to listen to. All the small groups then took part in the highly anticipated Water Olympics where small groups competed in many relays and cheered each other on. After the Olym-pics, campers participated in the dodge ball tournament.

The hypnotist show was the highlight of Day Three at camp. Campers looked forward to this activity all day. The hyp-

notist show was directed by Dr. Al Sny-der, a former FFA member and State Of-ficer. Waynoka FFA members enjoyed watching their camp friends get hypno-tized.

On the last day of Alumni Camp ev-eryone had their final small group ses-sion where they received happy grams, which everyone looked forward to all week. At the final session the camp auc-tion was held and then everyone reflected on the past few days at camp by watching the camp slide-show. After a great four days at camp, everyone said their final goodbyes to their new friends.

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By Roger McKenzieThe estimated cost of the long await-

ed Dacoma Blacktop Road project, which will include four miles of that road and two bridges along it in Alfalfa County as well as a mile of the road in Woods County and a small bridge, is $3,450,000 for construction and materi-als. Administrative, surveying, and other associated costs bump the project up just over $4 million — making it the most expensive state project in the county in years. It won’t cost the county because it is a state project, but the county will reap the benefit of a scraped road that will be topped by about six inches of asphalt.

Cost figures were learned Tuesday during the end of month meeting of the Alfalfa County commissioners, when

Dacoma Blacktop Road project cost estimated to be $4 million

they signed off on the project’s fund-ing sheet. More such state projects are on the books. However, they will have to wait for now. While paperwork for repaving on the Dacoma Blacktop Road has been signed, exactly when the actual construction will begin has not been an-nounced.

In addition to routine end of month matters such as payroll, minutes, main-tenance and operations warrants, and blanket purchase orders, the commis-sioners approved $52,750 worth of road crossing permits and two mineral leases with SandRidge.

District 1 had 27.5 road crossing per-mit requests, the lion’s share of the 39 total permits. The fees for District 1 to-taled $34,500. District 2 had 5.5 permit

requests, with fees of $5,750. For Dis-trict 3, its six permit requests were good for $12,500 in fees.

The two mineral leases covered county owned property in District 1. The first tract, tabbed Fellers Farms 2810, was for the approximately three acres that the District 1 shop sits on. The sec-ond tract, referred to as Morgan 2811, is for approximately 4.5 acres southeast of Burlington.

Several options were offered the county on each tract. The commission-ers opted for the highest initial payout, which was $1,200 per net acre for tract 1 and $1,500 per net acre for tract 2.

Commissioners also voted to seek bids for the lease purchase of a belly dump trailer for District 1.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least one person has been injured, three mobile homes have been damaged and 50 homes have been evacuated as grass fires burn in Payne County in north-cen-

tral Oklahoma.Stillwater Fire Marshall Trent

Hawkins says a sheriff’s deputy was transported from the scene of the blaze east of Stillwater Monday afternoon but

3 mobile homes burn as grass fires erupt in Okla. he didn’t have any details about the inju-ry. Hawkins says the mobile homes that burned were vacant.

He says an Oklahoma National Guard helicopter dumped water on the fires in wooded areas inaccessible to firefighters. The American Red Cross opened an evacuation center at the First United Methodist Church in Stillwater.

A fire near Calumet was contained. County Commissioner Jack Stewart says about 200 acres burned in the blaze, and an old barn may have been damaged.


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By Yvonne MillerNext Tuesday, August 7, Barber

County, Kansas voters go to the polls in a primary election to cast their votes for county commissioner.

Three run for County Commissioner District No. 2 (the southern part of the county). Those candidates are Robert Drake; incumbent Paul Harbaugh; and Randy Rathgeber, all Republicans of Kiowa.

Four men seek County Commis-sioner District No. 3 (the northern part of the county). They are: incumbent J. Paul Cox, Sun City, a Democrat; Kevin Noland, Medicine Lodge; Robert Pack-ard, Medicine Lodge; and Bill Smith, Hardtner, all three Republicans.

Robert Drake for District 2Robert Drake and his wife Sandra

have four grown children: Randy, Bob-by, Danielle and Daphne and 14 grand-children. An Alva native, he is a 1966 AHS graduate. He started at Northwest-ern in Alva, then joined the U.S. Army and served eight years, which included service in Vietnam during the TET Of-fensive in 1968; Belgium at NATO headquarters; and at numerous bases in the states.

Drake worked for Santa Fe Rail-road eight years on a bridge crew be-fore joining Barber County’s Highway Department as Bridge Foreman for 26 years. He retired in 2010. He and San-dra are co-owners of Sideline restaurant in Kiowa with daughter Daphne and son-in-law Brad.

• Why is he running for county com-missioner?

“I truly want to serve the people of Barber County once again. After serv-ing as a Kiowa City Councilman nine years and quitting only due to term lim-its, I’ve found I really miss serving the public. I would love to have the oppor-tunity to do so again in a new capacity,” Drake said.

• What are the biggest needs in the county?

Drake listed oil and gas production; economic development; to maintain and enlarge the county’s population; to maintain and improve the infrastructure

Seven run for two open Barber County Commissioner seatsMeet the Candidates (roads and bridges); and to preserve a

good water supply for the needs of all county residents.

• How would you, as a commission-er, work to meet those needs?

“With 26 years of service to the county, I feel I have a strong work-ing knowledge of county government which better prepares me to step into the job of commissioner,” Drake said. He added that he’ll work with whom-ever he needs to accomplish the job and he’ll continue education and gather knowledge to help him make the right decisions for the county.

Drake said, “I promise to keep an open mind to all Barber County resi-dents and treat them fair and equal, and also to keep a close eye on every depart-ment.”

Paul Harbaugh for District 2Incumbent Paul Harbaugh is mar-

ried to Yvonne. They have three grown daughters: Janell, Crystal and Erica.

Harbaugh was born in Barber County and has lived here all his life. He attended Gerlane County School for seven years, then he went to Kiowa where he graduated from high school. He attended Fort Hays State University four years, earning a bachelor’s degree in agriculture.

Harbaugh is a lifelong farmer and rancher. He’s served on several boards and been a County Commissioner the past eight years.

• Why is he running for Barber County Commissioner?

“I believe in local government and would like to see Barber County grow,” Harbaugh said.

• What are the biggest needs in the county?

“To try and maintain the current economic growth,” Harbaugh said. “Also to provide good EMS services to the public. Our roads, fire department, hospitals and ambulance services are being tested.”


“I feel I can work with these depart-ments to strengthen them. We don’t need to just spend money; we need to spend money wisely,” Harbaugh said.

“If I am your County Commissioner

I will represent all of Barber County, just as I have for the past eight years, Harbaugh said.

Randy Rathgeber for District 2Randy Rathgeber is single and has

two grown daughters: Miranda and Me-lissa and five granddaughters.

A Kiowa resident all his life, he graduated from KHS and later a vo-tech school in Beloit, Kan., with a welding degree. He’s worked for the Barber County Highway Department for over 30 years.

• Why is he running for commis-sioner?

“With my experience, I feel like I can make the decisions concerning ma-jor improvements and repairs on the infrastructure,” Rathgeber said. “I will also improve the manner in which the highway department is managed and operated.”

•What are the biggest needs of the county?

“We all know there’s a need for re-pairs on our roads – extra usage causes more wear and tear. The taxes on the oil and gas industry and the wind farm transmission line will be used to make these improvements – ones that we need to keep business coming to Barber County and to fund other departments,” Rathgeber said.

• How would you as a commissioner

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“I would get well-acquainted with the responsibilities and jobs of the dif-ferent departments,” Rathgeber said. “I would insist on an open-door policy for all department heads and employees.”

“With my 30 years experience in the highway department, I know the needs to address the current problem,” Rath-geber said.

Paul Cox for District 3Incumbent Paul Cox, single, grew

up in Dodge City and graduated from Fort Hays State University. He served in the Army as a Vietnam era draft in-duced enlistee and spent time overseas in Panama monitoring the Panamanian government.

Cox said he spent some time in his mother’s farming operation in the 1970s. He then spent 20 years in manufacturing, holding both sales and customer service roles. In 1997 he “retired” to land he bought earlier on Turkey Creek to complete a ranching operation he began in 1988 “which was a childhood dream,” Cox said.

• Why is he running for Commis-sioner?

“Because I find that I enjoy work-ing with the other Commissioners and employees of the county. After 20 years of a stressful career I have very much enjoyed the tranquility of country life. Now I find myself recharged, refreshed and ready to solve problems for other people again,” Cox said.

• What are the biggest needs in the

county?“To utilize the current prosperity

provided by the oil boom to position the county to weather the difficult times that will surely follow a few years down the road,” Cox said.

Continuing, Cox added, “Roads and bridges are in constant need of repair and replacement which is their nature. Buildings and other infrastructure need to be maintained and improved. Pres-ently, the 35-year-old Public Health building ought to be replaced with a newer, better structure.

“The biggest issue is to live within our means.”


“First of all, one commissioner can-not do much. This is not a job for an autocrat. Working with the other com-missioners, I would proceed month by month to steer a sensible course on ex-penditures and projects. An old man told me once, `if you take care of the pennies, then the dollars will take care of themselves,’” Cox said.

He added, “I am a rather quiet sort of person. I like to read a lot and en-joy solving problems. In my working career I successfully fixed every faulty machine I was presented with.”

Kevin Noland for District 3Kevin Noland and his wife Ron-

da have a married daughter, Breeann Schaffer, one grandson and a grand-daughter coming in September; a col-lege age son, Joey; and son Nicholas, a Medicine Lodge freshman.

Publisher of the Gyp Hills Premiere, Noland is a third generation newspaper publisher in Barber County. He moved to Medicine Lodge in 1972 and gradu-ated from MLHS in 1988. He studied business administration, architecture and graphic design at Pratt Community College.

The Nolands have co-owned Twin Lakes Resort LLC since 2011; are co-owners of Cyber Gate Wireless Internet and were the first to bring internet to the county in 1995; manage Lake Arrow-head Resort and M-Bar Ranch north of Medicine where they deal with real es-tate and oil leases and budgets. He said they’ve created nine jobs for people of the county.

Noland is a 6-year bail bonds-

man with American Western Bonding, where he deals with nearly $1 million in liability and supervises nearly 80 ac-tive defendants in judicial district 30. “That allows me to work closely with local law enforcement and the judicial system,” Noland said.

His affiliations include: Peace Trea-ty Association; Kansas Press Associa-tion; technology committee for USD 254; chamber of commerce; school and hospital committees.

• Why is he running for Barber County Commissioner?

Noland said, “I’m invested here, a lifer. This is where we will retire one day. I want to do something good for my community and I believe the time is right for me to step up and serve people in my county. We are living in a time of prosperity when most of the coun-try is in an economic slump. Our job-less numbers are down, our property is worth more than ever, and it’s a good time to be in Barber County, whether you’re an employee or an employer. We have to seize the opportunity for growth during this time — all while keeping a tight reign on spending.”

After studying budgets and statis-tics, Noland said, “The numbers show an increasing trend in valuation of prop-erty in Barber County. Much of this is oil and gas. Since 2009 our county valuations have gone from $91 million to a projected $136 million in 2013. Along with this increase has been a steady increase in budget spending. It is somewhat normal to see an increase, but a cautious approach must be taken in a time of prosperity. Even with the numbers being so good we face an im-minent threat of increase in property taxes next year due to expanding bud-gets and decreasing statutory funding from the state. This issue is one of the most serious issues that any candidate as commissioner will face over the next 4 years. He referred to Resolution 2012-05.

• What do you think are the biggest needs in the county?

“I think water, a precious commod-ity, is our biggest need. I’m an advocate of water preservation and have attended several meetings of the Sunflower H20

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Recent reports about whooping cough (pertussis) in Oklahoma have raised concerns about how to protect children, especially babies, from the dis-ease. Whooping cough is a serious dis-ease that can affect people of any age, but infants are at greatest risk.

“The best way to prevent whooping cough in children and babies younger than 12 months of age is to surround the child with persons who have been vac-cinated against the disease,” said Woods County Health Department Administra-tive Director Terri Salisbury. “In other words, make sure all of the people in contact with the child or baby have re-ceived a dose of Tdap or DTaP vaccine according to the recommended sched-ule.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states parents, broth-

How to prevent whooping cough in Oklahoma children

ers, sisters and others living in the same household are the source for 75 percent to 83 percent of whooping cough cases in infants under age one. Grandparents are the source for six to eight percent of whooping cough cases in babies. All persons who have or will have contact with babies should be vaccinated against whooping cough including:

• All children at two, four, six, and 12 to 18 months of age and at four to six years of age

• Pregnant women past 20 weeks gestation

• Women not vaccinated during preg-nancy should receive Tdap immediately post-partum

• Child care workers• Health care personnel, including

anyone employed in clinics or hospitals • All family members and relatives

DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine) is used for chil-dren six years of age and younger. Tdap vaccine is recommended for all children over six years of age not complete with DTaP series, teens beginning at 11 years of age, and adults. If an adult or teen has not received a dose of Tdap previ-ously they should receive a dose at least two weeks before they anticipate having contact with a baby.

“The more people are immunized with the Tdap vaccine, the lower the risk of exposure to whooping cough for babies in Woods County,” Salisbury em-phasized.

The Woods County Health Depart-ment has Tdap or DTaP vaccine avail-able for all ages. For more information, contact the Woods County Health De-partment at 580-327-3192.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Attorney General’s Public Protection Unit Thurs-day issued a consumer alert to warn Oklahomans about fraudulent lottery letters and e-mails.

The bogus notifications claim con-sumers have won a “Western Union Ac-

Attorney General Pruitt’s Public Protection Unit Warns of Global Lottery Scam

credited” government lottery. Included in the correspondence is an official-looking document that asks consumers to send money or share personal infor-mation in order to collect their win-nings.

“Western Union officials alerted our office to this scam,” said Tom Bates, chief of the AG’s Public Protec-tion Unit. “By getting the word out as quickly as possible, we hope to prevent Oklahomans from becoming victims.”

Below are tips to help consumers avoid sweepstakes and lottery scams:

• Legitimate lottery or sweepstakes organizations do not ask for mon-ey up front before awarding prizes; • It is a violation of federal law to par-ticipate in a foreign lottery by phone or mail. No legitimate foreign lottery or-ganization will solicit U.S. consumers in this way;

• Don’t provide personal or financial information unless you have initiated the call to a verified reputable business or organization;

• Never send money through a wire transfer or other means unless you are sending it to a close friend or family member;

• Don’t feel pressured to provide in-formation or send money quickly;

• If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

One of the best ways to fight scams and prevent others from becoming vic-tims is to report such correspondence to law enforcement and the AG’s Office immediately.

The Public Protection Unit works to protect consumers from fraudulent, unfair or deceptive business practices, and can provide conciliation services to help resolve complaints against busi-nesses.

If you have received a call about a Western Union lottery or have a ques-tion about a possible scam, contact law enforcement and the AG’s Public Protection Unit at (405) 521-2029 or [email protected], or file a complaint online at www.oag.ok.gov.


Initiative and met with Mark Sievers, Chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission.

“We have an increasing strain on public services like our road and bridge department. We are also stretched thin in emergency services like fire and sheriff’s departments. Those budgets are delicate. It’s much easier to raise the amount of money a department gets than it is to reduce those numbers.

“I support MLMH and KDH’s building projects and want to work with both administrators. Sadly, losing Home Health this year was one of our single biggest failures. Taking care of our elderly who have invested so much of their lives to this county should be a priority.”


“We have to be very conservative, even in times of surplus. The county has done an excellent job with capital improvement funding. We have the re-sources to make improvements without expanding budgets. We also need to focus on oversight of departments and properly encourage economic develop-ment,” Noland said.

“I know the right people who can help our county, like people in the Kan-sas Water Office, at the Corporation Commission, people at the state level; and I know many of the oil industries’ major players, people in wind energy and those who are building the trans-mission lines. For over 21 years I’ve

From Page 36 Seatsbeen reporting on the big issues of our county, and I have built good relation-ships with these people and more. I also know all of the department people in-side the county, elected and non-elect-ed. I’m a familiar face inside the court-house and around the county.

“I listen and communicate well and am easily accessible. I will be ac-countable to constituents and take their concerns as my own and manage the county’s business just like I manage my own,” Noland said.

Robert Packard for District 3Robert Packard and his wife Bar-

bara have two daughters: Debra Kolb and her husband Bill and four children of Medicine Lodge; Ann Fisher and her husband Craig and two children of Il-linois.

Packard was born and raised (Min-gona Township) in Barber County. He graduated from Medicine Lodge High School and went to Northwestern in Alva, where he majored in economics and earned a bachelors degree in agri-culture and business.

The Packards own Prairie Resourc-es, Inc. and also have a small ranching operation. He has 42 years of oil and gas experience, with 35 years being at the management level.

Packard also has extensive experi-ence in budgeting, planning, cost esti-mating, contract negotiation, and regu-latory compliance. In addition to oil and gas experience, he and Barbara are former co-owners and managers of a large real estate development project.

• Why is he running for commis-sioner?

“I believe that there comes a time in our lives when we should give back something to the community. I am semi-retired and have the time to dedi-

cate to this job,” Packard said. “I believe that my experience is di-

rectly relevant to many of the issues facing the county today. I have been a landowner in Barber County since the 1960’s and our family has had a con-tinual presence here for 6 generations. I have the ability, dedication, and the time available to “get the job done.”

• What do you think are the biggest needs in the county?

Packard said, “We have a shrinking county population (down 44% since 1960; down 17% just since 1990) and we need to figure out how to stop that spiral. Obviously it will be great if we can attract some new industry for the county, particularly if they will be here long term rather than for just a project. But, that’s not always easy to accom-plish.

“So, in the meantime, I want to help ensure that we don’t loose any more of the industry that we already have. We are fortunate to have some companies that have been here for a long time and obviously they employ a significant number of people and I think their im-portance is sometimes overlooked.”

• How would you as a commissioner work to meet those needs?

“I know I can not please all of the people all of the time but I promise to represent everyone fairly and I will abide by the “majority rule” of the county. My livelihood is not contingent upon anyone in the county. I do not have to worry about any outside influ-ences that could affect me financially or personally. I can and will conduct our county business in the best interest of all of the citizens.”

Bill Smith for District 3Smith is married to Janet, his wife

of 52 years. They have two daughters with families: one in Seattle, Washing-ton, and the other in Anchorage, Alas-ka. They live next door to, and care for, Janet’s mother, Della Trotter, who lives in her own home and will soon be 97.

Smith is a graduate of Capron high school and has a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a Masters degree in systems engineering. He retired from the Navy after 23 years service as a Submarine Commander. He served

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Alfalfa County Sheriff’s Log

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July 23, 201210:14 p.m. 911 call, cattle out 1 E

of 4-way, cattle standing in hwy almost been hit, there is alot of traffic, someone will get hurt, advised officer, checked the area, cannot find any cattle out.

July 24, 20127:27 p.m. fire on Hwy 11 & 38, big

grass fire spreading fast on Hwy 11, there is another grass fire getting bigger really fast 2 miles W of the first one, paged Nescatunga & Cherokee FD’s, officer enroute to control traffic, paged Burl-ington & Hawley FD’s, advised needed another officer to control traffic for fire, A&B requested page Manchester & Jet FD’s, Nescatunga FD request ambu-lance, they have a man down, Cherokee Ambulance advised & enroute.

7:27 p.m. trespassing in Aline, re-spondent said an ex friends dog showed up at his house, didn’t know it was his dog, he called the dog catcher, now the ex friend is trespassing and yelling at respondents wife and causing problems, advised officer, everything is ok, party’s worked it out.

10:20 p.m. domestic in Goltry, re-spondent said that he and his wife got into a fight, she hit him with a stick and bit him, don’t need an officer, just want-ed to make a report of it, respondent has left the house and will not go back.

11:44 p.m. disturbance in Jet, respon-dent advised there are people in the yard behind her with a large fire and they are smoking and it’s coming into her house, request officer, officer spoke with them and they will put it out.

11:59 p.m. cattle out W of Cherokee on 5th, 4 black cows, advised possible owner, he will check.

July 25, 20125:28 a.m. cow out at CR 300 & Kay

Rd, black with a little bit of white on face, advised Woods Co.

2:40 p.m. vehicle damage 2 S of Helena on Hwy 58, respondent advised county mower threw rock and broke window on passenger side of truck, will call the Co Commissioner office, num-ber given.

5:15 p.m. stolen pickup in Cherokee, respondents pickup was sitting at body shop and was taken last night, thought owner had moved it but he did not, ad-vised officer to get address and go by house and take report, respondent found his pickup at Main & Ohio at one of the trailer houses, advised officer, pickup re-

turned to owner.6:38 p.m. trucks blocking drive at

200 block of Main, they needed to be moved, advised officer the trucks are not supposed to be parked there, officer with one of the respondents, advised he went to house of man blocking driveway and no answer.

7:00 p.m. pit bull & people on S Penn, a pit bull got away from a little boy and got into a fight with another dog that was on a leash, respondent advised he pulled his gun from holster to pocket in case the dog went after him or little kid, did not shoot the dog or take gun out of pocket, CPD advised 2 women com-ing down to complain about respondent pulling a gun, respondent advised their dogs are in a pen and they went to bark-ing, he opened the door and there sat the pit bull, told them to put the dog up and they did, wanted deputy to go by, ad-vised officer still having problems.

11:17 p.m. welfare check in Aline, respondent lives in Alabama, her boy-friend lives in Aline, her boyfriend said he heard her daughter screaming but when he went to the door no one an-swered, wants us to check on her, ad-vised officer, all is ok.

11:51 p.m. threats in Cherokee, CPD advised individual has had 2 tires slashed and a man has made threats against him at the Jiffy Trip, advised officer, enroute.

July 26, 20121:12 a.m. disturbance in Carmen,

there are people being loud outside her aunt’s house, doesn’t know if it’s kids or people fighting, wants an officer, officer enroute, did not find a disturbance.

7:22 a.m. grass fire E of Cherokee on refuge, already contacted 2 individuals, would go take look before any fire trucks to be called.

5:39 p.m. reckless driver on Hwy 58 Alfalfa/Major Co line, silver mini van northbound into Alfalfa Co, advised of-ficer, made contact with vehicle.

7:35 p.m. disturbance in Cherokee, there are people fighting outside the SO in parking lot, advised officer is enroute, one individual would not get out of the truck so he came up here, is concerned she will harm herself, with individual in the alley, she did not indicate that she would hurt herself.

10:12 p.m. fire about ½ N of Crab-tree in Helena, advised Helena FD & of-ficers, advised take no further action, fire is at a rig, does not need the FD.

11:49 p.m. horses out on CR 830 & Greer, at least 5 horses, 4 black 1 palo-mino, advised Grant Co.

July 27, 20123:36 a.m. tree down 2 blocks S of

court house on E side of street, advised CPD.

7:47 p.m. dodge pickup swerving on Hwy 11 outside of Burlington, ran ap-prox 2 vehicles off the road, advised of-ficer, went to Jct and back to Co line, did not find.

8:25 p.m. hurt hawk in Aline, re-spondent put a cage down and the hawk walked right into the cage, left wing is hurt, advised officer, he would take care of it.

July 28, 20122:11 a.m. cattle out going down

Grand towards the PD, advised possi-ble owner said he would head that way, found the missing cattle and they are back in the pen.

2:30 a.m. truck on fire N of Cherokee, man in ditch behind the truck, advised Cherokee FD & Ambulance, officer ad-vised and enroute, Cherokee Ambulance enroute to Bass, contact Share Medical in case someone went into ER with in-juries from a car wreck or injuries that look like they might be from a car wreck if they would contact ACSO, trooper enroute to Bass, officer is headed back to scene to await wrecker, trooper advised might be prisoner in custody from Bass, advised couldn’t find the truck.

7:48 a.m. 1 black calf out on hwy 11, advised possible owner, he advised indi-vidual moved his cattle a few days ago and was missing one calf, would advise individual.

10:40 a.m. welfare check at ¾ mile E on Cemetery Rd, individual had not shown up for work, last time someone they sent someone to check on her, the boyfriend threatened them, boyfriend had been abusive to her before, talked to boyfriend, she is at her sisters, she is fine just overslept, she will contact nursing home, advised CPD & officer.

11:45 a.m. speeder on Hwy 64 & Jet, maroon flat bed pickup was doing 80+ mph and all over road, advised OHP & officer.

12:32 p.m. speeding on Hwy 11, white dodge pickup headed eastbound, doing at least 80 mph, passed her in a no passing zone and another car was com-


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The Oklahoma Association of Student Councils would like to thank the Administration of NWOSUfor allowing us to continue to hold both sessions of our BASIC Student Council Workshop on their campus this past June and July.

Once again the administration needs to be commended for their hospitality and genuine interest and support of our leadership workshops. The Directors of BASIC for the OASC workshops believe it is a privilege to work with the people on the NWOSU campus and believe that they need to be publicly praised for their efforts.

We would like to thank the community of Alva for being so friendly and embracing us with open arms, too. We appreciate the Alva Chamber of Commercefor putting together a member discount page for the staff while we were in Alva. Thank you to all the businesses that participated and made it possible for our staff to receive discounts or gifts from them. There were also many businesses and individuals that helped us while we were in Alva and we want you to know that your kindness did not go unnoticed. We want you to know how much we appreciate you.

Thank you again for helping to make ourworkshops successful for the students of Oklahoma. The BASIC staff and student leaders of Oklahoma are blessed to have had this opportunity and we look forward to having the BASIC workshops in Alva, on the NWOSU campus, for many years to come.

Sincerely, Karen Koehn, Kristi Neerman and Martha Embry

Holder Drug513 Barnes

Alva, OK 327-3332



Alfalfa County Court FilingsAccording to the affidavits and peti-

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

Criminal FilingsBrain Anthony Gonzales, 28, no ad-

dress listed: (1) Escape from peace offi-cer; (2) Malicious injury to property; (3) Attempted theft of construction equip-ment ($858.30).

Stephen Olen Heflin, 34, Talihina: (1) Malicious injury to property; (2) At-tempted theft of construction equipment ($524.40).

Curtis Van Back II, 26, Stillwater: (1) Malicious injury to property; (2) At-tempted theft of construction equipment ($524.40).

Misdemeanor FilingsTommy Earl Bennett, 37, Cherokee:

Domestic abuse in presence of child ($296.50).

Cara Schaffer, 29, Cherokee: Do-mestic abuse in presence of child ($296.50).

Jimmy Neal De Bosque, 32, Chero-kee: (1) DUI; (2) Driving while license is under suspension ($970.90).

Brain Anthony Gonzales, 28, no ad-dress listed: 2 counts of Malicious in-

jury to property ($533).Curtis Van Back II, 26, Stillwater: 2

counts of Malicious injury to property ($458).

Stephen Olen Heflin, 34, Talihina: 2 counts of Malicious injury to property ($458).

Alfred Nyaboga Obiero, 29, Chero-kee: Domestic abuse ($229).

Latasha Lynn Olson, 28, Amorita: Obtaining cash and/or merchandise by bogus check ($1,220).

Civil FilingsMidland Funding LLC vs. Scotty

Wayne Grube: Indebtedness for an amount more than $1,000 ($205.70).

State Farm Mutual Automobile and Carl Lehl vs. Wittwer Construction Co: Auto negligence for an amount more than $2,500 ($205.70).

Marriage FilingsAndres Beltran Rojo, 46, Cherokee

and Lourdes Corina Antillon, 40, Cher-okee: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60).

David Aaron Chamlee, 28, Crowder and Sharon Lynn Chambers, 23, Cana-dian: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60).

Traffic FilingsMarcus R. Henry, 30, Poteau: Fail-

ure to stop at stop sign ($211.50).Jimmy Neal De Bosque, 32, Chero-

kee: Failure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50).

Mark Randall Henson, 31, Point, TX: Fail to prevent load from dropping, sifting, leaking or blowing ($211.50).

Glenn Alfred Schlarb Jr., 54, Car-

men: Improper turn at private drive ($211.50).

Blake Haskell Dutton, 45, McAles-ter: Overweight vehicle gross ($211.50).

John Michael Foreman, 23, Del City: Operating a M/V w/out a valid DL ($256.50).

John Michael Foreman, 23, Del City: Improper use of farm tag ($211.50).

The following individuals received a citation for speeding:

Danny L. Cornforth, 56, Enid: 11-14 over ($226.50); Nicholas S. Van-dendriessche, 44, Omega: 15 over ($188.50); Barry Joe Ford, 46, OKC: 1-10 over ($188.50); Gary Don Cox, 40, Clayton: 1-10 over ($188.50); Brad-ley Justin Cochran, 32, Elk City: 1-10 over ($188.50); Donnie Ray McIntyre, 58, Altus: 1-10 over ($188.50); Dean Anthony Daniels, 29, Quinlan, TX: 1-10 over ($188.50); Kip Dean Hughes, 28, Enid: 11-14 over ($226.50); Nel-son Ima Daves, 36, Searcy, AR: 1-10 over ($188.50); Robert David Capaldi, 41, Perryton, TX: 1-10 over ($188.50); John Amos Holland, 35, Norman: 11-14 over ($226.50); Pablo Alvarado, 25, Spearman, TX: 1-10 over ($188.50); Alex Glenn Henderson, 50, Dallas, TX: 16-20 over ($241.50); Zachary Stephen-son Cunningham, 23, Choctaw: 11-14 over ($226.50).

The following individuals received a citation for failure to wear seatbelt ($20 fine):

Nicholas S. Vandendriessche, 44, Omega; Joshua Robert Porter, 32, Enid; Phillip Austin McKee, 23, Durant.

Alfalfa County Real Estate TransactionsStart Book 684, page 893

Real Estate Transfers• Burlington Welding, LLC, to Don-

ald L. Goss and Jackie D. Goss: a por-tion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM, as described; warranty deed.

• Sharon Pannell to Donna Cay-wood: Lots 10, 11, and 12, in Block 3 of the Original Town, now City, of Cherokee, less and except a tract as de-scribed: quit claim deed.

• C.W. Simmons, Jr., the duly ap-pointed, qualified, and acting Personal Representative of the estate of Donna L. Simmons, aka Donna Lee Simmons,

deceased, to Janice Sue Settle and Kar-en Lynn Settle via sale to the highest bidder, decedent’s right, title and inter-est in: the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 28 North, Range 9 WIM as described and the Northeast Quar-ter of Section 31, Township 28 North, Range 10 WIM, as described; personal representative’s deed.

• Lary Weeks and Roxanne Weeks to Earl Davis: Lots 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13 in Block 46 of the First Addition to the Town of Aline; quit claim deed.

• David Allison and Faye Allison to Leslie G. Begley and Leslie Y. Begley: all of Lots 10, 11, and 12, in Block 75 in

the Original Town of Goltry; quit claim deed.

• Flaming Investment Co., LTD (OK) to Juan Montalvo: Lot 7, Block 26, in the Original Town, now City of Cherokee: quit claim deed.

• Alfalfa County Bancshares, Inc., an Oklahoma banking corporation to Wilda L. Flaming, Trustee of the Wil-da L. Flaming Revocable Trust, dated March 23, 1992: Lots 4, 5, and 6 in Block 32 in the Original Town, now City of Cherokee; warranty deed.

• Kay Durham to Lary Weeks and

See Real Estate Page 56

August 1, 2012 Page 54 Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram

From Page 46 Sheriffing towards them, advised Grant Co.

3:31 p.m. domestic in Goltry, re-spondent called in and said that he was a deputy in Garfield Co and he had a woman that had been in a vehicle with 2 guys who were beating her up, they were in Goltry, some people passing by saw what was going on and took the woman to Lahoma where she contacted police, needed a deputy to meet them to take down a report, advised officer, woman wrote out a statement, all she wanted was to make a report but not to press charges, respondent was taking her to the woman’s shelter to stay overnight.

11:20 p.m. flashing lights in house in Burlington, advised officer, don’t see flashing lights, going down county rd, lights are flashing at a residence, con-tacted the owner and advised him of what was going on.

11:44 p.m. man walking down hwy in Jet, respondent said he yelled for help twice and they haven’t seen him since, advised officer enroute, found a motor-cycle in the ditch that had been wrecked,

they think the bike belongs to the man they seen walking, talked to the owner of the bike, he said he went to turn the corner and hit a soft spot in the road and went into the ditch, he is ok, no injuries, would be leaving his bike until he could get someone to help him get it.

July 29, 20127:34 a.m. suspicious person, per-

son walked into SO, left before I could get her information, she advised there is someone laying in the alley S of the courthouse, advised CPD, checked it out, all is receiving well.

8:17 a.m. rollover 6 W of Burling-ton, 18 wheeler flipped over, roadway is blocked, unknown injuries, advised officer & OHP, trooper on scene 3 E of Capron, wrecker has been advised, BFD Rescue rig is enroute, request ambu-lance, advised Barber Co request Kiowa Ambulance, Burlington FD headed back to station.

1:50 p.m. injured bird in Cherokee, respondent found injured bird, advised officer will make contact with respon-

dent.6:00 p.m. 911 call, respondent said he

had a kid on his rig having a heat stroke, needed an ambulance, he was cramping up really bad, wasn’t doing good at all, advised Cherokee Ambulance and they are on their way.

10:05 p.m. house broken into at Ash-ley elevator, neighbours house had been broken into, her husband was over there with him, he asked her to call for him, advised would get a deputy out there.

July 30, 201212:59 a.m. 911 call, domestic in

Cherokee, 2 people were screaming at each other, guy was telling the lady to get out of the pickup, they called 4 times, ACSO advised CPD.

3:03 a.m. need tow truck in Jet, re-spondent was trying to get back to his campsite and got stuck, talked to Road America and got respondents phone number, they advised he has a small child with him, tow truck was on their way to help and take him back to his campsite. Officer advised.

From Page 42 Seatsaboard Fleet Ballistic Missile Subma-rines with nuclear reactors. They car-ried 16 ballistic missiles with multiple nuclear warheads at a total cost of sev-eral billion dollars.

“The education, training, responsi-bility, operating experience and leader-ship to keep the submarine operating at peak performance was a major chal-lenge yet rewarding,” Smith said. He later retired from an engineering com-pany as a Senior Engineer.

Smith is the Mayor of Hardtner. He and his wife own Bill and Janet’s Na-ture Museum. He is Barber County 4-H Entomology and Forestry Project Lead-er and Barber County Rodeo committee member.

Smith attends the Barber County Commissioners meetings to stay current on the Wind Farm, Oil Boom, Trans-mission Line installation and other im-portant developments in the county.

• Why is he running for commis-

sioner and what are the biggest needs of the county?

“The decline in our population is my major concern. We are now under 5,000 and continue to see a steady decline causing a decline in tax dollars which affects all facets of our infrastructure, especially our roads, bridges, schools and hospitals. There is no easy solu-tion to this problem as all counties with small populations are going through the same situation,” Smith said.

• How would you as commissioner work to meet those needs?

“I will work with the Barber County Development Board to bring in and re-tain businesses. We are currently in an oil boom and I will work to ensure the oil companies pay their share of taxes. I am also a Conservative Republican and I will spend our tax dollars wisely.

“I am proud to have served each of you for 23 years as a member of the Navy and would be just as proud to serve you as the next Barber County Commissioner,” Smith said.


Barber County Sheriff’s Log07-23-12 Medicine Lodge Ambu-

lance transported patient from Second Street to Medicine Lodge Hospital.

07-23-12 Kiowa Rural Volunteer Fire Department aided Harper County units at a grass fire west of Waldron.

07-24-12 Clark Thom, Isabel, report-ed a license tag lost or stolen. Report tak-en by Officer Scarbrough; entered NCIC.

07-24-12 Christina Romine, Medi-cine Lodge, driving a 2010 Suzuki struck a deer on U281 north of Elm Mills. Over $1,000 damage, minor injuries to pas-senger, accident investigated by Deputy Hall.

07-25-12 Sharon Volunteer Fire De-partment responded to a grass fire at TriCity and Pleasant Hill.

07-25-12 Charles Jacobs, Medicine

Lodge, driving a 2008 Buick collided with a 1992 Olds driven by Elsie Jaso, Kiowa, at U281 and Pleasant Hill Road. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident worked by Deputy Hall.

07-26-12 Kiowa Ambulance trans-ported patient from Hardtner to Kiowa Hospital.

07-26-12 Kiowa Ambulance trans-ferred patient from Kiowa Hospital to Pratt.

07-27-12 Kiowa Ambulance trans-ported patient from Kiowa Manor to Ki-owa Hospital.

07-28-12 Sun City, Lake City, and Medicine Lodge Rural Volunteer Fire Departments aided Kiowa County units at a grass fire northeast of Belvidere.

07-28-12 Sun City, Lake City and

Deerhead-Aetna Volunteer Fire Depart-ments aided Comanche County units at a grass fire southeast of Coldwater.

07-28-12 Kiowa Ambulance trans-ported patient from 6th Street to Wichita.

07-29-12 Kiowa Ambulance trans-ported patient from accident scene east of Capron, Oklahoma, to Kiowa Hospital.

07-29-12 Sharon Volunteer Fire De-partment responded to a grass fire south-east of Sharon.

During the week officers received 18 reports of cattle out; one report of horses out; one report of sheep out; performed 30 Public Assists; and assisted 6 other agencies.

Arrests:No arrests this week.

From Page 51 Real EstateRoxanne Weeks: all of Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 in Block 32 in the Town of Aline; quit claim deed.

• Jerry Leon Bloyd and Fonda Bloyd and Thomas Kent Bloyd and Marilyn Bloyd to Max Anthony and Rita An-thony: Lot 3, Block 39, First Addition to Aline; quit claim deed.

• Marilyn Kennedy and George El-don Kennedy, and Ron Work and Mary Jane Work, and Don Work and C. Re-nee Work to Barbara J. Moore and Kar-en Sue Lewis: Lots 13, 14, and 15 and the South Half of Lot 16, in Block 150, First Addition to the Town of Carmen; warranty deed.

• Charles Alward, Jr. and Coleen Al-ward, Trustees of the Charles & Coleen Alward Living Trust dated Mar. 28, 2012, to Tiffany Jackson: Lot 9, Block 2, Taylor Addition to the City of Chero-kee; trustee’s deed.

• Tiffany Jackson to Tiffany D. Jackson and Deana D. Lanman: Lot 9, Block 2, Taylor Addition to the City of Cherokee; warranty deed.

• Blake Wallace and Kimberly Wal-lace to Chad Wallace: a tract of land as described in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 23 North, Range 11 WIM; warranty deed.

• Janis Frech to Laneta Unruh: the Southwest Quarter of Section 21,

Township 24 North, Range 11 WIM; warranty deed.

• Conoco Phillips Company (Hous-ton, TX) to Phillips 66 Company (Bartlesville, OK): a tract of land as described in the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 24 North, Range 9 WIM; special warranty deed.

• James Lee Summers and Linda Kay Summers to James Lee Summers and Linda Kay Summers; Shon Del Summers; Sue Ann Cronkhite; and Clayton Lee Summers: (1) the North-east Quarter of Section 12, Township 25 North, Range 9 WIM; (2) the North-east Quarter of Section 1, Township 25 North, Range 11 WIM; (3) Lots 19-24 inclusive, in Block 6 in the Town of New Jet; quit claim deed.

• Heidi Simon fka Heidi Dick-Kin-sler, and Matthew K. Simon to Heidi Simon and Matthew K. Simon: the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Town-ship 29 North, Range 12 WIM; war-ranty deed.

• Jason C. Tullis and Sharon Tullis to Sharon Tullis: the South 37.5 feet of Lot 8 and all of Lots 9 and 10, and the North Half of Lot 11, Block 54, Titus 1st, Cherokee; quit claim deed.

• Jason C. Tullis and Sharon Tullis to Jason Tullis: Lot 2 and the South 25 feet of Lot 3, Block 2, Tatro’s 1st, Cher-okee; quit claim deed.

Mortgages• Donald L. Goss and Jackie Goss to

ACB Bank (Cherokee, OK): a portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 11 WIM, as described, and commonly known as 313 West 5th Street, Cherokee; $70,000.

• Owen Joshua Bellamy and Sarah Kay Bellamy, aka Sarah Kay Ferrell to ACB Bank (Cherokee, OK): the North 25 feet of Lot 11 and the South 37.5 feet of Lot 12, in Block 1, of Aubrey Tatro’s Addition to the City of Cherokee; $27,078.40.

• Michael S. Green and Amber L. Green to United Community Mortgage Corporation (Tulsa, OK); a tract of land as described in the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 25 North, Range 9 WIM; $129,310.

• Barbara J. Moore and Karen Sue Lewis to BancCentral National Associa-tion (Woodward, OK): Lots 13, 14, and 15 and the South Half of Lot 16, in Block 150, First Addition to the Town of Car-men; $25,500.

• Tiffany D. Jackson and Deann D. Lanman and Kenny Lanman, Jr. to ACB Bank (Cherokee, OK): Lot 9, Block 2, Taylor Addition to the City of Cherokee; $61,318.53.

• Kenny Lanman, Jr. and Deann D. Lanman to ACB Bank (Cherokee, OK): Lot 1, in Block 6, Gilmore’s Addition to the City of Cherokee; $61,318.53.

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Animals and Pets

Found Dog

Black Pit w/Gray Muzzle found near Dacoma. 580-430-5432

For Sale

AKC Reg. German Shepherd puppies. 1M, 1F. 918-927-4157

Automotive

For Sale

‘83 280 ZX, great shape. $4000 obo. 580-626-4606. 222 N 6th St, Jet, OK

Cars For Sale

‘97 Ford Explorer, exc cond $3795. ‘87 GMC Conversion Van needs some work $900. ‘94 Olds 88, exc cond $3495. 8ft x 6ft two wheel trailer $400. For sale or trade for guns. 580-430-5400

For Sale

2010 31 ft Laredo RV 5th Wheel Keystone. Polar package. Satellite Dish. 580-748-0651 lv voice mail

For Sale

‘05 Mustang GT. 65,000 miles. Performance parts. 580-747-9033

Motorhome for Sale

‘96 Suncruiser. 69K, Ford 460 engine. Large living slide-out. Hydraulic leveling. 2 A/C’s, washer/dryer combo. Lots of extras. Excellent condition. $22,500. 580-525-1009

For Sale

2000 Toyota Sienna XLE Van $2500. Call 580-327-0875.

Business Services

Liposuction

Non Invasive Ultrasonic Liposuction is now available at Coulter Chiropractic and Healing Arts. Lose up to 4 dress sizes in 4 treatments. Call 580-327-2468 for your free consultation

Auto Collision Repair

In Cherokee. See Jason Voth at Ritter’s Body Shop for all your Auto Body Repair and Painting needs. 580-596-2135

44 Days

to plan to attend the Hunting Country Big Cruise and Car Show

House Cleaning

Need your house cleaned? Call me! I’m a professional, fast, & trustworthy. I offer competitive prices & flexible times! Please call for more info. 903-521-0331

New Laundry

Open 24 hrs a day, every day. 6 new washers, 6 new dryers. Open to public. 2 blocks south of NWOSU. Aspen Apartments, 602 Hart.

Covered RV Storage

Carports, Portable Buildings. 580-430-6052


Pasture Tree Clearing

Save moisture and Grass. Let me clear trees in your pasture. Skid Steer and Marshall Tree Saw. Ed Grover. 580-474-2465 or 580-542-0298

ADSAC Services

New Hope Counseling and Assessment. 410 4th Street Suite E. Offering ADSAC (DUI) Assessments, 10 and 24 hour ADSAC (DUI) Schools, 6 and 12 week substance abuse courses, Victims Impact Panels, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling and Family Counseling. Call 580-327-2356 or 580-748-0692 for more information.

Free Session

with Dr. Kinzie and “Leap Into Health.” Wednesdays at 6:30 in the Alva Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (basement). Join at any time! “Leap Into Health” is a community support group for weight loss. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 580-430-3366

Alva Sewing Center

is open till 7pm Friday, August 3, for 1st Friday Art Walk. Come try out a new embroidery/sewing machine, serger, or quilt machine. 428 Flynn Street. 580-327-3312

Red’s Place

Best food in town, cooked fresh. Owner Jim and Barbara Case. 818 Okla Blvd. 580-327-5649

New Releases

New on DVD and BluRay this week at Rialto Video; “LOL”

Freemans Garden Market

Shelite Melons Now Available!

Farmers Market

Cherokee Main Street Farmers Market Every Thursday, 5-7 pm at the Armory Building at 2nd and Kansas.

For Your Const Needs

From A-Z, New Construction, Roofing, Additions, Remodeling, Siding, Windows, Int/Ext, Painting, All Work Guaranteed. Improve the value of your home. Call 580-732-1028

Looks That Last

on your home, that is. We’ll help you make a timeless masterpiece of your home. WFM Total Construction, LLC. 580-327-7935. www.wfmtotalconstruction.com

Guns-Buy/Sell/Trade

Glen Hasty. Aline, OK 580-430-5400

You Need Mattresses?

We have them at G & G Home Furnishings starting at $179. 2107 College Blvd. S Hwy 281 in Alva. 580-327-6635. Come and see us today!

Depot Bar & Grill

Wed Lunch Special-Pork Chops, Green Beans, Stuffing, Peach Cobbler. Thur- Beef Enchiladas, Refried Beans, Rice, Chocolate Cake. Fri-Chicken Fry, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll, Coconut Pie. Full menu everyday. Carry-Out available. 580-327-2212. Immediate opening for waitresses Wed,Thurs, and Fri.

Professional Upholstery

with all types of furniture. Over 55 yrs experience. Goltry, OK. 580-496-2351


Carpentry

Interior-Exterior improvements. Room additions. Plaster Repair & Painting. Handicap Upgrades. Will also accommodate Farm & Ranch. 580-307-4598 or 620-825-4285.

Massages

Call Vanna today to book your Massage or Foot Detox appointment. Evening & Weekend appointments available. 580-727-5209 or 327-HEAT. The HeatWave Alva,OK

Downtown Storage

10 x 12. 2 blocks from Police Station. Well lit for security. 310 1/2 College. Call today. Limited availability. 580-327-1876

Employment

Crescent Services

Locations in TX, OK, LA, AR, PA, KS and OH has a cutting-edge Foreman Training Program. Seeking candidates recently graduated with a college degree to train. Will train you in our Oilfield Services Business at one of our locations, mentor your leadership skills, and pay you while you learn. look at www.crescentservices.com. Submit your resume to [email protected], in subject line type FTP

Help Wanted

Experienced Level 2 EMI Operator for OK Panhandle, TX Panhandle and SW Kansas. Excellent benefits, pay and bonuses. Send Resume to [email protected]

Wanted

Experienced Copier Technician. Send Resume to [email protected]

Help Wanted

Lite-N-Nite. Apply in person. 1624 Okla Blvd

Help Wanted

Taco Mayo is now hiring all shifts. Full and Part-Time. $100 hiring bonus. Please stop by for application, 107 E Okla Blvd.

No Phone Calls Please

Part-Time Office Help. Computer Graphics Design Person and Full-Time Shop and Setting Truck

Now Hiring

Class A Drivers for Night Shift. Earn over $1500 Weekly. $17-$19.50 Hourly. Excellent Benefits. Over 30 years in Business. Come be a valued member of our growing company that takes pride in our equipment and provides extensive oilfield training. Drug Testing Required. Nicholas Services. 620-930-7511

Driver, Fuel and Oil

Hampel Oil is a stable, growing, fast paced organization looking for a CDL Driver in Alva. Must have strong work ethic, be detail-orientated multi-tasker, self-motivated and able to work with limited supervision. An EEO offering excellent benefits and wages based on experience and aptitude. Send Resume to Human Resources, Hampel Oil. 3727 S West St. Wichita, KS 67217 or [email protected]

Top Pay!

Vacuum Truck Drivers needed in Alva area. Must have 2 years driving experience, Hazmat Endorsement, with good driving record and able to pass drug test. $500 sign-up bonus. Call 580-327-3237 or 936-590-9961

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Truck Mechanic

Nicholas Services has expanded their fleet and is now seeking a highly motivated mechanic that takes pride in their work. Duties include truck maintenance, brake work, A/C, electrical and general shop maintenance, organizational skills a must. Paid hourly based on experience, position includes exceptional benefits package. Job is located in Medicine Lodge, KS. 620-930-7511

Help Wanted

Journeymen and Apprentice Electricians for commercial job in Alva. Exp required. Must have valid State of Oklahoma Electrical license. Call John at 918-830-1680

Help Wanted

Share Medical Center job openings. Housekeeping Techs, Laundry Techs, Certified Nurse Aides, Full-Time Night Shift RN. Applications available at 800 Share Drive in Alva. Call 580-327-2800 for more information

Help Wanted

Simpson’s is looking for Clerk. Friendly Customer Service. Stocking. Full/Part time. Good pay with Benefits. Send Resume to or pick up application at Simpson’s, 533 Main St, Kiowa, KS 67070

Lutheran Daycare

is needing caregivers. Need to be dependable and willing to work with various ages of kids ranging from 6wks to 12 years. Apply in person at 902 2nd St

Help Wanted

Concrete Walz is currently seeking temporary with the possibility of FT help in the manufacturing facility. Starting pay depends on experience. Must be 18, have valid DL, clean MVR and pass drug screen. Higher pay will be considered if individual is age 21 or over and holds a valid Class A CDL. Please send Resume to info@concretewalz or drop off at 429 Main, Kiowa, KS

Barber County

North Unified School District 254 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas is taking applications for a transportation maintenance/mechanic position. Applications may be obtained at 100 E First, Medicine Lodge, Kansas or by calling Brenda Hrencher at 620-886-3370. Starting pay is $15.38 plus fringe benefits. Applications can be returned to above address or mailed to PO BOX 288. Med. Lodge. KS. 67104

Now Recruiting

Bill Johnson Correctional Center:Correctional Security Officer I/II/III-Beginning hr salary $11.83 with automatic career progression after 6 mo to $12.42 and again after an additional 12 mo to $13.25. Must be 20 yrs of age. Contact Lee Ann Allen at 580-327-8000 at Bill Johnson Correctional Center, Alva

Farm Supplies

Farmer’s Please Help!

64 Yr old looking for a hunting lease for deer. Preferably on river system. Will pay top price for good place. 580-554-0999

Garage Sales

Inside Moving Sale

Too much to itemize. Maple Dining Table and Chairs. 705 4th. Fri and Sat 8am-?

Yard Sale

1131 Choctaw. Sat only from 8am-?

Multifamily Yard Sale

707 1st St. Fri 4-8pm. Sat 7am-noon. Boys, girls, womens clothes, shoes, maternity clothes, toys, weight bench, lg dining room table, metal bunk bed frame and lots more

1928 W Locust

Sat 8am-? Girls clothes sz7, boys clothes sz4/5, luggage, cookbooks, Dept 56 Snow Village, toys, misc items

Lutheran Rummage Sale

Thur and Fri Noon-4pm. Sat 10am-4pm. Lots of everything under the sun. 212 Maple

Estate Sale

of Dick Rathgeber. 216 N 10th, Kiowa, KS. Fri Aug 3 from 8am-5pm. Sat Aug 4 from 8am-? Furniture, couch, chairs, queen bed and mattress, full bed and mattress, Coronado phono, tape and stereo console-exc cond, TV’s etc, kitchen items, woodworking tools, older radial arm saw, many other items to numerous to mention

Multi-Family

Carmen, Aug 4. 8am-? 312 3rd. Toddler girls clothes, housewares and much more.

Helena Townwide

Sat 8am-? City maps will be avail at Jiffy Trip


Yard Sale

929 Center St. Kids clothes, adult clothes, new tools. Everything must go. Sat 7am-noon.

Miscellaneous

Fridge and Microwave

GE 31” side-by-side fridge w/ice in door $300. GE 1.4 cuft MW oven $40. 580-327-7264

Lost

1-Phone in or near Wild Hair Salon on Mon 7/23. Reward. 580-327-4725 lv msg

For Sale

Trailer. 6 x 10 with Gate. 580-435-2202 or 580-307-4368

Thank You!

On behalf of the Girl Scouts, we would like to thank all who contributed to BankIt. We have enough for the roof and to get started on some other projects for the Girl Scout Hut. We are very excited.

For Sale

18ft Car Hauling Trailer. Like new. 580-829-1359

Lost

at Hatfield Park pond. Metal Cutout Emblem (NWOSU Ranger-Horse and Rider). 580-829-1453

Paying Ca$h

for all Coin, Token, & Currency Collections. Top prices paid for gold & silver. Coins-Jewelry-Flatware. Call 580-233-0007 or come by CC Coins at 813 W. Maine, Enid, OK

Beat the Heat!

Stop by the Rialto and cool off with one of our new ICEE drinks, available in Cherry or Coco-Cola

Boulevard Storage

Storage Units. 580-430-6052 for info

For Sale

Colorado Peaches. 580-829-1359

For Sale

Maytag Washer and Dryer. $250/set. Stereo. Long Table. 918 Barnes. 580-430-7040

For Sale

Executive and Secretarial Desk. Credenza and Chairs. Computer Desks, Reception Room Chairs and Table and other. All good quality and excellent condition. 620-825-4460

10% Off Scentsy

All orders now until Sept 1. Call Jaci at 620-825-6130

Alva Youth Football

The Alva Youth Football will be having an information and sign-up meeting on August 8 at 7pm at the Alva Recreational Complex for 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders interested in tackle football

For Sale

B and W Turnover Bull Gooseneck hitch for 2010 Toyota. Under Bumper Mount Hitch was on a Rendevou. 2 Brand new Geo-Trac Radial XLT 235/85/r16/e10. 580-748-1673

Real Estate

For Rent

RV Spaces in Carmen, OK. All bills paid. 580-541-3540

Finks RV Park

Nice quiet area. All bills paid. Cherokee, OK. 3rd and Euclid. 580-884-9164

Nice Brick Home

Carmen, OK. 312 3rd. 3bdrm, 2bth, 1737 sqft, 2 car garage. CH/A, heated shop, roof, storm cellar. $82,000. Open House Aug 4 9-4. 580-748-0732

For Rent

Three room furnished apartment, washer/dryer, in Cherokee. 316-734-5485

Need to Rent

New Principal and Family need to rent 2 or 3 bdrm, 2 bth home. Call Terri at 580-747-6982

For Sale

4bdrm, 3bth, 2 living areas, newly remodeled home. 580-748-1462

For Rent

Small 1 bdrm trailer. No Pets. 1 blk from college. 580-430-6807

For Sale by Owner

3bdrm, 2bth. 2 living. 2200 sqft. Hot Tub, Above Ground Pool. Exc Location. 545 Lake Drive. 580-727-5275

For Rent

2 acre truck parking. 580-670-1362

Seeking Hunting Lease

Responsible family of three seeking a hunting lease. Please call Steve at 580-761-6955

Trailer Park Openings

RV Trailer Park, 415 1/2 W. 2nd St.. Cherokee, OK. With Storm Cave. 580-884-1269 or 580-884-8665

For Rent

RV spaces w/ full hookups. 580-430-1389

RV Space

All Hook-ups. 580-732-0475

House for Sale

in Jet, OK. 3bdrm. 2bth. 2 living on 1 acre. Heated Shop and Storage Shed both with concrete floors. Room for trailer hook-ups. 580-554-4436 or 580-554-4437

Don’t trade it, donate it!

Call the American Lung Association of Oklahoma Vehicle Donation Program

at 800-577-5864 or visit us on the Web at www.oklung.org


“My Puppy and Me!”

August special3 - 8 x 10 Units

$39,95

LynnMartin.com (580) 327-1686

august 1 newsgram

Documents

alva elementary schools

alva elks lodge

alva moose lodge

alva board of education

alva weight watchers

noon alva kiwanis club

noon alva rotary club

champs restaurant