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January 15, 2014 Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram

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Pictured are the board of directors members present at VAP’s 14th Annual Investors Meeting in Alva Saturday: (back, left to right) Dean Goll, Dusty Albright, Bob Baker, Terry Graham; (front, left to right) Gregg Glass, Gordon Karber, Steve Sterling and CEO Dirk Merle. Board members not pictured are Kent Kisling and newly appointed member Ronnie Truelock. Photo by Yvonne Miller

By Yvonne MillerValue Added Products (VAP) in

Alva is a wheat-farmer-owned coopera-tive located on the south end of the city. Just as the dough created at the plant can rise and fall, so does the business. The good news is the yeast is again rising.

Area farmers who invested to get the business up and running in the late 1990s met for their 14th Annual Inves-tors Meeting Saturday in the Merchant’s

VAP holds 14th Annual Investors MeetingBuilding at the Woods County Fair-grounds.

Walking into the meeting, inves-tors saw an attractive display of the lat-est innovative new products VAP offi-cials created and are marketing. Some of those are pizza crusts infused with bursts of flavor like jalapeno or garlic parmesan, thick waffles ready for stuff-ing with divine ingredients by a custom-er, gourmet flavors of biscuits and more delicious wheat-dough-based goods.

That’s in addition to VAP’s tradi-tional offerings of pre-proofed or rested pizza crusts, breads and croissants and sweet pastries.

VAP Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dirk Merle, who has headed the compa-ny the last three years, describes himself

as “still very positive” for the coopera-tive. He said, “Sales cure all ills.”

He was referring to the net loss from VAP’s last fiscal year that ended May 31, 2013, which was eight months ago and somewhat distant history. Merle said the loss was largely due to depre-ciation. Marty Shaffer of Campbell, Shaffer and Company, P.C., from Enid presented the audit.

Merle said that during fiscal year (FY) 2013, VAP lost a big customer, but is in the process of customer realign-ment and a growing business.

Despite the loss for FY2013, Merle said VAP is protecting their line of cred-it and was able to pay on their debt.

CEO tells of increased business


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Ricky and Teena Cornett of Enid, along with Mary Jo Engebretson of Billings, Mont., and Brian Engebretson of Miles City, Mont., are pleased to an-nounce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Kristen Cor-nett and Brandon Engebretson.

Kristen is a 2005 graduate of Alva High School and a 2010 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State Univer-sity with a bachelor of science in nurs-ing. She is employed at Griffin Memo-rial Hospital in Norman as an infection control nurse.

Brandon is a 2002 graduate of Custer County High School in Miles City and a 2006 graduate of Montana State University with a bachelor’s de-gree in chemical engineering. He will graduate in May 2014 with a Ph.D in chemical engineering from the Univer-sity of Oklahoma.

The couple will exchange vows on Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. at Central Christian Church in Enid.

Cornett, Engebretson announce engagement

Kristen Cornett and Brandon Engebretson

Voters in the Waynoka School Dis-trict who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 11 Annual School Election should apply now. Al-though the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, vot-ers who want to vote by absentee ballot are urged to apply early.

Absentee ballot application forms are available at the County Election Board office located at the Woods Coun-ty Courthouse. The absentee ballot ap-plication forms also can be downloaded and printed from the Internet at www.elections.ok.gov.

At least two mail transactions must be made. The County Election Board must mail the ballots to the voter and the voter must return the voted ballots by mail. Ballots must be in the hands of the County Election Board by 7 p.m. on election day in order to be counted.

Any registered voter may vote by ab-sentee ballot in any election in which he or she is eligible to vote.

However, a voter must be registered and reside at an address within the geo-graphical boundaries of a school district or a municipality to be eligible to vote in school district or municipal elections. It is not necessary to give a reason – or excuse – for voting absentee. While any-one can vote absentee without giving a reason, the law still provides several ex-cuses, and it is to the advantage of some

Absentee ballots for Waynoka School District election


By Lynn L. MartinAlva School Superintendent Steve

Parkhurst voiced a proposal at the Monday school board meeting to move to provide Apple laptop computers for each student in grades six through 12. The district has already experiemented with providing iPads (a less powerful device than a laptop computer) at a couple of grade levels in high school. The current iPad inventory would be handed down to the elementary lev-els where each classroom would have about five of the devices. The math-works and phonic-works programs would be available to those students who might need additional help.

“One thing we like about the Ap-ple laptops is a student sitting at his desk can interact directly with our electronic blackboards,” the superin-tendent said. “So if a student wants to edit something on the blackboard, they can do so. Kids all have these iPhones. They also can be configured to interact with the laptops.”

The initial four-year plan would provide a laptop computer to every student from sixth grade through 12th grade for appoximately $150,000. If the district likes the program, then they can sign up for another four years.

Jane McDermott asked, “Does that mean the student would keep the same laptop from sixth through 12 grade?”

Parkhurst replied the computers would probably be on a four-year ro-tation. “If things are going well, then

Alva Schools considering one-to-one computer ratio

we’ll likely trade those in for a new set, which will cost about the same amount of money,” he said. The Ap-ple representative at the meeting said Apple computers hold their value well and he would expect a residual value of between 15 percent and 25 percent ($100 to $150) at trade-in time or they could be sold to students at that value.

Parkhurst said he anticipates that prices will go up a bit each year, as is common. The Apple representa-tive (identified only as “Orlando”) said in the past ten years the opposite has been true because of the residual value. He predicted the district’s costs should stay level.

Orlando also said the school could save more money as they move to a one-to-one (one computer for one stu-dent) situation in the entire district because other technologies such as “clickers,” which interact with elec-tronic white boards, can be phased out and there would be money savings there. He said there are white papers that show technology costs for schools that have been on this track for about ten years have gone down.

McDermott asked, “Since this $150,000 is for hardware, I would guess that software support is not in-cluded?”

Parkhurst said, “A lot of these edu-cational aps (applications) are includ-ed in this program.”

“These systems come with a lot of productivity software, such as an

Office Suite, along with the creative aps,” the Apple representative added. “Apple provides iTunesU, which pro-vides free help for teacher planning and remediation programs for youth. In the last decade we’ve gone from teaching application-centric programs to more creative centric programs.”

McDermott then asked Parkhurst, “Are we then prepared to increase the staff to take care of every computer that’s in every kid’s hand?”

Parkhurst said that is one of the ad-vantages of this proposal. “A lot of the problems we have are with viruses that get on our computers,” he said. “Ap-ple doesn’t have any.” Parhurst asked Tony Ishmael, the district’s computer head, to also address the question. Ish-mael replied, “I think this will make things a lot simpler where we won’t have to combat viruses and we don’t have to combat malware. Now, prob-ably 60 percent of our calls are be-cause of those problems,” he said. “Students complain they can’t get on the Internet or their computer is way too slow. We have to tackle removing the viruses and malware that is caus-ing the problems. I see this plan sav-ing about $6,000 per year in anti-virus programs.”

Ishmael also addressed another of McDermott’s questions. “Most of the additional software that will be used on these computers we are already paying for anyway,” Ishmael said. “So that’s not going to be any added cost. Also, with the productivity software Apple provides and maintains, it will save us about $60 per year per student on upgrading the productivity soft-ware we now have.”

He concluded, “It’s really a pretty good deal overall.”

Tiffany Slater asked if the district had sufficient infrastructure (band-width) to handle more students using the system. “We are really really get-ting our infrastructre beefed up,” Ish-mael said. “The only thing left to do is get a couple more access points spread out. Just three years ago, we had three-megabit speed to the Internet; now we’re up to 100 megabits. Our wide

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By Lynn L. MartinPolice in Long Beach, Calif., are

warning people about a new high tech way thieves are breaking into cars. Building-mounted se-curity cameras point-ed at parking lots re-veal the method.

The thief walks up to the target vehicle carrying a mysteri-ous hand-held device about the size of a

cell phone. He punches a button on the device and you can see the interior lights come on. The thief then opens the door and grabs anything of interest. Common items stolen are portable GPS navigation devices, lap top computers, and common things many of us leave lying in the car.

Authorities have no idea where these mysterious devices are coming from. They also seem to step around alarm sys-tems in the vehicles.

However, the speed of entry, with no sounds of breaking glass or other forced entry, make the crime very speedy. If the crook is sufficiently nonchalant, he won’t even raise the suspicion of people nearby because it appears as if he used a typical


Lynn Says

High tech car thieves break into vehicles

keyless entry fob to enter his own car. Then when the owner returns to his car, he often blames himself for failing to lock it.

Officials warn that if you have a re-mote garage door opener on your visor shield, they can grab that and then have access to your house. Also, they are warn-ing against carrying vehicle registration papers in the glove box. The information on those documents pretty well sets you up for identity theft.

One auto theft expert believes the de-

vice is a type of scanner used to pick up signals emitted by keyless entry fobs that have become commonplace on newer ve-hicles. Robert F. Mangine, an automotive forensic consultant, said a scanner could pick up radio frequency signals if the per-son with the fob is nearby. Most car man-ufacturing firms doubt this, as they claim the computer code in the key fob changes randomly every time it’s used.

Thefts of this type have now been re-ported in Arizona and New York.

In a different scenario, smart crooks hooked into a BMW’s onboard diagnos-tic port and obtained enough information to create a key fob.

Bottom line: You’d better step up your automotive security by not leaving valuables or ID theft information in your vehicles.


By Yvonne MillerThe South Barber Board of Educa-

tion covered a full agenda at its January meeting Monday night that lasted over two hours.

Board President Steve Allen presided over the meeting with all members pres-ent, including Jeff Black, Deb Helfrich, Dooli Rugg, Dana Roark, Mark Pollock and Mike Anderson (who had to leave early). Superintendent Brad Morris and board clerk Julie Johnson were also pres-ent, as was Technology Director Luke MacKinney, who was there to assist if needed with board members’ comput-erized Chromebooks that contain their board packet information.

Grades 7-12 Principal Brent Shaf-fer and PK-6 grade Principal Marcia Cantrell attended to give their monthly reports and input.

After approving current bills of $347,314.08, the board entered an ex-ecutive session that extended nearly one hour to discuss non-elected personnel matters. Next on the agenda was dis-cussion and possible approval of Brad Morris as superintendent for the 2014-15 school year. Board members said they will continue discussion at their next meeting as they were not prepared to take action Monday night.

Superintendent Morris Gives Semester Update and More

In his monthly superintendent’s re-port, Morris said the State Fire Mar-shall’s office granted a one-year waiver to purchase a backup system for South

Barber High School (SBHS). The high school was re-waxed during Christmas break. There was no charge from the company as their original wax job last summer did not set up properly. Addi-tional Chromebooks were purchased so that every student in grades 9-12 has one.

In a review after the fall semester, Morris said, “District finances are in good shape considering the budget is-sues with the state.” Regarding the 2013 capital bond issue for grade school im-provements, Morris said projected capi-tal outlay should be enough to cover re-payment. He said capital outlay money will be tight, but manageable for the 2014-15 school year.

Good news for taxpayers is that over-all millage rates decreased, Morris said. That’s following establishment of new valuation numbers for the 2013-14 year and the county’s adjustment of mill levy rates to match budgeted dollar amounts. He said the district will not lose any money, but can’t take advantage of the valuation increase. He said the final fig-ures from Barber County have not yet arrived.

Morris said the district is on sched-ule with Common Core standards. The Common Core State Standards focus on core conceptual understandings and procedures starting in the early grades, enabling teachers to teach core concepts and procedures. District teachers re-ceived in-service training on this to be prepared when the state of Kansas ap-proves Common Core and recommenda-

tion on assessments. Trying to meet needs of students and

prepare them well for state assessments, Principal Cantrell said the elementary school changed their math curriculum to “Envision,” which is aligned with the new common core standards for math. She said this replaces the Saxon math curriculum they’ve used and said Envi-sion is “very intense.” The superinten-dent commended Principal Cantrell and the elementary teachers “for doing a great job to improve our math skills.”

Cantrell said after speaking to junior and senior level math teachers, she ad-vised her teachers regarding math facts and students to “drill them, drill them, drill them.”

Grading Scale Discussion ResumesReporting on the School Site Coun-

cil and their continued discussion on the district’s grading scale, Principal Cantrell said, “One thing council agreed on is a 90 should not be counted the same as a 98 or 100.”

Cantrell and Principal Shaffer said one thing is certain, “There is not a strong consensus of the site council.” That’s whether to change the grading scale from an eight-point to a ten-point scale.

South Barber has an eight-point scale, which is: A=93-100; B=85-92; C=77-84; D=69-76; F=0-68.

Some board and site council mem-bers favor a 10-point grading scale which they said more schools have and would put South Barber on a more equal play-ing field when it comes to scholarship, admittance applications, extra-curricular eligibility, etc. If changed, the grading scale would be for 7-12 students.

The 10-point grade school is: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79; D=60-69; F=Below 60.

“I want to look at what colleges are looking at; that’s what’s important to me,” Rugg said. Shaffer said he wants Counselor Cheryl Washburn’s input.

Roark said a college recruiter told her, “We are doing a disservice to our students.” Questioning further, Roark said, “It’s not just our school, it’s the fact that we are competing with other schools and we want a level playing field for our

South Barber school board talks grading scale, semester review, donation for ag pickup

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ObituariesMARY LOU CORR

Mary Lou Corr, daughter of Robert Wayne and Alma Ruth (Murry) Wil-

liamson, was born Feb. 9, 1948, at Cher-okee. She departed this life on Sunday, Jan, 12, 2014, at Mer-cy Hospital in Okla-homa City at age 65.

The Williamson family lived near Wakita and moved to

Seiling when Mary was a young girl. She attended Seiling School, graduat-ing from high school with the class of 1966. She furthered her education at Northwestern at Alva, where she earned her bachelor degree in social work.

She was united in marriage to Lanny Corr May 28, 1967, at the First Chris-tian Church in Seiling. They made their first home in Wichita, Kan., where Lan-ny was employed. Later, they moved to Alva where they raised their four children: Lauri, Lanny Jr., Kevin and Jeremy. Mary worked several years as a nurse aide at Share Medical Center in Alva. Lanny and Mary moved to Wood-ward where Mary worked as the ac-tivities director at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home and later worked for the Oklahoma Economic Development As-sociation as a counselor. In November 1998 they purchased her parents’ home in Seiling where they have lived since. Mary attended and was active in the Elm Grove Community Church until

her health began to fail. She is survived by her husband,

Lanny Corr of Seiling; one daughter, Lauri Cully and husband Harold of Moore; three sons, Lanny Corr Jr. and wife Stephanie of Mooreland, Kevin Corr of Seiling and Jeremy Corr and wife Jenni of Roanoke, Texas; twelve grandchildren; two sisters, Janice Hol-lensbe and husband Dean of Picayune, Miss., and Karen Cooley of Seiling; and two brothers, Larry Williamson and wife Arlene of Ponca City and Neil Williamson and wife Pam of New Braunfels, Texas. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews, other rela-tives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents.

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at the Elm Grove Community Church with Pastor Orville White officiating. Burial will follow in the Brumfield Cemetery directed by the Redinger Fu-neral Home.

DR. RAYMOND JOSEPH SIDWELL

The Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. Raymond Sidwell, age 66, of Goltry

was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Enid, with Rev. Jo-seph M. Irwin offici-ating. Burial followed in St. Michael’s Cem-etery, Goltry, with ar-

rangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. A rosary was held on Friday, Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. at the funeral home in Enid.

Raymond was born to Jess and Ma-rie (Semrad) Sidwell on June 5, 1947,

in Enid, and passed away Tuesday, Dec, 24, 2013, in Lahoma.

Raymond grew up on the family farm outside Pond Creek. He was active in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve achieving the rank of staff sergeant. He graduated from Oklahoma State University, earn-ing his bachelor, masters and doctorate degrees in agronomic sciences.

On Aug. 11, 1973, Raymond mar-ried Brenda Krittenbrink in Medford. They moved to Texas in 1975, where Raymond worked as a plant breeder for Northrup King Seed Company in New Deal until 1980. In May 1980, Raymond and Brenda moved to the farm in Goltry, where they started a family. Raymond started working at the North Central Oklahoma State University Research Station in June 1980, where he became senior station superintendent. Raymond was a member of St. Michael’s Church in Goltry, the Oklahoma Crop Improve-ment Association, National Rifle Asso-ciation, Wheat Growers Association and Wheat Commission. He was an active donor to the OSU College of Agriculture and the School of International Studies, establishing Sidwell International Out-reach.

Raymond is survived by wife Brenda; daughter Bambi Sidwell and son Brady Sidwell; brother Greg Sidwell; sisters Cynthia Williams, Virginia “Gini” Za-loudek, Liz Zaloudek, Carmen Schultz, Mary Sidwell and Rosemary New.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, John and Jess Sidwell.

Memorials may be made in memory of Raymond Sidwell to St. Joseph Cath-olic School or OSU Foundation. Guest-book available at www.andersonburris.com.


By Laura Scott The Waynoka School Board met

briefly on Monday evening. All mem-bers were present and the meeting was called to order promptly at 7:30 p.m.

The first item of business was the consent agenda. After a brief discussion of the financial report given by Superin-tendent Loren Tackett, the board mem-bers approved all items. Additionally, Loren Tackett reported that 17 security cameras have been installed and lights in the agricultural barn have been taken care of. The lights were in need of re-placement or repair because they were not working after dark, which made it quite difficult for students and faculty to see.

Despite the large number of students in second grade, the district was un-able to hire an additional second grade teacher. There are currently 30 students in second grade and the large number deems that the class be split; however, the teacher in mind was unable to leave her former position to take one within the Waynoka School District.

“It’s going to have to be something we will figure out,” said Tackett. At this point, no other class size is nearly as big.

Principal Michael Meriwether was pleased to announce upcoming trips for the reading incentive program. “The kids are excited and that’s a good thing,” he said. Students in grades seven through 12 will be visiting the museum in Nor-man, and grades three through six will visit the Stafford Museum of Space.

Other items of discussion included approval to show support for the educa-tion rally on March 31 at the State Capi-tal. Additionally, board members voted to adopt a third grade retention/promo-tion policy that would prohibit students from being promoted during the course of the year. Should a student be unable to pass the third grade reading test, other options will be available for promotion, including a summer program. However, if the student is held back and retakes the third grade reading test, parents will not be able to request promotion during the middle of the school year. Many school districts already have similar policies in place to provide students with adequate time to prepare for each grade level test.

Board members met briefly for a 13-minute executive session. Upon re-turn to open session, the board voted to accept resignations received to date, em-ploy the Ace remediation teacher for the remainder of the 2013-2014 school year, and extend the contract for the superin-tendent of schools for one more year.

The next meeting of the board of education is scheduled for Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Waynoka School Board meets at the start of 2014

voters to use one of them. By stating one of the following reasons on their appli-cations, these voters can activate some special conditions that make it easier for them to use absentee ballots. The rea-sons are:

• Voters who are physically incapaci-tated and voters who care for physically incapacitated persons who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee. They may apply only by mail, by fax or by telegraph.

• Voters who are confined to nursing homes in the county may vote absentee. An Absentee Voting Board actually goes to the nursing home a few days before the election, sets up a small polling place and allows these persons to vote under circumstances similar to those at a regu-lar precinct polling place. They may ap-ply only by mail or by fax.

• Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and the spouses and dependents of each group are eligible to vote absentee without be-ing registered. These voters may apply by mail, by e-mail or by fax. Military personnel should contact the Voting Ser-vice Officers in their units for applica-tion forms and additional information. Residents of Oklahoma living overseas can obtain the same materials from any United States military installation and from United States embassies and con-sulates. Military personnel and overseas citizens also can download the appropri-ate application form from the Internet at www.fvap.gov.

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area network was only 100 megabit; now we’re up to 1 gigabit. So with the money from e-rate and the money the district is putting into it, we’ve really beefed up our infrastructure.”

The board members informally agreed that the district can check into this further and come back with more precise pricing.

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AlvaBy Lynn L. Martin

The board meeting room was crowded with extra people at Monday night’s school board meeting. An agenda item called for the introduction of Teacher of the Year and Rising Star winners from each school in the district.

Alva School Board honors ten staff members

The Alva School Board honored the five “Teacher of the Year” winners from each building site in the district Monday night. From left: Dusty Horn, Alva High School; Heather Gottsch, Alva Middle School; Rhonda Fields, Longfellow; Sara Eckhardt, Lincoln; and Georgianna Gagnon, Washington. Photo by Lynn L. Martin

The Alva School Board honored a “Rising Star” from each of the Alva district schools at their meeting Mon-day night. From left: Shannon Drew, Kendi Wooten, Jessica Chegwidden, Megan McMurphy and Brandi Peace. Photo by Lynn L. Martin


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“BLOCK THE DOOR” RESULTS IN GIFT FOR KIOWA FOOD BANK – It’s a win-win in Kiowa for the Ministerial Al-liance Food Bank and South Barber High School students. Students bring non-perishable food items, toiletry items, etc., to block classroom doors the last day of school before Christmas break. If the door is blocked with the items, students don’t have to have class. Pictured are the students with their collected goods that filled the inside and bed of an extended cab pickup. The real winners in this fun project are families and individuals in southern Barber County who utilize the food bank. The group of students include (front row, left to right): Amanda Loos, Santana Reeves, Trishell Reed, Remington Grasz, Tyler Martin, Daniel Jones, Tatum Haskins, Madison Polson, Alexis Shaffer, Kori Leech, Kassidy Clark, Holly Drake, Elizabeth Miller, Courtney Roark, Paige Lambert, Shawnee Thell, Amber Weve, Anya Anderson, Kolton Pavlu; (middle row): J.T. Farney, Haylee Guyle, Justin Winchell, Nicole Blick, Anna Perez, Emily Rugg, Bailey Roberts, Caitlin Jacobs, Ana Wilhelm, Kale Girty, Taylor Donaldson, Logan Hitchcock, Kiera Yates, Sabrina Hughbanks, Dylan Allison, Shania Farney (holding Taylor McCullough), Andraia McKitrick, Cameron Diel; (Back row and everyone else): Shawn Baysinger, Trenton Jahay, Gavin Doherty, Cody Moore, Landon Vogel, Tanner Cloyd, Bradon Hekel, Peyton Reeves,

Grant Cantrell, Daniel Anderson, Paul Loiselle, Travis Hoch, Spencer Kim-mell, Peyton Yandel, Eli Corino, Clay Holcomb, Bryce Roberts, Dale Hoch, Cody Hansen, Hugo Cardenas, Pat-rick Moran. Photo courtesy of SBHS Yearbook

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Alfalfa County Commissioners have routine meetingBy Rebecca Kinney

The Alfalfa County commissioners started out Monday morning approving the minutes from the previous meeting, the M & O warrants for payment, the blanket purchase orders and the monthly officer reports, along with road-crossing permits.

The permits generated revenue of $9,000 for District 1, $8,000 for District 2 and $5,250 for District 3. The permits are as follows:

They voted to revise the Utility Relocation Agreement on the Yewed bridge proj-ect to add $62,857.96 to the original budget of $5,357.

Another significant item was approval of a notice to proceed with the Alfalfa County Fairgrounds building construction project.

They approved a change order to the contract with Reeder General Contractors on the heating and air-condition at the fairgrounds in the amount of $15,000.

Another approval for Reeder General Contractors on the fairgrounds work was the application and certificate for Payment #2 in the amount of $174,895.

After opening trailer bids that allowed three options, they settled on Irwin Trailers of Meeker at $37,855.

In other matters, the commissioners approved asking the county clerk to request bids on the relocation of a rural waterline.

Approval was given to an update on the Northern Oklahoma Development Au-thority’s County Hazard Mitigation Grant program plan.

At the end of the meeting a contract was approved from Yellowhouse for a grader.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for new enrollments in the Con-servation Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014, according to Gary O’Neill, USDA-Natural Resources Con-servation Service (NRCS) state conser-vationist. Producers interested in par-ticipating in the program may submit applications to NRCS through Feb. 7.

“Extending the enrollment deadline will make it possible for more farmers, ranchers and forest landowners to apply

USDA extends deadline for applications


kids.”Helfrich asked, “How does working

for the higher grade hurt our kids?”Rugg said, “We are punishing our

kids for having an A-.”“No we’re not,” Helfrich said. After much discussion, one issue

board members seemed to agree upon is questioning why more students are not taking upper level courses. They also question South Barber students’ ACT scores in correlation to the number of stu-dents on the honor roll. Shaffer’s report showed 64 students or 58 percent of 7-12 students made the current honor roll.

Board members question if students are so consumed with getting a high GPA they don’t take the tougher classes. Board members expressed concern about stu-dents actually learning.

Principal Shaffer is rigorous in ex-ploring online options to a larger variety of class offerings to students, the superin-tendent said in his semester review.

President Allen charged each board member to visit with families in the dis-trict and do more research about recruit-ment and collectively bring their thoughts together for a decision in May.

FFA Pickup Donated and More Business

Principal Shaffer reported the FFA re-ceived a $35,000 donation from the Wis-dom Foundation to purchase a new four-door, four-wheel-drive pickup.

Due to liability concerns, Morris said board action is needed to develop a policy regarding sledding on school prop-erty. The board approved that no motor-ized vehicles can be used for sledding on school property.

The board approved that the some-what new e-cigarettes are not allowed on school property. That will be noted on signage.

Check the school website southbar-ber.com for the many ongoing extra-cur-ricular activities.

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S. Barberfor this important Farm Bill conservation program,” NRCS Chief Jason Weller said. “Through their conservation ac-tions, these good stewards are ensuring that their operations are more productive and sustainable over the long run and CSP can help them take their operations to the next level of natural resource man-agement.”

The program emphasizes conser-vation performance — producers earn higher payments for higher performance. In CSP, producers install conservation enhancements to make positive changes in soil quality, soil erosion, water quality, water quantity, air quality, plant resourc-es, animal resources and energy use.

Eligible landowners and operators

in Oklahoma can enroll in CSP through Feb. 7 to be eligible during fiscal 2014. While local NRCS offices accept CSP applications year round, NRCS evalu-ates applications during announced rank-ing periods. To be eligible for this year’s enrollment, producers must have their applications submitted to NRCS by the closing date.

A CSP self-screening checklist is available to help producers determine if the program is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic informa-tion about CSP eligibility requirements, stewardship threshold requirements and payment types. Learn more about CSP by visiting the NRCS website or any lo-cal USDA service center.

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VAP met an over $1 million payroll with benefits and currently has about 80 employees. Of those, 45 are full-time and get health care benefits.

Increased SalesSince last June, Merle said VAP’s

sales have increased over $400,000 due to new customers and product lines.

“We’ve got lots of momentum go-ing,” he said.

An example of that is VAP’s whole white wheat pizza crust with jalapeno in the dough that Merle said is selling “big” in the National School Lunch pro-gram markets where VAP is represented.

Merle described croissants and ba-guettes as “my pet projects.” Investors and customers at VAP’s retail store who sample those know that their crois-sants and baguettes are second to none. He said input from European bakers who’ve visited the Alva plant and a collaborative effort of staff help make those flaky, buttery, mouthwatering cre-ations a popular item.

Although VAP sells many delicious products, Merle said sheeted pizza crust is still 90 percent of their business. Folded edge crust is popular, he said. However, he said only so many of those crusts will fit in a box without damag-ing the folded edge. Merle said it’s criti-cal to use products like croissants, ba-guettes and others that pack better to fill trucks.

“Getting the cost of the truck up is

From Page 2 VAP

This display of new products pro-duced by the VAP dough plant in Alva welcomed investors at the company’s 14th Annual Investors Meeting. Some of the new items are pizza crusts in-fused with bursts of flavor from jala-penos or garlic parmesan. A flavored biscuit project is in the testing stage as is a thick waffle that can be stuffed with a variety of fillings by the cus-tomer. Photo by Yvonne Miller

See VAP Page 34


imperative,” Merle said.If the waffles and biscuits projects

go well, those are more products that will pack well and increase the cost of trucks for VAP shipments. The CEO re-iterated the waffle product is in the pipe-line and might not launch until the third quarter of this fiscal year. He said the biscuits are in the research mode. “We are working with a celebrity chef from Oklahoma City” on the biscuits that would be sold in the freezer section, he said.

“We don’t do enough business in Oklahoma,” said Merle, who plans to change that.

Merle said they work to make “house brand” products for large gro-cery chains. However, he said VAP has had fewer co-pack opportunities than previously due to the economy. That’s because companies are trying to do more work inside their own business to avoid layoffs.

Merle showed a recently designed eye-catching pizza box featuring art-work with a Tuscan flair that will hold “Take and Bake” pizzas found in Deli sections – a popular trend.

Besides grocery stores, Merle said they seek pizza chains and restaurants as customers. He told investors of some exciting new customers VAP is making product for that he wants to keep private for competition reasons.

Increased Expenses Merle told investors they’ve seen a

four percent increase on cost of sales due to the increased cost of raw prod-ucts. For example, he said palm oil is becoming more difficult to get and more expensive. That’s because palm oil is now an acceptable replacement for trans fats in foods, so has risen in popularity.

Operating expenses are also increas-

ing. Energy costs through OG&E will increase, Merle said. He added that jumping through the hoops of the Glob-al Food Service Initiative is like “going through an audit on steroids.”

Merle said R&D (research and de-velopment) projects have to take place in order to create new items for the line. That requires about 10 days a year of running those items on the main line in the plant, which means VAP loses those days of manufacturing.

“It’s expensive, but necessary,” Merle said.

Although selling a variety of prod-ucts is great for business, Merle said it is “extremely efficient to run one prod-uct on the line all day without chang-ing,” but that isn’t always possible.

“It’s extremely difficult to hire peo-ple,” Merle said in reference to this ru-ral area. He said it takes about 35 people to run a line.

As mentioned earlier, about 45 VAP employees receive health care benefits. Currently, the company pays $370 for each employee’s health care while that employee pays $30.

Mentioning the Affordable Care Act, Merle said “This is the law and it requires us to watch these costs closer.”

The CEO praised VAP employees and said they have “quality people” and are bringing new talent to the company.

“We have to invest in our people and technology,” he said, mentioning they are sending an employee to a top bak-ing school to learn more and bring that knowledge back to the plant.

He complimented Gov. Mary Fallin for doing “a great job” of getting work-er’s compensation rates decreased.

Responding to Gluten-Free, Clean Labeling Important

“Gluten-free is a big trend in the in-

dustry,” Merle said. “The wheat indus-try has done a poor job responding” to this popular trend that bypasses wheat flour. He said other flours, such as rice flour, is used to remove gluten from bakery products.

“We are getting away from the term 100 percent whole wheat,” he said, and are pushing “clean labeling.” They’ve become better at “formulating prod-ucts.”

VAP Board President Baker Comments, Compliments MerleWhen asked financial questions

by an investor, VAP Board President Bob Baker said, “We are backed by the USDA. We are the largest USDA-backed loan in the state of Oklahoma. They want us to succeed.”

Baker commended Merle on his in-novative efforts. Baker reminded inves-tors that Merle may work with a poten-tial customer over a year before sealing the deal.

“The selling process takes a long time,” Baker said. He explained that Merle travels a lot to visit customers and potential customers. “We’ve got to keep the pipeline full.”

Merle and other VAP representatives travel to two or three national trade shows per year to promote their prod-ucts. “The cost is astronomical,” Merle said.

Baker reminded investors that the Love’s convenience store chain sells VAP pizza crust on pizzas they prepare and sell there. “Go to Love’s in Alva to buy a pizza. They buy pizza from you,” he said. Love’s is a chain of more than 300 truck stop and convenience stores located in 39 states.

VAP Board BusinessVAP’s bylaws state 67 investors are

needed for a quorum but only 59 attend-ed the annual meeting so no votes could be taken. The terms of board members Dean Goll and Kent Kisling were up for reelection. Both wish to retain their seats, however no votes could be taken. Lee Brandt is leaving his board posi-tion. The board appointed Alva Farmers Cooperative General Manager Ronnie Truelock to fill Brandt’s unexpired term.

The board and investors discussed moving the annual meeting to the fall so the fiscal year report will be more timely, since the fiscal year ends in May.

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Alfalfa County Real Estate Transactions

Beginning in book 730 page 558Real Estate Transfers

Marlin L. Evans to Paul L. Doman & Carol K. Doman: Lots 6 & 7 in Block 1 of McSparrin’s Subdivision in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 9, WIM: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed.

Jefferson Philip Wilber & Patti L. Wilber to Jefferson P. Wil-ber & Patti L. Wilber, Trustees of the Wilber Living Trust dated Jan. 19, 1999: Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 26 North, Range 10, WIM: Quit Claim Deed.

Shane J. Parker & Christina L. Parker to Jessica Jo Hadwiger & Joe Hadwiger: the SURFACE only in and to Lot 4 in Block 1 of Bridges Addition to the City of Cherokee: Warranty Deed (with survivorship clause).

Curtis S. Green, as individual and Curtis S. Green, President of Green Pipe & Supply Company to Curtis S. Green, Trustee of the Curtis S. Green Revocable Trust u/a 8-1-91: a strip of land 100 feet wide (50 feet on each side of the railroad tracks) across the Northeast Quarter, containing 3.23 acres more or less of Sec-tion 27, Township 27 North, Range 11, WIM: Quit Claim Deed.

Constance Jean Mitchel, Cathy Leamon Hickman and Chris-ta Leamon Hughes, as Co-Trustees of the Wanda Jean Leamon Revocable Trust dated Jan. 7, 2006 to Jay Lohmann See Real Estate Page 38


School pictures for the Publicand

Final Alva School Retakes

Thursday

January 16, 2014

9 - 12 am

at the studio

Small children must be able to sit on their

own. Only single head-shots, no groups.

Students or teachers who were absent on previous school daysessions, or who moved in for the second semester are welcome to have a free photo taken for the yearbook.

8 x 10, 2-5x7’s or 4-4x5 units are only $10

Lynn Martin Photography - 618 Barnes - Alva, OK

One of the problems newspaper carriers face are signs. These signs make it difficult to learn the delivery route, particularly at night and in areas with missing house numbers. We’ve been searching for a substitute carrier with noluck. A death in the family of our new carrier forces him to be out of townin Missouri to help with family and funeral arrangements. So we will mail thecarrier papers until he returns. You’re welcome to apply for the substitute job.

Friday’s Review-Courier will be mailed this Week!


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 until proven guilty in a court of law. All infor-mation is a matter of public record and may be obtained by anyone during regular hours at the Alfalfa County Courthouse. The Alva Review-Courier will not inten-tionally alter or delete any of this informa-tion. If it appears in the courthouse public records, it will appear in this newspaper.

Misdemeanor FilingsIrvin Abraham Favela, 22, Oklahoma

City: Driving while license is under sus-pension ($266.50).

Civil FilingsRobert D. Cummins and Jessica Cum-

mins vs. Kanette Utt Et Al: Quiet title ($155.70).

Marriage FilingsBrian Thomas Reeves, 24, of Fairview

and Courtney Nichole Venable, 32, of Fairview: Marriage ceremony performed by judge ($60).

Roger Alan Curry, 51, of Carmen and Cassie Marie Beebe, 27, of Carmen: Mar-riage license with certificate ($5).

Traffic FilingsChristina L. Parker, 42, Cherokee:

Failure to pay all taxes due state (dis-missed without fine or costs).

Crystal Crecelius, 35, Amorita: Op-erating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50).

Adam Joseph Gonzales, 23, Garden City, Kan.: Failure to yield to vehicle on right ($211.50).

Irvin Abraham Favela, 22, Oklahoma City: Failure to carry insurance verifica-

tion ($231.50).Klayton J. French, 30, Tecumseh: Fail-

ure to pay all taxes due state ($211.50).Cade Ryan Oller, 22, Billings: Failure

to yield to emergency vehicle ($211.50).Earl Dean Ramey Jr., 22, Los Angeles,

Calif.: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license ($256.50).

Regina Ann Morrison, 36, Cleo Springs: Failure to carry insurance verifi-cation ($231.50).

The following individuals received a citation for speeding:

Jose Zapate Aguirre, 57, Woodward: 15 mph over ($226.50); Charles M. Armstrong, 22, Mustang: 1-10 mph over ($188.50); Irvin Abraham Favela, 22, Oklahoma City: 15 mph over ($226.50); Warren Lee Murray, 54, Claremore: 16-20 mph over ($241.50).

& Andrea Lohmann: the Surface only of a tract of land located in the North-east Quarter of Section 18, Township 26 North, Range 12, WIM: Quit Claim Deed.

John Wayne Farmer to Logan Schan-bacher: 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: Warranty Deed.

Keith W. Smith & Margaret E. Smith to Keith W. Smith & Margaret E. Smith: Lot 6 in Block 3 of Salisbury 2nd to the City of Cherokee: Joint Tenancy War-ranty Deed.

Ian Joseph Kirkham & Kara R. Kirkham and Simon Hunter Kirkham to K & K Farming LLC: Surface only in (1) the North Half of the Southeast Quar-ter of Section 20, Township 28 North, Range 12, WIM; (2) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 28 North, Range 12, WIM; AND (3) the Northeast Quarter of Sec-tion 35, Township 28 North, Range 12, WIM: Warranty Deed.

Ricky Sargent & Donna Sargent to Glen A. Smith & Nancy L. Smith: Lots 6 & 7 in Block 29 in the Original Town of Aline: Joint Tenancy Quit Claim Deed.

Angie M. McHenry to Donna M. Ir-vin: the West 105 feet of Lot 1 and the North 8 feet of the West 105 feet of Lot 2

in Block 54 of Titus Addition to the City of Cherokee: Quit Claim Deed.

Wesley Reddish & Christina Red-dish to Chris Nguyen and Tina Kreiman: (1) a portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 26 North, Range 11, WIM; AND (2) a tract of land in the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Town-ship 26 North, Range 11, WIM: Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed.

Dale G. Walker & Andrea C. Walker, Co-Trustees of the Dale G. Walker & An-drea C. Walker Family Trust dated Feb. 27, 2008 to George O. Leatherman: all of Lot 10 in Block 3 in Gilmore’s Addition to the City of Cherokee: Warranty Deed.

Dana Thompson McDonald aka Dana McDonald & Sharon McDonald to Mon-ty Lee Ferrell and Mickey Lynn Ferrell: the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed.

Tracy Thompson Mickle aka Tracy Mickle & Daniel Mickle to Mickey Lynn Ferrell: the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed.

Tracy Thompson Mickle aka Tracy Mickle & Daniel Mickle to Mickey Lynn Ferrell: the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed.

Mickey Lynn Ferrell & Sheila Ferrell

and Monty Lee Ferrell & Linda Ferrell to Mickey Lynn Ferrell & Sheila Fer-rell: the West Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Town-ship 28 North, Range 11, WIM: War-ranty Deed.

Mickey Lynn Ferrell & Sheila Ferrell and Monty Lee Ferrell & Linda Ferrell to Monty Lee Ferrell & Linda Ferrell: the East Half of the East Half of the South-west Quarter of Section 22, Township 28 North, Range 11, WIM: Warranty Deed.

MortgagesKyle Cudmore & Lyndee Cudmore

to Farmers Exchange Bank: the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 25 North, Range 11, WIM: maximum obligation limit $104,800.

Danny J. Lawrence to Central Na-tional Bank & Trust Company of Enid: the Southwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 23 North, Range 11, WIM: maximum obligation limit $292,500.

Greg S. Goetz & Dianne R. Goetz to Farmers Exchange Bank: a tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 27 North, Range 11, WIM: $274,000.

Mickey Lynn Ferrell & Sheila Fer-rell to Farm Credit of Western Oklaho-ma: the West Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Town-ship 28 North, Range 11, WIM: $81,000.

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Barber County Sheriff’s Log

Alfalfa County Sheriff’s LogJanuary 6, 2014

12:35 p.m. Minor accident, Onstar advised accident at Third and Hinkley in Helena, possible injury, deputy ad-vised and en route, paged Helena Fire Department and advised Life for Am-bulance, ambulance on scene, driver is being transported to Bass.

1:40 p.m. Suspicious person at 540 and Harmon, deputy will check out, nothing out there, will drive around and check.

January 8, 201412:15 p.m. Controlled burn, respon-

dent called and advised they were go-ing to have a controlled burn 2 miles west of Fifth and 1 mile north.

January 9, 20148:10 a.m. Miscellaneous, respon-

dent called and advised that there was a LP bottle in the middle of the road on Highway 11 one mile east of bridge construction, deputy and ODOT ad-vised.

11:20 a.m. Vandalism, 911 call from Cherokee Police Department states someone drove into yard in Car-men and kicked the door in then drove off, deputy advised and en route, re-quest First Responders and ambulance on standby, advised Helena Ambulance to go ahead and go to Carmen, wanted ambulance as an emergency because

may be a possible overdose, ambulance on its way.

1:34 p.m. Miscellaneous, respon-dent called and reported a concrete truck dragging a brake 1 mile west of Ingersoll heading east, deputies ad-vised.

January 10, 20147:00 a.m. Minor accident, vehicle

hit bridge 1 mile south of Helena at 45/58 junction, if OHP advised, nega-tive but will send out trooper now, ad-vised Helena and he will stand by as the victims are trying to move the ve-hicle, already called for a wrecker out of Enid, did advise victims that they could not move the vehicle, will stand by until OHP arrives.

7:42 a.m. Reckless driver south-bound on Highway 58 south of Helena, respondent states county rock truck driving recklessly and passing vehicles in no passing zones and running them off the road, advised Major County as vehicle would reach them before we could have a deputy to that location.

8:07 a.m. Theft, respondent states items have been stolen from an oil site he works on, deputy advised and en route to site.

January 11, 20149:49 p.m. Miscellaneous, respon-

dent called to advise they thought they

heard two gun shots in Helena, advised Helena officer and he was already out looking around, thought it might have been fireworks.

January 12, 20149:54 a.m. Major accident at 58/64

junction, Cherokee Police Department advised of 911 call about a semi roll-over at the Helena turnoff, truck was hauling natural gas and he is still in the highway, advised OHP, Jet First Responders, Helena Ambulance and deputies, deputy en route.

5:22 p.m. Miscellaneous in Car-men, respondent called to advise that he had some highly potent medication stolen out of his vehicle, said that they had been to the hospital and didn’t get home until 7:45 this morning, they had gotten some medication that was highly potent they even had to show ID to get it, they went home and left it in the car, after they woke up they remembered the meds and went to retrieve them only to find them gone, respondent said it was his own fault because he left his vehicle unlocked.

5:44 p.m. Medical emergency in Nescatunga, respondent called wanting First Responders for his father, he was having pain in his lower extremities, already called the ambulance, First Re-sponders on scene.

January 7, 2014• Milissa Laverentz, Isabel, driving

a 2003 Ford van struck a deer on the Isabel Road near Isabel. Over $1,000 damage, no injury, accident investigat-ed by Deputy McCullough.

• Kiowa Ambulance transported pa-tient from 10th Street to Kiowa Hospital.

January 12, 2014• Sawyer Volunteer Fire Department

responded to a grass fire southwest of Isabel.

During the week officers received seven reports of cattle out; performed 27 public assists and assisted four other

agencies.Arrests

January 6, 2014• Russell D. Waller, Medicine

Lodge, W/M, 24. Arrest by BASO. Court committed. Released Jan. 11, 2014, time served.

January 9, 2014• Patrick W. Klausmeyer, Nashville,

W/M, 40. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Failure to Appear 2. Harper County warrants. Released Jan. 9, 2014, on $500 cash bond and $10,000 surety bond.

• William D. Hawkins, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 21. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Probation violation. Released Jan. 9, 2014, on $2,500 surety bond.

• Bryan K. D. Strobel, Medicine Lodge, W/M, 21. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Failure to appear. Released Jan. 11, 2014, on $2,500 bond.

• James E. Smith Jr., Hutchinson, B/M, 33. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Failure to appear.

January 10, 2014• Brandon M. Crouser, Preston,

W/M, 28. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Failure to appear. Released Jan. 11, 2014, on $10,000 surety bond.

• Christopher H. Asbury, Alva, Okla., W/M, 20. Arrest by BASO. Charge: Theft.

January 11, 2014• Christopher S. Swayden, Isabel,

W/M, 23. Arrest by MLPD. Charged on Stafford County sarrant – Failure to ap-pear. Released Jan. 11, 2014, on $550 cash bond.

• Chelsie S. Seigworth, Medicine Lodge, W/F, 24. Arrest by MLPD. Charge: Driving while driver’s license suspended. Released Jan. 11, 2014, on $500 surety bond.

January 15, 2014 caxca Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram

Animals and Pets

For Sale

Slant 2 horse trailer with compartment $3250. 580-824-7201

Free to Good Home

1 F Border Collie mix, 3 years old. 1 M Border Collie Heeler mix 8 month old. Abandoned. 580-474-2616

For Sale

F Bull Terrier. $650. Brindle color. 417-622-7291

Automotive

2008 GMC Sierra

4 door Ext Cab, 2 wheel drive, power windows & locks, CD,cloth interior, new tires, exc cond, 29,000 miles. $17,500. 580-829-2601

Business Services

CC Construction

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

New Construction

The best time to build is now! WFM Total Construction, LLC. 580-327-7935. wfmtotalconstruction.com

Ty’s Painting & Remodel

Interior/Exterior Painting. Texture, Tape and Bedding. Handyman Also. Tyson Wynn 918-577-0199. References Available.

Hunters/Trappers

Kan/okla Fur Co. will be in Alva every Sunday through March 2nd at 619 E Flynn from 1-3pm to buy fur. 620-892-5895

Double B Carpentry

For all your carpentry needs from remodeling, painting, drywall, texturing, siding, windows, farm & ranch, etc. 580-748-1489

Conceal Carry

Conceal or Unconceal your choice one day class in Cherokee, OK. Sat, Jan 18. Call for registration 580-541-7425

Pasture Tree Clearing

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

Pure Romance

Host a Party & earn your favorite products for free. Call Jennifer at 580-327-7304

Professional Upholstery

will all types of furniture. Over 55 years experience. Goltry, OK. 580-496-2351

ALVA STATEBANK &

TRUST COMPANY

Specialists inAgriculture Lending

We’ve Served You100 Years!


Depot Bar & Grill

Wed Lunch Special-Roast Beef open faced Sandwich, Peas, Pistachio Cake. Thur-Pork Chops, Stuffing, Baked Cauliflower, Cherry Fluff. Fri-Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Roll, Spice Cake. Open at 11 a.m. Full Menu Every Day. Carry-Out avail. 580-327-2212

Employment

Help Wanted

The Homestead Retirement Community seeks a part time Dietary Aide. Please call 580-430-3390 or apply online at www.smcok.com

Help Wanted

Share Medical Center Hospital seeks full time RN (day and night shifts), and part time Surgery Scrub Tech. Please call 580-430-3390 or apply online at www.smcok.com

Help Wanted

Share Convalescent Homes seeks full time LPN and part time Dietary Aids. Please call 580-430-3390 or apply online at www.smcok.com

Help Wanted

Mortgage Loan Processor. Experience preferred. Health Insurance. Send Resume to ACB Bank, PO BOX 227, Cherokee, OK 73728

Help Wanted

Fairview Home Health covering Fairview and Alva area seeking Home Health Manager, Part-Time RN and LPN’s. Fax Resume to 580-226-4668. email to [email protected]

Help Wanted

Kiowa Manor is seeking qualified cooks, dietary staff, Licensed Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides. Offering competitive benefits and many shift options. If interested please inquire at 620-825-4117. Must pass pre-employment screenings

Help Wanted

CDL night Drivers-Humboldt, KS, Pacer Energies, an affiliate of the Nichols Companies has the following open positions for Night Drivers at our facility in Humboldt, KS. Must have Class A CDL, clean record, hazmat & tanker experience. Submit resume to [email protected]. Must include job title/job location in the subject line. www.Nicholsbrothersinc.com

Needed

Feed Truck Driver & General Maintenance. Mechanical skills helpful but not required. Salary dependent on skill set. Apply at Alfalfa County Land and Cattle between the hours of 8-5 M-F. Located 4.5 miles N of Cherokee

Help Wanted

Cherokee Manor is accepting applications for LPN’s, all shifts. New flexible scheduling, increased pay scale, shift differential, insurance available, paid holidays, vacation accrual. Also, need a dietary cook, experience a plus but will train the right individual. Contact Jack or Twila at 580-596-2141

Part-Time Position

M-F. 1-5pm. Bring resume into Schuessler Agency. 1002 Okla Blvd


Help Wanted

Triple F Oilfield Services LLC in Alva is seeking CDL Truck Drivers. Must have 3 years vacuum truck driving exp. $1500 sign-on with 90 day minimum. Call the Alva office at 936-590-9706 or 936-572-0603 or pick up app at 46904 Jefferson Rd

Help Wanted

Pope Contracting needs a working job Superintendent for a commercial school project in Burlington, OK. Ground up capabilities necessary. Call 405-636-0157 for Resume and interview information

Help Wanted

Ebert Construction Co., Inc., in Wamego, KS had openings for experienced Equipment Operators and Laborers ($10.50-$13.50). Job site locations are HWY 270 S of Seiling and on Hwy 64 W of Alva. For an application call 785-456-2455 for more information. Pre-Employment Drug Screening. Equal Opportunity Employer

Help Wanted

Class A CDL Driver to haul Salt Water. Competitive wages & Insurance. Call Chris at 580-727-1562

Help Wanted

Triple F Oilfield Services Is Needing A Housekeeper For Our Alva Location. Call 936-590-9706 or 936-572-0603 For More Info.

Help Wanted

Alva Mo0ose Lodge. 302 7th St. Waitress/Bartender. Must be 21. 580-327-1359 or 580-748-1561

Help Wanted

Now hiring Class A CDL Drivers. Contact Heath at 580-541-0520

Help Wanted

Delivery Driver & Sales Clerk. Apply at Merrifield Office Plus

Farm Supplies

Hay For Sale

Large round Grass $40/bale. Call Rick at 580-748-2222

Garage Sales

Moving Must Sell

Antique Rocker and Dresser. Baby bed, riding lawnmower & much more. 580-327-7817

Shop Sale

Sat Jan 18. 9am to 3pm. Lots of tools & supplies as well as several major appliances. Great prices! 1303 College

Huge Estate Sale

112 Elm. Fri & Sat 9am. Lift Chair (nice), sofa w/recliner in ends, matching loveseat, dining table & chairs, coffee table w/matching end table (new), plus other furniture. Washer & Dryer, refrig, Salad Master Cookware set, silverware, dishes, linens, home decor, much much more. 580-430-5210

Miscellaneous

For Sale

Vintage 1968 Rock Ola Jukebox. Looks and plays good. Includes 400 + records $1000 obo. 903-408-7540

For Sale

Whirlpool Cabrio W & D set, 2 yrs old. Washer needs repaired. $600 obo. 580-542-1200

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For Sale

Pinon Firewood. Free local delivery. 580-430-6052

For Sale

10 cu ft refrig and laundry pair. $325. 580-430-6052

For Sale

Washing Machine. Good working cond $85. 580-327-5416

Many Thanks

to the lady in the white pickup that helped me when I fell in front of the cleaners Monday

RV Spaces For Rent

in Cherokee with truck parking and WiFi. Call 580-603-9060

Real Estate

For Rent

Storage Unit. 9x20. 580-430-6807

For Rent

1 bdrm apt. All bills paid. $600. 580-430-6052

For Rent

2 bdrm apt. 580-430-6052

For Rent in Cherokee

1 Room Studio Apartment With Bed, Refrigerator, Microwave, DishTV and Bath. 316-734-5485

For Rent

3bdrm with washer & dryer. 580-327-1391

For Rent

2 Bedroom Normandy Apt. 405-659-4199

Commercial Building

25’x60’. 511 Main Street, Burlington, OK. Insulated garage door in rear of shop, newly renovated restroom, Natural Gas Heater/3200V AC. All windows w/Security Bars, 24hr Monitored Alarm System. In addition has full 50amp RV Hook-Up w/Sewer Dump. $18,000. If interested please call or 918-906-2457

For Rent

Tired of Motels? Spacious country guest cottage has Direct TV, laundry, microwave, fridge. Nightly, weekly or monthly rates. Between Alva and Cherokee. 580-748-1385

For Rent

RV Spaces w/full hook-ups. Outside city limits. Call 580-430-1389

For Rent

Unfurnished Apt w/utilities pd. Lease & Deposit required before move-in. 580-327-2554. (House avail soon)

For Sale

Beautiful 3 bed, 2 bath home in Fairview. Motivated to sell! 580-747-4050

For Rent

3bdr 2bth completely remodeled in Cherokee. $750/Month. 580-430-8364

For Rent

1 bdrm Luxury Home. $600/mo w/water paid. 580-430-6052

For Sale

2007 Skyline Doublewide. 1800 sqft. 4bdrm. 2bth. All new appliances. All upgrades. Buyer must move. $69,500. 580-748-0489

For Rent

Apt or House. 580-327-7817

House for Rent

4bdrm 2bth completely remodeled from studs up with all new fixtures, flooring, appliances and CH/A. Minimum 4 people, max 6 people at $250/person in Waynoka

Community Calendar


Wednesday9 a.m. The Woods County Senior

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

Noon Alva Kiwanis Club meets at Champs Restaurant.

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

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

Thursday9 a.m. The Woods County Senior


Noon Alva Rotary Club meets at Champs Restaurant.


3-6 p.m. Food distribution every Thursday, Alva Wesleyan Food Bank, 818 Lane St.

4 p.m. Nescatunga Arts Council will meet at the Runnymede. All members invited to attend.

5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers meets every Thursday at College Hill Church of Christ in Alva.

6 p.m. Heart of Healing Grief Support Group will meet the third Thursday of the month in Suite C of the Alva Professional Building. Open to the public, the group offers support before, during and after the loss of a loved one.

7 p.m. La Leche League meets the third Thursday of the month at the Alva First Baptist Church. LLL is a breastfeeding group supporting pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.

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

Friday9 a.m. The Woods County Senior



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

Friday, Jan. 17, is the last day to ap-ply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Feb. 11 annual school election, Alfalfa County Elec-tion Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today.

Stein said that people who are Unit-ed States citizens, residents of Oklaho-ma and at least 18 years old may apply

to become registered voters.People who have never been regis-

tered to vote before or who are not cur-rently registered in the county of their residence and people who are regis-tered but who need to change their reg-istration information may apply by fill-ing out and mailing an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application form in time

for it to be postmarked no later than midnight Friday, Jan. 17.

Stein said that applications post-marked after that time still will be ac-cepted and processed, but the applica-tions will not be approved until after Feb. 11.

The County Election Board re-sponds in writing to every person who submits an application for voter regis-tration. The response is either a Voter Identification Card listing the new vot-er’s precinct number and polling place location or a letter that explains the rea-son or reasons the application for voter registration was not approved. Stein said that any person who has submitted a voter registration application and who has not received a response within 30 days should contact the County Elec-tion Board office.

Oklahoma Voter Registration Appli-cation forms are available at the County Election Board office located at 300 S. Grand Ave., Cherokee, and at most post offices, tag agencies and public librar-ies in the county. Stein said that appli-cations also are available on the Inter-net at www.elections.ok.gov.

Alfalfa County annual school election voter registration deadline approaching

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