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at two years old,” she Jude, have found solace in Church volunteer
:ŽŶĂƐ>ĞĞ said. “He has always been the outdoors. “Jason has Patti Lamle said that
&ƌŽŵWĂŐĞϭ able to keep perfect time always fished and hunted there will be multiple
the insurance decides how with music.” The Lees and Jonas really enjoys ways on Sunday that the
much they will cover. are both drummers, so it, so we spend a lot of community can show
“A deposit of $35,000 they recognized Jonas’ time camping and just their support for the Lee
is required up front for talent early on. He is enjoying God’s creation,” family.
the surgeon fees,” she now involved with the Hollie Lee said. “We will be selling
Sep Oklahoma Homeschool Jude has a different, Indian Tacos for $10
said. “We also had to sign
17 a promissory note stating Bands in Oklahoma City, unrelated rare bone each,” Lamle said. “People
that no matter what the where he plays percussion disease, Legg Calve’ can drive through to pick
insurance ends up covering, in band and violin in Perthes Disease, but both up or dine in.” There will
2020 orchestra. he and Jonas continue also be raffle prizes, silent
we will be responsible
for whatever amount is The Lees have lived to stay active even with auction items, and t-shirts
Page remaining and will pay it in Tuttle for 10 years, their physical issues. for sale, and all proceeds
A012 within four months of the after moving here when However, what they can will go towards Jonas’
surgery date.” Jonas was a baby so he do is limited. Hollie Lee surgery.
Clip could grow up in a small is looking forward to Lamle said that the
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moved forward, and Jonas community like his improve Jonas’ life. bless their efforts and
now has a surgery date of parents did. “We wanted “Jonas has never been provide enough funds to
Oct. 14. Due to Covid, a home where we could allowed to play on help the family.
they are required to drive let our kids ride their skateboards, trampolines, “The Lee family is a
there instead of fly, which bikes around the block pogo sticks, or anything treasure,” she said. “They
will be about a 22 hour and grow a big garden,” that causes compression serve the Lord with
drive. They will also have Lee said. Jonas attended to his spine. Since he has their whole heart. They
to quarantine for two Tuttle Schools for several to wear his brace 23 hours are a true asset to our
weeks prior to surgery. years before switching to a day, he can’t just go community, church, and
Although he has been homeschool. He also was jump in the water when their friends and family.”
in treatment for his spine involved with Cub Scouts it is hot outside,” she said. Hollie Lee said that
since he was a toddler, for a time before deciding “The brace straps in the she was grateful for the
Jonas has always been as to focus on baseball. The back so he has to have love being shown by the
active as possible. His family attends church at help getting it off and on church and community.
mother describes him as True Oak Fellowship. properly. With him being “We are consistently
“ old soul” who loves
“an Jonas’ dad, Jason Lee 12 now, he’s pretty tired blown away by the
fishing, music, playing says their faith in God of his mom or dad having support we have from
the drums, playing his has helped them through to help him with it every our church family at True
violin/fiddle, kayaking, many trials over the years. morning or night.” Jonas Oak Fellowship,” she said.
water sports, hunting, and “God has a way of wears a different, more “Our motto is ‘Love God,
camping. revealing Himself to aggressive brace while he Love People, Be a Servant’
“He’s very adventurous,” you in challenging life sleeps. The night brace and our church family
she said. “Even when experiences if you lean isn’t designed to wear has had Jonas’ back since
he was a baby he would on Him and trust Him,” while standing because the beginning of this
scream if I brought him Jason Lee said. “I am of its rigidity. “Jonas is journey. Love, support,
inside from being out on confident that in and incredibly excited about and the Holy Spirit is
the back porch.” through Christ is the the idea of not wearing oozing out of the walls
Jonas has been only way we’ve all gotten a brace,” Lee said. “The at True Oak. I know that
homeschooled since the through this. We only few times he had been probably sounds cheesy,
middle of first grade need to look back and allowed by his doctor to but that is the best way to
and started Epic Charter see what God has done sleep without it, he has describe it! Jonas is a bit
Schools last August. for us to know and have gotten much better rest.” embarrassed by all of the
“Epic has been a perfect confidence in what He Currently the Lees’ attention, but he knows
fit, because he is still will continue to do in fundraising goal is the it is out of love. He is
able to go on camping Jonas’ life, and the further $35,000 deposit amount extremely thankful.”
adventures and do his back you look the farther for the surgeons. So To help with Jonas’
schoolwork,” Lee said. ahead you can see. Don’t far, the family has life-changing surgery,
Jonas is also the pitcher get me wrong, it wasn’t raised around $15,000 True Oak will be open
and team captain on his always super difficult. In through donations on for the fundraiser this
baseball team, wearing fact, we have adjusted their GoFundMe page, Sunday, Sept. 20 at 20
his back brace while he to a level of normalcy personal checks in the Worley Creek Drive, 11
plays baseball but hiding with the brace. But I can mail, and other means. a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who
it under his jersey. His remember our church The Lees’ church family cannot attend or would
team won first place in the family laying hands on is also determined to like to give directly can
Canadian Valley Baseball our baby and miraculous help the Lees make their send donations to the
Association in 2017. surgeries. We could hopes for Jonas’ health family’s GoFundMe page
Lee also describes her really write a book full of come true. They will at https://www.gofundme.
oldest son as very humble. testimonies.” be hosting an Indian com/f/jonas-we039ve-got-
“He would never tell you In addition to walking Taco and Silent Auction your-back or by sending
that he could play “TNT” by faith, the family, Fundraiser this Sunday, Paypal donations directly
by ACDC on the drumset including the couple’s Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to the Lees at holliemlee@
other son, eight-year-old until 2 p.m. gmail.com.
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virus Response Act” policy in of the new “Title IX Sex Dis- In staff reassignments, Baker
the district policy book. Spears crimination and Sexual Harass- said Taiyler Johnson moved
seconded, and all voted in favor. ment” policy in the district pol- from her custodial position to a
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Leave Sharing Program” poli- all voted in favor. The board entered executive
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nato and Miss McAlester Out- tals and scholarships since
year’s contests, Miss standing Teen Estella Kirk still 2007, according to the organi-
McAlester Director Jeanie want to serve the community zation’s website.
McCabe said local any way possible. Miss Oklahoma offers more
representatives are still “We basically had to put ev- than $2 million in scholarships
working to help the erything off,” McCabe said. each year to local competitors
community. “But we’re still being able to and through the organization’s
The annual local competition give back,” she added. scholarship fund.
affiliated with Miss Oklahoma Competitors in Miss America Addison Price won Miss
and Miss America was can- contribute tens of thousands of
celled along with the national hours of community service >> See HELP // Page A2
5 THINGS TO KNOW
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Overall enrollment was serving 328 concurrent Western is also offering
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2019 at Western Oklaho- high schools represent- that run from December
ma State College (WOSC), ed. Those represented 18 through January 8.
as of Sept. 6. include Altus, Anadarko, There are eight courses
Western offers a combi- Riverside, Big Pasture, to choose from during
nation of face-to-face and Blair, Chattanooga, Chey- winter session and will
online formats, with a enne, Cordell, Duke, El- be offered online only. For
large presence in concur- dorado, Elgin, Elk City, more information, visit
rently enrolled juniors Empire, Epic Charter, wosc.edu/enroll.
and seniors. Frederick, Geronimo, Western Oklahoma
“Fall 2020 enrollment Grandfield, Granite, State College is the old-
has been the biggest un- Hammon, Hobart, India- est original municipal
known going back to homa, Leedy, Lone Wolf, two-year college still in
March when we were Mangum, McArthur, existence in the state of
forced to migrate all our Merritt, Navajo, Sentinel, Oklahoma. Its mission is
courses to a virtual for- Snyder, Tipton, Velma to provide high quality
mat. To see an enrollment Alma, and Walters. education, support stu-
increase in such a time Western offers a combi- dent success, and empow-
of uncertainly speaks nation of face-to-face and er individuals to become
directly to the fortitude online formats, with a productive members of
of our students and the large presence in concur- local, regional and glob-
willingness of our facul- rently enrolled juniors al communities. Western
ty and staff to meet the and seniors. offers high-quality asso-
multitude of needs our Enrollment is still open ciate degrees and certif-
students have during this for eight- week format icates to its five-county
pandemic,” said Dr. Chad courses, which begin Oc- service area and beyond.
Wiginton, Western presi- tober 13. Those courses For more information,
dent. include both face-to-face visit wosc.edu.
Western is currently and online options.
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