Hailee Lingerfelt, 13 a seventh grader at Tarkio Jr. High, will be undergoing a craniotomy on December 15 to remove multiple nodules from her temporal lobe. Her neurosurgeon will be able to remove approximately 80-90 percent of the cancerous tumor; however, 10-20 percent is in the pons of her brain and therefore not able to be surgically removed. Because of this, doctors tell her chemotherapy following the surgery could finish the fight.
Hailee’s mother is unable to work at this time due to complications with her pregnancy.
Rock Port Jr. High and High School showed their support with a Benefit Raffle and Silent Quilt Auction that was held on Thursday, December 8, during the Jr. High 275 Conference basketball games.
Raffle items and winner follow:
Marisa Hedlund won the Polaroid ZIP Mobile Printer with Zink Zero Ink printing– donated by NW Cell Smart Store of Tarkio
Jennifer Hill won the 2017 subscription to the Atchison County Mail—donated by AC Mail Office
Matt Schlueter won the evergreen centerpiece with candle—donated by EM’s of Rock Port.
Kathy Ungles was the winner of the silent quilt auction. She took home a full sized quilt donated by the Watson Quilters.