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Twenty years in the military and commercial flights around the world couldn’t keep Muskogee native Doug Jackson from his area roots. Jackson played saxophone in high school and college and still keeps in touch with his Muskogee band mates, but excelled in math and science as well. “We’re looking to put together an all-class band reunion in 2025,” he said. Shortly after graduating from Northeastern State University, Jackson joined the Navy to become a pilot. He earned a master’s degree in military security and strategic studies from the Naval War College. He flew a helicopter for 10 years. He recalled marrying his wife in Guam. Jackson later switched to the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base. “That was close to home, so I jumped all over that,” he said. Jackson said military service was the best decision he ever made. “I’d do it 1,000 times over again,” he said. “It builds so much character. Lessons I learned, the maturing I did. What’s everlasting is the friendships I made. You cannot match the camaraderie gained when you’re in the military.” He retired from the military in 2006 to get into commercial aviation. He became a pilot for Continental Airlines, which merged into United Airlines. Jackson flew many overseas trips, including Australia and Singapore. Back issues prompted Jackson to end his airline career. But he kept busy with rental property. Jackson started owning and working on rental property around Muskogee in 1987. “I accumulated houses over the course of time,” he said. “I still manage those, still work on them. I became quite adept at all aspects of home repair and remodeling.” In May 2022, the Jacksons bought the Canebrake, a former resort located on 310 acres overlooking Fort Gibson Lake east of Wagoner. The original Canebrake closed in 2016. They reopened the Canebrake later that year and still oversee it. Jackson recently installed an interactive golf simulator and opened access to and a view of the lake. “I oversee the property, from fixing dishwasher to just about everything,” he said. Job market led to career path A tight job market prompted Doug Jackson to join the Navy. “I’d never flown in my life, never seen the ocean,” he said. “And the military was certainly not something in my family history. When I told my parents I would join the Navy, they thought I was off my rocker.” He skipped bootcamp and went right into aviation officer candidate school. “It was very rigorous, unlike anything I had ever done before,” he said. “From the time you get there to the time they you get your pilot wings, its very rigorous. The physical aspects and the mental aspects of it. They break you down.” Jackson’s first assignment was doing search and rescue near Guam. He went to the Persian Gulf during times of heightened alert in 1990. “When Desert Shield broke out, I got orders to be a flight instructor in San Diego,” he said. He flew the military’s largest helicopter, the MH-53, for mine sweeping. “It weighs about 72,000 pounds and carries about 50 people,” he said. After 13 years he transferred to the Air Force around 2000. He was stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, where he flew AWACS planes. Commercial aviation was natural progression Jackson said becoming a commercial pilot was “just the natural progression of things.” “It’s a really good gig, and they make a good amount of money,” he said. “The money is the biggest reward.” He went from the Boeing 737 to the 787. He called the 787 a wonderful, wonderful plane. “That’s Boeing’s most technologically advanced airplane,” he said. “It’s 20% lighter than a standard plane, tremendously fuel efficient. It’s got so many technological advances. It flies so beautifully.” Jackson made 17-hour flights to Sydney, Australia. “You’re sleeping for half of it,” he said. “But Sydney is worth the effort getting there.” Singapore, with its sophistication, was another place Jackson loved visiting. Jackson said the biggest challenge was commuting to and from his Oklahoma City home to his job in Houston. “I should have moved to Houston, but I was pretty happy in Oklahoma,” he said. Resort maintenance still a challenge Jackson reopened the Canebrake during post COVID-19 challenges. “When we first started, we had significant staffing issues,” he said. “Prices had gone sky high. And it’s still a challenge because people had not yet acclimated to the new price, and wages and food, and the prices you need to charge are a challenge.” He said it’s fortunate that Canebrake is not just a restaurant, but offers lodging and other services. “We’ve got a beautiful piece of property here, and we do a tremendous amount of special events, corporate events, weddings,” Jackson said. The resort also is taking advantage of its lakeside location. “We cleared out our lakefront view,” he said. “They’ve been by the lake all along, but you never could see it for all the trees. We wanted to capitalize on that.” Money continues to be a challenge, he said. “There’s a lot of moving parts,” he said. “We have a lot of infrastructure to maintain.” However, the challenge is its own reward. “You do get to make a difference in people’s lives,” he said. HOW DID YOU COME TO BE AN OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE? “I was born in Muskogee General Hospital. Lived in Muskogee my whole life til I joined the military. I had a lot of rental property, and I was living in Edmond when I was stationed at Tinker. We spent so much time here, bought a house here. So we live here in Muskogee now.” WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT MUSKOGEE? “I like the size of Muskogee. A lot of people say they want Muskogee to grow. I’ve been to big cities around the world. There’s a lot of down sides to big cities, mostly the traffic. Even in Edmond, traffic is horrendous. And there’s a lot to do in Muskogee, just go out and seek it, you will find it. It’s starting to turn around a little bit.” WHAT WOULD MAKE MUSKOGEE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE? “They’ve got to change the way they manage the city. They keep doing the same thing over and over, and here we are with the same result year after year. They have to change the way they think and manage the city.” WHAT PERSON IN MUSKOGEE DO YOU ADMIRE MOST? “Derryl Venters. Mrs. Venters was our science teacher. She was such an encourager and inspirational teacher. I still keep in contact with her to this day. She gave me aspirations of achieving more.” WHAT IS THE MOST MEMORABLE THING TO HAPPEN TO YOU IN MUSKOGEE? “When I was in high school, we won the state jazz contest. I’d love to see them do that again.” WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? “I golf when I can, which is a lot easier now because we have three golf simulators here on our property. Remodels, repairs, home improvement. There’s a lot of fixing that needs to be done. I like to play poker.” HOW WOULD YOU SUM UP MUSKOGEE IN 25 WORDS OR LESS? “I was born and raised in Muskogee. It will always be home.”QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A former St Paul’s School student claims she was segregated from her peers after her teachers ran an activity that encouraged students to disclose their financial status to their peers last year. Sarah*, now 16, asked to remain anonymous to protect her identity from former classmates who continue to harass her almost one year after leaving the school. Despite being the target of relentless bullying campaigns for years, Sarah said the final straw was when a teacher encouraged the students to play a game to learn how “privileged” some students were compared to their peers. “They asked questions like take a step back if your parents have had financial struggles, take a step back if you’ve struggled with mental health or body image,” she said. “I stepped back when they asked about whether my parents struggled to afford groceries in the last week. The first comment (from students) was that my parents probably had no money for groceries because I ate them all, and they asked what I was doing in the school if I couldn’t afford groceries.” Sarah approached faculty staff how the activity made her feel, and they proceeded to tell her that there was nothing they could do about it. The following day, Sarah’s mum, Jackie*, emailed the school asking for a copy of the questions that were asked of the students during the activity. In response, a faculty staff member said they would follow up on her query. Jackie never heard back. Redacted conversations between Sarah and Jackie reveal a pattern of targeted bullying against her. Picture: Supplied It was this activity, and a multitude of other incidents, that led to Sarah attempting to take her own life last year. Jackie enrolled Sarah at St Paul’s in 2017 when Sarah was just nine-years-old. By 2021, Sarah was the recipient of a targeted bullying campaign, culminating in the creation of group chats on Instagram and Snapchat dedicated to making fun of her. One year later, her classmates started rumours that Sarah had been starving herself to attempt to lose weight. “They took photographs of me walking to fat shame me. They weaponised their phones to make fun of me,” she said. Sarah was forced to change her phone number by 2023 after her classmates started to prank call her and make inappropriate comments about her weight. “The first day of school holidays, I got a phone call and I just burst into tears,” she said. “They signed my school email up to fat camps, weight loss camps and gyms. I just came home from school bawling my eyes out.” She had multiple admissions to the psychiatric ward and self-harmed to cope with what she was facing at school. “One time I self-harmed at school. I cut myself to a bad extent and had to change dresses. I got sat in a room unsupervised. I was there for the rest of the day as my parents couldn’t pick me up,” she said. “I really couldn’t escape it. It started in the morning until I got home. I was on my phone and I couldn’t get away.” Sarah felt as if her pleas for help were ignored. Picture: Supplied Sarah described the art room as her safe place during lunch, but during the summer it was one of the few open buildings with an air conditioner available. “I had to see them or sit in the heat alone. I couldn’t go anywhere,” she said. Prior to the school’s sports carnival, students were told they could decide on what activities they could participate in. Sarah was away that day and her classmates put her name down to compete in races. “Someone signed me up for 1500, 800 and other races. There’s a rumour circulating to get their phones out when the fat girl runs. Not even been here for an hour,” she said in a text message to her mum. Both Jackie and Sarah continued to email faculty members in an attempt to reduce the bullying. Sarah said her mental health was in pieces after leaving the school. Picture: Supplied “The bullying has escalated. She got a text to her phone calling her a fat monkey with a meme photo. She got a direct phone call the other Saturday night saying things like ‘you have more rolls than a bakery, you’re so fat your stomach touches your thighs, as you can imagine she was deeply affected. Unfortunately, she won’t go to QPS. I can’t help but feel a little terrified for what may happen,” Jackie wrote in a text message to the school late last year. The bullying got so bad that Sarah was asking to come home early almost every day. “I’m in so much pain. I feel so sick and miserable. I keep crying,” Sarah wrote in a text message to her mum. “I feel like a very tiny, overwhelmed small speck in a world full of major complex and too complicated things. Coping through without self-harm is so hard. “Sometimes it feels so hard to get up, and you know how miserable school makes me.” Earlier this year, Sarah enrolled at TAFE Queensland’s Alexandra Hills campus and admitted she has not self-harmed in the past seven months. “It takes two-and-a-half hours to get there, but it’s so much better than the 15-minute bus ride to St Paul’s,” she said. “What’s a couple of hours if it means better mental health. “None of my grades have dropped, my attendance has improved and there is a sense of equality.” Her former classmates continue to attempt to follow her on social media. Sarah still cannot comprehend how they acted toward her. “I’m an empathetic person. Making someone else feel that way is so soul crushing yet people do it on a daily basis because it’s fun and amusing,” she said. John O’Sullivan Williams said a whole-school review was conducted last year. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail In a statement provided to The Courier-Mail, principal John O’Sullivan Williams said while they cannot comment on individual students, incidents of bullying are taken very seriously. “Our school works with students, teachers, and families to ensure student safety and wellbeing. We adhere to protection policies and procedures as outlined by the Anglican Schools Commission,” he said. “Following changes to leadership in late 2023, we conducted a whole-school review, surveying students and parents. Following the review, we bolstered our dedicated Counselling Services and Health Centre and appointed a Director of Wellbeing to ensure student wellbeing remains front of mind for all. We employed two nurses, a psychologist, a social worker and doubled the number of Student Protection Officers. “We banned mobile phone access during class time and now host educational sessions for parents and caregivers on online safety, in collaboration with external professionals and experts. All support services have been communicated to the school community and are readily available through various channels. We will always work towards initiatives that protect the wellbeing of our students.” More Coverage Schoolgirl’s bullying death sparks fresh bid to tackle scourge Judith Kerr My tortured, bullied life at elite Brisbane girls’ school Shayla Bulloch, Danica Clayton Originally published as St Paul’s School allegedly runs ‘what is privilege’ activity More related stories QLD News Grim stats reveal how often Qld children are left locked in cars The alarming reality of children and animals being locked in cars across Queensland has been laid bare in scary statistics. 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(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )As family and friends get together for Thanksgiving next Thursday, next week is packed full of hoops action that local fans can take full advantage. As a matter of fact, the only day next week that there isn’t a game is Thanksgiving Day. Take a look at some of the matchups and some of the special events taking place. The Rushville Lions open the 2024-25 season at home Wednesday against Shelbyville. The Lions were 5-19 last year under Coach Kerry Brown. Shelbyville went 11-12. At halftime of Wednesday’s game with the Golden Bears, there will be an unveiling of the POWMIA Chair of Honor in Memorial Gym. Members of the Rolling Thunder will be on hand to speak about the organization’s mission. The major function of Rolling Thunder®, Inc. is to publicize POW/MIA issues. 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