Many years ago, over twenty-five years, at least, a friendship was formed. Two guys discovered similar interests they shared while growing up together in a small town. There were other guys in this group of friends, too: Jason, Adam, Scott, Danny, and others that an old wife can't remember when writing a post at 1 am. These guys grew up spending time at each other's houses, sharing thoughts and secrets, and, most importantly, having fun throughout their school years.
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Friends are one of life's most valuable treasures.
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Growing up in Independence, Shane Wronske was one of Jamie's good and treasured friends. We were honored to have Shane stand up for us when Jamie and I took our wedding vows.
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Enjoy this "Blast from the Past"--Shane and Jamie's senior pictures--IHS Class of 1990
(Jamie is the hot one in the middle...)
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As we all graduated from high school and moved on with our respective lives and had families, Shane had a baby boy with Tara, a beautiful girl from Neilsville. Their son, Logan, was Shane's pride and joy. Tragically, Shane died in a car accident at Easter time 8 years ago. He was 29 years old.
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Tara and Logan, along with Logan's awesome step-dad and Logan's little brother and sister live in Neilsville these days. Ironically, Barron decided to pick up a non-conference game this year with Neilsville--can you see where this is going???
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Life kind of came full-circle tonight when Jamie's son, Andrew, played basketball against Shane's son, Logan, here in Barron.
Here is Logan, number 7, bringing the ball up the court...
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Another shot of Logan waiting to get a rebound--forgive the blurry shot, I didn't use a flash!
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Andrew and Logan guarded one another quite a bit tonight--once again, a bit surreal watching the two boys play against each other!
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This time, Andrew had the ball, and Logan was on defense...
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Andrew and Logan shaking hands after the game--neither knew who the other was, but we introduced the boys after the game.
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Tara made the two hour trip over from Neilsville--it was fun to see her again! Shane's twin sister, Shannon, who lives in Cameron now, also came to the game, so we all visited during the C-Team game. Grandma Deb and Grandpa Ken were there, as well, so there were a lot of people with Indee ties watching tonight!
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I am pretty sure Shane would be very proud of his son if he could see him today!
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Happy Birthday, Jeremy and Kara!
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love,
Happy Birthday, Chad!
Happy Birthday, Paul! We hope you had a great day!
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Francis Reid first made her appearance in Salem when the show debuted in 1965, and has been on the show ever since, making her last appearance in December of 2007.
Even though I haven't watched DOOL in several years, I will always remember "Gran" and her donuts with fondness.
Aunt Con and Uncle Al came to watch the action, and Brett sat with us during the C-Team game, although we lost him to the Durand fans during the Varsity game... :-)
Aunt Bev traveled along with Grandma Deb and Grandpa Ken to watch the boys play basketball, too!
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Congratulations, Uncle Al, on your Mississippi Valley Conference Co-Championship!
