Is Junction, IL that place where everybody marries their first cousin.
Just to the north of Junction is Ridgway. The high school used to be there many years ago, yet it wasn't called Gallatin County. Back in those days, there was a coach by the name of Bob Dallas. He was a great coach and had some good players. If you are familiar with Teutopolis basketball, former head coach Ken Crawford came from Ridgway. So, there's a Teutopolis-Ridgway connection that many don't know about.
But Ridgway also gives me chills. Remember the February 29 tornado that hit Harrisburg a few years ago? I was with a friend at the Gallatin County Sectional just HOURS before it hit. A few nights later, GCo beat Crab Orchard in the Sectional Championship game, amd Drone led the way. I got to see the damage firsthand. Just awful.
Probably the coolest thing about Ridgway is a baseball bat company that is known nationally. I think it made news recently. Think Tebow or someone just used one of their bats.
But anyway, happy to see Drone be with AJ while in Europe. Andrew is at Rice, because his dad is deaf. Last I heard, he's in their deafness study program of some sort...helping people overcome their hearing problems.
