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Hard to fathom the voice of Bob Uecker will no longer be with us

Hard to fathom the voice of Bob Uecker will no longer be with us
The Lemke Rink of Medford was the winner of the second event at the Wisconsin State Senior Men's Bonspiel, held at Sentry Curling Center in Plover last weekend. Team members are (l. to r.) lead Chuck Tlusty, second Jeff Mueller, third Jeff Hemer and skip David “Beaner” Lemke. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Hard to fathom the voice of Bob Uecker will no longer be with us
The Lemke Rink of Medford was the winner of the second event at the Wisconsin State Senior Men's Bonspiel, held at Sentry Curling Center in Plover last weekend. Team members are (l. to r.) lead Chuck Tlusty, second Jeff Mueller, third Jeff Hemer and skip David “Beaner” Lemke. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Timing is rarely a strength of weekly newspapers and such was the case last Thursday when news of Bob Uecker’s death broke right about the time our Jan. 16 issues were on their w...

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