Published March 15, 2012, 09:31 AM
Days Gone By
Ten years ago on Feb. 2, 2002, Shannon Hills and firefighter “Sketch” Gustafson tied the knot at the River Falls Fire Hall in front of truck #7. This truck also happened to be Sketch’s “proposal” site. St. Croix County Court Judge Ed Vlack performed the honors and the wedding party included, from left: Faye Holland and Sherry Finch, Shannon, Sketch, Matt Knott and Bill Dravis. According to Dravis, Fire Chief Tom Foley’s marriage on a fire truck in Glen Park is the only other time fire trucks were involved in wedding vows.By: Pat Hunter, archivist, River Falls Journal
Ten years ago on Feb. 2, 2002, Shannon Hills and firefighter “Sketch” Gustafson tied the knot at the River Falls Fire Hall in front of truck #7. This truck also happened to be Sketch’s “proposal” site. St. Croix County Court Judge Ed Vlack performed the honors and the wedding party included, from left: Faye Holland and Sherry Finch, Shannon, Sketch, Matt Knott and Bill Dravis. According to Dravis, Fire Chief Tom Foley’s marriage on a fire truck in Glen Park is the only other time fire trucks were involved in wedding vows.
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