Hello, It has been months since I visited the site. I thank everyone that sent a message asking about the town and family. There have been tree planting and an auction and a couple other pary vigils. The family has sold braclets, shirts, pvc candles, as well as car magnets and flyers. The reward fund is over 60K at this time. This Sunday there is about memorial at the high school to pray and mark the 1 year mark since the boys went missing. Lots of media traffic in town the last week here. I have seen Tanya doing a lot of interviews outside her parents house this week. I think it is great to keep the kids pictures and facts about their disappearence in front of people in hopes of finding them. All three of the boys had a birthday within the past month. Friday morning the police here will be handing out flyers at an intersection just outdie of town. They are doing this in the wee hours of the morning when JS may have been in that area in hopes that someone that may have traveled through the same time last year will see them. When I speak to the grandparents (her parents) they are just ready for closure, and answers. The family put on a picnic in the park this summer for the community as a thank you. It was really nice and it was nice to see them having fun and danceing. I admire the courage and strength. I can't say enough about how well they have handled everything. The police cheif said at the city council meeting last week that they are looking for new leads and they have works all they had previously.
As for my own family, my kids really missed their play mates this summer, and on the soccer field this fall. I continue to get random questions from kids about their friends and JS, especially when they see something on tv or after seeing a flyer posted around town. I often wonder if JS ever thought about how far reaching his actions that night would be on only adults but all the school children. Last year there was an empty seat in their class rooms but this year no empty seats, they just are not there. My daughter tells me they are not allowed to talk about the boys in school, but kids including my daughter wear their shirt with the boys names on it all the time.
So please keep the boys in your thought and know that the town is not the same without them and we continue to look for them and not a day goes by that they are not missed. thanks
I thought that the searches only lasted for around a week; and then it seemed like the news went cold on these boys. I was not following WS at that time; so possibly I missed some of the information. I just cannot comprehend cases like this! Where are these beautiful boys?
