McNett's Share Farm Accident Experience

Pictured above L-R: Maxine Lane, JoAnn McNett, Mitch McNett, Mike McNett and Optimist Club President Alaina Reeves

The McNett family shared the story of how at the age of 12, Mitch got his leg stuck in an auger. His dad, Mike found him about a half hour later. Mitch was med-flighted to Madison where he underwent 17 surgeries on his way to recovery. At one point, when Mitch was very depressed, his high school principal visited and gave him a talk about looking at the situation as a glass half full or a glass half empty. Mitch made the optimistic choice. He learned to walk and even run again, against the odds given to him by his doctor. Mitch is now a mortician and owner of Casey McNett Funeral Home in Cuba City.