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Little League thanks a new patron |
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March 28, 2012 |
Thanks to the generosity of Marc Brinkmeyer,
owner of Riley Creek Lumber, Boundary County
Little League now has an indoor facility to
practice in ... meaning they won't be held
hostage to weather anymore as they ready to face
their "banana belt" competitors from down south.
"Mr. Brinkmeyer has donated the use of the old
mill building down at the fairgrounds, and
Little League has converted it into our 'new'
indoor facility, which has helped us get an
early start on the season," said Boundary County
Little League Softball Vice President Sabrina
Winey. "The Bonners Ferry High School baseball
team is also using it for their pre-season
practices."
Local Little League coaches have for years taken
their teams, unpracticed, to their season
openers against teams in bigger burgs who'd had
weeks to prepare, thanks to indoor facilities.
Despite having to learn and mesh as a team "on
the job," with little or no practice under their
belts, kids from our community have always
proven competitive ... thanks now to a practice
field that won't close due to snow, our boys and
girls of summer will now have equal opportunity
to hone individual and team skills so as to take
the field with more confidence, better prepared
and ready to show the sportsmanship, competition
and spirit our rivals used to expect at
season's end!
Girl's Little League sign ups and clinics will
be held at the Riley Creek facility from 1 to 3
p.m. Saturday, March 31, and again from 1 to 3
p.m. Saturday, April 7.
April 7 will be the final opportunity for
athletes to register ... and all mailed
applications have to be recieved by that day,
and they must be complete.
Registrations must include a copy of the
athlete's birth certificate so as to prove age
as well as documentation to prove residency ...
a utility bill from the parents will suffice.
Scholarships are available, so there's no excuse
to deny a kid the community will be proud of the
chance to play.
Players wishing to play but who can't make it to
a clinic by April 7 need to reach out to
Boundary County Little League before that date;
you can visit their website,
http://www.boundarycountylittleleague.com or
call Sabrina at (208) 610-1745.
"I'm hoping Marc will be able to throw out the
first pitch of the first game, " Sabrina said.
"It would be a good way to tell him 'thanks.'" |
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