Contributed by Ian Lister
Baseball already?
The Islands Little League Board will conduct a public meeting on Friday, October 16th at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria. We need to hear everyone’s ideas and enlist help with the upcoming 2010 season.
This spring Orcas Island’s Little League will provide 10 weeks of great fun for everyone. Girls and boys aged 5 through 15 will be able to learn and enjoy the Great American Pastime. Islands Little League fosters important qualities in kids including: self esteem, sportsmanship and good comportment, fitness, and community pride. The rest of us are afforded a lot of sunny diamond action. As Yogi Berra put it: “Little league baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
Preparations begin now to make this happen.
The 2009 season saw participation grow at all levels and plenty of fearsome competition. An additional league was developed for younger girls. This year, we need more softball representation on the advisory board. As always, the board needs people willing to give some time to planning and managing the upcoming year, but if that doesn’t appeal to you, there are several other great ways to be involved. We need:
Managers, Coaches, Umpires
A Safety Officer, Treasurer, and a regional Delegate
Field maintenance parties
Mariner Day trip chaperones
Registrars and schedulers
Tryouts coordinators
Experienced barbeque technicians
The Islands Little League board supports formation of the Orcas Island Parks & Recreation District; join and help us move into this exciting new era. Please attend the meeting, or contact a board member if you have something to contribute:
Greg White 376 3036
Ian Lister 376 5031
Pat (Lohman) Hunt 376 2810
Vikki Lawson 376 3733
Ian Harlow 376 9663
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