"You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing!"

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1 "You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing!" November 2008 The BATTER UP Newsletter is published for the Sun Cities Senior Softball League, and is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors. Dennis Farrar Editor WHO S ON DECK? SUN CITIES AMERICAN LEAGUE WELCOMES ORIE M C DONALD Dennis Farrar O rie McDonald was born in Canada and moved to Phoenix when he was only 10 years old. He and his wife Barbara moved to Sun City 2 years ago. Orie and his wife Barbara have been married for 36 years and have two boys ages 35 and 29 and was very active in little league with them. Orie didn t play ball in high school but has been playing softball for 30 years and probably enjoys it most of all activities he does. Orie also served his country proud for one year in Vietnam in the US Army in the 101st Airborne Unit that was stationed in Vietnam for 1 year in the 501 st Infantry Unit and completed tour at Fort Benning GA. He went to work for Mountain States Telephone and retired from Qwest Communications with 36 years and retired 6 ORIE McDONALD months ago. He also likes to play golf and hike. He also spent 2 years in Army after high Photo by Dennis Farrar school. Orie plays on a 50 s Triple A traveling team at this time. He will be playing in worlds in a couple on weeks in Phoenix. He just finished doing the Grand Canyon to Phantom Ranch for the first time. And Orie says he s ready to go again! Editor s Note: I had the privilege to meet Orie at one of the American League summer games in Sun City when our August 26 game was rained out in Sun City West. Please join me and welcome Orie to our league. Thank you Orie and Barbara for sharing a part of your life with all of us. Dennis INSIDE THIS ISSUE Annual Club Dues. p 2 As I See It... p 6 Calendar of Events. p 2 Doctor s In..... p 5 Hall of Fame Nominee Form p 8 Meet Our Sponsors p 7 Notice Notice p 6 NW Valley Women s Softball League.. p 2 SCW - From The Chair... p 3 SCW General Membership Meeting p 1 & 3 Softball Heaven.... p 3 Sun Cities Boards Nominees... p 2 Sun Cities League.. p 5 & 6 Wanted!!!..... p 3 Where s Your Bat?. p 3 Who s On Deck?.... p 1 Word Search Puzzle.... p 4 Word Search Puzzle Solution p 5

2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS December 23, 2008 FUN DAYS This will be FUN DAYS of play off softball games and should be a lot of fun. This is the first year the league has tried this format. Have fun and check your schedules to see when you are playing. GOOD LUCK!! February 7, th Annual Cardiac Kids Invitational Liberty Field Sun City West Contact Bill Bromley at (623) or at wbromley01@cox.net more information. Only players who have had a cardiac event are eligible to play. This year we are including the National League Players. So sign up early. February 14-15, 2009 Bosom Buddies Tournament Liberty Field Sun City West Contact Loran Swanson at (623) swaneee@peoplepc.com for more information. Be sure you check the calendar on the website at: for more information as it becomes available. You can also check the bulletin boards at the fields. Editor NW VALLEY WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE Laurel Andrew The Flames and Sparks have drafted their 2008/2009 Teams and begin their Season on 11/08/08 at Liberty Field. The Women's League will kick off with a "FUN DAY"! This day is a "get acquainted day" for all the ladies. Teams will be scrambled with players from each team playing for different coaches. The actual NWVWSL begins on November 15th. Teams and Schedules have been posted on the Women's Board at Liberty Field and is posted on the League Calendar on the Web site. This year, the Flames Coach is Judy White and Manager Frank Coumont. The Sparks Coach is Bob Dobbins and Manager Carol Bowden. Practices have already begun for both teams. Rivalry this year should be fierce. SCG split off an A Team (Diamonds) and a B Team (Gems). While Traditions expanded their "drawing base" and picked up 4 players from traveling teams. Pebble Creek dropped out of the League. ANNUAL CLUB DUES ARE DUE IN JANUARY Dennis Farrar Annual Softball dues of $25.00 must be paid during the month of January. Any dues received after January 31 st may be subject to a $10.00 assessment fee. Sun City Club should make checks payable to Sun City Senior Softball Club and give your check to a Board Member. Sun City West Club should make check payable to Sun City West Softball Club and give your check to a Board Member. NOVEMBER IS BOARD ELECTIONS MONTH Listed below are your nominees as of this printing of the newsletter. Please check the dugouts to find out when the polls open. SUN CITY BOARD NOMINEES AMERICAN NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAGUE SUN CITY WEST BOARD NOMINEES AMERICAN NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAGUE Dave Bergman Tom Haas Chuck Hendrix Joe Oliver Linda Graham Dennis Hagerty Joel Muldoon Bob Williams Jim Keinath Larry Shriver Tim Harmon Bud Herren Julie McGlynn There will be nominations from the floor at the when it s time to vote. So, please attend your respective club meeting and vote! Page 2 of 8

3 Batter Up The Sun Cities Senior Softball Newsletter November SOFTBALL HEAVEN WHERE S YOUR BAT? Submitted by Bob Williams Two 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb, had been friends all of their lives. When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day. One day Barb said, Rose, we both loved playing women s softball all our lives, and we played all through High School. Please do me one favor: when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there s women s softball there. Rose looked up at Barb from her death bed and said, Barb, you ve been my best friend for many years. If it s at all possible, I ll do this favor for you. Dennis Farrar It s been brought to my attention that some of the players have been putting bats on the package tray in the back window of their car. Maybe they are trying to warm up their bat before the game? However, driving your car with a bat in the back window can be fatal! If you quickly slam on your brakes or have an accident that bat in your back window would become a missile that potentially could kill you. Please think safety both on, and off the field. Reprint.. SCW GENERAL MEETING Shortly after that, Rose passed on. At midnight the following Friday, Barb was awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her, Barb, Barb. Who is it? asked Barb, sitting up suddenly. Who is it? Barb -- it s me, Rose. You re not Rose. Rose just died. I m telling you, it s me, Rose, insisted the voice. Rose! Where are you? In Heaven, replied Rose. I have some really good news and a little bad news. Tell me the good news first, said Barb. The good news, Rose said, is that there s Softball in Heaven. Better yet, all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too. Better than that, we re all young again. Better still, it s always springtime, and it never rains or snows. And best of all, we can play softball all we want, and we never get tired. That s fantastic, said Barb. It s beyond my wildest dreams! So what s the bad news You re pitching Tuesday. Life is short... So Remember to Live Well & Laugh Often! Editor s Note: This is a reprint from a previous Batter Up Newsletter with different characters, but still funny. Enjoy! Page 3 of 8 Art Nelson Just a reminder November 12th General membership meeting. The agenda will be about misters, Flag poles Vintage baseball, Tin cup and the up coming elections. It is your club get involved.

4 BEATLES SONGS 1 ANOTHER GIRL ASK ME WHY BIRTHDAY BLACKBIRD CRY BABY CRY DAY TRIPPER DEAR PRUDENCE DIG A PONY ELEANOR RIGBY FIXING A HOLE FLYING GET BACK GETTING BETTER HELLO GOODBYE HEY BULLDOG HEY JUDE HONEY PIE I ME MINE I WILL IF I FELL IN MY LIFE JULIA LADY MADONNA LOVELY RITA MICHELLE NO REPLY OH DARLING PLEASE PLEASE ME POLYTHENE PAM SEXY SADIE SOMETHING SUN KING TAXMAN TELL ME WHY THE END TICKET TO RIDE TWO OF US WAIT YER BLUES YESTERDAY Copyright 2008 All Right Reserved. DENNIS VISITS PIEDRA FALLS IN COLORADO DURING THE SUMMER WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER? Dexter & Cherie Yard meet up with Dennis Farrar in Bayfield, Colorado while Dennis was on his annual Square Dance calling tour. This is one of many pictures we all took while visiting Piedra Falls just north of Pagosa Springs, CO. A short hike but a must see if you re in the area. Left to right: Louis & Judy Norton, Cherie & Dexter Yard, and Dennis Farrar. Left: Just part of the lower falls. Right: Here is Dennis standing on the ledge with part of the falls pictured in the background. You will find Dennis sporting his Sun City West Softball T-shirt most anywhere. Even in Colorado. Page 4 of 8

5 DOCTOR S IN Sore muscles from getting back into play???? Dr. Terese Farrar Welcome back! Just a few reminders to help you transition from the summer of fun elsewhere or to help those new members to avoid being side lined by injuries. Stretch out, warm up, and use a Dr. Terese Farrar mustard soak of two tablespoons dry mustard in a tub of hot water for 20 minutes to reduce those aches and pains from asking your muscles to do more than they have for awhile. If these measures are not enough because you tore the blood vessel and it leaked out to the surface so you are black and blue you have a couple of options. One is to increase the Vitamin C that has bio-flavinoids along with it by ingesting it, but you can also smack it up and make a paste to put on the area as well. We do carry a product at the office that will do the job well. Second you could get ultrasound with electrical stimulation that will go deeper than any massage and do a better job as it won t increase the pain. There is also acupuncture and chiropractic available. I m here to help you remain in the game and on the field. If you have any questions about what I can do for you just ask Bill McKenna and call the office should you need help SUN CITIES SOFTBALL LEAGUE Mike Hester, League President By the time you are reading this message we will have started playing ball again. Let s have fun and try to be safe out there! As we start a new season I want to thank the American League Committee (Greg Owens) and National League Committee (Rich McAndrews) for all the hard work in preparing for the new season. Under their leadership much work has been completed to try to insure we have a good draft and work towards parity among all teams. Without this committee s work we would not be where we are today. Also some new rules are in place for the American league and we have adopted a new ball for play in both leagues, which will be phased in as the league progresses. Also please welcome all the new players on your teams and make them feel welcome. We must continue to recruit new players if we are to grow our league. Welcome back to all and let s play ball! WORD SEARCH PUZZLE SOLUTION November 11, 2008 Remember, No Cheating? Page 5 of 8

6 LEAGUE BOARD APPROVES MAJOR OPERATIONAL CHANGE Gregg Owens The American League Committee has been replaced by several committees: The American League Placement Committee comprised of Bob Dobbins, Ron Power, Wayne Conn and Ron Johnson with Gregg Owens as the representative from the league board. The American League Committee for Manager selection comprised of Dick Lemoine and Linda Graham. The American League Rules Committee comprised of Bob Brain, Bob Wenners, and John Collins with Tex Wells as the representative from the league board. In addition, two other committees were established that service both leagues. The Data Committee comprised of Mike Graham and Loran Swanson was established to provide data to support both leagues and other groups like the Angels in the Outfield. The League sponsor committee comprised of Len Wicketts and Carol Bowden was established to keep track of current and potential sponsors from both cities. As a result of these changes more people are involved. If you would enjoy serving on one of these committees let a Board member know and we will maintain a list of those interested. NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE Mike Hester, League President If you have uniforms which we will no longer be using and have approval from your sponsor to donate to our armed forces please bring them to the SCW Field by 11/4 and we will get them to Luke Airforce Base for delivery overseas. Also, for all of you that have been saving tab tops during the summer please bring to the SCW Field next week and we will donate to Ronald McDonald for their use, and many thanks. AS I SEE IT! Dennis Farrar With the printing of this month s newsletter I m sure it will find most of us ball players back in the dugouts. There are a few stragglers still in route and more to come back after the holidays. I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer. As you can see by the pictures I put on page 4 of this issue one of my many stops was in Colorado. My long time friends Louis & Judy Norton and I met up with someone you ve seen on the field many times. Dexter Yard and his wife Cherie. The five us were escorted on a day trip to Piedra Falls which is north of Pagosa Springs in the mountains. We cooked hamburgers on the tailgate of Louis s pickup and enjoyed each others friendship. When you see Dexter ask him to do his cow call for you. On the way home Dexter and his infamous cow call had a few cows stirring up that started walking towards our truck. This was really funny. It was one of the highlights of the trip. Of course, like I mentioned in last month s newsletter I really enjoyed spending 6 weeks of my summer with my daughter, son-in-law, and spoiling my precious granddaughters. I sure most of you have had a chance to do this one. I m glad to be back on the field to play ball. I played and managed a team in the third session but it seems like months since I ve swung a bat. It s going to be great to get back at it again and have the chance to renew the old friendships and make new ones with the new ball players that have joined since last spring. Finally, my wife Terese and I would like to wish all of you and your families a bountiful Thanksgiving and to remember those in your prayers who are not so blessed and who have challenges during the holiday season that s upon us. Also please keep those service men and women who serve us in the armed forces, both abroad and here in our home land in your prayers this Veteran s Day. Our freedom is never free. Some of us have to pay the price. So when you see a vet, please thank them for serving all of us. That s how I see it. Have a great game and get home safe. Editor Page 6 of 8

7 THANK YOU SPONSORS WE SUPPORT YOU! A Thank You to all of our wonderful sponsors who have continued to sponsor our recreation! Threw your ongoing support our league would not exist as we know it. You are truly a blessing that has helped us more than you will ever know, and allows all of us another chance to be that little kid again. Abbott s Men Store A.E. Lewis & Sons Builders Air-By-Dean Arrowhead Honda Arrowhead Lexus Arvid & Kay Peterson, Realtors Bashas Bosom Buddies Capital Title Agency Cranstoun Court Jewelers Daily News Sun Denny s TV Desert Rose Concrete Coating Desert Golf Cars Edward Jones Farmers Ins. Paul Tone Farrar Chiropractic & Acupuncture Golden Eagle Distributors (Budweiser) Gonstead Family Chiropractic Grandview Terrace Ken Meade Realty Larry Ott Realty Liberty Buick Lund Cadillac Newton s Automotive Northern Trust Bank Peoria GMC Pepsi Cola Bottling Group Rosie s Italian Café Sanderson Lincoln Mercury Saturn of West Phoenix Sue Pahlke Realty Sun Country Credit Union Sunshine Irrigation Van s Pro Shop / Ping VFW Post Windermere Realty (Corporate) Windermere Realty (Mary Inman) Windermere Realty (MaryLee Magee & Lona King) Page 7 of 8

8 Hall of Fame Selection Do you know of a softball player who is or has worked to make our softball program in Sun City and Sun City West better? If you do, please submit a nomination form available from your team manager or in the club house of Sun City or Sun City West. The process has been simplified for your convenience. 1. Get a nominating form from your team manager or at the club house. You can also use the form in the Newsletter. 2. Name the person you would like to nominate. 3. Sign and date the form. (No co-sign required) 4. Put the form in an envelope, drop in the box at Liberty Field (by the west bleachers). 5. A review panel will do the rest When we receive your nomination, you will be notified that your selection has been recorded. Please get involved, this could be your way of saying Thank You to a deserving person. I would like to nominate: HALL OF FAME Nomination Form Comments: Submitted by: Date Page 8 of 8