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Volume XXVII Number 10
May 3, 2019
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Winter weather was no problem with the Field House available Locally, there has been little baseball and softball practice during the winter months until Boardman’s newest sports amenity, The Field House was completed last November. There has also been no facility within the Boardman area where the Boardman Police Department could conduct their training. Now there is. The Field House has been a dream for the members of Boardman Community Development Association (BCDA), especially for Lisa Mittelsdorf! Finding a way to construct this facility has been on their radar since at least the year 2011. The current board members of BCDA are: Roz Pedro, David Norton, Jill Parker, Karen Pettigrew, and Lisa Mittelsdorf. Priority project categories are reviewed with the joint BCDA/Boardman Chamber Economic Development Committee. That group meets at 7:30 am the 2nd Thursday of each month at City Hall. The new facility is huge: 60 feet by 108 feet, with a bump out of 60’ by 10’ for storage and restrooms, which are accessible from outdoors so people enjoying the nearby basketball courts and playground can use them. Although without any signage on the exterior, you can’t tell what’s inside. Mittelsdorf says the exterior signs have been ordered and should be installed soon. A schedule of use is posted on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ BoardmanFieldHouse and a lengthy list of contact numbers is posted on the exterior of the building so the general public can make arrangements to use the facility for hitting and fielding practice. Boardman Police Chief Rick Stokoe is effusive with his praise for the facility, “For the first time we have a nearby place where we can set up a digital screen and utilize the Field House for training.” Stokoe plans to hold training classes for the public in Self Defense, Concealed Weapons Training and Weapons,
while, the facility is in daily use for Riverside High School softball , baseball and Columbia Little League. The public is invited to the Grand Opening, which will be held Tuesday, May 21st from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. At that time, the many people who donated time, materials and money to this long-needed project will be thanked. Meanwhile, if you have a mad desire for some sheltered open hitting, call one of the following for access: Lisa Mittelsdorf, (541) 5711671, Smokey Joe Wightman, (541) 571-1655 or Rick Stokoe, (541) 5715523.
Local softball and baseball teams used the facility this winter.
Athletes can use a T-ball stand or pitching machine to practice.
City yard sale maps and the Flea Market will be held at the SAGE Center. If you have questions or would like a spot at the Flea Market, please contact Keri at 541/701-1337.
May 15th, 2019 - 7:30 am - 8:30 am Riverfront Center Catered By: Sunrise Cafe at Boardman Sponsored By: Calbee North America