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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Baseball coach looks back on a summer's "field of dreams" To the Editor: For starters, Saturday, August 14, wasn't your typical weekend kind of a day. At least not in this summer of our discontent. ~The sun shone | the whole day Ithough it's wel appearance would soon be over- diamond full of brilliance in the form of wumament playing, cham- As parents & families, coaches & friends, officials & casual spec- tators can attest, this years PeeWee/Squirt Boys softball tour- nament at the North diamond in Port Perry was a spectacular suc- cess for all concerned. Having had the privilege of coaching the Ray Rankin Carpentry entry in this years event I can truly say that my team, who all played so well all season, never played better than they did in this pionship dreaming PecWee/Squirt Boys. toumament. Property a real eyesore To the Editor: Ths may seem like a strange letter 10 write to the editor of a newspaper, but | am writing in the hope that the right person will see it and do something about it. My concem is the property surrounding the vacant building at the main comer in Caesarea. This property has been left to grow wild. It must be very frustrating 10 the home owners in that area who wark hard 10 te gy hast wg. homes and properties appear. "Why isn't the owner of this particular property forced 10 clean up this eyesore, or who doesn't the Township do the work and pass along the expense 10 the prop- erty tax bill? through Caesarea on Durham Road 57 get the wrong impression of the village from the sight of this property--the weeds were not even cut for the Regatta Weekend. That must have really impressed the visitors. 1 pass this comer at least twice each day and | always notice how terrible that property looks. Doesn't anybody else notice it? Sharon Gooding, Williams Pomt. Disgusted over theft of flags To the Editor: 1 am writing this letter to pass on my condolences to the parents of the inconsiderate bastards who stole the flags ffom my front yard on Thursday August 7. I'll bet the parents would be real proud to think of how much nerve it takes to turn oneself into a thief. The thieves think this machination makes them more masculine, but it only serves to tell the world what they really are: ungrateful, coward- ly, deceitful, with no respect for their parents or themselves. 1 will put up a reward for information leading to the return of my flags. Give me a call at 985-2870. Yours truly, 15 WATER ST., PORT PERRY 983-3281 wear RIVERBOAT Faced with the daunting task of playing two full games back to back (11am. & 1 p.m.) against the boisterous never-say-die Techstar team and the formidable favorites from Greenbank, Perfect Heating, the Ray Rankin Carpentry team proved their inestimable resolve with 2 very exciting and very deter- mined wins. Back to back. 15-13 and 12-11. Respectively. Respectably. ) Each member of this remarkable team, each a class act in his own right, played hard and loose on such an important day to create baseball memories to cherish a life- time. As their coach I couldn't be more proud, as their friend I couldn't be happier for all of them. Over the length of a season which produced exhilarating highs as well as moments of doubt the end result was that a bunch of fun loving boys became a team of base- ball playing, fun loving boys with a common goal & purpose to achieve. They all had a great time. I had fun 100. Pineridge Sports, who won the championship, and who had beaten our team in the first playoff game last Tuesday, deserves a lot of cred- it along with our congratulations for their victory They played hard all season and against an uphill obstacle in secur- ing their place in the big game against runner-up Perfect heating; To have battled & won so deci- sively & determinedly is the crown of their achievement. Hats off to all the players, from every team for displaying such fine form & sportsmanship and acco- lades to Chris Dunn (Techstar coach), John Bacon (Pineridge Sports) & Judy McSween (Perfect Heating) for their dedication and companionship the sea son. A big thanks 100, to the Umps, parents, sponsors and other individ- uals who came forward to assist in any way and to my wife, Linda for assistant coaching. It was appreci- ated. Special mention will be made here as well, of the magnificent job Judy McSween did as convenor this year 7 for her friendship. As for my guys...all of them, they deserve the biggest thanks of all for their talents, guts, determina- tion, sportsmanshap. I leadership, dedication, sincerity & resolve. They are all winners! This season, mainly because of them and their efforts was truly a winning one and one which I will remember fondly for years to come. | was lucky to be their coach, Frank Trainor Coach, Ray Rankin Carpentry Pee Wee / Squirt Team DANA FORDER GOLDSMITHING Custom Designer of Fine Jewellery Jewellery Sales & Repairs 3 238 QUEEN ST, (Room 101) RL ee PORT PERRY 985-2953 DOUBLE TROUBLE! These two great-looking kids are first cousins, and they do everything together. This August, they'll celebrate their First Birthdays. Chrystalyn Seeney, (left) turns one on Aug. 15. Cousin, Randie Alyssa Seeney celebrates on Aug. 21. Happy Birthday to Both! Love from - Mommy & Daddy (Aunt Robin & Uncle Scott) 573 HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY || Many wishes and : joys are yours son. Happy Birthday DEREK, today you are one. Love - Mama & Dadad HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jenny Anthony, Whitevale,