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While the kids made their bullet throws from the outfield and slugged the ball deep into the distant night sky. we wobbly- iour- neymen spent most of the game ing up our Wt“ mnnem and vying for the easy _ done This was folimved an update of whose marriages had disso ved since our last meeting One of the guys evoked breathless oohs and aahs when he offered how he and his wife had celebrated their 30th anniver- sary this year. Tb which I promptly replied. "l've been married 30 yeam It’s just been to two different women." Standing around. renewing old acquaintances with my fellow veterans before my first game. the subject of expanded waistlines came up. This led toa you-show-me-yours-and-l’ll-show-you- mineexchangeas,onebyone.theoldbays pulled up their jerseys to reveal their resgeedve syreadingnflddla But it was only upon surveying this mix of gmybeards. fortyâ€"somcmings and the ‘ afotementioned wonderkinds that it hit me just how far past our bat-befom-dates we mud-decade players had become. WE OLD CLUNKERS WEREN'T THE MEN WE ONCE WERE Over a quarter of a century later. the team still includes a half-domen or so origi- nals from the late 1970s and early ‘80s . however. attrition has led to the addition of some actual youngsters in recent years. ldtk in their late-twenties to mid-thirties who can still throw the ball with authority and don't have to strap on knee braces before taking to the field. season coach Jim linden Stouffvule Monday Night Men's bob Pltch league squad It was l979 that I dusted off the hull glove that had seen me through my teen years and trotted out on the field like an eager kid with this decidedly rug-tug bunch. Stumbling through Stou ville Late innings as good as ever Stapley Bruca Warren Alley. executive chef at Emerald Hills Golf Club on Warden Road north of lloomington. poses in front of the club‘s 18th green with his signa- ture dish. a delicious farfalle pasts creation with grilled chicken. sunâ€"dried tomatoes and s msemary cream sauce. Emerald Hills was recently named one of six local winners of the York Region Health Services FAtSmart swampe- ognizing healthy menu choices and excellent culinary quality. Wsrten. s grade uate of Thronto's George Brown college. says his job satisfaction is in wateh» in people enjoy his food and invites all mtr readers to enlay the excellent cui sine and golf at Emerald Hills. 'The Coptic Church was founded in Egypt by the apostle Saint Mark very soon after the life of Christ." says Father Jeremiah. who. along with Father Tadros. leads the local Coptic congrega- tion. This month. in conjunction with Saint Bishoy's annual feast day in midâ€"July. the Coptic con- gtegation ls celebrating its arrival in Stouflvflle by inviting its new neighbours to a week-long sen'es ofevenm The Coptic Otthodox Patrhu- dnte of Saint Bishay. consisting ofllmost 300 famfllts. bought the Missionary Church on Main Street In October 2004 after that congregation built a new facility. War. on the 'lbnth line. 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