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---By Jennifer ShusterPublisher

It’s not a service only provided todowntown businesses, the American Le-gion Flag Program through the LesliePost 491 is available to all businesses andresidents here in Leslie.“It’s a wonderful program that I think

needs to be embraced,” Barb Winslow, aLeslie business owner, said.According to Roy McLain of the Le-

gion, the program has been running inLeslie about ten years. The program works by contacting the

Legion and donating $35 for the first timeset up fee. This price includes a 3’ x 5’American flag, the pole and the hole thatneeds to be drilled. The price after that is$25 per year to maintain the flag. Thisprice includes replacing a stolen or tornflag.

McLain said the flags are placed infront of the homes and businesses sevendays every year. Those days are Memo-rial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, LaborDay, 9/11, Veterans’ Day and Pearl Har-bor Day.The flags are safely stored away at the

Legion Post for the rest of the year. The money raised through this program

is used for the Legion’s Christmas Pro-gram in which they help area needy fam-ilies during the holiday season.For more information or to order your

flag, please call the Legion at (517) 589-9122.

Legion’s Flag Programis available year round

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Fourth of JulyHoliday Hours

Leslie Post Office* July 3 - Open until Noon.* July 4 - Closed, no delivery.

Leslie City Hall Offices* July 3 - Closed.

Leslie Township Offices* July 3 - Closed.

Independent Bank of Leslie * July 4 - Closed.

Homestead Savings Bank -Leslie* July 4 - Closed.

Mason State Bank -Leslie* July 4 - Closed.

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Trent Page is LSJ’s ‘Male Athlete of the Year’

By Jennifer ShusterPublisherRecent Leslie High School grad-

uate Trent Page is a Blackhawkwho just continues to soar.Page was honored in yesterday’s

daily issue of the Lansing StateJournal as its “Male Athlete of theYear.”The star football, basketball and

track athlete was respectively com-

pared to his locally, legendarygrandfather, Richard Frohreip.His accomplishments during his

high school athletic career includeleading the LHS varsity footballteam to its first championship gamelast fall as an all-state linebacker.Page has signed to play football

at Ferris State University beginningthis year. His parents are Dana andAndrea Page of Leslie.

Community events to take place in JulyBy Jennifer ShusterPublisher

A fun-filled weekend is plannedright here in Leslie next month. Besure to mark your calendar for theLeslie 5k, men’s softball tourna-ment and street dance!

On Friday, July 17, the annualLeslie 5K competition will be heldon local roads beginning the backparking lot at Leslie High School.The first race, “Hanson’s Black-

hawk 1 Mile Fun Run,” will startat 6:30 p.m. This race is open toany age, not scored and medalswill go to the top 20. At 7 p.m. the 5K Run will start.

Walkers are welcome to join, butwill not be scored.The “1/4 Mile Leslie Dash” for

kids ages 12 and under will beginat 7:45 p.m. The race is not scoredand medals will be given to allwho participate. Parents may runwith their children.Awards will be given out at 8

p.m.Registrations for the Leslie 5K

postmarked by July 13 will be $18

and $25 the day of. Middle orhigh school teams of five or morerunners will be $65 by advanceregistration only.

“Hanson’s Blackhawk 1 MileFun Run” is $10 by advance regis-tration and $15 the day of.The “1/4 Mile Leslie Dash” has

a standing $10 registration fee.A free chili dinner, walking

tacos and other refreshments willbe included with entry donationsand will be accepted for all others.All entries include a T-shirt whilesupplies last.Proceeds will go to benefit the

Leslie Outreach Food Bank andthe Leslie community.

For more information on theLeslie 5K, please contact JD orChere’ Pepper at (517) 589-5252.

On Saturday, July 18, theSixth Annual Men’s Softball Tour-nament will be held in Leslie.

According to event organizerPete Zamora, the entire commu-nity is invited to come out andhave a good time.“We’re trying to make it a real

community event,” Zamora said.

“… just bigger and better everyyear.”According to Zamora, there is a

12 team limit to the tournament.Registration is $150 per team, plusa $12 umpire fee per game. Theentry deadline is July 13.There will be sponsor trophies

for the first three placing teamsand 15 T-shirts given to the firstplace team.For more information or to reg-

ister your team call Zamora at(517) 589-0324.After the softball tournament,

the annual street dance and bever-age tent will be held in the LeslieEvent Center parking lot on thecorner of Main Street and Com-mercial Drive from 5 p.m. to mid-night.Matt Thomas and the band “Just

Us” will be performing at thestreet dance. The American LegionLeslie Post 491 will be running thebeverage tent.The proceeds from the tourna-

ment and street dance will go tothe Leslie Area Education Foun-dation.

Leslie Community Cooling CenterThe American Legion of Leslie will host a cooling center in the upstairs sec-tion of the post for senior citizens on days when the outside temperature

reaches above 90 degrees. The hours are Noon - 5 p.m.at 422 Woodworth St.in Leslie. Water and iced tea will be served. Please call (517) 589-9122.

*Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays - TheAmerican Legion Post 491 located at 422 Wood-worth Street in Leslie will now open its doors toanyone who would like to come down on Mon-days, Wednesdays or Fridays from 10 a.m.-Noonto play games and enjoy coffee and cookies.*Tuesday, June 30 - Acting Up Theatre Com-pany presents a new show called Be c-READ-ative! Held in Woodworth Elementary Cafeteriaat 1 p.m.*Mondays, July 6 - Ongoing - TOPS-1466,

Leslie. Support Group for Taking Off PoundsSensibly. Weigh in from 5:15-5:45 p.m. at theFirst Baptist Church on the corner of Bellevue &Church Streets in Leslie. Meeting from 6-6:45p.m. Contact Coleen, 589-8145.*Monday, July 6 - Sunday, July 12 - “CommonGround Music Festival” at Lansing’s AdadoRiver Front Park. Please call (517) 267-1502.*Tuesday, July 7 - The Leslie Library will pres-ent “Science Alive” at 11 am & 1 pm. A biologistoffers hands-on contact with parrots, turtles,

snakes. Registration is required. Held in Wood-worth Elementary Cafeteria.*Tuesday, July 7 - The Leslie City Council willmeet in G.A.R. Hall at 7 p.m.*Thursday, July 9 - Informational gathering re-garding potential school board recall for Pat Foggand Bill Myers starting at 6 p.m. at 4924Onondaga Rd. in Onondaga. Please bring a pass-ing dish. *Monday, July 13 - The Leslie Board of Educa-tion will hold its meeting at 7 p.m. at LHS.

Community CalendarThe Leslie Weekly Guardian - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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in & around Leslie for over 30 years.Call (517) 663-4233

EmploymentINDEPENDENT BANKPART TIME TELLER

Independent Bank is currently accepting applications for part-timetellers at our Leslie and Mason branches. This entry level position in-volves a high degree of sales and customer service. The qualified can-didates will be outgoing, have cash handling as well as customer serviceexperience and be willing to work a flexible schedule. Please send re-sumes in confidence to Independent Bank, Attn: Angel McCliggott,2568 Heartland Blvd. Ionia, MI 48846, email [email protected], ordrop off an application at any of our locations.

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PetsKittens for Adoption

Four beautiful kittens are ready for adoption. They areloving and trusting and enjoy belly rubs. Litter box trainedand ready to play with your children or your pets. If in-terested, contact: Amy at 517/202-7003 or [email protected].

The Leslie Area Museum will be closed INDEFINITELY

due to a flood in the basement of G.A.R. Hall.

Please call (517) 589-5220 formore information.

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Stolen Bike South Main Street in Leslie

My daughters bike was taken from our house on June 25.It is a greenish (aqua) TREK bike. The handle bars arehigher than regular handle bars so the rider rides moreupright (that is a definite distinguishable feature). Thereis a reward for its return - no questions asked. Call (517)581-1290.

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By Jennifer ShusterPublisher

As the next election to beheld November 3, 2009 isfast approaching, thosewishing to fill open seatsmay want to obtain their pe-titions soon.The Leslie City Council

will have three open councilmember seats available andalso the mayor seat will beopen.

The council memberswith terms expiring are PamBeegle, Randy Fox and PeteZamora. Ron Schmit’s termas Mayor of Leslie is alsoexpiring.

Those wishing to run forLeslie City Council orMayor of Leslie may pickup nominating petitionsWednesday, July 1 at theLeslie City Hall office. Theyare due August 10.

Please call (517) 589-8236 for more informationon running for the Leslie

City Council.The Leslie Board of Ed-

ucation will have one openseat available. Board Presi-dent Randy Sherrell’s termin expiring. Nominating petitions are

now available only at theLeslie Township Hall officethrough Sherry Feazel. They

are due August 11. In lieu of circulating a pe-

tition for the Leslie Board ofEducation, a candidate maychoose to pay a $100 filingfee.

Please call (517) 589-8201 for more informationon running for the LeslieBoard of Education.

Petitions for local elections become available


Community

Photo by Jennifer Shuster‘LOCAL’ BUILDING SOLD - The building located at 109 CarneyStreet in Leslie is to be purchased by the City of Leslie. The buildinglast housed The Leslie Local Independent for a number of years.

City plans to buy aforeclosed buildingBy Jennifer ShusterPublisherThe Leslie City Council voted to

buy the building located at 109 Car-ney Street in Leslie last night at aspecial meeting.The vote was 5-0 among present

council members Ron Schmit, PeteZamora, D.K. Beyer, Randy Foxand John Stewart.The Leslie Downtown Develop-

ment Authority had already devel-oped a Resolution for the purchaseand also offered to fund the pur-chase.

The city plans to purchase thebuilding through Ingham County’s

tax reversion program as a foreclo-sure has been reported on the build-ing.According to Brian Reed, Leslie

City Manager, the suggested priceis approximately $7, 082 plus nom-inal fees.It will be discussed at the next

council meeting what the optionsare after the purchase is complete.The options include: demolish the

building and replace with greenspace, fix up to house the LeslieArea Museum or fix up and sell.

The small building housed TheLeslie Local Independent for manyyears before ending up vacant.

4691 Hull RoadLeslie, Michigan 49251

(517) 589-9011

New Life FellowshipSenior Pastor: Terry FrenchYouth Director: Kamanga Mwangi

Sunday: Fellowship Time: 9:15a.m. to 9:45 a.m.~ featuring Holy Grounds CaféSunday School: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ~ Children, Teens & AdultsMorning Service: 11 a.m. to NoonEvening Service: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.Worship Team Practice: 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.Monday:Women’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.Wednesday: Community Study Hall and Free Tutoring: 5:30 to 7 p.m.Bible Study: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.Worship Team Practice: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.Thursday:Women’s Bible Study: 9 a.m.Friday: Community Movie Nite: Free movie & popcorn monthly.

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4th of July

Celebration“Come Camping with Us!” Saturday, July 4, 200910 a.m. - Allowed time to bring tents or campers3:30 p.m. - Fun events will begin!

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Community‘Common Ground’ brings big acts close to LeslieBy Jennifer ShusterPublisherYou don’t have to travel

far this summer to enjoy themusical talents of somemajor stars. The tenth an-nual “Common Ground”music festival is coming toLansing’s Adado RiverfrontPark July 6-12.

The “Common Ground”music festival is a seven-daycelebration includingnightly concerts, a variety offun family entertainmentand an assortment of foodvendors.

The performers who areconfirmed this year include:Sheryl Crow, Huey Lewis& the News, Los LonelyBoys, Billy Squier, StoneTemple Pilots, David Cook,Saving Abel, Framing Han-ley, Red, Taddy Porter,

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 3Doors Down, BettyeLaVette, Harper, TheRoots, SafetySuit, Para-chute, NEEDTOBREATHE,Darius Rucker, HunterBrucks, George Clinton,Marky Ramone, SouthsideJohnny & The AsburyJukes, Trailer Choir, EdgarWinter, The BoDeans, JET, Bret Grunow, Centervilleand Bear Lake.

Single-day “UncommonClub” tickets are now avail-able to the general public.These single-day tickets areavailable for $125 per dayper person. The tickets areonly available online, byphone at 517-267-1502 andin the Common Ground of-fice; they are NOT AVAIL-ABLE from Star Ticketsoutlets.

Single-day “UncommonClub” tickets include: a spe-cial entrance and preferredparking pass for one of ourtwo available lots/ramps lo-cated one-fourth of a blockfrom the UnCommon Clubentrance. Ticket-holders are granted

access to two exclusive seat-ing areas with premiumviewing adjacent to the Cap-ital Region InternationalAirport stage, and one at thePearle Vision stage. As anadditional benefit, Uncom-mon Club ticketholders haveaccess to exclusive rest-rooms. Ticketholders alsoenjoy their own beverageservice, complimentary horsd’oeuvres served daily at5:30 p.m., an exclusive waitstaff and reduced drinkprices.

VIP guests will be given alaminated map with parkinginstructions, exclusive en-trance location and eachclub location. Children ageten and under do require aVIP ticket for entrance.

“UnCommon Club”Seven Day Passes-Availablefor $350, the tickets are onlyavailable online, by phone at517-267-1502 and in theCommon Ground office;they are NOT AVAILABLEfrom Star Tickets outlets.This package includesamenities as listed above.Children age ten and underdo require an “UnCommonClub” pass for entrance.The Common Card, a gen-

eral admission seven-daypass for Common GroundMusic Festival, is on salenow. The pass can be pur-

chased for $85 in advanceand $95 beginning July 1,while supplies last.Single-day general admis-

sion tickets for July 6-10and 12 are on sale now. In-dividual single-day generaladmission tickets for July 6–10 and 12 are $26 per day inadvance, increasing to $32beginning July 1. Tickets forSaturday, July 10 are $10Children age ten and under

are admitted free when ac-companied by a ticketedadult.

For more detailed infor-mation about the “CommonGround” music festival, logon to the official Web site atwww.commongroundfest.com. Concert goers can alsofollow the Festival on Twit-ter (@CGMusicFest), Face-book, Flickr and MySpace.

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RECYCLING NOTE The Ingham County Health Department

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pertaining to the shipping of recycled batteries. Therefore, the battery recycling service

in Leslie will be discontinued as of July 31, 2009.


CommunityNorth and South Main Street to soon see repairs

GUS MACKER3-ON-3 BASKETBALL

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Register online at www.macker.com

Mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual

Gus Macker TournamentDOWNTOWN LESLIE

July 25-26

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(517) 589-0324

By Jennifer ShusterPublisher

Driving up or down MainStreet in Leslie is a chorelately with dodging themany pot holes and largecracks that have formed.

The Leslie City Councilwill hold a public hearingregarding a project plan and

costs to repair one of themain roadways throughLeslie.“In the community, I think

people really want to seesomething done,” BrianReed, Leslie City Manager,said. “...we’ve investigatedsome options and it lookslike milling and capping willbe the way to go.”

Greg Minshall fromFitzgerald Henne spoke atthe special council meetingheld last night. He discussed three differ-

ent options that were finan-cially possible for the city atthis time.The first option is to pave

(cap) the street, but Minshallsaid this will crack quickly,

but is the cheapest way togo.The next option, accord-

ing to Minshall, is to crush,reshape and then pave overtop.The last option is to mill

and resurface the street.Minshall said this shouldlast around five to sevenyears.

This would provide thecity enough time to preparefor a total replacement of thestreet.Minshall said the project

will take about two to threeweeks to complete.

For the time and date ofthe public hearing pleasecall the city office at (517)589-8236.

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Second School Board RecallMeeting to be held

Please come to the second informationalgathering Thursday, July 9!

Join us at 6:00 p.m. Ask questions, get answers, sign a petition (or not)and share your ideas! Bring your families and enjoy hot dogs. Pleasebring a side dish or dessert to pass. Bring your own pop or soda if youprefer. (Please remember this is a non-alcoholic beverage event.)Directions from Leslie: Take Bellevue Road west 6 1/2 miles. Turn

left on Onondaga Road and continue south through Onondaga (pastClone's gas station). It is the first farm on the right hand side acrossfrom Baldwin Park.

The address is 4924 Onondaga Road


Community

New Life Fellowship4691 S. Hull Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-9011

Bunker Hill Seventh Day Adventist3820 Williamston Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-0659

Children of Christ - Israelite Society100 S. Main St.Leslie, Michigan 49251(517) 403-4641

Child’s Bible Church3985 Crain Rd.Onondaga, MI 49264(517) 589-5731

Congregational United Ch. of Leslie114 W. BellevueLeslie, MI 49251(517) 589-5226

Faith Assembly of God4020 N. Main St.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-9121

Felt Plains United Methodist Church3523 Meridian Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-0217

Grace Lutheran Church212 S. ShermanLeslie, MI 49251(517) 589-0250

Grand River Community Church2443 Olds Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-5448

Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 5290 Churchill Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-8883

Leslie First Baptist Church204 E. Bellevue St.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-8541

Leslie United Methodist Church401 S. Main St.Leslie, MI 49251 (517) 589-9211

Maple Grove Baptist Church6508 Cooper Rd.Pleasant Lake, 49272(517) 769-2220

Orthodox Monastery of Dormition3389 Rives Eaton Rd.Rives Junction, MI 49277(517) 569-2873

Rives Baptist Church2800 W. Berry Rd.Rives Junction, MI 49277(517) 569-3147

SS Cornelius & Cyprian Church1320 Catholic Church Rd.Leslie, MI 49251(517) 589-8492

Leslie AreaChurch Directory

The Leslie WeeklyGuardian provides this

local church directory asa community service tolocal religious organiza-tions. If you do not see

your group listed, pleasesend us an e-mail with

the information.

As a nation we are going to cele-brate the Fourth of July. We remem-ber the sacrifice of our Forefathersand celebrate with barbecues andfireworks. My only question is: Dowe really remember their sacrificeand what does it mean today?Freedom, a word that many people

have given their lives to experience.Just last week you could see theCubans who had rowed from Cuba toFlorida in search of freedom. Mil-lions have come to America to expe-rience freedom. What many riskeverything to gain, many times wewho have it take for granted. Wemust not just remember the sacrificethat gave us freedom, but we mustcontinue to sacrifice to make sure wekeep that freedom.

I believe that freedom has a highprice tag. Some people have foughtfor it, some have died for it. There isa hidden side to freedom that manypeople do not count on until they be-come free. This hidden side is sim-ply called 'responsibility.' Can't youremember when you were growingup and couldn't wait to move out andbe 'free' of those arbitrary rules yourparents laid down. Yes, we got freefrom our parents but then we realizedthat now we were responsible forourselves. If we made it, it was up tous. Everyone wants freedom butwhen they get it they have to make alife for themselves.

Americans today have lost thesince of responsibility that we musthave to remain free. Many times wedepend on the government and letthem be responsible for us and ourproblems. We have to rememberagain that we are each responsible forourselves and that if we are to makeit in this world it is up to us. I per-sonally believe that the Bible teachesus to take this responsibility a little

further. Jesus told us to "Go the sec-ond mile" and to "Love not just yourfriends, but your enemies also." Weare responsible to each other. I wantto emphasize that we are not respon-sible for each other but to each other. There is a big difference in these

two things. I am responsible for mykids until they grow up and moveaway. Then they are responsible forthemselves. I believe that until kidsare grown their parents are responsi-ble for them, good or bad. On theother hand I am not responsible formy neighbors. If they get into trou-ble, the blame cannot be laid on myshoulders. But, I am responsible tomy neighbors. I am responsible to gothat second mile with them. I needto be a good neighbor by helpingwhen I can, be considerate and cour-teous. We all know what it is like tohave bad neighbors. There are fewthings that are worse. Remember weare all responsible to everyone elsearound us. We cannot live in isolationand be responsible.Freedom is a costly idea and way

of life. How have you sacrificed forthe freedom you now enjoy? Re-member that freedom means we be-come responsible for ourselves andresponsible to all others who liveunder that same freedom that we do.The forefathers simply stated this bywanting the opportunity to governthemselves and become responsiblefor that right. Let this Fourth of Julyremind you that our freedom was be-cause of the sacrifice of those whohave gone before us. The freedom ofthose who follow us is dependentupon what we teach them and showthem today.

Rev. Toby TeagueLeslie First Baptist Church

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Picture Puzzler

This week’s Picture Puzzlerfeatures a man who dedicatedmany years in Leslie to teachingstudents the art of creating furni-ture and more out of wood.

Those who think they canidentify the person pictured inthis week’s Picture Puzzler areencouraged to E-mail us at Jen-n i f e r@ t h e l e s l i e w e e k l y -guardian.com with their first andlast name.The contest deadline is Friday

at 5 p.m.Correct guessers will have their

names entered into a randomdrawing with the winner receiv-ing a $10 gift certificate to Mei-jer.

This week’s winner is DawnKobus! She was one of three peo-ple to correctly guess TomRichards, Beth Truax and BethHaas last week. The other correctguessers were Gayle Dwight andCorrina Ruthig.


Family

TALENTED WOOD WORKER - Who is this man sitting ona bench made by one of his students?

Tom Richards, BethTruax and Beth Haas

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BirthDexterJessica Sue Jackson and Randy Steven Dexter of Leslie announce the birthof their son Laine Steven. He was born April 9 at Sparrow Hospital andweighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Deborah and Keith Jacksonand Ron and Vicki Dexter.

College NewsPorterMegan Porter of Leslie was named to the Northern Michigan UniversityDean’s List for the winter 2009 semester.

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Last weekend was one of the most satisfyingtimes of my life. I watched my children connectwith family and friends.You may be thinking, “what is so special about

that?” But when you come from a very smallfamily with just a little brother and no cousins, itmeans quite a bit.My husband’s family is rather large as he is the

youngest of five children. All of his siblings haveat least two children, so that provides a whoppingtwelve cousins for my kids to play with. Somelive locally and some live far away, but last week-end we all ended up together throughout theweekend to celebrate the graduation of our niece.

Hours were spent playing “hide ‘n seek,” play-ing with toys and taste testing party foods. Thesespecial times with “bear hugs” and kisses are toofar and between in our family, so when everyonecan manage to get together, we all treasure it.

We also went to a party held by some closefriends of ours last weekend. Most all of the peo-ple who came had children about the same ageand most actually were in the same grade inschool. We ate, stayed up late listening to music and

watching the kids make S’mores by the fire. Weconnected as parents and respectfully looked outfor everyone’s children. We had a blast and, of course, the kids didn’t

want to leave when it was time to go.I was sad when last weekend was over, despite

my exhaustion. However, there is plenty of sum-mer left to have more weekends like that one!


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Men’s So&ball Tournament

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Saturday, July 18Entry Fee is $150 per team

plus $12 umpire fee per game.Entry Deadline is July 13.

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Saturday, July 185 p.m. to Midnight

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