Hello League,

The lock box at the Triwood diamond has been cleaned out and a number of personal items have been recovered. They include:

• A set of keys with proxy fobs and a tag labelled ‘GYMVMT.’
• A blue windbreaker stitched with ‘Senior Softball’ and ‘Art.’
• A black ‘Ultimate Fighting Championship’ sweatshirt.
• A pair of white batting gloves (likely golf gloves).
• Two short, wooden fungo bats.
• A metal sculpture of a boy swinging a bat.

If any of these belong to you, contact Gary Paukert at gary.paukert@gmail.com. The items will be thrown out if not claimed by June 1st.

Best,

Gary

Hello League,

Sad to report that Ray Wohlford passed away on May 6th. Ray played in our league from 2002 to 2013.

Ray’s obituary in the Calgary Herald can be seen here:
https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/raymond-wohlford-1082349671

Best regards,

Gary Paukert
CSMS Communications

A good Saturday morning to you all,

Are you sitting around, staring out the window watching it snow? Are you scratching your….…head and wondering: Just what IS the plan for slo-pitch this summer? Well, let me tell you what I know.

The Province has shut us down for three weeks, and the City of Calgary has cancelled diamond permits through May 31st. But with increased vaccine delivery we can hope for reduced COVID hospitalizations and fewer restrictions by June 1st. At least we plan to be ready for that. Therefore:

• Registration will close at the end of the day May 23rd. If you aren’t registered by then, you won’t play in 2021.
• Evaluation sessions for our 26 League ‘Newbies,’ (Welcome!!) are tentatively scheduled for June 1st.

Immediately after the evaluation sessions, AAA, AA, A and Dayball drafts will take place and teams will be formed. If restrictions at that time allow only 10 people to congregate, then diamonds will be available for scheduling and those teams will just practice by themselves as we did in April. If larger group gatherings are allowed, then we will start the season and finally have teams playing each other again.

If things don’t open up by June 1st, then we’ll just be ready to go when they do.

Please note: For liability reasons, you CANNOT practice or play in any League activities unless you have signed up for the CSMS season AND purchased an Alberta 55+ membership (which some registrants have yet to do). If you haven’t yet, please go to www.Alberta55Plus.ca today and take care of this. I’m warning you, if you don’t, you won’t get any of the Nanaimo bars and orange slices Jimmy’s mom is bringing for after the game.

As always, watch the news and watch your email!

Stand-up triples and frozen-rope line-drives are just a few weeks away. Fingers crossed.

Best regards,

Gary Paukert
CSMS League Communications

Hey, it’s tough to play ball with only five players! And yesterday’s announcement by the province limits outdoor gatherings to just that – five. So we’re dead in the water for at least 3 weeks, guys.

But we’ll be back. The Board is working to have a weekly practice scheme for everyone when restrictions are lifted, and to be able to quickly roll out a regular season when that is allowed. We’re not going anywhere, this is just a pause.

So stay in shape! This is your chance to get ahead of the landscaping and gardening. Finish your COVID projects. Take walks. Stay healthy. Keep yourself ready, boys, ’cause we WILL play again! And soon.

See you on the flip side.

Gary Paukert

P.S. Don’t forget to join our new Facebook page. We have over 50 members already. It’s a great way to advertise the league to outsiders and keep in touch with each other.

Hi folks,

Gary Scruton left his Miken ‘Freak’ bat at Triwood last week. Did any of you pick it up?

If so, please email him at: gary@sonatadesign.ca

Thanks,

Gary Paukert