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Thank you for being our coach again this year Danny! You are the BEST! It has been fun playing ball these last few years. There are coaches out there that can make playing baseball feel more like a chore. You pushed us and taught us valuable lessons about the sport we all love. Thanks for the memories! I will miss you too. See ya around.

-Kyle Vincent

What is going on with T-Ball, baseball, and softball. Kids not being allowed to sign up and teams are still players short. Nothing being organized at the ballparks. Who is running things in Trumann. All parents need to speak out about these problems. My sons game was cancelled today because four teams were schedule on the same field at the same time. Then I found out the kids would not recieve trophies this year. My kid will play in Jonesboro next year if the stuff keeps happening.

The sports programs currently under city control are administered by the Trumann Parks and Recreation Committee which was established 7 years ago by the city council while Jack Coggins was Mayor. I would suggest that anyone who is unhappy with any aspect of these programs go to the committee with their concerns. I served on the committee for 6 years and resigned about this time last year and therefore have no say in any matter related other than the right to state my opinion. I know that one of the problems we faced constantly was to have more people involved in the decision making process. It seemed to us that sometimes no one would speak up until after some decision was made that they didn't like. One of the biggest problems we seemed to have was enough communcation between the committe and the public. I will not and can not defend the current committees policies and decisions as I wasn't there when these decisions were made. However, from what I understand the season being so much shorter was caused by the change to the affiliation with UTRIP baseball instead of LITTLE LEAGUE baseball. The schedules were set with the UTRIP tournament dates in mind. The rules mentioned above are set by the organizational affiliation. For example, if you play UTRIP you play by UTRIP rules. Since the all star teams play in these tournaments the season has to end early to give time for these teams to be picked and practice. This greatly concerns me because its like we are moving things to accommodate the all star teams when the majority of kids in our programs are not involved with all-stars. I personally didn't like the changes that were made for this season with the amount of local participation level being the main reason. I did coach the 14 yr old baseball team and at this point wish there were some way to create an independent summer league for them to play in. As I stated before this is just my opinion. However, hopefully the current committee is smart enough to learn from their mistakes and learn what works and what doesn't. That last statement is the exact reason people need to speak up and let the committee or even the mayor know of their concerns. If no one speaks up the committee would be operating under the false assumption that everything is o.k. If nothing has changed the committee is scheduled to meet the third Tuesday of every month. One can verify this with the mayors office.

Respectfully;

Danny Harvison

I think the Children have been forgotten for years now. With all the team stacking and the picking of the all-stars! For Years rules have changed for the best for one or two teams and the children have been tossed to the side. These coaches seem to have too much personal stake in these teams!

If the programs are going to end this soon the City of Trumann should start some other activity for the kids to get into. Our kids got out of school on the 23rd and the season ended a week later. I am lucky enough to get to spend most of the summers with my kids and make sure they stay out of trouble but for most other people keeping their child involved in some activity is the only way to keep them out of trouble. We have got to do something to help the kids out!

The SkatePark??? That to me is a joke. I have been by there numerous times and I see kids smoking, cursing, and being rude to the smaller kids. My kids have been told to stay away from the skate park. I think it should be supervised!

Not stereotyping anyone. In fact, I have been by there and seen kids who don't even know how to use a skateboard, smoke. It is just one of those places that all towns have were the kids meet and experiment in things they shouldn't! As far as being involved in a summer sport. That is a wonderful thing to do with our kids! Oh and by the way Bryce, If you are around you kids then they are not going to participate in those things even if they see at the sports complex or where ever you are talking about. We had the kids and we should be more responsible with them and keep our eyes and ears open at ALL times!

The skate park was a nice gesture for those wanting it. I believe there was a young man going around getting a petition signed to get this done as well. We need more young people like! Fight for what you believe in and never give up. That is what I teach my children.

The skate park is nice but as I have said before, it would be nice to see a city official actually drive by, get out and talk with the people who use the park from time to time. Someone who will just let them know the place is being watched over. I mean why have something nice in our town if we are just going to let it go. Right?

All the Delta teams (ages 7 through 11) won their tournament in Pocahontas in June and will compete in the state tournament this weekend or next, depending on if they play in Greenbriar or Beebe.

Wonder who the new parks committee chairman will be and what effect the city councils decision will have on the parks and rec programs for the city. What happens now?

RE: to post Wonder Who??

Reading with amazement of the decision to NOT reappoint Mr. Jay Paul Woods to the Park and Recreation Sports Committee. People attending the council meeting stated the reason of the decision was that the sports program revenues were down for 2008. A Chairman of a committee that does not even personally handle the money, but he is responsible?? A VOLUNTEER who does not get paid for the countless number of hours of committee meetings, coaching teams, and striving to make decisions for the youth of the city of Trumann. The chairman does not have a vote on the committee unless there is a tie. Did

Mr. Woods get a hearing with the council finance committee to at least address the revenue concerns? Which brings up another point. Was there not people HIRED (PAID) to oversee the sports complex, register children, host tournaments, secure and collect donations for sponsorships, set schedules, order uniforms, oversee concession stands and be responsible for the FINANCES? Handle the money?? Why is Mr. Woods being blamed for these individuals responsibilities? Can anyone explain all this to the citizens of Trumann? There must be at least 5 or 6 people waiting in line to be the next chairman if this is the way they will be treated.

Tincan took the words right off my keyboard!!

Did anyone else see what Nettleton did on OUR field after the game tonight? VERY TACKY!!!

Oh I'm sure that was exactly the reason. After the game and all our players exited the field, a lot of their students and cheerleaders brought a stuffed animal (that was supposed to be a wildcat) weaved through a spear and stuck it in the middle of the field and did some kind of dance around it. They tried to light it on fire, but the wind was too strong. Their coaches just stood off to the side and watched the whole time. If Trumann kids would have done that on the Nettleton field, they would have been arrested, no doubt. And what was the deal with a Jonesboro policeman there?

And yet Trumann and the school system continues to have a bad reputation. Very backwards if you ask me!