Clearing the bases

On Tuesday, March 28, local volunteers descended upon Jim "Legion" Johnson Memorial Field armed with their heavy snow-removal equipment. The volunteers worked throughout the morning to clear the snow from the baseball diamond ahead of the baseball season's scheduled start in early April.

Lee Simon drove his tractor from his farm 33 miles away to volunteer his time clearing off the baseball diamond. Also assisting in hopes of saving spring baseball were Reed Weisenburger, Bruce Hirchert, Bryan Hilbert, Stephen Guler, Mike Schaefer and Clint Anderson.