In Pictures: Day 4 of the Glacier Challenge Slow Pitch Tournament
Good-bye until next year! Centennial Park, which had been the long-weekend home for people from 87 slow-pitch teams was almost empty by 4 pm Monday. Teams started packing up and leaving on Sunday morning after an eventful weekend of softball, torrential downpours and nighttime thunderstorms. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
Centennial Park, which had been the long-weekend home for people from 87 slow-pitch teams was almost empty by 4 pm Monday. Teams started packing up and leaving on Sunday morning after an eventful weekend of softball, very unusual torrential downpours and nighttime thunderstorms. Despite that everyone agreed they had a good time unwinding in Revelstoke.
There were few serious injuries or incidents requiring police intervention and only one known theft. And that was of empty bottles, if you can believe it. Some one emptied one of the Ski Club’s strategically placed recycling bins and made off with them. A Good Samaritan coming down a trail coming down the bluff later reported seeing a pile of empties behind the high school. They were retrieved without incident.
This was the 26th tournament and it benefits everyone in town one way or another. A lot of clubs and ver small business make money off it. All 2,000 or 3,000 visitors spend wads of cash and our economy prospers. What’s more everyone wants to have a good time without any hassle and as a community I think we like to see that.
What will the 2014 Glacier Challenge Slow-Pitch Tournament be like? Probably much the same. And several teams have already signed up for a repeat next year. In the meantime, here are a few last photos from Centennial Park:
A couple packs up and prepares to leave Revelstoke at the conclusion of the annual Glacier Challenge Slow-Pitch Tournament. They survived (very unusual) torrential downpours and heavy thunderstorms but had a lot of fun. David F. Rooney photoHere is a true sign of the changing times. 10 years ago — even seven years ago — this cage would have been filled to the brim with empty cans after the tournament. Now… it’s barely a third full. David F. Rooney photoRotarians Brett Renaud, Malcolm Bott and Pam Doyle were busy taking down the Rotary Club’s tent on Monday morning. David F. Rooney photoRotarians Pam Doyle and Malcolm Bott stop what they were doing and leap to serve these thirsty ladies and last few cold beers. This is a big fund-raising gig for the Rotarians. While the exact final numbers are not yet in they made thousands to support their programs. The Rotarians, like other service clubs in town, pay out a lot of money each year to help local non-profit societies. David F. Rooney photoWayne Murray chats with Grant Leiterman as he dissembles the lighting and sound equipment at the main stage in the beer garden at noon on Monday. David F. Rooney photoRevelstoke Ski Club volunteers take a well-deserved break at noon on Monday after spending their morning hours bagging thousands of recyclable cans at the Centennial Park ball fields. This is a major money-maker for the club. When all is said and done it will likely earn about $6,000 or $7,000 to support its winter ski programs. David F. Rooney photo
