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Softball in Heaven?

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Two 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb, had been friends all of their lives.

When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day.

One day Barb said, 'Rose, we both loved playing women's softball all our lives, and we played in all through High School.

Please do me one favor: when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's women's softball there.'

Rose looked up at Barb from her deathbed, 'Barb, you've been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favor for you.'

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Shortly after that, Rose passed on.

At midnight a couple of nights later, Barb was awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her, 'Barb, Barb.'

'Who is it?' asked Barb, sitting up suddenly.. 'Who is it?'

'Barb -- it's me, Rose.''You're not Rose. Rose just died.''I'm telling you, it's me, Rose,' insisted the voice.

'Rose! Where are you?' 'In Heaven,' replied Rose. 'I have some really good news and a little bad news.'

'Tell me the good news first,' said Barb.

'The good news,' Rose said, 'is that there's Softball in Heaven. Better yet, all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too. Better than that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always springtime, and it never rains or snows. And best of all, we can play softball all we want, and we never get tired.' 'That's fantastic,' said Barb. 'It's beyond my wildest dreams!

'So what's the bad news?'

'You're pitching Tuesday.'

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MARK YOUR CALANDARS NOW, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 @ 6:30PM AT DAVE FRY FIELD, BY SAM LYN BALL PARK.

FRIENDS

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This years Kern County ASA Senior High School All-Star High School Softball Game will be played on Wednesday, June 11th @ 6:30pm at Dave Fry Field. Each High School team in Kern County was contacted and asked to nominate at least two (2) deserving players. Postal Letters and e-mails were sent to all 30 High schools in Kern County this year. Last year the players from the desert took home most of the awards.

This game is a chance for all our local players to show what they can do one last time for the Bakersfield and Kern County fans. Each player and coach will receive the All-Star T-shirt donated by “Supreme Bean a Bakersfield original coffee company”. Stop in for some great coffee first thing tomorrow morning!

The purpose of the game is to allow the players to show off their skills one last time and to raise funds to give out a scholarship to a deserving Kern County player, playing in this game. Help turn this event into one of Kern County's premier sports events. We have invited one of Kern Counties outstanding women to throw out the first pitch. College coaches, local State, Federal Representatives and local media have also been invited to attend.
Here are the players as nominated by their high school coaches:
      Melissa Cope, Stockdale      &nbs p;        Jessica Johnson, Golden Valley
MacKenzie Oakes Stockdale      &nbs p;       Yvette Salazar, Golden Valley
Amanda Roberts, Centennial      &nb sp;      Kaiyla Stoddard, Golden Valley
Jessica Newton-Smith, Centennial      &nb sp;        Brittany Hunt, Foothill        ;
Hannah Grisham, Centennial      &nb sp;       &nbs p;    Heather Shull, Foothill
Vanessa Medina, Centennial      &nb sp;       &nbs p;    Lonnie Carrera, Garces
Joni Lagerstrom, Centennial      &nb sp;       &nbs p;     Ellen Krausse, Garces
BreAnna Brown, North       &n bsp;       &nb sp;        Shelby Alsup, Garces
Amanda Flores, North       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p; Megan Grace, Garces
Danielle Scroggs, North       &n bsp;       &nb sp;     Celina Morales, Garces
Sami Lindsey, North       &n bsp;       &nb sp;       &nbs p;   Danyel Fein, BHS
      Ashley Young, Taft       &nb sp;       &nbs p;        Kelsey Nichols, Highland
      Brittany Barlow, Taft       &nb sp;       &nbs p;      Myranda Sawyer, Highland
Brittney Morrison, Ridgeview      &nbs p;         ; Courtney Hockett, Liberty
Jamie Dumatrait, Ridgeview      &nbs p;         ;        Joya Cervera, Wasco
Kristian Moore, Wasco

COACHES
Jayna Chapman, Centennial &nb sp; &nbs p; ; Henry Arias, Liberty
Corrie Gunnaway, North &n bsp; &nb sp; &nbs p; ; Mike D'Amato, Garces

The Kern County ASA will honor as it's "Kern County Woman of Softball"

Barbara SantaCruz
Here is a list of her accomlishments:
Played High School Softball at East High School in Bakersfield----Played ASA Travel Ball with the BLITZ, BLAZE and RUNNERS (15 years). --– Coached U14, U16 and U18 Bakersfield Dirt Devils (6 years). --– Coached/Assisted at East, South, Ridgeview and Golden Valley High Schools. --– Played at CSUB from '86-90 where she was a 2 time All-American --– Led CSUB to 3 National Championships and was assistant coach from 1990-98– Selected to the NCAA 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Team.

We need everyone involved in girls softball to get behind this effort so it can become an annual event! All profits will be used to award scholarships and insure next years game. Please get involved and take part.
This is a once in a lifetime event for YOUR senior players. Never again will this years seniors be able to play in a High School Senior All-Star Softball Game!
Give me a call if you can help out, Joe Cox 661-565-1808 or send e-mail to: KernCountyASAJO@aol.com

Thank you.

Dear Dogs and Cats, in the family

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food.
The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate of food does not stake a claim for it, becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn´t help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom.
If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years
-- canine or feline attendance is not required. The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat´s butt. I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:

To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our
Pets:

1. They live here. You don´t.
2. If you don´t want their hair on your clothes, stay off the
furniture. (That´s why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, it´s an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn´t speak clearly.

Remember: In many ways, dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don´t ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car.
6. Don´t hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don´t smoke or drink
8. Don´t have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don´t want to wear your clothes
10. Don´t need a "gazillion" dollars for college.

And finally,
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.

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Prince Andy needs your help!. This dock diving champion needs TPO surgery on both hips. His family simply cannot afford the high cost of these surgeries. His family is arranging yard sales, a car wash, etc. to help raise money, but they will still need help from Labrador Harbor. Andy is a dock diving dog in Bakersfield, and they are asking for help from the dock diving teams, too. The prognosis from the first vet is 95% full recovery.

Prince Andy also has a web site, if you'd like to read more, www.PrinceAndyFlores.com.

Click the MAKE A DONATION button at the bottom of this page to donate directly to Prince Andy today!

Prince Andy went to San Mateo for his first birthday celebration to compete in the first of the International Sportsman's Expo events. He jumped a new personal best and cleared that magical 20 foot mark by jumping 20' 5" winning 2 firsts in his waves and finishing 8th in the professional finals. Way to go Andy! next up is the International Sportsmen Expo show in Sacramento this weekend. Below is a copy of the San Mateo Times News Paper. He made the front page of the Local section.

San Mateo County Times

Remember that "Splash Dogs" & "Dock Dogs" use the "OFFICIAL" measurements of from end of the dock to the base of the dogs tail. There was a dog that was supposed to have jumped 30' on TV this last weekend, but they measured him from the dock to the tip of his nose as it entered the water, that's and extra 4'-5' over an official measurement! I wish that group would start using the "Official" measurements for their event so as not to confuse people. It would also further the sport if they would use "Official" measurements!

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Everyone with a dog, start training them to jump into water! "SPLASH DOGS" are coming to Bakersfield's Kern County Fair in September. They have 5+ divisions for everyone dog to take part in, even a division for your kids to take part.. Both you, your kids and your dog will have fun.

http://www.splashdogs.com/

Check them out!

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May I take this time to wish all of you a very

Merry Christmas

and the happest of

New Years

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Hello all:

Haven't been around in awhile, getting all the year end business and Christmas shopping done.

Got a new addition to the family, an 8 week old black Lab named "RUGER". His full AKC name is "Ruger's Ultimate Black Diamond". Took him to the Vet today for his second set of shots and he wighted in at a whopping 16 lb 9 oz. He has no fear, he takes on the bigger, full grown labs that we have already, and backs them down. As soon as he gets his final shots I will start training him for the upcoming Splash Dog season.

If anyone would like to see the Splash Dogs in action, contact the Kern County Fair Board and ask them to bring in the Splash Dogs Orginazation. Everyone can bring their dogs to one of their events and let them jump. They have divisions for every dog. It is alot of fun....

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Have posted an article about Andy. Will re-post it later here if needed. Andy won the Worlds Junior Division Championship by over 2 feet! He had a jump of 18' 9" in the finals to win going away. He also set a new Cynosports Junior World Record with a jump of 19' 3" in the semi-finals. So the trip to Scottsdale, AZ was well worth the trip. Will also post new pictures when I get them back.