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On April 8, 2022, the Clear Lake High School Girls Softball team was playing at Lower Lake High school. It was a sunny, pretty day at a nice facility.
Shortly after the game started the home plate umpire had a health problem and was unable to continue.
After a pandemic shortened season and rainouts, everyone was concerned about how to proceed with the one remaining umpire.
Out of the stands came a young woman who shouts, “I’ll do it, I’ll umpire.”
She promptly put on all the required protective gear and shouted “Play ball!”
She did a great job! The rumor in the crowd was that this volunteer umpire was named “Sis” and that she routinely umpires for the South Shore Little League.
She saved the day, and deserves public recognition for volunteering to do a job that frequently is subject to yelling and abuse by fans and coaches.
I’ve noticed that the city of Clearlake has been advertising what a friendly community it is and this young woman exemplifies that spirit.
All of us should applaud this young woman. Thank you, Sis!
Bob Bridges lives in Lakeport, California.
Shortly after the game started the home plate umpire had a health problem and was unable to continue.
After a pandemic shortened season and rainouts, everyone was concerned about how to proceed with the one remaining umpire.
Out of the stands came a young woman who shouts, “I’ll do it, I’ll umpire.”
She promptly put on all the required protective gear and shouted “Play ball!”
She did a great job! The rumor in the crowd was that this volunteer umpire was named “Sis” and that she routinely umpires for the South Shore Little League.
She saved the day, and deserves public recognition for volunteering to do a job that frequently is subject to yelling and abuse by fans and coaches.
I’ve noticed that the city of Clearlake has been advertising what a friendly community it is and this young woman exemplifies that spirit.
All of us should applaud this young woman. Thank you, Sis!
Bob Bridges lives in Lakeport, California.
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I was distressed to see Anthony Farrington campaign signs all over what was once Jed Steele's winery. Steele established his own winery after putting Kendall-Jackson on the map and I have been a loyal wine club member ever since. I must now reconsider my continued patronage of what I like to call my local winery. I live two miles away.
Clay Shannon has every right to support anyone he chooses for DA, even someone as demonstrably unqualified as Anthony Farrington whose selfish political aspirations are obvious to all. But any savvy businessman would know that publically getting involved in local politics is bound to alienate some percentage of his customer base.
Besides me, I imagine some of those offended would include previous Board of Supervisors members who served with Farrington and refuse to endorse him as well as other wine club members.
And why support a candidate for DA who has never shown any interest in being a prosecutor in the first place and chose to be an ambulance chaser instead?
As a businessman Clay Shannon should know better.
Andrew Tritchler lives in Lakeport, California.
Clay Shannon has every right to support anyone he chooses for DA, even someone as demonstrably unqualified as Anthony Farrington whose selfish political aspirations are obvious to all. But any savvy businessman would know that publically getting involved in local politics is bound to alienate some percentage of his customer base.
Besides me, I imagine some of those offended would include previous Board of Supervisors members who served with Farrington and refuse to endorse him as well as other wine club members.
And why support a candidate for DA who has never shown any interest in being a prosecutor in the first place and chose to be an ambulance chaser instead?
As a businessman Clay Shannon should know better.
Andrew Tritchler lives in Lakeport, California.
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