BACKSTOPS ARE HERE!

On Saturday we started welding the backstops together. At over thirty six feet, these backstops are going to be the tallest in little league baseball around the valley. They will be fitting into the overall safety plan for the park in an attempt to eliminate errant balls from flying into the crowds or out into the street - not to mention the opposite field during game times.

KBPRC members, Wil Douglas and Todd Lee, along with Jesse Hoseley, welded up the first stage of the 42' poles. These poles will be placed six feet in the ground and anchored in concrete. In the spring we will follow up with overhangs for even more protection.

Thank you to The Rental Connection in Kuna, Kuna Machine Shop, Home Depot in Meridian, Pacific Steel in Nampa, and PraxAir in Boise for their help with this project.

We have also began installing the four foot perimeter fence along Second Street. This will be done in stages. We have moved the fence back from Second Street in an attempt to increase safety at the park during games.

Pending Volunteer availability, all of this week there should be activity at the facility as we attempt to finish up the irrigation and the sod in time for the fall. We also plan to keep hauling dirt in to fill in the areas around the bases.

If you are a baseball coach or baseball parent and would like to help with any of these projects, please contact our Director at ... walt.kbprc@dishmail.net

If you are unable to help build, but would still like to participate in this community project, please contact us. We are going to be starting up fall meetings soon and we need new members to help with new ideas.

We could sure use the help!