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How to Handle Full Infield Tarps. !

June 3rd, 2021 If you are sitting at a major or minor league baseball game when a rain delay is called, you’ll see the ground crew jump into action and within about 2 minutes the field has been covered — usually it’s made to look all too easy. But for those of us who...
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Developing Steen Sports Park – A Big Park for a Small City. !

Klamath Falls, OR - “A big park for a small city” is how Scott White and Mike Reeder like to describe Steen Sports Park. And, as activities and the need for improving and expanding offerings at the 140-acre park increase, Reeder and White are part of the team working...
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Sales tax turnback for sports complexes approved !

May 21, 2021 Omaha, Nebraska - The state will turn back new sales tax revenue to cities to help them build sports complexes under a bill approved by lawmakers May 20. Sen. Brett Lindstrom   Under LB39, introduced by Omaha Sen. Brett Lindstrom, a political...
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Area Tarps… They’re Not Just For Rain Protection !

May 17, 2021 · Paul Zwaska     To the average Jane or Joe, when you look at a ballfield and see tarps on a mound and home plate area, they assume groundskeepers put those in place to protect those areas from getting wet from rain and irrigation. Little do they know...
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