b'racing & sportHAPPY ANNIVERSARIES HOME RUNT\'Sanniversaryseason.me"thingy.HerdadwarnedhisteamdoesmakethebigHEROESI FootballersandcricketersWHACKER methatwasnevergoingtodance he has the bonus of angetatinywindowONhappen.uninterrupted day of watching ofopportunitytotietheTHE WING!Ourfirstdatewasanthefooty.Ifheconveniently matrimonial knot. There\'s onlyOctober Monday, Benalla Cupforgetstheiranniversaryon acoupleofweeksbetweenDay,1973, because we saw inGrand Final morning she won\'t pullingthebootsoff,leavingtheoldpinkSportingGlobe,speak to him for the whole day.them in the car boot to gatherwe both had uncles who hadSome blokes do get married mould, before padding up forrunners. The stars had alignedmid-season,thoughforone cricket.so we decided after a big nightreasonoranother.Wewere Longsufferinggirlfriendsat Davey\'s Bar we had to skipatWaverleyonedaywhen, are rewarded for nursing theirlectures and attend.assoonasthefinalsirenBringing softball to East Gippslandpartners\'bruisedbodiesandWho could forget that day.went,ahelicopterarrivedtoSOFTBALL Victorias program for kidsHome Run Heroesegos through the Winter. racehorse,golfclubs,shed,We got to pat Melbourne CupwhiskawayFitzroyruckman,has commenced in Bairnsdale, giving kids aged 4-13 years of They pack away the beaniesGrand Final tickets, etc winner,BaghdadNote,whoMichael Reeves, to get him toage, a weekly opportunity to try softball, learn some new skills andscarvesandmorphJohnnyandAmbermadewasinanearbystallwhenthe altar on time. We couldn\'tand make some new friends. intomagnificentbrides,ittotwoyears,whichwasaTerry Millard trained him.see if father of the bride was inThe turnout in our first two weeks has been great, says Fee immaculatelygroomed,miracle in itself and received aOuranniversarythenisthe chopper with a shotgun. Blevins, the program coordinator for the East Gippsland Softball wearing dazzling gowns. reel of cotton. Elizabeth TaylorBenallaCupDay.SheneverPlenty of batsmen too haveAssociation.Shadow minister for racing,put in a claim for pearls for herremembersofcourse.Nohad to rush off while building aShe adds, 48 per cent of Australian kids aged 5-14 years dont Tim Bull is adamant that if youservices to marriage. Sorry, Liz,excuse either with the Winninggood innings, to make it to thecurrently participate in organised sport or physical activity get married on Cox Plate Day,it has to be with one husband,Postracingcalendarhangingchurch.Probablymorethanoutside of school hours, so we want to engage with these kids your anniversary is always Coxnot seven. in the priv. And they try to tellone of them, in their nervousand get them off the couch, off their devices, off the streets, and Plate Day. Spot on Tim. One of our boys got marriedus males are not the romantichasteofchuckingpadsandonto the diamond.Ourfriends,RogandDionBlueDiamondDay,sopartners in a relationship. helmetsoffandgettingtheTo do this, over the next 12 months, Softball Victoria (SV) chalk up 40 years of weddedwealwayswishthehappilyMostofushaveprobablysuit on, forgot to remove theirand VicHealth will be reigniting Softball in the Goulburn Valley bliss next month. When Rog ismarriedcoupleawonderfulgot one mate that decides mid- wedding tackle protector theyand East Gippsland regions, with plans to branch out to other asked when he got married heanniversary on the appropriateseason his footy team won\'t bewore while batting. That wouldareas soon after.rips off his answer: Saturday. Then we give thankspart of finals action. In a state ofbe a nice little surprise for theHome Run Heroes is aligned with the SportAus Playing "ThedayBillCollinssaidtothecorporatesforbettingdepression this often leads to anew bride. for Life Philosophy, where junior participants are engaged in Kingston Town can\'t win!" 10s early days on the eventualproposal of marriage: So,congratulationsandgame sense activities that develop a life-long love of sport. We Aheadsuptoo,Rog;40favourite and winner, Extreme"Gotanythinghappeninghappydaystoeverybodykickstarted the program by delivering Home Run Heroes in yearsisaRubyyear.FunnyChoice.lastSaturdayinSeptember,celebratinganniversariesthisregional schools and now we are approaching our third week of how the anniversary years areCertainly, a memorable day. darl? Might as well get married,spring. And if you want a quiet,the six-week introductory programtheres still time to come all geared towards the ladies;Nextyearwecelebrate50eh?" uninterruptedGrandFinal,along and have a try." ruby,sapphire,emerald,goldyearsoftogetherness.NeverOurmanhasdonehisCox Plate, Benalla Cup or BlueJust search for EastGippslandSoftball on Facebook to learn anddiamond.Weneedamarried though; still a lingeringhomework though. 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