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Behold!  THIS epic season doth await us.  Upon the threshold of kickball greatness we stand, united (well, sort of...).   No need to toil in more off-season tedium and banality.  Pump thine fist, gulp thy libation, whilst we simultaneously savor the taste of defeat and victory.  Remember, we are all victorious by nature of our passion and prescience.  Honored member's of the Kaw Valley Kickball League are we. Let it begin.....  Week 1, News and Notes- Recycling- At equipment handout you'll get a a bag for recycling.  Please recycle plastic, glass, aluminum and bring it back to Hobbs.  There you'll find bins for glass and plastic.  You'll also find aluminum specific containers provided by Cans for Community.  The bags will need to get back to the garage (or, car-hole) with the equipment.  Should be very straightforward.   Spirit of the League/Officiating-  REMEMBER.....teams playing 5:30 games ref the 7:00 and vice versa.  The late game at Hobbs will be handled by those in attendance.  Please be patient and vigilant when it's your turn as a kickball referee.  With that in mind, fellow Board member Curtis McCoy would like to "remind folks that essentially there are two seasons.  The regular season and the post season.  In the regular season experiments are abound, great comebacks exist, shitty refs are to be found, injuries are to be had, mismatches will happen, mistakes will be made, you will get your ass kicked, you will kick ass, etc etc.  But smiles should be all around and a hand extended (with a beverage possibly?) should be the name of the game. Now as for the post season: it's ok to argue calls, act too serious, get super nerdy about strategy, over analyze the defensive alignment, have drama with the other team, etc etc." And, further "that our peer-umped league is not perfect in the regular season and that is quite okay. In fact that is one of the reasons why its so fun, funny, and frustrating all at the same time. This is our league, a recreational league at that, and has been crafted through years of trial, error, argumentation and collective thought.  All individuals and teams should expect some mistakes from time to time this season.  But, know and understand that all people out there are really trying to do the best job they can while having a good time.  Everyone gets to play in the playoffs and any injustice (no matter how small) done in the regular season can be, and often is, rectified by the playoff gods." That is poetry Curtis.  Well said. Score Keeping-  Please be sure to look over the scorecard as it possesses new gadgetry.  There are lineup rules posted on the sheet for easy reference. Please write as legibly as possible so we, the Board, may decipher them at a later date (without the use of some cryptic decoder device). In case of trouble of any sort- Find Nick, Curtis, Adina, and/or Andrea.  They'll all be at Hobbs after the 7:30 games. Josh, Phil, and I will be away this weekend.  Questions, comments, concerns?  Please find one or more of them.