On Monday June 23rd Mark Linden of Baseball Positive gave a clinic for all 3 of KLL's  All Star Teams.  Among the coaches in attendance were Mark Mayberry, Todd Short, Eric Clarke, Stephen DeCourcy and Gregg Fothergill.  The introductory baseball clinic was very informative and provided the players with many insights on how to improve their skills.  If you are looking for a camp for your baseball player, then this just might be the perfect one for you.

Baseball Positive 'Play the Game' Camps are held from June 30th - August 22, for players 12 and under at locations throughout King and S. Snohomish counties.  Baseball tips, drills, coaching clinic information and nutritional/conditioning information is also available on the Baseball Positive website.  Camps for 13+ will be added in August.  The camp is unique in its content.  Structured instruction is provided throughout the week based on game occurrences.  The vast majority of camp time is spent playing live games. Each team has its own instructor/coach.  The instructors do all the pitching, which keeps the games moving at a fast pace.  Participants will get 50+ at-bats during the week and hundreds of base running and defensive situations.  It is a seasons worth of play packed into a week.

Kenmore & Community Ball Field Facts

• City of Kenmore owns one ball field (Moorlands Park)
• Bastyr University cannot guarantee that the four fields we have used for over 30 years will be available beyond the 2009 season.  They have been gracious in allowing youth athletic leagues to use their fields.  Bastyr has the right to develop their property.
• Saint Edward State Park:  There is a plan to renovate the existing Saint Edward ball field site to more efficiently utilize the current field with three baseball fields and two over-laying soccer fields.  The existing grass sports field is 3.52 acres.  The proposed ball field site would be 3.43 acres of a 316 acre park.  Washington State Parks is the lead agency that will be issuing SEPA.  St. Edward State Park C.A.M.P. Advisory Committee and the Washington State Parks Commission have allowed for the potential development of up to three fields at the site.  Cost estimates for the project are just over $1M.  Funding sources include the City of Kenmore ($750,000), Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office grant ($225,000) and King County Youth Sports Facility Grant Program ($50,000).  Adoption of final plan has not yet been approved by the Washington State Park Commission.
• All City of Kenmore parks have undergone a park Master Plan within the last 2-3 years.
• Wallace Swamp Creek Park:  In 2007 Kenmore City Council instructed city staff to proceed with engineering and planning for the construction of one 200’ baseball field and one over-laying soccer field at the northeast corner of the 17+ acre park.  Council allocated $300,000 towards the development of this project.  In March 2008 the cost estimates obtained by the City of Kenmore came in at $510,000.  The $510,000 includes some wetland mitigation and design and construction contingencies of 20%.  Wallace Swamp Creek Park is a City of Kenmore park.  This project was stopped by the city council in April 2008 due to the cost overruns.      
• Moorlands Park: Kenmore City Council instructed city staff to proceed with a renovation of this city-owned park. Moorlands Elementary uses this park as a playground.  Among other things, the renovation would include a renovated baseball field and over-laying soccer field with irrigation, construction of restroom facilities and other park improvements.  City council allocated $400,000 for this renovation and cost estimates are coming in at slightly less than that.  Some features of the baseball renovation portion of the plan have been scaled back.  As of May 2008, city staff is proceeding with this park renovation.  

For further park planning information, please contact:

Bill Evans, City of Kenmore, Parks Planner     (425) 398-8900

Brent Smith                                                       (425) 481-8816

Scott Ponto                                                       (425) 424-3250

City Council

David Baker Mayor 425-398- 8900 dbaker@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Milton Curtis Deputy Mayor 425-398- 8900 mcurtis@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Laurie Sperry  Councilmember425-398- 8900 lsperry@ci.kenmore.wa.us

John Hendrickson Councilmember 425-398-8900 jhendrickson@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Randy Eastwood Councilmember 425-398-8900 reastwood@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Glenn Rogers Councilmember 425-398- 8900 grogers@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Allan Van Ness  Councilmember425-398- 8900 avanness@ci.kenmore.wa.us

To reach all of council ci_council@ci.kenmore.wa.us 

Parks

Bill Evans Parks Planner  425-398- 8900x.240 bevans@ci.kenmore.wa.us 

City Manager's Office

Stephen Anderson City Manager 425-398-8900 x.227sanderson@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Nancy Ousley Asst City Manager 425-398- 8900  nousley@ci.kenmore.wa.us

Please see and use the above contacts for the City of Kenmore.  Issues and concerns areas follows: 

• Remedy the lack of community ball fields as Bastyr fields go away.

• Recognize the responsibility that a city has to provide parks and active recreation.

• Solutions require dollars.  Recognize the need for funding (council would not support a parks bond issue).

• Provide leadership to remedy the situation – there has been a complete lack of leadership on this issue. 

 Below is the contact for 32nd District Rep Maralyn Chase.  Concerns about Rep Chase: 

• Acknowledge that this park is heavily used for community recreational purposes.

• Why will she never support ball fields in this park and yet ball fields have been a part of the original architectural design?

• Why is she ignoring the will of the community, advisory committee, state parks commissioners and city? 

Contact Rep. Chase:

District office:

18560 1st Ave. NE

Suite E-600

Shoreline, WA 98155

(206) 366-2604

Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000

TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993

chase.maralyn@leg.wa.gov 

Washington State Parks – Don Hoch, Puget Sound Region Manager, don.hoch@parks.wa.gov

Feel free to send Don Hoch a constructive email on your support for the proposed ball field plan at

Saint Edward State Park.  Don and his staff are working hard to address all issues satisfactorily. See

points of discussion below: 

• With the loss of the Bastyr fields the community is inneed of new ball fields.

• This field has been used for decades for organized youth sports.

• St Edward State Park was designed for and has been used for active recreation. 

• Washington State Parks commissioners approve management plan allowing for up to three fields.

• St Edward State Park Advisory Committee recommended allowing for up to three fields.

• Community overwhelmingly supports renovation plan allowing for up to three fields.

Thanks - Brent

KLL is looking for a few good people to coach T-Ball, Rookie, Farm and Minors.  No need to worry if you have never coached before there are coaching clinics that can help you with that, plus the web has many web sites that show drills and offer coaching tips. KLL is run totally by volunteers, and our team is short players.  Please consider making time in your schedule to create lasting memories.  Remember, coaching is an incredible way to spend time with your child, be a positive role model, and have fun while you do it!

Please contact Randy Johnston at  mojo_johnston@yahoo.com if you are willing to coach this year.

Kenmore Little League is run solely on volunteers. Please make a difference in your community by pledging some time to our league. Several board members are covering more than one position, and we need your help! There are several ways that you can become involved. You can become a board member, you can volunteer to coach, or maybe even umpire a few games. Please consider participating to help make Kenmore Little League a great experience for the kids.

Contact Chris Massot @ Chris.Massot@elrepco.com.

Kenmore Little League – Open Board Positions - SOFTBALL

Vice President – Softball - Michele Shimek

Softball Umpire Coordinator - Is responsible for recruiting and coordinating volunteer umpires for the regular season and the playoffs, and making sure all games are covered.

Umpire Coordinator is coordinate softball umpire training with D8.

Uniforms/Equipment - Stephanie Potoshnik

Softball Player agent - Ann-Marie Clarke

Kenmore Little League – Open Board Positions - BASEBALL

VP of Baseball - Randy Johnston

Coaches Coordinator - Responsible for getting information out to managers. Recommends candidates to the president for regular season and all star coaches.

Player Agent - Todd Short

Scheduler- Tim Albanese

Secretary - Maintains a register of members and directors; records the minutes of meetings; is responsible for sending out notice of meetings, issues, membership cards and maintains a record of the league's activities.

Treasurer - Anita Willemse

Safety Officer - Steve Donahue

Umpire Coodinator - John Moore

Baseball Equipment - Mike Stringer

Uniforms/pictures - Ginny Larson

Registrar - Stephanie Potoshnik

Field Maintenance - Steve DeCourcy

All Star Coordinator - Tom Larson

Home Run Derby Coordinator - Organizes Committee of Volunteers for Biggest League Fund-Raiser of the Year. Prints & Distributes Derby Pledge Envelopes. Procures Donations for Silent Auction at Derby. Procures Player Incentive Prizes. Obtains Equipment and Sets-up Derby Day. Works with volunteers to decorate fields and set up booths. Coordinates concessions. Collects Pledges and Distributes Prizes.  

Field Acquisitions - Scott Ponto and Brent Smith

I would like to send out a Huge Thank You to those who have stepped forward. Without their time this league would not be a reality.

Mary Johnston