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-2- <br />C. Summarv: <br />1 . <br />5. <br />6. <br />In the four to five weeks in the spring when <br />practices are being conducted (before the game <br />schedule begins) virtually every field in the <br />system is being used on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday <br />Thursday and Saturday. <br />Once the season begins, virtually every field <br />that is “suitable for games'* has a game on it <br />Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. <br />Thanks to the cooperation of the City of Orono, <br />the Orono Lions and some dedicated Little League <br />volunteers. Bederwood Field was constructed last <br />year. This provides us a suitable field (fenced-in <br />with dugouts and a concession building) to carry-on <br />our Major Little League program. In addition, all <br />boys ages 9 to 12 have opportunities to play at <br />Bederwood. Without this facility, our Little <br />League program would have taken a giant step <br />backward. <br />Because al1 ages of softball play on the same size <br />field, there are an adequate number of fields to <br />play the game schedule. However, softball lacks <br />a “signature" field - one that would be a corner­ <br />stone for the program. <br />In baseball, boys ages 13 and over play on the <br />larger "full-size" playing field. Only two such <br />fields exist in the system (Orono varsity and junior <br />varsity) plus the new Maple Plain "town ball" <br />field which will also be home to the American <br />Legion team this season. The varsity and junior <br />varsity fields are overrun with practices and games. <br />Conclusion: Thanks to the cooperation of many <br />entities, the field "system" has been pieced to­ <br />gether so that at this time, we can provide our <br />youth in the Orono School District the opportunity <br />to play ball three times per week. However, we are <br />on the brink of running out of facilitiesl <br />Our programs are increasing <br />year due to two factors: <br />in size by 5-6% per <br />a. <br />b. <br />Slow but steady population growth <br />The quality of the softball and baseball <br />programs is being upgraded: consequently, <br />our retention rate is higher.