The goal: attend my brother's football game and glean what information--topics of conversation, if you will--were brought up along the sidelines. The result: a rather tender throat, few topics aside from the obvious--football--, and a tied game against one of their toughest opponents.
Tonight was a big game. Well, big by eight-year-old standards. Especially for my brother, who was playing against his best friend's team. Lucky for him, Mitch (the buddy) is a the 3rd grade equivalent of a running back (who just so happens to be as fast as greased lightning if he can break away from the cloister of boys). Tim (my brother) is shaping up to be a great tackle/defensive back, hence resulting in the obvious and anticipated collisions.
Aside from my apparent infatuation with football, the other topics at hand were as follows: YMCA, additions on the house, flat tires, and other minute topics. Of those, really the only "newsworthy" topic is the YMCA. Quite a lovely new structure has suddenly arisen next to the sports complex. Due to open sometime this month or next. Funded in part by about $100 p/year tax increase for Elk River area families, as well as being maintained and furnished by the City selling $12 million in bonds.
From this visit, as well as from previous games and practices, Elk River-ians seem confident in the state of their community. For that matter, so am I. We are growing. We are thriving. For all intents and purposes, Elk River is set to grow.
Other than that, on the surface, all is how it has been in my little Elk River.
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2 comments:
Hannah
Great lead paragraph. You really put us there in the midst of the action.
Since this is a news blog, I don't know if you needed to take up quite so much space about the game itself, however. I would have liked to have heard more details about the new Y, especially what people felt about the tax levy that will pay for it.
Rich
I got a little lost in the game. So what do the tax payers feel about their money being spent on a buisness. Did they have any say. Was there any type of meeting. How do you find out about these meetings? Sorry, I'm a curious girl
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