亚洲天堂 Lake now has a new home for baseball lovers. On July 11, the 亚洲天堂 Lake Rotary Club held a grand opening for the Jim Minger Little League Park on Glans Drive. Organized as part of the celebration was a game between the little league kids and the 亚洲天堂 Lake Fire Department.
In 1996 the park was established by the 亚洲天堂 Lake Rotary Club, throughout the years the park began to wear down and in 2019 parents came forward with a proposal to the club to get the park into better shape. The park was restored in September of 2021 but due to Covid there hasn鈥檛 been a grand opening until now.
鈥淲e had so many people helping along the way鈥︹��, all the Rotarians, many thanks for struggling through the puzzle of assembling the stands and then painting the dugouts and outhouse. All volunteer names will be on the thank you sign that will be erected soon,鈥� said Lynn Synotte, a 亚洲天堂 Lake Rotarian and who was the driving force behind the face lift.
鈥淭he park is named after Jim Minger, for his 30 years of involvement in the rotary club and is the perfect tribute to remember and commemorate him,鈥� said George Magee another long time Rotarian.
Holley Minger, Jim鈥檚 daughter stated, 鈥淭he rotary club did an amazing job on the park and I think it should be well received by the community.鈥�
鈥淛im Minger was a dedicated and selfless volunteer, a coach, and an athlete. Jim spent most of his time volunteering and was a member of the Rotary Club of 亚洲天堂 Lake for around 30 years. He spent a lot of his time coaching baseball and hockey,鈥� stated Magee.
Jim was born in 亚洲天堂 Lake and had such an admirable love for the community and always lent out a helping hand to anyone that needed it and never expected anything in return.
鈥淵ou never knew what he was capable of until people came up and told stories about him鈥�, Holley said whilst talking about her dad.
Jim played for the 亚洲天堂 Lake Braves and then later started coaching. Both of his sons, Shane and Cole, got into hockey and baseball. He would also support his daughters, Holley and Pam, in their figure skating competitions.
The rotary club encourages people to come down and play ball and use the park when the little league team isn鈥檛 practicing on Mondays and Wednesdays.
鈥淛im was always somewhere, nowhere, but always there,鈥� said Magee.
