Congrats!

The Bosom Buddies folks did it again, reaching all-time highs.

In all, some 727 people registered for the annual BB 5K/10K walk/run Saturday morning, nobly ignoring inclement weather and chilly temps.

Those registrations, combined with the silent auction Friday night, pushed the funds to more than $40,000 for local breast cancer initiatives, scholarships, free mammograms and other support efforts.

Of good causes…..

Pat Riddell chimes in with a note about the 6th annual Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club Black Tie Bingo.

It’ll be Friday, Oct. 27 at the Montrose Pavilion, at 7 p.m. The evening includes food, music, auctions, and Bingo! Proceeds benefit the local boys and girls club.

Info: Andy Rovella, 249-5158.

The Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club is in its eighth year of operation. The Daily Press has been a supporter and patron since its embryonic start in 1998. In fact, it’s hard not to think of the BCBGC without thinking about former Managing Editor Greg Johnson. Greg was the founding president of the board, and an active member.

These days, Greg’s editing suburban newspapers over on the Front Range and doing well.

While I’m on a kick about former Daily Press staffers…..

Kurt Zimmer gave the Notebook a recent shout. Kurt, as many will recall, was the sports editor at the Daily Press for six years. These days, Kurt is a sports copy editor at The Columbian, in Vancouver, Wash., right across the Columbia River from Portland, and they cover all of the Oregon sports, including his alma mater, the Ducks. And he recently bought a home there. It’s always good to hear from him.

Her work usually lights up a room, and always bring a smile. Such are flowers, and the talent to arrange them just so.

Happy Birthday Greetings!

City Market’s Candy Trujillo celebrates.

Recommended reading…..

While reading Brad Snyder’s meticulous recounting of Curt Flood’s career and life, it came to me how even though I was a St. Louis Cardinals fan growing up, I had forgotten what a good ball player Flood was. Flood played 12 seasons in St. Louis, had a lifetime batting average of .293 and won seven Gold Glove awards as a centerfielder.

What Flood is remembered for, mostly and primarily among fans, is that he took on major league baseball and its reserve clause which bound players to the contracted team. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court where Flood lost, 5-3, in 1972 and was subsequently blacklisted. He exiled himself to Europe.

Flood died in 1997 at 59, and only three major leaguers attended his funeral. His challenge to baseball and its “system” paved the way for his successors to make millions playing a game.

Brad Snyder’s book, “Well Paid Slave,” is an excellent tribute to Flood’s life and courage, though his challenge left him penniless and broken.

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