Youth Baseball/Softball holds 'Snowball Dance'
Hudson - At the Hudson Youth Baseball/Softball "Snowball Dance," held Feb. 8 at the Hudson Elks Lodge, (l to r) incoming President Jim Rivela shakes hands with Brian Bowen, who served as president for the athletic organization for seven years and treasurer for two years, while at the same time serving as coach. While the live band took a short break, Rivela presented Bowen with a Cal Ripken Jr. bat.

PHOTO/ED KARVOSKI JR.

The event was a fund-raiser to help refurbish one of the group's three fields on Chapin Road. About 600 young ballplayers, ages 4 to 15, make up the teams.