Public works director Larry Lynch was almost right on the money when he predicted that a June 20 international exhibition of fastball in Moorefield would raise about $3,000.
New Zealand and Argentina played a doubleheader at the refurbished ball diamond in Moorefield, where a group of citizens is working to raise cash to pay for a large mural that will depict some of the history of the town. Fastball has always been a part of that history, and ball players will be represented in the mural.
Lynch told council on June 26 the event raised $3,037.
“We received a huge number of positive comments,” Lynch told council.
Mayor Bruce Whale noted that Lynch and his staff and volunteers made “a fantastic effort” to get the ball park ready in time.
The work included moving the outfield fences back and erecting lights the township obtained from Minto from the former diamond in Teviotdale, which is being converted into a new OPP police station.
