Friday, May 20, 1983

Letter to gear up for summer swim team

Dear Swimmer:

The Peoria Area Water Wizards will begin its summer season on Monday, June 6 and will continue until August 12. The tentative workout schedule is as follows:

Monday Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

5:00-6:00 p.m.

7:30-9:00 a.m.

5:00-6:00 p.m.

7:30-9:00 a.m.

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Friday

In addition to these workouts, P.A.W.W. will participate in the following meets this summer:

Redbirds Classic, Normal, IL, June 11-12, A-B Sterling Stingray, Sterling, IL, June 18-19, A-B Kankakee YMCA, Kankakee, IL, June 25-26 Springfield USA, Springfield, IL, July 8-10, A-B Peoria Journal Star Tri-County, Peoria, IL, July 22-23

As in the past, a monthly coaching fee of $12.50 entitles a swimmer to par- ticipate in all practices and meets. Where applicable, any meet entry fee is the responsibility of the swimmer. Also, the payment for United States Swimming registration is the responsibility of the swimmer. U.S.S. applications are available at Central Park Pool. This summer, the Peoria Park District is offering several variations of program payments. These variations are:

1. $28.00 Summer Advance Payment - This payment entitles a swimmer to participate in all practices and meets from June 6 through August 12. Swimmers must pay their own meet entry fees and U.S.S. registration fee.

2. $12.50 Monthly Payment (August - $6.25) - Monthly payments are due the first day of each month and entitles a swimmer to participate in all practices and meets for the paid month. Swimmers must pay their own entry fees and U.S.S. registration fee.

3. $10.00 Summer Meet Administration Fee - This payment allows a swimmer who is not attending practice sessions to participate in swim meets as a P.A.W.W. swimmer. Swimmers must pay their own meet entry fees and U.S.S. registration fee.

Please note that the Meet Administration Fee must be paid by a swimmer who is not paying P.A. W. W. coaching fees if that swimmer wishes to enter U.S.S. meets as a registered P.A.W.W. swimmer. This option will allow all Peoria swimmers to participate in meets for P.A. W. W. even though they are practicing with another club (e.g. country club, RCSA, etc.).

As in the past, all meet entry information will be posted at Central Park Pool.

Thank you for your continued support of the Peoria Area Water Wizards.

Sincerely,







Cover letter for job search

This letter to American wasn't sent, as I still had it in my files. But, others like it went out to dozens of possible employers. 


Cover letter to Apply to Don Gambril, Alabama,

I never worked nor even visited Alabama, but I would one day, about 6 years later, publish Don's book, Tide Teamwork. 

Years later, Alabama was good to admit our younger son into the honors program due to test score and grades -- with a fine tuition scholarship. He too would not visit. But, the sense of being accepted at some university, was a joy and big sense of relief for him.


Thursday, April 14, 1983

Waco Tribune-Herald

Once upon a time, as I was ending my graduate program at Baylor in Physical Education, I went for an interview at a newspaper for a plain old reporters job. I had a journalism degree. 

Tuesday, April 05, 1983

Baylor's requirements to get a Education Certificate were steep

So,  asked about what it would take to get an Education Certificate to teach in Texas -- given I was in a Masters Program in the School of Education for HPERD.
It wasn't good news. 

The To Be Done column was more than was willing to tackle. 

Teaching in the schools wasn't my plan. This cemented the deal. 



Friday, April 01, 1983

PE Proud, softball squad news

P .E . Proud Punishes Opponents

 

P .E . Proud's 9-2 pummeling of the Pie Pledges perpetuated Proud's perfect pennant
performance by providing a playoff position in the second week of Division 17 A softball.
Last week the team managed to mathematically double the sum of their season-long-win streak , two.

But print or prose could not properly describe the psychology or perceptiveness of this presumptuous family of fly-ball wizards. Perhaps, game MVP, Mary Beth Welsh, best personified the peppered play by her 11 put-outs at first base.

P . E , Proud's next game will be at 4:30 on Tuesday, April 5.
P . R. Director , Mark Rauterkus , announced Team Picture Day to precede this upcoming game.
"We thought it would be a good treat for our faithful fans , and we had to take some measures to protect our pitching staff from the gobs of autograph seekers," he said.

Tuesday, March 01, 1983

Tuesday, June 01, 1982