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Logansport loses two of its best
Two of Logansport’s best died within days of each other. Two men who have had a profound impact on every baseball player who has donned the Berries baseball uniform. It doesn’t matter what era you were playing; you knew these two men because they were always there. Coach Jim Turner Sr. and Coach Butch Jones will be sadly missed by the community, former Logansport baseball players and their families. Let us not forget how these men behaved until their last breath. And that with grace and humility.
I fondly remember hopping in the back of daddy’s van (when it wasn’t frowned upon) and going to The Shirt Shack to see Butch and grab some new minor league uniforms or hats. that he had made. He always greeted you with a smile and treated you like family. I never had the pleasure of playing for Coach Turner or Coach Jones, but they were always there and gave you something to work on or think about. Looking back, some of their lessons are still with the many men who played baseball for them. It’s an impact that only great coaches can have.
I spent countless hours with Old Coach Turner (OCT for short) and his family, mainly that big blue pickup truck he had always had, which then morphed into the burgundy minivan you always looked for when riding. ‘a baseball game. You have read and heard the stories. He was more than a trainer to many. I was lucky to have him with Muriel, his beloved wife, as the third group of grandparents. Affectionately known as Grandma and Grandpa Turner in House Ness, they were never far from us and always came to a birthday, graduation party, Christmas party, or a trip to Rax for a delicious roast beef sandwich.
To the families of Butch Jones and Jim Turner, we mourn the loss of these beloved men with you. But we also have so many wonderful memories that the two left behind countless baseball players. May Coach Turner and Coach Jones rest in peace. They returned home in the third base in the sky canoe, to which they rightfully belong. You will be remembered and missed by all.
–Tyler Ness, Indianapolis
Kiwanis golf tournament is a success
Thank you to everyone who made the Kiwanis Golf for Drug Awareness 2021 a success. Proceeds from this event go directly to putting the Lions Quest program in the hands of local educators to prevent our children and grandchildren from taking drugs.
Thanks to Tyson for providing the meat for our lunch, Burlington Meats for making our kids and pork burgers, Chef Mike Huffer of Woodbridge for making a great lunch, and McCords for all of our printing needs.
Thanks to all the sponsors of our team: (Jerry) Miller Senior Masters, Servant’s Heart Home Health, Michael & Stephenson, Lehigh Hanson, Security Federal Savings Bank, Dan Layman and the pill pushers, Logansport Savings Bank, Schwering Realty, Woodbridge Health Campus , and Logansport Memorial Hospital, Culver Kiwanis Club, Tyson, AJ Zimmerman, Gundrum Funeral Home & Crematory, MPR Realty, Workman & Assoc. No. 1, Workman & Assoc. No. 2 and Cartridge World.
Also, special thanks to everyone who sponsored holes: Gundrum Funeral Home and Crematory, ARaymond, Cole Hardwood, McCord’s Do it Best, Lehigh Hanson, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Bullshipper’s Café, Fisher Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services, Myers Spring, Horizon Bank, Chambers & Company, Servant’s Heart Home Health Services, Logansport Savings Bank, Woodbridge Health Campus, Tyson, Hoosiers for Renewables, Security Federal Savings Bank, Keslings Home Health Care, Brenda & Kim’s B&K, D&R Fruit Market, Small Parts, Inc ., Area Five Aging Agency and Basket Sponsors Bullshipper’s Café and Pete Riggle.
Thanks to LFD for pulling out the ladder truck to do our ball drop, and everyone who bought ball drop tickets. Congratulations to the winners.
Thanks to the Rotary Club for using the smokehouse, to the Mike Anderson group for sponsoring the hole in one, and to Buck, Mary, Mike and Julie of Logansport Golf Club for being excellent hosts.
And finally, my fellow Kiwanians who helped make this day a fun day. So many of you came together to meet our needs. Thank you.
Mark your calendars, Kiwanis Golf for Drug Awareness 2022 will be Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
–Tom Nelson, Logansport Kiwanis
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