The Magurans

Friday, May 10, 2024

NASP Archery Nationals

Alex was part of the PCMS 3D archery team and they qualified for Nationals! The event took place at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. Alex shot his personal record of 227 and had five 10s. There were so many archers - it was a cool experience. We spent some time wandering the vendor booths before heading home.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Louisville

Alex and I were able to get on the road to Louisville for NASP Nationals earlier in the day due to school being closed for tornado clean-up. We went to the Louisville Slugger Museum and took a factory tour. Then we wandered downtown and stopped for dinner before heading down to the river front. After we checked into the hotel, we walked to get some ice cream before calling it a day,

One of Two Lathes That Make All MLB Bats

Players That Have Visited the Factory

Phil’s Personalized Bats Were Made Here

Actual Player Bats You Can Hold

Alan Trammell’s Bat

Babe Ruth’s Bat

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Happy Birthday, Winger!

Today is Winger's 4th Birthday (observed). He had streamers by his bowl, a pup plate with cheese and whipped cream, and a new toy. He was a happy dog this morning.

Portage Tornado

A tornado touched down less than a mile from our house tonight. The National Weather Service had issues a tornado watch so fortunately, all after school activities were cancelled. The warning came around 5:30pm and the boys, Winger, and I went to the basement (Phil was I. Grand Rapids). The lights started to flicker, the sky turned a green/grey color, and the rain and hail started. The power went out and we were able to come up a little after 6. Then we started receiving reports that the neighborhood across Centre had been hit and that the tornado had travelled down Centre Ave and caused a lot of damage at Oakland and Westnedge. So many trees are down around town and a lot of businesses and homes are damaged. School has been closed for the remainder of the week due to power outages and unsafe/blocked roads.