criscosmom

There are 42 members in our band. Quality -- not quantity. I don't know why kids are interested anymore but most of the ones in it now have a real passion for it and that is what counts. I chaperoned this trip to Wheeling and they are just a wonderful group of kids. We had absolutely no problems at all. My son plays the snare drum and just absolutely loves it. Another thing, about the WVSSAC. It seems to me they would want to have this championship game where it would benefit WV and not Ohio and Pennsylvania. I saw all kinds of people from Beaver shopping in the mall which is in Ohio. Most of the hotels people stay in are in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I just don't get it. But, is there anything we can do about it? I don't know. I do think I will write a letter to the WVSSAC about my concerns. I can at least do my part in speaking out about it.

It seems to me the logical place to have these championship games would be Charleston as it is centrally located. A question that I have is what do the sponsors do for these ballgames. They spend a lot of time during the game thanking these sponsors but how do they benefit the ball team. Everybody still has to pay $7 to get in the gate and I can't see where either team really benefits from the sponsors. I know the band doesn't receive anything. I just don't quite understand and would love to have it explained to me. The Bluefield Beavers had such an awesome season. Big congratulations. And - LOVE THAT BEAVER BAND. They keep the spirit alive as well.