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July 18, 2010

By JAMES BROWN CNHI The Glasgow Daily Times Sun Jul 18, 2010, 07:23 AM CDT

GLASGOW — Today’s opinion page praises the good work and the good word of many of our local residents. There is a focus on the dedication of those who have helped turn the BRAWA animal shelter into a first-rate facility via a column by reporter Susan Tebben and letter writer Hal Heers.

While we were finding things to praise, I thought I would chime in with a couple of local developments that will be economic boosts to our community and will give us an opportunity to showcase what makes this area such a special place to live. One comes this week and the other happens next year.

Wednesday night at Beaver Trail Softball Complex the Ohio Valley Regional softball tournaments will begin with an opening ceremony. There will be teams from the seven states that comprise the Babe Ruth Softball Ohio Valley Region and in some cases, multiple teams from those states.

They will converge on our community beginning early this week and will likely be in town for up to six days. They will purchase hotel rooms and spend money in our restaurants. It will be a boost to the local economy and I for one am thankful to the people who have worked hard to bring the tournaments and teams to our area. All we must do is play gracious host and demonstrate why our area is a great to host these types of tournaments on a yearly basis.

That brings me to the other item on the agenda. Daily Times outdoors columnist Joel Wilson reported Thursday that Barren River Lake host a professional bass fishing tournament in April 2011. From Joel’s column: “Ann Stewart at the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber, received news Tuesday afternoon that Barren will be the site for an ESPN-Bass Federation Tournament next spring. This will be a televised national event headquartered out of Barren River State Park bringing some of the best known bass fishermen in the country to our shores.”

More great news for our community and another opportunity to showcase what makes us a great place to live, work and visit.

James Brown is editor of the Daily Times. He can be reached by e-mail at jbrown@glasgowdailytimes.com.

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