Elevator Etiquette

You find yourself standing at the doorway to one or more elevators. You're pretty sure you know which direction you need to go so you push the appropriate button. The light inside illuminates the button to confirm your selection and you wait. You might actually be in a hurry to get where you are going. As you wait you don't realize others in the building needing to change floors might already be riding the elevator. Suddenly, the bell sounds to indicate the arrival of an elevator car. You look to see if it's the one headed the same direction as you selected. It is! You step up to the doors and as soon as they open you dash into the elevator car.

Did it ever occur to you that there may be passengers inside the car waiting to exit? Maybe you should have waited for the doors to open and any departing passengers to clear the car before you stormed into the car as though nobody else could possibly be using the same elevator.

Great Achievment by Murrayhill Little League All-Stars

Murrayhill Little League Majors All-Stars are arriving home in Portland Oregon today (August 28th, 2006.) This group of young men, their manager, and coaches practiced as a team, played as a team, fought as a team, won as a team, and lost as a team. During their post season journey the team stacked up the following accomplishments:

• Finished first place in Oregon District 4 Little League
• Finished first place in Oregon State Little League
• Finished first place in Northwest Regional Little League
• Finished 2nd place in USA Little League
• Tied for 3rd in World Little League
  

During this journey, the team won 18 and lost only 2 games. Just 2 defeats during games against the finest district, state, regional, and national Little League teams. During the World Series tournament, the team put together some impressive come from behind victories, as a team, to win games that seemed out of reach. Every player on this young team contributed in key ways throughout the tournament. There were key hits as well as phenomenal defensive plays that made ESPN refer to the team from Oregon as the "come back kids." The never say never attitude these players brought to the field is as much an American tradition as baseball itself. This kind of stick to it attitude is what makes this game and this country special.

Great achievements are borne on great effort and team work.

Way to go guys!

Thanks for all of the exciting play and baseball memories!