Halloween in Lincoln Square

Halloween Happenings

Bring the children out to Trick-or-Treat along the business districts of Lincoln Square. On Saturday, October 29th from 11am to 4pm participating businesses on Damen, Lincoln, Rockwell, and Western Avenues will provide candy or a small give away to area children.

In addition to trick or treating several other activities will occur at area businesses and within Giddings Plaza. Check below for complete details.

Event Details

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location: N. Damen, N. Lincoln, N. Western, N. Rockwell

*Events subject to change.

Trick-or-Treat Participants

Art in the Square | Bellybum Boutique | Bloom Yoga | Cafe Selmarie | Chicago Printmakers Collaborative | Davis Theatre | Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts | ENJOY, an urban general store | Fleet Feet Sports | Gallimaufry Gallery | Gene's Sausage Shop | Granville Picture Framing @ LSQ | Havana Spa | Homemade Pizza Company | Huettenbar | jookie, a portrait boutique | Lincoln Square Athletic Club | Little Green Baby | Marbles: The Brain Store | Merz Apothecary | Paciugo Gelato | Pickle's Playroom | Piggy Toes | Planet Access Company Store | Provenance Food & Wine | Richochets | Ruff Haus Pets | Salamander Shoes | Savvy Seconds & 1sts | Spex | Stanley Brown Jewelist | Steve Quick Jeweler | The Book Cellar | Timeless Toys | Trattoria Trullo | Sacred Art

Umpire Training Starts Wednesday March 2nd!

New and returning WPPA umpire training for 2011 will be conducted as follows:
Wednesday, March 2

Wednesday, March 9

Wednesday, March 16

Wednesday, March 23

All session will be begin promptly at 7:00pm and will end at 9:00pm. The sessions will be held at Amundsen High School Gymnasium, 5100 North Damen

The 2011 Umpire application can be found at
http://www.wppabaseball.com/images/docs/2011umpireapplication.pdf

Welles Park Youth Baseball Registration January 22nd and 29th

The Welles Park Youth Baseball program is holding their registration the next two Saturdays, Jan. 22nd and Jan. 29th. This Saturday's registration is ONLY for returning player. The second Saturday is for new players. Please go to their website for complete details. http://www.wppabaseball.com/

Andy Lowenthal Steps down as WPPA President.

Andy Lowenthal ends his term as president of the Welles Park Parents Association tonight. He will be replaced by John Anderson, who is currently serving as one the associations vice-presidents. Jim Coffman and Tony Pellikan will be the new vice-presidents and Mike Bernard will serve as secretary. These four and Andy, as president emeritus, will make up the executive committee.

Unless you have been president of this league, or worked closely with the president, it is impossible to imagine the time and effort required to do this job. Andy has handled the job with grace, diplomacy, and humor.

I'm sure John will do a great job.

Thank you Andy and good luck John.

12 Year Old Travel Team Goes to Cooperstown!

The Welles Park 12 & under travel team is head to Cooperstown. They will spend a week playing baseball against teams from around the country and visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame. The team is made up of players from the house league teams, who tried out last fall. They have played a number of games this season against other area travel teams. They used fundraisers to raise money to help defray the cost. I wish them a lot of luck and hope they have a great time.

World Series Winners by League!

Junior League Champs-The LA Dodgers
Minor League Champs-The Colorado Rockies
Major League Champs-The NY Yankees
Senior League Champs-The Ohio State Buckeyes
Liberty League Champs-The Corpus Christi Hooks

Congratulations to all of the players and coaches.

Season Ends with Exciting Minor World Series Game at Picnic!

For the first time in more than a decade the final game of the season was played on the day of the league picnic. As a huge crowd looked on, the Minor Rockies defeat the Minor Red Sox in the third game of the World Series. The Red Sox furious seventh inning rally fell just short, as the Rockies held on.

Thousands of players and parents packed Welles Park for the traditional season ending league picnic. Trophies and other awards were handed out to all of the participants. Great food and a lot of fun was enjoyed by all.