I have been blessed with many friends. I have been blessed with a dream job with Christiansburg Parks and Recreation for 25 plus years, to work for the Town of Christiansburg Administration and Town Council. I have been blessed with the opportunity to teach part time at Radford University and to have worked as a part time scout for the Kansas City Royals. I have been blessed to see the construction of the Christiansburg Recreation Center, Harkrader Sports Complex, improvements to Kiwanis Park, and construction of other facilities.

Recently, I was blessed to experience a dream come true for several special and wonderful people, a baseball team from Christiansburg Parks and Recreation winning the Dixie "O"Zone Virginia State championship and advancing to the Dixie "O"Zone World Series in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Chuck Muncy, my good friend and employee worked hard for many years to get us to this point. His dedication is sincerely appreciated by all involved. Words cannot describe the feelings that I have after being around these excellent players, coaches, parents, and fans. They are some of the best people that I have been blessed to be involved with. To experience and see the love, happiness, and fun that they all displayed has been truly a blessing that I will never forget. Words cannot express how thankful I am that they allowed me to be a part of this dream come true. We all had a fun and rewarding time in Mississippi.

The support from Town of Christiansburg Administration (Lance Terpenny, Barry Helms), Christiansburg Town Council, and many others that contributed to make it possible is sincerely appreciated. Thank you, Christiansburg.

On Monday, August 4 in Covington, GA, we found out that Christiansburg Parks and Recreation will host the 2010 Dixie Boys World Series. This World Series will for state championship teams made up of 14 year olds from 11 states (VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TX) and the host team Christiansburg (made up with a lot of the players that just advanced to the 11-12 year olds World Series this past July in Mississippi). The series will be double elimination and last for one week. This will be a big recreation and tourism event for Christiansburg. To say the least, we are very excited.

Sincerely yours,
Art Price, CPRP
Director, Christiansburg Parks and Recreation
Adjunct Faculty, Radford University - Recreation,
Parks and Tourism