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Thursday, July 2, 2020 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page A-37 ~ Ballfields. in county waiting on safety plans . ’By Justin Johnson justin@masoncounty. com~ Mason County moved to PhaseThree of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Start Safe Washing- ton plan June 22, but the Mason County Recreation Area and Sandhill ballfields remain closed in response to "an unidenti- fied team not following health and safety requirements. “The ballfields at MRCA and Sandhill parks were closed by order of the Mason County Health Officer after Mason Coun- ty Parks & Trails received complains of an unidentified sports team not following the governor’s phase two order spe- cifically (about) outdoor recreation in- volving five or fewer people outside your household,” Mason County parks director Ross McDowell wrote in an email to the Shelton-Mason County Journal. “For the health and safety of all involved, a deci- sion' was made between the Mason Coun- ty Board of County Commissioners and, the Mason County health officer to close the facilities while still in phase two and remain closed until we could comply with the governor’s guidance for phase three ‘ Let’s playball! Barb Rhoades cf Fuddpuckers tags out Adam 'Beeler of Camco as he tries to slide in at home plate dur- ing a City of Shelton recreational adult co-ed league softball practice game Monday at Callanan Park in Shelton. The league has practice games all week at Callanan before beginning league play Monday. See more photos on A-39. Journal photo by Justin Johnson FAB Pasr opening.” . McDowell wrote that part of that re- quirement is for youth sports teams to create a return—to-play safety plan that provides a detailed operations plan to keep the players, spectators and parents safe and healthy while at the ballfields. Part of the plan requirements are to explain how teams will keep social see FIELDS, page A-38 ’A forgettable namefor a historic sporting venue i f you missed the news out of Seattle last week, it was announced that ests. It is not a new trend, v nor is it one that’s going away any time soon. For 31 years, from 1964 to 1995, it was known as the Seattle Center Coli- seum. purchase of the team was critical 'to keeping the Seahawks in Washing- ton. Seattle-based Amazon won It’s still boring though. Any of those are better than Cli- Let’s face it. Naming rights going the building-naming rights Remember when Seattle mate Pledge Arena, no matter how to corporations are not going to go associated with historic had the Kingdome? That’s well-meminngezos and company are. away. None-of the owners are willing KeyArena. Instead of naming the arena, which is undergoing a $1 billion renovation prior to the winter 2021 debut of Seattle’s NHL franchise, after the company, CEO Jeff Bezos announced it will instead be .called Climate Pledge Arena. *yawnu: . Don’t get me wrong, some of Bezos’ plans to address climate change and environmental issues, including mak- ing the arena the first net-zero carbon certified venue in the world, are com- mendable. . The name, however, flat out sucks. Boyving to the almighty dollar, most professional sporting —— and many major college -— venues have sold namingrights to corporate inter- By JUSTIN JOHNSON.» a much better name than CenturyStink... err, Centu- ryLink. \ I much prefer venues that aresnamed after the region or someone worthy of being honored. The Seattle Times reports the Cli- mate Pledge deal involves, as expect- ed, multiple years and multiple mil- lions of dollars. I’m sure that’s money someone thinks they need, but I don’t think you can put a' price on the good- will that a name more representative of the region. 1 Why not call it the Seattle Center Arena, which the rest of the complex surrounding it is called? Or go retro and bring back one of its previous names, such as WashingtOn State Pa- vilion or Washington State Coliseum. Corporate-named venues are easily forgettable, and after they inevitable change, become a rebranding night- mare. In Utah, where I’m from, the Utah Jazz played at the Delta Center, which then became EnergySolutions Arena, before becoming Vivent Smart- Home Arena. To this day, I still call it the Delta Center. I think it should be called Larry H. Miller Arena after the long-time owner of the J a_zz who died in 2009 from complications re- lated to diabetes. In 2017, CenturyLink paid a re: ported $162.7 million to keep its name on the home 'of the Seahawks and Sounders until 2033. It’s not likely to change, but I’d argue that Paul Allen Memorial Stadium would be a much more fitting name and honor the beloved owner whose 1997 to give up the money stream. That’s one of the things I like about high school sports. Fields are named after people that made a difference instead. . ,Here in Shelton, we’ve got J ack Stark Field at Highclimber Stadium, honoring the longtime Shelton High School football coach. Up in Belfair is Phil Pugh Stadium, which likewise honors the longtime Bulldogs" football boss. ~ ‘ , We’re probably not going to see the PUD Dome in Shelton any time soon, but we probably shouldn’t give them any ideas. I Justin Johnson is the Sports Out- doors Editor for the Shelton—Mason County Journal. He can be reached by email at justin@masoncounty.com. A.