cur-mud-geon:
anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone with the habit of pointing out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner
On a beautiful almost-Fall day, I found myself at Friedenfeld Park watching Germantown’s Youth Football League in action.
The expanded parking area was nearly full when we arrived at 8:45AM and was brimming when we left again at about 10:15AM. I’m sure that continued for most of the day.
Each game had its share of people on the sidelines watching and cheering the youngsters on. I saw friends and neighbors coaching. I saw innumerable citizens volunteering their time in many different ways. I saw boys and girls of nearly all ages enjoying themselves as either participants or spectators.
There was flag football and tackle football. There was appropriate music during the warm-ups and, of course, the National Anthem before the main game. New Berlin was the visiting team and had their fans along to provide support, as well.
The play-by-play announcer was in fine form. The cheerleaders were in uniform and doing their utmost to encourage the team. The bratwurst smelled delicious when we arrived. Maybe a “breakfast brat” would be a good idea.
The fields bear the names of the various contributors who have provided funding. The teams proudly wore their “jerseys” bearing the names of many Germantown and area firms that were sponsoring each team.
I was reminded that we have a very vibrant program that serves as the “feeder system” for our tremendously successful Germantown Varsity football program. We live in a true community and our friends and neighbors are working hard to keep us just that…a community.
Smaller communities have a certain something about them that just isn’t often found in larger cities. Small town America has taught us well since our founding as a country, and those small towns continue to fill that role. Would that everyone could grow up that way!
