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October 2018

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News From The World Of Fencing Of Fencing Of And Fencing And Fencing Gate Automation World FENCE NEWS October October 2018 2018 October 2018 October October 2018 October Blackhawk Cougars Blackhawk Cougars Blackhawk shared their grid- their grid- their iron glory on the same grass field. Since the 1940s the high school football team played on Northwest- ern field in Darlington, Penn. In 1973, Blackhawk built Blackhawk built Blackhawk a built a built new high school, in- cluding a grass field with lights behind the building and parking lot. This field didn't have didn't have didn't the bleacher capacity bleacher capacity bleacher to host football host football host games, or playoff or playoff or events playoff events playoff for the for the for sports that practiced that practiced that on the field: soccer, girl's lacrosse and track. Players and cheerleaders continued to use the old field at the at the at Northwestern Primary School, fifteen minutes away, bussed there at an at an at additional cost to cost to cost the district. Eventually, playing for years for years for on the yard lines took a took a took toll on the field. The deteriorating condition of the school, combined with an adverse en- vironmental health and safety study of the of the of field, caused the district to district to district close the entire campus out of out of out an of an of abundance of caution. of caution. of The Blackhawk Cougars Blackhawk Cougars Blackhawk were without a without a without home field, but then but then but the community took action. took action. took A group of parents of parents of and alumni from different athletic different athletic different groups formed Blackhawk Athletics and Activities Group (BAAG) and launched a tar- geted fundraising campaign to help turn the field at the at the at high school into a multipurpose athletic complex. A memorial brick sale raised money, along with a stadium sponsor- businesses. campaigning and began on appeals, in-kind community deliv- ered, with materials and labor. Dave Nicely, a Blackhawk alum- Blackhawk alum- Blackhawk nus who owns Darlington-based Nice- ly Contracting, donated excavation services for the for the for project. Nicely Contracting is a third-gen- eration earth-moving company and Dave is one of the of the of multi-generational football families in the district: Dave, his father, John, and his son, Austin, played on the Northwestern field. show football continued on continued on continued page 10 See Reverse for More Products! See Reverse for More Products! & Industrial Fencing Solutions Residential, Commercial See Reverse for More Products! See Reverse for More Products! See Reverse for More Products! See Reverse for More Products! Your Iron Store & So Much More! SEE REVERSE FOR ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS! CALL (866) 310-2747 OR VISIT IRONWORLDFENCING.COM Your Iron Store & So Much More! STEEL PRIVACY PANELS STEEL PRIVACY PANELS TRUCK LOADS OF POLY & GALV PIPE ORNAMENTAL IRON PANELS ORNAMENTAL CALL 866-310-2747 OR VISIT IRONWORLDFENCING.COM

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