Little League and its facilities are valuable and worthy of our respect

If you stop along Division Street when a local Little League game is being played out, you will be entertained by the games while witnessing “community” in action.

While Little League is a massive nationwide organization, at the local level, volunteers are at the heart of the program’s success. From the local governing board to coaches and umpires and countless supportive parents, Little League succeeds here on the backs of those who want to do something good for their community.

This season, between Lind, Odessa and Ritzville, the program is serving about 170 youth through T-ball, softball, m...