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It may have been boiling hot, but no matter.
Some 316 soldiers ran the first-ever Baghdad Boilermaker in Iraq on July 13, organized by Jim Carraba, who in real life – he was deployed May 4 to Iraq and is expected to return Oct. 13 – is safety & education coordinator at Bassett Healtcare’s NYCAMH, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health.
One of the many things he missed was the Utica Boilermaker – the Bassett team took first place this year in the July 13 event stateside – so Carraba organized a boilermaker of his own.
“We thought it would be really fun to have an event like this right on Sather [Air Base], Carrabba said via e-mail after the race. “It was a lot of work, much more than I expected. We threw all of this together in just two weeks while also fulfilling our regular duties.”
“It was incredible to have so many runners,” he said. “We had quite a few people tell us how much they enjoyed the race. That was very rewarding. I saw smiles on a lot of people’s faces this morning and that definitely made it all worthwhile.”
Finishing the Baghdad course in 67 minutes, Carraba beat his fastest Utica time.
“It has definitely been the highlight of my deployment here,” he concluded. “I will always remember this event. It was such a great experience to run in it and to work with everybody that volunteered to help out.”


COOPERSTOWN

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CCS Friends of Football kick-off meeting for the 2008 season will be at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19th, at the high school circle.
If the weather does not allow an outdoor meeting, an alternative location will be posted on the main-entrance doors.
All parents of 2008 modified, JV and varsity football players and cheerleaders are encouraged to attend.
The Friends of Football is made up of parents, school staff, students and fans who work together to make the total CCS football season a fun and rewarding experience.
Questions? Call Bill Senif at 547-7190.

ADDING PEPPER: The LGWA played Mr. Pepper Tuesday, Aug. 12, eliminating holes #2, #4, and #10 from each player’s gross score.
Full handicaps were then subtracted from total scores, with the following winners resulting:
Flight A: 1. Deb Cembriski; 2. Andrea Johnson and Carol Robinson (tied)
Flight B: 1. Linda Kehoe; 2. Anne O’Connell
Flight C: 1. Martha Harausz; 2. Jane Feisthamel

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