COLUMN: An evening, a lasting image of Capaha Field
Friday, July 29, 2016
This spring, I learned the 2016 season would be the final summer of the Capahas as they've been known over the past five decades, with Jess Bolen -- my father -- managing on the field and Mary Bolen -- my mother -- from "the hill." While the pair will retain a measure of the team's organizational responsibilities in order to affect a smooth transition to management by my younger brother, Tom, I viewed the ensuing season gripped by sadness, intent on attending every game possible.
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