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Delano summers are made for playing ball. Delano to be featured on Fox 9 Town Ball Tour Loretto Larks in a North Star League game at 7 p.m. at Delano Municipal Baseball Park. Game highlights and feature stories will be part of Fox 9’s 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Admission to the ball game will be free. The goal of the Delano Athletic Club is to make this a community event, not just a baseball event. The club is working with the Delano Chamber of Delano Municipal Baseball Park will set the backdrop for Fox 9’s visit to Delano June 17 as part of its Town Ball show. PHOTO SUBMITTED MATT KANE Sports Editor The Fox 9 Town Ball Tour is coming to Delano. Fox 9 will feature Delano and its storied baseball tra- dition Wednesday, June 17, in its Town Ball Tour, which showcases many of the state’s richest base- ball communities and ball parks. The Fox 9 crew will hang out in Delano all day, arriv- ing for breakfast at a local restaurant, and will air sev- eral promotional segments from the town throughout the day. All of the daily newscasts — midday, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. — will take place at locations in Delano, and will lead in to the feature game, which will see the Delano Athletics host the Commerce, and plans to involve other community organizations and local businesses. There will be family-friendly events and a meal at Central Park, be- ginning at 5 p.m. Plans are to include youth baseball and softball players in pregame and between inning activities. Planning for this event in ongoing. The Delano Ath- letic Club is open to ideas. ������������������������ ������������������������������ ������������������������������������ DelanoHeraldJournal.com/guide � ������������ | 33 |