Posted in Scouts on June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Jake, Josh, and John lit off with the Boy Scout Troop to the City of Philadelphia at the end of June! 17 Scouts and five leaders departed Friday morning in two large rented vans packed tightly with camping gear and junk food.
They camped at Valley Forge - much like General Washington’s troops only a whole lot [...]
Posted in Triathlon on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple of our neighbors, Rob and “Wrong Way” Rutherford, decided they wanted to try a triathlon this year. John ran into them as they were swimming (or trying to swim) some laps at the YMCA early this spring and heard about their plan. They had signed up for a “sprint” event down at the Cape, [...]
Posted in Sports on June 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jake played for baseball for North Reading’s Triple-A league Durham Bulls this spring.
On defense, Jake usually played catcher. He likes that position because he’s involved in every pitch. His team liked him playing there because he’s very good at blocking errant pitches, keeping the infield aware, and making the throw to second base in case of [...]
Posted in Sports on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Both Josh and Jake played for competitive town soccer teams this spring - Josh on a U14 team and Jake in the U12 league.
Josh’s team was made up exclusively of seventh graders in a league dominated by the noticeably larger eighth graders. Nonetheless, his team played in a very challenging division and more than held [...]
Posted in Reunion on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
John attended his class’s 30th High School reunion in June. He traveled out to the Williston Northampton campus for a day of fun and friendship!
It’s always amazing how close old friends can seem when they get back together. John had known a few of these folks since fifth grade - like Charlie, who he also [...]
Posted in Family, Running, Sports on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
On June 1, North Reading’s second annual Hornet Hustle was a family event for us! It was a gorgeous day to run and pretty much from the start, Joshua and Jake, brandishing the Merrimack Valley Striders club colors, had dusted mom and we’re out for the win!
Jake would be the first Intorcio to finish with [...]
