Smiling for football season

Saturday certainly was a great day in America and locally because football has returned. There were a few college games on TV and I watched bits and pieces of several games. In Ritzville the annual high school football jamboree took place and I took my place on the east end of Jimmie Snider Field holding on to my end of the chain gang.

It was a bit breezy at times but the temperatures had fallen enough to make it comfortable for players, fans and 8 referees who were fairly comfortable in their black shorts. There were 7 men and one woman reffing and they did a great job letting the teams know...