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Jupiter Senior Softball Association

The Jupiter Senior Softball Association’s (JSSA) Battistone who died last April, was the inaugural inductee Division championship games are scheduled March
2021 winter league is in full swing with 200 registered into the JSSA’s Hall of Fame that was established in 2020. 22 and pickup games resume March 24 and continue
members, including 30 new players this year. Last year’s The JSSA welcomes new players who want to enjoy through the remainder of the year. The softball program
league ended prematurely March 13 when the coronavirus the benefits of being outdoors and playing a game they is a cooperative effort of the nonprofit Jupiter Senior
pandemic closed area parks and forced a six-month love. There is no upper age limit, but most players are in Softball Association and the Town of Jupiter. The JSSA
shutdown of the senior softball program. their 60s and 70s as well as a number in their 80s. Gary is accepting new registrations which can be made online
This year’s league launched Jan. 11 and features 13 Kunath, 63, a Syracuse, N.Y., native who is in his third at www.leaguelineup.com/jssa or for more information
teams competing in three divisions. League Commissioner year of league play, said he enjoys the camaraderie of contact Tom Cosentino at (412) 721-0173.
Tom Cosentino said, “Overall, the league is going other players and “the score is really secondary to having
extremely well.” And the turnout of new and younger fun.”
players has been good for the league, he said. Games are
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at Jupiter
Community Park.
New players include Lance Hengel, who is 55, the
minimum eligibility age. He began playing in pickup
games last December, a month before the winter league
started. “I’m having a great time playing. The guys are
awesome,” said Hengel a Jupiter Farms resident. And he
said he looks forward to playing three mornings per week.
“Sometimes it’s four games because some Sundays I play
in Boca Raton.”
Shores resident Bennett Doliner is among returning A Jupiter senior softball player smashes a hit toward the
players this year. And former longtime player Ted outfield grass. Senior softball player Mike Manasia waits to make contact.

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Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends with her unconditional love and resilience. Cat of the Week: Jackie
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, March 2021 A few weeks later, Tracy Nemerofsky and her friend,
Anna, both animal lovers, were having a girls night at the Jackie is a very sweet girl, who
“ For the Love of Paws for Love event at Furry Friends when Tracy met Dory. is approximately 3 years old (as of
Animals” features real Tracy was mourning the loss of January 2021). She loves to be petted
stories happening at Furry Ponic, a dog who had lived at and be near you. She can be shy,
Friends in Jupiter. We are Furry Friends for 7 years before especially when approached from
The Humane Society of her right side where she is missing
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta Tracy and Anna opened their
and the only no-kill shelter homes to him before he passed her eye. She is great with other cats
open to the public in northern away last year. Tracy fell in love and is litter box trained as well.
Palm Beach County. We’ve with Dory and knew she would
been rescuing, rehabilitating, be a perfect fit with her family Dog of the Week: Buckwheat
and re-homing the homeless - unfortunately, another adopter
animals in our community had an appointment to meet her. Buckwheat is a big boy, but
for more than 30 years. That meet and greet was not a boy oh boy is he a big softy. He
Our not for profit 501c3 love connection, so within 3 was found tied to a fence, and
organization consists of our hours of Tracy getting the phone call, Dory was comfortably coaxed into the safety of Furry
Jupiter based adoption center, veterinary clinic (open to the snuggled up on her couch. “Not only has she added so much Friends by the Jupiter Police. He
public), thrift boutique, and Palm City Ranch.
to my life, my daughter has a great home school partner and enjoys getting all this great care
Dory’s Story my sons can’t wait to get up in the morning to see her!” and affection but is eager to meet
you and go to his forever home!
Dory’s sad, lonely
days of limping We estimate Buckwheat to be about 2 and 1/2 years old.
Timing is everything. Dory is around outside
a 9-year-old bully breed that had are long behind Pull for Paws
lived her days outside, limping her and she has
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elements. A family member of she has always Shoot benefitting the Furry Friends Shelter to Service Dog
her owner couldn’t bear to watch deserved. Happy Program! Come out to South Florida Shooting Club on
her in pain and brought her to the Tails, Dory! March 26th and enjoy a fun filled day of clays, raffles, prizes
medical team of Furry Friends and lunch all to benefit Furry Friend’s Shelter to Service
where they determined Dory’s Dog Program which trains abandoned shelter dogs and
limp was due to a painful bone trains them to be service dogs for deserving veterans - We
cancer she had throughout her Are Saving Two Lives At A Time!
leg. She was surrendered to us
and our team went to work to
get Dory pain and cancer free
and into a home she deserved.
Dr. Katie, Furry Friend’s Shelter
Veterinarian determined that
amputating Dory’s leg would be
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through the surgery beautifully!
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