By James Cook Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY — Two football games were played at Thirlby Field on Friday, but it could be said that the biggest happening of the night came between the contests.
That's when Don and Gerry Oleson were honored at the 50-yard line for their donation of approximately $1 million to install (AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ MT) artificial turf at Thirlby Field and finish renovations to the stadium.
With the Central, West and St. Francis bands playing, the pair were presented framed aerial photos of the refurbished facility with swaths of artificial turf under the picture. They also received letters of appreciation from the city and lifetime sports passes from Traverse City Area Public Schools.
TC West coach Tim Wooer said the (AstroTurf® GameDay Grass™ MT) artificial surface is great now, but will be appreciated even more as the season progresses when Thirlby Field typically turned to mud.
"We love it," Wooer said. "We'll love it more each week. It'll be a lot nicer week nine than it is week three. We're very fortunate to have the Oleson family in our community. They do so much more than just turf for our community."
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