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FELIKS BANEL -- NORTHWEST HISTORIAN HEARD ON SEATTLE'S MORNING NEWS

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The Kirkland Little League All-Stars at Williamsport, PA in August 1982. Front Row: Dave Keller, Chad Hartvigson, Eric Johnson, Mark Swain, Bill Cook, Sean Corcoran, Greg Miller. Back Row: Manager Don Cochran, Tiakan Sekine, Perry Travis, Mark Peterson, Brian Avery, Graham “Gibbie” Black, Cody Webster, Mike Adams, Coach Pat Downs. (Courtesy Graham Black)

A telegram from President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan congratulating the 1982 Kirkland team. (Courtesy Graham Black)

One of the last remaining poplars at Kirkland’s Everest Park, site of much Little League action in 1982 and still home to youth baseball. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Newsradio)

The Plaza of Kirkland Champions at Marina Park includes a plaque honoring the 1982 Little League World Series team. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Newsradio)

AOTM: Kirkland Little League 8.17