Move On In

With opening day just around the corner, we've had a lot to do here in Orem. Our ballpark has been through a lot the last few weeks. With Utah Valley University baseball team finished with their regular season and the Utah High School State Tournament finished last weekend, it was finally time for the Orem Owlz to move on in.

With Utah's weather being unpredictable we were just hoping to have a little bit of sunshine, but that chance of that happening was looking pretty slim and we were prepared to work in the rain. Move in day started off a little chilly with dark clouds looming, there was a high possibility of rain, but it quickly cleared up and became one of few dry days we had in the past week.

We had two main tasks that needed to be done. The first was to set up the big tents, that are used for our corporate events, and the tables and chairs set up underneath them for dining. The second was to empty the storage units.

We had a group stay at the stadium to build the frames of the tents and clean off the top tarps. It might seem like a simple task but watching them try to assemble it was somewhat comical. Poles were coming unhooked and it seemed like a never-ending cycle of trying to make sure all of the poles were secured safely, and the tarp was hooked on.

When the corners of the tarp were secured we lifted one of the sides to reveal Cory Snyder and one of our office interns Quintin who had been stuck underneath for quite some time. With all of us on the outside of the frame, we all worked together to lift the top enough to put the legs on and secure them with pins. It was time to move it to match up with the other smaller tent. All following Cory's lead who was taking orders from Rick Berry, our general manager, we moved it 6 inches one way, 6 inches another way, and back six inches to where we started, but we eventually got in place and secured.

We also had a small group take the moving truck we had rented for the day to few storage units of the Owlz have that is just down the road from the stadium which was both full of tables for our dining area, concession stands, couches for our suites, and the bounce houses for our kids play area. And with just a few bumps and bruises we loaded and unloaded the truck at the stadium and helped set up the tables and chairs under the tents.

In between our tent set up and the unloading of the truck we had a short lunch break that consisted of pizza and went back to work. The units were emptied and the dining area was set up and everyone had lost the pep in their step that they had in the morning. Dark clouds were starting to roll in and it looked like the rain that was promised was finally making its appearance just in time for us to finish the last few things we had to do.

Opening Day is in just one week and we are so excited for the season to start! Remember to join us on Friday, June 14th where we will take on the Rocky Mountain Vibes with a firework show after the game!