4 0 ▁keen , ▁young ▁girls ▁wanting ▁to ▁play ▁soft ball . ▁Transport ation ▁to ▁J ells ▁Park ▁was ▁a ▁problem , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁local ▁Association . ▁From ▁this ▁decision ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁School ▁Girls ▁So ft ball ▁Association ▁was ▁born . ▁Tw elve ▁sides ▁were ▁field ed ▁and ▁Ly nd ale ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁their ▁home ▁ground . ▁ ▁Interest ▁in ▁soft ball ▁continued ▁throughout ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁So ft ball ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁as ▁many ▁adult s ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁playing ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁In aug ural ▁President ▁Mr ▁Ivan ▁D unn ▁proposed ▁the ▁motion ▁that ▁“ The ▁assemble d ▁represent atives ▁form ▁a ▁D anden ong ▁So ft ball ▁Association ”. ▁ ▁The ▁Early ▁Years ▁( 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁Original ▁Office ▁Bear ers ▁ ▁President : ▁Mr ▁Ivan ▁D unn ▁ ▁Vice ▁President : ▁Mrs ▁B ▁Bo yle ▁ ▁Secretary : ▁Mrs ▁M ▁Hol t ▁ ▁Tre as urer : ▁Mr ▁Norm ▁Hamilton ▁ ▁Manager : ▁Mr ▁R ▁Cro com be ▁ ▁Aud itor : ▁Mr ▁R . F . D unn ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Season ▁saw ▁ 2 5 ▁teams ▁entered ▁across ▁all ▁ages ▁at ▁Ly nd ale ▁High ▁School ▁with ▁local