Throwing the opening pitch

By BETH SUDA/Missourian

May 12, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT

From left, Tom Atkins, Mayor Darwin Hindman and Commissioner Skip Elkin in unison throw the first pitch at the dedication of Thomas E. "Country" Atkins Jr. Memorial Park on Monday. Atkins donated the 80-acre property to Columbia and Boone County with the intention that it be developed for youth recreation.

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