{"id":19984,"date":"2025-10-07T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=19984"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:56:52","slug":"kurt-friese-awarded-strasburg-2025-volunteer-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/19984-kurt-friese-awarded-strasburg-2025-volunteer-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Friese Awarded Strasburg 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(STRASBURG MAYOR CINDA HELD WITH KURT FRIESE)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurt Friese has been awarded the Strasburg 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friese&#8217;s letter of nomination read that he has been an outstanding volunteer for Strasburg&#8217;s softball program for 12 years.\u00a0 It was noted that \u201che always had the diamond ready, kept the grass looking nice, and scheduled games until 2024.\u00a0 Under his leadership, softball participation has grown to the point where &#8220;we often have two and sometimes three teams at each age level. He has ensured that each team and age level has had coaches and overseen the selection of teams to provide fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe was instrumental in getting a turface surface on the infield to improve the drainage of the field.\u00a0 This has benefited both girls and boys teams by allowing them to play and practice when the\u00a0field would otherwise be too wet.\u00a0He has always been willing to contribute his time and knowledge for the betterment of the diamond and his teams.\u00a0 Because of his efforts Strasburg has a tradition of successful teams and that tradition carries on through our Junior High and High School softball programs.\u00a0 He has been a great resource for improving the field conditions and helping young people have\u00a0a great\u00a0experience through\u00a0sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurt was presented his award during the Community Weiner Roast held on Friday, September 19 at the Strasburg Park.\u00a0 Presenting the award was Mayor Cinda Held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(STRASBURG MAYOR CINDA HELD WITH KURT FRIESE) Kurt Friese has been awarded the Strasburg 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award. 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