Mom called. She was a “Hockey Mom” decades ago when I enjoyed being involved with the Butte Amateur Hockey Association. My niece, Violet, was about to join up and see if she liked the sport. They came by so we could suit her up at my house and then off with the camera we went.

These are photos and video from that day, September 22, 2019.

My niece coaxed me into running home to get my skates for the free skate portion at the end. I had not put them on since at least 1994 and it showed! She told me that I did great…

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