St. Marys catches Blue Jays fever

The sign looks great lit up at night as the town catches Blue Jays fever.

By Wendy Lamond

It was so great to see the town getting swept up in Blue Jays fever.

Town employees John Hahn and Jed Kelly were the masterminds and worked with Forman Electric to get the Blue Jays sign put up on the town hall. Go Blue Jays!!

The home of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is standing behind the Jays as they play in the World Series for the first time in 32 years against the L.A. Dodgers

The blue jay sign is part of the seasonal display at Milt Dunnell field. The letter D that surrounds the Blue Jays mascot, Ace, is in memory of Doug Hicks, who passed away in 2003 while playing softball at Milt Dunnell. Hicks was a big Blue Jays fan.

According to Kelly, the initial idea to light up the sign for the series came from Hahn, who heads up the town’s outdoor parks operations.

“We tossed location ideas around then ultimately we decided to see if Forman Electric could make it work on the side of the town hall using the seasons-greeting mounts,” Kelly said.

It didn’t take much convincing to get Forman Electric on board. Forman added the animated “go!” and kept it a secret, making the sign look even more entertaining.

The town plans to keep the Blue Jays light going on the town hall until the series is finished and then staff will switch back to seasonal lighting.

Go Jays!