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  • No-peanut zone makes Fifth Third Ballpark safe haven (Peanut Fascists strike again)

    06/15/2004 8:21:01 AM PDT · by Sabertooth · 142 replies · 825+ views
    Grand Rapids Press ^ | June 3rd, 2004 | Shannon Vesper
    Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack ... This familiar line from the baseball anthem "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" doesn't have the same happy meaning for Timothy Haverkamp that it does for most fans. Timothy, a first-grader from Ada Elementary, is allergic to peanuts. "He was allergic to everything when he was little. His brother is allergic to peanuts, too," Jane Haverkamp, Timothy's mother, said. "He never had a life-threatening emergency with peanuts, but we don't keep any at home." Timothy attended Wednesday's West Michigan Whitecaps game without fear of an attack. The team hosted its second...