'GATOR' STORY WINS THE PRIZE.Byline: Nathaniel Greely Staff Writer GLENDALE - For Jo Crawford, the golden years Noun 1. golden years - the time of life after retirement from active work time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state began when she was just 30, and an alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. sauntered into the front yard of her home in Ferriday, La. At least, that's the story Crawford told - a tale that garnered her a new Dell computer as the winner of the ``Blast From the Past'' essay contest, sponsored by Adventist Health's Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Medical Foundation. Contestants were asked to complete the sentence, ``If I could re-live any year it would be...,'' and Crawford chose the day in 1961 that an alligator came calling. ``I thought `Why not enter?','' Crawford, now 70, said during an awards ceremony on Wednesday. ``Writing gave me something to do to feel useful.'' The foundation sponsored the contest in an effort to interest seniors in the hospital's illness-prevention and quality-of-life services. ``The hospital is not just a place you go when you are sick. It's better to be proactive about health care before you get sick,'' said Iris Weil, the foundation's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Crawford works as a bookkeeper and a baby sitter but appeared to be pondering pon·der v. pon·dered, pon·der·ing, pon·ders v.tr. To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care. v.intr. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care. a new career as she unwrapped her new computer. ``I plan to make a little money with this,'' she said. ``I could write about the day my bird dog came home in a taxi cab...'' |
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