GO GET 'EM GALA; GOLDEN-AGERS JUST HAVE FUN.Byline: John Sanders John Sanders is the name of
It wasn't about the competition. Of course, everyone wanted to have a good showing. But more than that it was about being able to compete. And it was about interacting with other people. And most of all it was about having fun. Nearly 100 senior citizens - some in wheelchairs, some with walkers - from six convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. hospitals and retirement homes gathered Wednesday at Lancaster City Park's Stanley Stanley, town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands, S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. Kleiner Center to compete in the eighth annual Mobility is Freedom Games. ``It's allowing them to come out of their individual facilities and get out with the general public with their peers and be out in the park and have a fun day,'' said Sherrie Schroeder, activities director for the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Nursing Care Center and one of the coordinators of the event. The participants were grouped into two divisions, based on their physical abilities. Division A athletes tossed bean bean, name applied to the seeds of leguminous trees and shrubs and to various leguminous plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) with edible seeds or seed pods (legumes). The genera and species encompassed by the term bean are many and variable. bags, rolled a ball toward a target and bowled. Division B athletes competed in basketball, baseball, flying disc throw and bowling. ``I'll just pick out the easy stuff,'' Antelope Valley Retirement Manor resident Ray Bishop said before competing in his events. ``This is the first time I've ever done it. I think it's awesome.'' The participants aim to win, but everyone gets a blue ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize , Schroeder said. ``I think it is really wonderful to get all of the different groups together to come and compete and enjoy being out,'' said Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns. ``I think it will carry them for months.'' Wearing colored T-shirts to identify their teams, the athletes came from Antelope Valley Nursing Care Center, Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital, Antelope Valley Retirement Manor, High Desert Hospital, Mayflower Mayflower, ship Mayflower, ship that in 1620 brought the Pilgrims from England to New England. She set out from Southampton in company with the Speedwell, Gardens Convalescent Hospital and Lancaster Health Care Center. Volunteers included teen-agers from the Antelope Valley Union High School District's Health Careers Academy, a program for high school students interested in pursuing careers in the medical field. The students kept score, aided participants in events and helped them move from game to game. ``We do this to bring them here, get them out and let them know there is something to live for, still,'' said 16-year-old Holly Kellogg, who is a student at Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). . ``I think it should happen a lot more.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Dorothy Jarvis, in cap, 84, represents Lancaster Health Care Center in the bowling competition. (2 -- color) Lavada Jarnagin, 83, competes in the flying-disc throw on behalf of Antelope Valley Convalescent Hospital. The eighth annual Mobility is Freedom Games, an event for seniors, took place Wednesday at Lancaster City Park. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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