SENIOR GAMES CEREMONY SET FOR TONIGHT.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer Hundreds of seniors from Ventura County and parts of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County are expected to participate in the fourth annual Moorpark Senior Games, which officially kick off tonight with a ceremony at City Hall. An estimated 300 seniors are expected to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in 17 events, ranging from basketball to bridge. ``We started the Senior Games so that we could have an opportunity to get together,'' said Carol Ghens, Moorpark Senior Center coordinator. ``It's a big social event, and they get to meet other seniors in a variety of activities. And it's proved to be such a success that we've added events.'' In a meeting of the generations, about 80 elementary and middle school children will form doubles teams with seniors in the basketball key shots and checkers checkers, game for two players, known in England as draughts. It is played on a square board, divided into 64 alternately colored—usually red and black or white and black—square spaces, identical with a chessboard. events. ``We wanted to interact with the younger generation,'' Ghens said. ``Some children perhaps don't have grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl locally and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. , so we thought it might be a fun event. And the students seem to like it as much as the seniors do.'' This is the third year that children have participated in the games. Competition will start at 8 a.m. Thursday with golf at Sinaloa Park in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and conclude Oct. 15 with walking events at Poindexter Park. A free barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. for participants will be held after the awards ceremony. For more information, contact Ghens at (805) 529-6864, ext. 260. |
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