It’s time for the London Senior Games’ 2017 Winter Program, which is being held at various locations throughout London in November and December, with the kind cooperation of the City of London Recreation Department, the Central YMCA, Strokers Billiards, Longworth Retirement, Chartwell Residence, Fleetway, and Boler Mountain Ski facility.
All residents of London, aged 55+, are invited to participate in some friendly competition or to volunteer to help events run smoothly. Winners from these events will qualify for the OSGA 55+ Provincial Games in Cobourg, ON to be held Feb. 21-23, 2017.
Twelve events are planned: Badminton, Curling, Ice Hockey, Prediction Skating, Volleyball, 10 Pin bowling, Duplicate Bridge, Table Tennis, Squash, Crokinole, and Nordic and Alpine Skiing (if it snows!).
You may enter individually or as part of a team. Registration forms are generally available at the various Community Centres and seniors’ residences.
Full details are available on our website: www.londonseniorgames.com. Or you can call Mitch Lupa at 519-453-1566.
Summer Senior Games Highlight
The Ontario 55+ Summer Games were held in the Midland area in August, 2016. Pickleball is the most popular sport for competitions, and London had a couple — Bernadette and Doug Pitt — who took part in the pickleball competition in their first Ontario Senior Games. They had a fabulous time, enjoyed great games, met some wonderful people, and ate delicious food. We hope they will do it again!
Submitted by Kim Benke
