Senior Olympics 2008

SouthWest Lawn Bowls

Southern California

(Please note: This is the tournament erroneously scheduled on the SWLBA calendar as the Senior 55+ Games on June 8th.)
Senior Olympics

Saturday, June 21st

at the Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club

Two 14-end games

Lunch provided FREE by the Senior Center

Qualification: Age 50 by December 31st, 2008

Enter as an individual....blind draw to decide teams.

You'll be competing against your own age group.

Announcements: 8:45, Begin: 9:00 AM

Medal Ceremony After the Second Game!!

Preferred position: ( ) skip ( ) vice ( ) lead

Entry fee: $20, payable to the Pasadena Senior Center

Mail application to: 85 East Holly Street, Pasadena, CA 91103

Click here for complete flyer and entry application

CONFIRMED ENTRIES

RESULTS

It was hot, very hot, but that didn't stop the 36 indomitable seniors who
stepped out onto the Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club green and started to play the first of two triples games that would decide who would win the medals.

Run by the Pasadena Senior Center, and coordinated by Bob Ratcliffe of the Pasadena club, the Senior Olympics is a fun event for those people that have reached the age of 50. The oldest lady contestant was a sprightly Freddie Hinson, of the Long Beach club, looking decades younger than her 88 years, and the senior male contestant was George Rajacich, who skipped in both games, and admitted to being 92. The games are organized as two blind draws, but effectively you play against everyone in your age group in order to decide the medal positions.

It is a popular tournament for those bowlers in the immediate area, and is also enjoyed by people who visit from other areas. E.B. Parkell was down from San Francisco again to enjoy the festivities. A great lunch was provided by the Senior Center, along with snacks and drinks provided by the Pasadena club and included the 200 bottles of water to keep everyone hydrated as the temperature pushed relentlessly towards 100 degrees.

The medal winners:

Ladies
55-59 Gold Brenda Abernathy, Silver Cecilia Tong
60-64 Gold Pat Hudson
65-69 Gold Gisela Schmid, Silver Ally Yu, Bronze Bernadine Crabtree
75-79 Gold Shirley Price, Silver Florence Barclay, Bronze Irma Patton
80-84 Gold Harriet Jacobson
85-89 Gold Freddie Hinson

Men
50-54 Gold James Tse
55-59 Gold Robert Ramage
60-64 Gold Tom Petersmeyer, Silver Kay Tong, Bronze Gary Jones
65-69 Gold David Child, Silver Tom Ly, Bronze Albert Schmid
70-74 Gold Colin Stead, Silver Joe Yu, Bronze Eugene Plunkett
75-79 Gold Robert Schmalholz, Silver Howard Shear, Bronze Alex Tse
80-84 Gold Vern Edwards, Silver Duane Markus, Bronze James Quinn
85-89 Gold Bob Maase
90-94 Gold George Rajacich