Bingo: Trying to be chance’s chosen one
February 28, 2002 — When Bernie Olejnik took his seat behind the Bingo King Autotronic 7600, everybody shut up. Many in the crowd of nearly 100 at the Gainesville Elks Lodge on Sunday had been waiting more than an hour for this moment — waiting patiently for that first bright numbered ball to separate itself [...]
Sea Kayaking: Taking a paddle to old age
May 8, 2001 — Gene Teany is beat up.
A lifetime in the Army and three tours of duty in Vietnam will do that to you.
Teany is 65 years old. He [...]
Bicycling: Keeping up with Corry
February 20, 2001 — Corry Moolenaar just kept on going.
Steady and sure, she emerged on the horizon, pedaling persistently.
I caught my breath as her [...]
Swimming: Nothing can stop Alice Adams
July 25, 2000 — The moon sets. The sun rises. Happens every morning.
It’s easy to take it all for granted.
But not for Alice Adams. [...]
Tai Chi: ‘Waving hands like cloud, spreading wings like crane’
February 29, 2000 — The scars tell the story of the toughest battle of David Monroe’s life.
They dot his abdomen. They serve as a constant reminder of the disease that wreaked havoc on [...]
Senior’s Tennis: ‘It’s not hit and giggle, either’
December 22, 1998 — John Odegaard met his wife on a tennis court in 1950. He almost died on a tennis court in 1998.
Actually, there was a period of time when the 72-year-old Odegaard was clinically dead. He was lying on his back on an indoor tennis court in Ashland, Oregon and his heart stopped [...]