HANTS COUNTY, N.S. — About 115 Hants County seniors laced up their shoes or rolled up their sleeves to compete in a variety of fun games earlier this month.
Among those participants was Marg Harris, who, at 102-years-young, is a competitive bridge player.
“I come up every Monday night from East Gore, even when it's snowing, raining,” she said of the weekly games held at the Royal Canadian Legion in Windsor. “I take my time and I get there.”
Harris was one of several dozen seniors who attended the closing ceremony of the Hants Senior Games May 23 at the Hants County War Memorial Community Centre in Windsor. The event featured award certificates for first, second and third place finishers, door prize draws, and a light lunch.
When asked the secret to remaining so mentally fit, Harris chuckled.
“There's no secret,” she said. “If you work (hard)... eat well, sleep well and are good to your neighbour, you'd be surprised.”
Nine venues from throughout West Hants were used during the games, which ran from May 1-19. More than a dozen games were played, from horseshoes and pickleball to cribbage and crokinole.
“This year marks the 29th annual senior games, which started in 1989. The success of the games can be attributed to the dedicated volunteers who meet year round,” said Windsor's Deputy Mayor Laurie Murley during her opening remarks.
The group, chaired by Vera Bower with Barb Frank as its treasurer, consists of Helen Ross, Wilfred Edwards, Carol and Doug Dahr, Ken Pemberton, Marjorie Brightman, Wayne Hamm, Benny Quinn, Alvin Atwell, West Hants Recreation Director Kathy Kehoe and Windsor Recreation Director Dianne Levy.
Warden Abraham Zebian also congratulated the seniors on their achievements and the Windsor and West Hants recreation staff for their support.
“This is great. Every year it gets better and better.”
Wilfred Edwards, 92, was the second eldest competitor. He placed first in auction 45s, and second place in both horseshoes and candle pin bowling (mens 71 and over league).
And the winners are...
Mexican Train Dominoes
1st — Barbara Frank
2nd — Pat Atwell
3rd — Margie McIsaac
Darts
Mens
1st — Benny Quinn
2nd — Wayne Hamm
3rd — Doug Dahr
Womens
1st — Frances Lunn
2nd — Jeannie Clements
3rd — Annie Wilson
Scrabble
1st — Helen Ross
2nd — Barbara Frank
3rd — Marguerite Morrison
Skip-Bo
1st — Alvin and Pat Atwell
2nd — Anne DeBaie and Marylyn Miller
3rd — Annie Wilson and Benny Quinn
Candle Pin Bowling
Womens 55-70 League
1st — Darlene Cummins
2nd — Carolyn Northrupt
3rd — Mary Ann Collister
Womens 65-70 Recreational
1st — Debbie Siler
2nd — Sharon Benedict
3rd — Jean Ramey
Womens 71 and Over League
1st — Annie Wilson
2nd — Audrey Ross
3rd — Sylvia Sanford
Womens 71 and Over Recreational
1st — Faye Beasley
Mens 55-70 League
1st — Gerard Tremblay
2nd — Roy Collister
3rd — Terry Newcombe
Mens 65-70 Recreational
1st — Carl Siler
Mens 71 and Over League
1st — Owen Cochrane
2nd — Wilfred Edwards and Dave Bennet (tie)
3rd — Wayne Lunn
Floor Shuffleboard
1st — Audrey Ross and Brenda LeBlanc
2nd — Doug Dahr and Betty Ann Cochrane
3rd — Marylyn Miller and Gerard Tremblay
Table Tennis
Mens
1st — Brent Reid
2nd — Benny Quinn
3rd — Alvin Atwell
Womens
1st — Carol Dahr
Cribbage
1st — Marylyn Miller and Doug Dahr
2nd — Marguerite Morrison and Doc Morrison
3rd — Frances Lunn and Majorie Brightman
Auction 45s
1st — Wilfred Edwards and Carol Dahr
2nd — Sharon Benedict and Shirley Swinamer
3rd — Jean Ramey and Linda Harvey and Ida Dimock and Carolyn Connors (tie)
Straight 45s
1st — Ida Dimock and Carolyn Connors
2nd — Wayne Hamm and Marylyn Miller/Vera Bower
3rd — Doug Dahr and Lois Smith
Duplicate Bridge
1st — Helen Jukow and Alva Rooney
2nd — Carol MacKenzie and David Perry
3rd — Lorraine Purcell and Margaret Chipman
Crokinole
Mens
1st — David Perry
2nd — Benny Quinn
3rd — Terry Newcombe
Womens
1st — Pat Atwell
2nd — Phyllis Lavers
3rd — Jeannie Clements
Pickleball
Mens Doubles
1st — Harvey O’Tool and Brent Reid
2nd — Steve Lunn and Bill McConnell
3rd — Bob Milne and Dave Matheson
Womens Doubles
1st — Barb Hughes and Janice Demsey Stewart
2nd — Giselle Remme and Renda Vandertoorn
3rd — Pat Lunn and Tina O’Toole
Mixed Doubles
1st — Barb Hughes and Dave Matheson
2nd — Bob Milne and Renda Vandertoorn
3rd — Bill McConnell and Giselle Remme
Canasta
1st — Majorie Brightman and Frances Lunn
2nd — Anne DeBaie and Marylyn Miller
3rd —Doc Morrison and Marguerite Morrison
Hand and Foot
1st — Marjorie Brightman and Frances Lunn
2nd — Vera Bower and Barbara Frank
3rd — Doc Morrison and Marguerite Morrison
Contract Bridge
1st — Audrey Woodman and Karen MacDonald
2nd — Sherry Brideau and Alva Rooney
3rd — Carol MacKenzie and David Perry
Horseshoes
1st — Wayne Hamm and Jocelyne Plourde
2nd — Jeannie Clements and Wilfred Edwards
3rd — Mary Anne Collister and Ken Pemberton
Washer Toss
1st —Audrey Woodman and Fred Sanford
2nd — Faye Beazley and Redge Lyon
3rd — Jocelyne Plourde and Carl Siler
