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    A Senior Moment, Or?

    A Senior Moment, Or?“A senior moment is a tip of the brain ‘Eureka’ moment, not about forgetting, but about remembering the one thing you always wanted to do. Now you can. So do it. Seize your senior moment...

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    Countdown to Senior Games

    Part of my job as the Director of Communications at the Florida Sports Foundation is to publicize the annual Florida Senior Games State Championships. For the last couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to speak with some of the athletes who have...

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    Roger Gentilhomme

    At an age when many people are just happy to be alive, 97-year-old Roger Gentilhomme is competing in multiple sports.

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    Eleanor Hamre

    Eleanor Hamre is 70 years old and one of the fastest female cyclists alive over the age of 50.

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    Ethyl Lehmann

    When she was a young girl, Ethyl Lehmann didn't get to play too many sports. Now 77, she's making up for lost time.

  • Let the Games Begin!

    More than 12,000 super-athletes from around the world gather for the Senior Games.


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    Check out the Senior Resource Alliance Group

    Some members are wondering how to get a blog to appear in a particular group. That's a great question and here's the answer.1: Go to your personal profile page because that's the only place you can write blogs. 2: Click "write a blog" in the "things to do...

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    Adam Shupak

    Golfweek Magazine senior writer Adam Shupak takes us inside the world's biggest golf gathering.


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    Senior Living

    As we grow we learn how to read, to write, drive a car, and how to vote. We never learn how to be old. We never think of being old. And yet, becoming old is a natural turn of events in every person's lives. We all know we will,unless we die, get old!...

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    Right on Target

    Bob Worrell was the oldest archer at the National Senior Games and came away with the gold in his age group and a new record! Find out how he's kept his love for the sport right on target!

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    Florida Senior Games Athletes of the Year honored at Florida's Capitol

    2007 Florida Senior Games State Championships Athletes of the Year honored at Ambassadors for Aging Day   Strength and accuracy play key roles in several sports of the Florida Senior Games State Championships.  For the two athletes who...

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    The Doughnut Dilemma

    Recently, a group of angry people picketed outside their senior home in Mahopac, New York. They carried signs, chanted and drew national attention to their plight. So what had these 70 year olds so upset? Pastry abuse! You see, they were used to...

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    Just a congo-line away from the biggest named cruise lines

    More and more, active adults over the age of 55 are finding travel and adventure an essential part of retirement in Central Florida. To celebrate their longer and fuller lives, Baby Boomers are just looking to have fun more than anything! And now, with...

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    Growing Bolder Receives 2008 Senior Vision Media Award

    The Growing Bolder Media Group is the winner of the 2008 Senior Vision Media Award, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. President and CEO Marc Middleton accepted the award on behalf of the Growing Bolder team.


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    Online Senior Living Library – Information all about Active Adult Living in Central Florida

    Looking for information in books, periodicals, newspapers, and websites can be a research nightmare! CRF Communities now has an online library: a one-stop shop for finding information on active adult lifestyles, senior health and fitness,...

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  • Take Your Marks!
    Give These Guys a Medal

    It takes months -- sometimes years -- of training, sweating and sacrifice to make it to the elite Senior Games, whether it's at the state or national level. So why are some medal winners giving away their trophies? To help those who need a boost.


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    Aging Outside the Box™ Senior Seminar

    VENUE:  “AGING OUTSIDE THE BOX ™” SENIOR SEMINAR DATE:  SATURDAY - MAY 17, 2008 TIME:  10am-2PM-CST (Brunch Served) GUEST SPEAKER:  SHIRLEY W. MITCHELL, National Author/Writer/Syndicated Columnist/Speaker and...

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    Steve Sigler

    Steve Sigler says softball never appealed to him, so he founded a hardball league that is now 45,000 members strong -- and growing.

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    Dinner with your grandparents?

    O.K. – So here’s the deal.  My husband and I took our 11 year old son out for a quick bite to eat tonight at a favorite local restaurant.  Our son is tall and thin and looks much older that his 11 years.  The hostess at the...

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    We have landed in Lee County for The Games

    The 16th Annual Florida Senior Games State Championships begin in Lee County and the City of Cape Coral on Saturday and will continue for eight more days through December 9. During that time, more than 1,600 of Florida's finest athletes age 50 and over...

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  • Grown-Ups Just Want To Have Fun

    The generation that vowed to never trust anyone over 30 ate those words long ago, and these days, they're finding that being a grown-up is actually a lot more fun than they ever could have imagined.


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    We All Get Old

    As we grow we learn how to read, to write, drive a car, and how to vote. We never learn how to be old. We never think of being old. And yet, becoming old is a natural turn of events in every person's lives.We all know we will, ( unless we die), get...

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    Time To Rant: We Won't be Kept in A Zoo

    There's an interesting change underway in the mainstream news media. For years, the 50+ market has been all but ignored. Now, news and stories about you are beginning to pop up everywhere but news and stories for you are still few and far between. What's...

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    Grown-Ups Just Want to Have Fun

    The generation that vowed to never trust anyone over 30 ate those words long ago, and these days, they're finding that being a grown-up is actually a lot more fun than they ever could have imagined.


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    Discover Your Inner Jock

    If you thought your days of competitive sports were behind you, think again.


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    Bats - wood or aluminum

    As a 45 yr old guy trying to compete with kids 20 years my junior, I thought the decision that my league made (Lehigh Valley Men's Senior Baseball League) to switch to wood bats would quickly end my baseball career. I thought that I needed all the help I...

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    Senior Games

    This weekend, some of the best athletes in the world will be duking it out in Florida -- as part of the Florida Senior Games State Championships. It's going to be an incredible 9 days of competition, in events like basketball, cycling, swimming, tennis,...

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    Big Screen Dreams

    One woman's passion for film is paving the way for some senior filmmakers to find success on the big screen.


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    Dreams

    My dream as a child was to be a professional athlete. At some point in my mid-forties, I had to face reality and realize my prospects were slim. I guess having average skills, being slow-footed, and having a lack of desire for practice, contributed to me...

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    Growing Bolder With Computers

    Hello, I'm Greg Horine, Co-Chairman for Publicity for the Lake Sumter Computer Society. If your a senior citizen and want more knowledge about computers, you'll want to join the Lake Sumter Computer Society. The LSCS meets weekly throughout...

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