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CURRENT NEWS & PHOTOS PAGE
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NOTICE TO Our District Senior Olympians WHO PLAN
TO ATTEND THE BANQUET:

THE LOCATION OF THE BANQUET HAS CHANGED!

THE BANQUET WILL NOW BE HELD AT HARAHAN GYM INSTEAD OF
MIKE MILEY GYM!

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NOTE - See Menu Item "2008 Olympic Games Results & Photos" FOR
PHOTOS TAKEN DURING THE OLYMPIAD

Congratulations to 2007 District Senior Olympians of the Year:

Janie Witt-Perez and Bill Pryor

NAMES IN THE NEWS - BERNICE BORDELON THROWS HER WEIGHT AROUND

PLANNED EVENTS:

Wellness Seminar - January 2008:

GNO Senior Olympics will present a WELLNESS SEMINAR on SATURDAY, JANUARY 5TH at 9AM.  Registration begins at 8:30, at ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL PARISH HALL, 6249 Canal Blvd, New Orleans.  Our Guest Speaker is DR. THADDEUS TEMPLE, a doctor of Internal Medicine. He will speak on the importance of EXCERCISING as we age. Dr Temple's talk will be followed by a class, "YOGA FOR SENIORS," conducted by JANICE OPPENHEIM. Please come dressed to participate.   REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.  THERE IS NO CHARGE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION and to PRE- REGISTER, CALL 504-834-5279.

Shuffleboard Free Play

Girard Playground, 5300 Irving St, Metairie, beginning November 30, 2007 until March 12, 2008, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM NOON.

Volleyball Free Play

Harahan Gym December - March 2008:

WE WERE BUSY IN NOVEMBER :

OUR ACTIVITIES WERE:

At our November 10 Track & Field Coaching Clinic at King's Grant Playground we met with three local Track & Field coaches, including:

Tulane Track & Field Coach Glenn Smith. THANK YOU, Coach Smith, for a GREAT Coaching Session!

Retired Rummel Track & Field Coach Rome Evans, who is currently a Private-Duty Personal Trainer. Coach Rome displayed superior skill as a coach, as an advisor, and as an old-time Physical Education Teacher.

Brother Martin Track & Field Coach Brad Duplechain. THANK YOU, Coach D, for a your superior coaching skills.

A Times-Picayune Photographer was on hand and submitted the article below.

(Click HERE for a Times-Picayune Article)

ADDITIONALLY:

We are Finalizing the Schedule for the 2008 Senior Games.

We have established each Venue and most Event Coordinators have those Reserved for the 2008 Games.

We have agreed in general on the GNOSO 2008 Entry Application; This will be completed and published by early December 2007.

We are finalizing plans for theJanuary 2008 Wellness Seminar - expected January 17.

We URGE a ll Event Coordinators to plan Seminars/Clinics as a publicity measure.

We discussed the conduct and outcomes of LSOG State Games Critique/Lessons Learned, and are providing written feedback to LSOG.

Next Event Coordinator Meeting: January 9, 2008 at Jefferson Golden Age Center, 7:00 PM.