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Senior Winter Games ready to go

The 2008 Greater Sudbury Senior Winter Games is growing and making a difference in the community. From March to April, participants will engage in 10 events with the hopes of qualifying for the Provincial Senior Winter Games in 2009.
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Norm Fournier is looking forward to the third annual Greater Sudbury Senior Winter Games and the snooker matches.

The 2008 Greater Sudbury Senior Winter Games is growing and making a difference in the community.

From March to April, participants will engage in 10 events with the hopes of qualifying for the Provincial Senior Winter Games in 2009.

This is the third year for the games, and it has grown from 150 participants to 190 people last year.

Organizers expect the growth this year to be 100 percent with as many as 400 people taking part.

The games include curling, duplicate bridge, five-pin bowling, table tennis, men's snooker, women's snooker, badminton, hockey, downhill skiing and skating.

The games are for those 55 and older.

Interested parties can register at the ParkSide Centre at the YMCA.

They can call 673-6227 for more details and information about registering.


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