The Vegas Voice 8-20

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Wait Till Next Year
By: Liz Palmer / NSG
It’s 2020, the 40 th anniversary of the Nevada
Senior Games, but our celebration will have to be
postponed until next year.
Sadly, our Board of Directors voted to cancel
our 2020 Games – the COVID Monster was simply
too much to overcome. We did our best to “control the controllables”
by preparing a sanitation protocol for athletes (and volunteers) and
designing disinfecting procedures for our competitions, as well as
securing personal protective equipment for all participants.
But Nevada’s mask directive caused us to cancel all indoor sports.
Combine that with climbing infection rates for Nevada and surrounding
states (we get a lot of out of state athletes) along with several of our venues
being in jeopardy regarding our usage – and suddenly the decision was
simply out of our hands.
This was tough. All our Board of Directors, Executive Staff, and Sports
Coordinators were keenly disappointed that we would not be able to
promote and advocate health and wellness for our senior community
through our Games this Fall. Obviously, the safety and well-being of
everyone remains foremost in importance.
We will extend a 100% refund on registration and events fees to all 2020
registrants. If you are a registrant, please check your email in the next few
days for all relevant information.
The National Senior Games Association has likewise taken into
account the cancellation of games for many states. Since this is a
qualifying year, they have implemented qualifying standards based upon
previous year’s participation.
Chances are you are already qualified for the 2021 Nationals next
November in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Please see their website at www.
nsga.com for qualifying information.
The Nevada Senior Games will plan for a bigger and better Games in
September and October of 2021 and we will do it with YOU, our friends
and supporters! We’re already looking forward to designing a new athlete
t-shirt, ordering medals, securing our venues, and making sure that next
year’s competition has everything illustrated by our motto “Fitness For
The Fun Of It!”
Put the Nevada Senior Games on your calendar for 2021! We’re looking
forward to welcoming you.
Liz Palmer is the Executive Director of the Nevada Senior Games.
For more information on how you can participate, contact Liz at:
702/242-1590 or by email: Nevadaseniorgames@outlook.com.
August 2020
The Pain of it All
By: Mike Landry / Golf Fore Ever
Well it’s over – my knee surgery was a success
and now I’m on my way to recovery. This is one
experience that I wish I could have skipped in my
life, but that wasn’t to be.
The boredom of sitting around with ice on my knee several times each
day and going from my bedroom to my recliner is making a path in the
carpet. The pain I feel during the day is tolerable and getting better each
day, but the night is different.
I only get about 4-5 hours’ sleep before I wake up with pain and forced
to the recliner and more ice. The physical therapy is going great, my knee
is quite functional and I’m walking very well with no help from a cane
or walker.
After 35 days since the surgery, I went putting for 30 minutes and did
some chipping for the first time. I chipped just like before. I sure hope for
the same results when I finally pick up my irons.
But enough about me!
As a result of being laid up, I watch more PGA golf than ever before. The
golf I watched is nothing short of excellent – even without spectators, it’s
still good to watch.
What do you all think of Bryson DeChambeau and what he’s doing to
the game? It is exciting to watch golf right now with DeChambeau driving
the ball 364 yards…are you kidding me?
I must say he works hard and is totally dedicated to taking his game to
another level. He’s shaking things up on the golf scene by doing things
never done before – such as all his irons being of the same length and
his decision to put on a weight.
Whatever he’s doing seems to be working and the doubters out there
are beginning to quiet down. During the first 5 rounds since the restart of
the 2020 season, he’s finished in the top 10 all five weeks and winning last
week. All I can say is “Wow!”
Until then, hit “em” straight!
Mike Landry resides in Sun City MacDonald Ranch and is a
member of Winterwood Men’s Golf Association.. He can be reached
at: airmikel1@cox.net