Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Op-ed column - Glen Eddy seniors prove that sports are not just for the young
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Ruth Peterson
My Dad would have loved it. He was an avid bowler who had his own ball, once bowled a perfect game, and had many trophies.
I thought of him often while watching the Eddy Senior Housing Division Wii Olympics. While many seniors were glued to their TVs watching the events in Beijing, 65 people with an equal number of cheering fans gathered at Glen Eddy in Niskayuna to actively compete in virtual bowling. Out of the armchair, onto the bus and into the limelight....
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