Scotland Place Senior Center provides a bee hive of activities for adults 55 years of age and older.

Exercise classes, senior social clubs, arts and crafts and informational programs to them on the cutting-edge of health care, personal financial planning, legal documents every older person needs and of course providing competitive opportunities in both Athletics and the Arts are what you will discover when you become an active participant in these programs sponsored, in part, by Scotland County Parks and Recreation.

Scotland County Senior Games participants stay in shape year-round and compete in their favorite sports or exhibit their artistic talents during the Local Senior Games each spring at several venues here in Scotland County.

Medal winners in the local games are qualified to participate in the NC State finals held each fall. This year we had eighteen athletes return from the state games with thirty medals. Most medalists from the state games are then qualified to participate in the National Senior Olympics which are held every two years.

This year on the 25th Anniversary of our NC State games there were over 3,000 participants vying for awards in 50 or more events. Seniors compete in separate categories by gender and by age in 5 year increments.

This year's Opening Ceremony was held on Thursday, September 24 at WakeMed Soccer Stadium, Raleigh, NC beginning with a Parade of Participants, recognition of Torch Bearers from prior years and the entrance of the flame carried by this year's Torch Bearers, Alden and Nan Johnson of Scotland County. North Carolina Senior Games was started in 1983 as a year-round health promotion and education program for North Carolinians 55 years of age and better.

This year there were over 60,000 participants in the 54 local games that serve all 100 counties in the state. Senior games is a holistic approach to body, mind and spirit, staying fit while enjoying company of friends, family, fans and volunteers. State Games is sponsored state wide by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services.

Qualification for next year's State Finals will be held in the spring of 2010 at Scotland County Senior Games. For information on Senior Games or Senior Activities at Scotland Place, please call (910)276-2585.

Scotland County's state medalists listed by Name, Activity, Place and Score or Time

are:

Eleanor Adeimy 1500m Race Walk 14:55.40 Gold

Bettye Briggs Bowling, mixed doubles Silver 1109

Tommy Everett Bowling, mixed doubles Silver 1109

Alden Johnson Silver Striders fun Walk

Nan Johnson Discus throw Silver 40ft.8in.

Shot put Bronze 18ft.8in.

Florence McKay Bowling, doubles Bronze 758

Paul McKay Bowling,doubles Gold 763

Football throw Silve 90

Softball throw Silver 47ft.8in.

Spincasting Gold 8

Croquet Silver

Horseshoes Silver

Shuffleboard Silver

Curtis Monroe Shuffleboard Silver

Herbert Nelson Bowling, doubles Gold

763

Martin Rademacher Cycling 5K Bronze

11:14.58

Sally Rademacher Cycling 5K Gold

11:41.69

Cycling 10K Gold 24:05.28

100 m Dash Bronze 00:21.56

Lib Sandlin Shuffleboard Silver

Alfred Snead Silver striders

5K Race Walk

Bronze 42:33.15

Dorothy Thomaskewski Shuffleboard Silver

Stanley Thomaskewski Shuffleboard Bronze

Beulah Weinreis Bowling, doubles Bronze

758

Carlton White Tennis, singles Bronze

Norwood Wooten Basketball shooting Gold

14

Softball throw Silver 124ft. 7in.

Spin casting Gold 40