On January 10th of this year I participated in the Sierra Vista Senior Games and had a great time. Several of the players there told me of the Green Valley Games, so I decided to participate. This year marked the 25th Anniversary of the Green Valley Senior Games in Green Valley, Arizona, March 3-26. The table tennis venue was held March 20th. I drove down on Thursday (March 19th), but found the motels way overpriced, i.e. $95.00 and up, not including tax! Since I have yet to receive any bail-out funds from the Spendulous Package, I decided to find a motel on the south-west side of Tucson. I found a Motel 6 for $42.00, which included tax.
I arrived at the table tennis site at 8:00 AM on the 20th. I was able to help a little with setting up and was able to start warming up around 8:40, with events to begin at 9:00. The facility was quite nice, with ample room and good lighting.
My first event was Men’s Singles, 65-69 years. It was all a lot of fun and I managed to get the gold in this event. (Simply select a picture to enlarge it.)

Visiting between events and matches is a big part of the fellowship of those that “Love the game.” This often offers me an opportunity to witness for my Lord. Generally, this begins by my sharing what I do, i.e. deal with the science in support of the creation viewpoint.
Now that my radio program is available on the internet, sharing is easier, as I can direct many of the complex questions to my site and a specific program or forum of discussion.

The next event was doubles. I was teamed with Jerry, whom I had played in the singles. He’s an excellent player; consistent and conservative (the opposite of me). I really enjoyed being teamed with him and getting to know him a little; a really neat guy. I thought we played quite well considering we hadn’t played together before. We placed third and got the bronze.
The last event for the venue was seeded singles. I’m not sure what criteria were used in setting this up, but I won against the guys they placed me with and received the gold. I really enjoyed these matches, as two of the guys I played, played with a lot of “goo”. For me it is more difficult to play against “goo” than hard-hitting offensive hitters. A couple of players in my home club are “goo” players, which really helps me to play effectively against this style of play.

This was a very pleasant experience and I’m looking forward to participating again next year, Lord willing.






















