Kathryn got recruited to join a Women’s 65+ volleyball team playing in the Maryland Senior Games. Over the course of the year she played in the nationals in FL, state qualifiers in NY, MS, PA MD, NJ and the Huntsman Senior Olympics in Utah..
My John Deere 2020 Tractor (circa 1976) developed corrosion around the rear tire valves – not an unusual situation due to the fact the tires are filled with calcium chloride. Casenovia Equipment recommended MAX TIRES for the repair.
Kathryn was invited to play on a 65+ Pennsylvania volleyball team capturing a silver medal.
We went on the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour. The tour was awesome and educational; coal mining was a tough career choice – dangerous work, low pay, standing in water, unscrupulous owners,
Kathryn organized a woman’s age 65+ team to play in Massachusetts Senior Games. They secured a silver medal and ahe lack of other teams in the age bracket automatically qualified them for the Nationals in Pittsburgh in 2023.
Eric enrolled in Erie County Community College, the largest community college in NYS. He rented a studio apartment in Collegiate Village which houses only college students.
This is a view of the Steuben Valley, from where we play pick up volleyball on Wednesdays. We are lucky to live and play in such a beautiful place.
Tuesday nights we play in a league at 12 North, Friday’s we play with a group of seniors in Syracuse.
125 members of the Skelly clan celebrated their family reunion. Perfect weather, great venue, lots of activities for kids, good food and friendly people. Fran’s portion of the tribe.
The weather conditions weren’t ideal – misty rain , cool temps and strong gusts of wind when the forecast merely called for cool temperatures. Kathryn came home from the – Empire State Senior Games track meet with 3 golds and 2 silvers. She successfully executed two strategic maneuvers:
1) in the 800 meter she locked onto her primary competitor until the final turn and then picked up her pace to finish 10-15 yards ahead
2) in the subsequent 1500m her competitor tried the same strategy on her, trailing until the final turn and catching Kathryn who then unleashed an awesome kick resulting in applause from the spectators and a decisive win.