Canton Seniors Celebrate Earned Medals From 10th Annual Western Wayne County Senior Olympics

Canton seniors represented their community well in the 10th Annual Western Wayne County Senior Olympics by collecting the most medals of any competing city or township. Canton’s Senior Olympians, who competed from August 18-22, led the way in participation with 100 competitors, gold medals earned with 42, and total medals received with 85.

Canton’s medal-winning seniors included:

Gold Medalists: Janette Allen – Pickleball; Fran Amico – Trivia; Larry Binstock – Trivia; Janet Brady – Bocce Ball, Football Throw, Marksmanship; Linda Breakie – Scrabble; Lee Camilleri – Trivia; Deborah Chamulak – Baking (Pies), Baking (Cakes); Mildred Cook – Bowling; Louis Cooper – Golf; Hassan Darouie – Bocce Ball, Tennis (Singles); Annette Garner – Softball Throw; Virginia Garner – Basketball Shoot; Jerry Gawura – Bean Bag Toss, Frisbee Toss, Horseshoes, Softball Throw; David Gondoly – Pinochle; Susan Gondoly – Trivia; Edward A. Grimm – Bowling; Mike Hora – Bridge; Savitri Hora – Wii Bowling; Christine Jarski – Trivia; Phillip Jarski – Trivia; Barbara Kemper – Golf; Bud Krukowski – Golf, Golf (Closest to the Pin); Chuck Lebert – Trivia; Ann Lineberry – Euchre; Paul Meador – Frisbee Toss; Stan Michalik – Billiards; Joan Mobley – Tennis (Doubles); Robert Olmsead – Bridge; Bob Porterfield – Pickleball; Deborah Rose – Pickleball; Carolyn Sanford – Bowling; Jean Schwentor – Tennis (Singles), Tennis (Doubles); John Tank – Tennis (Singles); and Chris Walis – Golf

Silver Medalists: Janet Brady – Basketball Shoot, Soccer Kick; Robert Campbell – Pinochle; Deborah Chamulak – Baking (Breads); Hassan Darouie – Frisbee Toss; William Farmer – Billiards; Rosemary Fruit – Euchre; Jack Marschak – Tennis (Singles); Paul Meador – Bean Bag Toss, Football Throw, Marksmanship, Soccer Kick; Stella Nadeau – Pinochle; Barbara Rosbury – Wii Bowling; Brenda Rountree – Golf; Curtis Sanford – Basketball Shoot, Bowling; Harold Shanks – Billiards; John Tank – Tennis (Doubles); James Thomas – Golf; and Melvin Wiley – Golf.

Bronze Medalists: Laura Anderson – Golf; Janet Brady – Bean Bag Toss, Softball Throw; Michele Braidwood – Golf; Bob Campbell – Euchre; Virginia Garner – Soccer Kick; Marie Gentz – Creative Writing; Susan Gondoly – Bean Bag Toss; Mike Hora – Wii Bowling; Christine Jarski – Pinochle; Frederick Jasmer – Bowling; Theresa Kain – Golf; Peter Lioi – Basketball Shoot; Roswitha Mann – Golf; Cheryl Moriarty-Davis – Golf; Janis Orman – Pinochle; Dick Reome – Tennis (Singles); Elizabeth Richards – Golf; Harold Shanks – Bowling; Maria Winters – Golf; and Tom Yatch – Billiards.

Other communities competing in the Senior Olympics were Belleville, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Livonia, Northville/Northville Township, Plymouth/Plymouth Township, Redford Township, Sumpter Township, Van Buren Township, Wayne and Westland. Westland finished second behind Canton in participants (91), gold medals (23) and total medals (77). In total, 566 Western Wayne seniors competed and won 483 medals.

Canton’s seniors are served by the Canton Senior Center, Club 55+, which provides year-round social, recreational and educational activities, and also serves as an informational resource for those 55 and better. For more information on Canton’s senior programs, call 734/394-5485 or visit cantonfun.org.