Olympic Action, Close to Home
Village Grande of West Windsor has established itself as a community leader in an unlikely category: Senior Olympics. Village Grande has won gold medals in billiards, swimming, men’s table tennis, and men’s tennis. Village Grande residents also won silver medals in bocce and foul shooting. The medals will be awarded at a ceremony on Sunday, September 26, at the clubhouse by co-directors Bonnie Heller and Andrea Pitluk.
Senior Olympic competitions have been a part of life in Monroe and Monmouth counties for 14 years and now Village Grande is the first community from Mercer County to compete. Open to people ages 55 and older, the 2004 competition began in May, starting with the opening ceremonies and the first event – race walking. Each event is held at a different community – competition ends Monday, August 16.
Captains of the Village Grande teams include Shirley Sherman, women’s and men’s race walking; Bob Curran, bocce; John Hsu, table tennis; Marie Calogero, shuffleboard; Michael Heller, foul shooting; Pat O’Brien, women’s tennis; Pat O’Brien, men’s tennis; Norman Levine and Pat O’Brien, mixed doubles tennis; Debbie Baker, swimming; and Jean Bonnici, bowling. Over 100 participants from Village Grande include:
Mary Allen, Ken Avidon, Jerry Balan, Howard Barsky, Danny Bendavid, Jack Blackin, Paul Boehmcke, Jean Bonnici, John Bonnici, Judi Byrne, Marie Calogero, Rocco Calogero, Denise Canner, Mike Canner, Al Chasen, Herb Cohen, Richard Cohen, Tony Crispe, Bob Curran, and Marge Curran.
Also Frank Dargenzio, Allen Deitch, Manny DiTeresi, Pat Dolan, Paul Eland, Mike Epstein, Gordon Finman, Susan Finman, Ed Gardiner, Fran Gasman, Stanley Goldner, Stu Goodman, Finman Gordon, and Gail Green. Clyde Hall, Michael Heller, Bonnie Heller, Ann Hittner, Len Hittner, John Hsu, and Jimmy Janusz.
Also John Keenan, Sally Keenan, Andy Klein, Bob Lager, Amy Lerner, Len Lerner, Norman Levine, Selma Levine, Madeline Lightman, Marty Lightman, Judy Lovitch, Allan Marcus, Barbara Marcus, Vinnie Marino Fred Allen Markus, Rich Meyer, and Gary Mincieli.
Also Pat O’Brien, Carol Pam, Ron Pam, Phil Parisi, Andrea Pitluk, Paul Pitluk, Art Pittius, Gerry Pontbriand, John Rosko, Milt Rubien, Joanne Ryan, Ray Ryan, Rozalie Sachar, Tom Sachar, John Santillo, Pat Schaudel, Jerry Sherman, Fred Sherman, Shirley Sherman, Maurice Silberman, Neila Smith, Jack Solnik, Leo Stevens, and Lillian Stevens.
Also Benita Tropin, Stu Unger, Nick Vlatys, Kathy Volante, CK Wang, Anne Weidler, Sid Weinstein, Norman Weintraub, Gloria Weiss, Garry Weisser, Peter Worms, and Ruth Worms.
