Omega Challenge will give seniors a chance to practice
skills
Date Published: July 31, 2000
... By CHUCK MYRON KINGSPORT - The Senior Games remind those
older than 50 all across the nation to keep their bodies in
shape. The Kingsport Senior Center wants those same seniors to
stay in shape from the neck up, too. So the Kingsport Senior
Center this fall will present the Omega Challenge, which is
modeled after Odyssey of the Mind, a mental olymp ...
Whorton takes over at Kingsport Senior Center
Date Published: April 11, 1999
... KINGSPORT - There's something familiar about the new
director of the Kingsport Senior Center. Kathryn Whorton, who
was selected to head the center last month, previously served
as the center's program leader. Whorton said she's excited
about her expanded role at the facility. A top priority, she
said, is letting the community know all the senior center has
to offer. "One of my goals is goin ...
Seniors realize importance of keeping fit
Date Published: March 18, 1998
... o tell you. "I'm 70 years old and I am in great shape,''
she announces. Behind Grills, the clank of weights and soft
whir of machines are familiar sounds in the exercise room at
the Kingsport Senior Center. "I need to have something that
keeps me going,'' Grills said. "I very seldom let anything
interfere with this at eight o'clock in the morning.'' Like
Grills, many of tho ...
