BOWING 10 YEARS

I started to bowl for the PTA in Buena Park CA. We had a sitter at the alley for our children and it was fun. I throw a backup ball and that sometimes can be a disadvantage for me and then it can be an advantage too.

This year I received my 10 year participant identification with Huntsman World Senior Games. It was really exciting for me, seems like it was taking me forever but I guess as seniors, 10 years is a long time. It has been 10 years since I got my first GOLD MEDAL. I was bowling with John in mixed doubles. It was a real shock when I was told we had won the GOLD in our age category; 60-64. I don't remember all of the medals I've won but I do remember some of them.
John had a bowling case made for me one Christmas showing the first few medals . That is why I can remember some of the ones I received. 2000 Bronze Doubles and Bronze In the" All Event category" for my age group. I was shocked and very pleased. There were a lot of bowlers and I never dreamed that could happen to me. :) I also received a Bronze for mixed doubles that year. 2001 Silver in mixed doubles and Bronze in Doubles.
It got harder and harder for John to bowl with me because of his involvement in the softball division so last yer I was really heart broken when he decided he couldn't bowl with me so I picked my team members, Ted Kezos, Pat Guckenburg, Arlene Rammage and my self. What a shock when we took the GOLD. We really gave John a bad time, I don' t think he medaled last year. Ted has been a friend for may years and we've know Pat a long time also and Arlene was her friend so it was fun. It was Arlene's first time to bowl in the games also and that is just icing on the cake for those of us who are lucky enough to get a medal when we bowl for the first time and if you can walk away with the Gold then you are really happy. We have taken teams to Reno NV and bowled. One year Pam went with us. We bowl together on a Tues night Mixed League and it is fun. David, her husband use to bowl with us but the last two years he has been the 3rd man member and Annette was our 3rd women but with the price of gas this year she has opted not to bowl and we really miss her. Our daughter, Jane, will be old enough to bowl with me and that is my big desire, to bowl with my daughters in the games. We have had several mother daughters combination and they have so much fun and I know that we'd have fun if we can just convince her to do it one year. If I can find a picture of me with a medal I'll post it.
This year I bowled doubles with Marge Jones, a first time bowler with the games .
We won the Gold and she was so excited and I was also John and I bowled mixed doubles and took the bronze. I qualified for all the categories except for the team. Our third lady, , Vera Connor(s) pulled a ham string and wasn't able to bowl her usual score when we bowled the first time. All together I bowled a total of 21 games. I bowled better than I've bowled in two years. If you qualify in everything you can bowl 24 games and that is a lot of games and can be hard on your body. But what fun when you win!!!
The games have a new logo this year and I wanted a medal so bad. I had no idea we would get the Gold. I think this is the first time we haven't been to the awards ceremony, it was fun knowing we were getting a medal and made it easier for John and I to head out to Phoenix for a championship softball game and then another tournament. Busy busy life we lead at times. They tell me that is what keeps us young, and young I want to be so I'm glad we can still go and do different activities together.
Bowling is a fun sport and you get to meet a lot of friends and also get some different exercise with muscles you don't always use.

HUNTSMAN SENEIOR GAMES---SOFTBALL 65+ AND 70+

HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIOR GAMES : OCTOBER 6-18 2008

This year there were 535 teams registered. There were There were 57 women's teams Some 22 years ago John and Daisy Morgan started the Senior Games of St. George. They wanted to bring some revenue into the town this little town. They were at the Hilton Hotel. There were just a handful of participants and John wasn't sure he should keep it going but his sweet wife Daisy said yes.
In 1989 John Peters brought his team from players he had played with in CA. He had just turned 54. They had come from many different areas and some had never played ball after they had left the area, but Ted Kezos and John have been playing ball together for some 45 years. The year he came there were just 12 teams. It took John 13 years to win a medal. His granddaughter Sariah Hafen, age 4, ask him if he was ever going to win a game. My father, Alvie Russell Henline, use to ask him,"John if you're in charge why can't you put yourself on a winning team?" We've had many laughs about that statement over the years.
2005 was the year John turned 70 and had his two daughters came to help him as field directors on diamonds 6 and 7. They were a big help and posted games like as never have been posted since. John decided to play up with the 70's instead of down with the 65 team. They were in the 70 A division and advanced to the medal round .
On October 14, 2005 the Wintercrest Team was playing SO Cal Jets for the championship . We were on diamond 2 and it was 1:30 p.m. Our players were ready and anxious to play. Pam and David Munsterman, Jane Guthrie, Annette Hafen and I were there watching the game. The final score was Wintercrest 20 and So Cal Jets 9. John is still wondering how they won. We said "It was because we were all there cheering you on." This is the first Gold Medal he had won. We were so proud of him and we cried with joy and excitement.!!! Here is a photo of the team!!! This second picture of us -David who had to go back to work and didn't stay for the cheering section photo. The photo underneath is to prove to Sariah and Grandpa Pete that she was there for one of his games. 10/05/05 That was the first week, 65+ The second week was for the 70+teams.

October, 10, 2007, JOHN PETERS was inducted into the HUNTSMAN WORLD HALL OF FAME. As a participant for 19+ years and counting and 13 years as a coordinator for many sports but his real claim to fame is 4000+ players and 330 teams happy. Scheduling 1,000 games on 16 fields, with 40 divisions and all this in 11 days. This is like 42 mini tournaments within one huge tournaments. John does it all and does it well. "A little error in scheduling is a huge problem. That is why we have JOHN do this job" ! - Hall of Fame Committee.
The biggest surprise was having his daughter Jane Guthrie drive from Highlands Park, CO to attend this special event. Our daughters have a way of many great and wonderful surprises for special events such as this, and we are so grateful to them. Paul Peters, our son, who lives in Oceanside,CA was unable to attend but he was there in spirit. A special thanks to all of them. Love,Mom

HUNTSMAN SENIOR GAMES 2008
John played on two teams this year.65+ first week and the second week he played and coached the 70+ team. These teams were not his traveling team. He had players who were from here and there the first week and they didn't advance to the medal round but it was still fun??? The scond week he all his players were from St. George. Many of these players haven't really played in tournaments, but some had traveled to Mesquite for tournament play. These teams all practice twice a week, two games are played a day. They are there for the fellowship and exercise that they enjoy and need. They were thrilled to win in the round robin games. After they seeded they were playing for a birth in the medal round. They won and kept on winning. They ended up winning the Silver Medal and we were so proud of them. Below are pictures that were taken. We had a new photographer this year and he did photos a little different. We've never had a photo with our sponsors and the medal we won. Really neat. Thanks HWSG . :)
Can any of our family pick out people they know? Ted Kezos, John Peters, Gary Nelson? All together John played 14 games in two weeks.

Wheel chair and Marathon Race 2008 ST.George, Ut

The St. George Marathon began in 1977 with only 57 runners.

It is one of the largest Marathons and runners can qualify for the Boston Marathon ,which several local runners have participated in.

In 2004, our granddaughter Allie R.Guthrie Thornbrue ran her first Marathon in St. George. She was 26 years young, two children and ran the course in 4 hours, 43 minutes. She sprinted across the line so fast we didn't have time to hold up her sign. It was awesome. Jane and I decided to do the Mayors Walk to support her. I had trained a little but not too much and the 2.1 mile seemed to take forever. But we made it and when we saw the first wheelchair come in we were hooked and so was the rest of the family.

In 2005 I walked with Shaunna Mitchell and her friend from the post office. They were in great shape because of all the walking they did delivering mail.

2006 I walked with my friend Shelli Campbell. (She was my visiting teacher when we lived in the Ivins 3rd ward and we are still friends. She and our granddaughter Allie have helped me with my blog.) 2007 had no one to walk with but we did go see some of the runners and wheelchairs come in. We had another granddaughter Melissa K. Guthrie run the Logan Utah Marathon. She ran it September 26,2006. Her time was 5 hours,53 minutes and 44seconds. We were unable to see her run but her family from Washington was there to support her as well as her husband Jarom and many friends.

This year Salty walked the Mayors Walk with me. He went to make me happy and I couldn't find anyone who was that interested. He said, "It was harder walking then it is to run around the bases." He was happy he went and he even talked on the megaphone and said it was his first time and he was amazed at all of the people who were there in the rain.





Neil Harding of West Bountiful won in the hand crank division. He expressed thanks to the motorcycle police who shined their lights on the road because there were times when he really didn't know where he was.

Katie Terry of Highland was the first women hand crank participant in the race. She had been a athlete all her life and 6 years ago a automobile accident broke her back. She wanted to be an example to women to show them "There is life after an accident."

MARK CURRELL from Cedar City,Utah
Crossed the finish line first !!!!!
2 Hours, 22 Minutes, and 22 Seconds.

It was a wet rainy day for the 5,180 runners Saturday October 4,208. Despite the cold weather the faithful Marathon runners kept up a good pace. The course record is 16 minutes and 42 seconds. There were approximately 5,035 who finished the race. This marathon is always a challenge and it has been 25 years since it rained here. One lady from the Bay Area said she was glad it rained, she trained in the rain and was afraid it would be too hot to run. There were well wishers all along the course, along with plenty of water for the runners to keep them from dehydrating. There was a handful of runners still on the course at 2:30. One of the softball field directors ran for the first time. Her time was around 5 hours but she said she stuck to it and was glad she finished.

There are many hats worn the two weeks of activity in St. George. The Marathon runners leave on Sunday and the Huntsman World Senior Games start the following Monday. Many thanks to everyone who is a volunteer or a participant in both events.

21st Annual Mayor's Walk 2008

Map of Mayors Walk

The St. George Mayors Walk has been going on for 21 years. It starts at Bluff Park and goes for 2.1 mile and ends up at Vernon Worthen Park, where the Marathon Runners cross the finish line also. Hopefully we can finish before the Marathon Runners and wheel chair participants start coming in.

There were 1500 participants this year. John and I registered Saturday the 27th of September. I couldn't find anyone to walk with so he (John) joined me. I was excited- he wasn't sure . Our son-in-law David Munsterman said he would pick us up at 6:30 a.m. so we could leave our truck near the finish line the night before. When we woke it was a rainy morning. The sky was dark and I knew I wanted to walk but Salty wasn't so sure...

Our shirts are so cute. I tried to scan one and here is what it looks like, I hope it works. It did! Thanks to Shelli !! Our #s are 1007 (Salty= Mickey Mantel # 7) and 1008 (mine) was Yogi Berra# 8:)

When we got there there were lots of people, strollers, dogs wagons, and Mayor McArthur with his megaphone. There was a red and white arch that went into the sky at precisely 7:00 a.m. and we were on our way. We all sang "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" as we walked along. Some people ran,some jogged and the others walked and visited with one another and thanked the officers who kept the roads closed. There were greeters who wished us well all along the way. They were waiting for the wheelchair and runners to cross their paths. The highlight for us was a bulldog wearing his tee shirt. He finished before the wheel chair participants and runners came in. He was so cute.

In 2004, our granddaughter Allie Ranee Guthrie Thornbrue ran the Marathon for the first time. Her mother, Jane Peters Guthrie and I decided to support her by walking in the Mayors Walk. It was a fun experience and was hard on me because I hadn't really started to walk much. I think it took us almost the full hour. 2005, my friend Shaunna Mitchell and her friend walked. Shaunna had family and I walked with them because Shaunna and Misty her friend from the post office went too fast. I did better and then in 2006, Shelli Campbell and I walked it. She was my visiting teacher and were both trying to get into shape. She had bet me hands-down but it was nice to walk with her. I think it was colder that day and more people. I skipped 2007 and can't remember why and then 2008 was Big Time because John walked with me. We were thrilled to see the wheelchair participants start to come in but that is another story.
There was no one there to take pictures of John and I but we had a great time, even though the rain finally filled up the umbrella and my rain hat and we got soaked. We stopped in to see my hair dresser, Tessa at Hairitage Hair and showed everyone our darling shirts. They convinced me to come back for another hair appointment. My perm was too new to wash so we just wet, set and styled and I looked great again. Tessa W. is wonderful and I will miss her when she graduates the first week in November.