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North comes out on top at 2019 senior games

The dancing shoes, bowling balls, beanbags and pool cues have been put away and another year is in the books.

And as the Carbon County Senior Games wraps up another successful year, it is the North Carbon County Seniors, consisting of Weatherly, Jim Thorpe and Panther Valley, who have come out as this year’s top dog.

The team earned 757 points during the seven days of competition, narrowly beating out the South Carbon County team, made up of Lehighton and Palmerton, who scored a combined total of 750 points.

On Wednesday, the seniors showed off their bingo, pinochle, rummy and dance skills at the Lehighton Recreation Center, but when the music stopped, the dust settled and all was said and done, the North claimed the victory for the first time since 2015.

The results for Wednesday’s events are:

Bingo: Robert Kulp of Lehighton, gold; Martha Moyer of Jim Thorpe, silver; and Robert Sluck of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

Pinochle: Betty Willet of Lehighton, gold; Robert Kulp of Lehighton, silver; and Joe Grayo of Palmerton, bronze.

Rummy: John DiJohn of Jim Thorpe, gold; Mike Beshock of Panther Valley, silver; and Joyce Springer of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

Polka: Henry Long and Fran Haas of Lehighton, gold; Sofia Mathews and Harry Miller of Panther Valley, silver; and Linda Bottcher and Judy Remmel of Lehighton, bronze.

Slow dance: Barbara Herman and Mike Freund of Palmerton, gold; Ruth Holden of Palmerton and Tom Williams of Lehighton, silver; and Al Fanelli and Betty Fanelli of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

Rock ’n’ roll: John and Connie DiJohn of Jim Thorpe, gold; Sofia Mathews of Panther Valley and Brenda Zellers of Weatherly, silver; and Harry Miller of Panther Valley and Cheryl Herman of Jim Thorpe, bronze.

Barbara Herman and Mike Freund of the Palmerton team compete in the dance competition of the Carbon County Senior Games on Wednesday. AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
Judy Walck of Palmerton dances with her “partner” Itchi during the dance competition on Wednesday. Walck said she made Itchi in memory of her late husband, Richard “Itchi,” who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 73. Judy said she and her husband always slow danced, so she wanted to honor her husband this year by participating.