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<DIV>Thanks for sharing, Lynda. Will definitely be cheering for Nolan, and may
all the family injuries heal quickly.</DIV>
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<DIV>Blessings,</DIV>
<DIV>Jann</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 7/27/2013 2:18:11 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
llc860@triad.rr.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013>Dear Colleagues, Warning, this is a grandma
brag. Delete if in a hurry. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=414112220-27072013> I'm slowly making progress<SPAN
class=531570321-27072013> after a ruptured disc July 1.</SPAN> Jono and
Kelley and family (4) were thru this afternoon <SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>to check on me </SPAN>and we did an early celebration
of Jon<SPAN class=531570321-27072013>o</SPAN>'s 46th birthday since I
won't be cleared to travel until after his real birthday Aug. 4<SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>, </SPAN>and then short distances for a
while. Jeremiah and Nolan also came over. We all look like the
Hop-a-Long Cassidy family. Me with a cane, having graduated from a
walker<SPAN class=531570321-27072013> </SPAN>and John with a strained
back; Jeremiah on crutches, and Nolan (who was on crutches 2 months ago with a
broken bone in his foot) sporting the big scraps above his ankle
sustained in Thurs.'s Steeple Chase in the Jr. Olympics. Jeremiah
injured his knee while on a Father-S</SPAN><SPAN class=414112220-27072013>on
retreat with Nolan this past weekend.. He's had X-rays, but still not
sure where the problem is, so he had MRI today before coming
over. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=414112220-27072013></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013>We are all so excited about Nolan's participation in
the National Jr. Olympics. In Thurs. morning's preliminaries, he
came in 2nd in his heat for the 1500m race which qualifies him to run
in <SPAN class=531570321-27072013>Sunday's</SPAN> finals for the National
Jr. <SPAN class=531570321-27072013>Olympics championships.
</SPAN>There are over 8000 young people from around the US ages 8-18
participating right here in Greensboro at beautiful A&T
stadium.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=414112220-27072013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Since we couldn't attend, we
were delighted to find that the events are being Live Streamed free at
</FONT><A title=blocked::http://www.usatf.tv/
href="blocked::http://www.usatf.tv/"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>www.usatf.tv</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>. His 1500m
event against 12 other qualifiers will be around 2:30 EST on Sunday
afternoon. He says that his injury was just a deep scrape and is healing
nicely, (Thankfully young people heal so fast!) and he is cool about his
participation tomorrow. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=414112220-27072013></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013>If anyone is interested in watching, once you get on
the Jr. Olympics USA Track and Field page, look for LIVE in big letters
in the banner. Be sure to get the Jr. Olympics and not the Thorpe Cup.
Look on the side bar for his impressive 2nd place win Thurs at some time if
you wish. He is in 1500m Boys 15-16 Heat
3. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013>In the finals tomorrow, there will only be one event,
so it will be quick. He goes by Nolan Cook and is in the neon green
jersey in Thurs. event. Who knows what his jersey will be
tomorrow. Maybe it's a uniform and he will be in it again.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013>Is this a proud grandma or what? Greensboro has
lots of history with our movement and with several colleagues<SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>. M</SPAN>any of you have known <SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>Nolan's</SPAN> father<SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>,</SPAN> Jeremiah<SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>,</SPAN> as a young boy. <SPAN
class=531570321-27072013>We salute the discipline,
skill and determination of this caring young
man. </SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=414112220-27072013><SPAN class=531570321-27072013>Lynda Cock (and
John)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>OE
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