Jack Herbert Howells 1934-2023 SALEM Jack Herbert Howells passed peacefully on May 7, 2023 in Salem, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born on the family farm in Winona, Ohio on July 30, 1934 to Herbert C. Howells and Virginia Lillian ( Schneltzer) Howells. He graduated from Salem High School in 1952 […]
Care home residents are picking up their boxing gloves as the train for their own version of the Olympics.
With just weeks to go before the Tokyo 2020 games get underway, 15 care homes in Scotland are competing against each other in five specially designed sports.
As well as trying to land the most punches on boxing pads, they are substituting a bean bag for a shot put, and recording who can complete the most 400m stints in July either on foot or by wheelchair.
The other sports include their own version of Olympic golf in a nine-hole pitch and putt, and seated volleyball using a balloon.