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After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is time to get active again.
That’s the message from organizers of the 2022 Doña Ana County Senior Games.
The games, organized by the Doña Ana County Senior Olympics organization, will run from March 12 through April 30 at different venues across Las Cruces.
This marks the return of the county games for the first time in three years.
The games were canceled after just two events in 2020 and were not held last year, organizers said.
“We’ve been down for two years and we are excited to get back involved,” said Paul Fetterhoff, president of the Doña Ana County Senior Olympics.
Ann McPhee, the organization’s vice president, said participating is an excellent way to improve your mental and physical health and socialize while doing it.
Anyone 50 years old or older can participate. There will be 19 different sports, including pickleball, table tennis, road racing, bowling, archery, track and field, race and power walking, golf and air gun shooting.
The cost is $20 to register and $5 for each sport you want to participate in. There is a $10 fee for Fun and Rec, which is a series of four events, and additional fees for bowling and golf.
You don’t have to live in Doña Ana County to participate, and they get athletes from west Texas and other states, Fetterhoff said.
A kickoff and registration event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Munson Senior Center, 975 Mesquite Street.
You can also register online at dacso.fusesport.com/registration/1530/. You can register in person by dropping by the Doña Ana County Senior Olympics office at 2211 N. Main, Suite 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, starting Feb. 14.
“We want to get everyone back to being healthy,” Fetterhoff said.
“We are raring to go and get people out here, running and having a lot of fun,” he said.
All local and state Covid regulations will be followed. Most events are outdoors.
The state Senior Olympics will be held in Las Cruces June 8-11. The state games are organized by the New Mexico Senior Olympics organization.
For information on the county games, visit dacso-nm.org or call 575-288-0750.
