IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 290 
Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games on its 
30th anniversary for significantly improving the health and well-being 
of older Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE
(for herself, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 
TANCREDO, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. LAMBORN, and Ms. DEGETTE) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior 
Games on its 30th anniversary for significantly improv-
ing the health and well-being of older Americans. 
Whereas in 1978 the Colorado Senior Sports Development 
Council (CSSDC) began hosting athletic competitions for 
individuals 50 years of age and older; 
Whereas the city of Greeley, Colorado, worked with CSSDC 
to bring this popular athletic competition and social op-
portunity to the Rocky Mountain region; 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games originated as a 
1-day event featuring swimming, basketball, and track 
and field; 
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•HRES 290 IH 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games now features a 
variety of sports and recreational activities during the 
week-long competition, including archery, badminton, 
basketball, billiards, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, 
dancing, pickleball, race walking, racquetball, running, 
shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and 
field, triathlon, trap and skeet shooting, and weight lift-
ing; 
Whereas the Rocky Mountain Senior Games encourages ath-
letes of all abilities to participate in the competition by 
creating age categories with 5-year increments; 
Whereas the competition is also divided into male and female 
divisions, as well as mixed divisions in several doubles 
events; 
Whereas athletes who qualify at the State level are eligible 
to compete at the biennial National Senior Games; 
Whereas Colorado is always well represented at the National 
Senior Games by athletes who pay their own expenses to 
attend and compete, such as the 640 Colorado athletes 
who have already qualified for the 2007 National Senior 
Games in Louisville, Kentucky; 
Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 
experience the friendly fellowship, comraderie, and 
exhiliration of competition, as well as the enjoyment of 
associatied social events; 
Whereas participants in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 
experience highly beneficial effects on both their physical 
and mental health, leading to the ultimate goal of the 
Games of promoting ‘‘Fitness as a Lifestyle’’; 
Whereas volunteers and event coordinators of all ages make 
the week’s events possible; and 
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•HRES 290 IH 
Whereas the 30th annual Rocky Mountain Senior Games will 
be held from June 6–10, 2007: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the contributions of the Rocky Mountain Senior Games 
on its 30th anniversary for significantly improving the 
health and well-being of older Americans. 
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