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AUGUST 10, 2023 Vol. 3, No. 17
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Novi man, 91, making strides to inspire seniors to retain fitness
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George Freeman, 91, a resident of Fox Run Senior Living in Novi and an active runner, was named a 2023 Humana Game Changer. Pictured, he practices for the 2023 Senior Olympics at the South Lyon East High School track July 7. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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eorge Freeman, of Novi, has qualified for and participated in every National Senior Games event since it was founded in 1985. At 91, he refuses to let age slow him down and is continuing to make strides in sports, particularly running and bowling. “I’m what they call a slow-twitch athlete. I can’t run fast, but I can run a long ways,” he said. Freeman, a retired physical education instructor, recalled that he started to develop a passion for running at a young age. He said that he grew up on a farm in the rural town of South Byron, New York. He said there was a law that if you lived under a mile from the school, you had to find your own way there. Since he lived just shy of a mile from the school, and his family didn’t own a car, he and his six siblings had to run or walk there. “I’m the only one that ran, and of the seven siblings, the only one that’s still alive other than me is my youngest sister,” said Freeman. However, when he was young, he nearly perished when he got hit by a car after disobeying his mom and running outside and into the road during a See FITNESS on page 7A
Worrall cases to be consolidated, attorneys await his mental health evaluation BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A scheduled preliminary exam in the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township for Jordan Worrall, the man who allegedly threat-
ened to kill a Novi judge, was adjourned Aug. 3 to allow time for a mental health evaluation and a possible consolidation of cases with charges in the 52-1 District Court. “In speaking with his client, counsel (Jalal Dallo) has indicated that a criminal responsibility and competency evaluation
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(would) be appropriate in this matter. I have no objection, as it does seem to heavily involve mental health,” Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Rosston Ramsey, of the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, said in court. According to police reports from the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office, depu-
ties were initially called to Worrall’s home to conduct a welfare check July 5, after his friend read some disturbing messages on Worrall’s Facebook page. Police obtained screenshots of the messages, in which Worrall allegedly threatened to kill Judge Travis See CASES on page 8A
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