COLUMBIA — Jeanette Leroux slips a strap attached to a white remote around her wrist to prevent the remote from flying out of her hand. She grips the remote and positions herself in front of the big-screen TV.
Seniors strike it big with virtual bowling
A recreation room at the Lenoir Woods retirement community in Columbia functions as a virtual bowling alley once a week when residents gather to play the game on Nintendo Wii.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | 12:51 a.m. CDT;
updated 2:42 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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