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October 19, 2012

Rivermont to host screening

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NORMAN — Rivermont Retirement Community, 800 Canadian Trails Drive, will host a screening of the documentary “Age of Champions” at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Producer Keith Ochwat will be at the screening to explain the inspiration he gleaned from sitting next to someone involved with the National Senior Olympics.

For more information or to RSVP, call 360-0606 by Sunday.

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