AYF Olympics
Sunday at the 2022 AYF Olympics
When we think of the Olympics, many of us, especially the older alums, think of Track and Field. That is how the Olympics was exclusively Track and Field. From the history in the AYF Ad […]
Articles by Mark Gavoor
AYF Olympics
Saturday at the 2022 AYF Olympics
It was another beautiful day at the AYF Olympics in Worcester. The weather was a carbon copy of Friday. It was in the 70s again and clear skies that turned partially cloudy. The events on […]
AYF Olympics
Friday at the 2022 AYF Olympics
The athletics began in earnest on Friday at the AYF Olympics. It was a near perfect day with temperatures in the 70s and a cloudless sky. We were up early for golf and tennis. After […]
AYF Olympics
Thursday at the 2022 AYF Olympics
We were up and out of the house early to catch an 8 a.m. flight from Chicago O’Hare to Boston. We were excited to return to New England and the AYF Olympics. We boarded the […]
Community News
Tebi Worcester
It is that time of the year again. Time to get out the suitcases, charge up the camera batteries, suspend delivery of the mail and newspapers, print the boarding passes, arrange for a taxi to […]
Opinion
Chidem Inch: The Phone Call
On July 11, there was a historic phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan. “Pashinyan greeted President Erdoğan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, while the Turkish president […]
Music
Presenting Armadi Tsayn
Armenian music is rich in history, tradition and genre. It can be liturgical music. It can be classical music in both the Western sense or in a traditional Armenian style. And it most certainly can […]
Reflections
An Armenian Thanksgiving Prayer
They say everyone in retirement needs a hobby or a vocation. Some fellows play a lot of golf. Others travel, garden or volunteer. Me? I took another job as associate professor of Operations Management at […]
AYF Olympics
Sunday at the 2021 Olympics: Stop the Presses
If this were a 1930s newsroom, I would be yelling “Stop the presses! Stop the presses!” For the first time in the history of the AYF Olympics there was a tie. The final tally of […]
AYF Olympics
Saturday at the 2021 AYF Olympics
Of the three full days at the AYF Olympics, Saturday is the most “chill” day. In recent years, it has been the day for softball in the AYF format. The teams are co-ed. They play […]