Out of more than 1,800 athletes age 50 and up based on five year age intervals, Chautauqua County sent nine senior athletes to the New York State Senior Games. Two of the nine were well representative of Fredonia. There was one anonymous athlete from Dunkirk. The other six reside elsewhere in Chautauqua County. David Scholand of Fredonia, age 60 to 64, competed in four events and won two silver medals. Scholand won silver in the 1,500-meter technical race walk on the 400 track. Participants were watched by judges for proper technique and three yellow warnings for improper technique result in disqualification. Scholand’s time was 10:15. He also won a silver in orienteering, where the participant is given a map and a compass and they must have to orient their way through the woods and find hidden points of interest along the way that are planted there for game’s sake. Scholand was also fourth in the men’s 60 to 64 group in the 5K (3.1 miles) technical race walk on pavement with a t