Saturday, April 4, 2009
Volunteer of the Year
Congratulations to Jim Oldroyd for being named the Grand Area "Volunteer of the Year". Jim is truly deserving of this award, as he has done so much for our area chapter over the past years! Congrats Jim!
Athletics Competition
It was a bit windy, but otherwise a fantastic day for the Grand Area Athletics Competition! Thank you to all of the coaches, athletes, families and volunteers that showed up for the event.
We started out the morning with a great opening ceremony! One of Dewey's police officers brought his police car down to the event and with his lights going, escorted cub scout troop 110 down to the west end of the track for the raising of the flag!
Our day ended around 2PM with our last athlete, Amanda, competing in the 800 meter run. She did fantastic!
Thanks again to all of you who came out to support our event! There are far too many of you to list, but we truly appreciate all of your hard work and contributions!
Keep an eye on this website. We will be posting more pictures from the competition as we are able to get them uploaded!
We started out the morning with a great opening ceremony! One of Dewey's police officers brought his police car down to the event and with his lights going, escorted cub scout troop 110 down to the west end of the track for the raising of the flag!
Our day ended around 2PM with our last athlete, Amanda, competing in the 800 meter run. She did fantastic!
Thanks again to all of you who came out to support our event! There are far too many of you to list, but we truly appreciate all of your hard work and contributions!
Keep an eye on this website. We will be posting more pictures from the competition as we are able to get them uploaded!
Friday, April 3, 2009
In memory of Nora King
It is with sadness that we announce that Special Olympics Athlete, Nora King, passed away on Monday, March 30th.
Nora King has participated in Special Olympics for 9 years. She has participated in the manual wheelchair events, electric wheelchair events (straight and slalom) and softball throw. She has received 16 medals and 32 ribbons throughout the years. Most of her medals are gold and silver; most ribbons were 1st and 2nd place. Nora loved competing. She usually was squealing with delight as she went down the track. She always asked if she could put her electric chair in 5th gear(the highest speed) so she could “smoke” the competition. She was quick to congratulate or encourage her competitors and teammates.
Nora will be greatly missed by her teammates and coaches. We will observe a moment of silence for Nora during the opening ceremonies for the athletic competition tomorrow morning.
Nora King has participated in Special Olympics for 9 years. She has participated in the manual wheelchair events, electric wheelchair events (straight and slalom) and softball throw. She has received 16 medals and 32 ribbons throughout the years. Most of her medals are gold and silver; most ribbons were 1st and 2nd place. Nora loved competing. She usually was squealing with delight as she went down the track. She always asked if she could put her electric chair in 5th gear(the highest speed) so she could “smoke” the competition. She was quick to congratulate or encourage her competitors and teammates.
Nora will be greatly missed by her teammates and coaches. We will observe a moment of silence for Nora during the opening ceremonies for the athletic competition tomorrow morning.
Athletics Competition Reminder
Don't forget! Tomorrow (April 4th) is the date of the Grand Area Athletics Competition. The weather forecast is for mid-70 degree temperatures, which is much better than the 6 inches of snow we had last weekend!
We're looking forward to an exciting competition and can't wait to see everyone there!
We're looking forward to an exciting competition and can't wait to see everyone there!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Athletics Event Rescheduled
EVENT RESCHEDULED!!!!!
Due to the winter weather watch and cold temperatures predicted for this weekend, the Grand Area Athletics event has been rescheduled!
There will be NO event on Saturday, March 28th!
The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 4th at Dewey High School!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Frankie's Olympic Village
To honor the memory of Frankie Thomas and her dedication to supporting the Grand Area Special Olympics, the Olympic Village at the Track & Field events next week is being named:
"Frankie's Olympic Village"
There are new and exciting games this year and lots of great prizes! Many thanks to our sponsors for donating so generously to our Olympic Village!
Don't forget....the athletics competition is in one week (March 28th). We're looking forward to seeing you all there!
"Frankie's Olympic Village"
There are new and exciting games this year and lots of great prizes! Many thanks to our sponsors for donating so generously to our Olympic Village!
Don't forget....the athletics competition is in one week (March 28th). We're looking forward to seeing you all there!
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