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Special Olympians head to Summer Games

With smiles on their faces, athletes, coaches and volunteers with the Great Northern Area Special Olympics gathered in the Havre High School parking lot Tuesday, before departing for the Summer Games in Missoula.

Moments before they left, everyone greeted one another with high-fives and hugs, as they began packing luggage into the lower compartments of the Blue Pony Express.

Mandy Hansen, a first-grade teacher at Highland Park Early Primary School who does public relations for the Hill County Special Olympics, said 16 athletes are making the trip, accompanied by an equal number of coaches, par...

 

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