SPECIAL OLYMPICS
FATHER KNOWS LAST Frozen Feat 2011
Runners train on all types of surfaces and in all kinds of weather. Races, however, are almost never held in the winter, in North Dakota, due to the extreme conditions and slippery footing. I say alm...
Posted on 2/12/11 at 11:13 PM
A plunge for the Polar Bear 
Group remembers Bakke with a jump into the waterThirteen people took the Polar Plunge in honor of the Polar Bear at the Special Olympics’ popular fundraiser Saturday.
By Ryan Bakken , March 05, 2011
Polar Plunge platform reported stolen
Special Olympics North Dakota says a platform used during its annual Polar Plunge fundraiser disappeared sometime over the weekend.
By Archie Ingersoll , June 29, 2010
Kathleen Meagher, Grand Forks, letter: Thanks for helping ‘Dancing’ event succeed
It’s still the talk of the town — a dance performance of Grand Forks’ dancing celebrities and partners that stunned a nearly sellout crowd in the Empire Arts Center on April 6 and was as popular as the TV show “Dancing with the Stars.”
By Kathleen Meagher , April 13, 2010
Empire Arts Center to host Dancing for Special Stars on Tuesday
Special Olympics fundraiser features local celebritiesTeresa Blilie and her partner, Mark Dobmeier, have been practicing a swing routine to Asleep at the Wheel’s “Route 66” for the Dancing for Special Stars fundraiser Tuesday night in the Empire Arts Center.
By Paulette Tobin , April 01, 2010
Alexandria, Minn. lifeguard, 15, rescues drowning Special Olympian
Taylor Anderson, a 15-year-old sophomore, was lifeguarding March 10 during a Special Olympics swimming event when she saw one athlete go under water but not come back up.
By Celeste Beam , March 25, 2010
THE LIST: 'Raise the Roof' . . . Crash course . . . Empire events, etc.
“Raise the Roof,” an event that will feature two popular regional bands, Carmen the Cactus and 24Seven, will begin at 7 p.m. April 28 at Plan B, the Club in the Alerus Center.
By Herald Staff Reports , March 17, 2010
Polar Plungers make a splash
More than 50 people late Saturday morning were “Freezin’ for a Reason,” the theme of this year’s Polar Plunge to benefit North Dakota Special Olympics.
“We had fewer jumpers than last year, but we’re still going to raise more than $10,000,” said Sgt. Aaron Hummel of the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
By James R. Johnson , March 06, 2010
Special Olympics fundraiser has 'Dancing' flair
Special Olympics North Dakota is planning a fundraiser April 6 that will reveal something perhaps unknown about some local politicians, teachers, bankers, lawyers, doctors, coaches, military personnel and others. Can they dance?
By Herald Staff Report , February 25, 2010
Funding cuts force Special Olympics to ax events
A lull in sponsorship and fundraising has caused Special Olympics affiliates in several states to cut administrative costs and athletic events.
By Ken Kusmer , January 06, 2010
Kathleen Meagher, Grand Forks, letter: Special Olympics offers very special thanks
We struggle to find words to articulate the depth of our gratitude for the support given to Special Olympics North Dakota this year, beginning with the flooding through the recovery and building phase.
October 13, 2009
Special Olympians, family celebrate Eunice Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the presidential sister who founded the Special Olympics, was celebrated today at a funeral Mass as a fearless warrior for the voiceless who changed the world for millions and an unconventional woman who smoked Cuban cigars and played tackle football.
By Russell Contreras , August 14, 2009
Thousands expected for Eunice Kennedy Shriver wake
Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, died Tuesday at age 88. She founded the Special Olympics and was credited with helping change the way Americans treat the mentally disabled.
By Associated Press , August 13, 2009
JFK's sister dies
Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics
By Associated Press , August 11, 2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88
President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a champion for the rights of the mentally disabled and founder of the Special Olympics, died this morning. She was 88.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2009
2 hurt when Special Olympic athletes' Wisconsin bus crashes
Wisconsin authorities say a bus with about 20 adult Special Olympics athletes crashed while returning from Nebraska, leaving two people with serious injuries.
By Associated Press , August 04, 2009
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