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Show The Deseret Sampler, Friday, May 24, 1974 Dugways new team Dugway scores special triumph in Special Olympics by Dr. Roebert L. Stearman Saturday, May 11, saw die birth of the newest team to proudly cany the name of Dugway to a new height of endeavor. It all came about as .part of Dugways second annual participation in the State Special Olympics for Utah at Rice Stadium on May The small group of handicapped young persons who represented Dugway, along with their coaches, friends and parents, returned home through the Main Gate Satbut happy and triumurday evening tired and Silver, and Gold of assortment Bronze, an with phant 10-1- 1. sun-burn- ed medals. Our handicapped young persons left Dugway after just three weeks of training at the hands of members of the Martin Houle family, headed by Eric. They were coached at the Special Olympics by these same Houle youngsters and Anthony Kemp. TED JACOBS, Dueway's first entry in the Pentathalon, faced the stiffest competition of any of our participants. The various schools and institutions from physithroughout the state are able to provide year-roun- d cal training to their entrants and their best participants are involved in the Pentathalon, the Special Olympics equivalent of the Olympic Decathalon. Despite being faced with this type of competition, Ted managed to win a Bronze medal on his first days second track The Dugway contingent of entrants and coaches participates in die Parade of Athletes,. an opening ceremony at the Utah State .Special Olympics held May 10 and 11 at Rice Stadium. Photo by R. Stearman event. 25-ya- rd 50-yar- like its inter- national counterpart, the quest for gold, in addition to the personal achievement which comes from the competition, is a driving motivation for die Photo by R. Stearman participants. Glenn Oritsky puts forth a winning effort which leads to two gold medals in softball throw events at the Special Olympics. Photo by R. Stearman The first leg was run by Ted Jacobs. Ted was naturally pretty well worn out after his Pentathalon events but, as a member of this new Dugway team, he pushed himself with all he had left and was in second place when, after handing the baton oft to Glenn Oritsky, he foil against the wall, exhausted. GLENN, whose heart is bigger, stronger, and truer than his legs, took off with that baton on what was an extreme distance for him (his one running event was only 25 yards in length). In traversing that 110 yards he covered die equivalent of the entire 440 yards. He fell midway but that great heart that had carried him through to three medals wouldnt allow him the luxury. of a momentary rest or even an extra breath but had him back on his feet and running hard in the twinkling of an eye. He fell again at the end of his 110 yards but not before he had handed the baton off to Anthony . Melissa Stearman, Dugways Princess and only young woman participant, managed a Bronze and a Silver medal jn her two events. Ronald Brewer entered all five events but was ineligible for the Pentathalon competition, being only 12 years old. Ron did, however, bring home two Silver and three Gold medals. GLENN ORITSKY was Dugways first participant with a motor handicap. Glenn won a Silver medal in the run followed by two Gold medals in Softball Throw events on both Friday and Saturday. The crowning event of the entire Special Olympics came for Dugway on Saturday afternoon when, as a last minute entry, four young men took part in the 440-yar- d relay. Not one of the team had any training in relay racing but they handed those few of us who were there to watch a thrill we will never forget Melisn Stearman, the Dugway princess and only woman entrant, surveys her performance at the baseball throw event Melissa also entered the run and left die Special Olympics May 11 with a gold and a silver medal. Photo by R. Stearman At die Utah State Special Olympics, d Kemp. ANTHONY had never, during the entire three week felt a real need to run but now Dugways training period, team was trailing the rest of the field badly. Anthony took off as though he had been launched at the moon. His speed took us by complete surprise. By the time he d had finished that leg he was within a yard of die fourth place runner. At this point Ronald Brewer took the baton for the final fog. Die fourth place runner was about a yard away but the third place runner was already half way to the finish line. Ron wouldnt quit either, instead he took off after that third place with those long, graceful, ground-eatinstrides that are so beautiful to watch. He passed the fourth place runner with a couple of strides and bore down on that next runner. He came across the finish line just one tenth of a second behind third place. Dugway didn't win a 'medal in that relay but we gained a team that wont soon' be forgotten by those of us who had the opportunity to witness the event. Dugways newest team was cemented into a single entity by the sheer grit and fierce determination1 to finish the race that characterized so many of the handicapped persons who took part in that 1974 Spring Special Olympics. We salute our handicapped young persons of Dugway. 110-yar- Ronald Brewer receives a medal for a top effort in a track event Ron entered all five pentathalon events, but once he was only 12, he was ineligible for the pentathalon award. g He did, however, chum two silver and three gold medals in the five individual events of the pentathalon. Photo by R. Stearman Ted Jacobs, Dugways new team consists of Anthony Kemp, Glenn Oritsky and Ronald Brewer. Without any training in the 440-yai- d relay the foursome took part in the event at the Utah State Special Olympics. (1-- r) Quest program teaches children outdoor skills by Ann Skinner Ask any Dugway fifth grader what he or die liked best about the last six weeks of school, and youll find that a program called Quest will have been rated top- -' notch by the student. THE QUEST program was developed by the fifth grade teachers, Ron Matthews and Brad Miller. Fifteen basic skills ranging from first-ai- d to cooking were taught X'i in the classroom. The students gained knowledge of survival, camping and hikDugway children demonstrate techniques and dulls ing. of camping taught in the Quest program. During the six weeks of At South Willow the students were requirCanyon instruction Quest specialists aided in the classroom. These ed to set up camp, plan and prepare their own meals and exercise other skills and safety rules. specialists were Dr. Volney Wallace who spoke on edible in this vegetation found students of Ron Matthews and area, Mr. Eakins from the The Brad Miller take a breather from their camping Utah Fish and Game Deactivities Willow Canyon. The overnight South at who spoke on surpartment elementary school vival, and Ed Dalton, Tooele campout culminated a in camping, survival and hiking. program School District science County Great Curtain I Buys 20 off novelty curtains. Special buy. Bed pillows. 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