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Show .' f 1 ; " ... ) . : ' - C'', 4 . , i. Steven Mollis, far right, of Pleasant Grove, was one of the winners in this group of students receiving ribbons at the Bowling Special Olympics last week. Brenda Johnson presents the awards. Bowling Special Olympics held in Lindon The Bowling Special Olympics were held Wednesday at the Super Bowl in Lindon. Eighty-one children and adults participated in the event which was sponsored by Area 5 of the Special Olympics. The students involved were from Alpine School District and Wasatch School District as well as Hidden Hollow and Heber Community Transition Center for adults. Twenty volunteers aided in the event. Some of the Super Bowl league players stayed to assist. Bruce Nielson, assistant director of the Utah Special Olympics, reported that the bowlers are divided up according to age and ability. There is a metal ramp for those in wheelchairs to use for bowling. They get help from the volunteers in getting a good aim at the bowling pins. Bruce said that the kids practice every week to get ready for this event. Hidden Hollow has a special bowling league each Friday afternoon. af-ternoon. Winners through fifth place receive an award. All bowlers get a ribbon depending on where they , place in their group. The Utah State Training School held its own tournament last Saturday at the Super Bowl. |