SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA

July 2016

Inside This Issue

Page 2

EKS Day

Pg 3-6

State Summer Games

State Basketball

State Winter Games

Pg 7-9

Strikes

Welcome, Amy

Polar Plunge

Pigskin Madness

Convoy

Final Leg

Heroes

Pg 10

Unify Center

Pg 11-12

Scarf Project

Thanks, Mr. Kazmaier

STWTETW

Welcome, Julie

Pg 13

Outstanding Award

Winners

Pg 14-15

Donors

Pg 16

Schedule of Events

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Contact Us 800 E. I-90 Lane

Sioux Falls, SD 57104 1.800.585.2114 or 1.605.331.4117

Fax: 1.605.331.4328 www.sosd.org

State Staff Darryl Nordquist President/CEO

Twila Hansen Office Manager

Melanie Frosch Vice President - Sports and Competition

Chad VanderPoel Assistant Sports Director

John McHale Sports Assistant

Johna Thum Vice President - Field Services

Julie Briggs Vice President - Outreach

Todd Bradwisch Torch Run Liaison

Amy Crawford Assistant Torch Run Liaison

Jessica McNamara Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors Dr. Mark Harlow - Rapid City (Chair)

Nick Kortan - Sioux Falls (Vice Chair)

Julie Williams - Gettysburg (Sec)

Bob Arnold - Sioux Falls (Treas)

Wendy Addington - Spearfish

Bill Clucas - Rapid City

Philip Collins - Mitchell

Sam Engebretson - Sioux Falls

Bo Ivers - Brookings

Maynard Konechne - Kimball

Jack Lynass - Rapid City

Tim McCarthy - Coleman

Jeff Miller - Brookings

Rich Mulholland - Spearfish

Duane Popham - Watertown

Carl Rapp - Sioux Falls

Dawn Ruhlman - Brookings

Steve Schacht - Rapid City

Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Authorized and Accredited

by Special Olympics International for the Benefit of Citizens with

Intellectual Disabilities

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day

The 7th annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) Day, to

be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016, will continue to

celebrate the theme of "Play Unified to Live Unified”.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day is an annual celebration of her life and an invitation for every-

one to "Play Unified to Live Unified!" This global call to action stems from Mrs. Shriver's

teaching that on the playing field, we forget about our differences and recognize our mutual

humanity. On EKS Day, we invite you to join us in playing unified and teaching the world to

live unified. We are demonstrating Eunice Kennedy Shriver's enduring vision by calling upon

athletes, families and friends to come together in a day of inclusive sport and play.

Visit www.eksday.org and www.eunicekennedyshirver.org to learn more.

Although Mrs. Shriver has been gone since 2009, the eulogy below penned by Oprah Winfrey

serves as a reminder to us regarding just how important Mrs. Shriver was to our movement

and the world.

Eunice Shriver lived as a champion, and I admired her so much. She was the first (and besides Barack

Obama, the only) person who ever inspired me to say, "If you run for president, I'll campaign for you."

This was in the 1980s. I believed then and still do that she

would have made a great president. She embodied the idea of

leader as servant.

In 2004 I was vacationing in the Caribbean when the cata-

strophic Indian Ocean tsunami hit. I was standing at the edge

of a pier overlooking the water when suddenly I heard a

strange commotion. Coming toward me was a woman wear-

ing a swimsuit, a bathrobe, and a pink bathing cap flipped up

around her ears; arms waving in the air, she was calling my

name loudly. It was Eunice.

She wasted barely a moment on the niceties of Long time, no

see, How are you, blah, blah. Instead, she dove right in: "I

know you're on vacation, but what are you planning to do

about the tsunami?"

"I...I...I don't have a plan right now," I stuttered. "I feel terri-

ble, though. It's just awful what happened."

"Everybody feels terrible," she said. "But you can do some-

thing. Call Maria. Set up a meeting. Make a plan. Meet with

Teddy. Do something."

This, to me, is the essence of Eunice Shriver. She was a woman who got things done.

Oprah Winfrey

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STATE SUMMER GAMES

F rom May 19 - 21, 2016, Black

Hills State University served as

our host for the 48th annual

installment of our State Summer

Games.

For many, these Games are the most

anticipated event of the year. Judg-

ing by the happy faces below they

did not disappoint!

A heartfelt “THANK YOU” to our

amazing Healthy Athlete Clinicians,

BHSU Athletes, Mascots and Law

Enforcement personnel for sharing

your time and talents with us. A

special thanks to the hundreds of

volunteers from the greater Spear-

fish area for your energy, your en-

thusiasm and for sharing with us the

valuable gift of your time. e very

Organizing Committee Myles Kennedy

Jhett Albers Co Games Directors

Vaughn & Peggy Heckel Ana Nemec

Aquatics

Colleen Mischke Angie Albonico

Athletics

Gary Meek Bill Dunbar

High Jump

Rich Mulholland Pentathlon

Brent & Tracey Steinbach Powerlifting

JD Williams Race Walking

Mark Nore Running Long Jump

John Reiners Shot Put

Scott Jones Soccer (Skills)

Dave Rogers Rob Blake

Soccer (Team)

Lane Leedy Softball Throw

Sue Konstant Standing Long Jump

Dick Benning Starter

Jeanette Kennedy Barb Zwetig

Tennis Ball Throw

Kristin Carmichael Korie Lebeda

Volleyball

Chris Harwood Awards

Brock Anundson Facilities

Nancy Shuck Housing

Melissa Christensen Ryan Hilgemann Shenae LaCroix

Emilia Flint Jade Temple

Logistics

Brandon Bentley Ron Showman

Meals

Kathy Albers Medical

Sgt. Vanessa Powles National Guard

Cathy Grubb, Colton Nickelson

Opening Ceremony

Tess Byrd Student Athlete Rep

Jody Grubb Track Announcer

Mistie Caldwell Brian Gebhart

Volunteer Coordinator

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 4

STATE SUMMER GAMES cont.

SALOON #10 - In Memory of Michael O’Connell * USD SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES PHYSICAL THERAPY

SOUTH DAKOTA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

CULVERS JIMMY JOHNS BEV OLDHAM PIONEER PRESS SAFEWAY MIKE SEAGER SUBWAY

LUEDERS FOOD CENTER

GEORGIA A. FEIST

JHETT & KATHY ALBERS

SPEARFISH AREA

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

MYLES & JEANETTE

KENNEDY

F.L. CLARKSON FAMILY

FOUNDATION & PIONEER BANK & TRUST

SPEARFISH PEAKS

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 5

STATE BASKETBALL

On March 12 and 13, Pierre was again

the host city for our 33rd State Basket-

ball Tournament.

Participation increase by over 8% from

last year and included 579 athletes

from 25 delegations. These athletes

competed in team, unified team, cheer

and basketball skills events.

This was our third and final year of this

bid. Our 2017 State Basketball Tour-

nament will be held in Mitchell.

A huge and heartfelt thank you to our

volunteers and the Games Organizing

Committee for an amazing three years.

A special thank you to committee chair

Chuck Quinn. We couldn’t do without

you!

We will be back 2019. See you all then!

Team

Division Blue

Watertown 2 1st

Rapid City Blizzard 2nd

Sioux Falls Sparklers 3rd

Sioux Falls Wildcats 4th

Brandon Valley Lynx 5th

Mitchell Yellow 6th

Division Gold

Sioux Falls Pyro Bombs 1st

RC Thunder 2nd

Aberdeen Thunder 3rd

Watertown 1 4th

Sioux Falls Poppers 5th

Division Green Oahe-Pierre Green 1st

Rapid City Flame Athletes 2nd

Yankton Red Devils 3rd

Brookings 3 4th

Sioux Falls Tanks 5th

Division Orange

Aberdeen Eagles Blue 1st

Sioux Falls Rockets 2nd

Sioux Falls United Senior 3rd

Vermillion Bulldogs 4th

Vermillion Tanagers 5th

...May someone be as kind to you as you have been to us.

Unified

Division Yellow

Yankton Cobras 1st

Sioux Falls Parachutes 2nd

Mitchell Gold 3rd

Brandon Sprinters 4th

Huron Heartland Hunters 5th

Rapid City Flame Sr 6th

Hayti-NESC Sr.#2 7th

Division Gray

Mitchell Black 1st

Belle Fourche Broncs 2nd

Hayti-NESC Sr.#1 3rd

Pierre Eagles 4th

Division Black

Yankton Renegades 1st

Sioux Falls Whistlers 2nd

Hayti-NESC Jr 3rd

Division Pink

Mitchell Jr 1st

Rapid City Flame Jr 2nd

Brookings 1 3rd

Brandon Valley Elite 4th

Skills Division F01

Davids, Shelly 1st

Dowling, Valarie 2nd

Division F02

Whitaker, Kallie 1st

Larive, Dominique 2nd

Gunderson, Colleen 3rd

Hinrickson, Maria 4th

Division F03

Clement, Caty 1st

Tate, Sydney 1st

Hines, Keoanna 2nd

Voorhees, Mary 3rd

Division M01

Tarbox, Seth 1st

Division M02

Nguyen, Phuong 1st

Noyer, Billy 2nd

Division M03

Knopf, Lucas 1st

Dvorak, Jonee 2nd

Division M04

Striepeke, Jesse 1st

Division M05

Dokken, Luke 1st

Holland, AJ 2nd

Koester, Bob 3rd

Reiter, Ed 3rd

Anderson Collins, Troy 4th

Division M06

Hicks, Patrick 1st

Eichstadt, Carl 2nd

Adams Family, Inc. Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union

Graham Tire Pierre Dental Clinic

Central Dakota Eye Care Coca-Cola

Pizza Ranch SD Dept. of Human Services

Division Purple Aberdeen Eagles White 1st

Brookings 2 2nd

Huron Fierce Tigers 3rd

Brookings Allstars 4th

Parkston 5th

Division Red

Mitchell White 1st

Canton 2nd

Sioux Falls Missiles 3rd

Rapid City Lightning 4th

Spearfish Peaks Polo Peaks 5th

Division Silver

Huron Terrible Tigers 1st

Sioux Falls Cracklers 2nd

Aberdeen Eagles Gold 3rd

Yankton Wildcats 4th

Division White

Spearfish Peaks Twin Peaks 1st

Watertown 4 2nd

Oahe-Pierre White 3rd

Yankton Bucks 4th

Vermillion Super Shots 5th

Cheer

Division Red

Huron Dazzling Tigerettes 1st

Mitchell 2nd

NESC 3rd

Division White

Yankton 1st

Oahe-Pierre 2nd

Spearfish Peaks 3rd

Division Green

Sioux Falls Fireworks 1st

Rapid City Storm 2nd

Capital Auto Rentals-Linda Theobold

Cheryl’s Catering Service

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 6

...May someone be as kind to you as you have been to us.

STATE WINTER GAMES

Alpine-Giant Slalom Slalom Super G

10N16-21M 10N16-21M 10N16-21M

Campbell, Cade 1st Campbell, Cade 1st Campbell, Cade 1st

Super Glide Glide 11N22-29M 11N22-29M 11N22-29M

Steinhauer, Josh 1st Schorr, Jeffrey 1st Schorr, Jeffrey 1st

1B8-15F 1B8-15F Alickson, Garet 2nd Alickson, Garet 2nd Steinhauer, Josh 2nd

Rensch, Molly 1st Rensch, Molly 1st Schorr, Jeffrey 3rd Steinhauer, Josh 3rd Alickson, Garet 3rd

VanBerkum, Matilda 2nd VanBerkum, Matilda 2nd

Holzer, Grayce 3rd 12I16-29F 12I16-29F 12I16-29F

2B16-21F Neitzel, Jody 1st Neitzel, Jody 1st Bruna, Kayla 1st

2B16-21F Rossow, Tessa 1st Bruna, Kayla 2nd Bruna, Kayla 2nd

Rossow, Tessa 1st Butturini, Bethann 2nd 13I16-21M

Fods, Krista 2nd Fods, Krista 3rd 13I16-21M 13I16-21M Elliott, Justin 1st

Butturini, Bethann 3rd Sterling, Elizabeth 4th Elliott, Justin 1st Elliott, Justin 1st Nelson, Jobe 2nd

Sterling, Elizabeth 4th Nelson, Jobe 2nd Nelson, Jobe 2nd Jensen, Anthony 3rd

3B22+F Jensen, Anthony 3rd Jensen, Anthony 3rd

3B22+F Pondish, Laura 1st 14I22-29M

Pondish, Laura 1st Hines, Keoanna 2nd 14I22-29M 14I22-29M Mulholland, Kent 1st

Hines, Keoanna 2nd Mulholland, Kent 1st Mulholland, Kent 1st Harwood, Taylor 2nd

4B8-11M Harwood, Taylor 2nd Harwood, Taylor 2nd Brandenburger, Austin 3rd

4B8-11M Hart, Chase 1st Brandenburger, Austin 3rd Brandenburger, Austin 3rd

Hart, Chase 1st Albonico, Micah 2nd 15A12-15M

Albonico, Micah 2nd 15A12-15M 15A12-15M Ryder, Liam 1st

5B12-15M Matthew, Mason 1st Ryder, Liam 1st Matthew, Mason 2nd

5B12-15M Roush, Austin 1st Ryder, Liam 2nd Matthew, Mason 2nd

Eaton, Aidan 1st Brien, Will 2nd 7N12-15F

Roush, Austin 2nd Eaton, Aidan 3rd 7N12-15F 7N12-15F Hanley, Sarah 1st

Brien, Will 3rd Hanley, Sarah 1st Hanley, Sarah 1st

6B16+ 8N16-29F

6B16+M Varns, Tucker 1st 9N12-15M 9N12-15M Kucinska, Patrycja DNF

Eixenberger, Larry 1st Antonsen, Ben 2nd Bennet, Shalen 1st Hulen, Matthew 1st

Antonsen, Ben 2nd Bowers, Eric 3rd Hulen, Matthew 2nd Bennet, Shalen 2nd 9N12-15M

Varns, Tucker 3rd Eixenberger, Larry 4th Parsons, Carter 3rd Parsons, Carter 3rd Bennet, Shalen 1st

Bowers, Eric 4th Buell, Ryan 4th Buell, Ryan 4th Hulen, Matthew 2nd

Parsons, Carter 3rd

Buell, Ryan 4th

Thank you to these folks for all you do!

Mark Javersak ** Janet Lindsey ** Terry Peak Staff ** Terry Peak Lodge

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 7

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

This past Spring, the Law Enforce-

ment Torch Run hosted Strikes for

Special Olympics fundraising

events in Huron and Madison.

Both events were hugely success-

ful, with 217 new bowlers raising

over $28,433 for Special Olympics

South Dakota and our local pro-

grams.

This Fall, we are hoping to host

more bowling events in Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. Participants are asked

to pay or raise a minimum of $35 per person and in return received food and drink,

a T-shirt, three games of bowling and shoe rental. The event also included door

prizes, music, fun and prizes to the top scoring bowlers!

We are looking forward to bringing even more Strikes for Special Olympics events

to various bowling alleys across the state of South Dakota this Winter and hope

that everyone can join us for a bowlin’ good time! If you are interested in hosting

an event in your town or would like to participate, please contact the State Office

today!

2016 Torch Run

Thank you to everyone who came out to

cheer on our amazing Law Enforcement Torch

Run “Core Runners”as they carried the Flame

of Hope across the state of South Dakota

running through 27 communities raising

awareness for Special Olympics South Dako-

ta. It was a long four days, but knowing we’d

get to see all of you at our stops kept us go-

ing until we finally reached the State Summer

Games in Spearfish and were able to light the

caldron at the Opening Ceremony.

People always say “Thank You” to us for all

we do for our athletes in Special Olympics,

but we want to say “Thank You” to all of our

athletes for what you do for us! You bring

out everything that’s good in this world! You

give us back so much more than we deliver

and we don’t know what we’d do with out

you!

LETR Social Media

Get your 2016 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirt today!

Contact Todd at the office

Like us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with all the latest

information and happenings with the South Dakota Law Enforcement

Torch Run!

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Dakota-

Law-Enforcement-Torch-Run/180542815479

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SDLETR

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 8

INSIDE THE NUMBERS Total Plunges: 13 Total Plungers: 1,212 Money Raised: $363,935

Pigskin Madness The Law Enforcement Torch Run and SOSD are once again hosting Pigskin Madness! This fund-raiser combines two of our favorite things—football and raising money for Special Olympics South Dakota!

Tickets can be purchased for $20 and are being sold across the state by SOSD Staff, South Da-kota Law Enforcement and Special Olympics local groups. Ticket owners are assigned four randomly drawn teams each week. Total points scored by your four teams are added together to give you a weekly total. Each ticket lasts for the entire 17 weeks of the regular professional foot-

ball season.

We will be awarding prizes to the top eight highest scores this year, as well as to the lowest

score. Over $600 will be awarded each week! We are also adding a Grand Prize winner at the end of the regular season for the individual who has the highest accumulated score over the 17 week season. This winner will receive $500.00.

Please contact the State Office at 605-331-4117 if you are interested in selling a book or pur-chasing a ticket. Tickets must be purchased by 5:00 pm on Friday, August 26. For more infor-mation or to check weekly results, visit our web-site at www.sosd.org.

IT’S A WRAP! Location Date $ Raised Plungers

Brandon January 23 $21,056 71

Chamberlain February 6 $9,574 19

Watertown February 13 $54,374 140

Vermillion February 27 $12,621 53

Spearfish February 28 $29,048 122

Mitchell February 28 $27,982 69

Rapid City March 5 $94,015 267

Pierre March 11 $10,065 43

Brookings April 1 $9,133 48

Parkston April 9 $31,074 94

Aberdeen April 9 $19,059 78

Yankton April 10 $8,929 52

Sioux Falls April 16 $36,998 156

Thank you to one and all who braved the wind, cold and frigid waters to plunge,

cheer or lend a helping hand!

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

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Heroes Behind

The Badge

This annual holiday blood drive is a friendly

competition be-

tween the Sioux

Falls Fire Rescue and

Sioux Falls Police

Department to see

who can recruit the

most blood donors.

Congratulations to

the Police Dept. for

winning this years contest! As their charity

of choice, a donation of $350 was made to

SOSD. The real winners, however, are the

folks who receive this invaluable gift of life.

A huge thank you to the Police Department

for your on-going support of SOSD!

LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN

The Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics South Dakota

are excited to announce that we will be hosting TWO World’s Largest

Truck Convoys again this year for Special Olympics South Dakota.

Convoys will be held in Rapid City for the 3rd year and in Sioux Falls

for the 14th straight year. Schedules for both Convoys are listed be-

low. Please come out and show your support for these amazing driv-

ers. To register and for more information visit: https://sdconvoy.org/

Sioux Falls Convoy W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds

Friday, September 23

10:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Dusk

Trucks Can Arrive

Truck Registration

Food & Beverages

Poker Tournament

Light Show

Saturday, September 24

6:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:40 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:00p - 4:00 p.m.

Truck Registration

Coffee & Donuts

Presentations

Lead Truck Bidding

Trucks Line Up

Trucks Leave

Lunch

Truck Show

Auction

Raffle

Awards & Trophies

Schedule and times subject to change

Rapid City Convoy Central States Fairgrounds

Friday, September 16

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Truck Registration & Meal

Event With Athletes

Saturday, September 17

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

Truck Registration

& Breakfast

Opening Ceremony

Trucks Leave

Lunch

Auction & Awards

Schedule and times subject to change

The Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg

will kick off on March 9, 2017. A team of

133 members, including 10 Special Olympics

athletes, will serve as Guardians of the

Flame as they carry the Flame of Hope

through Austria In advance of the Special

Olympics World Winter Games.

The Final Leg event is

an amazing opportuni-

ty for law enforce-

ment officers from

around the world to

build excitement for

the World Games and

create awareness for

Special Olympics by

running on this unified team. Representing

South Dakota is Sgt. Steve Rehorst from the

Watertown Police De-

partment. This will be

Steve’s first Final Leg.

From a pool of athletes

from all over the

world, one of the 10

athletes selected to

participate in the 2017

Final Leg is our very

own Brookings athlete

Dawn Ruhlman. This is a huge honor for

Dawn and we are extremely proud of her.

Next time you see Dawn please congratu-

late her on this much deserved honor!

World Winter Games Austria 2017 Final Leg Runners Selected

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 10

DEVELOPMENT

Estate Planning

Are you aware of the many ways you can give the joy and pride of Special Olympics even when you are

gone? Leave your legacy and consider Special Olympics in your estate planning.

Contact Darryl Nordquist, President/CEO for more information.

The vision of the Unify Center was to help SOSD grow Unified Schools statewide. Special Olympics Unified Schools is built upon the premise that in order to have the greatest impact, the change process needs to start with young people. Unified Schools brings youth with and without intellectual disabilities together through education, sports and related initiatives that provide them with the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to create and sustain school communities that promote the acceptance, respect and hu-man dignity for all students.

This vision is now a reality! “We are inches away from building com-pletion. We need a little more tile in the gym and then some clean-

up, but we are basically there.” said SOSD President/CEO Darryl Nordquist. “The facility will have a multitude of uses.”

Special Olympics athletes will be the priority at the Unify Center. The facility will help eliminate the never ending issue of finding train-ing facilities in the area. From an athlete’s perspective, the Unify Center will give them the opportunity to excel in an environment

where everyone can be a winner and to build on life skills and social interactions.

Please join us for our inaugural event! What: Open House for athletes, coaches, chaperones and parents

When: August 20, 2016

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Unify Center 900 E I-90 Lane, Sioux Falls

Other: There will be food and music

Please join us! Chamber of Commerce Open House 4-7:00 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

SOSD is very grateful to the Knights

of Columbus for their love and sup-

port over the past three decades.

The state office as well as a number

of local delegations benefit from

their financial contributions. In the

first half of 2016, these funds to-

taled almost $10,000. Not only do

the Knights support us financially,

but there are a number of events

where they prepare and serve

meals while filling a myriad of oth-

er volunteer roles.

If you see a Knight today, give them

a hug…. they deserve it! Pictured Darryl Nordquist and Tad Ratterman

THANK YOU, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 11

Headshots Needed

Headshots for coaches and

athletes participating in the

Fall Classic will need their

headshots sent to the State

Office. These can be uploaded

through Dropbox with each

photo labeled “last name, first

name”.

For more information contact

Chad VanderPoel at

cvanderpoel@sosd.org.

The 2015-2016 campaign was another huge success!

We received 735 scarves from 19* U.S. States and 17** South Dakota communities. *AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, SD, TN

**Big Stone City, Brandon, Brook-ings, Corsica, Dell Rapids, Huron, Marion, Mitchell, Mt. Vernon, Parker, Renner, Sioux Falls, Ver-million, Wagner, Watertown, Waubay and Yankton.

The Scarf Project began as an

opportunity to provide a gift of

welcome to the athletes of the

2009 Special Olympics World

Winter Games held in Boise, Ida-

ho. It was hoped 2,100 scarves

would be donated so each partici-

pating athlete would have one.

By Games time, nearly 60,000

homemade scarves were pro-

duced from every state in the

U.S. and 12 countries around the

world.

BITS & PIECES

2017 Scarf Project Colors Unveiled

I know our avid knitting and

crocheting friends are anxiously

awaiting the unveiling of our

2016-2017 color pallet.

Without further ado….

-Red is the primary color

-Crafters choice of up to two

accent colors

-All winter wearables will be

loved (scarves, hats, mittens,

head bands)

-Our goal is 500 pieces

-Due date is March 1, 2017

Bill Kazmaier is a former world champi-

on powerlifter, world champion strong-

man and professional wrestler. During the

1970s and 1980s, he set numerous power-

lifting and strongman world records, and

won two International Powerlifting Feder-

ation (IPF) World Championships and

three World's Strongest Man titles. In the

1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his

claim to be "the strongest man who ever

lived" by equaling and surpassing spectac-

ular and versatile feats of strength of fa-

mous strongmen of the 20th century. He is

widely considered to be one of the all-time

greatest competitors in strength competi-

tions.

Mr. Kazmaier and our Board President, Dr.

Mark Harlow, were both teammates and

classmates in middle school. Both went on

to be all state football players and both

earned scholarships to play football at Big

Ten schools - Dr. Harlow to Northwestern

and Mr. Kazmaier to Wisconsin.

It’s this connection that brought Mr. Kaz-

maier to join us this past May at our State

Summer Games in Spearfish. He shared a

few words with us at Opening Ceremony

and spent considerable time with our Pow-

erlifters.

Thank you, Mr. Kazmaier for your encour-

agement and kind words. We appreciate

you!

A huge “THANK YOU” to all crocheters and knitters from across the state and nation who carefully crafted these scarves with skill and love. You have touched us with your kindness and generosity and we are grateful for your support!

Our website is live and updated!

Visit us today… www.sosd.org

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 12

INTRODUCING JULIE BRIGGS Julie Briggs has recently accepted the

position of Vice Pres-

ident - Outreach for

SOSD.

Julie’s interest in

working with people

with disabilities is a

personal one. When

her son Scotty was

born with Down Syn-

drome she changed her focus from retail

marketing to a passion that hit close to

home, helping others. In 1997, Julie began

working for the Birth to Three program

for Minnehaha County. In 2001 she as-

sumed the position of Director of Training

for SD Parent Connection, traveling

throughout SD providing training about

special education laws and advocating for

children with special needs. Julie then had

the opportunity to work for Sanford Chil-

dren’s Miracle Network as a Development

Director, raising funds to help kids and

their families with special needs. Prior to

coming to SOSD, Julie was the Executive

Director of the Sioux Falls Business Re-

source Network (BRN), a nonprofit corpo-

ration promoting the hiring of people with

disabilities. The Sioux Falls BRN worked

with the public by fostering an environ-

ment that assists businesses in improv-

ing their production and efficiency.

Julie has served on the Board of Service to

the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI),

Disability Awareness Commission (DAC),

and Project SEARCH Business Advisory

Council. She is a member of the Sioux Falls

School District Special Education Advisory

Board and the Interagency Council for the

Sioux Falls School District; State Repre-

sentative for the Heartland Collaborative

Genetics Group; team member of the San-

ford Down Syndrome Clinic and the Buddy

Walk and the planning committee for the

Celebrate Ball.

Julie has two daughters, Jessica and Lind-

sey and a son Scotty who is a Special

Olympics athlete. Julie and her husband

Brad live in Sioux Falls.

Julie will wear numerous hats at SOSD with an emphasis on Unified Schools.

Welcome, Julie!

BITS & PIECES

O n March 2, 2016 we

participated in our 6th

annual SOSD spon-

sored ‘Spread The Word To End

The Word’ activities and pro-

grams across the state.

The goal of this Special Olym-

pics initiative is to educate the

public regarding the casual use

of the hurtful and degrading

word ‘retarded’ while encour-

aging adults, teens and

children alike to take the

pledge to stop using the

word ‘retarded’, and to help

promote the new R-word:

RESPECT.

A record number 98 schools

and a number of businesses

displayed posters, hung

banners and distributed

various pieces of messaged

swag to thousands of students

across our state. The impact of

this program is illustrated

through this testimonial by

Chrissy Peterson:

Meade School District has done

the Spread The Word To End

The Word campaign for the last

three years. It has become an

expectation among the staff

and students. As in past years,

six of my office co-workers

divided up the schools and

created age-appropriate cam-

paigns at each site.

Teachers at each building wore

bracelets and their lanyards

with their school ID card and

modeled their pledge to the

students. Additionally, the

STWTETW campaign was fea-

tured in the In Touch Meade

School District newsletter that

is sent to approximately 4000

email accounts as well as on

the district’s Facebook page

which reaches even more peo-

ple. The school board was edu-

cated of the campaign through

an information sheet as well.

At the three elementary build-

ings, (approximately 1300 stu-

dents), the guidance counse-

lors did classroom talks about

STWTETW. All elementary

students who wanted to elimi-

nate the R-word and replace it

with respectful language

signed the banner. The counse-

lors asked the teachers to con-

tinue to hold the students ac-

countable in their daily lan-

guage use. At one elementary

school, the counselors said

many of the students identi-

fied their parents/family mem-

bers using the words, retard

and retarded, in disrespectful

ways. Because of this, the

counselors decided to put to-

gether a STWTETW article for

the school’s April newsletter

for parents to hear the mes-

sage too.

I conducted personal cam-

paigns at the middle and high

school with 1150 students.

This year, a high school student

said, “Hey, are we hanging up

the signed banner right next to

the one we did last year?” I

was filled with pride because

this meant the banner had

meaning and the students

knew exactly where it was

hung! While signing another

banner, a middle school stu-

dent coolly said, “Like, I signed

this last year, too!”

Unfortunately, I also had a mid-

dle school student ask if she

could buy some extra

STWTETW bracelets for her

family because of their contin-

ued use of the R-word. I was

shocked, dumbfounded, and

messily put a dozen bracelets

in her hands. Daily, I work with

school age students of all ages

and 99% of them are accepting

of people with disabilities; like-

ly because they have grown up

with their classmates that have

some sort of challenge. They

have known each other since

Kindergarten and have accept-

ed their peers as they are on

every level; smart, athletic,

disabled, clownish, etc. I didn’t

realize until this year, that my

campaign needs to ex-

tend to the older gener-

ation; my students’

family members.

We could not continue

to conduct these awe-

some campaigns if it

wasn’t for the wonder-

ful materials. We, at

Meade School District,

most appreciate them

and have a lot of fun promot-

ing STWTETW.

Chrissy Peterson - Special Ser-

viced Director (Meade School

District)

Without the dedication

and expertise of these

amazing volunteers,

this important mes-

sage would not have

reached almost 28,000

South Dakota

students.

THANK YOU!

Julie Briggs

Lindsey Cline

Courtney Collin

Bev Petersen

Jessica Kerher

Robin Pappas

Heather Stettnichs

Look for the next

STWTETW day coming

in March, 2017!

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 13

Spirit Of A Champion Award: Presented to the Special Olympics

athlete who has demonstrated the true spirit, courage, sharing, and

joy of Special Olympics. The nominated athlete must have attended

at least one competition during the year. Each nomination will be

reviewed for individual effort, enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and

achievement.

Nominees: Garet Alickson (Spearfish Peaks), Todd Fossen (Spearfish

Peaks), Mike Turner (Rapid City Storm)

Winner: Rich Riter (Sioux Falls Fireworks)

Don Baker Award: The “Don Baker Award” is the highest honor pre-

sented by Special Olympics South Dakota. It is given in honor of Don

Baker who was a volunteer and official starter for Special Olympics

events for many years. The award is given annually to an individual,

organization, business, or agency that has given outstanding support

to Special Olympics South Dakota.

Nominees: Jody & Cathy Grubb (Belle Fourche), Mike Hilbrands

(Sioux Falls), Kouri Family (Sioux Falls)

Winner: Myles Kennedy (Spearfish)

Outstanding Coach (Ron Stewart Award): Presented to a Special

Olympics Coach who best demonstrates a high degree of technical

skill and personal commitment to their program. Criteria for selec-

tion include training, enthusiasm, attendance at competitions and

the amount of effort put into coaching.

Nominees: Joe Burmeister (Rapid City Storm), Cort Hansen (Sioux

Falls Fireworks), Brenda Hendricks & Jennifer Bierman (Spearfish),

Gary Maffett (Brookings)

Winner: Brent Steinbach (Spearfish)

Family Of The Year: Presented to family member(s) – including

parent(s); group home parent(s); brother(s); sister(s); etc. who have

demonstrated unique and outstanding support of Special Olympics

athlete(s), have fostered the athlete’s physical and personal develop-

ment through their participation in Special Olympics, and have

demonstrated outstanding support for Special Olympics. Each nomi-

nation will be reviewed for the effort, enthusiasm, and support

shown for the athlete.

Nominees: Duerr Family (Brandon), Fossen Family (Spearfish),

Rutledge Family (Huron), Young Family (Belle Fourche)

Winner: Eeten Family (Sioux Falls)

Volunteer Of The Year (Lyle Farrand Award): Presented to the

person who has exhibited the best example of voluntary action to

improve the quality of Special Olympics. The nominee should have

provided a full year of service to Special Olympics. Members of local

programs, area committees and the State Board of Directors may be

nominated. Length of service and the quality and amount of partici-

pation in SO will be used as selection criteria.

Nominees: TeaLayna Hill (Belle Fourche), Rachel Proffit (Rapid City),

Linda Rutledge (Huron), Mike Streff (Spearfish)

Winner: Michelle Carter (Sioux Falls)

Champion Award (DJ Mertens Award): Presented to any busi-

ness, organization, or media outlet which has made a major contribu-

tion to Special Olympics South Dakota.

Nominees: Black Hills Gold Swim Club (Spearfish), Culver’s

(Spearfish), Dakota Provisions (Huron)

Winner: South Dakota High School Coaches Association

Congratulations to all of our award nominees and winners! We thank you for your

outstanding dedication and contributions to Special Olympics South Dakota.

We would also like to thank those who took the time to submit an award nomination.

We are grateful you recognized the importance of identifying the best of the best!

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Dedications December 16, 2015 - June 30, 2016

World Games in Honor of Kip’s Wedding Anderson, Charles & Sonja

Daly, Trent & Tina Engelsman, Dawn

Finch, Terry & Grace Verbrugge, Percy & Sharon

In Honor of Kinlee Hohm Keupp, Roxanne M

In Memory of Bill Brooks Bierschbach Equipment & Supply

Buss, Cynthia & James Deraad, Linda S

Jackson, Jeff & Shawn Jans Corporation

Meidinger, James E & Lorrie M Mooney, William J Platt, Ann & Don

World Games in Honor of John McHale Lillevold, John C & Beth A Mikkelsen

Purtell, Vincent A & Teresa M

World Games in Honor of Leah Olson Alternative Strategies Group

In Memory of Richard Warwick Krell, Greg & Lynn

In Memory of Chris Fletcher LETR Chris Fletcher Memorial

In Memoriam Kip Heninger - Watertown (Athlete)

Blaine Peterson - Sioux Falls Bulldogs (Athlete)

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA 16

Special Thanks To These Major Sponsors

Congratulations to

Watertown Area Athlete

Justin Elliot on his

selection to Special

Olympics USA! Justin will

be headed to Austria this

coming March to participate

in Alpine Ski events at the

2017 World Winter Games.

2016 Schedule of Events July 11 & 12 Equestrian Huron

August 20 SE Area Softball Sioux Falls

August 27 BH Area Softball Rapid City

September 16-18 Fall Classic Rapid City

October 13 NE Area Unified Bowling Watertown

October 14 NE Area Traditional Bowling Aberdeen

October 14 BH Area Traditional Bowling Rapid City

October 15 BH Area Unified Bowling Rapid City

October 15 SE Area Traditional Bowling Sioux Falls

October 29 SE Area Unified Bowling Mitchell

November 4-6 State Traditional Bowling Aberdeen

November 19-20 State Unified Bowling Sioux Falls

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Congratulations

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our next State event to win

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Thank You To These Official Partners