Story by Brian Quinn/ Photos/video Alecia Kaus Today was a chance for Special Olympics athletes to shine and several from five school districts and education programs took advantage of it. Athletes from the Batavia City Schools, Elba and Byron-Bergen, Genesee Valley BOCES and New York State School for the Blind …
The Batavia City School District participate in this year’s Special Olympics, hosted in partnership with the New York State School for the Blind (NYSSB). The event was held at Van Detta Stadium and included student-athletes from Batavia, NYSSB, and Genesee Valley BOCES. Students from Batavia Middle School and Batavia High …
About 20 local law enforcement officers from Genesee County participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run on Thursday morning, despite the fact that the Summer Special Olympic Games will not be held this year due to COVID. Local regional competitions are taking place along with some training. According to Kelley …
Over a dozen law enforcement officers took part in a torch run in support of the Special Olympics with a 7 mile run from the ARC Day Habilitation Center on Barrville road to the ARC Work Center on Walnut street in Batavia Wednesday morning. Coordinator of the event, Inv. Chad …