Archive for April, 2009

Marion County Spring Special Olympics (The Charleston State Journal)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The Special Olympics is moving into a new home.

Little Olympics on tap Saturday (Jefferson City News Tribune)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
More than 400 fourth- and fifth-grade boys and girls will take part Saturday in the 60th Annual Little Olympics at Adkins Stadium. Boys events will begin at 9 a.m., with the girls events starting at noon.

Special Olympics cancels events in Texas (Houston Chronicle)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Special Olympics Texas has canceled its spring games across the state amid concerns about swine flu.

Junior Olympics plans skills competition (Albany Democrat-Herald)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The Junior Olympics Skills Competition will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Takena School, 1210 12th St. S.W.

Volunteers help make Olympics special (Billings Gazette)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Volunteers help out with events and athletes at the Special Olympics at Daylis stadium in Billings.

Joao asks IOC to pick Rio to host Olympics (Gulf Times)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
DPA/Rio de Janeiro Former FIFA president Joao Havelange on Wednesday asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to choose Rio de Janeiro as the host city of the 2016 Olympics.

Special Olympics cancels events in Texas due to swine flu (The Monitor)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
HOUSTON - Special Olympics Texas has canceled its spring games across the state amid concerns about swine flu. Games that were scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Houston, Wichita Falls, Dallas, Waco, Amarillo, San Antonio, Laredo and the Gulf Coast

Special Olympics cancels events in Texas (The Republican)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
(AP) — HOUSTON (AP) ? Special Olympics Texas has canceled its spring games across the state amid concerns about swine flu.

Special Olympics cancels events in Texas (WOAI San Antonio)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Special Olympics Texas has canceled its spring games across the state amid concerns about swine flu.

Special Olympics cancels events in Texas (ABC 13 Houston)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
All Special Olympics Texas Spring Games canceled because of concerns over the spread of swine flu