AREA SPECIAL OLYMPIANS TAKE FLIGHT
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 -- 11:36 AM
Some special area athletes are on their way to the World Winter Olympics in Boise, Idaho.20-year-old Mike Tyler of Granton and 22-year-old Edward Smith of Neillsville departed from Dane County Regional Airport Thursday morning.
They?re on their way to Salt Lake City for a Team USA pep rally, then they?ll travel to Boise for the Special Olympics World Winter Games, which start Saturday and run through next Friday.
Tyler competes in the snowshoe event; Smith competes in the snowboarding events.
They?re part of a 420-member delegation from the U.S.
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