Special Olympics
The game started with recognition of Sublette County Special Olympics Coordinator Brandy Ackland and some of her coaches and athletes.
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LifeSavers Bench
Representing the Pinedale, Boulder and Big Piney Volunteer Fire Departments and the Sublette County EMT’s, the brave members of our Sublette County LifeSavers team: Kelly Tegeler, Brent Thomas, Daniel York, Curt Esterholt, Wil Gay, Aimee Binning, Donna Lozier, Bill Kluck, John Ball, Mark Porter, Jake Porter, John Archambault, Blake Turner, Josh Lessing, Blaine Besso, Randy Belton.
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Ball Raffle
A basketball autographed by the Ambassadors was raffled off, and those proceeds along with the ticket sales were donated to the Special Olympics program by the Lions Club.
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Harlem Ambassadors thrill Pinedale
by Mindi Crabb, Pinedale Lions Club
March 21, 2010
The Harlem Ambassadors and Sublette County LifeSavers played to a full house Friday night at the Wrangler Gym in Pinedale.
Kids and adults alike enjoyed the crazy antics of the Ambassadors, who enlisted the help of players, refs and audience members in their fun. Lady Ashley showed a penchant for "taking down" LifeSaver players and proudly sported a WWF type belt as proof of her prowess. The LifeSavers showed a few tricks of their own, including "teamwork" dunking with the "dunkor" getting a springboard up from big man Curt Esterholt. Aimee Binning performed a great "pants off" move on an Ambassador on the line for a foul shot; those free throw opportunities regularly turned in to group square dances…
The game started with recognition of Sublette County Special Olympics Coordinator Brandy Ackland and some of her coaches and athletes. A basketball autographed by the Ambassadors was raffled off, and those proceeds along with the ticket sales were donated to the Special Olympics program by the Lions Club.
Following the game the Ambassadors promised to stay until every person who wanted an autograph was satisfied, and even their announcer Ace said he’d never seen the degree of creativity shown by Sublette County’s kids; we saw tennis shoes, cowboy hats and cell phones autographed by a smiling Ambassador team.
Earlier in the afternoon the Harlem Ambassadors spoke at the Pinedale Middle School, telling the students that staying in school and staying off drugs could provide great opportunities later in life. Team Manager Jessie explained that he had been able to travel to all 50 states and 16 foreign countries in the last six years by following those rules. All team members are either college graduates or currently pursuing their degrees. Principal Kevan Kennington stated that this was the perfect way to cap off a hard week of testing at the school.
Representing the Pinedale, Boulder and Big Piney Volunteer Fire Departments and the Sublette County EMT’s, the brave members of our Sublette County LifeSavers team:
Kelly Tegeler, Brent Thomas, Daniel York, Curt Esterholt, Wil Gay, Aimee Binning, Donna Lozier, Bill Kluck, John Ball, Mark Porter, Jake Porter, John Archambault, Blake Turner, Josh Lessing, Blaine Besso, Randy Belton.
Referees: Mike Vickrey, Jim Brost, Andy Nelson.
A HUGE THANKS to the supporting sponsors:
Baymont Inn & Suites
Wind River Pizza
US Foods
Pinedale Online
A&T Welding
Ponderosa Flow Testing
1st Bank
Tegeler & Associates
More thanks to these supporting businesses and individuals:
Office Outlet (Big Piney & Pinedale)
Bank of Sublette County
Big J Auto Parts
A to Z Hardware
1st Bank
Wolf’s Pinedale Dodge
Rock Rabbit
Tegeler’s Insurance
Northern Title
KPIN Radio
Pinedale Roundup
And all the others who "sponsored a child" - almost 200 tickets were donated back and given to county elementary classes, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the WIC program! We love our supportive communities!
The Pinedale Lions Club meets the first and third Thursdays of each month, 7:00am at Rendezvous Pointe. Visitors and prospective members welcome! Call President Mindi Crabb for more information 307-367-3341.
Photos by Mindi Crabb
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