The 2017 season of Ford County’s Special Olympics Bowling is ready to roll and the first practice will be Saturday, April 29 at the Gibson Bowl in Gibson City at 1:00pm. Bowlers will bowl 3 games at each practice. Each athlete will need to attend practices and bowl 15 games in order to have a […]
A free developmental screening is being offered to families with children age birth to five years old in the GCMS School District or Ford County. Children three to five years of age will receive screening for vision, hearing, speech and overall preschool skills. Free preschool classes are available to children who qualify. Children from birth […]
The Ford County Bowling Special Olympians recently participated in the Eastern Prairie Area 8 Regional at Arrowhead Lanes and Western Bowl in Champaign, IL. The athletes bowled 15 games prior to the event. The average of these scores determined which division the athlete would bowl. Athletes making up the 2016 roster were Zach Baillie, Jake […]
The 2016 season of Ford County’s Special Olympics Bowling is ready to roll and practices will begin soon. Each practice will include three to four games. Each athlete will need to attend practices in order to have a 15-game average by mid-July in order to register for the Area 8 Bowling tournament at the end […]
Ford County Special Olympic athletes competed on August 30 in the Area 8 Regional Special Olympics Bowling Tournament. Taylor, Brendan, Danielle, and Mark placed 2nd respectively in their classes. Zach, Jake and Bobby Jo finished first in their classes and will be going onto the sectional tournament at Landmark Lanes in Peoria, IL on Saturday, […]