Text Box: THANK YOU! As a volunteer-driven movement, Special Olympics Montana wishes to thank the following individuals, businesses and organizations for helping organize and host Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Text Box: A very special thank you Cherie Bowman-Lyons, State Summer Games Special Events Director
Text Box: Andrea Schlimgen ▪ Anton Veverka ▪ Art Gregr, Knights of Columbus ▪ Art Taft, KRTV ▪ Becky & Keith Bortnem ▪ BJ Mendenhall Bob Murphy, Knights of Columbus Bob Wojciechowski, Cascade County Sheriff’s Office ▪ Breen Oil Company Bresnan Communications ▪ Bright Orange Ballet/Karen Thorton, Director Bruce Callies, Bresnan Communications ▪ Bryce Widhalm Chief Rusty Wickman/Missoula PD Central Solutions Plumbing, Heating & Cooling ▪ Chuck Fulcher Cindy’s Catering ▪ City Motors Company ▪ CMR & GFHS Cheerleaders CMR Russtones/Russ Kellogg, Director ▪ CMR Wranglers/Ginger Casagrande, Director Colette Longin ▪ D&D Investments ▪ Dave Bertelsen, Scoutmaster David Steffan ▪ Dave Waldenberg ▪ Deb Laveson Debbi Waldenberg ▪ Doug Sappington, Bresnan Communications Dr. Fred Anderson, Principal, Great Falls High School ▪ ExpoPark Four Seasons Arena Faith Center ▪ First Avenue Auto Body ▪ Forde Nursery ▪ Flint Rasmussen Fred Pauley ▪ Fred Schaufeld, N.E.W. ▪ Fort Benton High School Cheerleaders Gary DeGooyer, GFPS ▪ Gerbers ▪ GFHS Bisonettes/Jan Mader, Director GFHS Blue ▪ Notes/Dusty Molyneaux, Director GFHS Delphian Choir/Brent Volf, Director Governor Brian Schweitzer ▪ Great Falls Central Catholic Cheerleaders Great Falls Public Schools ▪ Great Falls Shrine Pipe Band ▪ Greg Maltby, N.E.W. Greg Tierney ▪ Healy Lyons ▪ Highstreet Band ▪ Hilary Benjamin Jack Allen, GFPD. ▪ Jamie Darko ▪ Jeff Knowles, Pizza Hut ▪ Jeni Dodd ▪ Jim Petersen Jim Taylor, Automax ▪ Joan Tierney ▪ Joel Corda ▪ Johnson Madison Lumber Josh Lewis ▪ Karen & Tom Harant ▪ Kathy Hendrickson Katrina Petersen ▪ Kelly Enright, Bresnan Communications ▪ Kim Palmer Knights of Columbus 4th Degree ▪ Lauren Waldenberg Les Marsh, New York Life ▪ Leslie Oakland ▪ LETR Circle of Honor Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger ▪ Malmstrom Air Force Base Volunteers & Honor Guard Marty Severson, Marson Productions ▪ Maureen Kenneally, Town Pump Michael Waldenberg ▪ Mike Lyons Missouri River Dance Co./Dugan Coburn & Grace Duffy, Directors Montana Army National Guard ▪ Montana Chevy Dealers MT Law Enforcement Torch Run ▪ N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Our Lady of Lourdes/Dawn Jones ▪ Pacific Steel and Recycling Patty Faloon, Bresnan Communications ▪ Pat O’Connell Pizza Hut ▪ Ray Zukowski, N.E.W. ▪ Roxie Marchion ▪ Ruschelle Tyvand Sandra Van Tighem ▪ Sanford McAllister ▪ Scott Patera ▪ Shirley Hopkins Steve Brookstein, Bresnan Communications ▪ Steve Keller ▪ Tate Hanson The Storm Nat’l Champion Stunt Team/Becky Acra ▪ Stray Moose Productions Teri Forde ▪ Thrillbillies ▪ Tiffany Harding ▪ Tire-Rama ▪ Tom Lyons ▪ Town Pump, Inc. Victory Christian Center/Sheryl Hopkins, Coordinator ▪ Weston Widhalm

For those generous individuals, organizations and businesses that have given their time, talent and treasure to host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies but were not included in this list, please accept our sincere apologies.  You are our unsung heroes.