HOOD RIVER — Special Olympics athletes held a regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center on Nov. 3. Special Olympics athletes will take on local police, firefighters, and paramedics on Nov. 24 in the group’s annual Bowling with the Cops event.
Slideshow: Special Olympics regional bowling competition
- Helen H. Richardson photos / special to Columbia Gorge News
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Special Olympics athlete Roland Prange, 9, gets ready to deliver his ball down his lane as he takes part in the regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athlete Roland Prange, 9, celebrates his score as he takes part in the regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center in Hood River Nov. 3.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athletes line up their shots during the group’s regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center Nov. 3.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athlete Henry Kahclamat lines up his shot as he takes part in the regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center in Hood River Nov. 3.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athletes Joan Gilbert celebrates her score as she takes part in the regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center in Hood River, Oregon on November 3, 2026. When talking about bowling Joan said “We can do just as well as other athletes that compete in middle school and high school, we just happen to be Special Olympics.”
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athletes Joan Gilbert delivers her ball down the lane. When talking about bowling, Joan said, “We can do just as well as other athletes that compete in middle school and high school, we just happen to be Special Olympics.”
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
Special Olympics athlete Edith Dougherty lines up her shot as she takes part in the regional bowling competition between Hood River and Wasco counties at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center in Hood River on Nov. 3.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
A bowling sign at Orchard Lanes Bowling Center in Hood River.
- Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News
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