SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING

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 on Nov. 3. “We can do just as well as other athletes that compete in middle school and high school, we just happen to be Special Olympics,” Gilbert said. Special Olympics athletes will take on local police, firefighters, and paramedics on Nov. 24 in the group’s annual Bowling with the Cops event. For a slideshow of the Nov. 3 competition, visit columbiagorgenews.com.

Helen H. Richardson photo / special to Columbia Gorge News