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Opening Ceremony L-R Undersheriff Lance Gehlhausen, Sheriff K.C. Lehr, Ian Jones (athlete) Lieutenant Dave Siefkes, Sergeant Travis Bingham. Photo courtesy Sublette County Sheriff’s Office. Torch Run Photo courtesy Sublette County Sheriff's Office

On February 4th 2020, Sublette County Sheriff K.C Lehr, Undersheriff Lance Gehlhausen, Lieutenant Dave Siefkes, and Sergeant Travis Bingham attended the Wyoming Special Olympics Winter Games Opening Ceremonies held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The day started with a 4 mile Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) which was comprised of law enforcement officers and athletes from Wyoming and South Dakota. This is the third year the LETR has been incorporated in to the opening ceremonies for the Wyoming Special Olympics Winter Games.

The torch run begins at the Jackson Hole Visitor’s Center then rallies at the town square, where Jackson vice-mayor, Hailey Morton Levinson, welcomed athletes with a proclamation. The relay then continues through the streets of Jackson Hole before meeting up with highway 189/191 and eventually ending at Jackson Hole High School. That evening at the Jackson Hole High School auditorium the torch was ushered in by Jackson Hole athlete Gary Endecott and the Special Olympic flame was lit to officially open the 2020 Special Olympic Winter Games.

Sublette County was represented by local Big Piney athlete Ian Jones who is competing in Cross Country Skiing. Twenty-seven teams with more than 200 athletes from all across Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, and Montana gather to compete this week in various locations throughout Jackson Hole. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office wishes all the athletes the best of luck this year!