WOOD COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE SUMMER GAMES AT OSU

Charese Botjer • June 27, 2024

WOOD COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE SUMMER GAMES AT OSU

Wood County Special Olympics athletes, coaches, and volunteers are headed to Columbus on Friday, June 28th to compete in the 2024 State Summer Games at The Ohio State University. Wood County Special Olympics, better known as Wood County Wildcats, will have 21 total athletes attending State Games competing in track and field, bocce, and power lifting.

 

On Friday, June 28th, Wood County Special Olympics will have a sendoff celebration, starting at 8AM, with music, confetti and more at Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities Campus, located at 1921 E. Gypsy Lane Road. Wood County Law Enforcement, Wood County Fire Department. and State Highway Patrol are coming to WCBDD campus to help celebrate and send our crew off safely to Columbus. We invite our community to join us in celebration!

 

Wood County Special Olympics has 15 Track and Field athletes competing in Summer State Games:

1.      Tyler Hitt

2.      Abigail Simmons

3.      Stephen Scholl

4.      Christopher Schuckers

5.      Kim Fechter

6.      Harrison Bohland

7.      Stephanie Kline

8.      Laura Reimer

9.      Sawyer Rader

10.  Trevor Sachs

11.  Gavin Coonrod

12.  Melissa Frizado

13.  Sean Brown

14.  Lucas Reffert

15.  Anne Schooley

 

Wood County Special Olympics has 5 Bocce athletes competing in State Summer Games:

1.      Barb Markin

2.      Brooke Coan

3.      Chris Doerner

4.      Dennis Miller

5.      JoLynn Snyder

 

AJ Bach will be competing in Power Lifting.


LeAnn Frankfather, Wood County Special Olympics coach stated, “The athletes have invested in themselves with countless hours of training. It’s exciting to see it all come together at the State Event. I couldn’t be prouder of what they have accomplished and will continue to accomplish.”

 

Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities has operated the Special Olympics program since its creation in 1970 for youth and adults served in Wood County. Today, there are more than 450 active participants in Special Olympics sports throughout Wood County.

 

Wood County Special Olympics offers 9 different sport opportunities ranging from basketball, volleyball, softball, swimming, and more. You are eligible to participate if you are age 8 and older. To learn more about Special Olympics, please visit our website at https://www.woodcountydd.org/special-olympics.

 

By Charese Botjer April 23, 2026
Sealed bids will be received by the Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities (“Owner”), at the office of 1921 E. Gypsy Lane Road – Building B , Bowling Green, OH 43402 on the 12 th of May at 10:00am local time for the: Wood Lane School Play Space and will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter. Each bid must contain the full names of the party or parties making the same, with an affidavit as to interested parties, and in the case of a corporation not chartered in Ohio, with a proper certificate that such corporation is authorized to do business in Ohio, and shall be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty Bond for the full amount (100%) of the Bid, in favor of the “Owner” or a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code, in the amount of 10% of the Bid, payable to the “Owner”. It is agreed that the bid guaranty shall be for the benefit of the “Owner” pursuant to Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code if the undersigned fails to execute the Contract in conformity with the Form of Contract incorporated in the contract documents and furnish Bond and insurance certificates within ten (10) days after the notification of the award of the Contract to the undersigned. Copies of the Contract Documents are on file and may be obtained directly from Becker Impressions , at cost, none of which will be refunded. Please note that in order to be considered as a “responsive bidder” for this project, you must purchase a set of plans and bid documents, and follow all instructions provided. Bids from contractors who are not on the Plan Holders List will be disqualified. A pre‐bid meeting will be held at 10:00am on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities –  Building B , 1921 E. Gypsy Lane Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402. Successful Bidders shall conform to the Ohio “Schedule of Prevailing Wages”. The bidder may access the Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage & Hour Bureau at its website for the current edition of wage rates. This Advertisement for Bids document is for use on public projects in conjunction with AIA Document A701, "Instructions to Bidders." Coordinate content with the Instructions to Bidders. Much of this Document consists of Project-specific data. Examples given in the model document text below illustrate possible document content. Use the model text to develop text for specific Project requirements. Revise "Notice to Bidders" Paragraph below to comply with Owner requirements for notification and conduct of public bidding. Retain "Regulatory Requirements" Subparagraph below and insert applicable references if bidding procedures are subject to special regulations, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Retain "Printed Procurement and Contracting Documents" or "Online Procurement and Contracting Documents" Paragraph below and revise to suit Project. Retain one of two "Prebid Meeting" paragraphs below. The “Owner” reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive an informalities in the bids received, and to accept any bid which it deems most favorable. The “Owner” is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against the handicapped. Tim Brown, President Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities Publish Dates: Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities Website & Sentinel Tribune Week of April 20, 2026 Week of April 27, 20206 Week of May 4, 2026
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