Special Olympians get board support

Eighteen Special Olympians are being sponsored by Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.Each sponsorship costs $500.Sault Ste. Marie hosts Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games 2019 Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.Some schools wanted to support a specific athlete “because there was a connection to the community,” said director of education Rose Burton Spohn.Six of the 18 Special Olympians are being supported by St. Mary’s College.Northern schools – St. Joseph French Immersion (