If you noticed a bunch of law enforcement officers running down Main Street last Friday carrying a torch, your eyes were not deceiving you. Ulysses law enforcement officers picked up the torch for the annual Special Olympics Torch Run.
“It’s Something we’re going to make a pretty regular thing,” said Ulysses Police Chief Ron Vagher.
Since its inception in Wichita, the Law Enforcement Torch Run has raised more than $1 billion for Special Olympics programs. This run turned fundraising campaign raises more than just money for athletes. In late April, the highlight of the Torch Run season begins when the Flame of Hope travels from all corners of Kansas throughout the months of May through July to the State Summer Games in Wichita. Officers from many different agencies escort the Flame of Hope on assigned legs throughout their local communities. The “Final Leg” is the culmination of the run, from Wichita City Hall to the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games at Maize South High School. The Most Inspirational Athlete of the preceding year carries the Torch into the stadium escorted by the officers and together they light the cauldron to open the State Summer Games. Officers award medals throughout the three days of competition.
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