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Mike Schaff has more than 30 gold medals and about 30 silver ones from the Special Olympics over the years. While he's extremely proud of those, he has a new honor to beam about. Schaff was named the Montana Special Olympics Outstanding Athlete of the Year. He was surprised with the award during the statewide Special Olympics leadership conference in Great Falls last weekend.

BILLINGS - Bocce. It's the third-most participated sport in the world, yet many people have never even heard of it. It's an Italian game that involves a set of multi-colored balls, but let's just let the experts explain the rules. "Bocce is a game that's similar to bowling," said Ben Lindenbaum, a Special Olympics bocce player. "The only difference really is that instead of knocking pins down, you roll the ball down the alley as close as you can to another ball to score points."

A guide to the 2010 Montana Special Olympics, including articles, event information and schedules, published by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

As the 2010 Winter Olympics enter it's last week, some athletes are just getting ready for their turn at the winter games. The Special Olympics in Montana kick off in Whitefish next Sunday.

2010 State Summer Games, May 12-14, 2010 MSU – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, Bozeman, Montana 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Burnaby's Steven Cayer isn't even out of high school yet, but he's got his eyes on a future in film and his hands on some one-of-a-kind camera equipment.The 17-year-old Burnaby Mountain student has cerebral palsy and gets around in a power wheelchair. Cayer had a chance to try out a specialized video camera to film some Olympic-related festivities last week.

Once a week during winter, high school students with disabilities head to Whitefish Mountain Resort to ski, train for the Special Olympics and, above all, have a lot of fun. For many of them, it’s unlike any other experience of their lives. Their ticket to the mountain is DREAM Adaptive Recreation Inc., an organization established in 1985 to give disabled children and adults access to recreational opportunities in the Flathead Valley. DREAM stands for “Disabled Recreation and Environmental Access Movement.”

Click here to download the flyer for this event (PDF) What: This month we have the OPPORTUNITY to expand our understanding of the complicated world of Social Security with guest speaker Lori Idland! Also featured will be a brief message from Ashley Bickerstaff From the Young Athletes Program With Special Olympics. When: Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 6:00 PM Where Willson School Room 217B Bozeman, MT For more information: Call Joanna Dumas, SEPTA President, at 406-522-0851