European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps Gary Miller pics at san Vito air station. For a amps Roger Moray Sunshine olympics military communities throughout Europe hold a variety of games similar to the special olympics although those that am not officially sanctioned carry different names. A Heidelberg Germany for example dubbed its games a Sunshine olympics. Children from neighbouring Karlsruhe Mannheim and Worms joined Heidelberg youngsters in 20 events that included everything from Hula hoops to spoon races. A most of the 125 children who took part in the event at Patrick Henry Village do not have handicaps that would qualify them or official special olympics activities said Joan Morehead  theide bergs exceptional family member program. Instead the Sunshine olympics included children. M any educational or medical special need. A a a a. A a. A a a the sergeant major solemnly placed the. Medal around the grinning athlete s neck then saluted smartly. A handshake and hug followed on the three tiered award platform As the youngster received a top prize at the 1991 Kaiserslautern special olympics a fun filled Day of successes. O a meanwhile track and Field events were going on simultaneously before almost empty bleachers. The a. Spectators were Down on the Field among the athletes. Cheering them on and offering hugs at the end of each event. A w a a \ a a a  the special olympics featured 135 athletes from 8 to 60 years old. More than 100 children Ages 3 to 7, took part in the non competitive Kinder olympics held at the same time last month at the . Military s athletic Field at Vogel Weh Germany. Coordinators and volunteers  and air Force members from the Kaiserslautern military Community. \ Manuela Sebastian from a German school in. Kusel carried in the traditional olympic Torch to kick. Off the Day s events. To Start the games the athletes repeated the special olympics motto. Quot let me win but if i cannot win let me be Brave in the attempt a a students from six German schools and nine american schools competed in the Long Jipp soccer Ball kick softball throw Frisbee toss and Pous races. In Kinder olympics the childrers red a Long jump measured in centimetres and tossed beat bags at a for a amps Roger Maeroy above left at the Sunshine olympics 9-year-old Tilston Brown of Mannheim crawls through the obstacle course while Ursula Rowlan left and Daria Riegler cheer him on. Above Sonny Grimm 4, of Karlsruhe concentrates on making a Frisbee ringer at Heidelberg. Down slides and up slops to test their agility. A. Some of the younger athletes suspiciously eyed the. Midget level obstacle courses but volunteers kept each child steady through the course and by the time they a reached the ride on a carpet covered roller at the end the children were giggling with Delight. A. A a some even tried to sneak an extra ride on the roller and perhaps gain an extra prize in the process a big Grin split Martin March s face As he tossed his. Second softball nearly double the distance of his Fust throw a a a. ,. A a / Quot great throw you did Groat  said Eric Apsens a Volunteer from Sembach a. Two athletes and a chaperone from the. Kaiserslautern games will Fly to the International special olympics summer games in Minneapolis in july Courtesy of Northwest airlines. Matthew Lee Beggs and Jason Scruggs both from Kaiserslautern High school were chosen for their athletic ability and their sportsmanship. While they won participate in the Minneapolis Competition they will take part in non competitive activities such As the opening Day Parade said Virginia Sloan a special olympics spokeswoman. A a athletes from Kaiserslautern cannot compete in Minneapolis because this year is Only the second year that the Kaiserslautern games have been sanctioned Sloan said. Special olympics games must to sanctioned for four years before the area s athletes can compete in the International event. V for a amps roof Maeroy Francesca Jeffery 5, of Heidelberg clowns around with Lee Miles