Quick pics: Carrying the torch for Special Olympics

Law enforcement officers bike along U.S. Highway 2 Wednesday on their leg of the Special Olympics Montana Law Enforcement Torch Run. This run of the torch will proceed on the way to Billings for the 2024 Special Olympics State Summer Games, which begin with the opening ceremony May 15.

Deputy Jacob Smith passes the torch to Deputy Michael Richards in Havre Wednesday during the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Montana Special Olympics. "The mission of Law Enforcement Torch Run is to raise funds and awareness of the Special Olympics Movement worldwide," a post on the Montana Special Olympics website says. "Special Olympics is a program that reaffirms our beliefs that with hope, love, and dedication, we can see achievement and self-worth realized by any individual. It is the belief of LETR that persons with intellectual disabilities, by their involvement in Special Olympics, show the community at large the true meaning of sports and a pure joy towards life."