August Frank, Author at Valley News

Upper Valley Hawks athlete Rose Kerrigan, of White River Junction, Vt., swims through the water at CCBA's Witherell Recreation Center in Lebanon, N.H., on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. When it comes to important moments, Kerrigan thinks back to the bronze medal she won in the 100 meters in swimming. The medal was important not because it was her first, but because her family was there to watch. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Upper Valley Hawks Special Olympics Program Turns 20

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff Writers, and August Frank Valley News Staff WritersSeptember 24, 2018

White River Junction — Walter Mosenthal was 13 when he began snowshoe racing with the Upper Valley Hawks, a program that trains athletes with intellectual disabilities for Special Olympics events in both Vermont and New Hampshire.Mosenthal, now 21,…