UMPI students prepare for Junior Olympics

    PRESQUE ISLE—In one year, the Nordic Heritage Sport Club will host the 2010 USSA Cross Country Junior Olympic Championships in Presque Isle, Maine. This event is scheduled March 6-14, 2010.     The 2010 JO Organizing Committee, led by Event Director Tim Doak and Event Manager Tim Veron, has been actively planning this event for some time. A small contingent flew to Truckee, California, on Friday, March 6 to attend this year’s championship to observe and learn.
    The event will be run almost entirely by volunteers. While several community people have stepped up to fulfill key leadership roles, the committee is still seeking to identify the hundreds of volunteers that will be necessary to run the event.
    If anyone has an interest, they should contact Mary Lawrence, our Volunteer Coordinator. She can be reached at 768-9502 or mary.l.lawrence@umpi.edu.
    Students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle have developed a website to disseminate information to the teams, fans and the local community. The address is http://juniorolympics2010. org/index.php.