The Olympic Flame of Hope, a symbol for many of pride, dreams realized and hope for the future, has made its way back up to   Morgantown for the third year in a row.
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Paul Stephen/Athenaeum

While Tuesday’s gray weather may have driven most humans from downtown, this duck came up from the river to hang out near Dairy Queen.

Mountaineer Field could be in for a major change.
This has nothing to do with new stadium lights or a      high-tech scoreboard, though. This time, it’s about the name Mountaineer Field itself.
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The following events for the 32nd Special Olympics Summer Games are open to all. The  public is welcome to attend and support the efforts of these   Special Olympics athletes.

Friday, June 9
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Pam Berry Field
Unified Softball
2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Pam Berry Field
Unified Softball
2:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the WVU Track
Athletics: Racewalk, 800M Run and 4 X 100 Relay         preliminaries
2:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the WVU      Natatorium
Aquatics preliminaries
2:30 to 5:00 p.m. behind the Shell Building
Bocce preliminaries
8:00 to 9:30 p.m. at        Mountaineer Field
Opening Ceremony and  lighting of the Flame of Hope. Fireworks to follow.
Saturday, June 10
8:00 a.m. at WVU Track
Athletics
8:00 a.m. behind the Shell Building
Bocce
8:00 a.m. at WVU Track     Infield
Softball Throw
8:00 a.m. at the Star City Wharf
Kayaking
8:30 a.m. at Pam Berry Field
Unified Softball
8:30 a.m. at the Creative Arts Center
Cycling
8:30 a.m. at WVU Tennis Courts
Tennis
9:00 a.m. at the WVU        Natatorium
Aquatics
11:15 a.m. at WVU Track
Wheelchair/Developmental
Sunday, June 11
8:00 a.m. at WVU Track
Athletics Finals
8:00 a.m. at Creative Arts Center
Cycling Finals
8:00 a.m. behind Shell       Building
Bocce Finals
8:00 a.m. at Star City Wharf
8:30 a.m. at Pam Berry Field
9:00 to 11:45 a.m. at the Main Awards Stage
Awards Ceremony
11:45 to 12:30 p.m. at WVU Track
Closing Ceremony
-pcc