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PHOTOS: Special Olympics torch makes its way through Michigan

Michigan Public | By Michigan Radio Newsroom
Published June 9, 2015 at 3:44 PM EDT
Guardians of Flame
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A member of the "Guardians of the Flame" explains proper torch handling technique
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Buddy Hale and Jeremy Mascia ask passing cars to honk as they wait to start their leg of the relay.
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Buddy Hale and Jeremy Mascia ask passing cars to honk as they wait to start their leg of the relay.
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Hunter Brooks (middle) and Jessica Galatin (right) watch friends handle the Special Olympics World Games torhc.
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LISD students watch friends handle the Special Olympics World Games torhc.
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The students gather for a cheer before starting their part of the relay.
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The students gather for a cheer before starting their part of the relay.
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A quickcheer to start the trek.
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A quick cheer to start the trek.
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A quick group photo in front of the Stadium.
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A quick group photo in front of the Stadium.
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Parents and teachers take photos of their kids and students before the torch relay.
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Parents and teachers take photos of their kids and students before the torch relay.
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Hunter Brooks (middle) eagerly awaits the arrival of the Special Olympics World Games torch.
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Hunter Brooks (middle) eagerly awaits the arrival of the Special Olympics World Games torch.
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Kelly Higgins, a teacher in the Lewanee School District, carries the torch for the first part.
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Kelly Higgins, a teacher in the Lewanee School District, carries the torch for the first part.
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The LISD leg of the "Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America" has begun.
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The LISD leg of the "Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America" has begun.
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A post-relay celebration.
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A post-relay celebration.
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LISD students reach for a final hand on the torch before it is passed on to the next group.
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LISD students reach for a final hand on the torch before it is passed on to the next group.
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Liz Ceay, Jailynn Borck and Nathan Arno of Lenawee Intermediate School District wait for the Special Olympic World Games torch to arrive at their post.
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Liz Ceay, Jailynn Borck and Nathan Arno of Lenawee Intermediate School District wait for the Special Olympic World Games torch to arrive at their post.
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The Special Olympics "Flame of Hope" torch is currently on its way through Michigan as part of a cross-country relay trek to California.

It was carried through Detroit on Monday and made it to Ann Arbor on Tuesday, where a group of students from the Lenawee Intermediate School District were waiting at the Big House at 11:30 a.m. for their section of the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America.

The LISD students took turns carrying the torch, cheering every time it changed hands, as they walked their half-mile stretch to hand the flame off.

The torch now moves on to Indiana, and will keep traveling until it reaches Los Angeles for the Special Olympics World games on July 25.

- Paula Friedrich, Michigan Radio Newsroom
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