Inaccurate portrayal

Dear editor:
This letter is in reference to an article written by Mike Baranowski that appeared in the Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000 edition of your paper.
The article is absolutely inaccurate and, as a result, portrays an unfair and unacceptable picture of an historical competitive event within Ontario Special Olympics.
The article is in reference to the first-ever Ontario Special Olympics provincial curling championships held in Espanola this past November and concerns over how the tie-breaking system, agreed upon prior to the competition by all the coaches (your columnist being one of them) was implemented.
These concerns have been addressed with Mr. Baranowski, however, since the resolution was not to his satisfaction, he obviously felt compelled to use his article for one last shot at Ontario Special Olympics and the organizing committee of the event.
The most disturbing part of the article is that it calls into question the integrity and judgment of elite level curling officials who pride themselves on representing the sport with class and dignity, and did so at the Espanola event.
Curling is one of two new sports within Ontario Special Olympics (along with basketball) and we fully expect that it will continue to grow dramatically, thanks, in large part, to partnerships with organizations like Curl Northwest.
It is a shame that inaccurate information would have found its way into a fine paper like the Fort Frances Times.
Sincerely,
Marion Coulson
Competition Development
Co-ordinator, Ontario
Special Olympics
Editor’s note: It appears the discrepancy lies in the official score of the game between Fort Frances and Timmins. Mr. Baranowski said it was 3-1 for Fort Frances while the OSO said it was 3-2.