Torch run passes through Pahrump
The Special Olympics Nevada Law Enforcement Torch Run recently passed through Pahrump.
The April 27 event’s schedule included a torch lighting ceremony at the Nye County Government Center near Calvada Boulevard.
The run then continued east on Nevada Highway 160 to end at 1520 E. Basin Ave.
The Nevada Torch Run features more than 500 law enforcement officers from 42 agencies throughout the state. Alongside Special Olympics athletes, they are carrying the Special Olympics Flame of Hope from Boulder City to Reno for the Special Olympics Nevada Summer Games on Friday, June 1.
Nevada officers fundraise through law enforcement torch run events throughout the year.
They have raised more than $2.4 million for Special Olympics Nevada since 2002, including $207,000 last year.
Deputies from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office were joining Special Olympics athletes to run the Flame of Hope through Pahrump, organizers said in announcing the event.
