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Diveley said about a dozen volunteers helped move exposed hay bales inside to a covered portion of the building on Sunday.
“Our volunteers were great and we moved two full hay racks of bales,” he said. “Now we have to submit a claim to our insurance agency and then see who can repair the damage.”
One of Pegasus’ volunteers has started a GoFundMe to help the organization: https://gofund.me/ c42850d7.
“Every donation counts and will be deeply appreciated. Donations will be used to get our arena fixed as quickly as possible so that therapeutic riding lessons can begin next month,” the GoFundMe site said.
For more information, contact Morris at 815-973-3177 or visit Pegasus www.PegasusSpecialRiders. org.
About Pegasus
Pegasus Special Riders is a nonprofit organization providing therapeutic horseback riding to Northern Illinois residents with physical, mental and emotional challenges.
The organization is staffed by 50 volunteers who are involved with all aspects of the program from horse care, horse handling during lessons and barn chores to fund raising and special events.
P e g a s u s i s a m e m b e r o f t h e PATH International, which sets the standards for a safe and therapeutic riding experience, as well as the education of certified riding instructors.
Photo provided The main building at Pegasus Special Riders was damaged by Saturday night’s strong winds. Officials are awaiting an insurance assessment and at this point are unsure how and when repairs can be made. No horses were injured.
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media ABOVE: Horses that reside at Pegasus Special Riders Inc. were not injured by the wind that damaged the main building on Saturday. RIGHT: Dave Diveley, property manager at Pegasus Special Riders, points to some of the damage.
SPORTS COLUMN
Feel-good story continues w ith Scales Mound in 1 A tourney
The feel-good story of the wint e r c o n t i n u e d o n M o n d ay w i t h t i n y S c a l e s M o u n d advancing to the state finals. In an anticlimactic supersectional, the rural kids from Jo Daviess County had their way with Chicago Marshall, a former 3A state champ in 2008.
Truth be told, Scales Mound had tougher foes in its previous three games against East Dubuque, Pecatonica and Sterling Newman. With a declining enrollment, Marshall (7-15) is a shell of its former self.
An example of the cultural differences between Marshall and SM is shown in roster makeup. SM has the same kids who have been together since grade school.
Marshall only has two seniors left out of six that started the year, besides the rash of other kids coming and going.
That lack of continuity by Marshall led to their demise against a program where Hornet players might know each other as well as they know their family.
Speaking of families, imagine the joy shared by the parents, brothers, s i s t e r s , g r a n d p a r e n t s , a u n t s a n d uncles as they make the magical trip to Champaign for the IHSA basketball championships. This isn’t supposed to happen for towns of 454.
You better believe the IHSA is breathing a sigh of relief that SM beat Chicago Marshall. Not only will there be a 100-1 fan ratio comparing SM to Marshall in State Farm Center (former Assembly Hall), but the IHSA needs the Scales Mound story to boost the fortunes of this beleaguered event.
Attendance at the boys basketball state finals have declined substantially over the years. Administrators at the IHSA have been brainstorming ideas, such as having all four classes on the same weekend, to bring March Madness back to its former glory.
Having the Hebronesque aspect with SM at Champaign will garner interest statewide. Also adding luster will be one the better teams in the country in 4A Glenbard West. It was neat having both SM and GW play at DeKalb in a 1A/4A doubleheader.
However, the atmosphere at the Convocation Center on the NIU campus paled in comparison to the sectional at Pecatonica. If this would have been contested at NIU’s old Chick
