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Reeling in confidence: Special needs students learn to fish during annual event at Salem Pond
Mike Pritchett believes children with special needs are capable of picking up fishing as a new hobby — they just need a little boost. That’s the premise of the annual Kids Fishing Day, where disabled kids from around Utah Valley are invited to Salem Pond to participate in a memorable fishing experience. The 34th annual event — hosted Tuesday by Pritchett’s charity, Kids with Disabilities Adventures, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources — had an estimated 1,700 kids in attendance. “For these kids to go up here and catch that fish and reel it in, it’s a sense of ...
