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Osweiler, Other NFL Players

Huddle Up for Winter Classic

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Celebrity guests, athletes to attend annual charity event

Around
Five-year-old Karley
Allen, left, walks
the autograph line
with her older sister,
6-year-old Zoey
EVERY
Allen, left, to get
signatures from visit-
ing NFL players and
celebrities during
the Whiteish Winter
Classic. BEACON FILE PHOTO

BEND

in life

By BEACON STAFF
an Atlanta Falcons safety and Baker na- Manning. The Broncos lost to the Se-
tive, Philadelphia Eagles’ duo Riley Coo- ahawks 43-8.
The NFL is coming to Whiteish.
per and Jason Kelce and Grizzlies head Those who attend the Winter Classic
Denver Broncos quarterback and coach Mick Delaney. Whiteish Olympi- festivities will get a chance to meet Os-
Kalispell native Brock Osweiler is head- an Maggie Voisin is also slated to appear weiler and others at several events.
lining the latest team of professional at Classic festivities.
The week’s action will include an au-

athletes attending the Whiteish Win- Osweiler is returning home fresh of tograph session and the popular PLAY
ter Classic. The 29th annual event is a Super Bowl appearance. The 23-year- 60 Challenge at Whiteish High School
March 6-9, starting with a kickof party old recently wrapped up his second year on Friday, where kids can enjoy activi-
at Casey’s in Whiteish beginning at 5:30 in the NFL as the backup behind Peyton
ties alongside the professional athletes.
p.m., Thursday.
A gala dinner is Saturday night at The
The charity event, founded by for- Lodge at Whiteish Lake and will fea-
mer Miami Dolphins standout Doug ture live and silent auctions with sports

Betters and operated by a group of local memorabilia. A champagne brunch at
volunteers, is the driving force behind the Whiteish Lake Restaurant at the
For the Children, a nonproit organiza- golf course will conclude the event at 9
tion that helps local families with kids a.m. Sunday.
who need medical care outside the val- The event helps families whose
ley. The organization contributes more children are struggling to access medi-
than $50,000 a year to families for trav- cal care. The kids who beneit from the
el, food, lodging and other related needs. event’s proceeds are from across West-

The average age of recipients is 6, and ern Montana. Although the funds do
the most common destinations for the not cover direct medical costs, they pick
local kids needing medical care are Se- up where insurance leaves of, assisting
attle, Spokane and Salt Lake City.
families who need it.
Drawing from the familiar world of “More than one member of our fam-
professional football, Betters, a long- ily has been helped through the White-
time Whiteish resident, has historically ish Winter Classic and we cannot pos-

rallied some of the biggest names from sibly put into words how it has and con-
Montana who play football. This year’s tinues to improve our family’s everyday
lineup includes Osweiler, a backup quar- lives,” a mother whose child beneitted
terback for the Broncos and former Flat- from Winter Classic support, told the
head High School star, as well as Colt An- Quarterback Brock Osweiler warms up before a organization.
derson, a Philadelphia Eagles safety and Denver Broncos game. For a full event listing, visit www.
Butte native, Chase Reynolds, a former GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
whiteishwinterclassic.org.
Montana Grizzly standout and St. Louis [email protected]

www.ThreeRiversBankMontana.com
Rams running back, Shann Shillinger,
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