Each May, One Spade Youth Packers demonstrate the skills they've learned at Bishop's famed Mule Days celebration.
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The One Spade Youth Packers program teaches children from age nine to 17 the discipline and commitment it takes to become a responsible mule handler.
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A One Spade Youth Packer participant working with a team below the snow-capped Sierras, where mules have been an important of the region's economic development.
Vikki Appel (center with yellow-striped wheels) competing in a track cycling individual event in September 2022, just nine months after suffering a broken pelvis.
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Celebrating immediately after their victory in the team pursuit are (l-r) Vikki Appel, SCE IT Services senior advisor, Sarah Mattes, Elise Traylor and Monique Snieders.
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The team pursuit race where Vikki Appel (second from left) and her team won a gold medal at the 2022 Masters Track World Championships.
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Vikki Appel, an SCE senior advisor in IT Services, won three gold medals at the 2022 Masters Track World Championships.
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The 2022 cycling Masters World Championship gold medal winners in the team pursuit event (l-r): Vikki Appel, SCE IT Services senior advisor, Monique Snieders, Sarah Mattes and Elise Traylor.