Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Jeanette Payne

Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Jeanette Payne

Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Jeanette Payne is a standout performer in track and field and softball.

Payne works at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, sorting the mail for all the branches.

She’s medaled in the softball throw and the walk race at the Summer Special Olympics Track and Field meet in Long Beach.

Aaron Brown, the sponsor for the Special Olympics Athlete of the Month award, announced that the Special Olympics basketball tournament will take place Sunday at UCSB’s Thunderdome at 9:30 a.m.