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November 1, 2023
$1.25 Vol. 20, No. 7
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Dangers of drug use shared during Red Ribbon Week By Beau Biggs for the Valley Journal
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RONAN — Red Ribbon Week activities were held every day last week in Ronan Schools to bring awareness about the dangers of drug use.
“It’s never too early to start talking to kids about the dangers and how to be safe when dealing with drugs,” said Ronan teacher Madison Wassam. Red Ribbon Week events kicked off with a personal story of recovery from local military veteran Tomy Parker and concluded with speakers from the Never Alone Recovery Support Services. The fun run originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27 was moved to Tuesday, Oct. 31, due to cold weather. Three speakers came from NARSS on Oct. 26, including Shay Ashley, Steven Morigeau and Levi Clatterbuck. The speakers shared their personal experiences with recovery from
substance use and how substances negatively impacted their lives. Ashley, who is the outreach director for NARSS, said: “When I was a child, we only had DARE and that showed us what drugs looked like but there was never somebody to tell us what kind of lifestyle would come from those drugs.” Steve Woll, event coordinator, spoke to the students. “We are lucky to have as much support as we have had from the community, so much so, we have had to decline speakers due to how many volunteers we have had, and we hope to have all of these speakers in at some point.”
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Christian Wassana, a motivational speaker, and actor from the TV series “Yellowstone” speaks to students about choosing a drug and alcohol free lifestyle.