
Minnesota


Canton Looks Toward Means of Improvement
Among the topics discussed during the July 10 meeting of the Canton City Council was “the option of installing two additional signs below the current Canton population sign, of which would include one stating of the city being a ‘D.A.R.E....
D.A.R.E Program to Return to Dunn County Schools
The D.A.R.E. program will return to local schools again this fall. Rebecca Merryfield, of the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, recently graduated from the D.A.R.E program put on by the South Dakota Law Enforcement Academy. She was one of 25 officers from across...
Chatfield Sixth Graders Complete D.A.R.E. Program with Special Ceremony Last Week
“Our sixth graders have done an awesome job in D.A.R.E. this year. DARE stands for Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education, but while we did touch on the effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco, we learned the definition of social skills, taking risks, about talking...
D.A.R.E. Students Make a Pledge
Sixth-grade students perform “I Will D.A.R.E.,” a song they learned under the instruction of band/music director Michelle Boelk Thursday in the Falls High School gymnasium. More than 60 students graduated from the D.A.R.E. program…

Sheriff Attends 5th-Grade Graduation
Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry and D.A.R.E. instructor Deputy Sheriff Kelly Olson attended Oneka Elementary School’s fifth grade graduation ceremony. Each of the 175 students received diplomas.

D.A.R.E.’S ‘Officer Mo’ Connecting With Students In Columbia Heights
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a program that has been in a schools for almost three decades. You may even remember taking it yourself – D.A.R.E. Or maybe you have a fourth- or fifth-grader who is going through the program right now. This year, Minnesota D.A.R.E. has 22...
Spanish Immersion School fifth graders graduate from D.A.R.E. program
Fifth graders at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School graduated March 23 from the D.A.R.E. program. Superintendent Carlton Jenkins, New Hope Police Chief Tim Fournier, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School Principal Elaine Mehdizadeh and New Hope Mayor Kathi Hemken...
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Welcomes 21 New D.A.R.E. Officers and the First 2 Somali D.A.R.E. Officers
St. Paul, MN—Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 22 newly certified D.A.R.E. officers from the 47th class trained in Minnesota. These officers recently completed their two weeks of training hosted by the Minnesota BCA – a D.A.R.E. America...