It's Red
Ribbon
Week
At West
West Brunswick High School's
Students Against Drunk Driving
(SADD) celebrate National Red
Ribbon Week Oct. 23-30 with the
motto, "Healthy means drug-free."
SADD kicked off Red Ribbon
Week on Oct. 21 at the West
Brunswick High School homecom
ing game by giving dance team
members, cheerleaders and their ad
visors red carnations and ribbons to
wear. Football players were given
red and white cupcakes, and many
posters and bulletin boards were
posted around the school campus.
On Sunday, Oct., 23, red ribbons
were passed out to area churches:
The week's activities were sched
uled as follows:
? Oct. 24: Teachers were given
red apples, and red bows were post
ed around the school. Also, employ
ees of grocery stores, restaurants,
banks and Companion Animal
Hospital received red ribbons to
wear throughout the week.
? Oct. 25: Students were encour
aged to sign a drug-free pledge, and
red ribbon stickers were given to
students during English classes. The
club also started the "Take a step to
be drug-free" campaign.
? Oct. 26: Teachers were to re
ceive red pens, and all students and
faculty members were to be encour
aged to wear red clothing to symbol
ize their abstinence from drugs.
? Oct. 27: Flyers will be placed
on student and faculty vehicles.
? Oct. 28: Students will be out of
school for a teacher workday;
SADD urges the community to be
drug-free.
Red ribbons are being sold to stu
dents during lunch for 25 cents.
"Staying drug-free gives students
a chance to get and hold a good job,
think clearly and stay healthy," said
SADD club reporter Chad Smith.
Older
Workers
Eligible
For Help
If you are 55 or older? Do you
need to upgrade your skills or learn
about computers? Have you taken
care of an elderly relative for years
but can't get a job as a caregiver be
cause you are not a certified nurse
aide?
If you can answer yes to any of
those questions, or if you are just
seeking full- or part-time work, you
may quality for the Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) Older
Worker Program.
Opportunities exist in Brunswick
County for people who meet certain
criteria, says program operator Rosa
Handley. To determine eligibility,
call her in Brunswick County at
(910)754-6120.
The program is operated through
Job Service/Employment Security
Commission and is funded through
Fear Council oi Governments.
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Ronald Hewett
A professional law enforcement officer,
Ronald Hewett has been in the Sheriff's
Department for over 11 years. He knows
its strengths and its weaknesses, and he
has positive jplans and progressive ideas
to improve its operation.
He will stress increased training for all
officers, will demand that his staff treat
the public courteously, and see to it that
Deputies keep in constant touch with the
communities they are assigned to serve.
He will not rest until
the Brunswick County
Sheriff's Department
is no less than the very
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He has been preparing
himself to be your
Sheriff ever since he was
sworn in at Holden
Beach in 1983 as a
police officer.
This Brunswick
County native is a 1985
graduate of UNC
Wilmington, where he
was an honor student
and earned a B.A.
degree in Criminal
Justice. He achieved N.C.
Advanced Law Enforcement Certification
in 1989.
He has taught over 1 ,000 hours of law
enforcement officer training classes.
Ronald Hewett has the training, the
experience, the temperament, the
integrity and the leadership ability to
get the job done .
Keeping the door of the Sheriff's
Department open 24-hours a day is just
one of the many plans he has for making
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county citizens:
?Make homes and streets safer. You
have a right to feel safe in your home
and on the streets. Ronald Hewett is
also a family man who is dedicated to
making Brunswick County a safe place
for his children and yours.
?Form a county-wide Drug Task Force
to coordinate efforts
of all agencies to
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stay out of Brunswick
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?Expand the D.A.R.E.
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junior and senior
high schools. Ronald
Hewett has been
recognized as national
and state D.A.R.E.
Officer of the Year for
his outstanding work
as Brunswick County
D.A.R.E. Program Coordinator and
Narcotics Investigator. He knows how
important it is to protect our young
people from drugs by making them
aware of its dangers.
You have a very important weapon
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