Pubdate: Fri, 20 Aug 2004
Source: Sweetwater Reporter (TX)
Copyright: 2004 Sweetwater Reporter
Contact:  http://www.sweetwaterreporter.net/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3068
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DARE SHOOTOUT SET FOR AUG. 28

On Saturday, Aug. 28, beginning at 8 a.m., the Nolan County Parents' 
Association and the Nolan County Sheriff's Office, in association with the 
Nolan County 4-H Shooting Sports, will sponsor the eighth annual DARE Shootout.

The shootout is the Nolan County Drug Abuse Resistance Education program's 
only fundraiser to support the program for Blackwell, Highland and Roscoe 
schools. Currently, the program is for the seventh, fifth and 
pre-kindergarten through fourth grades.

DARE is currently taught in all 50 states and several foreign countries. 
The program has very structured lessons including such topics as 
consequences, self-esteem, decision making, personal beliefs and behaviors, 
stress and conflict management, gang violence and prevention, positive 
alternatives, personal commitment, drug effects/identification, peer 
pressure and ways to say no.

The cost of the Nolan County DARE program and in-service training is paid 
for by the Nolan County Sheriff's Office and Nolan County. The Nolan County 
Parent's Association funds two scholarships to each of the three county 
schools and the giveaways to the DARE students. In the past seven years, 
the shootout has cleared over $2,000.

There has been much community support and involvement, without which this 
program could not have had the success it has had, organizers said.

The shootout will consist of five member teams shooting at two hour 
intervals from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a championship shoot-off scheduled at 
6 p.m.

There will be the 30-Bird Plush and Snooker fun games held during the 
event. Winners of the fun shoots win the "pot," which is money divided in 
half (one half going to DARE and the other to the winners).

Location for the Shootout is the Rattlesnake Ridge Sporting Clays -- one 
mile west of Sweetwater on I-20, exit 240. Signs will be posted for easy 
assistance.

For information on fees, or to form a team, call the Nolan County Sheriff's 
Office at 235-5471. Deputy Connie Moore will be the contact person. Early 
registration is recommended and reservations will be accepted.
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