Off the I-15

Red Ribbon Week, a nationwide anti-drug campaigne, kicked off in Barstow on Friday. In support of the week, Desert Dispatch reporter Jason Smith and I received red ribbons and pledged to stay drug free. Jason received his at the kick-off breakfast at the Elk’s Lodge in Barstow from Joann Garcia of Barstow Community College’s Associated Student Body.

I received my ribbon from Capt. Cliff Raynolds of the Barstow sheriff’s station during a private ceremony this morning. Raynolds made me raise my right hand and promise to stay drug-free before he affixed a red ribbon and sheriff’s sticker to my sweater.

See more coverage of Red Ribbon in the Desert Dispatch next week.