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Dickinson holds annual 3-D booth

Posted: Dec 1, 2003
By: Becky Byzewski

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The annual 3-D (Drunk, Drugged, Driving) Awareness booth will be held Saturday, December 6th at the Prairie Hills Mall from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. located near J.C. Penney.

The booth is sponsored by the Southwest Coalition of Safe Communities, Dickinson Police Department, ND Highway Patrol, Stark County Sheriff's Department, State Farm Insurance, West Dakota Parent & Family Resource Center, and Tobacco Prevention & Control.

Various activities include Kids on the Block puppeteer performances at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Clear Channel Radio live remote from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m., Apache the Drug Dog at 12:30 p.m., Bloodhounds Extraordinaire search dogs at 3:00 p.m., McGruff the Crime Dog, D.W. Eyes, fingerprint/photo ID booth, brochures and various displays will also be part of the activities.

Mall activities in conjunction with the event include: Holiday Around the Town Kickoff Breakfast, Story time with Santa and Mrs. Claus, goody bags for the first 200 children, and a photo opportunity with Pee Wee Penguin. Winners of the scavenger hunt and gingerbread contest will be announced at 10:00 a.m. These events will take place near the St. Joseph's Wellness Center in the mall. Live reindeer will be present from 3:00-6:00 p.m. near Cine 3 Theater.

The winter holidays are among the deadliest times of the year because of impaired driving; thus December has been named National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Each year thousands of organizations plan impaired driving activities and events to stress the following:


  • Don't Drink & Drive - Ever.
  • Plan ahead. Designate a driver before you party.
  • Take the keys - don't let friends drive drunk.
  • Buckle up. A seat belt is your best defense against a drunk driver.

Seventy-three percent of the passenger vehicle occupants who were in a fatal crash in 2002 and were restrained survived; of those who were not restrained, only 43 percent survived. Ninety-two people in North Dakota died in the last 11 months in automobile crashes, 38 percent due to drunk or drugged driving. Let's all work together to save lives-Do Buckle, Don't Booze.[ end of article ]