NATIONAL GUARD TO DROP IN FOR ANTI-DRUG 'SHOWDOWN'

If you see students in Carbondale wearing red ribbons, they're showing
their support for just saying no to drugs.

Red Ribbon Week -- a national campaign to keep kids off drugs -- in
Carbondale schools will reach a coda on Thursday when the Army
National Guard and the Drug Enforcement Administration land a
helicopter at Carbondale Middle and Roaring Fork High schools to help
tell kids that taking drugs is taking the wrong path.

The National Guard's message is "Be real. Stay drug-free," said Johnny
Gonzalez, Roaring Fork School District Carbondale Community Liaison.

The helicopter will land at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Carbondale Middle
and 9:30 a.m. at Roaring Fork High School, he said. Guest speakers
will jump out of the chopper and talk about staying off drugs.

"This is saving lives, man," Gonzalez said. "If it impacts one kid,
that'll make a difference."

Also part of Red Ribbon Week, Roaring Fork High School will present a
special movie night in celebration of the work of DEA agent Enrique
Camarena, who was killed during a drug raid in Mexico in 1985.

The school will show the biographical film "Drug Wars:
The Camarena Story" at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school auditorium.

Camarena's family began wearing red ribbons after his death to
celebrate his fight to squelch drug trafficking from Mexico. This year
marks Red Ribbon Week's 20th anniversary.

For more information, call Gonzalez at (970) 384-5744.