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Drug-Free
Schools Survey.
The Carthage R-9 Safe and
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory
Council reports that the abuse of alcohol,
marijuana, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and
inhalants is at a lower rate than the state
average. Here are some of the results from
February 2002 Survey.
1. Reduce alcohol abuse by
Carthage R-9 students.
Question #29
During the past 30 days on how many did you have
at least one drink of alcohol?
12/98 45% 0-times
12/99 68% 0-times
02/02 63% 0-times
Missouri Average 50% 0-times
2. Reduce marijuana abuse by
Carthage R-9 students.
Question #33
During the past 30 days, how many times did you
use marijuana?
12/98 84% 0-times
12/99 91% 0-times
02/02 88% 0-times
Missouri Average 74% 0-times
3. Maintain the present level
of non-violent encounters on school property at
92%.
Question #45
During the past 12 months, how many times were
you involved in a physical fight on school
property?
12/98 94% 0-times
12/99 95% 0-times
02/02 90% 0-times
Missouri Average 89% 0-times
4. Maintain the present level
of Carthage R-9 students who refrain from chewing
tobacco or snuff at 90%.
Question #26
During the past 30 days did you use chewing
tobacco or snuff, such as Redman, Levi Garrett,
Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, or Copenhagen?
12/98 90% 0-times
12/99 83% 0-times
02/02 91% 0-times
Missouri Average 86% 0-times
5. Reduce cigarette smoking by
Carthage R-9 students.
Question #21
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you
smoke cigarettes.
12/98 53% 0-times
12/99 68% 0-times
02/02 77% 0-times
Missouri Average 68% 0-times
6. Reduce weapon possession on
Carthage R-9 campuses.
Question #43
During the past 12 months, on how many times has
someone threatened or injured you with a weapon
such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?
12/98 93% 0-times
12/99 91% 0-times
02/02 93% 0-times
Missouri Average 91% 0-times
7. Reduce the use of inhalants
by Carthage R-9 students.
Question #38
During your life, how many times have you sniffed
glue, or breathed the contents of aerosol spray
cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get
high?
12/98 88% 0-times
12/99 89% 0-times
02/02 90% 0-times
Missouri Average 89% 0-times
8. Instruct students on the
dangers of methamphetamines.
The dangers of using
methamphetamines are covered in an age
appropriate manner in our health and science
classes throughout the district.
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools
and Communities Program is designed to educate
students regarding the dangers of substance abuse
and violence.
Federal
Disaster Assistance for Barry, Dade, Lawrence
& Taney Counties.
Four Southwest Missouri
counties-Barry, Dade, Lawrence and Taney-have
been declared federal disaster areas by President
Bush due to flood damage to public facilities in
mid May. The disaster declaration is an expansion
of a declaration the President issued on May 6
after severe storms and tornados swept through 20
southern Missouri counties in late April. Ozark
and Douglas Counties were included in the initial
disaster declaration. They will also be eligible
for public assistance to repair damaged roads and
public facilities from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
Blunt said, "The help from
FEMA will be essential in restoring washed out
roads, bridges and culverts in many counties that
don't have the resources to withstand the losses.
Learning that a county is part of a disaster
declaration and eligible for help in restoring
public facilities allows county leaders to begin
the planning and budgeting process
immediately." FEMA typically reimburses 75%
of the costs of replacing public facilities. In
some places, four and five inches of rain fell in
a few hours, turning small streams into torrents
that washed away roads and bridges.
In Lawrence County, Western
District Commissioner Rodney Barnes said the
Miller Road District was "hit hard by the
storms." One estimates puts the losses in
the Miller Road District alone at over $100,000.
Commissioner Barnes said, "We had four road
districts in the northwest part of Lawrence
County with heavy losses. We lost one bridge and
some culverts. In some places the roads were
stripped down to the old bedrock."
Taney County Presiding
Commissioner Joe Chowning estimated road damages
in his county at $40,000. Forsyth's fairgrounds
facilities, which are underwater, would also
qualify for FEMA help.
Fourteen counties, including
the six in Blunt's 7th District, will qualify for
repair and replacement of disaster-damaged public
facilities. Hazard Mitigation assistance will
also be available statewide for state and local
governments to take actions that prevent or
reduce long term risk to life and property.
Only individuals and businesses
in 23 southern Missouri counties, including
Douglas and Ozark counties in the 7th District,
who suffered uninsured losses from the flooding
will be eligible for individual assistance from
FEMA or low-interest loans from the Small
Business Administration. Toll-free
tele-registration numbers for disaster victims in
the Ozark and Douglas Counties are:
1-800-621-FEMA. TTD 1-800-462-7585.
NASCAR
to the Max
This week the NASCAR tour again
runs on the 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway
in Charlotte, NC. The Coca-Cola 600 is
NASCAR’s longest race and is a true test of
man and machine. The scheduled 400-lap feature
will be a test of NASCAR’s one engine rule.
The rule was implemented this year in the
interest of cost and requires the teams to
practice, qualify and race with the same engine
all weekend. A team making an engine change is
required to start the race from the rear of the
field. Several top tier teams will likely change
engines before the race with the knowledge that
they have many laps and miles to regain track
position and challenge for the win. The race is
run in the evening and has run into the wee hours
of the morning in the past.
If Ricky Rudd should qualify
and start Sunday’s race, he will become the
all-time leader in consecutive starts with 656.
The streak started on January 11, 1981. During
this span, Rudd has driven for seven different
owners and has amassed 27 poles (number one
qualifying position) and 22 victories.
Rudd’s car will reportedly be sporting a
special "Iron Man" paint scheme for the
race.
Jeff Gordon’s streak of
races without a victory is now at a career high
19. Gordon, who is only 30 and has 58 career wins
and 4 series championships, isn’t getting
much sympathy from the other drivers regarding
his winless drought.
This weekend marks the
unofficial start of the racing season. All major
sanctioning bodies are racing in various
locations over the weekend. The Indy Racing
League will stage the 86th running of the world famous Indy 500 in
Indianapolis, IN. The National Hot Rod
Association will feature drag racing action in
Topeka, Kansas for the Summer Nationals. Formula
1, featuring the most exotic racing machinery in
the world, will compete in Monaco.
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