Jennifer McBride/Valley Press Saisha Wood, left, and Ashley Thompson, right, got close and comfortable Friday afternoon during an apple eating competition in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The Plains School System participated in a week’s worth of events promoting the theme: “Stomp out Drugs.”
October 29, 2008
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Taking a bite out of drug use
It wasn’t the match of the century, but it was fun to watch — Plains teacher Thom Chisholm facing his son across the foam arena of the inflatable jousting ring. When the referee reminded Chisholm not to hit his son in the head with the padded stick, Chisholm jokingly shouted, “I can do what I want! I own him!”