PAACE Coalition will be meeting Tuesday, February 8th at Players 9th Street Youth Center at noon.  This meeting will revolve mainly around PAACE pursuing the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant which fits in perfectly with what we’re doing at the moment with the Social Hosting Ordinance and our focus on prescription medications.  It’s a fantastic opportunity for our community since …

PAACE Coalition will be meeting at Players 9th Street Youth Center Tuesday, January 11th at Noon.  The public is welcome to attend.  Coffee and cookies will be served 🙂

Movies in the Park will be showing The Polar Express tomorrow evening at 6pm.  Movies in the Park is hosted by the PAACE Coalition and the free popcorn will be provided by Community Intervention Associates.  Also, a very special guest (hint, he’s quite jolly) will be arriving at the end of the movie and passing out candy canes.  There will …

The December Coalition meeting is already upon us!  The meeting is being held at Players 9th Street Youth Center at 12:00pm on the 14th.   There will be a short presentation by Lieutenant Bagby about Spice, the new legal alternative to marijuana.  Topics also up for discussion are the possibility of doing another Dump the Drugs Event, encouraging landfills to change/ad …

Movies in the Park will be showing The Santa Clause tonight at the grassy area next to the Splash Pad.  The movie starts at 6:30pm and is FREE!  Bring your chairs, blankets and snacks and enjoy a fun family night out with the whole family.  It will be a little chilly so make sure to wear an extra layer 🙂

The PAACE Parenting Academy is limited to 15 families and starts on January 20th (enrollment ending on the 14th of January).  The Strengthening Families Program is a 14-week family skills training program designed to increase flexibility and reduce risk factors for substance abuse, depression, violence and aggression, delinquency, and school failure in 6-12 year old children.  Call or email Zuky …

Wow!  We had quite a turnout for Family Fun Day with a total of 869 people signing in.  This is also the most support we’ve ever had for Red Ribbon Week.   Thank you to everyone who participated in Red Ribbon Week, it couldn’t happen without you! Now that Red Ribbon Week is over I think it would be good to …

November 8, 2010 Dear Editor: “I’m Not Afraid To Take A Stand” was the theme for an unbelievably successful Red Ribbon Week 2010. It was a banner year with record numbers of individuals, businesses, organizations and agencies joining together to celebrate drug free, violence free youth in La Paz County. Major supporters this year included Parker Area Alliance for Community …

Thank you BlueWater Cinemas for supporting Red Ribbon Week!