On Tuesday, Nov. 11th Joel had his 5th Grade DARE Graduation.
Joel getting his Certification of Graduation from his teacher, Mrs. Son, Officer Neilson, Principal and Mayor of Pocatello, Brother Brian Blad. Brian is a member of our ward and a nursery worker.
Joel shaking the mayor's hand. Mayor Blad spoke to the graduates - he was a little bit late - he explained: "I am scheduled pretty tight and was at a Veterans Event across town - so I might have driven too fast to get here, and I parked illegally in front of the school ... as long as we keep Officer Neilson in here I am okay!" He then told the students about his cousin in Spanish Fork, Utah. They were best friends growing up and when the mayor went to visit in the summer of his 12th birthday - his cousin asked him to do drugs with him. Sad story - his cousin died of a drug overdose several years later - just couldn't shake the hold of drugs.
Joel has enjoyed the DARE training - would tell us every week about what they had learned. He liked the 'drunk driver' glasses - love the whole program.
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