Rowden team takes top honors in 2011 tourney

Larry & Allison Rowden, Matt Klima & Jeff Denson

Larry and Allison Rowden, Matt Klima and Jeff Denson topped the field of golfers on Saturday, June 11, as the first place team in the Championship Flight at the 18^th Annual Custer County Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Golf Scramble. A total of 64 golfers competed at the Broken Bow Country Club in the tournament, which is the only fund raiser held each year for the D.A.R.E. program. All proceeds from the Golf Scramble and many generous donations from area businesses helped make the tourney a successful event, according to local D.A.R.E. instructors, Sheriff Dan Osmond and Capt. Dan Hanson of the Broken Bow Police Department.

Complete results were as follows:

Championship Flight

1^st place – Larry and Allison Rowden, Matt Klima and Jeff Denson

2^nd place – Jeremy Hemphill, Brian Duncan, Travis Mieth and Dan Schmidt

3^rd place – Rick and Jack Hank, Tim Wright and Randy Leibhart

First Flight

1^st place – Keith Hemphill, Justin Lammers, Jason Kennedy and Brian Bower

2^nd place – Kent Westling, Steve Payne, Roger Wenquist and Kendall Storms

3^rd place – Tami Schendt, Brett Fries, Mike Borders and Steve Bowers

Second Flight

1^st place – Jami Anderson, Stewart Fox, Ira Spanel and Travis Hansen

2^nd place – Steve Scott, Shawn Owens and Heath and Mike Paulsen

3^rd place – Dan, Pat, Dave and Matt Osmond

Third Flight

1^st place – Blaine and Jessica Gibbons, Jeff and Alec Rogers

2^nd place – Gary Norseen, Steve Bihlmaier, Rick Fiese and Scott Kolbo

3^rd place – Kevin Fielder and Dianna Fielder, Adam Lashley and Rowdy Woodward

DARE graduation held April 18

Broken Bow fifth graders participated in DARE graduation exercises on Monday, April 18, in the Middle School Auditorium. Students and teachers are shown in photos below.

Mr. Paulsen's class

Those in Mr. Paulsen’s class who graduated D.A.R.E include (front row, from left) Bladen Nichols, Cooper Brass, Dylan Rasmussen, MacKenzie Wood, Jett Petit, Joel Myers, (middle row) Olivia Hill, Daisy Maessner, Kirsten Staab, Josh Cyboron, Trayvin Russell, Sean Miller, (back row) Jenna Parliament, Ryan Nielsen, Joelle Sanger, Tanner Linn, Kevin Linn, Ethan Bazyn with Mr. Paulsen and (not snown) Ethan Carrizales.

Mrs. Briggs' class

Students who completed D.A.R.E in Mrs. Briggs’ class included (front row, from left) Judith Hilera, Delani Haines, Lexie Foster, Caleb Smith, Hunter Schnase, Jacob Tondreau, (middle row) James Runyan, Tristian VanHouten, Jack Cole, Kya Russell, Shawn Summerford, Hunter Maynard, Mason McMeen, (back row) Kelsey Peterson, Gracie Williams, Kate Fox, Chase Miller, Ashley Schnase, Jaeden Gates, Jordan Prande with Mrs. Briggs.

Mrs. Dierking's class

D.A.R.E. graduates in Mrs. Dierking’s class included (front row, from left) Natalya Nelson, Padyn Borders, Josie Bailey, James Graham, Dallas Neville, Aubry Hammond, (middle row) Chloe Herman, Katelyn Eagle Bull, John Applegarth, Sophie Eberle, Sadie Cochran, Tycen Marten, Reilee Leverington, (back row) Mrs. Dierking, BradLee Bryant, Eric Osterhoudt, Jory Lowe, Matthew Pracht, Riley Petersen and Jordan Popp.

Pamida Foundation presents check

A check for $800 was presented in June 2011 by the Pamida Foundation to the Custer County D.A.R.E. Program. On hand for the presentation were (shown below, from left) Sheriff Dan Osmond, Pamida Assistant Manager Judy Brohman, Captain Dan Hanson of the Broken Bow Police Department and Pamida Manager Bob Davis. Sheriff Osmond and Captain Hanson are Custer County’s D.A.R.E. instructors.

BD provides donation

Becton Dickinson interim plant manager, Mike Flint (center) presents a $750 donation for the Custer County D.A.R.E. program to instructors, Captain Dan Hanson, (left) and Sheriff Dan Osmond (right). Thanks to BD of Broken Bow for their very generous support!

Instructors reach students across county

Capt. Dan Hanson

Sgt. Dan Osmond

Two Custer County law enforcement officers bring Drug Abuse Resistance Education to students across the county each year.

Capt. Dan Hanson of the Broken Bow Police Department teaches classes in Broken Bow.

Sgt. Dan Osmond of the Custer County Sheriff's Office instructs students from Anselmo-Merna, Ansley, Arnold, Callaway and Oconto.

What is D.A.R.E.?

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a program for young students, instructed by uniformed law enforcement officers. D.A.R.E. instructors work with students to raise their self-esteem, teach them how to make decisions on their own and help them identify positive alternatives to drugs.

Since 1990, Broken Bow Police Department and Custer County Sheriff's Office have brought the D.A.R.E. Program to approximately 300 fifth and sixth graders in the county each year.

In Broken Bow, the program involves three classes of fifth graders at Custer Elementary School, averaging 75 to 80 total students per year. Following the 10- week program, students celebrate completion of the class with D.A.R.E. graduation and a Lock-In Party that further reinforces peer acceptance of a drug-free lifestyle.