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May/June 2013
Blaine Police Department Stages Arrive Alive at Centennial High School
On April 4 and 5, the Blaine Police Department, with the help of a host of volunteers, presented Arrive Alive to students at Centennial High School. Formerly known as Every 15 Minutes, Arrive Alive is an emotional two-day event that challenges teenagers to think about drinking, driving, texting and driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions, and the impact their decisions have on family, friends,s and the community. This marked the third presentation done at Centennial High School; the Blaine Police Department staged the state’s first-ever event at the school in 2009, and again in 2011. The most powerful aspect of the program was a simulated drunk driving collision on the school track. With the student body assembled in the bleachers, a mock crash scene was unveiled before them. Chaos unfolded as victims emerged from two vehicles and a survivor called 911. One by one, emergency responders, who were using the simulation as training, arrived to the scene. The chilling presentation ended with one crash victim removed from the accident in a body bag, and others in handcuffs. A third student was air-lifted to the hospital. Two more left in ambulances. The audience was left to consider the day’s events until an assembly the next morning, when students involved in the simulated crash shared their testimony in an emotional presentation. North Metro TV produced a video of the event, viewable online by searching for Arrive Alive in the “Video on Demand” section of www.northmetrotv.com.
Less Parking at Lakeside Commons Beach this Summer There will be significantly less parking available at Lakeside Commons Beach this summer. Parking near the beach will be limited to the 72-stall parking lot only. Parking in the grass area next to the parking lot WILL NOT be permitted. The map below indicates where onstreet parking is available near the beach. More information is available at BlaineParks.com.
Mattresses and Box Springs No Longer Accepted at Blaine’s Monthly Drop-off Day Mattresses and Box Springs will no longer be accepted. The vendor, PPL, Inc., was not receiving enough material to make it worth providing the service. Please DO NOT bring mattresses or box springs to the monthly recycling drop-off day.