After 18 years as the pastor of Gateway Church, Jerry Pollard will be delivering his final sermon on Sunday. Prior to serving as pastor, he and his wife Jane had been members of the church, and Jerry was on its board of directors. Pollard graduated from California State University, Chico with a degree in business […]
Parents, students feel impact of ‘15 Minutes’
❒ Two-day program gets graphic, emotional in effort to keep students from drunken driving Elaine DiStephano summed up the emotions she and others felt over their two days’ participation in “Every 15 Minutes,” a program designed to urge Benicia and Liberty high school students to avoid drinking or using drugs and driving. “You think you […]
At Benicia High School, a portrait of lives shattered
‘Every 15 Minutes’ grabs, keeps teens’ attention with depiction of drunken driving consequences Hooded figures and black-clad teenagers pulled back dark shrouds, unveiling the bloody spectacle of a head-on collision in Benicia High School’s upper parking lot Tuesday morning. Some of the vehicles’ occupants wailed in pain and grief. One girl, wearing a bright red […]
Police, other agencies join fight against teen drunken driving
‘Every 15 Minutes’ event to be held at BHS next week Every 15 minutes, someone in the United States is killed in an alcohol-related traffic accident. While that’s a dire statistic, it’s just numbers and words to many people, especially young drivers — until the victim is a friend or family member. Then it’s a […]