For more Information, contact Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, (563) 387-1720
The situation is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Consider the following: suppose that it is your 17th birthday. Suppose that you are having a bunch of friends over to celebrate on Friday night. Suppose that your parents said that they’d supply beer as long as no one was drinking and driving. Suppose that somewhere along the line, somebody gets hurt…
You can find out various endings this story might have if you attend the “Come to my Birthday Party” program to be held on April 6th, 6:30 pm, at South Winneshiek High School Auditorium, or April 20th, 6:30 pm, at Turkey Valley High School Auditorium. The program is for parents who are interested in discovering what happens, for understanding parent and youth responsibilities and liabilities, and for learning what the law says. This program is being sponsored by South Winneshiek High School, Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, the Winneshiek County Attorney, Decorah Police Department, and the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Department.

L to R, Tim Felton, Deputy Winneshiek County Sheriff's Office, Dawn Wagner, Officer Calmar Police Department, Bill Deutsch, HS, Andrew Van der Maaten, Winneshiek County Attorney, and Warren Leeps, Captain, Decorah Police Department.