Masons’ generous gift for local program

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MASONS STAND UP FOR THE CHILDREN — Houlton Police Officer Steve Nason accepts a $1,000 check from Monument Lodge toward the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program — a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug- and violence-free lives. From left are: Monument Lodge Secretary Bruce Folsom;  Worshipful Master Clarence R. Jones; Nason and Right Worshipful N. James Coolong. Police Chief Butch Asselin says “the money will go toward purchasing workbooks, T-shirts, prizes and materials we need for the upcoming school year.”