MADD STARTS RIBBON CRUSADE

SCOTT CITY -- Everyone knows about tying a yellow ribbon around the old, oak tree but what do you do with a red ribbon?

Team Spirit members at Scott City High School have the answer -- tie it to your car antenna or mirror.

Beginning Friday, Scott City students will distribute 1,000 red ribbons to motorists as part of the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) Red Ribbon campaign.

The ribbon crusade begins Friday and ends New Year's Day. About 1,000 ribbons will be distributed by schools, churches and local law enforcement agencies during the holiday season.

The Team Spirit leaders are asking community members to tie the red ribbons on a vehicle to remind all motorists not to drink and drive.

In 1994, one person in Missouri was killed or injured in a drinking-related accident almost every hour.