Stickers remind parents about where kids get beer

BY KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Thursday, January 31, 2013
1/31/13 at 2:05 PM

BIXBY -- Some parents may get sticker shock this weekend if they buy their Super Bowl beer at Bixby's new Reasor's grocery store.

But it isn't the shock they might think.

On Thursday, a group of high school students put stickers on all the store's alcohol products to remind parents and other grownups that the most common place for teens to get alcohol is their own home or a friend's home.

"We're trying to remind parents to keep an eye on their alcohol," said Bixby Police Officer Harrell Kendrick.

The event was planned by a coalition that includes the Alcoholic Beverages Laws Enforcement Commission, the Bixby Police Department, the Tulsa City-County Health Department and Bixby High School's SafeTeam class.

"In Oklahoma, if you furnish alcohol to a minor, it's a felony," said ABLE Agent Erik Smoot. "This is a great campaign. Hopefully it will get parents to stay on their toes."

Read more in tomorrow's Tulsa World.

Associated Images:

Bixby High School students place labels on beer at Reasor's in Bixby provided by ABLE as a reminder to adults to keep alcohol away from kids Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

Bixby High School student (right) Crystal Corona with the help od ABLE officer Erik Smoot place labels on beer at Reasor's provided by ABLE as a reminder to adults to keep alcohol away from kids on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

Bixby High School students place labels on beer at Reasor's in Bixby provided by ABLE as a reminder to adults to keep alcohol away from kids on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

Bixby High School student's (left) Makayla Mitchell and Amber Pence place labels on beer at Reasor's in Bixby provided by ABLE as a reminder to adults to keep alcohol away from kids on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

Bixby High School student Dusty Robinson places a label on beer at Reasor's in Bixby provided by ABLE as a reminder to adults to keep alcohol away from kids on Thursday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World