News Photo by Julie Goldberg

Wilson Elementary School students Alex Fairchild and Reid Hansen got a special ride to school on Thursday in the Alpena Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) police car, with Officers Jim and Tim Marquardt. The ride was the prize for a winning bid at the school’s annual Ladies Night Out fundraising event. Go to this story at thealpenanews.com to see a video of the students arriving at school.