Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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A Collection of New ond Old 1985-86 featured much excitement in the local business arena. Several older businesses closed their doors while others changed owners. To the relief of the com- munity, new business slowly began to reshape the local economy. 1984-85 hod seen several business closures. As 1985 went on, the collection of dosed business grew. By the end of 1985 Gambles, Corrol Ford Motor Com- pany, Ag Machinery, Western Foods Pork Plant ond Great Sugor Beet Factory oil dos- ed. Other businesses were fighting to stay open ond teens hod problems finding jobs. Many families moved. For the first time in decodes the high school population dipped below 400 students. As 1986 began, the economy began picking up. Two detention centers were in the building stages to boost the county’s mill levy to o record high 4 million dollars. Other businesses which opened were JAFA Time ond Wendy's Restaurant. Also help- ing the economy was the reopening of the pork plant, sugor beer factory ond Croin's Cofe. Although the list of restaurants in Brush grew. Brush's fine dining become limited with the closing of The Reword. 1985-86 proved to be on economical hardship for some ond o benefit for others. Residents could only hope Brush would strive for excellence, adding to its great col- lection of memories. 17

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Tragedy Shocks the Nation Our notion was involved in many events that hod impact on the world in 1986. One traumatic mo- ment was when the space shuttle exploded. If touched us in a way we never hod experienced. Such on occi- dent hod been avoided by NASA until this unfortunate year. Many still support future launches, with certain safety devices modified. One event that many owoited with terror wos when the U S crossed the Line of Death’establish- ed by Libyo, while perfor- ming military monuevers in the Sea of Gibrolrer. Libya then fired of us with their missies. Our counter attack was to bomb their missile sires. Their terrorism con- tinued so we bombed their capital, Tripoli, and Bengasi. On the national front the Graham- Rudmon Act wos put into effect this year to attempt to balance the no- tion’s budget, which Con- gress soid is to be done within five years. The OPEC organization foiled to keep oil prices up after o decode of elevated prices. This resulted in gas prices dropping to on overage of .75 per gallon. Gas prices plummefted to the lowest they hod been in almost ten years. Closed businesses symbolized the faltering economy. •

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It Was Destiny!! Desriny, rhe foil ploy rhor was performed on Nov. 21, 22, was o story of ''Destiny” getting revenge on everyone who hod humiliated her in the post. The ploy was directed by Mrs. Sharon Johnson with loudspeaker voice, Moitre'D, and Clergyman, Bryan Schott; reporter, Kristin Mortensen,- Desriny Mink and Peggy Drobb, Tracy Wagers; Young Clover, Brenda VanDonsetoor; Young Pandora. Heather Gunn; Young Todd, Tim Moser; Young Bake, Bandy Bussell; Young Peggy Drobb, Nancy Noel; Mrs. Winifred Carbuncle, Mora Windsheimer; Brewster, Judge, and Waiter, Andy Tisdale; Bake Carbuncle, David VonAusdoll, Clover Carbuncle, Betty McMullen, Nurse, Ann Hutchison; Dr. Balducci, Bryon Friehouf, Cosmetologist and Woman, Stephanie Griffith; Woman, Hileigh Friehouf; Secretory, Jill Meisel; Deputy and Detective, Steven VonAusdoll; D.A., Mitch Mullen. Student Director was Sheila Hammer. Big feet and tong-nosed Little Peggy Drobb found Dr. Balducci who mode her into o beauty. She changed her name to Destiny Mink so no one would know her. Desriny and Dr. Balducci fell in love and were to be married. To their suprise, Dr. Balducci hod o heart ar- rack or their wedding and died. Desriny Mink inherited his money and ron o lucrative business. Destiny’s secretory, (her daughter she left years ago) told her she was now o grandma. The ploy ended in o dramatic court room scene where Desriny Mink was tried for rhe murder of Little Peggy Drobb. Then oil rhe cost realized that Destiny was just o moke-over of Little Peggy Drobb. The Crew for the Foil Ploy Destiny : (Top) Julie Poulignot. Melinda Pierce, Troy Bosnett. Colleen Hatpin, Jeonefte Rasmussen. Deanne Weiss, (Bottom) Mike Hollenbeck, Crew Director. Yvette Claeys, Shawn Gabriel. Not Pictured: Goylon Grippin, Noretta Marshall, Chyrisso Windolph. and Leon McCauley. The Cast for the Ploy: (Top) Mitch Mullen. Byron Schott. Tracy Wagers. Bryan Friehouf, Marci Windsheimer. David VonAusdoll. Steven VanAusdall. (Middle) Kristin Mortensen. Stephanie Griffith. Hiliegh Friehouf. Jill Meisel, Ann Hutchison, Andy Tisdale. (Bottom) Brenda VonDonselaar. Tim Moser, Randy Russell, and Heather Gunn. Not pictured: Nancy Noel. Betty McMullen, and Student Director. Sheila Hammer. 18