Adair County High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Columbia, KY)

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In the past year our country has been consistently striving for excellence. By striving for excellence, great achieve- ments have been made in many areas. Unfortunately, sometimes during the course of achievement, conflicts arise. An example would be the disaster of the space shuttle “Challenger . On Tuesday, January 28, the shuttle was scheduled to enter into space. Aboard the shuttle were seven passengers, in- cluding a teacher, the first private citi- zen on a voyage. The shuttle started its quest and shortly thereafter burst into flames and exploded. Although this was a tragedy, the mission itself, and the growing knowledge of our country in space tech- nology is highly advanced, proving we are striving for excellence. America is also trying to make the world a better place by feeding the hungry kids in Africa. Many songs, such as We Are The World” and “Let Them Know It’s Christmas-time”, were Acior Co-Writer Sylvester Stallone in his box-office smash “Rambo: First Blood Part II.- The Boss, The Bears, 20 Currcnt Events

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Seniors Brent Roach and Stephanie Turner were chosen as the 1985 Bell Pepper King and Queen. On the float with Brent and Stephanie arc the Queen's court. Dean Walker’s statement about Lindsey — it’s a busier place than ever — could also be applied to Adair Co. as a whole. New businesses such as Brook- side Pharmacy, Bowman’s Videos, and Hardee’s brought new jobs into the community; approximately 60 people were employed by Hardee’s alone. “I feel that with the job increase of a net of 150, the impact on the communi- ty can’t be anything but good,” Mrs. Allender said. With the Wal-Mart Shopping Center (built in 1984) and the addition of other new businesses around the area, several of the older stores went out of business. Among those closing were the Gentle- men’s Corner, Carl’s Locker and Mar- ket, and Young and Wilson’s Drugs. Ben Franklin’s, a variety store which had been in business since 1961, also closed its doors in November. “It was a tremendous loss to our square,” said Mrs. Allender. Alma Irvin Community Activities 19

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And Broken Dreams . . . “The Boss Bruce Springsteen performing on his tour Born in the USA. recorded for the benefit of starving peo- ple. A concert called “Live Aid” was performed in the summer where many rock musicians and singers met for the benefit of the hungry. In music, “The Boss Bruce Spring- steen kept moving up the charts with his hit album “born in the USA and be- came the highest selling artist of the year. In sports, Pete Rose connected with his 4,192 hit of his career to surpass Ty Cobb’s all-time hit record and the Bears won the Super Bowl. In Consumer Reports. Coca-Cola gained the recognition of having six dif- ferent kinds of Coke. These include “New Coke , Coca-Cola “Classic”, “Cherry Coke”, and three types of diet Coke. As one can tell, America never stops striving for excellence and this year was no exception. Robb Durham Record breaker Peie Rose holds his bal in front of Ty Cobb displaying the weapon of suc- cess. Current Evcnts 21