Augustana College South Dakota - Edda Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Viking King nd Queen reign over events Viking Days Coronation was held in the Chapel for the second year in a row. Also for the second year a Viking King was chosen. Upperclassmen voted for the candidates in a primary election and then the entire student body voted for the King and Queen. Jill Blankenspoor and Paul Eppard were crowned Vi- king Days Royalty. The coronation was held earlier in the week this year in order to preside over more events. During the coronation the Augustana Concert Band and the Concert Choir performed. President Nelsen and his wife Margie read the Viking Saga and Shelly Lage and Randy Gehring read the duties of the King and Queen. There was also a vocal duet sung by Todd Burkholder and Katie Peterson. Co-chairmen for the event were Lee Erickson and Jean Sogn. Below: 1982 Viking Days Queen, Becky Hatch waits to present her crown and bouquet to the next Viking Days King and Queen. Far below right: Coronation co-chairmen Lee Erickson and Jean Sogn review the voting procedure that was used in selecting the candidates. Below right: 1983 Viking Days King and Queen Candidates are first row-Lisa Welske, Joel Halbritter, Blaine Crissman, row two-Janine Holmberg, Jill Blankenspoor, Sally Olson, Nancy Nledrlnghaus, Dawn Murray row three-Tom Erickson, Sonja Olson, Todd Jacobson, Fred Johnson, Paul Eppard and Peder Fedde. Far right: President and Mrs. Nelsen retell the Saga of the Vikings during the coronation ceremony. Right: 1983 Viking Day King Paul Eppard and Queen Jlll Blankenspoor. 5 . Q , E T s ESX ,Q-'lil 'Ss

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Rockin' the Paradise Viking Varieties 1983 Involvement in Viking Varieties is always great but this year all of the acts were extremely strong according to Dawn Murray Varieties co-chairman. Murray and her partner Tim Hahn stayed up all night with their selection committee before they chose the acts that finally made up the show. lt was a very long process. We were looking for acts with stge presence and with enough variety to fill out the show, said Murray. There was a large variety of music performed in this year's show ranging from country western to popular music. There were also a number of large groups which was different from past years said Murray. ln addition to the music, comic relief was provided through the antics of MC's Bob Otterson and Mike Woll- man, a ventriliqulst act, and the Gunfighter sketches. The show toured in lowa, South Dakota and Nebraska making a major stop in Omaha. One problem with the show this year was the length. Our show was longer than usual so we sometimes had to cut acts to fit the time we were allowed at the schools, said Murray. Al wifi i , Q! 4. J