Bigfork High School - Le Lac Yearbook (Bigfork, MT)

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Profile 1985 LELAC Volume 43 Bigfork High School Bigfork, Montana 59911 Table of Contents w- 3 Student Life 12 Senior Section 32 Athletics 56 Clubs And Organizations 68 Bigfork “Review” 78 Juniors 86 Sophomores 94 Freshmen 102 Faculty And Staff 108 Graduation 110 Advertisements 127 Index 2 Table of Contents a GREAT high school! Student Life 3 Junior Richard Rumley is windsurfing on Flathead Lake. of Bigfork kids having fun SUMMER ACTIVITIES ummer in Bigfork can be a great time for students because of all the different things going on. There are many work opportunities for kids. The most common jobs are in the Christmas trees and at the different restaurants and drive-ins. Other major employers of high school students are the local super market and the various different vacation guest lodges. The cherry harvest on the east shore requires a lot of help. Along with their work, students also found time to play. There are many things to do with all the outdoor recreational opportunities in this area. Friendly get-togethers or picnics arc really fun and the above picture shows a group of seniors enjoying themselves at a summertime party at Swan Lake. Caught by the camera are Lisa Fishbaugh, Lloyd Mangall, Mike Plum, Michelle St. Sauver, and Trevor Soucie. With all the fantastic lakes in this area, water activities are a major pastime for most students. Not all the time was spent working or playing. Some students participated in sports camps throughout the summer and new this year was a summer basketball league for both boys and girls. The entire Annual staff took a week off to attend a workshop at Utah State University in August. They are shown in the above picture. The Flathead County Fair in middle August is always the major event of the summer and eagerly looked forward to by kids and adults alike. Unfortunately it marks the end of summer and signals the upcoming return to school. By Joe Heinrich. 4 Student Life Below left. At her summer job at Wayfarers Park is Diane Hillman tending the gate. Below middle. Su- per sophomore waterskier Scott Bradstreet is cutting the wake on Flathead Lake. Below right. Heidi Singer and Peggy Gurule try to de- cide whether or not to ride the Zip- per at the Flathead County Fair. Student Life 5 Above. Cross-country runners Coille Shaner and Brandon Jackson are showing tremendous spirit on blue and white day. Above center. Some junior boys leaning against the lockers include Richard Chatterton, Gary Denham, and Rob Ward, along with Paul Mullally showing off his latest fashion. Right. Our all new Vilette squad demonstrates a new routine with flags during the half-time entertainment of one of the varsity football games. Opposite page, top right. Seniors Andy Loudermilk and Trevor Soucic talk of strategy for the Homecoming football game. Bottom right. Sophomore Beth Romain is caught in the act decorating lockers for spirit week. 6 Student Life ______________I Student Life 7 Tremendous kids make us SO UNIQUE hat makes us unique? We may be the smallest high W school in the Flathead Valley but we certainly are the best because we have a great deal of class! Our students are accepted for who they are. School spirit this year was better than ever. We showed great enthusiasm for all our teams even when we weren’t winning as much as we had hoped. Because of our size everyone has their own identity and we have become very close and have created out own little family. All of these things are what make us so unique. By Kim Leivo. Above right. Junior Steve Moriey is visiting with our new Chemistry teacher. Miss Cavanaugh about something important. Above. Seniors Wendy Townsend and Bonnie Weber enjoy a moment of relaxation in the Library. AU'w . It’s .old and et these days in Spanish Class. Hoveiand and junior Bill Schmaie art ii.miiv; a little tun during Spirit Week. 8 Student Life Take a close look at Bigfork High School students because Below. “Awesome Aces and Beautiful Faces” characterize senior tennis stars Lisa Fishbaugh and Shannon Kirby. WE ARE WINNERS Whether it is 1965 or 1985, students still enjoy the same good old fashioned school activities. Bonfires have been a part of American high school tradition for decades, along with athlet- ics, jokes on the teachers, fun times with your friends, dances, and of course good old hard work. Student participation is a major part of our daily life here at Bigfork High School and action is what’s needed to have an excellent school such as ours. Our kids deliver because participation is great. Our 84-85 school year got off to an excellent start because athletes and supporters came to school hyped up after a summer of work and fun. This enthusiasm promised a great year. Once settled into the routine of school, we took the opportunity to get acquainted with our surrounding environment and fellow schoolmates. We learned to manage our own time within the new schedule, created our own special niche on campus and reaffirmed old friendships and developed new ones. We recognized a feeling of unity, through the display of our emotions, enthusiasm and actions. We truly became winners. By Steve Van Krevelen and Mike Berg. Left. “We’re gonna kill ’em”. These senior boys are getting hyped up at the bonfire during Home- coming Week. Student Life 9 Super Student Participation his year’s Homecoming was a total- Tly complete week with many excit- ing and fun-filled events for every- one. Starting off Spirit Week was the traditional bonfire held on a newly created Tuesday Spirit Night. There was also a class tug-of-war contest for both boys and girls. Each class participated in this event with the Juniors coming out on top all the way around. To go along with tradition there were the annual dress up days. These included: 50’s Day, Hat and Sweats Day, and Blue and White Day. The Homecoming Parade was on Sat- urday morning but there still was a good turnout of Viking fans supporting their respective classes and showing their spirit. The Freshman float was judged the best but the entire parade was a success with the band, color guard, Vikettes, cheerleaders, all the class Queen and King candidates, and the different class floats participating by going through down town Bigfork. There was a cross country meet at the new Eagle Bend Golf Course on Thursday. The Girls Basketball team played Superior Friday night and the Homecoming football game was held Saturday against Troy. All this was capped off with a nice Homecoming Dance Saturday night. cu£ £e yat toyet en xeaMy tuiti faca. During the half-time of the football game, juniors Joani Mogolis and Jamie Anderson were crowned Homecoming Queen and King for 1984. Even though we didn’t win our Homecoming games, we still came out on top because of the fantastic spirit and enthusiasm. B). Michcll . Sauvef- Below left. Joani Mogolis shows the white rose which proclaims her 1984 Homecoming Queen. Below. Senior girls really got involved decorating their lockers. 10 Homecoming Above left. “Who ya gonna call? Troy Busters!” Sami Bacon participates on the Junior Class float. Above. Rod Gernbala, Lloyd Mangnall, Shorty Jordan, Carl Arndt, and other seniors grunt and groan in the tug-of-war contest. Below left. Senior class candidates Lisa Fishbaugh and Andy Lou derm ilk ride in style in a horse drawn carriage. Below right. Linebackers Lloyd Mangnall and Gary Denham react to a Homecoming 11 SENIORS - after four years Doug Bowman Lori Bradner Shelle Butterfield Torrey Cenis Chris Chapman Brian Christopher 14 Seniors She Beats To A Different Drum B.H.S.'s own rock and roll rebel , Kim Han- cock, wows listeners with her fantastic drumming ability. This enthusiastic senior has been the mainstay of the high school band for four years. Kim has gained great popularity and tremendous respect be- cause of her incredible talent as well os het unique personality. She has also estab- lished herself as a good student, a hard worker, and someone you can rely on. She wants to pursue a career in music. Corey Clark John Cochroni Chris Cockrell Tim Colema Joe Cook Louise Cripe Seniors 15 I i I I Craftsman Skills - Computer Thrills Beautiful canoes and outstanding scholastic achievements lead to but one person: Chuck Motley. He has spent many hours helping his father build beautiful hand- crafted cedar canoes and he has spent equally as many hours perfecting his com- puter skills. Chuck is known as a computer whiz and has already won some awards for his ability. Quiet by nature. Chuck is in the top five of his class scholastically and is extremely well-liked by his classmates. Trw-HLf-H4 16 Seniors The 19 Seniors pictured above hove oil been together for 12 years. However, some of these students started school ot Ferndale or Swan River as well as Digfork. Left to right. Rod Gembala. Coille Shaner. Alyson Bedford, Kendra Rada. Mike Plum. Shannon Kirby. Liso Fishbaugh. Michelle St. Souver, Jeff Morgan, Pat Wood. Tim Coleman, Doug Bowman, Jim Dockstader. Tony Wood, Andy Louder- milk. Corey Clark (actually left B.H.S. for one year), Tom Dale, Jim Henry (actual, ly left B.H.S. for one year), and Chris Edwards TWELVE YEARS TOGETHER Mrs. Bright's first grade ciass in the fall of 1970 at Bigfork Elementary School consisted of: (top row, left to right) Pete Walters. Jeff Morgan. Vickie unknown, Linda unknown. Lynn Kehoe. Jim Dockstader, Eric Linke, unknown, Jerry Hughes. Bobby Coleman, and Carl Arndt. (2nd row, left to right) Coille Shaner, Tim Coleman. Liso Fishbaugh. Reba Strom. Janie Hardy. Alyson Bedford. Corey Clark. Amy Williams. Mike Mesker. Kim Coleman, and Sammy Robinson. (Bottom row. left to right) unknown, Mike Plum. Marris Poncelet, Michael Lane. Jim Henry, Monte Kimball, Chris Edwards, and Michelle St. Sauver. Sharon Efraimson Brenda Fellows Lisa Fishbaugh Jess Fleming Rod Gembala Rob Gregoire Tawnyia Hall Kim Hancock Kirsten Heggen IS Seniors What A Master Mechanic! Here in Digfork. we have our own mechani- cal genius: Doug Bowman. He can repair virtually all problems with cars, while most other people would have to take them to a professional mechanic. He looks forward to getting a scholarship in this field of work. He has his own truck, a 1935 Ford pickup, which he completely rebuilt himself, it looks super and runs great. He is well on the way to an outstanding professional career as a Master Mechanic! Joe Heinrich Jim Henry Troy Hicks Kris Hinz Jam Intarasalee Brandon Jackson Seniors 19 or most schools, the Senior besf mosr cotegories ore regorded os little more than o popularity contest. Here of Bigfork High School, we take them o little more seriously. While it is true that some of the cotegories ore frivolous, our school is small enough to the extent that most of these titles ore actually prestigious. These positions are intended in o positive woy and meant to be fun. since they reflect the feelings of the whole senior class as they are the ones who voted. We feel that these D.H.S. Senior best mosf titles ore worthwhile and something to be remem- bered. Won't it be fun when we pull out this old annual 10 years from now? We will really be able to tell if the most likely to succeed did in fact succeed, if the most athletic is still a jock, and if the best body has gained 40 pounds. Regardless of what happens then, these peo- ple honestly hold these positions now. by Mike Derg Delow. Class sweethearts Michelle St. Sauver and Kevin Donz were selected os Biggest Flirts. Delow, bottom. Alyson Bedford, with the good looking body. and Rod Gembala. with the flexed muscles, show why they were voted Dest Body by the senior class. 20 Seniors Left. Demonstrating o different way to cheer ore Kim Hancock and Orach Thomson who were selected as having the most School Spirit. Oelow. Torrey Cenis and Kirsten Heggen won two honors os they were selected as Cutest Couple os well as Oest Dressed Seniors. Oelow. bottom. Drendo Fellows doesn't really have to tell Chuck Morely to be quiet because we all know they are both deserving of the title Most Quiet Seniors. Seniors 21 Teresa Janke Ken Jensen Mike Johnson Chris Jordon John Jordan Kim Kelly 22 Seniors Champion Waterskier Over the past several summers Carl Arndt has accumulated many trophies because of his fantastic waterskiing ability. Last sum- mer he won the title of Montana State All Around Champion Waterskier. His special- ties are skiing barefoot, slalom skiing, and jumping. He has participated in the wres- tling program and is an avid supporter of the other D.H.S. activities. He is a fun guy to be around and if you want a real thrill, go to Echo Lake during the summer and watch Carl practice. Monty Kimball Shannon Kirby Kim Leivo Tina Lindner Dave Lindner Andy Loudermilk Eric Malterud Lloyd Mangnall Julie Melby Seniors 23 Right. Outstanding Senior athletes. Sharon Efralmson and Rod Gembala ate shown ready for action in the uniforms of their winter sports. e feel that all of the students at Bigfork High School ore great but there ore o few who hove been awarded some additional honors by their fellow classmates. Rod Gembala and Sharon Efralmson were selected os the most athletic people in the senior class. Rod participated and excelled in football, basketball, ond track; while Sharon led the pock in frock ond cross country, ond for the first time played volleyball. Rob Gregoire ond Brendo Fellows won the category of having the best ton. Brenda's ton was so good that lost summer she participated in ond won the Big Sky Woterslide Suntan Contest ond os o result, won a free trip to the Jackson’s Concert in Los Angeles. Rob won because of his natural good looks ond normal dark complexion. Elected everyone's best friend were Jim Dockstader ond Alyson Bedford. These two hove spent oil 12 years in the Bigfork Schools. For those of us who were fortunate enough to know them, their per- sonalities and sense of humor moke them tru- ly deserving of this ti- tle. 24 Seniors Vc Seniors 25 Second To None This year’s Salutatorian, Lisa Fishbaugh, is not only talented academically but is also an outstanding athlete and musician. She has played basketball for all four years and this year was not only the Valkyries lead- ing scorer but was also elected First Team, All Conference. In tennis last year, she and her doubles partner placed in the State Meet. Not many people know that she is equally talented as a pianist. All work and no play” does not apply to Lisa. She does it all. and does If very well. Colleen Sand Jamie Sanders Ari Santander Roger Seaman Coille Shaner Rod Smith Seniors 27 — — — — — - — !V 4 jt j2j — — I — X x: i -r — — — :z — v: _ — — — — — — inally the Best of B.H.S. must include our senior scholars and leaders. The National Honor Society inducts students, at the end of their junior year, who have maintained ot least a 3.5 grade average throughout their high school years. Not only must the inductees be very intelligent, but also they must have good character traits, show leadership ability, and be of service to our community and school. Quite a few of the seniors in our high school hove the qualifications to represent B.H.S. at Girls and Boys State, unfortunately only a few of these people can be selected. The students who go, truly represent the academic and extra-curricular excellence that B.H.S. stu- dents are noted for. The senior class officers play an important role in keeping the school running smoothly and guiding the class during its last year. Those chosen for this honor are the students who have prov- en over the years to be the leaders in both academic and social endeavors. These then are the seniors that we can proudly call the best of Bigfork High School. by Steve Von Ktevelen Below. Boys Store and Girls Stole delegates lost summer were Torrey Cents. Tlno Lindner. Broch Thomson. Collie Shaner. and Jim Dockstader. Opposite page. top. Senior members ot the Notional Honor Society ot the end of the 1st semester were: (lop row) Monte Klmboll. Jim Dockstader. Broch Tomson. (middle row) Chuck Motley. Brandon Jackson, Collie Shoner. (bottom row) Kirsten Heggen. Sharon Efralmson. Bonnie Weber, and Brenda Whiteman. Missing from the picture is Llso Flshbough. Opposite page, bottom. Males dominated the class leadership positions as four young men held all the offices. Shown are Broch Thomson. President. Jim Henry. Vice President. Totrey Cenls. Treasurer, and Bob Nice. Secretary. 26 Seniors SOME SENIOR QUOTES Through the good rimes thot I hoped would never end. ond the bad times that I wonted to end, I don't Know how I got by, but I think it was mostly due to being quite sly. Jim Henry Everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon. . Pink Floyd Ari Santander I've come to the end. It seems a sad fhing.but when I look bock. I realize only one thing, the party is just beginning. Lloyd Mangnall ’If you follow your dreams in whatever you do. It won't be long until they start coming true. Wendy Townsend If you like to fight, you’re a double drag fool. I'm going to another life, how bout you? • Prince Kevin Danz A heart is not a plaything. A heart is not a toy. And if you want It broken, just give it to a boy. Kim Kelly S+nlore 29 Tod Smith Richard Sorenson Trevor Soucie Philip Spranger Michelle St. Sauver Droch Thomson Tammy Toren Wendy Townsend Randy Turnacliff = tr few 30 Seniors Down Vickery Kevin Vinson Bonnie Weber Goyle Zeller Kris Zorb Seniors 31 TO THE Till Ithough lacking in numbers, the 1984 Cross Country team was full of determination and spirit. Coached by Susan Loeffler, the Bigfork runners com- peted in a total of seven meets during the two month season. The team traveled to meets in Seely-Swan, Kalispell, French- town, Ronan and Hamilton. One of the highlights of the season was a home meet held on October 4. The dual meet with the harriers from Ronan was included in the week-long Homecoming festivities. The 3-mile boys’ course and 2-mile girls’ course were run at the new Eagle Bend Golf Course. This occasion was one of the memorable times for the team because the local people were able to show their interest and support. The members of the 1984 Cross Coun- try team were: (bottom, left to right) Shar- on Efraimson, Jennie Efraimson, Coille Shaner, Sue Turnacliff, Lori Meek, (top row, left to right) Brandon Jackson, Sam Baer, Eric Malterud, Coach Sue Loeffler, Dale Schoonover. Jess Fleming and Bill Chrysler. by Coille Shaner Senior Sharon Efraimson finished out her four-year career in Cross Country by plac- ing in the following positions at the State Meets: '81 - 36th, '82 - 5th, '83 - 9th, and '84 - 15th. She was the inspirational leader and mainstay of the program. 32 Cross Country Above. Senior Jess Fleming is striding to the finish line on the Cross Country course laid out on Bigfork's new Eagle Bend Golf Course. Below. Senior Eric Malterud decided to go out for Cross Country last year and says he feels great because it keeps him in such good physical condition. Left. Sue Loeffler. Bigfork's Cross Country coach for the last 8 years, does everything she can to promote this fall sport. Here she is shown timing her runners. ii----------------------------- My accompli hme.ntt in Oioi Couniny uoqjic a kzauJU. 0j$ my ovon e.££oKt . Coille Shaner f85 -----------------------------ff Cross Country 33 EaAty in the deuon, the paeiAuae to uxin uxu too gaeat. What uie ended up do-ing uxla hutting, giving ouA. be t Ahot, jut tAying to have un, and we won ouA. tut two gamed. Rod Gembala '8' TO TOUGH YEAR ENDS ON POSITIVE NOTE he Vikings were a talent- L tJJ ed bunch of guys who worked hard all season long. They played well together and moved the ball up and down the field generally with few prob- lems, but when things got tight down at the goalline bad luck would fall upon them. They just couldn’t seem to punch the ball into the endzone. It seemed as though Bigfork would physical- ly beat their opponent but still come out losing. A new offense was installed at the beginning of the conference season, which produced good plays, but they still had problems scoring. They played many games in miserable weather this year. The Vikings lost six straight games before thrash- ing Plains in a game many play- ers dubbed the “Toilet Bowl”, because the loser would be the worst team in the district. Things were finally going our way. During the last game Big- fork soundly defeated Thomp- son Falls to end the '84 season on a strong note. Although the Vikings only won two games, there are many good memories that will be cherished by the players. By Jim Henry. Above, right. Struggling to gain one more yard is Senior Rod Gembala. Rod was the leading rusher this year with 469 total yards on 89 carries tor a 5.3 yards per carry average. Below. Quarterback Jim Henry takes the snap from Center Andy Loudermilk to start an offensive play against the Troy Trojans. 34 Football Above. The coaching staff consisted of : (left to right) Dan Masters, J.V. Coach. Wayne Loeffler, Head Coach, Paul Fossum, Frosh Coach, Loren Jordan and John Kirkpatrick, volunteer Assistant Coaches, and Steve Hullett, Varsity Assistant Coach. Left. There was a great turnout from the Senior Class this year with 15 young men participating. Here they got together as a group. Football 35 From bottom, 1st row, (left to right). Scott Evenson, Mike Johnson, Troy Leistlko, Jim Smith, Bill Jones. From bottom, 2nd row. Jason Moe, Ray Lawrence, Eric Bradstreet, Jim Wilson, Tom Jordan, Stan Ottosen, Scott Schmidt, Scott Bradstreet, Rob Turner, John Jordan. From bottom, 3rd row, Larry Streeter, Richard Chatterton, Mike Vollan, Jim Henry. Mike Lee, Head Coach Wayne Loeffler, Rob Gregoire, Mike Manfredi, Jim Cawley, Brian Conley, Jeb Vandenberg. From bottom, 4th row. Scott Beleveau, Jim Newton, Joe Potoczny, Gene Olson, Paul Mullally, Cory Loudermilk, Andy Loudermilk, Dan Lindner, Jeremy Huwe, Chad Bullard, Top row. Rod Gembala. Brooks Rector, Chris Jordan, Troy Hicks, John Kirkpatrick, Jim Dockstader, Lloyd Mangnall, Gary Denham, Kevin Danz, Mike Plum, Torrey Cenis. 36 Football “Come on ref, give us a break!” exclaims assistant coach Dan Masters. Also showing their disgust are head coach Wayne Loeffler and assistant coach Steve Hullett. TI M BUT ALSO OUTSTANDING OtMWOPQMIL In a game dubbed the “Mud Bowl”, played against the Eureka Lions, most of the members of the offensive team can be seen in this halfback sweep play. (Left to right). 12 Jim Henry, 72 Bryan Conley, 77 Chris Jordan, 6 Rob Gembaia, 83 Jim Dockstader, 65 John Jordan, and 55 Andy Loudermilk. g uite a few of our players received individuals hon- ors. The Vikings' Chris Jordan was named to both the first- team offense and the first-team defense for the Western 3 All- Conference football team. Jor- dan, a 5 foot 11 inch, 190 pound Senior was named as a guard on offense and as an in- terior lineman on defense. His younger brother, Tom, a soph- omore, was named as a first- team interior lineman. Mike Plum was also named to the All- Conference team as a defen- sive end. Rod Gembaia, Torrey Cenis, and Trevor Soucie made the second-team selections. Gembaia was honored on of- fense as a running back and on defense as a defensive back, Soucie was named to the sec- ond-team as a running back and Cenis made the squad as a wide receiver. Lloyd Mangnall, Jim Dockstader, Jim Henry, and Rob Gregoire also got hon- orable mention citations. Above, left. Coach Wayne Loeffler gives Scott Bradstreet some urgent defensive instructions during a J.V. game. In J.V. football action, junior quarterback Steve Gordon prepares to pitch the ball to sophomore running back Mike Manfredi in a game against Libby. Mike went on to score on this particular play and Bigfork won 36-10. Football 37 With the ball right at their fingertips, center Tracy Hansen controls the tip to start a game against the Eureka Lions. The Valkyries battled Eureka three times this year coming out on top two of the three times. The 1984 Girls Varsity Basketball Team consisted of:(front row, left to right) Teresa Janke - manager, Head Coach Ron Dahlman, Shannon Kirby manager. Back row. Joani Mogolis, Gayle Zeller, Tammi Toren, Kirsten Heggen, Tracy Hansen, Tawnyia Hall, Lisa Fishbaugh, Kim Newton. Brenda Gembala. and Amy Zepp. 38 Girls Basketball M THEIR WINNING SEASON WITH 12-11 OVERALL RECORD 111; he Bigfork girls varsity basketball team ended the season id with an overall record of 12 wins and 11 losses. The Vais were second in regular season play, second in the District Tour- nament, and participated in the Divisional Tournament. Thomp- son Falls was just too powerful as the Vais ended up losing to them three times this year. However, there was a great deal of balance on this year’s team as all of the scoring was divided quite equally among six players. Lisa Fishbaugh was the leading scorer for the year. Coach Ron Dahlman said, “It is hard for the oppo- nents to play defense against us when we have so many girls who can shoot.” Four Bigfork Valkyries were recognized by the District 8 coaches for their outstanding play. First-team selec- tions went to Lisa Fishbaugh and Joani Mogolis. Tracy Hansen made the second- team while Amy Zepp was select- ed for honorable mention honors, by Steve VanKrevelen. Senior Lisa Fishbaugh shows the perfect form that made her the leading scorer on the team this year. Opposite page, far left (left to right). J.V. team members included: (first row) Amy Lee, Jenny Peck, Lynette Herman. Back row. Peggy Gurule, Mindy Anderson, Jolene Nordtome, J.V. Coach Jean Cavanaugh, LeAnn French, Brenda Gembala, and Alise Delaney. Opposite page, near left. Members of the freshmen team were (first row) Colleen Whiteman, Lesley Jochim. Back row. Kim Jenneskens, Kellyee Waples, Darby Nelson, Frosh Coach Pat Zepp, Kelly Byrer, Maile Dean, and Laurie King. I playzd a lot... and I fioul d a lot... but we had a good on. It wtu {un. Tawnyia Hall '85 Girls Basketball 39 Senior guard Gayle Zeller goes up strong for a lay-up against the Mission Lady Bulldogs. Ready for the rebound are Tami Toren (23) and Tawnyia Hall (34). GOOD i@KI FOR THREE GIRLS TEAMS TEE ulling down a carrom against the Superior —Bobcats, in the picture above, is senior Lisa Fishbaugh. Ready to help out are Kim Newton (33) and Tracy Hansen (31). The J.V. Valkyries had a great year and ended the season with a mark of 12-6. They played excellent ball, especially to- ward the end of the season, beating Thompson Falls 41-15 and trouncing Mission 67-16. J.V. statistics are very hard to compile because so many players play part-time J.V. and part-time varsity but Jolene Nordtome was the leading scorer for the J.V. Vais this year. The freshmen girls basketball team also proved to be tough competitors as they finished their season with a 9-7 record. Coach Pat Zepp said about the end of the season, “everything came together for us, we finally had a winning attitude and would not give up.” Darby Nelson was the team’s leading scorer with 144 points. She was also second in rebounds and steals. The leading rebounder for the frosh Vais was Kim Jenneskens and she also led the team in steals and assists. by Steve VanKrevelen. 40 Girls Basketball Ali eyes are on the ball in an early season game against the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs. The Bigfork Vais proudly display their second place trophy at the District 8 B Tournament. The Vais went on to play some tough ball in the Divisional Tournament but got edged by Frenchtown 47-56. Not all of the team members are shown, but those in the picture are (left to right): Jolene Nordtome, Joan! Mogolis, Tawnyia Hall, Lisa Fishbaugh, Mindy Anderson, Brenda Gembala, and Amy Zepp. rv Junior guard Joani Mogolis heads the front end of a fast break in a game against the Superior Bobcats. Girls Basketball 41 ii-------------------------- When we played tike, we weAe tuppoted to, m could beat any- body, but we didn't atmy6 play tike we weAe Auppoted to. Stiti. we had a gsieat time and brought home a Viophy. Jim Dockstader ‘85 ---------------------------w Below and right. Head coach Lyle Whiteman suffered a back injury part- way through the season and Mike Docstader and Paul Milam stepped in to guide the team through the rest of the season. Here Coach Dockstader talks to the team during a time out in a game in the district tournament against Troy. 42 Boys Basketball Left. Three members of the starting five display their awe- some. physical rebounding strength. Shown here are (34) Lloyd Mangnall, (52) John Kirkpatrick, and (44) Jim Dock- stader. These three led the team in rebounding all year. Below. Senior Chris Edwards seems to literally float in the air. With a lightening quick release and an extremely high vertical jump, it was just about impossible to block his shot. Bottom of the page. Happy Bigfork Vikings team members display the first-place trophy they won at the District 8 B Tournament. This was the fourth consecutive year that they won. Left to right. Jamie Anderson, Ken Russell. John Kirkpatrick. Lloyd Mangnall, Chris Edwards, Jim Dock- stader, Rob Ward, Rod Gembala, Sam Bacon, Mike Plum, and Steve VanKrevelen. Cheerleaders are Brenda White- man, Debbie Childers, Kari Romain, and Kris Nelson. arly in the season, it looked as though it was going to be a long year for the Bigfork Viking basketball team. Finally they got on the right track but then head coach Lyle Whiteman had a personal medical problem and was forced to leave the action. Assistant coach Mike Dockstader and Paul Milam took over. At this point in the season captain Rod Gembaia, with his hustle on the court, and with Jim Dockstader and Chris Edwards leading the way, the Vikings won their last six regulation games. They then breezed through the district tournament because of a strong team effort. This year was the Vikings fourth consecutive district tournament championship. In the opening round of the divisional tournament, Edwards was sidelined due to an ankle injury. Reserve guard Steve Van Krevelen came off the bench and along with the strong play of Dockstader, Gembala, John Kirkpatrick, and Lloyd Mangnall, got their first victory in the tournament. In the second round, Bigfork faced a tough opponent in Florence, and lost in overtime. This was a great emotional setback for Bigfork and it showed as they lost by one point to Eureka the next morning. That loss to Eureka not only ended the season for the Vikings, It also ended an eight year, 20 consecutive game, win streak over the Lions. The coaches were very proud of the kids and had nothing but praise for their players. For assistant coach Paul Milam, this last six weeks of the season was espe- cially rewarding because he was the head coach for the Bigfork Vikings for 17 years from 1958 until 1974 and interestingly Mike Dock- stader was a senior on his very first team back in 1958. The Vikings ended their sea- son with a very respectable 15-8 record and both Jim Dockstader and Chris Ed- wards were selected to the 8 B District All-Conference team as well as the Western B Divisional All-Tournament team. All in all, the Vikings had a very good year. by Mike Berg. DOWN THE D DJ Boys Basketball 43 J.V. AND FROSH BOYS AWESOME The J.V. Boys Basketball season was one of great success as they finished with a 16-2 record overall. The two losses were the first two games of the year to Class A opponents so our boys were undefeated In Class B conference play. Sam Bacon was the leading scorer and Ken Rus- sell led the team in rebounding. Steve Van Kreve- len had the most assists and Chuck Terry had the most steals. Statistics for J.V. players are diffi- cult because most of them see limited action on J.V. to be eligible to play some Varsity. The Frosh also had a great season with an identical 16-2 record. Both losses were to Class AA Kalispell. With a team scoring average of over 65 points a game, these young men set a very high pace early in the season. Justin Anderson led the team in scoring with 11 ppg average. Gene Olson was the leading rebounder grabbing 132 on the sea- son. Craig Jenneskens picked off 70 steals and dished out 37 assists to lead the team in both categories. With all this talent on both the J.V. and Frosh teams, B.H.S. fans have a right to ex- pect great basketball in the years to come. Right, top. The Freshman team consisted of: (top row) Chad Bullard, Jeff Newton, Gene Olson, Coach Jack Hanes, Joe Potoczny, Mike Lee, and Robin Gratton. Front row. Justin Anderson, Craig Jenneskens, Dustin Henion, Scott Evenson, and Tim Cochrane. Right, below. J.V. team members were: (top row, left to right) Steve Van Krevelen, Alan Love, Sami Bacon, Ken Russell, and Greg Paulson. Bottom row. Chuck Terry, Curt Rowsey, Tom Jordan, and Luke Boland. Below, left. Junior Steve Van Krevelen scores two off a fast break. Left. Junior John Kirkpatrick pops up a jumper from the corner against the Troy Trojans in the District Tournament. Above. Freshman Tim Cochrane just received an outlet pass and starts for the middle against the Florence Fal- cons while Dustin Henion sprints to fill an outside lane in a fast break. 44 Boys Basketball Sophomore Alan Love convincingly pulls down a rebound in J.V. action against the Thompson Falls Bluehawks while Jamie Anderson looks on. Left. Junior Sam Bacon scores two in a Varsity game against the Loyola Rams. Above. Freshman Justin Anderson puts up a finger roll lay-up against the Eureka Lions in a Frosh game as Joe Potoczny follows. ii--------------------------- 7j$ Sweeney (a ptayeA (Aom FloAence) hadn't made that la t second tuck 6hot, 7 think we wou,td have won ViviAional and then we woutd have had good momentum going into State. Chris Edwards '85 -------------------------V Boys Basketball 45 FOR THE FIRST IN DISTRICT, FIRST IN DIVISIONAL SECOND PLACE IN STATE THE HARD WAY he 1985 Bigfork Vais volleyball team had an extremely success- ful season finishing with a total season win-loss record of 32-10 and a second place finish at State. First year coach Jean Cavanaugh had praise for her team as they played consistently good volleyball all season long and never quit, even when they were behind. Our girls won the district championship based on a conference record of 11 wins and only 1 loss. There was no district tournament. In the divisional tourna- ment, held in Kalispell, the Valkyries chose to take the long way around to the championship when they lost their second game to Seeley Swan on Friday. After losing, the Vais came back by beating four teams in a row on Saturday to capture their second divisional championship title in as many years. The Vais had to defeat the Frenchtown Broncs twice in order to claim the championship. The Vais crushed the Broncs 16-14 and 15-7 in the first match and came back to win the final match 15-10, 5-15, and 15-6. Tracy Hansen was voted the tournament’s most valu- able player. Hansen, along with Brenda Gembala and Joani Mogolis made the all-tournament team. Also on the district all-conference team were Hansen, Gembala, Mogolis and Amy Zepp with Tammi Jay and Jolene Nordtome receiving honorable mention. The next weekend, the Vais advanced to the state tournament in Butte where they again went through the loser’s bracket on their way to the championship game. In the first game on Friday, the Vais played and beat Baker in two games 15-4 and 15-9. The second match was against Belgrade, the defending state champions, in which we lost 9-15 and 14-16. In order to make a comeback the Vais had to play Fairview, who we defeated 15-11 and 15-8. Then we again played Baker, winning 16-14 and 15-6. The next game the Vais played was for second and third place. We were faced against Belgrade once again and this time defeated them 15-6, 5-15, and 15-10 for second place. The next game of the tournament was between the only two remaining teams, Bigfork and Twin Bridges. In order for the Vais to take first place, they would have to beat Twin Bridges in two consecutive matches because they had yet to lose. The Vais, however, lost to Twin Bridges in three games 15-5, 6-15, and 10- 15 but still claimed the second place trophy. Tracy Hansen andAmy Zepp were named as all-state players. Coach Cavanaugh said, “The girls were definitely playing their best volleyball of the season at state. The only problem we had at times was serving. But, just wait until next year.” by Jenny Gapay. Sophomore Brenda Gembala shows perfect form in a bump shot In one of the Vais matches at Whitefish. Tammi Jay is ready to move into action. 46 Girls Volleyball In a match against the Philipsburg Golds, Tracy Hansen executes a perfect spike as Jolene Nordtome, Kim Newton, and Joani Mogolis watch and assume the ready position. Both Tracy Hansen and Amy Zepp were named to the All-State Class B C Volleyball team. (Insert) Coaches Pat Zepp, Jean Cavanaugh, and Bonnie Shay were extremely pleased with the girls overall performance this year. Left. The 1985 Bigfork Valkyries Volleyball team. (Kneeling, left to right) Amy Zepp, Sharon Efraimson, manager Jam Intrasalee (with ball), Joani Mogolis, Lynette Herman, and Mindy Anderson. (Standing) Kim Newton, Jenny Gapay, Tracy Hansen, Head Coach Jean Cavanaugh, Tammi Jay ,Jolene Nordtome, and Brenda Gembala. Girls Volleyball 47 ii-------------------------— (•'e loe-’ic disappointed that toe didn’t act tirst, but at the same feme, toe toctc pncud and happy that toe came bade the. hard toat and stiff! pot second at State. Joani Mogolis ' ? 6 -------------------------� 1 JUNIOR VARISTY AND FRESHMEN SPIKERS ENJOY SUCCESSFUL SEASONS ALSO This year’s J.V. team (below, top photo) members were: (top row, left to right) Julie Schwartz, Angie Gildart, Kay Russell, Cindy Chapman, Lori Mullally, Jenny Gapay, and Kathy Blair. Front row. Jam Intrasalee, Tara Lamberson, Coach Bonnie Shay, Beth Ro- main, and Christie Ganiere. Freshmen team members (below, bottom photo) were: (top row, left to right) Jenny Efraimson, Amy Schwartz, Melody Willett, Kelly Byrer, Kim Jenneskens, Brooke Nelson, and Cherry Kleffner. Front row. Coach Pat Zepp, Angela Beyers, Darby Nelson, Dusti Terry, and Kelly Waples. Right. Team members show their pleasure as well as their exhaustion as they hold the second place trophy earned at State in Butte. 48 Girls Volleyball Above. In J.V. action in a match against the Arlee Scarletts, sophomore Kay Russell and Freshman Julie Schwartz participate in a block. The back of Coach Pat Zepp’s shirt appropriately states the team’s motto this year, “reach for the top.” Left. One of Bigfork’s stronger front line players, sophomore Jolene Nordtome, follows through on an attempted spike against the Columbia Falls Kats. Below. Juniors Amy Zepp (shown here) and Tracy Hansen earned all state first team honors because of their outstanding play. Girls Volleyball 49 ii 7 wat vVuj happy uiith my pc-n onnancc. tki ycjxA. Nex yojxi wc iciZt bc iVioncj ... de itUXdLu... (r'c only toit titio Adniofu. Clint Gray '88 -------------------------------ff ©©TO FOR«@©0(gK ©OKI FRESHMAN CLINT GRAY QUALIFIES FOR STATE |i� | ur Bigfork Viking wrestlers had a much better season this k=dl year as they won four matches and placed well in several others. The team was 4th in district competition and 7th overall at the divisional meet. Individuals doing quite well were: 98 pounder Clint Gray, who went to state and ended with a personal season record of 20 wins and only 4 losses. Clint was only a freshman so he is sure to have a great mat career ahead of him. Junior Gary Denham at 185 pounds had a record of 16-6, and Trevor Soucie at 167 pounds finished with a 16-5 record and both of these young men just missed qualifying for state. Also, Jim Smith who was just a freshman, had an impressive 15-7 record and finished 5th at divisional. The team, guided by Conrad Ervin and assistant Gro- ver Hedrick was quite young and is still building for the future. Kris Herzog volunteered his time to act as manager. Hopefully, we can look forward to more success next year. by Mike Berg. 50 Wrestling Left. Junior Gary Denham muscles a Frenchtown wrestler to the mat for a quick pin. Below. In a triangular meet at Mission, senior Trevor Soucie is successful in beating a Florence wrestler at 167 pounds. Below. Scott Banning, wrestling at 145 pounds, tries to roll over his Whitefish opponent in a match at Bigfork. In a more informal, fun kind of picture, the 1984-85 Bigfork Viking wrestlers show their stuff. Back row (I. to r.) Pat Knapp, assistant coach Grover Hedrick, John Jordan, Gary Denham, Clint Gray, and Carl Arndt. Middle row. Scott Banning, Steve Gordon, Bill Marincic, and Jim Smith. Bottom row. Trevor Soucie, David Nolan, Jeff Beiiveau, and Dan Hill. Missing from the picture were head coach Conrad Ervin, manager Kris Herzog, ane Chris Lodahl. Right. Trying for an escape is Clint Gray, 98 pounds muscleman against his Florence opponent. Below. Practicing take-downs and other moves in practice are Trevor Soucie and Gary Denham (front) and Bill Marincic and Jim Smith (back). - il n' T-ry� Far right. Defending state champion javelin thrower Diane Hillman shows her thrust and determination as she just releases a throw. Middle. Bigfork's other defending state champion, pole vaulter Rod Gembala shows how he tries to defy gravity. Left. Junior shop putter Tracy Hansen consistently heaved the metal ball over 35’ to ultimately win fifth place at state. Right. Sprinting to a 1 2-3 finish in the 200m at the district track meet were Chris Edwards, Gary Denham, and Steve Morley. It was the strength of the Viking sprinters that helped direct the team to its first state championship in track. Members of both of Bigfork’s 1985 track teams were: (top row, I. to r.) Mike Lee, Rod Gembala, Jeff Newton, Dan Lindner, Gary Denham, head boys coach Wayne Loeffler, assistant coach Steve Watson, Eric Maltrud, Gene Olson, Joey Potoczny, Jeremy Huwe, and Chuck Morley. Third row from bottom. Brooke Nelson, Collie Shaner, Kelly Waples, Tammi Jay, Kim Jenneskens, Diane Hillman, Renee Linnell, Angie Williams, Tina Lindner, Kirsten Heggen, Chris Wade, Brenda Gembala, Diane Bowman, and Jamie Jackson. Second row from bottom. Carl Arndt, Steve Morley, Craig Jenneskens, Robin Gratton, Trevor Soucie, Jess Fleming, Brandon Jackson, Chris Edwards, Greg Paulson, Stan Ottosen, Troy Lestiko, and Rob Gregoire. Bottom row. Joani Mogolis, Lori Meek, Justin Anderson, Bill Schmale, Pete Yates, Jenny Efraimson, and Colleen Whiteman. 52 Track VIKINGS TO FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN TRACK GARY DENHAM DOUBLE WINNER IN HURDLES EI3 he sprinting trio of Chris Edwards, Gary Denham, and Steve - -1' Morley helped Bigfork High School reach a milestone - the Vikings first ever STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP! The track cham- pionship was the first state championship for Bigfork since 1975 when both the boys and girls cross country teams took the title, and only the third state championship of any kind in the school’s history. Gary Denham streaked ahead of the competition to win the 110m and 300m hurdles. Coach Wayne Loeffler said “Den- ham’s back-to-back wins was the turning point in the meet”. Defending state champion Rod Gembala broke his own personal as well as the Class B state record in the pole vault, only to be overshadowed by a Big Timber athlete who ended up going high- er. Rod ended up with the silver medal after clearing 13’ 8 1 2”. Chris Edwards placed in five events. He took third in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and 400m relay. He also finished fourth in the 1600m relay. Edwards and Denham accounted for 23 of the team’s 34 points. Steve Morley also was in five events; 100m, 200,. 400m, and both relays. He placed in both relays and picked up an important fifth place in the 400m run. He ran an outstanding race and dove at the tape to edge out the sixth place runner by inches. The relay quartet of Edwards, Morley, Denham, and Gem- bala is shown in the photo below. Freshman Justin Anderson leaped to a third place finish in the long jump with a 20’ 6” effort. Coach Loeffler just couldn’t say enough about these and all the other fine athletes who went out for track this year and who contributed to the total team effort. The Bigfork girls had an outstanding season this year also with many fine individual performances. They won their district track meet and placed second at divisionals. The girls competition at state was very tough but the Valkyries were able to score four points, placing in the javelin and shot put. Diane Hillman threw 119’ 10” for third place in the javelin and Tracy Hansen took fifth in the shot put with a throw of 35’ 8”. What an outstanding accom- plishment! Congratulations to both the Valkyries and the STATE CHAMPION VIKINGS! by Keri Romain M«f goal uxl6 to beat the kid iom font Benton in the 3004 I knew that i£ I could uiin that one, we would probably get the State Title. Gary Denham '86 Track 53 I learned a lot this year. It was a good season. Wext year we are going to be really tough, especially the girts. Amy Zepp '86 UP A SEASON GIRLS TEAM SECOND AT STATE KIRBY - FISHBAUGH DOUBLES TEAM SECOND ALSO TH he Bigfork tennis team did an impressive job this year. Their overall record for the season was 7-3-1 with 2 of those loses coming at the hands of a strong “AA” Kalispell team. First year head coach Paul Wallin said, “All of the team members had a terrific season”. The team made an impressive showing at divisionals, taking 2nd in girls and 3rd in boys. The girls made an even more impressive showing at the state meet by taking 2nd there also. The doubles team of Lisa Fishbaugh and Shannon Kirby took 2nd place overall, while Amy Zepp played very well, winning a three hour match to help clinch 2nd for the team. On the boys side, the doubles team of Jim Dockstader and Mike Berg, played the top teams to the wire and Steve Van Krevelen played particularly well also. The hard work and dedication of the team members this year was impressive, and next year will be even better because there are only five graduating seniors. Other team members who contributed to the good season were Jenny Gapay, Kay Russell, Kathy Blair, Scott Richardson, Jim Cawley, Chris Cockrell, Jamie Anderson, Sami Bacon, and Jim Henry. Coach Wallin was ably assisted by his wife Barbara Wallin. 54 Tennis by Steve Morley Boys tennis team members (top row, I. to r.) were: Steve Van Krevelen, Sami Bacon, Coach Paul Wallin, Jamie Anderson, and Mike Berg. Bottom row. Jim Henry, Scott Richardson, Jim Cawley, and Chris Cockrell. Left. Number one boys singles player, Steve Van Krevelen puts all his power into a sweeping forehand return shot in a match at Whitefish. Below. Senior Jim Dockstader and junior Mike Berg teamed up to form Bigfork's number one boys doubles team. They had great success and had a fine showing at state making it as far as the semi- finals. Above, left. Sophomore Kay Russell executes a fine ground stroke on the baseline. Above, right. Junior Ja- mie Anderson reaches high to deliver a powerful serve. Right. Lisa Fishbaugh appears to be standing flat-foot- ed watching Shannon Kirby do all the work. Both of these senior girls played extremely strong this year and their efforts netted them a 2nd place finish at the state meet. Girls tennis team members (top row, I. to r.) were: Kris Nelson, Kay Russell, Niki Dockstader, Lisa Fishbaugh, Shannon Kirby, Jenny Gapay, and Tara Lamberson. Bottom row. Amy Zepp, Peggy Gurule, Coach Paul Wal- lin, Kathy Blair, and Amy Lee. Tennis 55 Top, left. Freshman Cherry Kleffner pulls the flagstick while junior Tana Terry prepares to putt. Top, right. Luke Boland and Mike Plum finish out hole 9 at Eagle Bend. Above, left. Seniors. John Cochrane and Lloyd Mangnall get ready to tee off at the state meet in For- syth. Above, right. Troy Schnell makes sure that he clears the water hazard. Below. Bigfork’s two left hand- ed golfers, senior, Bob Nice and freshman Dan Syver- son, show their concentration on the green. Above. Jenny Peck chips out of a sand trap and on to the green within three feet of the cup. Members of the new golf team for 1985 were: (top row, I. to r.) Mike Plum, Bob Nice, Troy Schnell, John Cochrane, Lloyd Mangnall, Pat Espeland, Luke Boland, and Dan Sy- verson. Bottom row. Don Wegener, Tiffany Reed, Cherry Kleffner, Julie Schwartz, Jenny Pack, Tana Terry, and Mike Johnson. Missing from the team picture were: Kim Leivo, Keri Romain, and Laura Murphy. ©� (� ON TO THE PAT ESPELAND - 2ND PLACE igfork had a new sport this year - golf. There was both a boys and girls team and they competed in nine different meets during the season. Our new local golf course, Eagle Bend, generously allowed the players to practice for free and assisted and helped the new program in many other ways. Rick Baird served as head coach and he was assisted by Steve Hullett. Originally 20 athletes turned out and competition was keen to make the starting squads for each team. None of the girls were able to qualify for state but there were five boys who were able to meet the standards. Sophomore Pat Espeiand had an outstanding season with consistency being his strong point. He placed high in all the meets and shot a personal best at state to take 2nd place inidvidual honors. Freshman Dan Syverson and junior Troy Schneli also were standouts for the young Vikings. Seniors Lloyd Mangnall and John Cochrane rounded out the first five by tourna- ment time. Some of the girls who had a great deal of success were Jenny Peck, Laura Murphy, Keri Romain, Tiffany Reed, and Julie Schwartz. Now that the program has been started, hopefully all these new aspiring golfers will get out and play all summer. With virtually everyone coming back, we are all looking forward to next year. a—------------------------ I nevcA golfed before, but I decoded to give it a chance.. It tunned out to be fun and J definitely want to pauue it mom lenioubly next yean. Julie Schwartz '88 by Mike Berg. Above. These five golfers along with Coach Baird made the long trip to Forsyth for the state golf meet. Teamwise they placed 11th out of 23 teams. Above, right. Laura Mur- phy was one of the more dedicated girls team golfers. Right. Sopho- more, Pat Espeiand shows his smooth driving form that won him 2nd place at state. Fortunately, the weather got better by the end of the season and the last few meets were really enjoyable. Golf 57 HEERLEADERS Cheerleaders really don’t get the credit they deserve for all the hard work they put in. This year we had super cheerleaders for all our sports. The boys varsity basketball cheerleaders are shown above, left to right, Brenda Whiteman, Keri Romain, Kris Nelson, and Debbie Childers. They always seemed to come up with new, amazing routines. The cheerleaders for J.V boys basketball and J.V. boys football were the same four girls. These girls are just as important as the varsity Cheerleaders and more than likely will be leading the varsity cheers in the fut ure. Shown are Jenny Peck, Cristie Akers, Rachel Morton, and Lynette Herman. 58 Cheerleaders Above. Some of the girls double up with the different athletic seasons. Here the varsity girls basketball cheerleaders show their spirit. Left to right, Kendra Rada, Kris Zorb, Jessica Lewis, and Nicki Dockstader. Above. The most difficult sport to be a cheerleader for is football. The girls this year had to endure terrible weather with a lot of rain and snow and freezing temperatures. But our varsity football cheerleaders did a fantastic job of rooting for the team and leading the fans in cheers, especially when you consider what kind of a season we had. Left to right. Dawn Vickery. Debbie Childers, Keri Romain, and Kris Nelson. Cheerleaders 59 YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT SPEECH AND DEBATE Above. Band members Julie Schwartz, Scott Banning, Brach Thomson, and Kelly Byrer stop in front of the giraffe cage at the Calgary Zoo on the band’s special spring trip. Right. Last fall the band performed at every home football game. Right, insert. The entire band members who made the Calgary trip pose as a group at Lake I ouise. Below. Seven of the senior band and chorus members ham it up for a special picture. Left to right. Brenda Whiteman, Brach Thomson, Coille Shaner, Kim Hancock, Tad Smith, Alyson Bedford, and Jess Fleming. 62 Band and Chorus 1984-85 was an outstanding year for music accomplishments. Coille Shaner and Brach Thomson performed senior recitals, a first for Bigfork High School. More music students than ever before were involved in ensemble performances at the district music festival. Edd Blackler was in charge of all vocal music this year. The total student participation in both band and chorus this year was just great. The following students excelled in music this year: Chorus and Band - Brach Thomson, Jeremy Huwe, Jess Fleming, Diane Hillman, Gayle Zeller, and Brenda W’hiteman. Chorus: Tom Dale, Eric Malterud, Michell Bahr, Jodi Bednarczyk. Michelle Cline, Patti Sterrett, Kim Berry. Tammi Jay, Jacque Jones, Melanie Ni- chols. and Alyson Bedford. Band: Kay Russell, Jennie Van Nice, Renee Linnell, Coille Shaner, Tad Smith. Don Wegener, Mike Berg. Colleen Whiteman, Scott Banning. Denise Masters. Julie Schwartz, and Jill Heikens. Right. The chorus performed two numbers at graduation. Far right. Band members step out smartly in the home- coming parade. CHORUS This past year the band was highly aclaimed. Some 60 students participated. They performed at Homecoming and at all the home football and basketball games throughout the year. They also played at the boys and girls basketball tourna- ments. The band performed all through the year at pep assemblies and other gatherings. The band was led and directed by Paul Fossum. This past winter, both the band and chorus partici- pated in the district music festival held in Kali- spell. Eighteen students qualified for the state music festival as a result. Among these, four groups received number one ratings at state: Brach Thomson for a trumpet solo and also as part of the vocal trio. Brenda Whiteman and Gayle Zeller as part of the vocal trip. Jeremy Huwe for a vocal solo, and Brenda Whiteman with a saxaphone solo. On May 19-22, 1985 the band took a trip to Banff, Canada. Forty three students and 8 adults went. Each student had to raise approximately $90.00 to be able to go. They performed at Central Park at Banff and went swimming at Radium Hot Springs. They also toured the Calgary Zoo along with a side trip to Lake Louise. Being in the band can be fun in more ways than one. RILL TEAM SPANISH CLUB A.F.S. 64 Drill Team A.F.S. Spanish Club NEW DRAMA Tom Sawyer, played by Brach Thomson, tells Becky Thatcher, played by Alyson Bedford, how much he loves her. .W t ,yl .V.- .-V TOM SAWYER ---irl t.-.U. r ...r r. U ritm... ■' .« w. y.. a- BIMOk’K I'l AYHOltSt GROUP or the first time in many years, an old tradition was revived at Bigfork High School. This revival was the formation of a drama club and the production of the play “Tom Sawyer.” Because of the nature of the play and the demands of the script, it was necessary to use a combination of high school students, faculty and administration, and adult members from the community. The Artist In The Schools program provided the directorial leadership to guide the production. Linda Grinde was hired through a grant to direct the production. Stage settings were designed and executed by Don Thomson of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. He was aided by Tim Kahn- berg, a member of the Bigfork Community Players. Although the scenery was difficult to arrange and build, students responded to the challenge. The long hours of rehearsal and practice proved to both fun and rewarding as the audience response made it all worthwhile. It was necessary to do the produc- tion at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Superintendent Tom Doohan played the part of the school master and also served as the assistant director. Without him and his efforts, the revival of the drama club and the produc- tion would never have come to be. The choice of the play was a good one because it was a well known story and it made it possible to involve a large number of students. In all, more than 50 people were involved in the various areas of the production. Unfortunately space limitations do not allow us to identify all these members. Cast members Rod Gembala, John Jordan, Brach Thomson, Eric Malterud, Tom Dale and Tony Doohan listen intently as Micah Gee tells his story. Left. Newspaper photographer Wendy Townsend focuses in on a shot. Above. Newspaper staff consisted of (1. to r.) Torrey Cenis, Jennie VanNice, Advisor Vernon Pond, Tom Dale, Diane Hillman, Heidi Singer, Wendy Townsend, Coille Shaner, Tina Lindner, Jenny Gapay, and Jim Henry. NORSE CODE NEWSPAPER he B.H.S. student newspaper, the NORSE CODE, was published seven times during the 1984-85 school year. Tina Lindner served as editor and Vernon Pond was the faculty advisor. Co-editor Torrey Cenis and reporters Jim Henry and Jenny Gapay were the sports editors. Head photographer Wendy Townsend had a habit of frantically snapping pictures and then camping out in the darkroom before each deadline. Heidi Singer was the head feature writer. Jennie VanNice joined the staff at semester and brought many new ideas to the fun page, including her creative poetry. Other members of the staff first semester were Kim Leivo, Monty Kimball, and Kris Zorb. We also received a great deal of help from Bev Crane and Tom Dale. Each member of the NORSE CODE did much more than just write articles. They also had to sell ads, which supported most of the expenses, and write their articles. Investigating the articles and finding the facts consumed much of the staffs free time until deadline. The BIGFORK EAGLE generously of- fered their equipment and working space to us after hours to do our school paste-ups. After the final copy was ready, 1500 copies were printed at the HUNGRY HORSE NEWS in Columbia Falls. The NORSE CODE was truly a student-oriented newspaper because it not only reported the news events of the school, but also other controversial issues affecting the student body. IS GREAT Below. Mr. Pond works with Heidi Singer on a newspaper layout. Staff members had to sell ads, write copy, and take pictures among other things. They had to coordinate their work with the BIGFORK EAGLE weekly newspaper to have their school newspaper professionally printed. by Coille Shaner and Tina Lindner 66 Newspaper Annual 67 Above. Steve Van Krevelen and Mike Berg ended up being the editors and contributed greatly to the completion of this annual. Middle. Senior Kim Leivo works on a lay-out. Senior portraits were done in color this year. Below, left. This year’s annual staff is shown in a picture taken last summer at Logan, Utah. Below. Mike Berg helps Steve Van Krevelen as they take a make-up shot of a student whose picture was missing from our files. YEARBOOK IS ANNUAL EVENT Ift emories are part of what high school is about, 5=SJ and a yearbook’s purpose is to do just that; bring back memories. Steve Van Krevelen, Mike Berg, Joe Neinrich, Kim Leivo, and Michelle St. Sauver made up the annual staff his year. Together, they all worked in their own ways towards bringing you the best yearbook possible. Fun as it may seem, producing an annual can be a real pain. Without the help of many other people outside the staff, our yearbook would be a flop. These other contributors will be mentioned in the back of this book. This year’s staff certainly had it’s share of troubles. Financial difficulties and meeting deadlines were but a few of the many serious problems we encountered, but, somehow we still managed to get the job done. We are proud of our effort and we hope you like it. This is the first ever BHS Review! We, here at the annual staff, have compiled this information so you can look back years from now and remember all the interesting things that happened this year, both worldwide and here at Bigfork High School. Enjoy!!! Geraldine Ferraro make history by- becoming the first woman to be elected as a vice-presidential candidate of a major political party. However, she and fellow democratic running mate Walter Mondale lost overwhelmingly to Ronald Reagan and George Bush in the November '84 presidential election. WORLD NEWS EVENTS • WHAT A UNIQUE YEAR 2 FAVORITES INDIVIDUALISTIC ROCK AND ROLL Extended drought throughout 1984 coupled with a previous drought of several years caused the deaths of millions of starving Ethiopians by years end. Tons of food support came from all over the world, because of the efforts of such things as U.S.A. for Africa” and others. 68 BHS Review A poisonous gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal. India on December 3, 1984 killed at least 1600 people and injured more than 50,000. In the Olympic games, held in Los Angeles in August, Mary Lou Retton, age 16, won the hearts of the American people when she won a gold medal in the all-around gymnastic competition. She scored a perfect 10 in the vault event. Track and field star Carl Lewis won 4 gold medals. In November, doctors replaced the defective heart of 12 day old Baby Fae w ith the Heart of a young baboon. She lived for 21 days. BHS Review 69 Above. Happy Valentine’s Day, Mr. Masters. Seniors Gayle Zeller and Alyson Bedford just sang a val-o-gram to Mr. Masters from an unknown admirer. Right. Bigfork Volunteer Firemen battled the fire that completely destroyed the Mountain Lake Tavern in December, 1984, It was later determined to be arson caused. Far iii ht Seniors Ari Santander and Michell Bahr show intense concentration while dissecting a fetal pig in advanced biology. Left. Junior Scon Richardson, more commonly known as Melvin”, one of BHS’s most interesting personalities, here shows his knack for making special chemical mixtures. Below. Proud Papa! Mr. Dockstader had many reasons to be proud of his son as pointed out elsewhere in this annual. Jim also had the distinction of being a third generation Bigfork Schools graduate. e ENTERTAINMENT 2 PERSONALITIES P ALL — AROUND Above. Cyndi Lauper was the music industry's best new artist of the year. She was a little different to say the least. Left. History instructor, Mike Dockstader, was selected as the ‘favorite teacher” by Bigfork High School students. 72 BHS Review Above, left. Tom Selleck, TV’s highest paid actor, was voted “most popular actor” by the readers of People Magazine. He received 4.8 million dollars a season for his role on “Magnum, P.l.” Above. B.H.S.’s Viking mascot sophomore Mark Sythe, came to practically all the games this year. “ Super Sub’ , substitute teacher Don Thomson was well received by the students. At age 42, actress Linda Evans of “Dynasty” fame was selected as the “most attractive woman” in America. EATING PLACE 1. Dairy Queen 2. Julie’s Deli Deli 3. Del’s COMMERCIAL SAYING 1. Hey Doofl” 2. WHOMP” 3. SLAM a couple” GAS STATION FAST FOOD 1. McDonald’s 2. Taco John’s 3. Wendy’s TV SHOW 1. Rainier Beer Wave 2. Pizza Hut 3. Pepsi 1. Roy’s Exxon 2. Bill’s Gas and Grocery 3. Country Store 1. Bill Cosby Show 2. A” Team 3. General Hospital RADIO STATION 1. B98 2. KQ92 3. XT93 � % • BHS Review 73 their ndividualisttc selves. Above. Highlighting Spirit Week was the bonfire and tug-of-war contest. Here, significant effort to dress better Looking good, gi 74 BHS Review FADS AND FASHION UNIQUE PEOPLE Left. No. it's ooc Elton John. One of our most fashionable dressers around. Tom Jordan shows off one of his nicer out- fits. Below. Beautiful Teresa Reynolds always looks good, and here we see why. Below, bottom. Again showing individual- ism during Spirit Week are juniors Amy Lee and Sbelli Wick- lund. Gnarly shades. Lee! BHS Review 75 . H. Below . Here we get to see an example of the famous Masters' Art”] What is it exactly? Well, you’ll have to ask the Trig or Calculus students for an explanation of t ndW eV0' pr'°Ceuooe p'cV 6 , the _ T na E oFJI no 'NftV' u Tu eV ✓ BtSVe ° °r'd c_t £ ✓ ®tSVLaaper CV 1 best feW uE V 0 ® ado a l BEsT0 °f P LONGEVITY. During the '84- 85 schoolyear, three albums established themselves by being on the top 50 charts for more than one year: Lionel Richie — Can’t Slow Down,Huey Lewis and the News Sports, and Cyndi Lauper — She’s So Unusual. The best female vocalist of the year was Madonna. Her million-seller album. Madonna”, featured the smash single Like A Virgin. 76 BHS Review Above. Tina Turner, who has been around since the 60’s, was the comeback artist of the year with her album Private Dancer.” Her best single off that album What’s Love Got To Do With It was named the best single of the year. Left. Prince came on the scene in a big way with his album Purple Rain”. It netted him over 18 million dollars. His album was voted the album of the year. USA for Africa was an album designed to raise money to help the starving people of Ethiopia. Forty-six of the biggest names in pop music participated in this project. The hit single We Are The World”, which was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, became no. 1 in just two weeks after its release in April, 1985. The picture here shows Willie Nelson, Quincy Jones, and Bruce Springsteen working together on the BHS Review 77 after three years — ■■1 ■ ■ikMiaj — ■ 1TV PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Mischievous is the best word to describe this fun-loving junior girl. Jenny Gapay participated in sports all year long with her most notable success being in tennis. This past year she was rated as the 2 singles girl. She also participated in basket- ball and volleyball. She said she real- ly liked school mostly because of her friends, and English and General Business were my best subjects.” Jenny Gapy is typical of the many students who make the junior class so outstanding. The class of '86 was led well by Student Council members (L. to R.) Steve Mor- ley. Jamie Anderson. Amy Lee. and Sam Bacon. With their leadership skills and great individuals backing them, it's no wonder that the B.H.S. juniors are the cream o( the crop. Jamie Anderson Kathie Barr Rick Burke Gary Denham '1 78 Juniors Mindi Anderson Lisa Bednarczyk Tim Carter Jennifer Dell Trace Arrants Scott Beliveau Richard Chatterton Ron Derickson Sami Bacon Mike Berg Debbie Childers Nicki Dockstader Scott Banning Luke Boland Bryan Conley Derek Dornbrook Juniors 79 Dennis Dougherty Christi Durham Earl Edgerton Tammy Fox LeAnn French Jenny Gapay Steve Gordon Mark Gunderson Tracy Flansen Jill Fleikens Dan Flill Diane Hillman Jamie Jackson Tammi Jay Pam Johnson John Kirkpatrick Melinda Koski Amy Lee Jessica Lewis Renee Linnell Chris Lodahl 80 Juniors ADVANCED P.E. CLASSES Currently there are no real advanced P.E. classes except weight training. Weight training isn't just for the jocks either, all kinds of guys have taken this class and even a few girls too. Some of the athletes get a special kind of advanced P.E. class if they are able to sign up as a P.E. teacher's aide. Hopefully, we can have advanced P.E. classes in the future as there seems to be a demand for them. Left. Junior. Eastside Earl” Edgerton was actually supposed to be in weight training class but here he slipped out for a little E basketball. Right. Junior Gary Denham and sophomore Shorty” I Jordan have a quick arm wrestling contest in the office. We Ik didn't find out who won. Juniors 8 I Cory Loudermilk Paul Mullally Dan O'Conner Tiffany Reed Peggy Mathwig Laura Murphy Tracey Ovnicek Scott Richardson Natalie McCollom Kris Nelson Mike Peoples Mark Roddy Joani Mogolis Kim Newton Eron Read Keri Romain 82 Juniors after three years Steve Morley David Nolan Brooks Rector Richard Rumley IT’S MUSIC TIME! Music is as important to some of our students as athletics is to others. They are both extra- curricular activities that allow a great number of students to become involved in doing something they are interested in. Our band is one that we all can be proud of. Many stu- dents have used their band and chorus exper- ience to further their interest in music. Brach Thomson is a good example of someone who has benefited from this extracurricular activ- ity. He and Trace Arrants are shown jamming out in the band room. Juniors 83 Jerry Rylands Bill Schmale Troy Schnell Pam Sellner David Simonson Doran Simonson Heidi Singer Mike Sorenson Kim Soule Chuck Terry Tana Terry Steve Van Krevelen Jenny Van Nice Keith Veyna Chris Wade Rob Ward Don Wegener Shelli Wicklund Kris Woll Amy Zepp Debbie McMichael • I ADVANCED SCIENCE CLASSES We have three advanced science courses that aid the college bound student. Chemistry and physics supply the student with a knowledge of the non-living properties of the earth. Ad- vanced biology provides students with a background in the living elements of natural science. As well as being academically chal- lenging and educational, these classes can actually be fun. Left. Pam Sellner organizes materials in the chemistry lab for an experi- ment. Right. Steve Morley is typical of the upperclassmen who take the more challeng- ing difficult elective classes. Officers of the sophomore class changed during the course of the year. During the first semester, the class was led by Ken Russell, president. Greg Paulson, vice- president. Mike Manfredi and Tom Jordan as secretary and treasurer. In the second semester, the presidency changed to first Kristi Ganiere and then finally to Tony Doohan. All the other officers remained the same. PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE Sophomore Nelson Fritz is one of our more quiet students and if fact you may not have seen too much of him as he tends to avoid the spotlight. Calling himself an average student. Nelson says he likes biology and is looking forward to taking summer driver's training. I don't do too much, but I do like to draw and watch TV , says Nelson. He enjoys most of his teachers and especially likes watching the girls' . Nelson Fritz is one of the many types of unique individ- uals that make up the diverse, great group of young people that attend Bigfork High School. Cristie Akers Kim Berry Jim Cawley Sean Cockrell 86 Sophomores Jeff Beliveau Melissa Brown Michelle Cline Kristienn Decker Raphele Belden Brian Attwood Brendt Brandewie Quinn Boland Brian Clark Cindy Chapman Debbie Cox Kim Cook Glen Conley Jodi Bednarczyk Scott Bradstreet Nicole Christopher Sophomores 87 88 Sophomores Left. Sophomore girls Beth Remain. Lisa King, and Gina Snodderly each grab a quick orange at noon hour. GETTING YOUR LICENSE The first thing most sophomores want to do when they turn 15 is get their driver’s license. First they have to enroll for driv- er’s training class. Next they have to put what they have learned into action. Each student is required to have eight hours of actual driving experience. For most sophomores, of whom Paul Mas- ters (right) is typical, it is quite an ac- complishment when they finally suc- ceed in getting their driver's license. Alise Delaney Daron DeMars Tony Doohan Tom Dyer Chris Edgerton Pat Espeland Kevin Foy Nelson Fritz Kristi Ganiere Karla Gastel Brenda Gembala Angie Gildart West Glenn Zen Glenn Peggy Gurule Dan Heacock Lynette Herman Kris Herzog Peter Hoveland Brian Hubbard Jeremy Huwe Sophomores 89 Kim Jennings Bill Jones Lorin Jordan David Kalb Jim Kossivas Lonnie Lamberson Alan Love Mike Manfredi Collin Martin Paul Masters Missy McMichael Rachel Morton Melanie Nichols Jolene Nordtome Tom Ottosen Leonard Park 90 Sophomores Lisa king Bill Marincic Lauri Mullally Greg Paulson Sophomores School life means many different things to different people. Some like to get in on the action while others are content with hanging around and just watching the action. Here we have some sophomores who probably do a little of both! (top to bottom) Glen Conley. Jenny Peck, and Mike Vollan. 91 92 Sophomores Jenny Peck Russell Pickett Sandy Reed Beth Romain Curt Rowsey David Russell Kay Russell Ken Russell Dale Schoonover Vicki Sellner Daphne Simonson Gina Snodderly Phil Spencer Iva Spindler Patty Sterrett Tonya Stevens Larry Streeter Scott Strong Marc Syth Brett Terry Cred Timmons Mike Torgerson Jack Uskoski Jeb Van Denburg Mike Vollan Rick Wagner Jim Wilson Kristi Woll Sophomores 93 ff[T@®(h)[nfi)®lIi) AFTER ONE YEAR Freshman class officers for the 1984-85 school year were: (I. to r.) Lynn Lapka, vice- president. Brooke Nelson, secretary. Scott Schmidt, treasurer, and Janie Stevens, president. lunch hour! A lime for retl and relaxation, a lime for being sociable with your friends, a lime for actually eating something. Here, freshmen lori Meet. Diane Bowman. Denise Masters and Sue Turnacliff enjoy a few rays while eating their lunch in the front yard. Justin Anderson Eric Bradstreet Angela Byers Mitch Cripe 94 Freshmen Sam Baer Traci Brandner Kelly Byrer Maile Dean Marleen Berlinger Mark Brosten Cathy Childers Cathy Edwards Cathy Blair Chad Bullard Bob Chrysler Jennie Efraimson Diane Bowman Dennis Burton Tim Cochrane Scott Evenson Freshmen 95 Jennifer Franklin Micah Gee Robin Gratton Clint Gray Greg Hancock Dustin Henion Bernard Horstman Erin Hubbard Craig Jenneskens Kim Jenneskens Melissa Jensen Lesley Jochim Jacque Jones Laurie King Cherry Kleffner Pat Knapp Doug Koski Tami LaBar Tara Lamberson Lynn Lapka Ray Lawrence 96 Freshmen P.E. is mandatory for all sophomore and freshmen boys and girls. These girls show that it can be fun and enjoyable as well as physically beneficial. They learn new games and how to keep themselves physically fit and trim. Micah Gee points out something very important to fellow freshman Eric Bradstreet. Freshmen 97 Mike Lee Denise Masters Gene Olson Jimmy Pound Troy Lestiko Lori Meek Stan Ottosen Tina Schmeusser Dan Lindner Jason Moe Molly Paananen Scott Schmidt Erik Lodahl Brooke Nelson Jeff Peterson Amy Schwartz 98 Freshmen 'Darby, are you laughing at Mrs. Burns' jokes again?” Sitting in class for 50 minutes can get pretty tedious. A good sense of humor helps make school a little more interesting. Georgina Mahaffey Darby Nelson Karen Pothoff Julie Schwartz Kristi Ma Jeff New Joe Poto Vicki Sil Freshmen 99 Aaron Simmons Jim Smith Jennifer Smith Shauna Smith Jane Stevens Elise Strong Matt Swanson Dan Syverson Dusti Terry Louis Thompson Angela Townsend Sue Turnacliff Rob Turner Kellyee Waples Tina Wegener Colleen Whiteman Melody Willett Angela Williams Russel Williams Clayton Woll Pete Yates indespensible. ia the Superim Judy Koppang is the She is extremely efficient She is extremely efficient and has a very important position. Marilyn Nvlander has been the Superintendent's stk • . -, for many years and it is a real pie. to work with Superintendent '1 om energy to his pc sitio )oohan I this vfear scl lujy r al the high iqo students u: Hue Bill PAL n broLght J new IttituJe of ejccitenjcnt aid He wasiextremely popula with [most iof y enjbyed workiig win himl In February of 1983, tin- sc ho 1 consisted of: foe Potocz; y. Bob B A1 Cochrane, Boh Chrysl man. Bud Anderson, and Ron Mart| here with Superintendent Tom Dooha stands wit! a coo pie of his idmir rs. Aid i ministration the mi ch high ntin Bo inie ! hay h indie: school offi She high school xhetMj-and did cvei —I the money rythin e. inc I everything tiding Was the Pretty retired this thdm teaching P.t. and gen low RE. tea ghcr Sort for tht syst m. Ab vc. i ----fork TOIT year, taught m some | sciente. Subsi itutes. ' .arry 1 Jorscl ’ wt re Bslick Don Thom: ob. Eelow. e r who considered part of the factrft)' because of att :he tirtie the sperit here Ow. Shirley r has «1 the language on. They really dd a I.oeft as on ’ fler oLi CCOl I oaua Robinson ook illnes: instrai different art classes. F ssum. staffed by [two Iworl Igertan in qlasses. A loj of young people ’■ e opportune to g.tin .1 spec ific « Mr. Aschinl 1«. are niissing; teacher will be taking a leave ir. Below, left Right. The men wont incon ling 7i esh- know what the lof the other english tdach- ers, and (b low, light) Judy I ladlock aUo taught english unde the Chapter I pro- gcarnj Above. jPaul Wallin has |tll cM spe ‘low. Vernon Pond is the head of tmer remoh Pond is the head cial educatio i. the english de- Bigfojk Higji School’sTiSrariaji was RTckTfa teachers in t le sys em. h � d$ u p a trejmend us cc mpu r scie ice d« partm rnt was right. iDon iRichah Faculty 107 member and r presents tar senior received class consisted talk $hoiL Coilic hanc Graduation s ov r to b while Bob Nice hurry to iid t dres ed in time or th( cere- m Do rkstac er accepts a cong atulat pry ha ndsha e B moi ly. H mad it w th set onds to spi re. ft u om S iperin enden t Tor n Dot ►han. ‘ rhe gt lent- ld CC rd P b p a Irach Thomson glad sc . ior c (jing I Prc ass eadcrsh iE it is f nally over. Brach was sident and this past ishmtnts. the last one frvas the creation bf a school fantastic job of )f his many ac- Cin y Chfc reflate the speakjer mu t have said pmai i som ■thing and hat i xcept Brach Tho nson hnd the Ser ior cliss advisor dm .WJLS OCIll raduation 109 CROP HAIL MANAGEMENT L IAi 575 SUNSET BLVD. P.O. BOX 1059 KALISPELL, MONTANA 59901 Mike Felt Don Fraley 755-8133 BUTTREY FOODS 257-7127 Kalispell JULIE’S DELI - DELI Bigfork 837-4123 vy ft HAARR BROTHERS Men's Wear 17 Main Street Kalispell, Montana Advertisements 111 1020 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 406-755-5321 EVERGREEN PHARMACY 1274 Hwy. 2 East Kalispell, Montana 59901 257-2083 (HUSKY) AMOCO MOTOR CLUB BIGFORK HUSKY 437 Electric Ave p O Box 396 Bigfork. Mt 5991 1 LLOYD W MANGNALL Own en 406 637 5146 0 VALLEY HANK OF KALISPELL BOX 48 KALISPELL, MONTANA 59901 VB 112 Advertisements Flathead Bank of Bigfork 113 DemdlEs LAKEHILLS SHOPPING CENTER Home of the Flathead Monster” BURGERTOWN 5595 Highway 35 Bigfork, Montana 59911 837-6008 ft? Ron and Dorothy Zeller Agents g, Lakehills Shopping Center Bigfork. Montana 59911 C-Bus. (406) 837-5892 A i (4Q6) 837 6g64 ‘For all your insurance needs.’' 114 Advertisements Advertisements 115 7fTe Cl Tf V w Live it to the limi in Wrangl zx fi Teresa, Steve Nicki checking out the bay in Wranglers. WESTERN OUTDOOR Uptown Kalispeli 0 c CD E D (A 0) T3 CD Anne Haug. Manager Grand Avenue Bigfork. Montana 59911 H R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE Telephone (406) 837-4335 Jim T nnehill General Manager TANNEHILL AUTO CENTER BUS 755-6555 18 FIRST AVE EAST RES 257-2209 KAUSPELL. MT 59901 lathead Horizons Realty Gary 6. Zumberge f Eyoker Owner Grand Drive Offi x Briontana 5991 1 He 6) «7-5711 406) kathy mcdonnell Jewelry • 14K gold and silver jewelry • Jewelry repair • Custom design and manufacturing THROUGH THE IRON GATE AT THE KOOTENAI GALLERY BLDG. VALL6V GLASS. INC. 1903 3rd Pve €ost Kofcspefl. MT 59901 406-257-9200 Martin . Peoch Tree Morvm UUndows Noturake SUyitght Koameet Store Fronts PPG Ruto Gloss Products Advertisements 117 FLATHEAD LAKE LODGE P.O. Box 248 Bigfork, Montana 59911 Supporting the Vikes and Vais and the Class of 1985! THE COMPUTER PLACE KALISPELU MT 59901 (406)755-1323 Western States Insurance Ag “S 553 Electric Avenue P.O. Box 160 Bigfork. Montana 59911 BIGFORK eagle “Working to keep the public informed.” Lakehills Shopping Center Bigfork. Montana 59911 837-5131 The Northwest Journal f- Christopher Alan Cockrell . jp How proud we are of you. Always re- rm member you are a child of God and we are so glad he sent you to us. You are a wonderful son. friend, and big broth- er We love you and wish you the best in your life. Mark. Mom. Sean, Heather, Josh. Mi- chael, Heidi. John Todd. y v J — BIGFORK . ? DRUG 1' Lr Lakehills Shopping Canter 118 Advertisements Advertisements 119 er . Firs ns Tho Hairlmer Community Korn JBM Bud DeeDee Gfanl HH; i ’' t«Tl rri Real I D m Real Estate, Kent Lembke 5523 HwyJ 35, Bigtork, MT 59911 Ipole and Company P.0 Box 559, Bigtork, MT 59911 ftea- Tan ntown Biglork PoFI F dio , enue East. K Bell MT 59901 ■Center th, Kalispi I'a of Kalispell i .1 Itf'Hf. 2 West. Kalispell, M—fc - -I State (farm Insurance. Colin C AHraWs 445 MaflJ Street, Kalispell. MT 59®1 Isik iewelry, Nail Isik Owner KM MT, 59901 ■■ fa VILLAGE FLORISTS Sears Building Bigfork, Montana 59911 (406) 837-4282 P.O. Box 632 120 Advertisements Advertisements 121 ROY’S EXXON 837-4428 COUNTRY HOMES REAL ESTATE 837-6102 Roy Dot Plum 122 Advertisements Collage of B.H.S. kids 123 1985 STATE CHAMPIONS Class “B”, Boys Track Bigfork High School 124 Boys Track, 1985 Class B State Champions Colophon This 1985 edition of the Lelac yearbook was the 43rd volume for Bigfork High School. The theme chosen for this year was “profile and the book was published by Herff Jones Yearbooks in Logan, Utah. It was produced by Rick Baird’s 6th period journalism - annual class. As a kind of an experiment, there were only five members of this class. They served in the following official capacities: Editors-in- Chief, Mike Berg and Steve Van Krevelen, and Associate Editors, Kim Leivo, Michelle St. Sauver, and Joe Heinrich. Two Hundred and fifty copies were printed. Ron and Barbara Kennison were the Herff Jones representatives and Rick Rawlinson was the plant representative. The 7 % by 10 % book was printed on 80 pound stock paper and included 3 flats or 24 pages of full color and 4 flats or 32 pages of duochrome color, and a total of 128 pages. A special feature this year was the inclusion of a die-cut end sheet to work with the theme idea. The book sold for $ 17.50 a copy. Throughout the book, type styles varied and a large amount of special school pasteup artwork and titles were submitted. Special thanks need to go to the following people for their help and contributions: One Hour Fast Stop Photo in Kalispell, Gene Brown and the Swan Lake Studio, Marc Wilson and the Bigfork Eagle weekly newspaper and specifically Lynn Gross, photographer, for letting us use so many of his fine award-winning pictures. Vernon Pond and the Bigfork High School journalism-news- paper class helped us a great deal, specifically: Tom Dale, Coille Shaner, Jenny Gapay, Jim Henry, and Tina Lindner. Other students who contributed at one time or another were: Keri Romain, Steve Morley, Jamie Anderson, and Brach Thomson. Yary Photo provided several sports team pictures and Annie Dockstader contributed some additional photos. Unknown to her, Lisa Fishbaugh’s silhouette was used as the profile. Very special thanks for inspiration, help, and guidance must go to Glen Junkert of Big Sky High School. Many other people helped in various different ways and without naming them, this assistance and support was greatly appreciated. Graphic ideas and style elements were taken from a variety of sources as were picture contributions from various prominent magazines. This book contained 10%, 30%, 50%, 70% and 100% screens in both black and white and color. Overprints, shading, grid lines and other special effects were used and all tool lines were either 2 or 4 point. All things considered, this yearbook was the most ambitious, most expensive, and most detailed effort yet. We hope you like it and, of course, there’s always next year.