Bland High School - Echo Yearbook (Bland, VA)

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Keeping in touch with global activities. Following the January 29th Su- per Bowl game, Redskins paraphenalia was everywhere. De- spite a slow start the Skins went wild in the 2nd quarter to win 42- 10 over the Denver Broncos. The nation celebrated the 200th birthday of our constitution and the presidential race began with a lot of emphasis on moral issues. The main early contenders were Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson, Pat Robertson, Bob Dole, George Bush and Richard Gephardt. In March, Virginia held its first pri- mary election. On the local scene, Danny Bird tossed his hat in the ring for gov- ernor and a heated county election found the final tallies very close. Tom Roseberry became the new sheriff; Karen W. Harman, treas- urer; George Schaeffer Gary Nel- son, supervisors; Stephen Kelley, school board member. Aids was the biggest medical threat, drinking age was raised to 21, blaze orange for hunters be- came mandatory, and seat belts for all front seat passengers became law in January, 1988. Very dry conditions in the fall were followed by flooding. The first snow fell on Nov. 11 with 2 inches. On Jan. 8, the county awoke to 8 of white fluff followed by a week with temperatures below 32 degrees. A flurry of activity and excite- ment occurred when residents anx- iously watched the skies at night for concrete evidence of UFO claims. There was much publicity and speculation but lack of proof brought death to the rumors. — Opening