Carter County High School - Medicine Rock Yearbook (Ekalaka, MT)

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Prophecy Ten years ago, a lot of people were wondering how far in the world the class of 1968 would get. At that time the kids were wondering too, and I think everyone would never have believed anyone would progress very far. To satisfy our curiosity of Mjust what is everyone doing, ’ we decided to tour the world and visit with old classmates. Kathy Wilson is now living in Ekalaka. She is cooking at the New Life Cafe. Ekalaka is about as lively as it was ten years ago. With things looking up during the harvest season and whenever there b an oil well being drilled near Ekalaka. Unda Schallenberger was the next classmate we visited. Linda has discovered that being president of an Eastern Girls School has its problems. The biggest problem is discouraging male visitors. In Chicago we visited the office of Dr. Suzy Musser. At one time we thought Suzy would follow in her father's footsteps, but she said being a dentist is much more fun. At the time of our visit Dr. Musser was preparing to leave for an African safari with an old friend, Paula Spellmon. Paula is the official taster in one of Chicago's leading restaurants and she felt that the safari might be good for her figure. The two planned to hunt snakes to fulfill a childhood dream. From Chicago, we flew to Waynesville, Missouri, to visit Bonnie Carver who owns and operates the Carver Cafe. Bonnie also runs the Waynesville Merchantile Store so she finds herself staying out of trouble. On our way to California we stopped in Nevada to visit our friends living there. On the train we were surprised to find our old friend Sandra Kalstrom. Sandra said she usually travels on a freight train. It is cheaper that way, and Sandra said it Is a great way to see the world. Bart Burdick seems to have been inspired by Mr. Douglas of Green Acres. When we were in Nevada, Bart was very busy planting little seeds in the dry Nevada soil. He says it is such a pleasure to sec the little seeds sprout, grow tall and strong, with their little heads reaching toward the sky. Bart farms only in his spare time. The rest of the time, he is busy telling jokes to his neighbors. Many of our classmates now make their home in New York City. Deanna Quade is following in her father's footsteps by starting at the bottom. Deanna is now Vice-President of the New York Security Bank. While in New York, we decided to vbit the Metropolitan Opera. The star performer had heard we were in New York and asked us to be her special guests that evening. We were honored to be Paula Stewart's guests at the concert. Paula said she had enjoyed singing in the Opera, but she hopes something bigger will soon come. Fay Williams, president of Macy's Department stores, took the day off to entertain us on her yacht. Fay said the hardest part of being president was keeping others from trying to get her job. Deanna had informed us that her brother Ted was in France and since we had never been to Europe, we flew there to see him. We were shocked to find Ted, bashful Ted, as a playboy on the Riviera. Ted said he was leading a life of pure leisure. Ted said he didn't realize that girls were so interesting before he came to France. In California we met Sue Croy who is the private cosmetologist for Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and Raiders. She said she loved her work because she got to travel all over the world. She said her job Is rather demanding and she does get tired of combing Mark's ponytail. We stopped to visit Loretta Marty, who owns a beauty farm in the Maliber Hills. Loretta said some of the homely girls who come there expect miracles, and about ten girls out of ten girls are disappointed with their beauty farm visit. Wc then flew to San Francisco where we visited the Beach Brothers. Babe is living in San Francisco. He was having a rough time for awhile until Kis song, I Left My Heart In Ekalaka was released. Arley was on vacation. He was working for the U.S. Forest Service. Arley loves his work. He counts trees. He has a great problem though, because after he counts to 100 he doesn't know what number comes next. Before leaving California, we visited with Ron Cline who is the editor of Playboy. Ron said he guessed he liked his job. He couldn't think of any complaints about it. We stopped at Warm Springs, Montana, to visit Sandra Johnstone who is director of the hospital there. Sandi says her work is interesting and she belongs there. We then boarded a plane to Canada to visit Donella Wollesen who owns a huge horse ranch there. We asked Donella if she was looking for a husband and she said NO. She had enough work to do without a husband to boss around. The last stop before going home was Baker, Montana, Marjee Bush and her husband are living there and are operating the Farmer's Elevator. In Ekalaka we visited Rhonda Talkington and her husband who were celebrating their tenth anniversary. Rhonda said she had plenty to keep her busy. She said if she isn't cooking or washing dishes, she has IS million other things to do. It seems odd that just 10 years ago these same people were graduating from CCHS. 13

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CLASS WILL I, Arley Beach, will my quick temper to Robert Erickson. You have my permission to hit John. 1, Babe Beach, will my ability to play the field to Donald Jesperson in hopes that he has as much fun as 1 've had. 1. Marjee Bush, will my ability to lose weight to Ace Crowell. Not too much off now. Ace. I, Bonnie Carver, will my silent behavior to Jack Owens. Silence is Golden. Hope you get rich. I Ron Cline, will my here again--gone again romance to Neil Kittelman. Lotsa' luck boy! I, Sue Croy, will my new Lucille Ball look to Laurie Pierce. Hope to see a change in pace, Laurie. I, Sandy Johnstone, will my short skirts to Pat Palaniuk, in hopes that her mother will let her wear her’s shorter in the future. I, Sandra Kalstrom, will my ability to drink nothing stronger than coke and smoke nothing but candy cigarettes to Alice Yate, in hopes diat she'll mend her ways. I, Loretta Marty, will my ability to have fun seventh hour to Kathy Major. I hope she will change her ways. I, Suzy Musser, will my liking to drive the streets of Ekalaka to Tom Steig, who runs me a close second. Careful on the tires, boy! I, Deanna Quade, will my long blonde hair to all the chopped off brunettes in C.C.H.S. I, Ted Quade, will my bashfulness to Rusty Jardee, so he can be seen and not heard. I, Linda Schallenberger, will my position as the choir’s pianist to Peggy Emerson. Practice makes perfect, Peg! I, Paula Stewart, will my singing ability to Walter Steig in hopes he will meet the standards of the choir. I, Paula Speelmon, will my flirtatious personality to Pat Johnson in hopes she will catch a good-looking fellow. I, Rhonda Talkington, will my ability to get home early on Prom night to John Kohl. Early to bed, early to rise, helps you keep out of trouble. I, Fay Williams, will my typing ability to Myron Johnston in hopes that some day he’ll reach 30 words per minute. I, Kathy Willson, will my locker to Esther Breding so she can be closer to John Teigen. I, Donella Woliesen, will my keen sense of humor to Jim Hendricks in hopes that some- day he will learn to smile. 12

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