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

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As I said ny farewells, litter borno bj six wonen. carried s»r cn tires and is T spotted a man b ir. packed down the stre t in a To ray surprise it «os Pat OunJlacb. 'k ‘.as beer '1 i • As I wandered about the townt I spotted a familiar brown Chevy pickup. As it pulled to a stop I was surprised to find Elaine Powell at the wheel. She said sh6 is now running a taxi service between Ekalaka and Baker. I accented her offer to ride along. As we drove along the highway, I asked her the where- abouts of Vickie Talkington. She said that no one really knew for sure, but she had received a letter 4 months ago from her and Vickie was in Arabia, start- ing n male barer for herself. When we got to Baker, I saw an artist on the street comer. Peeling sorry for her, I thought I could help her out. As I approached I realized that it was Pam Welch, who is now a famous artist. She said she was back so that she could remember how the common people lived. Seeing that she needed no assistance, I moved on. While strolling about Baker, I saw a huge auditorium. I stepped in and found Brian Justice on stage. He had taken after his idol, Carlos Santana, and was playing music the way he liked it, loud and mean. As I could no longer take the noise, I caught the Powell taxi back to Ekalaka. Upon entering town, I saw a ihapely figure dressed in black.directing road graders. Lpoking closer, I saw Wanda Lewis. Behind her was a man with a small tint of red hair. I knew Wanda was an avid Women'9 Libber, but I didn't think she would go that far. As we drove down town, I saw the Larson Eauioment building, I went in and saw Kenny Larson standing behind the counter. After shooting the bull for a- while, he told me that he had married Sally Speelmon. They had received the Speelmon ranch a9 a wedding present and that Sally was home tending their 9 children and 200 pigs. I strolled by the White House and noticed a familiar green Ford pickup in the driveway. Doug Bonsell and Lisa were trying to break the world's record for staring at each other. Oh, and by the way, I later learned that Doug now has the largest collection of WRECKED green Ford pickups in the country. 15

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I, $yler Markuson, will my ability to not get stopped on Prom night to Mark Anderson. I, Elaine Powell, will my secret not s I got in nigth grade to Kim Stieg. Take car- of them Kim, maybe we will n ed th m someday. I, Ronda Puade, will my locker to Skeefc r. Its a family tradition. I, Nancy Rose, will my locker to Deb Kortum so she can bug Nancy Kay. I, Sally Speelmon, will my squatty body to Kara Keith. I, Vicki Talkington, will my weekends out at Bucks to all th- girls in Taylor's little black book and my cut? little jokes to the junior that has no humor. I, Pam Welch, will my expertise in skipping school to Cindy Harpster, Helen Malenovsk , and Pat Coleman. I, Alec Whit-», will my black hat and sun glasses to Smoke Loken. It is the year 1999« As I fly in on one of the United States Air Force's newest jets. I can see that the town of Ekalaka has grown. Due to the coal boom it is now the largest city in Montana. As my Jet lands. I see a wel- coming ccumittee that only a four star General, such as myself, deserves. After the usual festivities. I set about to find a few old classmates. The first person I set out to find was Alec White. After two hours of look- ing, I sat down to rest. My aide turned on the T.V. and who should I see but Alec, playing football for the Oakland Raiders. Alec always did know class v when he saw it. After seeing the game, the post-game interview revealed Candi Brown, who married Alec immediately after the game. It took her long enough but she finally caught him. After resting, I set about to find s few ether classmates. As I pulled into the Conoco, I saw two familiar faces. One was Stan Markuson. who now owns the entire Conoco Oil Company. He insists that all give a special discount on Body Jobs. The other was Tyler Markuson. He owns a trucking line which he took over from his brother. He tenderly '♦alls his line, Bearfat Freight Bauling. A8 I drove down mainstreet, I passed by a car that was larger than mine. I immediately flagged it down. Who should be inside but Casey and Ronda Gross. Casey is now the mastermind behind the First National Bank. But as you all know, behind every man is a successful woman. They now have 12 children and the largest house in town. Class P 14

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After walking for hours, I met my old frAand Terri Brenne, She is still up to her old trick of chasing older men. She now has quite a collection, or so I hear. She told me that John Gentry now-owns what used to be called Munro Plumbing. Of course, it is now called J A L Plumbing. Before parting company, we met with another classmate, Robin Bague. She is still after her dad's hired man. Robin told us that Llane Carroll was now a engineer for the United States Army. He is now constructing the world's largest man-made dam. Shows you what brains can do. After saying good-bye to Terri and Robin I headed back to my Jet. On the way I say a pickup pulling a horse trailer. As it pulled up beside me I saw Nancy Rose. She now has one of the largest ranches in Montana, since the Rose and Keith ranches merged. She told me that Cindy Jenkins owns a large quarter horse ranch in the upper part of the state, and is raising fine race horses. As I departed from Ekalaka, a thought eccured to me. If we have done all this in 20 years, what will we have accomplished in another 20? I pondered this question as I flew into the big blue sky towards Washington D.C, 16 It's frorr; Mr. Wilson (he sent a JOKE;