Daviess County High School - Echoes Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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The Grand Opening of Red Lobster in May thrilled seafood lovers and unemployed waitresses alike. Dinner lines stretched outside nightly. The corner of 14th and Pearl is levelled for much needed additional parking space for ODCH, The Village provided a dancing alternative to the Boogie Shak. lt's ideally located behind Western Sizzler Steakhouse on Federica. Owensboro 82!213 'tg --

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The little big man lohn Bouvier became Sheriff , january Hels taking his job seriously to make Owensboro an even better place In 1981 and 82, DCHS Students have seen many changes, not only in the school, but also in Owensboro and Daviess County. New Restaurants like Red Lobster, O'Daisy Donut, Hardy's, and Burger King seemed to suddenly take their places beside the traditionals on Frederica Street. Sonic went out of business, Liks Driv-ln Ice Cream Parlor took its place. On the east end of the county, ground was cleared to make way for grocery stores, subdivisions, and shopping centers. Downtown lost all its parking meters and gained signs pro- claiming a 2 hour parking limit. Owensboro motorists discovered on their way home from work that both St. Ann and Allen streets had become one way. On weekends, students flocked to arcades that popped up all over town or to the Village, a new disco. Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital fi- nally started building a new parking lot. All of the physical changes made Owensboroans grin and say, llYes, Owensboro's really improving. The less physical changes were not as evident to many in the county. The Ech- oes staff paid a visit to the Courthouse to find out how else the county was changing. Richard Lewis, Daviess County Government Administrator told Echoes that the changes in the Daviess County Fiscal Court, which virtually runs the county, began in '78. The present court fpresided over by County judge Execu- tive Bill Froehlich and governed by com- missioners David Warren, Roy Stoops, and Fred Marksberryj is 'lpeople orient- ed according to Mr. Lewis, but is also very conservative. The county budget of 1982 had a 2.5 million surplus to take care of emergencies. lt also relies heavily on volunteers such as the Volunteer Fire Department and the Retired Senior Vol- unteer Program. Daviess County hasn't felt federal budget cuts much because it has never relied heavily on federal funds in the past. A few major projects cut into the budget this year: The court completed the juvenile portion of the jail which cost SB450,000. But Lewis de- clares, 'The jail is up to par for twenty years. lt will pay for itself. Looking to- ward the future, Lewis expects the county to rely more and more on volun- teers. lllf people want something done, they will have to do for themselves. john Bouvier had been Sheriff 3 months when interviewed by the Echoes staff. Already he had made substantial changes in mandatory basic officers' training. Every officer was required to complete 20 sessions before he graduat- ed. He felt this increased the officer's knowledge and confidence. Bouvier also had 7 new cruisers purchased for his deputies. Until that time, deputies had provided their own cars for official busi ness. Bouvier says basically Owensboro does not have a serious crime problem He does feel that Daviess County has a serious teenage drug and alcohol prob lem. He has begun a vigorous drive to apprehend sellers and has instituted Drug Educational Programs in the com munity. Vandalism is another problem the Sheriff's department is working to combat. john hopes to put an end to bashed-in mailboxes in east Daviss Coun Though students refer to Owensboro as the big 'O leaders in Owensboro and Daviess County have high hopes that '83 will bring even more improve ments. Housing for the 80's: New homes like this one in Thorobred East continually appeared in new and existing subdivisions in East Daviess County. 212!Owensboro '82 .aaO ' ,, , fm...fn-fwraaaww-Q ff was i f ,, ' ,, .,.,a.1Ww.,, f l

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Stoops for Congress l'For Working America: Roy Stoops. lt's fact, Owensboro's own county com- missioner ran for 2nd District U.S. Con- gressman. Though his campaign ended May 25 when he came in second to veteran incumbent William Natcher, he had already spent a good 9 months campaigning for the office. For the ex- perience of campaigning and 10 pts. added to the semester grade in govern- ment, many of Mr. Norris' government students volunteered their services to Roy during this campaign. Many students were truly surprised to learn that a cam- paign is a tremendously costly, time-con- suming and demanding job. Students could work at Stoops Head- quarters on 3rd and Frederica almost anytime. Upon arrival, a student working for credit signed in with leanna Hall, Headquarters' Secretary. Then she led the students to the back room where hundreds of thousands of envelopes needed seals placed on them. Flyers were sent to every one in the 2nd dis- trict who had voted in the last two pri- mary elections. While on the job, some students fSherri Heath, Mickey leffriesl complained of the need for a stereo. Others did not complete 10 hours of work for credit due to the monotony of the job or wrist cramp, fingerache, numb thumb and the like. Freshman Mike Schnell advanced to the more ex- citing job of walking precinct. Most stu- dents working for Stoops enjoyed pass- ing out buttons, putting up signs, and sporting bumper stickers on their notebooks, cars, and lockers. Though the campaign work was fatiguing, the sense of pride in having actually strived for that goal made it worthwhile, Roy Stoops hoped they felt good enough about campaigning to join him next time. He plans to take on Natcher in '84 and he'll be calling on DCHS for volun- teers once again. aa y I wif 5 . A 2l4!Stoops for Congress The wall at Stoops for Congress headquarters on 301 Frederica Street assured students immediately that they were in the right place. A