E J Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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6 1. The cowboy's working clothes: a feathered hat, suede vest and a plaid shirt. 2. Craig Johnson, Tom Karp and Amy Norman go western for a day. 3. They go together, naturally. 4. Jane Stringer wears a fashionable straw hat on Western Day. 5. Cowgirl Darcy Grimstead. 6. Rodeos spread into the suburbs. 5 Feature — 25

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Suburban Cowboy The Suburban cowboys are on the road again, wearing black Stetsons and leather Frye boots. They’re cruisin’ on Friday nights to the tunes of Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers and the Charlie Daniel’s Band. Songs like Look’n For Love”, “Devil Went Down to Georgia , Ail Night Long,” and Driving My Life Away blare constantly as the cowboys” gather at the local corral (hang-outs) The five top round-ups were found to be: 1) Parties 2) Circus 3) Mr. Gatti’s Pizza 4) Zantigos 5) Doyle’s Bowling Lanes Real cowboys have to wear the appropriate western garb. First the essentials — a $30-$130 pair of leather cowboy boots, a $15-$75 cowboy hat and at least two visits to the movie theaters to experience Urban Cowboy. Cooper cowboys, junior Dennis Trettel and sophomore John Trettel, took the western craze even more seriously by entering a rodeo in the spring. Their specialties included bullriding, bareback bronc, and bull-dogging. Some non-cowboys might wonder why they like being in rodeos. Dennis said, “You only live once, so why not have fun? Some people might think it’s strange, but that’s why I do it.” It seems this popular western fad is here to stay, but only time will tell. 24 — Feature

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1 1. Doc Burch enjoys the attention of Maroon and Lily. 2. The Singer of Gopher Gulch. 3. Rackam willingly surrenders his gun to Sneaky Fitch. 4. Sneaky Fitch is harrassed by the whole town. 5. Lily looks up admiringly to the Reverend Blackwood. 6. Sneaky Fitch is dead! 26 — Contest Play