Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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LOCAL Eugene Huslig EAGLE ABOVE THE CROWD. During the summer, a new water tower was built on the north edge of town to provide additional water for the community. Martin Ahrens LEADER MEW TRACK. A new rubberiz- ed surface replaced the asphalt on the track as the 1986-87 school year began. RAILROAD STATION RENOVATED. The old railroad depot, after many years of ciisuse, was renovated into the new home for the American Legion. Ellinwood experiences change The school board voted in favor of having new track and tennis courts in- stalled. The last time that the track was resurfaced was in the summer of 1979 with asphalt. The new surface consisted of a rub- berized type of material. The new track is really nice. It's fun to run on and it looks a lot better than it used to. The rubberized material makes it a lot easier on your legs, said senior Lori Salem. The city dug into the budget to build a new water tower on the north edge of town. Nick LoBurgio bought Waxy’s cafe from the old owners. The American Legion moved from its former position on First Street to the renovated railroad station on 56 highway. “The new building looks lots better than that old one did. The deck will be a good addition for them to use in the summer, said sophomore Trina Kinsinger. The construction of the new road between Ellin- wood and Great Bend caused disruption of the routine drive to Great Bend. A drive-thru was added to the Dairy Queen to pro- vide customers with better service. Jerome Huslig presided over the city as he served his second term as mayor. Eldon Hamm moved his office building from the basement of the bank to the building that houses Richardson Real Estate. The After Harvest Fes- tival was held once again in the summer. For a money making project, the cheerleaders sponsored a dunking booth at Wolf Park. John and Chris Mohn purchased the Ellinwood Leader from Paul Jones, John Sayler, both of Lyons; and Karl Gaston, Ellsworth. Our motive was to re- turn the ownership to Ellin- wood and give us the opportunity to improve the quality of the Leader and the school journalism de- partment,” said John Mohn, high school publica- tions adviser. Brian Hood MINI-MAG 9

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LOCAL Ellinwood citizens stay put in tough times In spite of an unem- ployment rate which reached 11.3% in August, it was apparent that Ellinwood people had faith in their town and decided to stick it out. Ellinwood was definitely having some economic hardships which were created in both oil and agriculture. Those two businesses were what kept the town financially stable for so many years. And since the price of both oil and grain had dropped, people were left won- dering what they should do now. City administrator Warren Porter admitted that Ellinwood was having some economic difficulties. “There may have to be some structural changes in the livelihoods in a lot of people,” he said. Ellinwood had been working closely with the Mid Kansas Economic Development Com- mission to try and entice new business into the community. Porter said that the odds were one in 40 for a small town like Ellinwood attracting a new business of ap- preciable size. There was a possibility of a new highway proposed to go from Wichita to Hays that would help the com- munity. The proposed highway would benefit the com- munity as a whole even though it may cause some individual businesses to decline, said Porter. Brian Hood Barton County Unemployment Rates Year Rate 1984 — 1985 — Aug. 86' Nov. 86 -5.8 — 6.3 •11.3 ■10.7 Ellinwood Community telephone hookups—disconnects—H.S. enrollment 120 140 160 180 200 1983 1984 1985 1986 H.S. enrollment i telephone I telephone disconnects H.S. enrollment i telephone disconnects telephone hookups fl! H.S. enrollment■■■■■■ telephone hookups § telephone disconnects IHI H.S. enrollment telephone hookuptMBMMM telephone disconnects Eugene Husiig EAGLE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (FOR ELLINWOOD). Late-night shoppers and joy-riding teen- agers converge at Pop 'N Shop, the largest late-night grocery sporting goods store in the area. Pop ’N Shop was the place to turn around on the drag, talk to friends, buy a Coke, and just goof off. 8 MINI MAG

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SIMPLY llttfaiLe- h Pep Club brought back to life After nine years Pep Club was reinstated. Pep Club had a mini-cheerlead- ing camp with the cheer- leaders before school start- ed in the high school gym. The Pep Club and cheer- leaders held rallies before the football games and painted signs to plaster the halls. It helped out the cheer- leaders because people were doing things with them, said senior Steph- ani Tien. For traditional Spirit Week, students wore bob- by socks, dressed identi- cally, created uniforms, wore something from a college, and donned their best clothes. Junior Ty Hazen earned the Mr. Irresistible title with the most hush buttons from the girls. Thursday night after cruising up and down Main street in a caravan, stu- dents roared with life at the football practice field pep assembly. A burning Kins- ley dummy toppled from the blazing bonfire while the crowd chanted Go El- linwood, beat Kinsley. The Pep Club did a line dance with the cheerlead- ers, and there was a cake eating contest between seniors Brad Stephens and Jeff W. Carr. Senior Kent Roberts was named Mr. Cool for sitting on a bag of ice during the bonfire pep assembly. Heather Christiansen Justin Knupp EHS TODAY STOMP 'EM. For the class of '88 Jennifer Kowalsky, Tim Carpenter, Tanya Owens, Allan Zuhars, and Matt Hammeke paint the Peoples State Bank and Trust windows for spirit week. 10 SPIRIT