Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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7H Cheering on The Laet National Band. Kelly Baalman. Bill Fox. Scott Shielda. Jim Dink and Lynn Stover groove with the tunea. While uaing an umbrella aa temporary ahelter, Marah Snowbarger and Mariaa Thurman wait out the sudden shower. Photo by Charll Rtidcl WHEATSTOCK Campus Lite

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Surviving the rain and winda. Tom Wilbur, guitariat for the Laat National Band warbles Rock Around the Clock.” Braving wild Kansas weather, two bands and students spent a September Saturday Surviving the A lot of people go with only one person they know and end up at the game with a whole crowd of others. — Mike Tilford MUAB Music Chairman For the past three years, the Wheatstock outdoor concert has been planned in hopes that the tricky Western Kansas weather would not rain on the concert. Once again hopes for the Sept. 1 concert were dashed when the rain began to pour. At first, there was only faint sprinkling, but soon the wind came up and the rain shooed the crowd into their cars or under the cover of Lewis Field Stadium. Blankets that were earlier used for lounging in the sun were quickly converted into make shift tents as they dotted the concert area. Slowly, the rain came to a halt. The crowd and band came back in- to view and the concert resumed. The clouds, however, hung darkly over the area, allowing the sun to WHbATSTOCK occasionally peep through to tease the concert-goers with welcomed warmth. As The Last National Band, a sixties-type band, finished their show, it began to sprinkle again. The second band, Suzy and the Riders, quickly covered up their in- struments and retreated to shelter. The skies finally cleared after the band began and the Kick-Off barbe- que got started. About 400-500 people dined under Lewis Field Stadium before the game. Wayne Sipe, a clown, and a Fort Hays State alum, entertained diners and spectators before the game. Mike Tilford, Memorial Union Activities Board music chairman, felt the concert and barbeque were a success despite the rain. “People kick-off already at the concert, and who were drunk, stayed. They kind of got off on the rain. It did stop peo- ple from coming later on in the afternoon,” he said. Tilford said MUAB is trying to find a solution to future rain prob- lems. “The only thing we’ve talked about is putting a plastic cover over the bands. A tent-like structure won’t work,” he said. “They blew over, too.” Tilford felt the Kick-Off barbe- que was a way for new students to meet people. “It’s early enough in the year that when people don’t know each other, they meet a lot of people through friends they do have. A lot of people go with only one person they know and end up at the game with a whole crowd of others,” he added. Campus Lite

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believe it was one of our best, because the community and students developed better cooperation. — Francis Schippers. Oktoberfest chairman Loaded down with aooveniie (tom Oktobetfeet. Kale Nelaon balance cope of beet, while protec- ting hie cache ,2 OKTOBtRFtSj Campus Lit