Fort Lewis College - Katzima Yearbook (Durango, CO)

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A Sportive Winter Weekend Added A whirlwind of gala winter fun-flurries beginning Feb. 18 set Fort Lewis to canvassing Durango, its own campus and the surrounding community to pile up $2,307.56 for further contribution to La Plata Heart Fund Assn. Fort Lewis ' emphasis of Heart Fund Week- end has resulted froin an occurrence that dates back some 12 years to 1948. In that year Durango resident Harry Silver was called upon to organize a La Plata County Heart Fund Drive. He did so, and he turned primarily to the small junior college known as Fort $2,300 to Heart Fund Lewis A M asking it to serve as inspiration for the drive through student participation and student ex- ample. In door-to-door solicitations that first year, Fort Lewis volunteer workers collected $1,600; the school ' s contribution each winter has increased until 1966 when student and community donations to campus representatives topped the $2, .300 mark. Mr. Silver and his wife, both subsequent victims of heart disease, doubtless would be pleased with the manner in which Fort Lewis has taken up the gauntlet. Spirit King Vic Knight, right, and Spirit Queen Cheryle Christensen, be- low, reigned over Heart Fund Week- end activities following a popular vote by the student body. Queen Cheryle Christensen stands in awe as Martin SoUars sets the crown proclaiming her spirit royalty. Spirit king and queen selection was under the auspicies of student senate at the investigation of the yell squad. Each affili- ated club on-campus selected one nominee. Student senators conducted a primaiy election Feb. 18. For queen it was Mary Lou Macy, Sandy Nicholson and Cheryle Christensen and Larry Taylor, Mike Wes- brooks and ' ic Knight out front for kingship.

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Olin Smith Won ' Raunchy Rider ' Title Flat Abed Collecting money along Durango ' s Main Avenue for the Heart Fund Drive, Fort Lewis Representatives John Wright, Mike Carruthers, Pete Gilman and Ron Ihnfeldt took dona- tions while others shuttled cars into the receiving zones. L n,.. J Four groups of musicians. The Activators, The Cherry Stones, The Chosen Few and The Disciples, played at the Battle-of-the-Bands dance during Heart Fund Weekend. At right, Olin Smith is surrounded by teammates Gerald Esler, Steve Hines, Paul Kretschmar, John Romero and Bruce Hiserote. Below, Gretchen Mason copies a map of her collection area from the master plan. 46

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J c - Westerners ' Club entered bed race competition with Kathy Sower up. Mounted on a saddle tied atop the bed, Kathy rode to second place honors. Bedlam on box-springs shattered frosty air Feb. 19 as four teams of bed- raggled bed racers made unique preparations for a windy plum- met down college hill. Decked out in strange regalia, camp for the occasion, competing squads awaited the starting gun which misfired twice. However, with the first empty ' click ' racers pushed off and the race was on. Camp, Sny- der and Crofton Halls com- bined to form one team; Mears, Palmer and Escalante formed another. Cooper Hall teamed with downtown men and West- erners ' Club provided a fourth entry. Dividing the steep hill into nine nearly equal sections marked with stakes, race offi- cials hoped to have about 90 persons show up with each team. Student Body President Martin Sollars officially started the race in which the women ' s team was given a head start of some 60 feet. Close through the first markers, racers soon sep- arated to find Camp-Snyder- Crofton out front at the tape to win. Westerners ' Club cros- sed in second place; Mears- Palmer-Escalante was third; the women were last. Prize for the most colorful bed went to the Cooper Hall women. Greatly enlarged in shimmering shadow against the residence hall is the Crofton Hall snow heart symbolizing Heart Fund week. Below, waiting at the bed race finish line are Dave Shrum, Cindy Wigton, Bruce Kulp, Sandy Benzel, Jim Decker, Dave Caulder, Sharon Shingler and Bill Metz. Lightning Squad 48