Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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KODAK A day in process—Publication photographers tackle the numerous jobs they face in the year-long effort to produce photos for the Lance and the Halberd. Casey Kriley (above) pours over contact sheets while Phaleen Bailey (above left) agitates a print in developer. Lance photographer Dave Bourgeau (bottom right) struggles with the bulk film loader. Kate Mitchell, Lance Photo Editor, (bottom left) consults with Lance Editor Mike Thomas over some troublesome negatives. By Gary Sunderland Photo Editor Photographers are an important part of Hellgate’s two publications, the Lance and the Halberd. Most people think that all photographers do is take photos. Wrong, it takes a lot of hard work and time to even make one photo. The typical day of a photographer often starts off at lunch. Where, after studying the daily PHOTO- MANIACS can either once again go lock himself in the darkroom and work or wait until another night and stay after LATE and do more work and cover an event. Although being a photographer is often hard work there are many rewards, such as getting front row seats to all the games, FREE! There are many other priviledges to being a photoprapher but they are’t suitable for print. anouncements for any photo oppor- tunities, he goes and locks himself in the school darkroom where he spends his time making prints, con- tacts and developing negatives. When the publication class rolls around the photographer may have up to fifty million people asking, can you take these photos at mid- night tonight?” or something just as ridiculous. After school the photographer

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The intensity of a fire burning in Yellowstone National Park, was cap- tured on film by part time park ranger and Dixon school teacher, William “Flex” Bennett. Feature 11 gressmen and Montana Represen- tative Pat Williams, blamed the fires and their damage on extra- ordinary,unpredictable weather. They also stated that fire seasons run in cycles and that this fire season was not only predictable, but preventable. There has also been some specula- tion as to the earth’s “greenhouse ef- fect” on Montana’s unusually hot and dry weather. Thus, it may have been a contibuting factor in the causes of the fires. But yet another concern was the fact that many of the fires were ar- son caused. This left officials worried that this could lead to a trend, and that in future years the problem of arsons would pose a larger and more threatening danger. Yellowstone was also visited by (then) presidential-nominee, Michael Dukakis. This trip not only helped Dukakis’s image of being an en- vironmentalist, but also helped to bring more attention to the west’s enormous problem with fire control. Many Montanans were pleased with the governments concern. But most thought that the gestures were too lit- tle, too late. But whether fighting the fires was too little, or too late, the summer of 1988 will go down in history as the summer Montana burned. ★ APPROXIMATE FIRE COSTS OF USFS (Northern Region)...............................$60 million ONE-DAY-MAXIMUMS Number of firefighters at peak.........15,700 on Sept. 10 Number of crews on fires..................479 on Sept. 4 Number of fire engines at one time........448 on Sept. 13 Number of helicopters......................96 on Sept. 16 Number of smokejumpers on fires.........203 on Aug. 30 SUPPLIES SHIPPED (from Missoula Fire Cache)..................19,212,420 lbs. AIRCRAFT HOURS LOGGED................................24,950 GALLONS OF RETARDANT USED.........................4,869,700 TOTAL FIRES ACRES BURNED Region One, USDA..............1,323 fires 685,807 acres Montana (all agencies)........2,720 fires 885,988 acres North Idaho, USDA...............346 fires 100,718 acres Yellowstone National Park.........1,932,452 acres burned ★ According to the Missoulian, October 1988

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“Photo-journalism is a powerful medium. I like to be able to interpret a situation or event through photography. ” Kate Mitchell Lance Photo Editor 7 like photography because there is room for personal ex- pression you know; artistic im- pressions. Its a good way to relieve stress and blackmail friends at the same time.” -Dave Bourgeau Lance Photographer