Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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vm Blocking the laser ' s beams to save your cities may be the object in Missile Command, but Dawn Kitzmiller and Mike Smith are just having fun. Taking the time out from their studies, Al and Vincent Stovall compete in a friendly game on their television. Arcades became a common meeting place for Leo students such as Theresa Minnich, Dawn Kitzmiller, and Deb Kerlin. Games Student Life - 9

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15 THERE LIFE AFTER PHC mHN? This 1981 was the year that the video-games took the country by storm. Arcades seemed to be popping up overnight. Video-games were growing very popular. Some of the first video-games that came out were Space Invaders, Gunfighters, and Sea Wolf, but many people felt that today ' s games are more challenging. For a mere quarter, games such as Missile Command, Tempest, Donkey Kong, and Pac Man offer hours of fun, that is, if you can master the machines. Pac Man fever struck without warning. Soon, hundreds of people were flocking to the nearest arcades to gobble up all the cherries, Blinkies, Speedies, Clyeds, etc. that they found in their path. The game craze didn ' t end there. Home video- games were just as exciting and challenging as their cousins the arcades. The Atari and Odyssey games turned ordinary televisions into complete entertainment centers. Another game craze was the Rubik ' s Cube. Let ' s see now; just one more color. Oh, shoot, I thought this would be a lot easier. It looked easy enough. This maze of colors and squares can provide many hours of frustration and fascination. There are certain patterns and combinations that first must be figured out to solve the puzzJe. Of course, there is always the easy way to solving this box of baffling combinations — just take it apart! For those who would like to solve it legitimately, there is a solution book. Then again, one can always twist and turn the sides until they fall into place, but this just may take forever. Good Luck! There are millions of different combinations. Along with the invention of the Rubik ' s Cube has come other clever games, such as the Missing Link, Pyramid, and the Magic Snake. All of these are both unique and challenging in that they keep the mind interested and for the most part, quite confused. Dang it! I thought I had one side for sure. Now I ' ve messed up the whole thing. Oh, well. I will try again later! — Ann Shaw, Vince StovallO SOLUTION TO RUBIK ' S CUBE Ordinary televisions become an electronic playground in the home. This little cube and its companion book are the newest runaway best sellers everywhere. 8A Games

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fair f mi, f ooi friends Quiet, calm, and peaceful; these are words that might describe the town of Grabill 362 days of the year, but for the other three days, Grabill turns into a town buzzing with excitement and commotion. People stream into Grabill for the first day of the an- nual Grabill Country Fair. Every year over 100,000 peo- ple come to the little town of Grabill to take part in the fair. The Grabill Fair has been held for nine years, although at first people from the Grabill township were the only ones involved. Now the parade, crafts, music, food, and other activities draw people from Indianapolis to South Bend. Why do so many people come to Grabill for the country fair? Some people enjoy getting away from the big cities and coming to the fair where they can ex- perience the taste of old- fashioned living. Some come mainly for the food or to do some early Christmas shopping at one of the many display booths. Although the fair is only three days long, months of preparation are spent planning for the fair so that the fair can run smoothly and everyone can enjoy the fun. The Grabill fair has a grand total of thirty-seven food tents which offer enough food to satisfy any person ' s appetite. If one isn ' t in the mood for eating he can enter the watermelon contest, frog jumping contest, tug-of-war, or wife and husband calling con- tests. Contests are a big part of the fair. Even if one doesn ' t par- ticipate in one they are enjoyable to watch. On the last day of the fair, ex- citement fills the air as the mar- ching bands, clowns, and fire trucks get ready to start the parade. The parade grows larger and larger each year. It is a great beginning to the final day of the fair. This has been the best fair ever, was the reaction of many people. So if you ' re looking for ex- citement, food, or just a place to get away from it all, the Grabill Country Fair is for you. But as soon as the fair has come to an end, Grabill turns back into a quiet and peaceful town. — Karen Pfister □ Thoroughly famished from walking through the fair ' s attractions, Leigh Delagrange and Shelly Craig fill their plates at the taco salad bar. While anixously waiting for the chicken flying contest to begin, Bob Beck holds his entry, Frankie. 10 - Grabill Days Student Life 3 1833 02489 8600