Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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The Metropolis Jams Down when a rural area offers no thrill, the city holds the answer. Summer last year was rather typical of all summers, but there were a few things that made it unique. Such things included the greatly increased number of people at the Sunday Night Jams. Every Sunday night, about 7:00, a frothing mass of teenagers mi- grated toward Freimann Square in downtown Fort Wayne. Every area of the park was covered with socializing friends from different schools. Many of these people came great distances to listen to the various groups play. The bands spent many hours setting up their equipment, but when the music began, a terrific ambience could be felt throughout the crowd. The music created was alluring to many people as they moved closer to the stage. Freimann Square was not the only thing that brought teenagers to the downtown Fort Wayne area. The park also attracted many people during the daytime. Its colorful fountains, natural setting, and urban skyline made it a very relaxing place. Friends could relax and talk in the quietness of the park set amidst the action of the city. Another such place was the Blue Mountain Cafe. The live entertainment and no age limit made the mountain a popular place for teens. The Leo Jazz combo, No Program, played at the Blue Mountain the first weekend of each month. Tom Baker, a member of No Program, replied, We get our money for nothing and the chicks are free. — photos and story by Rick Ehlers Summertime — Lifestyles Y wmmmmm

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UMMERTIME The band ' Wo Program, consisting of Tom Baker, Chad Spring- er, Greg Bauer, and Brian Greiser, shows its style playing jazz at the Blue Mountain Cafe. Displaying their sense of rhythm, Ann Huguenard and Bob Earl listen to the bands play as they scan the park for friends in the crowd. i Posing next to a monument of Frank Freimann, Tom Dykhuizen relaxes In the comfortable atmosphere of a sunny day in the park. While trying to decide their next place to go, Tom Dykhuizen and Rick Ehlers relax with a can of soda in Freimann Square. 71 8 Lifestyles — Summertime

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rabill days Band members Joe Stueipe, Bobby McDaniel, Karen Witte, and Ann Reece march in the heat at the annual parade. Enjoying the Grab ' .ll Mennonite puppet show, the children stay entertained during a very hot Saturday afternoon at the fair. r U To all of us Crablll Days was about the same, but it was something completely different when seen — Through The Eyes Of A Child Peering through the legs and bodies, the little boy stood at the side lines. Trying desperately to see, he pushed his way to the edge of the street, eagerly antici- pating the parade. Suddenly, he heard it — the long piercing noise of the blood-red firetruck. The thirteenth annual Grabill Days Pa- rade was about to begin. The little boy sat wide-eyed as it moved past hinn slowly. He nervously awaited the candy to be thrown to him, as he saw other children rush to pick up the pieces. From a dis- tance the boy heard the sound of horses ' hooves as they started to 70 Lifestyles — Crabill Days round the corner. The finale of the parade was clowns walking beside antique cars. His parents tried to explain to him how his grandparents had once ridden in cars like that. Soon after the parade ended, people flocked to the downtown area of Grabill. Tuning out all dis- tractions, the boy let his bright eyes wander through the spectac- ular arrangement of colors and events. Clowns giving out brightly colored balloons, puppets gaily dancing on a stage, and people walking here and there were just a few of the sights the small boy had taken in. Looking down on his shirt, he saw the many different tasty treats he had eaten: the drib- ble from the ice-cream cone, th e spot from a bite of his mother ' s apple-dumpling, and cinnamon on his sleeve from the elephant ear. Exhausted after his long day, the little boy dragged himself to the car. He sat in the backseat think- ing over the wonderful day he had just had, as his parents drove home from the fair. While reliving his day, the little boy closed his eyes and fell asleep.