Luck High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Luck, WI)

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Haylift Benefits Farmers During mid-July. Polk County began receiving hay donations (in- cluding the one pictured below) from across the country The first donation come from the Owen-Withee Jaycee's Luck's F.F.A. adviser David King said. The whole idea started to snow- bafl from that particular donation News coverage, newspaper articles, and reports brought in more interested parties and State Dept of Agriculture Trode and Consumer Production coordina- tor. Dick Rodefeld People started calling him and setting up drop pomts for semis' to pick up the hay. Farmers in Alabama, Minne- sota. and Iowa also donated hay to give to the affected coun- ties Many civic groups took part, including 4-H groups, churches, the Knights of Columbus, and the Jaycee's m some nstances. people who did not have hay donated money in- stead This was used to pay the transportation costs The limited roinfa . which the area received during the summer. caused the drought and necessitated the hay Wt Barron. Po . and Burnett counties were hit hardest, although Sawyer and Douglas Counties also suffered from the drought Approxmately half of the farmers m Po county received some hay The first hay donation was organized through the Farm Family Support Group , which had been organized the previous year, and by the group's leaders Dave King and Gary Gangi They formed a hay distribution committee of ten volunteers operating through the county extension office Finally. Operation Northern Ex- press was started Anyone, in any township m the state, who had extra hay could call the township chairmen who would explain where to drop it off When there was enough hay at a collection point, the chairman would call Dick Podefeld to ar- range for a serm to deliver it where it was most needed The Luck F F A chapter also received some help when the Wau- paca F F A chapter sent a semi” loaded with approximately 480 bales on it The local chapter was to use this hay for F F A project animals The Luck chapter returned the favor by helping unload several semis for other formers Jesse Boettcher Rides To Fame Senior Jesse Boettcher (left) has been ridng m rodeos for nne years He began riding m National High School Rodeo Association contests during his freshmen year in the summer of 1987. Jesse participated m 17 rodeos including the All-Pro competitions m Preston. Minnesota and the High School Nationals in Pueblo. Color ado Jesse took home many buckles and plaques and approximately $700 in prize money In the State competition. Jesse was pitted ogamst 180 other juniors and seniors In addition to competmg but not qualifying m buflnding. he took first place m saddle bronc riding and scored fourth m overall points for the season As a result. Jesse earned the distinction of being the first nder from Northern Wisconsin to ever be able to compete n the Na- tional Rodeo Finals However, two weeks before the National competi- tion. his foot was broken when a horse fell on it at a pro rodeo Jesse did not allow this to prevent hm from representing Wisconsin at the Nation- als m Pueblo where he competed against over 1300 other high school students Congregation Rebuilds 8c Dedicates Building Senior Ere Mier proudy c $c oys me buck he mot cX ng me 1987 txritng season Sports Challenge Sports were the most popular activity m school and out of it with the majority of Luck students According to the Of The Year Survey”, snowmotxlmg with 22 votes was the most popular non- school sport among the students It was followed by skmng with 21 votes, hunting with. 17 votes, done mg with 13 votes, and playing softball with 10 votes Mr Stan Miller and Dana John- son ogreed that they most enjoy snowmobrfmg because it provides an opportunity to get outside even on the snowiest days Many months of snow gave skiers countless opportuni- ties to get out nto the powder The vacation from school during the week of deer hunting season and Thanksgiv- ng allowed many students and faculty members to get their bucks Howev- er. Chad G x stated that he prefers the summer months when he can spend time water skiing He odded. It gives you the euphoric sensation of being on the edge of a wave The Cardmai 13

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Minnesota Twins Take World Series The students at L H S alowed their own personal styles to take center stage in their choice of clothing this year Sweaters and sweatshirts were frequently seen on members of both sexes as were “Coca Cola shirts The most popular sweater with the guys featured one basic color with strands of black or white woven in as ac- cents “Limited Express sweatshrts m a wide variety of colors were displayed by many girls The Twins World Series win inspired many stu- dents to wear T-shirts and or sweatshirts bearing their logos Spuds McKenzie was also a popu- zoned on shirts, hats, and bogs Brand-name jeans including Guess' . “Forenza . “Gen- era . and “Levi s Stone-shed and frosted jeans and mmi skirts adorned many students Most of the girls wore white ankle or knee boots with fringes on them The guys were mostly fitted with “high top athletic shoes m a wide variety of brands The girls added large pieces of cos- tume jeweiery and or big hoop earrings and fringed shoulder purses to complete their “looks Many of the guys sported haircuts fea- turing stripes or “Vs shaved on the back or sides Students Make Statements With Clothes The Minnesota Twins proved the sports analysts wrong by becoming the 1987 World Senes Champions Many experts believed that the Twins season record indicated that they didn't deserve to participate m the pennant race In the regular season, the team was only able to win 40% of its “road games However, the Twms didn't allow this to stop them when they faced the De- troit Tigers for the American League Championship The Twms took the pennant m five games Third baseman Gary Gaetti was named Most Valu- able Player 500.000 screaming fans greeted the team at the Metrodome after the final win m Detroit This World Series was the first to be played under a “dome and it did make an impact The Twins, under rookie manager Tom KeHy. took advantage of all four home games to provide the wins and guar- antee the trophy Although the St Loms Cardinals won their three home games, the Twin's home field advan- tage finally did them m Frank Viola's pitching earned him the Series' Most Valuable Player Award Grand slams were hit by Kent Hrbeck and Dan Gladden as the Twins' fans waved their homer hankies and never stopped cheering The volume inside the Metrodome eventually caused the sound measuring devices to shatter Many Luck residents, including Jeremy Gronski and Bryce Hacker (top and right) attended one or more of the League Championship or World Series games An estimated two million people, including Jason Kallas (bottom left) and his family, attend- ed the “Twins Parade to congratulate and celebrate the World Championship Minnesota Twins lar character whose foce and form were embla- of their heads Construction on the West Denmark Church building was completed during the summer The old building was destroyed in a fire of unde- termined causes on June 10. 1985 Mike Hogan and Rog- er. Paul, and Ron Petersen oversaw the constructon work, which was nxanly done by the congregation and community volunteers Al- though the insurance money helped, most of the money used to pay for the materials and labor was raised through the fund-raising efforts of the congregation and nation- wide donations A bed bear- ing a Danish inscription was donated by a Connecticut church The new church also features beveied-giass win- dows. and Ed and Eric Peder- sen's hand-carved altar, po- dium. and pulpit The building was dedicated on Septem- ber 13. 1987 Row 1 Dona xmon ana Taro Poms . as- poyed e cmoei of the poo» frosted den m jeans ana sk t Row 2 Jeremy Gronsk. ana Down Donao snowed off the red sweaters witn pock speckles whie On Stapei wore a prated sweater Row i Mekssa Tretsven wore ner wtxte fnnged coots ana stone wosned jeans wftfe Ben Gut zmer and Lon Krxzier aspOyed Spuds McKenzie and Twns sweotsnrts Row 2 Jonn Nelson s prnted sweater and Jon indberg s Levi's jocket were dspOyed next to Ernie Hal s prnteo sfxrt and Knstn Sampe s Forenza srwt 12 The Cardinal

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'Soap Opera Generate Students' Interest 8c Loyalties Daytimes Dramas, or “Soap Operas , were a popular topic of conversation for 55 high school students according to a survey conducted by the Horseshoe staff on November 12 The soap opera view- ing habits of the student body and stu- dents' opinions of the shows were the sub- ject of the survey Days Of Our Lives' was selected as the favorite program It received 35 votes The Young And The Restless' took second place with 12 votes, foiowed by As The World Turns with 10 votes Kellie Scheeie explained that she preferred Days because Patch and Kayla are on it 34 students indicated that they never watched the daytime dramas, while 32 others indicated that they watched the programs only once m a while 9 males and 36 females indicated that they watched the soaps whenever possible - including on sick days and vacations 6 females indicated that they videotape their favorite program(s) frequently, while 1 male and 7 females indicated that they use VCRs to do this daily In addition. 17 students admitted that they had missed school on specific days because some- thing special was happening on their show The amount of time students spent watching the stones per day when pos- sible varied widely, including 14 for 30 minutes. 22 for 1 hour. 21 for 2 hours. 6 for 2 1 2 hours, and 24 for 3 or more hours Romance and love scenes were the pre- ferred viewing material The least enjoyed scenes involved fighting and or deaths Many students indicated that the day- time dramas provided an escape to someplace interesting and exciting An- gie Anderson commented. I like daytime soaps' because they're ful of action and excitement They are unreal, but then ogam who needs reality? asked Michele BoHeau Other students indcated that the shows were a way to pass the time and or that there was nothing else to watch on TV at that time Ten Bennett stated. It takes up my idle tme after the car- toons are over Torey Hutton gave an- other explanation He commented. I don't like to (watch), but I can't stop It s like a drug - very addicting History teacher Greg Netys gave his opinion n one word. Yuck! Magazines Get Read One of the busiest places m the entire school was the Magazine Room While in the Li- brary. a student could check-out any maga- zine he she wished to browse through or reod for the duration of his her stay in the room Seventeen was selected as the fa- vorite magazine among the students It was followed m the vote tallies by Teen maga- zine Perhaps it was merely coincidence that those two periodcals are geared toward a predominantly female audience and then again that factor could be significant The next selections. Sports Illustrated and Hot Rod mamly appealed to the male reader In fifth place was the general interest magazine People Students Use SADD The members of Students Against Drunk Driving (S ADD) spent their second year on existence raising money and trying to exert a positive influence on their peers by providing educational and social events for the students Supervisor Sheila Brom. President Scott Warren. Vice-Presi- dent Gwen Christiansen. Secretary-Trea- surer Jeanette Bloom, and Historian Jone' Hibbs helped to organize a variety of fun- draisers mcludng selling mock tails at dances and candy cane reindeer and air- planes at Santa's Workshop . The mon- ey raised was used to sponsor a dance and to buy matenaisneeded throughout the year Contracts for Life were pro- vided for students and parents to use to promote increased trust, support, and un- derstanding The efforts of the group helped to make other students ond odults realize the seriousness of the problem on the local level and to try to establish an attitude for more positive peer pressure in school and out of it MAGAZME SURVEY Seventeen 23 “Teen 19 Sports Illustrated 15 Hot Rod 13 People 8 L.H.S.-ers Attend National Convention On November 11. seniors Dean Johnson and Jay Thompson, alumni Mike Pepppenger. and Advisor Dave King and his wife left for the five day National Future Farmers of America Convention n Kansas City They were select- ed to represent the school on the basis of their participation in the local F F A chapter during the past years Dean and Jay were officers during the 1987-88 year, while Mike was a past president of the chapter They listened to a variety of speakers during the course of their stay The keynote address was a compaign speech in which Vice-Presi- dent George Bush outlined his political plat- form Another featured speaker was Chrysler President Lee kxxoca who spoke about his efforts to resurrect the formerly failing com- pany Other speakers included Senator Bob Dole ond former Dallas Cowboys quarter back Roger Stoubach Mr Stauboch spoke about the need for each individual to budd a good foundation for his her life and. of course, about football In oddition to the general ond small-group meetings and learning sessions, a number of experiences for socializing were available to the convention participants Mike Pep- penger considered attending a rodeo to be one of the highlights of the trip for him He stated. It was very interesting I enjoyed watching the cowboys ride the broncos for the eight second limit Although the Luck delegates returned from the convention safely, others were not as fortunate Several members of the Idaho state delegation were killed in a plane crash in Denver as they traveled home after the convention 14 The Cardinal