Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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DEEPLY MOVED - Switching from the usual method of the bus transportinq them, five riders turn the tables and try to push the bus from a ditch. SNOW DRIFTER - Crunching his way through the crusty top layer on the snow, a Marion student makes his way towards home, MISCHIEF MINDED - After picking his target, Rick Cook packs his snowball, eyes his victim again, and lets go with his ammunition. if A f. fix J ,y 1 6 I , Af . if N l V 4 .X , I 0 I - 1' ypff, I aff' E va vt--vs Inf?- ,1 f G K 'Aww ,,, .wf. ,, E -,' .33 . PLOWER FOR THE PEOPLE - Scraping the road surface for easier travel, a snow plow heads for the curb to empty his load onto a pile. QUICK, CALL THE COPS - An auxiliary police car is abandoned by it's driver. In the meantime, it rests stop a drift along the roadside. 25

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feet S e interrupt your regularly scheduled program for a special weather bulletin. A winter storm watch is in effect for the northern third of the state for the next three months. A heavy cold front is moving south from the North Pole bring- ing with it tons of snow, brisk winds from the north, and extremely cold temperatures You are advised to seek shelter after stocking up on crackers, Kool-Aid and deodorant. Winter, if we had our choice as to which season to leave out, would probably be the one to get canned. But wouldn't that seem odd? Think of all the good sides of the coldest season. Remember the holidays with their snowy scenes and fancy decorations. Think of the fun that ice skating, skiing, and sledding bring. Think of flaming fireplaces, cancelled school, and glittering snow. If there were no winter what would you do with 24 .Quint Q r,k5 Q ':'. E Q 5 . a 4 Q ln .gl frh 'i e it ir- J ,rf your winter clothes and the heater in your car? Far- mers would have to plow, plant and harvest all year round without rest. The snow plow and snow shovel industries would go bankrupt. Also it is possible that some people might just happen to'miss Old Man Winter and Jack Frost. You couldn't have any snow- ball fights or even build a snowman. And what would television do without their annual showing of Frosty the Snowman? Poor Santa Claus would be nowhere to be found. Winter may be hard to think of as good when the biting winds chap your face and snow drops into your shoes, but it gives us something to look forward to - summer, which in turn may make us long for, that's right, good old cold, damp, windy, freezing, snowy, icy, slick winter. LATE, LIGHT SNOW - The darkness surrounding the school building provides a chance for the outside lighting to cast a soft glow onto the frozen, piled up snow. tif . '5- i r , '.. l get sgxr, 3 - si. Q as iff 1 l lg

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l r- V' Q3 ll ln, 3 I K -0- ww .I gy: l ,-u , f if .Q ,f ,mf-'fs-F ., -A ' - A - Jr' y X 'r F V ' 1. .-. 'Wig ?-' Q , 'FDD 'Q t if Rr, 'iii l 5 1' ,P-, 1 --w it! ' ,15 1 L--A Q - -: , ,Q F, 1. ,Q 5 1 me , s, , T +,g:?g.,gf4 it , 4, Q, Q ', I' F ,,, 'V , A- -- u ., , l I ' 'W ,Q -,L v-' . llll..,, 1 T ' i ' Q .s- ' ' t aving already been endowed with more than our share of snowfall, it hit us. What has now become known as the Blizzard of '78 began slowly, building up as the minutes passed, until it was hazardous for neither man nor beast to be out. Radios and televisions blared blizzard wamings to all who would listen. All of the warnings, however, did nothing to stop one of the worst natural winter disasters ever. The moming after brought streets that would be closed impossibly for days to come. Street crews could gain no leeway against bitter winds that made for extremely high drifts. The Marion Armory provided shelter for the stranded and also at- tempted to get food and supplies to the snow- bound. Virtually all of Marion, barring rescue units, was at a standstill. Hospital doctors and nurses were kept at their posts for more than 30 straight hours. Only snowmobiles and four wheelers could mobilize. On top of everything, a national coal miners strike brought concem to everyone for fear of loss of heat in their homes. Distressed mayors from all over proceeded to cut down on their city's energy use, in some instances cutting off city street lights during the night. The elderly who witnessed the blizzard may have been talking that they had never seen anything like the nearly two feet of snow that bombarded the area. Younger people may have been storing thoughts about the high winds and subzero tem- peratures, perhaps to share with future grandchildren. But to the families of the 225 people who died because of the Blizzard of '78 it will always be more than just something to talk about. To those tragic victims, Mother Nature whipped up an un- forgettable, traumatic experience. FULL SPEED ASLED- Stacked five to a sled, a group of students utilize their unexpected vacation by par- ticipating in winter games. TRACKED DOWN- The great snowfall that hit Marion made for some very hazardous driving and some motorists were forced to tum from their original course. FROZEN FOODS- After finally getting out of the house to go for their necessary groceries, a Marion area family pulls their supplies homeward. 2 6 Winter