Minneota High School - Viking Ventures / Minn Hi Ann Yearbook (Minneota, MN)

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“OUR TOWN” The fall all-school play was a revival of a classic American drama, Our Town, by Thorton Wilder. In the play. Wilder once said that he sought to find the value above all price for the smallest events in our daily lives. The play centered around the lives of two families and the changes they went through in the small community of Grovers Corners. The play combined realism with the sense of audience imagi- nation as the stage manager (Lance Merritt) guided us through the life cycle of Emily Webb (Lynn Welch) and George Gibbs (John Breyfogle). Director, Ms. Linda Berger, added contempary music to the high school's production of Our Town by calling on the talents of Jim Christianson, Dick Christianson, John Pennings, and Scott Josephson. ABOVE RIGHT: Helen Traen, Stage Manager; Deb Bradley, Student Director; Ms. Linda Berger, Director; and Jo- ann Stoks, Ass't Stage Manager, discussed possible plans of getting Chris Drown after practice. ABOVE: The cast of Our Town posed for a final picture on performance night.

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LEFT: Queen Judy Hamerlinck listened atten- tively to Captain Dick Christianson as he presented her with the team football and his congratulations. ABOVE: Ken ( Big Bear ) Amundson leaped high in the air to grab a pass, and ran the dis- tance to score a touchdown for Minneota. LEFT: Brian ( Bo Bo ) Boe ripped through the Viking Head to signal the start of the 1974 Homecoming game against Jasper. 7

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LEFT: Singers John Pennings, Jim Christianson, Dick Christianson, and guitarist Scott Josephson warmed up their vocal cords before the afternoon matinee. Their performance included the following selections: Turn, Turn, Turn, Both Sides Now, and Yesterday, When I Was Young. BELOW: Stage Manager (Lance Merritt) prepared sodas for Emily (Lynn Welch) and George (John Breyfogle) during the drug store scene. BOTTOM LEFT: Slim Howie Newsome (Jim Tillemans) delivered his ever-present milk to Mrs. Gibbs (Michelle Koppien). Cast: Stage Manager.........................Lance Merritt Dr. Gibbs................................Chris Drown Joe Crowell, Jr. ........... . Doug Josephson Howie Newsome......................Jim Tillemans Mrs. Gibbs........................Michelle Koppien Mrs. Webb.............................Julie Buyssee George Gibbs...........................John Breyfogle Rebecca Gibbs.......................... Cindy Drown Wally Webb...............................Scott Holier Emily Webb................................Lynn Welch Professor Willard.......................Nancy Pryzmus Mr. Webb.................................Brian Boe Simon Stimson.........................Peter Breyfogle Mrs. Soames..........................Gloria Fredricks Constable Warren..................... Kevin Josephson Si Crowell.........................Jim Bottleberghe Sam Craig...............................John Pennings Joe Stoddard Bob Stassen People of the Town . . . Sharon Appelwick, Pat Traen, Pam Thompson, Dorie Prellwitz, Kevin Hoffman, Ro- bert Prellwitz. 9