New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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After the plows got out and plowed the streets it was still left open to only one lane and four wheel drives. For many little children the snow was just what they wanted; this gave them a chance to play instead of going to school. Even that got old and school was welcome. The snow melted, the rains came and we were flooded. The Maumee River flooded North River Road and people were evac- uated from homes. Blizzard 19

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Indiana tackles numerous weather problems in 78 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. The person who wrote those famous words must not have been in Indiana during January of ' 78. Snow was the last thing that anyone needed or wanted. Until last winter when one talked about blizzards, the Hoosiers usually thought of Vermont or somewhere far away, Indi- ana is not usually known for blizzards. But a blizzard it was and it kept life at a standstill for 3 or 4 days. People were lit- erally trapped in their homes, at their jobs or on the road. Within 6 miles on a highway, 1,400 cars and trucks were stranded. Heart attack victims were at an all time high. East Allen, along with all other schools, were closed. At first, the news of this added vacation was greatly welcomed. But later, as many found out, being cooped up for a long time wasn ' t as relaxing and enjoyable as we had expected. Being around the same people with nothing to do but play cards, or watch TV can be very nerve racking. Some people were stranded for 3 days or more and when it got to the point where the exciting part of your day was racing to the window just to watch the snow plow go by, you knew it was time for a change of scene! Some people were daring and tried their luck at walking, rather wading, their way through the snow. Many found that they didn ' t have much choice in the mat- ter, as they were low on food and had to make a grueling trek to one of the local grocery stores. For those people with snowmobiles the blizzard was a blessing. Instead of going up north to snowmobile they could stay right here and ride their machines and could help people get places. After the initial excitement of the bliz- zard wore off, many people became very edgy. The slightest thing could set off the bomb of hostility that had built up inside of us all. A lot of people got a different outlook on things during the blizzard. We learned that the grumpy lady next door wasn ' t so bad after all. We learned that some of the TV shows weren ' t as great as we thought and that maybe we didn ' t hate school as much as we thought we did. Just when we started to get settled back down to normal we were subject of two problems that had a definite effect on us all once again. Yes, the coal strike which led to the energy shortage and the snow melting to become a flood. Many things were changed at New Haven High School for energy cut backs. Since the building was built to save energy it was tough for us to cut back without freezing. The school suddenly became darker as the janitors came into classrooms and took out some of the light bulbs. The flood made usage of some streets impos- sible and many people had to be evacu- ated from their homes. Looks like the king has a rather large mountain to rule over. Some of us did take the blizzard in stride and made the best of it. 18 Blizzard

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Elvis, Mid East, colorful sayings highlight year This year was different from last year, and it will be different from the next. Many of the things we saw, heard, and said made this year unique. When we picked up a magazine or newspaper, or turned on the TV, we learned the latest news. Two men were making themselves known in the Middle East — Anwar Sadat and Premier Begin. Here at home we were making ourselves nationally known with our own problems, including a few things that made 1977-78 one of the most memorable years in his- tory. A blizzard that coated the Mid- dle West for days and held it motionless followed by a coal short- age because of striking coal miners which resulted in energy cutbacks that affected all of us. And then to top it all off, when the snow finally melted away, it brought the worst floods that the Fort Wayne area had seen since 1913. Two other men were in the news this past year, making themselves known and feared. Son of Sam, David Berkowjtz, terrorized many people in New York City, and when arrested he testified that a dog had possessed him and caused him to murder the innocent victims. The Hillside Strangler strangled several victims in California before he was finally arrested. The past year was a year to say good-bye to many famous people, entertainers and politicians, and people who made America what it really is. Among those who died were Hubert Humphrey, who taught us how to die with dignity. Groucho Marx, Will Geer, Bing Crosby, and king of rock ' n roll, Elvis Presley, each a legend in his own time, left Americans grieving. Many new television shows made their way into American homes last year and sometimes, if not often, kept students from getting home- work done, because they were too good to miss . Among the favorites were Soap, Saturday Night Live which featured the Not Ready For Prime Time Players, Three ' s Com- pany with John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, and Suzanne Sommers and an old western, How The West Was Won. Charlie ' s Angels lost Farrah Fawcett-Majors and gained Cheryl 20 Events