Pawnee High School - Indian Echoes Yearbook (Pawnee, IL)

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Willie Nelson brought Farm Aid to Champaign, Illinois as well as to needy farmers. P.H.S. students benefited from the decreased price of gas to 75.9. (?) The Chicago Bears. 16-1. did the Super Bowl Shuffle all over the New England Patriots. Soviet nuclear-reactor accident sent radioactive plume across the world. Americans were again shocked when Tylenol, equipped with tamper proof lids, were found laced with cyanide. Images of the '85- 86 school year found President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev discussing problems of today. While in Geneva, they did not bring on the millennium, but neither did they make things worse. That is more that can be said for many of the year's other major events. In the Middle East, terrorists kept finding new variations on their favorite themes, murder and mayhem. At the eastern rim of the Pacific, the earth's crust gave shrugs that produced a catastrophic earthquake and a volcanic eruption. The 1985-86 school year was the worst year in history for air fatalities, famine in East Africa, and no cure had yet been found for AIDS. Still it had its redeeming features, The Live Aid concerts, to help Africa's starving; the athletes overtaking records; and the winning smiles on the faces of a young princess and a recuperating President. World Events 5

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World Events That Have Effected Our Lives What Went Wrong? Investigation is still underway to determine what caused the Space Shuttle Challenger to explode. Democracy was finally established when Corazon Aquino beat Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippine s presidential election. President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Geneva, Switzerland to talk about many important issues. The past year was jazzed up by the return of Halley's Comet which can be seen once every 76 years. The Challenger crew. Commander Scobec. Judith Resnik. MeAuliffe, Ellison Oni- U.S. bombers attacked Libyan patrol boats, missile sites, and other strategic zuka, Ron McNair, Gregory Jarvis, and pilot Mike Smith, will be missed and places after they fired rockets at U.S. ships and jets, remembered by all.

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Community Organizations Continue to Grow The 1985-86 school year was an eventful year for Pawnee citizens. The community became the location for several new businesses including: the Yum Yum Shoppe. Mark's Lawn and Garden Equipment, The Flower Cupboard, Honeysuckle Vine, and the 104 store. Pawnee was also the site of many community and social events. The Lion's Club sponsored the 4th annual Country Fair, Canam Bros. Circus, food basket drive, and the academic dinner for H.S. students. Many citizens and clubs became involved in the 1985 Homecoming Parade. Mrs. Virginia Nauffel organized the many groups which included scouts and church organizations. The Pawnee Jaycees, Pawnee Lioness and VFW also contributed towards making Pawnee a better community in which to live. Every brownie and girl scout troop had their place in the parade. ym SXOPPE ICE CREAM I •CONCS • MIL SHAKES f •SUNDAES AND MORE . Daisy troop 61 helped celebrate Pawnee's victory over Auburn. Nikki Bandy and Monica Lcderbrand enjoyed lunch at the Yum Yum Shoppe. 6 Pawnee Events Pawnee's cub scouts, boy scouts, and Explorers carried the colors in the Homecoming Parade.