Pinckneyville High School - Pyramid Yearbook (Pinckneyville, IL)

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The 1979-78 Pyxamid Staff Contributes to Heart Gund by S ponsoring Laug h-in Gilm 1978 {Pyramid Staff LAYOUT: Tim Stewart — sports assistant Alice McKinstry, editor-in-chief — introduction, Cathy Vaughn — activities assistant cheerleaders, dedication, cover design Laura Rushing — class assistant, advertising assistant Bob Heisner, senior editor — Senior class Claudia Craig — organizations assistant Penny Lindner, senior editor — honors Phil Poling, senior editor — faculty, division pages, PHOTOGRAPHERS: cover artist Steve Jenkel Sandy Bigham — activities Curt Duvall Mary Urbanek — classes, advertising Randy Corely Bill Timpner — organizations Julian Mohr Kirk Hawkins — sports Craig Williams Steve Crumbacher — sports Scott Boggis The Pinckneyville Cham- ber of Commerce owns one of our town’s most out- standing landmarks, the giant Santa Claus, which is assembled on the north courthouse lawn every Christmas season. Pinck- neyville’s twenty-six foot Santa, which is held together by over 700 brass screws, was constructed by Mr. Glen Hamilton’s shop class of 1952, and painted and drawn by Carl Marlow. The huge Santa withstood the tornado experienced by Pinckneyville on December 18, 1957, and was recog- nized in an article by the ; : Glen Hamilton, co-sponsor; Steve Jenkel, Penny Lindner, Tim Stewart, Curt Duvall, Julian Associated Press in 1954. Mohr.

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7 Administration ...... 1d a, a as 26 ES ea 54 OUT res 1 56 MG yo, Tee Se ere 145 OU tiMrceateame me wana County was built in Pinckney- ville in 1828 on the site where the old First National Bank building is now located. It was of log con- Struction, eighteen feet by twenty-two feet and two stories high. Berry Anderson was awarded the contract and was paid the magnificent sum of $54.00 for its construction. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure situated near the center of the public square. It was completed in 1837 by Amos Anderson at a cost of $2,605.87. The third courthouse was completed in 1850 by Dan- iel W. Norris of St. Clair County at a cost of $7,500. In 1878 the RRO meme MEO iati meee e house carried, and the contract was let to William G. Wilson of Pinckneyville for $9,742. The present building was remodeled from the fourth courthouse at a cost of $50,000. in 1939.

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4 1} ds i ape Sale Bopay = 4 fa =e Lad Randy Corley, Craig Williams, Laura Rushing, Claudia Craig, Bob Heisner, Cathy Vaughn, Mar y Urbanek, Sandy Bigham, Scott Boggis, Bill Timpner, Alice McKinstry, editor-in-chief; Susan Henry, co-sponsor; Steve Crumbacher, Phil Poling, and Kirk Hawkins.