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Sadie Hits The Hay If anyone had been passing Richfield's lunchroom between eight and eleven o'clock on the evening of December 7,1974, their ears would have been met by the sound of polkas. Were the senior citizens having a square dance? No, it was really R.H.S.'s annual Sadie Hawkins Dance. Planning had been started months before by the Senior Planning Committee. According to Karen Franzmier, “Everyone seemed to want something different than last year's fifties dance. It was for this reason that they decided to use the barnyard theme and polka band. Many worked long and hard planning decorations, picture backdrops, publicity and the like. Richfield students soon saw a farm couple staring at them from posters and heard daily announcements of the top ten eligible senior guys. The night of December 7 soon arrived and most of the 229 couples dressed quite in the spirit of the dance. Overalls, patches, suspenders and straw hats were common sights. The school itself had also been dressed for the occasion. Scarecrows sitting on haystacks were found in the halls, the sign in sheet was a big paper cow, and couples names were written on paper animals. Even the refreshment stand, which sold pop, was a country store. The Polka Men was the band for the dance. According to Leslie Hagen, Most couples tried to dance, but some were more successful than others. There were even a few collisions as couples got swinging! Pat Thompson added, The polka was a good idea because it was different and everyone could catch on fast. Marrying Sam (Dean Lapham and jim Edberg) was in attendance for those couples with matrimonial desires. For a mere 25c, a marriage license and ring could be purchased. Just a word of warning to those couples who managed to get hooked without paying; you're not legally married and are surely living in sin! TOP LEFT: Paula Kursu and Joel Peterson swing to a polka. BOTTOM LEFT: Music was provided by The Polka Men. TOP CENTER: Students take time out from polkas to try their hand at a circle dance. MIDDLE: Julie Thiel polkas with her Little Abner. BOTTOM CENTER LEFT: Vince Geiger, Carole Johnston, and Doug Eckerman pause from dancing to talk. TOP RIGHT: Couples find their names on the farm animals found on one wall of the lunchroom. MIDDLE RIGHT: Marryin' Sam pronounces John Justad and Mindy Hanson man and wife. BOTTOM CENTER RIGHT: Nancy Zillgitt and Joe Ruegemer. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mouseketeers Jane Buckley and Dan Dufresne. Sadie Hawkins 27
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Tinsel Turns To Starlight The Horizons Club was an organization of about 110 girls whose theme was involvment with people. They worked to get the students acquainted with and involved with one another. The girls were divided up into several chapters, and each of these groups were involved in many activities of their own. The main events of the club as a whole, were the carnival, the November breakfast, and the formal dance. The carnival was very successful and drew a large crowd. The club members dressed in carnival costumes, with each chapter responsible for a different booth. Features of the carnival proved to be the whipped cream kissing booth, the marriage booth, the minnow swallowing contest, the haunted house and the jail. About 50 sleepy girls showed up for the traditional 6:00 morning get together held at Perkins during the fall. The formal dance was held after Christmas this year on Staurday, January 18, and thus the name was changed from Tinsel Twirl to Starlight. 28 Horizons
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