Riverdale High School - Rambler Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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0 fr '-j.. . gg ' M . 'fkww , W. .M W Most of us have had a hobby. We tried to keep at it, but sometimes we lost interest in the project. This was not so for Randy Thompson. Randy joined the Backwater Gamblers Ski Club in 1984 and stuck with it. Randy said his hobby doesn 't just take place in the summen but all year. During the summer months, skiing was not the only hobby Randy partook in. He, along with other members of the club, cleared land along the Rock River. The cleared land provided a park- like atmosphere for the club 's perfonnances. Once summer was oven the club still got together. Through the winter the club meets twice a week. They practice pyramids, doubles, and trios. Randy enjoyed the friendly competition, being with the other club members, and traveling to toumaments. He participated in jumps, barefoot skiing, pyramids, old-fashioned doubles, trios, and around the boats. With the group, Randy went to malls and boat shows trying to recruit members and informing the public about the club. The most important thing Randy looked forward to was the toumaments he entered. The team has placed second in the state toumament, eighth place in the national toumament, and tied the world record for six people around the boat. For Randy, a hobby has meant lots of work which, in tum, led to lots of fun. People 29 N.

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NiNs.,,. Most of us in our high school life experienced a job. But did our jobs relate to our future? Sure, some of us worked at fast-food joints or babysat, but we didn 't want to make a career of it. However, there were some of us whose jobs pertained to our futures. Lonnie Sheldon was one of these people. Lonnie spent two hours after school each night working at Tate 's Locker in Hillsdale. He started his job in the beginning of his eighth grade year and continued through high school into his senior year. A day at the Locker for Lonnie consisted of cleaning various cutting equipment, grinders, tenderizers, and butcher boys. He also hosed down the floors and bleached tables: occasionally Lonnie also wrapped meat. Lonnie's day did not end at Tate's. He spent a few nights a week working at the Olympic Flame. Lonnie was also interested in cake decorating. Lonnie became interested in this in grade school. He took classes to help improve his abilities. How does this relate to Lonnie's future? By the time you read this, he will be enrolled in a Culinery Arts School. This is a school that teaches the proper way that meals should be prepared. The school also teaches how to start and run a successful restaurant. Lonnie may be a future Graham Kern or James Beard. Bon Appetit! 'SNS

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