Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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'Round and 'Round. The Super Loop was a ride for the more adventurous people. A-OK in the Model-A. J,V. Cheer- leaders show their charm in the Fair Parade. Harmonizing. Mike McBride and Panda Randal! sing Almost Paradise during Taste of Sound's performance at the Fair. Fishing for fun. Eric Hancock tries his best as David Barney and Marc Stewart give him their winning methods.

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Concentration. Richard Crandall pre- pares to try his luck at a game as Steve Newell looks on. Puffing Power. Mike Player shows us some of his skill at the Fair. 2 , Fun at the Fair The line was long. We stood our heads thrown back dizzily watching the most-talked-about ride at the fair swish round and round on it s tracks. It was the mighty Super Loop whose roar could be heard all over the fair- grounds. We were strongly thinking about going to the ex- hibits first, but bravely stayed in line. Before we knew it, our turn had come to get on. We hesti- tantly sauntered up the ramp and sat in the small, rattling cage. The motor started and we lurched forward. We said a small desperate prayer as we began picking up speed. We suddenly found ourselves suspended up- side-down in mid-air. By that time we wished we had gone to the exhibits. Our ears were filled with terrified screams which we soon realized were our own. Just as we thought the ride was over and we started to go back down, it changed directions. After what seemed like hours, we came to a stop. With our green faces and weak knees we went and got back in line. I Z E E Q 5 Pr Z f

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lllwl Local news was prob- - ably more important to Safford residents than any of the major world happenings. Here are some of the events which involved us. Just before Christ- mas, Phelps Dodge an- nounced the closing of the smelter in Morenci. The low price of copper Future construction, These architec- tural plans illustrate what Salford High will look like in future years. The addi- tion of a vocational building is sched- uled to be completed by the end of the '86 school year. was the evident reason for the shutdown that cost over 400 workers their jobs. At this writ- ing, the strike in Mor- enci has been going on for two years. Carol Macdonald was elected as Safford's first woman mayor, succeeding Paul Shedd. The November elec- tion brought some sur- prises, as Republican Jim Kolbe beat Demo- crat Jim McNulty for the District 5 U.S. Re- presentative seat. emma vga.. my I I I A P- ' - - . . wt IA 'Ann l B., , , ..,i.vl.w. w...ta,.. , mlsm um Wm. i... . -' M , ' ' c . if mm g -X l an , .uma e-' 1.5 l T - w, --- - w....m. in--r-0 S ,, ,, 21:51 , gggg J '.......g,..,n uwm i ' sm' 'MJ4i.,. L.. ww.. -. E... . . . - 1,-f . it 'x W. . U i. ..... i E, ., we was l . , . . . . ll , S., st, 1 - . 47.-l..,iL, X vnen.u...t . wwe.. -Q. W-ie . .wt-.-W.-e Austrian- mn -A--ann mn mmm.. .- L Q N. ,f...Mf.-tm.-fm an . 5- ni 5 '4 H ' ' nu-ran ui in n -ucv M j Hugh Hamman and Delbert Householder were beaten out of their Graham County Board of Supervisor seats by Ben Smith and Ralph Orr. And finally, Roy Curtis once again was elected Graham County Sheriff, after beating challenger Steve Vukcevich. The Swift Trail prison camp was converted to a Level ll, Medium Se- curity Federal Prison. For the first time since the Miss Graham County contest began, a local contestant w the state pageant! highest honor. Rhonc White, Miss Graha County was crown Miss Arizona in Yumg Around the schoc new school boa members were ele ed. Jim Brown, Zel Hawthorne, both fo mer teachers fro SHS were chosen ar William Konopnicki wa re-elected. Safford High wa awarded the Don Stone award for tt second year in a row '- - -x ,f- in.- .7 . iv.. -.. ., . ,-. ..t 'LQ-Q4 V ...i ...,..4.-,-,...,w -.,z..,M,,' , Iv A-'ri 'A V V-N 4 T 1 wt-1+--f+i--M. -'aiming-'ff'gg,..' N X -.: - - ' ' -- ,W 1 161: N- Q T 4 i -'.'.,3,1 ,-k- I ef kd I -V ig 4. 1 . -. V 5 , - -' 1 ' ' -'arf ,-if - ' N. ut...-1' .umm IU ' I 4 .,.. -..... .... ..... -A,,c,,a um Awtmn , nr. mu-:mv u 1