Sheridan High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Sheridan, MT)

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As we look through the crystal ball into the year 1969, we find the class of '49 settled down, not all over the United States, but in one little settlement named Podunk. This little town of Podunk was built and settled by the 49ers, as they found it extremely difficult to settle elsewhere. There is no explanation why I We see that the most colorful and most frequented place in town is the Podunk Night Club, owned and operated by Dean Barney. Next t o the Podunk Night Club we find a little red brick building which houses Gene Hanson’s taxi cab.(Night Service Only) Directly across the street we see several neon signs adver- tising the Podunk Bar operated by Miss Vella Riley. (Soft drinks only) Upon the counter in this Bar we locate Jim Kaatz in a huge glass container labled ’’pickled in alcohol”. Walking briskly up the street we see Florence Spring on her way to work. She is a model for the Podunk Painters, an estab- lishment owned and operated by Danny Baker, the only house paint- er in town. On the edge of town we find the Beauty Cream Corporation owned by Betty Alice Mayo, and Co. They advertise either sweet or sour cream. They specialize mostly in sour creams which come from the Podunk Dairy. Within the little dairy barn we find Beth Stone gleefully milking a herd of dry cows. Back towards the center of town we find Bebe Gemmell acting as chief doughnut hole inspector in the Podunk Doughnut factory owned and operated by Betty Hansen. Further along the street we find the new Podunk Restaurant established by Lorraine Johnson. At the edge of the city limits we find Norma Jean Surface, a steady employee at the Podunk Pea House, operated by Miss Mary Ellen Hodges. In a little ramshackle building in back of the Pea House we find Elias Hunt, who has lost a fortune mining salt in the Great Salt Lake and was forced to return to Podunk. Getting back into town we peek into a little building and see Dorothy Burnett, the local hare (rabbit) dresser. Next to the hare dressers we find the Podunk Bank which has no funds and operates on credit only. It is operated by Norman Schulz. Across the street from this decredited bank we find the Podunk Library, wherein we find Ella May Steiner as the sole li- brarian. Towards the edge of town we find a neat little building that is the Podunk Public School. A peep inside shows us that Mary Jo Braach is teaching the lower grades and teaching the upper grades is Herb Hansen. We never thought Herb would ever become a school teacher but now we know the reason why, in the 20 years of Podunks existance no one has ever reached the upper grades. From the school you take the left hand road on the right hand corner which leads to the Podunk Flying Service owned by Larry Preston. It is quite a novelty for Podunk as it is the only Flying Service in the world that has no planes. We find Peggy Kendall as janitor of this establishment. So you see when everything is running smoothly nothing gets done and everything is in a jumble. If you are badly in need of a rest, come to Podunk where you can’t rest or do anything. Podunk Welcomes You

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GENE HANSON Football 2, 3, 4 Track 2, 3,4 F.F.A. 3 Senior President 4 e n o i DOROTHY BURNETT Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 F.H.A. 3, 4 Class Sec. Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4 BEBE GEMi LL Annual Editor 4 Band 2,3,4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Rep. to Nat. F.H.A 4 Conv. ELLA MAY STEINER Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Band 4 F.H.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Vice Pres. 4 JIM Ka.-.TZ Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Speech Play 4 Student Council Pres. 4 S Club 2, 3, 4 3