St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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I Dan Peterson look on as he welcomes the with Peter sons persistence, it is now worth close | After many hours of greasy, grimy work. Jon lemke is very attention given to his newly overhauled car. This to a thousand, proving his hard work really paid proud to display what a little determination and incentive can do car was once valued at o mere hundred dollars, but off. Christine Benson Nicholas Berardo Rebecca Berg Sharon Bergeron William Berkoviti Kevin Bimberg Douglas Binning Lance Bleyhl ♦♦Theodore Blumberg ♦Deborah Blustein ♦Tracey Bolter Stephen Bordeau Philip Borken The only way I can learn how to deal with cars is by reading, watching, and asking tons of questions. Who knows what this zvill turn in to! — Jon Lemke Seniors: 21

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Se tion Se tion • Se U t Self Made Mechanics When most people have car trouble, the first thing they do is bring it to a mechanic or a garage. When Jon Lemke, Bruce Cramer or Dan Peterson have car trouble, they fix it themselves. And if they're not fixing it. they're improving it. Peterson started out buying a car for a mere two hundred dollars. By the time he had added a stereo, put in bucket seats, and a new clutch, he had turned a two hundred dollar car. into a thousand dollar one. Peterson estimated that by doing his own work, he had saved well over eight hundred dollars. As for Lemke. he tended to do more motor work then body work. How did Lemke learn how to deal with cars so efficiently? by reading, watching, and asking tons of questions. That's the only way I found I could learn. Cramer was more into customizing cars, than fixing them. He stated that he enjoyed, making bumpers and brush guards for four wheeling. Cramer didn't have anyone teaching him. He did it completely on his own. He simply used the philosophy, I just try it. and if it works. It works, and if not. I'll do it over. By doing their own maintenance and overhauling. they not only saved themselves money, but they paved the way for possible future careers. As Lemke stated. Who knows what my hobby will turn in to! Terri Anderson Angie Marie Arens Sonia Arenson Thomas Austad Kevin Backlund •Janet Bale) Leslie Barry Kaari Beaver Michael Bee hay 1 Jon Lemke displays another one of his prized possessions. When he's not working part-time at a gas station, he Invests his time into his precious automobiles. I Ready to be transported to the proper four-wheeling terrain Is Bruce Cramer's ' Highway Star. Cramer customized and repaired this black Vega himself, without the help of any experts. 20: Seniors

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] Shelly Edmundson trie to go back to visit her elementary school but finds that Ethel Boston, along with five other schools, is forever closed to its alumni. Se tion • Se Uon • Se t Memories Linger As the saying goes. You can never go back. For the seniors that attended Park schools that closed, this was especially true. Though they would never again walk down those halls, students who went to Brookside, Eliot, Ethel Baston, Fern Hill. Lenox and Park Knoll would carry with them many memories. Some of the most enjoyable memories were of recess. There were the monkey bars, jungle gyms and King of the Hill games every winter. Eric Pratte recalled the time when he was the target of a snowball but ducked, leaving the snowball to fly through the lunchroom window and land in some-one's mashed potatoes. Lunchtime was also memorable. I remember going to lunch in lines and the little red lunch tickets we had. recalled Laura Buchkos-ky. Steve Lindelien remembered the Red Owl truck drivers that would honk their horns at the kids during lunch hour. But along with fond memories, there were reminiscences of terrifying teachers, punishments and the sad days these schools closed. I remember the last day of Park Knoll. My mom and I wrote our names on the wall and one of the teachers was crying. reflected Rob Stafford. So grade school memories were even more special to the seniors of these closed schools because they really couldn’t go back But they had the memories 1 “Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man ... spent playing this game and decide to see if it Thinking back to their childhood days. still holds some of the same charm and fun Jennifer Hanson and Betsy Olson recall hours that It used to. Jacquelin Breen Thomas Brey Angela Brimeyer Kent Bromenschenkel ♦‘Celeste Brooks Denise Brothen Sandra Broi Laura Buchkosky Corey Budahl 22: Seniors