Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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The Lodi unemployment rate was more than 13 percent in 1980 and through February. Cannery workers and jobless builders helped inflate the percentage. The rate was more than two times a statewide 6.1 percent. Canning, packaging, trucking, and other agriculture related businesses had the greatest effect on the Lodi rate. Businesses, such as the new Lodi Honda dealership on Cherokee Lane and the Vineyard Shopping Center on West Kettleman Lane, provided jobs for Lodians begin- ning in early 1981. Local wineries threatened to strike in mid-August if a contract dispute between the union and management wasn't settled. The union asked for a wage increase over three years, health benefits, and a built-in cost of living raise. It voted to accept the new three- year contract on September 21 af- 1. Lodi arch greets early morning drivers. 2. Workers publicize a strike at a local winery. 3. Air Step Flying High balloon rides raise funds for the future community center. 4. Students plan a memorial plaque to honor ter a statewide 17-day strike against 23 California vintners. Locals of the Winery, Distillerly, and Allied Workers Union voted strongly to accept the contract, which fulfilled wishes for the pay raise. Lodi followed a conservative trend at the polls by over- whelmingly favoring Ronald Reagan for president by roughly two to one. He won 67 percent of the 13,234 registered for the November election. State Senate and Assembly races, however, produced Democratic votes. Q Lodi Police Department Captain Norman Mauch died November 17 after a long fight with cancer. Tokay High students planned to erect a plaque in his honor on campus. The Lodi City Council decided to review a masterplan proposal for Lodi Union High School's long- abandoned campus, which stated that more facilities should be on the ex-campus to improve its ap- pearance. A S58,550 proposal was Captain Norman Mauch of the Lodi Police Department for his work with young people. 5. New Honda dealership is an example of Lodi's continuing urban development which will soon include added shops near Tokay. presented to pay for the creation of a community center in a not-yet chosen building. Events such as a Field and Fair Day in the fall tried to bring money donors to view the campus and receive prepared brochures telling of possible uses of the former cam- pus area. The day resulted in a 825,000 addition to the future cen- ter. The City Council was con- tinuing to ask in March who was going to complete the payments to the fund but voted 558,000 for a masterplan. Red tape delayed historical recognition at the national level of the Lodi Arch over Pine Street. In September it was awarded national historical landmark recognition and was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Developers paved the path to change for local area residents. Alterations in education, population, land, and goals were products of urban-minded in- dividuals concerned with the growth of Lodi, a once-small community. Many wished it still was just that. by Veronica Rivero Community Essay O 85

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Seemingly invoking the rule of grow or die, Stockton and Lodi communities continued to expand over agricultural land during 1980-81. Swelling that expansion, an unexpected flood of Indochinese students arrived in Lodi Unified School District in early September. The influx equaled more than one- sixth of the district's new enrollment. Most were from North Stockton neighborhoods, which received the largest number of refugees in the county at a peak rate of 220 per month. Positive and negative results were reported in crime statistics for the Stockton and Lodi areas. Stockton could have been named the crime capital of California in 1980. It contributed to 71 percent of seven major crime categories in San Joaquin County. The highest crime increase in any category, 21.6 percent over 1979, was also reported. By contrast, Stockton, four years ago, was chosen seven- th among 10 mid-size towns as the Best in the West, according to a magazine survey. Lodi reported crimes in eight major categories were up 5.9 per- cent over 1979 and arrests for the same period down 4.4 percent. Lesser offense crimes, such as ar- son and property damage, were down 4.6 percent while arrests in those areas were up 5.6 percent. Lodi construction was strong during February. The 354.9 million worth of building value warranted by 45 building permits marked the largest monthly volume since April 1980. Added shopping centers were planned or were enveloped in con- struction that month. A K-Mart shoping center, located on 16 acres between South Cherokee and Highway 99, was estimated to be a S3 million project. K-Mart itself had its value set at 82.3 million. When it was announced that a K- Mart was to locate in Lodi, a commercial real estate firm predicted that several national and regional chain stores would take a second look at Lodi as a possible expansion site. Overcrowding in LUSD had caused trustees to seek aid from developers for several years. In early 1981, the Barnett-Range Corporation and Cook Sz john In- vestment Properties informed the district of their willingness to pay a fee to provide housing for students created by their developments in North Stockton, which they wished would not be delayed any longer. The develop- ment fees were approved by trustees on March 17. The agreements provided compen- sation of S250 per bedroom direc- tly to the district to build classrooms to soften the impact of new students. The agreements replaced the bedroom tax plan which was stalled in the courts. Advocates of two developing plans attempted to guide the growth of Lodi. The Green Belt Initative, if qualified for an April 1982 ballot and approved by voters would give the electorate of Lodi veto power over future an- nexation of land to the city. For- ces for the anti-growth plan collec- ted 1,700 to 2,000 signatures bet- ween December 16 and February 5, which was more than enough to place it on the ballot. The Green Belt group argued that badly needed land would be ruined if it was developed urbanly. Opposing the Green Belt Initiative was the Grderly Growth Initiative which collected 1,000 signatures by early February, and attempts were still continuing into the spring. Of 5' gj. t Growth themes local trend 84 1

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Hnian 'S Rain bow draws spring crowds fo Tokay Finian's Rainbow was presented for six performances by the performing arts classes in the Sydney Halsey Theater after over 200 hours of practice. I have never seen a group of actors perform so wonderfully together, stated Director Nancy Kahn. lt was a fine experience. The cast consisted of 20 studen- ts with Margaret Bailey, Kevin Wilson, Meg Morgan, Greg Davis, and Guy Payne portraying the main characters. Supporting actors were Thomas Mondragon, Stephen Thompson, Chris Con- way, Alan Shaeffer, Shawn O'Dell, Glynda Hull, Cathy Westfall, Patricia Ryan, David Hane, John Keast, Ronlyn Schmidt, Ruth Cypert, Brandon Krueger, Mitch Chaddock, and David D'Aiuto. l'We spent 52,000 to prepare the show, stated Kahn. That means we had to make 332,000 at the box office to begin to pay for this production. Assisting the director were Greg Dart, scenery and technical direc- tor, Tony Young, choreographer, Aurora Hong, costumes, Wylie Moffatt, chorus director, Royce Tevis, orchestra director, and the backstage crevv. 'iThese people spent almost every Saturday and many weekends helping get the show ready. l guess you couldn't have the show without them,', Kahn stated, teasingly. 1. Chorus dancers strut their stuff. 2. Chris Conway, Steven Thompson, Greg Davis, and Meg Morgan practice their roles during a dress rehearsal. 3. Kevin Wilson, Stephen Thompson, Chris Conway, and Margaret Bailey prepare to go on. 86