PLOT: A Valparaiso Tradition Go to any college campus, any residence hall, and the smell and sound of popcorn are sure to greet you. What other snack can be had that cheaply? You can indulge health-conscious tendencies by eating it plain, or smother it with butter, salt, cheese, or even - heaven forbid - caramel, and enjoy calories with your ecstasy! Popcorn is certainly something which is celebrated by college students again and again through- out the year. In Valparaiso, though, pop- corn is Celebrated by the whole community in early September. 1987 saw Valparaiso's 9th Annual Popcorn Festival and the return visit of Orville Redenbacher, the king of gourmet popcorn and a Valparaiso native. In fact, Orville is probably the closest thing Valparaiso has to a patron saint, and this year was his 80th birthday - Valparaiso set out to do it right! For the 9th consecutive year, Valparaiso was filled with popcorn of all forms and sizes in the Annual Popcorn Festival. After a week of special community events, includ- ing Orville Redenbacher's 80th birthday party, the University and community joined W: a in celebrations on Saturday, September 12th. Students, faculty, and administrators alike joined in the 5 mile Popcorn Panic bright and early in the morning. Later in the morning, university and com- munity watched the parade down Lincoln- way and mingled amongst the various dis- plays of crafts and food throughout the downtown area. Of course, popcorn could be seen everywhere: on parade floats, being eaten by children, and being sold in any quantity you could possibly want. Activities continued throughout the rest of the day, with the Valparaiso community joining the university at Brown Field for the annual Popcorn Bowl. This year the Crusad- ers faced the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Next year the popcorn will fly again as September brings the Annual Popcorn Fes- tival with it. The Valparaiso community and university will again share what has become a college tradition: popcorn. - Debbie Petersen
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