New York Farmer's Mad Legend Spurs County Teen Rock Festival
A New York farmer's “mad legend” sparked a three day rock festival on a farm near Anderson Mulled by locals, the event drew about 500 attendees from Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Five young organizers led the effort with eight bands performing including Tack Lewis and Tammany Hall. The festival proved a successful experiment and may lead to more shows in Anderson this summer.
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Dave Toombs
Herald
Max Yasgar
New York
United States
Yasgar
Anderson
Madison County
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Mike Sanderfur
Tim Whitaker
Bart Shell
Joe McDaniels
Mark Sereno
fBudaxus
Mike Sanderiur
Eudaxus
Syle Stone
Tack Lewis
Tammary Hall
Split Stone
Grand Funk Railroad
Tammany Hall
Rolling Stones
After Thoughts on 1970 Graduates
Youth columnist notes thousands of 1970 graduates face choices after high school. Many plan college or explore tech trades while others seek skips into summer leisure, pondering whether college is right for them and what comes next.
Five Fishermen Prepare for Summer Witness Tour
Five young men from Anderson College known as the Fishermen plan a nationwide summer tour to proclaim their faith. Spokesman Ray Reaner and teammates Ronald Carr, Lawrence Chewning, Bud Sempstolt, and Greg Ginibut will visit cities and ghettos to spread the Christian message with nets of written prayers. They expect to meet other groups and celebrities in Washington D C, aiming for a July 1 event and a cross country witness backed by permits for prayer and song in the capital.
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Ray Reaner
Anderson College
Jesus Christ
United States
Indiva
Ronald Carr
Ray Renner
Lawrence Chewning
Bud Sempstolt
Greg Ginibut
Ray
Lawrence
Ron
Gregg
Bud
Washington, D.C
Anderson
Capital
Anderson Junior Achievement ends a standout year
Andersons Junior Achievement closes a remarkable year led by John Froehlich with 585 members recruited from 11 Madison County high schools. The year featured a trade fair, a Miss and Mr JA event, 2000 plus in sales, and 360 participants at the Future Up Banquet.
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Tina Cook
Anderson
John Froehlich
Persis
HA Center
Madison County JA
Ith
Bloomington
Ind
Karen Williams
Mike Kelley
Anderson High School
Madison County
Andersons
St. Louis
Kentucky
Indiana
Mounds Mall
JA Dasice
Kim Bryarh
Gary Hemplemen
Kim
Gary
First Savings and Loan Association
Lion's Club
Tom Prichard
Lapel High School
Tom
JA. BeneCo TI
Madison County Youth Run School Aid Projects This Summer
Madison County youths join Community Action Council to run Head Start for 195 underprivileged preschoolers and Project X for ages 14 to 20. Volunteers work eight weeks in summer with four hour shifts paid 1.60 per hour. Special sites include a park at 7th and Park and a renovated Old Firehouse on 7th and Madison. Woody Moore directs the programs with area partnerships and student involvement.
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Carol Roesler
Madison County
Community Action Council
Locust St
Anderson Urban League
Anderson
Baas Cdil
Lapel
YMCA
Anderson Day Care Center
Runter-Weidner Chevrolet
7Th
Park Avenue
Time themed junior high clocks lead club awards
The Industrial Arts Club of Central Junior High School led by John Neff built clocks including a five foot Grandmother clock by Jack Edgecomb valued at over 100 hours of work and more than 100 dollars in materials. Edgecomb and Renforth were named Industrial Arts Students of the Year. Football remains the top high school sport with 853,597 players in 1983 followed by basketball and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Toombs
Industrial Arts Club
Central Junior High School
John Neff
Wndoub Cdly
Jack Edgecomb
Edgecomb
Jack
Neff
Central
Anderson
Indiana Industrial Association
Freneh Lick
Jack Renforth
Dave Crose
Edgecomb and
Renforth
Industrial Arts
New York
National Federation of State
John Nell
David J. Grose
Jack Remporth
Tom Moora
Herald
Hoosier Girls State Draws 730 Teens at IU Bloomington
About 730 high school girls from across Indiana attended Hoosier Girls State June 21 to 28 on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. The event, part of a national youth in government program run by the American Legion Auxiliary, selected delegates for leadership and scholastic merit.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
American Legion Auxiliary
En Ifort
Birch Bayh
Terre Haute
Indiana
U.S
William Bray
Marlinsville
I. A
Foster
Lynn Ransiel
Lafayette
Girls’ State
Herbert Smith
Brownsburg
Robert Romine
Binoming'en
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Lawerence
N.Y
Nancy Debolt
Ts College
Tamatow
Louisiana
Nixon
Arthur Blessitt
Chaplin
Sunset Strip
California
Washington
Bredella
Project X
Madison
Woody Moore
Ball State
Young Adult Advisory Council
Belpg
Anderson High
James May
Willie Jones
Bernadine Boulware
Cora Hammones
Bradison Treights
Southside Junior High
Mike Beards
Mary Petry
Terry Jackson
Sharon Menifield
Teddy Manueal
Robert Wills
Sherry Page
Felda McWilliams
Central Junior High
Derrick Britt
Locs
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