All-School Play Smashing Success
The all-school production You Cant Take It With You by Moss Hart and Koffman played November 19 and 20, with Harmon Tucker praising it as highly enjoyable and one of the funniest shows seen. Cast included John Meldorf Laurel Rick Jim Greenup Bill Rhyne Ed Olds Laurie Brooks John Boyer Sue Leitz Steve Sellett Sally Deetz Mike Heidel Debbie Donaldson Mel Breed Jane Puterbaugh Ron Pratt Nancy Mortenson Glen Echelbarger. assistant director Sue Chapman.
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Moss Hart
Koffman
SHS
Harmon Tucker
John Meldorf
Laurel Rick
Jim Greenup
Bill Rhyne
Ed Olds
Laurie Brooks
John Boyer
Sue Leitz
Steve Sellett
Sally Deetz
Mike Heidel
Debbie Donaldson
Mel Breed
Jane Puterbaugh
Ron Pratt
Nancy Mortenson
Glen Echelbarger
Sue Chapman
Autend Whisk Festival Robed Choir and Band to Mendota NCIC
Sterling Township High School sends 66 Robed Choir and Band members to Mendota for NCIC Music Festival. They perform sacred selections from Alleluia to Banua and join in a combined piece A Salute to America with other ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeg
Tamia Rahn
John Miller
Bob Tonkin
Neal Davis
America
Musicians At Ottawa All-District Festival Participants
SHS musicians traveled to Ottawa November 14 for the All-District Music Festival. Robed Choir members included Tim Allen John Boyer Mel Breed Jim Greenup Judy Mellang Laurel Rick Ron Straw Flora Ventura and Jane Zbinden. Band members were Carol Abbott Marty Allen Lynette Davis and Marcia Nice. Morning auditions and rehearsals led to an evening concert with results to be announced, hoping for All-State selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Township High School
Mendota
Flora Ventura
Lee Wenger
Sandy Mead
Eloise Wenger
Jane Puterbaugh
Bonnie Lubbs
Jane Zbinden
Diana Davis
Barb Stutzke
Peggy Waffle
Sallie Powell
Marcia Nice
Marcia Wagner
Judy Mellang
Barb Reynolds
Sue Bushman
Pam Wade
Laurel Rick
Teri Schultz
Kay Fisher
Carol Abbott
Diana Reiger
Diane Dahlgren
Brian Fairfax
Tom Ahling
Bill Tonkin
Tim Allen
Jim Greenup
Greg Compton
Mel Breed
Charles Brauer
John Boyer
Mike Hendricks
Ron Straw
Brian Weatherwax
Bill Rhyne
Mike Donaldson
Alleluia” To ‘Banua,” A Folk Song. Susan Chapman, Lynette Davis, Sherry Burns
Penny Shoemaker
Martin Allen
Ginger McMurry
Barb Hanson
Bob Readel
Gary Halgren
Lyn Steel
Ann Stutzke
Marsha Machaell
Robert Lundstrom
Sue Leitz
Dick Weir
John Lovell
Neil Anderson
Mike Heidel
Joe Cooperrider
Gary Breed
Jennifer King
Teresa Hayes
Linda Meyers
Mary
SHS
Ottawa
Marty Allen
Lynette Davis
Laurel Rick Judy Mellang
Somethin's Comin November Events and Games
A fragmented list of events and sports games from November through December mentions Freeport, DeKalb, Dixon, Geneseo, Rock Falls, and Christmas recess. It notes a National Honor Society induction on December 2 and choir concerts on December 165 and 17, with basketball games scattered across the month.
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DeKalb
Dixon
Geneseo T.here
Rock Falls
Old woman compared to Venus de Milo in odd traits
A peculiar description likens a very elderly woman to the Venus de Milo noting her lack of teeth and white spots on the yellow surface of her body, highlighting unusual physical similarities.
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Venus de Milo
Stork Delivers SHS Radio Club Organizes at Sterling High
Sterling High School forms the Amateur Radio Club sponsored by Mr. Wiese to teach radio theory and code for a ham license. Fred Schwab is president, Tom Hamilton vice president, Gary Breed secretary, Ron Pratt treasurer. Jenny Smith named club Sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling High
Amateur Radio Club
Wiese
Fred Schwab
Tom Hamilton
Gary Breed
Ron Pratt
Jenny Smith
Radio Club
American Radio Relay League
FCC
Annual Balloon Race Held by Science Club
The Science Club hosted after school balloon race on November 23 at the girls field. Post cards served as tickets and balloons carried nine inch helium filled targets. Prizes will go to entrants with ecards from far distances and earliest returns from outside Illinois. A lobby map will show balloon locations with past cards from Ontario and New England states.
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Science Club
Ilinois
Ontario
New England States
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Autend Whisk
By Sue Bushman
Stork
SHS Radio Club
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