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D and heads south

^ for Disney World

For the first time ever most fun out of all the fun­
Ralston Band performed at draisers and the fruit and
Disney World. cheese sale had to be the
Toward the beginning of hardest because they had
the year, Band Director to deliver the heavy crates
Jan Bogardus sent a tape of food door to door.
and picture of the band to The bus trip took about
Disney because she heard 29 hours each way, “but it
there was a competition for was worth it,” Melichar
high school bands. said. The band left
“They’re really strict about Ralston on Memorial Day
what the band members and returned Monday,
wear and what they play,” June 5. Once in Orlando,
Bogardus said. She got the band did much more
information that they were than perform at Disney
invited to come and play in Worla. They visited
the Friday, June 2, parade. Kennedy Space Center,
The trip cost $450 per Cocoa Beach, Wet and
BAND person, but various fun­ Wild Water Park and
Front Row: Mark Thompson, Heather Schonlau 2nd Row: draisers helped defray the Epcot Center.
Amy Benish, Carry Findeis, Susie Smith, Nikki Barada, cost. Band members sold
Greg Fehlhaber, Jason Krai, Joe Vodicka, Aaron Rood, fruit, cheese, candy, pizza,
Mandi Bailer, Shelli Irving, Billie Jo Antisdel, Michele fire works, Ram dolls, held
Waltz, Leslie Nelson 3rd Row: Brian Chase, Sara Lantz, a car wash, a chili supper
Kara Koehler, Gwen Rempe, Stephanie Graves, Kelly Rogers, and took donations. Ac­
Jeff Thomas, Carrie Kaczmarek, Jill Blacketer, Cori Cantu cording to Pam Melichar, a
4th Row: Kathy Springsted, Corine Chandler, Kay Hobza, band member who went on
Kevin Sloma, Pam Melichar, Jason Bruhn, Brooke Davis, the trip, the donations took
Wes Galyardt, Joe Caldwell, Jill Sommer, Laura Meents, $75 oft of each person’s
Paul Prososki 5th Row: Adam Boyd, Linda Ash, Leah cost.
Vojtech, Julie McWilliams, Dean Kier, Jeff Mundt, Bret According to Bogardus, a
Brocky, Chris Henson, Brian Dusek, Brad Huntington, Paul lot of the fundraisers were
Pleskach, E.J. Zyblut, Jason Zimmerman, Matt Lewis Back
Row: Angela Stavropoulos, Marty Rasmussen, Rich Robin­ hard, and sometimes
son, Mike P. Gibilisco, Paul Leaders, Heather Claussen, embarrassing, but the
Chris Fries, Derek Ordway, Tony Weber, Brent Schonlau, band had fun. Melichar felt
Kent Fleming, Tim Coffelt the car wash had to be the
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Th» band want to El Paso, Texas, December 26-January 2 to
perform In the Sugar Bowl

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