Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 29

Description:	Miscellaneous, etcMcDonalds massacreis San Ysidrosblack doveThis summer OlgaWright released 21white doves and oneblack dove. Each whitedove symbolized oneperson that wasmurdered byunemployed securityguard James Huberty.He was the black dove.Among the dead werethe daughter andgrandson of Wright.At 4 p.m. on July 18,1984, 41-year oldHuberty walked intothe town McDonaldsin San Ysidro,California, carryingthree deadly weapons.By 4:30 he hadwounded 41 of the 48people patronizing therestaurant. The bulletfired by a SWATsharpshooter on anadjacent rooftopprevented Hubertyfrom woundingwitnesses to themassacre.Twenty-one of thewounded people wouldnot survive. The deadincluded a 74-year-oldman, an 8-month-oldbaby, two pregnantwomen, and two gradeschool boys who hadjust ridden to theMcDonalds on theirbikes.San Ysidro, which isonly one mile north ofthe Mexican border,has all but recoveredfrom the horrifyingincident. Since thetragedy, theMcDonalds buildingwas razed andMcDonalds donated$ 1 million to asurvivors fund. Over adozen San Ysidropolice officers requiredpsychotherapy. Theycould not overcomeguilt feelings related tonot stopping Hubertymore quickly, allowinghim to take more lives.Victims and theirrelatives also relive thehelplessness,frustration, andanguish of themassacre. 23-year-oldMaricela Felix wasshot and is now blind inone eye. Her husbandand three-month oldbaby girl were alsowounded by Huberty inthe incident. TheFelixes do not want toforget about JamesHuberty. They havestored away an oldphotograph to showtheir baby, Karlita.When my little girl isbig I want to show herthis was the one, saidMaricela.Guillermo Flores,whose younger brotherwas killed, said, Whatscares me is thatsomeone somewhere isgoing to try to kill 24people just so he canbreak Hubertysrecord, just like in theOlympics. Thats whathappens, you know.—Information fromJan. 85 Life magazine.Bands express feelingsThe Natives, BloodFarmers, andSkelagore. The namessound like titles of thelatest horror flickwhen, in reality, theyare the names of threeBloomington bands.The bands arecomposed primarily ofhigh school students,many from South. TheNatives play hardcoremusic, while Skelagoreplays a combination ofhardcore/heavy metal,and The Blood Farmersplay fast music that hasa diverse style andrhythm.There is a generalfeeling that localprofessional bands donot appeal to highschool students.Student bands havebeen organized toexpress concern overthe ways of theworld.The Natives formedin the summer of 1984,mainly out ofdissatisfaction with thelocal music scene. Thefour band members:Junior John Matthews,Chris Pheifer, ZirkBoner, and SeniorTerry Arcuri, wantedto perform a moreintense style of music.Arcuri explainedthat the bands messagewas to express thegeneral dissatisfactionwith some of the waysof the world. Suicide,drug abuse, senselessviolence, policeharrassment, war, andclosed-mindedness aresome of the thingswere against.The Blood Farmers,also formed in 1984,consists of senior HarryBurgan, Andy Mayer,and Eric and DavidFourtney.Burgan said TheBlood Farmers musichas no main theme.He said, Were justtrying to make our ownmusic . . . have our ownstuff. Were trying tobe original.Skelagore, formallyKilling Children,changed their namebecause they modifiedtheir music. The bandmembers, ScottColburn, DavidFourtney, and seniorJohn Strohm, hope fora summer tour.Killing Children changed thebands name to Skelagore.Student Life 29
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