HUCKLEBERRIES: Never-ending beat of the Rhythm Dawgs
Band members who performed at the fall 1986 Pride in Education fundraiser: (bottom from left) Jim Lien, David Hunt, Marge Christensen, Jim Gray and Bob Brunn; (top from left) Stan Koep, John House, John Davis, Nick Schilling and Dave Gray.
It started as a one-night stand.
In spring 1986, a School District 271 support group wanted a band for a levy election victory party. So teacher-musician Jim Lien recruited educators who could sing or play instruments — a dozen or so.
Pride in Education backers were cautiously optimistic that the levy would pass, despite losses in previous elections. And they had reason to be. School patrons handed them a landslide victory.
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