Hauser Junior Senior High School - Jetstream Yearbook (Hope, IN)

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Through Heritage Our Hope’ The main event during the Ses-quicentennial celebration was a professionally produced pageant about Hope's founding and history. The John B. Rogers Producing Company wrote the script and supplied the stage props. A Hollywood director, Bob Shelfow, was sent to direct the pageant. The cast included over 200 people from the Hope area. Approximately 9,000 people came from all over Indiana to see the pageant, which was held on 6 consecutive nights. Fireworks succeeded the pageant each of these nights. “I think the pageant was the most interesting part of the Ses-quicentennial because it told of Hope's history, explained Tricia Gommel. The pageant started out when Hope was founded in 1830 by Martin Hauser—the man for whom our school is named—who sought to build a Moravian community. Although his idea for an all Moravian settlement did not survive, the town and the Moravian church prospered. The whole celebration, according to Mr. Dave Irvine, was a tremendous success and we should have another one next year called Sesquicentennial plus one! In an effort to escape the oppressive heat after marching for four hours, Hauser High School Band member Mark Dodd rolls up his pants and relaxes in the Hope Elementary School parking lot. Sesquicentennial'21

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Hauser senior Kevin Rucker, winner of the Tobacco Spitting Contest, displays his winning form. To the delight of many young children television personality Cowboy Bob made a special two hour appearance at the Sesqui-centennial During this time he sang, told jokes and signed autographs Andy Eans concentrates as he cups his hands to make the winning catch in the Sesquicentennial Egg Toss competition. For all his effort, the opponent, Damon Broady, received wet, sticky fingers. There are many ways to raise money for a particular cause. The method chosen by the Hauser High School Boys' Baseball Team was to have a donkey baseball game. Atop the beast of burden while covering outfield is team member Tim Cleland. Unfortunately, the fathers of team members upset the team members in the rain-shortened game. 20 Sesquicentennial

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A Weekend Affair Antique cars, horses, fire engines, bands and clowns were all a part of the 1980 Heritage Days Parade, which officially ended Hope's Sesquicentennial Celebration as well as the annual Heritage Days event. Twelve years ago, the last weekend in September was set aside to attract people's interest in Hope and to promote Hope's businesses. The first Heritage Days had an antique car show and decorated store windows. There were very few crafts, according to Principal Glen Keller, who has served as Master of Ceremonies since the second year. Today, Hope's Heritage Days has grown into a weekend affair with thousands of people driving through and stopping in during these two days. Along with the parade, people enjoy browsing through all of the flea market-type booths, eating the traditional Heritage Days foods, such as ham and beans, apple butter and funnel cakes, and listening to different types of entertainment, part of which is provided by different Hauser groups. Hauser classes and organizations sponsored many moneyraising projects this year. The juniors had a lemonade stand to raise money for the prom, while the Hauser High Historians made apple butter for the crowd. The Hauser FFA made fresh apple cider. From its small beginning to quite a crowd attraction, the Hope Heritage Days had turned into an event in which the people of Hope get a chance to look back on the way things used to be. Sandi Harker, president of the Hauser High Historians, airs up balloons during the Heritage Days celebration while fellow club member John Burney assists. The balloons, along with apple butter, were sold to raise funds. 22 Heritage Days