Mead Public School - Raider Yearbook (Mead, NE)

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'-4L the Spirit of Centennial Year ( CALENDAR A oF EVENTS Jan. 21 -Pancake Feed Chairman. Mr». Ed Cherovsky Jan. 26—P.-T.A. Box Social Feb. IS- Firemen's Benefit Bas- ketball Game Feb. 25—Square Dance Mar. 1—Nebraska Birthday Party Mar. 5— Religious Observance Mr . Maxine Montana, speaker Mar. 16 Reading Clubs Pioneer Exhibit Aprifix Talent Show I Chairman. Mr Frank Hutmacher May 12- -Mother-Daughter Spring Party May 21-27—Mead High School Commencement Activities June—Rural Life Sunday J u n 2n Horse Show Co-Chairmen. Bob Seeks and Robert July 4—Independence Day Cele- bration July 12-13-14—National Grass- land Days July.3 lPbld-time Threshing Bee Chairman. William Vavafc- Aug. 24 Saundere County Cen- tennial Picnic Chairman. R C. Johnson Sec rctary -Thaturer, Ernst Adams Sept —Community Youth Exhi- bit (4-H. F.F.A., F.H.A., Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts) Oct—Mead High School Home- coming Oct—Senior Citizens’ Party Nov.—Harvest Festival Dec.—Christmas Party STREET DANCES WHEN WEATHER PERMITS I f | I f 21 Events Salute... NEBRASKA The City of Opportunity Entrance to the Agricultural Showplace of the Nation Site of National Grassland Days July 12, 13, 14, 1967 Highway SO-A motor.I. approaching Ike aorlhweat edge of Mead will rllrnyw thie newly erected I so-aided wgn promoting Ike rommuail). Point- ing Ml Ike attraction .. Roxanne Carrltl. IV daughter •( Mr. and Mr . HarnM Carritl of Mend Mead . . . A Actl e t hurenes • Klnt School to Coaaobdate la Ike Slate • One of the Create»! Grain-Handling Pacililien in Sanndera County • Three large Alfalfa Proceaaing Operations • An Expanding l.iventork Feeding Area • Site of a Mayer 1 ect.l cc-ltWnd.ng Plaat Future Project? Hon I). O. Robinson, Mayor of Mead, proudly shows off the fire protection dl triefs new Ford Pumper A two-stage 1 200-gallon pump unit, it aiao carries an integrated portable pump, a foam-making unit, and many other modem features, including electrically operated hose raeb and two-way radios. Improvements Past 10 Years No. I—Municipal Building No. 2—Combined Fire Track and Rescse Squad Garage I Panned by the voters). No. 3—Imprcoed Library Facilities No 4— Improwd Park Facilities NATURAL CAS LINES SEWER SYSTEM NEW STREET LIGHTS NEW POST OFFICE FIRE TRUCK RESCUE TRUCK SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS: North Central Aaaoctation Accredited a. Vocational Ag Room b. Vocational Ag Shop c. Music Room d. Library c- Bus Garage Ted’s Barrel Service E. R. Hanson Sons Nygren Construction Co. Grace’s Cafe Puttie’s Beauty Shop Customized Construction Co. Sparqtime Cafe t ONCRETE PAVING GRAIN STORAGE ELEVATOR TWENTY-THREE NEW HOMES ELEVEN NEW BUSINESSES MEAD IS MUMM CAPITAL The University of Nebraska has designated Mead aa the Mumm Capital of Nebrmaka The Firemen's Auxiliary has or- dered 2.500 centeiutial mumms to be distributed around the commun- ity for planting. The Mead Rescue Unit Is equipped with all the latest gear—plastic splints, oxygen services, two-way radio. This is a Chevrolet unit which has been vir- tually rebuilt by the members of the Mead Fire Dept. In two years of service, this unit has responded many times. It waa the unit that rescued 12 people caught in the billiard of ‘66 among those the Rev. Walter Rundin and Mr. and Mrs Dale Konorky. Manning the unit (above) are Fire Chief Kverrtte Hil- fiker and dnver Philip Millar WE ARE SUPPORTING A GROWING MEAD Mead Housing, Inc. Donna’ Beauty Shop I-ongemeier Locker Gu»t Karlaon (Friendly Watkins Man) Konecky Service Station Coyle’s Market Bank of Mead Farmers Union Co-op Co. Consolidated Blenders, Inc The Gas Company See the Official Nebraska feat ran lal GaaUght in Mead Silver Creek Fertilizer Co. Scoles Oil Co. Lund’s Barber Shop Mead Dairy Sweet Drive In Open tag March I Jeppson's Drug Store Skyline Mills Mead Alfalfa Milling Co. Gifford Farms Woodland Products, Inc 2

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Blazing A Trail Through 1967 Mead Public School Marcia Zicafoose - Editor Centennial setting TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE..........................1 CENTENNIAL........................2-5 DEDICATION..........................6 Mrs. Ludmilla Svoboda ADMINISTRATION......................7 CLASSES ........................... 9 ACTIVITIES.........................19 SPORTS.............................41 GRADE ACTIVITIES...................46 GRADES.............................47 CLOSING............-...............53 STATISTICS.......................54-5 1 INDEX 56

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Blazing Building Progressing 1967 ALVIN-1876 MEAD-1880 was originally named after Governor Alvin Saunders. Joseph Strudevant was the first resident, station agent, and Postmaster. The Omaha, Republi- can Valley Railroad ran from Valley, Nebraska, through Mead, to Wahoo, Nebraska in December of 1876. Early in 1877 C. T. Condit and Charles Ostenberg came from Fremont to build a gen- eral store, theC. T. Condit residence, Charles Condit and Ostenberg elevator, and lumber yard. A hardware store was also established by William Becker. On September 12, 1885 Ola Carlson and wife and L. Anderson donated what is known as the Anderson and Carlson addition to Mead. C. W. Wilson also donated a track of land known as the Wilson addition. Mead had changed during August, 1880 from the name of Alvin to Mead. By this time Mead had grown from one business to nearly thirty. 1910 - Mead was still a thriving town, even though the saloons of the early frontier days had disappeared. The livery stables were replaced in 1913 by brick and concrete garages. Telephones came in the early 1900's. In 1914 electric lights and running water were taking over the lamps and wells. In 1928 the original volunteer Fire De- partment was chartered. 1942 - During this year a government bomb assembly plant was in operation and brought to Mead many new residents and thousands of workers from within a 50 mile radius of Mead. Many buildings were converted to cafes to accommodate the influx of workers. During the early to middle 50's the plant shut down and was turned over to the Air Force and Army to be used as a Missile site. This site also shut down during the sum- mer of 1965. Much of the land is now occupied by private individuals who purchased the land and about 2,000 acres are devoted to the University of Nebraska Field Labora- tory. Many of the buildings and homes now remain empty. SCHOOL - The main concern in keeping with our Centennial year is, of course, our school. In the early 1880's a building was moved into Mead on the present town park site. In 1919 the present school building was completed. 3 Marching Band of Mead Public School marching for the Centennial parade