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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-06-24 NPB 25th Anniversary (WeekDay)1956 ,North 25th Pal,vmry Beach 198 Former mayors return for weeklong celebration Eleven of the fourteen mayors the Village of North Palm Beach has had throughout its 25 year history will be on hand for a dinner at the country club this Sunday as the weeklong North Palm Beach anniversary gets underway. In attendance will be Jay White, Walter Thomas, Warren Tatoul, Harold North Palm Beach's Village Historian Bill Young To be opened in 2006 Time capsule being prepared for celebration By Bill Burke A three foot tall, fourteen itch diameter metal time crpsule is being prepared as part of North Palm Beach's 25th Anniversary and will eventually be placed in the patio area of the new Village recreation building to be constructed on ten acres of land along the east side of Prosperity Farms Road. Anniversary committee chairwoman Peggy Enders says the time capsule is being designed by Steve Yeches, the architect of the building. The facility, which will have a stage with seats for 800 and fas~:ilities for basketball, is being built with a $600,000 donation from George Delacorte, publisher of Dell books and a part-time resident of North Palm Beach. The building will be named after his wife, Valerie Delacorte, and the Village has agreed to Delacorte's request that no fee ever be charged the public for its use. 'The time capsule is being built by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, and will be hermetically sealed when it is filled. Among other things, Enders says the capsule will contain copies of this year's Village budget, of several local newspapers, of the history of North Palm Beach, and a number of black and white photographs of the Village. At the final meeting of the North Palm Beach Anniversary Committee this week, a final determination of the time capsule's contents will be made. The capsule will be officially dedicated and buried when the Delacorte building is finished and is scheduled to be opened in 25 years, in 2006. Schedule of events N.P.B. 25th anniversary June 28-July 4 6:30am-7:45am 8:00am 7:00am 10:00am-3:00pm 2:00pm 6:00pm-6:30pm 12:30am 4:00pm 3:00pm-7:00pm 4:OOpm-5:00pm 7:7:0pm 4:00pm-5:00pin 7:00pm-9:00pm 4:00pm-5:00pm 8:00pm-10:00pm 7:OOam-11:00am 9:OOam 11:00arn-2:00pm 12:00 Noon 3:0Oprn-5:00pm 3:00pm-5:00pm 7:30pm-9:OOpm 9:00pm-9:45pm Registration for Fun Run silver Anniversary classic Fun Run Silver Anniversary Golf Tournament Arts & Crafts Show First Annual Invitational Girls Softball Tournament Opening Ceremonies Fashion Show and Tea Children's Disney Film Library Open House & Tour Puppet Show Gymnastics Exhibition Outdoor Concert -Easy Listening Sounds Magic Show Open Swim Clown Show Old Fashion Square Dance Elks Breakfast Firecracker Open Golf Tournament Tennis Tournament and Exhibition Games and Events Picnic Country Western Band Open Swim & Water Games Dixie Land Jazz Band Fireworks Display Anchorage Park Anchorage Park NPB Country Club Anchorage Park Osborne Park NPB Country Club NPB Country Club Anchorage Park NPB Library Anchorage Park Osborne Park NPB Country Club Gazebo Anchorage Park NPB Country Club Anchorage Park Osborne park NPB Elks Lodge NPB Country Club NPB Country Club NPB Country Club NPB Country Club NPB Country club NPBCountry Club NPBCountry Club NPB Country Club WHAT IS THE ONE EVENT you remember most about the history of North Palm Beach? asks our inquiring photographer this week of EL to R]: Andy Beery, Tom Lewis, H. Mallory Privett, Jr., Walter Colbath, M.C. Love, Jr., Al Moore, W.H.Brown ., and curent mayor Dr. V.A.Marks. Thomas is returning to North Palm from North Carolina for the event, while all the other former mayors are still Palm Beach County residents. The way it was BILL YOUNG, NORTH PALM BEACH'S VILLAGE HISTORIAN, is uniquely qualified to fill that position. Young, who says he's "always been 1 in histories," has been a North Palm Beach resident for 24 of its 25 years and was one of the Village's first two elected councilmen. Young's NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION A►PA Unable to be here is former appointed mayor Richard Ross of Westport, Conn. Ross and his brother Herbert were the developers who planned North Palm Beach and secured its charter in 1956. Also not attending is Ronald Heraty and Charles Cunningham, who -are deceased. is e way it is official history of North Palm Beach is .ir, .. ; , .:1 inside, and additional copies can be obtained from the 25th Anniversary Committee or at North Palm Beach Village offices. YOUNG'S OFFICIAL Village history is reproduced inside, beginning on page four. ekD (Copyright 1981 by American Press Association, Inc.) Northern Palm Beach County's Hometown Newspaper 15th Year Number 4 826 Park Ave., Lake Park, Fla. 33403 Phone (305) 844 - 2408 JUNE 24, 1981 - JUNE 30, 1981 First fire truck in North Palm Beach THE FIRST VILLAGE FIRE TRUCK was delivered to the fledgling Public truck, was North Palm Beach's first public Safety Chief, appointed in 1956. Gas Safety Department by railroad car. Albert Dudden, shown here the for the truck was a mere 38 cents a gallon! • North Palm Beach • Riviera Beach • Palm Beach Gardens • Singer Island • Juno • Palm Beach Shore, • Juno Beach • Lake Park Single copy: 25 cents Subscription price: $18.50 per year John LaCerda Peggy Enders Lt. B.F. Serkeres John Atwater Dolores Walker Inquiring photographer seeks stories of Village's past Kuhn, John LaCerda, Peggy Enders, Lieut. B.F. Serkeres, John Atwater, and Dolores Walker. For their answers, see page eight. tgottt Development came quickly after utilities construction; open spaces now rare THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH water tower and utilities complex stood alone along Anchorage Dr. in the late 1950's. The "Parade of Homes" was soon to begin and hundreds of homes went up rapidly. The water tower now is surrounded by development on all sides. The photograph was taken looking to the Southeast with Anchorage Dr. in the foreground.