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Lake, Spud
Robert E. "Spud" Lake was a Las Vegas pioneer and civic developer for whom an elementary school was named. He was born in 1857 in Illinois. He married Mary Ellen Osborn in Missouri in 1885, and they moved to Ontario, Canada, before eventually settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1904. He started a barbershop for railroad workers and other settlers in the area. Lake participated in the land auction for the Las Vegas town site and purchased two parcels. The first school was built on one of his parcels; and he served as the first president of the school board, and later as a trustee.
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Saiger, Reba Gordon
Reba Gordon Saiger was a longtime resident of Las Vegas and wife of Morton "Mr. Frontier" Saiger. The two were married in 1945 in Las Vegas while Reba Gordon was working as clerk at Gordons Jewelry store. Reba Saiger was involved in many community events which included serving as thepresident for the John S. Park Elementary School as well as serving on the committee for the B'nai B'rith Convention held in July 1965.
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Karen Zekan, "Gaming Pioneer, known as Mr.
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Richardson, Virginia Beckley
Through her oral interview and the materials she provided, Virginia Beckley Richardson
gives us a unique and fascinating look at both a pioneer family of Las Vegas and the early
activities of the Service League, the forerunner of the Junior League of Las Vegas. Her personal
recollections are an insight into life in the city's early years, and the biography of her father
written by her brother, Bruce, humanizes a prominent figure in Las Vegas' history. The
newspaper articles she made available enhance her descriptions of the Service League's activities.
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