Kool-Aid Man appears for Sandoz Center exhibit
In conjunction with its current exhibit, the Sandoz Center at Chadron State College played host to an American advertising icon Wednesday.
The Kool-Aid Man, who became prominent in the late 20th century for his television scenes of busting through walls and shouting “Kool-Aid, Oh Yeah!” to thirsty children, posed for photos with admirers of all ages at the Sandoz Center and the Chadron Municipal Swimming Pool during his afternoon visit to the community.
The history of the soft drink is detailed at the Sandoz Center in the Hastings Museum exhibit, “Kool-Aid: Discover the Dream.”
Kool-Aid, which was declared the state’s official soft drink by Gov. Ben Nelson in the late 1990s, was invented by Edwin Perkins, a former resident of Hendley, Neb., who developed the product in 1927 at his Hastings business, Perkins Products Company. The original product was named Fruit Smack.
The exhibit, which will run through the Fourth of July, is open to the public free of charge.
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