This recipe, by Karen Shaffer - Ketchikan Alaska was the 1st prize winner (traditional category) in our Meatloaf Madness Recipe Contest. Since this is Karen's recipe, I'll let her take it from here.
Meatloaf Madness 1st Prize -- Traditional Karen Shaffer - Ketchikan Alaska

"When I younger and living at home my mother would make meatloaf. It was one of those meals that my brothers and my sister and myself dreaded. We never said anything to my mother as we did not want to hurt her feelings.

When I got married and was now the cook, I experimented. To my surprise my recipe was a success! Well, after a few tries anyway.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cook bacon then remove from pan, reserving some of the grease. Sauté onion and celery briefly in small amount of bacon grease until soft.

Mix all ingredients together, except for crumbled bacon and bread. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. Place bread on bottom of pan. Spread meatloaf mix evenly in pan. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hr & 20 minutes.