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75 Years Ago - Sept. 29, 1949 RANDOLPH – Herman Bauer, lifelong resident of the community south of here and a prominent farmer, died on Thursday evening while en route to a hospital after suffering injures when the tractor he was riding tipped over into a ditch, toppling upon him. The accident occurred near the George Schmidt farm south of here.
He was brought to a local doctor’s office by ambulance, and then taken to Norfolk, but death occurred before he reached the hospital. The accident occurred when Mr. Bauer turned the tractor too near the edge of the road and the machine slid off the grade. He succeeded in extricating himself but apparently had suffered internal injuries which caused his death.
His death was a shock to the whole community as few knew the accident had occurred, and he was thought to be seriously injured but not critically.
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RANDOLPH – Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Goodyear ,who have owned and operated the Randolph Cleaners here the past two years, have sold the business to Mr. and Mrs. Gale Bleasdell of Laurel, they announced this week.
The Bleasdells will take possession of their new business on October 1. They will occupy the apartment in the rear of the building where the Goodyears have lived during their residence there.
The Bleasdells have been connected with the Laurel Cleaners there the past two years and are experienced in the cleaning business. The cleaners establishment here has shown constant and rapid growth since it was opened a few years ago, and is one of Randolph’s most progressive enterprises.
60 Years Ago - Sept.24, 1964 RANDOLPH – Supt. Fred Pokorney has announced that 16 Randolph High School seniors are eligible to take the Regent’s Scholarship examination on November 4.
Mrs. Eva May Strathman is in charge of the examinations.
The students are: Gary L. Brummels, William C. Dibbert, Daniel L. Dennis, James D. Ehrhardt, Donna E. Graham, Richard W. Huwaldt, Gloria K. Janssen, Carolyn M. Kint, Roger L. Meyer, Denna L. McGraw, Carol S. Phillips, Linda L. Remington, Tom L. Truby, Janet L. Van Auker, Lynette R. Witte, Linda A. Winkelbauer.
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RANDOLPH – Sale of United States Treasury Department School Savings Stamps will be resumed in Randolph on Tuesday, September 29, before classes start at the Public school, and in the afternoon at St. Frances school.
The program will be sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Earl Bethune, president. The chairmen. Of the School Stamp Committee will be Mrs. Paul Wattier and Mrs. Bethune. Only the 10-cent stamps will be offered to the children. They will be sold each Tuesday.
The School Savings Stamp Program has been spreading rapidly into hundreds of Nebraska elementary schools, in keeping with the trend nationally and over $172,000 worth of school savings stamps were sold in Nebraska schools during the 1963-64 school year.
50 Years Ago - Sept. 26, 1974 RANDOLPH – Randolph’s Mayor Walter Anderson had the special honor of presenting the Nebraska Blacksmiths, Welders, and Machinists Association “Hall of Fame Award” to Robert Sellon at the sixth-eighth annual convention held at the Villa Inn Saturday, September 21st at Norfolk.
Each year a member is elected by a special committee for meritorious service performed in behalf of the organization and its members. Mr. Sellon has been an active member of the State Association since 1947, a sophomore in high school and the youngest state member for several years. Mr. Sellon has served on numerous committees, Board of Directors, Vice-President and State President in 1962. Mr. Sellon learned the trade from his father, the late Harry Sellon, working with him from 1949 to 1955, when he bought the business.
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RANDOLPH – The Randolph High School Band will be one of 26 high school bands from Nebraska and Iowa to appear in the annual Wayne State College Band Day festivities at Wayne on Saturday, October 5.
The bands will participate in a parade through the downtown business district of Wayne at 3:15 in the afternoon and will perform in halftime ceremonies at the Wayne State-Dakota State football game at the college stadium in the evening.
Three top band men of the area will serve as judges to rate the performance of all high school bands appearing in the parade.
40 Years Ago - Sept. 27, 1984 RANDOLPH – Mrs. Marvern Jones was hired by the Randolph City Council on a part-time basis on Thursday night during a special session of the group that also had several other newsworthy discussions.
Mrs. Jones was one of four that were interviewed at the special meeting that was called to select a replacement for Mrs. Lynn (Sandra) Wurdinger who had resigned her position earlier in the month.
The council also heard a report from City Clerk-Treasurer Rita Bartels about the condition of the machine in the city office that is used to prepare utility bills each month. Mrs. Bartels told the council members that the machine is causing problems, and presently is not operating in a manner that is correct. The council agreed to have Roger Carpenter of Bloomfield on the agenda at the October 2 meeting to discuss the possibility of installing a computer in the city office.
30 Years Ago - Sept. 28, 1994 RANDOLPH – Senior Homecoming King & Queen candidates include Heather Walz, Christie Larsen, Regina Reineke, Jill Sporleder, Erick Arens, Randy Korth, Shane Lieneman and Jeremy Olson. Coronation will be at 11 p.m. this Friday.
*** RANDOLPH – Vaughn Sievers, 15, of Randolph exhibited the grand champion feeder heifer at the 1994 Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Exposition in Omaha Sept. 23. Vaughn’s 498 pound Chianina-Maine/Anjou-Angus heifer was also named the crossbred feeder heifer champion. Vaughn, the son of Jack and Lori Sievers, is no stranger to the Ak-Sar-Ben show ring. He won the feeder calf showmanship contest in 1992, and exhibited the champion market heifer and champion feeder heifer this year. He also had the reserve champion market heifer in 1993. *** RANDOLPH – The local Knights of Columbus organization hosted a four-person golf tournament on Sept. 10 and 11 with proceeds to benefit the new ambulance fund drive. The organization was able to present the drive a check for $955.00.
Winners were the teams of: Dan Tunink, 1st; Bob Kint, 2nd and Doug Nordhues, 3rd in the first flight with Joe Groen, 1st; Ron Meyer, 2nd and Gary Dominisse, 3rd in the second flight.
Everyone who participated and helped with the tournament made the donation possible, according to Knights of Columbus members.
20 Years Ago - Sept. 29, 2004 RANDOLPH – Randolph Cardinals at the elementary and high school levels will be spending this week celebrating Homecoming, with an assortment of festivities and fun activities.
Once again, Homecoming week will be reflected in the hallways of the school as students will be able to “dress the part” to show off their school spirit.
The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Let’s Get It Started,” and candidates include Levi Borst, Ben Loberg, Kari Gubbels, Chelsey Bloomquist, Alicia Reineke, Blake Anderson, Heather Janssen and Nolan Whalen. *** RANDOLPH – The Randolph Senior Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary the week of Oct. 4 and Senior Center supporters invite Randolph residents to share in the festivities.
The week’s activities will start out with a supper at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 4, with some musical entertainment to start at 5:15 p.m. There will also be a program about the history of the center.
Senior Center managers and participants from the surrounding area have been invited to Randolph to share in the noon dinner with cake and ice cream to follow in Wednesday of that week, with a short program to follow. *** HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Commission approved a $7.5 million budget earlier this month for fiscal year 2004-05.
The budget is $1.3 million less than the current budget.
Cedar County Clerk Dave Dowling said the decreases were made possible because of a $400,000 decrease in the county’s Road Department fund. Smaller department decreases and decreases in the General Fund budget account for the rest of the difference.
10 Years Ago - Oct. 1, 2014 RANDOLPH – Cedar County is being eyed as a potential site for a new wind farm.
For the past three years, Malleck Farm and Wind Ventures has been laying the groundwork for a possible wind farm in central and southern Cedar County. Over that time, the company has done basic site evaluations and wind measurement studies.
Their research leads them to believe this location has long-term benefits for wind energy. *** RANDOLPH – A 27,000 pound concrete pour was made Monday for the storm shelter in the new spec home going up at the corner of Broadway and Washington in Randolph. Built to FEMA stands, the room is designed to be just 10 feet away from a bed in the master suite of the home and designed with a door even a child can safely operate. The six-inch reinforced concrete walls are built to safely shelter 12 people and are vented for prolonged use. The room will also double as a walk-in closet. *** KEARNEY – Randolph schools was one of 50 Nebraska employers to be honored lat week by Gov. Dave Heineman for the successful efforts in promoting workplace wellness.
A total of 252 awards have been given since the program began seven years ago. Nebraska is one of only a handful of states nationwide honoring wellness efforts of employees.
