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75 Years Ago - Jan. 26, 1950
RANDOLPH – The Randolph Community Club will sponsor the Randolph baseball club for the 1950 season, it was decided Monday night at the Community club’s regular meeting, as a list of provisions and rules set up by a committee of the community Club was adopted.
On the baseball committee are John Pock, Robert Schenck, Ab Borst, Gale Beasdell, and Glenn Stingley.
The provisions as outlined by the committee and adopted by the new club: (1) The Randolph Community club to give $100 to the treasury of the Randolph baseball club to start the season of 1950; (2) Community club to sponsor advance ticket sales for Randolph baseball club for the regular league games for 1950; (3) Randolph Community club to elect a committee of five to have charge of the Randolph baseball club for 1950, this committee to have power to elect officers from their members and these directors to select manager for the season; (4) Community club to sponsor a famers and city slickers baseball game and all profits to be turned over to the treasurer of the Randolph baseball club; (5) Randolph Community Club will not be responsible for any bills of the Randolph baseball club for the year, 1950.
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RANDOLPH – The “R” Club of Randolph high will honor the fathers of the basketball squad members Friday night when “Dad’s Night” will be held in conjunction with the Bloomfield-Randolph game.
Fathers of all the basketball squad members will be honored guests of the “R” cub at the game and at lunch in a local restaurant afterward. All dads of the squad members are asked to attend the games which begin at 6:45.
The club plans to make “Dad’s Night” a yearly event during the basketball season, and in the football seasons to hold “Mom’s Night.”
60 Years Ago - Jan. 21, 1965
RANDOLPH – Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Stamm of Coleridge, former Randolph residents, received word from their son, SSG E-6 Gary D. Stamm, that he had been wounded in action in South VietNam.
He was hit by shrapnel, receiving hand, knee, and ankle injuries each on different limbs. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Gary is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stamm, Sr., of this city.
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RANDOLPH – St. Frances High School’s Homecoming will be an event of Friday night, January 22.
Activities will include a basketball game, followed by a public dance at which the homecoming royalty will be revealed.
The Blue Jays will meet the Lindsay Holy Family basketball team in a game which starts at 7:00 p.m. at the city auditorium.
Music for the dance, to be held at the West Randolph Ballroom, will be furnished by the Shorty Avery band. Dancing will be from 9:00 p.m. until midnight.
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RANDOLPH – Diane Schlichting and Joy Stueve are Randolph’s 1965 winners of the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award.
Diane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Schlichting, is the St. Frances High School winner. Joy, the winner from Randolph High School, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stueve.
The girls scored the highest in written homemaking examinations taken by the senior girls in the respective schools on December 1.
50 Years Ago - Jan. 23, 1975
RANDOLPH – An ordinance passed by the Randolph City Council on January 13 prohibits parking of motor vehicles on certain streets in the city during certain hours while snow removal is in operation.
The ordinance says that it should be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be parked on Broadway Street between Pierce and Nebraska street and on Main Street between Hughson and Wayne streets between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. when snow removal operations are in progress.
The ordinance goes on to make it unlawful for any vehicle to be parked on any other street in Randolph between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. when snow removal operations are in progress on the streets of Randolph.
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RANDOLPH – Campaign buttons boosting family farming are available locally at the First State Bank and The Randolph Times.
These buttons support anti-corporate legislation in a battle to save the family farms.
Donations are requested to help charter buses from Cedar County to appear in Lincoln for hearings on legislation. Donations may be left with Patrick Rogers in the Randolph area.
40 Years Ago - Jan. 24, 1985
RANDOLPH – Announcement was made this week by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Backer that they have purchased the building that formerly housed Randolph Ford and Mercury on the west edge of Randolph along Highway 20.
In making the announcement the Backers said that they will be operating a service station that will be selling regular and unleaded fuel as well as diesel fuel, have a tank wagon for deliveries, furnish tire repair and do minor car maintenance.
The Backers are well known in the Randolph area as they have farmed southwest of Randolph for the past 30 years. The Backers have five children: Dan, Gary, Rick, Kathie and Jeff. The business will be operated under the name of “Westside Service” and is expected to open for business on February 1.
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RANDOLPH – More preliminary work toward the Randolph Centennial that is scheduled for the summer of 1986 was accomplished by the Executive Committee of that group on Monday night.
The 13 members of the group divided the work that must be accomplished into three major sections with members for the committee heading each group.
The four members of the committee named to the operating funds portion of the centennial were Mrs.
Harrison (Varedo) Huwaldt, Neil Kluver, Pat Rogers and Marvin Weber. Named to the publicity committee were Marvin Taylor, Roger Johnson, Paul Tunink and Larry Lackas while the decorating committee will be made up of Fred Rokahr, Don Bermel, Mrs. Roger (Marian) Johnson, Mrs. Paul (Helen) Tunink and Mrs. Doug (Ruth) Preston. *** RANDOLPH – Announcement was made recently by United Hardware Distributing Co. that Kenneth (Sam) and Nancy Reineke have become associated with Hardware Hank.
The Reineke store in Randolph, formerly Gambles, will be handling the same lines and types of merchandise as before, but, according to the news release, could possibly put the Reineke’s in a better buy-sell position. In their new association, the Reinekes join a group of 600 independent hardware merchants in Nebraska and ten neighboring states who own their own business and have united together to own their own warehouse and office facilities.
The Reinekes, following a period of time, expect to hold a grand opening that is expected to show their customers what they have to offer.
30 Years Ago - Jan. 25, 1995
RANDOLPH – Presenting an award of commendation to John Huff, Randolph Municipal Light and Water Superintendent are City Administrator Cinda Jones and Mayor Gordon Boatman. The award was issued by the Safety Chairman of Nebraska Section-American Water Works Association in recognition of completing the 1993 calendar year without a recordable injury. Issued by the AWWA national headquarters in Denver, Colo. this certificate is awarded only to eligible water departments nationwide for maintaining high standards of safety in the industry.
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RANDOLPH – The first Randolph baby born to a Randolph couple in 1995 was Katie Marie Gubbels.
The infant daughter of Matt and Patsy (Thompson) Gubbels, she came into he world on Friday, Jan. 20, 5:47 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Norfolk. She weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces.
Two lists awaited their new sister at home. They are Emily and Leanna.
The new year baby’s grandparents are Harold and Joyce Thompson of Laurel and Angela Gubbels. Her great-grandmother is Luella Schively of Laurel. *** RANDOLPH – RHS Music Boosters met in the high school lunchroom on Thursday. Following a short business meeting, entertainment was provided by the fifth and sixth grade chorus, directed by Terri Haselhorst and accompanied by Ruth Carstens.
Carol Dowling and Gail Morten, co-chairpersons for the Christmas Greens fundraiser reported a net profit of $1,700.00 and that seven out of the eight Mystery Houses were found.
20 Years Ago - Jan. 26, 2005
RANDOLPH – After the resignation of nursing home administrator Steve Fresse on Dec. 4, Randolph’s Colonial Manor/Estates sent out a search for his replacement.
On Jan. 17, that search ended as the facility welcomed their new administrator.
Sherilyn Allen has filled the empty position willingly, even coming out of her three-month retirement to do so. Allen comes to the facility from Benkelman, Nebraska, a small town in the southwest corner of the state, where she served as administrator in their facility for the last five years.
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RANDOLPH – There isn’t any bull here. At least not in the pasture outside of Randolph owned by the Tony Bloomquist family that holds not only cattle but six head of buffalo as well.
Bloomquist said he’s owned the buffalo for about two years now. All his head of female buffalos were purchased by Bloomquist as calves from the refuge in Valentine. Bloomquist said his interest was peaked when a buddy out of Long Pine called and asked him if he’d be interested in some buffalo.
At the time he was looking to try something different so he figured, why not?
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RANDOLPH – Students at the Randolph Elementary School will soon be in direct competition with other Nebraska youth to be the most physically fit.
The contest named N-Lighten Kids will be held Feb. 1 through May 1, and will be based on the accumulated physical activity of the participating youth.
N-Lighten Kids is a new program run by the Nebraska Sports Council. Nebraska Sports Council executive Director, Dave Mlnarik, said the program has been “designed to increase the amount of physical activity among school aged children.”
10 Years Ago - Jan. 28, 2015
RANDOLPH – The first spec home from the Revitalize Randolph Program is available for inspection with a public open house on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Running from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 411 West Broadway, the new 1500 square-foot home features several conveniences not found in conventional homes, according to Tim and Jason Schmit, co-owners of Schmit Home Solutions.
Using structurally insulated panel construction, the super energy efficient all electric home is designed to use just $50 a month or less for heating and cooling.
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RANDOLPH – Dennis and Lindsey Miller, who both grew up in the Deep South in the Savannah, Ga., area, feel right at home in Nebraska.
Lindsey grew up in Savannah, a city with a population close to 145,000, which is located a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean. Dennis grew up nearby in the area of Guyton, Ga.
“We love Nebraska,” Lindsey said. “We have put our roots down here.”
Lindsey is now in her third year as an art teacher at Randolph Public Schools.
