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75 Years Ago - March 30, 1950
RANDOLPH – City Election Day for 1950 is Tuesday, April 4, at which time Randolph voters will select a mayor, two councilmen, city clerk, city treasurer, police magistrate and two members of the board of education.
The city election this year is running a little different from usual, inasmuch as three candidates have been placed on the ballot by petition, and two candidates are on the ballot having been appointed by their nominating party to take the place of two who withdrew from the race. In addition only one caucus was held in Randolph this year that of the People’s party.
Polling places are the city auditorium for the first ward, and the fire hall one block west of the First State bank for the second ward. *** RANDOLPH – The 1950 Junior Fair date has been tentatively set for August 15, 16 and 17, according to plans discussed and made at the regular meeting of the Randolph Community club held Monday night at the city auditorium. Plans are still in the formative stage and few details of the annual event have been worked out.
The Fair will again feature the junior livestock exhibits and the home economics exhibits. Last year, 154 exhibitors showed 452 exhibits at the Junior Fair home economics section for the biggest event of its kind ever staged in Randolph. Also, last year, the Junior Fair was named by both Wayne and Knox counties as their elimination center for 4-H home economics exhibits.
John Pock, Community club president, named Wm. Eike, Herbert Sauser, W.H. Steckelberg and Gale Bleasdell to the entertainment committee which will arrange for the entertainment and set the permanent date.
60 Years Ago - March 25, 1965
RANDOLPH – A break-in at the VFW Home was discovered Thursday evening. Missing from the building is an estimated $25.00 worth of “merchandise.”
VFW Commander Fred Rokahr said entrance to the budding was gained through a closed-in window at the rear of the structure. He said the break-in occurred some time prior to Monday, March 15.
Mr. Rokahr said it appeared the culprits had enjoyed a card game and had turned up the heat during their stay. No damage was done to the building. *** RANDOLPH – Janet Van Auker and Darrell Brodersen were crowned Sweethearts at the FHA and FFA Sweetheart Ball held Friday evening at the Randolph High School auditorium.
Barbara Galvin and Roger Meyer were the Sweethearts attendants.
The coronation took place at 10:15. The senior girls and senior boys who were present participated in the coronation march.
50 Years Ago - March 27, 1975
RANDOLPH – A set of triplet calves born at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Truby is a rare occurrence with some figures indicating that perhaps this would occur about once in 15 million pregnancies. The mother of the triplets is a Holstein cow that was artificially bred by Keith Johnson to an imported French Simmental Bull named Taquin. *** RANDOLPH – Residents of this area were jolted back to reality by a severe spring snowstorm Monday after a week of relatively warm temperatures had lulled them into thinking that spring had actually arrived.
The storm started with a light rain Sunday morning and by midnight snowfall had begun. Monday morning an estimated two or three inches of snow that were driven by hard northwesterly winds had the area under blizzard conditions.
The storm caused cancellation of school on Monday but there was a mail truck that arrived in Randolph early Monday from Norfolk. *** RANDOLPH – The Randolph High School faculty, led by Dan List and Kevin Kissel, squeaked out a 81-80 victory over the RHS varsity squad on Tuesday at the public school gym.
The varsity squad was paced by Richard Anderson as he popped in 20 counters while Dwight Rossbach and Cary Kruse chipped in with 16 and 12 points respectively. List led the faculty with 28 markers and Kissel added 26 for the faculty.
Head coach Lyle Nannen, playing for the faculty, failed to register in the scoring column.
40 Years Ago - March 28, 1985
RANDOLPH – The preliminary work for publishing the history book in conjunction with the Randolph Centennial moved forward again on Monday night as representatives of the publishing firm met with the book committee.
During the meeting with the publishing company, several major decisions were made that included the physical make-up of the book that included the color or the cover and the kind of paper that the pages will be printed on. The pre-sale of the book will get underway about June 1st of this year. During the first part of June, the group that is in charge of the family histories will be making contact with prospective persons who are invited to write their family histories. It is expected that a brochure will be mailed to area residents and others the first part of June inviting family histories. In the meeting on Monday the price of the books was discussed and it was estimated that the presale price of the book will be in the $20-$25 range with the price higher after the pre-sale deadline The committee on Monday night also decided the book would be broken down into four groups (Randolph History, Families Histories, Business Histories and Others) for organization tactics. The first three groups are self explanatory with clubs, organizations, churches, schools other groups included in the final group. Names to the group of persons that will help with writing the Randolph history included Mrs. Ruth Hughes, Mrs. Linda Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis (Rosemary ) Nordhues. Included in the group to collect family histories are Mrs. Suzie Wattier, Mr. and Mrs. Stan (Carolyn) Claussen and Mrs. Marian Johnson. Business histories will be compiled by Roy Gibson, Roger Buchanan, Marvin Taylor, Henry Walz and Pat Rogers. In the group to collect histories in the Others category are Mrs. Cinda Jones, Mrs. Geraldine Caster, Mrs. Karen Nannen and Ruth Staben. Residents of Randolph and the surrounding area who wish to participate in any of the four categories are asked to contact the book committee at their convenience. *** RANDOLPH – Linda Wells, a GFWC Randolph Woman’s Club member, was voted Clubwoman of the year during the club’s meeting Tuesday at the home of Varedo Huwaldt. New officers elected for the 1985-87 term were: Lorraine Wattier, president; Varedo Huwaldt, first vice-president; Ruth Preston, second vice-president; Linda Gubbels, secretary and Beulah Rokahr, treasurer.
In other business, Ruth Preston and Sharon Riedel were elected delegates to the state convention in Grand Island in April and Jo Kilburn was elected alternate.
The club voted to have the craft and hobby show during the Randolph Community fair in July. Jo Kilburn, Beulah Rokahr and Marilyn Leiting will be cochairmen of the event. *** RANDOLPH – The Randolph Volunteer Fire Department answered a call to the Tom Schaefer farm home north and west of Randolph on Wednesday afternoon.
The Randolph firemen assisted the Magnet firemen in putting out a blaze that started from an undetermined source and appeared to be confined to a large group of hay bales in several locations of the farmstead.
30 Years Ago - March 29, 1995
RANDOLPH – Representing a 22-county area, Ernest Witte has been nominated for the Governor’s Conference Outstanding Older Adult Award.
Witte, 79, has been on the Randolph Senior Center’s Board of Directors since it opened ten years ago and has served in an office each year. He now serves as chairman of the board. He is a member of the Northeast Nebraska Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board and has served in this position for two years.
In addition, Witte is the president of Randolph’s park board and St. John’s Lutheran Brotherhood. He is a 60-year member of St. John’s choir and a member of the Randolph Area Ventures community organization.
One person of eight will be chosen for the award during the Governor’s conference April 25-26 in Grand Island. The eight selected represent the eight Area Agencies on Aging in in Nebraska. *** RANDOLPH – Students inducted into the National Honor Society on Thursday are Marsha Lewon, Angie Dickes, Katie Anderson, Teresa Wittler, Cash Korth, Christopher Bradley, Beth Rogers, Travis Korth and Kristy Dominisse.
20 Years Ago - March 30, 2005
RANDOLPH – Most folks around here are familiar with the Girl Scouts.
Many have probably purchased a box of cookies or two from a Girl Scout during their annual fundraiser.
But with one Randolph family, Girl Scouts are much more than cookie sales, crafts and computers.
This family knows much about the group - not only do they have two youth members currently involved in scouting, but they have three generations involved in the organization.
Sharon Riedel, along with her daughter Jami Fye and two granddaughters, Katie and Alyssa Fye are all actively involved in the scouting organization. *** RANDOLPH – Sometimes when someone has a job they enjoy doing time flies by in just the simple blink of an eye.
This is exactly what happened to one of Randolph’s residents who for the last 28 years has been greeted at people’s front doors in and around Randolph selling Avon products.
Gladys Borst said she started selling Avon products in 1977, over the years developing a very loyal customer base. *** OSMOND – Staring in May 2004, persons from Osmond General Hospital’s service area have seen a new addition take shape and put into use. In recent weeks, activity has shifted to the renovation phase hallways are modified and staff shifts from one room to another as crews proceed with the upgrades.
The decision to launch the project came after considerable study and research by hospital management, board members, hospital foundation and medical leaders. Total cost of the project which has now passed the halfway point is $3.4 million.
The building portion of the project has been totally funded by hospital cash reserves and hospital revenue bonds.
10 Years Ago - April 1, 2015
MAGNET – At least 50 wind towers could be on the horizon for Cedar County.
A possible timeline for construction of the proposed Magnet Wind Farm is being put in place as lease agreements with approximately 23 landowners, along with easement agreements with 15 other landowners in southwest Cedar county have already been recorded at the Cedar County Courthouse.
Wind Harvestors, a group of local land owners who have been working together in an effort to bring wind energy into the area, were instrumental in bringing the project to Cedar County. *** HARTINGTON – Cedar County should seek a Livestock Friendly designation, nearly two dozen people told Cedar County Commissioners Tuesday.
The group included representatives of the local banking industry, economic development, livestock producers, and a veterinarian along with staff officials.
The Nebraska Livestock Friendly County program is a voluntary program which recognizes counties that actively support the livestock industry.
Twenty-one counties in Nebraska have the designation of being a “Livestock Friendly County.” *** HARTINGTON – Board members appointed a Laurel resident to a public health board at the March 2 Cedar county Commission meeting.
Board members took steps to appoint Carolyn Harder, Laurel, to the Northeast Nebraska Public Health Board.
Harder, who is a nurse, will be a lay representative.
