1948: Special guests part of Roxy Theater opening

Dec. 16, 1948

RANDOLPH – The formal opening of the Roxy Theater will be tonight, Thursday, December 16, when the feature attraction will be the movie “Mickey” in color. Starring in the movie are Bill Goodwin and Irene Hervey.

The formal opening of the theater under the new name market the completion of the remodeling and redecorating of the local theater by the owner and manager, Leonard Leise.

A number of special guests will be here for the opening and some will be introduced to the crowd. Among the special guests who will be here are Mr. and Mrs. Elton Benson, mangers of the Norfolk theaters; Leo Tews of Norfolk, construction supervisor; R.L. Nielsen, RKO representative; Hymei Novitsky, 20th Century Fox; Ed Rostermundt, United Artists; L.M. Wilson, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Ed Heath, Republic Pictures; M.P. Ryan, Parmaount Pictures; Wm. Wink, Warner Bros., Ed Cohen, Eagle Lion Pictures, all of Omaha; and Dale Hitz, Film Transportation Service, Pierce.

Dec. 16, 1948

RANDOLPH – Uttechts service station located on the junction of Highway 81 and 98 southwest of Randolph has been sold by Arnold Uttecht to Loyd Meier and Allan Olson of Randolph. Mr. Meier and Mr. Olson are brothers-in-law, and will operate the business together.

The station includes several units, a service station, auto repair shop, a restaurant and there are also two residences on the premises.

Both Mr. Meier and Mr. Olson have been farmers in the community southwest of here. Mr. Meier selling out a year ago and spent some time in Idaho before returning to Nebraska.

Dec. 12, 1963

RANDOLPH – A weekend storm with nearly all the fierceness that winter can provide was the lot for residents of this area.

Blizzard conditions prevailed Saturday night and all day Sunday. Snow began falling lightly Saturday morning, progressively worsening during the day. By evening a northwest wind of gale proportions accompanied this snowfall, both continuing throughout the night and Sunday.

Driving conditions were extremely hazardous and visibility was practically zero during the storm. Highway traffic was stalled at numerous points in the area and there were many reports of property damage. Snowfall in the vicinity amounted to but three inches, piling up in high drifts by the strong winds.

Dec. 12, 1963

RANDOLPH – A bulletin, concerning the recently held annual meeting of the Highway “20” Association, has been issued by that group’s secretary, E.H. “Em” Schill.

Progress included repair of road signs and distribution of strip maps to 19 Eastern routing offices. Strip maps are also being sent to 22 routing offices in California.

Harrison Huwaldt of Randolph, treasurer of the highway association, presented the first 10 months financial statement. Although a considerable balance presently shows on the books, he emphasized upcoming expenses, including sign rentals and also booth rentals for the Chicago sportsman’s and Travel Show in addition to other expenses for that show. In order to achieve goals set forth, it is felt that $3,000 must be raised through membership before next May.

Dec. 13, 1973

RANDOLPH – State Senator Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff, chairman of the State Legislature’s Executive Board, sponsored a resolution that told Randolph and 15 other similar cities generating their own electricity to interconnect or join a power district or face legislative action that would have the same effect.

The directive gives the local city’s governing body an option to choose between rural electrical districts and the Nebraska Public Power District.

The local light plant, along with the other 15 similar plants are considered to be in trouble because they are hooked to natural gas supplies on an interupptable schedule and the state fuel allocation office says it cannot ensure enough fuel oil to produce electricity if the natural gas is interrupted for a long period of time.

Dec. 13, 1973

RANDOLPH – The Randolph Cards started the 1973-74 basketball season impressively on Friday night when they defeated Osmond by a score of 67 to 53 in a game at the Randolph gym.

The victory for the Cards was more impressive than the scoreboard indicated, as the coaching staff made liberal use of substitutes as early as in the early going of the third quarter.

The Cards jumped to a 12 to 11 first quarter lead then mushroomed to 34 to 19 by halftime. In the third quarter a scrappy Cardinal press really got the game on the ice for the Randolph team.

Dec. 15, 1983

RANDOLPH – A varied agenda kept the Randolph City Council busy when they met for their regular monthly meeting.

The city council accepted a bid for a new fire truck for the Randolph Fire Department. The bid that was accepted came from the Centralia, Ia., fire department and was for their Ford truck and related equipment. Following the accepting of the bid, the council authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with the successful bidder and to make a necessary down payment.

Dec. 15, 1983

RANDOLPH – “Patches” had the crowd of youngsters in the palm of his hand on Saturday afternoon during this performance on Santa Claus Day in Randolph.

The clown performed his magic acts and balloon sculptor for about 300 youngsters and parents before Santa Claus made his annual visit in Randolph. Santa heard requests for Christmas presents for over an hour at the City Auditorium while Randolph Community Club members passed out sacked treats for those attending.

Brock Jones was a willing participant in one of Patches’ magic tricks.

Dec. 15, 1983

RANDOLPH – State Senator Elroy Hefner announced that he will seek a third term to his 19th District seat in 1984.

The Coleridge lawmaker was first elected in 1978 and has served two terms in the Nebraska Legislature.

Hefner is currently serving as chairman of the Miscellaneous Subjects Committee and vice chairman of the Revenue Committee.

Dec. 15, 1993

RANDOLPH – Randolph school board members adopted changes to an athletic training policy, Monday, Dec. 13, east school assembly.

The change in wording clarifies a seven-day suspension and minimum of one game suspension for failure to abstain from the use or possession of alcohol or tobacco. A second offense for the same infraction or for committing felony crimes will result in suspension from the athletic team for the remaining sport season.

Dec. 15, 1993

RANDOLPH – Donating $1,000 to the Randolph Area Foundation Medical Services Fund, First National Bank of Belden representatives Larry Alderson and Kevin Kirby presented a check to Dan Tunink of the Foundation last week.

The donation will go toward health care recruitment.

Dec. 17, 2003

RANDOLPH – Randolph area residents are experiencing the effects of influenza this winter.

The Randolph Elementary saw its hardest hit day Dec. 16 with 20 students absent due to some strand of flu. According to elementary secretary, Cindy Bowers, the absent students were experiencing either high fever, vomiting, strep throat, or nausea. Tuesday was the worst day for absentees with the day starting off with 21 students absent having two returns at mid-day and another leave.

The Randolph Jr./Sr. High has been fortunate to not have as many students absent due to illness. According to the secondary secretary, only three students were absent Tuesday due to illness. There has not been a large number of students gone as of yet from the secondary.

Dec. 17, 2003

RANDOLPH – It was a record-setting night when state-ranked Class C2 rivals, Laurel-Concord and Randolph, faced off here Saturday.

The contest ended tied at the conclusion of regulation and required three overtimes before LCHS recorded a two-point win, 89-87 over the Randolph Lady Cardinals.

The combined score of 176 points set a new State All-Class record for the most points scored in a high school girls’ basketball game replacing the old record of 169 set by Walthill (83) and Winnebago (86) in 1990.

Dec. 11, 2013

RANDOLPH – A public preschool is closer to a reality in Randolph as the Board of Education considered more requirements and options presented by Supt. Jeff Hoesing at the School Board meeting Monday, Dec. 9.

Supt. Hoesing gave an overview of the basics of the program. Before state approval, the school district must ensure the program provides a planning period to determine the community’s unmet needs for early childhood, develop cooperative relationships with other early childhood programs, recruit and train staff, and identify resources in the community that will provide comprehensive services such as nutritional, medical, social and mental health services.

The program must develop a budget that will show funding sources and include a sliding-scale formula for parent/guardian fees to ensure that all families have an opportunity to participate in the program.

Dec. 11, 2013

RANDOLPH – Randolph City Council selected a president, accepted the resignations of two EMTS and discussed a complaint that had been filed during the Dec. 4 meeting.

Randolph City board members voted for Brad Bargstadt to serve as the president of the City Council.

Board members accepted the resignations from two members of the Randolph Emergency Medical Technicians: Kim Kint and Shane Merchant.

Board members considered a letter and news clippings that had been submitted to the City Office. Randolph resident Virgil Podany has concerns with fumes, which he considers to be dangerous, coming from tucks that are parked in the city.

An area near the City Park has been set asisde for trucks to park.

During the cold weather in the winter months some of the trucks are left running for longer periods of time.

The issue has been checked out and there should not be a problem, according to Mayor Dwayne Schutt.

Dec. 11, 2013

RANDOLPH – The final touches are being put in place for this week’s Blast From the Past event in Randolph.

This Friday’s event will begin with a Pancake Feed from 5-7 p.m. at the Randolph City Auditorium.

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