1983: Cardettes head to state volleyball tourney

Nov. 11, 1948

RANDOLPH – Thirty years ago today, the first Armistice Day was a joyous one in Randolph with 2500 to 3000 people thronging Randolph streets, attending the parade and program at the ball park in a spontaneous and thanks giving program and celebration that has never since been equalized here.

The news of the Germans’ final surrender and the armistice came to Randolph over the telephone lines to the night operator who called many Randolph citizens. As the news spread, people appeared in the streets early in the morn ing with tin pans and other noise makers, shot guns were fired, all church bells were rung.

Early in the day, people began pouring into Randolph and before three o’clock in the afternoon crowds estimated at nearly 3000 persons thronged the streets to witness a parade that had been improvised in a few short hours, and was the best ever presented here.

Nov. 7, 1963

RANDOLPH – Two Randolph business places have recently been undergoing extensive interior remodeling.

At O’Neill’s Clothing Store, new display counters and shelving have been installed along most of the west wall of the building, making merchandise easily accessible for customer self-service. Above the counters, additional wares are displayed on a wall of pegboard. The entire area is well lighted by newly installed fixtures.

The removal of the soda fountain at the Hartz Pharmacy has provided that business place with considerably more room for display of tis merchandise.

At the front of the store a gift section had been installed on the east side of the building. Gifts are attractively displayed against a background of pegboard with glass and a metal-type pegboard shelving providing additional decor.

Nov. 7, 1963

RANDOLPH – Coach Neil Kluver has announced that 16 members of the Randolph High School football team earned letters during the past season. The group included five seniors, eight juniors, and three sophomores.

Coach Kluver announced that Marvern Jones had been named the most valuable player during the past season and John Casal was picked as honorary captain. The selections were made by the vote of the players.

Senior lettermen: John Casal, Marvin Jones, Val Pentico, Marlin Rudebusch and Lowell Uttecht. Casal, Jones and Rudebusch were four-year letter winners.

Junior lettermen: Gary Bleasdell, Gary Brummels, Bill Dibbert, Dan Dennis, Jim Ehrhardt, Dennis Meier, Dennis Sellon and Dennis White.

Sophomore lettermen: Terry Chapman, Dallas Schmitt, and Gene Van Auker.

Nov. 6, 1973

RANDOLPH – Randolph Public School will host the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations’ mobile lecture-demonstration program at 9:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14.

Representing the Johnson Space Center of Houston, Tex. the program will be conducted by Thomas J. Hill. A member of the Oklahoma State University faculty, he has served as a Space Science Specialist for five years, in addition to 10 years as a science teacher in public schools.

Nov. 6, 1973

RANDOLPH – A Veterans Day Program will be held Monday, November 12 at ten o’clock in the morning at the city auditorium under the sponsorship of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alvin Kessler Post and Auxiliary No. 5545 and the Boy Scouts.

Guest speaker for the program will be Marvin Weber, Randolph postmaster.

Vic Caster, post commander will be master of ceremonies for the program.

Nov. 10, 1983

RANDOLPH – The Randolph High Cardettes advanced to the Class C-1 State Volleyball Tournament in Lincoln this week as they won both their district games and regional playoff.

The opening round game of the state tournament will have the Cardettes paired against Hastings St. Cecilia in a game that will be played at 8:45 p.m. on Thursday night (tonight). The Cardettes are scheduled to leave for Lincoln at about noon on Thursday (today) following a pep rally in the’s school gym that is open to the public and begins at 11:25 a.m.

The Cardettes captured the district crown on Tuesday night in Laurel when they won the opening set and battled back from an 11-3 deficit in the second set to win 1512 behind a fine team effort with everyone playing well defensively in the win.

Tammy Spader came off the bench and sparked the Cardettes in the second set with several ace spikes before Cheryl Berner ended the game with an ace serve.

Nov. 10, 1983

RANDOLPH – The Randolph High Cards were eliminated from the Class C-1 playoffs on Wednesday night at Bennington when they dropped a 27-20 overtime game to the home hosts.

Nov. 10, 1993

RANDOLPH – Randolph school board members passed a resolution to call for a bond issue elec tion on Jan. 1, 1994 for constructing and addition for $3,970,000 to the west school at their regular meeting, Monday, Nov. 8.

K.Kirk Jamison conducted fiscal agent business for Bud Kelly of Kirkpatrick Pettis, Smith, Polian Inc.

Jamison said voters will vote for or against the school addition in January. The project could cost less than $3,970,000. This amount can’t be exceeded without another election.

Two co-chairpeople will be selected to organize a campaign for the addition. One board member and one community member will be selected to oversee committees. On Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. committees will meet.

Voters can register at Rogers Law Office.

Nov. 10, 1993

RANDOLPH – Randolph Area Development Corporation and Randolph Area Foundation representatives Dan Tunink and Carmen Shaffer appeared at the council meeting to present the idea of hiring a pharmacist recruitment firm. Tunink said pharmacy recruitment and been ongoing for two or three years and started even before former Randolph pharmacist, the late Vince Hartz, retired.

Among the variety of approaches the pharmacy recruitment committee has tried have been sending information to area pharmacy schools, targeting for mailings in the California area because of the unrest there including purchasing lists of pharmacists to contact with roots in the Midwest and ready to go on their own. Interested individuals have been negotiated with at various stages.

Close to one year was spent working with a quality individual. After flying to Nebraska twice to visit the town, a promotion at his existing position prompted him to change his mind about relocating in Randolph.

Nov. 12, 2003

RANDOLPH – The flood plain has been a problem facing the Randolph Community since the mid-1980s.

Mayor Gordon Boatman and city Administrator Cinda Jones reported to the Randolph City Council at their regular session on Nov. 5 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposals which could remove Randolph form the flood plain.

Approximately 194 structures in Randolph are included in the flood plain. the designation of the flood plain has not only added insurance expense for those affected but has affected economic development in Randolph. Areas which were not developed before the flood plain came into effect are not able to be built on at this time.

The Corps of Engineers has drawn up five proposals to solve Randolph’s flood plain problem in addition to the five proposals by JEO.

Nov. 12, 2003

RANDOLPH – Members of the new public library building committee noted one common observation when they made visits to a number of area libraries last year.

The group saw the computer area of each facility as a well-used part of the library.

The design of the new local library includes a room dedicated for computer usage for library patrons.

A generous donation of $10,000 by Jerry & Debra Wiese of J.R. Haygrinding in Randolph will fund this section of the library.

Nov. 6, 2013

RANDOLPH – The new motel in Randolph will soon be open for business.

Logan Creek Inn & Laundromat, which is located along Hwy. 20 on the west edge of Randolph, will be open by Nov. 15.

The 10 unit motel has cable tele vision, free wi-fi and local phone access. Two queen size beds are available in each guest room along with a refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker and hair dryer.

Reservations can be made and keys picked up at the nearby Pronto Convenience Store.