1993: Billerbecks ‘Good Neighbor’
July 29, 1948
HARTINGTON - The loan rate and the support rate under the Purchase Agreement, for 1948 oats has been announced, and the rate is 66 cents for Cedar county, John Mueller, chairman of Cedar County AAA committee announced this week.
However, there will be no storage allowance on oats, neither under the loan or the Purchase Agreement Program.
Notice was also received from the State Office that the previously announced support price on wheat of $2.06 per bushel has been reset at $2.05 per bushel. This rate applies both to loans and Purchase Agreements.
July 29, 1948
RANDOLPH - Grain cutting was almost at an end in this vicinity this week, with a few threshing runs already started and others to start soon.
A rain of .36 inches fell early Sunday in Randolph and community with some sections reporting heavier rainfall. Temperatures averaged near or slightly below normal, with a marked cool spell during the middle of the week.
The state weather crop report states that corn is developing rapidly and has been favored by unusually good weather conditions. Approximately 50 per cent of the corn has tasseled and much of it is shooting ears. Continued warm and humid weather will be favorable for good pollination. No critical shortage of moisture prevails, but more rain will be needed to carry the crop to its normal development.
July 25, 1963
RANDOLPH - The Randolph Summer Band Program, under the direction of Wm. McMurry, was concluded with a concert at the city park Thursday night.
The final rehearsal was held the next morning at the Legion hall. In attendance were Randolph Public School Supt. and Mrs. Fred M. Pokorney, who expressed pleasure at the progress made during the summer by the young participants.
The group held a picnic at the park Saturday evening. Mr. Mc-Murry prepared a lunch of hot dogs, cokes, marshmallows and potato chips. Mrs.Robert Sellon contributed baked beans and Mrs. Frances Jensen contributed potato salad, to add to the meal. Popsicles and ice cream bars completed the supper.
July 25, 1963
HARTINGTON - The follow nnnnnnkm ng officers were elected to serve on the County Home Extension Council for 1964 at the Summer Council meeting held July 17, 1963 at 1:30 p.m.
Chairman, Mrs. Gordon Casal, Belden; Vice Chairman, Mrs. Martin Nierman, Coleridge; Secretary, Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh, Randolph; Treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Westadt, Magnet; Reading Leader, Mrs. Willard Burney, Hartington; Citizenship Leader, Mrs. Roy Bauermeister, Belden; 4-H Co-ordinator, Mrs. Irvin Holm, Hartington; Historian, Mrs. John Pfund, Coleridge; Group Chairmen, Mrs. Arnold Frerichs, Coleridge, Mrs. Maven Loeb, Belden; Mrs. Alphonse Riibe, Hartington.
Also at this meeting the 1964
Demonstration lessons given by specialists were selected as follows: “Do-Ahead Meals,” “Put Knowledge Into Practice,” “Selection of Bedding,” “Common Stains and How to Remove Them,” and “Your House and Grounds.”
July 26, 1973
RANDOLPH - The Randolph Community Fair, an annual event in Randolph is all set to begin on Monday at the park with young people in the area showing their exhibits in the homemaking and livestock divisions.
Livestock entries should be at the park by 8:00 a.m. Livestock judging, beginning with swine, is to get underway at 9:30 a.m. Tony Wewel will again be the judge.
Judging for the home economics division is slated to begin at 8:45 a.m. with Mrs. Otto Herrmann, the judge in the foods and miscellaneous divisions while Mrs. Norman Anderson will be in charge of the clothing.
Afternoon activities will include youth activities, which will be races, games and baseball games, scheduled to get underway at 12:30 p.m. The Randolph Fire Department will give free rides on the firetruck during the afternoon.
The evening activities will get underway at 6:30 p.m. with fire departments from Coleridge, Carroll, Randolph and Osmond participating in a water fight at the main intersection.
July 28, 1983
RANDOLPH - Since the beginning of the year the weather has been the main topic of discussion. The past several weeks temperatures and humidity has increased to the point of being uncomfortable.
According to LeRoy Brummels, city foreman, residents of Randolph have been using near the peak of 1800 KW on several occasions. Mr. Brummels said that Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and again on Friday the call for electricity reached near the 1800 KW for a near record. Last year, the summer of 1982, according to Mr. Brummels, a peak of 1865 was reached. On Thursday, July 21 Mr. Brummels said that with the peak reaching close to the 1800 mark an irrigation well owned by Joedy Sellon was shut down to keep from going over the peak demand.
The peak demand is quite important for the City of Randolph because Nebraska Public Power required that Randolph purchase at least 65% of the peak year around. So in the months when air conditioning and other electrical devices are not being used, the city must still purchase 65% of the peak (in 1982 the peak was 1865) or 1212 KW been though citizens could be only using 800 KW.
July 28, 1983
RANDOLPH - The heat wave that has made the immediate Randolph area “virtually an oven” was broken on Saturday when light showers
moved in to provide some relief.
On Monday through Friday, July 18-22 temperatures reached over the 100 degree mark each afternoon with little relief in the evening as the sun went down. On Saturday and again on Sunday morning showers amounting to from .10 to .40 of an inch made the area cooler as thermometers reached about 90 degrees.
Most residents will agree that rain is needed in some areas, but would prefer the kind of weather we have been receiving over the weekend to what parts of an area near a state park received last weekend. It was reported that heavy rain fell, in places up to six inches, and had winds from 70-100 miles per hour. Destruction in some recreation areas and farms was extensive. Some campers lost all their gear and pickups and cars were buried in a flash flood.
July 28, 1993
RANDOLPH - Eileen Leise and Dr. Henry and Margaret Billerbeck were honored Tuesday evening, July 20 at the Randolph Community Club Fair Barbecue at the city park.
“Employee of the Year” was awarded to Eileen Leise for her 17 1/2 years of employment as a librarian at the Randolph Public Library. As a certified librarian and through the workshops she has participated in has enabled the library to be an accredited library. The past three years Leise has had story hour during the summer and given the children an interest in reading.
Receiving the “Good Neighbor” award was a married couple, Dr. Henry and Margaret Billerbeck, deserving of the award by coming out of retirement to assist the community until a new doctor arrives in Randolph. The couple have shared their home with prospective doctors and pharmacists along with their families to stay with them and use their home as their own. The Billerbecks are active members of the St. Frances Church, the Economic Development Committee, active in the NCIP group and served on the doctor and pharmacists recruitment committees.
July 30, 2003
RANDOLPH - Hard work and a unified community effort helped Randolph area residents accomplish a big dream 10 years ago.
The Randolph Community Golf Course will make its 10-year anniversary Aug. 18.
For a number of years the dream of having a golf course in Randolph was just that. Those who enjoyed the pastime were forced to drive to other area courses to enjoy a relaxing game of golf.
After a fitness center wasn’t accepted by the community in 1991, the Randolph Area Development Corporation decided to host a meeting to determine interest in a golf course. On Oct. 8, 1991, the possibility of a golf course in Randolph was explored when Marty Johnson, golf course contractor, met with approximately 50 Randolph and area citizens.
He suggested avenues the community could take in order to make the course a reality. He stressed the importance of volunteers in order to offset the cost of creating the course. A steering committee of 14 volunteers was organized. Members included Roger Johnson, Jack and May Sauser, Randy Meyer, Jerry Albers, Marlin Van Slyke, Cecil Leiting, Dick Thies, Leonard Korth, Jim Dickes, Larry Alderson, Nadine Leiting, Sharon Riedel and Harry Huwaldt.
July 24, 2013
RANDOLPH - The annual Randolph Community Fair awards were presented July 13 at the Randolph City Auditorium.
Three awards were presented to locals: Good Neighbor of the Year Award, Employee of the Year Award, and the Farm Family of the Year Award.
The Good Neighbor Award is an honor commemorating an individual who exhibits a profound dedication to the community through volunteer activities and community pride. This year’s award winner was Nicole Berner.
Nicole and her husband, Brian, reside in Belden. She is employed in Sioux City, Iowa, currently serving as the vice president at US Bank. She has been working there for the past 13 years. For the past 20 years, Berner has been teaching area your the art of swimming though swimming lessons. Her patience and expertise has been noticed by many people throughout the years.
July 24, 2013
RANDOLPH - Adrianne Kruger, 17, Randolph, has learned many new skills in 4-H that she has turned into full time hobbies.
This year, Kruger, entered items in photography, clothing, baking and home economics. She is a member of Allen Eastern 4-H Club. She has five projects going to state for baking, two for clothing and one for home economics.
“You get experiences most people don’t get to learn everyday,” she said.
She also loves helping out the youngest members, the Clover buds, where she gets to help teach them how to do different projects, such as the basics of sewing and baking.
In her spare time, Kruger like baking and photography as a hobby. She bakes breads and pies for the club.
Outside of 4-H, she enjoys baking cupcakes.
July 24, 2013
RANDOLPH - Horses have been a big part of Kirsten Fink’s life since she was just a toddler.
Now, 16 years later, Fink and her current horse, Gypsie, are still collecting many awards at the Cedar County Fair.
This year she took first purple in the senior horsemanship and first purple in the senior pole bending event at the Cedar County Fair.
Fink was also the high point winner of the horse show.
Fink began showing at Wausa, Bloomfield, and Randolph at the age of five.
She started with a Shetland pony named Buck. That was for about four years. And she has also shown two other horses - Trouble and Legend.
For the past six years now, Fink