1964: Mayor urges to refrain from gun use in city limits

75 Years Ago - June 16, 1949

RANDOLPH – Work of erecting a new building to house a new Randolph business firm, a photograph studio, will begin this week.

The studio, the first in Randolph in many years, will be owned and operated by James Kuhl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Kuhl. He has been receiving instruction and training in photographic work at the Kline Studio in Norfolk for several months.

The building is located on the lot south of the H.J. Kaiser building, and the lot was bought from V.C. Havorka, Sr.

Mr. Kuhl plans to sell film, cameras, and other supplies in the studio, and will do no photo finishing.

60 Years Ago - June 11, 1964

RANDOLPH – This is an appeal to the citizens of Randolph to refrain from the use of firearms within the city limits.

Everyone must realize that a rifle bullet will travel from 1/2 to 1 mile and still carry enough force to kill either our young children or any other person.

If this appeal is ignored we must warn you that we will do everything within our power to prosecute the violators of this city ordinance.

It is the moral duty of citizens to report to the proper authorities any violators of their city ordinance before a serious accident or death may result Gordon J. Dennis, Mayor

50 Years Ago - June 13, 1974

RANDOLPH – A re-organization of the Randolph City Council was held on Tuesday, June 4. Walter Andersen assumed the position of Mayor, and Kenneth (Sam) Reineke was seated as a new member of the Council.

Mayor Andersen made the following appointments: Virgil Podany, Chairman of the Council.

Robert Aschoff, Chairman of Lights and Water.

Kenneth Reineke, Chairman of Auditorium.

Virgil Podany, Chairman of Parks and Swimming Pool.

City Clerk and City Treasurer, J.F. Atwood.

Rogers & Rogers, City Attorneys. Another new member of the Randolph City Council, Gordon Boatman, was absent from the meeting.

40 Years Ago - June 14, 1984 RANDOLPH – The Randolph City Council was kept in regular session until approximately 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday night when they held their regular June meeting, with Mayor Roger Johnson absent because he and his family are on vacation.

The length of the meeting was due, in part, to two computer demonstrations which were conducted by sellers of different machines. The first firm to display their machine was Team Electronics who showed the group present for the meeting an Apple IIE with related equipment and supplies needed by the City of Randolph to switch their Utility Department onto the computer. Cost of the computer, software and material needed for the starting package amounted to $3,675. Included in the package was an Apple II E Personal Computer, Duodisk, Duodisk Accessory Kit for IIE, Extended 80-Column Text Card, Monitor II and Cable, Printer and material listed on a bid sheet that was distributed. Roger Carpenter of Bloomfield demonstrated the machine and answered questions from the council members.

The other demonstration that followed was from Precision Computer Systems, Inc. of Sioux Falls, So. Dak., and was on a Burroughs B20 Small Business Computer that totaled $12,840 for their equipment that would do the billing for the Utility Department.

30 Years Ago - June 15, 1994 RANDOLPH – School board members and the public will gather Monday, June 20 at the west school for a ground breaking ceremony Board members signed a contract with McHan Construction for a base bid of $3,754,555. Following contract approval by the board, change orders and acceptance of various alternatives were activated to reduce the overall price tag of the project. From the school’s equipment budget, $200,000 will be used to bring construction costs to $3,276,095.

Board members have also stipulated that certain alternatives or options may be put in if other costs are less.

20 Years Ago - June 16, 2004 RANDOLPH – Margaret K. VanVleet donated $25,000 to the Randolph Public Library Building Fund in honor of her mother who was the librarian there for 26 years.

Margaret Kerrr VanVleet is the youngest daughter of Daniel and Carrie Kerr. Carrie moved back to Randolph from Kansas to live closer to her family after her husband died in 1910. There she became the librarian.

The current library was built in 1981 funded generously by Andrew Carnegie. The building has served the community well but has posed many challenges in recent years. Its small, cramped spaces prohibit many elderly and handicapped citizens from using the library.

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RANDOLPH – The Randolph Board of Education hired three new teachers for the upcoming school years as their regular meeting on June 14.

Peggy Lackas, Randolph alumnus, was hired for the English/ Language Arts portion. Lackas graduated this spring from Wayne State College.

Rita Machine from Norfolk was hired for the Family and Consumer Science vacancy. She also graduated from Wayne State College this past spring.

Marcia Wakely from Wausa was hired or K-12 Guidance Counselor position.

10 Years Ago - June 18, 2014 RANDOLPH – The Randolph School Board meeting Monday was short one member due to the turbulent weather - Jim Scott was excused for tornado spotter duties.

The only action item considered that evening was to approve classified staff wages and benefits for the upcoming school year.

Board members Dan Backer, Barb Rohde, and Paul Schmit have been working through various scenarios and requests, said Superintendent Jeff Hoesing. The recommendation of the three was an increase of roughly 2.5 percent across all classified positions. The board voted to adopt the wages and benefits as presented.

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HARTINGTON – Cedar County Emergency Management was prepared as much as possible for the storms that hit the area the last few days.

Tornado warnings, high winds and severe thunderstorms, along with flooded highways and county roads had to be dealt with the past several days.