Today we'll return to the Alliance City Council meeting from July 20.

 Council issued a proclamation in recognition of two Alliance lifeguards that saved the life of a swimmer at Big Blue Bay. The Alliance City Council proclaimed July 21 "Drew Varner and Brock Brass Day". Council had a first reading on prohibited activities within designated areas of municipal parks. Council had a public hearing for Blomenkamp Investments LLC for the Runza Restaurant project. They also awarded the tennis court rehabilitation bid and SkyView Golf Course storm damage bid and more.&nbsp;

<div><iframe title="Post Podcast: Alliance City Council meeting, July 20" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=hk29p-10984f5-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&btn-skin=5&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Today we'll return to the Alliance City Council meeting from July 20.</p><p> Council issued a proclamation in recognition of two Alliance lifeguards that saved the life of a swimmer at Big Blue Bay. The Alliance City Council proclaimed July 21 "Drew Varner and Brock Brass Day". Council had a first reading on prohibited activities within designated areas of municipal parks. Council had a public hearing for Blomenkamp Investments LLC for the Runza Restaurant project. They also awarded the tennis court rehabilitation bid and SkyView Golf Course storm damage bid and more.&nbsp;</p>

🔊Post Podcast: Alliance City Council meeting, July 20 

Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items on the agenda of the July 20, 2021 Alliance City Council meeting.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=45vxh-1095445-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items on the agenda of the July 20, 2021 Alliance City Council meeting.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson

You're in tune to the Post Podcast, I'm Kalin Krohe. Today we talked to Dylan Bloom about his performance Saturday night in Chadron at Fur Trade Days.&nbsp;

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</div><p>You're in tune to the Post Podcast, I'm Kalin Krohe. Today we talked to Dylan Bloom about his performance Saturday night in Chadron at Fur Trade Days.&nbsp;</p>

🔊Post Podcast: Dylan Bloom talks about Fur Trade Days performance

Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items on the agenda of the 7/6/21 city council meeting.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=fzspi-1081f59-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items on the agenda of the 7/6/21 city council meeting.</p>

Karen Benzel discusses the new food distribution, as well as the upcoming United Way Movie Night at Sandhills Drive-In.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Karen Benzel of United Way of Western Nebraska" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=e5tww-10807ee-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Karen Benzel discusses the new food distribution, as well as the upcoming United Way Movie Night at Sandhills Drive-In.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Karen Benzel of United Way of Western Nebraska

Kyren Gibson of the Carnegie Arts Center discusses July events and classes.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Kyren Gibson, Carnegie Arts Center" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=s6deh-10807d8-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&font-color=auto&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Kyren Gibson of the Carnegie Arts Center discusses July events and classes.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Kyren Gibson, Carnegie Arts Center

Eagle's Derek Beck spoke with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services CEO Danette Smith on Nebraska's ongoing Vaccination process. Interview was done on June 30, 2021.

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Nebraska DHHS CEO Danette Smith on Nebraska Vaccinations

Chelsea Thompson of BBHF discusses the upcoming Health Foundation Golf Classic in Alliance.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Chelsea Thompson, Box Butte Health Foundation" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ztrk8-107c19a-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Chelsea Thompson of BBHF discusses the upcoming Health Foundation Golf Classic in Alliance.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: Chelsea Thompson, Box Butte Health Foundation

🎙 Post Podcast: Mara Andersen, Alliance Recreation Center

Karen Benzel of the United Way of Western Nebraska announces the new 2021-2022 partner agencies for Box Butte and Dawes counties.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Karen Benzel of United Way of Western Nebraska" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=fv6um-106ef40-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Karen Benzel of the United Way of Western Nebraska announces the new 2021-2022 partner agencies for Box Butte and Dawes counties.</p>

"You don't chase a dollar, you chase a customer.&nbsp; If you take care of the customer, everything else will fall into place."

This was the lesson pharmacist Dave Randolph learned from his grandfather, a Scottsbluff mechanic and gas station owner.&nbsp; It's the kind of sensible advice any business owner, or person hoping to start a business, can take to heart.

Dave, who purchased the former Shaver's Pharmacy in Hemingford, eventually expanded to a second Dave's Pharmacy in Alliance.&nbsp; Dave had considered owning and operating his own business during his years working for others.

Dave Randolph tells Panhandle Post that the store's credo of "advanced care meets personal service" signifies attention to each customer's individual health profile.&nbsp; "You're actually a patient...we want to take care of you, the person."&nbsp; Dave notes that seeing the whole picture of each customer--whether a person smokes, whether they get proper physical exercise, etc.--is key to their approach.

As the owner of a small business, Dave Randolph notes that all of his employees come from small towns.&nbsp; "Everybody likes to shop local to support each other, because...when we shop local, the whole economy booms."

You can hear our complete interview with Dave Randolph, including his thoughts on the core of Dave's Pharmacy as a business, below.

<p><i>By Jason Wentworth</i></p><p>"You don't chase a dollar, you chase a customer.&nbsp; If you take care of the customer, everything else will fall into place."</p><p>This was the lesson pharmacist Dave Randolph learned from his grandfather, a Scottsbluff mechanic and gas station owner.&nbsp; It's the kind of sensible advice any business owner, or person hoping to start a business, can take to heart.</p><p>Dave, who purchased the former Shaver's Pharmacy in Hemingford, eventually expanded to a second Dave's Pharmacy in Alliance.&nbsp; Dave had considered owning and operating his own business during his years working for others.</p><p>Dave Randolph tells Panhandle Post that the store's credo of "advanced care meets personal service" signifies attention to each customer's individual health profile.&nbsp; "You're actually a patient...we want to take care of you, the person."&nbsp; Dave notes that seeing the whole picture of each customer--whether a person smokes, whether they get proper physical exercise, etc.--is key to their approach.</p><p>As the owner of a small business, Dave Randolph notes that all of his employees come from small towns.&nbsp; "Everybody likes to shop local to support each other, because...when we shop local, the whole economy booms."</p><p>You can hear our complete interview with Dave Randolph, including his thoughts on the core of Dave's Pharmacy as a business, below.</p><div><iframe title="SUMMER OF SMALL BUSINESS: Dave Randolph, Dave's Pharmacy" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=a76cj-10599bd-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><figure>
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Owner Dave Randolph shares story of Dave's Pharmacy

Post Podcast Meet New AHS Girls Basketball Coach Stephan Crile

Nebraska State Education Association President Jenni Benson discusses education bills in the recent NE Legislative session; the pandemic's effect on education in Nebraska schools; and an upcoming summer workshop for Nebraska teachers.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: NSEA President Jenni Benson" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=s7pah-1068b88-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Nebraska State Education Association President Jenni Benson discusses education bills in the recent NE Legislative session; the pandemic's effect on education in Nebraska schools; and an upcoming summer workshop for Nebraska teachers.</p>

🎙 Post Podcast: NSEA President Jenni Benson

Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items from the agenda of the June 15, 2021 Alliance City Council meeting.

<div><iframe title="🎙 Post Podcast: Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=stchm-10673dc-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=2&btn-skin=5"></iframe></div><p>Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson discusses items from the agenda of the June 15, 2021 Alliance City Council meeting.</p>

🔊Post Podcast: Gov. Ricketts on Alliance town hall meeting

🔊 Post Podcast: Alliance City Council meeting, May 18 

🔊Post Podcast: Alliance City Council meeting, May 4

🎙 Post Podcast: Alliance Interim Co-City Manager Randy Waggener