It’s been called a “step back in time,” a local resource for hardware and materials, and a lifesaver when somebody is in a jam. It’s a small town Kansas lumberyard which now has new life under local ownership.
Randy Kemp is the manager of Eskridge Lumber LLC in Eskridge, Kansas. Eskridge has had a lumberyard for a long time. Eldon Roberson and Dean Miller had owned the lumberyard since 1970.
Randy Kemp came to work at the lumberyard in 1981. He is a local, having been born and raised here.
“I tell people that I’ve never gotten off the main street of Eskridge,” Randy said. “My dad ran a gas station and shop here and we lived down the street.” Randy continued to live on main street when he finished school and started going to work on construction projects. After he got married, his wife didn’t want him to travel so much so he took a job at the lumberyard, right there on main street. In 2004, he took over as manager.
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