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Numbers were down, but enthusiasm and fund raising remained high in Phillips County’s eighth Relay for Life. Getting into the theme ‘Back to the Future,’ a total of 13 teams gathered Friday, Aug. 21 to kick off the 18-hour event.
In the months lead...
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School officials are cautiously optimistic about the increased enrollment numbers for the start of the 2009-2010 school year. Enrollment increased by 32, according to first-week attendance in Holyoke School District Re-1J.
Total school enrollment was 592...
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Data-driven dialogue amongst Holyoke School District staff kicked off the 2009-2010 school year in a progressive mode.
Supt. Bret Miles gave a thorough evaluation report of Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) test results for 2009 at the Aug. 18 m...
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A subdivision exemption request from Phillips County Commissioners, discussion of putting a fire truck up for sale and a report from Northeast Colorado Association of Local Governments (NECALG) took up much of the Aug. 18 Holyoke City Council meeting.
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Jean Clayton of Holyoke is a longtime fan of PBS television show Antique Roadshow. For years, she shared, her husband Mark has taken care of Monday night dinner so she could watch her 7 p.m. program. Since a young age, Clayton has been interested in antiq...
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For over seven years Rod Ellis, formerly of Holyoke, has known he would eventually need a new liver. Knowing in advance, however, didn’t make it any easier when he received the news from his nephrologist that he needed to begin looking for a living dono...
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Douglas Kaup, son of Marian Kaup of Holyoke, recently assumed the esteemed position of commanding officer of United States Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria in Astoria, Ore.
Kaup is formerly of Holyoke, where he spent many days in his youth farming w...
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Dragon’s Wagon Preschool, located in Holyoke Elementary School, will kick off its 29th year Tuesday, Sept. 8.
A move is in store for the preschool, as staff and students anticipate relocating to the new Phillips County Event Center by the end of 2009.
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People turn silence into a buzz of excitement
I’ve trekked through the fairgrounds on my bike in the early mornings this summer on my way to the track. Quiet. No one else around. Lots of wide-open space.
And then it happens. Fair week approaches. The ...
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Power Outage
There’s nothing like an animal escape for a rush of pure adrenaline. Whether it’s an alligator leaving the Florida Everglades and moving downtown, a cow running from a Texas slaughterhouse, a pet snake slithering away during a kindergart...
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While the common cold may be incurable, inconvenient and at times incapacitating, simple home remedies may offer relief to those stuck with the sniffles this winter.
A simple approach to combating a cold is to stimulate the immune system. According to Pa...
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Packing nutritious school lunches that kids will eat can be tricky. You want to make sure that all those healthy foods you carefully selected are not traded away for junk food or tossed into the trash.
With childhood obesity a growing problem, many paren...
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Car detailing at its finest, staying loyal to customers and keeping business in Holyoke. These are all thoughts behind Joe Ruiz’s new car detailing business, Classic Details.
Starting slow and building clientele is essential for Ruiz. He will be workin...
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Western bean cutworm moth populations continue to grow in the pheromone traps in most of the locations. Other pests to pay attention include sunflower head moth and sunflower stem weevils.
In corn, growers should scout fields until eight or more percent ...
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On Aug. 10 President Barack Obama declared four counties in Nebraska primary disasters due to losses caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred June 5 through June 26, 2009.
The four primary Nebraska counties are Chase, Deuel, Lincoln ...
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As a service to hay producers and buyers, the Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Hay Directory annually. The 2009 edition of the directory is available to the public at no cost.
“Hay is a valuable commodity to Colorado’s livest...
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Five Indonesians were visitors of the Holyoke area last week while looking at different agricultural operations throughout the United States.
The Indonesian government has been developing its warehouse receipt system for three years, according to Mochamm...
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Phillips County 4-Hers won two Grand Champions, a Reserve Grand Champion, two Champions and three Reserve Champions in General and Family Consumer Sciences projects judged last week at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo.
Winning Grand Champion ribbons and...
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Twenty teams competed in the 2009 Ballyneal High School Invitational on HHS’s first day of school, Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Wyndham Clark was four under par for the day, turning in a 67 to win the tournament. Clark competes for Valor Christian, a 4A school in...
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Colorado Bombers placed second in the Aug. 14-16 Nebraska Baseball Association State Town Team Baseball Tournament, held in Wakefield, Neb.
The Bombers won the district tournament at Imperial, Neb. by defeating Imperial and Sidney, then advanced to the S...
