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Holyoke’s varsity baseball team posted a strong win at Akron on Tuesday, April 21 in the first half of doubleheader action, but then fell to the Rams by 10 in the second game. The Dragons 10-run ruled the Rams, 16-6 in the sixth inning duri...
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After a roller coaster of a season, the HHS varsity baseball team ended it on a high note at Merino, sweeping the competition in doubleheader action on Monday, April 27. In Game One, the Dragons earned the 10-run rule win in six innings, 13-2...
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Winning both games in the doubleheader at Merino on Monday, April 27 gave the Holyoke Dragon baseball team the #4 seed in the district tournament, which is scheduled to take place on the Holyoke field Friday and Saturday, May 1-2. Holyoke and...
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Shayna Oosthuysen, pictured at left, and Eveliina Rantanen share a light moment on Hole #9 at Holyoke Golf Course, as they prepare to putt. The HHS golf team hosted the mini meet Thursday afternoon, April 23. The local girls won the tourney which in...
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In response to the rapidly changing swine flu outbreak in parts of the United States, John Crosthwait, district public health administrator of the Northeast Colorado Health Department, would like to remind residents that although there are no docum...
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Phillips County Spring Fling Fun Match for dogs and their trainers was held at Holyoke City Park on Saturday, April 25. Originally scheduled for April 18, the match had to be postponed a week, due to inclement weather. Open classes were avail...
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Megan Colglazier and Taylor Haidle, HHS juniors, were crowned Queen and King of the 2009 HHS Prom Saturday night, April 25. “Midnight on Main” was this year’s Prom theme, and activities included a dinner at SunSet View, grand march, dance, post p...
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A three-hour Republican filibuster in the Colorado Senate Monday night failed to derail a Democrat plan to withhold state education funding from any school district that reverses a previous vote on spending surplus property tax revenue on schools....
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Three finalists for the Holyoke School District Re-1J Supt. of Schools position were named Friday, April 24, and will be interviewed Saturday, May 2. Board president Kendon Olofson announced the finalists include Bret Miles, current superinte...
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Another fairly large group was present at the Holyoke City Council meeting Tuesday, April 21, to see whether Phil Biersdorfer would remain Holyoke’s Police Chief for the next two years. Two-year re-appointments of several city officials, in...
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Last week, Melissa Memorial Hospital administrator John Ayoub was pleased to announce he received notification that future Family Practice physician Dr. Danielle McClellan has been selected as a recipient for The Colorado Health Foundation Physicia...
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Prospects of a mill levy override election in Holyoke School District Re-1J will be discussed at a public meeting Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the HHS library. Steady decline in enrollment over the last nine years has had a huge impact ...
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Colorado U.S. Route 6 Heritage Corporation will sponsor its second annual car show and historical presentation Saturday, April 25. A Model T and Model A Car Show will take place across the street from the Peerless Center on Interocean Ave. from 1-4...
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It took 18 months of bureaucratic red tape, but Pastor Gordon Penfold of First Baptist Church in Holyoke finally received a religious visa to visit a far eastern section of Russia for two weeks in March. On Sunday, April 19, Penfold shared hi...
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A little rain doesn’t stop these prom candidates from celebrating the fact they’ve been chosen as 2009’s prom royalty. King and Queen candidates are pictured from left, Megan Colglazier, Duncan Brandt, Chasity Pelle, Chad Stroh, Elise Nelson a...
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Tales from the road The past two weeks I have been traveling in South America, mostly in Argentina. One large difference that stands out between South America and my day-to-day life in the States is the different approach to hygiene. This tweaks a c...
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Papered People I have to admit I have a terrible habit that is addictive, encourages behavior that produces absolutely nothing of lasting value and is as politically correct as a carnivorous logger wearing a mink coat. Yes, I watch the occasional do...
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Seventh grade students in Nancy Dee’s Junior Achievement (JA) class are focusing on economics this year, and receiving outside help from a local business volunteer. Over the last few weeks Sonia Hubbard, owner of New York Life Insurance, has ...
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Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Holyoke School District RE-1J, will be offering free developmental screenings to children ages 3-5—children who will not attend Kindergarten next year. The screen will briefly evaluate the area...
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A POST certified training for law enforcement officers in the 13th Judicial District will be held at the Phillips County Resource Center, 127 E. Denver, in Holyoke, Thursday, April 30 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Do...
