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Knode Realty and Auction opened its Holyoke branch last Wednesday, June 17. The office is located at 111 W. Emerson in Holyoke. Owners Tyler and Laura Knode of Haxtun have been in the realty business for over a decade, helping many in and ar...
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Megan Colglazier of Holyoke performed in six numbers, including five dance and one tumbling at the June 20 and 21 Dance Recital by Melissa’s School of Dance and Gymnastics of Sterling. “Entertainment Tonight” was the recital theme, and ...
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Landon Dirks graduated from WyoTech in Laramie, Wyo. Friday, June 19, earning an associate’s degree in diesel tzechnology with a concentration in street rod. Dirks is the son of David and Julie Dirks of Amherst and the grandson of L.D. and ...
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Justin Newman earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine on June 12. Justin is a 1999 graduate of Holyoke High School. Subsequently he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denv...
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Landon Thomas Bergner was among 980 students who graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. on June 14. He received a Bachelor of Arts in classical studies. He is a 2005 graduate from HHS and the son of Ohlee and Gloria Bergner of Holyoke. Com...
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Crossbred Cowboys Scholars say that people work for four reasons: habit, money, power or pleasure. I would add a fifth reason after conducting an informal survey of my entire family. In my survey I found that 50 percent of people (me) work for ple...
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You’re going to put what? Where? Colonoscopy is the process by which a doctor takes a tour of the large intestine. Though this might not seem like your tour destination of choice, it is crucial for aging adults and those with high risk factors ...
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The Fourth of July is the cause of a great number of fires and burn injuries due to fireworks. According to national statistics, more than 10,000 citizens are injured each year by the misuse of common and illegally manufactured fireworks.—Danvill...
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Sara and I want to say goodbye and let the community know how much we’ve enjoyed living here. Six years ago a brother in law asked if the streets were paved. We said, “yes, not only that, but so are the alleys.” Things just got better and better ...
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Greg Was officially began his role as CFO at Melissa Memorial Hospital (MMH) on Monday, June 15. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y. Was spent most of his life there. He is a certified public accountant and received his undergraduate degree in 1975...
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Phillips County Courthouse lawn in Holyoke served as the stage for 31 classic vehicles, community members and visitors on Saturday, June 20. Vehicles from all over the area parked on the lawn under the trees for the Dandelion Daze car show, sponsor...
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His first Father’s Day as a father didn’t dawn so brightly for Beau Waln Sunday, as his attempt to awaken his 4-month-old “Bunky-Boo” was not successful. Beau and his wife Angie and her two children Colby, 3, and Emily, 2, as well as ...
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J.C. Peckham emerged as the newest member of Holyoke City Council after a June 16 council vote. The seat has been vacant since Sara Bohrer announced her resignation May 19. Bohrer and her husband moved to Alamosa June 1 after he accepted a p...
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Approving $7.67 million in total appropriations, Holyoke’s Board of Education adopted its 2009-2010 June budget Tuesday, June 16. Budget figures reflected a deficit of $92,583, acknowledging the district realizes expenditures are that much ...
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Howling winds from the west brought with them pounding rain and hail to the Holyoke and Amherst area Thursday night, June 18, leaving destruction and crop losses in their wake. Many people in the area, particularly in Amherst, were awakened a...
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There’s an old saying out here in the west: “whiskey is for drinkin’, water is for fightin.” It seems that some in Washington don’t understand this. A bill, introduced in the United States Senate, coined the Clean Water Restora...
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That is going to leave a mark Bruises are common, but have you thought about what is happening with the body? When your body sustains trauma from a blunt object, you are likely to have a bruise afterwards. The impact to the skin causes the sm...
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Dog Children I love dogs as much as the next person, but things have gotten a little out of hand in the pet department lately. Have you seen the pet clothes section in PETCO recently? There’s just no good excuse these days that any dog should appe...
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Dear Editor, Seems this year has been a very exciting year with all the rain, wind, hot, sunny days now and then, and then we get more rain, which is good for the dry ground but also very difficult to drive on those country roads, getting stuck on muddy...
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Colorado retailers were notified recently of a change to the state sales tax service fee. The change is the result of the passage and signing of Senate Bill 09-725. It reduces the vendor fee. The vendor fee is the portion of the state sales t...
