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Members of the Northeast Colorado Board of Health were brought up-to-date on the current skunk rabies situation in parts of northeast Colorado during their May 27 meeting. Julie McCaleb, the Northeast Colorado Health Department’s environmen...
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Service was the focus of the day as nine youth from Holyoke’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Church participated in a mission outreach project at Children’s Hospital in Denver Sunday, May 31. “Batter Up—Strike Up Some Fun with Us!” was the theme ...
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As the rain began to fall on a wet, yet beautiful, Memorial Day morning, a small crowd gathered at the gazebo near Holyoke Memorial Park to pay tribute to the service of the nation’s veterans and to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice ...
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After a year of random drug testing for Holyoke students in grades 7-12, no positive tests were reported. Principal Susan Ortner presented the year’s summary to the Re-1J School Board at its May 19 meeting. With the testing pool inclu...
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Questions about Police Chief Phil Biersdorfer’s reports to the council and a request to review the code enforcement officer’s wages led to much of the conversation that took place at the meeting of Holyoke City Council members on Tuesday, May 1...
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Clark ‘G’ Ginapp and Jerry ‘Willy’ Williamson have collected more than just their unusual nicknames after teaching at Holyoke High School for a combined 55 years. These two teachers have enough stories, inside jokes and memories, they could...
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(Letter submitted to Holyoke City Council and for publication in The Holyoke Enterprise.) I have never felt the need or the desire to write to you before, but feel now is the right time. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is “Moe...
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A big “Congrats” to the Holyoke High School Track team and coaches on a very successful track season and on your accomplishments at State Track 2009—what a way to end the season! As many of you are aware, in the last few years, a Track Committe...
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To the townspeople of Holyoke: I was given the chance to visit your town a few weeks ago and fell in love with it. Everyone that I got to meet was just wonderful. Everything that you would expect in a small town. There was one thing that made ...
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Lightning - The Wrath of Zeus With the thunderstorm season upon us again, this week’s article discusses the potentially fatal lightening that often accompanies these storms. The first descriptions we have of lightning strikes were by the ...
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Ballet, tap, jazz and pointe steps graced the stage of the HHS auditorium Friday evening, May 22, as Holyoke Dance Academy presented its “Poetry in Motion” dance recital. Colorful costumes and bright smiles added to the program, under the...
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Contracts for three administrators were approved, and a new elementary teacher hired at the May 19 meeting of Holyoke School Dist. Re-1J Board of Education. A 35-minute executive session relative to new personnel and classified staff renewals...
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A new time of year and a new location surround the fifth consecutive Circle of Friends Women’s Retreat in Holyoke. It is scheduled Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m.-12 noon and 1-4 p.m. at the Peerless Center. With “Foundations” as the theme...
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Janna Smith, 16, who just finished her sophomore year at Holyoke High School and is a member of Paoli Hustlers 4-H Club, is planning her second annual gymkhana to raise money for both Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and young diabetics in Nor...
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A huge door of opportunity has opened for KSTH Star 92.3’s John Thayer, and he has chosen to walk through it while he still can. Unfortunately for Holyoke and Haxtun fans, who have relied on his voice to bring them instant news and local h...
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Concerned about what energy legislation before Congress might do to electric rates, nearly 100 Colorado electric co-op leaders recently visited with the state’s senators and representatives in Washington, D.C. Mark Farnsworth, general manager of Hi...
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On Monday, May 18, the Republican River Water Conservation District Board of Directors voted to authorize closing on the purchase and sale of the groundwater rights for the Republican River Compact Compliance Pipeline, even though the Republican Ri...
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Perhaps best known for their famous cookies, the new Holyoke Girl Scout Troop is out to prove that the organization is so much more than just cookie sales. Under the leadership of Ravon Krueger, the Holyoke Girl Scouts have completed a number...
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Phillips County Raceway fans witnessed a multi-car pile-up, right in front of the grandstands, at the onset of the Modifieds Feature Race Sunday night, May 24. No one was injured, and all but three cars were able to return to the track for th...
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A basketball camp will be held Monday-Friday, June 1-5 in the HHS new gym. It is intended for all boys and girls who will be in grades 1-8 this coming fall. From 9 a.m.-12 noon each morning, coaches will work with campers who will be in grade...
