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Holyoke FFA members who attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, are pictured from left, front row, Liz Hein, Jessie Owens, Josie Schlachter and Lauren Herman; and back row, Aidyn Shafer, Tuff Sigler, Kai Siep, Theron Roll, Jaxson Hutches and Baylor Struckmeyer.

10 Holyoke FFA members attend national convention

From Oct. 25-31, 10 members of the Holyoke FFA chapter traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, for the National FFA Convention.

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The beet piler at the sugar beet dump north of town stays busy as trucks bring in their crops Wednesday, Oct. 20. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

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This picture of the beet dump on Oct. 17, 1964, was run in the Oct. 22 edition of the Enterprise that same year. The original cutline said the beets were shipped by rail from the dump to the Great Western sugar factory in Sterling. — The Holyoke Enterprise File Photo

Holyoke home sweet home for sugar beets

Sugar beets produce more than 4.5 million tons of sugar each year in the U.S., which represents more than 54% of U.S. domestic sugar production.

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