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Siren testing is next Wednesday; look for emergency test calls, texts
    Siren testing will take place next Wednesday, April 11, reported Kenny Gaskill, director of Phillips County Communications Center. Sirens will go off in Holyoke at approximately 10 a.m. and in Paoli at approximately 10:15 a.m.
    If siren testing cannot be completed Wednesday due to incelment weather, the testing will take place Friday, April 13.
    Emergency test alerts will be sent to the cities of Holyoke and Haxtun and the towns of Paoli and Amherst between 6:45-7:15 a.m. on April 11. A countywide alert will be tested at 6:30 p.m. Some residents could receive more than one alert that day. Gaskill asks residents to acknowledge receipt of the alert by following the prompts on the voice calls and by replying to the text messages.
    For more information about signing up for alerts, call 970-854-2735.
    
Legion, VFW to host recognition dinner
    A recognition dinner hosted by American Legion Post #90 and VFW Post #6482 is set for Sunday, April 8, at the Vets Hall. The doors open at noon, and dinner is at 1 p.m., followed by a program to recognize winners of Voice of Democracy, Patriots Pen and local American Legion teacher of the year.
    
Students to present ‘Lighten Up’
    For anyone who needs a good laugh, this music program is just for them! Students will be on stage at the HHS auditorium Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. Holyoke first- and third-graders are presenting “Lighten Up,” a fun, light-hearted show with silly songs and lots of jokes. There will also be guest appearances from Phlegis Philben and Asparagus Spears, concluding with the annual Chicken Dance.