Peekin’ into the past

Five Years Ago

March 2, 2017

Plans for Phillips County’s Pavilion project have received a major improvement. At their Feb. 28 meeting, county commissioners noted that the pavilion will no longer have two open sides, as previously planned, but will be entirely enclosed.

Victoria Timm began work as the Holyoke recreation director on March 1. This position is new to the city this year. Following a push from the community to develop more organized recreation programs and the November passage of a new lodging tax to help fund it, the city expanded the former summer rec director role to full time.

A new City Park curfew could prohibit people from being on the premises without a permit from 10 p.m. until dawn. Further details were discussed at the Feb. 21 Holyoke City Council meeting. Chief of Police Doug Bergstrom brought the issue before the council, citing a recent rash of late-night vandalism as motive for a park curfew.

Ten Years Ago

March 1, 2012

Lawana Browning of Holyoke, born Feb. 29, 1936, celebrated her 19th birthday on leap day this year.

Holyoke City Council members heard a brief update about the Internet Crimes Against Children initiative from Phillips County Sheriff’s Deputy Barry Winckler at their Feb. 21 regular meeting. Winckler said the program is going so well that he has taken on many more areas in addition to Phillips County.

Holyoke Enterprise publisher Brenda Brandt officially accepted the Colorado Press Association president’s gavel from past president Bob Moore at the annual convention on Feb. 25. Brandt assumed the role of CPA board president in October 2011 following Moore’s resignation and will stay on for another year after being elected president during the CPA annual meeting Feb. 23.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

March 6, 1997

Clifton Bergner, 14, of Holyoke, was recently recognized in the February 1997 publication of the “USA Wrestler.” He has been rated seventh in the nation for the 1997 Freestyle Wrestling season in the 167-pound weight class.

Phillips County was sixth out of the six northeastern Colorado counties as far as total contributions to enterprise zone projects in the calendar year 1996.

Jason Gulley and Donny Carrick, both of Holyoke, earned awards at a Special Skills Basketball Tournament held Feb. 22 at Yuma Middle School. Gulley won first place in both the 1-on-1 competition and the overall basketball skills. Carrick won first place in the 1-on-1 category and second in overall basketball skills.

Fifty Years Ago

March 2, 1972

The irrigation well located just at the north edge of the present Holyoke cemetery has been completed, and the pump has been installed, ready for use. The cemetery board will open a new section north of the present cemetery. Upright markers will be allowed in this new section when completed.

Last weekend one or more thieves broke into Holyoke High School through the window in the math room and made away with two American flags. To date, nothing else has been missed by school officials.

Marvin Carlson, who purchased Bob’s Repair Shop in Paoli, is in business since last week.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

March 6, 1947

The First Church of Christ of Holyoke will be the scene of a Bible conference commencing March 13. Sunday is to be observed as a special day with worship being emphasized at the morning service, and in the afternoon a dedication service will be observed for the newly acquired parsonage.

The Holyoke rural fire truck was called to a farm 6 miles east of Amherst, owned by Fred Dudden and operated by Clarence Whitthum, when a brooder stove in one end of a brooder house exploded, setting fire to the building. The fire alarm sounded at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, March 2. The brooder house contained about 2,800 young chickens at the time of the fire, and the 450 that were burned were fries that weighed 3.5-4 pounds and had been culled from the rest of the flock and were to be shipped to market on Monday morning.