Peekin’ into the past

Five Years Ago
July 10, 2014
    Statewide efforts to get Ballot Initiative No. 111 on the November 2014 ballot to redesign the Colorado House of Representatives have been suspended.
    Jeff Hickox has joined Phillips County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff.
    Josie Peterson, 14, of Imperial, Nebraska, has qualified for the national Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run finals and will compete July 14 against two others in her age group during the MLB All-Star Game activities.
    
Ten Years Ago
July 9, 2009
    With 27 years of experience in area cooperatives under his belt, Rick Unrein began his president/CEO duties on July 1 at Grainland Cooperative.
    Bret Miles is returning to his hometown as Holyoke School District’s new superintendent. He began working in the office on July 1.
    After nearly three months of constructing the “Nicole Marie” in his living room, rowboat builder and owner Rick Hinck was finally able to give family members and friends rides when he took it out to the Holyoke Lions Club Fishin’ Hole on July 4.
    Chad Rozelle recently accepted a position as assistant pastor at First Baptist Church.
    
Twenty-Five Years Ago
July 14, 1994
    Highline Electric Association customers served out of the Wages and Red Willow substations were without power on the evening of July 6 due to the shooting of numerous insulators on a transmission line. Thirty miles of transmission line were out of service after the insulators were shot with a high-powered rifle.
    The dying hobby of creating arts and crafts will be rekindled at this year’s Phillips County Fair through the first annual Chautauqua.
    Holyoke’s city council was presented with preliminary plans for a proposed development of 24 two-bedroom family apartment units located within city limits on city utilities, water and sewer. David J. Cordes presented the proposal to the council at its July 5 meeting.
    
Fifty Years Ago
July 10, 1969
    Last Monday night at its regular meeting, the town council accepted the resignation of Police Chief Paul Plummer, effective July 6.
    Holyoke merchants, in cooperation with the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, are offering many bargains in the “Holyoke Shopper,” a section of this week’s Enterprise.
    The recently organized rodeo club of Holyoke held its first jackpot rodeo on June 29 at the Phillips County Fairgrounds. Rodeo contestants from three states participated in the roping events.
    
Seventy-Five Years Ago
July 13, 1944
    Thirty-one members of the Holyoke Spur Club joined in the moonlight trail ride carried out as planned Thursday, July 6, to Gilbert’s Grove west of town. Eleven of the members rode horseback to the grove, while others traveled in the chuck wagon or went in cars.
    Canning peas, now in abundance, will save not only a valuable protein food but will also save five precious blue ration points per jar. Canning peas will also save cash.
    To date, about 2,700 boys and girls have indicated their willingness to help farmers and ranchers throughout Colorado produce and harvest war-essential crops. These Victory Farm Volunteers are boys and girls between 14-18 years of age placed in agricultural jobs through the office of the county Extension agent. They will receive regular wages and will be doing important war work.