Peekin’ into the past

Five Years Ago
Oct. 25, 2012
    A large fire broke out 6 miles north of Paoli on Thursday morning, Oct. 18. An estimated 1,100 acres were burned by the fire, which was started after a transformer fell to the ground. Ten area fire departments were summoned to the fire, which spread quickly as wind gusts reached upward of 50 mph.
    Holyoke School Board member Kim Killin was honored by the Colorado Association of School Boards when she was presented the McGuffey Award for her service at a regional CASB meeting in Sterling on Oct. 10.
    
Ten Years Ago
Oct. 25, 2007
    HHS teachers Dr. David Kagima and Tracy Trumper are sponsoring the Safari-Science Club as a way to expose students and community members to natural resource management on a local and global scale.
    Jes-c Brandt, a 2007 HHS graduate, earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of her exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams.
    
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Oct. 29, 1992
    Mark Finley, a resident of Prairie Vista Care Center in Holyoke, will turn 100 on Nov. 4.
    In order to review technological availability and opportunities in schools, a group of seven representing Holyoke School District Re-1J took a technology field trip to Cherry Creek High School and Eaglecrest High School on Oct. 14. A report of their trip was made at the Oct. 20 Board of Education meeting.
    A law giving the City of Holyoke authority to deal with the accumulation of weeds or rubbish on private property within the city limits has officially been adopted by the current city council.
    Jessica Koch, the one-person HHS gymnastics team, will finalize her first competitive season as she participates at the Girls State Gymnastics Meet at Littleton High School on Oct. 31.
    
Fifty Years Ago
Oct. 26, 1967
    Chinchilla breeders from a large area are expected to be in Amherst Nov. 5 for a field day sponsored by the Western Nebraska Chinchilla Club. Thirty-five to 40 breeders from Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming are expected to attend.
    Strong winds have buffeted Phillips County several times during the past week, fanning three fires in the area and additional blazes in other parts of northeast Colorado. Temperatures have varied greatly during the past week, with a high of 82 last Thursday and a low of 21 Tuesday night.
    Interest in the possibility of oil under Phillips County land was again revived this week as drilling got underway on land owned by Harry Hassler northwest of Holyoke.
    
Seventy-Five Years Ago
Oct. 29, 1942
    A 1,000-pound-capacity churn has been installed by Clover Blossom Creamery, operated by Fred R. Peterson. The churn weighs 5,600 pounds, and the first butter from it was turned out Saturday. It replaces one which had been in service for more than 20 years.
    Coffee will be rationed over the nation at the rate of 1 pound every five weeks for each person over 15 years old, starting at midnight Nov. 28. This rationing will allow slightly more than one cup a day to adults, depending on the strength of the coffee made in the home.
    Organization of a Navy Mothers’ Club was begun in Holyoke Tuesday afternoon when temporary officers were elected and application for charter was made.
    Registration for gasoline rationing for automotive transportation, which will go into effect on a nationwide basis Nov. 28, will be held in the various school districts of Phillips County and over the state under much the same plan as the sugar rationing was handled six months ago.