Peekin’ into the past

Five Years Ago
July 23, 2015

On July 20, Jessica Skomp stepped into her new role as family nurse practitioner in Holyoke. Once Skomp gets her Colorado license and insurance set, she will be seeing patients mainly in the Family Practice of Holyoke clinic and will eventually move into more time at Melissa Memorial Hospital and the ER.

Holyoke Pharmacy owners Jamie Hanes and Jason Burke had announced earlier this month that they were in the process of closing the store, located in the southwest corner of Holyoke Marketplace. Marketplace owners Kenny Owens and Brad Moline said this week that they are providing funding for the pharmacy to remain open and are looking for someone to run it.

Seeking a firsthand account of the status of hiring an HHS vocational agriculture instructor for 2015-16, senior ag students Sid Struckmeyer and Josilyn Lutze addressed the Re-1J Board of Education at its July 20 meeting. Superintendent John McCleary assured the students that he would make sure there was a program.

Ten Years Ago
July 22, 2010

Megan Colglazier attended the Mike Beaty Model & Talent Expo in Dallas, Texas, June 22-27. Auditions to attend took place in Denver this April, after being recommended by the John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center of Denver and passing the initial screening with Model and Talent Management.

Nearly 15 people attended the Phillips County Arts Council and Master Gardener garden tour and lunch on July 17, with 10 gardens listed on the tour.

Twenty-Five Years Ago
July 27, 1995

The Burge Hotel, formerly known as The Sawyer House/Sears Hotel, located at 230 N. Interocean Ave. in Holyoke, has been listed on the State Register of Historic Properties, according to an announcement from the Colorado Historical Society. Constructed circa 1887, the building played an important role in the community life and development of the town.

With the approval of a contract for the purchase of the property at 440 S. Interocean Ave., the East Phillips County Hospital District Board is looking into the idea of adding hospice or alternative living services. Approval for the real estate purchase was made by the board at its July 18 meeting. The property is located across the street to the north of the Melissa Memorial Hospital parking lot.

Fifty Years Ago
July 23, 1970

A new feature of the Phillips County Fair Aug. 4-6 will be the cutting horse contest on Thursday at the grandstands. A cutting horse is one of the highest trained animals in the world and has been acknowledged by many to be “the aristocrat of working cow horses.”

Dr. Roy Johnson, Sterling surgeon, was voted staff privileges by the Melissa Memorial Hospital medical staff at their last meeting. The action of the medical staff was approved by the hospital board at its regular meeting.

The Holyoke Jaycees and the men’s club are sponsoring a queen contest for the Phillips County Fair. The contest will be held in front of the grandstands, and girls will be judged on appearance, talent and personal interview. The contest is open to all girls of Phillips County, ages 16-21.

Seventy-Five Years Ago
July 26, 1945

According to Sam Norton, local instructor at the airport, Holyoke residents might well be proud of the extraordinary compliments paid our field. Three Civil Aeronautics Association men from the regional office in Denver chose the Holyoke airport as the most outstanding airfield in Colorado, considering the size of the community.

The newly remodeled building which Wilbur Lyons has prepared for his fruits and vegetables store across the alley from his former location was opened for business Monday. The red storage building was converted into a store by Mr. Lyons by adding windows, finishing the interior and covering the sides with stone-colored siding, greatly adding to the “looks” of this part of Denver Avenue’s business district.

The experience of Kansas and other southern areas of the winter wheat belt, as reported being short of meat for the requirements of the current harvest, has caused congressmen of Nebraska and possibly other states to seek help in the form of more red points and the relaxing of slaughter restrictions in the harvest areas.

As a large amount of straw will be left in fields after the combines have removed the grain, farmers may have an opportunity to sell the straw for making of paper. Elmer Spray, an agent for the Hinde & Dauch Paper Co., of Fort Madison, Iowa, is in this area contacting farmers for the straw aftermath in their fields. All of the products of the company are said to now be purchased by the government for packaging and wrapping war material for shipment. In peace times, their products are used by manufacturers.