Peekin' into the Past

Five Years Ago — April 7, 2016

Phillips County will be installing new equipment for an updated Colorado driver’s license, instruction permit and identification card format April 15. The new design features a colorful blue, yellow and green background showcasing Mount Sneffels. The card includes laser engraving of the individual’s information and a primary photograph in grayscale to enhance security and safety of the document.

New to this year’s Partners in Education Carnival for Classrooms is a pie-eating contest. The annual event is April 8 at Phillips County Event Center.

The Western Golf Association Scholarship Committee recently awarded HHS senior Xander Nelson the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship to the University of Colorado-Boulder beginning in the fall of 2016.

Holyoke residents Sid Struckmeyer and Kaylee Michael were recently notified that they have been awarded the Daniels Scholarship.

Ten Years Ago — April 7, 2011

Phillips County’s grant application for the enhancement project at Homesteaders Park was approved by Eastern Transportation Planning Region, reported county commissioners at their March 31 meeting. The $70,989 grant will cover 80% of the $88,736 project cost. Enhancement plans include benches, lighting, landscaping, paths, fencing and some parking. This grant will complement the GOCO grant the county has applied for to fund the universally accessible playground, disc golf course and playing field.

Holyoke City Council members called a special meeting April 1 to listen to Police Chief Phil Biersdorfer’s side of the story regarding recent business break-ins in Holyoke. A juvenile has confessed to break-ins at Scormor Lanes and Holyoke Cleaners.

Darcy Greenwald, L.Ac., who owns and operates Stillpoint Acupuncture and Wellness in Julesburg, began offering her acupuncture services at Brandt Chiropractic in Holyoke on April 5.

Twenty-Five Years Ago — April 11, 1996

Holyoke High School students Anthony Conde and Rebecca Rhods found out last week that they have been approved for admission into the Up With People program.

U.S. Treasury Department officials hope to stop counterfeiting activity with the first changes in paper currency in almost 70 years. The $100 bill is the first to be changed, with new versions of lower denominations to be issued in order of decreasing value. New counterfeit-resistant features include a security thread, added detail, a watermark, microprinting and color-shifting ink.

Fifty Years Ago — April 8, 1971

Early last Thursday morning the Amherst Co-op oil station was entered by burglars through a back window. Two pieces of Samsonite luggage, one extension cord, and a power drill and drill bits were taken. The burglars then moved over to the Amherst Co-op elevator, entering through a window, and attempted to open the safe by knocking off the dial and using the power drill taken at the station. Failing to open the safe, they proceeded to attempt an entry at the Amherst Market but were allegedly scared off before they could complete the job.

Six points of all-out action to seek additional sugar beet acreage in northern Colorado and western Kansas were announced today by Robert R. Owen, president of the Great Western Sugar Company in Denver. The action plan was given the special title of PLAN! — Plant Larger Acreage Now!

Seventy-Five Years Ago — April 11, 1946

The Holyoke Ministerial Alliance held a farewell party in honor of the Rev. and Mrs. P.H. Evans at the Methodist parsonage Tuesday evening. The Rev. Evans resigned recently as pastor of the local church to become pastor of the Community Church in Bennett. The Rev. Evans served as president of the Ministerial Alliance during the past three years and has also been an active member of the Holyoke Lions Club.

The “grand honor” award, a silver tea set, was presented to the Holyoke chapter at the state Future Homemakers of America banquet, held at Colorado A&M College in Fort Collins on April 5. The award was given to the local FHA chapter for excellency in the field of school, community, district and state service projects and for educational programs, leadership and social affairs. The tea set is a traveling award, to become a permanent possession when one club has won it for three years.