Peekin' into the Past

Five Years Ago
Nov. 21, 2013
    With an open house planned in coordination with the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce’s Country Christmas, Connie Ferguson and Amanda Eastin are ready to welcome guests into their salon, Headquarters, on Dec. 2. The mother-daughter duo recently purchased the business from Ron Koch.
    Seven years after initially partering with the Phillips County Arts Council to showcase the art of gardening, CSU Extension Golden Plains Area horticulture program associate Linda Langelo has been honored with the 2013 Distinguished Service Award for her work with community gardens. She was named the sole winner of the prestigious award at the state level at the annual CSU Extension Forum in Fort Collins on Nov. 5.
    
Ten Years Ago
Nov. 20, 2008
    Administrator Bill Johnson and director of nursing Julie Kotch make up the new administrative team at the Regent Park and Carriage House facility. The duo started the job together on Sept. 30.
    Over the past few weeks, the old Bank of Colorado building at 106 S. Interocean Ave. has undergone a radical transformation in preparation for its use by Viaero Wireless. With the renovation complete, Viaero successfully moved in to the building on Nov. 14 and opened its doors for business the next day.
    Having recently graduated from Arapahoe Law Enforcement Academy in Denver, new deputy Michael Grant is the latest officer to join the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office.
    
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Nov. 25, 1993
    On a strong bipartisan vote, the Senate gave final approval to the North American Free Trade Agreement on Nov. 20, handing President Clinton one of the biggest triumphs of his first year in office.
    Ronald S. Carvell has been hired as a new deputy for the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, and he began his duties Nov. 22. He served for seven years in the military and recently graduated from Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy in Trinidad.
    
Fifty Years Ago
Nov. 21, 1968
    All records were broken last week when Great Western Sugar Company made one of the largest payments in history to growers in the Sterling area. Beets grown in the Holyoke area are in the Sterling district. A total payment of $3,669,618 was paid to growers last Tuesday as the first payment on the 1968 beet crop.
    The Phillips County commissioners have loaned the small building located behind the courthouse annex (formerly Dr. Dille’s office) to the Phillips County Historical Society. Members of the society have made proper arrangements and are now ready to receive articles suitable for display.
    Anyone having an unregistered machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, short-barreled rifle or other gangster-type weapon, or a device such as a bomb, grenade or land mine, may register it with the Internal Revenue Service without penalty Nov. 2-Dec. 1. The Gun Control Act of 1968 registration requirements do not affect ordinary rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers.
    
Seventy-Five Years Ago
Nov. 25, 1943
    Two men were seen by Willard Bolen, Holyoke night marshal, as they drove south in a car from the Central Hotel here about 5 o’clock Sunday morning. Later, two roomers at the hotel discovered they had been robbed, one of $90 and the other of $4. The car was identified by Bolen and Sheriff H.M. Clements in Wray, and the two men were arrested and brought to Holyoke.
    The sale of motor vehicle licenses will not start in December this year as has been the custom in the past. No supplies have been received yet at the office of the county clerk, and the printing is not completed because of the paper shortage and other delays. The tabs are not ready either.