Peekin' into the Past

Five Years Ago
Dec. 5, 2013
    Moving into its first year as a fully sanctioned sport from its club sport status, the HHS girls swimming season is now underway.
    Twenty percent of Holyoke School District students have signed up to be part of a weekend food program called the Backpack Program, sponsored by the high school and junior high student councils. It’s intended that registered families will receive a bag per student each Friday. The bags will include two breakfasts, two lunches, and a variety of fruits, vegetables and snacks.
    Organizational changes are in store for Melissa Memorial Hospital. They aim to integrate all areas of the district to minimize confusion amongst patients and to increase the efficiency in which care is provided. The goal is to make billing for all services sent out from the same entity, as the services are all part of the district. All services will be billed through MMH.
    
Ten Years Ago
Dec. 4, 2008
    After a long, hard search to find more physicians to work at Family Practice Clinic of Holyoke, members of the East Phillips County Hospital District Board are delighted to announce a new doctor will soon be practicing here. At its regular meeting Nov. 25, the board signed a contract with Dr. Danielle McClellan, M.D. She will be joining the clinic staff in July 2009.
    Emily O’Neal, 12-year-old daughter of Rupert and Claire O’Neal of Holyoke, has been chosen to dance the role of Angel in Colorado Ballet’s 2008 production of “The Nutcracker.”
    
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Dec. 9, 1993
    Tools and other items were reported missing on Dec. 3 from a small garage/tool shed northeast of Paoli. It is unknown whether this incident is related to the burglaries/thefts previously reported at three other farmsteads in Phillips and Sedgwick counties on Nov. 21.
    The Save the Peerless Committee will be receiving technical assistance made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts to help Holyoke most effectively develop its plans for its cultural facility’s financial and programmatic future.
    An infamous, mental-blocking 34-game losing streak, covering four seasons of girls basketball in Holyoke, has now been broken. The break came Saturday night in the Dragon gym in the form of a 10-point win over a tough Merino team.
    As the first local consultant for The Pampered Chef, Angela (Conde) Budd brings a new in-home product demonstration business to the Holyoke area.
    
Fifty Years Ago
Dec. 5, 1968
    Damage estimated between $300-$400 was done to the property of the Holyoke Gun Club sometime last Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning. Every window pane in the building had been broken out, and the window in the door was broken and the door had been forced open. This is the second time in less than four months that all the windows at the gun club have been broken out. The same evening, the door to the restroom at the Holyoke park was forced open, and there were a large number of beer bottles and cans strewn around the premises.
    Charles Bird, Rocky Ford, Otero County Extension agent for the past 10 years, has accepted a position as horticulture specialist here.
    
Seventy-Five Years Ago
Dec. 9, 1943
    The heaviest snowfall in years fell over Phillips County late Wednesday. It was accompanied by some winds but, because of mild temperatures, was too wet to drift much. The snow covered the ground about 6 inches.
    The two men arrested in Wray on Nov. 21 and brought here to face charges of robbery both have long criminal records, as is proven by reports received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation by Phillips County Sheriff H.M. Clements.