Around Town
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The Grinch gives high fives to kids as he marches down the parade route Monday evening. He was one of several Grinches who could be seen wandering throughout town during Country Christmas. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Ronan Barnard snuggles up to Santa so he can whisper his Christmas wish list to the big man in red. Kids big and small lined up to see Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Phillips County Museum during Holyoke Chamber of Commerce’s Country Christmas on Monday evening, Dec. 6. — The Holyoke Enterprise
In Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation’s first-place float, the Grinch left Whoville for Margaritaville, a nod to MMHF’s upcoming Legacy Event theme. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Santa and Mrs. Claus plug in the lights for the community Christmas tree at a special ceremony on the Phillips County Court House steps. This is the first year for this special ceremony. — The Holyoke Enterprise
Phillips County Human Services wins first place in the window decorating contest. Second place is PC Family Education Services, and PC Telcom takes third. — The Holyoke Enterprise
The Grinch steals the spotlight
Holyoke was transformed to Whoville on Monday, Dec. 6, for Country Christmas, coordinated by Holyoke Chamber of Commerce.
Jennifer Cano, director of nursing at Melissa Memorial Hospital, demonstrates the adjustability of a hospital bed at MMH. The beds were replaced in July, and they have improved the safety of patients and staff members. — The Holyoke Enterprise
New hospital beds at MMH put safety of patients, staff first
Patients at Melissa Memorial Hospital can expect safer and more comfortable hospital beds after 15 new beds were purchased and moved to the hospital in July.
Pastor Al Smith and his wife, Connie, are now serving at First Baptist Church in Holyoke.
First Baptist welcomes Pastor Al Smith
Pastor Al Smith and his wife, Connie, have traded the Rocky Mountains for the Colorado plains for a ministry opportunity at First Baptist Church in Holyoke.
Jim Evans’ Guernsey dairy north of the Frenchman Creek is pictured. Evans hauled milk from the dairy to Clover Blossom Creamery in Holyoke. In 1943, Fred R. Peterson, owner of the creamery, sold about 4,000 pounds of butter to the quartermaster corps of the war department since regulations at the time required butter manufacturers to set aside 30% of their total production monthly for the government. The creamery was the only butter-making plant between Denver and McCook, Nebraska, and it was sold to L.A. Biddle in 1946. — Source: Phillips County Museum
Peekin’ into the past
Five Years Ago
Dec. 8, 2016