Book Bonanza has treasures for all
Lexus and June, pictured from left, had a grand time at the Heginbotham Library’s Book Bonanza on Saturday, Sept. 11, which they attended with their grandma, Debby Banaka.
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Students are pictured at Phillips County High School around 1916. Those named in the picture include Charles Jethro Hoschouer, Raymond Summer and Francis Flanagan, who is second from left. After graduating from high school, Flanagan ran a threshing machine and did other farm work until 1918 when he signed a contract to deliver mail. In about 1920, he sublet the mail route and operated the Continental Oil Company bulk plant on North Interocean Avenue. He was a charter member of the Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department and remained actively involved for many years. He was also a volunteer weather observer for the National Weather Service for more than 20 years. He was appointed postmaster in August 1944 and served as president of the state chapter of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States in 1965. He retired from the post office March 1, 1967. — Source: Phillips County Museum
Peekin’ into the past
Five Years Ago — Sept. 15, 2016
Flags fly Saturday as 9/11 is remembered
The stars and stripes were blowing in the wind in Holyoke and across the nation Saturday, Sept. 11, as the country remembered the 9/11 attacks after 20 years.
Hymn sing promotes community
Community members are invited to a nondenominational old-fashioned hymn sing Sunday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 1000 E. Johnson St. in Holyoke.