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James Scholl takes some of his great-grandkids on a cruise down memory lane in the business vehicle he drove several decades ago. Pictured from left are Collin Jordan, Caden Sporhase, Kinley Sporhase, McKenna Heldenbrand, Bodie Finley and Scholl.

James Scholl, pictured in center, talks with Ragan Simpich, who discovered a Scholl Oil & Implement sign while restoring a 1948 Jeep Willys-Overland. The vehicle made its way back to Scholl for his 95th birthday July 4 with the help of granddaughter Michelle Finley, at left, and other family members.

Decades after this 1948 Jeep Willys-Overland was used by the Scholl business, a chance sighting on Facebook paved the way for it to come back to Holyoke once again. The Scholl Oil & Implement sign was discovered during its recent restoration in Fountain.

A cruise down memory lane

Not many people get a vehicle on their 95th birthday, but James Scholl is a unique man whose family found a unique way to help him celebrate.

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It was hard to miss the stars and stripes flying high above East Denver Street on the Fourth of July. Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department celebrated Sunday’s holiday by displaying both old and new fire trucks at the department’s headquarters. Later that day, the department provided a patriotic fireworks show just southeast of town. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications

You’re a grand old flag, you’re a high-flying flag

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County adopts resolution opposing 30x30 program

Phillips County commissioners have passed a resolution opposing section 216 of the presidential executive order 14008, called “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.”

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Mamie (Arens) LeBlanc, Oscar LeBlanc, Richard LeBlanc and Agnes (Herbert) Arens are pictured from left. In November 1916, Mamie LeBlanc invited several ladies to spend the afternoon with Arens for a visit. Attendees voted unanimously to organize a club, which became the Beachville Community Club. Their motto was “Live and Learn,” song “Our Club” and colors pink and green. The Aug. 21, 1924, edition of the Phillips County Herald tells of a Beachville Community Club meeting in which a good number of the members and several visitors were present. The time was spent visiting and playing games. Arens “won first prize, a nice dish, for being the only one present who succeeded in throwing a potato through a hanging horseshoe.” — Source: Phillips County Museum