12 out of 13 Pelton-sponsored bills make it to governor’s desk
Rep. Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, finished up his third legislative session as one of the most effective members of the Republican House caucus.
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Community For Unity scheduled for Aug. 6
A fundraising event on Main Street in Yuma will take place Friday, Aug. 6.
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic are pictured from left, front row, William D. Kelsey, George Trego, P.B. Woodhams, Willis A. Olmsted, Dale W. Hotaling and an unknown captain; and back row, Robert A. White, Hugh W. Eaton, J.T. Castellaw, Milton D. Copp, James W.L. Conklin and Robert A. Holmes. The GAR was an organization of veterans of the Union Army, Navy and Marines who served in the Civil War. Trego served from 1861-65 out of Illinois and was a prisoner in Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, for 10 days near the end of the war. Olmsted served with Company E, 36th Illinois Infantry. He joined at 15 and was mustered to New Orleans, Louisiana. White, who was born in Scotland, enlisted in a New York regiment at the outbreak of the war. He received the rank of corporal and his U.S. citizenship at the end of the war. — Source: Phillips county Museum
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Five Years Ago
June 30, 2016
Jesus Martinez points out the interior of Elon Nelson’s red 1965 Ford Mustang to son Niko and sister Moraima as his father Alberto takes a look under the hood. Fans of classic cars, motorcycles, semitrucks and more were treated to a two-day event Friday-Saturday, June 18-19, for the 20th annual Dandelion Daze after last summer’s festivities were canceled due to the pandemic. Sponsored by Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, the fun kicked off Friday with fun activities at City Park and started again the next morning with a car and bike show-and-shine event at the courthouse until 3 p.m. A climbing wall, mechanical bull, inflatables and other activities were available at City Park, and vendors set up booths at both locations. New this year was the chrome show, in which 10 semitrucks were parked just south of the courthouse to show their shine. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publciations
Kirzi Flaa hangs on tightly to stay on the mechanical bull at City Park on Saturday, June 19. Inflatables, a climbing wall and other fun activities were available as part of Dandelion Daze last weekend. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Jacob Quintana, Xavier Santiesteban and Cesar Favela, from left, check out one of the semitrucks parked south of the courthouse for the chrome show Saturday. The chrome show was a new event for this year’s Dandelion Daze. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Top 15 finishers in the 2021 Dandelion Daze car show are pictured from left, front row, Nick Ferguson, Bill Bradley on behalf of Ron Hubbard, Charles Harvey and Debby and Lyle McBride; second row, Gary Kier; third row, Russ Lambert, Gayln Einspahr, Sheri Bussell, Elon Nelson and Rodger Hamilton; and back row, Bob DeBoer, Brad McArtor, George Sawyer, Walt Heinitz and Dean Fetzer. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Steve Terryberry is pictured with his 1964 Pontiac GTO, which won the Top Gun Award this year. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Teresa Brown is pictured next to this year’s People’s Choice Award winner, her pink 1979 Chevrolet Camaro. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Misty and Ozzy Torres, from left, are pictured next to their 1984 Peterbilt 359, which received first-place honors at the first Dandelion Daze Chrome Show. Second place went to Steve Frank, and J.D. Herrick got third place. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Tom Andersen is pictured with his 1994 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Turbo, which won this year’s Top Bike Award. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Dandelion Daze back with classic car celebration
Holyoke was hopping with fun for everyone at the 20th annual Dandelion Daze on Friday-Saturday, June 18-19.