Peekin’ into the past

Five Years Ago
April 25, 2013
    Formerly under the name of Sellstate Realty, Jeff and Olga Sullivan have branched out to form their own business, Sully Team Realty LLC, which became official April 16.
    Pheasants Forever leadership and chapter members recently met with legislators in Washington, D.C., to voice support for critical 2013 conservation initiatives across the country’s landscape. In attendance representing Colorado were Riley and Dee Ann Dubbert and Bruce Rosenback, all of Holyoke.
    More than a dozen citizens representing various agencies in Phillips County met April 18 to address gaps in communication channels and possible additions to protocols regarding emergency response procedures after the April 8 spring storm that wreaked havoc on the area.
    
Ten Years Ago
April 24, 2008
    Major changes were proposed for the 2008-09 school year in Holyoke School District. Moving the sixth grade to the junior high is one major consideration. Creating an alternative school to attract high school students who have dropped out or chosen online home-school options is another proposed change.
    Holyoke Drug Company, located at 118 S. Interocean Ave., will be purchased by Pamida Stores Operating Co. LLC in mid-May. Most of Holyoke Drug Company’s inventory and assets will be purchased by Pamida from Erick Rumold and Benita Rumold.
    On April 18, the HHS student leadership class joined forces with Pine Ridge Gardens Inc., a landscaping and maintenance business from Merino, to begin turning a patch of grass on the north side of the school into a beautiful, functioning aquatic ecosystem.
    During the last home game of the Denver Nuggets’ regular season on April 16, several longtime season ticket holders were honored. Of the 10 honorees introduced that night, it was Holyoke fan James Scholl who received special recognition for being a ticket holder longer than the rest — since 1967.
    
Twenty-Five Years Ago
April 29, 1993
    Jay and Marty Voisin are preparing for the May 1 opening of their new business venture called Marty’s Yarden, located 4 miles northeast of Holyoke, which will offer a large variety of yard and garden vegetation and accessories.
    While no change is planned from a professional standpoint, the business relationship between the two doctors at the Holyoke Medical Center will see some changes, effective May 1. Dr. Larry Ensz and Dr. Myrlen Chesnut will each have independent practices in the business arrangement. Both will continue their practices in the Heginbotham Medical Clinic, also known as the Holyoke Medical Clinic, located at 520 S. Interocean Ave.
    Linda Renquist of Julesburg has accepted the position of social services director for Sedgwick and Phillips counties and will assume her duties June 1.
    Plans are underway for a progressive renovation to the corner lot at Denver Street and Campbell Avenue in Holyoke. John and Marianne Sullivan are expanding their current Lucky’s Liquors business on that corner, adding a flower shop onto the east and a bakery to the west. A name for the complex has yet to be determined.
    
Fifty Years Ago
April 25, 1968
    A proposed redistricting map for Phillips County is being considered by the board of county commissioners. It was submitted to the board at a regular meeting on April 18. The proposal would change commissioner district boundary lines in order to make the districts nearly equal in both area and population.
    Phillips County’s wheat prospects are generally good, county Extension agent Forest McWilliams said yesterday, but there are areas where damage from cutworms could become severe.
    A beginner’s swimming course for women is to be started at Holyoke’s all-season pool on April 29.
    
Seventy-Five Years Ago
April 29, 1943
    Facing a problem of procuring experienced help at the Holyoke hospital, Dr. H.C. Hill is considering the employment of a Japanese nurse. He states that it has become next to impossible to keep experienced nurses because of the large demand which the armed forces has made for nurses and the consequent civilian need for the replacement of these nurses over the United States. The present staff is working extra hours to maintain the hospital, and he states that if competent help cannot be procured, he will close the hospital and locate elsewhere.
    Two programs are planned by the Orpheus Club, local music organization, next week in observance of national music week in Holyoke. A vesper service will be held at the Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon, and a silver tea will be held at the Methodist Church on Wednesday.