Around Town

Look inside for Salute to Grain
    Inserted in this week’s Enterprise is the annual Salute to Grain special section, published by all four Johnson Publications newspapers. It can also be read online for free by going to holyokeenterprise.com.
    
Chocolate lovers invited to annual event
    Phillips County Historical Society’s annual Chocolate Affair is set for Sunday, Jan. 17, from 1-4 p.m. at Phillips County Museum in Holyoke. Chocolaty delights and other desserts will be served on antique china.

School gets day off Monday
    On President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 18, there will be no school at Holyoke School District.
    
Feb. 22 Child Find screening offered free
    Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Holyoke School District and Northeast Colorado Health Department, will be offering free developmental screening to children ages 6 months through 5, who will not attend kindergarten next year. The screen will briefly evaluate the areas of language, gross and fine motor, pre-academic development, hearing and other medical needs. Please bring the child’s immunization records with you.
    Children living in the Holyoke area can be screened Friday, Feb. 22, from 8:30 a.m.-noon at Dragon’s Wagon Preschool. Call the school at 970-854-2999 to schedule an appointment.
    Children identified as having needs that could affect later school performance may be eligible for special services through BOCES. These services are offered in a variety of community settings. Involvement in a program is not mandatory after participating in the screen and is not provided without parental consent. For more information, call the early childhood coordinator at BOCES, 970-521-2771.