Around Town

Free summer barbecue, business spotlight set for Wednesday, July 13, at courthouse lawn

Holyoke Chamber of Commerce is reviving the community night that many residents will remember from years ago. There will be a free hamburger and hot dog meal, including ice cream from Lickety Split, from 5-8 p.m. at the Phillips County Court House lawn. After attendees are done eating, they can browse booths to learn more about what local businesses and organizations have to offer.

Booth spaces are free to HCOC members. Sign up for a booth by Monday, July 11, by emailing Holly Ferguson at director@holyokechamber.org.

Submit events for community calendar

Any local organizations or businesses that would like to submit events for the community calendar should email director@holyokechamber.org or kruegerbr@hcosd.org by Friday, July 15 — but the sooner, the better. The first calendar published will cover August-December 2022, and a second calendar will be printed for December 2022-July 2023.

Tractor trip send-off is July 13

Central Plains Equipment in Holyoke is inviting the community to a hot dog meal and send-off for Dick and Carolee Ourada on Wednesday, July 13, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ouradas are driving a 1977 International Harvester 3,200 miles from Imperial, Nebraska, to Fairbanks, Alaska, to raise money for children’s health research via the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. For more info or to donate, visit www.tractortrip.com or www.facebook.com/tractortripforkids.

Postage stamp price to increase

United States Postal Service announced that the price of a First-Class Forever stamp will increase from 58 cents to 60 cents Sunday, July 10. A postcard stamp is increasing from 40 cents to 44 cents. More info: www.usps.com.