Holyoke News

Returning to his home town, Bret Miles is excited to have started as Holyoke School Districta s new superintendent and looks forward to summer planning and a great 2009-10 school year.

With 27 years of experience in area cooperatives under his belt, Rick Unrein began his President/CEO duties on Monday, July 1 at Grainland Cooperative.

It began as a hospital in 1918, the only modern hospital within a radius of 200 miles of Holyoke according to an article in the Oct.

Don and Shelby Geist of Loveland, formerly of Fort Morgan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Brianne Geist, to Justin Michael Clayton, son of Mark and Jean Clayton of Holyoke and the late Sherryln Clayton.

Departing from the typical Fair Queen selection format this year, 2009 Phillips County Fair Queen Aimee Kanode crowned her Lady-in-Waiting and Princess royalty at the Friday, June 19 Dandelion Daze event in Holyoke.

Rita Kleve of Holyoke recently had her Bible study guide, a oeThe Cast of Characters as recorded in the Old Testamenta published.

Grand marshalls for this year's Phillips County Fair parade, to be held July 21-26, have been announced.

A A A With summer around the corner and hotter temperatures on the way, members of the Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department prepare for their Annual Firemena s Ball at 9 p.m. this Saturday, June 13 at the Holyoke Vets Club.

A A A Torrential rains which started in Holyoke about 7 p.m. Monday evening, June 1, had netted 3.5 inches of precipitation by 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to National Weather Service weather observer Dan Kafka from his home southwest of Holyoke.

Ten years ago, the Elliott family hosted their first foreign exchange student from Slovakia.

A A A Monday, June 8 the Crossroads Teen Choir will be performing the musical Davida s Journey at the Holyoke high school auditorium.

Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 is considering random drug tests of high school students in district extracurricular activities, including sports, clubs and musical groups.

The Chase County Historical Society will open its 2009 season at the Chase County Museum with a quilt show this Sunday and continuing on Sunday, May 17.A Members of the Quilt Guild will host the show and have invited Barbara Holtzman of Holyoke, Colo.

A A A The Colorado Childrena s Hospital Junglemobile visited Holyoke Elementary School on Monday, May 11 as part of the activities being sponsored by Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundationa s Triathlon event.

Pictured, from left, are John Crosthwait, NCHDa s district public health administrator, Darla Brennemann, Kerri Hansen, Linda Langelo, Sarah Severin , and Pam Blochowitz.

A A A Phillips County Communications Center will test its tornado siren and procedures in Holyoke and Paoli on Friday, May 1. The Holyoke test will be done at 10 a.m., followed by the Paoli test at about 10:15 a.m. A A A During the Holyoke test, the first siren will blow continuously for three minutes.

Four Holyoke fourth graders were recognized at this year's FCE essay winners presentation at Holyoke Elementary School on Wednesday, April 15.

Taking another step in its efforts to upgrade U.S. Highway 385, The High Plains Highway Coalition recently unveiled the official High Plains Highway sign, which will soon dot the highway as it winds through Colorado.

Widespread rumors that Police Chief Phil Biersdorfer will not be re-appointed to his position by Holyoke City Council led to a strong showing of support for Biersdorfer at the Holyoke City Council meeting Tuesday, April 7. Along with Biersdorfer, the two-year re-appointments of city supt.

"Become Stronger by Working Together" was the theme of the annual Phillips County Economic Development Corporation meeting held Monday, March 30, and many community members were honored for their collaborations.