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The Curious Savage will be on stage in Holyoke and Haxtun this weekend, in a Phillips County Arts Council-sponsored event.
The play will be performed Friday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Haxtun Community Center.
Dinner theatres will be featured in Holyoke...
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Phillips County Arts Council will begin the annual membership drive at this weekend’s three performances of The Curious Savage.
Memberships for the 2009-10 entertainment series will be sold, starting with the kick-0ff weekend.
On Friday, Aug. 7 the pe...
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Dust off that old baton or start practicing the accordion, because Aug. 21-22 all participants in the Phillips County Relay for Life are invited to show their stuff in Relay’s newest game show: Relay’s Got Talent.
Relay’s Got Talent will be taking ...
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New adventures at the county fair
Well, it’s over, the county fair is over. I’m going to come right out and say it. I had my doubts.
Growing up in Imperial, Neb., we had the Chase County Fair. A fair many deemed the largest county fair in Nebraska. ...
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Family fills week with announcements
It was a week full of news from the Lutz abode. Austin, our 5-year-old grandson, called on a Tuesday exclaiming, “My EEG was normal!”
That was some of the BEST news anyone could have given me. Two years earlier a...
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Certified Free Beef
The past few years niche markets for beef have developed that conscientious ranchers and companies have tried to fill. The natural and organic niches were profitable for producers until Wal Mart and the Big Chains turned those product...
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In today’s economy, making yourself stand out in the job market is more important than ever.
Most people wander out into the job market unprepared and then accept whatever job is offered. In the tight employment market, this strategy is a path to failu...
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Since 1997, Holyoke’s Paquimé Folkloric Dance Group has been amazing audiences with brightly colored costumes and elaborate dances, and their performance Thursday, July 30 was no exception.
Under the instruction of Alma Nuñez, the group celebrates di...
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After months spent in various hospitals, Brittney Ferguson’s return to home in March has certainly been a relief. For both her and her family, the last few months have been spent taking steps getting adjusted to changes in their lives and getting Brittn...
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A Holyoke seventh grader recently traveled to Washington D.C. for a five-day trip. Nick Ortner, 12, was nominated by his teacher Kevin Asbury to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference.
Asbury recognized Ortner as a student with the scholasti...
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Several kids from 3 years old, up to 13 traded in an afternoon of farm animals for time with some more exotic creatures. The bear crawl and the crab walk were only a few of the activities offered at the Phillips County Fair kids’ games Saturday, July 25...
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A good turn out of participants and spectators were present for the 2009 Phillips County Fair pet show Saturday, July 25. A number of dogs of all shapes and sizes competed against one another in a variety of dog contests. In competitions open to any pet, ...
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Planting cucumbers, onions, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, roses or even daisies. If there is a question of how to plant it, there is a group in town who will assist you. Who are you going to call? The Master Gardeners.
Master Gardeners is a group run through...
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It was a relatively straight forward meeting for East Phillips County Hospital board on July 27.
For the last few meetings, different department directors have been attending the meetings giving updates and information on their individual departments. Su...
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2009 Acre Program Deadline
By Ron Koberstein
Is Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) for you? I can’t say, but I do recommend producers take another look at the ACRE program. Lower market prices can have a significant effect on the payment potential u...
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The Phillips County Treasurer’s Office mailed delinquent taxes notices last week. County Treasurer Linda L. Statz said she printed them with August interest amounts.
If anyone pays their taxes in a different month, they need to contact the treasurer’...
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How many people can relate to this hypothetical day? Wake up, check the email, drink some coffee, use a desktop computer at work, maybe check the blackberry for lunch plans or a take-out menu, shoot off a few emails, head home to check the personal email ...
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Holyoke was represented by players on all three of the Border League baseball teams in the 13, 14 and 14/15-year-old All-Star tournaments held July 25-29.
13-year-olds
Players on the 13-year-old Border League All-Star team were coached by Mike Davison o...
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Hannah Gillmore and Makayla Spitz of Holyoke and Garrett Shafer of Haxtun attended The Ultimate Nature Experience (T.U.N.E.) youth camp July 11-14 at the Cal-Wood Nature Education Center located in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Jamestown.
As a contin...
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Country Praise in the Park, featuring Sandra Dee and the Gospel Trail, is scheduled at Rainbow Park in Wray Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. The concert will be followed by a free lunch at noon.
Sponsored by the Wray Southern Baptist Church, admission is free, ...
