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The Great Cardini
You just never know. You think you know a person but you really don’t. I’d known Carole for decades and have always liked her. Granted, I haven’t seen every auction market clerk in the country, but I have seen my share, and in my ...
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To help save on costs and efficiency and follow what many other post offices are doing throughout the country, Holyoke Post Office is re-adjusting its city letter carrier mail delivery routes.
The route changes or adjustments, which pertain to ZIP Code a...
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One booming business in the fading U.S. economy is email fraud. Online criminals are using concern about the economy and chaos in the financial markets as an opening to defraud worried consumers.
These new scams typically offer anxious consumers relief f...
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The Internet can be a wonderful resource for children as they work on school projects, connect with friends and play games. However, there are also many harsh realities associated with advancing technology.
Children may be at risk for cyber-bullying, onl...
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Certified massage therapist Cheyenne Wood is now working in the office of Brandt Chiropractic in Holyoke.
Originally from Wray, Wood graduated from Healing Arts Institute in Fort Collins one year ago. After completing her schooling, Wood opened Cheyenne...
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County Fair success continued for sixth grader Austin Vieselmeyer when he entered his Grand Champion Market Hog from the Phillips County Fair in the Tri-State Royal in Goodland, Kan. Saturday, Aug. 8.
About 25 county fair champion pigs from Kansas, Color...
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Children may not be able to tell you when they aren’t getting enough sleep—but their actions will certainly let you know. If you are noticing that your child has a short attention span, is irritable, restless, impatient, lethargic, anxious or tearful,...
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Results of the Colorado American College Test (ACT) taken by HHS juniors last spring show the Class of 2010 composite score at 20.4, compared to the state average of 19.6.
The ACT is administered to all 11th grade students. There are four sub-tests, incl...
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Thursday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. students at Holyoke High School will attend a motivational presentation by the Todd Becker Foundation. “Where is your life headed?” is the theme of the assembly that addresses positive decision making.
Keith Becker will be...
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Nestled in the middle of the 100 block of North Interocean, the building currently occupied by First Dragon Chinese Restaurant has a mysterious history. Having changed several times, it’s difficult to express just how much variety there has been in the ...
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The Holyoke boys’ golf team grabbed a pair of fourth place finishes last week as they traveled to Brush and Burlington.
Eight golfers traveled to Brush on Aug. 13 to represent the Dragons for the first tournament of the season. Out of the 11-team field...
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Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. and the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement (CSE), proclaim that August is Child Support Enforcement Month. The month will be celebrated throughout the state in many of the 55 county CSE o...
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Across cultures, over centuries, eating has been a social occasion for families as well as among friends.
But in many homes today, life is shoving the family meal aside. Americans are more likely to eat alone than people in other countries, and American ...
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Parents know that one of the biggest challenges in raising kids is getting them to eat right. With busier-than-ever schedules and hurried mornings, many parents choose the convenience of school lunches, but do you really know what your kids are eating?
A...
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After a long day at work or running errands, the last thing you want to do is head to the kitchen to cook a meal. Often we resort to the convenience of boxed foods or restaurants, which can be unhealthy —and expensive—options. How can you make sure yo...
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Reading is the most important tool that children need to achieve academic success and advance in the workplace later in life. But when kids struggle with this skill they can fall behind and develop a permanent antipathy toward reading and books.
What man...
