The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce and is gearing up for its traditional St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 11. Preliminary plans call for a line-up of parade participants to begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Tilden Quick Lube parking lot, with the parade following at 3:30 p.m. Signups take place prior to day of…

Area residents hoping to find a a pot of gold are in luck again this year when the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce hosts it annual Follow The Yellow Brick Road promotion. The event, headed up by Homes By Darcy, will see participants following a map of participating businesses to gather coupons, drawings or treats!…

Reports from H.O.P.E.’s Community Activity Center (CAC) Managers and it’s Executive Director were given when the organization’s Board of Directors met Wednesday, Feb. 15. In the first report, CAC managers Karen and Allen Mensch noted Eberly Electric had repaired the main light outside the building as well as two smaller ones. They said several other…

Reports, one old business item and seven new business items were on the agenda when the Holden R-III School Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 13. Before the Board moved into reports, two of its member, Gerilynn Hoover and Bobby Zimmer were presented certificates of completion of their Board Member Refresher Training. Opening the reports…

Rate evaluation, wastewater capital improvements and an abatement order of consent (AOC) were on the table when the Holden Board of Public Works met Monday, Feb. 2. Before the body tacked the business portion of the meeting, a motion by Al West was made to amend the agenda and move the appointment of temporary chairperson…

Scheduling of upcoming events and committee head reports took up much of the agenda when the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce met Thursday, Feb. 2. After another successful Chocolate Crawl this past weekend, the next Chamber event is set for March 11, the annual St. Patricks Day celebration. Information about the event is set to…

Area residents are asked to join in celebrating Holden High School’s rich tradition of exceptional education by nominating a distinguished individual/team for the Holden High School Hall of Fame. Finalists will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the fall of each year. The purpose is to recognize and honor those individuals who have…