Construction Projects Nearing Completion in Holly
Russ Baldwin | Aug 05, 2013 | Comments 0
Two significant construction projects are nearing completion in Holly this summer. Reyman’s Grocery Store at 100 South Main is almost ready to open its doors in September, according to Jess Kalma, store owner. The other construction project is the new Holly School, which is receiving some finishing touches before classes begin for pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Kalma said he and his wife, Tracy, intend to have a soft opening of the business and once everyone is happy with the way the daily operation is running, will hold a grand opening ceremony. A ribbon cutting was held in February for the enterprise which will offer over 10,000 square feet to the grocery store operation.
Kalma said this past February he hopes the old store, down the street from the new business venture, would be developed, but wasn’t specific about any plans. The new grocery features high ceilings and a ceiling fan that even in 100 degree summer heat, kept the store cool minus any air conditioning. “We’re going to be able to use a new system that transfers about 60% of the hot and cool air from the freezers and coolers to the store,”
Kalma said. Patron of the new store and residents in general will notice the almost life-sized replica of a buffalo standing guard at the entryway to the store. Kalma said it represents a tie in to the history of the town and especially along the Santa Fe Trail as represented in the Reyman Grocery Sign along Highway 50.
The yearlong construction project for the Holly School is not quite complete, but students will be ready to enjoy a brand new facility beginning this year. Some sections of the former school still remain and have yet to be taken down and hauled away.
The 109,000 square foot building was funded by a voter approved $3.4 million bond to generate BEST matching funds of $25 million for the project. BEST is an acronym for Building Excellent Schools Today, a program funded through the Colorado Department of Education.
Along with state of the art classrooms, the school also has a new baseball diamond and playing field for football and track and field. Adolfson and Peterson are the contractors who are building the new facility at 206 North 3rd Street in Holly.
By Russ Baldwin
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