Equitable Savings News Today

Juanita “Nita” Hyde

The Akron Chamber of Commerce sponsored its inaugural Christmas Tree Contest for area businesses, and the response was greater than they could have imagined. A total of 14 Akron businesses entered 22 outstanding trees.  Chamber members went around to take pictures of all the trees, and the members voted during their final meeting of 2023 […]

The city of Brush held its Christmas Tree Lighting event on Friday. The Brush Area Chamber of Commerce organized the event on downtown Clayton Street with 18 local businesses participating. The Bank of Colorado started the day with a special visit from Santa and Mrs Claus.  The line started at 2:30 p.m. and stayed steady […]

With the fall season now in full gear, that means pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses and around Sterling: scarecrows. A unique firefighter crew, a loving family, Ziggy the hippie, creepy Halloween creatures and a breast cancer survivor are just a few of the characters that local businesses and organizations have come up with for […]

100 Years Ago

Robert C. Gunnon Robert (Bob) C. Gunnon died on February 4, 2021 at his home in Rochester following a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Bob was born on March 2, 1938 to Albert C. and Florence (Johnson) Gunnon in Northfield, Minnesota. He attended grade school in Faribault, Minnesota. His family then moved to Portage, Wisconsin where Bob attended high school. He excelled in academics, was involved in a number of singing groups while at the same time working to help support his fami...