Articles from the March 3, 2021 edition
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Cute kids ...
HAXTUN first grader Evan Atchison pets a kid at the FFA petting zoo last week as member Dylan Buccelli holds the young goat in the Ag Shop. Each year the local Chapter hosts the petting zoo in...
By CEO Pace reports receipt of DOLA grant to complete infrastructure upgrades at Haxtun Health
Haxtun Health has a number of building projects in the works, all of which were highlighted in the Chief Executive Officer report at a Board of Directors meeting last week. CEO Dewane Pace announced the receipt of a grant from the Department of...
Frenchman BOE opts to lengthen school days by 9 minutes
With just a few months remaining in the 2020-21 year, Frenchman Board of Education members and administration are looking ahead to the next. During a recent meeting, board members voted to lengthen the school day by nine minutes next year while...
Kellogg-Ewing-Leavitt merges with CIA - Leavitt Ins. Agency
Kellogg-Ewing-Leavitt Insurance Agency recently announced they have merged with CIA-Leavitt Insurance. Both agencies are Leavitt Group partners and are part of a network of insurance brokers whose collective strength allows members to provide nationa...
Tori passes NAFED exams
Craig Tori, employee of Nebraska Safety and Fire Equipment, Inc., recently passed the NAFED Kitchen Fire Extinguishing System exams. By passing this exam Tori has demonstrated superior knowledge of hazards inherent in different occupancies and the...
NCHD adds new vaccine data dashboard to website
Northeast Colorado Health Department added a new county-level vaccine data dashboard to the current website including information on the current vaccine phase, doses administered, age and...
Sonnenberg's SB79 wins unanimous Senate approval on Feb. 22
Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, has an early victory in the resumed 2021 legislative session, with a bill on allowing consumers to buy a share of a livestock animal for meat directly from a producer. Senate Bill 79 won unanimous approval from...
Telehealth launches March 1 at Haxtun Health
Haxtun Health has now launched Telehealth appointments for the community. As of March 1, patients can now utilize this appointment service for many healthcare needs from the comfort of their home or if they are on-the-go and don’t have time to c...
Officially honored
DANA CHINTALA, pictured above with daughters Megan Chintala and Whitney Chintala and wife Lisa Chintala, was recognized in a brief ceremony on Saturday during the Fleming versus Sedgwick County...
Under the Wire
My vet mentioned recently that I had never written about him. That does put him in a rather exclusive group. Over the years when I have needed a break from reporting on my own embarrassing moments, I...
Fearlesss Faith
Some weeks there are certain phrases or words that pop up unbidden but that are nevertheless welcome. During the recent cold snap, “gratitude” tended to rise above the flurry of other words, in par...
Colorado Preps Weekly
Wrestling's regular season has wrapped up and teams are awaiting Thursday's regional bracket release. With the change to eight-person brackets for State, extra pressure will be upon the wrestlers at...
Extension Column
Plant Select Plants are excellent for being able to tolerate drought, extreme climate changes and insect and disease issues. There are a variety that are hardy for our area. These listed below are the new introductions that underwent seven seasons...
Strokes from other pens
I recently saw the profile and picture of the new officer with the Haxtun Police Department. A young fellow in his first police gig. I had to dig into my scrapbook to find the newspaper profile from 47 years ago of a 21-year-old me in a small burg...
Times Past
13 Years Ago March 4, 1936 Andrew Krueger, age 10, of Amherst, passed away at the McKnight hospital in Haxtun Friday night following an operation for a ruptured appendix. He was the son of Mr. and...
Death Notice
Barbara Fix Barbara Ann Fix passed away on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at the Haxtun Health Extended Care Unit at the age of 82. She was born on May 30, 1938 to Glenn T. and Irene (McCoy) Hendon in Greeley. Celebration of life arrangements are pending....
Lady Bulldogs pick up win over Wiggins Tigers on the road Friday
With a 1-1 finish in the second to last week of regular season basketball action the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs hold a 7-5 overall record and stand 5-3 in league play. The Lady Bulldogs have one final game...
Bulldogs slay the Dragons on the road
The Haxtun Bulldogs ended the week 1-1 with a win over the Dragons in Holyoke on Tuesday and loss to Wiggins on the road Friday. The team is set to take on Sedgwick County this week before moving...
Wrestlers prepare for March 5 and 6 Regional tourney at Akron
The Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestlers have taken a couple weeks off from competition to get ready for the Region 3 Regional Tournament to be held in Akron March 5 and 6. On March 5, the 106-145 pound...
Fleming Lady Wildcats defeat top-ranked Sedg. Co. Lady Cougars
Fleming's Lady Wildcats dominated on the basketball court over the past week with a 50-point win over Stratton/Liberty and a huge victory over the then 11-1 Lady Cougars out of Sedgwick County. The...
Wildcats finish week at 1-1 with two regular-season games remaining
The Fleming Wildcats went 1-1 over the past week in back-to-back home contests. The Wildcats defeated the Stratton/Liberty Knighted Eagles on Friday before falling to the 2A Sedgwick County Cougars...
