Articles from the July 13, 2022 edition
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Ready to roll
MACHINERY sits along the edge of a field at Logan County roads 28 and 95 just southwest of Haxtun ready to roll for the day. According to Aaron Schaefer at CHS, the first load of wheat came to the...
By 35th annual Old-Fashioned Saturday Night set for this Saturday in downtown Haxtun
It’s mid-July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just around the corner. The 35th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 16 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, a poker run...
GOCO grant to be sought for pool
Plans for a new swimming pool have shifted and after communicating with committee members and as a group, the Haxtun Town Council voted to move forward with new plans while also passing a resolution to apply for grant funds in an upcoming cycle with...
Haxtun Health launches "Healthy Student, Happy Teacher" campaign
Haxtun Health is helping students and teachers gear up for the start of school with the inaugural “Healthy Student, Happy Teacher” campaign. For the months of July and August, for every student who completes a well child check or annual wellness exa...
Haxtun Swimming Pool Project needs community re-engagement
Trisha Herman, Phillips County Economic Development Director was able to bring Great Outdoor Colorado Roadshow out to Holyoke High School on Thursday, July 7. PC regional GOCO representative, Sammie...
Carolyn Davis hired as librarian at Haxtun Public Library
Patrons at the Haxtun Public Library will see a new face among the books and behind the checkout counter. Librarian Carolyn Davis took on her new role at the local library on June 1 and is already wor...
Under the Wire
“What comes around, goes around.” I have no idea who to attribute this quote to. It’s about as common as “look at the sunset,” so I’m going to guess nobody knows who said it first. This concept has...
Fearless Faith
We love structure even when it means restricting one’s own views. Structure prescribes rules and defines arenas for the games that we play — mental, political, relational, spiritual — in forms that...
Extension Spotlight
Trees are a major part of our landscapes. They can make a town memorable in a negative way or memorable in a positive way. Trees can brand a community. They are worth a monetary value for the air they clean, the erosion they can stop, the cooling...
Times Past
13 Years Ago July 14, 1937 Relatives and old friends attended the funeral services Monday for Ora Clevenger, 61, who for many years had been a farmer and a rancher in this part of the state. He suffer...
Lightning sparks fire
LIGHTNING STRIKES were close and prevalent Sunday evening. A storm that rolled through produced thunder and lightning that sparked a fire south of Haxtun near the home of Tyler and Laura Knode. The...
Stroyek's essay, "Fairness," advances to National competition
Haxtun's Jeorjia Stroyek placed first in the Colorado Association for Family and Communication Education's essay contest. Her essay, titled Fairness, won first place on the local level, advancing her...
Hunter Donovan returns from Girls' State
July 4-9, I had the opportunity, along with nearly 80 other girls to attend the 2022 American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Girls State. This truly was one of the most rewarding and enjoyable experiences...
Collaboration with NE BOCES results in grant for several local school districts
The Akron R-1, Frenchman RE-3, Haxtun Re-2J, Wray RD-2 and Yuma-1 school districts, in collaboration with the Northeast BOCES, received the School Access for Emergency Response grant, referred to as the SAFER grant from the Colorado Division of...
Haxtun Summer Ball
HAXTUN PEE-WEE players on the red team are pictured front row (l-r), Jace Wernsman, Dylan Bazan, Ammon Jones, Mason Grauberger, Kason Hadeen, Reid Oliver and Karson Hofmeister; back row (l-r), Coach...
