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OAKLEY BISHOP stands along the parade route of the Phillips County Fair parade in downtown Holyoke on Saturday morning, July 29 waiving a flag she was given from a float. This week's edition of the Herald features the 2023 Phillips County Fair keepsake special....
The Haxtun Town Council considered a third economic incentive application for the year in a Monday night, Aug. 6 meeting. In the absence of Mayor Mike Ensminger, Mayor Pro Tem Lori Lundgren presided over the short, 30-minute meeting. The Council considered an economic incentive policy application from Every Bloomin’ Thing, a business located in the heart of downtown Haxtun. Local florist Rebecca Ensminger recently completed extensive construction on the outside of the building to include a new door, windows and siding and is also awaiting a n...
Opportunity Now Colorado is proud to announce nearly $27 million in grant awards to 46 total grantees including the Northeast Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services, located in Haxtun, which provides cooperative educational services for, and in partnership with, 12 member school districts: Akron R-1, Buffalo RE-4J, Frenchman RE-3, Haxtun RE-2J, Holyoke RE-1J, Julesburg RE-1, Lone Star #101, Otis R-3, Plateau R-5, Revere, Wray RD-2 and Yuma 1. The grant, an initiative of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade,...
We live in a world filled with slogans, declarations, and jargon beyond caring. It is pervasive and unsettlingly, particularly when directed at our younger generations. Sound bites have become sound bits have become momentary flashes and glimpses of a life into which people are rushing headlong without safely looking in both directions. The result is equivalent to a multi-car pile-up of no small proportion, each driver blaming adjacent drivers for the predicament they are in. The falsities are...
“Under The Wire” columns quite often generate some very interesting responses. Most notable recently is one from “Jean.” She emailed a most fascinating response to my “Miller Moth” column from a few weeks ago. Her husband remembered reading about millers in Yellowstone National Park being eaten by, of all things, bears. The harvest takes place in August, according to the article taken from a book by Fred Bear, evidently a well-known outdoorsman and archer. According to this article, bears climb...
Are you interested in attracting bats? They seem to have a bad reputation. They have some great benefits. According to Bat Conservation International a colony of 150 big brown bats can protect local farmers from up to 18 million or more rootworms each summer. Bat droppings in caves support whole ecosystems of unique organisms, including bacteria useful in detoxifying wastes, improving detergents and producing gasohol and antibiotics. Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline an ethyl alcohol. If you can spot a bat at dusk on occasion, then it is a...
13 Years Ago Aug. 10, 1938 Miss Eileen Riley of Haxtun and Floyd Royle of Fleming, were married in Sterling last Sunday at the Methodist parsonage. The Rev. H.L. Elston perform the ceremony. Friday of next week is Circus Day in Haxtun with Barney Bros. three-ring wild animal circus coming to town. Regular admission price is 30 cents and 60 cents, but by obtaining guest tickets from merchants, the price is 15 cents on a child's ticket and 30 on an adult ticket. North County Line News - Threshing...
Velda Lee (Cheney) Barlow passed away on April 28, 2023 in Sterling at the age of 81. She was born on Aug. 5, 1941 in Sterling, the daughter of Harold and Minnie Cheney of Haxtun. With a twinkle in her eye, Velda was a force to be reckoned with. She worked hard and played even harder. Her creative flair filled the stage of life and her performances were legendary. When it came to facing challenges, Velda always persevered with a fun-loving soul that could light up a room. She had a sharp mind...
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