What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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THE FLEMING Library Association plans to host its annual Collector's Day on Friday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fleming School/Community Library. Collections include A Lifetime of Art, Alaskan Adventures, Fun with Mickey and Minnie, Japanese Fishing Floats, John Deere Collection, Let's Cheer on the Broncos, Native American Collection and Rock and Mineral Specimens. This event is hosted by the Fleming Library Association and open to the public. The library will be closed from 12-12:30...
Every year the Colorado Department of Education assigns an accreditation rating to each school based on School Performance Frameworks. The District Performance Frameworks evaluate districts based on academic achievement, academic growth, college and career readiness and graduation rates. This year, once again, the Fleming School District is Accredited with Distinction, which is the highest academic achievement a school district can achieve. In previous years the district has received the “Distinction” rating in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2022. Fle...
Fleming’s annual Fall Festival is just around the corner. This year’s festival is slated for Saturday, Sept. 23 in downtown Fleming to the theme, “The Wild West of Fleming.” Exhibit drop off begins the day prior to the celebration, taking place on Friday, Sept. 22 from 4:30-6 p.m. Categories include floriculture (live flowers only), gardening and produce, photo and art, homemade canned goods, cooking and crafts. Age groups are six and under, seven through 11, 12-17 and 18 and up. Friday’s lineup also includes a South Plate Youth Football...
Liquor licensing for Corn Festival, insurance renewals and a presentation on Proposition 123 topped action items in a Tuesday evening, Sept. 5 meeting of the Haxtun Town Council. The meeting opened with a public hearing regarding a special event liquor license for the 102nd annual Haxtun Corn Festival slated for Saturday, Sept. 30. The public hearing, opened by Mayor Mike Ensminger, lasted just five minutes as council members reviewed mapping and details of the special event application. Police Chief Tom Bullard said his department along with o...
The annual Haxtun Corn Festival is slated for the last Saturday in September in downtown Haxtun. This year’s event will take place on Sept. 30 and honor Grand Marshals Steve and Nora Hofmeister. This year’s theme is “Where neighbors become family.” The Haxtun Corn Festival, sponsored each year by the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce, opens again this year with the Haxtun Volunteer Fireman’s pancake breakfast at the fire hall at the corner of North Colorado Avenue and Storhm Street. Serving begins at 7 a.m. The annual J. Jeffryes Memorial run/walk...
The Haxtun High School Alumni Association plans to meet during the 102nd annual Corn Festival celebration slated for Saturday, Sept. 30. An open house is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. at the Haxtun High School gymnasium. Refreshments will be served during the open house, which is open to the public. A short business meeting will be held at 3 p.m. A freewill offering will take place during the gathering, which benefits the Haxtun Alumni Scholarship fund. Each year the Haxtun High School Alumni Association gives two $500 scholarships to graduating...
Everyone has their weaknesses. For some it’s chocolate, others cave in when it comes to caffeine. There are, of course, several very serious addictions that can affect lives. I have one of those. My addiction, while not as widely publicized as some, is not all that uncommon. I am addicted to ... horses. I consider myself a fairly ‘got it together’ type of guy until a horse gets close by. Then I’m gone. This is a habit, as many of you know, that is hard to break. It’s sneaky. Let me give you an e...
We hear it from a young age, “Don’t play with your food.” Mostly, it is about not making a mess for others to clean up, but it is also a reminder that food is a gift and resource not to be squandered. To be sure, we had our share of fun most times when food was integral to a gathering. It is a habit that grows with us into adulthood. Cliches abound regarding how to get the youngest among us to eat all their food rather than waste it. Meals become a game at times, a test of wills on other occas...
As I travel the Golden Plains Area, I see mistakes that potentially end up contributing to the death of the new tree that was purchased. These are only some of the biggest mistakes. • Before even purchasing a tree do some homework and learn what type of soil on the property and particularly the location of the tree. Every tree has either a range of soils or a soil type that the tree prefers. Elm trees are tolerant of clay, loam or sand that is both acid and alkaline soil. • When shopping at the nursery, check to see the overall health of the pl...
13 Years Ago Sept. 21, 1938 About 4,060 wheat growers in Colorado have applied for wheat insurance policies under the government's crop insurance program, with 403 in Phillips County, 303 in Sedgwick County and 275 in Yuma County. Midway News - Sowing wheat and putting up hay is the order of the day in this community for the farmers. Premium list for Corn Festival: Best 10 ears yellow dent corn, first, $10; second $7.50; third, five dollars; fourth, $2.50. Best 10 ears white corn, first, $7;...
Haxtun picked up their second win of the season on Saturday in front of a home crowd at Adam Wernsman Field. The Bulldogs banked their second win of the season with a 54-6 win over Holly to improve to 2-0. This weekend, the team is set to face off with Mancos in one of two final non-league games before moving on to face Lower Platte League teams beginning Sept. 29. The Bulldogs took a commanding 30-0 lead in the first quarter against the Holly Wildcats on Saturday. The team added another 16...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs went west over the weekend to compete in the Volleyball Spectacular in Timnath. The day opened with play against Weldon Valley and continued with contests against Timnath and Prairie. Three days later, the Lady Bulldogs returned to their home court for a match up with the Wiggins Lady Tigers. Overall, Haxtun came out of the four-game run with one win and three losses to put the Bulldogs 8-5 overall halfway through the regular season. Saturday's Volleyball Spectacular in...
MaxPreps rankings put the Fleming Wildcats at number three in their league after the third week of play this season. The Wildcats come in behind Peetz and Briggsdale. On Saturday, Fleming hosted the Granada Bobcats in their home opener. Both teams entered the contest at 1-1 on the year; Granada defeated Branson/Kim and lost to Stratton; Fleming defeated North Park and fell to Idalia. The Bobcats came out on top to open Saturday's game. They went up by 18 after the first quarter, 30-12. They...
After the opening 10 matches of the 2023 volleyball season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats sit in MaxPreps' third spot in the 1A North Central League. Briggsdale holds the top spot at 2-0 in the league and Weldon Valley is currently in second at 1-0 following last week's victory over the Lady Wildcats. Fleming took on Weldon Valley and Prairie over the past week. They faced off with the Lady Warriors on Thursday, Sept. 7 at home. Thursday's contest went to five sets with the opening set going in...
Neal Eugene McCormick died on June 23, 2023 in Greeley. He was born on Sept. 8, 1948 in Holyoke to Willis Lloyd McCormick and Norma Ann (Yowell) McCormick. He was a son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He was raised in the Wages area with brothers, Dallas and Gale, and sisters Narda and Nola. As a child, he grew up doing farm chores like feeding chickens and gathering eggs, feeding and milking cows, feeding pigs, shocking cane and helping his dad pickup blown down corn with a horse...
Delores McCormick passed away on Aug. 14, 2023 in Greeley. Delores was born on Oct. 1, 1950 in Benkelman, Neb. to Robert Roll and Ruby (Blaskley) Roll. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was raised in the Holyoke area with three brothers, Louis, Kenneth and Marvin. After graduating from Holyoke High School she moved to Denver an worked as a secretary. She later moved to Auburn, Wash. and married Eugene McCormick on June 5, 1970. From that union Kathy, Bob and Kevin...
