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SENIORS MASON BORNHOFT and Cassidy Goddard were crowned 2023 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime ceremonies in the Bulldog's match up with Caliche on Friday. The two were selected for the honor by a vote of their high school peers....
Phillips County 4-H members, families and special guests celebrated the year's success at the 2023 Achievement Program on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion in Holyoke. The afternoon opened with a welcome from Phillips County Council President Lucinda Mares before guests were treated to a buffet of snacks and desserts. Each year the annual achievement banquet celebrates the past year's success of each 4-H member and all clubs in Phillips County. The event also honors several award...
There is hope in dementia, which relies on the kind of care we provide. Providing strength-based, person-centered care for dementia means looking at the whole person and working with what they can do rather than focusing on what dementia takes away. People with dementia are losing their rational thought but will never lose their intuitive view (being in the moment, appreciating beauty, music, etc.). If their companions, families, and caregivers are taught how to support their strengths, there...
Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke is one of the sponsors of a fashion show fundraiser event in Sterling on Oct. 15 from 2-4 p.m. in the Dorothy Corsberg Theater on the Northeastern Junior College campus. The fundraiser is hosted by Encouraging Sisters, a breast cancer support group serving women in northeastern Colorado. Proceeds from ticket sales and donor donations will be used to provide some support to women facing or going through breast cancer in the upcoming year. Melissa Memorial Hospital is the home of the Londa Wernet Bradford...
FLEMING LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S annual Collector's Day drew more than 335 visitors on Friday, Sept. 22. Above, Dean and Pat Anderson display their stories of living in Alaska....
NEARLY two dozen Haxtun students, staff and community members gathered around the flag poles at Haxtun Schools on Sept. 27 in celebration of See You at the Pole. See You at the Pole is an annual event in which Christian students gather for prayer at their school's flagpole to pray for their families, friends, churches and communities. See You at the Pole is typically held on the fourth Wednesday of September, before or after school hours. Pastors, parents, or other adults may lend support to...
Well, she’s gone. I don’t know what I ever made me fall for her in the first place. Can’t remember what I saw in her. I must have been crazy. Ten years of battle, disagreements and constant irritation. The noise of tires taking her down the gravel driveway was music to my ears. I never really liked her, anyway. Yep. Old cow number 68 is gone. What’s that? You thought I was talking about something else? Shame on you. Number 68 was the most cantankerous, all around mean four-legged creature ever t...
Nestled among the “whences” and ‘comeths’ of Psalm 121 (KJV) lies a calmness and certainty that draws us when times are difficult and trying. The archaic lingual forms embedded in scripture bring a sense of comfort and permanence, familiarity that transcends even the narrowest constructions of faith, and shaping our relation to the Divine. It is beloved scripture, an attempt to quantify the unquantifiable. What better images to employ than those of mountains rising from the pedestrian plains...
Even if Prop HH passes, our taxes will go up! We didn’t need an election this November to receive a modest property tax reduction. The legislature can cut taxes anytime; it doesn’t need voter approval. But with Coloradans facing the largest property tax increase of our lifetime due to soaring home prices, the legislature chose to put a massive expansion of government on the ballot disguised as a property tax cut. Remember this: even if Proposition HH passes, property taxes will still inc...
Letter to the Editor, We are writing this letter to ask for your vote on Haxtun School Bond Initiative 5B. This will allow the raising of local property tax money to match state funds and leverage additional BEST money and grants. We pay plenty of taxes, but this is an opportunity to get some of our previous tax money back from the state coffers. We should hope to provide the best education for our children that we can afford. Having a modern school campus will go a long way in keeping our community strong. A great K-12 school system will help...
13 Years Ago Oct. 19, 1938 While on a campaigning trip in this part of the state, U.S. senator Alva B. Adams visited Haxtun for a short time last Friday, and was entertained at a luncheon at the Haxtun Café. Bryant News - Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ewers are the parents of a baby boy born at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Sterling. Fairfield News - We each have a music book in which we copy songs that we have learned to play on the harmonica. 70 Years Ago Oct. 21, 1953 Without a doubt, no single...
HAXTUN VOLUNTEER Firemen responded to a car versus semi accident on Monday morning, just before noon. The semi involved spilled over along the shoulder of Highway 6 just outside of Haxtun to the west. The driver of the car was transported to a local hospital....
Freshman from the Haxtun FFA Chapter went to Northeastern Junior College on Thursday, Sept. 21 to participate in the Becoming Involved as a Greenhand Conference. The B.I.G. conference gets the greenhands, which is the first degree in FFA, an opportunity to see the benefits of being a member in FFA. During the conference members learned about building their FFA "house" and how to make it welcoming. This taught the kids first impressions and the importance of making a good first impression. They...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs have won five of their last seven games and currently hold an over 12-6 record. Most recently, the Lady Bulldogs swept Caliche at home in the annual homecoming game. Five regular-season game remain on the schedule before the team kicks off post season play. Friday night marked 2023 homecoming celebrations in Haxtun. The evening kicked off with a c-team scrimmage against the junior varsity followed by a varsity contest against Caliche. For the second time this season,...
Six games into the season and the Haxtun Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 327 to 42. In the last three contests, Haxtun has shut out their opponents. Of those 327 points, 68 came in Friday night's match up against Caliche. The Bulldogs topped the Buffs 68-0 in the annual homecoming match up to improve to 6-0 on the season. Junior Ryland Wolff intercepted the ball in the Buffs first possession of the game. Two plays later, Grant Statz got the call and ran it in for a short, six-yard touchd...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats suffered a pair of road losses over the past week to two highly ranked teams. The week opened at Weldon on Thursday, Oct. 6, where the Lady Wildcats faced off with the Lady Warriors for the second time this season. Weldon Valley holds the second spot in league standings behind Briggsdale; Fleming stands in number three. Both outings between the two squads went the distance, ending after five sets of play. In the most recent match, Fleming took victories in sets one and...
The Fleming Wildcats traveled to Weldona last Friday where they faced off with the Warriors in league action on the gridiron. Fleming entered at 1-1 in 6-man League one; Weldon Valley at 0-2. A commanding 50-25 road victory last week advanced the Wildcats to 2-1 in the league. They currently hold the third spot behind Briggsdale at 3-0 and Peetz and 3-1. Individual stats for the game were not reported on MaxPreps. This week brings the Prairie Mustangs to Fleming for league play. The Mustangs...
Gage Ferguson went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of Sept. 28, 2023 after just moving back home to Haxtun the day prior. Gage was born to Lonnie Ferguson and BreAnn Reed on April 27, 2004 in Denver. Gage attended Haxtun High School and was planning to start his training with a local airplane mechanic on Monday. From birth Gage's life was filled with way too many medical procedures, needles and hospital stays that anyone should have to endure, always handling it with much patience,...
Eugene Earnest Brown passed away Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 in Haxtun at the age of 100. Eugene was born April 30, 1923, in Yetta to Abe and Beulah (Cochran) Brown. He attended and graduated from Fleming High School in 1942. After graduation, he served in WWII in the United States Army Air Corp in the China, Burma, India theatre as a flight surgeon assistant. He obtained the rank of Tech 4 and earned the Asiatic Pacific, Good Conduct and WWII Victory medals for his service. He was honorably...
Janice "Jan" Illene Gibbs passed away June 12, 2023 in California. Janice was born in Haxtun to Everette and Minnie (Becker) Gibbs on June 8, 1941. She graduated from Haxtun High School in 1959. After graduation Janice attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling and then graduated from Colorado State University in 1964. She taught physical education in Annaheim, Calif. before accepting positions as Recreation Center Director at United States military bases in Korea and Germany. She made...
The annual meeting of the Haxtun High School Alumni Association was held on Sept. 30 at the High School Gymnasium. LaVone Hart, Alumni Coordinator welcomed 30 past graduates along with spouses and friends to the gathering. Hart led the group in singing the National Anthem. An update on finances was given. The scholarship fund which is funded by donations is in good shape this year and hopes are to be able to continue giving scholarships to HHS graduates in the future. 2023 recipients of $500...
