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Monday night, Oct. 31 action brought characters of all sorts to the Haxtun Fire Hall for the annual hot dog dinner and costume contest. Small children, young kids and even adults gathered for top honors in the best dressed categories. The following is a list of winners from the 2022 Halloween costume contest: Three and under: Evelyn Yockey, first, Alro Klimek, second, and Lorenzo Grilli, third. Preschool and kindergarten: John Henry, first, Jaymie Ham, second, and Thomas Clark, third. First and...
Students in Fleming’s sports management class have been busy over the past few weeks. Under the direction of teacher Lisa Chintala, the class has developed a new mission statement as well as a list of success core value for the Fleming Wildcat athletic department. In a recent meeting of the local Board of Education, the mission statement and list of important values was approved by board members. Chintala presented the documents with the information developed by her students to the Board in a late October meeting. She also discussed p...
When you step on the scale and see you have lost three pounds, what did you really lose? Fat? Muscle? Water? Health is determined by more than the number on the scale or Body Mass Index measurements that don't take muscle into consideration. Therefore, Colorado State University Extension is relying on another piece of equipment: The InBody Machine. The Inbody is a sophisticated machine that uses a method called bioelectrical impedance analysis. BIA method sends a small alternating current...
HAXTUN UNITED METHODIST God Squad youth group members recently packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The boxes contain school supplies, personal care items and toys. The group also included personal notes of friendship to the child who will receive the box. National collection week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 14-21. Since 1993, more than 198 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received a shoebox gift. God Squad members who recently packed boxes are...
This story is very hard to write because I am, in a way, having to retract a statement I have made quite often the past few months. Even worse I must “throw in the towel," “wave the white flag” and any other saying that describes defeat. This past summer I have complained about flies. Living with feedlots, large dairies and our own contribution to fly habit with horse and cattle pens near by, we must live in fly nirvana. “I can’t wait for the first freeze to kill these pesky flies," had come...
One of the simpler digressions in faith building in recent years has been to ask, “What would Jesus do?” While emulating Christ is generally a safe bet, the concept runs deeper and is more complex than a few blithe questions regarding the modeling of behaviors. The normal course of events in today’s arena of max-critical politics, is to build oneself up by tearing others down. Such behavior should be accompanied by deep shame at our failure to respect one another. It is not impossible to do, b...
Trees and shrubs still require water during fall and winter. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, soil that stays most stays warmer in the fall and winter. If the trees and shrubs have cells filled with water, then this helps protect them from winter damage. This condition is called turgid. The best practice for watering is to let the water soak in the soil slowly. Trees uptake soil better with that type of condition. Be sure to soak the top 12 inches. Keep watering on a regular basis until the ground freezes. Once the ground freezes, if ther...
13 Years Ago Nov. 10, 1937 The cheese factory at Haxtun will be reopened in the near future under the management of Mr. Hopperdietzel of Merino, who was leased the plant from C.H. Barker. He is ready to begin operation of the factory as soon as he can secure two drivers with trucks to pick up the milk at the farm and deliver it to the factory. He is also operating cheese factories at Merino and Brush. Rattlesnake hunting has become a pastime as well as a sport for many local hunters during the p...
DESTANIE AND ALIYAH Engle were selected to play in the Colorado Coaches of Girls Sports All-State games on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Arvada. The twin sisters, who are seniors in Haxtun, played softball all four years of high school with the Holyoke Lady Dragons. In the All-State game on Sunday, Destanie caught and Aliyah pitched the final innings of the game to help their team earn the win....
Heart. That's the word Head Coach Don Schelling used to describe the group of girls that made up the 2022 Haxtun Lady Bulldog volleyball team. The heart of the group was evident in Kit Carson on Friday as the Lady Bulldogs took the number two ranked team in all of 1A Colorado volleyball to three close sets in post-season action. While the Lady Bulldogs came up short, just two points in all three sets, and ended the season with a Regional appearance, Schelling is excited to see what is to come....
In their quest for a ninth State Championship the Bulldog football team is one step closer following a 40-point win over McClave in the first round of post-season play. The win puts Haxtun at 10-0 on the season and the leading team in all of Colorado 8-man action. The Bulldogs advance to quarterfinals set for this week at Adam Wernsman Field. Haxtun will face off with the eighth ranked Sanford Mustangs. Haxtun put up 20 unanswered points in the first quarter against McClave at home on Saturday....
A pair of Saturday evening, home-court Regional sweeps last weekend gave the Fleming Lady Wildcats their 17th consecutive State berth. The Lady Wildcats, who entered Regionals as the number four seed, hosted number 13 Cheraw and number 21 Belleview Christian. The local ladies cruised to victories in both contests and gave up an average of just 16 points per set to their opponents on the day. The Lady Wildcats' front row played solid for the both matches. Senior Kally Kirkwood led in kills with...
The second ranked Fleming Wildcats hosted the 15th ranked Hanover Hornets last Saturday for a blustery opening round of playoffs. Fleming jumped to a quick 16-0 lead in the opening minutes of play and then doubled their score by the end of the half all the while holding Hanover out of the end zone. About midway through the third quarter with a Wildcat lead of 42-0, Head Coach John King started utilizing some of his younger players. Freshman Wyatt Sonnenberg carried the ball several times and...
Ronald Joseph Shipman passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2022 in Haxtun at the age of 79. Ron was born in Spring Valley, Ill. on Oct. 1, 1943 to Dorothy Cassidy Shipman and Elmer (Doc) Shipman. The family lived in Sunny Mead, Ill. during Ron's younger years and then moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ron attended Jefferson High School. Ron met Carolyn Rejsa in high school and they were married on Oct. 8, 1961. Together they had three children: Andy, Kelley and Aaron. In 1971 Ron and family moved to...
