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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ELVES FROM Elflandia pledge their loyalty during Fleming's preschool through third grade Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Elves pictured (l-r) are Kolby Hickey, Leonnise Lind, Calla Hoppe, Piper Swan and Ashdon Nielson....
New Mayor Michael Ensminger and Councilmember Dave Green took their oaths of office to serve the Town of Haxtun in a Monday night, Dec. 5 meeting at the community center. In addition to filling new positions around the table, council members adopted the 2023 budget along with appropriate resolutions and met in an executive session for nearly an hour to discuss the Chief of Police position. Ensminger took the Mayor position with the Haxtun Town Council, relieving Lori Lundgren of her Mayor...
Last week the Great Outdoors Colorado board awarded the Town of Haxtun a $923,400 grant to renovate the community’s public pool facility. The grant is part of GOCO’s Community Impact program, which develops and revitalizes parks, trails, school yards, fairgrounds, environmental education facilities and other outdoor projects that enhance a community’s quality of life and access to the outdoors. The Town of Haxtun’s community pool is a central gathering space for the community, supports multi-generational programming and hosts local school...
The completion of an accomplished four-year high school volleyball career brought the opportunity for Fleming senior Lexi Schaefer to compete at the collegiate level as she continues her education next fall. Schaefer announced her intention to play volleyball with the McCook Community College Lady Indians last Thursday, Dec. 8, as she pursues an Associate's Degree in business by signing a letter of intent in the Fleming School/Community Library surrounded by friends and family. Schaefer has...
Need a jump start to get your 2023 headed in a healthier direction? If so, the “A Healthier Weigh” program, sponsored by Colorado State University Golden Plains Area Extension, may be what you are looking for. This program has been revamped from past years allowing for a fun, supportive environment with online educational lessons, step competition, online discussion group, wellness challenges, face to face learning session and an activity competition across multiple counties. The focus of this health and fitness program is to increase act...
I guess you could say I have been “flipped off.” Now, depending on how your mind works, you may think Sue popped the clutch on the pickup while I was feeding off the flatbed. Some might assume this is a story about another of my horse mishaps. Probably a couple readers will have the old single finger salute in mind. The truth of the matter is, you are all wrong. I am talking about, of all things, a cell phone. Here is the story. Sue and I may be some of the earliest cell phone users in the cou...
It was time for something to change regarding a worn and splintery edge-grain fir floor. Options were rather simple but limited: tear out and replace, sand and refinish or lay new prefinished flooring over the old. Sensible arguments could be made for any of the choices. Tearing out would likely expose any flaws that might be of concern regarding the current floor and allow for a more thorough inspection that might discover particular problems since the house was built in 1917. On the other...
Why does a walnut produce a chemical, juglone or hydrox juglone? This is a naturally occurring chemical that is a defense mechanism protecting the walnut tree from surrounding plants. What happens to the surrounding plants? It stunts the growth of surrounding plants. Juglone inhibits plant respiration. If there are sensitive plants under a walnut, the juglone will deprive these plants of water and nutrient uptake. Symptoms such as wilting or yellowing leaves occur. Juglone is not soluble in water. Consequently, it does not move very far in the...
13 Years Ago Dec. 15, 1937 The corner drugstore: Evening in Paris sets, $1.10 and up; manicuring sets 25¢ to $2.50; electric toasters, $1.19; electric waffle irons, $3.50; electric razors, $10; tinker toys, 50¢; G-Man outfits, 10-25¢; cigarettes, carton, $1.00 and up. 70 Years Ago Dec. 17, 1952 Hospital news: Mrs. Adolph Klinzman of Yuma was dismissed Saturday. Her infant daughter will remain in the hospital for a few more days. The R. K. Scott baby was released last Wednesday. The hospital wi...
The New Year is quickly approaching. A new year, for many, means new goals to strive towards. Set yourself up for success by implementing a plan to help you reach your targets. Haxtun Health offers the tools to get you to where you want to be in your health journey. The Haxtun Health Specialty Clinic is sponsoring a free community-wide Weight Loss Class beginning on Jan. 24 with six installments spanning seven weeks. Registered Dietitian, Haley Edwards, will be leading the class, eager to share her abundance of knowledge about what healthy eati...
While the win-loss record may not reflect the work put in by the Lady Bulldogs thus far this season, good things are happening on the court and the team continues to improve each game. Over the last week, Haxtun hit the road Tuesday and Friday for contests against Perkins County, Neb. and Caliche. Tuesday night action took Haxtun to Grant, Neb. for a match up with the Perkins County Lady Plainswomen. The Lady Bulldogs put up seven points in the first and second quarters for a combined 14 at the...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are on a three game winning streak following wins over Caliche and Perkins County, Neb. last week. The 3-0 start to the season leaves the Bulldogs in the top spot in early Lower Platte league standings and sixth in Colorado High School Activities Association 2A rankings. Tuesday evening pitted the Bulldogs against the Plainsmen in Grant, Neb. Haxtun jumped to an early lead in the first half, but the home team narrowed in on the scoring gap to make a game of it. The Bulldogs e...
With their most recent win over the Caliche Lady Buffaloes, the Fleming Lady Wildcats moved on to 3-0 on the season. The two squads held matching 2-0 records prior to last Friday’s outing. Fleming took wins over Haxtun and Belleview Christian in week one before traveling to the home of the Lady Buffaloes where they took their most recent win in the second week of the season to put them at 3-0 overall. The Lady Wildcats took an early upperhand putting 10 points on the board in the first while giving up just four. They expanded that lead by a...
The Fleming Wildcats notched their first win of the season in week number two of action on the basketball court last week. The Wildcats opened with losses to Haxtun and Belleview Christian in week one. The week number two win over Caliche puts them at 1-2 on the season heading into a home court holiday tournament. Fleming and Caliche look evenly matched in the opening minutes of last Friday’s play on the Buff’s court. Fleming pulled ahead in the second quarter outscoring the home team by seven to take a nine point advantage at the half, 22-...
Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestlers traveled to Oxford, Neb. to participate in the Southern Valley Invitational on Friday, Dec. 9. In addition to the SCF boys wrestling, for the first time three girls participated in the girls' tournament. These three girls hope they are paving the way for the future of SCF girls' wrestling. Both the boys and girls competed very tough last weekend. The boys tied for eighth out of 21 teams and the girls ended up 10th out of 12 teams. Results from the Southern...
Winona Louise "Noni" Chrisman died Nov. 25, 2022 at her home in Longmont at the age of 94. She was born July 24, 1928 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Bernice Eble Thurber. Noni and her mom moved to a farm north of Dailey in 1930 when her mom took a job as a housekeeper and nanny for a widowed farmer, G.J. Moon. Noni grew up on the farm with Mr. Moon's three children, Richard, Marie and Mable, who she considered her siblings. They all preceded her in death. Noni attended first through eighth grades at...
Diane Belle passed away on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 at her home in Julesburg at the age of 68. Memorials have been established in Diane’s memory to the Animal Friends Alliance of Ft. Collins and the United Methodist Church of Julesburg. Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsjulesburg.com, where the services will be streamed live. Memorial services will be held on Friday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Julesburg with Rev. Jacob Keega officiating. No burial is being planned at this time. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of J...
HAXTUN FFA Chapter recently sent sophomore members and officer team to the District 16 Leadership Conference. Sophomores attended leadership workshops, one of which was hosted by Haxtun members Grace Gibson and Brock Miller, while junior and senior officers attended separate presentations on agriculture....
The Haxtun Public Library recently received a Certificate of AspenCat Awesomeness. AspenCat is a union-catalog, integrated library system running on open source software managed by Colorado Library Consortium. The Haxtun Public Library and new Librarian Carolyn Davis received the award for efforts in adding new patrons. Davis took over efforts at the local library in July and has since grown the patron data base as well as implemented new story time hours for youth. In addition to new events at the Library, Davis has also brought back...
