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With the announcement of Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace's retirement, Haxtun Health Board of Directors took action to change bank signature cards along with delegating Julia Biesemeier, Chief Operating Officer, in assisting with CEO responsibilities while decisions on searching for a new top officer are made. At the start of the Monday, Sept. 23 meeting, Board Chair Kent Bamford announced Pace's retirement after the call to order and invocation. He said Pace plans to continue his CEO role...
After more than 40 years of dedicated service in the healthcare industry, Dewane Pace has announced his retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Haxtun Health. Pace's leadership has been instrumental in shaping the future of healthcare in our community, guiding the hospital through significant growth and development over the past seven years. During his tenure, Pace oversaw the introduction of new service lines, the recruitment of a full medical staff and the establishment of two new clinics,...
HAXTUN ELEMENTARY students (center clockwise, at right) Easton and Pete Salyards, Kyler Bishop, Cadence Kilpatrick, Kortlyn Carpenter and Tayla and Oakley McConnell bow in pray with Pastor Tim Hahn, middle, and Dennis and Arlene Salyards, far left, as part of See You at the Pole event in Haxtun on Wednesday, Sept. 25. See You at the Flag pole is a global prayer event that takes place annually on the fourth Wednesday in September. Christians gather at their schools' flagpole to pray for their...
THE HAXTUN BULLDOGS honored the 2004 State Champion football team on Friday night with special ceremonies at half time of the Bulldog's match up with Front Range Christian. The Championship team was invited to pre-game rituals and were a part of the coin toss as honorary captains to commemorate the championship team's 20-year reunion. Below, current Bulldogs and coaches are pictured with team members and coaches from 2004 along with the 8-man State Championship trophy. Above, 2004 team members...
SENIORS, back row (l-r), Braden Plumb, Ryland Wolff and Grant Statz and front row (l-r), Kelsie Hadeen, Bobbi Starkebaum and Emily Anderson are Haxtun High School's 2024 homecoming candidates as selected by vote of the student body. King and Queen will be crowned at halftime of Friday night's football game. Homecoming activities kicked off on Tuesday with color war day, seniors in orange....
The Fleming Town Council plans to cancel upcoming elections. With three open council seats and only two returned petitions, the November municipal election will be canceled and a vacancy will be announced for the local town council. Seats currently held by Alex Gapter, Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo expire this November. Two community members, Milinda McClain Hickey and Kamie Lambrecht completed and returned petitions for four-year terms. According to Town Clerk, Michelle Asfeld, the Council...
The Haxtun Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 in the high school library. The regular Tuesday meeting date was moved to a day earlier to avoid conflict with other events on the school calendar. Looking ahead, board members acted later in the meeting to set the next eight meeting dates, through May 2024, to both plan ahead and avoid calendar clashes throughout the school year. In his Superintendent's report at the start of the meeting, Aron Jones gave an over on...
On your mark, get set, go! The J. Jeffryes Memorial Run/Walk takes off on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. The event is hosted on the 103rd annual celebration of Haxtun's Corn Festival. Event registration begins on main street at 7 a.m. Organizer Krystle Koberstein urges participants to pre-register for the race to insure the number and sizes of t-shirts match the number of walkers and runners. Those wishing to pre-register can contact Koberstein at (970) 774-6600. The run/walk, in its 27th year,...
Going once, going twice, sold! The annual Haxtun FFA member auction is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. The auction takes place on the main stage downtown Haxtun following the parade and Lil' Mr. and Miss Corn Festival contest, around 12 noon. The sale offers the opportunity for locals to purchase labor by Haxtun High School FFA members. Those who win the bid receive a commitment of eight hours of labor from the student purchased. All bid prices are per hour. FFA advisor Jeff Plumb, who...
The 2024 Haxtun Corn Festival will feature a free concert as part of the 103rd celebration in downtown Haxtun. Those with energy to spare after a fun-filled day of activities can rock out to the sounds of Tyler Anthony and special guest Jordan Suter. The Haxtun Corn Festival street dance takes place on Sept. 28 on North Colorado Avenue in downtown Haxtun. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the opening act kicks things off at 7 p.m. Hailing from the heartland of Nebraska, Tyler Anthony is a rising...
Meet John Chapdelaine! John is the Director of the Eastern Colorado Office and has been on the NoCo Foundation team for almost eight years! While John's office if located in his hometown of Haxtun, he visits the Fort Collins office from time to time and brings a positive energy with him that is hard to match! Read on to learn more about John! What is a nonprofit you are passionate about and why? -Personally, I'm very passionate about my church, school and local hospital. I serve on many local bo...
When you've spent your entire life in the community you proudly call home it isn't hard to harvest memories of your favorite weekend event that rolls around once a year. For Cork and Trilla Bornhoft, reminiscing of Corn Festivals past comes pretty easy. In fact the couple could probably sit for hours with company and recall stories from their memory banks of Haxtun Corn Festivals over the years, looking back on their favorite class floats, years when the weather didn't cooperate or when their...
FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL crowned this year's king and queen during halftime of the homecoming football game on Saturday afternoon. Kylie Bretz-Hoskins was selected as homecoming queen and Peter Brekel was chosen king. Kindergarten attendants this year were Easton Vandenbark and Makara Weis....
For a current look at historic photos and artistic endeavors the place to be on Sunday, Sept. 22, is at the Phillips County Museum. The event, planned that afternoon from 1:30-4:30 p.m., represents the first ever Gallery Tour at the museum located at 109 S. Campbell in Holyoke. The Gallery includes artwork and photography from many late area artists, photographers and collectors. Each person attending the tour receives a brochure with information about each piece and there will also be museum...
Incumbents Ryan Horton, Tana Pope and Jon Brammer will fill four-year terms on the Haxtun Town Council beginning in November. The three are the only interested community members to return petitions to seek a seat on the local town council. Horton and Pope will return to the Council for four year terms and Brammer will be appointed to his first, four-year term. Brammer is currently completing a term for a former council member who resigned mid-shift. He was appointed to the town council vacancy...
The Town of Haxtun will experience a power outage the morning of Saturday, Oct. 5. The outage is expected from 8 a.m. to noon. The Town of Haxtun will be working with the Western Area Power Administration as part of the planned outage to perform preventative maintenance. "WAPA identified a potential problem out at the substation that they need to fix. In order to do so they need to disconnect the power for the town," said Ron Carpenter, Haxtun Town Superintendent. "If they don't address it the...
HONORED CITIZENS Mike and Kim Nolde drove through the parade in their 1940 Dodge pickup....
Every year crowds gather with excitement in downtown Fleming for the annual Fall Festival event and this year's celebration might be the biggest of them all. Saturday, Sept. 14 not only marks the date of this year's Fleming Fall Festival, it also features homecoming activities and Fleming High School alumni reunions combining three of the community's biggest events into one big celebration. Honored Citizens, Mike and Kim Nolde, have a lot of memories of past Fall Festivals and there are specific...
The Haxtun Town Council gave the go-ahead for a special event liquor permit for the annual Corn Festival event slated for later this month during a Tuesday evening, Sept. 6 meeting at the Town Hall. In addition, council members approved a generator project at the community center and gave nod to the purchase of a new tractor for the maintenance department. The September meeting opened with a public hearing for a request for a special event liquor permit as requested by the Haxtun Chamber of...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Bill Langridge, Bonnie Jackson, Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo. Alex Gapter arrived at 6:33 p.m. Also present were Debra Bernard (left at 6:47 p.m.), Roy Kugler (left at 6:47 p.m.), Sandra Miller (left at 6:37 p.m.), Keith Beck (left at 7:39 p.m.), Joelle and Daniel Gapter, Lewis Frank...
As the fall season begins and school routines have resumed, it's inevitable that germs will make their way into our homes, right where we don't want them. While getting sick is a part of life, there are effective ways to minimize the impact on our daily routines. By practicing good hygiene and adopting healthy habits, we can help protect our families from the illnesses that often accompany the colder months. Practice healthy hand hygiene "Practicing healthy hand hygiene is crucial to preventing...
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors selected a concrete company to move forward with a project to replace three parking lots at the main hospital campus. The Board of Directors voted, on Aug. 26, to go with L.E.C. Construction out of Greeley to begin the first of three phases to replace the north, south and emergency room parking lots at the main hospital campus. In addition to that vote by the Board, Chief Executive Office Dewane Pace announced the promotion of Julia Biesemeier to Chief...
FRIDAY marks the 2024 football season's home opener for the Haxtun Bulldogs and to prep the field for the big game, coaches, players and parents helped Maintenance Director Don Schelling lay out the stencil of the Bulldog head at center field at Adam Wernsman Field on Monday evening. The stencil consists of 30 pieces that fit together to form the Bulldog so Schelling can then paint the design. The Bulldogs take on Wichita County, Kan. at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6....
Food service funding, current school year numbers, new hires and the approval of several invoices were all topics of reports and action items during an Aug. 28 meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education in the Fleming School/Community Library last week. The Board approved several 140-day staff agreements as well as named two as critical shortage teachers. The August board meeting opened with reports from staff members now that staff are back in the building following summer break. Food Service...