Pool committee reports over half of goal raised

The Haxtun Swimming Pool committee has surpassed the half way mark in the goal of raising $750,000 to construct a new swimming pool. Committee members Lee Salyards and Barb Ensminger reported recent totals to members of the Haxtun Town Council during a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The committee is in the planning stages of another big-event fundraiser slated for Oct. 23.

The two pool committee members told council members cash, pledges and in-kind donations now total $400,000, which surpasses the half-way mark of the $750,000 goal. Over the summer, the committee hosted a number of fundraisers...