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85 Years Ago March 3, 1937
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March 2, 2022
(Herald file photo from Thursday, March 26, 1987)
MEMBERS OF THE 1987 Haxtun High School track team are: back row (l-r), Coach Sue Hillenbrand, Van Liufau, Jorge Garza, Jeff Braun, Jim Switzer, Craig McCarty, Trever Fix, Todd Workman, Kevin Fetzer, Steve Meakins, Rusty Eckman, Eirik Bech, Jared Anderson and Head Coach Keith Lick; middle row (l-r), Carol Dickerson, Teresa Lindsey, Correne Bouch, Lisa Salvador, Scott Thompson, Roger Fetzer, Sean Fryrear, Jerry Switzer and Jay Goddard; front row (l-r), Adrienne Newth, Debbie Fetzer, Cindy Fuesz, Sandy Ham, Jennie Harris, Stephanie Blake and Roberta Lindsey.
85 Years Ago
March 3, 1937
A new school gymnasium at Haxtun came a step nearer reality this week when the Phillips County High School committee voted to submit the proposition to voters. It is understood that a bond issue of not to exceed $35,000 will be requested, which will be combined with a government PWA grant to carry out the project.
A variety store was opened in one of the Barker buildings in Haxtun last week by Mrs. Mae Sullivan.
70 Years Ago
March 5, 1952
Miss Valva Hill became the bride of Pfc. Glenn Hofmeister in a quiet ceremony Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, at 8:30 o'clock at the Montview Presbyterian Chapel in Denver.
Mike Munday has been secured to operate the district equipment this year for the Haxtun Soil Conservation District.
45 Years Ago
March 3, 1937
Marvin A. Carlson, 52, of Haxtun suffered fatal injuries last Wednesday in a four-vehicle accident during a blinding dust storm five miles west of Holyoke on U.S. Highway 6.
Lloyd Heimer, 32, was killed Tuesday when the truck he was driving was hit broadside by an Amtrak passenger train in Eckley.
Fleming News - Benjamin Paul MacPherron, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McPherron, was hospitalized at St. Peters on Sunday morning.
Justin Lyle Hinde, son of Lyle and Dona Hinde, will celebrate his first birthday on Sunday, March 6.
30 Years Ago
March 5, 1992
Both of Fleming's libraries can now access over 30 libraries around the state via computer modems. Sue Einspahr, Fleming Town Clerk, also serves as town librarian.
The Haxtun Herald earned two awards at the annual Colorado Press Association newspaper contest in Denver Feb. 20-22. The paper received honorable mention for Best Series for the staff-produced special section, Farming the Plains from the 1890s to the 1990s. The Herald also won in the advertising excellence for weekly newspapers under 1,750 in circulation. Attending the convention were Holly Crawford, Arisa Hinde as former Bulldog Bulletin editor, Tonya Dishman and Jean Gray.
10 Years Ago
March 7, 2012
The Haxtun Hospital District is a step above the rest with the implementation of an electronic medical records system. HHD went live with the NextGen powered EMR last week. HHD is the first Colorado hospital to install and implement the NextGen ambulatory, finance and hospital technology.
Gib Becker is currently behind bars, serving a one-year stretch in the Yuma County Jail following a sentencing hearing on Friday. The former Haxtun resident was convicted on two counts of felony child abuse following a three-day trial last December.
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