85 Years Ago

May 5, 1937

After a fine rain on Monday and indications of more moisture before the end of the week, farmers in the Haxtun community are preparing for corn planting with renewed hope. A great many farmers expect to start listing next Monday. Without this moisture, it would have been impossible to plant corn, it is said.

Mr. and Mrs. Ace Goddard and A.R. Gray will leave Thursday morning for Denver to attend the session of the U.S. District Court. Mrs. Goddard and Mr. Gray will appear for the government against three men charged with counterfeiting. The defendants are thought to have been the men who passed several spurious half dollars at Haxtun early in February this year. Mrs. Goddard accepted two of the coins in exchange for merchandise at a store here. Marshal Gray was connected with the investigation and subsequent arrest of the alleged couterfeiters.

70 Years Ago

May 7, 1952

The Rural Fire Department was called to the E.H. Scheel home north of Dailey Thursday morning when the garage was discovered to be on fire by Kermit Scheel, who was working in a field adjoining the farm buildings. His parents were away from home at the time. It is thought that the fire was caused by defective wiring in a breaker box inside the building.

Hospital News - Kenneth Harms, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harms of Paoli, was a medical patient overnight Monday. Gilbert Anderson, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson, was admitted Monday. He was run over by a car. Although the wheels missed him, he received severe bruises and cuts.

45 Years Ago

May 5, 1977

Haxtun News - Incumbent Kenneth Fetzer was returned to the District B seat on the Haxtun Re-2J Board of Education in Tuesday's school balloting. Delbert Wolff captured the District A seat and will now complete the remainder of Arnie Constance's term. Constance moved from the district last September and had to relinquish his term. Dennis Salvador replaces retiring member Harold Lundgren in District D. Dean Anderson took Leonard Michael's place in District F.

Fleming News - Challenger Cheryl Nolde from District A unseated incumbent Selma Heath. Harold Kues replaced Bessie Jean Langdon for District B, and Betty Hulse edged out Paul Vandenbark for the District D seat on the Fleming school board.

30 Years Ago

May 7, 1992

After 26 years of servicing the lumber and other building needs of Haxtun contractors and do-it-yourselfers, Hofmeister Lumber Co., Inc., closed on April 30. The business came into being in 1966 when H.L. Doc Hofmeister and son Jim Hofmeister purchased both the Haxtun and Holyoke yards from Foster Lumber Company of Kansas City.

Mark Salvador earned the right to compete at nationals as Colorado's Mr. FBLA. Other national qualifiers from Haxtun include Justin McDaniel, Jennifer Waite, Josh Ley, Tommy Herndon and Jill Potter. Chapter sponsor is Marilyn Garreetson.

An overwhelming majority of the nearly 100 persons attending last week's public forum at Frenchman School prefer a four-day school week. Board members will decide the issue at their next meeting.

10 Years Ago

May 9, 2012

Student athletes, coaches and fans at Fleming High School have had much to be proud of over the past several years: State athletic appearances and titles; academic achievements; and top designations for the school sysstem in general. Morgan Wilkening recently earned yet another honor for the school giving those associated with Fleming Schools another reason to strive for excellence when she was chosen as Colorado's female Wendy's High School Heisman winner.