85 Years Ago

June 1, 1938

H.M. Clements, Phillips County sheriff, was seeking Wednesday the whereabouts of L.M. Dietz, itinerant sign painter, who worked at Haxtun for several days the past week. Dietz is said to have raised the amount of a check given him and it is believed that he left the community in a borrowed car. The check, in the amount of two dollars, was given to Dietz by John Kirchofer. The sign painter raised the amount on the check to $10 and cashed it at the Shell service station, according to police. The automobile he was driving belonged to the Clark Chevrolet Company. Dietz obtained the car on the pretense of trying it out before buying it. He claimed that a car that he had formally owned had been burned in Kansas, and that he was expecting insurance money with which to buy the car at Haxtun.

70 Years Ago

June 3, 1953

Billy Hudson and Lloyd Ensminger participated in the motorcycle races held at Littleton on Sunday. Hudson came out first on the trophy dash, second in the expert heat, and first in the expert finals. Ensminger developed some motor trouble, but was able to make third in the expert heat.

The First Methodist Church was the attractive setting for the wedding Monday afternoon of Miss Carol Jean Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan W. Brooks, and Kermit C. Scheel, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Scheel Sr. Rev. George M. Burnworth performed the double ring ceremony.

45 Years Ago

June 1, 1978

Miss Nora Lou Burenheide, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Burenheide of Fleming, and Steven Hofmeister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Hofmeister of Haxtun, were united in marriage on April 8 at the St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fleming. Father John Murphy performed the double-ring ceremony.

The Haxtun girls' track team: Amy Mooney, Lori Hill, Carol McCarty, Kelly Carper, Sherri Hainley, Rita Eastin, Angie Bitterman, Carrie Kain, Linda Orth, Laurie Spelts, Tina Becerra, Janet Henry, Jody Haynes, Yvonne Constance, Rita Potter, Dona Scott, and Peggy Scott.

30 Years Ago

June 2, 1993

Cindy M. Fuesz graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley on May 15, receiving a bachelor of science degree in business administration/finance.

Class of 1997 celebrates promotion from eighth grade at Haxtun: Crystal Lueth, Yolanda Stryker, Senaida Kinzie, Dustin Seger, Bryan Hofmeister, Mike Herndon, Michelle Wolff, Jodi Starkebaum, Krystal Lock, Gia Gillotte, Casey Goddard, Chris Dix, Shannon Gutka, Zac Lambert, Landon Ham, Toby Anderson, Justin Morris, Brenda Jeffers, Dustin Ricker, Stan Garrett and Damien Wagner.

Fleming class of 1997 promoted: Sara Elizabeth Atkinson, Dale Donald Comstock, Susan Michelle Fuchs, Philip Edward Fugate, Toby Lee Huey, Amy Denise Marez, Jaclyn Dawn Miles, Nicole Ann Unrein and Benjamin James Wyrsch.

10 Years Ago

June 5, 2013

The Phillips County Fairground space is almost three acres larger now. The Phillips County Commissioners announced the purchase of 2.93 acres of land adjacent to the northwest corner of the fairgrounds during a meeting in May.