The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

85 Years Ago

March 29, 1939

The sale of the Corner Drug Store at Haxtun to L.W. Griffith of Blue Hill, Neb., was announced this week by J.W. Meakins.

Paoli News - Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brahmstadt wear callers at the Toney Hagen home Sunday evening.

Good Hope News - Quite a number of families from this neighborhood were Haxtun shoppers last Saturday night.

70 Years Ago

March 31, 1954

Glenn Skold and four other young men, students at North Park College in Chicago, helped rescue a five-year-old lad from the Chicago River. Glenn was held downward from a bridge by three of the students and managed to reach the boy, who was unconscious, and pull him to safety. Another student had dived into the rain-swollen river, and brought the boy to the surface, handing him to Glenn.

Julie Radford, a member of the eighth grade at Haxtun, won the county spelling contest held at the Holyoke Grade School on Monday. First place winners, second grade through seventh: Clyde Steffens, Highland Center; Cheryl Alberts, Holyoke; Judy Zimmerman, Haxtun; Connie Hinde, Haxtun; Nancy Starkebaum, Haxtun; Cheryl Doughty, Fairview.

45 Years Ago

March 29, 1979

Pictured: Haxtun Choralaires Cheryl Meakins and Ben Wernsman sing out a tune during the high school musical concert Tuesday, March 20. The Choralaires and the Haxtun Stage Band performed to a large crowd following a fundraising banquet held for the music department under the direction of Chris Hohweiler.

Wrestler Mike Hainley, Haxtun, has been named to an all-star team which will meet the West Germany National Wrestling Team in exhibition matches at Revere High School in Ovid on April 16.

All-conference and honorable mention LPAA team members from Fleming: Kendra Morison, Theresa Katein, Jodi Lambert and Arlene Wiebers.

30 Years Ago

March 30, 1994

Rick Unrein, manager of Fleming Farmers Co-op, drew fame in the state of Colorado as a man whose cord broke while bungee jumping in Florida. Completing successful jumps prior to Unrein were Haxtun Co-op manager, Randy Robeson, and Amherst Co-op manager Gary Peinter. The men were attending a National Feed and Grain Convention in Orlando. A bystander filmed the fall that was shown on Denver news stations last week.

The Haxtun Board of Education approved contracts for Dr. Jack Pendar, superintendent of schools, at $51,000 plus 10 percent benefits, and Jim Matthews, grade school principal, at $35,500 with a benefit package of $2,000.

Haxtun seventh grader Carey Smith recently took second place at the regional spelling be held at Yuma Middle School. Others participating from Haxtun: Krystle Hofmeister, Craig Smith, Crystal Munday, Hillary Perkins, Susan Bishop, Melissa Lindekin and Jenna Heermann.

10 Years Ago

April 2, 2014

There will be new faces in significant administrative positions at Fleming Schools next fall. The Board of Education excepted resignation from Superintendent Jim Copeland and Principal Dustin Seger during a meeting last week.

Cousins Aly Lock and Olivia Stone cut off a combined nine inches of hair to donate to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program in partnership with the American Cancer Society. This is Aly's second donation and Olivia's first.

Fleming students and parents demonstrated their disappointment in recent decisions made by the Board of Education last week. Close to 30 students walked out of school during the middle of class Thursday morning and several parents who are a part of a group called Fleming Community Speaks protested in front of the school just before lunch. The protest comes at the heels of a board meeting and which many community members spoke in support of a staff member but, they say, their voices weren't heard. Signs held by group members read "No Confidence" and "Recall Board."