Week of October 10, 2024
Week of October 10, 2024
The annual meeting of the Haxtun High School Alumni was held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Haxtun. The Class of 1974 celebrating their 50th class reunion hosted the reception held in the afternoon of the Corn Festival. There were 33 people in attendance, consisting of HHS Alumni, spouses and a few family members. LaVonne Hart, Alumni Coordinator, welcomed the group, inviting them to partake of the refreshments being served. She also invited people to share...
It's been a busy few weeks for the Haxtun FFA Chapter! On Wednesday, Sept. 25, sixth graders visited the ag shop to learn about farm safety with the officer team. Students learned about many different safety protocols on the farm and also got a lesson from Highline Electric Association on safety around electricity as well. On Thursday, Sept. 26, freshmen members took a trip to Northeastern Junior College for the annual BIG Conference, which is Becoming Involved as a Green hand. At NJC, two of...
The Fleming School District is getting a new website. Local school board members approved payment to Apptegy for the new site in addition to increasing bus driver pay and payments for those who help work various jobs at sporting events during a recent board of education meeting. Fleming Schools recently partnered with Apptegy, an education technology company, to develop a new school website. During a late September meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education meeting, members voted to approve an...
CHS HIGH PLAINS Senior Director of Operations Evan Fust talks to Haxtun sixth grade students about proper safety equipment as part of Haxtun Conservation District's Farm Safety Day. The organization hosts the event annually in Haxtun and Holyoke. Several safety demonstration booths were manned by local FFA members, in addition to a high-voltage demonstration trailer manned by Highline Electric Association. Fust also gave safety demonstrations about grain bins and...
The Fleming Wildcats traveled to the home of the Hi-Plains Patriots on Friday, Oct. 4 where they shut out the home team. The Wildcats put up 28 points in the opening quarter at Seibert and a scoreless second quarter left the tally at 28-0 at halftime. The Wildcats added 14 points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth to close out the game at 54-0 over Hi-Plains. Sophomore quarterback Treyson Kirkwood completed three passes for the night. He threw for 89 yards with a long pass of 45 yards...
Things are definitely heating up in 8-man football action as most teams kicked off league play this week. Two top Colorado teams put 70 or more points on the board in their respective contests on Friday including the Haxtun Bulldogs, who topped Merino 70-6 in their first Plains League outing this season. Byers shut out South Park 78-0 in week one of the Black Forest League. The Rams scored in their first possession of the game with a long touchdown pass over the top of the Bulldogs but that...
Some games aren't about the final win or loss but more about what a team can accomplish together on the court. Friday night was one of those contests for the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs as they set out against the Lady Rams in Merino. The Rams are currently 11-0 and hold the top spot in 1A State rankings. The Lady Bulldogs came out hot in Merino, taking the first set against the Lady Rams, 25-22. The two Lower Platte League teams battled in set two with Haxtun falling short by just five, 25-20. The...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats have worked their way into the top two in the Colorado High School Activities Association's weekly rankings. The local squad swept Otis and High Plains last week to move up two spots from number four to number two behind the Merino Lady Rams in 1A action. Fleming is scheduled to meet Merino at the end of October. The Lady Wildcats now stand at 11-2 on the season. All of those 11 victories have been 3-0 sweeps. Last Thursday, the Lady Wildcats traveled to Otis to face...
85 Years Ago Oct. 11, 1939 A pretty wedding took place at the Church of the Brethren in Haxtun Sunday when Miss Mildred Ann Kinzie became the bride of Mr. Kenneth Egelhoff. The ceremony took place at three o'clock and was performed by Rev. Roscoe P. Baker, uncle of the bride. Corn Festival: There were 393 separate entries of agricultural product shown at the Lamb exhibit hall. Ten ears yellow dent corn, Joe Moon; 10 ears white dent corn, Chase Meakins; 10 ears popcorn, C.P. Kennedy; 10 ears any...
Premier Farm Credit, a leading agricultural lending cooperative in Northeast Colorado, is proud to announce the selection of Chris Hornung as its new Chief Executive Officer. The decision was made by its Board of Directors after a nationwide search. Hornung, who now serves as the VP Lending has worked with Premier Farm Credit for 18 years and will officially assume the President & CEO role upon the retirement of Michael Grauberger at the end of 2024. With a strong background in agriculture and...
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Genetically Modified Organism technology wheat for production in the US. The approved trait is HB 4, a drought tolerant transgenic gene found in sunflower. Along with drought tolerance, heat tolerance is also expected to accompany the trait. In addition, wheat varieties may also carry herbicide tolerance. Since the trait is transgenic and GMO, EPA along with FDA will also need to review the application. It is expected that both agencies will follow USDA and approve GMO wheat. The HB 4...
Patrick "LeRoy" Lousberg passed away Sept. 16, 2024 at the Haxtun Nursing Home. LeRoy was born Aug. 13, 1939 in a home birth in the St. Peter's area. His parents were Aloys and Elizabeth Lousberg. LeRoy was the youngest of four boys: Duane, Deryle, Dean and LeRoy. He attended St. Peter's Catholic School until eighth grade and then went to Fleming High School where he graduated in 1957. On Sept. 5, 1959, LeRoy married Joanine Lock. LeRoy and Joanine were married 61 years and had seven children...
Ronnie Sack, Paoli, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Paoli...
