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By Candie Fix [email protected] The Phillips County Fairgrounds have seen many changes over the years; especially over the last decade. While the differences are notable, what some may not know is the work that went on behind the scenes making it all possible. While prep work for the buildings at the fairgrounds have been a collaborative effort of many hands - one common face behind the heavy equipment is Phillips County Road and Bridge Manager, Mike Salyards. Mike and his wife, Susan, are...
It’s July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just round the corner. The 34th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 17 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, a poker run, vendors, burn out competition, street dance, beer garden and more. This year, the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce joined forces with the Haxtun Volunteer Fire Department to host the annual Fireman’s Ball the same night. The beer garden and street dance will be held at the fire hall this year, starting at 6...
With just two months left of summer break, the Frenchman Board of Education is preparing for the start of the 2021-22 school year in Fleming. Board members gathered in the school/community library for a June 22 meeting to adopt the upcoming budget and hire staff members in preparation for the upcoming school year. To open the meeting, Kortney Firme, now in her second year as Principal, told board members that information from the previous school year has been rolled into the coming year in the Power School program, system software used for...
Redistricting lines within the State of Colorado and the development of the 30x30 program are both topics of resolutions passed by the Phillips County Commissioners recently. In one resolution, the commissioners encourage the State to represent rural Colorado with the creation of two rural congressional districts and in the other, County officials oppose portions of President Joe Biden’s development of the 30x30 program. Phillips County resolution 2021-14 concerns redistricting rural districts in Colorado to meet the unique needs that are ...
The Colorado Option bill has been a topic of discussion at several Haxtun Health Board of Directors meetings over the past few months. At a meeting held in late June, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace told board members the bill was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis. “Through many discussions, meetings and testifying sessions, this bill has changed to now be less harmful to small hospitals,” Pace said. House Bill 21-1232 was signed into law the morning of June 16. The bill mandates a phased-in approach to an ultimate decrease in ins...
The final baseball pitch has been thrown and the last relay baton passed and so the Haxtun Bulldogs wrapped up 2020-21 sports seasons in late June and to celebrate, athletes, friends, family and supporters gathered for the annual awards banquet at the Haxtun Community Center. Sponsored by the Haxtun Booster Club, the awards celebration is a time to gather and recognize all athletes of Haxtun High School while also honoring deserving individuals, this year a couple, as Super Boosters. This year,...
For more than three decades the Haxtun community has been accustomed to beautiful flowers with impeccable detail and florist Rebecca Ensminger plans to continue that tradition in her new business venture, Every Bloomin' Thing. Rebecca and husband Mike Ensminger purchased The Country Rose from Marilyn Michael on July 1. The new name, Rebecca says, pays homage to previous owner Marilyn Michael while adding in her own touch to the name. Rebecca said Marilyn had wanted to use the name Every...
The conclusion of baseball and track season over the past few weeks has brought an end to all high school sports for the 202-21 school year. The Haxtun baseball team ended their post-season run at Regionals and several Bulldog tracksters brought home medals from the State Track Meet, both events held in late June. Haxtun track athlete Allie Thompson earned All-Conference honors for her efforts in her junior track season. In order to earn the post-season honor, track athletes must earn a first...
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered a sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits last week. According to Police Chief Tanya Mayhew, 27-year-old Kaden Broaddus lives in the 200 block of South Washington Avenue. Broaddus is required to register as a sex offender annually on his date of birth as part of a conviction in Logan County in 2020 for unlawful sexual contact, a misdemeanor offense....
A short, hour-long meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education was packed with resignation letters, new hires and the approval of a step increase for both certified and classified staff members. The District is currently seeking applications for a high school principal, maintenance worker and elementary secretary. The June 22 meeting opened with reports from administration, beginning with Superintendent Darcy Garretson. The meeting marks her last in the official superintendent role as her contract for such ends on June 30 and newly hired Marsha...
What seemed like a normal, late-afternoon four-wheeler ride turned tragic for local resident John Everitt last Monday. Everitt, who was riding from his home southeast of Haxtun just up the road to the shop for dog food, rolled the ATV and was airlifted from the accident site to Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Everitt currently remains in the intensive care unit with his wife, Janice, by his side. According to the couple’s daughter, Pam Schollett, Everitt has a traumatic brain injury in his temporal lobe. He also sustained four b...
A tough, eight inning battle left the Bulldogs short just one run Saturday morning but despite a season ending loss at Regionals, Head Coach Trent Ham expressed his appreciation for the growth his team made over the past few months. "Our boys improved all season long and were playing some great baseball by the end of it," Ham said at the conclusion of the 2021 season. "Although we came up just short in Regionals, I couldn't have been more proud of our team." Regional baseball action kicked off...
Two Haxtun High School students and one recent graduate are taking part in Ogallala Commons internships this summer; Aly Lock, Jeff Miner and Tanley Andersen are all working at local businesses over the next few weeks. Several other youth, from the Holyoke area, are also involved in internships throughout Phillips County. Ogallala Commons is a non-profit organization that provides education and leadership to build vibrant communities in the Great Plains region; the service area is centered over...
Haxtun’s new website will roll out soon. Haxtun Town Council members saw a draft version of the website that is expected to go live later this month during a Monday, June 7 meeting at the Community Center. Deputy Clerk Kelsey Harms presented the draft website to those in attendance; Harms has been working on the site for several months. Once live, residents will be able to go onto the website and pay utility bills as well as view hot topic ordinances and print building permit applications and forms for golf cart permits. The site will also host...
On to Regionals! After a championship appearance and a second place finish at Districts last week, the Haxtun baseball team is headed to the Region 1 Tournament this Saturday in Johnstown. The Bulldogs enter Regionals as the ninth seeded team and are slated to pair up with eighth seeded Dove Creek. The road to Regionals all started at Northeastern Junior College last week as the Haxtun Bulldogs first faced Prairie in round one of the District Tournament. The two teams had just seen each other to...
House Bill 20-1349, also known as The Colorado Option, has passed the House of Representatives and is now in the Senate. Haxtun Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace updated members of the Board of Directors on the house bill during a meeting in late May. According to Pace, during the committee phase in the Senate, bill amendments can take place. “We are watching carefully as the first change that has been proposed would remove all healthcare providers from being required to participate, except for hospitals,” Pace said. “This means...
The Haxtun Swimming Pool project marches on; to date the committee tasked with raising funds to construct a new swimming pool in Haxtun reports a total of $358,000 so far. “The committee is encouraged by donation progress over the past six months,” Committee Member Lee Salyards said in a recent update. The goal, Salyards said, is to locally raise $750,000. “We’ve seen so many local businesses and individuals step up and give, which gets the project closer to its goal.” The goal figure is one provided by a grant writer who has experienc...
And that's a wrap on the regular season. The Haxtun Bulldog baseball team finished the final week of regular play on a high note with wins over Briggsdale and Prairie last week. The Bulldogs earned the third seed in the District 4 baseball tournament happening this week at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling. Haxtun holds an 8-6 overall record and are 7-5 in league play as the Bulldogs head into game one of District action Tuesday. Last week the team traveled to take on Briggsdale in what...
The Frenchman Board of Education met for their regular May meeting at the conclusion of eighth grade promotion on Tuesday evening, May 18. During the hour and a half long meeting, board members heard from teachers Cheri Bornhoft and Trish Etl while also approving an increase to the classified salary schedule later in action items. The May meeting in Fleming kicked off with staff reports, particularly with a report from Bornhoft, who is the Special Education teacher in Fleming. Bornhoft said the paraprofessionals at Fleming were recently...
The Bulldogs added two wins and two losses to their already even record last week with a double-header win over Sedgwick County and a double-header loss to Merino. Haxtun played both contests at home, rounding out regular season home games for the year. The team has just one more match up left on the regular season before Districts are slated to begin in early June. The Bulldogs hosted Sedgwick County in a home conference match up with the Cougars last Tuesday, taking the first win 8-4. Haxtun...
A large preschool expansion project, staffing for the coming year and a new bus topped action items at the Tuesday, May 18 meeting of the Haxtun School Board. Board members approved the pursuit of a $450,000 project to expand the two existing preschool rooms at the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year. The project has received just over $252,000 in grant funds thus far. According to Superintendent Darcy Garretson, plans are to extended the two existing preschool rooms west towards the preschool playground to even the building at the back of th...
Midway through the season and the Bulldog baseball team holds a 4-4 record. With just two double-headers and a one contest match up with Briggsdale left on the schedule, Haxtun holds the sixth seed in 2A/1A Lower Platte League baseball standings, according to Maxpreps. Wray comes in first ahead of Merino, Sedgwick County, Akron and Caliche. Haxtun holds a 4-3 league record. The Bulldogs, who were originally slated to travel to Akron last week, ended up hosting a home contest with the Rams due...
As one door closes, the next one opens; that’s part of the message High School Principal Alan Nall gave the graduating Class of 2021 during Haxtun High School’s commencement ceremonies Sunday afternoon. “Even though you are all graduating from the same school on the same day, the chapter that you finish today for each of you has very different content.” Nall went on to tell the 19 graduates, seated in front of family and friends wearing red and black gowns, that it has been the communi...
The Haxtun Police Department re-registered William Riley as a registered sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits last week. Riley, 33, lives in the 200 block of East Fletcher Street. Riley is required, by law, to register annually on his date of birth due to a conviction of attempted sexual assault on a child in Phillips County in 2007....
The Haxtun Bulldogs moved to 3-3 on the season following a home-field win over Yuma and a loss on the road in Wray last week. This week the team is set to take on Caliche at home in a Saturday afternoon contest. Haxtun hosted the Yuma Indians last Thursday after heavy rain fall postponed the contest originally slated for Tuesday. Some early afternoon showers cleared just in time for the first pitch, allowing both teams to take the field in a Lower Platte League match up. The Bulldogs found thems...