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Two Lady Bulldogs received post-season honors for their efforts on the volleyball team this year. Haxtun wrapped up 2021 volleyball action at Regionals several weeks ago with an overall 6-10 record. Post-season honors are determined by a vote of coaches from each respective league. Junior Allie Thompson earned All-Conference honors for her role on the team this season. Thompson, who works in the both the setter and hitter positions, played in 64 sets as a starter this year. She registered a...
RICH GERK blows the whistle one last time in a game of tug of war during field day activities last week. Gerk plans to retire after 28 years with the Haxtun School District. Gerk, who taught in the classroom a well as physical education, has also coached numerous sports and served as the athletic director during his time in Haxtun....
A new council member, liquor licenses, grant possibilities for the new town shop and an increase in contribution to Phillips County Economic Development Corporation all topped action items at a Haxtun Town Council meeting last week. In the absence of Mayor Brandon Biesemeier, Mayor Pro Tem Lori Lundgren presided over the May 3 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. The regular May meeting opened with an oath of office administered to newly appointed Council Member Rob Martinez. Martinez takes the place of Craig McCarty, who resigned earlier...
The Frenchman Board of Education hired a new Business Manager last month. Amber Schliesser will take the reins in her new position in Fleming this week. The vote to hire Schliesser came during a meeting in late April. Schliesser takes over the Business Manager position as long-time employee Linda Hawthorne retires this year. Hawthorne, who worked at Fleming Schools for 20 years, announced her retirement at the end of last school year and, as part of her retirement transition, will remain with the district through the end of this fiscal year....
The Phillips County Commissioners have approved a resolution opposing Citizen Initiative 16. The Initiative relates to the care and exploitation of livestock. In March, a citizen initiative titled Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation, also known as PAUSE, was approved by the Board of the Colorado Secretary of State for petition on the Nov. 22 general election ballot as Initiative 16. The initiative would broadly re-define animal sexual abuse in a manner that would criminalize many common and necessary veterinary and anima...
For the first time in two years, the Haxtun Bulldogs stepped foot on the baseball field as the team kicked off the 2021 season. The team traveled to Holyoke for an afternoon double-header with the neighboring Dragons in their first contest since May 16, 2019; last year’s season was cancelled completely due to COVID-19. In their first outing, Haxtun derailed the Dragons 20-1 and 11-0 to kick of the season with a 2-0 record. The Bulldogs took a commanding 13-0 lead after the first inning in Holyoke last Tuesday afternoon. Haxtun added one run i...
Colorado’s Option Bill, a new pharmacy director and main street construction update topped items of discussion from Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace’s report to board members at Haxtun Health last week. Pace told board members during the April 26 meeting that the Colorado Option Bill is still being debated in State Legislature; it mandates a 20 percent reduction in insurance premiums and if that is not accomplished, then hospitals will be fined and rates will be set by the government. Pace said all healthcare associations and organizations t...
Fellowship, dinner and awards - Haxtun's Chamber of Commerce banquet drew businessmen and women, volunteers and community members together Friday night, April 30 at the Haxtun Community Center. The annual banquet highlighted the Chamber's year in review while also honoring those who serve in the Haxtun community. The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce is led by Executive Director Jenn Oberle and board members Julie Thayer, Jim Helfer, Kindra Plumb, Debby McBride and Gay McDaniel. The organization...
Haxtun's volleyball season came to a close following eight sets of play in Region 7 action in Briggsdale Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs earned a spot in regional volleyball action as the 18th seed in a 24-team bracket that whittled down to 22 before play even started due to cases of COVID-19. Cotopaxi and Springfield were eliminated from play late last week following the news of positive cases in each school. Haxtun traveled to Briggsdale early Saturday morning for a first contest match up with the...
Haxtun students will have Mondays off when they return to school next fall. The Board of Education unanimously adopted a four-day calendar for the 2021-22 school year at a meeting Tuesday evening, April 20. The final decision to make the change from a five-day to four-day school week comes following months of discussion among board members, administration and staff as well as several revisions to proposed calendars. Adopting a calendar for the upcoming school year was the first item of business listed under action items at last week’s m...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs wrapped up regular season volleyball action this week and have advanced to the post season with first round contests slated for this Saturday in Briggsdale. The local ladies earned the 18th seed in a 24-team bracket in the post season, which pits them in Region 7 action against Briggsdale and Kit Carson. Briggsdale enters as the number seven seeded team just ahead of 10th ranked Kit Carson. To wrap up the regular season, Haxtun hosted their final home contests on Friday...
The Haxtun Board of Education has selected Marsha Cody as the next Superintendent of Haxtun Schools. Marsha was chosen during a special meeting last week and verbally accepted a short time later via a phone conversation with Board President Rich Starkebaum. Board members began the special meeting, each voicing their top selection between the three candidates who interviewed in early April. A unanimous vote followed to offer the position to Cody, who serves as Interim Superintendent in Alamosa....
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs improved their record with two wins last week, sweeping Prairie and Wray, both on the road. The team also took on Holyoke, but suffered a three-set loss at the hands of the Lady Dragons. Haxtun took the sweep over Prairie on the road last Tuesday, 25-6, 25-10 and 25-13, snapping the Lady Bulldogs four-game losing streak. Two Haxtun hitters combined for a total of 18 kills, leading the Lady Bulldogs in Prairie. Allie Thompson and Taylor Schram each put down nine kills throughout the three-set contest. Megan Walker added...
The Haxtun Town Council will welcome a new member following a swearing in ceremony at the upcoming May meeting. Rob Martinez will fill a vacancy left by Craig McCarty earlier this year. McCarty was elected to the Council in the most recent election, however, resigned following a move to Holyoke. Martinez has been appointed to fill the open spot around the Council table, a position he will hold until the next municipal election. He is slated to be sworn in on Monday, May 3. The Haxtun Town Council reviewed two letters of interest during a...
As news comes from Colorado's Governor that the latest version of the State's COVID-19 dial will retire this week, the Phillips County Commissioners have chosen to lift face covering requirements. Governor Jared Polis said in a news conference last week that the current COVID-19 dial will expire on April 16. As the dial and its framework of openness for each Colorado county expires, control has been given to local County Commissioners in conjunction with local health departments. In a press...
Despite a rough week of volleyball action, the Lady Bulldogs are determined to reset and finish the regular season strong. Haxtun took on Otis, Wiggins and Merino, all on the road last week, suffering 3-1 set losses in all three matches. “It was a tough week for our varsity,” Head Coach Paige Thompson said. “We did not play solid volleyball and we are going to have to put quality sets together to finish out the next two weeks. We would play one strong set and then the next set we would make too many errors to come out with a win. Our junio...
Mask wearing inside the classroom, a possible four-day school week and hiring administration for the coming year topped agenda items in a lengthy Board of Education meeting in Haxtun on March 23. Before entering into a closed-door, executive session to review applicants for the open superintendent position, board members heard a presentation from Haxtun junior high student Tate Michael on giving students the choice to wear masks inside the classroom. Michael, who shared his presentation with the Board via Zoom, said he recently surveyed 46...
The Haxtun Police Department has seen a spike in fraud and scam reports in the area and Police Chief Tanya Mayhew reminds community members to be vigilant in giving out personal information. Lately, the department has seen a spike in unemployment fraud and other scam operations claiming to be Amazon and Microsoft. Mayhew said that recently, someone is calling residents, stating that there is a problem or a new charge on an account such as Amazon or Microsoft. The caller is asking for access to the owner’s computer to assist with resolving t...
Five games into the regular season and volleyball action is in full swing with a Season C, jam-packed schedule. The Lady Bulldogs hosted Yuma and Sedgwick County in a triangle event at home last Thursday and traveled to Otis early this week. The team has eight regular season games left on the schedule, all slated to take place over the next two weeks. The final regular season match up is scheduled for April 23 with post season action to follow. Thursday's action kicked off with the Lady...
Three finalists have been named in the search for a new superintendent of Haxtun Schools. Following a closed-door, executive session last week, the Haxtun Board of Education released the names of three finalists who will now take part in a school visit, interview and community meet and greet, all slated to take place April 8 and 9. John Weigel, Marsha Cody and Dustin Seger were among 24 applicants who applied for the position. Those 24 applicants were then narrowed down to seven by McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, the executive recruitment and...
Phillips County is one of 29 counties in Colorado to move to level Green: Protect our Neighbors on the new COVID Dial 3.0. News of the level status change came from County Commissioners on Thursday, March 24. Counties of 30,000 or less that were able to sustain seven consecutive days of level Green metric criteria as of Monday, March 22 were re-classified to level Green as of late last week, including Phillips County and others nearby including Sedgwick and Lincoln counties. The latest...
Under contract! After months of discussion and several special meetings later, the Town of Haxtun is under contract to sell property to Haxtun Health. At a special meeting last week, council members reviewed bids from three companies for a new town shop, slated to go up on the west end of Haxtun where the Town’s quonset currently sits. The Town of Haxtun is currently in the process of cleaning out the truck barn and lean-to located between the shop and Town Hall. Once those buildings are vacated, they in addition to property behind town hall an...
At the conclusion of a meeting that lasted just over an hour, Board of Directors at Haxtun Health voted to approve two contracts: one to purchase land from the Town of Haxtun and the second to extend an employment contract with Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace. The two votes, approved unanimously, came at the end of a Monday, March 22 meeting in the upstairs meeting room of the Extended Care Unit. Haxtun Health is now under contract with the Town of Haxtun to purchase property located behind town hall, which includes the truck barn, lean-to...
Four Haxtun student athletes were recently honored for their efforts on the basketball court at the conclusion of the 2021 season. All-Conference honors are determined by a vote of head coaches from each team's respective league. Haxtun Bulldog players Ryan Tempel, Owen Knode and Bella Tori were all honored with All-Conference designations and Taylor Schram was named All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Tori, a senior post player for the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs, averaged 10.4 points and 7.4 rebounds...
For the second time so far this season, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs met up with the Lady Rams from Akron on the volleyball court. The season kicked off just over a week ago and last-minute schedule changes due to COVID sent the Lady Bulldogs to the home of the Rams on Friday afternoon. Originally Haxtun was set to travel to Caliche for a triangle event with the Lady Buffs and Lady Rams, but a positive COVID test from the Caliche camp held them from competing. The first time the two teams met up, Haxtun took down Akron at home in a five-set match...
