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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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When school starts next fall, senior Tanley Andersen will take over a role as newly elected District 4 Vice President of Colorado State Future Business Leaders of America. Tanley, who has served her local chapter as an officer as well, is the daughter of Brandon and Julie Thayer, Haxtun. The process of applying for a State FBLA office is broken into three phases, Tanley said, including an application, a test and the selection committee process. To apply, Tanley submitted a resume, headshot,...
Haxtun's new mayor and council members took their respective seats around the table during an early-May meeting last week; a very wide table as the Council continues to meet at the Haxtun Community Center in order to follow social distancing guidelines set by Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Before taking his oath of office as Mayor, Brandon Biesemeier resigned from his seat as a council member. After accepting the resignation, the Council presented plaques of recognition to outgoing members Rick...
Graduations will look much different this year but despite social distancing regulations handed down from the State, both Haxtun and Fleming schools are doing their part to honor the graduating class of 2020. According to High School Principal Alan Nall, a virtual graduation video will be posted to the Haxtun School District’s YouTube account at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 17; the original time and date slated for graduation this year. The video will also be hosted on the Haxtun School District Facebook page. The District’s YouTube channel can be...
Brooklyn Plumb, an incoming junior at Haxtun High School, has been selected to represent Colorado State 4-H as District 1 President. The 16-year-old is the daughter of Jeff and Kindra Plumb, Haxtun. As District 1 President, Brooklyn will represent the counties of Phillips, Logan, Sedgwick, Yuma, Kit Carson, Washington and Morgan at both the local and state levels. As part of the office, she is responsible for running all District meetings as well as organization and activities of the District....
Haxtun's Jeff Miner has been selected to serve as a Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Officer for the coming school year. The soon to be junior has been chosen as Vice President of Membership. To be considered for an FCCLA state office, candidates must submit an online application, resume and three letters of recommendation. Then in February, candidates come together in an online forum to give a two to three-minute introduction speech about themselves, the FCCLA creed by...
After 10 years of service to the Haxtun Hospital District, Scott Thompson is stepping down from the Board of Directors. Thompson has held the position as President, leading the Board for a large portion of his time with the special district. At the end of an hour-long, Monday, April 27 meeting, board members, administration and staff recognized Thompson for his dedicated service to the District. "Scott's passion for the Hospital is obvious by his years of service, dedication and commitment,"...
Throughout the month of April, the Phillips County Commissioners met for their regular business meetings at the Phillips County Event Center in the Biesemeier Room so those in attendance could practice social distancing due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Other county employees and residents who need to give reports or speak to the Board of County Commissioners log into the meeting via Zoom, a video conferencing tool. During an early April meeting, Phillips County Fair Board President Kayla Kafka said the fair board has met to discuss...
The April Frenchman Board of Education meeting kicked off with reports from Superintendent Steve McCracken and Randy Stahley on Monday evening, April 20. McCracken gave board members an update about the current at-home instruction delivery method. “Our at-home instruction is a learning process for us,” McCracken said in follow up later in the week. “The elementary teachers create packets for students to work at home each week. The junior high and high school teachers are corresponding with students using email and the Google classroom program....
It’s official; Haxtun and Fleming schools will continue remote learning for the remainder of the 2019-20 school. Colorado Governor Jared Polis made the announcement to suspend all in-person learning early last week in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. A letter sent home to parents from Haxtun administrators last week said the Governor has indicated there is little chance of any large gatherings through at least June; forcing the District to cancel this year’s prom and all other activities. The District has chosen to keep the same May 1...
No prom, not the traditional graduation, no more in-person learning for the rest of the year ... an hour-long meeting with members of the Haxtun Board of Education brought a gloomy end to the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and guidelines handed down from the State's Governor. For the second month in a row, BOE members met via Zoom, a cloud-based video conferencing tool, allowing each member to remain home while conducting District business. The April meeting, hosted by Board...
There are more than 100,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant; a year ago, Dave Gibson found himself on that list ... waiting, hoping and searching for a kidney donor due to stage 4 kidney disease. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in three Americans are at-risk for kidney disease and for Dave, that reality struck 14 years ago. Over a decade ago, Dave went in for an annual routine exam as required for his commercial driver's license. At that appointment, his...
On April 7, Haxtun voters elected a new mayor and three council members to fill vacancies on the Haxtun Town Council. Newly elected officials will be sworn into office on Monday, May 4. According to information from Haxtun Town Clerk Karie Wilson, a total of 235 residents voted in the election held earlier this month; 34 at the polls and 201 by absentee ballot. Haxtun’s registration list has a total of 783 active and inactive voters. Haxtun’s newly elected Mayor Brandon Biesemeier is currently a council member and will have to resign his positi...
Five months and counting until the 99th annual Haxtun Corn Festival slated for Saturday, Sept. 26 in downtown Haxtun. This year's event will honor Grand Marshal Carol Scheel, a life-long Haxtun resident. Event organizers also announced an all new line up of entertainment for the evening concert. Scheel, who received several nominations for this year's honor, is a graduate of Haxtun School and is most often seen in the parade with her classmates or riding through on her decorated golf cart. She...
Spread throughout the large room of the Haxtun Community Center to practice social distancing, members of the Haxtun Town Council voted to approve a resolution to continue a previous emergency declaration of local disaster declared by Mayor Todd Workman on March 31. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Workman acted on the last day of March to declare a state of local emergency for the Town of Haxtun. That move by the Town’s mayor was only good for seven days, so during their April 6 meeting, council members moved to extended that d...
When events happen that affect rural communities, volunteers never hesitate to step up and help those in need. The recent COVID-19 pandemic that has hit locally as well as at the State and National level is no different and a group of Haxtun community members have stepped up to do what they can to help those affected most. And they are asking for help. Almost every business and countless employees in the Haxtun community have found themselves in uncharted territory; some forced to close their doors, for what could be, at the very least six...
The Phillips County Commissioners have declared a local emergency disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado and around the world. The resolution to declare an emergency disaster was approved by all three Commissioners and took effect March 20. Throughout the month of March, the local commissioners met during their three regularly scheduled meetings in addition to two emergency meetings, held on March 16 and March 17, to discuss situations regarding COVID-19 at a local level. As news of Phillips County positive COVID-19 cases spreads,...
Phillips County has its first positive case of COVID-19. Conformation of the positive test result came from the Northeast Colorado Heath Department late Monday afternoon, March 30. The test was collected at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke and sent in for testing. "This individual is currently not hospitalized, but is in appropriate isolation," said Trish McClain, Director of NCHD. "It is important that everyone follows the new public health order to stay home. It is up to each of us to...
With the lack of a second to approve a 2020-21 contract for Principal Stacy McDaniel, the Frenchman Board of Education is on the search for a new principal for the coming year. The failure to approve the contract for McDaniel came during a meeting in Fleming last Tuesday evening. According to meeting minutes, the Board of Education voted to enter into an executive session for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter regarding the Principal at 7:24 p.m. That closed-door meeting lasted until 8:14 p.m. when board members voted to return to...
The past few weeks have been anything but normal in Colorado and across the United States. Locally, that means many changes with the local school system and the new online delivery of education. Members of the Haxtun Board of Education hosted their March meeting early last week, but not in typical fashion. In order to comply with orders from the Colorado Governor on social distancing, members met online for the short, hour-long meeting. Superintendent Darcy Garretson hosted the meeting via Zoom, a web-based video conferencing tool. From their...
“This situation is very fluid and changing daily, if not hourly, and we are staying on top of it.” That’s the final message Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace gave board members at the end of his report during the Haxtun Hospital District Board of Directors March meeting last week. Most, if not all, his report encompassed the COVID-19 situation at the local level. The Board chose to host their meeting in person, and on-site, despite several visitor restrictions in place within the facility. Three members, Scott Thompson, Jeff Firme and Kent...
Haxtun Hospital District has activated their emergency operations center amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, there are no known cases of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Phillips County, but over the past week, news of cases in Northeastern Colorado spread, most recently with two confirmed cases in Logan County. "At this time, we have no known cases of COVID-19 within Phillips County, but activating our EOC puts a formal process in place to help assist in planning for an outbreak," Julia...
In light of changes due to the threat of COVID-19 for many Coloradoans, the Phillips County Commissioners have acted to waive interest for taxpayers on payments due by April 30. A release from Pam Jensen, Phillips County Administrator says, “With Executive Order D 2020 012, Governor Polis authorized the County Treasurers to suspend or waive delinquent interest that may accrue as a result of delinquent tax payments for 30 days. It is common, with a Governor is overriding State law, to limit the executive order for 30 days to allow the L...
Two Haxtun athletes received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2019-20 basketball season. Bulldogs Brooklyn Davis and Ryan Tempel each received the post-season honor for their respective parts on the boys' and girls' basketball teams this season. Both teams ended their run at Regionals, falling just shy of a State Tournament appearance. According to stats on MaxPreps, Davis put up 203 points and pulled down 137 rebounds in her final season as a Lady Bulldog. She also netted 67...
As news of the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, local schools, event organizers, churches and medical facilities plan and prepare. Late Monday night, March 16, Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke announced that multiple individuals have been tested for the coronavirus after triggering a screening that meets the criteria for a possible positive case in Phillips County. The cases have been sent to the State for testing. "Public health officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environm...
Jessie Stewart fills a new role as Phillips County 4-H Agent with Colorado State University Extension. Stewart, who lives in Haxtun, started her new position on March 6, one that was left open in August 2019 when then 4-H Agent Kindra Plumb announced her resignation. Stewart, who is originally from Johnstown, is nearing her one-year anniversary of moving to Haxtun, when she then took a crop specialist job with ServiTech. While in high school, Stewart showed goats and pigs through her local FFA...
