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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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A lengthy discussion on the damage to Haxtun’s main street took up almost the first hour of a March 2 Haxtun Town Council meeting last week. The majority of the damage, in the 100 block of South Colorado Avenue, seems to be from expansion following the main street project that took place seven years ago. The damaged curb and gutter became an issue last year, when pieces of the concrete began to break off, some in large amounts, mostly on the west edge of the street. When the issue arose, Town Superintendent Ron Carpenter began contacting b...
The Haxtun Bulldog basketball season come to an end last week in the first round of the Region 2 Tournament. The team faced off with the similar ranked Longmont Christian Warriors on Friday afternoon at Englewood High School. Longmont Christian got an early jump in the Bulldogs, putting up 15 points while holding Haxtun to just four in the first quarter. The Bulldogs bounced back for a strong second quarter showing, putting 10 points on the board while defensively holding the Warriors to only...
Despite a hard-fought, first half battle, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs suffered a season-ending loss to the Merino Lady Rams in the first round of Region 2 Tournament action at Englewood High School on Friday afternoon. The third meeting of the two teams again went to Lady Rams, who advanced in Regional play the following day. Briggsdale took a 26-point win in that contest, ending the Rams season just shy of the State Tournament slated for later this week. "This was an exciting week of basketball...
THE HAXTUN BULLDOGS defeated Stratton/Liberty on Saturday night to clinch the District 5 Championship title. The Bulldogs defeated Otis, Flagler/Hi-Plains and then Stratton/Liberty throughout the District Tournament to earn their spot at Regionals later this week. For more coverage of the District Tournament, check out the Sports tab....
Online presence of The Haxtun-Fleming Herald has a new look! The Herald launched an all new website last week, allowing readers to subscribe and have access to both print and online editions. The domain name remains the same, www.hfherald.com, but much has changed with the new launch. Co-Publishers Spring Atchison and Candie Fix felt it was time to give the website an upgrade to allow for a better online presence, not only on the website itself but on social media as well. While the same...
Fleming seniors will be on their way to Arizona next month for their final class trip. The Frenchman Board of Education approved their class trip during a meeting in mid-February. According to information from Superintendent Steve McCracken, 10 of the 12 seniors at Fleming High School plan to attend the trip, slated for March 17-20 in Scottsdale, Ariz. with parent sponsors Harry and Lynette Harms and Mike and Kim Nolde. The group plans to go indoor skydiving, visit an escape room, go on a Segway tour and attend a spring training baseball game....
Saturday, March 21 marks the 47th annual Haxtun Lions Club Chuckwagon Dinner and Show featuring Orion and Stacey Potter, a dynamic duo performing covers of multiple genres. The event, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. includes dinner and the live show at Haxtun Schools. The annual event, now on the upper end of its fourth decade, welcomes Orion and Stacey Potter in the band’s first appearance in Haxtun. Orion and Stacey Potter have been charming audiences with their fantastic voices and dynamic performances for nearly a decade. The duo met in 2...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs like to keep fans on the edge of their seats and that's exactly what happened in District basketball action in Wray over the weekend. After defeating Arickaree/Woodlin in the first round Tuesday night, Haxtun advanced to the second round in Wray where they picked up a one-point win on Friday to advance to the Championship the following day and keep their season alive for one more week. The Championship game against Lone Star was just as close as the Lady Bulldogs fell...
The Haxtun Bulldogs clinched the District 5 basketball championship Saturday night. The win advances the team to the Region 2 Tournament at Englewood High School. Haxtun is set to face off against Longmont Christian in the first round slated for Friday afternoon. On the road to Regionals, Haxtun faced off with Otis, Flagler/Hi-Plains and Stratton/Liberty, taking wins in all three matches. According to scores on MaxPreps, Haxtun put up a total of 208 points throughout the three contests, outscori...
After several months of discussions on various makes and models, the Haxtun Board of Education voted during their February meeting to purchase a handicap accessible vehicle. The vote came at the Feb. 18 meeting, which opened with a finance report as the focus topic from District Bookkeeper Lynda Firme. Firme, who has been giving new board members an update on all things finances over the past few months focused on sources of revenue for the February meeting. The month before, she talked with board members about salaries and where each...
The report of an unknown man entering a residence in Haxtun Sunday evening spread quickly via social media and had many local residents feeling uneasy. About 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, a resident in the 100 block of South Logan Avenue reported that a strange man had entered through the back door of the home and when he realized the residence was occupied, took off running west on Chase Street. According to information from Haxtun Police Chief Tanya Mayhew, the man was described as a white male, five feet, 10 inches tall to six feet tall,...
The regular season has come to a close and the Lady Bulldogs advanced to post-season play. The conclusion of the regular season came in Yuma Friday night Haxtun competed with the 2A Lady Indians. Despite a late-game run, the Lady Bulldogs fell, 47-26. "The game against Yuma was a tough one for us," said Head Coach Arlan Scholl. "We have been playing very well at this point of the season and then we just struggled to get any shots to fall in this game. It is a difficult place to play with the...
That's a wrap on the regular boys' basketball season for the Haxtun Bulldogs. The team competed in Yuma last week where they fell to the Indians by a 21-point margin. This week, the Bulldogs are set to host their first round of District play on Wednesday night as they face off with the Bulldog from Otis. The two teams met once before, when Haxtun nabbed a 30-point win. Friday night in Yuma, the Bulldogs battled with the Indians after tip off, coming up just four points shy of the home team...
HAXTUN students in Mrs. Dena Gerk's first grade class visited the Haxtun Post Office last Wednesday, Feb. 12 to mail their Flat Stanley projects. While there, Postmaster Melinda Groshans gave students a tour of the local post office and explained how the post office works while also answering the many questions of young minds. First graders are pictured front row (l-r), Angel Grilli, Adley Kurtzer, Rylie Ham and Tayton Lover-Stone; middle row (l-r), Dylan Bazan in front of Dena Gerk, Emmett...
All eyes were on award winners at the annual Haxtun Chamber of Commerce banquet last week as former Director Sara Firme and new Director Jenny Oberle took the stage to announce 2019 year-end awards at the Haxtun Community Center. Those in attendance were treated to a banquet-style meal provided by Happy Jack's BBQ, of Holyoke, before the evening's presentation. The evening kicked off with Firme taking the podium, welcoming those in attendance following a happy hour featuring drinks and hors...
With just one regular season game left on the schedule, the Haxtun Bulldog basketball team sits at 7-11 overall and 3-4 in league play, according to MaxPreps. The Bulldogs are set to face off with top-ranked 2A team Yuma this Friday on the road before heading into District play next week. Haxtun saw two tough teams this past week as they etched out a three-point road win over Merino Friday night and battled in a tough, physical match up with Wiggins on Friday in the final home game of the...
As the regular season comes to a close, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are playing their best ball and Head Coach Arlan Scholl is looking forward to the challenging competitions ahead as he prepares to take the team to the District Tournament. "It has been said many times that you want to be playing your best basketball of the season when it comes tournament time," Scholl said this week. "Well, I feel that our team is playing the best that we have all season." The Lady Bulldogs won their final home...
