What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Hired in the Phillips County treasurer's office in 2001, Sheila Gift ended up serving the public alongside three different elected county treasurers that spanned 21 years. County treasurers Linda Statz, Sharon Michaels and the current Steve Young have all been aided by her vast knowledge and experience, reliability and attention to detail. Prior to retiring in December of 2023, Gift had already started training the next deputy treasurer, Crystal Oakley, who joined the office on Dec. 1. If not...
The Haxtun Police Department registered a sex offender within Haxtun's city limits on Jan. 5. Patrick Lee Pittman is registered in the 200 block of West Grant Street. Pittman, 33, was convicted in June 2013 of attempted sex assault on a child in a position of trust in Yuma County. He is required to register as a sex offender annually....
The Frenchman Board of Education plans to proceed with a BEST grant application for major renovations the school district building in Fleming. Plans are to submit the completed application next month. The decision to submit the grant application comes following a zoom meeting with the Colorado Department of Education and Treanor, a full-service architectural firm, at the start of a mid-December board of education meeting. The local school board opted to move forward with the BEST grant application process which requests funds to add two new...
The 2024 General Assembly session began on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with an election looming just 10 months away that could determine whether Republicans gain lost ground in the House or keep Democrats from a super majority in the Senate. The two Republican lawmakers who represent northeastern Colorado have their first bills ready to go and their priorities set for the next 120 days. Senator Byron Pelton, Sterling is entering his second session as a state senator. He intends to run legislation on sex trafficking, a bill he has been working on with...
The big picture is becoming more difficult to discern as social media, hyperbole and AI take center stage to an alarming degree. The picture is here, mind you, just a little hazy on the edges. In an age where veracity is not only fluid but hotly contestable, we are faced with choices of belief or disbelief, truth or untruth. It is no small hurdle that future generations face. We know it well, for we have placed it squarely in their path and declared ourselves innocent. Such audacity. Regional ar...
Happy New Year! No, I’m not late getting this column to the editor, nor am I celebrating the Chinese New Year, which, by the way falls on Jan. 22 this year. Not that I would mind joining in the festive event. I don’t know if you’ve noticed before but it’s hard to keep track of. Last year it was Feb. 1, the year before Feb. 12, the previous one, Jan. 25. I’m sure these are pre-determined dates but to a guy who can’t remember his wife’s birthday, keeping up with a floating holiday is too much t...
When you plan to retire at a certain age, you can follow a strategy that incorporates your investment moves, your health insurance and other factors. But what happens if you’re forced to retire earlier than you anticipated? Unfortunately, this situation is not that uncommon.å About 40 percent of Americans say they have been forced into retirement, according to a recent survey from Edward Jones and Morning Consult, a research firm. If this were to happen to you because of a layoff, company do...
13 Years Ago Jan. 11, 1939 A successful rabbit hunt was held in the area north of Haxtun Tuesday, with an estimated 300 to 350 hunters taking part. In the final checkup, 990 jackrabbits were turned in by hunters. A head-on auto collision in Arizona Sunday afternoon caused serious injury to Delbert Hire, former Haxtun young man now living in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Hire received word that their son was hospitalized at Flagstaff, Ariz. His wife is ill in a Denver hospital following a major...
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles revealed the most popular license plates of 2023, including a rereleased plate and a longstanding design that honors victims and survivors of a Colorado tragedy. Based on Colorado’s 1945 variant (Retired Style Black plate in the attached report), the Blackout plate quickly became one of the State’s most popular license plate designs. Coloradans chose the classic black-and-white design 169,998 times in 2023, contributing more than $4.2 million to the Colorado Disability Funding Committee this year. The...
The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers will award two $1,000 scholarships in 2024. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior who plans to attend an accredited college, university, junior college or community college. The student must enter college the same year as their graduation from high school. The second scholarship is the Larry K. Haynes CAWG Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to a college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student who is attending an accredited college, university,...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs opened the 2024 portion of their season on the road against Prairie last week. The second half of the season kicked off with a busy schedule, taking the girls on the road to Prairie and Holyoke while also hosting Wiggins in just the first week and a half of the new year. A Jan. 5 match up with Prairie brought on a rematch of the last contest of 2023 as the Lady Bulldogs took on the Lady Mustangs for the second time this season. The first match up came in mid-December...
The Haxtun Bulldogs took on Prairie, Wiggins and Holyoke to open the second half of the basketball season. In the first nine days of the new year, the Bulldogs saw the court three times, traveling to both Prairie and Holyoke while also hosting Wiggins. Haxtun took on Prairie to kick off 2024. Despite a close contest throughout, the home town Mustangs pulled away with a 49-41 win over the Bulldogs. The following night, the Bulldogs hosted Wiggins for the first home contest of the new year....
The Sedgwick County/Fleming boys wrestlers hit the mat following their Christmas break. The team won the Garden County Invitational on Jan. 6 with 208.5 points out of 20 teams. They finished the tournament with six individual champions, three third places and two fourth places. Individual results from wrestlers competing out of Haxtun and Fleming are as follows: 106-pound freshman Colton Schliesser lost to Ashton Kay of Gering JV by fall and lost to Davian Palomo of Gering JV by fall. 120-pound...
After a two-week Christmas break, the Fleming Wildcat basketball teams returned to the court last Friday taking on the Arickaree Bison on the road. The girls’ team finished the 2023 portion of the season at 4-1. Their first contest of 2024 added their fifth win of the season. The Lady Wildcats jumped to an early eight-point lead over the Lady Bison in the first quarter last Friday. They expanded that lead by another five points before the halftime horn, putting them up 24-11. Scoring slowed in the second half with both teams adding single digit...
Eula was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Rich Hill, Mo., and died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2023 in Lincoln, Neb. Her elementary years were spent as part of the Happy Hill, Mo., community where her parents, Nora and Merle Witmore, farmed. She had an only sister, Ann (Witmore) Burger, who was five years her senior. Both sisters became well-versed in vocal and keyboard music. Most of Eula’s professional life was spent as a pianist, accompanist and organist. Eula met Byron Frantz at McPherson, Kan. where their respective families had moved in the mid-40s. T...
Larry Schaefer passed away at home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 at the age of 87 surrounded by his family and his beloved wife Joyce. Larry was born at home on May 19, 1936 in Boulder to Lawrence (LJ) and Ella (Lousberg) Schaefer. Larry attended 12 different elementary schools in several states, as the family followed his father's construction work during World War II. They settled at the family farm three miles south of St. Peter's Church, where Larry completed fifth through eighth grade at the...
Astrid "Vickie" Hadeen was born Jan. 10, 1938 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 30, 2023. She was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Sterling into a Swedish heritage. Vickie's father Bernard Franson made the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ship Oceania and into Ellis Island at 19 years old settling in the Fairfield Community in Haxtun. He married Mable "Linnea" Sandquist in 1936. Linnea passed away when she was just two years old. Her father adoringly raised her...
Harry Leroy Heaston passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 at the age of 80. Harry was born to Fred and Ruby (Riley) Heaston on Aug. 9, 1943 in Sterling. Harry attended Haxtun Elementary and Haxtun High School and then attended Northeastern Junior Colelge for two years. Harry was manager for Ceres Fertilizer Plant in Crook. Then he and Doug Kinzie started Kinton Agri in Haxtun. After that he owned Round up Music Company. Harry married the love of his life Sandra Kay Marty on Sep. 3, 1971. They...
Samuel Dean Wolever, Sr. passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Haxtun. Samuel was born July 14, 1956 in Sterling to Wesley and Lois (Dillon) Wolever. Sam spent his childhood in Merino on the family farm. He attended high school in Merino and graduated in 1976 from Merino High School. Sam met Melisa Dodd and they were married on Aug. 24, 1978, in Fleming. They made their home in Fleming where they had five children together. He worked at Sterling Brick Company, The Sugar Factory in Sterling,...
Make plans now to attend the 10th annual Farming Evolution event February 21- 22 in Holyoke. There will be a close look at fascinating information about the world of soil microbes and plants. Also on the topic list are wheat stem sawfly, grazing cover crops plus much more. As always, there will be several producers sharing their insights and experiences. Dr. James White will give an intriguing presentation about the plant/microbe relationships. Microbes don’t just make nutrients available; they are physically consumed by plant roots! Then t...
