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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A shift in leadership topped agenda items in a mid-January meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education. Long-time Board President Rich Starkebaum stepped down from his role in light of recent health circumstances. Starkebaum resigned from his position as president, but plans to remain on the Board and complete his current term. The Jan. 17 meeting opened with amending the agenda to add a line item to revise policy IC/ICA; that policy deals with calendar and instruction time. Later in the meeting...
The most recent meeting of the Frenchman School District opened with a closed-door, executive session. The local school board in Fleming met on Tuesday, Jan. 17. That meeting opened with a closed-door meeting to discuss a pending litigation matter recently filled in Logan County District Court. The meeting opened at 6:06 p.m. when board members voted to convene in executive session to conference with the Board’s attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on a pending litigation matter, specifically Roane v. Frenchman School District R...
The Fleming Town Council held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Due to weather conditions, the meeting was also accessible via Zoom. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Stefan Betley at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Andrew Muller, Cathy Castillo, Bill Langridge, Suzanne Wales and Bonnie Jackson. Alex Gapter was absent. Also present were Aaron Neilson (via Zoom), Kerry Brown (via Zoom), Lewis Frank (via Zoom), Michelle Asfeld (via Zoom), Justin and Milinda Hickey and Keith Beck....
Governor Jared Polis, in a 70-minute State of the State address Jan. 17, outlined his priorities for the upcoming legislative session and what he wants Colorado to look like when he finishes his second term in 2026. The item that got the Governor’s longest remarks: affordable housing. While the legislature invested hundreds of millions of dollars in housing loans and grants in 2022, money that came from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act; and voters approved a ballot measure last November that will add $300 million t...
Many years ago I attended a small, two room school about four miles from our ranch house. We didn’t have many neighbors so two rooms was enough for the eight or 10 kids spread out over four or five grades. Since I entered on the young end of the age groups I cannot tell you how many girls were in the school. Hadn’t even come close to being interested in them. In fact I was excited that my younger sister was attending an entirely different school miles away! There were, however, six boys. Iro...
Heavy snows and cloudy skies highlighted a rather difficult week of getting out and about. Driving was an exercise in caution regarding the drifting and blowing snow. The whites and grays of consecutive snowfalls and dismal skies blended to form a monochromatic and featureless landscape. It always helps to see the edge of the road while driving, but even that became difficult due to lack of contrast. Polarized sunglasses were somewhat helpful but could not solve the dilemma entirely. Blowing...
13 Years Ago Jan. 19, 1938 For the fourth successive year, S.J. Meakins of Haxtun was elected president of the Sterling Production Credit Association at its annual meeting. H.M. McKinney of Yuma was reelected vice president L.C. Rodgers of Sterling was again chosen secretary and treasurer. Mrs. John Atkins presented The Harvest with an egg Saturday that is, without a doubt, a champion. Laid by a Rhode Island red hen, the egg measures seven and one-quarter by eight and a half inches in circumfere...
The Phillips County Fair Board is gearing up for another eventful week in July. The 2023 Phillips County Fair is slated for July 25-30 at the fairgrounds in Holyoke. This year’s Grand Marshal selection will come from the Haxtun area. Those wishing to nominate someone they’d like to see as the grand marshal for this year’s fair can do so by mail to P.O. Box 484 in Holyoke or by email to [email protected]. The Fair Board is also seeking suggestions for a fair theme. For more information on the Phillips County Fair, contact Kayla Kafka...
The Bulldog basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend. Haxtun picked up a win on the road in Julesburg on Friday night but fell in a nail biter the following night in Otis. The team holds a 7-5 overall record and stands at 2-2 in league play with just seven games remaining on the regular season schedule. Friday night pitted Haxtun in a contest with the Sedgwick County Cougars, a fellow Lower Platte League team. The contest took place on the hardwood in Julesburg. Haxtun struck early in the contest and never let up, rolling to a 71-39 win over...
With just six games left on the regular season schedule, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are looking to play their best ball by the time post-season nears and it seems they are doing just that. Haxtun went 1-1 this weekend, falling in a close contest to Sedgwick County on Friday but bouncing back for a win in Otis on Saturday. Haxtun took the hardwood in Julesburg on Friday night in a contest with fellow Lower Platte League opponent Sedgwick County. The Lady Cougars hold a top-five spot in League...
The Fleming Wildcats competed in a short week of basketball action last week as winter weather postponed another contest. The Wildcats were scheduled to host Akron on Thursday, Jan. 19, but road conditions forced a postponement until Jan. 31. Fleming was able to travel to Peetz to take on the Bulldogs on Friday night. Both teams entered the contest unranked by the Colorado High School Activities Association, but the victory for Fleming bumped them into the number 10 spot. Fleming now stands at...
The Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestling team had a change in their schedule this past weekend due to weather. They were supposed to travel to Kearney, Neb. on Thursday, Jan. 19 to participate in the UNK Midwest Duals and then go on to Atwood, Kan., to participate in the Buffalo Invitational, but due to closed roads they were unable to attend the UNK duals. The team traveled to Atwood on Friday, Jan. 20 and dualed Atwood-Rawlins County and St. Francis Friday night. The team planned to participate...
