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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Phillips County's new Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent Stephanie Starkebaum began her position with Colorado State University in early January and she is already hitting the ground running. Starkebaum, a Phillips County native, brings with her several areas of expertise including health, wellness and finance. Starkebaum grew up on a farm just outside of Paoli and attended Haxtun Schools. While in high school, she participated in many extracurricular activities including 4-H, FBLA,...
Just two months after board elections, the Frenchman Board of Education has declared a vacancy and is accepting letters of interest from community members to be a school board member in Fleming. The vacancy comes following a resignation from Nick Wernsman. Wernsman was appointed to the Board in November. Wernsman presented a letter of resignation in a mid-January board meeting. He cited a recent move outside of District lines as his reason for the resignation. According to Superintendent Steve McCracken, the first step to fill a school board...
By Marianne Goodland Legislative Reporter The bill that would open the door to the University of Northern Colorado to have its own medical school was introduced in the State Senate on Jan. 18. Senate Bill 56 is sponsored by Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, and Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo. In the House, the sponsors are Reps. Mary Young, D-Greeley and Perry Will, R-New Castle. The bill would allow UNC to open an osteopathic medical school. According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, that’s a m...
Over the years I have written about several jobs I once worked at, and usually got fired from, and businesses I once tried to operate. If the business involved livestock of any kind, is usually made money until I got bored. That left several dozen businesses I never tried to operate and wouldn’t have know how to, anyway. Just a few days ago I discovered a business that I would be good at it. The business that would not have ever interested me but I immediately knew I would be good at it. The b...
Highlights of this wintery time of year include fiery sunrises and sunsets. Each is unique with its own evocative beauty. Digital images that capture such moments can be difficult to distinguish morning sky from evening. Years from now when we are a mere afterthought of future generations, a cache of old thumb drives might be found in our attic that would lead researchers to conclude that whatever else could be said of our generations, they sure did enjoy their sunrises and sunsets. One could im...
Before you know it, the winter sports season will be in the books. State swimming for girls is just about three weeks off, with State wrestling hot on its heels. Basketball begins its final month of regular season this week, with postseason beginning late next month. La Junta began last week ranked 19th in 3A girls swimming, with Aurora Baiardi ranked fifth in the 50 yard freestyle, eighth in the 100 free and 13th in both 200 free and 500 free. La Junta is also 18th in the 200 yard medley and...
The holidays are over and winter finally arrived this season. Are you missing your roses about now? Looking ahead to the coming growing season, are you hoping the same thing I am hoping? That your roses make it through these harsh wind chills accompanied by windy dry days. If you were wise to give their roots water before these below freezing temperatures arrived, your roses are off to a good start. If you mulched with leaves or wood mulch, that too would mitigate the amount of damage to the root system. It all starts at the roots. Healthy root...
Governor Ricketts is an elected official who I have always thought does a good job — especially for agriculture — and someone that I tend to support. With that said, he blew it earlier this month when he made some bold and inaccurate statements regarding Colorado’s water. The fact is, Colorado is in compliance with our South Platte Interstate Compact. Our compact says that we must deliver 120 cubic feet per second to Nebraska between April 1 and Oct. 15. We do that and we do our best to not send them more than is required because of our needs...
13 Years Ago Jan. 27, 1937 Mrs. E. (Caroline Kolb) Bamford, 67, one of the oldest residents of the Haxtun community, passed away last Thursday (Jan. 21, 1937) at her home in Dailey. A new business firm, handling the John Deere line of farm machinery, will be opened at Haxtun this eek by Lamb and Lamb of Proctor. The business will be located in the Donaldson building on main street and will be under the management of W.C. Meink. Vern Abner Dunbar and Arvid Glen Wedin, Haxtun, and Clara Alice Mock...
Haxtun FFA held the annual Ag Night basketball game on Jan. 21 in conjunction with the Haxtun versus Holyoke basketball game. Ag Night began as a joint effort between the Haxtun and Holyoke FFA chapters during the 2018-19 basketball season in an effort to promote local agriculture businesses and to showcase the importance of agriculture in our community. At the basketball game Friday night, Haxtun FFAs goal was to not only promote local agriculture, but to raise money for Kansas fire relief. On...
The local NRSC office is gearing up for the Farming Evolution 2022 regenerative agriculture annual event held in Holyoke. This year’s event will be Feb. 16 and 17, with early registration closing on Feb. 4. Whether you look at regenerative agriculture concepts with a wary eye or fully embrace the ideas, this event is for you. This year’s program is packed with farmer/rancher presenters – people with boots on the ground, families to provide for and bank notes to service. Do you have hard and pointed questions, doubts and fears? Are you looki...
The Sedgwick County-Fleming wrestling team had a long weekend wrestling three days in three different states. On Thursday, Jan. 20 they traveled to Wray to dual Dolores Huerta Preparatory and Wray. On Jan. 21, they participated in the UNK Midwest Dual Tournament in Kearney, Neb. and on Jan. 22 they participated in the Buffalo Invitational in Atwood, Kan. SC-F defeated Dolores Huerta Preparatory, 48-21, and then lost to Wray, 59-16. Results from the two duals for wrestlers competing out of...
Seven games remain on the regular season schedule for the Fightin' Bulldogs. Thus far, the team is 7-4 overall and rank number nine in top 10 standings according to the Colorado High School Activities Association. Granada holds the top spot in all of 1A. Last week the Bulldogs suffered a close, three-point loss to the Holyoke Dragons but picked up a win the following night over the Otis Bulldogs. Friday night's match up with Holyoke marked the second for the two teams this season. In the first,...
With just four weeks left of play in the regular season, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs have a handful of league games remaining on the schedule. One of those will take place Friday at the home of the Caliche Buffs, Haxtun's lone game this weekend. Last week, the Lady Bulldogs picked up a win over Otis but suffered a loss to Holyoke. The team currently holds an overall 4-7 record. The Lady Bulldogs hosted two games last week, kicking things off on Friday with a contest against the Lady Dragons from...
An opportunity to move up in the Colorado High School Activities' Association rankings will present itself for the Fleming Lady Wildcats this week. The team has held the number two spot for the majority of the season and will face top-ranked Briggsdale later this week. Fleming grabbed a win over Otis to open last week's play on Monday. They went on to defeat Idalia and Prairie on Friday and Saturday nights. Idalia led after the opening quarter last Friday at Fleming. They went up 14-11 on the...
Another 1-1 weekend leaves the Fleming Wildcats at 5-6 overall on the season. This weekend's victory over the Prairie Mustangs puts them at 1-0 in the North Central League. Friday against the Idalia Wolves the week's play at Fleming. The Wildcats led in the opening quarter by six, 15-9, but Idalia evened the score by the end of the half, 29-all. The game remained tied after the third quarter with both teams adding eight to the scoreboard, 37-all. An 11-point fourth quarter for the Wildcats coupl...
Barbara Saylor died on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 at the age of 86. Barbara JoDell (Fryrear) Saylor, was the middle child of Melvin and Mary (Thompson) Fryrear. She was born on Nov. 15, 1935 and joined her older sister, Helen Lou, and welcomed her baby brother, Dick, after her. She lived with her family on a farm south of Haxtun. She always shared stories of her wonderful childhood in the Highland Center community. Growing up on the farm, she so enjoyed helping her dad with the cattle, harvest time...
Deborah "Debbie" Lynn Thompson passed away on Jan. 14, 2022 at NCMC Hospice Unit in Greeley at the age of 57 after losing her battle with cancer. Debbie was born on June 20, 1964 to A. Clayton and Diane (Norman) Holmes in Loveland. Debbie was later adopted by Larry Thompson when he and Diane married in 1972. Debbie attended Holyoke High School and graduated in 1982. After high school, Debbie attended Aims Community College for two years. In Greeley Debbie did secretarial work for a construction...
Virgil E. "Virg" Saylor went home to his resting place on Sunday, Jan.16, 2022 at the North Colorado Medical Center after valiantly and bravely battling viral pneumonia. Virg was born on Jan. 22, 1930 in Fleming to Claude Saylor and Blanche Plog. Being born into a farming family, Virg was no stranger to hard work at any point in his life. Virg started at a young age to be responsible for many chores at his home, graduating to working on his dad's threshing crew and working to train horses. Virg...
