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HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL'S Knowledge Bowl team recently competed in the District 7 Regional Tournament and took first place honors in the 1A division. Team members are pictured above (back to front), Brayden Clark, Allie Thompson, AJ Calderon and Jeff Miner. Not pictured is alternate Brock Miller. Overall, the team ranked 10th out of 20 at the entire tournament including schools from Fort Collins, Windsor and Greeley. The first place finish gives the team a spot in the State Tournament slated for...
Haxtun Health will host its free annual Girls Night Out event on Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Haxtun Community Center from 5:30-8 p.m. Community women of all ages are invited to attend. RSVPs are not required, but tables or seats can be reserved by calling (970) 774-6123 or texting Julia Biesemeier at (970) 520-9213. Childcare will be provided in the east room of the Community Center for those who need it. Keeping with the tradition of the event, the wine, women and wellness evening will focus on, and celebrate women’s health. The evening’s din...
Former childcare director Julie R. Thayer has reached a plea agreement with the 13th District Attorney’s office in a case involving charges of assault and child abuse. Thayer appeared in Phillips County Court in Holyoke last week via WebEx video conferencing technology. Thayer was formally advised in the Holyoke courtroom on Oct. 7 and has yet to appear in person in front of Judge Kimbra L. Killin. Thayer’s lawyer, Justie Nicol, announced during the most recent hearing last week that an agreement had been reached and that Thayer planned to plea...
A large crowd filled Phillips County Event Center in Holyoke on Saturday, Jan. 29, to support A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado at one of four "Blazin' the Trail" fundraising banquets in the region last weekend. The evening included a meal, entertainment, silent auction, guest speaker and an update on the center. In 2021, the nonprofit served 183 women and 155 children and shared in the births of 29 babies. Over the last two years, the center has more than doubled the...
A hearing on Feb. 1, featuring emotional testimony from families who’ve been barred from seeing loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes during the pandemic, gave second wind to a bill by Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling. Senate Bill 53 was assigned to the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, usually a bad sign that Democratic leaders had put out the order to kill the bill. But the committee’s chair, Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, knows first-hand what it’s like to lose a loved one to COVID; at least three members...
As near as I can tell, my forefathers raised cattle in Hawaii, Florida or some other very warm climate. That is the only possible explanation I can come up with for a problem I now have. As many of you know, the cow business tends to become a family legacy. Grandpa did it then passed them on to father who, continued to raise them, son followed in their footsteps, etc., etc. In some cases, such as ours, the cowherd passed through many generations. Thus my problem. Sue and I “inherited” if you...
In these days of excesses — emotions, attitudes, irritations — each person must decide what their line in the sand delineates. Without the openness of saying yes to saying no, to listen instead of talk and to favor compassion over invective, the church and modern society might well be relegated once again to the dark ages. Although the scriptural canon was mostly established over the course of several hundred years, it has since remained largely static, gospel as it were. Only when we say no...
State swimming and diving for girls happens this weekend, with Class 3A hitting the pool at the VMAC in Thornton on Friday for prelims. Diving has its turn on Saturday morning and swimming takes center stage in the afternoon with finals. Holyoke competed in the Patriot League championships in Fort Collins last Saturday and they brought home a third place finish in the team standings. Summer Martin turned in the top two times in the 500 freestyle and she also had the second best time in the 200...
Confidence in elections is paramount to our system of self-government. Those we elect have an obligation to work together to build security and transparency in those elections. Today, both parties are largely failing that test. After the 2020 election, President Trump’s falsehoods about a “stolen election” set the stage for him to agitate a crowd that gathered on Jan. 6 to “fight like hell” or “you’re not going to have a country anymore.” At least several hundred demonstrators took those word...
Here are the new and exciting selections for Plant Select this year. Every year Plant Select picks plants from their trial that are proven to withstand our extreme weather conditions. If you are ever interested in purchasing any of the selections, go to plantselect.org and there is a listing of both retail and wholesale growers. Get your requests in early especially with new introductions since supplies may be limited. HALF PINT® Pineleaf Penstemon Penstemon pinifolius ‘Compactum' is a plant that will provide green foliage in the winter if yo...
13 Years Ago Feb. 10, 1937 Albert Monk, 52 years of age, passed away suddenly Monday evening at his home 21 miles south and four east of Haxtun. Charles Spry, well-known Phillips County farmer for more than 20 years, passed away last Thursday at his home two miles east of Paoli. He was past 70 years of age. Dr. H.R. Rasor, who for several months had been in charge of the McKnight hospital at Haxtun, suspended his medical practice here and returned to Crook, where he will reopen his office. It...
Haxtun handed the top-ranked Briggsdale Falcons their first loss of the season in a stellar performance at Northeastern Junior College last week. The Bulldogs knocked off Briggsdale in a close, five-point contest that later bumped Haxtun up five spots in Colorado 1A rankings. Haxtun went from a 10th place ranking the week before to the fifth place seed this week with just four games remaining on the regular season schedule. The Bulldogs gained an early lead, outscoring the Falcons by five in...
As the regular season winds down the Lady Bulldogs are preparing for the final four games remaining on their schedule before post season action begins. Last week, Haxtun took the court in two contests facing off with Briggsdale and Wray; both high ranking teams in their respective classifications. The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Sterling to meet up with the Briggsdale Lady Falcons at Northeastern Junior College for a mid-week match up. The 1A top ranked Falcons jumped to an early 22-9 lead in the...
SWIMMERS on the Holyoke High School swim team are pictured (l-r), Addie Goldenstein, Correy Koellner, Josie Schlachter, Summer Martin, Aly Lock and Tayla Martin. The group of girls qualified for three relays at State including the 200-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. State swim starts in Thornton on Friday, Feb. 11 with prelims followed by finals on Saturday, Feb. 12....
A Friday night league victory over Weldon Valley and Saturday night loss to Genoa-Hugo/Karval brings the Fleming Wildcats to 2-1 in their league and 6-9 on the year. Just three contests remain on the regular season agenda. Fleming handled the Weldon Valley Warriors on Friday night. The Wildcat defense gave up just six points in each of the four quarters while the offense tacked on double digits in quarters one through three. Fleming held a 51-18 lead after the opening three periods. After a...
The Lady Wildcats of Fleming held on to their number three spot in Colorado High School Activities Association rankings after earning a set of wins last week. The Lady Wildcats closed out league play on Friday with a victory over Weldon Valley to finish with a conference record of 2-1. A win over Genoa-Hugo/Karval on Saturday puts them at 15-1 overall. Fleming cruised to a smooth victory on Friday night over the Lady Warriors and held them scoreless in the first and third quarters. The Lady Wild...
The high school wrestling season is nearing the end for another year. To close out their regular season, the Sedgwick County/Fleming team traveled to Yuma to compete in the Big O' Memorial Duals. The team lost to Yuma, 48-24, defeated Chatfield, 33-27, lost to Dayspring Christian 36-30, defeated Payton, 41-24, and Resurrection Christian, 45-21. Individual results from wrestlers competing out of Haxtun and Fleming for the day are as follows: 106-pound Kaiden Schelling won by forfeit against...
Don Galen Rundall, a life-long resident of Sedgwick County, passed away Jan. 29, 2022, in Julesburg at the age of 95. Don was born to Mary Alice Rundall and John Alva Rundall on Oct. 24, 1926 in Ovid. His siblings included Reuben Rundall, John Rundall, Paul Rundall, Bill Rundall, Marian Rundall Bragdon, Keith Rundall and Doris Rundall Stohler. He graduated from Ovid High School in May 1944. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the Navy Seabees. He returned to Ovid after two years of...
