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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In October 2022 Nikki Cabrera closed on her very own restaurant building and since then, she and her boyfriend Robert have spent nights, weekends and even days while snowed in due to blizzards conditions working to freshen up the space that will now house Kiki's Bar and Grill in downtown Fleming. Cabrera purchased the former Bully's Pub and Grub building from Mark and Deb Tryboski. "This is something I've wanted to do for a very long time," Cabrera said inside her building at 208 North Logan Ave...
The Haxtun Town Council met for a special meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 21. The agenda included a short list of items under regular business followed by a work session to hold council training with Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency. Council members met at the Town Hall to hold a special hearing on a liquor license application submitted by the El Paso Mexican restaurant. The local restaurant submitted the liquor license application several weeks ago and following required posting requirements, a special hearing is held. After...
The morning of Thursday, Feb. 16, a Ford Police Interceptor remained still upon the sidewalk before the Phillips County Courthouse in Holyoke, facing local traffic as cars and pedestrians traveled north and south along Interocean Avenue. By that afternoon, people began to leave flowers on the vehicle's hood and later a cross. Behind the car's windshield, a banner depicted a man before an American flag, someone whom many remembered for his obscure historical trivia, humorous nicknames or - if the...
Democrats at the State Capitol have rolled out a package of four bills they claim will reduce gun violence. But a bill that has already seen several drafts, on banning so-called assault weapons, wasn’t among them and it may not surface in the 2023 session. The four bills introduced in the past week: Senate Bill 370, sponsored by Senator Tom Sullivan, a Centennial Democrat. Sullivan was the sponsor in 2019 of the extreme risk protective order law, and the 2023 version is intended to allow more individuals to file for those orders. The s...
Talk about close calls! I just had one. It was so close, just the thought of it gives me chills. “what,” you may ask, “was so memorably awful?” I’m going to begin writing very slowly and carefully because my hand begins to tremble as I think about it. In spite of my terror at the very thought of it, here it is in print. I almost retired. Yep, for a few days it looked like I was headed toward a life of rocking chairs, soft food and 24 hour a day television. At least I think that is what reti...
The world is full of unimaginable hardships, many which we will never experience. The list is long, both directly and indirectly. Hurtfulness has no favorites. But, a world of hurt cannot stifle the goodness that resides in others. We see it daily in kindnesses offered, the willingness to lighten loads of friends and neighbors and in the overwhelming generosities that come in unexpected moments from unexpected places. Hopefulness has no limitations. Loneliness in our culture is rampant and...
13 Years Ago Feb. 23, 1938 Mrs. Elizabeth Skold, wife of Lloyd Skold, and the mother of two small children, was summoned by death Monday evening of this week at Mercy Hospital in Denver. She passed away on her fifth anniversary. She was 28 years of age last August, and was born in reared at Mound City, Missouri. Her two sons are Glen, age four, and Melvin, age one. Beginning March 1, the Haxtun State Bank will remain open during the noon hour and will close one hour earlier in the afternoon....
Each Monday a group of women gather in the Haxtun Church of The Brethren basement with a spiritual presence that involves sewing, recycling and laughter. The resulting projects offer more benefit than these simplistic descriptions. The women working under the moniker "Sew Blessed," spend each Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. sewing items that serve youngsters and the elderly here at home and young people around the world. The sewers recycle items such as t-shirts and pillowcases to create new...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are headed to Sanford for the first round of Regional basketball action. The Bulldogs secured one of 32 spots in the 2023 Colorado High School Activities Association 2A boys basketball state tournament bracket as the 25th ranked team. Haxtun is set to face off with seventh ranked Sanford in opening round of play on Friday afternoon. Haxtun traveled to Wiggins Tuesday night for the opening round of District basketball action. Despite a battle with the higher seeded Tigers,...
The Lady Bulldogs are headed to Regionals. As the 25th ranked team in a 32 team bracket, Haxtun is set to travel to Fowler for a Friday night contest with the eighth ranked Grizzlies in first round of Regional basketball action. Last week, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Akron to take on the Lady Rams in round one of District basketball play. Haxtun suffered a first-round loss in Districts but Colorado High School Activities Association rankings qualify the Bulldogs to advance to Regionals as one...
The 2023 1A District 4 runners-up, the Fleming Lady Wildcats, have earned a Regional berth following last week's District Tournament. Fleming went 1-1 in the opening round of the post season putting them in the number 11 slot for Regional play this week. In the Colorado High School Activities Association's most recent rankings from two weeks ago, the Lady Wildcats sat in the number five spot in 1A basketball. They entered District 4 action as the number two seed and opened with a win over the...
The second ranked squad in 1A's District 4 basketball action finished in the same fashion as the runner-up following last week's post-season tournament. The Fleming Wildcats held the second spot behind Briggsdale to enter the week's play; they defeated Prairie in round one and took a loss to Peetz in the Championship putting them at #13 as they enter Regionals. District play opened on Friday night for the Wildcats when they took on third seeded Prairie. Fleming and Prairie met in mid-January on...
Thomas Elliott, Phillips County Sheriff and longtime resident of Holyoke, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at the age of 58. Thom was born in Denver on Dec. 2, 1964 to Franklin Paul Elliott and Doris Jean (Thompson) Elliott. He was the fifth of their six children, five of which were boys. So just imagine the chaos that ensued and perhaps that's where Thom developed his unique sense of humor. Thom's smile shone so bright you could feel it over the phone. When Thom walked into a room, he...
Lonnie Dean Krueger passed peacefully into the arms of his loving Savior, Jesus Christ, at his home with his loving wife by his side on Feb. 22, 2023 after a five-year courageous battle with cancer. Lonnie was the third child of four born to Burdet and Joyce (Rodeman) Krueger in Akron on Dec. 20, 1956. As an infant the family moved to their home in Amherst, where he and his siblings, cousins and friends enjoyed so many adventures and fun memories together. He attended grade school in Amherst...
