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THERESA DAVIS was honored by friends and family during a retirement reception Sunday afternoon at the Haxtun United Methodist Church. Davis provided in-home daycare for countless children in the Haxtun community for more than five decades. Pictured with Theresa are a number of children, teens and now adults she babysat over the years present during a portion of her reception Sunday afternoon; front row (l-r), Oliver, Lucy and Cooper Ensminger, Carrot Grogan and Davis; middle row (l-r), Andy...
Three Fleming community members have submitted letters of interest to fill a vacancy on the Frenchman Board of Education. The vacancy comes following the resignation of Nick Wernsman, who no longer lives in district lines, disqualifying him from serving on the local school board. Sam Wolever, Jr., Shane Schliesser and Matt Johnson all wrote and submitted letters of interest to serve on the Board in Fleming. Board members reviewed the letters of interest during a recent February meeting. Each interested individual will be interviewed during a...
Thirteen Phillips County 4-H members, ages 9-18, attended a District Leadership Conference in Sterling on Feb. 19. This event was open to all 4-H and FFA members within the District area and was largely attended. The conference theme "Become the Leader You Wish to Be" focused on encouraging participants to overcome challenges and become the best version of themselves. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Landon Schaffert, a former National FFA Secretary, for the opening speaker. He spoke...
The effort to allow hospital visitations during a pandemic took a large leap forward this week, when the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, on a 3-2 vote, greenlighted Senate Bill 53. Sponsored by Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, the bill has been on hold for more than three weeks while Sonnenberg and Senate Democrats worked out an amendment to address concerns raised by opponents. SB 53 states that a patient admitted to a hospital for inpatient care, or a resident of a nursing care assisted living facility, can have...
For me, it all started when I was in the sixth grade. You would think I had finally outgrown it but that hasn’t happened. What hasn’t happened? My ability to wind up at the end of any and all lines. No matter why it is there, if there is a line with ten or one hundred people in it, I’m going to be the last one. Back in my school days I attended a small two room school with 10 to 12 students. At those numbers being at the end of the line was no big deal. Besides, I was big for my age so movin...
There is a surreal quality to the events of this past week when Russia invaded Ukraine. In the past we might have dismissed it as a distant and largely forgettable concern. The world has since changed, embracing perspectives that have come about through the marvels of modern communications on a variety of platforms. No longer can rats scurry to the dark corners of the room; cell phones, texting and social networking have all contributed to fresh light and a new dawn of accountability where...
The basketball postseason is in full swing and teams are just a week away from the State tournament in classes 1A through 3A. Class 4A started its state bracket last week. Fort Morgan's boys opened the 4A tournament on Wednesday as the #33 seed. The Mustangs got 16 points apiece from Fernando Marquez and Wesley Carnes, but came up short in their opening round contest at #32 Sand Creek, 60-47. Sterling grabbed the #2 seed in the Class 3A boys state bracket after winning the Patriot League title...
13 Years Ago March 3, 1937 A new school gymnasium at Haxtun came a step nearer reality this week when the Phillips County High School committee voted to submit the proposition to voters. It is understood that a bond issue of not to exceed $35,000 will be requested, which will be combined with a government PWA grant to carry out the project. A variety store was opened in one of the Barker buildings in Haxtun last week by Mrs. Mae Sullivan. 70 Years Ago March 5, 1952 Miss Valva Hill became the bri...
EMPORIUM BREWING COMPANY owners Greg and Sara Fetzer talk to Haxtun High School students during a career fair recently hosted by the Future Business Leaders of America. Businesses set up inside the high school gym and high school students took time to learn and listen from each business booth throughout the morning. Greg Fetzer, a Haxtun High School graduate, opened the Emporium Brewing Company along with his business partners several years ago in Denver at the corner of Tennyson and 42nd...
A fourth place finish at the 1A District 4 Tournament wraps up this year's basketball season for the Lady Bulldogs. Haxtun entered the tournament as the fourth place seed and following a win over Caliche and losses to Briggsdale and Fleming, the Lady Bulldogs exited just the same, one seed shy of a chance at Regionals. Haxtun took the hardwood against Caliche in the first round of District play Tuesday evening for the third match up between the two teams this season. Just as the first two...
The Haxtun Bulldogs are one step closer to a 2022 State Basketball Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs went 2-1 at Districts last week and now sit third in Region 2 pairings. Regional action is set for Saturday in Brush. The road to Regionals began at the District 4 Tournament last week, kicking things off with a match up with Caliche at Northeastern Junior College on Wednesday night. For the third time this season, Haxtun notched a win over the Buffs, this time 66-36 in a contest at ended...
A 2-1 showing with a third place finish in last week's District Tournament gives the Fleming Lady Wildcats a spot in the Region 2 bracket this week. The Lady Wildcats took a round-one win over Weldon Valley at Northeastern Junior College last week to open District play. They suffered a semifinal loss to Merino to pit them against Haxtun on Saturday in a contest that would decide who would advance in the post season. Fleming took a commanding win over the Lady Warriors of Weldon Valley in...
A round one District loss ended the season for the Fleming wildcats last week as the sixth ranked underdogs fell to the third ranked Merino Rams. Fleming finished with an overall record of 7-12 on the year. The two teams met at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling last Wednesday for tournament action. Fleming played a close opening eight minutes with the Rams and trailed by just three after the first quarter. Merino took a commanding lead in the second putting up 18 to the Wildcats' five to...
One hundred years spans a lifetime and a quarter for most people, but for Jeane (Beckman) Brundige that 100 years represents one lifetime well lived. That message came through the vast number of greetings written in her 100th Birthday gift book laid out at a party held in the dining room in the Haxtun Health Extended Care Unit to celebrate Jeane's 100th birthday on Jan. 17, 2022. One of those greetings indicates the affection Jeane's daughter-in-law Jody feels for her. "A life lived to its...
Reta Jean Acott passed away on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Greeley at the age of 89. Reta was born Oct. 30, 1932 on the homestead in Colorado to Claude Orville McEwen and Ruby Mae (Coil) McEwen. She married Thomas Acott on Dec. 12, 1998 in Fleming. Reta had a servant's heart and as a young girl accepted the responsibility to help raise her brothers and sister and over her lifetime she was a waitress, mother, carpenter, hog farmer, dairy milker, gardener, airplane builder, helped in the printing b...
