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THE HAXTUN BULLDOGS defeated Stratton/Liberty on Saturday night to clinch the District 5 Championship title. The Bulldogs defeated Otis, Flagler/Hi-Plains and then Stratton/Liberty throughout the District Tournament to earn their spot at Regionals later this week. For more coverage of the District Tournament, check out the Sports tab....
Online presence of The Haxtun-Fleming Herald has a new look! The Herald launched an all new website last week, allowing readers to subscribe and have access to both print and online editions. The domain name remains the same, www.hfherald.com, but much has changed with the new launch. Co-Publishers Spring Atchison and Candie Fix felt it was time to give the website an upgrade to allow for a better online presence, not only on the website itself but on social media as well. While the same...
Fleming seniors will be on their way to Arizona next month for their final class trip. The Frenchman Board of Education approved their class trip during a meeting in mid-February. According to information from Superintendent Steve McCracken, 10 of the 12 seniors at Fleming High School plan to attend the trip, slated for March 17-20 in Scottsdale, Ariz. with parent sponsors Harry and Lynette Harms and Mike and Kim Nolde. The group plans to go indoor skydiving, visit an escape room, go on a Segway tour and attend a spring training baseball game....
Saturday, March 21 marks the 47th annual Haxtun Lions Club Chuckwagon Dinner and Show featuring Orion and Stacey Potter, a dynamic duo performing covers of multiple genres. The event, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. includes dinner and the live show at Haxtun Schools. The annual event, now on the upper end of its fourth decade, welcomes Orion and Stacey Potter in the band’s first appearance in Haxtun. Orion and Stacey Potter have been charming audiences with their fantastic voices and dynamic performances for nearly a decade. The duo met in 2...
The Haxtun Berean Bible Church has begun a new and innovative model for their Sunday morning church service. Instead of hiring a full-time pastor, HBBC has partnered with New Hope Church in Ogallala, Neb. “This is a model that many rural churches are exploring,” said Rick Lockwood, an elder at HBBC. “It just isn’t economically feasible for some smaller churches such as ours to have a full-time pastor.” Today’s technology makes it possible; New Hope Church in Ogallala provides the preaching via video. And if a pastor is needed for weddings, f...
The long-awaited solution to the State’s troubled conservation easement program is itself in trouble, after concerns over its cost nearly derailed the bill on Feb. 27. Senate Bill 135, sponsored by Senators Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling and Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, got a tough reception from the Senate Finance Committee, which decided to postpone action on the bill to give its sponsors a little more time to find a path forward. The bill has been the subject of hard negotiations over how the State will compensate landowners who donated land to t...
Over two million lives in Colorado have been impacted by 9Health Fair over the years, from gaining valuable information about their health to life-saving interventions. 9Health Fair is the place to begin your journey to a healthier, more informed and more empowered you. No matter where you are with your health, Health Starts at a 9Health Fair. The annual Haxtun event, put together in part by Haxtun Hospital District and the Haxtun Lions Club, is slated for Saturday, March 28 at the Haxtun Community Center. 9Health Fair provides Coloradans...
We parents have big hopes and dreams for our children. As soon as they start figuring out that life exists beyond the four walls of their home, they start dreaming of what their future selves will become. Popular in our house are a farmer, a basketball player, a firefighter and of course, Spiderman. Like all parents, I want what's best for my kids. I daydream of my kids' future careers: a doctor, a farmer, a scientist, an investor, a teacher. I want them to be successful and strive for their...
Over centuries, Christendom has cast itself in many roles; protector of faith, guardian of the masses, religious surrogate, zealous recruiter. To say it has been completely above board in accomplishing those aims would be a stretch. Like other components of today’s grand society, elements of victimhood creep into the equation in alarming proportion. Begin with a need, open the door to identifying fear associated with that need, dress it up as cause celebre, wrap it in nationalistic fervor, then...
The West, she's a changin'. New faces, new houses, new ideas. Along with these changes come new roles for us "natives." As people unfamiliar with the area move in, we “old timers” find ourselves becoming 'guides' to living in this environment. I'm personally OK with that. If a few native Americans hadn't taken the newly arrived pale faces under their wing and taught them how to survive those first few harsh years in a new land history might have been written differently. Change is ine...
13 years ago Feb. 27, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest Haxtun's town basketball team hope's to maintain its long string of victories again next week when it will meet the Holyoke team on the Haxtun floor. The locals defeated the Fairfield All-Stars last Friday, 40-21. Williams and Scarborough tied for soring honors. Other Haxtun players were Birrell, Davis and Baker. The line-up for Fairfield included M. Lydin, B. Ruch, Anderson, I. Knode, K. Knode, C. Ruch, Gordon and Garretson. James K. Hackett, farmer...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs like to keep fans on the edge of their seats and that's exactly what happened in District basketball action in Wray over the weekend. After defeating Arickaree/Woodlin in the first round Tuesday night, Haxtun advanced to the second round in Wray where they picked up a one-point win on Friday to advance to the Championship the following day and keep their season alive for one more week. The Championship game against Lone Star was just as close as the Lady Bulldogs fell...
The Haxtun Bulldogs clinched the District 5 basketball championship Saturday night. The win advances the team to the Region 2 Tournament at Englewood High School. Haxtun is set to face off against Longmont Christian in the first round slated for Friday afternoon. On the road to Regionals, Haxtun faced off with Otis, Flagler/Hi-Plains and Stratton/Liberty, taking wins in all three matches. According to scores on MaxPreps, Haxtun put up a total of 208 points throughout the three contests, outscori...
The basketball season came to an early close for the Fleming Wildcats last week. The team lost to Peetz in the opening round of the District 4 Tournament at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, ending their season. The Wildcats met up with Peetz twice during the regular season. They took a 10-point win over the Bulldogs in mid-January on Peetz's home court. Then defeated them for a second time in the final regular season contest at Fleming; that time by two. Peetz came out strong in the...
The next time the Fleming Lady Wildcats meet the Briggsdale Lady Falcons Fleming will be due for the win. The top two teams advancing to Regionals out of District 4 traded wins in the regular season and Briggsdale claimed Saturday's District Championship. A fourth contest is possible and if the pattern continues, it will be Fleming's turn for the victory. The Lady Wildcats entered the District Tournament last Tuesday as the number two seed. They faced off with the Caliche Lady Buffaloes to open...
Harold (Jim) Hinde passed away at his home on Feb. 24, 2020 in Brush at the age of 92. Jim was born on March 6, 1927 in Haxtun to the late Harold and Katherine Hinde. He attended schools in Dailey. As a WWII veteran, he served two years in the Army as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. In 1949, he enlisted into the United States Air Force at Lowry AFB in Denver. He met and married Dottie on Oct. 9, 1949. They spent the next 25 years raising their family and living all over the world. After...
Bonnie Jean Brundige passed away on Feb. 24, 2020 in Knoxville, Tenn. at the age of 73. Bonnie was born May 11, 1946. She was a loving and wonderful sister, aunt and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by husbands Bill Brundige and Buddy Payne; parents D.H. and Martha Boling; and brother Kenny Boling. She is survived by sisters Juanita Hamilton, Judy Bowers and Diane Buckner; mother-in-law “Mom” Jean Brundige; sisters-in-law Debbie Boling and Linda Brundige; brother-in-law Jim and wife Jodi Brundige; step-children Steve Pay...