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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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THE LADY WILDCATS of Fleming took third place in last weekend's State Basketball Tournament. Members of the team are pictured front row (l-r), Ciana Lousberg, Siena Donnelson, Madi Serrato, Whitney Chintala, Sam Pope, Zoey Vandenbark, Lexi Schaefer, Maddy Zink and Emoree Lousberg; back row (l-r), Head Coach Randy Kirkwood, Laney Schliesser, Kylie Bretz-Hoskins, Tori Champ, Kally Kirkwood, Maddy Harms, Hunter Donovan, Quincy Stull, Assistant Coach Janise Gerk and Brooklyn Scha...
As the Town of Haxtun prepares for a major street project later this year, discussion surrounding curb and gutter replacement along those streets has begun. According to Superintendent Ron Carpenter, he recently sent letters to 18 residents who have curb and gutter along streets that are being replaced. Hopes are to also replace the curb and gutter, which will be at the property owners expense. Carpenter spoke with members of the Haxtun Town Council about the upcoming project during a Monday, March 7 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center....
Preparation for the 2022-23 school year is in full-force as board members continue to discuss personnel assignments for the coming year. In addition to approving re-assignments and a coaching position for next year, the Haxtun Board of Education adopted the school calendar and approved a motion to extended Superintendent Marsha Cody’s contract. Board members Audree Edwards, ChristiAnne Gibson, Abby Henry, Amy Kilgour, Dean Michael and Rich Starkebaum were all present for the Tuesday, March 8 meeting scheduled a week ahead of the typical m...
Farmers and ranchers would be required to notify their local fire departments when they do controlled burns, under a bill that won approval from the House Energy and Environment Committee last week. House Bill 1132 would apply to anyone attempting a controlled burn on private property and it’s a response to what happened to Yuma County firefighter Captain Darcy Stallings last Oct. 21. Stallings, 34, was responding to a fire call that turned out to be a controlled burn when he died in a traffic accident in his personal pickup, when he ran i...
Sooner or later every fad gets me. I can't help it. I resist longer than most but eventually I succumb. Over the years I've been talked into purchasing polyester leisure suits, tennis shoes with built in air pumps and stone-washed jeans. Some fad items stuck with me like poly-grass ropes and nylon horse halters. Other items the world convinced me I couldn't live without now lay gathering dust somewhere. Remember CB radios (replaced by cell phones), fuzz busters (replaced by 75 mile per hour...
Sometimes the hardest things to find are right in front of our eyes. Even up close we may not be able to discern everything we need or would like to know. But with a little patience and a positive learning environment it is surprising how easily things can fall into place. Being a good observer is at the core of discernment. Without observation there is little basis for well-informed conclusions, something we all have experienced firsthand in recent times. I am an admitted rock-picker-upper...
The winter sports season came to an exciting close last weekend, with the State basketball championships. A lot of history was made, with individual milestones, as well as program firsts. In the Class 1A girls tournament, Lone Star took home the consolation championship, in the first tournament appearance for the Lady Longhorns. After falling to Briggsdale in the opening round, Lone Star bounced back to eliminate Sangre de Cristo on Friday. Alivia Weathers went over 1,000 career points in the...
13 Years Ago March 17, 1937 A business deal was completed at Haxtun this week in which the dental practice of Dr. V.R. Butler was sold to Dr. C.W. Buck of Otis. Philorado News - Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Starkebaum and Ethelyn and Mrs. and Mrs. Ernest Starkebaum and Clark were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Biesemeier and family. Good Hope News - We understand a family from Eckley has rented the Barta place and will move there sometime this spring. Dailey News - Mary Lee Cassell has been spending the...
While their showing at the 1A State Basketball Tournament wasn't the outcome players, fans or the Haxtun community hoped for, the Bulldogs still have something to be proud of. The Bulldogs, boasting a roster with five seniors, went 17-8 overall and gave their fans some exciting wins throughout the 16-week season. The team went 8-1 at home and 5-4 on the road while also winning four of three at neutral sites. At their highest point, the team held a five-game winning streak including a win over...
A three-day, three-game showing brought the Fleming Lady Wildcats home from the 1A State Basketball Tournament a spot higher than they entered. The Lady Wildcats held the fourth seed entering the bracket and exited with a third place trophy last Saturday at the Bank of Colorado Butler-Hancock Arena on the University of Colorado campus in Greeley. The Lady Wildcats earned a fourth place seed after entering both Districts and Regionals at number two. They came out of Districts with a 2-1 showing...
Leo Leslie Fisbeck passed away on March 1, 2022 at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke at the age of 93 after a battle with cancer. Leo was born on Oct. 5, 1928 to Emil H. and Elnora T. (Krueger) Fisbeck in rural southern Phillips County. He had three brothers and four sisters. In 1930, at the age of two his family moved to Paoli where he resided for 91 years. He attended grade school in Paoli and attended Haxtun High School for two years before transferring and graduating from Holyoke High...
Robert Dale Martin peacefully left this earth March 5, 2022 at the age of 87. Bob was born in Sutherland, Neb. on Nov. 30, 1934 to William Robert Dale Martin and Pauline Mae (Knight) Martin. He was blessed with a life close to his loving family. He married Phyllis Lockwood on Aug. 28, 1953 and helped raise their three children, Rob, Randy and Marti with strong values on the farm and ranch. With an eighth grade education from Cement School House southeast of Holyoke, he worked on the family farm...
