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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The sale of Town-owned property was the topic of a special meeting held last Monday, March 8. The Haxtun Town Council entered into executive session for the first half hour of the meeting to discuss the sale of Town-owned property including shop, truck barn, lean-to and parking lot behind town hall and library to Haxtun Health. The special meeting follows one from the week before in which the Council voted to sell the property outlined above for a sum of $200,000. However, follow-up with the Town’s attorney forced council members to rescind the...
Saturday marks Phillips County Cattleman’s Day. In response to Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s “meat out” proclamation, the Phillips County Commissioners adopted a resolution recognizing the many past and current contributions of Phillips County Cattlemen, proclaiming March 20 Phillips County Cattleman’s Day. Governor Polis proclaimed a boycott of meat products in a “meat out” day in order to promote meatless diets as promoted by the Farm Animal Rights Movement to be observed by Coloradoans on March 20. However, many counties in Colorado have...
When he was young, Trevin Cardon made a pact with his brother to one day become a physician. He aspired to make a difference in his community through a career in healthcare. After years of dedication and nearly a decade of education, he held up his end of the deal — and so did his brother. Dr. Cardon, DO, will bring his medical expertise to the Haxtun community as a family practice provider at Haxtun Health. He will be available for appointments about one weekend per month, mostly providing care to patients at the Haxtun Health Clinic. He will...
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 10 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley, DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie, Levi Lowe, John Stone and Ken MacCrone. Also Present were Clay Gorman, Michelle Asfeld, Jeff Rice (Journal-Advocate), Bill Langridge (arrived at 6:33 p.m.), Rob Hobbs (arrived at 6:34 p.m.) and Keith Beck (arrived at 6:35 p.m.). Additions/Corrections to the Agenda:...
Governor Jared Polis, surrounded by legislative leaders from both parties, announced a $700 million stimulus package designed to help small business, agriculture and families recover from the economic effects of the pandemic and boost workforce development. The Governor announced the package on March 11, moments after the United States House completed work on a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. President Biden signed the bill on Friday. The Colorado Recovery Plan is a series of bills that will be introduced in the coming weeks, investing in...
There are now three vaccines available with FDA Emergency Use Authorization and soon all adults over 18 will have the opportunity to be vaccinated. Now is the time to become more educated on these vaccines, the possible side effects and why this is all good news for our immune system and our community as a whole. The fastest way to end the pandemic and get back to some sense of a normal life, is attaining herd immunity. Herd immunity will be achieved when a significant portion of the population becomes immune to COVID-19 and lowers the risk of...
The Don Fix Memorial Scholarship is available for the graduates of Haxtun and Holyoke high schools. It is also available for eligible students already attending colleges or trade schools. The Scholarship requirements are a 2.50 grade point average and in good standing with the school. It is renewable and will be paid directly to the school. Applications can be obtained by requesting them at [email protected]. Applications should be completed and returned to the same email address. Deadline for applications is April 15....
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Sometimes it is nice to set aside guilt and allow someone else or some other circumstances to dictate a course of action. When a trip home from northern Utah was negatively impacted with unprecedented snow and road closures across Wyoming, there was simply little to be done about it but to watch the weather reports with everyone else. While of great interest, the reports themselves were neither vexing nor particularly irritating. They simply conveyed objective information that enabled us to make...
History was made last weekend, as CHSAA officially crowned its first set of sanctioned champions in girls wrestling. Three young ladies from the area were slated to be part of the State meet, conducted last Thursday in Pueblo, but when the time rolled around, only two were able to hit the mats. Crystalyn Felan, considered a strong challenger at 118 pounds, had to miss the championships with an undisclosed medical issue. That left it up to Stratton's Kaitlyn Louthan (111 pounds) and Mia Dischner...
There are both perennial and annual vines that can hide your fence or add to the fence in your landscape. There are some choices that are stunning but not drought tolerant. If you are looking for something pleasing along the fence line Black Eyed Susan is a bright and cheery annual vine. Black Eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata does need to be grown in afternoon shade because we live in a hot, dry climate. It needs well-draining soil rich in organic matter with a neutral pH. Color choices are "Alba" offers white flowers with purplish brown cente...
13 Years Ago March 18, 1936 Wike Harms, who was lodged in the county jail last week charged with the theft of chickens in this territory, was released on probation Wednesday by County Judge Avery T. Searle. He admitted numerous thefts of chickens over period of several months and pleaded guilty when arraigned in court. A number of people signed a petition this week asking for the release of Harms on probation. IN view of his past reputation and consider that this was his first offense, Judge...
The end of the 2021 Lady Bulldog basketball season brought just as much uncertainty as the beginning as possible COVID-19 exposure threatened to change a Sweet 16 matchup between Haxtun and Briggsdale. The Lady Bulldog team took down Idalia in the first round of the State playoff bracket to earn their spot as one of the top 16 teams in 1A. Despite rumors of cancelation, postponement and unknown of who would take the court in Briggsdale last week, the show went on with a contest between two skill...
The Haxtun Bulldogs advanced to the Great 8 in post-season playoff basketball action. The road to the Great 8 started with a 22-point victory over the Simla Cubs at home last Tuesday. Haxtun entered the contest as the 11th seeded team out of a 24-team bracket in State playoffs; altered to a shortened two-week schedule this year due to COVID-19. The 56-34 win at home gave the Bulldogs their ticket to the Sweet 16. "It was nice to get a win in the first round. You never know how teams will react...
A shortened post season was made even shorter thanks to a round-one bye for the Fleming Lady Wildcats. The Lady Wildcats, who made their State Tournament debut on Thursday, March 11 in the Sweet 16 round, entered the bracket as the number six seed. The week opened with a home contest at Fleming that paired the local ladies with the 11th ranked Simla Lady Cubs. As the higher seed, the Lady Wildcats were given home court advantage. It was the underdog who opened strong on their opponents' home...
Round one of the Colorado State Basketball Tournament took the Fleming Wildcats on the road to Grand Junction last week. As the 23rd seed in the event, the Wildcats were forced to travel across the State to take on the 10th ranked Caprock Academy Eagles on Tuesday, March 9. Caprock’s offense wasted no time in the opening eight minutes of play and put up 25 points. Fleming added 17 points to trail by eight at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats narrowed the Eagles’ lead to five over the...
The 2021 wrestling season didn't end as three State competitors from the Sedgwick County/Fleming wrestling team hoped it would. Despite that, all three represented their team and communities well and should be proud of their accomplishments. The lone competitor wrestling out of Fleming High School at the State Tournament, 152-pound junior Hayden Burr finished his season 20-5 and with a fourth place finish at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament. Burr had a tough start and had to battle back...
HAXTUN 2021 VOLLEYBALL team members are pictured front row (l-r), Megan Walker, Grace Gibson, Cassidy Goodwin, Aly Lock, Evelyn Mendoza, LouAnn Buccelli and Fallon Bamford; back row (l-r), Ella Coffin, Allie Thompson, Bella Tori, Cassidy Goddard, Kirsta Dishman, Taylor Schram, K'lyn Bornhoft and Macie Davis. Not pictured are Kylee Workman, Samantha Seger and Heily Avery. The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Paige Thompson and Don Schelling as well as volunteer coaches Callie Dickerson and Marissa...
Leonard Lee Michael passed away on March 9, 2021 at the Regent Park Nursing Home in Holyoke at the age of 89. Leonard was the youngest of three sons born to George and Maude (Bjorklun) Michael born on Dec. 3, 1931 in Haxtun. After the passing of George in 1941 when Leonard was nine, Maude married True Shannep in 1946, who became a loyal friend and counselor to Leonard. Leonard attended school through the eighth grade at Fairfield Country School and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1949....
