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THE FLEMING Lady Wildcats took the Runner-Up title in Sunday's Championship match up at the Colorado 1A State Basketball Tournament held in Colorado Springs. The Lady Wildcats entered the 24-team bracket as the number-six seed and took out the second ranked Kit Carson Lady Wildcats in the semifinal game last Thursday. Lady Wildcat team members with their trophy following the Championship game are pictured front row (l-r), Brooklyn Schaefer, Madi Serrato, Sam Pope, Lexi Schaefer, Hunter Donovan,...
In preparation for the school year ahead, Frenchman Board of Education members voted on salary schedules and approved the principal’s contract for the 2021-22 school year. The short, March meeting was held in the Fleming School/Community Library on the 16th and opened with staff reports from Band and Music teacher Laurianna May as well as Administrators Kortney Firme and Steve McCracken. May, who is in her first year at Fleming, talked about ongoings in within the Fleming music program. She said she is currently teaching students to play m...
Results are in. Haxtun residents and parents of students in the Haxtun School District recently received a survey regarding information about potentially moving to a four-day school week in their mailboxes. Of the nearly 800 surveys mailed, 118 were returned. Representatives from the District’s accountability and calendar committees, along with administration and school board representation, developed and distributed the survey in response to recent discussions at a February board meeting. At that meeting, it was noted during calendar d...
Suicide is a challenging topic to discuss. Having the knowledge and experience to discuss suicide aids in the process of helping someone who is actively in distress. Centennial Mental Health Center offers a variety of suicide prevention and mental health awareness programs that teach participants how to discuss suicide and the steps to take if they are concerned about a friend, loved one or coworker. QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer Gatekeeper Training teaches a simple three step plan to follow when an individual wants to help someone...
The Nebraska Extension Beef Team plans to host a webinar series to help cattle producers plan for and manage during drought. A free webinar will be held each Tuesday at 7 p.m. The series started the first week of March, but the past webinars are recorded and can be found here: https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch-webinar-series. You can register for upcoming sessions at the same website. March 2: Preparing to make decisions during a drought Dr. Jay Parsons, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Parsons will discuss decision making and the importance of...
HAXTUN HEALTH Extended Care Unit residents (l-r), Vickie Haworth, Joyce McCallum, Bud Biesemeier and Mary Ellen Koch all took part in St. Patrick's Day celebrations with a party. Residents played games, had refreshments and sang Irish songs. ECU residents Judy Bass and Tom Walz also attended the party but are not pictured....
Representative Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, is close to seeing his first bill of the 2021 session on its way to the Governor’s office, on allowing direct sales of meat to consumers. Senate Bill 79 will allow livestock producers to sell shares of their livestock directly to consumers, bypassing United States Department of Agriculture inspections, among other things. During the COVID shutdown, we found issues in the supply chain, and while this won’t solve it, it’ll help local producers sell shares in their livestock to consumers. This isn’t...
Renee Cheramy, Garden City, Kan., announces the graduation of her daughter Alicia Blankenship from Southwestern College of Santa Fe, N.M. Blankenship now holds a Master of Arts degree in Art Therapy/Counseling. Blankenship, a 2007 graduate of Fleming High School, earned her Associate Degree in 2009 while attending McCook Community College on a volleyball scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts-Painting, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Fort Hays State University in 2013....
COLORADO STATE Senator Jerry Sonnenberg stands with Roger Koberstein at Haxtun Super's Saturday during a local Meat-In event. The Haxtun event is just one of many held in eastern Colorado and around the State in support of agriculture following the Governor's declaration of March 20 as a statewide meat-free holiday. Sonnenberg toured this region of Colorado, attending close to 10 events held Saturday. Haxtun's lunch-time BBQ featured hamburgers from Koberstein Farms, with contributions from...
I hardly ever watch baseball on TV but like millions of people around the world I plan to watch the World Series whenever it rolls around. I hardly know enough about the games to comment on them. They aren’t what entertains me most of the time. I am fascinated by the endless barrage of statistics shown on the screen during the game. “Most home runs hit with a man on third, number of times a player struck out on a Tuesday road game, etc., etc.” The numbers on the screen always seemed appropriate...
The difference between light and dark can be tricky when it comes to religion. For many, shadow and nuance are integral to our understandings of faith, life, and love. If it were easy, there would be little need for interpreting scripture and dogma would reign supreme. Black and white would represent the sole choices in our pursuit of knowledge of The Divine. Literalism has been described by author/theologian Harvey Cox as revenge of the evangelicals. Its seeming simplicity is fraught with...
CHSAA's Season B officially comes to a close this week, as Spirit wraps up the slate of championships. Ten champions were crowned over the past weekend in basketball, and Class 3A girls finally got in the pool last Tuesday, for their state event. Season C is already underway, with girls volleyball, boys soccer and spring football on the docket. A number of area schools will be competing in this week's state Spirit championships at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. Thursday morning...
Ask a Trooper about how to drive safer on the roadway and you better take seat because it could be a while before the Trooper finishes. I have plenty to say about driving, the hardest part is picking a single topic among the myriad number of laws to talk about. But, if you are interested in more, try out the Colorado State Patrol YouTube channel and watch our podcast on driving in Colorado. We go more in-depth on a lot of the topics I hit on each month and have a little fun with it as well. With that said, lets hit on being up to date on your...
13 Years Ago March 25, 1936 Farmer jubilant as big snow settles over entire region. Blizzard Monday brings nearly an inch of moisture; soil is in good condition after long drought ends; more snow coming: The store brought close to eight inches of snow in this region. Ross Frank, eighth grade student in the Daley school won first place in the Logan County public speaking contest held in Sterling gSaturday. He will accompany Miss Lester, the county superintendent, to Denver the first week in...
It was a story of underdog victories last week in the Final Four round of the Colorado 1A Girls' State Basketball Tournament. After entering the State bracket in the number six slot, Fleming's Lady Wildcats exited on Sunday as the State Runners-Up, knocking the number-two ranked Kit Carson Lady Wildcats out of contention on their way. With a first-round bye and wins over Simla in the Sweet 16 and Sangre de Cristo in the Great Eight, the Lady Wildcats made their way into the Final Four. Last...
Out of all the Colorado 1A boys’ basketball teams, the Haxtun Bulldogs ended their season with a Great 8 finish, and despite a tough loss to a team that finished in the championship, the Bulldogs boast a final 11-6 winning record. The Haxtun team made the almost 400-mile drive to take on DeBeque, the number-three seeded team out of the 24-team bracket. The Bulldogs entered as the number 11 seeded team, taking down Simla and Primero on their road to the Great 8. The DeBeque Dragons jumped to an early 13-9 advantage in the first quarter of the M...
Just four days after their basketball season ended, the Lady Bulldogs took the court again, this time to kick off the 2021 volleyball season. The 18-member squad is under the direction of Head Coach Paige Thompson, Assistant Coach Don Schelling and Volunteer Coaches Marissa Schelling and Callie Dickerson. The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up State basketball playoffs on March 11 in Briggsdale, took the court for their first volleyball practice just four days later and officially kicked off the volleyball season with a Friday, March 19 home-court...
Richard “Dick” Fryrear passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in Greeley at the age of 76. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 27 at 11 a.m. at the Haxtun Community Center with Pastor Jeri Soens officiating. The service will conclude at the Community Center....
