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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PETE AND EASTON Salyards write encouraging messages and draw bright colored pictures outside the front door of the Haxtun Hospital last week. The two are usual visitors to see their great-grandpa, Ken Salyards, but with restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, visitation is not currently allowed. Pete and Easton are the sons of Colton and Lee Salyards, Haxtun....
Phillips County has its first positive case of COVID-19. Conformation of the positive test result came from the Northeast Colorado Heath Department late Monday afternoon, March 30. The test was collected at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke and sent in for testing. "This individual is currently not hospitalized, but is in appropriate isolation," said Trish McClain, Director of NCHD. "It is important that everyone follows the new public health order to stay home. It is up to each of us to...
With the lack of a second to approve a 2020-21 contract for Principal Stacy McDaniel, the Frenchman Board of Education is on the search for a new principal for the coming year. The failure to approve the contract for McDaniel came during a meeting in Fleming last Tuesday evening. According to meeting minutes, the Board of Education voted to enter into an executive session for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter regarding the Principal at 7:24 p.m. That closed-door meeting lasted until 8:14 p.m. when board members voted to return to...
The past few weeks have been anything but normal in Colorado and across the United States. Locally, that means many changes with the local school system and the new online delivery of education. Members of the Haxtun Board of Education hosted their March meeting early last week, but not in typical fashion. In order to comply with orders from the Colorado Governor on social distancing, members met online for the short, hour-long meeting. Superintendent Darcy Garretson hosted the meeting via Zoom, a web-based video conferencing tool. From their...
Northeastern Junior College is implementing a number of actions in response to this week’s executive order from Governor Jared Polis regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home requirements. The following plans are in place: • Most Northeastern classes will resume on Monday, March 30 as online, distance-learning courses and remain so through the end of the academic semester. No in-person, conventional classroom courses will be taught on or off campus for the remainder of the semester. • Continuation of this semester’s career and technol...
“This situation is very fluid and changing daily, if not hourly, and we are staying on top of it.” That’s the final message Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace gave board members at the end of his report during the Haxtun Hospital District Board of Directors March meeting last week. Most, if not all, his report encompassed the COVID-19 situation at the local level. The Board chose to host their meeting in person, and on-site, despite several visitor restrictions in place within the facility. Three members, Scott Thompson, Jeff Firme and Kent...
During the past few weeks the Northeast Colorado Health Department has repeated the messages about how everyone can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus including abiding by the public health order to practice social distancing, washing your hands and staying home if you are sick in order to keep our community healthy. However, it’s not just your physical health that you need to be mindful of, but also your mental wellness as well. There are steps we can all take to promote our mental wellness during a stressful time such as this. There i...
I should have noticed the pen of chickens. They were a dead give-away but I missed it. I thought I was so smart but ... I suppose I really should start at the beginning. Years ago I was a solicitor for a livestock auction. “Field representative” was my official title. Door to door salesman was more like my job description. On Monday morning I would climb into my pickup and head out visiting ranchers and farmers who might have cattle to sell. My boss’s instructions were always the same. Promi...
Most mornings a small parade takes place at our place. It consists of a string of cats, two dogs, and a 36-year-old mare who gives the eager impression of wanting to help with the morning chores. The specter of alfalfa cubes is what really drives her, and of course they all get something out of it, but we would never let on that we suspect. The attention they receive can be as powerful a draw as their feed buckets and pans. Our appearance each morning is their assurance that all is well in the...
We are in unprecedented times in our country, although we remain insulated from most of the COVID-19 situation, the situation is very real. We ask that you continue to follow the social distancing guidelines that are in place, make every effort to remain six feet away from each other. We ask that you don’t gather in large groups and stay at home if possible. Good hygiene is critical to help slow the spread of COVID-19, please wash your hands at every opportunity and after sneezing, blowing your nose or touching your face. I have spoken with t...
13 years ago - March 27, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest Three groups of charivari parties visited Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Miller last Wednesday evening and gave the newlywed a rousing homecoming to the community. The first to entertain the couple was an older group of friends who stayed but short time. The second party included a number of Highland Center friends. Later in the evening, the Haxtun young people brought Mr. and Mrs. Miller to town for the inescapable wheelbarrow ride. After a visiting an...
United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist in Colorado is accepting applications for enrollment into the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive financial and technical assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land. All applications must be received by Friday, April 10. Landowners in Sedgwick and Phillips counties can submit applications to the J...
9Health, the largest volunteer-driven, nonprofit health wellness and prevention effort in the country, has launched a new program, 9Health Neighbors, to provide answers to your health questions and a simple human connection during the new coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. The 9Health Neighbors are dedicated 9Health medical volunteers who are there to help local Coloradans with their health questions, connect with the public and inspire people with positive and local stories. For more than 40 years, 9NEWS and 9Health have maintained a partnership...
The blood drive scheduled on Thursday, April 16 at Haxtun High School has been canceled. The next scheduled blood drive will be on July 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school. To make an appointment or to learn more, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Completion of a RapidPass® online health history questionnaire is encouraged to help speed up the donation process. To get started, follow the instructions...
Eleven Fleming Wildcat student athletes earned All-Conference accolades following the early completion of this year's basketball season. The Lady Wildcat team finished their season at the 1A State Tournament. They competed in the opening round of the Tournament before the Colorado High School Activities Association shut play down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Five members of the squad earned All-Conference designations after finishing 21-3 on the season. Junior Kendyl Kirkwood, the eldest member...
Kirk and Kaitlin Hiller, Haxtun, announce the birth of their daughter, Hallie Wren Hiller, born on March 19, 2020 in Sterling. Hallie weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20.5 inches at birth. Grandparents are Dennis and Marsha Hagemeyer, Haxtun, and Rita Hiller, Loveland. Great-grandparents are Arlen and Kathryn Debus and Dick and Jeannie Potter, all of Haxtun....
Jack and Tish Falk, Haxtun, plan to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on April 3. The couple were married at the First Baptist Church in Sterling on April 3, 1960. The Falks have two children, son Roger and wife Beth, and daughter Linda and husband Jed Walker. The couple also have five grandchildren including Madelyn, Robert, Brooklyn, Isabele and Silas....
