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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Five months and counting until the 99th annual Haxtun Corn Festival slated for Saturday, Sept. 26 in downtown Haxtun. This year's event will honor Grand Marshal Carol Scheel, a life-long Haxtun resident. Event organizers also announced an all new line up of entertainment for the evening concert. Scheel, who received several nominations for this year's honor, is a graduate of Haxtun School and is most often seen in the parade with her classmates or riding through on her decorated golf cart. She...
Spread throughout the large room of the Haxtun Community Center to practice social distancing, members of the Haxtun Town Council voted to approve a resolution to continue a previous emergency declaration of local disaster declared by Mayor Todd Workman on March 31. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Workman acted on the last day of March to declare a state of local emergency for the Town of Haxtun. That move by the Town’s mayor was only good for seven days, so during their April 6 meeting, council members moved to extended that d...
The Northeast Colorado Health Department is recognizing community members and facilities across northeast Colorado for their dedication to public health and excellence in food safety with our annual Public Health Awards. This year, because of social distancing, NCHD will award these individuals and organizations at a distance by foregoing the annual awards ceremony and mailing their awards. “Although we can’t have an awards reception this year, these recipients are no less honored by our organization,” says Trish McClain, NCHD Executive Direc...
Due to the Governor’s and President’s directive to practice social distancing, the County Commissioners’ meetings will be held in the Biesemeier Room at the Event Center until further notice. Also, due to these restrictions, the public will not be able to attend any meeting in person. The open meeting requirements of the Colorado Sunshine Law state that meetings with two or more public officials must be open to the public. To comply with the law, the commissioners’ meetings will be broadcast via Zoom. Anyone with a device connected to the int...
Many professions require a license to practice including medicine, engineering and accounting along with others. Agronomists are no different except that their licensing is voluntary. The Certified Crop Advisor program is a professional agricultural certification that requires agronomists to pass two comprehensive exams. The CCA program is administered by the American Society of Agronomy and local state CCA boards. These exams test for expertise in nutrient management, integrated pest management, soil and water management and crop management....
On April 7, the Haxtun Police Department, with the assistance of the Phillips County Sheriff's Office, arrested Nathan Glanz, 37, Yuma, after he agreed to meet an underage 14-year-old female with plans on engaging in a sexual encounter. Glanz was taken into custody without incident and is charged with enticement of a child, internet luring of a child, attempted sex assault on a child, two counts of internet sexual exploitation of a child, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of...
HAXTUN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN responded to an early morning vehicle crash on Easter Sunday, April 12. The accident happened on Highway 6, two miles west of Haxtun. The occupants of the vehicle were gone upon emergency crew's arrival....
The liturgical year for Christians is filled with events that orient, providing opportunities for worship, study, dynamic challenges and personal growth. The liturgical cycle guides us in our contemplations and, used appropriately, enables us to integrate religion into our personal lives in meaningful ways. The cycle permits us to move freely and comfortably in our challenged understandings while allowing leeway to explore anew each portion throughout the year. As part of the cycle, we...
A lot of wonderful things have come about as a result of these “Under The Wire” columns. Our electricity doesn’t get shut off as often and best of all, we have made a lot of new friends. Recently a whole new experience has begun to emerge. Most who publish our weekly efforts follow with our contact information. Recently, we received an email from a gentleman asking if I was the same Gary Hodgson who attended a certain college an undisclosed but big number of years ago. After answering, yes,...
For most home lawn grasses mowing at a height of two to three and a half inches is best, according to Colorado State University Turf Specialist Tony Koski. If you have a different grass such as Bermuda or Zoysiagrass then mow to a height of three-quarters of an inch to one and a half inch. Proper mowing heights for different grass species is encouraged. The side effects of mowing too low end up placing more stress on your grass. Why? The lower you mow the less surface area left on the grass blade to produce food for the grass plant. Mowing at...
Unprecedented is a word being used a lot lately. We can’t think of one faction of our community that hasn’t been affected by this pandemic. Potentially, the group most devastated are our local businesses. Since the Stay at Home order issued by our governor went into effect, many of our friends and neighbors have had to close their businesses, and/or stop practicing their chosen profession. Restaurants, retail shops, our workout facility and every one of our salon specialists have been affected. This has been devastating to many of them who cou...
13 years ago - April 10, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest The most destructive fire in several years occurred at Haxtun early Tuesday morning, completely destroying the Motor Haven Garage and Farmers' Cooperative Oil Company station and threatening the entire north section of town. The total loss was estimated at $35,000. News was received this week of the marriage of Miss Virginia Ghent to Frank Montgomery Jr. The wedding took place Tuesday morning, April 2, at the Methodist parsonage at Golden....
Donna Rafert passed away on Feb. 19, 2020 at the age of 91. Donna was the first child born to Edward and Luella Gansemer Sack at the family farm near Paoli on Aug. 3, 1928; later came sister Betty and brother Ronnie. She loved her parents, sister and brother and would do anything she could for them. As a child, she and her sister were involved with helping their father and mother with farm chores, cooking, washing clothes and having fun. Once in a while, on Saturday night, they would get to go...
Merl Stryker passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at his home in Nunn at the age of 70. He was born July 27, 1949 in Denver to Ernie Roy and Leona Mable (Shrider) Stryker. He married Pamela J. Ingram on Feb. 11, 1994 in Cheyenne, Wyo. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Haxtun and attended Haxtun Schools, graduating with the Haxtun High School Class of 1967. Merl loved farming and operating heavy equipment. His favorite piece of heavy equipment was the scraper. He worked for Lawson...
