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There are more than 100,000 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant; a year ago, Dave Gibson found himself on that list ... waiting, hoping and searching for a kidney donor due to stage 4 kidney disease. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in three Americans are at-risk for kidney disease and for Dave, that reality struck 14 years ago. Over a decade ago, Dave went in for an annual routine exam as required for his commercial driver's license. At that appointment, his...
On April 7, Haxtun voters elected a new mayor and three council members to fill vacancies on the Haxtun Town Council. Newly elected officials will be sworn into office on Monday, May 4. According to information from Haxtun Town Clerk Karie Wilson, a total of 235 residents voted in the election held earlier this month; 34 at the polls and 201 by absentee ballot. Haxtun’s registration list has a total of 783 active and inactive voters. Haxtun’s newly elected Mayor Brandon Biesemeier is currently a council member and will have to resign his positi...
It's a familiar story around Colorado and the country, businesses reducing services or closing doors all together, employees cutting back to a 50 percent workforce and essential businesses trying to stay in business with reduced foot traffic, sales and revenues. Haxtun Hospital District, along with the entire healthcare industry, finds itself caught in the same scenario, except for needing to remain open and viable to take care of those whose health has been compromised by the virus itself....
It is with heavy hearts that the Northeast Colorado Health Department announces that we have been notified of three confirmed deaths, one each in Logan, Morgan and Yuma counties that are associated with COVID-19 and additional deaths may be attributed to COVID-19 pending further review. The case investigations are ongoing. We are working with local county coroners and funeral directors, as well as the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to investigate details and more...
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14 for a virtual online meeting in Fleming. The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. by Mayor Sue Einspahr. Einspahr then turned the online meeting over to Mayor Pro-Tem Stefan Betley. The following council members were present by online DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie, John Stone and Ken MacCrone. Pam Harms was absent. Online guests included Scott Szabo and Jeff Rice (Sterling Journal Advocate). Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Einspahr asked to add...
Being in quarantine with boys is like living in Lord of the Flies*. My oldest is Ralph. He makes the rules, tries to maintain some type of order and has power and influence over the others. My middle child is Jack. He is strong willed, desires power over all things and is constantly pushing the limits of his subordinate role. Our youngest is Samneric, who are really twins Sam and Eric, but are often viewed as one person. He is excited easily, can be physically dominated and mostly exists in his...
Two things each year demand to be written about as they occur. Christmas and Springtime. If you turn on your radio, you won’t hear Jingle Bells. Therefore, I’m writing about Spring. I can’t think of a more exciting time of the year you don’t have to buy tickets for. The National Finals Rodeo gets me excited but I can’t afford to go. Super Bowl Sunday warrants weeks of anticipation, but needless to say, I watch from my chair at home. Springtime truly is better than both of those rolled into one...
A spring snow this past week was especially welcome. For a few short hours it cloaked and covered the trees and landscape with artistic zeal, softening the edges of everything it encountered and quieting the immediate environment outside our door. The moisture it brought was welcomed with open arms in spite of the sub-freezing temperatures that felt compelled to accompany the snow. Early spring bulbs responded with amazing resilience, defying the cold by hiding beneath the insulating layer of sn...
13 years ago April 19, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest Three thousand eggs were exchanged for ice cream cones at the Corner Drug Store last Saturday when that firm celebrated its birthday anniversary in Haxtun. The Haxtun Cooperative Oil Company has reopened its service station and offices in the building west of the Shirley Hotel and is now equipped to accommodate its patrons as in the past. The former location of the oil company was destroyed by fire last week. O. E. Johnson, manager of the firm, has...
Carole Jean Blomme passed away at 10:27 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the age of 79. She was born in Victor, Iowa, on Oct. 31, 1940 to Arthur and Evelina DeBrower. She married Harold Blomme on Jan. 13, 1962. Carole grew up in Iowa on her family farm. She graduated high school from Saint John's Catholic High School and earned her license practical nursing degree from Saint Luke's nursing college in Cedar Rapids, S.D. She and Harold farmed in Ladora and Sigourney before moving to Colorado...
Ivar William Larson peacefully passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, with Donna, his wife of 57 years, at his side. Ivar lived a full life despite having leukemia since 1977. Ivar was born in Sterling on June 12, 1941 and grew up on the farm his grandparents John and Josephine Carlson purchased in 1909 west of Haxtun. The farm is now farmed by Ivar's son, Greg, and was designated the Larson/Carlson Centennial Farm in 2009. Ivar graduated from Dailey Grade School in 1955, Haxtun High...
Gwendolyn Gibson Field passed from this life to her new address in heaven on Easter afternoon, April 12, 2020 in Holyoke at the age of 99. Gwen (a.k.a. Sparkie, Granny Goose, Gwenie, Mama and Mahso) was born to Harry Bryant Gibson and Maude West (Perkins) Gibson on Aug. 23, 1920 in Manasota, Miss. The youngest of three children, her father was a surgeon who died when Gwen was only 18 months old. The Gibson family was fortunate to have relatives throughout southern Florida where they could...
Muriel Brown Chaney, a life-long resident of Haxtun, died peacefully at her residence on April 13, 2020 at the age of 88. Muriel Rae Brown was born Feb. 6, 1932 the youngest daughter of Walter and Ruth (Blanchard). She was raised with her siblings Gordon, Marion and Ida. She started her education at Highland Center, graduated from Haxtun High School 1950. She received her cosmetology degree soon after. She owned and operated a beauty shop in town for many years. The last couple of years were...
