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 last weekend in September brings the time-honored tradition of the Haxtun Corn Festival and planning for the 2022 event is under way. The Corn Festival committee, made up of Haxtun Chamber of Commerce members and community volunteers, recently announced that Fran Gilliland will serve as this year's Grand Marshal on Saturday, Sept. 24. The 2022 theme is "Pulling Together." Fran has been a long-time community member since she and her husband moved Haxtun in 1964 when they purchased the Haxtun...
Mark and Dottie Oman recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their local business, Prairie IT. The Haxtun based information technology company marked the April milestone with a celebration with local employees. Prairie IT is an information technology company that specializes in software that makes computers more useful. Mark said the company provides software on USB drives that makes old computers like new and does photo back up for phones and computers. "When we started in April 2012...
During the annual Legislative Council meeting in April, the Colorado High School Activities Association approved a sixth classification for basketball. The change will take place for the coming 2022-23 season so next March, the State will crown six State champions in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. The approval also means that over 100 schools will change classification for the next two-year cycle and Haxtun is on that list as the Bulldogs will bump back up to Class 2A for basketball. Fleming remains in Class 1A under the new cla...
Phillips County Fair organizers recently announced the schedule for the July 25-31 fair, and the week is packed with events and competitions for the whole family at the fairgrounds in Holyoke. This year’s theme is “Country Pride County Wide.” Harlan and Mona Stern are serving as the grand marshals and Sawyer Sigler is the 2022 fair princess. The week kicks off with 4-H general project judging Monday. Tuesday begins with the horse show in the morning and is capped with barrel racing at 6 p.m. Open class items can be entered Wednesday after...
Senate Democrats, faced with a threat of more than 24 hours of debate on a bill on collective bargaining, watered the bill down on April 29th to one that puts more control into the hands of county commissioners. That debate came two days after dozens of county commissioners testified to the potential negative financial impacts of Senate Bill 230. Out of 38,000 county employees statewide, not one currently employed county worker who was not already affiliated with a union testified they wanted a union. Sixty people signed up to speak on the...
This column is written for ladies, specifically wives and girlfriends. Men, however, should follow along. You’ll see why later. One thing most men have in common is a hobby that once in a while gets to be more important than duller things like work. For some its golf, boats, motor cycles or race cars. Other men find antique tractors, four wheel pulling pickups or fishing more enticing than work. Still others place a priority on riding a cutting horse, bronc or bull. In my case it’s roping. Most...
While tromping around downtown Los Angeles during a weekend conference, we discovered some artists hard at work on several unique multi-story advertising panels. From upcoming movies to automobiles to popular restaurant chains, the ads were amazing works of art, spray painted onto the exterior walls of various hotels and other buildings. In the last several months, the city of Los Angeles had taken the property owners to task for advertising that did not meet city-established guidelines. A munic...
April saw lots of cancellations due to high winds and the first week of May looks like it will be impacted by another force of nature ... rain. With the extreme drought conditions in many areas, that's a welcomed disruption. Girls regional tennis takes place this week, with Greeley hosting Region 4. Lafayette (Dawson School) welcomes the teams from Region 5 and the Region 7 field will converge upon Pueblo. Brush, Fort Morgan and La Junta, the three area programs, have struggled this season....
This past weekend we celebrated the one year anniversary of my mom’s life-saving open heart surgery. We gathered with family and friends to soak up each other’s love and company, because a milestone like that is something to celebrate! May 1, 2021 was a life changing day for not only my mom, but for my whole family as well. I will never forget the nerves, tears, and celebratory hugs of that day. Another reason I’ll never forget it is because it was also the day my middle son broke his arm at soc...
13 Years Ago May 5, 1937 After a fine rain on Monday and indications of more moisture before the end of the week, farmers in the Haxtun community are preparing for corn planting with renewed hope. A great many farmers expect to start listing next Monday. Without this moisture, it would have been impossible to plant corn, it is said. Mr. and Mrs. Ace Goddard and A.R. Gray will leave Thursday morning for Denver to attend the session of the U.S. District Court. Mrs. Goddard and Mr. Gray will appear...
The Bulldogs of Haxtun rounded out the regular season baseball schedule with three wins and one loss in double-header contests with Holyoke and Caliche late last week. Haxtun hosted Holyoke on Thursday, splitting the double-header with the Dragons, and traveled to the home of the Buffs for a two-game sweep over Caliche on Saturday. The weather cooperated for a sunny, warm afternoon of baseball action as the Bulldogs and Dragons took the field in game one Thursday afternoon. Haxtun went up 2-1...
Fleming played host to the Caliche Buffaloes to end regular season play last week. The non-league loss put the Wildcats at 3-9 overall and 3-3 in their league for the season. They entered Districts in the number seven spot this week. Caliche took a one-run lead after the opening inning last week, 2-1, but the Wildcats answered back in the second bringing six runs across home plate to go up 7-5. The score remained 7-5 throughout the third before a five-run inning put the Buffaloes back on top in the fourth. The home team tacked on one run...
For the first time in over two decades, Haxtun High School hosted the longstanding tradition of the Haxtun Relays. While the event looked different with an alternative venue, the Haxtun Relays featured all the favorite relay competitions including the newly featured Keith Lick Memorial four-by-400 meter relay to honor the former high school track coach. HHS hosted the Haxtun Relays on Tuesday, April 26 in Holyoke to meet the standards of a State qualifying meet. The event also featured field...
The Fleming Wildcat track team traveled to Holyoke last week to take part in Haxtun Relays. The girls’ team finished in seventh place with 38 points; the boys’ team finished in 10th place with three points. Results from Haxtun Relays are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Zoey Vandenbark, first place, 13.58; Lexi Schaefer, 10th, 14.61. 200-meter dash: Kally Kirkwood, first, 27.65; Vandenbark, sixth, 28.79. 800-meter run: Madi Serrato, first, 2:43.80. Four-by-100-meter relay: Team of Schaefer, Whitney Chintala, Kirkwood and Vandenbark, sec...
Jack Kennedy passed away April 28, 2022 on his 55th wedding anniversary. Jack was born in Denver, the eldest of three children of Jack and Leona Kennedy. He was raised on a farm in northeastern Colorado, where he developed a love for the land and having fun. Pranks and practical jokes were his forte in high school, including releasing baby skunks in the movie theater, setting outhouses on fire and messing with the local cops. He learned the value of hard work at an early age. This work ethic...
