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Haxtun's new mayor and council members took their respective seats around the table during an early-May meeting last week; a very wide table as the Council continues to meet at the Haxtun Community Center in order to follow social distancing guidelines set by Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Before taking his oath of office as Mayor, Brandon Biesemeier resigned from his seat as a council member. After accepting the resignation, the Council presented plaques of recognition to outgoing members Rick...
Phillips County is up to eight positive cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, April 11. As local businesses begin to open back up, Haxtun Hospital District urges residents to continue doing their part in protecting themselves and others. Wearing a mask, so you don't spread germs when you talk, sneeze or cough, while you are shopping locally in our community is important. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cloth face coverings should not be used on children under two. HHD also...
Graduations will look much different this year but despite social distancing regulations handed down from the State, both Haxtun and Fleming schools are doing their part to honor the graduating class of 2020. According to High School Principal Alan Nall, a virtual graduation video will be posted to the Haxtun School District’s YouTube account at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 17; the original time and date slated for graduation this year. The video will also be hosted on the Haxtun School District Facebook page. The District’s YouTube channel can be...
The Haxtun High School Future Business Leaders of America Chapter attended the first virtual Colorado FBLA State Leadership Conference this year. The local Chapter had 12 members compete at this year's conference in all different competitive events. Haxtun's Tanley Andersen, Azariah Calderon and K'Lyn Bornhoft worked together to complete the PEAK award and received the highest level being the PEAK V award. The Chapter also had nine finalists that placed in the top 10 in the State. Andersen was...
Brooklyn Plumb, an incoming junior at Haxtun High School, has been selected to represent Colorado State 4-H as District 1 President. The 16-year-old is the daughter of Jeff and Kindra Plumb, Haxtun. As District 1 President, Brooklyn will represent the counties of Phillips, Logan, Sedgwick, Yuma, Kit Carson, Washington and Morgan at both the local and state levels. As part of the office, she is responsible for running all District meetings as well as organization and activities of the District....
Haxtun's Jeff Miner has been selected to serve as a Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Officer for the coming school year. The soon to be junior has been chosen as Vice President of Membership. To be considered for an FCCLA state office, candidates must submit an online application, resume and three letters of recommendation. Then in February, candidates come together in an online forum to give a two to three-minute introduction speech about themselves, the FCCLA creed by...
The pandemic of COVID-19 is creating a lot of stress for individuals, families, organizations and communities. There are steps all of us can take to cope with the stress of COVID-19 that will make us stronger. We all respond differently based on our background, personality as well as the community we live in and specific circumstances. Taking care of yourself, your family and friends can help you cope with the stress. Helping others cope with their stress can help make the entire community stronger. Elderly or medically higher risk adults,...
This week, State economists will present an updated forecast on State revenues that are expected to result in major cuts to the State budget. The talk has been that the forecast will show the State short $2 billion to $3 billion for the 2020-21 budget. It will be the largest cut in the State budget in history, easily dwarfing the recession years after 9/11 and the Great Recession. And those cuts will come largely from about one-third of the State budget, the portion known as general fund. That’s revenue from individual corporate and income t...
When you have had a loss of income, it can be devastating. Now you face some very difficult financial decisions when your paychecks stop coming and you do not have enough money to cover your family’s basic living expenses. Spending habits must change when income is reduced and prioritizing needs versus wants is going to be crucial. Remember to include your family in the decision-making process to determine which expenses are most important. It will take everyone’s cooperation in order to car...
I was gassing up my pickup a while back when a beat up pickup pulling an equally well used trailer full of saddled horses pulled to the pump beside mine. The driver stepped out to start his pump and I recognized him as a rancher who lived about 50 miles north of me. Remembering he also was a double tough roper and this being a weekend, I made a mental note he was probably on his way to a team roping somewhere. I also had the thought that his roping fortunes must not have been going well...
I found myself in the most unusual place today, the ninth Sunday since March 14 that we have not gathered face-to-face at the church building. By noon, I was thoroughly at a loss as to what to share in that regard, so I did the only reasonable thing in the moment and climbed on the mower, the place where I mentally compose, then transfer to paper sometime later. Lest you take me to task for working on a Sunday, there is a healing aspect to mowing, part mental, part physical, and my occasionally...
I hope all of you mamas had a blessed day with your families or I hope they left you alone if that was your Mother’s Day wish. No judgement, I get it. Each passing Mother’s Day makes me feel more and more emotional. They often say that you don’t really appreciate everything your mom has done for you until you are a mom yourself and I would have to agree with that. Most of all, I appreciate that she didn’t drop me off at a fire station. Motherhood is tough because there are so many simulta...
Marigolds make a great annual bedding plant. They are also very popular and a well-used annual for the vegetable garden. There is certainly a large variety to choose from for adding to your landscape. From the tallest, the African marigolds at three feet tall to some of the shorter marigolds, the dwarfs, only six inches tall. There is a variety of color from creamy white to combinations of orange and red and much more. Lucky for us, marigolds like full sun and tolerate the heat. They do need well-drained soil and soil that is moist but not wet....
13 years ago May 8, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest It is the Silver Jubilee of the accession to the throngs of King George V and Queen Mary of the British Empire. Fairfield News - Mrs. Severin of Greeley is here visiting with her daughters, Mrs. Rickard Roos and family. Bryant News - Frank Freemyer had the misfortune to lose one of his good milk cows last week. Mrs. Frank Freemyer was fortunate enough to find a $20 bill in Haxtun Friday, but she also found the owner, which was fortunate for the owner....
Six Haxtun sixth graders were recently honored for their writing skills in the Creative Communications Poetic Power Spring Poetry Contest. All six are in Kristi Boerner’s English classes at Haxtun Junior High. Students Tessa Gales, Rozylnn Crossland, Kinsley Koberstein, Olivia Stone, Corbin Andersen and Aloni Gress each entered the contest and were selected to have their pieces published as part of the contest. The Creative Communication organization is devoted to the promotion of writing, teaching and appreciation of student writing. The i...
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