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There was the traditional pomp and circumstance. The usual welcome, valedictorian and salutatorian speeches as well as the ever-favorite slide show presentation, but the one thing missing was a gym packed full of friends, family, faculty and community members helping to celebrate the Haxtun graduating Class of 2020. On Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m., as regularly scheduled, graduation went on despite the nation's current pandemic and COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and instead of a gym full of...
FLEMING GRADUATE James Baerman drives his derby car through Fleming's graduation parade on Sunday, May 17. A large crowd of family and friends parked along Fleming's main street for the parade in observance of what would have been the class's graduation day. All 12 members of FHS's Class of 2020 rode through the parade that day. A more traditional commencement ceremony is tentatively scheduled for June 14 at 2 p.m. providing that COVID-19 restrictions allow for the gathering at that time. Watch...
Haxtun Hospital District, in partnership with Pathology Services and the Mayo Clinic, are now able to provide COVID-19 Antibody testing as part of HHD's Direct Access Testing Program. This new test can determine if a person has been exposed to SARS-COV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and has developed antibodies against the disease. Research has shown that having antibodies may provide a level of immunity from the disease. Results take three to five days. HHD's Direct Access Testing program...
For the past two years, the Fleming Town Council, maintenance employees and office staff have worked diligently on a major sewer project for the Town of Fleming and two weeks ago, the project was completed and the system was put into use. According to Maintenance Superintendent Keith Beck, the system is up and working properly and he expects a final walk through with all partnering agents later this month. Beck gave the report to Fleming Town Council members during a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, May 12. He said the project’s generator has been test...
Cameron and Jocelyn Ham, Haxtun, announce the birth of their daughter, Willow Rose Ham, on May 8, 2020 in Fort Morgan. Willow weighed seven pounds, two ounces and measured 20 inches at birth. Grandparents are Brian and Sandy Ham, Haxtun, and Robert and Arlene Martinez, Haxtun. Great-grandparents are Eunice Dreier, Sterling, and the late Wayne Dreier, Connie Ham, Sterling, and the late Stan Ham, Pat and Dola Garretson, Windsor, Gloria Martinez, Broomfield, and the late Rocky Martinez, and Robert...
IN CELEBRATION of National Hospital Week, staff at Haxtun Hospital District hosted theme week, kicking off last Monday with sports team day. Pictured above in their favorite sports team apparel are front row (l-r), Brea Chavez, Marcie Davis, Jacquelynn Delaney, Cindy Clark and Julia Biesemeier; back row (l-r), Lori Wisdom, Lea White, Michelle Gorman, Jessica Bullard, Ricci Dreier and Debra MacCrone....
A forecast on how much the State has to spend — or doesn’t — rocked State lawmakers in the past week and showed that the 2020-21 State budget will be short some $3.3 billion. It’s the largest single-year drop in State revenues in history, greater than the Great Recession and the recession that followed 9/11. Members of the Joint Budget Committee, who are writing the State budget in the coming weeks, had little to cheer from an updated May 12 forecast. They sought an updated forecast after one in March showed the State revenues had dropped...
When school starts next fall, senior Tanley Andersen will take over a role as newly elected District 4 Vice President of Colorado State Future Business Leaders of America. Tanley, who has served her local chapter as an officer as well, is the daughter of Brandon and Julie Thayer, Haxtun. The process of applying for a State FBLA office is broken into three phases, Tanley said, including an application, a test and the selection committee process. To apply, Tanley submitted a resume, headshot,...
It is not every day that an Aerospace Company pays a visit to Haxtun, but that is just what happened last week. Colonel Joe Rice at Lockheed Martin Space Systems delivered 100 face shields and 100 isolation gowns to Haxtun Hospital. Colonel Rice is the Director of Government Relations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems. With five combat tours of duty in Iraq and one peacekeeping tour in Bosnia, Colonel Rice knows the importance of those on the front lines having what they need to do their job....
A good friend of mine owns a western store. One entire corner is devoted to books and about half of the space contains cook books. All are titled some variation of “cowboy cookbook” and all promise to provide receipts for delicious dishes prepared by genuine authentic American cowboys. You are what you eat. If you want to be a cowboy, I guess you had better buy and cook from these books. Once a year my friend even hosts an open house at the store and prepares several dozen dishes from var...
Given the times that we are experiencing, it would be interesting to know how history will treat our exploits in years to come. Will we be seen as rising to the occasion with the best qualities of humankind intact, or will we be posed as reluctant witnesses to something that was greater than our own ability to weather it? In addition to the heroes we appreciate every day, future heroes are yet to rise and lead the way in their specific fields. No single information source or person has the...
13 years ago May 15, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest Members of the Haxtun Senior Class enjoyed their annual "Sneak" Day last Thursday by visiting Sterling. Various places of interest were visited during the day and the holiday was reported to have been greatly enjoyed. The Haxtun café changed hands last Saturday when the business was purchased from C. E. Windell by Wm. And Roy Albertshardt. The café had been operated by Mr. and Mrs. Windell since October when they purchased it from Kenneth Burt. A...
THE HAXTUN Volunteer Fire Department entered Unit 211 into service last week. The truck comes from Industrial Welding and Supply in Sterling and can hold 2,000 gallons of water and has an 800 gallon per minute pump. Unit 211 is equipped with an auto inflate system on the wheels that allows fire personnel to deflate the tires for off-road and sandy conditions and then automatically re-inflate the wheels for highway use. The new unit is unlike any other fire apparatus the HVFD or any local...
The American Legion Auxiliary plans to observe National Poppy Day on Friday, May 22. Helping us by participating in a Poppy Poster contest are Haxtun's fifth grade art class. Posters will be displayed around town in windows of businesses. Paige Firme took first place and will receive $20; Torrie Wernsman earned second place and $15; Emma-Leigh Myers Oberle and Mollie Wernsman tied for third place and will receive $10 each. We will see you around town on Friday. Please wear your masks and wear...
Even through this uncertain time, the Haxtun Future Business Leaders of America Chapter has still thrived with amazing outcomes at the first virtual Colorado FBLA State Leadership Conference and keeping the members heads high with a virtual end of the year FBLA banquet. On May 12, the Haxtun FBLA Chapter held a member and parent virtual banquet to present all the members with their awards and recognize their achievements. The officers presented each member with their awards as their peers and family members joined in to witness the members’ a...
HAXTUN POLICE Chief Tanya Mayhew fits Kindergartner Allison Plumb with a new bike helmet on Monday morning at the elementary school. Due to the lack of in-school learning for most of the spring semester, the Haxtun Police Department was unable to host the traditional bike safety day in which kindergartners and all new students receive a bike helmet. So, instead, officers with the Haxtun Police Department took the opportunity to do so when students returned school work and picked up personal...
