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 2022-23 sports seasons have come to an end for the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs and to celebrate this year's accomplishments athletes, parents and community members gathered for the annual athletic banquet last week. This year's celebration included a special presentation for Rich Gerk. Gerk plans to retire from the many hats he's worn at Haxtun but specifically as coach and athletic director. Gerk began his teaching career covering a maternity leave in Merino in the spring of 1992 and in 1993 h...
The Haxtun-Fleming Herald is announcing a change in publication date from Wednesday to Thursday beginning June 15. As Haxtun’s hometown newspaper, this shift comes as a change with our current printing company. Online subscribers will be able to log-in and read the online issue on Thursday mornings with the print edition hitting mailboxes on Friday. Moving forward, the Herald will be able to bring back color newspaper options for advertising, special sections and big news editions. Deadline for all news related items and advertising will be T...
The Haxtun Police Department registered a sex offender in city limits last week. Eliyahu Nachman Maarav, age 36, is registered in the 500 block of Fairview Avenue. Maarav was convicted of possession of child pornography in April 2017 in Baltimore County, Md. He is required to register as a sex offender annually....
The 2023 A Healthier Weigh Challenge produced commendable results through winter storms for 31 people who completed the 12-week health, fitness and nutrition program. This marks the 17th year of the 12-week challenge. Stephanie Starkebaum, Colorado State University Extension agent, facilitated the program. Cash prizes were presented to winners in teams of four, pairs of two and individual divisions who met the program requirements in the following categories: Weight loss, Waist Circumference,...
At the beginning of his fifth session representing the Eastern Plains in the state House, Representative Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, moved into leadership of the House GOP caucus. He gained the title of minority whip, which means counting votes on the most controversial measures and finding the voices to contest the Democratic agenda. That included his own. Holtorf has become known as a prolific speaker on agricultural and other issues in the General Assembly, but at times generating controversy over some of his remarks. Nowhere was that more...
FOUR HAXTUN staff members ended long time careers with the Haxtun School District at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year. The District honored Alan Coffin, Dena Gerk, Lynda Firme and Kristi Boerner for their years of service with a reception last week. Combined, the four have a total of 126 years of experience in education....
Regular “Under The Wire” readers will have noticed several of my recent columns have mentioned vacations. That is not because Sue and I have been going on so many. In fact, just the opposite is true. We hardly ever find time to travel for fun. Since we seem to be surrounded by folks who do, we have been working on a way we just might be able to pull one off. So far, as close as we have come was a trip to Sue’s hometown of Riverton, Kan., where I got lost on my way to a convenience store and w...
An old axiom supports the premise that “you get what you give.” Many attest to its validity, but sometimes a little more intentionality is called for. When gifts become expectations, then grace ebbs from the equation, sometimes without our awareness. Unfortunately, the prosperity gospel is alive and well within many religious groups, amplified by the notion that if we had just a bit more disposable income that life would suddenly be grand and that God will bless us financially as of an ele...
June 11 will bring additional changes to how antibiotics can be purchased by livestock producers. On this date the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM) discontinued “Over The Counter” purchases of injectable livestock antibiotics from your local feed store, farm supply, CO-OP or any other entity without a veterinary prescription. The rule comes after a 2018 FDA-CVM study on antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings. The rule is for medically important antibiotics, those used from both human and ani...
13 Years Ago June 1, 1938 H.M. Clements, Phillips County sheriff, was seeking Wednesday the whereabouts of L.M. Dietz, itinerant sign painter, who worked at Haxtun for several days the past week. Dietz is said to have raised the amount of a check given him and it is believed that he left the community in a borrowed car. The check, in the amount of two dollars, was given to Dietz by John Kirchofer. The sign painter raised the amount on the check to $10 and cashed it at the Shell service station,...
Red Willow On Main and Tumbleweed Brewing & Wine Co. are celebrating their fifth anniversary in 2023. Opening in 2018, these two businesses have created a unique relationship; two businesses helping each other thrive and grow through a time of unprecedented challenges. It's time to celebrate and thank those responsible — the communities of Northeastern Colorado and surrounding areas! "We opened in 2018 with all the hopes and dreams of any new business. There are always growing pains, but we were soon hit with the COVID pandemic and all that e...
Two pitchers and the Bulldogs catcher received All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Haxtun came out on top as the 1A State Baseball Champions with an over 23-2 record. Seniors Michael Gerk, the team's catcher, and pitchers, senior Jerron Turney and junior Kaiden Schelling were named to the All-Conference list by a vote of head coaches from the Lower Platte League. Gerk, a four-sport athlete for the Bulldogs, registered a .368 batting average this season. He had a .442 on...
Van Liufau Ventura Liufau passed into Heaven Thursday, May 18, 2023 in Haxtun at the age of 96. Ventura was born Sept. 8, 1926 in Aua Tutuila, American Samoa to Faafe'ai and Tausolia Liufau. He married Julia Strobel on Aug. 11, 1956 in Bethune at Hope Congregational Church. This union with Christ at the center has lasted over 66 years. A Great Adventure – Talofa: One would be hard pressed to find a more unique and challenging life journey than Van's . Geographically it went from the small i...
William "Bill" Lloyd Carwin passed away peacefully at home in Fleming on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the age of 78. Bill was born July 29, 1944 in Sterling to Ronald N. Carwin and Dorothy (Davis) Carwin – Sawdey. He attended schools in Ogden, Utah graduating from Ogden High School in 1962. In 1963 Bill was employed as a pressman/typesetter at the Keith County News in Ogallala, Neb. From 1963 to 1971 he was also employed by the Tribune Centennial in Grant, Neb., the Fort Morgan Times and the H...
