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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Local youth who took part in this year's Vacation Bible School held last week were treated to a hay ride on Friday at the conclusion of the annual event. New Hope Church served as the host this year....
The Haxtun Board of Education met for a special meeting Wednesday morning, June 1. The short agenda listed just two action items including re-keying District buildings and relocating The Doghouse store to the high school. Four board members along with administrators Marsha Cody and Dustin Seger and District Business Manager Lynda Firme attended the early morning meeting. Board members present included Audree Edwards, Steve Hadeen, Amy Kilgour and Rich Starkebaum. The local BOE first voted to approve a quote from Colorado Doorways to rekey the...
The Haxtun Health Board of Directors meet for a regular scheduled late May meeting in which two existing members took an oath of office to serve another term on the local Board. Jeri Soens took her oath of office to serve an additional four-year term following her election to the Board. Soens took her place following elections this spring. An official election was canceled as Soens was the only interested candidate who completed all necessary paperwork to run for a seat on the Board of Haxtun Health. Following her oath, Jeff Firme was...
Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services recently received official notification of its two-year $2 million Rural CoAction Grant award. The Rural CoAction Grant is being funded through the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER III) funds. The Rural CoAction Program, launched through Colorado Department of Education, is intended to create new and further develop existing partnerships and pathways for learning in our rural communities. NE BOCES and its 12 member districts already work t...
Bryce and McKenzie Bivins, Gothenburg, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Graesen Graham Bivins, born on April 16, 2022 at Gothenburg Health. Graesen weighed eight pounds, two ounces and measured 20 inches at birth. Grandparents are Joseph and Michele Bivins, North Platte, Neb., Brad and Sharleen Riemenschneider, McCook, Neb., and Kerry Crowe, McCook. Great-grandparents are Vernette and the late Robert Baldwin, North Platte, Bonnie and the late Paul Bivins, Buffalo, Mo., Norma Barnett,...
State Representative Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, will continue to represent the Eastern Plains come 2023, but it will be a district (and a seat) very different from the one he currently covers. Pelton has been the representative for House District 65 for the past four sessions, beginning in 2019. In an odd turn of fate, his county of Cheyenne is the furthest south in the district that extends all the way to the State’s northern border with Nebraska. The representative for the southern half of the Eastern Plains, Rep. Richard Holtorf, R...
The 2022 "A Healthier Weigh" challenge produced commendable results for 17 people who completed the 12-week nutrition and fitness program. This group included teams, pairs and individuals from Phillips County. There were two four-person teams, three two-person teams and six individuals who completed the challenge. This program was run simultaneously in six northeast Colorado counties and Bent County in southeast Colorado. Collectively, Phillips County participants logged 6,120 miles of steps, averaging 360 miles per person completing the step...
Sue and I bought a new “cowboy car” a while back. In case you’ve never heard of a “cowboy car” before, don’t worry about it. I just made up the term a few days before we bought it. Everybody knows a “cowboy cadillac” is a fully customized crew cab dually with every creature comfort a genuine cow-type person could ever want. My “cowboy car” is different. Some cowboys occasionally buy regular cars. These cowboys are usually referred to as “married.” I’m in that category and doing my darnest to s...
Etched into the mature growth of our north pasture are an assortment of livestock trails. Some are quite direct while others aimlessly meander, unhurried in their roles. Most are quite narrow reflecting the tendency of the animals to walk in single file. Over time, dirt is displaced and erosion steps in to make sure each trail also exhibits depth. How deep? Just enough to bounce the truck once or twice if we’re not paying attention. When livestock comes off the pasture, little change is seen u...
The last State Championships of the 2021-22 school year have been earned and by this time next week, all-star season will have wrapped up, as well. Girls golf finished early last week and baseball concluded over the weekend with some thrilling contests. Eight-man and 6-man football had their all-state games last weekend, and the Colorado High School Coaches Association will host their all-state games in many sports this week. Class 3A golf hit the course at Broadlands in Broomfield early last...
13 Years Ago June 9, 1937 Haxtun was assured a new high school auditorium and gymnasium building Monday when voters decided in favor of the bond issues that will supplement a federal grant to construct the new addition. According to unofficial returns from the 38 school districts, the majority in favor of the proposition was 55 votes. McCoy Wisdom was engaged as city lineman in Haxtun at the regular meeting of the town council last Monday evening. He will replace Roy Albershardt, who recently...
The combined teams from the Republican River Water Conservation District and the Rio Grande Water Conservation District recently announce the accomplishment of receiving unanimous approval of Senate Bill 22-028 (SB22-028) by the Colorado General Assembly. Governor Polis signed the bill on Monday, May 23 in Alamosa. SB 22-028 provides $60 million ($30 million to each district) from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds to assist in the retirement of irrigated acres as required by compacts in...
The final pitch has been throw, the last hurdle has been jumped and the Haxtun Bulldogs celebrated with the annual Booster Club banquet. To wrap up this year's athletic successes, the Bulldog Booster Club honored athletes as well as Super Boosters at the end of May during a ceremony at the Haxtun Community Center. The 2022 Super Booster award went to Cork and Trilla Bornhoft. The long-time community members raised four children in the Haxtun School District, the same one Trilla graduated from...
Rocky Leroy Hutt passed away peacefully with his wife at his bedside following a decade-long battle with Huntington's disease on May 31, 2022. He was born on Dec. 14, 1956 to Ralph Duane Hutt and Nina Freemyer Hutt in Haxtun. Rocky graduated from West Rowan High School, Mt Ulla, N.C. in 1975. He was a United States Army Veteran, of A Company 519th Military Intelligence as an Interpreter and Translator from 1976 to 1979. Rocky was the owner of Falls Church Nursery. He spent 28 years as a manager...
On May 28 the F&H Golf Course played host to the 20th Annual M&M Hospice Benefit Golf Tournament. The weather was perfect for the 51 golfers in attendance. The support that the golfers and sponsors have shown the tournament over the years has been tremendous. Each year the M&M team donates the yearly profits to Hospice of the Plains. The results of the blind draw three-man scramble are as follows: Championship Flight: Andy Wernsman, Butch Rundal and Lance Chapdelaine, first; Daniel Ramirez,...
