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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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TREES AND HEADSTONES in the Haxtun Cemetery were uprooted during a late-night thunderstorm on Monday, June 8. Winds, reportedly from a micro burst, swept through the area wreaking havoc all over town knocking over trees and limbs while taking down power lines. Haxtun residents lost power shortly after midnight and as of Tuesday afternoon remained without electricity. Town crews, County employees and community members rallied all day Tuesday to begin clean up efforts and restore power. For more...
It’s official, Haxtun will not open the swimming pool this summer season. The Town Council took official action on the pool’s opening during a meeting early last week. State mandates regarding strict guidelines for indoor swimming pools allow for only four persons at a time due to the current COVID-19 situation. That, along with problems getting parts to fix the current pool, forced the Council to make the decision to close the pool this season. Mandates set forth by Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis as well as from the Colorado Department of Pu...
Haxtun Hospital District plans to provide community members with a free COVID-19 antibody test on June 22 from 4-7 p.m. and June 23 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Haxtun Community Center. This test is a simple blood draw that can determine if a person has been exposed to SARS-COV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and has developed antibodies against the disease. Ongoing research is still in progress regarding antibodies, however, having them may provide a level of immunity from the disease....
Typically, Haxtun High School students would be honored with academic awards at a year-end breakfast event held at the Haxtun Community Center. While the event could not take place due to strict COVID-19 restrictions in early May, Haxtun High School still recognized students for their achievements by mail with packets containing certificates and awards. The following is a list of 2019-20 academic awards and winners: Isaac Andersen: Principal's Honor Roll - First Semester, Certificate of Achievement - World History, Overall Sophomore Art Award,...
Haxtun Junior High School recently released the list of students who qualified for the principal and superintendent’s honor roll for the second semester of the 2019-20 school year. Principal’s Honor Roll Those listed on the Principal’s Honor Roll with a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are: Fifth grade: Paige Firme, Tyler Hight, Kelan Mandel, Julie McBride and Emma Leigh Myers. Sixth grade: Rozlynn Crossland, Zach Fryrear, Wyatt Goodwin, Zach Statz, Trevon Thayer and Hunter Weiss. Seventh grade: Serenity Dick, Hadley Feik, Maggie Kilgo...
HAXTUN GRADUATE Ciera Schelling recently returned to high school to complete her sewing project while practicing social distancing. A beginner seamstress, Schelling used recycled jeans for her jacket and embroidered a name tag for inside the collar. Students in the textiles and fibers class learn to sew, knit and crochet as well as to read and follow patterns....
The Haxtun Lions Club recently announced recipients of the 2020 Haxtun Lions Club Scholarship - Lance Chapdelaine and Dawson Knode. "Our club is proud to recognize Lance and Dawson as the scholarship recipients," said Lions Club Scholarship Chairman, Dave Green. "The Haxtun Lions Club considers it an honor to assist high-quality students continue their education. The goal of the Lions Club Scholarship is to assist students after they've successfully completed their freshman year in college."...
The 2020-21 budget is nearing its conclusion, after the House approved the Long Appropriations Bill, House Bill 1360, on June 3. The Senate followed, passing the $30.3 billion budget on June 6, in a rare Saturday session. Both northeastern Colorado lawmakers, Republicans Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, Sterling and Representative Rod Pelton, Cheyenne Wells, voted against the bill. The 2020-21 budget now goes back to the Joint Budget Committee that wrote it, which as a conference committee will resolve differences between the House and Senate...
Former Governor John Hickenlooper violated the State’s ethics law, Amendment 41, when he accepted travel and other expenses in two cases in 2018, according the State’s Independent Ethics Commission. Hickenlooper is a candidate for the United State Senate Democratic primary on June 30. He will face former Democratic Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff of Denver. The winner moves on to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, Yuma. Hickenlooper defied a subpoena issued by the ethics commission on Monday, but which was later enf...
I’m rapidly becoming a grumpy old man. OK, so that’s only partly true. I’m not rapidly getting old. That takes time. I am, however, rapidly getting grouchier. Normally, I am a very happy, easy going guy. One single thing turns the smiles into frowns at the drop of a hat. The culprit? Progress. That’s right. I do not like progress. It makes me grouchy. This does not seem to be a popular point of view. I have arrived at that conclusion because nearly everyone wants to argue with me about it. The...
We human beings are not very good at change. It is far easier to stand pat with what we know than it is to adapt to or embrace the realities of who we are and what we face. For example, one would think that living on the open plains would be an advantage when it comes to weather. We imagine that we can see trouble coming in time to seek shelter. But several strong thunderstorms in the last day or so reminded us of the unpredictability and danger inherent in such events. We had barely gotten the...
I try to keep three or four frozen pizzas on hand. I buy them at the beginning of the month and limit myself to cooking up one a week; only on those days when things are crazy or if I just don’t have it in me to make a nice meal. I always try my hardest to save pizzas for Fridays, but when life gets away from me (as it often does), pizza ends up being served even earlier in the week. Sometimes we could make it to Friday, but more and more often I end up cooking a pizza on a Tuesday. As a kid, W...
13 years ago June 7, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest A number of farewell parties and social gatherings have been held in Haxtun during the past week honoring the Rev. I. C. Snavely, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, and his family, who are leaving for the east. They body of Lewein, 6, who lost his life Sunday evening, May 26, in the flood waters south of Haxtun, was recovering last Sunday morning, a week later, six miles west of the highway crossing. Mr. Lewein narrowly escaped the tragedy that...
Phillips County Assessor Doug Kamery reminds taxpayers of a few upcoming deadlines: all persons owning, possessing or controlling taxable personal property with a total actual value greater than $7,700 (per owner, per county) on Jan. 1 are required to report the personal property to the assessor. Completed declaration schedules are due by the extended date of June 15. A penalty in the amount of $50 or 15 percent of the taxes due (whichever is less) will be applied to your account. If you fail to file a declaration schedule, the assessor will...
Wilbur Salyards passed away at the Sedgwick County Hospital in Julesburg on May 31, 2020 at the age of 79. Wilbur LeRoy Salyards was born on Sept. 3, 1940 in Sterling to Stanley Lloyd Salyards and Mildred Era Kechl. On May 21, 1959 Wilbur married the love of his life Sandra Fay Sterens. He had many interests in his life. One of his favorites was going fishing always trying to catch the big fish. He also enjoyed taking care of his yard at his home in Julesburg. Not only did he keep a nice yard...
