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Articles from the June 13, 2024 edition


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  • Summer Splash

    Jun 13, 2024

    THE HAXTUN SWIMMING Pool is officially open! Swimming pool staff, employees from the Town of Haxtun, donor representatives and swimming pool committee members gathered for a grand opening on Monday morning, June 10. Open swim started later the in the day with additional swimming pool activities kicking off the rest of the week including water exercise and night swimming. Swimming lessons are scheduled for later in June. "This was a community project driven by community members with a vision to...

  • BEST grant denied; bond question to be added to November ballot

    Candie Fix, Managing Editor|Jun 13, 2024

    The Frenchman Board of Education received news recently that the school district in Fleming was not awarded a BEST grant in the most recent cycle. Hopes were to receive grant funds for major improvements to the District’s main building. In addition to a BEST grant update and plan moving forward, board members acted on several items of business to prepare for the coming year as well as gave nod to several purchases including one for new math curriculum. In his report to board members in a late-May meeting, Superintendent Steve McCracken reported...

  • Haxtun Health hosts successful 3rd annual Health Fair

    From Haxtun Health|Jun 13, 2024

    Haxtun Health hosted their third annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 1. Each year the Health Fair takes place at the Haxtun Community Center on the first Saturday of June. The goal is to offer the community lab draw packages at an affordable rate. They are firm believers that healthcare should be available to all and not a luxury. "I have spoken with several people who attended the Health Fair that have expressed their gratitude," said Sara Huss, Marketing and Communication Coordinator at...

  • Financial literacy teaches essential money habits to Haxtun 4th graders

    CSU Extension|Jun 13, 2024

    Financial planning is essential for overall financial well-being and Colorado State University Extension is taking steps to provide resources to educate youth and adults on various financial topics. These resources include four programs: Dollar Works2, All My Money, $pend Some, $ave Some and $hare Some. The fourth and most notable initiative involves the collaboration with fourth graders through the Piggy Bank Primer educational program, developed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This p...

  • Dr. Dana Morgan comes to Haxtun Health

    Haxtun Health|Jun 13, 2024

    Dana Morgan, MD, has over 30 years of experience as a primary care physician. She began her training in Microbiology at the University of Montana in 1983 and once she earned her bachelor's she headed west to University of Washington in Seattle, earning her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1993. In 1993, she began her residency in Fort Collins, which led to her fondness for Colorado. She even spent time working along the eastern plains at Yuma District Hospital from 1997-1999, which showed her a...

  • Fearless Faith

    Ken Frantz|Jun 13, 2024

    An oft used small group exercise inquires of participants the characteristics they find most meaningful in church settings, the elements that hold the most meaning for them as a friend or a member of the church. Those present are tasked with winnowing out a hierarchy of responses. As the number of requisites are reduced, people find it near impossible to sit still and come up with a final short list on which everyone can agree. But, as hard as it might appear, most groups are reluctantly able...

  • Under the Wire

    Gary Hodgson|Jun 13, 2024

    Normally I don’t write about a specific person unless they are dead. There are two reasons for this. One, dead people can’t sue you if they don’t like what you say. Two, I usually write those pieces as tributes to them after their death. A close friend and traveling partner, Fred Roselle and another cowboy I only met a couple of times, Chris Ledoux, were men I wrote about with the deepest respect. Today, I’m going to break my long standing rule and write about a man who is still very much am...

  • Strokes from other Pens

    Senator Byron H and Celeste Pelton|Jun 13, 2024

    We are pleased to write this letter to offer our full support and endorsement of Jerry Sonnenberg for Colorado Congressional District 4. There are several candidates you will see on the primary ballot this June and we would like to share our concerns surrounding other candidates and why we think Jerry Sonnenberg is the clear choice. Representative Mike Lynch is a good legislator and we don’t disagree with him on a lot of issues. What is concerning is that Lynch has been noticeably absent from the rural counties in CD4. CD4 includes over 20 c...

  • Times Past

    Jun 13, 2024

    13 years ago June 14, 1939 Death: Viola Hernden, 13, granddaughter of Z.A. Hernden, lost her life by drowning at Oakdale, Calif. Equipment for heating the water in the municipal swimming pool at Haxtun was being adjusted this week, and assurance was given that in the future the water would be warm enough to suit all patrons. Dailey News - Miss Garnet Kennedy, who has been attending teachers' college in Greeley, returned home. Fairfield News ­- Mrs. Emil Cronquist and Lawrence Bjorklun...

  • Haxtun Summer Ball

    Jun 13, 2024

    HAXTUN SOFTBALL players on the 9-12 team are pictured front row (l-r), Kortlyn Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Rebekah Myers, Ava Lemesany, Rylie Ham, Tyndle McConnell, Maddy Benson and Delaney Pruitt; back row (l-r), Coach Noah Toops, Cadence Kilpatrick, Viviann Crossland, Angel Grilli, Jemmi McBride, Peyton Biesemeier, Jeorjia Stroyek, Ellery Bornhoft, Adley Kurtzer, Paislee Trout, Lucy Ensminger and Coach Braden Ham. Not pictured is Olivia Romero....

  • Haxtun Summer Ball

    Jun 13, 2024

    HAXTUN SOFTBALL players on the 13-16 team are pictured front row (l-r), Leah Edwards, Haylie Carpenter, Scarlett Crossland, Jinjer Stroyek and Taryn Thayer; back row (l-r), Coaches Kevin Beck and Bobbi Starkebaum, Kinsley Koberstein, Lilly Lemesany, Emma Henry, Reagan Jones, Rozi Crossland, Tessa Gales, Kaylee Lock and Coaches Emily Anderson and Jessica Beck. Not pictured is Kiya Hall....

  • Funeral Notice

    Jun 13, 2024

    Wilbert (Will) Brown left this life on earth to be with his Lord for eternity on April 8, 2024 in Hayden, Idaho. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Haxtun at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will be at the Haxtun Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the church....

  • Haxtun Schools releases 2nd semester honor rolls of 23-24 school year

    Jun 13, 2024

    Haxtun Schools recently released the list of honor roll students for the second semester. Those on the Superintendent’s Honor roll achieved a grade point average of 4.0. Principal’s Honor Roll includes students with grade point averages of 3.5 to 3.9. Below is a list of all Honor Roll students: Superintendent’s List Seventh grade: Taivyn Bullard, Haylie Carpenter, Lily Firme, Kaylee Lock, Baron Starkebaum and Ashlyn Wolff. Eighth grade: Jayce Boerner, Leah Edwards and Bella Hill. Ninth grade: Paige Firme, Taylor Frank, Luke Gales, Lexi Imhof...

  • Chamber Spotlight

    Jun 13, 2024

    1. Please give some background/history on the opening/purchase of your business. In September 1996, 21st Century Equipment, Inc., was organized to purchase the John Deere dealership in Alliance, NE. In October 2013 21st Century Equipment, LLC, purchased MV Equipment, which included the Holyoke location. In June 2023, 21st Century Equipment merged with 4Rivers Equipment creating a total of 26 locations. 2. What are the owners/key players in your building? Owen Palm is the CEO (located at the...

  • Best-performing Colorado stocks last week

    Stacker|Jun 13, 2024

    Stacker compiled a list of the best-performing stocks in Colorado last week using data from IEX Cloud. Stocks are ranked by the highest percent price change from May 31 to Jun. 7. Stocks headquartered in Colorado, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on April 14th were considered. Both5 stocks that met the criteria in Colorado were included in the list. The highest performing stock on the list returned +7.5% last week. Read on to see which companies made...