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Two Haxtun High School students and one recent graduate are taking part in Ogallala Commons internships this summer; Aly Lock, Jeff Miner and Tanley Andersen are all working at local businesses over the next few weeks. Several other youth, from the Holyoke area, are also involved in internships throughout Phillips County. Ogallala Commons is a non-profit organization that provides education and leadership to build vibrant communities in the Great Plains region; the service area is centered over...
Haxtun’s new website will roll out soon. Haxtun Town Council members saw a draft version of the website that is expected to go live later this month during a Monday, June 7 meeting at the Community Center. Deputy Clerk Kelsey Harms presented the draft website to those in attendance; Harms has been working on the site for several months. Once live, residents will be able to go onto the website and pay utility bills as well as view hot topic ordinances and print building permit applications and forms for golf cart permits. The site will also host...
From the minutes The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 9 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley, DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie, John Stone, Ken MacCrone and Levi Lowe. Also present were Joelle Gapter, Bill Langridge, Keith Beck and Michelle Asfeld. Hire Media Relations Coordinator: The Interviewing Committee, consisting of Betley and Stone, recommended hiring Joelle Gapter as the...
Over the past week, Colorado State FFA Conventions occurred in three locations across the State. In Sterling, Brock Miller was recognized for being bronze in the Creed Speaking contest, where he had to recite all five paragraphs of the FFA Creed and answer questions. Also, Dusty Anderson received his State FFA Degree, which is the highest degree that a member can receive at the State level. Finally, Brooklyn Plumb had a busy week as she traveled to Pueblo on Sunday, June 6 to be a part of the...
The 2021 legislative session concluded on June 8, with the last day featuring a drawn-out debate over a climate change bill and a failed effort to boot the House Minority leader by far-right members of the Republican caucus. The bill that would have provided reparations to hundreds of farmers and ranchers who were cheated out of tax credits by the State Department of Revenue also fell victim to a last-minute request from Governor Jared Polis, one that resulted in the bill’s demise, to the shock of the bill’s supporters. Senate Bill 33 was never...
Phillips County is now accepting a second round of applications from Phillips County businesses for available Coronavirus Relief funds. Phillips County understands that our local businesses are still trying to recover from the very challenging economic climate due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the State mandates associated with it. As Phillips County was awarded additional relief funds, we are expanding the original business grant program. Any county business which was operational prior to mid-March 2020 and continues to be in business today,...
Like most of you, over the years I have worked at a variety of jobs. At an early age I worked as a carpenter’s clean up boy, moved up (or down) to irrigating for a farmer, then found what I thought was my true calling as a ranch hand/ cowboy. An odd twist of that job landed me a job at a livestock auction. I was 14 years old and totally hooked by the excitement of the sale barn business. It became my passion. My career started on the very lowest end of the business, sorting, feeding, chopping ic...
The longest days of summer are nearly here emphasizing the movement of the seasons as well as the beauty of their timing. Early mornings or late evenings are a delight to get caught up in the colors and textures of the gardens. Sunshine low to the horizon is especially conducive to backlighting flowers and blooms. They appear different from the bulk of sunshine hours as they provide yet another perspective to view the garden. Through the camera lens, backlighting illuminates in new ways...
Just two weeks remain in CHSAA's Season D and the pressure is rising along with the temperatures. With triple digits in the forecast, athletes will not only have to beat the competition, but also the stifling heat. In last weekend's Class 3A girls tennis state tournament, Fort Morgan's Olivia Wolff won her opening round match-up (7-6, 6-1) in Number 2 singles, but then fell in the quarterfinals to the top seed (6-1, 6-0). Wolff just completed her junior year, so bigger things could be on the hor...
13 Years Ago June 17, 1936 Frank Montgomery, prominent druggist, one of Haxtun's leading business men for over 20 years, passed away at his home here Sunday morning, June 13, 1936. Forty-eight veterans at Haxtun received government baby bonds this week in payment of the World War bonus provided during the present session of Congress. According to officers of the American Legion, the total bonus payment to veterans here will amount to $26,000, or an average of slightly over $500 for each man....
HAXTUN BABE RUTH baseball players are pictured front row (l-r), Avian Caldron, Zach Statz, Zach Fryrear, Joseph Helfer, Trevon Thayer and Carter Lock; back row (l-r), Gage Helgoth, Grant Statz, Tate Michael, Mason Bornhoft, Ryland Wolff, Ryan Davis, Bret Kanode and Coach Owen Knode....
HAXTUN 13-17 softball players are pictured front row (l-r), Kinsley Koberstein, Emma Henry, Heily Avery, Tessa Gales and Rozi Crossland; back row (l-r), Jayleigh Bullard, Maggie Kilgour, Hadley Feik, Krista Dishman, Regan Jones, Bobbi Starkebaum and Kelsie Hadeen. Not pictured are Fallon Bamford and Emily Anderson....
HAXTUN softball players ages nine-12 are pictured front row (l-r), Lily Firme, Jeorjia Stroyek, Kaylee Lock, Haylie Carpenter, LeeAnn Kleve, Ryeanne Higgins, Taryn Thayer, Ellery Bornhoft, Olivia Romero and Lucy Ensminger; back row (l-r), Epipheny Hall, Ashlyn Wolff, Jinjer Stroyek, Julie McBride, Blake Michael, Taivyn Bullard, Scarlett Crossland, Dilylah Smith and Brynn McBride. Not pictured is Leah Edwards....
As the season winds down, Haxtun Bulldog tracksters are running faster, throwing harder and jumping longer, looking for that perfect number that will give them a shot at the State Meet. The team has just two meets left to qualify for State, slated for the last full week of June. This last week, the team traveled to Wiggins for an Invitational on June 12. Top 10 results from that meet are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Taylor Schram, fourth, 13.88. 800-meter run: Allie Thompson, fifth,...
The Fleming Wildcat track team competed at Wiggins last Saturday. Just one meet remains in the regular season before the State Track Meet slated for June 24-26 at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood. According to Head Coach Lisa Chintala, the boys’ four-by-800-meter relay team of David Betley, Matix Haney, Christian Polly and Nolan Japp was qualified for State as of Monday, June 14. Other Wildcat team members have one final opportunity to qualify this week at the HWAY Invitational at Akron. Top-10 placers from last week at Wiggins are as follows: G...
On to Regionals! After a championship appearance and a second place finish at Districts last week, the Haxtun baseball team is headed to the Region 1 Tournament this Saturday in Johnstown. The Bulldogs enter Regionals as the ninth seeded team and are slated to pair up with eighth seeded Dove Creek. The road to Regionals all started at Northeastern Junior College last week as the Haxtun Bulldogs first faced Prairie in round one of the District Tournament. The two teams had just seen each other to...
On May 29 the F&H Golf Course played host to the 19th annual M&M Hospice Benefit Golf Tournament. This year's event drew 43 golfers who braved cold and wet conditions in the morning to support this event. This year marks the 19th year of this fun golf tournament that donates the yearly profits to Hospice of the Plains. The results of the blind draw three-man scramble are as follows: championship flight, Jeremy Nail, Andy Wernsman and Craig Schaffer, first; Roger Burton, Mitch Sanchez and Tyler...
Donna Mae Lindsay Michael passed away on May 26, 2021 at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland at the age of 85 from complications following a fractured hip. She was the only daughter born to James Lindsay and Grace (Boyd) Lindsay in Mars Hill, Maine, on Aug. 7, 1935. Donna attended school in Danforth, Maine and following graduation she moved to Presque Isle, Maine, where she shared an apartment with a friend and worked as a telephone operator. It was during this time that she met her...
