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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Thirteen years of education, followed by an additional month of waiting, finally culminated in commencement ceremonies for the 12-member class of 2020 at Fleming High School. A ceremony originally planned for mid-May was postponed due to COVID-19, but Sunday afternoon, June 14, brought a conclusion for this year's graduating class. Restrictions in regards to the current pandemic forced the ceremony to be held outside in warm and windy conditions. The class remained light hearted in their...
The abbreviated 2020 legislative session drew to a close on Monday, with a flurry of last-minute and substantial bills passed in the closing days. Those final days included approval of a law enforcement accountability bill, a measure tightening the State’s regulations on immunizations, two tax bills, a bill to extend the State’s reinsurance program, and the most important of all, final approval of the 2020-21 budget and the school finance act. Legislators returned to the Capitol just over three weeks ago, after a 73-day recess implemented to av...
Waking up on Tuesday morning was like a dream, a really bad dream. Storms that struck the Haxtun area on Monday night, June 8 and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 9, tore through the community, ripping up entire trees, knocking out power and causing damage some say can only come from tornados, although there was no official sighting of one. Some reports from the weather service have indicated the damage was from a derecho, a straight-line wind storm that is associated with a...
Coming up with a funny story every week can begin to wear a writer down, even one who has now composed close to 2,000 of them. In order to give the old brain a rest, I decided to switch to a history lesson this week. Hope you all enjoy and learn a valuable, previously unknown bit of our past. About four million years ago a funny looking little creature showed up in the African forests. His name was Australopithecus Afarensis. He had a very small brain which explained why he choose such a...
Sometimes the Jesus we expect is nothing like the one that shows up. It’s not a matter of blame as much as it is acknowledgement that what we think we know is not always congruent with contemporary events in our lives. It was without guile at the start. All we had to do was to listen and trust others to guide us. Right was always right and wrong was always wrong. Simple and easy. That worked especially well for very matter-of-fact young minds. Unfortunately many of us grew up and hardened our b...
Across the country, the calendars that hang in every home are full of events that are now crossed out. Weddings, birthdays and graduations all struggle to be celebrated and the overall feeling of hopefulness for the summer of 2020 is diminishing. However, for 4-H and FFA members of Phillips County, the third week of July is highlighted, circled or chalked-full of events. Because, for those youth, county fair is the best week of the summer, this year especially. And it is the promise of being...
13 years ago June 12, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest The Wedding of Miss Maxine Meile and Jerome Lanckriet was solemnized last Wednesday, June 5, at St. Anthony's Church in Julesburg. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Meile of Haxtun and a graduate of the St. Gertrude's Academy of Boulder. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homnore Lanckreit of Julesburg. Mrs. Claus F. (Alma Alfreda) Johnson, 66, died Thursday, June 6, 1935. She was born at Boras, Sweden on April 15, 1869 and came to America at the...
Northeastern Junior College is honored to announce the scholarships and academic awards received by 2020 graduates who will be continuing their education at the next level. Receiving the Charles F. Poole Award — a commencement award given to graduates who are scholastic class leaders, have attended Northeastern continuously and contributed to campus activities include McKenna Carnahan, Julesburg, Associate of Science; Emily Chaney, Holyoke, Associate of Science; Myles Jefferson, Akron, Associate of Arts; Chelsea Amber Owens, Sterling, A...
HAXTUN'S SUMMER fun activities kicked off last week and Sadie and Taeden Holcomb, Benjamin Henry and Cooper Ensminger, (l-r), take part in a science experience class last Wednesday morning. Summer fun activities are held each week through June and July and are a collaborative effort between Summer Fun committee members, the Town of Haxtun and local volunteers....
Northeastern Junior College in Sterling has released its honor roll list for the 2020 spring semester and reports that 230 full-time students were given high academic achievement recognition, including 113 students who made the President’s List by earning a 4.0 grade point average. Local students making the President’s List include: Ryan Schaefer, Fleming, and Claire Swan, Haxtun. Local students making the Vice President’s List with a 3.75 – 3.99 grade point average include: Riata Day, Fleming, and Joey Gerk and Tannor Thacker, both of Haxtun....
PASTOR JERI SOENS hands out goodie bags in front of the Haxtun United Methodist Church last week. Pastor Jeri assembled 100 patriotic bags to give to children Wednesday afternoon. Pictured with Pastor Jeri are (l-r), Emily Anderson, Bobbi Starkebaum and Maggie Kilgour....
The number one cause of child fatalities in the six-county region served by the Northeast Colorado Health Department is motor vehicle crashes. More children ages five to 19 die from crash-related injuries than from any other type of injury. Many of these deaths can be prevented. The best way to keep children safe in the event of a motor vehicle crash is to always buckle children in age-appropriate and size-appropriate car seats, booster seats and seat belts. It is also important for adults to be role models by buckling up as well. Seat belts...
Due to concerns about social distancing and the desire to get information to the public, the Colorado Farm Service Agency and the Republican River Water Conservation District will be co-hosting a virtual conference on the CREP beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 25. During the 15-year CREP contract with FSA and the RRWCD, the well owner receives annual payments from both entities for the permanent retirement of well(s) used to irrigate the acres in the contract. In the first few years of the contract the land formerly irrigated is...
Phillips County Extension Office staff have been working on re-establishing a community garden for the area and recently announced the receipt of four grow boxes courtesy of the Will Heginbotham Trust. The grow boxes will be placed on the Phillips County Event Center grounds. Hopes are the garden will benefit everyone in Phillips County. Those outside of Holyoke are encouraged to visit this garden this year with intensions to expand this garden to other cities within our County in the future....
