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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HAXTUN'S girls' and boys' four-by-100-meter relay teams brought home the gold from the 1A State Track Meet last weekend. The girls' team, pictured (l-r), Allie Thompson, Taylor Schram, Aliyah Engle and Cassidy Goddard, clocked a time of 54.04 for the first place finish. The boys' team, pictured (l-r), Michael Gerk, Owen Knode, Isaac Andersen and Kyle Fryrear, came in first place with a time of 46.20. For complete coverage of the 2021 State Track Meet, see page 7 inside this week's edition of...
A short, hour-long meeting of the Haxtun Board of Education was packed with resignation letters, new hires and the approval of a step increase for both certified and classified staff members. The District is currently seeking applications for a high school principal, maintenance worker and elementary secretary. The June 22 meeting opened with reports from administration, beginning with Superintendent Darcy Garretson. The meeting marks her last in the official superintendent role as her contract for such ends on June 30 and newly hired Marsha...
What seemed like a normal, late-afternoon four-wheeler ride turned tragic for local resident John Everitt last Monday. Everitt, who was riding from his home southeast of Haxtun just up the road to the shop for dog food, rolled the ATV and was airlifted from the accident site to Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Everitt currently remains in the intensive care unit with his wife, Janice, by his side. According to the couple’s daughter, Pam Schollett, Everitt has a traumatic brain injury in his temporal lobe. He also sustained four b...
The Conservation Reserve Program is now open for applications. There are some new changes under this signup that can be beneficial for landowners. This is a great opportunity to provide wildlife habitat, protect land from wind erosion, have opportunities for hunting, retire low yielding acres and receive regular income. Consider signing up during this CRP continuous signup. The continuous CRP signup is a first come, first served program and there is no ranking process. Land eligibility includes land that has been farmed four out of six years...
In April 2020, the Northeast Colorado Health Department Board of Health signed a resolution declaring a local public health emergency for the special district of the Northeast Colorado Health Department. During their board meeting on June 23, the Board rescinded the resolution. “The Public Health Emergency Declaration is no longer needed for our ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response,” said Trish McClain, Director of NCHD. NCHD’s health district includes Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties. While cases of COVID-19 have...
Representative Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, finished up his third legislative session as one of the most effective members of the Republican House caucus. Twelve of the 13 measures he sponsored headed to the Governor’s desk, his best year ever. He went six-for-six in House bills he sponsored and six-for-seven in Senate bills he sponsored. Among his wins in 2021: creation of the Behavioral Health Administration, which Governor Jared Polis signed in April. House Bill 1097 is intended to consolidate behavioral health programs scattered across m...
You can take the boy out of the country but ... you can’t teach him how to drive in the big city. It seemed like a simple task. All I had to do was attend a meeting in lower downtown Denver. LoDo, they call the area. Before this project was over, I’d re-named it. Over the phone the directions seemed easy enough. I-25 south to Speer, Speer to 15th, left on 15th, etc., etc. It couldn’t be any harder than directions in our town. You know, left at the grain elevator, go down the street to where the...
Dogs and trucks were made for each other. Some dogs ride in them, others want to chase them. Whatever joy is derived on behalf of the dog, however, is genuine and without artifice. When they ride, they ride with windows down, noses up, and a look in their eye that says life just doesn’t get any better than in this particular moment. When they chase, ill-advised as that is, it is all out, winner take all. There is a lot to be said for living in the moment. The same can apply to daily living as w...
Wheat harvest is rapidly approaching and I often get sentimental this time of year. There’s something magical about it. The sights, the sounds, the smells, the rush of adrenaline when equipment starts heading to the fields. I love the way the wheat dust settles in with the sunset, the roar of the grain elevator heard from a distance and the lights of the combine turning on like lighthouses on the shore. It’s a fast-paced, busy, non-stop ride that we somehow look forward to with both exc...
The final champions of the 2020-21 athletic year were crowned over the last week and a lot of hardware made its way back to the area. While not everyone could emerge victorious, a lifetime of memories were made along the way. Girls golf took center stage last Monday and Tuesday, with Class 3A tackling Elmwood Golf Course in Pueblo and Class 4A attacking CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora. Kit Carson's Stephanie Framel led area finishers in 3A, posting a two-day total of 177, good for 15th...
8 Years Ago June 27, 1941 Mr. and MRs. Ernest Starkebaum entertained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Friehaufs wedding anniversary. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hohn, Mr. and Mrs. Veylerd Baker and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hohn. Ben Gueck, lay delegate, Mrs. John Blake of WSCS and William Schacterle of Highland Center attended the annual Methodist Conference held in Denver. 70 Years Ago June 27, 1951 Rose Leuth and Walter McClain were quietly married at the Church of the...
The Bulldog track team had an impressive showing at the Colorado State Track Meet held at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood last week. The boys' and girls' four-by-100 meter relay teams both brought home the gold. Other Haxtun track athletes earned top placing medals and hit personal bests as well. A complete list of results from 2021 State Track are as follows: Girls 100-meter dash: Taylor Schram, fourth place, 13.57. Four-by-100-meter relay: Team of Schram, Cassidy Goddard, Allie Thompson...
FLEMING WILDCAT Nolan Japp was the only athlete of this year's five-member track team to qualify for the 1A State Track Meet in Lakewood last week. Japp competed on Friday in the triple jump and earned ninth place after jumping a distance of 37 feet, 9.75 inches....
Judy Kay Veydovec passed away on June 13, 2021 at the age off 77 surrounded by her loving sons at Lutheran Exempla Hospital. Judy was born on May 5, 1944 in Denver to Orville and Viola Belle (Meakins) Zimmerman. She grew up in Haxtun and graduated from Haxtun High School as valedictorian in 1962. Due to her academic achievements, she received multiple scholarships and was a Boettcher Scholarship alternate. She continued her education at the University of Colorado in Boulder where she received he...
