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THE SUMMER Reading Program is underway at the Haxtun Public Library. Events kicked off with a day of Origami presented by Linda Jelden from Phillips County Family Education Services. The participants made origami canoes on June 24 for their treat to float home in. Summer readers pictured above are (l-r), Alena Heerman, Hallie Hiller, Caroline Miracle, Keelan Biesemeier, Paisley Stone, Ryker Lightsey, Quincy Stone, Nash Ham and Willow Ham....
It’s mid-July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just around the corner. The 37th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 20 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, poker run, vendors, burnout competition, valve cover races, beer garden and more. Saturday morning’s activities kick off with town-wide garage sales. Thus far, more than 33 locations have registered to host garage sales around Haxtun. Maps for garage sale sites will be available the day of at Haxtun Super’s and Z...
Things are moving along with Haxtun Health's main street clinic project. In a late June meeting of the Haxtun Health Board of Directors, Project Manager Mike Ensminger gave an update on construction progress. According to the update information, window frames have been installed and Skarco is in the process of installing glass now. Several of the windows are complete at this point. Now that all the window frames are in and glass is being installed, crews will finish brick work with window sills....
The Haxtun Town Council acted on a special events liquor permit for Old-Fashioned Saturday Night and approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Phillips County Clerk for November elections during July's monthly meeting on the 1st. The Council met at the Town Hall in a short, 40-minute mid-summer meeting. With the exception of Council Member Bob Coinek, who was absent, a nearly full board reviewed documents submitted by the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce for a special events liquor permit for...
Fleming School is adding a Construction Trades program for high school students. The addition of construction course work comes following a vote in a late-June meeting by the Board of Education. According to Superintendent Steve McCracken, the construction trades class will teach students the skills needed to enter the carpentry industry. Students will learn all phases of residential home construction including foundation preparation, framing, electrical, plumbing and finish work. "We are...
Asking a man how many cattle he has is like asking someone what their net worth is or how much money they have in the bank. You just don't do it. If you should accidentally commit this blunder you put the cowman in the uncomfortable position of having to either ignore you or lie. It just isn’t polite. Still, we all judge a cattleman's success by how many head he owns. We are curious about things like this. What should also be considered is to subtract out how much he owes before judging the man'...
Our annual denominational gathering is once again behind us. We cannot say that every moment at conference was noteworthy, but there is a case to be made that we conducted our business, our worship, and our fellowship with an earnestness belying our size. As conferences go, we are small fish in a big pond (with nearly 2000 participants), yet the venues we are invited to return to recognize what we have long known as part of a community of caring: the Brethren are a gentle folk in a raging...
When drawing up your estate plans, you might find it useful to create a revocable or irrevocable trust, either of which can help your estate avoid probate court and give you significant control over how and when your assets are distributed. But who should oversee your trust? As the person who established the trust — known as the “grantor” or “settlor” — you can also name yourself as trustee. However, this may not be the best move, particularly if the trust is irrevocable. An irrevocable trust pr...
Letter to the Editor, It is with great pleasure that I am sending distributions from the Trust of Muriel Brown. It was her wish that proceeds from her trust be distributed by myself on her behalf, based on the performance of her investments. This year, each of the six organizations she cared about will receive a check for $8,231: Haxtun Health, Haxtun School District, Haxtun Methodist Church, Haxtun Swimming Pool, Haxtun Community Food Basket and the West Phillips County Cemetery District. Muriel would have loved that these checks are being...
13 Years Ago July 12, 1939 At a beautiful ring ceremony performed Tuesday morning, July 4, at the Cowiche-Tieton Church in Washington, Miss Elvera Peterson became the bride of Roy Gawith of Freewater, Ore. The bride was graduated from the high school here. At a special meeting of the town council last Wednesday, R.K. Huffman was elected to the position of night marshal in Haxtun. He succeeds A.R. Gray, who held the position for three years. Junior Swisher, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene...
THE BUCKLEY BOMBERS 16-year-old baseball team took the 2024 Colorado Babe Ruth championship in Limon over the weekend. Team members are pictured front row (l-r), Isaac Poe, Clay Axtell, Kole Fornander, Kanin Koberstein, Jax Kusel and Madden Larsen; back row Coach Collyn Heinz, Colin Cone, Jaxsen Schram, Memphis Dempcy, Marcus Steinbar, Caleb Garcia, Lane Brenneman, Zander Polk, Tate Renquist and Coach Shane Harshman. The championship win advances the Bombers to the Midwest Plains Regional...
Haxtun Health kicks off their third annual “Healthy Student, Happy Teacher” campaign to last through the summer. During the months of June, July and August, for every student who completes a well child check or annual wellness exam, Haxtun Health is donating $10 to that student's classroom teacher to help offset classroom preparation expenses. Well Child Checks and Annual Wellness Exams are typically covered by insurance. These appointments also meet the requirements of a sports physical. Appointments can be made in either the Haxtun or Fle...
HAXTUN Summer ball players on the Grey Machine Pitch team are pictured front row (l-r), Torran Miller, Oakley McConnell, Tayla McConnell, Tracen Miller and Carsen Kelley; back row (l-r), Tylee Gorman, Amber Edwards, Otis Edwards, Ben Henry, Jude Klimek and Camden Kelley....
HAXTUN Summer ball players on the Red Machine Pitch team are pictured front row (l-r), Kelbin Boerner, Phoenix Bowers, Waylyn Harris, Charleigh Kurtzer and AJ Crossland; back row (l-r), Lio Ayala, Reese Biesemeier, Kyler Bishop, Jakson Yockey and Easton Salyards....
Jimmy "Jim" Dean Gibbs passed away on Monday, June 24, 2024 in Sterling at the age of 72. A private remembrance gathering will be held by the family and his ashes will be scattered at a place close to his heart. Jim was born on Jan. 15, 1952 in Sterling to Donald D. and Patricia M. (Anderson) Gibbs. He graduated in 1970 from Haxtun High School and attended Denver Automotive School and the Police Academy. He worked as a Police Officer for the Town of Haxtun, a Water Well Driller for Stewart... Full story
Tamara Lucinda (Hill) Welch passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in Greeley at the age of 69. Tamara was born Jan. 5, 1955 in Haxtun to Jackie Duane and Verna Marlene (Dee) Hill. She graduated from Haxtun High School, then completed her Associate Degree at Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas. Tamara married K. Michael Welch on July 13, 1975 in Sterling; the two were married for 49 years. Tamara owned and operated Sterling Health Foods for many years. In her free time she enjoyed bird... Full story
