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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MACHINERY sits along the edge of a field at Logan County roads 28 and 95 just southwest of Haxtun ready to roll for the day. According to Aaron Schaefer at CHS, the first load of wheat came to the Haxtun location on July 2 by local farmers Lynn and Leland Seger. Fleming's first load came from Mark Lambert on June 29. Wheat harvest in the local area, Schaefer said, is about 65 percent complete as of Monday morning, July 11. The average yield as of the same date, he said, is 20-25 bushel an...
It’s mid-July and that means Haxtun’s Old-Fashioned Saturday Night is just around the corner. The 35th annual event is slated for Saturday, July 16 in downtown Haxtun and promises the popular car show as well as town-wide garage sales, a poker run, vendors, burnout competition, street dance, beer garden and more. Old-Fashioned Saturday Night events kick off at 8 a.m. with town-wide garage sales. According to organizer Chris Kuehn, there are over 20 multi-family garage sale locations this year. Maps will be available Friday afternoon and Sat...
Plans for a new swimming pool have shifted and after communicating with committee members and as a group, the Haxtun Town Council voted to move forward with new plans while also passing a resolution to apply for grant funds in an upcoming cycle with Colorado Great Outdoors. The Haxtun Town Council met on Tuesday, July 5 at the Haxtun Community Center. Present at the meeting was Abby Henry, Swimming Pool Committee Member, who told the Council about plans to apply for a GOCO Grant totaling $900,000 in an upcoming cycle. She said her committee,...
Haxtun Health is helping students and teachers gear up for the start of school with the inaugural “Healthy Student, Happy Teacher” campaign. For the months of July and August, for every student who completes a well child check or annual wellness exam, Haxtun Health will donate $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 eit...
Trisha Herman, Phillips County Economic Development Director was able to bring Great Outdoor Colorado Roadshow out to Holyoke High School on Thursday, July 7. PC regional GOCO representative, Sammie George, was on hand to help make towns aware and learn about GOCO funding opportunities, how to submit competitive proposals and to ask questions and get feedback on local projects. It is also a great opportunity to think about how GOCO programs could help with implementing some of the strategies...
Patrons at the Haxtun Public Library will see a new face among the books and behind the checkout counter. Librarian Carolyn Davis took on her new role at the local library on June 1 and is already working to bring back favorite happenings, like summer reading, and other new features she hopes to add to services in the coming months. Davis grew up in Haxtun for most of her life other than attending college and beginning her career. Davis earned her Master's degree in social work while also expand...
“What comes around, goes around.” I have no idea who to attribute this quote to. It’s about as common as “look at the sunset,” so I’m going to guess nobody knows who said it first. This concept has expressed itself in clothing for men and women, furniture styles, even eating habits as evidenced by the movement toward chemical free “organic” food. Grea-grandpa and grandma were eating “organic” 100 years ago. There weren’t any chemicals invented yet, if you don’t count moonshine. The point is...
We love structure even when it means restricting one’s own views. Structure prescribes rules and defines arenas for the games that we play — mental, political, relational, spiritual — in forms that are acceptable to the governing culture of the moment. When things are going well, we laud the architects of such structure, praising them for their prudence and foresight. When things sway in opposite less desirable directions, structure remains visible, though it is often used as scapegoat mater...
Trees are a major part of our landscapes. They can make a town memorable in a negative way or memorable in a positive way. Trees can brand a community. They are worth a monetary value for the air they clean, the erosion they can stop, the cooling capacity they provide and their aesthetic value. If we lived in an ideal world where all the trees, we planted were the proper tree in the proper location, then there would not need to be ordinances for trees placed too close to a sidewalk and creating overhanging limbs blocking visibility of traffic...
13 Years Ago July 14, 1937 Relatives and old friends attended the funeral services Monday for Ora Clevenger, 61, who for many years had been a farmer and a rancher in this part of the state. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy at his home in the Proctor community last Wednesday and was ill but a short time. He died July 9. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary enjoyed their annual picnic Tuesday afternoon at the city park here. Officers elected for the coming year: Mrs. R.V. Exstrom, president;...
LIGHTNING STRIKES were close and prevalent Sunday evening. A storm that rolled through produced thunder and lightning that sparked a fire south of Haxtun near the home of Tyler and Laura Knode. The fire started in a tree row near the couple's home but was extinguished quickly by the Haxtun Volunteer Fire Department. Flames from the fire could be seen even in town....
Haxtun's Jeorjia Stroyek placed first in the Colorado Association for Family and Communication Education's essay contest. Her essay, titled Fairness, won first place on the local level, advancing her to the State competition held in Colorado Springs in early July. Stroyek first wrote her essay as part of an annual contest sponsored by the Jolley Dozen group. She placed first in her fourth grade class in Haxtun, which allowed her essay to advance to the State contest this summer. Each year the...
July 4-9, I had the opportunity, along with nearly 80 other girls to attend the 2022 American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Girls State. This truly was one of the most rewarding and enjoyable experiences I have ever been able to partake in. Throughout the week, I was able to make new friends, learn new things and develop new passions! During my stay at the University of Northern Colorado campus, I was able to listen to dozens of motivational speakers from women who hold local and state offices...
The Akron R-1, Frenchman RE-3, Haxtun Re-2J, Wray RD-2 and Yuma-1 school districts, in collaboration with the Northeast BOCES, received the School Access for Emergency Response grant, referred to as the SAFER grant from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The grant in the amount of $854,882 is a one-year project and furthers the ability of the school(s) to bridge their local radios with that of their emergency responder community and district-wide safety teams and other staff. Funding for the grant program was...
HAXTUN PEE-WEE players on the red team are pictured front row (l-r), Jace Wernsman, Dylan Bazan, Ammon Jones, Mason Grauberger, Kason Hadeen, Reid Oliver and Karson Hofmeister; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Nico Stanley, Michael Firme, Canon Wilson, Max Firme, Mason Boerner, Sawyer Bowers, Blake Imhof and Coach Collyn Heinz. Not pictured is Jaxon Larsen....
