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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With the start of the school year quickly approaching, parents and staff members have eagerly awaited news on Haxtun Schools’ plan for beginning the 2020-21 school year while in the middle of a global pandemic. That news came at a board of education meeting held in the school cafeteria last week. The meeting, attended by many concerned parents, contained a wealth of information about how administration planned to start school in just a few short weeks; however, much of the information provided was not well perceived by those in attendance. W...
Jessica Bullard knew she wanted to be a nurse at the age of 14. Encouraged by her parents to find employment, she landed her first job at a nursing home in Yuma and that's where her lifelong career in healthcare began. She immediately fell in love with the residents and found herself wanting to do whatever she could to brighten their days. She was drawn to the feeling of helping others in need, and from that day forward, it was her mission to one day become a nurse. Mission accomplished - in fac...
More time was spent in a closed-door, executive session than in the regular July meeting of the Haxtun Hospital District Board of Directors last week. The Board met on Monday, July 27 and spent an hour conducting regular business before holding an hour-and-a-half long executive session to discuss issues relating to property. According to minutes from the meeting, Board Member Jeff Firme moved to enter into a closed-door, executive session at 8:01 p.m. to discuss the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of any property interest. His...
It is with great sadness that the Northeast Colorado Health Department announces the notification of a confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in a Sedgwick County resident. "We want to express our sadness and condolences to the families and loved ones of this individual," said Trish McClain, Director of NCHD. "These are difficult times for everyone and is especially challenging for families who have lost loved ones." Tracking death data for COVID-19 differs from tracking positive cases in...
The day you become a parent, you are given this enormous responsibility and privilege to raise a child. A responsibility and privilege so great that everything else falls by the wayside. Everything we do becomes solely about the children; it completely changes our lives. Our priorities, our schedules, our dinners, even the TV programs and music we listen to change. It is both a blessing and a curse to begin this journey, because when we’re busy being the best parent we can be, we start sucking a...
It’s a timely question these days, made even more critical by the fact that every person’s setting is unique. COVID-19 is not anything to pass off or take lightly, something confirmed by the experiences (stories) within my immediate family. Long range effects in those recovering now populate a wide array of medical concerns including serious and lasting cardiac implications, all this apart from the socio-economic and mental health aspects accompanying the pandemic. We ought not to be sur...
Years ago, a wonderfully cranky old lady, Clara Petter, became famous for asking the question, “Where’s the Beef?” After years of well-known TV and movie stars proclaiming the virtues of my favorite main course, “Where’s the Beef” still ranks high in our memories. With all due respect to Clara and admittedly also without her permission if she is still with us, I am going to plagiarize her with a new, more relevant question, “Where’s the Toilet Paper?” I must admit, after writing “Under Th...
COVID-19 is sowing hate and discontent throughout the country. Even in Haxtun. It is not so much the disease as it is the surrounding politics, misinformation and fear mongering that have divided us. This was evident at last week's meeting of the Haxtun School Board. Because of the current edicts from our Governor, the school administration has been forced to create a plan to open our school in what the government considers to be a safe manner. The plan presented at the meeting was reasonably thorough considering that requirements change on an...
13 years ago Aug. 7, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest The following young people enjoyed a swimming party at the Jumbo Reservoir Sunday evening: Goldye Blake, Portia Lubchenco, Helen Clark, Evangeline Mooney, Maxine Gale, Charlotte Bellamy, Wesley McCune, Joe Intermill, Bill Krueger, Ben Birrell, Bud Donaldson, and Junior Radford. A baby son was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Marlatt. Mother and baby are at the Mooney Hospital. The fire department was called to the W. E. Meakins' home in north...
By Candie Fix [email protected] The Haxtun Police Department re-registered William Riley as a registered sex offender within Haxtun’s city limits last week. On July 31, the HPD re-registered William Riley, 33, who lives in the 200 block of East Fletcher Street. Riley is required, by law, to register annually on his date of birth due to a conviction of attempted sexual assault on a child in Phillips County in 2007....
Trends in construction come and go, but a new trend that is sweeping the post frame building industry is here to stay. Vap Construction, based in Atwood, Kan., recently launched a brand new textured metal product that not only improves aesthetic appeal, but also improves durability for the post frame and steel frame buildings they construct. “Textured metal has a totally different look than traditional metal siding,” says Linda Young-Vap, co-owner of the family owned company. “It’s less likely to fade or scratch and also eliminates the pesky g...
Roger Dale Lambert passed away on July 27, 2020 at UC Health in Denver the age of 69. Roger was born Nov. 25, 1950 to Walker and Hazel (Freemyer) Lambert in the Holyoke Hospital. Roger "Roller" Lambert graduated from Haxtun High School in 1969. Roger was very active in track and football. In 1969, he was an All-State football player. Roger married Sandy Groover on Sept. 6, 1974. Roger and Sandy had two children: Zac and Zeb Lambert. In 2005, Roger adopted a daughter, Julie Lambert. Roger was...
Paul Vernon Evans passed away on July 21, 2020 at the age of 94. Paul was born "Baby Taylor" in Bethel Hospital (now Colorado Springs Memorial) on East Boulder Street in Colorado Springs on June 19, 1926, baby son of George Lewis and Ruth M. Coleman Taylor. On July 11, 1926, a doctor delivered him to his adopting parents, Fred Harrison Evans and Fred's wife, Emma Hooper Evans. Fred was employed, and Paul grew up, on the farm of Scott O. Sharp, about two miles north of then Fountain. Two sons wer...
Rex Hadeen passed away on Monday, July 27 in Haxtun at the age of 91. Rex was born on Aug. 19, 1928 to Caleb and Susie Hadeen in Haxtun. He went to school and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1946. After graduating high school, Rex worked for several farmers until he started working for Miller Implement in 1948. While he was employed at Miller Implement, he was a parts man, salesman, put machinery together and over hauling tractors. He received many honors for his dedicated service from...
