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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CONSTRUCTION is finished and the Fleming Clinic is open to patients. Haxtun Health hosted a private VIP ribbon cutting last week. Those in attendance include (l-r), Joleen Stroyek, Haxtun Health Chief Financial Officer; Susan Vaughan, Haxtun Health Chief Operations Officers; Dr. Amy Seinfeld, Haxtun Health Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; Jessica Bullard, Haxtun Health Nurse Practitioner; Dewane Pace, Haxtun Health Chief Executive Officer; Kent Bamford, Haxtun Health Board President; Glenna Auric...
Fleming students return to the classroom this week and when they do, many will be greeted by Brittany Peirce, Fleming's new Title 1 teacher. While Peirce is new to Fleming Schools, she isn't new to the classroom; Peirce comes with years of experience from RE-1 Valley School District in Sterling. "I've always wanted to be a teacher," Peirce said. "I grew up playing school with my stuffed animals and brother. I love being a teacher and seeing students grow." Peirce grew up in northeast Colorado...
The 2021-22 school year kicks off in Haxtun this week and six staff members will begin their first year at Haxtun Schools when students arrive to their classrooms. New staff members include Kindergarten Teachers Christie Toops and Christie Philp, Second Grade Teacher Tamra Ashburn, Fourth Grader Teacher Amy Duvall, Technology Teacher McCall Etl and Special Education Teacher Mollie McGaughey. Haxtun students took assessments Monday and Tuesday this week and the first official day of school is Wed...
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 7 p.m. The following council members were present: DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie Levi Lowe, Ken MacCrone and John Stone. Also present were Michelle Asfeld, Clay Gorman, Lewis Frank, Sandy Kinzie (left at 7:20 p.m.) and Joelle Gapter (arrived at 7:50 p.m.). Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: Mayor Einspahr added Ordinance Enforcement under Health & Safety, Councilman...
Northeast Colorado Health Department is updating the Vaccination Data Dashboard to provide additional detail and accuracy on county-level vaccination rates. This update will include a new age group filter for vaccination data. Users will be able to select age ranges of 12+, 18+ or 65+ and see up-to-date vaccination rates among these select age groups in our six-county health district or for a selected county. To see the new vaccination data dashboard, go to https://www.nchd.org/covid-dashboard and select the COVID-19 Vaccination Data button....
The Thirteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a district court judgeship created by the retirement of the Honorable Kevin L. Hoyer. The vacancy will occur on Oct. 1. Nominees David Bute and Robert James, both of Brush; and Justin Hainlein, Peyton, were selected by the commission on Aug. 3. Under the Colorado Constitution, the Governor has 15 days from Aug. 4, within which to appoint one of the nominees as district court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District (Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips,...
According to a notation on my calendar, Feb. 16 began the Chinese year of the Dog. This fits in between last year’s Rooster and 2019’s Pig. These three join the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep (Goat) and the Monkey to make up the Chinese Zodiac. I respect the importance of this list to the Chinese. I would however, like to propose an addition for which there seems to be room. Cattle, horses, sheep, cows dogs, jack rabbits, I know they aren’t really rabbits, rats and snake...
The wild onions inhabiting a corner of our rhubarb patch do not lend themselves well to sayings equating life and peeling back layers. Pulling apart the layers isn’t exactly easy when stalks and pods go every which direction. Curves, loops, and odd angles of all kinds contribute to the beauty of its complex bio architecture. It shouldn’t be surprising to discover that life is also not simple and that complex explanations require time and contemplation. Decoding divine inspiration takes a gen...
Can I save wheat seed? Throughout the ages, farmers have planted seed saved from their previous wheat crop. When making seed wheat decisions, they selected the best quality seed from the highest yielding varieties. Choosing wheat varieties based on yield and quality continues, but now seed decisions include a new considerations. With the advent of hybrid crops like corn, farmers discovered that they did not get the advantage of hybrid vigor when they saved their seed, the ensuing crop was not uniform, and yields were poor. It was quickly learne...
13 Years Ago Aug. 19, 1936 Frank Sullivan, well-known farmer living south of Haxtun, was drowned at Scottsbluff, Nebr., Wednesday evening. It was understood that he was swimming the Platte River there. He was 28 years of age. Dan Edmund Hofmeister of Haxtun received the master of arts degree at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley last Saturday, Aug. 15. The class of 306 was the largest on record in the nearly 50 years of history of Colorado's professional teacher-training...
