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KURT AND DEEANN Christopher wave at familiar faces along the parade route at Fleming's Fall Festival Saturday morning, Sept. 11. The two were honored as this year's Grand Marshals. DeeAnn currently serves on the Fleming Town Council as well as the Planning and Zoning Committee. She's also been a member of the Fleming Fall Festival committee. Kurt also serves the Fleming community, planning a number of events like the annual fishing derby. For more on the Fleming Fall Festival, see pages 6 & 7...
Throughout her 37 years as a small business owner, local florist Marilyn Michael has been honored for her service to the Haxtun community more than once. As she packed up her belongings from The County Rose upon retirement this summer, she counted eight awards that collected on her wall over the years. While they all are meaningful and deserving, the one she receives Saturday, Sept. 25 might be the sweetest of them all. Marilyn has been selected to serve as the 100th annual Corn Festival Grand...
The Haxtun Swimming Pool committee has surpassed the half way mark in the goal of raising $750,000 to construct a new swimming pool. Committee members Lee Salyards and Barb Ensminger reported recent totals to members of the Haxtun Town Council during a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The committee is in the planning stages of another big-event fundraiser slated for Oct. 23. The two pool committee members told council members cash, pledges and in-kind donations now total $400,000, which surpasses the half-way mark of the $750,000 goal. Over the...
HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL celebrates homecoming this week, above are seniors who were nominated for king and queen titles including front row (l-r), Ella Coffin, K'lyn Bornhoft and Allie Thompson; back row (l-r), Owen Knode and Osman Coss. Not pictured is Isaac Andersen. King and queen, determined by a vote of the student body, will be crowned during half time ceremonies when the Bulldogs take on Caliche Saturday afternoon at Adam Wernsman Field at 1 p.m....
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:32 p.m. The following council members were present: DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie, Levi Lowe and John Stone. Stefan Betley and Ken MacCrone were absent. Also present were Lewis Frank, Michelle Asfeld, Chuck Graber, Bill Langridge and Michael and Suzanne Wales. Approval of the Agenda: Hearing no additions or corrections to the agenda, there was a motion and second to...
FLEMING SENIORS Whitney Chintala and Joel Muller were crowned 2021 Homecoming Queen and King during half time of last Saturday's football game against Haxtun.Other members of the royal court included candidates Zoey Vandenbark, Natali Boerner, Hayden Burr and Nate Betley. Evelyn Lambrecht and Radley Lippstrew served as crown bearers at this year's ceremony....
The 100th annual Haxtun Corn Festival promises to be the best one yet! To celebrate the past 100 years, organizers have lined up not one, not two, but three entertainers with sparks of other surprises for this year’s concert on Saturday, Sept. 25. Chancey Williams headlines the evening event with special guests Judd Hoos and local artist Jordan Suter. The Corn Festival concert takes place in downtown Haxtun. Gates open at 6 p.m. followed by Suter’s opening performance at 7 p.m. Concert goe...
Sue is always trying to add variety to our meals. Since we both have worked out of our home offices the entire 35 years of our marriage, this is a very good thing. “Eating out” is a luxury reserved for only the most special and the most desperate of times. To her extreme credit, she can make a meal out of anything and sometimes, nothing. I mention this because of something she brought home from our grocery visit recently. Unpacking the bags she proudly removed a plastic tray full of chopped, str...
Being fully present in today’s world can be trying to say the least. Socially, it feels as though we are pushed to the edge. Telling people why they are wrong takes precedence over inviting others to share their wisdom and knowledge. People are openly rude and demanding of one another over some of the most menial things, while others simple don’t have the space for anyone different from themselves. Is this how we’ve always been? It’s looking more and more that way. It has long been known that cl...
On Sept. 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists on a murder-suicide mission flew commercial airliners into the two World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington. A fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The attacks against our country unified Americans in a sense that’s almost inconceivable today. Together, we mourned the 2,600 people killed in the collapse of the twin towers and were horrified to watch many leap to their deaths to escape the inferno. We celebrated the c...
Fall is right around the corner and the regular seasons across the board are nearing the midpoint. Volleyball and softball tournaments have been the norm and football is beginning to see more league match-ups. Cross country and golf have been almost as hot as the late summer temperatures. Stratton's girls had a strong showing at the Fort Morgan Invite last Friday, with Keirstyn Louthan turning in a 17th place finish and Whitney Cure coming in 31st. Claudia Sanza checked in at 40th place and Trudy Goodnow claimed 51st. There were 80 runners in...
13 Years Ago Sept. 16, 1936 Miss Ardis and Ellen and Willis Marlatt left last Friday morning to enroll at the Colorado State Agriculture college for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Larson of Nebraska have purchased the Wages store from Mrs. S.E. Williams. The Larsons will take possession the first of September. Lloyd Adamson left Haxtun Tuesday morning for Denver to attend the national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Paoli News - Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Seeman, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur...
Saturday, Sept. 11...
HAXTUN SENIOR Allie Thompson helps students Aeris Evanson, middle, and Serenity Dick, left, light their candles during a prayer vigil for students at Wiley High School. Originally, Haxtun was slated to take on Wiley in a football game at Adam Wernsman Field but a tragic accident claimed the lives of four Wiley students and critically injured a fifth just two nights before. In place of the game, Haxtun Schools and the community came together to help raise funds for the families affected by the...
For the first time in nearly two decades, Haxtun met the neighboring Fleming Wildcats for a gridiron contest. The two teams played an eight-man game on Fleming's six-man field for the Wildcats' annual homecoming contest on the same day as the community's Fall Festival celebration. Originally, Haxtun was slated to face Wiley at home Friday evening but a tragic accident Wednesday evening claimed the lives of four Wiley students and left a fifth critically injured in a Colorado Springs hospital....
The Lady Bulldogs are on a seven-game winning streak after going 4-0 in volleyball action last week. Haxtun took down Flagler at home in a varsity only match up last Tuesday and went undefeated in league play in Brush on Saturday with wins over Simla, Estes Park and Brush. Not only are the Lady Bulldogs on a seven-game winning streak, but the team is also on a 16-set winning streak, having not lost a set since a home game with Holyoke in late August when Haxtun pulled out a five-set victory...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats swept in back-to-back night's last week. They opened on the road against the Prairie Lady Mustangs on Friday and hosted the Flagler Lady Panthers for homecoming on Saturday. Prairie fell Friday night by set scores of 25-8, 25-10 and 25-7, giving the local ladies the match victory. True to form, junior Kally Kirkwood made an impressive showing at the net. She led her team in kills with 12 off 19 attacks with no hitting errors. Kirkwood also contributed three blocks and 11...
FLEMING SENIOR Hayden Burr, #1, chases down Haxtun Quarterback Owen Knode during Fleming's Homecoming football game on Saturday, Sept. 11. A combination of tragedy and cancellation brought the two teams head-to-head in a rare outing between the squads. Haxtun's Friday contest against Wiley was cancelled due to a fatal car wreck involving several Wiley students; Fleming's originally scheduled game against Flagler was cancelled by the Panthers early last week. The Wildcat 6-man squad hosted the...
