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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HAXTUN Extended Care Unit resident Jean Benson pets a small black goat last Friday, Sept. 4 while others look on from down the line. Haxtun Hospital staff members Cyd and Pat Dick brought the goats in from their farm to visit residents outside in the sunshine last week. Others who were able to see the goats included Marilyn Matson, Ken Salyards, Bud Biesemeier, Vickie Haworth, Berdine Koberstein, Barbara Fix, Lavonda Snoddy and Ann Rafert....
When Fleming students returned to school this fall, they were greeted by new music teacher, Laurianna May. May joins new Fleming staff members Danielle Wernsman and Rylie Salyards, who were featured in last week's issue of the Herald, for the 2020-21 school year. Laurianna May First year teacher Laurianna May is no stranger to the Logan County area as she grew up in Sterling and graduated from Sterling High School in 2012. After high school, May attended Laramie County Community College in Wyomi...
Each year the anniversary of the end of World War I marks the national holiday Veteran’s Day, celebrated on Nov. 11. For the upcoming holiday, Veteran’s Service Officer Steve Firme is asking for the public’s help to honor all those in Phillips County who have served in the United States armed forces. Firme hopes to publish a complete list of living Veteran’s this upcoming Veteran’s Day and hopes the community will help make sure no names are left off. On Memorial Day, Firme said, we honor those who have passed but on Veteran’s Day, the goal is...
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor, Susan Einspahr at 6 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley, DeeAnn Christopher (arrived at 6:19 p.m.), Nancy Glaspie, John Stone, Levi Lowe and Ken MacCrone. Also Present were Clay Gorman and Michelle Asfeld. Additions/corrections to the agenda: the Agenda was amended to show Ordinance #5-2020 was the third reading. A motion was made and seconded to approve the...
It is often said there is no place like home and there are no truer words for Carol Scheel. Carol has called Haxtun home for more than eight decades and so it's only fitting that when the community celebrates "Wide Open Spaces" on Saturday, Sept. 26 that she leads the Corn Festival parade as Grand Marshal. This year marks the 99th annual Haxtun Corn Festival and Carol remembers being at all but one of the past 85. Her fondest memories are of the Saturday mornings in late September when she...
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I’ve heard that rule spoken for years. Like all rules, they’re easier to follow if they agree with what you were going to do anyway. “If it ain’t ...” fits me to a tee. It involves doing nothing. Doing nothing is one thing I do well. I’m probably better at nothing than anyone I’ve ever met. I wasn’t always this good at nothing. Years ago, I was good at nearly everything. Around the age of 16 I was an expert on just about any subject or situation I encountered...
We’ve had our share of backyard birdfeeders over the years, some good, some bad. Invariably, the styles, shapes, capacity, and mount were based on what we thought was best to attract birds. The birds were mostly of a different mindset. After years of experience, little seems to have changed. Do we hang or mount the feeders? Should they be tucked into the tree canopies or left exposed with a wide and safe range of view? Do we need half a dozen different styles or is one or two good enough? How i...
Virus infections can not only occur in people, but plants as well. However, people and plant viruses are not the same nor do they cross infect. In other words, viruses that infect plants will not infect people. Additionally, most virus diseases need a vector, which is the way they are transported. Thus, stopping the spread (stopping the vector) of a virus will control it. In plants, there are common virus diseases that can attack, particularly wheat. The most common viral diseases in wheat include: wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), triticum...
14 years ago Sept. 24, 1925 The Haxtun Harvest South Rockland News - John Schachterle and family and Roy Schachterle were dinner guests at the Jacob Fetzer home Sunday. Pumpkin Vine News - Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Yost were callers at the W. A. Groves home Friday. Rockland News - A number of young folks visited at the Jake Fetzer home Sunday afternoon. Those present were Cecil Pohlman, Roy and Raymond Schachterle, Reon and Dale Rauscher, Harold and Doris Becker, Clara Martha, Dorothy and Edwin...
Verna Elizabeth Bledsoe passed away in Haxtun on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 at the age of 97. Verna was born on May 11, 1923 in Osceola, Neb. to Clarence Egelhoff and Lillian (Eversman) Egelhoff. She attended grade school at Phillips County Elementary and High School at Fleming High School. She married Charles Bledsoe on Aug. 12, 1941 in Sidney, Neb. They had two daughters Deanna and Judy. Charles passed away in 1974. Verna was a farmwife and mother during her years with Charles. During her...
Mary Madeline (Young) Allen passed away Sept. 8, 2020 at the Haxtun Hospital at the age of 101 years, six months and seven days. Mary was born March 1, 1919 near Martinsville, Mo., the fourth child of Owen and Eppa (Milholland) Young. When Mary was one year old, her family moved to a farm in the Sandhills southeast of Holyoke. After a few years of drought and hard times, her father moved the family back to a farm in Northwest Missouri. On July 3, 1936 she married Vestil Clyle Allen. To this unio...
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