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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BRADEN Anderson crosses the finish line of the J. Jeffryes Memorial 5K with a time of 17:44. Anderson, the fastest in this year's race, set a new record with his time....
Fall student test scores, a new student services program and a bid for electric work for the new bus barn all topped action items in a recent Frenchman Board of Education meeting in September. Principal Kortney Firme reported on NWEA test scores during her repot at the start of the meeting. “Test scores were impressive,” said Superintendent Steve McCracken in later follow up. “We tested our kids right at the beginning of the school year and most of our students were at or above their goal.” McCracken said the District will test again at the...
Following the CDC’s approval of the Pfizer booster, Haxtun Health has received approval from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to begin administering booster vaccines for Pfizer recipients. Haxtun Health will be holding a Pfizer Booster Vaccination Clinic on Thursday, Sept. 30 at the Haxtun Health Specialty Clinic located in the main hospital. To schedule a booster appointment, please call the Haxtun Health Clinic at (970) 774-6187. Pfizer booster vaccinations are available only to those who have received Pfizer as their i...
The reason for celebrating the season; the annual Crop and Garden Show drew a large amount of entrants in the 100th annual Corn Festival competition. Scott Thompson was named Irrigated Corn King and Starkebaum Farms received Dryland Corn King. Results from this year’s show are as follows: Apple: Taeden Holcomb, first. Green beans: Lois Orth, first, Taeden Holcomb, second, Teri Gilbertson, third. Yellow beans: Cindy Kipp, first. Other beans: Teri Gilbertson, first. Brussel sprouts: Teri Gilbertson, first. Red beets: Lois Orth, first, Teri G...
Egg toss, shoe kick, three-legged race — Corn Festival goers of all ages gathered downtown Haxtun for the popular street games. The 100th annual celebration was one for the books. Results from 2021 street games are as follows: Shoe kick Girls, four and under: Clara Dennis, first, Ainsley Hoelscher, second, Ava Capps, third. Boys, four and under; Joel Salyards, first, AJ Crossland, second, Uriah Scheele, third. Girls, five to seven: Kortlyn Carpenter, first, Mollie Ham, second, Lydia Salyards, third. Boys, five to seven: Pete Salyards, first, L...
Road signs. There must be millions of them. No matter whether a simple county road, state highway or Interstate, the roads are lined with them. Their purpose, of course, is to give directions, speed limits, except on the Interstates where everybody ignores those signs and much more. Unknown to most, however, are other uses various folks have for them. A past World Champion Livestock Auctioneer friend of mine is said to have taught himself to sell by rattling off his chant and taking imaginary...
This week has been a great week celestially speaking. Not long after sunset, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus extend in a straight line from one another in the darkening sky, Jupiter toward the east and Saturn in the middle. We’ve all seen pictures of these larger than life planets, first in school and then in advertisements for dime store telescopes that promised more than they could deliver. Although the marketing images are marvelously detailed, they cannot compare with the experience of seeing S...
As summer made another effort to hold on, the action across the region became even hotter last week. Top teams continued to pull away from the pack, and a few individuals turned in record performances. Brush softball got an outstanding effort from junior pitcher Mason Unrein in last Thursday's 13-0 win at Valley. Unrein struck out all 12 hitters she faced in a four inning perfect game. She only needed 45 pitches to accomplish that feat. The Beetdiggers scored four runs in each of the first three...
Dear HCCC families, community members and friends, The Haxtun Community Childcare Center Board of Directors and our staff have been faced with numerous challenges over the last several weeks. We felt as a Board, that we needed to address our families and community about what has been going on. Our previous director had allegations brought against her regarding two of HCCC’s currently enrolled children. An investigation was performed and the allegations were founded by the Haxtun Police Department, the Phillips County Child Protective S...
13 Years Ago Oct. 14, 1936 David Templeton, prominent citizen of Haxtun and pioneer rancher in this territory, passed away early Sunday morning (Oct. 11, 1936) at the age of 90 years. A granary containing more than 200 bushels of wheat was destroyed at the farm operated by Hubert Brown two and one-half miles northeast of Haxtun Wednesday afternoon. A new lean-to shed, which served as a barn, escaped damage when neighbors and several men from Haxtun cut the shed loose from the burning building...
The 100th annual Corn Festival parade kicked off with a bang! Mother nature cooperated for a beautiful, sunny morning in downtown Haxtun as the Haxtun American Legion Color Guard marched down main street for the singing of the National Anthem by Kristin Hadeen, Jula Bornhoft and Jeri Anderson. Results from the parade are as follows: Business: Golden Harvest/Gueck Seed, first, Haxtun Building Center, second, Red J Welding/Five Star Rentals, third. Youth: Class of 2024, first, Class of 2023, second, Class of 2022, third. Sweepstakes: Class of...
Bikes and trikes decorated in all sorts of themes, mostly to the theme of the 100th annual Corn Festival, “Cheers to 100 Years,” kicked off the parade in downtown Haxtun on Saturday. Results from the Kiddie Parade are as follows: Miscellaneous: Ainsley Hoelscher, first, Otto Kurtzer and Ryker Lightsey, second, and Treygin and Zakiyah, third. Preschool and kindergarten: Amber Edwards, first, Jaymie Ham, second, and Josie Garcia, third. First and second grade: Mollie Ham, first, Victoria Clark, second, Emelia Garcia, third. Third and fourth gra...
More than 120 runners and walkers turned out for the annual J. Jeffryes Memorial 5K run and one mile walk on the morning of the 100th annual Corn Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25. Results from the 5K run are as follows: Overall male: Braden Anderson, 17:44. Overall female: Sandy Fetzer, 23:48. Male, age 5-12: Canon Wilson, 29:22. Female, age 5-12: Leah Edwards, 27:07. Male, age 13-18: Corbin Andersen, 20:42. Female, age 13-18: Emily Anderson, 27:54. Male, 19-34: Braden Anderson, 17:44. Female, 19-34: Rebecca Ensminger, 27:36. Male, 35-49: Braden...
The Violet Mae Anderson Memorial Flower Show is a continued hit as many enter flower and arrangements into the 100th annual Corn Festival event. Results are as follows: Adult Dahlia: Betty Uber, first, Linda Heater, second, Kya Thacker, third. Rose: Diana Craven, first, Adrienne Maxey, second, Kya Thacker, third. Petunia: Tana Pope, first, Haley Edwards, second, Betty Uber, third. Choice: Julia Liufau, first, Colleen Weaver, second, Teri Gilbertson, third. Roadside Bouquet: Roxanne Martinez, first, Colleen Weaver, second, Diana Craven, third....
The High Plains Heritage Quilters hosted the group's annual quilt show in conjunction with Haxtun's 100th Corn Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25. Results from the show are as follows: 2021 Raffle Quilt Winner: Darcy Garretson. 2021 People's Choice Quilt: Janice Everitt. Ann Olson Scrap Award Plaque: Janice Everitt....
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs added another notch to the win column in their lone contest last week. A three-set sweep over the Lady Eagles in Wray leaves the Lady Bulldog 10-2 overall and 4-0 in league play, according to Maxpreps. Haxtun will face off with top-ranked Merino at home on Friday and turn around and host the neighboring Fleming Lady Wildcats on Tuesday. In Wray last week, Haxtun took set one 24-17 and sets two and three 25-16 and 25-12, respectively. Senior Allie Thompson had a stellar p...
They're on a roll - the Haxtun Bulldogs secured a Plains League win over Dayspring Christian on the road last week to improve to 5-0. The Bulldogs remain the only Plains League team to be unbeaten so far this season. Both teams remain scoreless as each defense held their opponents out of the endzone throughout the first quarter but just five minutes into the second, Haxtun's #7 Kyle Fryrear found an opening into the endzone with an eight yard run to put the Bulldogs on the board first. The...
Nearly halfway through their regularly scheduled season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats tacked on another sweep to their overall record this year. Their most recent sweep over Lone Star puts them at 10-1 overall - nine of those victories being sweeps. The team's second consecutive week on the road put them at Lone Star last Thursday to face off with the then 5-5 Lady Longhorns. Lone Star fell hard in the opening set allowing Fleming the 25-8 win. The home team came a few points closer in the remainin...
With five games remaining on their regular season schedule, the Fleming Wildcats added league win number three with a trampling at North Park on Saturday, Sept. 25. They've maintained a perfect league record with wins over Peetz, Pawnee and most recently North Park. League contests with Weldon Valley, Briggsdale and Prairie account for their upcoming agenda. The opening quarter of Saturday's action at the home of the North Park Wildcats saw an even score with both teams putting eight on the...
