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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Kick-off your Halloween weekend with a fun Trick or Trot one mile or 5k walk or run event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. Wear your costume, bring your friends and have a spooktacular good time! Little Sprouts Learning Center will be selling walking tacos with dessert and water out of the baseball field concession stand from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Waivers for the event can be picked up at the Haxtun Town Hall or Phillips County Extension Office. This fundraiser is set to help two very...
Phillips County 4-H members celebrated another successful year of 4-H on Oct. 2 at their annual 4-H Achievement Day Program. The event was held at the Haxtun Community Center where more than 30 4-H members and their families attended. The program recognized the successes of the 4-H Livestock Judging Team, Colorado State Fair Exhibitors and State Shooting Sports Competitors. 4-H members Lucinda Mares and Brendan Nelson gave their presentation on the Citizen Washington Focus trip that they...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month was launched in 1985 by American Cancer Society partnering with the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries. Betty Ford played an important role in the first initial week-long event. She was diagnosed with breast cancer herself while her husband Gerald Ford was President of the United States bringing more attention to the cause. Breast Cancer has affected, many if not all, in one way or another. Most have all felt it’s impact in their family or circle of friends. One in eight women in the United S...
I have never considered myself a superstitious person, in fact I have made fun of friends who believed in any type of that behavior. I will admit, however, if it is genetically heritable, I may have the gene. My grandfather with whom I was able to spend lots of wonderful time, would hardly leave the ranch house on Friday the 13th. I do always try to carry a “lucky coin” in my jean pocket. Usually lose it in a few days. These coins come from a variety of origins. Sue gave me an Irish coin onc...
Aussie dogs are amazingly bright and loyal. In the quest to protect from all manner of threat, their instinct sometimes results in moving them to guard other objects as well … water bottles, sweat shirts, shoes of all kinds, and jackets when hung on a fence post. One dog in particular knows who those items belong to and takes her work quite seriously. Though a little extreme on occasion, her loyalty is touching and unmatched. She is rewarded in her mind by being allowed inside and commandeering...
Here’s my plain-and-simple explanation of and recommendation for statewide issues on the Colorado ballot for 2022: Amendment D, New 23rd Judicial District Judges. In 2020, the legislature created the new 23rd Judicial District by removing Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties from the 18th Judicial District. This amendment makes it easier to assign some judges from the 18th to the 23rd Judicial District. I will vote yes. Amendment E, Property Tax Exemption for Gold-Star Spouses. The existing p...
Proposition FF – another tax is not a free lunch Once again voters are asked to approve a new tax for another program. This time for Healthy School Meals for All Public School Students which sounds like a good idea. Who doesn’t want healthy food for all children — whoops this is just for some public school kids. Over 30 percent of public school children already get free lunches and wouldn’t qualify for this Colorado program. Neither would home school or private school children in Colorado qualify. Currently, 31 percent of public student...
13 Years Ago Oct. 20, 1937 One of the largest hunting parties from this section, composed of Ace Goddard, Rex Meakins, Ray Goddard, Buster Meakins, Jerry Goddard, O.K. Clark, Roy Goddard, and W. C. Goddard of Holyoke returned with eight deer. They were hunting about 17 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs and eight miles southwest of Trappers Lake. Their deer were on exhibit this morning at the Clark garage. Pumpkin Vine News - Dinner guests at the Ernest Yost home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs....
The Northeast Colorado Health Department is currently conducting a Community Health Assessment that will direct our services focus for the next five years. This two-part assessment analyzes a number of community health indicators including risk factors, quality of life, mortality, morbidity, community assets and social determinants of health and health inequity. In addition, information will be gathered on how effectively the public health system provides essential services. The data from this Community Health Assessment will inform decision-ma...
It’s that time of year when the county assessors and treasurers are working on the 2023 tax rolls for their counties. The tax roll includes an assessment on irrigated acres from the Republican River Water Conservation District. The RRWCD assessments fund the district’s ongoing Compact Compliance efforts. In the past, the assessment was $14.50 per irrigated acre. Acres irrigated in the 2022 calendar year will be assessed $30 per acre on the upcoming tax roll. In 2016, the Republican River Compact Administration, consisting of the State Eng...
The Haxtun Bulldogs rolled over the Eagles from Dayspring Christian Academy 54-12 in a home contest at Adam Wernsman Field on Friday night. The team continues to hold the top spot in all of Colorado 8-man action and remains undefeated with a 7-0 record. The Bulldogs are on a 22 game winning streak dating back to the 2020 season. Haxtun's last lost came on Halloween in 2020 when the Bulldogs fell to Merino by a 32-point spread. Those two teams have yet to meet in the 2022 season but the contest...
The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs notched another sweep to hold go on a four-game winning streak while claiming victories in seven of their last eight matches. In the last month, the team has topped seven of their last opponents, falling just once in the past four weeks, that loss to the Fleming Lady Wildcats. Haxtun hosted the Lady Longhorns from Kimball, Neb. last Tuesday. The Bulldogs too, the match in three quick sets, 25-18, 25-10 and 25-11. The win gives the team an overall 11-8 record with three regular season games left on the schedule. The...
With just a couple weeks and a handful of games remaining the regular season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats now stand in the seventh spot in Colorado High School Activities Association Rankings. Fleming has dropped matches to two of the top six on the list — number-one ranked Merino and third ranked Simla. Last week’s action added a league sweep over the Prairie Lady Mustangs and a non-league loss to 2A’s second ranked Sedgwick County Lady Cougars. The week’s play started on Tuesday at New Raymer where the Lady Wildcats swept the Lady Mustang...
Fleming traveled to New Raymer last Friday where they put a 52-6 pounding on the Mustangs. The Wildcats maintain their number two spot in Colorado High School Activities Association rankings behind number-one ranked Stratton - a team they'll take on in the final contest of the season in just two weeks. Despite nearly matching the Wildcats in carries and receptions, the Mustang defense gave up 384 offensive yards to the Wildcats. That total more than doubled yardage earned by the home team's...
Orville Henry Tonsing died in Holyoke on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022 at the age of 85. Orville was born April 13, 1937 in Burlington, the youngest son of Erwin and Ruby (Karspeck) Tonsing. He was baptized and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Burlington, on March 18, 1951. He transferred his membership to the Zion Lutheran Church in Holyoke and was a member of the congregation at the time of his death. He attended school in the Burlington school system and...
