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HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL football team members celebrated past championship teams from 1990 and 2000 during the Bulldogs' Saturday afternoon contest with Akron. During halftime activities, trophies from the championship teams were handed to players who were honored for their successful seasons; both teams under the direction of Head Coach John Starkebaum. The 1990 team went 12-0, defeating Granada in the championship game. Like the 1990 team, the 2000 team also took down Granada during in the final...
“We promote optimum wellness through compassionate and high-quality care.” That is the new mission statement at Haxtun Health. A final product of a recent strategic planning project was presented at a late-October meeting of the Board of Directors of Haxtun Health. The 26-page document includes a new mission and vision statement as well as short-term, mid-term and long-term goals of the organization. “With the current leadership team in place for approximately three years, the team has stabilized and become a fixture of support and innov...
With just two officers on staff at the Haxtun Police Department, the possibility of taking any vacation time is limited. The Haxtun PD, usually staffed with three officers, has been down to two since April when Officer Mike Beard made the move to the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. For the majority of the year, the department has been staffed by Chief Tanya Mayhew and Officer Tom Bullard. Having only two officers leaves limited amount of time for either to use vacation days allotted to them each year. Vacation time and the addition of p...
Haxtun Health has implemented a COVID-19 Rapid Test Hotline. This phone line is to be used for individuals to call when they need to register for a COVID-19 drive-up rapid test. Rapid tests currently are offered Monday through Friday 8 a.m. -12 p.m. As cases are on the rise in our region, many individuals require a rapid test to either return to work, school or for situations such as elective surgeries. Haxtun Health Laboratory is one of only a few area laboratories that are performing rapid...
This month, nearly 5,000 United States drop-off locations across the Nation open to collect shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23. United States families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. Haxtun Berean Bible Church has linked arms with the Haxtun community and surrounding towns in Northeast Colorado to help children around the world...
4 has been anything but normal and as local businesses continue to operate and navigate COVID-19 restrictions and regulations, the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce hopes to help. The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce has created a fund to help small Haxtun businesses recover costs associated with re-opening or remaining open through the current pandemic. According to Chamber Director Jenn Oberle, those costs may include implementing new health safety measures, cleaning protocols, personal protective equipment for employees and other expenses incurred in...
Phillips County Family Education Services has partnered with Highline Electric to give young Phillips County readers free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program gives free books to children five and under who live in Phillips County. Each month a new, carefully selected book is mailed to children who are registered in the program directly to their home. The first book is always the children’s classic, The Little Engine That Could. There is no cost or obligation to join. To register your child online, visit www...
BERDINE KOBERSTEIN, left, and Linda Brown play a game involving two spoons and a potato with the goal of knocking your opponent's potato off without losing your own during a Halloween party at the Extended Care Unit at Haxtun Health on Oct. 30. Others who joined in with games, refreshments, visiting and singing include Ken Salyards, Bud Biesemeier, Judy Bass, Frances Barnes, Jean Benson, Vickie Haworth, Barry Dee, Ann Rafert and Howard Fix....
I have spent most of my free time since 14 years old in the pursuit of a gold buckle. Along with many of my friends, this pursuit of rodeo greatness consumed much of my thoughts and actions. When coupled with the fact I never even came close to greatness this is going to look like a pretty silly way to spend my life. Truth is, if I could do it all over again, I would change a few things. Yep, I’d work less and rope even harder. Some of you may think you are reading the words of an irresponsible...
There is an intriguing year-round acquaintance of ours that is silent most days, sharing no malice or contempt. It is patient and forbearing, taking its best days in stride. It is called a crown of thorns, or Christ thorn, a tropical plant species of the spurge family prone to produce deep red blooms and dark green pear-shaped leaves. The best thing about it is how it thrives on minimal care: spare moisture, pot-bound conditions, and a fairly broad tolerance of daily temperature swings. In...
Crop production management can mean any aspect of farming from the rotation order to the investment level within a year. Corn is often referred to as management sensitive. Implying that corn yields are highly correlated with what you put into the crop. Hybrid grain sorghum is often referred to as management insensitive. This reputation is in some part a result of the challenge of designing experiments that will show sorghum’s reaction to different management techniques. Statistically speaking, sorghum tends to have a higher coefficient of v...
13 Years Ago Nov. 6, 1935 Miss Vlema Luelf and Mr. Roy Schachterle, well-known Haxtun young people, were married on Monday of this week at Loveland. The wedding was performed by the Rev. G.B. Cunningham, former pastor of the Assembly of God Church at Fleming. The contracting parties were accompanied by Mrs. W.A. Luelf, Mrs. J.B. Schachterle, Frances Bundy, Donald Luelf and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schachterle of Denver. After a honeymoon trip to Denver and the mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Schachterle wil...
Saturday turned out to be an almost picture perfect afternoon for football. The day kicked off with parent recognition, highlighted past Bulldog State Championship teams and ended with a Haxtun win over Akron. The conference victory over the Rams puts Haxtun 2-3 overall and 2-2 in league play. Before kickoff, each Bulldog football player recognized their parents, running onto the field with their dads, meeting moms at mid-field, an annual tradition in Haxtun as each season winds down. Following...
NOLAN JAPP, a sophomore running back, fights for yardage as North Park defenders reach for a tackle in a mid-October game held at Fleming. According to the Fleming Wildcat Facebook page, the Wildcats' most recent contest against Briggsdale, originally scheduled for last Friday, was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Briggsdale. A contest against Granada has been schedueld for this Friday, Nov. 13. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. in Fleming. Both teams enter Friday's action with undefeated...
