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MEMBERS OF THE Fleming Wildcat football squad who brought home the 6-man State Runner-Up trophy on Friday are pictured back row (l-r), Assistant Coach Tanner Serrato, Sam Wolever, Pierson Japp, Travis Johnson, Assistant Coach Larry Unrein, Matix Haney, Dane Cunningham, Assistant Coach Mark Bauder, Assistant Coach Jaxon King and Head Coach John King; middle row (l-r), Treyson Kirkwood, Colton Cochran, Hudson Stull, Peter Brekel, David Betley, Christian Polly, Kale Volkman, Derek Houser, Nicholas...
Michal Brown begins her new role as Phillips County Economic Development Executive Director this week. Mikey, as most know her by, brings employment expertise in various roles in health care with plans to soak up knowledge and experience in her new position in Phillips County. Brown grew up on a small farm outside of Iliff and attended Caliche Schools until her parents built a house and farmed closer to Sterling. She graduated from Sterling High School. As a teen mom, she entered the workforce...
With their final decision, Phillips County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution and regulations governing the placement of wind energy facilities in the county. Also referred to as "wind farms," these facilities produce electricity through the use of spinning turbine blades powered by wind that, in turn, power generators. Previously, the council had adopted a moratorium on these facilities, which ended Oct. 19. More than 20 people arrived at the County Courthouse and lined th...
On a snowy and icy day with multiple motor vehicle crashes that resulted in a very busy emergency room at the Hospital, Haxtun Health was surveyed by the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the licensing and accrediting department, for Trauma Care. “It’s not every day that our emergency rooms are this busy and what are the odds that we would host surveyors from the State at the same time?” said Jessie Cochran, Trauma Coordinator for Haxtun Health. In spite of the busy emergency room the survey went forward, and the h...
Christine Daugherty, Gifted and Talented Coordinator for Northeast BOCES, was recently awarded the Special Advocate of the Year by the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented at the annual CAGT Conference. The Special Advocate of the Year was developed by CAGT to recognize professionals within gifted education who are exemplary in their support of teachers, administrators, resource staff and others in their work with gifted learners. In addition, these professionals advocate for the needs...
I just realized Fall and Winter are when I truly enjoy rodeoing the most. “What’s that?” you say. How can I enjoy rodeoing in our region in the fall and winter? There are no rodeos then. You’re right. There aren’t any. Am I nuts or am I saying I don’t like rodeo? Neither. Confused? Let me explain. I love rodeo. Rodeo was a big part of my life for a very long time and I would have been lost without it. When there was a rodeo to go to, my heart picked up a beat, my step became more lively, in...
It is not easy some days to stay above the fray and avoid being consumed by events immediately surrounding us, particularly when they include current politics, economic realities and a cultural malaise that has been with us for some time. At street level, it can be draining to recognize and fend off what is debilitating in our everyday lives. Even when we recognize dysfunction for what it is, doing something about it is a whole ‘nother matter. A better perspective is not always possible nor a...
“Democracy,” wrote H.L. Mencken, “is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” A majority of Colorado voters have made it clear that they want to be governed by Democrats. With Democrats presiding over a struggling economy, widespread crime and social disorder, this result is dumbfounding. Surely, Coloradans were ready to restore some measure of political balance? Instead, voters soundly rejected Republican candidates across the board. Democra...
13 Years Ago Dec. 1, 1937 Mr. and Mrs. Clair Skold entertained Thanksgiving Day with a turkey dinner. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Orton Wood, Mrs. Mary E. Wood and Mr. Skold's brothers, Bernard Skold of Denver and Lawrence Skold of Fort Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Acott, Fleming, and their two daughters, Dona Lee, and Mary Elizabeth Acott, and Miss Evelyn Wood and Jimmie Wood. A wedding of much interest to Haxtun people is that of Miss Barsha Hire and Mr. Clyde Drew, which took place in San...
Two out of three is nothing to complain about. And that's what the season came down to for a group of six Fleming Wildcat seniors who, for the third year of their four-year high school football careers, went head-to-head with Stratton for the 6-man State Title. An exciting semifinal win over third-ranked Granada in overtime gave the Wildcats their spot in the title contest. The win would pit the second ranked Wildcats against the top ranked Stratton Eagles. Fleming knew they'd have a fight on...