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HAXTUN'S FIGHTIN' Bulldogs celebrate their 8-Man State Championship shutout, 40-0, over Mancos last Friday night at CSU-Pueblo's Thunderbowl. Head Coach JD Stone, pictured at left with senior captain #10 Ozzy Coss, takes the traditional Gatorade shower following Friday's Championship victory. At right, #7 junior Kyle Fryrear and #55 junior Jake Tori surround senior quarterback #6 Owen Knode in celebration. This year's squad closed the season with an undefeated 13-0 overall record. For more...
No one anticipated a pandemic spreading over two years resulting in staff burnout, supply shoratges and financial challenges but despite all the hard, Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace says Haxtun Health is thriving and standing Haxtun Strong. “Haxtun Health has faced many of the same challenges as hospitals across the Nation, staffing shortages, supply issues, burnout, financial challenges and more,” Pace told board members in a late-November meeting. “No hospital was prepared for a two-year pandemic and its ongoing toll of providing healt...
The Fleming Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Fleming Community Center. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6:30 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley, DeeAnn Christopher, Nancy Glaspie, John Stone and Ken MacCrone. Also Present were Mike Fryrear (Niyol Wind), Chris Farmer (Niyol Operations Site Manager), DJ Gleason (Niyol Construction Site Manager), Mark and Connie Walker, Bill Langridge, Tom and Camden Goss, Doyle Nayll, Michelle Asfeld Lewis Frank and...
I’m the father of three girls. Two I held at birth, a third I didn’t meet until the age of 10 (her, not me). I mention this to establish my qualifications to talk about what’s to follow. A father and son (I have one of those, too) have a unique bond. Nature, however, creates an automatic problem. I call it old bull and young bull in the same pasture. That, however, is another story. There is a bond between father and daughter unlike any other. Love, of course. Mutual respect and admiration, yes....
A small independent college, Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill, lists as one of its educational values ‘unhurried excellence’ according to a recent article from Alban at Duke Divinity School. Alban asks how we can build “unhurriedness” into our schedules, particularly during the season of Advent, noting that we sometimes confuse being busy with getting things done. It is true for individual businesses as much as it is for churches. The implications are real for nearly every aspect...
With the winter sport season getting underway this week, it would be easy to forget that the fall campaign hasn't officially reached its conclusion. The three largest classifications in football will wrap things up with their title games this weekend and state spirit will draw the curtain on the fall season next weekend. This past weekend saw four State titles awarded in football, as six-man through Class 2A all converged upon Pueblo, with two games being played on Friday and two on Saturday at...
Driving around our small rural towns you will notice a yellow shrub rose. This yellow shrub rose has many names such as Pioneer Rose, Oregon Trail Rose, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Yellow Hogg's Rose and Yellow Sweet Brier. Some of the locals here have called it Traveler's Rose or Settler's rose who have had the rose on their farm or homestead through the decades. And that's just a few of its names, but a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, right? Its real name is Harison’s Yellow rose. This was the first rose of its color in this c...
13 Years Ago Dec. 16, 1936 With the aim of providing a community hospital at Haxtun in the near future, a number of interested men and women met at the tabernacle Tuesday evening and formed a permanent organization to promote the project. Members of the committee are Mrs. A. Jankovsky, chairman; Mrs. Arthur Ahnstedt, vice chairman; Mrs. J.W. Meakins, secretary; G.B. Hire, corresponding secretary; and H.B. Radford, treasurer. Local sponsors hope to obtain assistance from the Works Progress...
ALICE AND WAYNCE SKOLD are pictured with Rod Lenz following Wayne's recognition for his service to the Republican River Water Conservation District Board. Skold, along with fellow board member Stan Laybourn, are founding members of the RRWCD and have served on the Board since 2004. Skold and Laybourn were honored on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for their commitment to numerous committees and attendance at quarterly meetings....
There is one common theme mentioned over and over again with this year's Bulldog football team and that theme is family. On Friday night, under the lights at CSU Pueblo's Thunderbowl, that football family made Haxtun history as the Fightin' Bulldogs clinched the school's eighth State Championship. And for the first time in Haxtun history, the Bulldog football program finished with an impressive, 13-0 perfect season. After claiming the Plains League Championship, a feat all on its own, the...
The conclusion of the 2021 volleyball season brings a long list of accolades for Haxtun Bulldog team members. Four leaders on this year's final-four team were recently honored with post-season honors including All-Conference and All-Conference, Honorable Mention. This year's volleyball team finished with an overall 24-5 record and a final four finish at the State Tournament several weeks ago. At the conclusion of the tournament, post-season honors were announced, including those for...
The completion of the 2021-22 volleyball season brought a host of accolades for the 1A State Runner-Up Fleming Lady Wildcat team. The Lady Wildcats won their second consecutive Runner-Up title in November in their 16th consecutive State Tournament appearance. Seniors Whitney Chintala and Zoey Vandenbark and junior Kally Kirkwood were selected for All-Conference honors. Junior Lexi Schaefer and sophomore Madi Serrato earned All-Conference, Honorable Mention. All-Conference honorees are selected...