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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BEN HENRY, middle, shows his look of surprise after he hops up with his brother, John, to visit with Santa Claus during his annual visit to Haxtun in conjunction with County Christmas. The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce's County Christmas event was held downtown Haxtun on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The brothers are the sons of Ryan and Michelle Henry, Haxtun....
Haxtun residents spent the day and most of the night without power Monday. Shortly after eight in the morning on Dec. 6 all Haxtun residents lost total power. According to Town Superintendent Ron Carpenter failure in a fuse caused the situation. Carpenter said a fuse failed on Western Area Power Administration’s side of things at a substation south of Haxtun. That failure disabled the Town’s transformer, which supplies Haxtun residents with power. WAPA is one of four power marketing administrations within the United States Department of Energy...
For the second month in a row, Judge Kimbra L. Killin granted an extension in court proceedings for Julie R. Thayer. Thayer appeared in Phillips County Court on Thursday, Dec. 2 via WebEx technology. She has yet to officially appear in court in person on charges of child abuse and assault. In the latest hearing, Thayer’s lawyer, Justine Nicol, said she and her client have been in contact with representation from the 13th Judicial District about an offer in the case. Last month, it was noted that the State offered Thayer a deal and at that t...
Phillips County Commissioners have made progress on the expansion of the Harvest Park recreational vehicle campground, as reported at their end-of-month meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The existing RV parking spaces were built less than 10 feet wide. This causes space issues since many RVs have slide-outs that make them wider. Commissioners noted that they currently have one estimate for the expansion project, and they're hoping to get another. There are 14 spaces at the park that will be left...
Reed and Dani Jablonski, Paoli, announce the birth of their daughter, Eiley Marge Jablonski on Nov. 3 at 5:40 a.m. at the Wray Community District Hospital. Eiley weighed six pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19.25 inches at birth. Grandparents are Perry and Lisa Coons, Elm Creek, Neb., Charlotte Coons, Show Low, Ariz., Stacy and Kevin McDaniel, Fleming, and Rick and Pam Jablonski, Elsie, Neb. Great-grandparents are Leona Coons, Elm Creek, Marge Blaase, Ogallala, Neb., Richard and Gay McDaniel,...
Well, Thanksgiving is barely over and everyone is talking about Christmas. Guess “Under The Wire” might as well jump on the band wagon. A couple of days ago, Sue handed me her Christmas gift list. This act marks the official beginning of our holiday activities which may be somewhat out of the ordinary. As do many other married couples, we have to deal with certain problems concerning gift giving. First is the fact as we get “more mature” if we need something during the year, we just buy it ours...
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not let them be afraid. John 14:27 (NRSV) Most of us are familiar with the Lukan narrative of the Christmas Story. It is the most widely read scripture during the season of Advent. Because of its familiarity, it is often accepted without further thought as an indelible part of the holiday landscape. Calming words for a stress-filled world. Yet surrounding Luke and...
The final football championships of the season were earned over the weekend and the fall campaign officially comes to a close this weekend, when State spirit wraps up the slate. Fort Morgan ended a drought of more than 20 years, when the Mustangs claimed the 3A football crown last Saturday. The Mustangs, who had not hoisted the top trophy in the sport since 1999, claimed the championship with a 21-17 victory over Mead in Pueblo. The Mustangs got a pair of rushing scores from Frank Ortega, but...
13 Years Ago Dec. 23, 1936 With plenty of live targets available, hunters brought to an end one of the largest rabbit hunts ever to be held in this territory last Thursday. It was estimated that from 5,000 to 8,000 rabbits were killed during two organized drives, enough to fill several trucks. S.J. Meakins, John Sandquist, R. Ewegen, and Arthur Falk, Phillips County Commissioners, returned home last Thursday from Peoria, Ill., where they had been guests of Caterpiller Tractor Company on a trip...
By Candie Fix [email protected] The Haxtun Lady Bulldogs kicked off the 2021-22 basketball season with match ups against two of the four top-ranked teams in Colorado 1A preseason rankings. Preseason rankings put the Lady Bulldogs in the seventh seed. Haxtun kicked off the basketball season with an away contest in Fleming against the third ranked Lady Wildcats. Both teams matched up well in the first quarter, Fleming outlasting the Lady Bulldogs by just one, 11-12. The second was much the same,...
Exactly one week after winning the 8-man State football Championship the Haxtun Bulldogs took the court to open the 2021-22 basketball season. Haxtun traveled to Fleming for the season opener where the Bulldogs picked up a win over the Wildcats. The following night, the Bulldogs faced off with Merino at home, earning a win over the Rams. Two wins in opening weekend of basketball action sent the Bulldogs to the top of 1A state rankings. With just three practices under their belts, the Bulldogs ti...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats opened the basketball season last week with a solid 2-0 start. The local ladies hosted the neighboring Haxtun Lady Bulldogs on Friday night and the Evangelical Christian Lady Eagles on Saturday. The Lady Wildcats and Lady Bulldogs put on an exciting show for fans in Friday night's season opener. Fleming led by just a single point after the opening quarter and widened the spread by another three points before the end of the first half, 28-24. The Lady Bulldogs fought back...
The Fleming Wildcats suffered two losses last week on the basketball court following at-home, season-opening action. The Wildcats hosted Haxtun Friday night and the Evangelical Christian Eagles on Saturday and dropped two 0-2 in the first week of play. Friday's contest with the neighboring Haxtun Bulldogs opened with the Bulldogs on top by nine, 16-7. Fleming stepped up their game in the second quarter holding Haxtun's offense to nine points while putting up 22 of their own. The home team led...
WRESTLERS competing on this years Sedgwick County/Fleming team are pictured front row (l-r), Gage Helgoth, Kaiden Schelling, Scott Engle and Ryan Davis; back row (l-r), Joshua Wright, Keegan Colglazier, Hayden Burr, Grant Statz and Brandon Nall. The group is coached by Don Schelling with assistance from Harrison Johnson and Andrew Colglazier....
Ten State Champions on this year's Fightin' Bulldog football team earned post-season honors. The Bulldogs brought home Haxtun's eighth State Championship just two weeks ago with a 40-0 shut out over Mancos at the CSU-Pueblo Thunderbowl. Six players earned All-Conference honors and four were named All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Post-season designations are given at the conclusion of each season and are voted on by coaches from each respective league. Isaac Andersen, Owen Knode, Maclin...
Six members of the Fleming Wildcats' 6-man football team earned All-Conference designation at the conclusion of the 2021-22 football season. The Wildcats finished at 9-3 overall with an 8-man loss to Haxtun, a regular season loss to Idalia and a quarterfinal playoff loss to Idalia that ended their season. Seniors Hayden Burr, Joel Muller and junior Nolan Japp were named All-Conference. Juniors Kenny Bandy, Blake Feather and Braylen Feather received All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Burr,...
