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The Fleming Town Council met for its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Town Hall in Fleming. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Sue Einspahr at 6 p.m. The following council members were present: Stefan Betley, DeeAnn Christopher, John Stone and Pam Harms. Nancy Glaspie and Ken MacCrone were absent. Guests included Pat LaGuardia, Matt Salvador, Jodie Harless (left at 6:04 p.m.) and Jeff Rice with the Sterling Journal Advocate. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda: a motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda, all...
HAXTUN students in Mrs. Dena Gerk's first grade class visited the Haxtun Post Office last Wednesday, Feb. 12 to mail their Flat Stanley projects. While there, Postmaster Melinda Groshans gave students a tour of the local post office and explained how the post office works while also answering the many questions of young minds. First graders are pictured front row (l-r), Angel Grilli, Adley Kurtzer, Rylie Ham and Tayton Lover-Stone; middle row (l-r), Dylan Bazan in front of Dena Gerk, Emmett...
It’s hard to believe, but farmers in northeastern Colorado are thinking about spring even though last year’s harvest is not far in the past. There are a lot of decisions to be made, planning to be done and equipment to be repaired before tractors on the road in the spring or before a seed ever hits the ground. What new equipment will need to be purchased, what nutrients does the soil need, what will the fertilizer strategy, what insects and weeds should one worry about, how will a farmer market crops, should a farmer diversify — these are a...
Producer applications are currently being accepted to participate in FARMS: Farmers Advancing Regenerative Management Systems, a Soil Health Demo program new to the High Plains region. Through this program, producers are eligible to receive financial, technical and social support as they work toward improving soil health on their farming operations for the next three years. Open to producers in Kansas, Nebraska and eastern Colorado, FARMS is the result of a $1.6 million Conservation Innovation Grant awarded to the Colorado Conservation Tillage...
The effort by the State of Idaho to move up to 1,200 inmates to the Kit Carson Correctional Facility in Burlington got new life on Feb. 12 when the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a marathon session, made major changes to House Bill 1019. The bill came out of an interim committee on prison populations last fall, and at the time it was written, the State’s biggest concern was overcrowding at many State prisons. There was also an interest by some of the committee’s lawmakers in ending the use of private prisons, and the bill would start the State...
It is no longer enough for a public building or sports stadium to have a simple name. Gone are the days of "Mile High Stadium," "The Meadowland" and "The Astrodome." Now we have places named after brands of beer, investment companies and potato chips. Corporate sponsors pay big bucks to have their names attached to these structures, reducing the need for our tax dollars, I'm told. Since we are usually told these things by politicians, I really don't believe it. I do believe big dollars are...
Finding just the right color It's hard to imagine, but there must be a legion of marketing prodigies somewhere that every few years bring us fresh renderings of names for the myriad shades of paint we are told we can't do without. Given their take, the perfect bright-spirited color might even change our life. Growing up in an era of needing one and only one interior paint (Eggshell), entertaining the use of color was a difficult step. It was the age of light colored walls and stained woodwork,...
Boom town of the railroad Highway 6 provides today’s corridor through northeastern Colorado, but a century ago it was the railroad that showed the way west. The Burlington & Missouri Railroad laid tracks across the width of Phillips and Logan counties, creating a need for towns to service the line. Those wilderness enclaves were spaced every eight to 10 miles because that’s what the trains needed. Some of these railroad towns still exist while others have disappeared. The Never-Ending Journey has visited four of these survivors in the past mont...
13 years ago Feb. 13, 1935 The Haxtun Harvest The lowly soybean imported from China has been found to restore soil at the same time the crop is produced. It is a standard source of automobile parts. The pulp is pressed after treatment into an imitation steel which is as tough as the best steel. Funeral service for Merlin Baker, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Baker, were Tuesday. He died Feb. 10, 1935. Fairfield News - Oscar and Albin Peterson, who have spent the past six weeks in California,...
Haxtun fourth grader Jayce Boerner took the top honor of the annual Family and Community Education essay and artwork contest sponsored by the Jolly Dozen organization in Holyoke. The local organization hosts the contest each year with students in Haxtun and Holyoke fourth grade classes. This year, Haxtun's Jayce Boerner, son of Bryce and Lindsey Boerner, took first place. Two students from Holyoke, Lia Sprague and Maggie Kleve, took second and third place honors. The theme for the 2020 contest t...
Ten members of the Haxtun FFA Chapter traveled to the Revere High School, where the District 16 speaking contest was held. The morning began with registration and opening ceremonies. After that, the contests began. The quiz bowl team of Kristopher Hadeen, Michael Gerk and Kyle Fryrear began their day by taking a test that ranked them for the oral tournament. In the oral rounds, the team was asked questions about livestock, crops, farm business management and other ag related topics. The team won...
All eyes were on award winners at the annual Haxtun Chamber of Commerce banquet last week as former Director Sara Firme and new Director Jenny Oberle took the stage to announce 2019 year-end awards at the Haxtun Community Center. Those in attendance were treated to a banquet-style meal provided by Happy Jack's BBQ, of Holyoke, before the evening's presentation. The evening kicked off with Firme taking the podium, welcoming those in attendance following a happy hour featuring drinks and hors...
With just one regular season game left on the schedule, the Haxtun Bulldog basketball team sits at 7-11 overall and 3-4 in league play, according to MaxPreps. The Bulldogs are set to face off with top-ranked 2A team Yuma this Friday on the road before heading into District play next week. Haxtun saw two tough teams this past week as they etched out a three-point road win over Merino Friday night and battled in a tough, physical match up with Wiggins on Friday in the final home game of the...
As the regular season comes to a close, the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs are playing their best ball and Head Coach Arlan Scholl is looking forward to the challenging competitions ahead as he prepares to take the team to the District Tournament. "It has been said many times that you want to be playing your best basketball of the season when it comes tournament time," Scholl said this week. "Well, I feel that our team is playing the best that we have all season." The Lady Bulldogs won their final home...
Sedgwick County–Fleming coaches were very pleased with their team's performance this past weekend at the 2A Region 3 Regional Tournament held at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling. The team finished in fourth place and qualified five wrestlers for State with seven placers out of the nine wrestlers that participated in the tournament. The team finished with 123.5 points behind Wray, Highland and Yuma with all team members scoring points for the team. The five State qualifiers include 1...
The Fleming Wildcats faced off with Merino and Prairie last week leaving one regular-season contest on their schedule for this week. Fleming traveled to Merino on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and hosted the Prairie Mustangs on Friday night, Feb. 14. The Wildcats held a 12-6 overall record following last week's action with a loss to the Rams and a win over the Mustangs. They stood at 5-2 in their league as of press time Tuesday morning. Tuesday, Feb. 11's schedule took the Wildcats on the road to Merino...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats remain at the top of their league standings, according to MaxPreps, following wins over Merino and Prairie last week. Fleming traveled to the home of the Lady Rams on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and hosted the Lady Mustangs for a Valentine's Day contest on Friday, Feb. 14. Tuesday's match-up saw Fleming on top by 13 after the first period, 21-8. Merino answered back in the second quarter with 14 points, but Fleming added 17 to their score to go up by 16 before the end of the...
