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Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am three years old. This year, I have been naughty but nice! What I would like most this Christmas is bull hauler and a John Deere tractor. And I promise to leave out a corndog for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Greyson P.S. Please say hi to the elves for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am four years old. This year, I have been naughty but nice! What I would like most this Christmas is a Paw Patrol and a walking snowman. And I promise to leave out a present for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Harvey P.S....
Dear Santa, My name is Evy. I am three years old. This year I have been very good. For Christmas this year, I would love a new baby and a bike. Your Friend, Evy Yockey Dear Santa, My name is Remington. I am three years old. This year I have been very good. For Christmas this year, I would love Spiderman toys and a trampoline. Your Friend, Remington Wilson Dear Santa, My name is Toby. I am four years old. This year I have been very good. For Christmas this year, I would love a drum set, rainbow tree and tall building and houses. Your Friend,...
Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have a telescope? Merry Christmas! Love, Aubrey Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have a kid Jeep? Merry Christmas! Love, Greyson Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have another State Championship? Can I have a PS5 for Christmas? Love, Colin Cone Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have a Furbie? Merry Christmas! Love, Emory Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have a teeny mates? Merry Christmas! Love, Sylar Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have a teenymates? Merry Christmas! Love, Wade Dear...
Dear Santa, How are you feeling? Can I please ask for a elf toy and a car that goes into a Shark? Love, Cayson Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Can I please as for new underwear and new LOL dolls. Love, Dakota Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Can I please ask for a big dinosaur toy and a sea monster deu. Love, Carsen Kelley Dear Santa, Is Rudolph doing well? I hope so! Can i please ask for a Grinch costume and a reindeer costume? Thank you. Love, Anna Dear Santa, How is Dasher doing? I hope he is good! can I please ask for water Eevee and a...
Dear Santa, I want a Barbie shirt. I also want a stuffy reindeer. I like your presents. Love, Makara Dear Santa, I like your reindeer's jingle bells. I want a pink heart pillow. I like the presents you bring us. Love, Charlie Dear Santa, How do you make the toys? I want a drone for Christmas. How do you get to the North Pole? Love, Easton Dear Santa, I love your reindeer. I want a toy race car. I want a toy dino. Love, Hendrix Dear Santa, How is the weather at the North Pole? I want a toy...
Dear Santa, My name is Lucas. I am 7 years old. I live in Fleming. This year I have been nice. For Christmas I would really love toy green tractors, a spinuarus and remote control four wheel. Thank you so much! Dear Santa, My name is Rhett. I am seven years old. I live in Sterling. This year I have been nice. For Christmas I would really love a new switch NFL football game, a really cool football and football sheets with Buffalo Bills. Thank you so much! Dear Santa, My name is Ivy. I am seven...
Dear Santa, Thank you for the gifts last year. I wish you a great Christmas. I've been making good choices. Can I have skin care, Christmas PJs and a great Christmas. I wish the cancer kids a great Christmas. Your Friend, Reed, age 7 Dear Santa, How have the reindeer been? This year I've been good for my moms. This year I've been making good choies. Heres what I want for Christmas. I want a long sleeve shirt and sweat pants and a new head-set and vbucks. I will leave cookies and milk. Fly safe! Liam Cruz, age 8 Dear Santa, Thank you for the...
Dear Santa, Are your elvs real? Thank you fer the tois I got last year. Can you git me a monstr truk? Have a safe trrip. Love, Izik Dear Santa, Do you have ine bad elfs? Thanks for the BB gun last year. I want a mine pool tabl and a pack man mashen. Don’t trip on my pupy. Your Friend, AJ Dear Santa, How tall is your tallest elf? How tall is your shortest elf? Thank you for everything you gave me last year! Could I please have football cards and any Mario game on nintendo switch and squishamallos and books? Have a safe trip! Sincerely, Easton D...
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, students in Mrs. Christie Philp's kindergarten class in Haxtun shared their favorite recipes for the holiday season. Emory - Deviled Eggs Cook the eggs in water. Take the shells off. Put salt, pepper and cinnamon in the yolks. Mix it all up. Then you eat them. Sylar - Turkey Turn the oven on to 50 degrees. Put some salt and pepper on the turkey. Put it in the oven for 50 minutes. Take it out and eat it. Jack - Pumpkin Pie Smash the pumpkins. Put cinnamon in...
Students in Mrs. Cindy Johnson's kindergarten class in Fleming shared their favorite Thanksgiving recipes for the holiday season. Charlie - Pumpkin Pie First put sugar, eggs and that brown stuff made out of water. Oh vanilla. Then mix it and then like put water in it and mix it again then put it in the pan to make a cake form then put it in the cooler and put frosting on it. Then that's it. Easton - Sweet Corn First you put seed corn into the ground then you water it the rain waters it then it...
Premier Farm Credit, a leading agricultural lending cooperative in Northeast Colorado, is proud to announce the selection of Chris Hornung as its new Chief Executive Officer. The decision was made by its Board of Directors after a nationwide search. Hornung, who now serves as the VP Lending has worked with Premier Farm Credit for 18 years and will officially assume the President & CEO role upon the retirement of Michael Grauberger at the end of 2024. With a strong background in agriculture and...
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved Genetically Modified Organism technology wheat for production in the US. The approved trait is HB 4, a drought tolerant transgenic gene found in sunflower. Along with drought tolerance, heat tolerance is also expected to accompany the trait. In addition, wheat varieties may also carry herbicide tolerance. Since the trait is transgenic and GMO, EPA along with FDA will also need to review the application. It is expected that both agencies will follow USDA and approve GMO wheat. The HB 4...
Winners from the 103rd annual Haxtun Corn Festival parade in each division as well top award winners in the kiddie parade are as follows: Youth: Class of 2025, Sweepstakes; Class of 2027, first; Class of 2028, second; Class of 2026, tie for third; and Class of 2029/2030 tie for third. Clubs and Organizations: Haxtun FFA, first. Businesses: 4S Feed, first; Lightsey Tree Service, second; and Larson Auction, third. Kiddie Parade Preschool and kindergarten: Briggs Curtis, first; Clyde Johnson,...
The J. Jeffryes Memorial Run/Walk drew over 120 participates on Saturday morning, Sept. 28. The event, along with the Fireman's breakfast kicked of Haxtun's annual Corn Festival. Results from the run are as follows: Overall: Braden Anderson, 17:44.65. Women 12 & under: Clara Keller, 25:25.42. Ages 19-34: Claire Swan, 21:50. Ages 35-49: Shannon Scholten, 26:26. 50+: Sandy Fetzer, 23:41.11. Men 12 & under: Pete Salyards, 22:27.72. Ages 13-18: Colin Cone, 19:14.65. Ages 19-34: Braden Anderson,...
The Violet Mae Anderson Memorial Flower Show is a continued hit as many entered flowers and arrangements into the 103rd annual Corn Festival event. Results are as follows: Adult Sunflower: Betty Uecker, first. Entrant’s choice: Kathy Wernsman, first; Theresa Davis-Grogan, second; Julia Liufau, third. Roses: Adrienne Maxey, first; Julia Liufau, second; Kathy Wernsman, third. Fall Iris: Rachelle Davis, first. Mini single: Linda Heater, first; Linda Heater, second; Linda Heater, third. Snap Dragon: Haley Edwards, first; Teri Gilbertson, second; C...
The Chuck Allen Memorial Crop and Garden Show represents the reason Haxtun celebrates its annual Corn Festival. The show, sponsored by CHS Grainland, was held on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the community center. Results are as follows: Crops Best 10 Irrigated: Gary Hill, first; Seth Thompson, second; and Seth Thompson, third. Best 10 Dryland: Dick McDaniel, first; and Pfaltzgraff Farms, second. Best Hidden Ear: Pfaltzgraff Farms, first; and Roy Pfaltzgraff, second. Tallest Stalk: Colleen Weaver, first. Milo Best 10: Pfaltzgraff Farms, first. Milo...
The 2024 High Plains Heritage Quilters Corn Festival Quilt Show had more than 169 visitors with 48 quilt entries. The show was held on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Haxtun Community Center. The Ann Olson Plaque Award went to Sue Kurtzer with her quilt Grandma’s Fan made by Barbara Kurtzer. Maureen Waite took first place honors, Kim Guernsey came in second and Isabelle Schropfer won third. Barb Holtzman won the quilt block. Rick Olson was the winner of the 2024 quilt raffle....
Crowds drew on Haxtun's main street for the annual street games at the 103rd Corn Festival on Sept. 28. The day's popular event brings kids and adults of all ages together for an afternoon of fun. Results from this year's games are as follows: Foot race Girls Three and four year olds: Oakley Bishop, first; and Emma Imhof, second. Five and six year olds: Clara Dennis, first; Ainsley Hoelscher and Cora Flug, second; and Anna Imhof. Seven and eight year olds: Phoenix Bowers, first; Amber Edwards,...
In response to a significant demand for women’s health information, Colorado State University Extension is pleased to announce the inaugural Women’s Health Summit, scheduled for Oct. 19 at the Washington County Event Center in Akron. This summit is a direct response to the increasing number of inquiries received by extension offices and insights gathered from community members across Northeast Colorado in a recent survey. The event aims to address vital health topics and foster empowerment among rural women. Event overview: Oct. 19; time: 11:...
DC Trips is preparing for a trip to Washington, D.C. in June 2026. Trips include a once-in-a-lifetime educational adventure for Haxtun students to the Nation’s capital for students to visit the area rich in history and brings curriculum to life, providing lessons that will stay with students throughout their lives. Trip highlights include Gettysburg Battlefield Mount Vernon, Capitol Hill, Washington Monument, Arlington National Cemetery, memorials for Jefferson, MLK, and FDR, National Cathedral, The White House, Smithsonian Museums, Lincoln M...
Skids4Kids was founded by Andrew Angeli and is based out of Springfield, Mo. Angeli often held burnout meetups at a local shop. At first, these meetups were just a way to have fun with the rest of his car enthusiast friends. However, they would sometimes draw crowds of a few hundred people. Realizing what he had, Angeli decided to see what these burnout meetups could become. They decided on a name and a goal for their charity and Skid4Kids came into being. Pretty quickly, they had several...
Phillips County 4-H and FFA members competed at the 2024 Colorado State Fair Aug. 23-Sept. 2 in Pueblo. Below is a list of results from both general and livestock project results from this year's State Fair: General Projects Leadership: 4-H Exhibits/Communication Arts and Leisure Sciences-Leadership/706: Refining Leadership Skills Sr, Brock Miller, 3. Leathercraft: 4-H Exhibits/Communication Arts and Leisure Sciences-Leathercraft/801: Intro to Leathercraft and Creative Stamping Jr, Tyson Bazan,...
ZEB LAMBERT and Ridley Brown are pictured at Lambert's Native American table display at last year's Collector's Day at the Fleming Library. The Fleming Library Association plans to host the 2024 even on Friday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fleming School/Community Library. Collections include old phones, glass insulations, thimbles, Disney fun, Star Wars, pencil sharpeners, honey pots, flamingos, cookbooks and aprons. The event is open to the public but note, the library closes for...
Deb Daniel, General Manager of the Republican River Water Conservation District received the 2024 Commissioner of Agriculture Agricultural Legacy Award at the Colorado State Fair. Since 1986 the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the Colorado State Fair and History Colorado have partnered to honor the state's agricultural heritage. The Republican River Water Conservation District was created by the Colorado State Legislature in 2004 as a way of ensuring local involvement in the implementation...
FLEMING HIGH School celebrated their homecoming week this week with annual festivities and royalty crowning set for halftime of Saturday's game against North Park. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. Nominees for the honor of queen and king are pictured (l-r), Savannah Taylor, Kylie Bretz-Hoskins, Peter Brekel and Derek Houser....
