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A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado held the organization’s annual fundraising banquets on four consecutive evenings with four locations in Sterling, Holyoke, Yuma and Brush, Jan. 27-30. This year’s banquet theme “Planting Seeds of Growth” featured speaker Amy Ford, Co-founder and president of Embrace Grace ministries, an international non-profit that has trained and equipped over 950 churches in all 50 states and multiple countries to open their doors and hearts to women with unexpected pregnancies. “The pregnancy center s...
Haxtun Schools recently released the list of honor roll students for the first semester. Those on the Superintendent’s Honor roll achieved a grade point average of 4.0. Principal’s Honor Roll includes students with grade point averages of 3.5 to 3.9. Below is a list of all Honor Roll students: Superintendent’s Seventh grade: Bella Andrades, Paige Oliver, Eli Horton, Leah Edwards and Jayce Boerner. Eighth grade: McKynleigh Payne, Anika Wright, Jinjer Stroyek, Blake Michael, Emma Lemesany, Lexi Imhof, Luke Gales and Paige Firme. Ninth grade...
The Haxtun FBLA Chapter had a successful day at the District Leadership Conference held at Northeastern Junior College last week. Students spent the day competing in live presentations or participating in workshops put on by local students. This year, 58 students attended the conference. The following are the results of the objective tests and the live presentations. Advertising: Tyler Mavis*, sixth place, Trent Wernsman; Jake tori, seventh place. Agribusiness: Brock Miller*, first place....
Community members are invited to a webinar on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 12-1 p.m. to learn more about diabetes and oral health including routine care recommendations, insight on home care and how blood glucose control is related to oral health. Dr. Alexa Crete from Northeastern Dental Associates in Sterling, will share her insight and expertise related to best practices when it comes to dental care for people with diabetes. Dr. Crete was born and raised in sunny Phoenix, Ariz. and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a...
The March 15 deadline for farmers to make their ARC/PLC decisions for the 2023 crop year is fast approaching. In an effort to provide growers with the most up to date information needed to make this important decision, Colorado State University Extension and the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency have teamed up to conduct a Farm Bill Decisions webinar. The webinar will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6-8:30 p.m. Topics to be addressed are: the mechanics of ARC/PLC and the limitations of ARC-IC for fruit and vegetable...
The Phillips County Fair Board is gearing up for another eventful week in July. The 2023 Phillips County Fair is slated for July 25-30 at the fairgrounds in Holyoke. This year’s Grand Marshal selection will come from the Haxtun area. Those wishing to nominate someone they’d like to see as the grand marshal for this year’s fair can do so by mail to P.O. Box 484 in Holyoke or by email to [email protected]. The Fair Board is also seeking suggestions for a fair theme. For more information on the Phillips County Fair, contact Kayla Kafka...
Superintendent’s and Principal’s Honor Rolls for fall semester of 2022 for grades 7-12 at Fleming High School were recently released. Principal’s Honor Roll is for grade point averages falling between 3.5-3.74 and Superintendent’s Honor Roll is for grade point averages from 3.75 to 4.333. Below is a list of students who made honor roll last semester: Superintendent’s Seniors: Kenneth Bandy, Jamie Boyd, Triston Castillo, Kody Donnelson, Hunter Donovan, Blake Feather, Harry Harms, Madison Harms, Nolan Japp, Kally Kirkwood, Jaime Nab, Brett Nol...
Local ag-lending cooperative Premier Farm Credit will pay a record $6.5 million in cash patronage to its customer-owners in early 2023. The financial services cooperative has returned more than $26 million through its Patronage Program since 2019 and 2023 makes the 26th year a patronage has been paid. As a customer-owned cooperative, Premier Farm Credit understands that extra capital can make a big difference in a customer’s operation. About 900 checks are going out across Premier’s six-county territory in northeast Colorado. This year’s patro...
A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado prepares to host several annual fundraising banquets from 6-8:30 p.m. on four consecutive evenings with four locations including Logan, Phillips, Yuma and Morgan counties. This year’s banquet theme “Planting Seeds of Growth” features speaker Amy Ford, Co-founder and president of Embrace Grace ministries, an international non-profit that has trained and equipped over 800 churches in all 50 states and multiple countries to open their doors and hearts to women with unexpected pregn...
The county assessors and treasurers are working on the 2023 tax rolls for their counties. The tax roll includes an assessment on irrigated acres from the Republican River Water Conservation District. The RRWCD assessments fund the district’s ongoing Compact Compliance efforts. In the past, the assessment was $14.50 per irrigated acre. Acres irrigated in the 2022 calendar year will be assessed $30 per acre on the upcoming tax roll. In 2016, the Republican River Compact Administration, consisting of the State Engineers from Kansas, Nebraska a...
The Colorado State University Crops Testing Program and CSU Extension are inviting producers to a Cowpea (black-eyed pea) Production Webinar. The free webinar will be live online on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 9-10:30 a.m. hosted on Zoom. This meeting will offer agronomic and marketing insights into this drought-tolerant and low water use crop. CSU Extension Specialist Sally Jones-Diamond will present the CSU cowpea variety trial results from 2022. Joel Schneekloth, CSU Extension Water Resources Specialist, will talk about water-use of cowpea under...
Dear Santa, I want a lot of toys and a punching bag. Merry Christmas! Love, Cole, age 3 Dear Santa, I would like a robot for Christmas! I want new play-dough too! What are your favorite cookies? Love, Jack, age 4 Dear Santa, I want you to bring mom, dad, sissy and me presents. Merry Christmas! Aubrey, age 3 Dear Santa, Can I have a babydoll with pink clothes and a princess Barbie with a purple dress. Fly safe and Merry Christmas! Love, Jaxy, age 3 Dear Santa, I want presents for Christmas and I want to see the reindeers. Merry Christmas!...
Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am four years old. This year, I have been good all of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a t-rex and a race car! And I promise to leave out a letter for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Bruce P.S. Please say hi to my mom for me! Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am three years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a doll and hair stuff! And I promise to leave out milk and cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Emberlee P.S. Please say hi to...
Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? Can I please have a grow alive dull? Love, Ava Dear Santa, Hi! Can I please have a toy gun. Love, Trcen Dear Santa, Hi! Can I please have a ghost buster set? Love, Jude K. Dear Santa, Hi! Ca I please have new shoes? Love, Jaymie Dear Santa Hi! Can I please have a toy bB gun? Love, AJ Dear Santa, Hi! Can I Please have Magic Pixie? Love, Waylyn Dear Santa, Hi! Can I plese have a toy pick up and trailer. Love, Colton Dear Santa, How are you? Can I please have Alpha Plushies? Love, Ayden Dear Santa, Hi! Can I please...
Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clause. I want some mini fashins for Christmas. How are the eles? Kallaway Totten Dear Santa, What are your favorite cookiez?I want a jeep toy with a trailer. I want a 4-wheeler. Conner Trinidad Dear Santa, How are your elves? I really want a playdough machine. I also want a toy iphone. Leonnise Lind Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I want an iphone for Christmas. Zander Chavez Dear Santa, I really want a doll house. I really want a new pink iPhone. I think elves are good. Izzy Munson Dear Santa, How are your elves...
Dear Santa, What do the raindeer eat? Can I have L.O.L. Campset and a Godu Go Flumengo? Merry Christmas! From Sadie Holcomb Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I want three elf toys ples. Merry Christmas Santa. Frum, Ben Henry Dear Santa, How cold is the North Pole? Can I ples have a Roblox ceracter? Merry Christmas Santa. From, Carly Quigley Dear Santa, How cold is the North Pole? Can I have a tutu and a leotard also, a truck and traler ples? Merry Christmas. From, Amber Edwards Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Can I ples have a pupee. I hope...
Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you doing? Would you get me a Ps5 grand theft auto game and a dog? I would love that. Can you wake me up so I can see you? I will put cookies out for you. Your Friend, Kye Dear Santa, How are you and the elves? Could you plese bring me a computer and Christmas shirts and warm pants. I want a cool keyboard for my big brther? Your Friend, Wesley Dear Santa, Haw are you and the Elves? I hope I get to see you. I have been good. I want a transformer game and I want a race car With three power boosters. I will give you...
Dear Santa, How long does it take to wrap all the presents? How do you travel the whole world? Santa I wodld like Amarican girl doll closes. I did’nt touch Peperment and I did’nt break anything this year. Your Friend, Victoria Dear Santa, How long do you sleep? How old are you? I read books to Enzo! Can I have a toy T-rex that spits out cars, please? Your Friend, Kenny Dear Santa, Is your work shop underground or in a iceberg? Can I get a mediem size snorlax and a mediem size Pikachu if I’m good. I turned the water on for my sister and I helped...
Dear Santa, How have you been? How do you get to everyones house in one night? Have you been taking care of your elfs and reindeer? Is Mrs. Claus making cookies? I am going to leave carrots and cookies for you and your reindeer? Have you been taking care of your sleigh? Remember to drive your sleigh safeley. For Christmas I want an RC car and a sled. Sincerecly, Travis Dear Santa, My name is Grayson. How have you been? Are you taking good care of the elf? I will leave cowboy cookies and milk so your belly is full for Christmas. I want a swich a...
DRIFTS as high as some kids stand made perfect forts. Tasha Hickey and her kids, Kolby, Kinley and Kolt dug a fort in a drift at their home in Fleming over the weekend. A winter blizzard hit northeast Colorado hard last week and once the wind stop blowing many were out clearing walks and enjoying the snow over the weekend....
HAXTUN AND FLEMING students had four snow days, extending the holiday break by an extra week. Above, Tyson Bazan uses his time off of school to build a snowman in his yard in Haxtun....
Need a jump start to get your 2023 headed in a healthier direction? If so, the “A Healthier Weigh” program, sponsored by Colorado State University Golden Plains Area Extension, may be what you are looking for. This program has been revamped from past years allowing for a fun, supportive environment with online educational lessons, step competition, online discussion group, wellness challenges, face to face learning session and an activity competition across multiple counties. The focus of this health and fitness program is to increase act...
The New Year is quickly approaching. A new year, for many, means new goals to strive towards. Set yourself up for success by implementing a plan to help you reach your targets. Haxtun Health offers the tools to get you to where you want to be in your health journey. The Haxtun Health Specialty Clinic is sponsoring a free community-wide Weight Loss Class beginning on Jan. 24 with six installments spanning seven weeks. Registered Dietitian, Haley Edwards, will be leading the class, eager to share her abundance of knowledge about what healthy eati...
HAXTUN FFA Chapter recently sent sophomore members and officer team to the District 16 Leadership Conference. Sophomores attended leadership workshops, one of which was hosted by Haxtun members Grace Gibson and Brock Miller, while junior and senior officers attended separate presentations on agriculture....
The Haxtun Public Library recently received a Certificate of AspenCat Awesomeness. AspenCat is a union-catalog, integrated library system running on open source software managed by Colorado Library Consortium. The Haxtun Public Library and new Librarian Carolyn Davis received the award for efforts in adding new patrons. Davis took over efforts at the local library in July and has since grown the patron data base as well as implemented new story time hours for youth. In addition to new events at the Library, Davis has also brought back...
