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The Don Fix Memorial Scholarship is available to the graduates of Holyoke and Haxtun High Schools. It is also available for eligible students already attending colleges or trade schools. The scholarship requirements are a 2.50 grade point average and in good standing with the school. It is renewable and will be paid directly to the school. Applications can be obtained by email at [email protected]. Applications should be completed and returned to the same email address. The deadline is April 15. Scholarship winners will be...
As always, National FFA Week was extra busy for the Haxtun FFA Chapter. There was a long list of activities planned for the week, Feb. 21-24. On Tuesday, the Chapter held the annual petting zoo. Classes preschool through sixth grade came and a few local daycares came as well. Members had the usual set of animals including horses, a steer, bottle calves, goats(kids), lambs, a pig, a chicken and of course Mr. Jeff Plumb's dog, Bella. As elementary students came through, members gave their teachers...
Every year the Jolly Dozen Family and Community Education group in Phillips County hosts an essay and artwork contest for fourth grade students in Haxtun and Holyoke. The theme of this year's contest is caring, one of the six pillars of character. Students are required to write an essay on the topic and create a hand-drawn picture. The FCE nationwide contest provides opportunity for students to improve literacy skills and develop ethical values. This year, Holyoke's Taisley Rosane won first...
HENRY AND NOLAN FRANK recently reached their goal of reading 1,000 books before kindergarten. Henry and Nolan are the sons of Erin and Brian Frank, Haxtun....
Colorado State University Extension and the Colorado Certified Crop Advisors are announcing the second Crops Input Conference; the date is Friday, March 10. Location is both via Zoom connection and in-person at the DeSoto Building located in Sterling. The program begins at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until approximately 4:45 p.m. Seven Certified Crop Advisor credits will be offered for attendance in categories of Nutrient Management, Soil and Water, Pest Management and Crop Management. Speakers and topics will include: Adam Osterholzer, CSU...
Farm and ranch families are accustomed to dealing with challenging times and 2023 is shaping up to be very demanding. Inflation will not only affect household budgets it will also result in rising farm and ranch input prices. Higher input costs coupled with softening commodity prices will result in razor thin profit margins being squeezed further. The uncertainty surrounding input and commodity prices and yields combined with inflation rates not seen in more than 40 years could result in unusual levels of stress for farm/ranch families in...
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 was held Tuesday, Feb. 7. Topics addressed were: the mechanics of ARC/PLC and the limitations of ARC for fruit and vegetable producers, the payment outlook...
Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Haxtun School District, will be offering free developmental screening to children ages three through five, children who will not attend kindergarten next year and turned three by January 2023. The screen will briefly evaluate the areas of language, gross and fine motor, pre-academic development, hearing and other medical needs. All parents with preschool-aged children are encouraged to participate in this screening. Children living in the Haxtun area can be screened on Monday, March 6 from 9-11:30...
Northeast Colorado BOCES, in conjunction with Fleming Schools, will be offering free developmental screening to children ages three through five, children who will not attend kindergarten next year and turned three by January 2023. The screen will briefly evaluate the areas of language, gross and fine motor, pre-academic development, hearing and other medical needs. All parents with preschool-aged children are encouraged to participate in this screening. Children living in the Fleming area can be screened on Monday, March 6 from 1-3:30 p.m. in...
Phillips County, along with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control, is attempting to utilize the Holyoke airport as a water refill station for Single Engine Air Tankers in the event of a large fire requiring State assistance. In order to accomplish this, volunteers are needed to attend a half day training and be willing to be contacted in the event the State is providing aircraft to assist with a local fire. Volunteers would be asked to respond to the airport and assist with filling aircraft with water. The SEAT reload training is...
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...
