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Haxtun Police Chief Nate Nadow reported the re-registration of sex offender James Leonard within Haxtun’s city limits last week. Leonard, age 35, is registered at an address in the 200 block of North Wallace Avenue. According to Nadow, Leonard must register as a sex offender annually following an October 2011 conviction in Phillips County Court for attempted sex assault on a child....
The Paoli Hustlers 4-H Club met on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Haxtun Community Center for the first meeting of the year. President Braden Plumb opened the meeting at 5 p.m. Present were Advisors Kindra Plumb and Lyanne Santistevan along with members and parents. Kortlyn Carpenter led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge. It was moved by Addie Oliver and seconded by Leah Edwards to approve the secretary’s report as written by Brooklyn Plumb. Caleb Santistevan gave the Treasurer’s report, which was approved. In old business, mem...
Haxtun Health is kicking off another Diabetes and Weight Loss Class this fall. Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, Haley Edwards will be leading the class and coaching individuals on how to reach their optimal wellness while living with a diabetic diagnosis. The Diabetes and Weight Loss Class will run for six consecutive weeks from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The first class will take place at the Haxtun Community Center. Other locations will include the Haxtun Health Board Room. Throughout the class, we will be...
Immanuel Lutheran Church’s midweek youth night will begin with a barbecue on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. This is for youth of all ages and their parents. Starting on Sept. 14, God’s Children Alive, which is for children from preschool through sixth grade meets from after school until 5 p.m. Kids walk to church from school with an adult. This year the Church plans to start a junior high class from 5-5:45 p.m. The high school group, Lutheran Youth Alive, will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. Along with that Pastor Tim Hahn will be starting an adult con...
Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services was able to host Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. at the Northeastern Junior College on Monday, Aug. 15. Dr. Payne presented to over 325 educators, counselors and administrators from the Northeast region. Eight school districts including: Akron, Julesburg, Haxtun, Holyoke, Merino, Peetz, Revere and Yuma participated, as well as the NE BOCES staff. The entire auditorium was filled with attentive and engaged educational professionals throughout Dr. Payne's...
Colorado State University Extension, Colorado Sorghum Producers and the CSU Crops Testing Program invite the public to attend one of several Sorghum Field Days to see new and adapted hybrids side-by-side in trial plots. Plans are to discuss hybrid characteristics, new herbicide tolerant hybrids, production challenges and agronomy. Field days will be held at the Akron USDA-ARS Station, four miles east of Akron on Hwy. 34 at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 13; Walsh at the Plainsman Research Center farm at 10 a.m. on Sept. 15; and Sheridan Lake at our field...
The High Plains Heritage Quilters are gearing up for the 2022 Haxtun Corn Festival Quilt Show on Saturday, Sept. 24. The show will be from 1-4 p.m. at the Haxtun Community Center. The show is for all levels and ages of quilters who are encouraged to enter quilts of all sizes, wall hangings, table runners, place mats and anything else quilted. For more information contact Diana Green at (970) 520-1529 or (970) 774-7206....
Phillips County Baby Bear Hugs kicked off our annual fundraiser, "Bloom into Summer, Sweetest Baby/Toddler Contest" with a Cake Walk during Dandelion Daze on June 18. From June 18 through July 29 community members, family and friends voted for their choice of Sweetest baby or toddler. Displays were featured on the Baby Bear Hugs Facebook page as well as at the Holyoke Community Federal Credit Union and Haxtun Super's. First place winner went to Grayson McCallum, 1; second place, Milo Dirks, 7...
On July 6, Governor Jared Polis traveled across the Eastern Plains to hear directly from farmers, ranchers and local leaders working to boost Colorado’s agriculture economy and to protect Colorado’s water. Governor Polis toured Vision Angus, a local family-owned ranch and farm passed down for four generations in Phillips County. Vision Angus is a second year recipient of the Agricultural Workforce Development Program which aims to develop next generation farmers and ensure the agriculture industries continued growth. Governor Polis, Col...
Haxtun's Jeorjia Stroyek placed first in the Colorado Association for Family and Communication Education's essay contest. Her essay, titled Fairness, won first place on the local level, advancing her to the State competition held in Colorado Springs in early July. Stroyek first wrote her essay as part of an annual contest sponsored by the Jolley Dozen group. She placed first in her fourth grade class in Haxtun, which allowed her essay to advance to the State contest this summer. Each year the...
July 4-9, I had the opportunity, along with nearly 80 other girls to attend the 2022 American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Girls State. This truly was one of the most rewarding and enjoyable experiences I have ever been able to partake in. Throughout the week, I was able to make new friends, learn new things and develop new passions! During my stay at the University of Northern Colorado campus, I was able to listen to dozens of motivational speakers from women who hold local and state offices...
The Akron R-1, Frenchman RE-3, Haxtun Re-2J, Wray RD-2 and Yuma-1 school districts, in collaboration with the Northeast BOCES, received the School Access for Emergency Response grant, referred to as the SAFER grant from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The grant in the amount of $854,882 is a one-year project and furthers the ability of the school(s) to bridge their local radios with that of their emergency responder community and district-wide safety teams and other staff. Funding for the grant program was...
With planting season in full swing and harvest around the corner, it is time to think of tractor lunch box ideas or meals for field delivery. The long days and typical farming complications can sometimes cause hard working farmers and their helpers to get in a rut when planning meals. It is important to plan not only for a healthy meal but also food safety. One of my favorite jobs as a child was getting to make meals with my mom or grandma and deliver to the field during wheat harvest. My mom always made sure each detail was thought through; fr...
The community is invited to roll up a sleeve and answer the call for patients in need by donating blood on Tuesday, July 12 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school. Blood donors are lifesaving heroes. At this special blood drive, they also have the chance to help high school seniors earn scholarships through the American Red Cross High School Scholarship Program. This program is available to high schools that schedule at least one Red Cross blood drive during the school year. Scholarships are awarded to students that demonstrate leadership in the...
Oh, goats! JEANE BRUNDIGE, Haxtun Extended Care Unit resident, pets a goat brought to campus by Pat and Cyd Dick and family. ECU residents enjoyed time with the goats while sharing memories of the goats they have owned in the pat. Brundige told of how ornery her goats used to be....
Colorado Girls State is a statewide program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary with a goal to provide an outstanding, unique and coveted educational opportunity for the young women of our nation that instills the basic ideals and principles of American government through the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation citizenship training programs. The Girls State program is honored and blessed to be recognized as an amazing leadership and...
JESSIE Bornhoft and Joel Muller, Fleming High School graduates, received the Fleming Library Associations Scholarships. Both Bornhoft and Muller participated in Library programs such as summer reading and Dr. Suess nights. While in high school, the two also helped in the library with various activities. Fleming's preschool class, who will move up to Kindergarten next year, received certificates and library cards. Those pictured include (l-r), Preschool Aide Alex Bandy, Robby Robbins, Xander...
Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services recently received official notification of its two-year $2 million Rural CoAction Grant award. The Rural CoAction Grant is being funded through the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER III) funds. The Rural CoAction Program, launched through Colorado Department of Education, is intended to create new and further develop existing partnerships and pathways for learning in our rural communities. NE BOCES and its 12 member districts already work t...
Bryce and McKenzie Bivins, Gothenburg, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Graesen Graham Bivins, born on April 16, 2022 at Gothenburg Health. Graesen weighed eight pounds, two ounces and measured 20 inches at birth. Grandparents are Joseph and Michele Bivins, North Platte, Neb., Brad and Sharleen Riemenschneider, McCook, Neb., and Kerry Crowe, McCook. Great-grandparents are Vernette and the late Robert Baldwin, North Platte, Bonnie and the late Paul Bivins, Buffalo, Mo., Norma Barnett,...
The 2022 "A Healthier Weigh" challenge produced commendable results for 17 people who completed the 12-week nutrition and fitness program. This group included teams, pairs and individuals from Phillips County. There were two four-person teams, three two-person teams and six individuals who completed the challenge. This program was run simultaneously in six northeast Colorado counties and Bent County in southeast Colorado. Collectively, Phillips County participants logged 6,120 miles of steps, averaging 360 miles per person completing the step...
The combined teams from the Republican River Water Conservation District and the Rio Grande Water Conservation District recently announce the accomplishment of receiving unanimous approval of Senate Bill 22-028 (SB22-028) by the Colorado General Assembly. Governor Polis signed the bill on Monday, May 23 in Alamosa. SB 22-028 provides $60 million ($30 million to each district) from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds to assist in the retirement of irrigated acres as required by compacts in...
The Farmers State Bank of Brush/Akron has announced the winners of the 2022 Anna C. Petteys Scholarships. They are Brooklyn Plumb, Haxtun, Nallely Saucedo, Brush, and Emma Peeples, Arickaree. The scholarships have been awarded annually since 1971 to outstanding senior girls from public high schools in Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties. They are sponsored by the Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation in memory of Anna C. Petteys, area educator, author and newspaperwoman....
Several long-time faculty members of Haxtun Schools plan to retire at the end of the year. Michele Bivins and Laurie Wilcox both leave the District with a combined 53 years of service to the Haxtun School District. Michele Bivins taught for 31 consecutive years as the Haxtun sixth through eighth grade math teacher. Throughout the years, she has also coached high school and middle school basketball and junior high volleyball as the head and assistant coach. She also served as the National Junior Honor Society Sponsor for over 20 years. Bivins...
The women of the District Three American Legion Auxiliary wanted a fun way to select a winner of a quilt stitched together in 2017 by Elenna Firme of Haxtun from blocks made by members of the units in the District. District Three includes units from Fort Morgan, Sterling, Wray, Akron, Brush, Holyoke, Yuma, Peetz and Haxtun. Each unit sold numbered tickets to Veterans from their unit. The contest, called "Chicken Poop Bingo," took place in Brush. Auxiliary member Carrie Anderson of Haxtun...
On May 11, Haxtun's Future Business Leaders of America Chapter banquet was held at the Haxtun Community Center. The 2021-22 FBLA chapter officers spent the time looking back at the year and all our accomplishments. Many members lettered in FBLA and many others were recognized for their placements at Districts and State; and a few State Champs were congratulated for their qualifying for Nationals. Not to forget the recognized few for all their help who were rewarded for their hard work with...
