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The Haxtun FBLA Chapter had a successful District Leadership Conference at Northeastern Junior College on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Aly Lock, State Officer for District 4, led a great conference. Azariah Calderon, Executive Vice President of Service, also assisted along with leading a workshop for members to attend. To round out the workshop team, Brad Clark also presented a workshop. The Haxtun members had an opportunity to attend workshops as well as compete. After the competitions and workshops,...
Haxtun FFA held the annual Ag Night basketball game on Jan. 21 in conjunction with the Haxtun versus Holyoke basketball game. Ag Night began as a joint effort between the Haxtun and Holyoke FFA chapters during the 2018-19 basketball season in an effort to promote local agriculture businesses and to showcase the importance of agriculture in our community. At the basketball game Friday night, Haxtun FFAs goal was to not only promote local agriculture, but to raise money for Kansas fire relief. On...
The local NRSC office is gearing up for the Farming Evolution 2022 regenerative agriculture annual event held in Holyoke. This year’s event will be Feb. 16 and 17, with early registration closing on Feb. 4. Whether you look at regenerative agriculture concepts with a wary eye or fully embrace the ideas, this event is for you. This year’s program is packed with farmer/rancher presenters – people with boots on the ground, families to provide for and bank notes to service. Do you have hard and pointed questions, doubts and fears? Are you looki...
On Dec. 5, the Haxtun FFA chapter held its annual Christmas meeting filled with all sorts of festive activities as well as a normal business meeting. The night kicked off with the regular business meeting, when that was finished the activities began. There were sugar cookies for decorating, there were things like snowflakes, trees and mittens. While all the decorating was going on a movie was playing but the real fun began when the cornhole tournament started. As each team moved on in the bracke...
Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am three years old. This year I am three years old. This year, I have been good some of the time. What I would like most this Christmas is a motorcycle. And I promise to leave out dinos and cookies for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Bruce P.S. Please say Hi to Mrs. Claus 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 dinosaur! And I promise to leave out bananas for you! Merry Christmas, Santa! Love, Emmett P.S....
Dear Santa, Thank you for bringing Presents. How do you make toys? I want Barbies. Also some art stuff. Love, Claire Dear Santa, What do you feed your reindeer? I would like a alien toy. Love, Kye Dear Santa, What do you when ts not cristas? I would like a 4 wheeler. Love, Anthony Dear Santa, What are the names of your elves? I would like a VR with 5 nights of Freddy. Love, Wesley Dear Santa, What do you do when there is no snow? I want a Freddy Be on and a remote control robot. From, Jaxson Dear Santa, How many elves do you haves? I wint ana...
Dear Santa, My name is Caden and I am seven years old. Thank you for the gifts you brought me last year! I have been good this year. I would really like Pokemon cards for Christmas because they are cool. I really need Pokemon cards. On Christmas Eve I'll be sure to leave cookies for you and the reindeer! Have a safe trip Love, Caden Dear Santa, My name is Nathan and I am seven years old. Thank you for the Mario cards you brought me last year! I have been good this year. I would really like a mini Nerf gun for Christmas because I like them. I...
Dear Kris Kringle, Be careful of our chimney because we light it to keep warm. Thank you for giving me a bb gun last year. How cold is the North Pole and how do you keep warm? I have been nice. I have helped my friends Blake and Tristan. Please can I have a toy cop gun, a toy spear and a bow and arrow? Love, Landen Dear St. Nick, I think I’ve been naughty. I will try to fix my attitude. Santa, please land on the front yard. I want 50 v-maxes, a Nintendo Switch and an iphone 3g. Santa, thank you for the rubber band gun you got me last year. S...
Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a barbie car and some new barbies and Peppa pig. Thank you Santa. Love, Lorelai Jansen, 3 Dear Santa, I want an orange hat, a yellow hat for my sister and some toys. Santa have you put your tree up? Merry Christmas! Love, Lucielle Harms, 3 Dear Santa, I would like a green fishing pole, a playhouse for me and my brothers, a new tambourine because mine is broke. Can you bring presents for my mom, dad and Grandpa, too. Merry Christmas. From Keith Lowe, 4 Dear Santa, I want a computer to play Apex on, an xbox...
Dear Santa, How are you? Is your sleigh ready for Christmas. May I plese ask for Hot wels ulximate eurot. Love, Camden Dear Santa How are you? Is your sleigh ready for Christmas/. May I please ask for an ipad? Love, Amber Dear Santa, How are you? Is your sleigh ready for Christmas? May I please ask for a Grinch toy. Love, Ben Dear Santa, How are you/. Is your sleigh ready for Christmas? May I please ask for a hamster. Love, Quynn Dear Santa, How are you? Is your sleigh ready for Christmas? May I please ask for a fishing pol? Love, Nolan Ray...
Dear Santa, What is your favorite holiday? Please can I have a Paw Patrol lookout tower and all the Paw Patrol cars and figures? Can I also have a transformer that turns into anything? From Leyton Sparks Dear Santa, What are the names of your reindeer? May I have a guitar, guitar picks and two baby pet gorrilas? Love, Keneth Allen Grilli Dear Santa, How cold is the North pole? I wish for my mom to work for only awhile. Can I please have some art supplies and book? Love, Victoria Clark Dear Santa, What is your favorite Christmas movie? Please...
Dear Santa, How are your raindeer and what are your elfs names and how do you eat so many cookies in one night? I’ve been pretty good this year. Anyway this is what I want for Christmas! I want an okuileiss and an Adopt me Bees Blaster and an Adopt me playset! I also have one more qweshton how do you delivier all the presents to eveyones houses in one night? Safe flight! Your Friend, Nikolas Dear Santa, How many Elfs do you have? How do you eat thousands of cookies? What are two of your elfs names? I would like a Tom Brady Buccaners jersy w...
Nash Ham Cameron and Jocelyn Ham, Haxtun, announce the birth of their son, Nash Alan Ham, on Nov. 30, 2021 at Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Nash weighed seven pounds, six and a half ounces and measured 20 inches at birth. Grandparents are Brian and Sandy Ham, Haxtun, and Rob and Arlene Martinez, Haxtun. Big sister Willow, 18 months, welcomed Nash home....
HAXTUN ELEMENTARY student Skylor Scheffer builds a shoebox gift online with help from Teacher Laurie Wilcox for the annual Operation Christmas Child project. Students had the opportunity to choose gifts and supplies for the boxes online while also including a note for the child who receives it. Wilcox traveled to the main Samaritan's Purse Center in Charlotte, N.C. where thousands of boxes have been packed for the project. Boxes built online will to go the most remote and needy areas of the...
Reed and Dani Jablonski, Paoli, announce the birth of their daughter, Eiley Marge Jablonski on Nov. 3 at 5:40 a.m. at the Wray Community District Hospital. Eiley weighed six pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19.25 inches at birth. Grandparents are Perry and Lisa Coons, Elm Creek, Neb., Charlotte Coons, Show Low, Ariz., Stacy and Kevin McDaniel, Fleming, and Rick and Pam Jablonski, Elsie, Neb. Great-grandparents are Leona Coons, Elm Creek, Marge Blaase, Ogallala, Neb., Richard and Gay McDaniel,...
ALICE AND WAYNCE SKOLD are pictured with Rod Lenz following Wayne's recognition for his service to the Republican River Water Conservation District Board. Skold, along with fellow board member Stan Laybourn, are founding members of the RRWCD and have served on the Board since 2004. Skold and Laybourn were honored on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for their commitment to numerous committees and attendance at quarterly meetings....
Colorado State University’s Agricultural and Business Management Economist Jeff Tranel will be leading two workshops to help local agricultural producers learn how to work through the transfer of their farms and ranches to the next generation and begin planning their estates. The Yuma workshop will be held on Dec. 8 from 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Yuma Community Center, 421 E. 2nd Ave., Yuma. The Brush session will be held on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Riverview Event Center, 19201 CR 24, Brush. These workshops are hosted by Premier Farm Cred...
Members of the Haxtun Family Career and Community Leaders of America attended the Northeastern Plains District FCCLA Fall Conference in October. Members met at the Holyoke Event Center joining 10 other schools across Northeastern Colorado. After the opening ceremony, members rotated through presentations of the eight National Programs Career Connection, Community Service, FACTS, Families First, Financial Fitness, Power of One, Stand Up and Student Body. Haxtun FCCLA was in charge of FACTS, Families Acting for Traffic Safety. Members invited...
This year's annual FFA oyster fry was one for the books with a great turnout and even better food. The Haxtun oyster fry is a gesture of thanks to the community for all the support given to the local FFA chapter. Community support plays a huge role in funding the chapter with the member auction. "I know I speak for all of the chapter when I say thank you for all of the support that this community and our parents have given to our chapter and its members. It's greatly appreciated," said Cash Nab, Haxtun FFA Vice President. The night started out...
The Thirteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a district court judgeship created by the retirement of the Honorable Michael K. Singer. The vacancy will occur on Jan. 1, 2022. Nominees David Bute, Brush, Graham Craig Fidler, Burlington, and Justin Haenlein, Peyton, were selected by the commission on Nov. 16. Under the Colorado Constitution, the Governor has 15 days from Nov. 17, within which to appoint one of the nominees as district court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial District (Kit Carson, Logan,...
HAXTUN HIGH SCHOOL'S Knowledge Bowl team recently competed in Akron along with 10 other teams from around the area. Haxtun High School took two teams to the competition; teams A and B. The A team, consisting of Jeff Minder, AJ Calderon, Allie Thompson and Brayden Clark, pictured above, earned a first place finish. Team B, made up of Michael Gerk, Kyle Fryrear and Aly Lock finished sixth. The Haxtun Knowledge Bowl team has a total of 12 members who compete in teams of three or four at local...
Premier Farm Credit is now accepting applications for their GRO Program, which awards grants to 4-H and FFA members for their ag-related projects. Applications are available at premieraca.com and in all Premier Farm Credit locations and are due Nov. 5. “Youth are the future of our rural communities,” Mike Grauberger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Farm Credit, said. “We’ve been excited and encouraged by the accomplishments of past recipients and are looking forward to investing in a new group of talented young people....
The Thirteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission has nominated three candidates for a Sedgwick County court judgeship created by the retirement of the Honorable Craig Dolezal. The vacancy occurred on Oct. 1. Nominees John Fryar and Chris Hoschouer, both of Julesburg, and Myka Landry, Kiowa, were selected in a meeting on Sept. 27. Under the Colorado Constitution, the Governor has 15 days from Sept. 28 within which to appoint one of the nominees as county court judge for Sedgwick County. Comments regarding any of the nominees may be sent...
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage and must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week over the next month for the blood supply to recover and meet hospital and patient needs. Donors of all blood types — especially type O — and are urged to make an appointment to give now and in the weeks ahead to overcome this current shortage. Blood donor turnout has reached the lowest levels of the year as many delayed giving amid a return to the workplace and in-person learning, as well as a recent surge in COV...
The reason for celebrating the season; the annual Crop and Garden Show drew a large amount of entrants in the 100th annual Corn Festival competition. Scott Thompson was named Irrigated Corn King and Starkebaum Farms received Dryland Corn King. Results from this year’s show are as follows: Apple: Taeden Holcomb, first. Green beans: Lois Orth, first, Taeden Holcomb, second, Teri Gilbertson, third. Yellow beans: Cindy Kipp, first. Other beans: Teri Gilbertson, first. Brussel sprouts: Teri Gilbertson, first. Red beets: Lois Orth, first, Teri G...
