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CHS HIGH PLAINS Senior Director of Operations Evan Fust talks to Haxtun sixth grade students about proper safety equipment as part of Haxtun Conservation District's Farm Safety Day. The organization hosts the event annually in Haxtun and Holyoke. Several safety demonstration booths were manned by local FFA members, in addition to a high-voltage demonstration trailer manned by Highline Electric Association. Fust also gave safety demonstrations about grain bins and proper chemical...
The Fleming School District is getting a new website. Local school board members approved payment to Apptegy for the new site in addition to increasing bus driver pay and payments for those who help work various jobs at sporting events during a recent board of education meeting. Fleming Schools recently partnered with Apptegy, an education technology company, to develop a new school website. During a late September meeting of the Frenchman Board of Education meeting, members voted to approve an...
The annual meeting of the Haxtun High School Alumni was held on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Haxtun. The Class of 1974 celebrating their 50th class reunion hosted the reception held in the afternoon of the Corn Festival. There were 33 people in attendance, consisting of HHS Alumni, spouses and a few family members. LaVonne Hart, Alumni Coordinator, welcomed the group, inviting them to partake of the refreshments being served. She also invited people to share...
It's been a busy few weeks for the Haxtun FFA Chapter! On Wednesday, Sept. 25, sixth graders visited the ag shop to learn about farm safety with the officer team. Students learned about many different safety protocols on the farm and also got a lesson from Highline Electric Association on safety around electricity as well. On Thursday, Sept. 26, freshmen members took a trip to Northeastern Junior College for the annual BIG Conference, which is Becoming Involved as a Green hand. At NJC, two of...
HAXTUN HIGH School's 2024 Homecoming King Braden Plumb and Queen Bobbi Starkebaum were crowned at half time of the Bulldogs' 58-6 win over Front Range Christian on Friday night. Other candidates included Ryland Wolff, Grant Statz, Emily Anderson and Kelsie Hadeen....
With the announcement of Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace's retirement, Haxtun Health Board of Directors took action to change bank signature cards along with delegating Julia Biesemeier, Chief Operating Officer, in assisting with CEO responsibilities while decisions on searching for a new top officer are made. At the start of the Monday, Sept. 23 meeting, Board Chair Kent Bamford announced Pace's retirement after the call to order and invocation. He said Pace plans to continue his CEO role...
After more than 40 years of dedicated service in the healthcare industry, Dewane Pace has announced his retirement as Chief Executive Officer of Haxtun Health. Pace's leadership has been instrumental in shaping the future of healthcare in our community, guiding the hospital through significant growth and development over the past seven years. During his tenure, Pace oversaw the introduction of new service lines, the recruitment of a full medical staff and the establishment of two new clinics,...
HAXTUN ELEMENTARY students (center clockwise, at right) Easton and Pete Salyards, Kyler Bishop, Cadence Kilpatrick, Kortlyn Carpenter and Tayla and Oakley McConnell bow in pray with Pastor Tim Hahn, middle, and Dennis and Arlene Salyards, far left, as part of See You at the Pole event in Haxtun on Wednesday, Sept. 25. See You at the Flag pole is a global prayer event that takes place annually on the fourth Wednesday in September. Christians gather at their schools' flagpole to pray for their...
THE HAXTUN BULLDOGS honored the 2004 State Champion football team on Friday night with special ceremonies at half time of the Bulldog's match up with Front Range Christian. The Championship team was invited to pre-game rituals and were a part of the coin toss as honorary captains to commemorate the championship team's 20-year reunion. Below, current Bulldogs and coaches are pictured with team members and coaches from 2004 along with the 8-man State Championship trophy. Above, 2004 team members...
SENIORS, back row (l-r), Braden Plumb, Ryland Wolff and Grant Statz and front row (l-r), Kelsie Hadeen, Bobbi Starkebaum and Emily Anderson are Haxtun High School's 2024 homecoming candidates as selected by vote of the student body. King and Queen will be crowned at halftime of Friday night's football game. Homecoming activities kicked off on Tuesday with color war day, seniors in orange....
The Fleming Town Council plans to cancel upcoming elections. With three open council seats and only two returned petitions, the November municipal election will be canceled and a vacancy will be announced for the local town council. Seats currently held by Alex Gapter, Suzanne Wales and Cathy Castillo expire this November. Two community members, Milinda McClain Hickey and Kamie Lambrecht completed and returned petitions for four-year terms. According to Town Clerk, Michelle Asfeld, the Council...
The Haxtun Board of Education met for a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 in the high school library. The regular Tuesday meeting date was moved to a day earlier to avoid conflict with other events on the school calendar. Looking ahead, board members acted later in the meeting to set the next eight meeting dates, through May 2024, to both plan ahead and avoid calendar clashes throughout the school year. In his Superintendent's report at the start of the meeting, Aron Jones gave an over on...
On your mark, get set, go! The J. Jeffryes Memorial Run/Walk takes off on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. The event is hosted on the 103rd annual celebration of Haxtun's Corn Festival. Event registration begins on main street at 7 a.m. Organizer Krystle Koberstein urges participants to pre-register for the race to insure the number and sizes of t-shirts match the number of walkers and runners. Those wishing to pre-register can contact Koberstein at (970) 774-6600. The run/walk, in its 27th year,...
Going once, going twice, sold! The annual Haxtun FFA member auction is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. The auction takes place on the main stage downtown Haxtun following the parade and Lil' Mr. and Miss Corn Festival contest, around 12 noon. The sale offers the opportunity for locals to purchase labor by Haxtun High School FFA members. Those who win the bid receive a commitment of eight hours of labor from the student purchased. All bid prices are per hour. FFA advisor Jeff Plumb, who...
The 2024 Haxtun Corn Festival will feature a free concert as part of the 103rd celebration in downtown Haxtun. Those with energy to spare after a fun-filled day of activities can rock out to the sounds of Tyler Anthony and special guest Jordan Suter. The Haxtun Corn Festival street dance takes place on Sept. 28 on North Colorado Avenue in downtown Haxtun. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the opening act kicks things off at 7 p.m. Hailing from the heartland of Nebraska, Tyler Anthony is a rising...
Meet John Chapdelaine! John is the Director of the Eastern Colorado Office and has been on the NoCo Foundation team for almost eight years! While John's office if located in his hometown of Haxtun, he visits the Fort Collins office from time to time and brings a positive energy with him that is hard to match! Read on to learn more about John! What is a nonprofit you are passionate about and why? -Personally, I'm very passionate about my church, school and local hospital. I serve on many local bo...
When you've spent your entire life in the community you proudly call home it isn't hard to harvest memories of your favorite weekend event that rolls around once a year. For Cork and Trilla Bornhoft, reminiscing of Corn Festivals past comes pretty easy. In fact the couple could probably sit for hours with company and recall stories from their memory banks of Haxtun Corn Festivals over the years, looking back on their favorite class floats, years when the weather didn't cooperate or when their...
FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL crowned this year's king and queen during halftime of the homecoming football game on Saturday afternoon. Kylie Bretz-Hoskins was selected as homecoming queen and Peter Brekel was chosen king. Kindergarten attendants this year were Easton Vandenbark and Makara Weis....
For a current look at historic photos and artistic endeavors the place to be on Sunday, Sept. 22, is at the Phillips County Museum. The event, planned that afternoon from 1:30-4:30 p.m., represents the first ever Gallery Tour at the museum located at 109 S. Campbell in Holyoke. The Gallery includes artwork and photography from many late area artists, photographers and collectors. Each person attending the tour receives a brochure with information about each piece and there will also be museum...
Incumbents Ryan Horton, Tana Pope and Jon Brammer will fill four-year terms on the Haxtun Town Council beginning in November. The three are the only interested community members to return petitions to seek a seat on the local town council. Horton and Pope will return to the Council for four year terms and Brammer will be appointed to his first, four-year term. Brammer is currently completing a term for a former council member who resigned mid-shift. He was appointed to the town council vacancy...
The Town of Haxtun will experience a power outage the morning of Saturday, Oct. 5. The outage is expected from 8 a.m. to noon. The Town of Haxtun will be working with the Western Area Power Administration as part of the planned outage to perform preventative maintenance. "WAPA identified a potential problem out at the substation that they need to fix. In order to do so they need to disconnect the power for the town," said Ron Carpenter, Haxtun Town Superintendent. "If they don't address it the...
HONORED CITIZENS Mike and Kim Nolde drove through the parade in their 1940 Dodge pickup....
Every year crowds gather with excitement in downtown Fleming for the annual Fall Festival event and this year's celebration might be the biggest of them all. Saturday, Sept. 14 not only marks the date of this year's Fleming Fall Festival, it also features homecoming activities and Fleming High School alumni reunions combining three of the community's biggest events into one big celebration. Honored Citizens, Mike and Kim Nolde, have a lot of memories of past Fall Festivals and there are specific...
The Haxtun Town Council gave the go-ahead for a special event liquor permit for the annual Corn Festival event slated for later this month during a Tuesday evening, Sept. 6 meeting at the Town Hall. In addition, council members approved a generator project at the community center and gave nod to the purchase of a new tractor for the maintenance department. The September meeting opened with a public hearing for a request for a special event liquor permit as requested by the Haxtun Chamber of...
