Summer Splash

THE HAXTUN SWIMMING Pool is officially open! Swimming pool staff, employees from the Town of Haxtun, donor representatives and swimming pool committee members gathered for a grand opening on Monday morning, June 10. Open swim started later the in the day with additional swimming pool activities kicking off the rest of the week including water exercise and night swimming. Swimming lessons are scheduled for later in June.

"This was a community project driven by community members with a vision to create something better than what was here before, providing a better future for our recreational facilities for families, children and the community altogether," said Haxtun Mayor Mike Ensminger just before the open house ribbon cutting.

Key players in the opening of the Haxtun Swimming Pool are pictured above front row (l-r), lifeguards Madden Larsen, Max Grauberger, Emma Henry, Blake Michael, Lexi Imhof, Hadley Feik and Jinjer Stroyek and Great Outdoors Colorado Representative Sammie George; back row, going up the stairs, (l-r), lifeguard Jack Feik, Town of Haxtun Employee Jeremy Atchison, Pool Manager Heather Kurtzer, Town of Haxtun employees Alex Farrell and Trey Bivins, swimming pool committee members Abby Henry and Margo Sauder, lifeguard Danielle Wilkening, Haxtun Mayor Mike Ensminger, swimming pool committee member Barb Ensminger, Town of Haxtun Superintendent Ron Carpenter, Town of Haxtun Deputy Clerk Sherri Wagoner, Haxtun Chamber of Commerce Director Jessica Ayala and Haxtun Town Clerk Kelsey Harms.