News from Neighbors
Haxtun TC hears recreation center proposal
HAXTUN-FLEMING HERALD, Feb. 15 — Proposed building plans, budget numbers and fundraising efforts of the Haxtun Health and Wellness committee were presented to members of the Haxtun Town Council last Monday night. Committee members are working toward the construction of a new recreation center in Haxtun.
Sara Firme, Haxtun Chamber of Commerce director and committee member, presented information to members of the council, including drawings completed with help from Mike Tupa with Colorado University-Denver.
The proposed center would include a four-lane outdoor lap pool, splash pad area for children with a zero-entry pool and water slide as well as an indoor basketball court, walking path, racquetball court, concession stand, weight and cardio area as well as a small kitchen and multipurpose room.
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Osborne print launches Villarreal’s freelance career
THE IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, Feb. 16 — Twists and turns might best describe the career of local airbrush artist Armando Villarreal.
His career just took another positive turn, as he sets out on his own as a freelance artist.
The cornerstone piece serving as the foundation for his solo career features legendary Nebraska Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne.
Villarreal’s painting depicts the coach on the sideline during a snow-laden Big Eight game in the mid 1980s.
Over the past nine years, Villarreal has honed his airbrush talents, from painting award-winning motorcycles to major league sports figures and teams.
During these nine years, he has made the kind of contacts needed to launch his career, including agents with the rights to a number of famous sports athletes.
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Ingwersen proposes saving Union Pacific depot
THE JULESBURG ADVOCATE, Feb. 16 — Meeting in regular session Monday, Feb. 6, members of the Julesburg Town Board listened to a proposal brought by Rick Ingwersen. He is wanting to save the town’s original Union Pacific depot station.
While many people believe that the bricked depot sitting next to the park on the south side of Highway 138 is the only depot that has stood in Julesburg, they are wrong. The first depot was actually moved and now sits in the middle of the 500 block of West 1st Street and has been a rental house for years. This is the building that Ingwersen is proposing to save.
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