RSSArchive for April 4th, 2016

Public Health Week: How to get to Healthiest Nation 2030

Public Health Week: How to get to Healthiest Nation 2030

[Lamar] – Americans are living 20 years longer than their grandparents’ generation, thanks largely to the work of public health. Still, people in many other high-income countries live longer and suffer fewer health issues than Americans. The American Public Health Association’s annual observance of National Public Health Week, April 4-10, brings attention to many of […]

Joan Ruth Cooper…April 27, 1934 – April 2, 2016

    Services are pending for current Lamar resident, formerly of Holly, Colorado, Joan Ruth Cooper. Per Joan’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Joan was born on April 27, 1934 at Bristol, Colorado to Joseph and Anna (Klofenstein) Bumann and passed away on April 2, 2016 at The Legacy […]

Evelyn D. Horner…November 6, 1923 – April 2, 2016

    A celebration of life for former Pritchett, Colorado resident, currently of Lamar, Evelyn D. Horner will be held at 1:00PM on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow immediately at Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, Colorado. Visitation for Evelyn will […]

Colorado Helps Close Sham Cancer Charities

  DENVER, March 30, 2016 — The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, along with agencies in all 50 states and the Federal Trade Commission,  worked to shut down sham charities that claimed to help cancer patients but spent an overwhelming amount of donations on family, friends, other causes — even the purchase of  a boat.   Under a settlement filed in […]