Archive for July, 2016
Patricia Anne Steward…June 2, 1933 – July 16, 2016
Funeral services for Patricia Waldrip will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Reverend Barbara Johns-Schleicher will officiate. Patricia Anne (Steward) Waldrip was born on June 2, 1933 in her grandparents’ living room in Vega, Texas to Earl and Annabelle (Smith) Steward. She […]
2016 CROP PRODUCTION – JULY 2016 COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS
Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of July 1, 2016, is forecast at 95.40 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 16 percent from the June 1 forecast and 20 percent […]
Terry’s Golf @ SAGC Visited by Lamar Honkers
“ Spreading Antlers Golf Course is a nine hole golf course located south of Lamar on Highway 287/385. The clubhouse is located downstairs from the Elks lodge and is accessible from either the north side or south side of the building. I have been the manager of the course and owner of Terry’s Golf for […]
Dornella Catherine Caddick…October 5, 1927 – July 13, 2016
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Dornella Catherine Caddick will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Roy Gueswel officiating. Interment will follow at the Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Fort Lyon, Colorado. Visitation for Dornella will be held on Monday, July 18, […]
Pocket Park Concept is Displayed
If all goes well, the proposed Pocket Park for downtown Lamar could be ready by the annual Parade of Lights in early December. That was the hope expressed by Rick Akers from Lamar’s Parks and Recreation Department during a July 14th public meeting outlining how the park would look. Chris Geddes, an associate of the […]
Birth Announcements: Trumble -/- Burnett -/- Emick
Andrea and Brandon Trumble of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter Penni Rose Trumble at 5:15am at Prowers Medical Center on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Penni weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Pixie and Owen. Grandparents: Dave and Vicki Lewis, […]
Upgrades for County Courthouse and Fairgrounds
With less than a month before the annual Sand and Sage Fair begins, the Prowers County Commissioners are checking with Kirk Powers, Building Operations Supervisor, with final clean up preparations and repairs that are being conducted at the fairgrounds. “The seats need one more coat of paint and we’re doing handrails, the lights around the […]
Tax Break Donations Sought to Help Fund Fairground Improvements
The Prowers County Commissioners are developing a state administered donation program to fund improvements at the fairgrounds. Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, SECED Executive Director, Stephanie Gonzales, met with the board July 11th to discuss details for an application for Enterprise Zone credits for donors. Working with an arm of the State Office of Economic Development and International […]
Comments Open for Highway 50 Pueblo to Kansas Project
Add one more study for the highways in southeast Colorado. Prowers County has the long-discussed Reliever Route, the Ports to Plains Corridor which has been upgrading Highway 287 for years, the start of Lamar’s Main Street renovations set to begin this October and now the CDOT Highway 50 East Corridor project which was presented to […]
Barbara Joanne Devie…June 9, 1953 – July 8, 2016
Barbara Joanne Devie, 63, died at her home in Las Animas July 8. She was born June 9, 1953, in La Junta, the daughter of James Blakemore Flowers Jr. and Thelma (Mogilewicz) Flowers. She was raised on a farm in Kim, CO and attended Kim schools, graduating from Kim High School in 1971. She graduated […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Shows Steady, Modest Gain
The City of Lamar May Sales and Use Tax collected in June showed a 3.37% climb compared to the same month last year for an increase of $8,834.77 and Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 1.65% for an increase of $4,713.70 for the same period. Taxes collected for the month were $290,173.92 […]
Colorado Open for Future Growth in High-skilled Jobs
DENVER – Mon., July 11, 2016 – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), in partnership with Mercer Consulting, today announced the results of an economic analysis on Colorado’s future economy. The study was conducted to determine how occupations in Colorado are suited for current and future state, national and global trends, […]
Council Approves Replacement Equipment for Fire Department
The council authorized the purchase of a breathing air compressor with fill station for the Lamar Fire Department. Chief Burkhart explained that the current model, now 21 years old, has a failed compressor and will no longer charge the breathing apparatus used by the department. The item, estimated at $51,502 is not a budgeted item […]
WPA Properties Sold to Become Local Community Corrections Center
The Prowers County Commissioners have sold the East Maple Street properties to open the way for a community oriented corrections facility which will be owned and operated by Doug Carrigan. The decision followed several weeks of negotiations for the property at 800 East Maple Street, consisting of five, one-story sandstone buildings situated on 3.55 acres […]
Holly Commercial Club Recaps June, Early July Events
125 meals were expected and 125 were served on Friday night for the kick-off of this year’s Bluegrass Festival in Holly, according to Tracie Kalma. Net profits from the event were $600 and Viola Melcher informed the monthly gathering that there were plenty of positive comments generated about the meal and the bluegrass jam session […]
