Archive for August 3rd, 2016
Great Turnout for National Night Out
Instead of just a singular National Night Out or Chamber Ice Cream Social, several organizations combined their summer evening events into one big gathering at Willow Creek Park on Tuesday, August 2nd. Scores of people lined up along Rotary Way for their free grilled hamburgers, and although the advertising was for free burgers for the […]
Birth Announcement: Ortiz
Johnathan and Ashley Ortiz of Lamar, Colorado announces the birth of their son Logan Scott Ortiz at 3:51pm at Prowers Medical Center on July 27, 2016 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Logan weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and was 20 1/4 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are Sonya and Kevin Ortiz and […]
Wilfred W. Kincade Sr….February 9, 1922 – July 31, 2016
Funeral services for Lamar, CO resident Wilfred Kincade Sr. will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. Pastor Lance Halford will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. to the time of the service at Valley Memorial […]
Alternative Education Program Offers Choices to at-risk Students
Lamar high school students who are academically at-risk will be enrolled in an alternative education program this year. While they will still follow the weekly schedules of their counterparts, about 10-15 students, mostly juniors and seniors, will attend classes at the former Lincoln Elementary School where they will attend classes held by Anthony LaTour. “This […]
