Archive for August, 2016
Light Agenda for Holly Commercial Club
The Holly Commercial Club facebook page will now receive periodic updates. Club member, Chanel Fuller, offered to update the page during the group’s monthly meeting, August 3rd. The annual Holly Hock-It sale had 35 participants registered to take part in the August 6th event. The Holly Fun Club has planned to facilitate games following next […]
LCC Eyes Upcoming Fall Semester
(Lamar, Colorado; August 8, 2016) Summer is slowing down and coming to a close, which means that in just a few short weeks Lamar Community College will begin its fall semester. Registration is well underway and most courses will begin the week of August 22. Current LCC students should set up a meeting with […]
City of Lamar June 2016 Tax Report
Halfway through the year, the City of Lamar’s Tax Revenue reports show a continued improvement. Total sales and Use Tax collections for June are up 5.70% for a gain of $17,196, bringing the total to $318,878 for 2016, compared to $301,682 for the previous year. The 3% City Sales Tax was up 4.75% for the […]
Meliton Max Ronquillo…March 10, 1921 – August 2, 2016
Memorial services for Meliton Max Ronquillo will be held on Monday, August 15, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Las Animas, CO. Meliton Max Ronquillo was born on March 10, 1921 in Las Animas, CO to Benino and Pacomia (Ballez) Ronquillo. He passed away peacefully on August 2, 2016 in Las […]
Council Discusses EPA-Brownfield Grant Application
Angie Cue, Community Development Director, briefed the Lamar City Council on a grant application for funding from the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program, created by the EPA. Communities are eligible for grants to remedy the effects of sites which have a negative impact on their surroundings, usually through proximity, infrastructure connections and ways that limit the […]
Good Riddance!!
The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly, but they do turn. That’s the case for the demolition of the two duplex houses at the corner of South 9th and West Oak Streets which have been empty for several years. The demolition is part of a program enacted by the City of Lamar to help rid […]
CSP: Hazardous Tanker Spill Closes Highway 50 Near Hasty
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a one vehicle non-injury traffic crash that occurred on August 6, 2016 at approximately 5:00 PM. The crash occurred on Highway 50 (7 miles east of the town of Hasty). A 2008 Peterbilt truck and tanker trailer, driven by Dekota Renner, a 25 year old Colorado male, […]
What’s Going On with the LHS Band?
As the band director for Lamar High School, I would ordinarily be spending this time of year getting the pep band ready to perform at football games. But this is no ordinary year. I am running for Congress. The School Board has graciously allowed me to take an unpaid leave of absence until after the […]
CSP Seeks Info on Otero Fatal Crash
The Colorado State Patrol investigating a single vehicle crash involving one fatal injury, which occurred on Otero County Road 21, approximately 1 miles south of Otero County Road Y, in Otero County. A 1990 Nissan Pickup was traveling southbound on Otero County Road 21, when it went off the rightside of the road and collided […]
HPCHC Launches National Health Center Week 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Laurie Larrick, Vice President of HR and Compliance National Campaign Celebrates Health Centers as Bipartisan Solutions in Healthcare A multitude of events around the country are planned as part of National Health Center Week (NHCW). The national campaign runs August 7-13th with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments […]
London Bound
Lamar senior cheerleaders, Leslie Talamantes and Brianna Lewis have been selected to represent their school in a Varsity Spirit Tour set for London, England December 26, 2016 to January 2, 2017. The young ladies are seeking funding for the cost of the trip and accommodations amounting to $3,620 per person for the once-in-a-lifetime event. Timing […]
May Marie Wright…May 1, 1923 – August 3, 2016
Graveside services for May Marie Wright will be held on Monday, August 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, CO. Pastor Susie Burley will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2016 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, CO. May Marie Wright was […]
New Sign is Up and Running
Community State Bank in Lamar donated a new electric sign at the Community Building. Plans were announced in April and work got underway in the early summer. Work crews completed about 99% of the project on Wednesday, August 3rd. “All it needs is some fine tuning and then we can begin to program all the […]
William “Frank” Huddleston…June 6, 1930 – August 1, 2016
Funeral services for former Las Animas Business Man Frank Huddleston will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2016 at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. William Franklin Huddleston, affectionately known as Frank, was born on June 6, 1930 in […]
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 […]
