Archive for October 10th, 2016
Merrell Johnson…September 1, 1927 – July 31, 2016
Graveside memorial services for Merrell Edward Johnson, affectionately known as Junior, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Pastor Harold Bohl will officiate. Merrell Edward Johnson was born on September 1, 1927 in Colorado to William Merrell and Susie Jane (Freed) Johnson. He passed […]
Etha Martinson…June 3, 1940 – October 9, 2016
A graveside funeral service for longtime Lamar resident, Etha Martinson, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday October 14, 2016 at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Holly United Methodist Church officiating. Per Etha’s request there will be no public visitation. Etha Martinson was born on June 3, 1940 […]
CTO Hosts Regional Listening Sessions for Tourism Development
Cathy Ritter, Director of the Colorado Tourism Office, held a listening session in Lamar, which combined facts detailing the demographics of tourists who visit the state each year with comments from residents on what could attract visitors to their section of the state. Lamar was one of numerous stops planned by the Tourism Office and […]
Mary Ann Gilbert…December 30, 1933 – October 7, 2016
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident, Mary Ann Gilbert will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Lamar United Methodist Church with Reverend Barbara Johns-Schleicher officiating. Interment will be held at the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery. Mary Ann was born on December 30, 1933 at Garden City, Kansas […]
Lamar Rotary Offers the World in a Book
Third graders in Parkview Elementary school in Lamar were among several hundred students in four counties that received their own personal dictionary from the Lamar Rotary. Each book included a letter which described the on-going donation which is now in its 16th year in southeast Colorado. Boxes of books were opened in several third grader […]
Lamar DECA’s Race Against Childhood Cancer
(Lamar Colorado, October 6, 2016) The Lamar football team and the Lamar DECA program are joining together for a week of childhood cancer awareness! On Tuesday, October 18, Lamar DECA’s Race Against Childhood Cancer will take place at Savage Stadium. We are currently acquiring sponsors from businesses within our community to donate to support teams […]
A Call for Artists for the 2016 Autumn Art Show
The Southeast Colorado Art Guild in conjunction with The Southeast Colorado Arts Council is proud to present the 2016 Autumn Art Show. The current schedule for the Autumn Art Show is as follows: Registration of Artwork is Saturday, October 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Autumn Art Show will be open to the […]