Archive for October, 2016
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 […]
Purchasing a Snowmobile, OHV or Boat? Be Sure to Get Proof of Ownership, Required for Registration in 2017
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds anyone planning to purchase a boat, OHV or snowmobile that after Jan. 1, 2017, a new regulation requires that the buyer demonstrate proof of ownership before it can be registered. Failure to show proof of ownership will prevent the completion of the registration. If planning to purchase this […]
Jodi Rae Maestas…August 9, 1995 – October 4, 2016
A celebration of life for lifelong Lamar resident, Jodi Rae Maestas will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the Lamar United Methodist Church with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Holly United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery. Visitation for Jodi will be held on Friday, October 7, […]
18th SFTA Rendezvous Recognized Pioneer Women on the Santa Fe Trail
The 18th biennial Rendezvous history seminar of the Santa Fe Trail was held in Larned, Kansas September 22-24, 2016. The Rendezvous was sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA), the Santa Fe Trail Center, Fort Larned National Historic Site and the Kansas Humanities Council. This year’s theme was Shadows on the Land: Women of the […]
Candidates and Issues on November General Election Ballot
What will be on the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Mail Ballot? Presidential Candidates United States Senator Candidates Representative to the 115th United States Congress- District 4 Candidates Regent to the University of Colorado-At Large Candidates Regent of the University of Colorado-Congressional District 4 Candidates State Senator-District 35 Candidates State Representative-District 64 District Attorney-15th […]
History on Display at Big Timbers Museum
History was being made while our past was being celebrated at the Big Timbers Museum in Lamar, Saturday, October 1st. Two occasions were noted; the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Prowers County Historical Society’s Big Timbers Museum and groundbreaking for the future Tri-State 9/11 Tribute Memorial on the museum’s property. The two-part festivities included music […]
Fiesta de Colores, 2016 for Granada
Ramon and Martina Pena were honored as the Grand Marshalls of the annual Fiesta de Colores parade, held in Granada on Saturday, September 17th. This marks the third year for the Fiesta observance in Granada, held the third weekend in September. The Fiesta celebrates and history and culture of the area residents Mexican heritage. The […]
Birth Announcement: Sinclair
Leah Miller and Matt Sinclair of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Faith Helen Sinclair at 1:54am at Prowers Medical Center on Saturday, October 1, 2016 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Faith weighed six pounds and nine ounces and was 19 ¼ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Trevor and Trae Frost and Breana, […]
Birth Announcements: Rodriguez -/- Beightel
Luis Lopez and Paulina Rodriguez of Lamar and Holly, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Adalie Sophie Lopez at 10:58am at Prowers Medical Center on Friday, September 30, 2016 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Adalie weighed six pounds and twelve ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. Grandparents: Leadi Leticia and Enrique Lopez […]
Free Guided Walking Tour of Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The Sand Creek Massacre is a seminal event in American Indian history, a brutal massacre that took 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho lives in a surprise raid by Colorado (U.S.) Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War. At 10:00 am on Saturday, October 8, join a park ranger on a guided tour that traces the path of […]
UPDATED: Leopoldo Sanchez-Ceballos…November 15, 1943 – September 29, 2016
An evening celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Leopoldo Sanchez-Ceballos will be held at 7:00PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Apostolic Church in Lamar. A second celebration of life will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Apostolic Church in Lamar with Pastor Enrique Varela as officiating. Interment […]
