Archive for December, 2016
Funds From Beers and Brats for Boobies Continue to Surpass Previous Donations
Area residents have been consistent in their support of the Lamar Area Hospice organization, and a $20,000 donation from the Beers and Brats for Boobies Committee is a confirmation of that loyalty. During the December 7th presentation, organizer Megan Grett said she was overwhelmed by the amount donated this year, “We started our first year […]
PEP Takes New Direction for Executive Director Search
Prowers Economic Prosperity board members, at the suggestion of new member, Craig Loveless, will initiate a more aggressive search mode to find a new executive director for the economic development group. A sub-committee has been formulating a job description for the new executive director since this past summer. PEP is looking for a person who […]
Holiday Festivities at the Enchanted Forest
Lamar, CO – The Lamar Chamber of Commerce and several local organizations will celebrate this holiday season with family festivities in the Enchanted Forest beginning this Saturday, December 10th. To kick off this year’s family fun, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Lamar Parks and Recreation will host the Second Annual Dashers Dash 5k. Registration […]
Fall of 2016 Climate Review Across Southern Colorado
The Fall of 2016 (September, October and November ) was very warm and dry across most of south central and southeast Colorado and ended up as the warmest and driest Fall Season on record in Colorado Springs, the warmest Fall Season on record in Pueblo and the 4th warmest and 8th driest Fall Season on […]
Private Property Trespass and Vandalism Part of Police Update
The act of designating a thief as a trespasser has become an important tool of the Lamar Police Department. According to Chief Kyle Miller, the practice began two years ago as a means to combat degrees of intersecting crime, eventually relating to illegal drug sales in the community. Miller briefed the Lamar City Council on […]
Letter to the Editor: Regarding Recent Vandalism in Lamar
December 6, 2016 On the weekend after Thanksgiving, a block in Lamar was hit by an attack of political vandalism. Nine houses and seven cars were defaced by spray-painted messages which included swastikas and slogans like “Trump Make Amerika White.” We don’t yet know who the vandals were or what motivated them. The police are […]
Patrick Leon Pointon…December 24, 1953 – December 4, 2016
Funeral services for Patrick Pointon will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Winfrey Shipp will officiate. A private family inurnment will take place at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery at a later date. Patrick Leon Pointon was born on December 24, 1953 to […]
Lamar Chamber Seeks Board Member from City Council
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce conducts its annual transition between outgoing and incoming board members at this time of year. With several positions still open on the board, the Chamber and Lamar City Council are exploring having a council member sit on the board. Council members discussed the options among themselves during a limited […]
LCC Ag Club hosts Fall Ag Olympics
(Lamar, Colorado; December 2, 2016) Lamar Community College students and faculty turned out for a fun morning at the Ag Olympics held on Friday, December 2, at the LCC Equine Complex. Six teams, comprised of 20 students and two faculty members, competed in events included the egg toss, wheel barrow race, sack race, goat roping, […]
Birth Announcement: Alonzo
Karlee Stuart and Josh Alonzo of Las Animas, Colorado and Riverside, California announce the birth of their son, Xavier Paul Alonzo at 10:54am at Prowers Medical Center on Saturday, December 3, 2016 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Xavier weighed six pounds and 13 ounces and was 19 ¾ inches in length at birth. Grandparents: Paul […]
Lamar Chamber Hosted a Spectacular Parade of Lights
This year’s Lamar Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights theme focused on Starry Nights and Yuletide Lights for the December 2nd event. And there were plenty of floats, an estimated 20, that took the theme to heart. We had just a hint of a few, isolated flurries around the downtown area as residents lined the streets […]
Maria Florez…November 21, 1937 – December 1, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial for Maria L. Florez will be held on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, CO. A rosary/scripture service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 a.m. Inurnment will take place at 10:00 a.m. on […]
Birth Announcement: Bishop
Jeramiah Bishop and Kaitlyn Kossey of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Emmersyn Grayce Bishop at6:58pm at Prowers Medical Center on Thursday, December 2, 2016 with Sharon Hendnricks and Dr. Kim attending. Emmersyn weighed seven pounds and two ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Grandparents: Brian and Kristi Estes […]
Janice L. Bentley…July 30, 1946 – December 4, 2016
A graveside service for lifetime Lamar resident, Janice L. Bentley will be held at 2:00PM on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Janice was born on July 30, 1946 at Lamar, Colorado to Carl G. and Margaret (Moon) Appel and passed away on December 4, 2016 at the Prowers Medical […]
Police Investigating Vandalism Events
In the early morning hours of Saturday, November 26, 2016, officers from the Lamar Police Department located several vehicles and residences which were vandalized with offensive graffiti in the Mayhew Drive area. Officers were also advised of several businesses which had windows broken in the general area of the vandalized vehicles and residences. Officers and […]
