Archive for April, 2017
Sand Creek Massacre Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Superintendent Alexa Roberts and staff invite you to join in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS). The park was dedicated on April 28, 2007 in order to enhance cultural understanding by educating the public about the Sand Creek Massacre. A series of free events is scheduled to mark this milestone […]
Colorado Employment Situation for March, 2017
Total nonfarm payroll jobs were unchanged from February to March for a total of 2,634,400 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 100 and government decreased 100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point in March to 2.6 percent. This […]
2017 NWSS Catch-A-Calf Final Results Released
A freshman at Wiley High School and Paw Pals 4-H club member, Wyatt Wollert, competed in the 2017 National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf program. This program was open to 4-H members ages twelve through nineteen. There were twenty-eight participants in this year’s 2016-2017 program. Contestants had to catch a calf during a NWSS rodeo performance […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – 2016 ANNUAL – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Record High Total Red Meat and Pork Production in 2016 Total red meat production for the United States totaled 50.5 billion pounds in 2016, 4 percent higher than the previous year. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. Red meat production in commercial plants totaled 50.4 billion pounds. On-farm slaughter totaled 93.2 […]
CATTLE ON FEED-/-COLORADO
CATTLE ON FEED-/-COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 930,000 head as of April 1, 2017. The latest inventory was 3 percent above April 1, 2016 inventory and 2 percent above the previous month’s inventory. […]
Saturday is Earth Day … Don’t Forget to Thank a Farmer
Corn farmers certainly have much to be proud of as Earth Day 2017 (April 22) rolls around. Some of the great work our farmers are doing is highlighted in the comprehensive 2012 Field to Market Report, which shows that from 1980 to 2011, U.S. corn farmers increased bushels per acre by 64 percent. But also […]
Hickenlooper Town Hall Focuses on State Economy and Rural Growth Issues
Governor Hickenlooper’s last town hall meeting in Lamar was in September, 2015 and the format for his April 19th meeting held at Lamar Community College was unchanged. Accompanied by several members of the state cabinet, Hickenlooper first addressed the audience at the LCC Wellness Center on relevant issues for Colorado residents before his cabinet briefed […]
(UPDATED INFO) Roe S. Telfer…April 21, 1948 – April 10, 2017
A memorial service with military honors for lifelong Holly and Lamar resident, Roe S. Telfer will be held 10:00AM on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Holly Cemetery. Per Roe’s […]
Ethel W. Brandon…December 4, 1918 – April 18, 2017
Funeral services for Ethel W. Brandon will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Mark Cloer will officiate. Interment will follow at the Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Ethel Winifred Stoker was born on December 4, 1918 to Thomas Harold and Florence […]
Birth Announcement: Eder
Trey and Alyssa Eder of Eads, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Axton Bear Eder at 9:29am at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 with Dr. Christian Korkis attending. Axton weighed six pounds and 15 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Gabriel. Grandparents: Debi and Fred Derby […]
PEP Hosts High School Entrepreneurs
Two young Wiley students developed an idea for a future business and it was good enough to garner an inclusion in the top three teams in the High School Entrepreneur Fair in La Junta for their proposal, “Tractor and Farm Equipment Repair”. Harold Stewart, a sophomore at Wiley High School and senior, Antonio Lucero, attended […]
LCC Hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Month Project
(Lamar, Colorado; April 17, 2017) In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Lamar Community College participated in the Clothesline Project, an event intended to raise awareness for violence against women. The Clothesline Project is a visual display of T-shirts that bears witness to sexual and domestic violence. Each shirt is decorated by a survivor or […]
Elsie Mae Burch…September 6, 1924 – January 15, 2017
Elsie Mae Burch was born in Holly, Colorado September 6, 1924. She was the daughter of Larance and Nellie Stafford Hughes of Holly. She had three older sisters and two young sisters. Iva (Ed) Wolgram of Holly, Colorado, Ruth (Richard) Gideon of Holly, Ruby (Clyde) Hamon of Holly, Alice (Roger) Peters of Holly […]
HOPE Center Plans for Spring Activities
HOPE Coalition members discussed events surrounding former Bronco Super Bowl Star, Vance Johnson’s attendance at a number of planned in events in Lamar on Thursday, April 27th. Johnson, one of the Three Amigos, spends time leading motivational seminars which focus on various forms of addiction, from alcohol to drugs and the best means of […]
LCC Expands Recent ESL Course Offerings
Partnership with HPCHC, SCDC helps LCC provide ESL courses at no cost to the student For the past two semesters, Lamar Community College has partnered to offer evening English as a Second Language (ESL) courses at no cost to English language learners. The fall course introduced English to community members whose primary or only language […]
