Archive for May 11th, 2017
CROP PRODUCTION – MAY 2017 – COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS
Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2017, is forecast at 72.15 million bushels, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 31 percent below last year’s production of 105.12 million bushels and 11 percent below the 81.03 million bushel crop […]
Birth Announcements: Hall-/-Warn
Daniel and Amanda Hall of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Emmalee Hall at 5:01pm at Prowers Medical Center on Monday, May 8, 2017 with Dr. Foley and Sharon Hendricks attending. Anna weighed eight pounds and nine ounces and was20 3/4 inches in length at birth. Grandparents: Kimberly and Brennan Murray and […]
Granada Trustees Approve Jump Start Resolution, Raise Tap Fees
The Granada Trustees voted to approve a resolution in support of the Rural Jump Start Program, as presented to them by PEP Executive Director, Eric Depperschmidt, during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, May 10th. The Lamar and Wiley City Councils have approved the resolution which provides various tax incentives for new, start-up business ventures throughout communities […]
Carolyn “Kay” Harmon…June 9, 1933 – May 8, 2017
Memorial services for Carolyn Harmon will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Reverend Charles Kelly will officiate. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Paonia, Colorado. Carolyn Kay Harmon, known to most as Kay, was born on June 9, 1933 […]
Library Receives Growing Readers Together Grant
Growing Readers Together @ Lamar Public Library Growing Readers Launched at Lamar Public Library. The library program, sparked by a grant from the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, provides early literacy activities and resources for family, friends and neighbors who care for children under the age of six. Growing Readers Together is an opportunity for informal […]