Archive for June, 2017
Jacob Holdren New Holly Trustee
Jacob Holdren will replace Jerry Jones as a member of the Holly Board of Trustees. Jones submitted his resignation several weeks ago and Holdren took his oath of office during the June 7th meeting. On a similar matter of vacancies, the Trustees reviewed the job description for town administrator, but decided against any formal […]
Richard Arthur Simpson…June 8, 1934 – June 3, 2017
A graveside memorial service for Richard “Dick” Simpson will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, Colorado. Robert Morrow will officiate. Military committal rites provided by American Legion District #1 Post #6 and VFW Post #2411. Richard Arthur Simpson was born on June […]
CPW Solves 40-year Challenge to Protect World-Class Fishery at John Martin
CPW secures water for permanent pool in John Martin Reservoir For the first time in nearly 40 years, a new source of water is flowing into the fish and wildlife conservation pool in John Martin Reservoir. That pool, which has historically been minimally maintained through the purchase of Colorado River water, is intended to provide […]
Boggsville Highlights Canyons & Plains Regional Meeting June 8th
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold their Regional meeting in Lamar, Colorado Thursday, June 8 at 10am at the Cow Palace hotel courtyard. The presentation will be about Boggsville. Larry Bourne, site manager, will update everyone on the efforts made for the recent months to get Boggsville a tourism ready site and also discuss […]
PMC Part of BridgeCare Hospital Health Network
Mt. San Rafael Hospital, Parkview Medical Center, Prowers Medical Center, Southeast Colorado Hospital District, Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center come together to improve care in the region. (Lamar, CO, June 7, 2017) There are more than 20,000 square miles in Southeastern Colorado and a new partnership will help connect the people in those […]
Downtown Pocket Park is Nearing End of First Phase of Construction
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, said the Pocket Park is, “Coming along nicely,” during the Redevelopment Board meeting on June 5th. “The pavers are going in and the color scheme is also pulling the structure together.” He said some artwork is being donated by the Arkansas Valley Board of Realtors and Community Development Manager, Angie […]
Marijuana Economic Feasibilities Discussed for Prowers County
Several decades ago, a Doonesbury cartoon character, Zonker, stated about marijuana, “It may not be right or wrong, but it sure is against the law!” The passage of Amendment 64 in Colorado changed that aspect for the new state industry and members of the PEP board, Prowers Economic Prosperity, discussed how some communities have prospered […]
Nursing Home Proposal Presented to PEP Board
Jillane Hixson, Prowers County resident, represented her group for Sage Brush Meadows, Inc. to the Prowers Economic Prosperity board in their goal to develop a new nursing home in the Lamar area. She addressed the PEP members, Tuesday, June 6th, accompanied by Brad Semmens and Jay Brooke. The concept of a new nursing home has […]
Downtown Roof Repair Costs Awarded by Redevelopment Authority Board
Five buildings in Lamar, at, 121 West Beech Street and 106-108-112 and 122 South Main Street, were represented before the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board on June 5th, requesting assistance with roof repair costs. The matter of leaking roofs and costly repairs for the downtown Lamar area has been long noted in the community. Lamar Mayor, […]
Clare Dunn Headlines Sand and Sage Concert, Tickets are On-Line Now
Clare Dunn with special guest Corey Kent White To Kick-Off 2017 Sand and Sage Round-Up.Clare Dunn Sound and Sage Round Up Concert & Charity VIP Party tickets are on sale now. Country music star Clare Dunn kicks-off the Sand and Sage Round-Up on Saturday August 5, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. Gates and beer garden open […]
Busy Weekend for Lamar Area Hospice
While the Back Yard Bash committee was putting together final plans for their Saturday, June 3rd event, fund-raising committee members for Lamar Area Hospice found time this past Friday afternoon to accept a $7,000 check from February’s ‘Pirate’s Night’ fund-raising event at the Buzzard’s Roost in Lamar. This marked the 4th year where people got […]
Johnny W. Cronin…October 19, 1948 – May 31, 2017
Services will be held at a later date for Lamar resident, Johnny W. Cronin. Per Johnny’s request, cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Johnny was born on October 19, 1948 in Pennsylvania to Elmer and Maxine Cronin and departed this life on Wednesday May 31, 2017 at Prowers Medical Center […]
Sun and Fun for Wiley Hay Days, 2017
Spring was in full swing this past Saturday morning, June 3rd for the annual Wiley Hay Days celebration. There were sunny skies, warm winds and just enough shade along Main Street for everyone to pick out a good spot to watch the 10am parade which featured Robert and Margaret Porterfield, this year’s royalty, as […]
Bronc Riding Featured at Cowboy Up at the Wagons
If you took away the speaker system, and the automobiles or any modern convenience surrounding the End of the Line Arena in Camp Amache in Granada, it would be an easy sell to convince you the date was somewhere in the 1870s. The cook wagons from the Santa Fe Trail Cookers stood side by […]
Firewise Homeowners Checklist
Last fall, with the concern of continued dry weather, the Crowley County Commissioners and the local Colorado State University Extension office in Crowley County printed a brochure obtained from the Firewise website (http://www.firewise.org/wildfire-preparedness/teaching-tools/brochures-andbooklets. aspx): How to Have a Firewise Home. With the wildfires that occurred in Colorado late last summer and with the much needed […]
