Archive for July, 2017
Andrea Michelle Martinez…August 4, 1980 – July 14, 2017
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Andrea Michelle Martinez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Per Andrea’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Andrea was born on August 4, […]
Birth Announcements: Menz – Gomez – Downey – Reyes – Navarrette
Brandon and Samantha Menz of McClave, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Dybias Thomas Menz at 8:36 at Prowers Medical Center on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 with Dr. Foley attending. Dybias weighed 7.1 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Tymprence and Cymberlee. Grandparents: Kathy and Bill Shanaman and Mark […]
Water Quality Concerns Prompt Watershed Plan
Concerns about the increasing amount of trace minerals and salinity content in the Lower Arkansas River Basin has prompted a series of meetings to identify causes and develop solutions to the problem. The first stakeholders meeting was held July 13th at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn and hosted by Blake Osborn, CSU Extension […]
Crop Production – JULY 2017 – Colorado Highlights
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of July 1, 2017, is forecast at 84.00 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 8 percent from the June 1 forecast but […]
Buying or Selling a House; How Much and Where?
Jennie Rodgers, from the Community Strategy Institute, toured Baca, Prowers and Kiowa Counties, discussing the current housing markets with municipal leaders as well as local realtors. Following a morning tour of the communities in Prowers County on Wednesday, July 12th, she met with interested parties, at the SECED offices along with Stephanie Gonzales, Executive Director […]
CDA Study Shows Consumer Perceptions on State Ag Industry/Crops
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Survey Reveals Positive Consumer Perceptions of Agriculture Statewide, Strong Preference for Local Foods BROOMFIELD, Colo. – It’s no secret that consumers have shown a preference for locally grown and produced foods over the last decade, and a recent survey conducted by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), in collaboration with Colorado […]
New Soccer Field for Savage Teams
For the past several years, since soccer became a sport for Lamar High School, the teams made use of the field along Yucca Street in Lamar, just north of the school complex. Prior to that it had been used as a football practice field and needed some polish to bring it up to standards. Yucca […]
Carla Warman…May 3, 1960 – July 13, 2017 (Updated Information)
Memorial services for lifelong Lamar resident Carla J. Warman will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Carla was born on May 3, 1960 at Lamar, Colorado to Carl W. and Dorothy “Dottie” (Austin) McCaslin. She passed away on July 13, 2017 at […]
Theodore Leroy Bock…October 8, 1949 – July 10, 2107
Graveside services for Theodore Bock will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Edwin Samples will officiate. Visitation will take place prior to services, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Theodore Leroy Bock […]
Shore Arts Center Park Grand Opening, Hold the Rain
Southeast Colorado residents are ready for anything, especially weather on the move. That was the case for the Grand Opening of the Shore Arts Center Park in downtown Lamar this past Thursday evening, July 13th. The festivities began at 6pm with residents viewing the complete make-over of what had been just a gravel parking lot […]
Lamar Might Become Landfill Hub
Once a week the City of Lamar’s garbage trucks collect your trash from the container in your street or alley and once a month you get a bill in the mail for services rendered. It’s been less than a financial break-even situation for the city’s sanitation department. As explained in the work session held […]
Granada Landfill Facing October Deadline
The Granada Trustees were provided with a brief update on the legislative side of their landfill problem by Prowers County Commissioner, Tom Grasmick, during their monthly meeting, July 12th. The state’s health department, CDPHE, has given the community until October to make the required changes to the way the landfill is operated, measures […]
Ray D. Sanders…September 17, 1935 – July 10, 2017
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident Ray Sanders will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Friday, July […]
Lesardo “Lee” Martinez…September 29, 1944 – July 11, 2017
A funeral service for longtime Granada resident, Lesardo “Lee” Martinez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Deacon Allan Medina officiating. . A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the church. Interment […]
Steerman Enters Class of 2021 Plebe Summer at US Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Jeanette Steerman, a 2017 graduate of McClave High School in McClave Colorado, was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2021 Thursday, June 29, and will begin six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training as part of Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year for the Academy’s “plebe” or freshman […]
