Archive for September, 2017
It’s National Voter Registration Day
Sign up and make a difference in Colorado DENVER, Sept. 26, 2017 — Today is National Voter Registration Day, and Colorado is proud to have the highest percentage of registered voters in America among its eligible population. In addition, the turnout among registered voters in Colorado in the 2016 presidential election was 74.5 percent, the fourth highest in […]
LCC Hosting Second Annual Ag/Equine Reunion
(Lamar, Colorado; September 18, 2017) Lamar Community College is busy making final preparations to host its second reunion for former Agriculture and Horse Training & Management students and those who participated in Rodeo, Livestock Judging, and/or Saddle & Sirloin Club while attending Lamar Community College (Lamar Junior College), regardless of graduation status. Otherwise known […]
Birth Announcements: Stapleton – Esparza
Travis and Ericka Stapleton of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Lucy Freya Stapleton at 5:19pm at Prowers Medical Center on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 with Dr. Foley attending. Lucy weighed seven pounds and 14ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Dominic, Skyler and Ivan. Grandparents: Tony and Lee Shaffer. […]
Cattle on Feed Report for Colorado -/- U.S.
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 860,000 head as of September 1, 2017. The latest inventory was 2 percent below last month but 8 percent above the September 1, 2016 […]
Colorado Corn Farmers Expecting Large Grain Crop
USDA Forecast: Colorado corn farmers expected to haul in largest grain crop in six years Colorado’s corn-for-grain production in 2017 is expected to come in at 176.9 million bushels, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast released this month. That total would stand as about a 10 percent increase compared to 2016, […]
Sophie Gladys Waymire…April 29, 1920 – September 21, 2017
Graveside Services for Gladys Waymire will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Diane Hutson will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. prior to the service at Horber Funeral Chapel. Sophie Gladys Waymire, known to most as […]
Colorado Livestock Producers observe National Farm Safety and Health Week
Greeley, CO – Since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that on average 240 agriculture workers suffer a “serious lost-work-time injury” each day. The rate of fatalities in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector continues to decline, but still remains […]
Livestock Slaughter – August 2017. US Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.63 billion pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 4.43 billion pounds produced in August 2016. Beef production, at 2.40 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.94 million head, up 7 percent from August 2016. The average live weight […]
Camp Amache, Sell or Keep? Granada Residents Receive Options on Benefits or Drawbacks
Granada Trustees held an informal town meeting, Wednesday, September 20th, to lay out the options of selling Camp Amache to the National Park Service or trying to maintain it as is. There were about two dozen residents at the Complex to learn more about the issue. Mayor Glenn Otto presided over the meeting and laid […]
LCC Hosts Annual Career and College Day
Some students already have their career plans laid out and selected during a point in their college years, and others want to explore their options in the ever-expanding fields open to them. Lamar Community College offers all students information on how to pursue their goals with an annual Career Day, attended by a […]
SANTA FE TRAIL Route Added to Historic District
LA JUNTA, Colorado, September 20, 2017 – The U.S. Forest Service is delighted to announce the designation of the 210-acre Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail – Iron Springs Vicinity National Historic District. It is located in Otero County, Colorado on the Comanche National Grassland and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
Simmental Elects New Leaders, Present Honors
PUEBLO – Colorado Simmental adult and youth members elected leadership and honored volunteers during its annual meeting here. Robert Campbell of Ignacio, CO, and Mike Rains of Oakley, KS, were recognized with the traditional engraved cowbell as they retired from Colorado Simmental Association board service. Campbell had served 18 years in separate terms including […]
9/11 Tribute Offered New Events and Views
The 6th Annual 9/11 Tri State Tribute featured some notable first-time inclusions on Saturday, September 9th. The parade’s Grand Marshall, Colonel Charles Jones, a former Air Force Astronaut, was honored in memoriam this year. He was a passenger on Flight 11, the first of the two hijacked airplanes that were flown into the Twin Towers […]
Lamar Library Posts Results from Cities and Towns Survey
NEWS RELEASE – Lamar 9-21-2017 What do the people of Lamar want? It appears to be to improve the lifestyle we have here, according to people who participated in the Lamar Public Library’s Outside the Lines activities during Cities and Towns week in September. The Library held a series of events ranging from a […]
Election Dates-/-Information on Voting
MEDIA RELEASE – Prowers Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: Ballots will start arriving in mailboxes the week of October 16th – 20th for the Coordinated Election, November 7, 2017. Ballots will be sent to all active registered voters. If you do not receive a ballot or you are not sure about your voter registration information, […]
