Archive for 2017
Birth Announcements: Hernandez – Lopez – Leyva
Lidia Hernandez and Hector Perdomo of Holly, Colorado announce the birth of her daughter, Jensy Arisbel Perdomo Hernandez at Prowers Medical Center with Dr. Foley attending. Brothers/Sisters: Erlin Permomo and Bianca Perdomo. Grandparents: Ovideo Perdomo and Cruz Enamorado. Heracholuis Lopez and Candice Contreras of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Izaiah […]
Cattle on Feed Report
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 970,000 head as of June 1, 2017. This latest inventory is 1 percent above last month and 9 percent above the June 1, 2016 […]
Birth Announcement: Hernandez
Amos and Jamie Hernandez of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Kiera Grace Hernandez at 12:49 pm on June 2, 2017 at Parkview Medical Center with Dr. Sara Tonsing attending. Kiera weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 20.5 in length. Brothers: Isaiha Hernandez and Blake and Cael Buxton.
Judy (Brase) Connally…June 3, 1944 – June 20, 2017
A celebration of life for longtime Colorado Springs resident and formerly of Lamar, Judy Connally will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Calob Rundell officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Judy will be held prior to the service on Monday from […]
Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort
The public is invited to join the denizens of Bent’s Old Fort on Tuesday, July 4 from 1:30 to4:30 pm to celebrate American Independence during the 2017 Frontier Fourth Celebration. The 4th of July was one of the few holidays celebrated across the country in the 1840s. The victory over the British in the […]
Hot Fun in the Summertime
The weekend forecast calls for considerably cooler temperatures than what we’ve been experiencing the past several days, and that’s a great recipe for the Big Timbers Community Alliance, FREE Family Fun Day set for Willow Creek Park this Saturday, June 24th. Day-long activities have been planned including free swimming and a free dinner at 6pm […]
Bike to Work Draws Large, Hungry Crowd
The first day of summer, June 21, 2017, coincided this year with the annual Bike to Work day, held at the Lamar Community Building. Temperatures were already in the 70s by 7am, but perhaps people around Lamar like it hotter, as 76 persons walked or pedaled to the annual event to enjoy a free […]
Lamar Partnership Incorporated Provides Overview at Monthly PEP Meeting
Tera Bender, board member of LPI, Lamar Partnership Inc., explained the function of the Main Street Community group and its mission in the Lamar community during the Prowers Economic Prosperity meeting on Tuesday, June 20th. LPI is a non-profit 501C4 organization which has qualified for a Main Street Community designation, and Lamar is […]
CSP Investigating Two Vehicle Crash in Kiowa County
Friday, June 16, 2017, at approximately 4:34pm, Colorado State Patrol was notified of a two vehicle crash on Highway 287 near mile post 113, which is located inside the town of Eads, Colorado. Vehicle #1, a 2010 white Dodge Dakota, driven by 26 year old John, Launius of Eads, CO, was traveling northbound (in […]
Cleo D. Coen…January 15, 1930 – February 3, 2017
A memorial service for former Lamar, Colorado resident currently of Aurora, Colorado will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Reverend Darren Stroh officiating. Per Cleo’s request cremation had taken place and there was no visitation. Cleo was born on January 15, 1930 at Lamar, Colorado […]
Housing Roundtable Details Future Needs Assessment Study
Adequate and affordable housing is a central ingredient in the economic development of Lamar and Prowers County. Although some studies have already been conducted on housing needs in the local area, an in-depth listening session which will combine group and one-on-one interviews and a printed questionnaire survey, will be conducted in southeast Colorado in July. […]
Health Agencies Conduct Training Exercise
Just as a sports team will run through their practice drills, health agencies throughout Colorado took part in a coordinated Pubic Health Emergency Dispensing Exercise to practice the distribution of medicines to the general public in a simulated emergency. The plan was set up by the CDPHE, Colorado Department of Health and Environment for action […]
Nation’s Oldest Cattlemen’s Association Celebrates 150th Anniversary
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and Colorado CattleWomen (CCW) finished off the third and final day of their Annual Convention in Grand Junction, Colo. with over 600 people in attendance. On Tuesday morning, the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Operating Officer, Donna Lynne, accepted CCA’s Lifetime Member Award on behalf of the State of Colorado. This year […]
Birth Announcements: Collins – Babbitt – Spence – Koeller – Mick
Ashley and Eric Collins of Las Animas and Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Thalia Marisca Collins at 4:57am at Prowers Medical Center on Saturday, June 17, 2017 with Dr. Steven Foley attending. Thalia weighed six pounds and nine ounces and was 19 ¾ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Veronica Montez, […]
Colorado Employment Situation in May 2017
Employers in Colorado added 10,600 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,645,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 11,500 and government decreased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from April to May at 2.3 percent. The number […]
