Archive for May 18th, 2018

Chamber Picnic by the Park
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce held their Lamar Days, Kick-Off BBQ this Friday, May 18th. Better weather equals a better turn out and that was the situation Friday as last year’s premiere BBQ was conducted under spring skies a few degrees short of winter. Folks sat at picnic tables on the front lawn […]

Leroy E. Schwartz…May 29, 1939 – May 17, 2018
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Leroy E. Schwartz will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. Visitation for Leroy will be held from 3:00PM until 7:00PM on Wednesday, […]
David Appel…June 25, 1936 – May 17, 2018
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, David Appel will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Grace Lutheran Church with Harold Baldwin and Vernon Appel co-officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for David will be held from 1:00PM until 5:00PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 […]

Colorado Employment Situation in April 2018
Employers in Colorado added 7,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April for a total of 2,717,000 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,300 and government increased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point from March to April […]

Alice “Marie” Muller…November 16, 1925 – May 16, 2018
Funeral Services for Marie Muller will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the Friends Church in Las Animas, CO with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, CO. Alice Marie Muller, affectionately known to most as Marie, was born on November 16, 1925 in […]