Archive for May, 2018
Birth Announcement: Reed
Kassie Reed announces the birth of her daughter, Serenity Jane Reed at Prowers Medical Center with Dr. Foley attending. Serenity weighed six pounds and 12 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Payton Aaron Reed.
Lamar Days ‘Features the 50s’ for the 2018 Theme
This year’s event, May 18-19th takes local residents back in time as the celebration will be for: “Time to Shake, Rattle and Roll”. The event, hosted by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, will feature a Friday downtown, Kick-Off BBQ from 11am to 1pm at the Chamber of Commerce parking lot on East Beech Street, […]
Granada Receives Guidance on Golf Carts, Donates to PEP
The Granada Trustees were informed that, according to CIRSA, their risk policy carrier, they bear little liability for after-dark, golf cart accidents on the town’s streets. For several months, the Trustees have attempted to decide on an ordinance that allows residents to drive their golf carts on municipal streets as long as they […]
Patricia Ann Esry-Langin…February 27, 1930 – April 24, 2018
A Memorial Mass for Colorado Springs resident, Patricia Ann Langin, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday May 19, 2018 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar with Reverend Mariusz Wirkowski as celebrant. A private family burial will take place at a later date in Colorado Springs. A […]
SECCI Cancer Support Group Hosts Annual Fundraiser Golf Tournament
Teams will tee off at Spreading Antlers Golf Course the morning of Saturday, June 9th, raising funds for the 10th Annual SECCI tournament. Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative began in October 2001 when local residents, Cathy Buxton, Larry Bauer, Tim Courkamp and Delaine Rushton formed the group to help defray transportation and related expenses for […]
Public Comment Sought by Council on ARPA Power Purchase
There will be a special City Council work session on Monday, May 14, 2018 beginning at 5 p.m. in the Cultural Events Center. This meeting will be a public discussion of a possible purchase power agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission and SECPA, and the continuing relationship with ARPA. Citizens are urged to attend. […]
Lamar Woman Faces Drug Charges
The Drug Task Force consisting of Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Offices conducted an investigation in the distribution of narcotics. On May 4th, 2018, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office arrested Destiny M Hyatt, 29, of Lamar on the below listed charges: CRS. 18-18-407 Controlled Substance – Special Offender, a Drug Felony […]
Council Weighs Options on New Animal Shelter
The Lamar Animal Shelter on CR EE.5 off Memorial Drive has seen considerable improvements over the past several years, but its future at that site is limited for what it can provide to local residents. It’s a small facility and can handle only 14 dogs and no cats and it is adjacent to […]
Maria Dolores Herrera de Vargas…1932 – May 3, 2018
Maria Dolores Herrera de Vargas, who personified love, generosity, and faith, passed on to the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was 85 years young. Maria Dolores Herrera de Vargas was born in Bartlett, Colorado, in 1932, to Maria Dorotea Garnica de Herrera and Jesus Martin Herrera. She […]
Birth Announcement: Gazotti
Destiny and Sonny Gazotti of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Royalty Lousie Gazotti at 6pm at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 with Dr. Korkis attending. Royalty weighed six pounds and nine ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Eternity, Serenity. Grandparents: Tina Hyatt and […]
Tamarisk Program Begins Restoration Phase
A tamarisk eradication spray program begun almost ten years ago along a portion of the Arkansas River has transitioned into a restoration project this year by the Colorado Division of Natural Resources and Parks and Wildlife. Travis Black, Colorado Parks and Wildlife area manager, said a restoration program has begun which will re-seed the […]
USDA Seeks Info from Growers on 2018 Crops, Stocks, Livestock Inventories and Values
Denver, CO – May, 2018 — During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. The agency will contact over 12,000 producers across the region to determine crop acreage and stock levels as […]
Lamar Receives EPA Brownfields Grant
Lamar is one of four Colorado communities set to receive a share of a $1.1M grant to advance environmental assessment and property redevelopment. The other three are Canon City, Florence and Pueblo. Lamar’s share of the grant is $300,000 to assess properties along the city’s downtown core, including sites along the Arkansas River and […]
Police Note Meth & Drug Arrests for Granada and Lamar Residents
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, officers of the Lamar Police Department contacted Alexandro Morales, 23 of Granada, in an alleyway behind the 500 block of North Main Street. Mr. Morales was found to have an active felony warrant out of Prowers County for failure to comply on an original charge of attempted first degree murder. […]
Holly Trustees Discuss Landfill Location, ARPA Power Purchase Agreement
The monthly Holly Trustees meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd, hosted a full audience as several residents expressed concerns about a preliminary location for a proposed garbage transfer station near 4 River-John Deere in the community. Due to costs associated with maintaining the current landfill, the Trustees have taken initial steps to close it in […]
