Archive for September 28th, 2018

Flu Shot Schedule Available from County Health
Prowers County Public Health & Environment has posted their annual flu shot clinics for 2018. Vaccine is plentiful and available for both children and adults. Prowers County Public Health & Environment has Quadrivalent vaccine for both children and adults as well as High Dose vaccine for adults > 65 years of age. The […]

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 900,000 head as of September 1, 2018. The latest inventory was 1 percent above last month and 5 percent above the September 1, 2017 inventory. Cattle feeders with 1,000 […]

Holiday Motel Becomes Ft Lyon Donation Site
The Lamar Lion’s Club has once again begun to accept donations for the Ft. Lyons Homeless Shelter using the Holiday Motel at 404 North Main Street in Lamar as the drop off site. The motel desk clerk will provide information and a key to the room being used for donations. Items needed include: […]

Holly Fire and Ambulance Election Set for October 9
Approximately 900 voters in the Holly Ambulance and Fire District will be able to cast their ballots for the five new District board members by Tuesday, October 9th, according to Jana Rushton, Election Official. There are 13 candidates on the ballot as well as a write-in candidate and voters will be able to […]

Rotary Continues Dictionary Tradition
The members of the Lamar Rotary continued their time-honored tradition of distributing hard-bound dictionaries to third grade students at Parkview School this past week. This week marks the 17th year the Lamar Rotary has been collecting donations to pay for the books for several hundred students. For many of these students this is the […]
Danielle Larae Dechant…May 8, 1985 – September 26, 2018
A Celebration of Life for Lamar resident, Danielle L. Dechant will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Danielle was born on May 8, 1985 at Lamar, Colorado to Daniel E. and Della L. (Coulter) Cummings. She passed away on September 26, […]

Lesly Rosalba Chacon…June 19, 1998 – September 27, 2018
A mass of Christian burial for lifelong Lamar resident, Lesly Rosalba Chacon will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Mariusz Wirkowski as celebrant. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Lesly was born on June 19, 1998 at […]