Archive for September, 2018
Holly Commercial Club Prepares for Local Activities
The Holly Commercial Club met on Wednesday, September 5, with four guests with the Karen McCormick for Congress campaign. The Minutes and Treasurer’s Reports were given and approved. The Holly Shopper report was given. Old Business: Cornhole Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, September 29. Sign-up sheets were passed around for volunteers to run […]
Ronnie E. Haggard . . . May 7, 1948-September 9, 2018
Memorial Services for longtime Prowers County resident Ronnie Haggard will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Lamar First Baptist Church with Darren Stroh officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Per Ronnie’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Ronnie was born on […]
Aggravated Robbery in Holly
On September 10, 2018 at approximately 1350 hours, Deputies were dispatched to the 100 Block of South Main in Holly, on a report of an armed robbery involving a weapon. Deputies were informed the suspect was wearing a mask at the time and had fled the business southbound and on foot with an […]
Blue Rose Ranch (Part 3) Horse Rescue Operations in Springfield, CO
Blue Rose Ranch (Part 3) This is the third and final article in the series describing the work behind the scenes of the horse rescue and adoption facilities at the Blue Rose Ranch in Springfield, Colorado, owned and operated by Cheryl and John Webb since 2007. Since the first day of operation to current […]
Birth Adkins/Richardson
Emily Adkins and Bob Richardson of Lamar and Arvada announce the birth of their son Robert Mason Richardson at 6:03pm at Prowers Medical Center on Thursday, September 6, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Robert weighed 5 pounds and 13 ounces and was 18 1/4 inches in length. Grandparents: Michelle Leroux, Mark Adkins, Jacquelin & Todd […]
Celebración en el Fuerte! – Hispanic Heritage Day at Bent’s Old Fort
The public is invited to join the denizens of Bent’s Old Fort on Saturday, September 15 to celebrate the Hispanic heritage of this reconstructed trading post on the Santa Fe Trail. The event will feature living history, presentations on Hispanic merchants and cowboys, and an 1840s-style fandango in the fort plaza. Philip […]
Birth Announcement – Mort
Joseph and Ariana Mort of Springfield announce the birth of their daughter Lakelynn Sage Mort at 5:10pm at Prowers Medical Center on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Lakelynn weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Brothers/Sisters: Alexander & Kambry. Grandparents: Esteban Suarez and Jim & Bonnie Mort.
Teen Traffic Fatalities up 22 percent Last Year
CDOT Launches Teen Driving Safety Campaign Focused on Driving Restrictions STATEWIDE – Last year 67 young people between the ages of 15 and 20 were killed in traffic crashes in Colorado. This is a 22 percent increase from 2016 when 55 were killed and the highest number of fatalities for that age group since […]
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice Publishes In-Depth Report on Colorado DUI Offenses
(LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 6, 2018) – The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice has published a report analyzing more than 27,000 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases that were filed in Colorado in 2016. It is the first report of its kind in the nation to make such a robust and thorough examination […]
Enroll in Online Classes, Get Money for School at LCC
Class Enrollment Still Available for September and October There’s still time to enroll in college courses this fall and Lamar Community College is here to get students started on the track to reaching their educational goals with a full schedule of online courses. Online courses are offered in 16-week, 10-week, or short six-week long sessions […]
Mobile Vet Center Offers Aid/Information for Local Veterans
John Berentz, MSW, Readjustment Counseling Technician from the Pueblo Vet Center was in Lamar last week, headquartered in the VA’s mobile center at the northwest corner of Walmart’s parking lot. The trailer was in Lamar Thursday and Friday, August 30th and 31st by invitation of the Prowers County Veterans Service Officer, Gary Harbert. Vet Center […]
PEP Board Learns About Planned Lamar-Based Youth Entrepreneurship Fair
The approaching November 7th E-Fair was one of two topics presented to board members of Prowers Economic Prosperity during their monthly meeting, held in the Holly Senior Center, Tuesday, September 4th. The other presentation described the potential financial impact for state and local highway improvements should Proposition 110 pass in the November General […]
Climate Review: Summer of 2018
The start of “Meteorological Summer 2018” (June-July-August) was a very warm and generally dry across south central and southeast Colorado. A few weather systems, including the remnants of a tropical system moving north and east out of the Gulf of California, brought some beneficial rains and a brief respite in the hot and […]
William Lowe… May 16, 1945 – August 29, 2018
Funeral Services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Bill Lowe will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Mark Cloer officiating. Interment will follow in the Fort Lyon National Cemetery. William Phillip Lowe was born on May 16, 1945 in St. […]
Myron Don Larsen…July 30, 1956 – August 29, 2018
Myron Don Larsen passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. His body finally gave out and liberated his troubled mind. Born in SLC on July 30, 1956, Myron had a happy childhood travelling with the family to Texas, Germany, Hawaii, Georgia and Japan. After graduating from High School in Camp Zama, Japan, Myron moved […]
