Archive for August 19th, 2019
Eddie Andrade…April 28, 1935 – August 18, 2019
A mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar resident, Eddie Andrade will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, August 26, 2019 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Gopep Sylvestor Luke as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the […]

Pascual Reyes…September 11, 1958 – August 15, 2019
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Granada resident, Pascual Reyes will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Centro Cristiana de Granada, CO with Pastor Hugo Rodriguez officiating. Inurnment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Granada. Per Pascual’s request cremation will take place and there will be […]

Wilma Jean Sykes…November 17, 1939 – August 18, 2019
A celebration of life funeral service for longtime Lamar resident, Wilma Jean Sykes will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Kevin Hartman officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Wilma will be held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on […]

Digital Age Record Keeping at County Courthouse
How long do you hang on to your private papers? Do you have IRS returns from 20 years ago, a sales receipt for a mattress you bought six years back? How about an instruction manual for a dishwasher you replaced last year? Since 1889, past Clerk and Recorders have been storing various records […]

Annual Dog Day at Lamar Pool
Sometimes the dogs have better weather for their events than humans do. It was all sunshine this past Sunday, August 18th when the Lamar Municipal Pool opened their doors to all area dogs so they can frolic and owners can have some fun watching. This is the fourth year pool manager Carrie Smith […]

Journey into the Past at Bent’s Old Fort
The National Park Service is offering an opportunity for visitors to “step back in time” and glimpse the sights, sounds, and smells of life as it might have been 172 years ago at Bent’s Fort on the Santa Fe Trail for our Military Encampment. 1847 was a year when things continued to go badly […]

Colorado Employment Situation – July 2019
Employers in Colorado added 7,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from June to July for a total of 2,787,000 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 5,700 and government increased 1,500. June estimates were revised up to 2,779,800, and the over the month change from May to June was an […]