Archive for January, 2020
U.S. Census Bureau Recruiting for Colorado Jobs
Prowers County, CO – The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting for a variety of temporary jobs, including census takers, to assist with the nationwide 2020 Census count. Applying now to work as a census taker is a great way to make extra money and line up spring and summer employment ahead of time. Census taker […]
Presidential Primary Election Information
ELECTION NEWS for 2020: With the passage of Proposition 107 in 2016 that was approved by Colorado voters, created and reenacted state laws for allowing Presidential Primary Elections. With this change, Colorado will hold a 2020 Presidential Primary Election on March 3, 2020. All voters that are active eligible electors will be mailed a ballot […]
NPS Hosting Public Informational Meetings on Amache Special Resource Study
DENVER—On Tuesday, February 11th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to participate in one of two informational meetings and open houses regarding the Amache special resource study. The first public meeting will be held at the Granada City Complex at 103 South Main Street […]
Donald E. States…September 4, 1931 – January 29, 2020
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Donald E. States, affectionately known to many as Don, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday February 7, 2020 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar with Pastor Mike Lewis officiating. A private family scattering of ashes will take place at a later […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County and UNICEF USA Working Together
As the Zonta Club of Prowers County’s main service project for the 2018-19 year we chose to sponsor a group of local middle school girls who were participating in the “Girls on the Run” program. Girls on the Run is a national program focusing on girls in 3rd – 8th grade. Their mission is […]
John Hopper was awarded the Beveridge Family Teaching Award.
Local Dual-Enrollment Instructor and Historian Wins Prestigious Teaching Award LAMAR, CO – John Hopper, teacher and dean of students at Granada Public Schools and dual-enrollment instructor for Lamar Community College (LCC), has been awarded the Beveridge Family Teaching Prize by the American Historical Association (AHA). This biennial prize is AHA’s most prestigious honor for […]
Another Successful Year for the Lamar Area Hospice Fundraising Committee
The dedicated and extremely capable Lamar Area Hospice Fundraising Committee presented a check for $53,000 to Deb Pelley, Executive Director of Hospice, highlighting the results of three enormously successful events; the Pirate’s Party in February hosted by The Buzzard’s Roost, Jay Gruber, Karen Moreno and Joe Malecki, The Annual Dinner/Dance and Auction at the […]
Lamar Utility Board Gains Member, Loses Member
Lamar resident, Jay Brooke became the latest Lamar Utility Board member with his oath of office, administered prior to the January 28th meeting by County Court Judge, Lane Porter. Brooke’s new position comes at the same time that Leo Hernandez tended his resignation to the board effective, January 26th after serving for seven […]
James Conley…September 9, 1990 – January 25, 2020
James Conley, 29, of Greeley, Colorado, passed away on January 25, 2020 in Greeley, Colorado. James was born in Lamar, Colorado to Mark & Lana (Daniel) Conley on September 9, 1990. James graduated Dalhart High School in 2009. In 2015, he began working in the oil industry and moved to Greeley, Co where he resided until […]
Velma R. “Sissy” Hill…August 3, 1944 – January 25, 2020
A celebration of life funeral service for former Holly, CO resident, currently of Las Animas, Velma R. Hill affectionately known to many as “Sis” or “Sissy”, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday January 31, 2020 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar with Wayne Burgess officiating. Burial will follow in the Holly […]
Lamar Council Okays Renovation/Construction Projects for the City
Craig Brooks, Lamar’s Chief Building Inspector, presented an ordinance for the dedication of a new city street. Originally, Ordinance 733 vacated Clifton Street and Fifth Street in March, 1979. Brooks explained the request to repeal the ordinance in light of the possible development of the property located north of the Lamar Inn and […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Okays Construction Funding for Max Hotel
The former Stockman’s Motor Inn, built in 1938, and now known as the MAX Hotel is currently being renovated by the new owner, Nancy Clark of Clark Broadway Building LLC, since its purchase in August, 2019. Clark has requested an economic incentive agreement of $14,600 for exterior improvements to the building located at the […]
Colorado Crop and Condition Report, January 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Minimal moisture during the month of January resulted in diminished topsoil moisture supplies across the state, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Eastern counties received almost no precipitation during January and western counties received isolated moisture and some significant snowfall at higher elevations. Reporters […]
Erica Gallegos…January 27, 1980 – December 17, 2019
Memorial Mass for Las Animas, CO resident, Erica Gallegos will be held at 10:00 a.m. with Rosary/Scripture Service beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, CO with Father Henry Wertin officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Erica Leah Gallegos was born January […]
Alta Vista Receives Irwin Academic Award
Alta Vista Charter School Principal, Talara Coen, announced last year the school was selected for the John Irwin Award for Academic Achievement under guidelines from the Colorado Department of Education. “We’re really excited to have been selected,” she said, adding that the school was also chosen for the annual award in 2007. “You need […]
