Archive for June, 2020
Raymundo Reyes Jara…January 6, 1944 – April 5, 2020
Raymundo Reyes Jara also known as “Ray” was born in Lamar, Colorado on January 6, 1944 to Phillip and Lucy Jara. Ray passed away in Happy Valley Oregon on Sunday April 5, 2020 due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. He was 76 years old. Ray is survived by his daughter, Tina Knoop, her […]
Economic Forecast Shows Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic
DENVER – The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) released its quarterly economic forecast Friday, June 19, 2020. “This global pandemic has had a terrible impact on the economy and our way of life. Coloradans are resilient, innovative, and talented and we will get through this challenging time together. While […]
Colorado Job Situation for May 2020
Employers in Colorado added 68,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,539,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 80,800 and government declined by 12,000. April estimates were revised down to 2,471,100, and the over the month change from March to April was […]
CATTLE ON FEED REPORT
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 1,010,000 head as of June 1, 2020. This latest inventory is 6 percent above last month’s inventory but 5 percent below the June 1, 2019 inventory. Cattle feeders […]
Larry Paul Turley…January 5, 1952 – June 15, 2020
A graveside celebration of life for lifelong Lamar resident, Larry Paul Turley will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Sunnyslope Cemetery with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Visitation for Larry will be held on Monday, June 22, 2020 from 3:00PM until 5:00PM at the Peacock […]
Colorado Submits State Hemp Management Plan to USDA
Broomfield, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), in partnership with Governor Polis and the Office of the Attorney General, today submitted the Colorado State Hemp Management Plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, certifying that the State has the resources and personnel to carry out the practices and procedures set forth in […]
Editorial: A Message from the President of Lamar Community College Dr. Linda Lujan
(Lamar, CO) -Lamar Community College is open for business! While we were not “physically” on campus for the last couple months of the spring semester- we never stopped our instruction and service to our students. This summer we will begin a phased re-opening of our campus. As always, the safety of our students, faculty, […]
Prescilla Sisneros…May 7, 1935 – June 16, 2020
COVID-19: St. Mary’s Catholic Church is requiring all those in attendance to wear masks. The church is also required to limit occupancy by 50% therefore seating is limited. Due to Fort Lyon National Cemetery restrictions limiting attendance to a 10-person maximum, graveside services will be streamed live on the funeral home Facebook page. Those […]
Lamar Stands to Receive $5M from State A.G. for Housing Rehab Project
The City of Lamar stands to receive $5 million from the state Attorney General’s office which will be used to either demolish or upgrade as many as 133 housing units within the city limits. City Administrator, Steve Kil, and Dr. Linda Lujan, President of Lamar Community College, provided details to the Prowers Economic Prosperity […]
Trooper Tips – “Yielding”
The word “Yield” has many meanings throughout the English language. You can yield to the next speaker, or the land can yield food from the garden. But today I bring up yield as in the road sign. Too often I find that drivers treat a yield sign as a free for all to […]
Lamar Elks Celebrate Flag Day
June 14th, 2020 Lamar Elks along with the VFW and the Boy Scouts of Troop 218 Celebrated Flag Day with the Pledge of Allegiance, a history and presentation of our Country’s flags and how they came to be. Flag Day: An Elks Tradition Patriotism has characterized the Benevolent and Protective Order of […]
Kenneth Gordon Flaming…October 23, 1931 – June 4, 2020
Kenneth Gordon Flaming, affectionally known as “Bod,” entered his eternal rest and finally met his Lord on Thursday, June 4, 2020 having reached the age of 88 years, 8 months and 12 days. He was born on the afternoon of October 23, 1931 in Rural Grant County, Oklahoma to Jacob and Agnes (Krul) […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition, Week Ending June 14, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Mixed weather throughout Colorado kept a few producers out of the field last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Northwestern counties received rain and snow which greatly benefitted soil moisture supplies and rangeland conditions. Northeastern counties received measurable precipitation early last […]
Welding Student Project Installed at LCC
(Lamar, CO) – A welding installation was erected on the Lamar Community College (LCC) campus this Spring. Concurrent enrollment students in LCC’s Welding Program completed a learning-based project on campus to create a large “LCC.” Each letter weighs between 300 and 400 lbs. They are made from ¼” plate metal, and were finished with petenia. […]
Births: Vega-/-Visage–Munoz
Adilene Cruz and Aaron Vega of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Nina Marie Vega at 9:31am at Prowers Medical Center on Saturday, June 13, 2020 with Dr. Dinsmore attending. Nina weighed eight pounds and 13 ounces and was 20 ½ inches in length at birth. Grandparents: Veronica and Florencia Cruz and […]
