Archive for December 14th, 2020
Birth Announcements: Urias-/-Mort-/-McMillan-/-Stines
Heather Edelblute and Chris Urias of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Maya Marie Urias at 8:53pm at Prowers Medical Center on December 10, 2020 with Dr. Coleman attending. Maya weighed seven pounds and was 20 ½ inches in length at birth. Aviana Suarez and Joseph Mort of Springfield, Colorado announce the […]
Colorado Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine
DENVER – The state of Colorado received its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine today. Governor Jared Polis personally signed for and received the first shipment of the vaccine this morning at the State Lab in Denver. The Governor was joined by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff, CDPHE incident commander […]
Luis Carlos Yanez…December 11, 2020
A memorial service for lifelong Granada resident, Luis Carlos Yanez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the St Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Soosai as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the church with Maria […]
Lamar Turns Out for Parade of Lights
This past Saturday evening, December 11th, was a good night for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights. It was chilly, right at the freezing point, but fortunately the night was calm, no wind chills to deal with. The fact that all the observers this year were in their cars along […]
Letter to the Editor: Pandemic Duration
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This Winter Solstice, I am looking forward to Saturn and Jupiter becoming aligned to make the Christmas Star. This is an event that will not happen for another 800 years. I will be out star gazing on December 21st and will not want to miss the awe and wonder it will […]
Position Open on Prowers County Planning Commission Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Powers County to fill one (1) position on the five member Prowers County Planning Commission with a term expiring January, 2024. Commission members are required to meet at 8:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Additional meetings […]
CSA Marks 50th Year with Awards, Reports and Elections
Colorado Simmental Association (CSA) held its 50th annual meeting in a virtually format. Award winners were recognized, and business completed in the milestone celebration, held on Zoom. Dr. Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association’s executive vice-president, and Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemen’s executive vice-president, both gave updates and fielded questions from members. The CSA membership re-elected Ron […]
