Archive for November 22nd, 2021

Timothy Lee Fisher – April 8, 1961 – November 14, 2021
Funeral service for Timothy Fisher, 60 of Enid, was Friday, November 19, 2021 at Willow View United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark McAdow officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Tim was born on April 8, 1961 in Lamar, Colorado to Earl Dean and Frances […]
Melanie Carol Evans – March 6, 1968 – November 19, 2021
Melanie Carol Evans, 53, resident of Owasso, Oklahoma passed away November 19, 2021. Melanie was born on March 6, 1968, to George and Billie Woodward. She will be missed by everyone who knew and loved her. Melanie was preceded in passing by her parents, George Clayton Woodward and Billie Jane Woodward (Anderson), […]

DAR, Fort William Bent Chapter Celebrates 101 Years
October Meeting: Kent Brooks, Historian and grandson of Baca County Sheriff Robert Luther Huckaby (1951-1955) kicked off the year of celebration from outlines and photos from his new upcoming book titled “Letters Stories and Incidents form the Santa Fe Trail ~ The Bent Fort Years 1833-1849”. Following a luncheon at the Third […]

Route for the 2021 Annual Lamar Chamber Parade of Lights
The annual Parade of Lights will begin at 6pm on Friday, December 3rd. All entries will line up at the Lamar Swimming Pool parking lot. The route will begin on Parkview Street to East Cedar, turning west to 4th Street and proceed north onto Oak Street. From Oak, the route will head to […]

Moonlight Madness People Choice Awards
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce recently awarded the participants in the Moonlight Madness, “People’s Choice Awards” for the best decorated window display this year. Rose Garcia took 3rd place for the High Plains Insurance drawing, Ginger Coberley and Jocelyn Rayne accepted the 2nd place prize for Darlene Mancia and 1st place went […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2021
Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.4%; Colorado Job Recovery Continues to Outpace U.S. Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 5.4 percent. The national unemployment rate also declined by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Other […]