Archive for December, 2021
Rebecca S. Alba – July 9, 1933 – December 7, 2021
A Mass of Christian burial for lifelong Lamar resident, Rebecca S. Alba will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Steven Murray as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the […]
Eads is Recipient of Preservation Grants Awarded Across Colorado
DENVER — Dec. 8, 2021 — History Colorado announces a newly completed State Historical Fund (SHF) grant round that provides more than $7.2 million in grant funding for preservation efforts across the state. These awards leverage $4 million in matching funding provided by grant applicants and their community partners to exceed a total of $11 […]
NWS Pueblo Fall Weather Summary
The Meteorological Fall Summary (September, October and November) of 2021 started out mainly warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, save for a few passing weather systems which brought passing showers and thunderstorms, along with brief cool downs to the region. October of 2021 followed a similar pattern as previous months, being […]
Housing Construction Project Moves Forward for Southeast Colorado
Sixty-three houses in six counties in southeast Colorado are slated for construction, a project developed by SCEDD, Southern Colorado Economic Development District using a portion of federal ARP funds which were distributed to communities across the country earlier this year. Stephanie Gonzales, Executive Director of SECED, Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, told The Prowers […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update from Prowers County Public Health and Environment-December 8, 2021
The seven day Test Positivity rate is 8.49% (goal is <5%). This is down from 9.07% last week. There have been 54 cases noted in the past seven days of which six had been vaccinated and 99 cases over the past 14 days of which 16 persons were vaccinated. There have been 2,003 […]
Terry Robinson – April 30, 1947 – December 6, 2021
A Memorial Service for Terry Robinson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Terry Wayne Robinson was born in Odessa, Texas on April 30, 1947 to Don Robinson and Peggy (Baird) Robinson. He passed away on December 6, 2021 at 3:15 p.m. […]
Warren W. Bauder – October 23, 1930 – December 1, 2021
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Warren W. Bauder will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, January 7, 2022 at the Lamar First Baptist Church with Pastor Darren Stroh officiating. Warren was born on October 23, 1930 at a farm northwest of Burlington, Colorado to Walter Gottlieb and […]
Chamber Parade of Lights-Winning Entries
Twenty entries took part in the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Parade of Lights this past Friday, December 3rd. This year’s theme was “Christmas for Cowboys and Cowgirls”. Lamar Community College took first place and won $75 in Chamber Luv Bucks; second place went to Dark Knight Trucking with a prize of $50 in […]
Lydia Rose Duran – September 7, 1952 – November 26, 2021
Memorial Mass for Lydia Duran will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Rosary/Scripture Service beginning at 9:30 a.m. Inurnment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Lydia Rose Duran was born on September 7, 1952, in Las Animas, Colorado […]
James Neal – April 15, 1964 – December 1, 2021
Funeral Services for Holly, CO resident, J.W. Neal will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, Colorado at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
Robert Aaron Brooke – January 30, 1975 – November 22, 2021
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Robert Aaron Brooke will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Mike Schneider of the Wiley Community Church officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Robert was born on January 30, 1975, at Chanute, Kansas […]
USDA Farm Labor Report – Colorado & US
FARM LABOR – MOUNTAIN II REGION (COLORADO, NEVADA, UTAH) There were 17,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain II Region (Colorado, Nevada, and Utah) during the reference week of October 10-16, 2021, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Farm […]
CPW Using Low Altitude Helicopters for Deer/Elk Count
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Beginning Dec. 6, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists will assess deer and elk populations by conducting low-altitude helicopter flights in southeast Colorado, west of Interstate 25. Then in mid- to late-December, biologists will launch similar helicopter flights in the southeastern plains of Colorado to the east of I-25. Southeast Region residents […]
Lamar School District RE-2 High School Logo Committee Nomination Information
December 1, 2021 In response to SB21-116 Concerning the Prohibition of American Indian Mascots in Colorado Schools, the Lamar RE-2 Board of Education conducted a community meeting in July. At that meeting a timeline for the adoption of a new logo for Lamar High School was shared. While SB21-116 is currently being challenged legally, the […]
Camp Amache Moving Closer Toward NPS Designation
Camp Amache, the Japanese-American Incarceration Camp in Granada during WWII, is moving closer to being considered a National Park Service site through the bi-partisan efforts of U.S. Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet and U.S. Representatives Neguse and Buck. The Prowers County Commissioners asked that their thanks for the recent efforts be offered to Senator […]
