Archive for May, 2023
July 2023 Great Race Making Stop in Lamar
Lamar, Colo., will host a lunch stop on the 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire on Saturday, July 1, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event, with the first car […]
Colorado State Patrol Cautions Drivers about Unrestrained Pets
(COLO) – To many Coloradoans’ pets are a part of the family and they often accompany us on the road. But how many people who travel with their furry friends are putting them into a harness, a pet carrier or a crate? Any activity, like petting your dog or reaching back to provide a […]
USDA Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive. The program is associated with incredible outcomes like improved diet quality, birth weights, and cognitive development, and reduced infant deaths, premature births, and health care costs. It’s no wonder more […]
2023 Amache Pilgrimage Weekend
The Nikkeijin Kai of Colorado with the Amache Preservation Society and the Friends of Amache will gather in Granada for the 2023 Amache Pilgrimage weekend, on Saturday, May 20th. Each year surviving members of those who were incarcerated in Granada at Camp Amache during World War 2, return to the site to pay their […]
Prowers County Represented in National Investment Summit
We are so excited that one of PEP’s very own, Cheryl Sanchez, got selected to represent Colorado at SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland this week! She is one of only two Economic Developers from Colorado that was selected to represent our state. What an achievement!! SelectUSA Investment Summit draws more than 3000 attendees featuring economic […]
Jessica Jane Cruz – August 5, 1982 – April 15, 2023
A memorial mass for longtime Lamar resident, Jessica Jane Cruz will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Leonardo Ayuyao’s.s.s. as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM with Veronica Barraza reciting. […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending April 30, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Spring planting continued around precipitation events last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 44 percent of the State was under drought conditions, equal last week, but down from 89 percent a year ago. Forty-four percent of the State […]
Dollars Make the Difference for Ark Valley Conduit
Although the Arkansas Valley Conduit was first proposed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, very little had taken place for the following 55 years or so until some serious funding was allocated for the water improvement project. The 130 mile-long pipeline, running from Pueblo to Lamar and up to Eads, is estimated […]
Lucy Camacho – July 26, 1969 – November 5, 2023
A mass of Christian burial for former Lamar, Colorado resident currently of Pueblo, Colorado, Lucy Camacho will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, May 12, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A rite of committal will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Per Lucy’s request cremation has taken place. Lucy […]
Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter
Lamar— April 28, 2023 — Annually, Golden Plains Insurance grants a scholarship to a graduating senior who exhibits dedication towards their community, educational establishment, faith, and academic pursuits. This year, the Scholarship Nominating Committee received over 35 exceptional applications, exhibiting both quantity and quality. Following extensive evaluation, the committee identified a commendable young […]
LCC’s Flower Sale Helps Support Commencement Activities
Flowers for graduates will be available for purchase at Lamar Community College’s (LCC) Nurse Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 4 and commencement on Saturday, May 6. Dorothy Choat, LCC financial aid coordinator, will be on-site for both ceremonies selling flowers for friends and family of graduates to purchase for their soon-to-be alumni. She will be […]
