RSSArchive for September 18th, 2023

Sparrow House Victory Garden Offers Nutritional Benefits

    Although the idea for a produce garden had been planned for several years for the Sparrow House Food Pantry at 907 South 3rd Street in Lamar, it took 18 months, donations, volunteer work and some on-the-job training for the garden to come to fruition. Opening day was this past Saturday, September 16th, and […]

Cannonball Endurance Motorcycle Run Converges on Lamar

    Lamar is almost at the halfway point on the 3,800 mile, 2023 Cannonball Endurance Run for motorcycles.  Around 80 bikers, between the ages of 23 and 81 rode their machines into Lamar for a brief stopover which included a hamburger fry with all the trimmings, some cool shade from the trees in the […]

Colorado Employment Situation – August 2023

  5,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in August; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.1 Percent   Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point in August to 3.1 percent compared to the July rate of 2.9 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by […]