Archive for 2023
Salvador G. Herrera – August 11, 1938 – May 10, 2023
A mass of Christian burial for former Lamar, Colorado resident currently of Pueblo West, Colorado will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Kenny Joe Parlingayan’s.s.s. as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at […]
Winston Sears – April 7, 1940 – November 10, 2022
A graveside memorial service for Winston Sears will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 22, 2023 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kurtis Klinghammer officiating. Military committal rites will be provided by V.F.W. Post #4281. Winston L. Sears was born April 7, 1940, in Holly, CO as the first […]
Christine Howe – February 29, 1936 – May 6, 2023
A graveside memorial service for Christine Howe will be held at the at Bent/Las Animas Cemetery Elder Chapel on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Per her request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Rosena Christine (Marlman) Howe, peacefully passed at home on May 6, 2023, at the age of […]
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains Nations who traded buffalo robes and livestock for the manufactured and commercial goods available […]
2023 Lamar Days Royalty, George and Anna Mae Gotto
Mae (Anna Mae) and I met at CSU in 1964 and as she describes it, she brought me home to Prowers County for new blood. We were married November 27, 1965, the happiest day of my life. I enlisted in the Army in December of 1965 and began my military career at Fort […]
Historical Entertainment – Stories of Our People
Area residents can become involved in community history and civic events by attending several gatherings sponsored by Prowers County Extension and the Lamar Community College Library. Friday, June 2nd, at 6pm, the evening will allow attendees to meet members of several Lamar families and learn about their historical involvement with the community. Friday, June […]
Flavio “Earl” Martinez – May 26, 1963 – October 12, 2021
Flavio “Earl” Martinez – May 26, 1963 – October 12, 2021 – A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Flavio “Earl” Martinez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Fairmount Cemetery with Pastor Ian Blacker presiding.
Cooper Tixier Receives Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship
To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors filled out an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. On the application, the seniors included a list of their hobbies, organizations that they belonged to, and awards or recognition that they have received. They were also asked to describe their future […]
VA Volunteer Driver, Galen Burnett Honored for Years/Miles of Dedication
Galan Burnett has driven for the Prowers County Veteran Transportation Program for 20 years. He has logged 7,125 volunteer hours getting veterans to and from their medical appointments throughout sections of eastern Colorado served by the medical facilities of the VA. Many rural veterans have no other way to get to their medical appointments […]
CROP PRODUCTION – MAY 1, 2023
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2023, is forecast at 49.50 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 38 percent above last year’s production of 35.75 million […]
Wesley D. Colvin – October 12, 1935 – January 14, 2023
Wesley Colvin was a former Lamar resident. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Surfwood and SanCarlos Street in Pueblo, Colorado. Graveside services will be held at Lakeside Cemetery in Canon City at 1:30pm.
2023 Wheat Field Days Schedules for CSU Crops Testing
Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat, and […]
TA 76 Express in Lamar, Donor of Body Armor to Prowers County Deputies
The donation of ten life-saving body armor vests have been added to the 6,887 that have been donated to first responders across 31 states. This past Tuesday, May 9th, Prowers County Sheriff Deputies received their new body armor courtesy of Shield616 and the donation from TA 76 at 708 North Main Street in Lamar. […]
State Prepared for Transition as Federal Public Health Emergency Expires on May 11
STATEWIDE (May 10, 2023) — As announced in late January, the federal public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 will end on May 11. The State of Colorado has been planning for the end of the pandemic emergency for more than a year, authoring the Roadmap to Moving Forward as a way to navigate the changes. The Roadmap […]
LUB/ARPA Scholarship Winners Announced
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh named the Lamar Utility Board – Arkansas River Power Authority scholarship winners for 2022. There were eight entries, each vying for a $1,400 combined scholarship based on an essay pertaining to energy production and usage. The winners are: Abigail Ross from Lamar, Annabell Mortimeyer from Wiley and Ansley Herrera […]
