Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Tips for Donating Wisely this Holiday Season
DENVER, Dec. 18, 2018 — The holiday season is in full swing and Secretary of State Wayne Williams asks Coloradans to give generously to their favorite charities but to keep in mind of how to give wisely. “This time of year is when local nonprofits step up their fundraising efforts and Coloradans begin to […]
Birth Announcement: Williams
Darren and Ashley Williams of Holly, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Gray Arrow Williams at 1:57am at Prowers Medical Center on Sunday, December 16, 2018 with Dr. Korkis attending. Grey weighed six pounds and eight ounces and was 20 ½ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Heaven and Drayden. Grandparents: Faron and […]
LCC Announces Winter Holiday Closures
(Lamar, Colorado; December 17, 2018) Lamar Community College’s fall semester has officially come to an end and the holidays are near. The LCC campus will be closed starting Tuesday, December 25, and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, so that faculty and staff can spend time with their families. Certain departments on campus will […]
Frances Eileen Pruitt…June 25, 1943 – December 14, 2018
Funeral Services for Frances Eileen Pruitt will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Frances Eileen (Esmay) Pruitt, known to most as Eileen, was born on June 25, 1943 in El Campo, Texas to Ross and Florence […]
Roger Kent Anderson…June 7, 1944 – December 14, 2018
Funeral Services for Holly, Colorado resident, Kent Anderson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on December 21, 2018 at the Holly High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation for Kent will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2018 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Roger Kent […]
Lamar Rotary and Interact Host Kid’s Christmas
You could hear a train’s whistle from down the block as you approached the Shore Arts Center Building and adjacent Pocket Park this past Saturday, December 15th. The Lamar Rotary Club and Interact was hosting their third Kid’s Christmas event in downtown Lamar. The Santa Special train would wind its way from the […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS
Drought Conditions Persist Across Most of South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS The latest US Drought Monitor, issued Thursday December 13th, is indicating Exceptional Drought (D4) conditions confined to Southwest Colorado, including extreme westerly Rio Grande County and the western 2/3rds of Mineral County. Extreme Drought (D3) conditions remain depicted across the rest […]
Trustees Revise Granada Landfill Policy
The Granada Trustees approved two measures during their December 12th meeting to increase fees for large dump trucks and to prohibit trash dumping from outside the Granada School District. The action was taken after considerable discussion meant to find ways to increase the life span of the current large pit at the landfill […]
Wreaths Across America Holds Seventh Observance in Lamar
This past Saturday, December 15th marked the seventh annual observance of Wreaths Across America at the veteran’s section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar under the direction of Peacock Funeral Home. Close to 100 persons, mostly family and friends of the departed were on hand to distribute holiday wreaths of green pine decorated with a […]
HOPE Center Receives Annual Donation from Rupp’s Truck in Lamar
The HOPE Center at Lincoln School in Lamar recently received an annual donation from Rupp’s Truck and Trailer Repair on Highway 50 in Lamar. Lori Hammer, Executive Director of the HOPE Coalition said the $2,500 was a welcome gift for right around the holidays and this isn’t the first time that Roman […]
Lamar’s Main Street Project, 99.5% Complete
They’re gone! Construction workers, flag holders, earth moving machines, concrete trucks…all seemed to disappear as of late Friday, December 14th. The last observed task was steam-blasting away the temporary road stripes at the north end of Main, around Loaf and Jug and putting down some new paint for lanes now that almost all […]
‘One Step Up Students’, Assemble!!
Fans of the Marvel Universe might recognize the paraphrase from a classic closing line from an Avengers movie, and in this instance it serves a double purpose. One Step Up students are providing a heroic assist for Toys for Tots this Christmas and they are assembling thirty skateboards from scratch which they’ll donate […]
Judy Hijar…January 12, 1947 – December 14, 2018
Funeral Services for Sugar City, Colorado resident Judy Hijar will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday December 21, 2018 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Per Judy’s request there will be no public visitation. Interment will take place at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Judy Lou (Gergen) Hijar was born […]
William “Bill” Thrailkill…September 5, 1940 – December 13, 2018
Memorial Services for former Lamar, CO resident William “Bill” Thrailkill will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. Per Bill’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Inurnment will take place at a later date. William Claude […]
2018 Farm Bill Headed to the President’s Desk, View from CCG
Dec. 14, 2018 – Earlier this week the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” began its final journey to President Trump’s desk. Monday the House and Senate Agriculture committees and Congressional leadership released the conference report for the 2018 Farm Bill. Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill with 87 to 13 votes. Wednesday, the House […]
