Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Country, Motown, and Hip-Hop Artists Headline Iconic Summer Concerts at Colorado State Fair
PUEBLO, Colo. — The 2024 Colorado State Fair concerts feature a star-studded lineup that includes An Evening of Icons with the Commodores and The Spinners, Ludacris, Trace Adkins with special guest Cody Cozz, Shane Smith & The Saints, Scotty McCreery, Lonestar and Banda el Recodo, just to name a few. Tickets for all concerts will go on sale […]
LCC Partners with Colorado Mills for workforce training
Lamar Community College (LCC) recently collaborated with Colorado Mills, a prominent agriculture manufacturing business in the community, to implement an innovative training program for 30 Colorado Mills employees. This initiative, made possible through the Skill Advance Colorado grant, marks a significant step towards fostering local economic development and empowering businesses in the region. Skill […]
Zonta club awards Zontian of the Year and presents 2024-2025 Board members
Lori Parker, past Zontian of the Year presenting Connie Jacobsen as the 2023-2024 Zontian of the Year New Zonta Board for 2024-2025. Pictured left to right: Jane Dykes, Director ; Connie Jacobsen, President; Vickie Bond, Treasurer; Linda Freiberger, Secretary; Chris Chandler, 2nd VP; Cody Laughlin, 1st VP. Not pictured Jane May, Director; Lorraine […]
Lola Loretta Barnard – April 6, 1939 – June 2, 2024
A Celebration of life for longtime Towner, Colorado resident Lola Barnard will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 14, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Visitation for Lola will be held prior to the services from 8:00AM until the time of the service on […]
Colorado Pork Producers seek Producers to serve as Board Members
The Colorado Pork Producers Council seeks candidates to run for vacant positions on the CPPC Board of directors. The election will be held June 25, 2024 at the CPPC annual meeting, in La Junta, CO . The following is the criteria for membership and to run for a board position. Class A: OWNER/OPERATOR: Any person […]
Karen Bruckner – July 30, 1935 – May 13, 2024
A Celebration of Life for Karen Bruckner will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2024 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with a reception to follow. Karen was born July 30, 1935 to Hazel and John Bruckner in Lamar, Colorado. She journeyed to the next world on May 13, 2024 at […]
Lowell Eugene “Gene” Bond – May 25, 1961 – June 1, 2024
A celebration of life for longtime Granada, Colorado resident Lowell Eugene Bond, affectionately known to his family and friends as Gene, will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 07, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Joseph Garness of the Star Community Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Minneapolis Cemetery in Two […]
Boggsville honored with National Park Service grant of $523,000
LAS ANIMAS – The National Park Service recently awarded $5 million to eight projects in six states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s History of Equal Rights (HER) grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites directly associated with the struggle for all Americans to gain equal rights. As one of the awardees, Boggsville, […]
Mass parachute jump over Normandy in commemoration of 80th anniversary of D-Day
American D-Day veterans attend a welcome ceremony at Charles de Gaulle airport on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrived for ceremonies marking D-Day’s 80th anniversary CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where […]
Ground is broken for new Arby’s restaurant in Lamar
With shovels, left to right: Rob Evans, City Administrator; Ron Cook, Prowers County Commissioner; Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin; Quyntyn Johnson, Senior VP of Operations for LV Petroleum; Michelle Carver, Site General Manager of LV Petroleum; David Zavala, Lamar City Councilman Under a bright blue sky on Saturday morning, June 1, 2024, ground was broken for […]
