Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Dr. Richard Harrison Fell – January 28, 1946 – January 5, 2024
Funeral services for Dr. Richard Fell will be held Monday, January 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holly Methodist Church with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Dr. Fell’s family invites everyone to join them for lunch at the Holly Pride Center after the interment. Visitation for Dr. […]
Lamar Hospice Receives Large Donations
The Lamar Area Hospice Association was recently the beneficiary of two large and generous donations. Pictured below is a check for $66,000, which was presented by the Lamar Hospice Fundraising Committee. The check represents proceeds generated from the Backyard Bash from June of 2023 and the Angel Open golf tournament held this past […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau/Elks Toy Show in January
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in the box, […]
ELECTION NEWS for 2024: Presidential Primary Election
ELECTION NEWS for 2024: 2024 will be a very busy election year. In 2016, Proposition 107 was approved by Colorado voters to recreate and reenact state laws for allowing Presidential Primary Elections. With this change, Colorado will hold a 2024 Presidential Primary Election. 2024 Presidential Primary will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 2024 Primary […]
Steve Wooten to Speak on the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association January 13
Bent’s Fort Chapter to Meet January 13 The Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held on January 13 at the J. W. Rawlings Heritage Center, 560 Bent Avenue, Las Animas, beginning at 11AM. After the general meeting will enjoy a catered lunch (cost $10). Following lunch chapter member Ed Stafford will give a […]
2023 Weather Year in Review Across Southern Colorado-7 Year Precip Report for SE Colorado
The first week of the January 2023 was relatively cool and unsettled across south central and southeast Colorado, before upper-level ridging brought warm and dry conditions to region for the second week of January. The last half of January saw occasional disturbances bringing surges of cold and unsettled weather to the area, with […]
December 2023 Year in Review
City of Lamar Begins Search for New Police Chief Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, is ending his position with the City of Lamar and as such, the council awarded the bid for recruitment services to KRW Associates, LLC which provided the lowest overall cost and had the desired staff and qualifications as requested by […]
Donald F. Downing January 29, 1953 – January 3, 2024
Per Donald’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Donald was born on January 29, 1959 at Denver, Colorado to Floyd Eugene and Doris Lucille (Dunn) Downing and passed away on January 03, 2024 at his home with his family by his side at the age of 64. He is preceded in […]
Lamar RE-2 District thanks Board members
Lamar School District RE-2 210 West Pearl Street Lamar, Colorado 81052 Phone: (719) 336-3251 Fax: (719) 336-2817 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2024 Lamar RE-2 Celebrates Board Member Recognition Month Lamar, CO – As January unfolds, Lamar RE-2 takes a moment to express sincere appreciation and gratitude to our dedicated School Board members […]
Barbara Irene Eye June 29, 2953 – December 31, 2023
Barbara Irene Eye will have no service or memorial per her request. She gave the gift of life through donation & cremation will take place as she wished. Barbara was born to Dale and Kathryn Lasley on June 29, 1953 in Lamar Colorado and ended her earthly journey on December 31, 2023 peacefully at her […]
Letter to the Editor: Stepping Up to the ‘Plate’
In 1995, a group of motivated community members recognized the need to make significant improvements to Merchants’ Park. Two committees were formed to raise funds and make improvements, so contributions would stretch as far as possible. According to initial documents, the group to solicit donations included Gib Sprout, L.D. Elarton, John Hartshorn, Gary […]
Letter to the Editor for Colorado County Clerks Association Executive Board
Colorado County Clerks Association Executive Board ℅ Executive Director Matt Crane CCCAExecutiveDirector@gmail.com RE: Support of Prowers County Clerk Colorado County Clerks Association Executive Board, The Board of County Commissioners of Prowers County, Colorado, writes this letter to you as a response to your letter to elected officials dated December 8, 2023. Colorado deserves free, […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, December 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Above average temperatures and dry weather across the State during the month of December was interspersed with a few productive snowstorms, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor report published on December 28th, just over 63 percent of the State […]
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Park – April 17, 1940 – December 31, 2023
A memorial service for longtime Bristol, Colorado resident, Elizabeth Ann Park, affectionately known to her family and friends as Betty, will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at the Life Center Foursquare Gospel Church in Lamar with Pastor Manuel Tamez officiating. Betty was born on April 17, 1940 at Lamar, Colorado to […]
