Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Helen Mary Martinez – February 27, 1933 – June 8, 2023
Private family services for lifelong Las Animas, Colorado resident, Helen Martinez will be held. Helen Mary Martinez was born to Juan B. and Jesusita Chavez Martinez on February 27, 1933, in Las Animas, Colorado. She passed away June 8, 2023, in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 90. Helen was born and raised […]
LUB Notes Slower Power Sales, Explains Brief Sunday Power Outage
Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted that sales of electricity through May 2023 are down fractionally at 0.12% when compared to 2022’s time frame. Residential sales were up 1.63%, irrigation sales were down 29.25% and commercial sales were down a fraction at 0.63%. Houssin explained that due to the rainy spring, use of irrigation electricity […]
Ribbon Cutting at Cobblestone Inn
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Tuesday, June 13th for the Cobblestone Inn at 1215 North Main Street in Lamar. The hotel has been in operation for the past several weeks just in time for the start of the summer travel season along Highway 50 to various destination points in the region, including Lamar. […]
Lamar’s Arby’s Venture Finds New Backer
LVP Food Service Concepts, LLC will become the new principal in the development of an Arby’s franchise restaurant at 1002 North Main in Lamar. Mayor Kirk Crespin explained the situation during the June 12th city council meeting. Crespin provided some historic background on how Arbys was considered as a viable venture following […]
City of Lamar April 2023 Sales Tax Revenue Report
Lamar city sales tax revenues dropped a small percentage, 1.14% for April 2023 compared to the last period last year. The dollar difference was $4,219 with 2022 collections at $369,698 compared to the recent collection period of $365,478. Use Tax collections were up 49.63% or the same period for a gain of $12,407 […]
Joseph “Jack” Hawkins – January 30, 1926 – June 8, 2023
Funeral services for Joseph “Jack” Hawkins will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023 at First Church of Nazarene in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Carlton McKay officiating. Interment will follow in the Hawkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Horber Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market Opens New Season
Building on the popularity and success of last year’s Farmers Market, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce expects to see more vendors and visitors for the 2023 season. The third Saturday of each month, June through September are the scheduled dates including October 7th. All markets will run from 8am to 1pm at the […]
PMC New Beginnings Birthing Center Grand Re-opening
The New Beginnings Birth Center at Prowers Medical Center resumed operations on February 27, 2023 after having been closed for 16 months due to the medical impact of the pandemic, according to Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bryant. Bryant, hospital staff, board members and representatives from the community were present for the June 7th event […]
Larry D. Michael – June 16, 1947 – June 8, 2023
A graveside memorial service for longtime Eads, Colorado resident, Larry D. Michael will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 16, 2023 at the Haswell Cemetery in Haswell, Colorado with Pastor Mark Imel of the Eads First Christian Church officiating. Larry was born on June 16, 1947 at Hays, Kansas to Ross Douglas […]
CROP PRODUCTION – JUNE 1, 2023
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS: Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of June 1, 2023, is forecast at 52.80 million bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 7 percent from the May 1 forecast and […]
Lamar, Colo., to host 2023 Great Race lunch stop
Lamar, Colo., will host a lunch stop on the 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire on Saturday, July 1, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event, with the first car […]
Annual Goal for Colorado Department of Agriculture
It’s early summer and Colorado’s farmers and ranchers are as busy as can be. It’s usually about this time we start seeing the potential of the season with new calves, growing crops, and greening fields. This is also the time of year at the Colorado Department of Agriculture when we pull together our vision […]
CPW Aquatic Inspection for Lamar Port of Entry is June 23rd
DENVER – CPW is expanding its aquatic nuisance species roadside inspection program to more locations and days in 2023 following a successful pilot year that saw 26 boats intercepted with highly destructive invasive mussels. Year-to-year increases in mussel-fouled watercraft entering Colorado led CPW, through HB21-1226, to experiment with expanding its watercraft inspection and decontamination […]
Designation of Voter Service and Polling Center
Pursuant to 1-5-101 and 1-7.5-107 C.R.S., Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Jana Coen is seeking written comments from residents of Prowers County regarding the designation of a voter service and polling center in conjunction with HB13-1303. House Bill 13-1303 requires a County Clerk and Recorder to solicit public comment concerning the location of such […]
Jean M. Doyle – September 6, 1950 – June 5, 2023
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Jean M. Doyle will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, June 12, 2023 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Interment will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, June 12, 2023 at the Valley View […]
