Archive for March 25th, 2011
February 2011 Unemployment Figures for Colorado
The state Labor and Employment Board released the most recent numbers for employment in Colorado. As of February, Colorado had 2,670,939 eligible workers with 259,400 unemployed. That number rose for last month to 263,646 for January and was lower last February at this time with 253,381 for February, 2010. The percentages for counties in southeast […]
Take a Look, Buy a Book
The FRIENDS OF THE LAMAR PUBLIC LIBRARY invite you to their SPRING BOOK SALE Sunday through Wednesday, April 3 -6, at the Cultural Events Center. The sale begins Sunday with the ‘Members only’ day from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Memberships for 2011 may be purchased at the Library or at the sale on Sunday. […]
Obituary – Billye H. Spaar
Billye H. Spaar August 13, 1932 – March 23, 2011 A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident and special education instructor, Billye H. Spaar will be held 10:00am, Monday, March 28, 2011 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lamar with Reverend Bernhard Ebert officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Spaar […]
Dirty Thirties, Déjà vu
Westerly winds increase on a county road off South 14th Street this past Thursday evening, March 24, blotting out the sun, and eventually obscuring it. Not many southeast Colorado residents are alive who recall the early days of the Dust Bowl era, some 80 years ago. The recent combination of drought, dust and wind can’t […]
11th Annual Grand Old Opry – Holly Style April 3rd
The first performance for this year’s event will kick off at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, followed by a 2nd performance at 4:00 p.m. of the Grand Old Opry – Holly Style which is now in its 11th year. This is the fund-raiser for the Free Bluegrass Festival held the 2nd weekend of June of […]
