Archive for October 17th, 2011
Voces Unidas Hosts 5th Annual Banquet
John Maxwell, the director of the Compassion Center in Lamar received the Voces Unidas Citizenship award during the 5th annual banquet at the Lamar Eagles Lodge this past Saturday, October 15. Maxwell has been in charge of the Compassion Center at 710 West Olive Street since March of this year. Maxwell thanked the diversity oriented […]
Granada Playground Taking Shape
The rainy weather from this past Saturday, October 8, postponed the work scheduled for the construction of all the playground equipment at the Granada Park. Mayor Leslie Baca said the work will be done mostly by volunteers and with some help from Summit Recreation, the playground suppliers. Some work was completed last weekend, while […]
Fire Safety is All the Time, Not Just October
October is National Fire Prevention Month, and the Lamar Fire Department has been spreading the message, visiting schools and pre-schools last week, conducting fire prevention activities, describing their equipment and offering safety information that is geared to the student’s age. This past Wednesday, firemen visited Little People’s Preschool, Melvin Hendrickson Pre-school, Wiley Preschool and later […]
Holly Power Outage Planned for Tuesday
Holly, CO-October 17, 2011. Town of Holly Administrator Marsha Willhite announced today that two power interruptions will occur on Tuesday, October 18. Holly rate payers will be affected only briefly; at 7:30 a.m. and again at about 1-2:00 p.m. Throughout the intervening six hours between the Holly outages, Lamar Light and Power line crews will […]
Richard L. Wright…May 6, 1948 – October 14, 2011
Richard L. Wright of Sheridan Lake, Colorado departed this life on Friday October 14, 2011 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar, Colorado at the age of 63. Richard was born May 6, 1948 at Ordway, Colorado the son of Charles A. and Mary Ann Wright. Per Richard’s request, cremation has taken place […]
Citizen’s Academy Offered by Lamar Police Department
Beginning this January, the Lamar Police Department will begin classes to give Lamar residents an opportunity to better understand what it takes to become a law enforcement officer. Police Chief Gary McCrea said the department has already mailed letters to 20 civic groups and the City Council, to see if any members are interested in […]
Full Agenda for Granada Town Board
The Granada Town Board covered a lot of ground on their agenda this past Wednesday, October 12. Board members discussed dissolving the town’s electrical board and phasing out the sanitation board as both improvement bonds utilized by both entities for community projects have since expired. Mayor Leslie Baca has been informed about pending electric […]
