Archive for October 19th, 2011
Prowers Lodging Tax Panel Funds Two Projects
The 10th Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival will be held February 23-25 next year. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Director informed the panel board, that a new Festival logo, in recognition of the event’s first decade, is being developed. Hodge presented a marketing plan for various forms of advertising to reach several border states, […]
Listeria Contamination Linked to Storage & Cleaning Equipment
The FDA confirmed today, October 19, that packing equipment and cold storage areas at Jensen Farms in Granada tested positive for listeria contamination. The first indications were that the contamination developed from the produce fields owned by Jensen Farms in Holly. In a letter to Jensen Farms, the FDA states, “During the September 10 inspection, […]
Shannon L. Wilder…September 15, 1970 – October 8, 22011
Graveside memorial services for former Lamar, Colorado resident Shannon L. Wilder will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday October 25, 2011 at Fairmount Cemetery , Lamar, CO. Rev. Ian Blacker will officiate. Shannon was born September 15, 1970 at Lamar, CO. the son of Kermit “Tad” Wilder and Emma Marie Wilder. He departed […]
Edith L. McMillan…August 20, 1914 – October 17, 2011
Graveside Memorial Services for lifelong Granada resident, Edith L. McMillan will be held on Saturday, October 22 at 1:00 PM at the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado with close family friend, David Crossland officiating. Per Edith’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Edith was born on August […]
Gertrude “Gertie” Williams…July 28, 1925 – October 17, 2011
A celebration of Life service for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident Gertrude “Gertie” Williams will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday October 20, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. Graveside committal and burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, CO. Visitation for Gertie will be held from 10:00 A.M. to […]
Congressional Update from Cory Gardner
Jobs and the national economy still top the list of congressional discussions, according to U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner, speaking to a gathering at the Community Center this Tuesday in Wiley. “This is the 31st consecutive month that our national unemployment rate has been above 8%,” he said. Gardner noted that he’s conducting his 53rd Town […]
Business of the Week – Main St. Shoppe
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when we highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we spotlight Main St. Shoppe at 106 South Main in Lamar, owned and operated by Echo Corley. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce […]
