Archive for October, 2011
Election Deadlines are Drawing Near
October 25, (today) is the last day area residents can apply for a Mail-In ballot which will be sent by mail to a voter. This Friday will be the last chance to apply for a Mail-in ballot, but the voter must pick it up in person from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Office at […]
2012 City Budget, Cow Palace Inn License Approved
The Lamar City Council approved The Cow Palace Inn’s application for a new Hotel & Restaurant Liquor license. The Cow Palace Inn has recently been sold and the former owners had allowed the liquor license to expire. The license was granted to Palace Holdings, LLC. The vote was unanimous with the exception of an abstention […]
Melvin “Mick” Vagher…June 1, 1925 – October 23, 2011
A graveside service for longtime Bristol resident, Melvin “Mick” Vagher will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado with Reverend Rory Gillespie of the Bristol Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation for Mick will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 3:00PM until 7:00PM and Friday from […]
S.E. Can Chasers Wrap Up Season
SECCC Year End Winners 2011 South East Colorado Can Chasers have been around for many years. We try to have barrel races weekly from April thru October. We would love to see everyone come out and run some cans with us. And a big Thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers. We couldn’t do […]
Velma R. Bowman…November 4, 1918 – October 22, 2011
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident, Velma Rose Bowman will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Jeff Alexander officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Bowman will be held from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 26, […]
Wells Fargo Credit Card Scam Gets Local
Area residents are being hit this week with a phone scam regarding Wells Fargo credit cards. In some instances, the caller states the credit card has been deactivated and needs personal information in order to prevent a cancellation or additional fees. Denise Carder, Marketing & Operations Officer for Valley National Bank in Lamar said her […]
Hartman Residents Fed Up with Cemetery Conditions
The apparent lack of any continuous maintenance at Hartman Cemetery brought over a dozen Hartman citizens to the Prowers County Commissioners meeting last Thursday, October 20, to protest conditions, a lack of action from the current Hartman Cemetery board members, and to seek some guidance on how to correct the situation. Hartman Cemetery is one […]
Public Hearings Set for Tonight’s Council Meeting
The Cow Palace Inn’s request for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor License will be addressed in Monday night’s City Council meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for the 7pm meeting. The date was set by the Council during the September 26th meeting when the application was submitted by Palace Holdings, LLC, the new owners of […]
4-H Kicks Off A New School Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 21, 2011 By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area— Over 11,000 adults shared a most precious gift – their time – with Colorado 4-H youth in 2010-2012. Those numbers have steadily been increasing and we are fortunate to have numerous adult volunteers in the […]
To the Citizens of Prowers County: Letter to the Editor
I was thinking about the re-call petitions being circulated in our community for the Prowers Medical Center Board; how come this is being done in the first place since none of the alleged reasons can be proven? I think we need someone with medical knowledge on the Board. Candy Ruedeman has many years of experience […]
Letter to the Editor
October 19, 2011 To the Editor: During the past year we have had a considerable quantity of national news concerning many topics of national interest. The media as well as the government on the state and national level has been consumed with the national debt, health care, jobs, the economy, and many other very […]
Retail Food Regs Discussed at Commissioners Meeting
What foods are safe to eat? The issue of regulating and licensing retail food outlets was discussed recently by the Prowers County Commissioners and Jackie Brown, Director of the County Health and Environment Department and Keith Siemsen, Manager of Environmental Health. The commissioners approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Colorado Department of Public Health […]
Little Change in S.E. CO Job Market
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado declined by 3,900 from August to September to 2,240,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government added 1,100 payroll jobs and the private sector lost 5,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.3 percent. The number of people […]
RE-2 School Board Candidates Meet in Issues Forum
Alan Medina, RE-2 Lamar School Board director, is being challenged for his District B seat in the November general election by Monty Thompson. Both candidates responded to a list of questions presented to them in a public forum, Wednesday, October 19, hosted by Susanna Mitchell, President of the Lamar Education Association. Regarding his priorities as […]
Individual Arrested for Aggravated Robbery
Media Release On October 20, 2011 officers from the Lamar Police Department received a tip of a possible robbery that was going to occur in the 100 block of East Beech Street. Officers had a strong presence in the area during the time the incident was supposed to occur. Officers received a phone call […]
DECA Week
As DECA week approached, DECA members rushed to get activities together, signs finished, and food ready. This year DECA week was October 10th through October 13th. DECA week always consist, of festive days, this year’s days were: Movie Monday, Tame Your Tummy Tuesday, Wild Wednesday, and Tough-Enough Thursday. DECA started off its week with “Movie […]
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 […]
