Archive for October 10th, 2012
Betty Anne Creaghe…November 27, 1922 – September 24, 2012
A Memorial service for Denver, Colorado resident and former Lamar, Colorado resident, Betty Anne Creaghe will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lamar. Rev. Caryl Miller will officiate and Inurnment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Betty Anne (Hawkins) Creaghe was born to […]
Graffiti Message from Lamar Police Department
MEDIA RELEASE The Lamar Street department has spent the past several weeks doing graffiti cleanup of city owned traffic signs. The cleanup is labor intensive and creates a cost to the city. Not only does the painting over of traffic signs inconvenience the public, it can also create a danger to pedestrians and the motoring […]
ARPA Files Motion to Have Court Reconsider Recent Ruling
The Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) and Lamar Utilities Board (LUB) filed a motion yesterday asking the U.S. District Court in Denver to reconsider its September 28, 2012 order, finding that the Lamar Repowering Project had been constructed in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. The order was entered in connection with a […]
Lonnie V. Eirhart…August 25, 1949 – October 10, 2012
A Graveside service for longtime Lamar resident, Lonnie Eirhart will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Riverside Cemetery with Pastor Harold Bohl of the Lamar First Southern Baptist Church officiating. Visitation for Mr. Eirhart will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2012 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM at the funeral […]
Gary W. Hale…February 2, 1957 – October 9, 2012
A private memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Gary W. Hale will be held at a later date. Gary was born on February 2, 1957 at Eads, Colorado to Ray and Ona Belle (Baldwin) Hale and passed away at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs on October 9, 2012 at the age of 55. He is […]
Know Your Voting Options in Colorado
Voter Registration Information from Secretary of State, Scott Gessler Before every presidential election, voter registration drives, political parties and special interest groups fan out across the country registering voters. For the most part, these groups deliver a beneficial public service that helps register voters and reminds others to update their registration. But a few bad […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Squeaks into a Gain for September
Revenue was up less than a full percentage point for the August Use and Sales Tax, collected this past September, at 0.82%. That marks an increase over last year at $2,227.91 for City and Use Tax collections. 2011 revenues were at $271,596.95 for the month and 2012 showed revenues at $273,824.86. Year-to-Date figures for City […]
