Archive for December, 2012
Lamar City Council Wraps up 2012
The Lamar City Council voted to approve several end-of-year city-oriented housekeeping measures during their final meeting of the year, Monday, December 17, 2012. City Administrator, John Sutherland, reminded the audience of the annual holiday office schedules during which the city offices will be closed December 24 and 25 and Tuesday, January 1 for New Year’s […]
Year-round, Handicapped Accessible Walking Trail & Parking Lot Constructed at New Holly School District Facilities
With funding from the Colorado Health Foundation and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Transportation Enhancement Funds, the Holly School District has constructed a walking trail around their recreational facilities that connects with the town of Holly’s Justin Harrington Trail and provides safe and accessible parking for adjacent recreational facilities. The $160,105 park & walk […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of Dec 14
Top Ten Books for the Week of December 14 Katherine by Anya Seaton Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steele Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway The Big Exit by David Carnoy NYPD Red by James Pattersonn Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich Across the Line in America…every dream has a price! […]
Leo F. Sharp…February 7, 1925 – December 16, 2012
A service of Celebration for lifelong McClave/Wiley resident, Leo Sharp will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Calob Rundell of the Wiley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Visitation for Leo will be held on Thursday, […]
Elouise Lyons…May 23, 1957 – December 13, 2012
Funeral Services for longtime Lamar resident, Elouise “Ellie” Lyons will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Lamar Life Center Foursquare Gospel Church with Pastor Manuel Tamaz officiating. Cremation will follow services with a private burial at a later date. Visitation for Elouise will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 […]
Lamar Chamber Citizen of the Year Award
Area residents have just under a month to submit their entry for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year award. The deadline is January 11, 2013 for the announcement of the winner during the annual chamber banquet on Thursday, January 24 at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn in Lamar. A confidential […]
PMC Board to Consider Dr. Portner’s Employment Contract
The Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors has set a board meeting for Thursday, December 20, to discuss whether Dr. Barry Portner’s employment contract will be renewed. The public meeting will be held in the cafeteria beginning at 12:15pm. A special board meeting was held on November 1 to discuss Dr. Portner’s employment contract, […]
Local CSU Extension Provides Do-It-Yourself Energy Assessment
South East Area Extension Offices Offer New Home Energy Audit Loan Program The power is in your hands—CSU Southeast Area Extension Offices have a new set of tools to loan out to aid you in conducting an audit of energy use (and waste) in your home. Part of our Home Energy Audit Loan program […]
Governor Appoints Local-Regional Citizens to Nominating Commissions
Gov. Hickenlooper announces appointments to Judicial Nominating Commissions DENVER — Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today appointments to the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th and 22nd Judicial District nominating commissions. Colorado’s 22 judicial districts have judicial district nominating commissions that select nominees […]
Crop & Soil Management Practices Following Drought
The current drought conditions have many similarities to the conditions during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. While soil management practices are better today, high temperatures and water shortages this past year created crop losses and poor environmental conditions that echoed the Dust Bowl. The 2012 drought is the combination of a dry fall […]
Guyla Tempel…September 22, 1939 – December 12, 2012
A service of Celebration for lifelong Big Bend resident, Guyla Tempel will be held at 11:00 AM, on Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Wiley United Methodist Church with Pastor Calob Rundell of the Wiley United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Wiley Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 16, 2012 […]
Two Shot Presents Donation to Toys for Tots
The Southeast Colorado Two Shot Wildlife & Habitat Foundation a/ka the Southeast Colorado Two Shot Celebrity Goose Hunt presented to Darlene Lopez a check in the amount of $1,000.00 for Toys for Tots. Robert Yates was quoted as saying, “Darlene Lopez and her volunteers give so much of their time to make sure that children in Southeast Colorado have […]
Commissioners Decide ‘Nope’ on Dope in Prowers County
Despite the passage of the statewide amendment 64 that legalized the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, Prowers County Commissioners were adamant in their desire to keep marijuana out of the community. After conferring with Sheriff Jim Faull and county attorney John Lefferdink, on Thursday, December 13, the commissioners requested Lefferdink draw up an ordinance […]
Holly Trustees Set 2013 Budget
The Holly Board of Trustees voted to approve a balanced 2013 municipal budget in the amount of $2,141,504, following a public hearing on the budget prior to their monthly meeting, Wednesday, December 5. The 2013 mill levy will be 28.866 mills; the assessed valuation of the town increased by $13,879 to $2,385,815. The General Fund […]
Lamar Partnership Inc Plans for 2013
Lamar Partnership Incorporated board members reviewed the balanced budget for 2012 during their final meeting of the year, Wednesday, December 12 at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. Various municipal and civic organizations funded the group at $18,205 for the year and the City of Lamar has contributed $15,900 to operating expenses for 2013. Main […]
Business of the Week – Perfect 10 Plus
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the Perfect 10 Plus. Give them a call at: 719.336-4681 Shelly Mayo-Wright graduated in 1983 from Eads High […]
Valley National Bank, Sharing the Holiday Spirit
Valley National Bank employees donated several bags and boxes of toys to the annual Toys for Tots campaign this year. Darlene Lopez, Toys for Tots director was on hand Thursday, December 13, at the bank to add these donations to the gifts that will be handed out on December 24. Valley National Bank […]
Letter to the Editor – Recount Response
I would like to present an alternate viewpoint to Jillane Hixson’s recent letter to the editor concerning her request for a recount of the Seufer/Schnable race for County Commissioner. First, I should point out that I am writing solely as an individual. Due to personal time constraints, I do not currently hold office in […]
Holly Commercial Club Holds December 18 Home Lighting Contest
The annual Christmas home lighting contest has been announced by the Holly Commercial Club. $450 in prizes will be awarded in categories of religious, original and novelty themes. There sill be one $100 winner and one $50 winner in each category. Any residential customer of the town’s electric utility department can participate; rural […]
Clarification from Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Bent County Sheriff’s Office in serving a search warrant in the 1000 block of South 12th Street on Thursday, December 6, 2012. The search warrant was to locate stolen “horse tack”. Several sheriff vehicles from Prowers and Bent County were on scene to serve the search warrant. I […]
