Archive for January 25th, 2013
Recycle Your Yellowbook
A new year brings new phonebook listings. The Yellowbook group out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has issued an information release letting local citizens know they can safely recycle their old Yellowbooks. The Pueblo edition of Yellowbook will soon be issued and the company sent a notification to the City of Lamar asking that recycling […]
Lupe & Julie Adame and Hammer and Gearhart Presented Awards at Lamar Chamber Annual Banquet
Lori Hammer was selected as the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year during the Chamber’s 93rd annual banquet, held at the RodeWay Cow Palace Inn on Thursday, January 24. Hammer is the Executive Director of Project HOPE, the Teen Center, located at the former Lincoln Elementary School in Lamar. The Humanitarian Award, not […]
County Approves LiveWell Phys Ed Contract, Hires New VA Administrator
The Prowers County Commissioners had a diversified agenda for their Thursday meeting, January 24. Talara Coen, Alta Vista Charter School Administer, requested support from the county to act as a financial pass-through agent allowing the school to receive a $100,000 grant to fund playground equipment upgrades. Coen explained that she has full approval from the […]
Concealed Weapons Permits Increasing in Prowers County
Gun safety and legislation regulating their ownership and registration have been one of the foremost discussions in this country since the re-election of President Obama and the slaughter of 20 children in Connecticut. Gun sales are up across the country and Prowers County has followed suit with a noticeable increase in requests for concealed […]
Rory P. Alba…October 27, 1967 – January 23, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for lifetime Lamar resident, Rory P. Alba will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 26, 2013 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Charlie Sena as the Celebrant. Deacon Allan Medina will recite the Rosary at 9:30 AM also at the church. Interment will […]
