Archive for May 15th, 2014
Commissioners Vote Resolution Opposing NHA Designation for S.E. CO
The Prowers County Commissioners approved a resolution opposing the National Heritage Area Designation proposed for southeast Colorado. The unanimous vote was cast this past Tuesday, May 13, as the commissioners held their regular meeting at the Senior Citizen’s Center in Holly. A number of landowners were on hand for this particular part of the […]
Water Supply Outlook from Pueblo National Weather Service
As of May 1 the 2014 snowpack was highly variable across the Arkansas Basin of Southeast Colorado, ranging from above average north of highway 50 to below average south of 50. Across the Rio Grande Basin, the snowpack was below average across nearly the entire basin. Specifically, the Arkansas Basin snowpack measured 99% of […]
BBQ and Cinco de Mayo is a Winning Combination
Families congregated at Willow Creek Park in Lamar this past Friday and Saturday to enjoy a Fiesta on the Plains, presented by Sand and Sage Round-Up and Voces Unidas for another year. BBQ contest pros and amateurs fired up their grills to take part in another round of culinary technique, vying for some serious dollars […]
Drugs in Our Community
An educational forum on the type, amount, impact and scope of drugs in the Lamar community will be held on Tuesday, May 20, from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Cultural Event Center. Drugs are in our neighborhoods, our schools and our workplaces. Drugs are being used by our family and friends. A number of questions […]
Nancy Jane (King) Turner…May 9, 1926- -April 24, 2014
Nancy Jane (King) Turner, of Denver, CO, passed away on April 24, 2014. Nancy was born in Denver, CO, on May 9, 1926, the daughter of Edward C. King and Mary-Jess King. Her brother, Neil C. King, lives in Boulder, CO. The King family moved to Boulder in 1941 when her father was appointed […]
