Archive for December 10th, 2014
The Holly Commercial Club Plans an Old Fashioned Christmas
The Holly Commercial Club and member businesses have several holiday events planned for the community on Thursday, December 11. 5-7pm Reyman’s Grocery has Candy Canes and sign up for door prizes Golden’s will offer a free Countdown to Christmas Coloring Sheet 5-8pm The Wooden Rose offers Free cider and a Christmas Cookie Colorado East Bank […]
Lawrence Leroy Mitchell…August 18, 1927 – December 9, 2014
A celebration of life funeral service for Lawrence L. Mitchell will be held at the Las Animas Church of Christ at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 15, 2014. Interment will follow at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, CO. Lawrence Leroy Mitchell was born on August 18, 1927 to Edwin Lewis Mitchell and Ella […]
Lamar Council Sets Public Hearing Date on Corner Wine & Liquor Transfer
A public hearing for the liquor license transfer for Corner Wine and Liquor was set for January 12, 2015. The store at 1201 South Main Street was recently sold by Melinda Grover to Rodney and Gail Schroeder. The transfer of ownership was submitted to conduct a transfer of license operating under a temporary permit […]
The Lassie Shows Best Window
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce directors selected The Lassie for an award during the Parade of Lights this past Friday, December 5. While the floats in the parade were being judged, Chamber board members took a separate vote for the best decorated store window and selected The Lassie. Members of the board presented owner Beverly […]
Hounds for the Holidays – PMC Hosts Weekend in the Forest
Thirteen small dog entries and some larger pooches were entered in the first ‘Bark in the Park’ Pageant this past Saturday, December 6th, at the Enchanted Forest in Lamar. The smaller the dog, the fancier the costume for a lot of the entries, some as young as four months old, like Tonto Crum who needed […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Shows Slight Gain
Total Sales and Use Tax Collections from the City of Lamar monthly sales tax report for October shows a 1.65% increase over October 2013 for a $4,195 gain. City Sales tax was up 2.66% for that period, but the Use Tax dropped 9.81% for that time span. Total collections for 2013 were $253,938 for October […]
