Archive for December, 2014
Charles Eugene Burton…August 17, 1933 – December 22, 2014
Gene was born August 17, 1933 at Lone Star, Arkansas, which garnered him the nickname “Arkie” and he had a belt which said so. He was the second child of Earl and Ellen (Winford) Burton. He was welcomed by his sister; Mary and over the next few years was big brother to Earlene, Robert […]
Richard Siegfried…June 27, 1959 – December 22, 2014
Funeral services for longtime Holly, CO resident, Richard Siegfried will be held for family and friends at Holly High School at 1:00 p.m. on December 27, 2014 with Pastor Kathy Leathers presiding. Refreshments and a celebration of Rich’s life will be held for all following the services. Visitation will be held at Valley Memorial […]
Colorado’s Revenue Projections and Economy Continue to Grow
DENVER — Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 — The latest projections for the state’s General Fund revenue for FY 2014-15 are 1.3 percent, or $127.0 million, higher compared with the September 2014 forecast. Projections for FY 2015-16 are 0.5 percent, or $53.6 million, higher compared with September. Strong growth in income taxes from wage withholdings and […]
New Floodplain Management Codes Approved by City
The Lamar City Council conducted a public hearing on the adoption of an amendment for the Lamar Municipal Code regarding Floodplain Management. The amendment change will bring the Lamar code into compliance with the rules and regulations issued by the Colorado Water Conservation Board in 2011. Communities were given three years to make the needed […]
Main Street Construction Project Delayed
The Lamar Main Street Overlay project by CDOT won’t begin in February or March of 2015. The city has received word that the major repair project for Main Street has a better construction window perhaps in 2016. The city had requested a Tier II Energy and Mineral Impact Assistant Grant to finance the replacement of […]
Laureate Rho Helps Fund Library Projects
There’s more to this small Christmas tree that meets the eye. Judy Turpin and Jean Lunt, members of the Laureate Rho sorority, recently made a presentation to the Lamar Library for the holidays. Librarian Debbie Reynolds received the tree which was decorated with money. Regular library patrons, Olaf and a relative of Bulllwinkle Moose, […]
Saray Hernandez-Santiago…March 11, 1966 – December 21, 2014
A Funeral Mass for longtime Lamar resident, Saray Hernandez-Santiago will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Charlie Sena as celebrant. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation for Saray will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014 from 4:00PM […]
CPW Using Helicopters to Inventory Wildlife
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking to the skies in search of big game animals. Over the next two months CPW employees in the southeast region will fly across large portions of wildlife habitat in search of animals to classify by sex and age, while others will gather biological data on […]
Larry Kelly…July 26, 1934 – December 18, 2014
A Celebration of Life for current Scottsdale, Arizona resident, formerly of Lamar and Towner, Larry Kelly will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Larry was born on July 26, 1934 at Beaver, Oklahoma to Clyde […]
Birth Announcements 12/22/14
Raquel Delval and Pedro Lozana of Lamar Colorado, announced the firth of Elex Lozano at 9:56am on December 5. Alex weighed ten pounds, five ounces and was 21.5 inches in length at birth with Dr. Portner and staff attending at Prowers Medical Center. Alex will join siblings Andy and Raquel at the home. Grandparents […]
Letter to the Editor: To the Voters of Prowers County
I would like to thank the voters of Prowers County for their support in retaining me in the office of Prowers County Judge in the November 4, 2014 election. I also wanted to take this opportunity to confirm that I will take the oath of office for a four-year term as Prowers County Judge […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs decreased 2,500 over the month from October to November to 2,457,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 3,700 and government increased 1,200 over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two tenths of a percentage point in November to 4.1 […]
Dolores C. Zamora…July 16, 1913 – December 15, 2014
Dolores Zamora, beloved head of the Zamora family passed away in her sleep in the early hours of Monday, December 15th, 2014 in Lamar, Colorado. She was gifted with a long life that began on July 16, 1913 to Justo Barela and Antonia (Garcia) Barela at Wagon Mound, New Mexico. A young Dolores moved […]
Colorado Receives $65M Health Care Innovation Grant
DENVER — Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced Colorado has been awarded $65 million in State Innovation Model (SIM) funding to create a coordinated, accountable system of care that gives Coloradans access to integrated primary care and behavioral health. Colorado will use the funding over the next four years to […]
Birth Announcements: 12/15
Flor Azucena Salgado and Milton Hernandez of Wiley, Colorado announces the birth of their son, Nicholas Obeth Hernandez on Tuesday, December 9 at 10:40am at Prowers Medical Center with Dr. Hunhardt in attendance. Nicholas weighed 8 lbs and 14 oz and was 20.5 inches at birth. He will be joined in the home by […]
Restaurants and Hardware for South Main Street Development
The southern end of Lamar’s Main Street has witnessed recent economic development and business growth. A long-awaited project is the Delicioso Restaurant which occupies the former short-lived Bamboo Grove restaurant on South Main Street, and prior to that, a KFC restaurant that closed several years ago. Delicioso is owned and operated by Lamar businessman Jim […]
Gary Graham…December 24, 1944 – December 18, 2014
Gary Graham, age 69, of Manter, Kansas, died Thursday, December 18, 2014, at his home in Manter. He was born December 24, 1944 in Syracuse, Kansas, the son of Paul and May (Cott) Graham. Gary was raised in Manter and attended Manter Schools. He worked for Milt Graber until he joined the United States […]
Commissioners Consider Costly Repairs
With 2014 coming to an end, the Prowers County Commissioners are concerned with projects extending into 2015. Kirk Powers, Building Operations Supervisor, discussed holiday decorations, repairs at the Big Timbers Museum, parking space at the County Annex and sidewalk repairs for the north side of the courthouse. “Our Christmas displays are in sad shape and […]
Connie Jean Adame…September 28, 1942 – December 16, 2014
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Lamar Christian Church with Mike Lewis and Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation for Connie will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 from 3:00PM until 6:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel. Connie […]
Georgann Licon…September 11, 1969 – December 17, 2014
A Funeral Mass for longtime Granada resident, Georgann Licon will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Stephen Injoalu as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at the church at 9:30AM with Deacon […]
