Archive for March 17th, 2015
Janice S. Spitz…October 27, 1938 – March 16, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Janice S. Spitz, affectionately known to her family and friends as Sue, will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Sue […]
Colorado Employment Situation: January 2015
Employers in Colorado added 3,700 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,496,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,400 and government decreased 2,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from December 2014 to January 2015 at 4.2 percent. […]
Karl Alan Graf…November 28, 1964 – March 11, 2015
He was born on September 28, 1964 born in Brighton, Colorado to Charles and Jean Graf. On March 11, 2015 his cancer won after a long battle. His wife, Margaret, and stepson, Nathaniel Green, at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City. Karl attended school in Salida, CO. Upon graduation in 1984, he […]
Bernice Smith…October 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015
Funeral services for Bernice Smith will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Interment will take place at Fairmount Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to sign the book during business hours. There will be no visitation per Bernice’s request. Bernice B Smith, age […]
S.E. Colorado Drought Update
February showed a tale of two seasons across southeast Colorado. The first half of the month was very warm with average temperatures running 10 degrees or more above average through the first 20 days of the month. The first half also saw mainly dry conditions across the area with two weather systems bringing some […]
