Archive for July 10th, 2015
Fate of Lamar VFW Determined at July 15 Meeting?
A membership meeting of the Lamar VFW Post #3621 is set for 6pm, Wednesday, July 15. The meeting will be held at the post on South Memorial Drive in Lamar, but, according to current Commander, Don Peters, it will be held in the parking lot. “The State VFW organization came down earlier and locked the […]
Chief Warn Provides Updates on County Fire Department
Stafffon Warn, Rural Fire Chief and Emergency Operations Manager for Prowers County provided a scheduled update on the department for the Prowers County Commissioners this past Tuesday, July 7. The County and City had a combined burn exercise, torching several trailer houses recently, with the County Fire Department supplying water for the on-site exercise. “We […]
CVATA Attracts 70+ Colorado Ag Educators
The Lamar Community College campus was abuzz on June 29 through July 1 as teachers from all over the state convened for the 2015 Colorado Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (CVATA) Summer Conference. Over 70 agriculture educators attended the annual professional development conference, organized by the District 7 and 8 advisors as well as the CVATA […]
Zeferina B. Mungaray…August 26, 1961 – July 9, 2015
A Funeral Mass for Lamar resident Zeferina B. Mungaray will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday July 14, 2015 at St. Francis De Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Celebrating the Mass will be Rev. Stephen Olamolu. A Rite of Committal will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 13, […]
Birth Announcement: Batemon
Josh and Jolene Batemon of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail May Batemon at 5:24am on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Abigail weighed six pounds and six ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. She will be joined in the home by […]
Granada Safe Route to Schools Project Could Begin in September
Granada Police Chief, David Dougherty, stated that the Safe Routes to School project will be rebid after three weeks of advertising for the project. The pre-bid meeting is July 23 with CDOT officials and any area contractors interested in the project. It has been revamped in light of the lack of any close estimated bids […]
More Controlled Burns on the Way
The Lamar Fire and Ambulance Service decided the quiet, cool weather conditions on Thursday morning, were sufficient for a controlled burn of an abandoned and derelict property. Solid black smoke began to rise from the house, located between North 7th and 8th Streets, just a few yards away from the Lamar Canal. It’s one of […]
