Archive for August 4th, 2015
Rodney “Rod” Buchele…August 17, 1947 – August 2, 2015
Rodney “Rod” Buchele, age 67, died August 2, 2015 at home with his family by his side. Born August 17, 1947 in Waterloo, IA the son of Wesley F. and Mary (Jagger) Buchele, he attended schools in Michigan and Iowa, graduating from Ames High School in 1965. He received his B.S. in Economics from […]
Find Your Fashion at the Back to School Fashion Show
Diana Lynn Fashion is hosting an event August 8, 2015 that is sure to be fun for the whole family! After watching the Sand & Sages Fair parade, hop on over to 116 N. Main Street and enjoy the Back to School Fashion Show and the vendor booths featured by Lamar’s own merchants. With school […]
Birth Announcement: Reyher
Rex and Kristin Reyher of Las Animas, Colorado announces the birth of their daughter, Autumn Trinity Reyher at 7:24am on Monday, July 31, 2015 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Autumn weighed six pounds and 13 ounces and was 19 and one-quarter inch at birth. Children at home include Savana, Dawsun and […]
Judge Douglas Tallman Retiring
15th Judicial District announces District Court Vacancy Commission sets date to select nominees. The Fifteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Sept. 14, 2015, at the Prowers County Courthouse in Lamar to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the Fifteenth Judicial District (Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa […]
Jack Bitner…March 20, 1946 – July 30, 2015
Memorial services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Jack Bitner will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Seed and Supply Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Jack Bitner was born on March 20, 1946 and passed away […]
Senator Crowder Proposes Fountain Creek Dam to Benefit Local Water Users
State Senator Larry Crowder presented a plan that would garner 7,000 acre feet of water for junior rights water users along the Arkansas River in southeast Colorado and afford additional flood protection for downriver communities. The water would be used by farmers between Avondale and John Martin Dam and would be held behind a dam […]
Dennis D. Sexson…June 5, 1957 – August 3, 2015
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Bent County resident, Dennis D. Sexson, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday August 7, 2015 at the Riverside Cemetery in Lamar with Bon May officiating. Per Dennis’ request, cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Dennis D. Sexson was born […]
Red-White and Moo is Here for Ewe
There’s a lot of activity underway for this year’s Sand and Sage Fair, culminating with the popular BBQ and Rodeo Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8, including Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival. This will also mark the first time a beer garden will be set up at the fairgrounds for the fair with servings set […]
