Archive for September 28th, 2015
Water Highlights 2015 Theme for Holly Gateway Fair
“Water Flowin’ Keeps It Growin” was the theme chosen for this year’s Gateway Fair for the Holly Community. The overall Grand Champion award for the Saturday morning parade went to the Junior Class of 2017 for their offering. The cloudy skies and misty morning didn’t deter any residents from lining the main road from Tony […]
Customer Appreciation Day at Lamar Workforce Center
The Lamar branch of the Colorado Workforce Center provided their annual open house and customer appreciation day for area residents this past Friday, September 25 from 7:30am at the office at 405 East Olive Street. Manager Elva Macias and Kyla Sather hosted various groups and individuals who dropped by to wish them well, register […]
Elaine Smith…December 13, 1942 – September 26, 2015
Funeral services for longtime Holly, Colorado resident, Elaine Smith will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Curtis Klinghammer. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 1p.m. – 7p.m. also at the funeral home […]
Hickenlooper Community Forum Covers Rural Business Growth, Health, Marijuana
Governor Hickenlooper, accompanied by several state cabinet members, took questions from the Lamar audience and provided a general overview of Colorado issues during a Town Forum at the Lamar Community Building last Thursday, September 24. “Colorado is ranked as a state in the top-level of several categories across the country,” the governor remarked in his […]
Birth Announcement: Esparza
Nichole and Jose Esparza of Lamar, Colorado announced the birth of their son, Angel Dakota Esparza at Prowers Medical Center at 6:21pm on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Angel weighed five pounds and 14.2 ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. Children of the home include: brother Rylee James […]
Maria E. Foreshee…February 4, 1943 – September 25, 2015
A celebration of life funeral service for longtime Hartman resident, Maria E. Foreshee, will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday October 1, 2015 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Holly. Pastor Eugene Birt will officiate the service and burial will follow in the Hartman Cemetery in Hartman, Colorado. Visitation for Maria will […]
LCC Rodeo Results: Chadron State College
On September 18-20, the Lamar Community College Rodeo team competed in the Chadron State College Rodeo, with a particularly good showing from the women’s team. The women’s team took top awards in the rodeo, finishing first and outdistancing the second place team, University of Wyoming, by 105 points. Sophomore Melanie Roman won the barrel racing […]
Safer Workers at Less Expense. New Feature in Use Near Lamar
Colorado uses first steel barrier on Highway 50 – Positive protection for construction zone workers Highway construction is a dangerous job, vehicles traveling at high rates of speed often within inches of workers and equipment. The 2015 annual report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) stated 46% of highway work zones will have […]
