Archive for January 12th, 2016
Carmen J. Ortiz…July 16, 1922 – January 12, 2016
A Mass of Christian Burial for Carmen J. Ortiz will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Father William Gleason will officiate. A rosary/scripture service will be held at 9:30 a.m. also at the church Friday, January 15, 2016. Interment will follow in […]
Jose Damian “Opie” Vigil, Jr….May 23, 1939 – January 11, 2016
A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar resident, Jose Damian Vigil, Jr., affectionately known to his family and friends as Opie, will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Stephen Olamolu as celebrant. A rosary service will be […]
Water Lamar Fee Schedule for 2016
Customers of the City of Lamar will soon be paying higher water use fees, as the council approved a new schedule to help offset increased loan costs to pay off past infrastructure improvements and help accrue additional finances for future improvements. The council has deliberated at length this year, including holding several work sessions, to […]
Forum on State Land Board Leases Hosted by Bent-Prowers Cattlemen
Thirty ranchers from southeast Colorado attended the open forum at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn on January 9th, sponsored by the Bent-Prowers Cattle and Horse Growers Association. Association President, Pat Ptolemy of Swink introduced Beverly Rave, the featured speaker who provided the audience with information on future Colorado State Land Board lease changes and also […]
High Plains Snow Goose and Heritage History Festival Announces Keynote Author and Lecturer!
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Kiowa County Economic Development and Canyons and Plains are excited to announce Rick Wright as this year’s keynote and guest speaker for the 14th Annual High Plains Snow Goose & Heritage History Festival that will be held February 18-21, 2016 in Lamar, Colorado. Rick Wright will […]
