Archive for January, 2016
New Dorm for LCC Approved by State Board
(Lamar, Colorado; January 4, 2016) The Lamar Community College Foundation is still chipping away at the College’s $1.25 m goal for the residence hall project. Beyond fundraising, the College and Foundation have made strides toward beginning the project in early 2016. On December 9, the State Board for Community Colleges & Occupational Education voted to […]
A Warm and Wet 2015 for Southern Colorado
2015 was a warm and wet year across south central and southeast Colorado. 2015 precipitation totals were bolstered by record setting late Spring and early Summer precipitation, which helped to end a multi-year drought across portions of southeast Colorado. With that said, 2015 has become one of the “Top 10” warmest and […]
Ruby J. Schenck…July 14, 1928 – January 2, 2016
Funeral services for long time Holly, Colorado resident, Ruby Schenck will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation for Ruby will be held from 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Valley Memorial […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting January 9th
The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will hold its Annual Meeting on January 9th at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum in Las Animas, CO. The Museum is located at 560 Bent Avenue (corner of Hwy 50 and 5th St.). The general meeting will start at 11 AM. At 1 […]
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Assoc. Host Meeting on State Lease Changes
A former State Land Board official will offer local cattlemen a glimpse of upcoming state lease changes of during a special Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers meeting on Saturday, Jan. 9 in Lamar. The featured speaker is Beverly Rave, who has more than 40 years of experience in ranch management, lease management, private […]
Emery G. Murray…June 21, 1938 – December 31, 2015
Emery G. Murray, age 77, found peace on December 31, 2015 at 4:43 pm surrounded by his wife, Betty; daughter, Rhonda; son, Michael; step-daughter, Charlene and grandson, Frankie. Emery was born in Rocky Ford on June 21, 1938. Emery and Betty were joined together in love and marriage on December 30, 1989. Emery is […]
Reyes Casillas-Flores…January 5, 1931 – January 1, 2016
A mass of Christian burial for longtime Granada resident Reyes Casillas-Flores will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church with Reverend Mariusz Wirkowski as the celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at the church at 9:30AM […]
Apply for County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship Program
Sheriff Sam Zordel announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving Prowers County student next spring, 2016. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978. Since then, this effort has continued as a meaningful expression of the sheriffs’ confidence in and […]
Holly Commercial Club Retains Officers for 2016
The Holly Commercial Club Met Wednesday, December 2nd . Full time membership is at 18 and there are five associate members as the year draws to a close. John Golden proposed that the 2015 officers of the Club be retained as the 2016 officers and the motion was carried and approved by the Club […]
2015 in Review: Local Highlights from Sept – Dec
A Fitting Tribute The 3rd Annual Tri-State 9/11 Tribute in Lamar had several highlights Saturday, September 12, ranging from the performing bands and float entries that extended from West Beech Street to South 9th Street and from there into the Prowers County Fairgrounds for the day. Red, white and blue were the predominant colors of […]