Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Lamar Sales Tax Showing Year Long Growth
Sales Tax collections for the City of Lamar, year to date through November, show a gain of 7.92% for city sales tax, translating to $217,579 over last year at this time. Total sales tax collected since January of this year is $2,964,860 compared to last year’s figure of $2,747,281. Total Sales and Use Tax […]
City Moving Forward on Economic Development Areas
It appears as though the city will soon hire a replacement for Shawna Hodge, the former Main Street Coordinator who resigned earlier this spring. That position has undergone some changes in responsibilities and City Administrator John Sutherland told the council this past Monday, December 14th, that a verbal agreement is being reached with the new […]
Body Found by Holly Colorado Duck Hunters
Prowers County Sheriff, Sam Zordel received a call around 8:30 am this past Saturday, December 12, 2015, concerning a body discovered by duck hunters found laying in the water in a seep ditch about ¾ miles east of Holly. Sheriff Zordel said it appeared to be a male of unknown age and that an autopsy […]
Birth Announcement: Rife
Nicholas and Charley Rife of Vilas, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Statler Larry Rife at Prowers Medical Center at 8:33am on Thursday, December 10, 2015 with Dr. Woodward attending. Statler weighed eight pounds and was 19 ¾ inches in length at birth. Children at home include Townes and Waylon. Grandparents are Larry […]
Lamar High School Painters Become Santa Helpers
These Lamar high school students are on Santa’s ‘nice’ list this year for the work they contributed to upgrading and painting the decorative panels on the sides of Santa’s train. Art instructor, John Gersick, answered a request to use his painting skills to spruce up the side panels for the train known as Santa’s Express. […]
Share the Spirit Hosts HOPE Student’s Christmas Party
Project HOPE students were treated to a Christmas Party at their Lincoln School headquarters this past Thursday, December 10th, complete with a baked ham dinner, presents and holiday decorations, courtesy of the Share the Spirit Foundation and the Yada Yada Sisters Group. Kids lined up in the gym, first to receive tickets corresponding to a […]
How to Use Them: LUV BUCKS 101
Luv Bucks are a special community currency developed by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce to promote our local economy. When your dollars are spent locally, nearly 70% of that money will remain within our local economy. Doing business locally supports not only the place where your dollar is spent but also the city itself […]
Colorado Crop Production – December Highlights
Based on December 1 conditions, dry bean production for 2015 is forecast at 901,000 hundredweight, up 8 percent from the 835,000 hundredweight produced a year earlier, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Yields are expected to average 2,010 pounds per acre, down 290 pounds per acre from […]
Frank Bean…December 31, 1938 – December 11, 2015
A memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Frank Bean will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Harold Balwin officiating. Inurnment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in the Veteran’s Section. Per Frank’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. […]
Birth Announcements: Rupp-/-Gable-/-Gallegos
Jason Heishman and Amber Rupp of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Abbigale at Prowers Medical Center at 9am on Monday, December 7, 2015 with Dr. Woodward attending. Abbigale weighed 6.5 pounds and was 19.5 inches in length at birth. Children of the home are Mara and Jason and grandparents are Duane […]
Lamar Chamber Selects New Board, Schedules Annual Banquet
This year’s annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held Thursday, January 28th at the Wolves Den Event Center, south of Spreading Antlers Golf Course at 27534 Highway 287 in Lamar. Chamber board members recently selected five new members for the new year, replacing one member who resigned and four others whose terms had […]
GoCO Inspire Grant Will be an Involved Process
Next year, Lamar could receive a GoCO grant in the neighborhood of $5M, earmarked mostly for outdoor activity projects for local youth. Lamar has already qualified for the Inspire Initiative planning grant of $100,000 needed to formulate a comprehensive application to the state by next August. The implementation plan will include places, programs and […]
Three Positions Open on Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill three (3) positions on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. Each term is for three (3) years and will expire in December 2018. The Lodging Tax Tourism Panel was established in […]
Millard F. Cummings…July 13, 1923 – November 28, 2015
A memorial service for lifetime McClave, Colorado resident, Millard F. Cummings will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday December 19, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar with Ray Matteson of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. A private family in-urnment will take place at a later date. Per Millard’s request, cremation will take […]
Prowers County Sets 2016 Budget
The entire Prowers County budget, approved by the Commissioners during their December 8th meeting, is set at $22,144,145 with no change to the mill levy which remains at 27.17 mills. The total taxable Assessed Valuation for the County increased from $121,644,714 in 2015 to $126,559,805. General Fund expenditures for the new year are […]
Red Cross Offering Emergency Shelter Training in Lamar
Volunteers Needed for Disaster Response Lamar, CO – Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 – The American Red Cross and Prowers County Department of Emergency Management will host the Shelter Fundamentals course in Lamar, Colorado December 17, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:p.m. The class will be held at the City of Lamar Cultural Events Center. The […]
James A. Engelhardt…September 11, 1943 – November 27, 2015
Memorial Services for lifelong Kiowa County resident James A. Engelhardt will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Haswell Community Building with Pastor Stephen Anderson, First Chaplain of the Sangre de Cristo Hospice. Inurnment will follow at the Haswell Cemetery. Per James’ request he would like those attending services to […]
Lamar Division of Vocational Rehabilitation inducted into the Lamar Chamber of Commerce
LAMAR, Colo. — The Lamar Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) hosted the Lamar Chamber of Commerce for a “business to business” ribbon cutting on Tuesday, December 8th. The ribbon cutting marks the Lamar DVR induction into the Chamber of Commerce. The offices are located at 1006 South Main Street in Lamar, directly across from the […]
Elsie Marie Batdorf…February 4, 1923 – December 6, 2015
Elsie Marie Batdorf, 92, passed away on December 6, 2015 at her La Junta home. She was born on February 4, 1923 in Hartman, Colorado to Ross & Effie (Sparks) Cramblet. She married Duane K. Batdorf on October 19, 1940; he preceded her in death on February 17, 1993. Elsie was born during a time […]
Dealing with Panhandlers, City Council Discusses Options
Lamar City Council members acknowledged that while there are some protections under the First Amendment for free speech or assembly which covers panhandling, Lamar residents are also offered some legal protections from panhandlers under local ordinances. Some ideas for regulating or curtailing their activities were discussed during a December 7th work session, but no action […]