Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Lamar Receives $100,000 GoCO Grant for Outdoor Recreation Development
Greater Outdoors Colorado announced this past Friday, October 23rd, that Lamar is one of six pilot communities selected to receive $100,000 in planning grants which can be leveraged to up to $5M to implement projects allowing more kids more access to outdoor recreation. The State of Colorado is using up to $25M in GOCO lottery […]
School Board Candidates Explore Ideas During Zonta Political Forum
There are five contested and two uncontested candidates on the November General Election ballot for seats on the Lamar RE-2 District school board. Elizabeth Whitham moderated a political form at Lamar Community College, hosted by the Lamar Chapter of the Zonta International organization this past Tuesday, October 20. The audience listened to each of the […]
Lamar Area Hospice Receives Record Donation from BBB
(Bottom) Ashley Brookshire, Deb Pelley, Haven Tinnes, Megan Grett, Lisa McCullough (2nd row) Kynlee Emick, Rose Ann Yates, Robbie Sue Young, Brittany Cochran, Tasha Shelton (3rd row) Sabre Reinhart, Angelique Stonerock, Alexis Qualls, Wendy Gonzales (top row) Andrea and Ehren Licano, Raven Licano The annual Beer and Brats for Boobies, cancer awareness fun run held […]
Birth Announcement: Crum
Aaron Crum and Skyla Homan of Holly, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Calie Marie Crum at Prowers Medical Center at 8:17am on Friday, October 23, 2015 with Dr. Woodward and Sharon Hendricks attending. Calie weighed seven pounds and 9.4 ounces and was 20.5 inches in length at birth. Children of the home […]
Classic Christmas Movie Inspires Holly Holiday Fundraiser
HOLLY, CO – It wasn’t until Irving Berlin brought Holiday Inn to the silver screen that we could gather together and sing about a White Christmas. Bing Crosby starred in the film that had his character Jim Hardy leave “showbiz” to open a small hotel called Holiday Inn. Open only on holidays, the hotel featured […]
What a Difference a Road Makes
After being planned since 1997, Camino de Santa Fe opened to traffic on May 22, 2015. The City of Lamar had taken the initiative to finish the road that connects East Parmenter to East Olive Street and as a consequence, open more through traffic to the Dollar General Store and provide another traffic outlet to Walmart. City […]
Lois M. Dale…January 17, 1926 – October 22, 2015
A celebration of life for Granada resident, Lois M. Dale, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31st at Christ the King Fellowship Calvary Chapel located at 12015 Irma Drive in Northglenn, Colorado. Pastor Jim Zastrocky will be officiating. In honoring Lois’ wishes, cremation will take place and there will be a […]
Lodging Panel Receives Long-Range Funding Requests
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel entertained some new ideas for funding requests during their monthly meeting on October 20th. The first came from the Spreading Antlers Golf Course, represented by Gib Sprout and Jack Van Hook, board members of the club. Van Hook explained that in an effort to bring more revenue into […]
Dennis Bernard Henry…November 11, 1937 – October 17, 2015
Dennis Bernard Henry affectionately known as “Buzz”, since his big brother couldn’t say brother, was born on November 11, 1937 to Daniel Boon and Hazel Evelyn “Tillie” Henry in Scottsbluff Nebraska. Buzz was the little brother to Don and the big brother to Jim and Peg. Throughout his childhood his hardworking parents followed work though Nebraska […]
Taco John’s Set for Early November Opening
Who gets taco #1 when the refurnished Taco John’s opens in Lamar the first week in November? According to Marnie Garcia, District Manager, Les Scriven’s name is at the top of the list. “Les has been following our progress since we started our renovations with the new owners,” she explained. Scriven was a former owner […]
DHS Grant Finances New Outdoor Siren for Prowers County
Prowers County was recently awarded funds for an outdoor warning siren which will be set up in the area of the VFW Post on Memorial Drive, Spreading Antlers Golf Course and Quail Ridge and The Ridges acreage. Stefan Warn, Emergency Operations Manager for the county, recently told the Prowers County Commissioners the Department of Homeland […]
Birth Announcements: Churchill-/-Andriana-/-Balderrama-/-Fletcher
Becky and Michael Churchill of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Wyatt James Churchill at Prowers Medical Center at 1:54pm on Monday, October 19, 2015 with Dr. Korkis attending. Wyatt weighed eight pounds and four ounces and was 21 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are Edna and Darell Bradford. ************************ Irma […]
Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash in Otero County
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday on Colorado Highway 10 near milepost 70, in Otero County. The crash resulted in a single fatality as well as one of the occupants suffering serious injury. A 1996 Volvo Sedan driven by 44-year-old George Nelson out of La Junta, Colorado was traveling […]
Colorado Employment Situation | September 2015
Employers in Colorado added 2,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from August to September for a total of 2,523,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,000 and government decreased 2,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a […]
Project HOPE Chili Dinner Set for Friday’s Whistle Game
Volunteers and members of Project HOPE made final plans for their annual chili dinner fund-raiser this year. The event will be held on the east end of Savage Stadium from 5pm to 6:30pm this Friday, October 23 for the classic Whistle Game match-up between rivals Lamar and La Junta. This will be the first time […]
Denten Gale Davis…1950 – October 16, 2015
Denten Gale Davis died Friday, October 16, 2015 after a year-long battle with Leukemia. He is preceded in death by his father Clarence Davis. He is survived by his mother, Donna Davis; wife, Debra Teller; son Garett Davis (Holly); daughter Leslie Read (Will); stepchildren Tamara Ritter (Perry), Teara Doedo (Micah), Tiffany Teller; grandchildren Elliot Davis, […]
Thomas Robert Montez…March 8, 1966 – October 7, 2015
Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Robert Montez will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado Father Raymond Grimes will officiate. A Rosary/Scripture service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow the Mass service at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery in Las […]
Carl Lindholm…December 8, 1938 – October 18, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Holly resident, Carl Lindholm will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Holly United Methodist Church with Gene Birt officiating. Interment will follow in Holly Cemetery. Visitation for Carl will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 3:00PM until 7:00PM at the Peacock […]
Carol A. Demas…February 20, 1932 – October 16, 2015
Funeral Services for longtime Lamar resident, Carol A. Demas will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Lamar United Methodist Church with Reverend Barbara Johns-Schleicher officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery at 2:00 PM. Visitation for Mrs. Demas will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 1:00 PM until […]
Share the Spirit Foundation Holds Annual ‘Shoe-Fest’
Youngsters, some as young as three years, enjoyed a pre-Christmas gift this past Friday, October 16th as the Share the Spirit Foundation held their annual shoe give-away event at J and N Shoes in downtown Lamar. The Foundation received an extra financial assist towards the estimated $5,000 price tag, with a $1,000 donation from the […]