Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Gwen Bosley…April 29, 1949 – September 29, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Denver area resident formerly of Lamar, Gwen Bosley will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 10:00AM at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ray Matteson officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Gwen will be held on Monday, October 5, 2015 from 1:00PM […]
Employment Status for Lamar Welcome Center Manager is Altered
The Lamar City Council, minus Mayor Roger Stagner who excused himself from the chambers, engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding terminating the Welcome Center Manager’s contract with the State of Colorado, and hiring the manager as a city employee. Mayor Stagner is married to the manager, Leslie Stagner and he did not take part in […]
September Drought Update from CWCB
Warm dry conditions have continued across much of eastern Colorado, while the mountains have seen near average precipitation so far this month. Drier conditions have resulted in declining soil moisture levels, but overall evapotranspiration rates are below average for the season, and pasture conditions and harvest yields are reportedly good. Water providers are also reporting […]
Nuisance Yard Sale Ordinance Discussed
Some local residents might have one yard sale a year while their neighbors might conduct one every other week. The Lamar City Council dealt with nuisance or perpetual yard sales during a discussion of city fees and fines proposed for 2016. There was ample discussion during the September 28 work session on the pros […]
Pocket Park Plans Begin with Funding
The Lamar City Council is reviewing a multi-page concept for the Pocket Park proposal. The former parking lot between Daylight Donut and Shore Arts Center, has been closed to cars for the past year, but open to a number of community oriented activities. The most recent was the early September Fall Festival which featured BBQ, […]
Lamar City Council Reviews Job Description for URA Manager
The Lamar City Council held a work session prior to its regular Monday night meeting on September 28th, covering needed changes for the Community Development and Urban Renewal Manager positions left vacant by the recent departure of Shawna Hodge. City Administrator, John Sutherland, gave the council a one page outline covering the job description. Sutherland […]
Birth Announcements: Zavala and Alverez
Eric Zavala and Ashley Gonzales of Lamar, CO announce the birth of their son, Eric Nelijah Zavala at 10:42pm on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Eric weighed six pounds and six ounces and was 18 ¾ inches in length at birth. Children of the home are […]
Stephanie Spitz, Manager at Lamar Animal Shelter
Stephanie Spitz has been hired by the City of Lamar as the manager of the Lamar Animal Shelter on CR EE.5, just south of the Fairmount Cemetery. She’s held that new position since the end of August and is developing some fresh ideas to keep the dog population low at the shelter and help reunite […]
Sixteen Pounds of Pills Collected
The annual National Drug Take-Back Initiative, hosted this past Saturday by the Lamar Police Department, netted 16 pounds of various prescription drugs, mostly in pill form, according to Michelle Slough. She, and another volunteer, were on duty on the west side of the Lamar Police Department from 10am to 2pm, collecting expired and unused pills […]
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 […]
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 […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – AUGUST 2015-/-US Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion pounds in August, up 3 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in August 2014. Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.32 million head, down 7 percent from August 2014. The average live weight […]
October 3rd Canyons & Plains Annual Meeting Canceled
The annual meeting of Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado scheduled to be held at the Cow Palace Rodeway Inn, 1301 N. Main Street, Lamar, CO on Saturday, October 3, 2015, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. State Senator Larry Crowder was scheduled to speak on issues and success […]
Colorado Employment Situation -|- August 2015
Employers in Colorado added 2,400 nonfarm payroll jobs from July to August for a total of 2,522,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 1,600 and government increased 800. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point in August to 4.2 […]
Speeders Beware!
Several deputies from area sheriff’s departments were out on Lamar streets this past Thursday, completing their certification requirements to handle a radar gun and issue tickets to violators. The course was held by Officer Steve McDowell of the Colorado State Patrol. “We issued an invitation to the departments to come out for classroom certification and […]