Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Groundbreaking Moves PMC Forward for New Facilities
Construction crews have already been at work, removing slabs of concrete from one of the parking lots at Prowers Medical Center, even as the groundbreaking ceremony for renovations and expansion was being held this past Monday, April 13, adjacent to the Emergency Room entrance. Craig Loveless, hospital Chief Executive Officer, welcomed the audience and was […]
Alice D. Lain…April 10, 1923 – April 8, 2015
A celebration of life for former Lamar resident currently of Omaha, Nebraska will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the McClave United Methodist Church with Pastor Calob Rundell officiating. Interment will follow in Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. Visitation for Alice will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 […]
Hans Hasser Receives Prestigious Bent-Prowers Award at Annual Meeting
LAS ANIMAS – Hans Hasser of Lamar was honored during the annual Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association banquet April 11th in Las Animas. Hasser, a fourth-generation rancher, was selected as the association’s prestigious Honorary Life Member Award recipient. He has been an active member of Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Grower’s Association. He served as […]
Carmen Andrade…October 26, 1921 – April 6, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar resident, Carmen Andrade was held Monday, April 13, 2015 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Charlie Sena as the Celebrant. A rosary service was held prior to the Mass with Deacon Allan Medina reciting. Interment will follow the Mass at […]
Severe Drought Conditions Expanding in S.W. Colorado
The National Weather Service has updated the state Drought Impact Statement for this past month. March of 2015 came in like a lion and left like a lamb across south central and southeast Colorado. The weather pattern for February continued into March, cool and unsettled. A much warmer and dry weather pattern developed through the […]
Letter to the Editor
I just received a personal letter from President Barack Obama asking for money to help him continue his agenda for the next two years. I’m sure many others have received a similar form letter. He quoted, “My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I had since the […]
Young Artists Create A New Look
Just a quick look at the pictures will tell you the nature of the businesses in Ron Farmer’s building in the 200 Block of West Oak Street in Lamar. “Ron called me and said he wanted something new and different to showcase the property,” said Lamar High School art teacher, John Gersick. “I’ve never done […]
Melva W. Mason…December 1, 1918 – April 10, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Melva W. Mason will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Jeff Alexander of the Lamar Calvary Baptist Church and Steve Knobbe co-officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Melva was born on December 1, […]
Time Narrows on Search for Replacement Granada Trustee
A one year seat on the Granada Board of Trustees remains vacant with only several weeks left to fill the gap left after one member resigned the position. A new appointee would retain the position for just about a year, until the April 2016 election is held for the community. Interested persons should contact the […]
Birth Announcement
Kevin and Keri Brown of Eads, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Cassidy Joy Brown at 5:09pm on Monday, April 6, 2015 at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Cassidy weighed five pounds and eleven ounces at birth. Grandparents include Louis and Laviotta Brown and Donni Harms and Rick Mankamcyer.
Smoother Sailing on Annex’s North Parking Lot
As promised, the Prowers County Commissioners had the northern parking lot of the County Annex bladed and smoothed out this past week. What used to be an acre of assorted dirt bumps and dips has been leveled and a tree was removed from the middle of the site. County crews also covered the dirt lot […]
Legal Battle Developing Over Federal Laws and Lesser Prairie Chicken
The economic ramifications from the presence of the Lesser Prairie Chicken in Prowers County and almost 90 other counties in five southwest states are diverse. Representatives from the Prowers Conservation District and Kansas and Colorado Farm Bureaus are fearful that the potential overreach of the federal Endangered Species Act as it applies to wildlife, plant […]
Rex Walker…March 20, 1923 – April 5, 2015
Graveside services for Rex Walker will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 10, 2015 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Rev. Jeff Alexander will officiate. Per Rex’s request there will be no public visitation. Rex L. Walker was born on March 20, 1923 in Springfield, Colorado to William and Ruth Walker. He passed […]
Letter to the Editor: Iberdrola Wind Farm Project
Dear Editor: I would like to thank the Prowers County Commission, Planning Commission and Planning Staff for granting Iberdrola Renewables (Pacific Wind, LLC) a special use permit for our proposed Twin Buttes II wind energy generation project. This project would be located approximately 23 miles south of Lamar in the same general area as our […]
Maralyn Huskamp
Maralyn was born September 7, 1950 to Lowell and Dorothy Lyon in Eads, Colorado, where she lived most of her life. She was the second of six children. She graduated from Eads High School in 1968. She started her waitressing career with Roy Sibey when she was fourteen. She married Ed Hope and had […]
Deen Arrested in Lamar Sunday Afternoon
On Sunday, 04/05/2015, officers responded to the 100 block of South 8th Street to attempt to locate a wanted subject. Gayla Deen was arrested on an active Prowers County warrant. She was transported to the Prowers County Jail and is being held on a $20,000.00 and a $4000.00 any type bonds. The Lamar Police Department […]
PMC Hosts Groundbreaking for Expanded Facilities April 13
After several years of planning, the expansion and renovation plans for Prowers Medical Center in Lamar are set to proceed. The $7.6M venture will take an estimated 18 months and will impact about eight areas of the hospital including HVAC and electrical renovations. A groundbreaking ceremony has been planned for Monday, April 13th at 11am […]
(DATE CHANGE) William D. “Bill” Van Skike…February 9, 1948 – April 4, 2015
A service of celebration for Colorado Springs resident and former Lamar resident, William D. Van Skike will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Mr. Van Skike will be held from 3:00 […]
LPD Citizen’s Academy Open for Applications
The Lamar Police Department is accepting applications to attend the Citizen’s Academy which will be instructed by the officers of the Lamar Police Department and staff of the Lamar Fire Department. The Academy will begin on April 23, 2015 and will run for six weeks. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:00PM […]
Bent’s Fort Welcomes New “Staff”
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site recently welcomed two new “staff members” when the site acquired two donkeys from the Great Escape Mustang Sanctuary in Deer Trail, Colorado. The two jennys (female donkeys), named Thelma and Louise, were originally rounded up from public lands in Nevada. Louise, the mother is eleven years of age; […]