Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Lodging Panel Tables All Funding Requests at March Meeting
There’s a line from a country-western song of a few years ago, about there being, “Too much month at the end of the money!” And that might apply to the situation being encountered by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel. For the first time in a long time, members of the Prowers County […]
Janice S. Spitz…October 27, 1938 – March 16, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Janice S. Spitz, affectionately known to her family and friends as Sue, will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Sue […]
Colorado Employment Situation: January 2015
Employers in Colorado added 3,700 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,496,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,400 and government decreased 2,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from December 2014 to January 2015 at 4.2 percent. […]
Karl Alan Graf…November 28, 1964 – March 11, 2015
He was born on September 28, 1964 born in Brighton, Colorado to Charles and Jean Graf. On March 11, 2015 his cancer won after a long battle. His wife, Margaret, and stepson, Nathaniel Green, at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City. Karl attended school in Salida, CO. Upon graduation in 1984, he […]
Bernice Smith…October 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015
Funeral services for Bernice Smith will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Interment will take place at Fairmount Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome to sign the book during business hours. There will be no visitation per Bernice’s request. Bernice B Smith, age […]
S.E. Colorado Drought Update
February showed a tale of two seasons across southeast Colorado. The first half of the month was very warm with average temperatures running 10 degrees or more above average through the first 20 days of the month. The first half also saw mainly dry conditions across the area with two weather systems bringing some […]
Water Main Break at LCC
Water has been running up, out of the road at the main northern intersection into Lamar Community College. Sometime Monday morning, a break occurred, resulting in water being literally pushed up through the asphalt, just under the traffic lights on the western side of the intersection. Lamar police have blocked off the western lane of […]
Joy L. Zollars…January 4, 1931 – March 14, 2015
A Memorial Service for longtime Lamar resident Joy L. Zollars will be held at 10:00AM Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Lamar Crosswinds Church of the Nazarene, 7th and Pearl, with Mrs. Zollars’ nephew Ken Blake officiating. A private family inurnment will be held at Riverside Cemetery. Per Joy’s request cremation has taken place and […]
More Power for High Plains Public Radio
High Plains Pubic Radio in Garden City, KS held a launch party last Thursday, March 12, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center, to celebrate the expansion of their coverage in the Prowers County region. KCSE FM, one of several translator relay stations that broadcasts locally 90.7 on the FM dial, has been operating in Prowers […]
Lamar-Ordway Hosting Pesticide Applicator Workshops
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT WORKSHOPS In Colorado, the application of pesticides is regulated by a very strict set of guidelines and laws. Since 2007, these regulations are enforced by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). Some of the regulations include the licensing of private and commercial pesticide applicators. The purpose of the license […]
Springfield Will Host Canyons & Plains Regional Meeting
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold its regional meeting at the Industrial Center, north of Springfield, CO on Thursday, April 2, 2015, 9 a.m. to 11 am. The topic of the meeting will be “Canyon Journeys,” presented by Laneha Everett from Pritchett, Colorado. Canyon Journeys was started by Casey and Laneha Everett […]
State Senator Larry Crowder Hosts Youthful Gathering
Senator Larry Crowder was pleased to host students from Lamar Middle School at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Senator was joined by students (from left to right): Max Carere, Jeffrey Henderson, Teacher Debbie Foster, Mason Martinez, and Brock Reedy. Senator Crowder remarked, “It’s wonderful that our young people in the small […]
Zonta Presents ‘Girls Wanna Have Fun’!
The Zonta Club of Prowers County is hosting a fun filled evening and we invite women from throughout our area to come join us. The date is March 21st, the time is 6pm till 9pm – come when you can and stay as long as you want. The place is the new Wolves Den […]
Updating Your Ballot/Voting Information
The Prowers County Clerk & Recorder’s Office has just sent out Undeliverable Ballot and Active Failed to Vote Notices to the citizens of Prowers County, pertaining to the last General Election held, November 3, 2014. If you receive one of these Notices, please fill out the information enclosed and return it to the County […]
New Economic Development Directions for PCDI?
What is Rural Economic Development, what is its purpose and how does it influence economic change in a community? Those were topics addressed by Kari Linker, Economic Development Director for Morgan County. Linker was invited by Prowers County Development Incorporated to host a program called Economic Development 101, geared specifically for economic development in […]
Raymond Leroy Burrows Jr….November 6, 1935 – January 13, 2015
Graveside Military Committal Service for Raymond Burrows will be held at 11:30 a.m. on March 27, 2015 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Retired Major Raymond Leroy Burrows Jr. (Ray) was born on November 6, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Raymond L. Burrows Sr. and Ellen May (Dickerson) Burrows. He passed […]
James Miller…January 31, 1930 – March 9, 2015
A Memorial Mass for lifelong Las Animas area resident, James Miller was held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Father William Gleason officiating. Rosary was held at 9:30 a.m. James Miller, affectionately known as “Jim”, was born on January 31, 1930 and passed […]
Mary Ann Brown…January 22, 1937 – March 8, 2015
Funeral services for Eads, Colorado resident Mary Ann Brown will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 at the First Christian Church in Eads, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Eads Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Mary Ann (Ortiz) Brown was born on January 22, […]
SDS Hosting April 2 Open House
SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services Awareness Day will be observed in Prowers County on Monday, April 2 and an honorary proclamation was approved by the Prowers County Commissioners during a visit by Kim Engsberg, SDS Executive Director. “We’re scheduling our open house for that day, from11am until 1pm, and the public is invited to attend the […]
Lynda Eikleberry…November 25, 1941 – March 8, 2015
A graveside service for Denver, Colorado resident formerly of Lamar, Lynda Eikleberry will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Fairmount Cemetery with Jordan Wesley of The Crosswinds Church of the Nazarene officiating. Per Lynda’s request there will be no visitation. Lynda was born on November 25, 1941 at Lamar, […]