Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Lamar City Sales Tax Turnaround?
For the second straight month, the Sales Tax Revenue for the City of Lamar has posted a gain. January 2015 Sales Tax collected in February shows a $20,511 gain of 9.32% and Total Sales and Use Tax posted an increase of 6.69% for a gain of $16,247 on the year. Total collections were $258,989 […]
(UPDATED) Mayree Dougherty…March 31, 1903 – March 9, 2015
Funeral services for longtime Lamar, CO resident, Mayree Dougherty will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2015 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO with Rev. Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will take place at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2015 at […]
Lamar Council Considers PMC, Spreading Antlers Requests
The Lamar City Council took no action during their work session Monday, March 9, on requests for financial support from two entities, Prowers Medical Center and Spreading Antlers Golf Course. Prowers Medical Center had requested a waiver of $54,000 in building permit fees for its pending construction project, estimated at $7,595,000. The construction is expected […]
LCC Booster Club Threes and Frees Championship Competition Results
The Boy’s Free Throw championship competition on March 9th did not end as we had hoped. On Saturday, March 8, Bryan Ortiz played in the Regional playoffs in Pueblo. During that game with Granada, he re-injured his knee. Even though he had made a perfect score in the semi-finals, he was not able shoot […]
A Celebration of Seuss at the Lamar Library
The Lamar Library hosted a birthday party for Dr. Suess this past Friday, March 6. The author’s real birthday was on March 2, but Friday’s are a lot better for parties. That was the case for the 10am turnout, as about 45 to 50 youngsters and some parents were on hand to enjoy a live […]
Nadine E. Haddock…July 8, 1920 – March 4, 2015
A memorial service for longtime Lamar and Springfield resident, Nadine E. Haddock, affectionately known to many as “Dean”, will be held at a later date. Per Dean’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Nadine E. Haddock was born on July 8, 1920 in Mineral Springs, Missouri to Evert […]
Holly Trustees Approve Sale of Town Equipment
The Holly Board of Trustees gave unanimous approval to a resolution to sell about a dozen pieces of used town equipment. The specific manner of the sale will be selected later, but interim Town Administrator, Jerry L’Estrange, said he’d develop a few options for putting the items on the market. A random sampling includes […]
Holly-Granada Forming Joint Economic Development Task Force
Holly and Granada decided to pursue an economic assessment study for both communities following a joint REDI Grant meeting in Granada this past Tuesday, March 3. The initial meeting helped provide a broad overview of how primary and secondary dollars and jobs contribute to a community’s economy. Each of the 40 participants took part […]
Growth at Lamar Airport
Recent hangar construction at the Lamar Municipal Airport has helped reduce the lack of adequate storage for airplane owners. The two most recent T-hangars were constructed through private funding, are owned by Peter Page and Dean Reed and are located on city owned land. “With a tight squeeze, we can fit three planes in each […]
Lola Faye Westerman…July 24, 1930 – February 27, 2015
Funeral services for Faye Westerman will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2015 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating. Interment will take place at the Springfield Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m. until time of service on Friday. Lola Faye […]
KCSE-FM 90.7 Launches Expanded Signal in Prowers County
Celebration Scheduled for March 12, 2015 with Reception and Launch Garden City, February 14, 2015: The words ““KCSE FM 90.7 in Lamar, Colorado: Public Radio for the Prowers County Region. A service of High Plains Public Radio” are about to become a part of daily radio broadcasts in parts of southeast Colorado. Those who […]
LCC Regional Science Fair Features Over 200 Student Projects
(Lamar, Colorado; February 25, 2015) On Wednesday, February 18, students from Alta Vista, Campo, Eads, Holly, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School, Parkview, Plainview, Springfield, Walsh, and Wiley competed in the annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held at Lamar Community College. The regional science fair typically hosts about 200 projects and this […]
Zonta Rose Day Benefits Scholarships for Area Women
Did you know that one of 8 targets established in the year 2000 by the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals committee was to ensure by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling? “Enrollment in primary education in developing regions has reached 90%, but today […]
PCDI Meeting Postponed from Tonight, March 2
The informational meeting, ED 101, planned for Monday, March 2, 2015, by the Prowers County Development Incorporated, Board of Directors will not be held this evening. The meeting was scheduled for 7pm at the Lamar Community Building. PCDI Office Manager, Carla Scranton, stated that the speaker will not be able to make tonight’s scheduled meeting […]
Fief Sworn in as Undersheriff
Sam Fief was sworn in as the new Undersheriff for Prowers County, Monday, March 2, at the Sheriff’s Office in Lamar. Fief was selected as Undersheriff several weeks after Sam Zordel became the new Prowers County Sheriff, replacing James Faull who retired in 2014. In his hiring announcement, Zordel said Fief’s duties will include […]
LCC Rodeo Returns to Action
(Lamar, Colorado; March 2, 2015) Lamar Community College freshman Melanie Roman of Golden is currently ranked 2nd in the national standings of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and is winning the Central Rocky Mountain Region in barrel racing after the fall season. All 11 regions of the NIRA are at the halfway mark […]
Birth Announcements — March 2, 2015
Amanda Archuleta and Ronnie Dominguez of Lamar, Colorado, announce the birth of their son, Kaileb Mykah Dominguez at Prowers Medical Center at 1:20pm on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 with Dr. Kunhardt attending. Kaileb weighed six pounds and four and a half ounces and was 19 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are Josie and […]
Warm and Dry Winter Weather for S.E. Colorado
January was the 15th warmest on record as well as being the driest January statewide since 2003. February precipitation to date statewide is 81% of average. D1 drought conditions have been introduced to the western slope. In the next two weeks, much needed precipitation is forecasted to come to the state that could benefit […]
James Lyle Brown…August 22, 1915 – February 25, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, James Lyle Brown, affectionately known to many as Brownie, will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday March 7, 2015 at the Lamar Presbyterian Church with Pastor Rory Gillespie officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Lyle will be held on Friday, March 6, […]
PMC Selects Ty Rushton as New Board Member
Holly resident, Ty Rushton, was selected to replace Kevin McGrath on the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors this past Wednesday evening, February 25. The meeting was held at Shorty’s Café in Granada. Rushton will serve the remainder of McGrath’s term, until May 20, 2016 which is the next board election cycle for PMC. “We’re […]