Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Birth Announcements 12/30/2014
Cassandra and Alberto Jimenez of Lamar announce the birth of their son, Jeremy Thomas Jimenez on Friday, December 26, 2014 at 10:12am at Prowers Medical Center with Sharon Hendricks attending. Jeremy weighed eight pounds and 4.5 ounces and was 20.5 inches in length at birth. He has an older brother, Mathew and grandparents are […]
2014 Year in Review-September/October
September: Shawna Hodge, Executive Director for Lamar Partnership Incorporated, announced that the city had won first place for the 2014 Colorado Main Street of the Year. She said the selection was made by the Colorado Main Street Advisory Board and announced by the State Department of Local Affairs. The judging was based on two criteria: […]
Roberta P. Caddick…April 30, 1931 – December 28, 2014
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, Roberta Caddick will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Jordan Wesley officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Roberta will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 from 1:00PM until 5:00PM at the […]
Paul Perez..April 18, 1939 – December 26, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for lifetime Prowers County resident, Paul Perez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Stephen Olamolu as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery. A rosary service for Paul […]
2014 Year in Review-July/August
The close of 2014 will put us at the halfway mark for the decade. Some use the passage of time as a measuring tool…how much have we done…how much time have we got left. But the timetable for a city or county should probably be measured in accomplishments, not a calendar. Some projects and programs […]
2014 Year in Review-May/June
The close of 2014 will put us at the halfway mark for the decade. Some use the passage of time as a measuring tool…how much have we done…how much time have we got left. But the timetable for a city or county should probably be measured in accomplishments, not a calendar. Some projects and […]
2014 Year in Review-March/April
The close of 2014 will put us at the halfway mark for the decade. Some use the passage of time as a measuring tool…how much have we done…how much time have we got left. But the timetable for a city or county should probably be measured in accomplishments, not a calendar. Some projects and programs […]
2014 Year in Review-January/February
The close of 2014 will put us at the halfway mark for the decade. Some use the passage of time as a measuring tool…how much have we done…how much time have we got left. But the timetable for a city or county should probably be measured in accomplishments, not a calendar. Some projects and programs […]
Main Street Holiday Craft Show Raises Funds
Ten different vendors, rotating off and on at the seasonal Craft Show at 201 South Main Street in Lamar, raised $360 for two local charitable organizations. Betty Civis, along with Lenora Springer and Virginia Hernandez, donated their time to help run the Craft Show from November 14 to December 21. Civis said the funds […]
Final Details for Toys for Tots
The final touches for toy distribution took place at Lincoln School this past Saturday, December 20, as Darlene Lopez and her volunteers sorted the gifts into bags for distribution throughout Lamar and Prowers County on the 24th. The toy room has stacks of bagged toys in one corner and all four walls are lined with […]
Lamar Police Make Heroin Bust
The Lamar Police Department conducted a traffic stop Tuesday, December 23, 2014, in the 500 block of North 6th Street. Kevin Ludwig, age 27 of Lamar, was observed driving a vehicle on the roadway with a suspended driver’s license. During investigation on the traffic stop, officers located several items of contraband and controlled substances, including […]
Charles Eugene Burton…August 17, 1933 – December 22, 2014
Gene was born August 17, 1933 at Lone Star, Arkansas, which garnered him the nickname “Arkie” and he had a belt which said so. He was the second child of Earl and Ellen (Winford) Burton. He was welcomed by his sister; Mary and over the next few years was big brother to Earlene, Robert […]
Richard Siegfried…June 27, 1959 – December 22, 2014
Funeral services for longtime Holly, CO resident, Richard Siegfried will be held for family and friends at Holly High School at 1:00 p.m. on December 27, 2014 with Pastor Kathy Leathers presiding. Refreshments and a celebration of Rich’s life will be held for all following the services. Visitation will be held at Valley Memorial […]
Colorado’s Revenue Projections and Economy Continue to Grow
DENVER — Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 — The latest projections for the state’s General Fund revenue for FY 2014-15 are 1.3 percent, or $127.0 million, higher compared with the September 2014 forecast. Projections for FY 2015-16 are 0.5 percent, or $53.6 million, higher compared with September. Strong growth in income taxes from wage withholdings and […]
New Floodplain Management Codes Approved by City
The Lamar City Council conducted a public hearing on the adoption of an amendment for the Lamar Municipal Code regarding Floodplain Management. The amendment change will bring the Lamar code into compliance with the rules and regulations issued by the Colorado Water Conservation Board in 2011. Communities were given three years to make the needed […]
Main Street Construction Project Delayed
The Lamar Main Street Overlay project by CDOT won’t begin in February or March of 2015. The city has received word that the major repair project for Main Street has a better construction window perhaps in 2016. The city had requested a Tier II Energy and Mineral Impact Assistant Grant to finance the replacement of […]
Laureate Rho Helps Fund Library Projects
There’s more to this small Christmas tree that meets the eye. Judy Turpin and Jean Lunt, members of the Laureate Rho sorority, recently made a presentation to the Lamar Library for the holidays. Librarian Debbie Reynolds received the tree which was decorated with money. Regular library patrons, Olaf and a relative of Bulllwinkle Moose, […]
Saray Hernandez-Santiago…March 11, 1966 – December 21, 2014
A Funeral Mass for longtime Lamar resident, Saray Hernandez-Santiago will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Charlie Sena as celebrant. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation for Saray will be held on Friday, December 26, 2014 from 4:00PM […]
CPW Using Helicopters to Inventory Wildlife
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is taking to the skies in search of big game animals. Over the next two months CPW employees in the southeast region will fly across large portions of wildlife habitat in search of animals to classify by sex and age, while others will gather biological data on […]
Larry Kelly…July 26, 1934 – December 18, 2014
A Celebration of Life for current Scottsdale, Arizona resident, formerly of Lamar and Towner, Larry Kelly will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Larry was born on July 26, 1934 at Beaver, Oklahoma to Clyde […]