Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Lincoln School HOPE Center Meets The Code of the West
The Hope Center meets the Code of the West By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—Prowers County 4-H and The Hope Center have partnered to deliver Code of the West Happy Trails curriculum to third, through sixth graders. The first principle the Hope Center youth have […]
CDOT Eyes Lamar Main Street Improvements
The Lamar Reliever Route and CDOT plans for Lamar’s Main Street were presented to Prowers County Development Incorporated board members by Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer this past Tuesday, December 31. Although financing for the by-pass around Lamar is still a future issue at this time, Westhoff said CDOT is still concerned about safety issues […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: November & December
The Prowers Journal has Highlighted the Top News Events of 2013 November 2013 Year in Review Mail-in ballots were used exclusively for the General Election on the 5th, a development which incorporated the entire state for future elections. Most of the local election balloting was for school board positions for Wiley and Granada as […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: September & October
The Prowers Journal is Highlighting the News Events of 2013 for Prowers County September 2013 Year in Review September began with a public hearing to address the proposed new nursing home, planned to replace Juniper Village on South 10th Street in Lamar. The meeting was held at the Lamar SOS Center. The proposed facility, named […]
Lamar Police Make Two Drug Arrests
Friday, December 27, 2013 at approximately 2:30 pm, Officers of the Lamar Police Department served a search warrant in the 500 block of West Washington Street. The search warrant was in regards to information concerning the sales of narcotics. Officers arrested Camilla Grey (26) of Lamar for Child Abuse, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of […]
Marcelino I. “Marcy” Ramos, Jr….April 8, 1978 – December 27, 2013
A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar resident, Marcelino I. Ramos, Jr. affectionately known to many as Marcy, will be held at 10:00am Thursday January 2, 2014 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar. Reverend Charlie Sena will be the celebrant and burial will follow in […]
2013 year in Review for Prowers County: July & August
The Prowers Journal is Providing News Highlights from 2013 July 2013 Year in Review RN Tammi Clark was hired as Deputy Director for the Prowers County Health and Environment Department. Clark had resided in the county for almost 30 years and had served as a RN in a number of capacities over the years. The […]
Betty L. Scriven…March 30, 1937 – December 26, 2013
A celebration of life funeral service for lifetime Lamar resident, Betty L. Scriven will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday December 31, 2013 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson and Ian Blacker co-officiating the service. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Betty will be held from 2:00 PM […]
William “Bill” Nordyke…September 22, 1937 – December 26, 2013
Funeral services for William “Bill” Nordyke of Holly, Colorado will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Pastor Eugene Birt will officiate. Burial will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in […]
Tumbleweeds and Dust for Christmas Eve
Who cares if Rudolph’s nose glows cherry red in fog. How well does that thing work in dust? Around 3:30pm the horizon north and west of Lamar, past the riverbed up on the far ridges, showed a line of wind driven dust. The rolling clouds stretched along a wide path as it gathered steam […]
Heat is On for New Year’s Celebrations
STATEWIDE—Once again, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) will team up with 76 law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado to increase DUI enforcement from Friday, Dec. 27 through Thursday, Jan. 2. During last year’s New Year’s Eve enforcement period, 501 people were arrested on Colorado roadways for DUI and there […]
Library Shredding Party Highlights Early Improvement Bond Paydown
Lamar residents, city council members, county commissioners, library employees, volunteers, Friends of the Lamar Library and the Library Board gathered for a party to retire a finance bond ahead of schedule. The document shredding was held at the Cultural Events Center in Lamar, Monday evening, December 23. Board President, Jack Van Hook and Chris […]
Start the New Year by Recycling your E-Waste
Did you receive a new TV, computer, microwave or any other electronic item for Christmas? If so, now what do you do with the old equipment that you’re replacing? Don’t throw it away in the trash! Studies have shown that accumulated components of some electronic equipment are harmful to the land. A state statute […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: May & June
The Prowers Journal is Providing a Month by Month Review of News Highlights from 2013 May 2013 Year in Review Scheduling changes were made for Lamar’s annual anniversary celebration. For several years, the Lamar Days events including a BBQ contest and Car and Motorcycle show were held over one weekend at Willow Creek Park. Conditions […]
James “Jim” DeLoach…November 18, 1938 – December 24, 2013
A celebration of life memorial funeral service for longtime Lamar resident, Jim DeLoach, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday December 27, 2013 at the Peacock Family Chapel in Lamar. Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church will officiate the service and burial will follow in the veteran’s section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar […]
Donation for Lamar Area Hospice
The Lamar Area Hospice received a timely donation of $14,000 from members of the association that raises funds each year through the Angels Open golf tournament and the summer dance and auction. The funds are used by the Lamar Area Hospice organization throughout the year to assist families in need for their loved ones. The […]
Toys for Tots Completes Busy Season
The Lamar Middle School Cafeteria was fairly quiet and empty around 11am on December 24. Those who volunteered to deliver gifts throughout the county had either completed their rounds, or were still on the road. “We had from 30 to 40 people show up to help us out today,” said Darlene Lopez, organizer of the […]
Colorado Revenue Forecast Shows Modest Increase
DENVER — Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 — The State’s general fund budget forecast for the current budget year (FY 2013-14) as well as for FY 2014-15 is 1 percent higher than the September forecast, the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) announced today. General fund revenue comes mostly from income and sales taxes. […]
Prowers County 2014 Election Deadlines
FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE The last day to affiliate with a Major Party in order to run as a party candidate in the Primary Election (June 24, 2014) is January 2, 2014, and last day to register as Unaffiliated, in order to be placed in nomination (by petition) as an Unaffiliated candidate. The […]
2013 Year in Review for Prowers County: March & April
The Prowers Journal is Providing a Month by Month Recap of the News Events that Highlighted the Past Year March 2013 Year in Review Continued concerns over the price of electricity, first voiced in 2012 by several major power purchasers was voiced at a public hearing held by Rick Rigel, General Manager for the regional […]