All Entries Tagged With: "american cancer society"
Billy Bingham…July 14, 1975 – February 1, 2016
A graveside memorial service for lifetime Lamar resident; Billy Bingham will be held at 11:30AM on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Wiley Cemetery with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Per the family’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Billy was born on July 14, […]
Clara Jo Ward…July 2, 1932 – January 29, 2016
Memorial services for Jo Ward will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Eugene Birt officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Clara Jo Ward was born on July 2, 1932 in Gorman, Texas to Eulin L “Jug” and […]
Vivian L Davidson….February 15, 1922 – November 22, 2015
Vivian L Davidson, age 93, passed away on November 22, 2015. Graveside services will be held on December 4, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colorado. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society directly, or in care of Horber Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 431, Las […]
Lawrence Flint…May 21, 1935 – November 10, 2015
A private family memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Lawrence Flint will be held at a later date. Per Lawrence’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Lawrence was born on May 21, 1935 at Las Animas, Colorado to Irvin Ozal and Alma J. (Johnson) Flint and passed away at […]
Dear Editor- Re: Breast Cancer Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in seven Colorado women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer remains the third leading cause of cancer death in Colorado, killing more than 500 women annually. At the same time, there are more than 42,000 breast cancer survivors in Colorado. Like […]
Manuel Duarte…August 5, 1928 – June 14, 2015
Mass of Christian burial for Lamar, Colorado resident, Manuel Duarte will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2015 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, Colorado with Father Charles Sena officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery. A rosary/scripture service will be held prior to […]
Council Considers Lights for Lucy’s Tacos
The owner of Lucy’s Tacos food wagon on South Main Street in Lamar has asked the city council if three light poles, similar to the decorative ones along downtown Lamar, could be erected near the new eatery. The spot has caught on with local residents and serves lunch and dinners into the evening hours. It’s […]
Letter to the Editor: Relay for Life
To the Editor, We have seen many changes take place in politics and our economy. However, one constant is that many people are battling cancer and many others are supporting their loved ones each and every day. These realities make dollars donated and hours volunteered to the American Cancer Society in Lamar and Southeastern Colorado […]
Fern Burns…December 2, 1917 – March 19, 2015
A memorial service for current Golden, Colorado resident, formerly of Lamar, Fern Burns will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Lamar United Methodist Church with Pastor Troy Greer officiating. A private family in-urnment will follow. Per Fern’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. […]
Redevelopment Board Approves Beech Street Property Purchase
The Lamar City Council, meeting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board on Monday, March 24, discussed the merits of purchasing the vacant lots in downtown Lamar that adjoin the City’s existing municipal parking lot on the north and abuts Beech Street on the lot’s south edge. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator, and City Administrator, John […]
American Cancer Society Urges Increased Colon Cancer Screening to Save Lives
March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month Prowers County, CO (February 28, 2014) – While a combination of earlier detection and better treatments have yielded a steady decline in the colorectal cancer death rate over the past 20 years, colorectal cancer will kill an estimated 50,310 people in the U.S. in 2014, including 670 in […]
Cervical Health Awareness Month
A pap test is the first line of defense to prevent cervical cancer. Lamar, CO – January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women across Colorado are encouraged to start the year by talking with their health care providers about scheduling a pap test. A pap test is the first line of defense against cervical […]
Frank McSwan…October 31, 1936 – December 31, 2013 (updated)
A gathering of family and friends of Frank McSwan will take place at 10:00 AM on Saturday January 4, 2014 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Burial for Frank will be held at 11:30 AM Saturday at the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery with full military honors by the Lamar VFW Post # 3621. Frank […]
Marilyn May…July 3, 1930 – August 25, 2013
A Celebration of Life for Marilyn Marie (Jacobs) May will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 12,2013 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Per Mrs. May’s request, cremation has taken place and there was […]
Linda Crum…1951 – 2013
Funeral services for longtime, Holly, CO resident, Linda D. Crum will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2013 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation for Linda will be from 2:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. […]
Women’s Health Week
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Urges Women to Get Screened During National Women’s Health Week Prowers County, CO— Each year, Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, a time to focus on the women in our lives and encourage them to look after themselves the way they look after us. The American Cancer Society […]
Helping Cure Cancer, a Snip at a Time
The kick-off meeting for the annual Lamar Relay for Life event was highlighted with two haircuts this past Monday evening, January 21 at the United Methodist Church. Wendy Buxton-Andrade, Prowers County Commissioner, and Becky Navarette, Case Aid Employee for Child Welfare in Prowers County, donated lengths of their hair to be used for wigs for […]
Business of the Week – Prowers Medical Center
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the Prowers Medical Center. Give them a call at: 719.336-4343 Get Your Pink On! October is Breast Cancer […]
2012 Relay for Life this Saturday
The Magic of Relay; Dream It, Hope It, Cure It The annual Lamar Relay for Life is set for this weekend at Savage Stadium, June 2 and 3. Organizers hope to raise $85,000 for this year, surpassing last year’s mark of $81,274.23. The 2010 goal was $68,000. A series of different year-long fund-raisers were also […]
Lamar Council Annexes Properties, Appoints Board and Commission Members
The Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday evening, March 26, approving several ordinances on their second reading, relating to annexing several properties into the city. The ordinance annexing the property on Yucca West Drive, known as Langston First Annexation, was amended and approved by the council. The amendment altered the zoning designation […]