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P3 Becomes Partners for Hope
P3, a youth oriented organization dedicated to educating youngsters about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, underwent a transformation last year when it teamed with the Teen Center in Lamar. It’s still a Teen Center on East Elm Street in Lamar, but it’s becoming known as Partners for Hope. Meg Day of P3, and Lori Hammer of the Center joined forces, partly for economic reasons, and because each group focused on the … Read entire article »
Clearing and Cleaning the Path
An assortment of volunteers turned out for a clean-up day on the Willow Creek Nature Trail in the woods to the rear of Lamar Community College Friday, May 13th. The project ran from 9am to Noon with over a dozen young men and women showing up for their assignments. Linda Groat from the Division of Wildlife and Jill Smith, McClave teacher, said the young group was comprised of scouts, students working on class … Read entire article »
Obituary – William L. “Bill” Benner
William L. “Bill” Benner 1936 – 2011 Funeral services are pending for San Antonio, Texas resident and former Eads, Colorado resident, William L. “Bill” Benner. Mr. Benner was born on October 21, 1936 in Eads, Colorado and departed this life on Thursday May 12, 2011 at the Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 74. The announcement was through Peacock Funeral Home in Lamar. … Read entire article »
Something ‘Fishy’ About Good Morning Lamar Breakfast
Photos by Russ Baldwin & Molly Gearhart Residents kicked off their Lamar Days weekend with the traditional Wake Up’ breakfast of biscuits/gravy, eggs and bacon at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Friday, May 13. In honor of Lamar’s 125th anniversary, some elder Honkers produced a skit, reminiscent of older days when they were younger men. Bill Wootten provided a brief outline of what water meant to our world, and turned the action over to Honker … Read entire article »
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