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Lamar Honkers Visit Freedom Financial Services
On May 13th the Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Freedom Financial Services and presented them with their “Dollar of Profit” plaque. Freedom Financial Services is operated by Cathy L. Smotherman-Erickson at 313 South 5th Street, Suite 2 here in Lamar. Freedom Financial Services is a quality Mortgage Loan Originator. Loan types available from Cathy are: FHA, VA, Conventional, and RD Guaranteed – also works with purchases and refinancing. She is licensed for both Colorado and Kansas. Cathy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Chamber/Local Business, Employment, Lamar
Colorado Dept of Agriculture EHV-1 Update – Bent County Horses Monitored
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture continues to investigate the spread of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) in the state. Status as of 5/19/2011: 8 confirmed cases of horses with EHV-1 Two horses, which tested positive for EHV-1, were euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. 22 suspect cases. Suspect cases are those horses that are believed to have been exposed to EHV-1 but confirmatory tests are still pending. 10 quarantine and hold orders have been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Business, County, Economy, Featured, Health, News
Lincoln School Closing
“No more pencils, no more books…” A Wednesday night tribute to Lincoln Elementary school in Lamar became a final reunion of sorts. Former students from years or decades ago arrived singly or as couples to catch up with others from when they were students there. In a cost-cutting move, the RE-2 school board recently made a difficult decision and concluded this would be Lincoln’s final year of operation. Lincoln students … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Education, Events, Lamar, School, Youth
3RD ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE GOLF TOURNAMENT
At the Spreading Antlers Golf Course, Golfers from Lamar and outlying communities competed this past Saturday in the Annual Relay for Life tournament. The event included thirteen 4 Person Teams who played 18 holes of “Scrambles” format. The tournament raised approximately $3800, which was directly donated to the Southeastern Colorado Cancer Initiative. These funds are primarily used to assist cancer patients, awareness and treatments within the county. The “relay for life” team did … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Entertainment, Events, Health, Lamar, Recreation, Sports
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