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Melvin “Mick” Vagher…June 1, 1925 – October 23, 2011
A graveside service for longtime Bristol resident, Melvin “Mick” Vagher will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado with Reverend Rory Gillespie of the Bristol Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation for Mick will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 3:00PM until 7:00PM and Friday from 9:00AM until 11:00AM at Peacock Family Chapel. Mick was born on June 1, 1925 at Hartman, Colorado to David and Emma Marie … Read entire article »
Filed under: Obituary
S.E. Can Chasers Wrap Up Season
SECCC Year End Winners 2011 South East Colorado Can Chasers have been around for many years. We try to have barrel races weekly from April thru October. We would love to see everyone come out and run some cans with us. And a big Thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you. PEE WEE: 1st Wyatt Wollert–2nd Demi Wollert–3rd Waytton Wollert–4th Jaelin Parker–5th Melissa Hines YOUTH: 1D 1st Christiana Dickerson–2nd Madison Summers–3rd Mackenna Parker 2D 1st Christiana … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, community, News, Youth
Velma R. Bowman…November 4, 1918 – October 22, 2011
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident, Velma Rose Bowman will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Jeff Alexander officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Bowman will be held from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 and Thursday from 9:00 AM until service times at the Peacock Funeral Home. Velma was born on November 4, 1918 at Pratt … Read entire article »
Filed under: Obituary
Wells Fargo Credit Card Scam Gets Local
Area residents are being hit this week with a phone scam regarding Wells Fargo credit cards. In some instances, the caller states the credit card has been deactivated and needs personal information in order to prevent a cancellation or additional fees. Denise Carder, Marketing & Operations Officer for Valley National Bank in Lamar said her bank has received a number of phone calls relating similar events. Carder suggested that we should be aware of any calls … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Chamber/Local Business, community, Featured, Lamar, Law Enforcement, News, Police Reports, Public Safety, The Journal Alert
Hartman Residents Fed Up with Cemetery Conditions
The apparent lack of any continuous maintenance at Hartman Cemetery brought over a dozen Hartman citizens to the Prowers County Commissioners meeting last Thursday, October 20, to protest conditions, a lack of action from the current Hartman Cemetery board members, and to seek some guidance on how to correct the situation. Hartman Cemetery is one of five funded by an annual levy which raises $32,000 a year to pay for maintenance and upgrades at Hartman and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Commissioners, community, County, Featured, News
Public Hearings Set for Tonight’s Council Meeting
The Cow Palace Inn’s request for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor License will be addressed in Monday night’s City Council meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for the 7pm meeting. The date was set by the Council during the September 26th meeting when the application was submitted by Palace Holdings, LLC, the new owners of the motel in Lamar. The Lamar Chamber of Commerce will address the council to set a date for a public hearing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, Featured, History, Lamar, News, Tourism
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