Lamar City Council Approves 2013 Budget, Moves Forward on Energy Audit on City Buildings

A meeting of the Lamar Redevelopment Authority preceded the regular Lamar City Council meeting this past Monday evening, November 12. Business before the Authority was brief, as it pertained to an earlier agreement for the annual rehabilitation reimburse-ment of American Transit Works Incorporated for $6,846.57. The ten year agreement calls for $3,500 per year plus half of the interest paid annually. The Authority Board, which has as members, the Lamar City Council, agreed to the 2012 payment.

American Transit Works, a full-service, heavy duty bus repair facility in Lamar, acquired the operations of Colorado Bus Works in January 2009. When Neoplan USA closed its operation in late 2005, Neoplan employees developed Colorado Bus Works which was sub-sequently purchased by American Transit Works. The parent organization, Transit Resource Center (TRC), brought greater transit industry experience, financing, and a large bus engi-neering staff to the bus refurbishment team at the Lamar, Colorado facility.

In regular action, the council reviewed the most recent Sales and Use Tax Report which showed a 4.13% year to date increase of $112,116.52 over 2011 figures.

Mayor Roger Stagner signed the agreement between Lamar Community College and Prowers Medical Center and Lamar Ambulance Service. As explained by Lamar Deputy Fire Chief, Pat Leonard, the agreement allows EMT students at the college to ride to calls with Lamar ambulances as part of their academic curriculum.

An agreement between the City and Honeywell Energy Performance was signed which allows the energy efficiency group to develop a plan to save energy consumption in city owned properties and improve utilities such as water billing to eliminated unbilled water waste or use. Some city funding will be used to lease the improvements from a company, but energy cost savings are expected to pay for most of the costs of the lease. The first phase of the project will focus on heat, air and lighting at the Lamar Community Building. Honeywell representatives told the council that projects will go out to bid with the expectation that as much as 75% of the work could be local. Some projects would be of a specialized nature that Lamar and Prowers County is not equipped for.

The council took action on a resolution waiving the title requirement for release of a deed of trust regarding an agreement to purchase 25.91 acres of land owned by Rex and Sharon Hiner for $13,000. The land is located inside the Lamar Airport game fence. This is a paperwork matter for the city as the earlier deed of trust has been lost and a release has not been recorded. The resolution adopted by the council approves the waiver of a release of the deed of trust.

The City’s Personnel Management Manual was adopted under a resolution approved by the council. John Sutherland, City Administrator, and department directors have up-dated the manual which has been reviewed by the council and administrative staff.

The City of Lamar’s 2013 budget was adopted by the Council and the ordinance was approved on first reading. The ordinance to levy and collect tax for 2013 was also passed on first reading. The city mill levy remains current at 13.239 mills, from which the city will collect $454,727 next year from all taxable property within the City of Lamar. This represents an increase of approximately 0.08% from $455,096 in 2012. The mill levy has remained the same for the past 25 years.

In other action it was noted that the annual Farm/City Banquet will be held Friday, November 16 at the Lamar Community Building and the annual Fantasy Tree Event to benefit Domestic Safety Resource Center will be held at the Lamar Elks Lodge on Sat-urday, November 17. City offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23. Local contact, Arnulfo Ortega, requested the city waive the $290 license fee for the Saturday Mixed Martial Arts fight at the Lamar Community Building. Ortego said local response has been limited for the third such fight exhibition coming to Lamar and his expenses have risen. The council discussed the limitations it faces on waiving these kinds of fees, especially for for-profit events. A review of city policy on licensing fees and waivers will be discussed in future meetings. Council members also discussed converting all city employee paychecks to a direct deposit format. According to City Clerk, Linda Williams, less than one-third of the employees continue to receive paper checks which creates a bottleneck in the accounting department. An official notice will go out in each employee’s payroll envelope noting the policy change. Because of ap-proaching holiday schedules, the second City Council meeting in December will be held on the 17th. By Russ Baldwin

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The board approved writing off uncollectible accounts for 2011 of $41,431.30, which represents 0.3% of their 2011 revenues of $13,721,703. The budget for write offs is $50,000. The previous write off approved by the board was for $50,972.51 for 2010, which shows a significant decrease over the past year.

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Members of the Holly Trustees board expressed their appreciation at the voter turnout dur-ing the general election that favored the city’s 2% sale tax increase. The vote was 155 in favor to 116 opposed. Out of 300 registered voters, the turnout was 90% in the Holly community.

Town administrator, Marsha Willhite, informed board members that the Colorado Department of Health and Environment assessed their landfill with a positive rating with no deficiencies and the landfill financial assurance review was also positive. Regarding disposal of waste materials, Joyce Smith discussed the need to clean up refuse and debris near the Holly Cemetery entrance. She provided pictures showing a mound of debris that had been taken from the Buffalo Ditch Canal on CR 35. Prowers County Commissioner, Joe Marble, who attended the Holly Trustee meeting with Commissioner Henry Schnabel and commissioner-elect, Wendy Buxton-Andrade, said the county can get the County Road and Bridge Department to handle that, so long as the debris is not on private land. Trustee Larry Sitts volunteered to discuss the matter with the canal company personnel.

Local businessman Kirk Osban of R & R Automotive, voiced a complaint to the Trustees, stating his business had been unfairly publicly criticized by a Trustee for alleg-edly installing used auto parts in a town owned pick up truck. Osban said that had not been the case and he had even gone so far as to not charge the town for some aspects of the repairs. Osban said he wanted a public apology from the Trustee or if that would not occur, he asked to have the Trustees remove the individual from the Board. He said he is ready to take legal action in the matter. Mayor Brad Simon replied that the Trustees would discuss his complaint and Osban would hear from them.

Administrator Willhite recapped utility oriented information discussed during a train-ing course she and Town Clerk Mary Rushton attended last month in Nebraska. Willhite said the information on financial planning for public power will be useful regarding a utility rate structure study for Holly.

FEMA received the town’s request for a study review on the hydraulic study done on the new Highway 89 Bridge east of town. Willhite said the study’s findings should receive the report in mid January. She said the report will show if water flow improvements are to the point that improvements to the town’s levee system will not be required. She added that the town is entering its fourth year of involvement with the flood plain mapping project with a January 14, 2014 deadline for the adoption of the plan, and it has been in place for quite a while now.

Willhite outlined some of the highlights of the final draft of the Emergency Succes-sion Plan for the board if she is not able to act as town administrator for a short or long term period. She said it outlines her role as administrator for the Trustee’s consideration and provides guidelines for any unplanned absences on her part. Willhite said the City Clerk should serve as acting administrator for any short or mid-term absences. It also provides guidelines for a permanent absence as well as Willhite’s job description. Some personnel policies were discussed including altering the half day Christmas Eve day into a full day holiday. Willhite said past experience has shown a half day holiday turns out to be basically non-productive, so the best results for the town would be turning the half day into a full day holiday.

The Trustees were given copies of ordinances pertaining to the use of motorized neighborhood electric vehicles or golf carts on town roadways to review. Administra-tor Willhite distributed ordinances from Georgetown, Colorado and from Granada as a guideline for future discussion on their use in Holly. The Trustees, after considerable review, decided in favor of a lease-purchase agreement at $1,499.39 a month from Case Implement Company for a new loader for the town. Requests for bids were submitted from Case, Caterpillar and John Deere. Every two years, the town requests contract pro-posals for a loader. There was substantial discussion on whether to de-obligate $12,721 in funding from the Division of Parks and Wildlife. The town received the funds as a grant to upgrade the Shooting Range, but no action had been taken on the project. Once committed, the town must maintain the property for twenty years, mostly through in-kind projects under the grant contract. The Trustees decided to table the matter and review their commitment until next month’s board meeting, December 5.

Keith Dennis, Town Field Services Supervisor recapped repairs and upgrades per-formed in the past month, including: completing the town’s lagoon clean up and diverted the flow to the west pond, installed a culvert at Hughes Court for a new residence as well as installing new street lights in the Court, replaced the airport’s wind sock and built new steps and repaired the floor at the water dock. By Russ Baldwin

ObituariesMarvin A. Appelhans - February 12 1932 – November 6, 2012 - A come and go me-morial luncheon for longtime Hasty resident, Marvin A. Appelhans, was held Saturday November 10, 2012 at the Hasty Fire House in Hasty, Colorado. Per Marvins request, cremation will take place and there will be no public visitation. For additional informa-tion and online condolences please visit the website at www.peacockfuneralhome.com.Ivan Eugene Brenton - January 10, 1926 – November 11, 2012 - Ivan Eugene Bren-ton passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Sangre de Cristo Hospice House in Pueblo, Colorado, at the age of 86. Per family’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to Sangre de Cristo Hos-pice House in Pueblo, CO either directly or in care of Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 950, Lamar, CO 81052. Arrangements are being handled by Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. For more information or to leave online condolences please visit our website at www.valleymemorialfc.com.

Upcoming EventsThursday, November 15 - Prowers County Commissioner Meeting • 7:00 pm Lamar Public Library’s Movie MadnessFriday, November 16 - Annual Farm-City Banquet @ Lamar Community Building • 4:00 pm Come and Go Reception @ SOS Center for Justin Lee and Family • 6:30 pm Lamar Elks Family Night- Beef & NoodlesSaturday, November 17 - 1:00 pm Zonta BUNCO Party • 6:00 pm 9th Annual Fan-tasy Tree Auction @ Lamar Elks Lodge • 6:00 pm Lamar Eagles Lodge Hosts Pheasants Forever Banquet • 7:00 pm SOS Center Dance – Ron LoseyMonday, November 19 - 8:30 am Christmas Tree Decorating at the Lamar Senior CenterTuesday, November 20 - 4:00 pm Lodging Tax Panel Meeting @ PCDI Office • 6:00 pm Lamar Elks Student Awards Program MeetingWednesday, November 21 - SEBREA Meeting at OJC • 9:00 am Flu Clinic at the County Annex • 7:00 pm Line Dancing @ Your Library

Farm City BanquetMake plans to attend the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Farm-City Banquet

this Friday, November 16 beginning at 6:30pm at the Lamar Community Building. 4-H awards will be presented from the past Sand and Sage Fair and live entertainment will be offered following the dinner. Tickets are available for meal and entertainment or entertain-ment only. Contact the Lamar Chamber of Commerce at 719-336-4379.

ing income for the year to date is $2,189,112 and net income is $1,140,829. Retail sales revenue is up 10% compared to this same time last year and overall operating expenses are down approximately 1%. Some Light Plant customers in Wiley, McClave, Big Bend and at Colorado Beef experienced a five hour power outage on November 2 when a truck struck one of their west end main circuit poles.

The utility board finished the meeting in executive session to discuss personnel matters. The next scheduled meeting will be at noon on Tuesday, November 27. By Russ Baldwin

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Volunteers Needed as Salvation Army Bell RingersThe Salvation Army needs vol-unteer bell ringers this holiday season. Volunteers are needed for several weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at a va-riety of locations. Ringing will take place from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and individuals can sign up for two hour shifts. Volunteers will be needed for the following dates:• November 23 - 25 (Weekend after Thanksgiving)

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The Lamar Housing Authority will be accepting sealed bids for snow removal and distribution of ice melt for the fiscal year 2013 for all sidewalks, entry ways, parking lots and driveways on all properties belonging to the Author-ity. Property locations can be picked up at 804 South Main, Lamar, CO 81052. Bidders must have proof of License, Liability Insurance and Workman’s Compensa-tion Insurance.

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Volunteers are needed for a garden-building project this Saturday, Novem-ber 17, at the former Lincoln School on North 10th Street in Lamar. The Project HOPE Teen Center is con-structing a HOPE Center Garden in a section of the playground and your help would be appreciated.

The weatherman is predicting a sunny day with a high around 60 which will be great weather for a little outdoor work between 10am and 4pm. Volunteers will install the garden beds and soil, lay out the irrigation sys-tem and even do a little artwork with the students and advisors.

Bring what supplies you can such as a wheelbarrow, shovel, gloves, trash-bags and screwdrivers and drill. Call the Project HOPE Center at 336-7741 to volunteer. Lunch will be provided.

This project will allow the students to cultivate their own garden in the spring and summer, growing vegeta-bles they’ll use for meals and perhaps develop into a future farmer’s market.

Deadline ApproachingThe deadline to submit a logo for the Prowers County Lodg-ing Tax Panel is Tuesday, No-vember 20. A hard copy sub-mission is needed. The first prize is $400 for the selected entry. For more information, contact the Lodging Tax Panel at PCDI at 719-336-2384.

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Fantasy TreeThe 9th Annual Fantasy Tree Holi-day Auction and Celebration will be held this Saturday, beginning at 6pm at the Lamar Elks Lodge in Lamar. Enjoy complimentary snacks, live music, holiday en-tertainment and a live and silent auction on unique gifts. Proceeds will benefit the Safe House for the southeast Colorado Domestic Safe-ty Resource Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Dear EditorThank you to all the people in Prowers County who voted and put their trust in my abili-ties. It is truly an honor to be elected as your Prowers County Commissioner for the next four years. I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Prowers County who have supported me and believed in me. We have a rich heritage in this county; I look forward to working with you as we build on that heritage for our future. I pledge to serve Prowers County with honesty and integrity.

Thank you again for your support.

Wendy Buxton-AndradeProwers County

Commissioner Elect

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Lamar Man Injured in Dust-Storm, Car CrashMultiple crashes caused by “brown-out” conditions.

On Saturday, November 10, 2012, at approximately 10:00 AM, The Colorado State Patrol, Prowers County Sheriff ’s Office and the Lamar Police Department, responded to Colorado Hwy 287 between mile posts 73 and 74 for a report of a two vehicle crash caused by brown-out condi-tions. This location is in Prowers County, approximately two miles south of Lamar. At the time of the crash, dirt and sand were being blown across the highway by very high winds causing zero visibility.

During the State Patrol’s investigation Prowers County Sheriff ’s Deputies and Lamar Police Officers were attempting to ensure the crash scene’s safety. Colorado Department of Transporta-tion closed the road from Lamar to Springfield. The Lamar Police Department closed Highway 287 to southbound traffic shortly past College Road and traffic was briefly parked on the paved area between SECPA and ARPA offices.

Although the road was closed as soon as possible, two more crashes occurred, one resulting in serious injury. A 2013 Toyota driven by Dale Fuhrmeister of Lamar, Colorado, was travelling northbound on Hwy 287. As the Toyota entered the affected area, the driver attempted to slow down. The Toyota rear-ended a semi-trailer, driver by Michael Parterdge of Horn Lake, Missis-sippi, that was stopped in the road due to the original crash. Shortly after that crash, a north-bound semi-tanker driven by Jeremiah Tawater of Kaufman, Texas was attempting to slow down when it rear-ended the Toyota. The tanker then ran off the left (west) side of the road coming to rest in the dirt field. The tanker was empty.

The driver of the Toyota sustained serious injuries and was transported to Parkview Hospital in Pueblo. The driver of the tanker sustained minor injuries and was transported to Prowers Medical Center. The driver of the semi-trailer was not injured.

If not for the efforts of all the agencies involved in this very dangerous situation, it would have been much worse (more crashes).

All law enforcement personnel responded to Prowers Medical Center to have dirt and sand flushed from their eyes.

2012 Autumn Art Show ResultsThe Southeast Colorado Art Guild (SECAG) in conjunction with The Southeast Colorado

Arts Council recently held their annual Autumn Art Show at the Shore Art Center on Main Street in Lamar, Colorado.

The show was open to the public from Tuesday through Friday, October 23 – 26 from 10am to 7pm. Judging was done on Sun-day, October 21st by accomplished artist Tim Deibler from Walsenburg, Colorado.

The awards were presented to the winning artists on Thursday, October 25 at the Artists Reception. It was a wonderful show with excel-lent representation for the local artist commu-nity. Several artists from the La Junta area did very well in the show, including Apolo Miranda who took “Best of Show” for his piece ”La Cru-cifiables“.

It was noted that there were only three less pieces this year for the show but the sentiment overall was that the quality of this year’s entries are a step above last year’s.Show ResultsBest of Show, Apolo Miranda, “La Crucifiables”Best of Painting, Leslie Trujillo, “Uninvited Guest”Best of Artisan Works, Rose Marie Christison, “Bolo Tie with chain inlay”Best of Drawing/Prints, Jason Jimenez, “Free Spirit”Best of Photography, Ron Mulbery, “Dawn Patrol”Best of Three Dimensional, Barbara Ingles, “Bird with CattailsArea Award, Tylin Williams, “Fruitful Country”Popular Choice, Tylin Williams, “The Door”Presidents’ Choice, Virgie Long “dog portrait”

For more information about The Southeast Colorado Arts Guild (SECEG) and The South-east Colorado Arts Council please visit their websites at www.secag.org and secoartscouncil.org respectively. The Southeast Colorado Arts Council with be hosting another art show during the High Plains Snow Goose Festival at the end of February.

PWC OKs 2013 Fishing Regs, Starts on Big Game RegsYUMA, Colo. – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission gave final approval to fish-

ing regulations for the 2013 fishing season at the Commission’s November meeting in Yuma on Thursday and Friday. In addition, Commissioners started review of big-game hunting regula-tions and received informational updates on wildlife research projects, financial issues, an agency marketing plan and the Colorado Archery in the Schools Program. Commissioners received a briefing on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Strategic Plan, which is being rewritten to fulfill requirements of legislation that merged the Colorado Division of Wildlife and Colorado State Parks last year.

The fishing regulations for the 2013 fishing season, which begins April 1 of next year, were widely unchanged. Anglers will see new regulations extending walleye and saugeye regulations upstream of Lake Pueblo State Park, standardizing regulations below Kenny Reservoir near Rangely and allowing the take of carp at Switzer Lake in Delta County. Commissioners also ex-tended a full fishing closure on Bear Creek in El Paso County. The closure is designed to protect the unique, native population of greenback cutthroat trout found in the creek. Fishing regula-tions will be updated with production of the 2013 Colorado Fishing brochure, which should be available statewide in February.

Commissioners also began the process of reviewing changes to the big-game regulations for 2013 seasons. Commissioners are considering modifications to the popular late youth elk hunt program. The successful program has put thousands of young hunters into the field since its inception. Originally developed to help address overpopulations of elk on agricultural, private lands in western Colorado, the program is transitioning to continue offering hunting opportu-nity at a time when elk populations have been reduced to desired long-term levels. If approved by the Commission, late youth elk hunters in 2013 will be able to hunt late seasons in the gen-eral area and method of take where their unfilled limited cow or either-sex elk licenses are valid,

instead of three large quadrants defined for the 2012 seasons. As part of the changes, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff is working to develop proposals to expand youth opportunity in the state by looking at hunting of species beyond just elk.

“This is an issue hunters will want to be aware of as they prepare for next year’s license draw,” said Rick Cables, Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “Hunters planning to hunt with youth hunters next year should check the Big Game Brochure when it comes out in February for a synopsis of any changes the Commission might approve.”

The Parks and Wildlife Commission received an update on efforts undertaken by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff to move water around in parts of the state this past summer. Several agency projects leased unused water to agricultural producers for crop and forage irrigation and to recharge local aquifers.

“We use our water resources to assure that fish and wildlife populations are protected in the state,” said Steve Yamashita, Northeast Region Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “In this drought year we were able to help our neighbors by providing access to much needed resources in a way that helped maintain wildlife but also filled gaps for the agricultural community.” The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is an 11-member group appointed by the gov-ernor to provide public oversight for state parks, wildlife and outdoor recreation in Colorado. The Commission meets monthly and travels to communities around the state to facilitate public participation in its processes. The Commission will meet in Colorado Springs in December and Denver in January. For more information on the upcoming meeting schedule or how to listen to live online broadcasts of meetings, please see the Commission web page: http://wildlife.state.co.us/ParksWildlifeCommission/Pages/Commission.aspx.

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Securities round out our offerings. Please do not assume that since we are a small office in Lamar that we are limited in what we are able to offer! Our affiliation is with Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. as our broker/dealer, one of the larg-est in the country. Because we are not “captive” agents, we have an amazing number of financial vehicles at our disposal. Our approved products list includes most mutual funds, vari-able annuities of most insurers, as well as fee-based advising. We provide 401K plans, SIMPLE IRA plans, SEP IRA plans, 401K and retirement rollovers. In addition, we do traditional IRA’s, Roth IRA’s, 529 plans for college planning, business and estate planning.

Core Financial strives to be your one stop as you build your plan for financial security. We sincerely value the relationships we have been able to establish with our clients. Because every member of our staff has been a lifetime or long-time part of this community, each of us knows the rewards of the honesty and integrity we practice for both clients and us, as agents. We are so appreciative of the business brought to us from this commu-nity and the surrounding areas, and we are committed to con-tinuing to providing the best service and products available.

Investment Advisor Representative with and securities and in-vestment advisory services offered through Transamerica Financial Advisor, Inc. (TFA) Member FINRA, SIPC, and Registered Invest-ment Advisor. Non-securities products and services are not offered through TFA. Core Financial and TFA are not affiliated.

Core Financial

202 South 5th - 719-336-5550

November 14, 2012

Core Financial has become a familiar name in Lamar. The company has been at its current location for twelve years, al-though owner, Karen Ketcham, has been in her business for twenty years. The focus of the business has been to provide fi-nancial services throughout the area, which includes the whole of Southeast Colorado and Western Kansas.

The Core Financial name was adopted by a group, Ketcham included, who had worked together for a number of years. Se-curities are offered through Transamerica Financial Advisor, Inc. (TFA). TFA is a Transamerica company. The Transamerica companies are AEGON companies. AEGON is an interna-tional life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. AEGON has busi-nesses in over 20 markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and its ambition is to be a leader in all its chosen markets by 2015. Core Financial and TFA are not affiliated.

The benefit of Core Financial to Lamar residents is that the offerings in the financial services area are numerous and varied, but clients are valued and enjoy the personal attention that is so important in building a long-term relationship.

Core Financial is an insurance-based agency, built on the precept that protecting the people you care about should be the “core” of any financial plan. Therefore many types of life policies are offered. These include both permanent and term policies, which can be structured to meet almost any budget constraints. Also, many more modern types of life insurance include equity indexed universal life products that can actually serve a dual pur-pose, the primary of which is providing life coverage while also allowing owners to build cash accumulation that can be used to supplement retirement income. There are new life products that can include a critical illness rider which can provide cash to be used before a death for expenses as a result of critical, chronic or terminal illness. There is also a permanent life product that can include a rider to help cover long term care expenses. There are many more choices in the life insurance world today than there ever have been.

Another of Core Financial’s primary offerings is health insur-ance, which includes both individual and group. Because of our affiliation with a health broker, our agents are able to access most

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DeWitt’s Celebrate 50th Wedding AnniversaryTerry & Janet DeWitt are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary

November 24, 2012. They were married November 23, 1962 at the First Bap-tist Church in Lamar, Colorado. They have 3 children Wendy (Mark) Root of Greeley, Misty (Jim) Hablutzel of Lamar, & Dustin (Staci) DeWitt of Wiley. They have 6 grandchildren Melissa & Emily Root, Waylan & Nolan Sharp, Kory & Katy DeWitt and one step grandson Leif (Alicia) Hablutzel and a great grandson Fritz Hablutzel. Mr. & Mrs. DeW-itt are lifelong residents of Lamar. Terry was drafted into the Army right after they were married. After training in California and Georgia he served in Korea and at Fort Car-son as a military policeman from 1963-1965. During that time Ja-net worked at Plateau Natural Gas Company in Lamar and Woodland Park. In 1965 they returned to Lamar. Terry worked for Gale Morning and later Cleo Coen. Janet became a devoted homemaker & Mother. In 1974 they started their own business, DeWitt Excavating.

With one backhoe & one dump truck they managed everything from an office in their home working together to build a successful business. Today they continue to be a big part of their business which son Dustin manages. In addition to enjoying a sweet marriage and spending time with family and friends they are also active in the Lamar Christian Church, Lower Arkan-sas Hispanic Ministry, Vaqueros Saddle Club, Rocky Mountain Mounted Thunder, Cutting Horse Association, Gymkhana’s, and managing/rebuild-ing their ranch after a tornado in April 2012.

The DeWitt family welcomes friends & family to attend a celebration of their anniversary November 24, 2012 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Lamar Chris-tian Church 811 South Main. No gifts please.

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Friday, Nov 16th9 to 5

Saturday, Nov. 17th9 to 12

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Juniper Family ThanksgivingNovember 20 at 5:00PM - Some very important words in the Juniper Family are Thank You and Giving. We believe both of these words build success and are es-sential in life. We want to show you how much we appreciate that you are part of our family. Thanksgiving is a time to show gratitude and cherish the journey. Be part of a Juniper Thanksgiving, enjoy fun, food and family entertainment.

Senior Center HoursThe Lamar Community Re-source and Senior Center hours of operation are: Monday – Fri-day from 8am to 5pm; Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6pm to 9pm and the Saturday night dance is from 7pm to 10pm. Call 719-336-4072 for information.

Big Timbers Museum New Hours of Operation Winter Hours: – Sept.1 to May 31Tuesday – Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Summer Hours: - Jun 1 to Aug 31Tuesday – Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays,

and County Holidays

Wake Up WorkoutNeed an early morning workout to get you going? Then this is the perfect class for you! This is Yoga and Toning class taught by Mary Minor. Designed to relieve stress, to keep you motivated and help you stretch yourself into a New You!Classes meet every Tues-day and Thursday at 6:00 AM and on Thursday Eve-nings at 7:00 PM at the Community Building. The cost of these classes is the Daily Visit Fee or you can use your punch card or an-nual pass.

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Weekend Local Scores:Football:Granada 20 – Dove Creek 18Eads 56 – Deer Trail 12Walsh 27 – Akron 20

Volleyball:Weldon Valley 3 – Eads 0Eads 3 – Dove Creek 2Fleming 3 – Wiley 2Hi-Plains 3 – Wiley 0Otis 3 – Kit Carson 0Norwood 3 – Kit Carson 0

Sports Schedule Football:Nov 17 State Prelims – Semi Finals

LCC Sports:Men’s Basketball:Nov 16 LCC @ Otero Classic v. Adams State JVNov 17 LCC @ Otero Classic v. Missouri State – West Plains

Women’s Basketball:Nov 16-17 LCC @ Otero ClassicNov 19 Colby Community College @ LCCNov 20 Pratt Community College @ LCC

Area School ActivitiesLamar:Nov 14 Re-2 CouncilNov 15 MS Health Fair for Parents and Students MS Beginning Band ConcertNov 16 Teacher Workday, BOCES InserviceNov 17 Junior Class Rummage SaleNov 21-23 No School – Thanksgiving Break

Holly:Nov 16 Staff Development @ LCC

Nov 20 Wellness Committee MeetingNov 21-23 No School – Thanksgiving Break

McClave:Nov 16 LCC Fall Conference/Teacher InserviceNov 19 FFA Chapter MeetingsNov 21 School Dismissed at 12:00Nov 22-23 No School – Thanksgiving Break

Wiley:Nov 14 Picture Retakes Booster Club Meeting Board of Education MeetingNov 16 Teacher WorkdayNov 17 Drama Class presents “Peter Pan”Nov 19 Lions ClubNov 21-23 No School – Thanksgiving Break

Granada:Nov 16 No School – Teacher WorkdayNov 20 HS Knowledge Bowl @ VilasNov 21-26 No School – Thanksgiving Break

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The identity of the letter writer must be verified before pub-lication. Phone numbers will not be published, but are used to verify identity of the letter writer. Letters may be edited for grammar, length and civil-ity. No third party letters will be published. The publication of a Letter to the Editor does not constitute an endorsement of the writer’s comments by The Prowers Journal or Rob-inson Printing, Inc. Due to space consideration, Letters to the Editor may be published online, but not necessarily in our Wednesday newsletter. Let-ters may be sent to The Prowers Journal, 208 South Main Street, Lamar, CO. 81052. We invite your comments on our Face-book page.

Veteran Information Veterans, your continued good health is important. Be sure to call 719-336-7155 for your local medical needs. Area Veterans, you’ve served your country. Let the PMG VA Medical Clinic in Lamar serve you. You can also call 855-779-0833 to schedule an appointment or to have your questions answered.

Special Thank YouThe Lamar Library Board thanks everyone who sup-

ported us at the Bingo night at the Lamar Elks Lodge #1319. We will come close to our goal of $500. The monies raised will help provide more educational and en-tertainment programs this coming year. We try to bring in authors, musicians, and speakers throughout the year. Although these people may not charge a fee, they usually want to be reimbursed for travel expenses. The library budget is often unable to meet the requests for reimburse-ment. Announcements of future events will be given on the library website lamarlibrary.colibraries.org and through radio and newspapers.

We also thank the Elks Lodge for their assistance and support, not just at Bingo, but throughout the year.

Come and Go InviteThe Prowers County

Commissioners invite you to attend a Come and Go Re-ception to welcome our new Public Health and Environ-ment Director, Justin Lee, and his family to our com-munity. Friday, November 16 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Lamar Community Resource & Senior Center.

Law Enforcement

Case#: 12L-12133 Officer: J.C. Sherrill Date: Sat Nov 03 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 900 block of S. 14th St. on the report a vehicle that had crashed into a yard. No injuries were reported. The estimated damages to the property were $0.00. The estimated damages to the vehicle were $100.00.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12150 Officer: K Dewey Date: Sun Nov 04, 2012 - MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 1500 blk of S 9th St due to a subject burning without a permit. The subject was advised to put the fire out and to contact the city for a burning permit.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12172 Sgt. Losa Date: Sun Nov 04 23:59:12 MST 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:An officer responded to the 500 block Division St. on a report of a child who was injured. The officer was asked to document the injury.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12200 Officer: J. Sherrill Date: 11/05/2012MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 1400 block of S. 8th St. on a report of a suspicious party. Officers contacted the subject and found he was working on a school project.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12206 Officer: M. Harris Date: Mon Nov 05, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Dale Campbell, 53, of Wiley, was contacted after being observed driving under restraint. Officers confirmed Campbell’s license status and took him into custody. Campbell is being held at PCJ on $1000.00 bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12236 Officer: R. Macias Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officer contacted Rosando Guitierrezz, 23, of Lamar, in regards to speeding. Guitierrezz was ran NCIC/CCIC and came back with a District Court Warrant. Subject was arrested and taken to PCJ. Subject is being held on a $6,000 bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12243 Officer: K Miller Date: Tue Nov 06, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:The Lamar SWAT team responded to Kiowa County to assist with a possible barricaded subject. The house was cleared and the investigation was turned over to Kiowa County.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12327 Officer: M. Harris Date: Thu Nov 08, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officer responded by phone to a party who was alleging a case of bigamy. This matter is under investigation.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12253 Officer: T. Campbell Date: 11/6/2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Code Enforcement Officer responded to the Animal Shelter. Upon arrival officer found a stray dog waiting at the door. No collar or tags upon the dog.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12255 Officer: J.C. Sherrill Date: Tue Nov 06 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officer was on patrol in the 2400 block S. Main St. when officer observed an illegal trash fire. Officer con-tacted Lamar Fire Department who took control of the scene.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12261 Officer: C Miller Date: Tue Nov 06 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officer contacted a juvenile in the 300 block of South 4th St. Officer arrested the juvenile on a felony warrant.

——————————————————————————–12P-3075 Administrative report 13:26:14 11/07/12 R A Hernandez ACTAn inmate caused a disturbance at the Prowers County Jail. Inmate was currently in Administrative Segrega-tion due to prior incidents. Inmate was restrained and transported back to Otero County, which he was being held for.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12282 Officer: J. Sherrill Date: 11/07/2012MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 300 block of Mullen St. on a report of a subject down in an alley. Officers assisted medical personnel with the intoxicated party and cleared without incident.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12286 Officer: Inman Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 500 blk. of S. Main St. for a counterfeit bill. The party had contacted Secret Service directly and filed a report.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12291 Officer: Inman Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers arrested Marla Abling in the 900 blk. of S. 6th St. for an active felony arrest warrant. Marla is being held at the Prowers County Jail on a $8,000.00 bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12295 Officer: J. Sherrill Date: 11/07/2012MEDIA RELEASE:

Officers responded to the 100 block of E. Oak St. on a report of a two vehicle non-injury accident. Estimated damage to the vehicles was $800.00. A citation was issued for unsafe starting from a parked position.

——————————————————————————–Case#:12L-12302 Officer:T Cope Date:Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Lamar Police Dog was used to check the Lamar Middle School for illegal drugs. The K9 did alert to a few lockers.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12301 Officer: G. Ibarra Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 100 blk of W. Park St. on a report of a drugs. Officers cited two juveniles for pos-session and possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers cleared without incident.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12320 Officer: Inman Date: Thu Nov 08 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers issued summons to two juveniles for the possession of drug paraphernalia in the 1900 blk. of S. 11th St.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12308 Officer: Pierce Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 1800 block of South 10th Street on a reported theft. Officers found a welder was taken from the residence the matter is under investigation.

——————————————————————————–Case#:12L-12345 Officer:T Cope Date:Thu Nov 08 2012MEDIA RELEASE:Officers arrested Jose Baeza, 57 of Lamar, for use of a controlled substance and other charges. Jose is held at Prowers County Jail on a $750 dollar bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12362 Officer: C. Filbeck Date: Sat Nov 10, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 800 blk of N. Main Street for a two vehicle accident. Larry Newman (48) of lamar was arrested for Careless Driving and Driving Under Restraint. Newman is held at PCJ on a $1,000.00 bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12384 Officer: Pierce Date: Fri Nov 09 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Imperial Drive on a Domestic Violence incident. Officers arrested Jose D. Rosario,19, of Lamar on related charges. Rosario is being held at Prowers County Jail on no bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12385 Officer: V. Dravecky Date:Sat Nov 10 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers arrested Neil Daniels (29) of Lamar on a violation of restraining order. He is being held in Prowers County Jail on a $750.00 bond.

——————————————————————————–12L-12416 Burglary 19:50:06 11/10/12 N Losa CAA--MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 1600 block of S. 11th St. on the report of a male subject, armed with a knife, at-tempting to break into laundry machines. Norman Jones (34) of Lamar was arrested and is being held at Prowers County Jail on a $2,000.00 bond.

——————————————————————————–Case#:12L-12418 Officer:J.C. Sherrill Date:Sat Nov 10 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 200 block E. Cedar St. on the report of a large group of people in ski masks. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate anyone.

——————————————————————————–Case#:12L-12419 Sgt. Losa Date:Sun Nov 11 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:An officer contacted a subject in the 1100 block E. Olive St, who was observed urinating in public. The sub-ject was informed of the utilization of restrooms.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12422 Officer: R. Macias Date: Mon Nov 12 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of South 11th Street in regards to an MIP Party. Officers cited several juveniles for the matter.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12445 Officer: V. Dravecky Date:Mon Nov 12 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 400 block of E. College Rd. for a report of someone pounding on a wall. Upon ar-rival no disturbance was observed.

——————————————————————————–Case#: 12L-12439 Officer: Pierce Date: Sun Nov 11 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 1700 block of South 11th Street on a loud music complaint. Officers found the apartment in question did not have a stereo at all.

——————————————————————————–Case#:12L-12421 Officer:J.C. Sherrill Date:Sun Nov 11 2012 MEDIA RELEASE:Officers responded to the 100 block W. Pearl St. on the report of an ATM in distress. Officers arrived and found the ATM unharmed and without obvious damage.

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