Category Archives: Jan Verhoeff

BJ’s Barraco with Green Chili

Going home again? Any time soon? Please do stop by BJ’s and indulge your taste buds… I’d been thinking about one of these for a few days before Kathy Briggs shared her picture on Facebook for the World to see. Enticement? There are few things about home I miss these days, with so many options for good food, entertainment, and all the good things life offers… But I do miss BJ’s and I miss my friends. Thanks for the memory, Kathy!

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Dressed for a Summer Night

Linda Dickerson lives east of Lamar, Colorado, just past the end of Maple Street where it becomes a country road again. I don’t remember not knowing Linda. She married the guy that always did my parent’s auto-body work, until he retired. Then Paul and Darlene Lopez took over. There’s always been something exciting about knowing who would take care of your vehicles, when the event comes around and you need someone to fix a dent or something bigger. But, Linda Dickerson has always been more friend than business owner, and for that I will forever be grateful. Occasionally, she shares these amazing photos and knows I’ll ‘lift’ a few now and then, always giving her credit, announcing where they came from and sharing my hometown, where she continues to live. These photos of Sunset July 11, 2012, are amazing, not just because of the brilliant colors of the sky, but also because of the little bits and pieces of my home town that are readily visible within the pictures. Imagine… Power lines overhead, keeping people cool, preparing their food, and lighting their homes so they can read this blog post? A grain elevator standing tall over the treetops, high in read more…

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SWAT Team in Lamar?

After three phone calls from Lamar-ites asking about the SWAT team presence in Lamar Thursday night, I asked what was going on. Got a message back with this report: Officers executed a search warrant in the 1000 Blk S. 8th St. Joseph A Clark, 37 of Lamar was arrested for possession/distribution of schedule II control substance,

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