Archive for April, 2011
May 3 Public Forum on Four Day School Week
Some board members of the RE-2 School District in Lamar may or may not change their minds regarding a proposed four day school week following a public hearing on the proposal set for 6pm, Tuesday, May 3 at the high school auditorium. The proposed change came to a vote during a board meeting April 18, […]
Obituary – Opal M. Murray
November 30, 1914 – April 25, 2011 Funeral services for Lamar area resident Opal Murray will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday April 27, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Lamar. Rev. Dave Davis will officiate and burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery, Lamar, CO. Opal was born November 30th, 1914 at […]
Obituary – Stephen A. Walkinshaw
February 11, 1926 – April 23, 2011 Funeral services for former Holly area resident and current Aurora, CO resident Stephen A. Walkinshaw will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday April 27, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. Pastor Gregory Kaminski will officiate and burial will follow in the Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Kansas with […]
Friday Fire Jumps Arkansas River, Heads to Lamar
Firefighters in Lamar and Prowers county were called out in force late Friday afternoon and into the evening on April 22, to combat a wind-driven blaze north and east of the city. Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook said the fire spread across the Arkansas River and was moving westward, blown by winds that fortunately, weren’t […]
LINCOLN FIFTH GRADERS PLANT TREES FOR ARBOR WEEK IN LAMAR
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 was a busy day for the Lincoln Fifth Graders! They celebrated Arbor Week by helping the Lamar Tree Board and City Crew plant 110 trees at the Ball Fields and the Paulin Grove Nursery area, close to their school. All 110 students were bused to the Ball Fields. Preparations had been […]
John Stulp to Address Issues for Arkansas River Basin Water Forum
The 2011 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum will take place at Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday and Thursday, April 27th and 28th. The Forum will be hosted by the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District. Registration information and a complete program can be found at: www.arbwf.org, and online registration is […]
Yard Sales – It’s Time Again…
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal will publish a weekly yard sale insert in our Wednesday newsletters, sponsored by Thriftway grocery store in Lamar. Call 336-9095 to list your yard sale. Retailers can advertise your business in what will be a very convenient ingredient for yard sale bargain shoppers this spring and summer. One weekly list will keep […]
LCC Planning to Increase Student Enrollment
A men’s soccer team and junior varsity basketball team will be part of the new line-up at Lamar Community College next fall. LCC President John Marrin and Chad De Bono, VP of Enrollment Services, outlined the goals of the college’s three-year strategic marketing plan recently. De Bono briefed the Prowers County Commissioners Thursday, April 21, […]
Sand & Sage Demolition Derby Set for April 30
The Sand and Sage Round-Up has moved the traditional August derby to April 30 at 7pm. In an effort to attract more cars the Sand and Sage Round-Up has teamed up with Outlaw Promotions. There’s also been a classifications change to this year’s derby. A limited weld derby will be held instead of past year’s […]
Grasshoppers Getting Growth Cycle in June
Spraying for grasshoppers in a three county area this spring will take funding. Prowers County Commissioners are searching their budget for funds, and Mike Pollart, Southeast District Manager for the State Land Board is assessing the costs involved for Prowers, Bent and Kiowa counties. This is the second discussion on what appears to be a […]
2011 Graduation Books
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal provide a special offer! Parents and other relatives can now sponsor their graduating senior in this year’s Class of 2011 annual publication for Granada, Holly, Lamar, McClave and Wiley. This is the first time that the option to have parents, grandparents and business owners to be able to […]
Muddin’ for a Cure!
Lamar Speedway kicks of an exciting 2011 season Saturday April 23rd with Muddin’ for a Cure! Carrigan Excavating and Lamar Racing Club team with Relay for Life to present a mudslinging good time for a good cause. Muddin’ for a Cure, will be a side by side competition of high powered mud trucks running through 100 […]
Update on Free Weekend at the Landfill
DUE TO THE FREE WEEKEND FALLING ON EASTER SUNDAY AND THE LANDFILL AND TRANSFER STATION BEING CLOSED, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FREE WEEKEND ON APRIL 30, AND MAY 1, 2011. 04-23-11 LANDFILL OPEN 8:30 – 3:30 04-23-11 TRANSFER STATION OPEN – 8:30 – 3:30 04-24-11 BOTH CLOSED DUE TO EASTER SUNDAY 04-30-11 LANDFILL OPEN […]
Time to Clean Up Around Town
Oh, you better not litter, you better not mess Lamar Police will be at your address, code enforcement is out on the prowl. They see you when you litter, or your weeds, you do not mow, So you’d better pick up all that old junk and get it ready to go…OH!!!… (With big apologies to […]
LCC Baseball Team Focuses on Conference Title
Lamar Community College Baseball took care of business on Wednesday, April 20 with a 4-3 victory over second place Trinidad State Junior College. LCC now is at 20-4 in Empire Conference play, while Trinidad drops to 14-8. With six conference games left, the Lopes need to win two of six to win back to back […]
Press Release-AVWPE Spring Concert
The Southeast Colorado Concert Association in conjunction with the Southeast Colorado Arts Council are proud to present the Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble musicians in their spring concert on April 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium. The concert band, conducted by Christi Ludwig, will present a diverse variety of spring repertoire. The […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Waiting on State Funds
Prowers Lodging Tax Panel members approved portions of two funding requests and tabled two others during their monthly meeting, Tuesday, April 19. Voces Unidas and the Prowers County Historical Society received $500 each from the panel. Voces Unidas requested funding for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration and a new event, caged fighting, titled ‘Cinco […]
Touch of Class Hosting Business After Hours
Bill and Karen Nordyke will host the monthly Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours at their business, A Touch of Class, Thursday, April 21, from 5 to 6:30pm. A Touch of Class is located off East Highway 196, at the intersection of CR 11 and CR LL. A Touch of Class offers framework, engraving, […]
MEDIA RELEASE – SEXUAL ASSAULT
On Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at approximately 3:00 A.M. officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to the 600 block of North 13th Street on report of a sexual assault. Officers contacted the victim and witnesses on scene. The victim, an adult female, and witnesses both identified Sonny Gazotti as being the suspect in the […]
Prowers County News Release
Due to the high winds and scheduling conflicts with the TV Tower climber, the April 15th deadline for the completion of the Analog to Digital TV conversion has been extended to May 7, 2011. Thank you for your patience during this conversion process.
