Archive for May, 2012
Holly Commercial Club Prepares for Bluegrass Festival
The Holly Commercial Club met for their monthly meeting, May 2, 2012 at the Holly Methodist Church. It was announced that the Holly Blue Grass Festival is set for Friday through Sunday, June 8-10. Marge Creech, informed the club that flyers and mailers have been sent out to all who have signed up to receive […]
Business of the Week – Curves
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Curves, located at 119 S. Main Street in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336.2878. What Curves is all about, an interview with Renee Bebee: Question: […]
Al L. Shoup…April 7, 1927 – May 9, 2012
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident Al L. Shoup will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Lamar VFW Post 3621 and the American Legion […]
Craig Loveless Accepts Interim CEO Position at Prowers Medical Center
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2012 Lamar, CO – Prowers Medical Center Craig Loveless has accepted the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Prowers Medical Center and began his new duties on Monday, May 7th. Craig most recently served as CEO and general counsel for a healthcare management group in California. However, Craig […]
Lamar FFA Packs The House!!
The Lamar FFA Chapter packed the Lamar Community Building with over 900 spectators for the Lamar FFA Donkey Basketball game on April 5, 2012. The tournament consisted of four different teams; Lamar FFA Chapter “Honey Badgers”, D.O.N.K.E.Y. (LHS Staff), KVAY Radio, and the “Donkey Dunkers” (Community State Bank). The Honey Badger Team (Lamar FFA): Team […]
Make Plans for Annual Lions Club Saturday Breakfast
Aside from the BBQ’s and the ham and beans and other dishes, the annual Lamar Days celebration also features a long-lived food-based tradition going back over 50 years. This Saturday, May 12, the Lamar Lions Club will host their annual Pancake Breakfast at the Masonic Lodge Hall at 219 ½ South Main Street. Servings will […]
PMC Bond Issue Defeated, Farmer/Wyatt Elected
The proposed $5 million expansion plan for a Rehabilitation Outpatient Center at Prowers Medical Center was defeated at the polls Tuesday night, May 8 with 446 voting in favor of the bond issue and 1407 opposed, as Prowers Hospital District voters responded to the May 8 election which also saw balloting for two new board of […]
As Spring Weather Revs Up, Stay Alert and Watch for Motorcycles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2012 May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month DENVER— With Colorado’s early spring weather, you may have noticed a lot more motorcycles on the roads, and that is why the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Colorado State Patrol (CSP) are reminding drivers to be extra alert to help save […]
Nolder, PCDI Earn State Economic Development Awards
Economic Development Council of Colorado Presents Annual Awards at Spring Conference in Estes Park The Economic Development Council of Colorado, the professional association of economic developers in Colorado, presented its annual awards for excellence at its Spring Conference in Estes Park on Friday, April 27th. The awards luncheon recognized five categories of winners including Volunteer […]
Food on the Mailbox
Lamar Post Office letter carriers are asking residents to leave a bag of non perishable food items at their mailbox for collection on Saturday, May 12. The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Post Office, will collect donated food items from across the country this coming Saturday. Theresa Emick, a Lamar […]
A Little Too Big for the Front Door
HVAC equipment is hauled up by crane, to the roof of the Lamar Area Hospice headquarters on West Olive Street this past Friday, May 4. This is one phase of a total reconstruction project for the headquarters, funded by donations and grants awarded to the local hospice group to overhaul the former Lamar […]
Prowers County Perfect for Cinco de Mayo
You could not have bought a better day for this past Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. The sunny skies and warm weather brought out the crowds again this year to North Side Park in Lamar. Families found either a picnic table or unfolded their own chairs, while the youngsters discovered the inflatable amusements and […]
Teen HOPE Center, Winding Down to Summer
School will be over in several weeks in Lamar and students involved with the Lamar HOPE Center on East Elm Street demonstrated some of the fun and serious subjects they’ve been involved with over the past several months. HOPE, formerly P3 in Lamar, is an acronym for Health, Opportunity, Prevention and Education. Under the direction […]
Drug Arrest Press Release
Issued by Lamar Police Dapartment: Joseph Allen Clark, 37 from Lamar was arrested when officers from the Lamar Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1000 Blk S. 8 Street. The search warrant was executed on Thursday, May 3, 2012 and obtained after an investigation developed information regarding Joseph Clark and narcotics trafficking. […]
LCC HOSTS 2012 AGFEST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lamar, Colorado, April 30, 2012) Lamar Community College proudly hosted the 2012 AgFest in the Wellness Center on Monday, April 23 for over 150 students from school districts across Southeastern Colorado. The event was originally created by Colorado State University Extension Agents in Eastern Colorado in 2010 to educate elementary school students about […]
Recycle Your Old Eyeglasses at the Lamar Lions Pancake Breakfast!
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 5/4/2012 Lamar Lions Club Contact Information: April Faull, President (719) 336-9795 (H) (Lamar, CO) As spring cleaning season gets underway, the Lamar Lions Club is asking people to look through drawers and closets for old, unwanted eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle for Sight program at their Annual […]
Prize Winner from Juniper Village in Lamar
Stacy Flint was the lucky recipient of a 32” flat screen tv when her name was drawn Tuesday, May 1, at Juniper Village in Lamar. Director Sharon Fulton said anytime anyone came to visit and tour Juniper Village, their name was registered for the drawing, held at the end of April. Flint dropped by […]
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Confirmed in New Mexico LAKEWOOD, Colo. –
Caution for Colorado Livestock Owners The nation’s first 2012 confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) was announced on May 1st in New Mexico; two horses outside of the town of Tularosa, New Mexico, have been found to have lesions caused by VS. Colorado livestock owners are warned to take added precautions due to the proximity […]
Board Position Open for Bristol-Granada Cemetery District
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill one (1) vacant position on the Bristol-Granada Cemetery District Board. Appointed members serve as volunteers. The person appointed will complete a current term set to expire in August 2013. The letters of interest […]
DAR Visitors to Museum
Members of Denver’s Columbine Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution hit the trail to Lamar over the weekend of April 28th. Their goal was a viewing of Colorado’s statue of The Madonna of the Trail. Michelle Brown, Darla DeSautels, and Diane and Laura Dykstra also visited Big Timbers Museum, and […]