Archive for January, 2013
Business of the Week – Wellness Works
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 Wellness Works. Give them a call at: 719.336-6976 Wellness Works celebrated its third anniversary this month as a proud […]
Pat Palmer Receives Award
On January 19, the Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association began its 19th year with a standing-room crowd only at the John W. Rawlings Center in Las Animas. Over 75 members and guests attended the meeting which began with a catered noon meal. After lunch, Roger Slusher, President of the Santa Fe […]
Cooking Matters with Diabetes
Do you or a loved one have diabetes? Have you been told that you may be at risk of developing diabetes? Diabetes is a national health concern. Information obtained from the Colorado Health Department finds that in the Southeast region 10.5% of the adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, Otero County 12.4%, and the state […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, December 2012
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 257 calls in December, 2012, with 131 in Lamar, 97 in Prowers County and 15 from Holly. There were 45 jail related calls for Lamar and 16 warrant arrests were issued. Lamar calls also included one DUI and one Theft. Eleven traffic accidents were reported for Prowers County, […]
Light Plant Parts Arriving in Spring
The Lamar Repowering Project may not refire its boilers for new emissions tests until this July, according to Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh. Hourieh informed Utility Board members that a deal to purchase two 600HP air compressors was finalized by the boiler manufacturers on January 18. Babcock and Wilcox will use the new equipment […]
Scott Crampton Receives High Honors
(Lamar, Colorado; January 24, 2013) Lamar Community College is proud to announce that head baseball coach, Scott Crampton, was inducted into the Colorado Dugout Club Hall of Fame on January 18, 2013. Coach Crampton was one of ten inductees chosen from 125 nominees for the class of 2013. The Colorado Dugout Club, formerly the Colorado […]
Equine Herpesvirus Found at National Western Stock Show Rodeo
Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Horse Stalled at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating one confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state. A quarantine has been placed on seven horses including the index case; a hold order has been placed on six additional […]
Margaret L. Klein…July 21, 1917 – January 25, 2013
Funeral services for Margaret Klein will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. Burial will be on Friday, February 1, 2013at Fairview Park Cemetery in St. John, Kansas. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. […]
Lamar Council Discusses Weather, Water and Radar
The Lamar City Council had only a few board or committee appointments to approve on their Monday night meeting agenda, on January 28. The Pension Board approved the re-appointment of William Emick for a term ending December 31, 2016; Ms Kaye Hainer was re-appointed to a five year term on the Library Advisory Board, expiring, […]
Visitor Restrictions to the New Beginnings Birth Center Unit at PMC
Like many hospitals across the nation, Prowers Medical Center is closely monitoring the progression of influenza in our community and is preparing for the possibility that we will be providing care for more people infected with the flu. Our Team Members are following the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, as well as our own […]
Valley Baptist Church Marks Move to a New Home
After being headquartered at the Wiley Community Center for the past eight years, the Valley Baptist Church is Wiley is moving to Highway 50, just north of Lamar. The building is on the north side of the highway, and has been vacant for a number of years. Pastor Douglas Sanford, who hails from Kirk, Colorado, […]
Pamela M. Andrade…January 30, 1965 – January 28, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for lifelong Lamar resident, Pamela M. Andrade will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, February 4, 2013 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Charlie Sena as celebrant. A Rosary Service will be held at 6:00 PM, Sunday, February 3, 2013 with Deacon Henry […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of January 28, 2013
Top Ten Books for the Week of January 28, 2013 Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern NYPD Red by James Patterson The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich The Racketeer by John Grisham Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber The Perfect Hope […]
Holly Ministerial Food Pantry Opens
“We had 140 people receiving food items from the 45 families that signed up with us this past Friday,” according to Pastor Kurtis Klinghammer. Klinghammer said it had taken about eight months of preparation to be able to develop the food pantry, which will be open in Holly the fourth Friday of each month […]
Honorable George McLachlan…October 31, 1923 – January 25, 2013
A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar Judge and Attorney, the Honorable George McLachlan will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2013 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar. Interment will follow with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Lamar VFW Post #3621 and […]
Holly Residents Can Enroll to Receive Emergency CodeRED Information
Are you enrolled to receive emergency CodeRED Information? Residents of the Holly community can receive severe weather warnings via the reverse-911 CodeRED system by opting in to get the calls. To opt in, sign up online to receive alerts for any combination of severe weather warnings at www.townofholly.com. Individuals can register a cell phone number or a […]
PMC Begins HVAC/Electric Upgrade Program
The Prowers Medical Center $5M expansion proposal was defeated last May by area voters. Part of the package included upgrades to the hospital’s HVAC (heating-venting-air conditioning)and electrical system, approximately $1million. Despite the lack of needed votes for the bond, the need for the upgrades remains. The PMC board of directors is following examples set by […]
Lamar FFA Chapter Participates in Lead 2 Feed Hunger Project
Lead 2 Feed is a student leadership program, which established the challenge called “The World Hunger Leadership Challenge.” This challenge was created by the USA TODAY Charitable foundation and the Life foundation. The foundation is determined to encourage high school and middle school students to hone leadership skills through launching a service- learning project that […]
Outreach Services at Lamar Public Library
Sheri Eirhart is the Outreach Services (ORS) Librarian at the Lamar Public Library which serves Lamar and Prowers County. Currently, services include stops at daycares, preschools, k-12 schools, the Holly Public Library, home bound/disabled patrons, nursing homes, and elderly care facilities. The services are as diverse as the patrons we serve. Here is a list […]
2013 Annual Dog Clinic to Take Place in Holly
The 2013 Annual Dog Clinic will take place at Fell’s Vet Clinic on Saturday, February 16, 2013, from 9:00am to noon. In order to extend maximum coverage in an area of high rabies incidence, Dr. Fell will continue using the Ft. Dodge Rab Vac 3. Ft. Dodge Pharmaceutical Company validates the vaccine effective for defense […]
