Archive for May 9th, 2013
Business of the Week – C.F. Maier Composites, Inc.
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 C.F. Maier Composites, Inc. Give them a call at: 303.278-8013 C.F. Maier Composites, Inc. specializes in the custom […]
Helen M. Seal…January 11, 1919 – May 9, 2013
Funeral services for lifetime Holly and Granada resident, Helen M. Seal will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Eugene Birt with the Holly First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will follow at 11:30 AM May 14, 2013 at the Coolidge Cemetery in Coolidge, Kansas. […]
Renovations Underway at Port of Entry
Barrier cones are up at the westbound office of the Port of Entry along Highway 50 in Lamar and will be for four to five weeks at the facility is undergoing a much needed upgrade. The last time the building saw any significant improvements, according to Barbara Howell of the Colorado State Patrol, […]
Police Alert Public to Banking Computer/Cellphone Scam
FRAUDULENT TEXT MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT TO RESIDENTS A recent scam has been circulating around the community of Lamar. The scam includes receiving a text message from “Compass Bank” with a number to call. When a person calls, they are asked to press “1” to renew their debit card. After this the person is asked […]
No Water, No Problem, Rotary Ducky Dash Set for May 18
Lack of water in the Lamar Canal this year has prompted the Lamar Rotary to alter plans for the annual “Ducky Dash” fundraising event during Lamar Days this year. Judy Turpin, Rotary President, said the event will go on as planned at Noon on May 18 at Willow Creek Park, even though their […]
National Train Day Celebrated Saturday in Lamar
Amtrak will join communities across America to celebrate the importance of trains to their town at the sixth annual National Train Day. More than 200 communities are expected to host events at local train stations, railroad museums and other locations commemorating this year’s theme “trains matter.” Saturday, May 11, Lamar will also celebrate […]
Helicopter Crash South of La Junta
At about 12:00 pm, Tuesday, May 7, the Otero County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a downed helicopter South of La Junta, Colorado. Units from the Sheriffs’ Office, the La Junta Rural Fire Department, and the Colorado State Patrol responded to the scene which was about three miles South of County Road […]
Women’s Health Week
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Urges Women to Get Screened During National Women’s Health Week Prowers County, CO— Each year, Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, a time to focus on the women in our lives and encourage them to look after themselves the way they look after us. The American Cancer Society […]
Water Report for May 9, 2013
Here are the Surface Water Conditions for Division 2: Arkansas River Basin – Las Animas to State Line
