Archive for February, 2014
Holly Ladies Split Series With Springfield
It was a marquee match-up on paper and the game lived up to the billing when Holly’s Lady Wildcats visited Springfield last Friday night. Both teams were right on the cusp of making the top ten in their respective classes, and the earlier meeting between the two went down to the wire. Holly won that […]
Holly Commercial Club Learns About Business Security
Prowers County Sheriff Jim Faull offered Commercial Club members guidelines on how best to help make their businesses secure during the monthly meeting, Wednesday, February 5th. Faull noted that business and home owners can sometimes become too relaxed about safety measures to protect our property, especially because we live in small, rural towns. […]
Cardinals Earn Win Over Cheraw Despite FT Struggles
In a clash of ranked opponents, it is rare that one team can shoot less than 50% from the free throw line and still earn the victory. Last Friday night, McClave accomplished that feat, missing nine of 15 freebies against Cheraw, while picking up a 46-33 win. A hot start, sparked by the bigs, had […]
Scoreless First Half Leads to Big Loss for Wiley Ladies
In mismatches, a scoreless quarter can be common. But, for a team to be goose-egged in an entire half, now that’s a little more rare. However, that event took place last Thursday when Wiley took on #2 Eads in girls action. A blow-out victory was all but expected for Eads, as the Lady Eagles took […]
Strong First Quarter Powers Wildcats to Victory
After having their share of slow starts lately, the Holly Wildcats put the pedal to the floor last Friday against Springfield. The Wildcats raced out to a 22-point opening period, on their way to a 66-59 road win against the Longhorns. With both of the previous meetings this season between these two teams having been […]
Lady Cards Rally Past Cheraw
Trailing for more than three quarters, McClave’s Lady Cardinals finished off a fourth quarter rally last Friday night (Jan. 31) to defeat Cheraw, 38-37. McClave had been its own worst enemy in the early stages of the game, failing to handle the pressure of the Lady Wolverines. Cheraw cranked up the defensive intensity from the […]
Hope Center 2nd Annual Chili Supper
The Partners for Hope Center held their 2nd Annual Chili Supper on Thursday January 30, 2014 at the Lincoln Elementary School. A great time was had by the kids and adults alike. There was chili, cookies, carrots & apples and drinks, a person got full. The silent auction went very well, there were several […]
Dorothy Fern Wagner…May 24, 1922 – February 3, 2014
Funeral services for Dorothy Wagner will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2014 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Burial will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation for Dorothy will be from 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. Dorothy Fern […]
Rocky Mountain SER Opens in New Lamar Location
On Friday, January 24, 2014 the Lamar Chamber of Commerce “Honkers” made a visit to the new location of Rocky Mountain SER. The employment and training agency has moved to a new location in Lamar and is now located at 20 South Main Street, Suite 2. The organization was formerly co-located with the Lamar Workforce […]
PMC Board and Local Elections Set for 2014
2014 will be a busy political year, the November General Elections notwithstanding. A forum for candidates for Prowers County Sheriff has been scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 7pm at the Cultural Events Center, sponsored by Voices of Southeast Colorado and Second Amendment Defenders of Southeast Colorado. Democrat and Republican Caucuses are set for March […]
Daylight Donuts Celebrates Grand Opening Under New Ownership
Sheryl and Vince Yoder are the new owners of Daylight Donuts at 109 South Main Street in Lamar. They were paid a visit recently during their Grand Opening by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Lamar Chamber Board members. The store, a longtime fixture for morning commuters along Main Street is now open seven […]
Frozen Splice Caused TV Interruption on Sunday
What has been termed as a disruption impacting video services, traced to a splice enclosure owned by a third party fiber vendor, was the cause for Charter Communication customers to lose their TV reception this past Sunday, February 2, for most of the day. Brian Anderson, the Director for Regional Communications, Southwest, explained that […]
Snow is Closing Prowers County Offices
All Prowers County Offices including the Welcome Home Center are closing today, February 4, due to the weather. PATS buses are not operating. The Lamar Community Resource & Senior Center is closing at Noon. The Courthouse is closed. As always, our first concern is for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Prowers […]
Where Was My TV Service, Where Were the Broncos!
“Why won’t the picture on my TV move?!?” That was the lament voiced by area residents who subscribe to Cablevision Systems Corporation, or Charter Communications, Sunday morning, February 2. Fears of not being able to watch the Broncos crush the Seahawks in Super Bowl 48 permeated any number of households Sunday morning as the company […]
Honkers Welcome Brew Unto Others
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers paid a welcome visit to Brew Unto Others, the new coffee shop at 119 South Main Street in Lamar during their recent Grand Opening. Brew Unto Others is open through the day and features a meeting room for social or business gatherings. They have a lot of room, big […]
Jeffrey S. Calhoon…January 15, 1970 – January 28, 2014
Horber Funeral Chapel Memorial services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Jeffrey Calhoon will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at the Nazarene Church with Pastor Janice Ramey officiating. Jeffrey Scott Calhoon was born on January 15, 1970 in Ft. Collins, Colorado to Roger Leslie and Lucille Marie (Gunn) Calhoon. […]
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Winter Storm Warning for six counties in southeast Colorado. The Warning will be in effect from 5pm Monday, February 3, 2014 to 11am Tuesday, February 4. (Corrected information, the Warning has been moved back to 11pm Monday to 5pm Tuesday.) The six counties listed are: Prowers, […]
Darrell C. Colbert…December 4, 1928 – January 30, 2014
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, Darrell C. Colbert will be held at 2:00PM on February 5, 2014 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Darrell will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from […]
12th Annual Snow Goose Festival, Not Just for the Birds and Birders!
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Lamar Chamber of Commerce are hosting a weekend full of fun, celebrating birds, watchable wildlife and historical heritage in southeastern Colorado. The 12th Annual Snow Goose Festival kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 20 and continues through Sunday, Feb. 23. New this year, registration is free! “Visitors can choose from […]
The Southern Cheyenne Odyssey
This article is part of a series by the National Park Service concerning the 150th Memorial of the Sand Creek Massacre. The epic migration of the Cheyenne, or Tsistsistas, tribe from the American Midwest to southeastern Colorado was a journey hundreds of years in the making. An odyssey of people, animals, and events brought the […]