Archive for September 16th, 2014
Hundreds Attend the Third Annual 9/11 Remembrance Tribute
You could not buy a better day for a parade. This past Saturday, September 13, saw sunshine, cloudless blue skies and warm temperatures for Lamar’s Third Annual 9/11 Tribute which began at 10am with a traditional parade along South Sixth, West Cedar and South Ninth Streets, leading to the Prowers County Fairgrounds. Patriotic red, white […]
Fall Festival, Pocket Park Proposal and Beauty Pageant Highlights Downtown Lamar on Friday
Afternoon bargain hunters shook off the early autumn chill in Lamar this past Friday afternoon, turning out along Main Street for the Fall Festival. Residents had an opportunity to discuss a proposal to develop the parking space north of the Shore Arts Center into a ‘pocket park’. Kristin Cypher, Vice-President of Britina Design and Emily […]
Partners for HOPE Discuss El Pomar Contract
Lori Hammer, Executive Director of the Partners for HOPE Center at Lincoln School in Lamar, told Coalition members that the $100,000 check from the El Pomar Foundation has been received. “It is really official now and with the check we’re good to go for another year of operations,” she said during the Coalition’s […]
Spectacular Events Planned for Saturday’s Free Air Show
Early Saturday risers can head out to the Lamar Municipal Airport and enjoy a Smokin’ Willie’s BBQ breakfast starting at 7:30am with the sound of airplane motors revving up the rpm’s. It’s the prelude to entertainment displays and air shows for Fly Lamar, an updated and expanded Fly In, planned by the Lamar Airport Board and […]
