All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
Lamar FFA Scholarship Winners Announced
Thirty Colorado FFA members collectively received over $34,000 in FFA Scholarships this week! Congratulations to Lamar FFA member, Remington Stocking, for receiving the Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa scholarship for $1500! Selections were based on the applicant’s academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural experience program in agricultural education […]
Tree Time for Lamar 5th Graders
Arbor Day was observed, Thursday, April 19, in Lamar by members of the Lamar Tree Board and a host of fifth grade students. Everybody got a little dirt on their hands, and in their sneakers, as over a dozen trees were planted at four sites in Lamar. Jane Felter of the Lamar […]
Colorado Employment Situation-March 2012
Employers in Colorado added 2,600 nonfarm payroll jobs from February to March for a total of 2,290,500 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,600 and government was unchanged. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 7.8 percent. The […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau Receives Donation
Members of the Prowers County Farm Bureau were on hand as Gary Melcher was presented with a $2,500 check from the Monsanto Foundation this past Wednesday, April 18. Melcher was selected for the Monsanto Fund’s, America’s Farmers Grow Communities. Melcher was selected from eligible farmers from 1,245 counties in 39 states. His check will […]
Planning for the Future at LCC Career Fair
Area students and adults alike had an opportunity to evaluate their future careers during this week’s annual Career Day, held at Lamar Community College. About thirty vendors, some from as far away as Pueblo and Kansas answered questions regarding their occupation’s requirements, benefits and opportunities at the LCC Wellness Center, Wednesday, April 18. Elizabeth Whitham, […]
NWS Report Shows Under Average Snowpack
As of April 1, 2012, this year’s snowpack levels were well below average for South Central and Southeast Colorado. In the upper Rio Grande Basin, the snowpack as at 53% of average overall, down from 83% of average last month at this time, and tracking well behind last year’s 76% of average. In the Arkansas […]
Stulp LCC Keynote Graduation Speaker
LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OBSERVES 73RD COMMENCEMENT (LCC Nursing Pinning to Follow) Lamar Community College will host its seventy-third annual Commencement on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the LCC Wellness Center. Approximately 215 degree or certificate-seeking students are eligible to walk in this year’s commencement. This includes fall 2011 graduates as well as spring and summer […]
How Close is $4/gallon Gas?
We’re on the verge of $4 a gallon gasoline, with the latest price increase just a few days ago in Lamar to $3.959. Gas prices are expected to peak in May, just prior to the start of the summer season in the U.S., during our Memorial Day holiday. The first week of January, the […]
Energy Drilling Coming to S.E. Colorado?
There are about 46,000 active oil and gas wells in Colorado, and as the demand for more fuel increases, there may be some wells developing in southeast Colorado, an area of increased interest in land for leasing. County clerks and assessors, as well as elected officials in several communities, have commented on an influx of […]
“Powering Up” with Sun & Wind – LCC Earth Day
(Lamar, Colorado, April 6, 2012) Lamar Community College will host an Earth Day-related event focusing on renewable energy on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 9 a to 3 p at the Betz Technology Center. Renewable energy is that which can be constantly replenished, including sun and wind. This energy can change the way residents live, […]
James Ellet & Seth Barber Sign Letters of Intent for LCC Rodeo
James Ellet (left) and Seth Barber sit with Lamar Community College Rodeo Coach Fred Sherwood to sign their letters of intent to rodeo at LCC this fall. James will graduate from Mesalands Community College (Tucumcari, NM) this spring with a Wind Tech degree and will pursue an Associate of Arts in Business. Seth, a 2011 […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Kelly Corman at NRCS
On March 16th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Kelly Corman at the local NRCS office. Kelly moved to the area last September to work in the Lamar NRCS Field Office at 3503 South Main. Kelly works with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Rocky […]
Dates for Kiddy Barnyard Have Been Set
Lamar FFA Kiddy Barnyard is held every spring at the LHS ag farm behind the high school and is open to all pre-schools and day cares in town. All students of Washington Elementary and Alta Vista schedule group tours each year. FFA members hope to provide exposure to agricultural education to the youth of Lamar […]
Egg Safety for Easter
The Hunt for the Easter Egg Children will be on the hunt this weekend for the prized Easter eggs. Coloring eggs can be a great family activity that children will remember for years to come. Growing up my family colored eggs on Good Friday and dinner that evening was a light meal with the […]
Good Soaking Rain in S.E. Colorado this Week
PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK -NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO The National Weather Service from Pueblo reported recently on the warmer than usual March we experienced in parts of southeast Colorado. Moisture was also below averages for much of the state. Colorado has been listed as ‘abnormally dry’ for all but 2% of the state at this […]
Russell Karney Honored by Cattlemen Association; $14000 Raised at Auction
LAMAR – Russell Karney of La Junta was honored during the annual Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association banquet March 31 in Lamar. Karney, a rancher and retired agri-business owner, was selected as the association’s prestigious Honorary Life Member Award recipient. Karney was raised on an irrigated farm south of Swink during the Great […]
NWS Reports Warm & Dry S.E. Colorado in March
March of 2012 was an unusually warm and dry month, across most of south central and southeast Colorado. In Colorado Springs, the average monthly temperature in March was 48.0F. This is 8.9 degrees above normal and makes March of 2012 the warmest on record in Colorado Springs; surpassing the average temperature of 47.4F, recorded in […]
Congressman Gardner Town Hall Meeting Schedule
Cory Gardner, U.S. Congressman from the 4th Congressional District, has scheduled a series of town hall meetings for portions of Southeastern Colorado. Wednesday, April 11: Prowers County Town Meeting Ports to Plains Truck Plaza Restaurant 33110 Co Rd 7, Lamar, CO 7:00am-8:00am Baca County Town Meeting Longhorn Steakhouse 400 Main St, Springfield, CO 9:00am-10:00am Bent […]
Southeast Colorado Unemployment Update
Colorado Employment Situation Employers in Colorado added 4,700 nonfarm payroll jobs from January to February for a total of 2,288,900 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,700 and government increased 2,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at […]
South Central District 4-H Retreat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 26, 2012 By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—Seven District VI 4-H members attended the annual South Central District (SCD) 4-H Retreat held in Nathrop, Colo. March 16-18. 4-H members Tiana and Mitch Garcia, Rachelle Siefkas, Bent County; Rod Hall, Crowley County, Chase Holden and […]