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Lamar FFA Teams Travel to Texas
By Theresa Butler, Lamar FFA Chapter Junior Reporter Thursday, March 31, eight members of the Lamar FFA Chapter headed to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas to participate in various Career Development Events (CDEs) workshops. Participants involved in such contests develop many personal skills including increased motivation, development of social and communication skills, and increase […]
Lamar FFA Greenhand Degree Ceremony and Hired Hand Auction –Huge Success!
By Reed Marts, Lamar FFA Chapter Reporter Caption: The group of Greenhands features: Swayzee Bellomy, Callie Brase, Logan Bender, Paul Specht, Colin Mahanay, Gabe Salazar, Tyler Trout, Kennadee Oppliger, Michael Spady, Courtney McCorkle, Theresa Butler, and Daniella Villasenor. On Wednesday, March 24th, the Lamar FFA inducted twelve new Greenhand Degree recipients into the record […]
Bent County Weekend Fire Summary and New Developments
Above Photos Courtesy of Jill Smith (all rights reserved) Pictures for Video Courtesy of John Robinson and Mark Menz The weekend fire that engulfed over 7,000 acres of prairie in Bent County continued to burn in some locations this Monday afternoon. The fires were situated on the north and south side of the Arkansas River […]
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Mix Business & Pleasure at Annual Meeting
Kaye Kasza of McClave was honored during the annual Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association banquet, Saturday, April 2 at Thyme Square in La Junta. Kasza, a beef advocate and extension agent, was selected as the association’s prestigious Honorary Lifetime Member recipient. She was born and raised on the family ranch in Baca County. She […]
Vets Honored by County Commissioners/Grasshopper Population on the Rise in Southeast
Two local veterans were honored during the Prowers County commissioners meeting Thursday, April 6 in recognition of their service to their country. It was a prelude to the theme for National County Government Month: Serving Our Veterans, Armed Forces and their Families. The morning pledge of allegiance was led by Pete R. Hernandez who served […]
Tree Board Braves Winds to Plant Seedlings
Members of the Lamar Tree Board and Lamar city employees combined their efforts to plant windbreaks at the Lamar sports field this past Saturday. Jane Felter, Tree Board member said she and her crew were planting three rows of Colorado Rocky Juniper trees to the southwest of the ball fields. She said the trees would […]
Containment of Bent County Prairie Fire Continues
Update – An estimated 7,000 acres situated north of the Arkansas River in Bent County and an undetermined amount south of the river have been scorched since Saturday afternoon, when a fast-moving fire broke out shortly after 1pm. 11 homes north of CR JJ in Hasty were evacuated as a precaution earlier Sunday afternoon, when […]
Mop Up Operations Contain Bent County Fire
Highway 50 between Las Animas and Hasty opened to traffic around 7pm Saturday night, but firefighters from five counties are continuing their efforts to contain the last remnants of the fire that began just after 1pm Saturday afternoon. The fire, which consumed about 800 acres of grassland and several farm structures, was in the John […]
LCC’s Tyler Schnaufer Takes All-Around Title in Ft. Collins
Schnaufer is shown with the halter and buckle presented for the awards. Lamar Community College sophomores Tyler Schnaufer and Carter Coble led the Runnin Lopes at the Eastern Wyoming College Rodeo held March 25-28. While Carter won sixth in Steer Wrestling, Tyler won fourth in Team Roping (header). Last weekend, Tyler Schnaufer won […]
March Figures Indicate a Dry Spring
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has released precipitation figures for southeast Colorado for March, 2011. It was a very dry month compared to last year’s precipitation amounts, and in comparison to a thirty year average, from 1971 to 2000. The amounts shown are precipitation in inches.
Ron Peterson of Lamar Appointed to Reclamation Board by Hickenlooper
Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today appointments to the Mined Land Reclamation Board and a Public Trustee for Douglas County. The Mined Land Reclamation Board meets to carry on a continuing review of the problems of mining and land reclamation in Colorado. The appointments are dependent upon Senate confirmation. The members appointed are: Ronald Dean Peterson […]
Lamar Planning to Bid to Host State High School Rodeo Finals
Pat Palmer, Cade Spitz and Tim Tunink approached the Prowers County Commissioners March 29 with options involved in having Lamar and Prowers County host the 2012 and 2013 Colorado State High School Rodeo Finals. The events were held in Lamar for the first time in 2009 and 2010, after which Craig, Colorado received the two-year […]
Dirty Thirties, Déjà vu
Westerly winds increase on a county road off South 14th Street this past Thursday evening, March 24, blotting out the sun, and eventually obscuring it. Not many southeast Colorado residents are alive who recall the early days of the Dust Bowl era, some 80 years ago. The recent combination of drought, dust and wind can’t […]
FFA Works For Wiley
Grady Rogers – Wiley FFA Reporter The Wiley FFA Chapter is having their annual Hired Hand Auction on Wednesday April 6, 2011 in the school cafeteria. The Wiley FFA Alumni is hosting a free spaghetti dinner that will be served at 6:30pm and the auction will begin at 7pm. During the auction, some members will […]
Red Flag Alerts in the County
Members of the Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brief grass fire along CR 6 north of Lamar earlier Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning alert for all of southeast Colorado for Monday and Tuesday, and almost the entire state for conditions of dry tinder and […]
Severe Drought Conditions Expanding in Southeast Colorado
The National Weather Service has posted a Drought Information Statement indicating that strong La Nina conditions have been present across the eastern Pacific Ocean since late summer of 2010. This has contributed to a mild and very dry fall and early winter across much of south central and southeastern Colorado. An additional periodic climate feature known […]
Prowers County 4-H News
The next 4-H Council meeting is Sunday, March 28 at 2pm at the mezzanine at the Social Services Annex. Business will include club reports, concession stand guidelines, fundraisers, games and reports from LDC. The council has set a goal of 250 members this year, up from the 20 membership last year. Applications for the Prowers […]
Lamar Hosting Workshop for Returning CRP to Production
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was established under Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 to control soil erosion and loss of productivity. The program has been credited with substantial reduction in wind and water erosion of marginal croplands. About 18.4 million acres of CRP contracts across the USA are expiring before 2012. […]
It is Not Really What is Above Ground that Matters!
Southeast Area – It is the time of year when our livestock are not the only ones looking for a little green grass! Most of us are tired of feeding and the livestock are in need of a little more variety in their diet. Regretfully, a majority of the Eastern Plains of Colorado have not […]
John Stulp named Special Water Policy Advisor
Gov. John Hickenlooper announced John Stulp will be Special Policy Advisor to the Governor on Water and will chair the Interbasin Compact Committee. Stulp is now the Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, a position he has held since 2006. In his new role he will continue working with Colorado’s agricultural community, developing policies and solutions to […]