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City Open, County Closed for Columbus Day
Columbus Day Closings for Prowers County All Prowers County offices will close for Monday, October 10, 2011, in observance of Columbus Day. The County Courthouse will be closed. The Welcome Home Child Care and Learning Center will remain open on October 10. ************************************************ Lamar City Offices will be open October 10, and the City Council […]
Lamar Free Fall Clean Up Set for October 8
There were so many events on the calendar this past spring; the city of Lamar did not have an open date for the bi-annual, city-wide clean-up. As a result, a lot of us may have a little more to throw out for the free fall clean-up, set for Saturday, October 8. Pick-ups will run between […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers Visit La Princesa
On Friday September 23rd the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers Visited La Princesa at 109 West Elm Street: Rosalba Gomez is the owner and they specialize in Women’s, Men’s and Children Clothing, and accessories. The Hours are 12 Noon to 6:00 PM Tuesday through Friday, and Saturday. from 12 Noon to 5:00 PM and Closed […]
Holly Board of Trustees Meets Oct 5
AGENDA FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wednesday, October 5, 2011 100 Tony Garcia Drive – 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Addition(s) to Agenda 5. Approval of 9/7/11 Regular Board Meeting Minutes & 9/26/11 Special Meeting Minutes 6. Approval of current bills; […]
Southeast Mental Health Services Expanding to Memorial Drive
Just as Lamar has an industrial park off North Main Street, a comprehensive medical park has been developing over the years at the northern end of Memorial Drive. Another addition to the site now anchored by Prowers Medical Center and High Plains Community Health Center, took a step closer to fruition Tuesday, October 4, […]
PMC Hosts Orthopedic Surgical Group this Week
A group of five orthopedic surgeons have expressed interest in the Specialty Clinic at Prowers Medical Center and will be hosted to a luncheon at the hospital Thursday, October 6. The surgeons will attend a ‘meet and greet’ with the medical staff at that time. Hospital CEO James Fairchild said earlier, that one way to […]
History Comes Alive During the LCC Frontier Encampment
Click on picture to see a larger version. Visitors, young and old, to the Lamar Community College Campus this past Friday and Saturday, had a chance to learn about a buckboard wagon, talk trade with trappers, learn about some Indian tribes from the High Plains, watch a cannon get primed to fire, view a blacksmith […]
Wonderful Weekend, Busy Town
Some pictures will display larger if clicked. Lamar offered something to do for almost every taste, whether your interests ranged from the annual Oktoberfest activities, to the Living History Encampment, to the Lamar Community College Antelope Stampede, or more sedentary fare, such as scanning the titles offered at the fall book fair at the Lamar […]
National Weather Service, Precipitation, Temperature and Drought Update
The latest USDA Colorado Crop Report, as of September 22, 2011, indicates some improvement in conditions, with 54% of top soil moisture across the state rated as short or very short, compared to 70% last week and 79% at this same time last year. Subsoil moisture across Colorado also showed slight improvements with 57% rated […]
Honkers Visit Old Stone Reflections / Weather King Portable Buildings
On Friday, September 23rd the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Old Stone Reflections, located at 319 North Main Street in Lamar, (The old Ron Austin car lot). Randy Reynolds is the owner. Old Stone Reflections is the local distributor for Weather King Portable Buildings that are used for sheds, garages, and even Cabins. Randy […]
NLNAC Site Visit to LCC a Huge Success
(Lamar, Colorado, September 28, 2011) The Lamar Community College Nursing program hosted a site review for initial accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing program by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) on September 20-22, 2011. LCC and the Nursing program met or exceeded expectations in all six standards related to excellence […]
Sun+Fun+Food+Beer+Games+Music+Dancing=Oktoberfest
The weatherman has forecast an ideal day this Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest celebration at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. Participants in the Fun Run and Poker Run will have between 9 and 10am on Saturday to register for the morning event, and all cars and motorcycles are welcome. Arts and Crafts exhibits and […]
Commissioners Research Ambulance Service Options
Brandon Chambers, owner of Med-Trans Ambulance in Lamar, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with an update on the operations of the service this past Tuesday, September 27. Chambers said he employs four full-time and four-part time workers for his medical care transportation service. Commissioner Joe Marble asked if Med-Trans would be interested in […]
2012 Lamar Light Plant Budget Outlined
The Lamar Utilities Board reviewed the 2012 budget for Lamar Light Plant and Repowering Project operations this past Tuesday, September 27. Superintendent Rick Rigel said the budget is funded primarily by retail electric sales amounting to $14.6 million and total revenues should be in excess of $15.4 million. Residential customers will account for $5,237,000; Commercial […]
New Website Developing for PCDI
Final changes are underway for the new website for PCDI, Prowers County Development Incorporated. Executive Director, Lisa Nolder, informed the board during their monthly meeting Tuesday, September 27, that the improved site will be online for users by next week with necessary updates. Administrative Assistant Carla Scranton said a new software package will now allow […]
Sunny and Warm Weather Bring out Crowds for Holly Gateway Fair
Click on a picture to see a larger version. “A Family Tradition”, the theme for this year’s Holly Gateway Fair this past weekend, was in evidence by the turnout for activities. The main events of this past Friday and Saturday were well attended in Holly, whether folks viewed the agricultural exhibits at the old Gym, […]
Mow and Tow for City Weeds and Cars
The thorny issue of amending ordinances pertaining to weeds, junk cars and mowing lots took up most of the city council’s work session this past Monday night, September 26. City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker said there are 63 abandoned properties in Lamar. If you couple that with houses that are for sale and unoccupied, and couple […]
Turning Point for SEBREA in S.E. Colorado
SEBREA, Southeast Business Retention, Expansion and Attraction, may get a second wind this fall with more funding promised from the six southeastern counties that comprise the business development organization. SEBREA’s initial three-year funding source was discontinued two years ago, but the group’s representatives have continued to meet monthly in La Junta, but have subsisted on […]
College’s WPA Renovation Project Set to Start in October
The historic preservation architects hired to outline a renovation project on the WPA buildings on East Maple Street in Lamar will begin their initial work in early October, according to John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College. Marrin was providing a monthly briefing on LCC activities to the Prowers County Commissioners this past […]
Prowers Lodging Panel and Boy Scouts Teaming Up
The Lamar Boy Scout Troop 223 will team up with the Lodging Tax Panel to help distribute tourism brochures throughout the county. Panel president Pat Palmer said he’s contacted Greg Ludwig, Boy Scout Leader, about using the youngsters to do the distribution footwork, periodically taking various brochures to area motels and other businesses to increase […]