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PCDI Information Forum Tuesday, June 19
Voices of Southeast Colorado is hosting a free public meeting on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in the Cultural Events Center from 7 to 9pm. This meeting will provide an opportunity for the community to gain a better understanding of the role that Prowers County Development Inc. plays in promoting new businesses and helping the expansion […]
Second Annual Walter Ely Scholarship Fund Winner Announced
Andrea Schultz has won the second Annual Southeastern Developmental Services scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. Ely, who passed away in 2010, was a well-known figure in Lamar from his one-man can collection drive along Main Street and throughout the community. This is the second year that SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services, has awarded a $500 […]
Prowers County Residents Enjoy a Full Weekend of Events
Wiley was just as hot as Granada. A portion of Main Street was sectioned off Saturday, so booths and vendors could be set up to entertain the crowd. Kids were running and playing at the town center and finding ways to amuse themselves, from an egg-toss contest, to a water balloon-dunking seat. It didn’t […]
PMC Issues Fraud Awareness Alert
Fraud Alert: Prowers Medical Center Press Release Prowers Medical Center received a report that an individual has been contacting local residents, stating that they are with Prowers Medical Center’s billing department and requesting personal banking account information. If you receive a phone call such as this, please do not give out any personal information. If […]
Colorado Employment Situation – May 2012
Employers in Colorado added 2,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,291,700 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,300 and government decreased 300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased two-tenths of one percentage point over the month […]
Business of the Week – Robbie Sue’s Catering
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Robbie Sue’s Catering in Lamar. Call Robbie Sue at: 719.336-7039. Robbie Sue Young has been in the catering business officially for […]
Hickenlooper Bans Open Burning, Fireworks in Colorado
Open burning, private use of fireworks banned in Colorado DENVER — Thursday, June 14, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed an Executive Order that bans open burning and private use of fireworks throughout Colorado because of very dry conditions and high fire danger. The ban does not apply to campfires in constructed, permanent fire pits […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Valley Lawn Care
George W. Vallejos and his crew took a few minutes from their busy schedule to meet with members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Directors and Honkers. Vallejos owns and operates Valley Lawn Care and is headquartered at 1604 South 13th Street in Lamar. You can contact Valley Lawn Care for residential and commercial yard […]
Granada Board Approves 1st Reading of Junked Vehicle Revision
Cover up your cars! After considerable discussion, the ordinance governing how derelict, inoperable or unregistered vehicles will be stored on private property was approved by the Granada Board of Trustees on first reading during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 13. The ordinance was revised by Granada Police Chief David Dougherty to now stipulate that a […]
Granada-/-Bristol Days June 15 & 16
The communities will celebrate the 21st Annual Granada/Bristol Days festivities this Friday, June 15 beginning with the benefit auction and supper for first responders and fire personnel. The dinner starts at 6:30pm at the Granada Complex. The weatherman is calling for mostly sunny skies with temperatures on Saturday in the low 90s with only slight […]
Chamber Honkers Welcome Kimberly Eskew, the New Manager of ALCO
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers recently welcomed ALCO store manager, Kimberly Eskew to the community. ALCO is open seven days a week at the corner of Savage Avenue and South Main Street, across from the Lamar Ball Fields. Eskew has been managing the Lamar ALCO branch for the past several months. Pictured are Chamber […]
City Posts Monthly Sales Tax Gain
Sales tax collections for April, 2012 indicated another straight month in the plus column for the City of Lamar. City Sales Tax collected for April was up 3.17 and Total Sales and Use Tax Collections were up 8.42% over last year for a gain of $20,761.91. Year-to-Date tax revenue figures show City Sales Tax up […]
Hourieh Accepts Superintendent Position at LUB, Recaps Latest Storm Damage
The agenda for the June 12, 2012 Lamar Utility Board meeting was pushed back to the next regularly scheduled meeting, June 26. There weren’t sufficient board members available to form a quorum and no action could be taken on the agenda, although there was an informal discussion on some subjects that did not require a […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Groomingdales
Groomingdales is a new home-based business in Lamar, owned and operated by Cassie Miller at 1507 South 8 Street in Lamar. Groomingdales features grooming services for your pet by appointment. Same day service for dogs, cats and even birds. Miller will pay attention to your pet’s needs for teeth, ears, glands and nails. Groomingdales is open Monday through […]
SECCI 2012 Golf Tournament
This past Saturday, June 9, the Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative (SECCI) hosted their annual Golf Tourament at the Spreading Antlers Golf Course in Lamar. The purpose of SECCI is to raise funds to help and support local people that deal with cancer. The money is used for many reasons, such as helping pay for gas, […]
Illegal Use of Bath Salts is Legislated in Colorado
DENVER — Thursday, June 7, 2012 Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed a bill that establishes criminal penalties for the illegal use of cathinones, also known as bath salts. The bill, SB12-116, was sponsored by Sen. Joyce Foster and Rep. J. Paul Brown. It was one of several bills amended late in the legislative session onto […]
Honkers Visit Real Deals Magazine
The Lamar Chamber Honkers recently visited with Ginger Coberley as she kicked off her new business venture, the Real Deals Magazine. The quarterly publication focuses on area businesses in a glossy publication which covers southeast Colorado. The first edition was just recently published and over 15,000 were distributed. Real Deals Magazine LLC is headquartered at 619 East […]
Alta Vista Charter School Receives National Recognition for Sustainable Design
Denver, CO (June 7, 2012) – SLATERPAULL Architects and JHL Constructors, Inc. announce that Alta Vista Charter School (AVCS) in Lamar, Colorado has been named as the first project in the state to attain the Verified Leader certification by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) as a healthy, high performance, green school. CHPS is […]
Lamar Public Library Unveils New Mural in Children’s Section
Lynn Lefferdink, was a former library board member, and childhood literacy was her lifelong passion! The Lamar Literacy Foundation has received memorial contributions in Mrs. Lefferdink’s name along with several of her friends who worked tirelessly to promote literacy in Prowers County. The Friends of the Lamar Public Library and Library Director, Debbie Reynolds, have […]
Big Timbers History Corner #6 – Gold Medal from Lamar’s First Stock Show
Summer has barely started, but the Sand and Sage Fair will be here before you know it! Getting together for friendly competition about whose stock takes the prize is a great tradition. This gold medal was awarded to L. Wirt Markham’s Holsteins at Lamar’s first stock show. Speaking of winners, Big Timbers Museum thinks their […]