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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 […]
Search Narrowing for Lamar City Administrator
The City of Lamar received 19 applications for the position of city administrator by the June 1 deadline, according to interim administrator Steve Rabe. He informed the council during their meeting, Monday, June 11, that the list has been narrowed to seven semi-finalists who participated in phone interviews. Rabe said the council will receive 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, […]
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 […]
Wiley Hosting Sheriff’s Meeting Regarding Sex Predator
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office will hold a special community meeting in Wiley, Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 7pm at the Wiley Community Building. The Sheriff’s Office will detail information regarding a person registered as a sexually violent predator who is moving from Lamar into the Wiley community. Thirty-two year old Rodger A. Aldridge was […]
Voting Machines Tested by Prowers County Clerk
The primary election will be held June 26 in Prowers County, and before the balloting begins, voting machines are routinely tested using Test Ballots. On Thursday, June 7, Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, Jana Coen and Jan Alexander went step by step through the process of conducting a public testing of correct and incorrect ballots […]
Business of the Week – Butterfly Essential Oils
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 the Butterfly Essential Oils located at 201 South 4th in Lamar. Call Grace at: 719.829-4457. Butterfly Essential Oils is a local business offering Young […]
Honkers Visit New Manager at Fastenal
Getting to the nuts and bolts of the matter! The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers, paid a welcoming visit to Amy Jacobs, the new general manager of Fastenal, at 211 North Main Street in Lamar. Fastenal products have serviced the Lamar area for numerous years. Jacobs can be reached at 719-336-7096 or by email at […]
Lamar Hosts Colorado State High School Rodeo Championships this Weekend
Rodeo competition and a host of social events comprise the annual high school rodeo championships at the Prowers County Fairgrounds this weekend. Lamar was selected as the host city for the second time in several years by the rodeo committee. Contestants begin arriving on Wednesday, June 6, and will attend a free ice cream […]
Honkers Visit New Manager at ARPA
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers welcome Rick Rigel to his new position as General Manager of ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. Rigel assumed his new duties from his former position as Superintendent of Lamar Light and Power. Rigel’s new position now sees him administering to the power needs of various ARPA member communities in […]
LCC RODEO: Schnaufer & Willhoite in CNFR
Former Lamar Community College rodeo standouts Tyler Schnaufer of Pueblo and Chelsie Willhoite of McClave will compete in the College National Finals Rodeo on June 10-16 in Casper, Wyoming. Tyler will represent the University of Wyoming in team roping and tie-down roping while Chelsie rides for Northeast Texas Community College. Tyler was the Central Rocky Mountain Region […]
‘Stars Above’ at Prowers Medical Center
About a dozen silver colored stars are now lining a portion of the hallway wall leading to the New Beginnings Birth Center at Prowers Medical Center. The PMC, “A Star is Born” program, administered by the hospital Foundation Board, is helping raise funds for the Foundation through the purchase of personalized stars. The stars come […]
Weekend Storm Clean Up Continues in Lamar ( additional pix)
Clean up efforts got underway in earnest on Sunday, June 3, following the damage from Saturday’s severe thunderstorm which produced winds in town and at the Lamar Airport at 66mph. Power was knocked out to a portion of south Lamar, mostly between Savage Avenue and West Cedar Street. Electricity was restored by emergency crews from […]
Economic Growth and Jobs Tops List of Needs Among Commissioner Candidates
Developing jobs, protecting and preserving water, improving county roads and bridges, asserting commissioner rights, attracting business…these were the main topics of discussion during a Prowers County Commissioners candidate’s forum sponsored by Voices of Southeast Colorado, Thursday, May 31. Perhaps three dozen residents and all seven candidates vying for two Prowers County Commissioner seats this November […]
Severe Winds Damage Parts of Prowers County, Power Outages
Winds in excess of 65mph swept through the middle of Lamar Saturday afternoon, April 2. The awning atop the fuel pumps at Tank and Tummy at South Main and Lee Street was topped, crushing one set of pumps and sending a spray of glass across the parking lot. There were no injuries. The winds kept […]
ARPA/Repowering Project Letter of Support from Area Mayors
The Lamar City Council recently ratified Mayor Roger Stagner’s signature on a letter in support of ARPA’s efforts to put the Repowering Project back on line. The coal fired plant has been out of operation since early 2011. It is not currently able to produce electricity at full capacity, or achieve full output without exceeding the limitations of the state-granted […]