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Nolder, PCDI Earn State Economic Development Awards
Economic Development Council of Colorado Presents Annual Awards at Spring Conference in Estes Park The Economic Development Council of Colorado, the professional association of economic developers in Colorado, presented its annual awards for excellence at its Spring Conference in Estes Park on Friday, April 27th. The awards luncheon recognized five categories of winners including Volunteer […]
Food on the Mailbox
Lamar Post Office letter carriers are asking residents to leave a bag of non perishable food items at their mailbox for collection on Saturday, May 12. The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Post Office, will collect donated food items from across the country this coming Saturday. Theresa Emick, a Lamar […]
A Little Too Big for the Front Door
HVAC equipment is hauled up by crane, to the roof of the Lamar Area Hospice headquarters on West Olive Street this past Friday, May 4. This is one phase of a total reconstruction project for the headquarters, funded by donations and grants awarded to the local hospice group to overhaul the former Lamar […]
Prowers County Perfect for Cinco de Mayo
You could not have bought a better day for this past Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. The sunny skies and warm weather brought out the crowds again this year to North Side Park in Lamar. Families found either a picnic table or unfolded their own chairs, while the youngsters discovered the inflatable amusements and […]
Teen HOPE Center, Winding Down to Summer
School will be over in several weeks in Lamar and students involved with the Lamar HOPE Center on East Elm Street demonstrated some of the fun and serious subjects they’ve been involved with over the past several months. HOPE, formerly P3 in Lamar, is an acronym for Health, Opportunity, Prevention and Education. Under the direction […]
Drug Arrest Press Release
Issued by Lamar Police Dapartment: Joseph Allen Clark, 37 from Lamar was arrested when officers from the Lamar Police Department executed a search warrant in the 1000 Blk S. 8 Street. The search warrant was executed on Thursday, May 3, 2012 and obtained after an investigation developed information regarding Joseph Clark and narcotics trafficking. […]
LCC HOSTS 2012 AGFEST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lamar, Colorado, April 30, 2012) Lamar Community College proudly hosted the 2012 AgFest in the Wellness Center on Monday, April 23 for over 150 students from school districts across Southeastern Colorado. The event was originally created by Colorado State University Extension Agents in Eastern Colorado in 2010 to educate elementary school students about […]
Recycle Your Old Eyeglasses at the Lamar Lions Pancake Breakfast!
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 5/4/2012 Lamar Lions Club Contact Information: April Faull, President (719) 336-9795 (H) (Lamar, CO) As spring cleaning season gets underway, the Lamar Lions Club is asking people to look through drawers and closets for old, unwanted eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle for Sight program at their Annual […]
Prize Winner from Juniper Village in Lamar
Stacy Flint was the lucky recipient of a 32” flat screen tv when her name was drawn Tuesday, May 1, at Juniper Village in Lamar. Director Sharon Fulton said anytime anyone came to visit and tour Juniper Village, their name was registered for the drawing, held at the end of April. Flint dropped by […]
DAR Visitors to Museum
Members of Denver’s Columbine Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution hit the trail to Lamar over the weekend of April 28th. Their goal was a viewing of Colorado’s statue of The Madonna of the Trail. Michelle Brown, Darla DeSautels, and Diane and Laura Dykstra also visited Big Timbers Museum, and […]
Big Timbers History Corner #1
Do you ever imagine what Lamar was like in its younger days? Where was the nicest place in town to eat out in the first half of the 20th Century? The Maxwell House would have been a major contender for that honor. It was located where PCDI is today, right at the corner of Main […]
Two Local Girls Compete in USA Gymnastics Sanctioned Event
Two girls from the Wranglers Gymnastics Team from Wild West Athletics in Lamar competed in the optional division in Wheatridge the last weekend of April at 5280 Gymnastics. There were over 180 gymnasts from the state of Colorado participating in this USA Gymnastics Sanctioned event. Rebecca Henderson of Lamar took 5th place in the all […]
Letter to the Editor-PMC Bond Issue
Upon examining and checking on this proposal I have many questions concerning the ballot issue as proposed to the citizens of this hospital district. First, let me say that there is a need to enlarge the Physical Therapy room and we may also may need to some other maintenance to some of the other parts […]
S.E. Colorado Gets Health Report Card
The good news is Coloradoans are the least obese people in the nation. The bad news is that we’re starting to catch up to the rest of the country, not the other way around. Emily King with the Colorado Health Institute and Caren Henderson with the Colorado Health Foundation presented those findings, and others, […]
ARPA Files Notice of Intent to Sue Trinidad over Breach of Fiduciary Duties
The Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) notified the City of Trinidad April 30 it intends to file a lawsuit against Trinidad for a breach of fiduciary duties. ARPA recently discovered that Trinidad legal counsel has been assisting the environmental group Wildearth Guardians (WEG) with its lawsuit against ARPA. Although Trinidad has complained that ARPA has […]
Position Statement from City of Trinidad Re: ARPA Mediation
ARPA Wants More Money and More Time— ARPA Management and Some Board Members Want 18 More Months of Conversion to Natural Gas April 24, 2012 Denver, Co. – Two days of mediation with a Court-appointed mediator ended Friday, with no resolution for the Lamar Repowering Project (LRP) that has yet to produce electric power in […]
Cinco de Mayo Set for Saturday at North Side Park
Fair skies are forecast for this Saturday when area residents enjoy the activities planned for the Cinco de Mayo celebration at North Side Park in Lamar. Booths and vendors will be on hand from 10am to 5pm, featuring free inflatable games/rides for kids, with DJ Manual Vazquez providing music through the day. Voces Unidas extends […]
Business of the Week – Universal Lending Corporation – Cathy Smotherman-Erickson
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 Universal Lending Corp. – Cathy Smotherman-Erickson, located at 312 S. 5th Street in Lamar. Call her at: 719.336.4430. Cathy Smotherman-Erickson started […]
SEMHS Planning Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
La Junta, CO—May 2, 2012—Southeast Mental Health Services Southeast Mental Health Services is planning a June 28th Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new 4,300 square foot facility at the corner of Kendall and Memorial Drive, near the entrance to the healthcare campus. The public will be invited to tour the facility […]
30+ Men’s Basketball has Familiar Champion!
Lamar Parks and Recreation recently concluded its 30 and over men’s basketball season and for the 2nd year in a row. Cruikshank Reality was the last team standing! The league was comprised of seven teams that played a nine game regular season. The season was followed by a single elimination tournament in which Cruikshank Reality defeated […]