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Lamar hosts annual goose fest – Feb. 23-26
LAMAR HOSTS ANNUAL GOOSE FEST – FEB. 23-26 LAMAR, Colo. – Each morning in southeast Colorado at this time of year, tens of thousands of snow geese lift off local ponds and reservoirs in a pre-dawn ritual. The swirl of flapping wings and din of honking grows louder as the birds circle overhead and make […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Ranch-Way Feeds
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Ranch-Way Feeds located at Lamar Building Material Supply, 224 North Main in Lamar. Ranch-Way Feeds is a new retail sales division of BMS. Ranch-Way Feeds offers a full line of quality feed products […]
Sciacca Joins LCC Rodeo
Casey Sciacca of Canyon, Texas has transferred from Frank Phillips College in Borger, TX and will join the Lamar Community College Rodeo team this spring. A 2010 Canyon High School graduate, Sciacca will pursue an Ag-Transfer degree while competing in team roping and steer wrestling. LCC Rodeo Coach Fred Sherwood commented, “Casey is a good […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Rodeway Inn Cow Palace Hotel
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Rodeway Inn Cow Palace Hotel located at 1301 North Main Street in Lamar. The hotel is under new ownership and management and in addition to being a hotel and convention center, the facility […]
Business of the Week – Stagner Inc.
At 501 North Main Street in Lamar stands a building built entirely of petrified wood from a forest south of Lamar. This building, listed in Ripley’s Believe It or Not holds many memories. It was in that small building that James Stagner, also known as Jim, began his business in 1962. At that time it […]
Local GOP Candidates Gather for County Straw Poll
The Prowers County Republican Party met Tuesday, February 7 at the Lamar Missionary Baptist Church to take a straw poll on presidential candidates and to hear from the four local candidates who will be running for two seats in two districts for Prowers County Commissioner in November. It may have been a record turnout, as […]
Recall Fails for Ruedeman, Campbell
The recall election to oust Prowers Medical Center board of director members, Marge Campbell and Candy Ruedeman, failed by a more than two to one plurality. Voters in the Prowers County Hospital District rejected the recall attempt. Ruedeman received 1,481 votes to remain on the board against 624 asking for her recall. Campbell received 1407 votes […]
Wagons Rolling East
He goes by the name of ‘Lee the Horselogger’ and has been slowly taking his wagons and horse team eastward for the past few months, 100 miles a week, from Eugene, Oregon and East Glacier, Montana, heading to Massachusetts. “It’s a trip I’ve been making for over five and a half years. I’ve been traveling […]
Campbell, Ruedeman Recall Election Underway
A final count of mail-in ballots for the recall of Prowers Medical Center board members, Marge Cambell and Candy Ruedeman will be held tallied starting at 7pm this evening, February 7. The vote will determine if either one, both, or neither woman will be recalled from the PMC board of directors, or if the board […]
New Year is Off to a Dry Start
Hydrology Report from National Weather Service-Pueblo February 5, 2012 Precipitation in January was generally below average across southeast and South Central Colorado. The primary sites at Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa were 0.26, 0.30 and 0.19 inches below average, respectively. Mountain snowpack at the end of January was running below average across southeast and South […]
Stranded by the Storm
Although our local region of southeast Colorado was not impacted by the snowstorm that hit hardest to the north, it was strong enough to cause a lot of experienced highway travelers to sit tight and wait it out. Some local motels also experienced a slight increase in patrons due to poor weather conditions. A lengthy […]
CDOT Says Celebrate Super Bowl Sober!
Make the Right Call Super Bowl Sunday – Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk February 1, 2012 – Traffic Safety – Increased DUI Enforcement this Super Bowl Weekend. Denver –Whether you’re rooting for the Giants or the Patriots, there’s one thing a prudent Super Bowl fan does — and that’s plan ahead with a sober […]
Walter Ely Scholarship Applications Are Open
Southeastern Developmental Services will be awarding a $500 scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. Ely, who passed away December 11, 2010, was a well-known figure in Lamar from his one-man can collection drive along Main Street in throughout the community. SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services, will award a $500 scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. […]
New Golf Pro, Irrigation System at Spreading Antlers
A new $107,000 watering system is being installed at Spreading Antlers Golf Course this month, thanks to donations from the Huddleston-Butler Foundation as well as other sources. In addition to a new irrigation system, the course now has a new golf pro. Golf board director, Larry Huddleston, said Bob Haney has been hired as of […]
Fantasy Tree Makes Annual Donation to Domestic Safety Resource Center
Members of the Lamar Fantasy Tree committee donated $7,000 to the Domestic Safety Resource Center this past Thursday, February 2. Center Executive Director, Lisa Mendenhall, said the funds will be used to help renovate the Resource Center safe house which was purchased several years ago. “We may use the funds to replace some of the […]
Lamar Senior Center Celebrates its 10th Year
Jeff Anderson, former Lamar City Administrator, was on hand for the 10th anniversary celebration for the Lamar Community Resource and Senior Center on East Olive Street, the former Safeway building. Anderson took time to visit with senior members and other citizens, engaging Prowers County Commissioner Joe Marble in a discussion about the center, from […]
Road Hogs Pass Through Lamar
Because of the snowstorm hitting the Front Range today, February 3, not a lot of 18-wheelers have been seen in town. Probably taking a detour, or waiting for the storm to play out. However, residents along Highway 287 and downtown Lamar witnessed another instance in which some very big pieces of equipment are being built […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Perfect 10 Plus
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Perfect 10 Plus to recognize New Hair Stylist Gayle Cummings. Perfect 10 Plus is owned and operated by Shelly Cramblet and has been in business for several years. Also on staff are Sheila Twombly […]
Lamar Selected to Receive “It’s About Kids” Grant
Nine “It’s About Kids” Communities Across Colorado Awarded $16,000 in Grants to Increase Understanding and Support for Access to Health for Kids. The Colorado Children’s Campaign, through support from The Colorado Trust, today announced $16,000 in grants to nine Colorado communities to improve statewide understanding of children’s health care issues and increase support for improved […]
PCDI Annual Meeting Set for February 16 at Cow Palace Inn
Lisa Nolder, PCDI Executive Director, said Kari Linker, Regional Development Director for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development & International Trade, is the keynote speaker for PCDI’s annual meeting, Thursday, February 16 at the Cow Palace Inn, in Lamar. Linker, originally from Brush, CO, served as the Executive Director of the Morgan County Economic Development […]