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Lamar Hosting Ag Forum
Congressman Gardner Weekly Newsletter: Ag Forums This week, we announced a series of agricultural forums to discuss the reauthorization of the “farm bill.” The forums will be an opportunity for me to hear from farmers, ranchers and producers in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District about what they would like to see in this year’s legislation. The […]
Memberships Needed on Lamar Partnership Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill two (2) positions on the Board of Directors of the Lamar Partnership, Inc., Board. Lamar Partnership, Inc., is a non-profit organization which works to provide economic development opportunities within the context of historic […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Holiday Motel
On January 20th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to the Holiday Motel to recognize New Owners Linda and Troy Rose. Linda is former owner Paul Gaddish’s daughter. The Holiday Motel is located at 404 North Main Street in Lamar and can be reached at […]
Prowers County GOP Caucus Set for February 7
NEWS RELEASE: The Prowers County Republicans, along with Republicans throughout the state of Colorado, will be holding precinct caucuses on Tuesday February 7th, starting at 7:00 p.m. This year, as in the past few years, Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 will hold a combined caucus at the […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Gobin’s Inc.
On January 20th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Gobin’s Inc. to recognize Karen Piquette as the new manager of the Lamar office. Gobin’s Inc is located at 108 South 5th Street in Lamar and you can call them at 336-4727. The website for […]
ARPA & WildEarth Guardians Unable to Reach Settlement
Lamar, Colorado, January 25, 2012. ARPA Press Release Representatives of the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) participated in a court-ordered settlement conference on January 23, 2012 in an effort to resolve WildEarth Guardians’ pending lawsuit regarding alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Lamar Repowering Project. The conference did not result in a settlement. “We […]
Big Timbers Museum Update
Curator Kathleen Scranton detailed the quarterly update for activities at the Big Timbers Museum during the weekly Prowers County Commissioners meeting, Thursday, January 26. Museum staff has currently inventoried 8,112 separate items, according to Scranton, about a third of display items on hand. She said volunteers from the Prowers Historical Society are helping categorize […]
Emicks and Austin Honored at Lamar Chamber Banquet
Lamar Main Street Director, Shawna Hodge, emceed the 2012 Lamar Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, held this year at the Cow Palace Inn. A packed house of almost 180 persons were on hand in the inner courtyard for the annual awards and dinner ceremonies. Bill Wootten presented Honker of the Year to Vincent Gearhart; Jane […]
Leroy Brase Honored, Craig Campbell Band to Perform at Sand & Sage Fair
Henry Schnabel, Randy Dunning, Leroy Brase, Gene Millbrand, Sharon Heiner, Joe Marble The Prowers County Commissioners signed off on entertainment program contracts for this year’s Sand and Sage Fair during their regular meeting January 26. The annual Demolition Derby will be held June 16 at the fairgrounds and will be organized through last year’s promoter, […]
LCC Hosts 5th Annual Conversation Day January 27
CONVERSATION DAY BRINGS OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH (Lamar, Colorado; January 24, 2012) With spring semester courses in progress, Lamar Community College staff and faculty as well as LCC Advisory Council members and student representatives will pause to meet for the college’s fifth “Conversation Day” on Friday, January 27. Originally designed to be an introductory step of […]
91st Annual Lamar Chamber Banquet this Evening
The annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet will begin at 6pm this evening at the Cow Palace Inn, North Main Street, Lamar. A ‘meet and greet’ will begin at 6pm and the banquet will follow at the inner courtyard of the Cow Palace Inn. The new Chamber Board of Directors for 2012 will […]
Business of the Week – Anna Carere State Farm Insurance Agency
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when we highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we spotlight the Anna Carere Agency located at 701 South South Main in Lamar The Anna Carere State Farm Insurance Agency is conveniently located at 701 […]
Prowers County Election Information
INFORMATIONAL NOTES from Jana Coen–Prowers County Clerk and Recorder 2012 Election information: This year will be a Polling Place Election: PROWERS COUNTY HAS AGAIN COMBINED THE FOLLOWING PRECINCTS FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR 2012, PER C.R.S. 1-5-102 (4). Polling Site: LCC Wellness Center, 2401 S Main, Lamar, Colorado 81052 Precincts: 1, 4, 5, 6, […]
LUB Wants Updates from ARPA
The Lamar Utility Board voiced their need for updates on information from ARPA, Arkansas Valley Power Authority and Babcock and Wilson, designers of the boiler used in the Repowering Project. Boiler problems at Lamar Light and Power have been on-going to the point at which the plant will now remain offline until sometime this summer. […]
LCC Men’s Basketball Update 1-24-2012
The LCC men’s basketball team picked up its first win in 2012 last week with a 90-89 win over Clarendon College last Wednesday in Clarendon, TX. However their struggles continue as they dropped a 74-71 decision against Northeastern Junior College, Saturday in Sterling, CO. The Runnin’ Lopes are now 5-12 on the season and 0-3 […]
Colorado Employment Situation December 2011
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado decreased by 4,400 from November to December to 2,244,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government increased by 200 payroll jobs and the private sector declined by 4,600. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 percent. The number […]
Lamar City Council Reviews Transportation Terminal at Chamber Office
Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer, and Lamar City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker, discussed the pros and cons of the construction of a Multi-Modal Transportation building for east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce building. The council had discussed CDOT’s earlier proposal to construct a 1,200 square foot addition to the train terminal which would provide shelter and […]
ARPA Appoints Hourieh and Pfeilsticker to Board
The Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Houssin Hourieh and Bill Pfeilsticker to the ARPA Board of Directors representing the City of Lamar. Houssin and Bill were recently appointed to the Board of Directors by the Lamar City Council.Hourieh has over 25 years of employment with the Lamar Utilities […]
Council to Consider Increase in Ambulance Billing Rates
The Lamar City Council wll consider a proposal from Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook Monday evening, regarding ambulance billing increases to as to be current with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. The 3% hike will keep the door open for future increases, and will pertain to four areas of ambulance service. The council will review […]
Planning Underway for 2012 Relay for Life in Lamar
“The Magic of Relay; Dream It, Hope It, Cure It.” That’s the theme for this spring’s annual Relay for Life in Lamar to benefit the American Cancer Society. The event will be held again this year on June 2 at Savage Stadium. This year’s goal, according to organizer Heather Burkhart, is $85,000. Last year’s […]