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Friendship, a True Treasure
Lamar’s resident pirate king, Irl Quinby, celebrated his 60th birthday in royal style at Colorado East Bank and Trust on South Main in Lamar this past Thursday, February 18th. Brenda May, bank president, said, “Irl has become a friend to us with his afternoon visits at the bank. We had a private party for him […]
Lodging Panel Considers a Cap on Funding Requests
Members of the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel maintained their focus on finances during their February 16th meeting. Five event requests had been carried over from the previous meeting and funding was provided for each of them last Tuesday. Another topic that was briefly mentioned last month received more discussion by board members; President Pat […]
Construction Underway for LCC’s New Dorm
John Marrin, Lamar Community College President, standing a few yards from where the school’s newest dormitory will be constructed this spring and summer, welcomed dozens of guests to the February 16th groundbreaking ceremonies. “This will be a large building that will house 30 to 32 students and this will be the future of this […]
Radio Car Racing is Underway at the Lamar Elks Lodge
Want to take your vehicle around some hairpin turns at excessively high speeds, outdistancing your closest competitor? Rebound off retaining walls and spin out a couple of times and get back on the straightaway to retake your lead in the pack. Bump your opponent out of the way when no one is looking? Cross the […]
Lamar Honkers Around the Town
My Health & Wellness The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers paid a welcome visit recently to Dr. Samantha Befidi, Chiropractor/Acupuncture-Certified, at her offices at 206 East Olive Street in Lamar. Hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8am to 5pm and Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 6:30pm. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 719-336-0108 or […]
Prowers Medical Center Opens New Emergency Department Entrance
Prowers Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of its newly expanded Emergency Department (ED). We will start receiving emergency care patients at our new ED entrance beginning Wednesday, February 17th. The new entrance for the Emergency Department (ED) will be relocated to the newly constructed entrance on the southeast corner of the […]
Prowers GOP Caucus set for Tuesday, March 1st
The Colorado Republicans will hold their Precinct Caucus meetings on March 1, 2016 starting at 7:00 p.m. The Prowers County Republicans will be holding their Precinct Caucus in two locations. Precincts 2 (two) and 13 (thirteen), the two most eastern Precincts, will be holding their Caucus at the Holly City Complex. All other Precincts will meet […]
Lamar Noon Lions Help Fund Leader Dog Service
Becky Wynn, a Michigan resident who was introduced to the Lamar Lions Club luncheon by Gordon Guihen, provided some behind-the-scenes information about the Leader Dogs for the Blind program; a Lion’s sponsored organization, during the Lamar Lion’s weekly meeting, February 10th. Wynn, who describes herself as a volunteer puppy raiser, was visiting in Lamar […]
Domestic Safety Resource Center Urges Caution on Donations
Domestic Safety Resource Center provides free confidential services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in the 15th Judicial District – Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Prowers Counties. We are mostly grant funded, however we do accept donations from private individuals, businesses and other organizations. We DO NOT solicit donations by going door to […]
LCC to Break Ground on New Residence Hall
(Lamar, Colorado; February 11, 2016) Lamar Community College and the LCC Foundation are pleased to announce that the College will break ground on the College’s new residence hall on Tuesday, February 16, at 1:30pm just north of Todd-Burch Hall on the LCC campus. The public is welcome to attend the event. Parking for the groundbreaking […]
Life-Savers Recognized by Council
Several months ago, the most frightening event young parents can experience happened to a young mother, her infant child stopped breathing. When immediate efforts to get the child to resume breathing didn’t work, local emergency response teams were called and went into action. Those life-saving efforts were recognized during the Lamar City Council meeting Monday, […]
City Continues House Demolition Project
Tearing down derelict houses in Lamar helps improve a neighborhood in a number of ways; the area becomes free of blight, property values have a chance to increase, there’s less of a risk of other houses falling into disrepair, vandalism, vagrancy and drug houses are reduced, and an opportunity develops for a new house […]
Sparkle in their Eyes – Twinkle in their Toes
The inaugural Southern Plains Father Daughter Dance was held at the Lamar Elks Lodge Saturday evening, January 23. Roni Vallejos, child life specialist, coordinated the event as a fundraiser for the new Hospice Children’s Good Grief Center. Roni and her team of Hospice employees and supporters spent time decorating, baking, and creating a “Winter Wonderland” […]
ACT! for America to Host Voter Registration Drive
The Lamar Chapter of Act! for America will be sponsoring a Voter Registration Drive in Prowers County, as well as other counties in Colorado. As we approach the most important 2016 election, the Drive will offer the opportunity for citizens to register to vote in a variety of locations and a variety of methods. It […]
City Reviewing Water Meter Performance
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, expressed a concern regarding the performance of some of the city’s newer water meters, installed in 2013. He told the city council that some ‘error reads’ from the performance reports weren’t changing, “going on and on, and we got them over and over.” Two dozen of the individual meter […]
Council Receives Funding for Bridge Repair
“Team Lamar”; the Lamar City Council sported Bronco jerseys for Monday night’s council meeting, courtesy of Gerry Jenkins, council member. The Broncos, of course, won Sunday’s Super Bowl match against the Carolina Panthers and the council agreed to hold off on city matters long enough for a requested group shot. Maybe they can do it […]
2016 Begins with Healthy City Sales Tax Report
December 2015 Sales and Use Tax collected in January 2016 indicated a healthy shopping community with City Sales Tax up 6.07% and Total Sales and Use Tax collections up 16.51% from the latest report. City Sales Tax collections were up $19,417.70 at $339,221.23. That’s compared to the 2015 collection figure of $319,803.53. Year to […]
CDOT Provides Estimated Timeline for Main Street Construction
The Main Street construction project in Lamar will be conducted in three phases over several years and the bidding for a contractor for the first phase will begin May 5th of this year. Brian Long, CDOT resident engineer for southeast Colorado and Dean VanDeWege, P.E. Senior Project Manager for Jacobs Consulting, hosted a public […]
Countdown to Remark on Charter Communications Service
Flickering Super Bowl Game on Your TV? Some Charter Communications cable customers may have noticed segments of the 50th Super Bowl flickering off and on during the game this past Sunday, February 7th. Some Charter customers may have been holding their breath, recalling another Super Bowl Sunday when the cable provider was off line for […]
Runnin’ Lopes Booster Club to Honor Eads Football Team
(Lamar, Colorado; February 3, 2016) The Runnin’ Lopes Booster Club is set to honor the Eads Eagles football team on Tuesday, February 9, during the halftime of the LCC Men’s Basketball game. The Booster Club will recognize the team and coaches for their successes this past fall and their 1A 6-Man State Championship title. […]