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New: Lamar City Website; New Cultural Events Center Rates
Just three Lamar City Administrator Candidates will be on hand this Thursday, June 16, at the Cultural Events Center between 6pm and 7:30pm. Mayor Roger Stagner reminded the audience during Monday’s city council meeting that the reception is open to the public, and residents are urged to visit the candidates vying for the administrator position […]
Granada Board CDOT Signage and Town Water
Mary Root, Prowers County Land Use Administrator met with the Granada Town Board during last Wednesday’s monthly meeting, June 1. The discussion centered on the best location to erect signs in the town to direct visitors to various attractions. Granada is one of the four gateway communities in southeast Colorado, including Eads, Springfield and Fowler […]
36th Annual Wiley Hay Days 2011 Schedule of Events:
36th Annual Wiley Hay Days 2011 Schedule of Events: Friday, June 17: 6 p.m. – Grandpa Softball-Baseball Field (Grandpa`s vs. Papa`s) If you’re a Grandpa, contact Nick Weber @ 688-8354 7:30 p.m. – Water balloon fight for the kids! (Drop off your kids and go play Bingo!) 7:30pm-Wiley Lions Club bingo in the park Saturday, […]
B. Dianne Woodard – 1953 – 2011
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident Dianne Woodard will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday June 14, 2011 at the home of Rick and Karen Woodard at 408 S. 11th St. in Lamar. Per Dianne’s request cremation will take place and there will be no public visitation. Dianne was born on […]
Prowers County Recognizes National Men’s Health Week
Men’s Health Week is being observed in Prowers County. Last Thursday, representatives from the High Plains Community Health Center met with the county commissioners as they signed a proclamation in recognition of Men’s Health Week, June 13-19. Lisa Thomas, Crystal Cook and Kacee Lucero reminded the commissioners and the general public that through this week, men can […]
Friday Tire Fire
About the same time as the Friday 5 o’clock whistle blew in Lamar, a fire alarm also went off in town. Responders from the Lamar Fire Department were called out to Paulen Grove, between North 9th and 10th Streets in Lamar. A pile of discarded car and truck tires had been set on fire, which […]
Nice and Easy for Bluegrass Friday Jam Session
This past Friday, June 10, was the opening evening for the annual Holly Free Bluegrass Festival. It was one of the nicer ways to wind down a week of activity, sitting in a lawn chair, talking with friends and watching other friends on stage, or in front of it, perform some of their favorite tunes […]
Frank B. Bruce 1919 – 2011
Frank B. Bruce 1919 – 2011 Funeral services for Holly, CO, resident Frank Bruce will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday June 14, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. Pastor Dale Fuhrmeister and Pastor Don Sales will co-officiate the service and burial will follow at the Garber Cemetery, south of Holly. Mr. Bruce was born […]
Mercedes “Mercy” T. Enciso 1954 – 2011
Mercedes “Mercy” T. Enciso 1954 – 2011 A mass of Christian Burial for Lamar, Colorado resident Mercedes “Mercy” Enciso will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday June 13, 2011 at St. Francis De Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, Colorado. Father Damasus Okoro will celebrate the mass. Burial will follow at the Riverside […]
Donald Lee Canfield – 1934-2011
Donald Lee Canfield 1934 – 2011 A Graveside Memorial Service for longtime Lamar resident, Donald Lee Canfield will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with loved ones officiating. Per Donald’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Donald was born on September […]
Lamar City Council to Discuss New Fees and Policy on Use of Cultural Events Center
The Lamar City Council is expected to raise the fees of the Cultural Events Center to match those of the Lamar Community Building during the Monday night meeting, June 13. The Center was remodeled in 2004, and this spring, a question was brought to the council concerning its availability for political and religious purposes. The […]
RE-2 School Board Meets June 13
The Lamar RE-2 School Board Members will approve the preliminary budget for fiscal year, 2011-2012 during their meeting at 7:30pm, June 13. Other discussions involving finance will be consideration of raising lunch prices and accepting a bid for a capital reserve project, roof repair at the Lamar High School. The remainder of the meeting will […]
Youth Art Display at Community State Bank
Mittie Helm and Tracy Long, employees at Community State Bank, review art work completed by Lamar school children who participated in arts after-school programming 2010-2011 through the Partners for Hope Center. The works are on display in the bank lobby on north Main Street, Lamar. The children worked in acrylic paint using their imaginations, photographs […]
JBS 5 Rivers Cattle Water Development Plans
The Prowers County Commissioners hosted a public hearing Thursday, June 9, on plans submitted by Colorado Beef to dry up land irrigated by the Ft. Lyon Canal, and use the water for feedlot purposes. Commission chairman Henry Schnabel said the county has 120 days to make a decision on the proposal, but doesn’t believe it […]
Holly Experiencing Steady Economic Growth
Holly residents have had a busy four years since the spring tornado swept through their town. Many of the destroyed homes were completely rebuilt or upgraded, along with several businesses and churches. Most recently, new curbs, gutters and sidewalks along Main Street gave downtown Holly a newer, more prosperous appearance. Marsha Willhite, Holly Town Administrator, […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers Visit The Sale Barn
On Friday, June 3rd, the Chamber of Commerce Honkers presented the owners of The Sale Barn with a “Dollar of Profit” plaque and introduced them to the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. The Sale Barn is located at 1010 East Olive in Lamar. Their business hours are from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday and from 12 […]
Two LCC Ballplayers Make the Majors
Two Lamar Community College sophomores were taken in the 2011 Major League Baseball Amateur draft this week. 2009 Brush High School graduate Arturo Maltos-Garcia was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round. Maltos-Garcia was also selected as a First Team NJCAA All-American as well as a First Team All-Region. Arturo finished the year […]
Lamar Prowers County Volunteer Fireman Working for Fireworks Goal
The Lamar Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department is hoping to reach their $8,000 goal for the 2011 July 4th fireworks show. Members will be walking the Lamar neighborhoods using their fire boots to collect funds for the annual display. You can identify members as they will wear their department t-shirts. If someone comes to your […]
List of Lamar City Administrator Candidates Narrows
The public is invited to a community reception for the City Administrator Candidates on Thursday, June, 16, 2011 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the Cultural Events Center at 104 East Parmenter Street. Please join the city in welcoming the candidates to Lamar. Refreshments will be served. With less than a month before the resignation of […]
Frontier Bank Donates to World Series Committee
Frontier Bank of Lamar has donated $5,000 to the World Series Committee after learning the Tourism Board reduced their obligation. The bank is loaning the additional $10,000 to the committee at a very respectable rate. After discussing this at their regular board meeting earlier in the week, it was decided that Frontier Bank would get […]