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P3 Becomes Partners for Hope
P3, a youth oriented organization dedicated to educating youngsters about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, underwent a transformation last year when it teamed with the Teen Center in Lamar. It’s still a Teen Center on East Elm Street in Lamar, but it’s becoming known as Partners for Hope. Meg Day of P3, and […]
Clearing and Cleaning the Path
An assortment of volunteers turned out for a clean-up day on the Willow Creek Nature Trail in the woods to the rear of Lamar Community College Friday, May 13th. The project ran from 9am to Noon with over a dozen young men and women showing up for their assignments. Linda Groat from the […]
Something ‘Fishy’ About Good Morning Lamar Breakfast
Photos by Russ Baldwin & Molly Gearhart Residents kicked off their Lamar Days weekend with the traditional Wake Up’ breakfast of biscuits/gravy, eggs and bacon at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Friday, May 13. In honor of Lamar’s 125th anniversary, some elder Honkers produced a skit, reminiscent of older days when they were younger men. Bill […]
Savage Musicians ‘Top the Charts’ in State Competition
On Saturday, May 7, music students from Lamar Middle School and from Lamar High School participated in the Music In the Parks Music Festival in Denver. Both bands performed at Ralston High School. The High School Concert Band, under the direction of Mr. Bob Seay, was awarded a first place trophy in their division. The […]
Lamar Days Spring Shootout May 13th & 14th
Plans have been completed in preparation for opening weekend at Lamar Speedway. Lamar Racing Club with help from BST Promotions and Prowers County Lodging tax panel have put together a 2 day race event that will pit race car teams from a 4 state area against each other in a battle for a prize money […]
Granada Water Restrictions Continue
Granada residents will be on water use restrictions for about two more weeks, according to the update given to the town board Wednesday, May 11. Several booster pumps short-circuited due to a water leak from a rusted flange submerging them in the pump pit. Water is now being provided through a gravity feed from the […]
Wiley Competes in State CDEs
Sunday, May 1, nine members of the Wiley FFA Chapter traveled to Fort Collins with members of the McClave FFA Chapter to compete at the State Career Development Events. These members included Erika Ragland, Taylin Spitzer, Chris Turner, Brandon Rhuda, Kelsey Paintin, Zach Sparks, Slade Melton, Bailey Dodson, and Grady Rogers. On Monday, Ragland, Spitzer, […]
Cinco de Mayo, Perfect Day
The weatherman was overdue to forecast a good Saturday, May 7, for this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration in Lamar, and he came through in style for participants of the event at North Side Park. Roads and side streets were blocked off surrounding the park and by mid-morning, many of the booths had been set […]
Lamar Utilities Board Views 1st Quarter Financial Report
The majority of the Lamar Utilities Board this past Tuesday was spent in executive session, reviewing an update on the WildEarth Guardian lawsuit, consideration of the purchase of mobile classrooms from Alta Vista Charter School and an update on the Repowering Project Outage. Information available on the Alta Vista classrooms show there are two double-wide […]
Nabbed in the Act
Monday, May 9, 2011 at approximately 7:30pm, Lamar Police Department officers were advised of three burglaries within a five-minute time frame. Officers were advised one of the burglaries was in progress and the individual was still inside the residence. Officers were able to contact the individual, identified as David Colbert, 34, of Pueblo, Colorado coming […]
Lamar FFA Earns Gold in State Competition
From Charity Stocking Congratulations to the Lamar FFA Chapter for their recent success at the State Career Development Events held on the CSU – Ft. Collins campus this past week. The chapter participated in five events including Horse Judging, Livestock Evaluation, Floriculture, Agronomy, and Ag Mechanics. The Floriculture Team consisted of Callie Brase, […]
Lamar Council Accepts Valco Property, Agrees on Conduit Payments
The Lamar city council voted to accept a donation of 108 acres of land belonging to Valco, Incorporated. There is no set date for the closing because the state must sign off on a reclamation plan for the property. Valco must re-plant vegetation and make certain changes to the land before it will […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Inches A-Way
On May 6th the Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Inches A-Way and presented them with their “Dollar of Profit” plaque. Inches A-Way is owned and operated by Shannon Venturi and Candace Zordel at 214 South Main Street here in Lamar. Inches A-Way is an Exercise and Retail location. There are many different exercise […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Improves
“We’ve had a good first quarter,” is how the Lamar city council described the latest city sales tax revenue report, showing a 6.51% improvement over last year. The dollar difference is slight, $17,119.21 for March, but it also shows a steady increase. Year-to-date figures also show growth at 5.96% for an increase of $62,356.46 over […]
Marshal Frisbie Shootout Re-enactment Follows Lamar Parade
Lamar parade-goers will enjoy a famous shootout this Saturday, May 14, following the annual Lamar Days parade. James Horace Frisbie was a marshal in Lamar, mortally wounded on December 26, 1906 in a famous shootout in front of what was then the Lamar Union Hotel, now known as Stockman’s. As Night Marshal, Frisbie was on […]
Lamar Stays with Five Day School Week
The Lamar RE-2 school district will maintain its current five-day school week. Before a standing room audience that extended into the outer foyer, all but two members of the school board voted in favor of keeping the five-day week, with Allan Medina and Nancy Winsor voting to change to four days. Winsor asked if there […]
Successful Share the Spirit Foundation Weekend
Numerous events combined this past weekend to raise $1,800 for area children during the Amache Studio Photography contest May 7. Over 140 persons attended the photo viewing which displayed the works of 29 photographers from Colorado and other states. Four artists sold their work. Awards went to these artists: First Place to Ron Mulbery for […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Becky’s Restaurant
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers visited Becky’s Restaurant on April 29th. The Honkers and Chamber Board members Jill Tinnes and Axel Thurner presented Becky’s Restaurant Owner, Becky Licano, with her ‘dollar of profit’ plaque, and spoke to Becky about becoming a member of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. Becky and her daughters operate the […]
Lamar Days Means BBQ
The 7th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-off and Backyard Grillers Competition gets underway May 13th and 14th at Willow Creek Park in Lamar. This year the cooking competition will be on the eastern side of the park, paralleling the road, from the southern end of the park to the Rotary Way entrance. Local teams can […]
LCC Rodeo Team Moves on to National Finals
Lamar Community College sophomores Carter Coble (Hershey, NE) and Tyler Schnaufer of Pueblo pose with the saddles they won as Central Rocky Mountain Region Champions in Steer Wrestling and Team Roping, respectively. They will represent LCC and the region at the College National Finals Rodeo June12-18 in Casper, WY with teammate Chase Reed of Yuma […]