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PCDI Discusses Rural Business Loan Sources
Prowers County Development Incorporated has accepted insurance bids from between eight and ten agents in Lamar and Prowers County for the East Washington Street property. Premiums following roof repairs on one of the warehouses following a summer wind storm have increased significantly and the PCDI board is looking for the best deal. Board member […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of August 25, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of August 25, 2014 Adult Fiction – eBooks The Hot Zone: the terrifying true story of the origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston Longbourn by Jo Baker The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks Looking for Alaska by John Green The Road of Lost Innocence: the […]
El Pomar Gives New Life to HOPE
Lori Hammer, Project HOPE director in Lamar, has received confirmation from the El Pomar Foundation of a $100,000 grant for funding into the 2014-2015 school year. “I received a phone call telling us we had been awarded the donation, and the recent confirmation made it official,” she explained. The funding announcement comes just in time, as […]
Lamar Council Okays Levee Study Funding
The City of Lamar is following through with Willow Creek Levee improvements as required by FEMA. Mapping the nation’s levee systems was mandated several years ago by the federal agency as a means of providing timely information for adequate insurance coverage within a community’s flood plain which would be impacted by a 100 year flood. […]
Teens Leave their Mark at NAPA in Lamar
What was once a bare north wall at NAPA Auto Parts, North Main in Lamar, has been covered with some welcomed graffiti (mural), the handiwork of representatives of #riseaboveColorado. Promoting a drug free, healthy lifestyle for Colorado youngsters, the statewide organization came to Lamar to initiate a project for eleven communities in the state. Two […]
Pre-Conference Training Sessions for Rural Philanthropy Days Set
Pre-Conference Training Sessions for Rural Philanthropy Days –Held for Southeast Colorado Less than a month prior to this year’s Southeast Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days event held in Trinidad, September 24-26, the Community Resource Center and Anschutz Family Foundation are providing critical pre-conference training sessions across the region. The training sessions are geared to help […]
Colorado Farmers’ Markets Are Now At Your Fingertips
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – The popular Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, which has been helping consumers find local farmers’ markets for 30 years, is now available as a free mobile app. Farmers’ markets, roadside stands, u-picks, wineries and other agritourism activities are now conveniently available at your fingertips. “We are excited to expand this year’s Farm […]
Livestock Slaughter – July 2014 – U.S. Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.91 billion pounds in July, down 6 percent from the 4.16 billion pounds produced in July 2013. Beef production, at 2.09 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.60 million head, down 10 percent from July 2013. The average live […]
State Fair Fans: $150,000 Still Unclaimed From Cashless Cards
Refunds Being Offered Until Sept. 2 at the Colorado State Fairgrounds PUEBLO, Colo. – A little more than $150,000 is still unclaimed in refunds from the “Cashless Card” used at last year’s Colorado State Fair, and refunds are only available until the end of the 2014 Fair on September 1. The Cashless […]
PMC Birth Announcements August 22, 2014
Mikeala and Agustin Almanza of Lamar are the proud new parents to a baby boy. Gabriel Angel Almanza was born at 7:12am on August 17, 2014. He weighed 6 lb 14.5 oz and measured 20.5 inches in length. Congratulations to Mikeala and Agustin on the birth of your son! Ruth Maldonado of Lamar is happy […]
Guest speaker Tom Tudor to Visit Lamar Public Library on September 11
Tom Tudor presents: “Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknowns” Thursday, September 11th at 7:00 pm Lamar Public Library’s Cultural Events Center at 102 E. Parmenter in Lamar Tom Tudor has been a distinguished speaker for twenty-five years, presenting an informative narration of our nation’s most hallowed ground: Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Tudor, speaking to hundreds of […]
New LCC Dean of Academics Meets Commissioners, West Nile Found in Prowers County
Lamar Community College President, John Marrin, introduced Fred Hampel the college’s new Dean of Academics to the commissioners. Hampel hailed from Kansas and had an agricultural background from having farmed and ranched in his early adult life. He returned to college to become an economist, employed by corporations before he moved into higher education, teaching […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report-May 2014
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 323 calls for service in May. Lamar had 167 calls while Holly had 39 and the County posted 96 calls for the month. Lamar had 48 legal papers or restraining orders served for May while the county had six. The Sheriff’s Office responded to the county for Traffic […]
August 2014 Drought Update: S.E. Colorado Sees Some Relief
Mild temperatures and above average precipitation across much of the state has brought continued drought relief to the eastern plains. The four corners region is experiencing less precipitation and deteriorating conditions. Monsoon rains could potentially help alleviate the drying. Water providers indicated that storage levels remain strong, with many reservoirs near or at capacity and […]
Lodging Panel Funds New Events
An Old Cowboys’ Reunion, aerobatics exhibition and a Mr. and Miss Fall Festival Pageant were funded by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during their monthly meeting August 19. Anne Marie Crampton from Lamar Community College and Alvin Jones explained the concept of the college’s plans for an Old Cowboys’ Reunion to coincide with […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of August 18, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of August 18, 2014 Adult Fiction Resistant #3: Dr. Lou Welcome series by Michael Palmr That Night by Chevy Stevens Boomerang#1: a Boomerang novel by Noelle August The Director by David Ignatius I Am Pilgrim #1: Pilgrim series by Terry Hayes The Girls From Corona del Mar […]
Butterfly Discovery at Sand Creek Massacre NHS
This regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) marks yet another unique visitor to Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. The National Park Service noted its outstanding colors and photographed it in Colorado’s Kiowa County for the first time. Unfortunately, regal fritillaries continue to decline in number and area. As in the picture, milkweed can draw this species […]
Lamar Citizens Presented with Congressional Recognition Awards by Congressman Gardner
U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner’s campaign tour through southeast Colorado included an awards presentation this past Friday, August 15, at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. Gardner presented Queena Domburian a U.S. Citizenship Certificate and Rex Davis was presented with the Prowers County Conservationist of the Year Award which was read into the Congressional Records. Queena […]
Gov. Hickenlooper on Jobs Gain Numbers for Colorado
DENVER — Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today issued the following statement regarding the news that Colorado’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent in July from 5.5 percent in June 2014. “Colorado’s unemployment rate is the lowest in almost six years and gives us a solid foundation to continue to build […]
Colorado July Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 5,500 over the month from June to July, to 2,452,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,000 and government decreased 500. Colorado has had 33 consecutive months of payroll job gains. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two tenths of […]