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1,000 Visitors Attend Sand Creek 150th Anniversary
1,000 join in weekend of ceremonies, events to mark 150 years since Sand Creek Massacre KIOWA COUNTY, CO –Native American descendants of the victims of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history gathered with supporters and other park visitors Saturday and Sunday to recognize those brutally killed 150 years ago at the Sand Creek […]
High Plains Expanding with Pediatric Center
High Plains Community Health Center is planning to develop a pediatric center next to the Chronic Care Adult Center. Although a construction date hasn’t been mentioned at this time, Center Executive Director, Jay Brooke, briefed the Prowers County Commissioners during a recent meeting. “Dr. Figlio needs some additional space as he’s given up his office […]
Local Support Urged for LCC Basketball Program
“Early registration for the spring semester is now open,” said Chad de Bono, Director of Enrollment Services at Lamar Community College. De Bono, along with men’s and women’s basketball coaches and several players, updated the Prowers County Commissioners on recent campus development. “We’ll see some construction work taking place,” de Bono explained, “Roof repairs, an […]
Brand Fees Increase: Effective January 1, 2015
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Effective January 1, 2015, fees through the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Brand Inspection Division will increase. The fee increase includes cattle, horse, and sheep inspection; licenses and permits; brand registration fees/estray fees; brand assessment fees; and cancelled brand reinstatement fees. “The Brand Inspection Division’s job is to protect Colorado’s $3 billion […]
Farmers’ Markets Continue for Holiday Shopping
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – With the popularity of farmers’ markets continuing to increase, many markets are extending their seasons into winter months. In addition to a Winter Farmers’ Market List, the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s online Colorado Food and Agriculture Gift Guide and Colorado Christmas Tree List help connect holiday shoppers with local producers. […]
PCDI Holds Successful Business Seminar
Rick Robbins, Prowers County Development Incorporated President, said there were 65 participants in the fork lift certification seminar held earlier this month at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. “We had to have three shifts for the numbers that took part, but we now have 65 certified forklift operators in the county,” he told the PCDI […]
Legos are a Library Hit
Youngsters between 3 and 12 years, dug into a table piled high with multi-colored, plastic building blocks know as legos, you know, those things you step on with your bare feet in the dark of night, when the kids haven’t put their toys away for the day. That’s the adult description of the […]
Regional Drug Training Course Concludes in Lamar
Do you need to be able to recognize illegal drugs on sight, or can you make a determination about the type of drug that has been used by observing a user? The Drug Training Expert course, hosted by the Lamar Police Department, and attended by numerous law enforcement officers from the region, helps police officials […]
Holly Commercial Club Elects New President, Donates to Ambulance Service
The Holly Commercial Club met in regular session the first Wednesday of the month at the Holly Methodist Church. As the executive committee had no volunteers to serve as officers in 2015, the floor ws opened for nominations with Ralph Plummer stating that he is stepping down as president after having served for seven […]
HOPE Center Sports a Student-run Bicycle Repair Class
Take four bicycles in various stages of repair, four boys with somewhat greasy fingers, an instructor and a Friday morning at the Project HOPE Center at Lincoln School is underway. For the past four or five weeks, on Friday mornings and Monday evenings, youngsters, mostly middle school age boys, will cover the floor in their […]
Gov. Hickelooper Proclaims November as “Hire a Veteran Month”
(DENVER) Governor John Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation declaring November as “Hire A Veteran Month” and during the next four weeks, the Department of Labor and Employment will be spotlighting the full spectrum of services the agency makes available to veterans. Workshops and special hiring events will take place statewide (for a full list, […]
CPW Conducts Poacher Check Point in Lamar
The eastbound Port of Entry along Highway 50 in Lamar was the site of a poacher checkpoint in Lamar this past Wednesday, as approximately two dozen Department of Parks and Wildlife and law enforcement officials checked vehicles for hunting violations. Orange cones were set up ahead of the Entry and two officials conducted a brief […]
Lamar Area Hospice Receives $7,000 from Beer and Brats for Boobies Group
The one year old hospice/palliative care program at Lamar Area Hospice received a $7,000 donation this past Monday, November 3. The gift was presented to Deb Pelley, Executive Director of the local hospice organization by members of the BBB, Beer-Brats & Boobies Committee. The funds were raised through sponsor contributions as well as entry […]
Letter to the Editor: Common Core
I want to thank the Concerned Citizens for Liberty Group for bringing Dr. Duke Pesta to Lamar to have the opportunity to hear his educational presentation on Common Core. I feel our government bribed all schools with Race to the Top funding, and in exchange they’d have to follow the new Common Core standards. Wouldn’t […]
Commissioners Discuss Various Health Issues
Joined by members of Janea Aguilera’s family, the Prowers County Commissioners signed a proclamation recognizing the first week in November as Childhood Cancer Awareness Week in Prowers County. Janea Aguilera passed away in April earlier this year, a young teenage girl who had battled several forms of cancer for several years. Her struggle […]
2015 Redbooks are Now Available
The ever popular Colorado State University Integrated Resource Management Redbooks are now available at the Prowers County Extension Office. Supply is limited and will be available on a first come/first serve basis. These pocket size books contain a wealth of information, but are very popular with livestock producers in tracking their herd health, pasture usage, […]
PCDI Plans Business Seminars
Several topics for future business seminar have been suggested by Prowers County Development Incorporated board members. Executive Director Lance Benninghoff and board president, Rick Robbins presented an overview for the Lamar City Council this past Monday evening, October 27, highlighting a November 13 seminar for OSHA certification for forklift operators. The discussion among PCDI board […]
Share the Spirit Shoes Distributed
This past Friday, October 24th, was like an early Christmas for a lot of area school kids. They received a free pair of new shoes of their choice, paid for by the proceeds raised by the Share the Spirit fundraiser held earlier this month at Amache Farms. Close to $28,000 was raised from the […]
Lamar Lions Generate Care Packages for Ft Lyon Residents
Several weeks ago, Lamar Lions, Dick Ramsay and Ken Callison put out a call for donations of everyday apparel for adults, simple furnishings such as lamps and rugs and cosmetic and hygiene items for the men and women residents at the Ft. Lyon Supportive Residential Community in Las Animas. The response has been tremendous. […]
150th Sand Creek Massacre Remembrance Event at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
November 29, 2014 marks the 150th year since the Sand Creek Massacre. On that fateful morning one hundred and fifty years ago, Regiments of Colorado (U.S.) Volunteer Cavalry attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho village along the Big Sandy Creek. The surprise attack resulted in the deaths of approximately 200 men, women and children. Those […]