All Entries in the "Education" Category
Summer Gymnastics Camp
Wild West Athletics held a summer gymnastics camp for preschoolers and up. The camp was very successful with 33 participants from Springfield, Holly, Granada, Eads, Wiley, La Junta, Swink, Las Animas & Lamar. Thank you to all that supported the 2012 gymnastics camp and we look forward to seeing everyone on August 20th for Fall […]
Big Timbers History Corner #15 – Highway Sign
This old style highway sign is made of enamel over metal, kind of like your Grandma’s roasting pans. It marked Highway 89 and was probably placed at or near that road’s junction with Highway 50, as the arrow and mileage direct you westward to Lamar and Las Animas. Highway 89 had an interesting life. It […]
Lamar RE-2 Board Meets Prior to Start of New School Year
The new season begins August 16 for the Lamar School District, and the RE-2 board of directors will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, August 13. Some items will focus on the new year including approval for several from the Consent Agenda: the fuel bid for 2-12-2013, Student Handbooks for Parkview Elementary and Middle Schools, […]
2012 Summer Reading Program Ends
It is a sad week for all of us at the Lamar Public Library … the summer reading program officially ended on Monday, July 30th with an awards ceremony and swim party. June and July are two of the most fun filled and busy months for all of us at the library; they are exciting, […]
Anthrax Case Being Investigated by CDA
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is currently investigating an anthrax case in Logan County; one deceased cow is confirmed to have been infected with the disease, approximately 50 dead cattle are suspected to have been exposed. One location has tested positive and adjacent ranchers are being notified. No cattle left the […]
‘LEFTOVER’ HUNTING LICENSES ON-SALE AUG. 14
DENVER – Thousands of big game hunting licenses that did not sell during the license application and draw process will go on sale to the public at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and more than 700 hunting license retailers statewide. In addition to the approximately 34,000 elk licenses, 6,300 […]
State Vital Records Office Cautions Document Theft Causes BIG Problems
DENVER — The Vital Records Office at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today cautioned Colorado parents to guard against identity theft when providing their children’s birth certificates for school and sports registration. “It’s fine to show the school or coach the original, but make sure it’s only a copy that you leave […]
Attorney General Suthers Details Scam Prevention for Seniors
The elderly have always been the prime prey for personal or business scams, and with the advent of the internet and identify theft, protecting them from potential harm has become more difficult. Colorado Attorney John Suthers is taking steps to help prevent senior citizens from being easy pickings when it comes to exploitation of our […]
RE-2 Registration Underway for 2012-2013
The Lamar Community Building was packed with students and parents yesterday, August 7, not for any sports activity, but for school registration. Forms need to be filled, assignments need to be corrected, studies for the year set out, information compiled on health, meals, special needs, insurance, sign up for other activities such as Project […]
Sunny and Hot, with Very Concentrated Showers
Two of the newest engineers for the Lamar Fire Department spent part of their Monday afternoon, getting acquainted with the department’s equipment. Patrick Arrona and Marcus Widener were getting checked out by Ryan Cook at McKorkle Field on August 6. Cook said this is part of the training the engineers receive when they join the […]
Big Timbers History Corner #14 – Sand & Sage
In honor of the Sand and Sage Fair, here’s a shot of livestock visiting our area many, many years ago. Not the way they wash cattle for the fair these days, eh? The Arkansas looks pretty different, too! Makes you wonder what ranching in Prowers County will be like a hundred years from now…. Be […]
PREVENTING SNAKEBITES
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Summer means cycling, golfing, rock climbing, camping, fishing, horseback riding, boating and swimming. It can also mean increased human-wildlife encounters, including those of the slithering kind. As such, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds people to watch for snakes as they enjoy the outdoors. Colorado has 28 snake species, but only […]
Health Department Alerts SE CO Residents Against West Nile Virus
August 1, 2012-The Prowers County Department of Public Health and Environment advises all residents to take precautions against West Nile Virus. We had a very dry first half of the summer and recent mosquito trapping has yielded low mosquito numbers and to date there have been no collected mosquitoes that have tested positive for West […]
Business of the Week – Welcome Home Child and Family Development Center
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the Welcome Home Child and Family Development Center located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-1200. Welcome Home Child and Family Development […]
Moving Back to Lincoln School
The Lamar Teen Center moved across town, Wednesday, August 1. Office equipment, furnishings, computers and an assortment of classroom products was transported from the West Elm Street Teen Center to Lincoln Elementary School on North 10th Street. Volunteers from the high school football team and some employees from the RE-2 school district loaded vans […]
Senate President Shaffer Tours S.E. Colorado
Colorado Senate President, Brandon Shaffer, made a series of meet and greet stops in southeast Colorado last week, spending time on Thursday at the Hickory House, the SOS Center and The Perk on West Elm Street. The majority of his hour at The Perk dealt with efforts by local landowners to settle their conservation easement […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for July 30th
TOP TEN BOOKS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 30 Calico Joe by John Grisham Chilton’s Auto Repair Manual by Chiltons The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Explosive Seventeen by Janet Evanovich Forever in Blue by Ann Brashares One Thousand White Women by Joe Fergus Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett The Witness by Nora Roberts Beautiful Sacrifice by Elizabeth Lowell Catching Fire by Suzanne […]
Business of the Week – High Plains Community Health Dental Center
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight High Plains Community Health Dental Center in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-8445. HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH DENTAL CENTER Who likes […]
New Fire/Fireworks Ordinance Being Scripted for Prowers County
“I want to be very precise with drafting a new ordinance on the books for the county,” explained John Lefferdink, Prowers County Attorney. He told the commissioners during their regular meeting on Thursday, July 26, that the county only enforces a few, and if not worded to match your intent, can work counter to your […]
Big Timbers History Corner #13 – Fats vs. Leans
Lamar has been a baseball town almost from the start. There are records of games back in 1886! This picture shows just part of a Big Timbers Museum display about a 1902 baseball battle of the Fats vs. the Leans. Lot of noted names in those rosters! I especially like the picture with the Strain […]