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Colorado Fishing Report for July 23, 2013
Cherry Creek boat recommendations altered Effective Tuesday, July 29, Cherry Creek State Park will put the following recommendations in place for the West and East Boat Ramps due to low water levels, unmarked hazards and the potential for risk of damage to vessels: All vessels that launch and load on both the East & West […]
New Northside Park is Coming in September
How often do kids get a chance to help develop their own city playground? That opportunity is available for brand new playground equipment for the Northside Park, due to the collaboration among the City of Lamar and LiveWell Prowers County, KaBOOM and The Colorado Health Foundation. Emily Nieschburg of LiveWell Prowers County said representatives will […]
Lamar Babe Ruth Softball 16U All-Stars Update
On behalf of the Lamar Babe Ruth Softball All-Star players, coaches, parents and the Lamar Babe Ruth Softball League we would like to thank the Lamar, Springfield, Granada communities and all surrounding areas for their support and donations as the team worked to raise money to travel the Wilson, NC, for the Babe Ruth Softball […]
Dig Into Reading – Summer Reading Program Top Readers Announced
The Lamar Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, “DIG into Reading” came to a close on Monday evening, July 22, with an awards ceremony and swim party. 265 pre-school thru 5th graders were registered for the program and total number of hours read was 3,168. Top Readers were: Team Chipmunk – 51 reading logs 1st Place […]
Big Timbers Museum Update
Kathleen Scranton, Curator for the Big Timbers Museum, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with a quarterly activities update. Tammie Clark, Health and Human Services, recently donated two historic bookcases and the museum plans to receive additional cabinetry, office furniture, a carved wooden bench and a metal bench from the Prowers County auction room this […]
“Leftover” Hunting Licenses On-Sale August 6th
DENVER – Leftover big game hunting licenses will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m., at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and more than 700 hunting license retailers statewide. Leftover licenses are those limited licenses that did not sell during the annual license draw process. With hunting applications being up […]
Celebrate Colorado Day with Free Admission into State Parks
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife will celebrate Colorado Day, Monday, Aug. 5 by offering free entrance at all 42 state parks. Colorado Day was created by the state legislature to mark the anniversary of statehood, granted in 1876 by President Ulysses S. Grant. Free entrance at the state parks is an annual Colorado Day tradition. “Colorado […]
Commissioners Make Offer to VA for Clinic in Annex
The Prowers County Commissioners issued a resolution during their Thursday, July 25 meeting proclaiming August as Child Support Month for Prowers County. Linda Fairbairn, Director of Social Services, shared the moment with Shawny Comer, IVD Administrator. Kirk Powers, Building Operations Supervisor, told the commissioners the Saturday Monster Truck Show put on by Larry Coberly […]
Meeting Planned to Discuss Land Sale on the Granada State Wildlife Area
LAMAR, Colo. – Representatives from state and federal agencies will be available to answer questions about plans to re-route a portion of U.S. Highway 50 through the Granada State Wildlife Area in Prowers County. An open-house question and answer session is slated for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Office at 2500 […]
Pedal the Plains Mural Set for Bi-Centennial Park
Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator, recapped the $1,000 award Lamar received to construct a public art project that will be set in place prior to the Pedal the Plains Bicycle tour in southeast Colorado. The funding from the Colorado Creative Industries will help finance the multi-group project which incorporates artistic submissions from […]
Colorado Fishing Report for July 23, 2013
Pueblo West High School champions young anglers Pueblo West’s Cyclone Anglers, led by teacher Steve Spock, is the state’s only high school fishing team. What started as a small group of dedicated, young anglers has blossomed into a 20 member team. Jerry Neal, editor of Colorado Outdoors Magazine for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, put together […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of July 22, 2013
New at the Lamar Public Library A la carte by Tanita S. Davis A turtle’s tale 2 [videorecording] : Sammy’s escape from paradise by Ben Stassen Bad Kitty for president by Nick Bruel Battle of the bands [#1] : High School Musical, stories from East High by N. B. Grace Bear cubs by Grace Elora Biking : Move your body by Sarah Tieck California sea lions by Megan […]
Health Oriented Projects Seeing Busy End of Summer
Emily Nieschburg of LiveWell outlined several visits being planned for Lamar this summer to ascertain how best to use the funding the community will receive for health and exercise oriented projects. She told Coalition members that due to the amazing attendance at the Family Fun Day earlier this month at Willow Creek Park and […]
Letter to the Editor – Big Thank You from the Library
The library board, library director, and library staff would like to thank the Lamar B.P.O.E. Elks for sponsoring a Bingo night for the library. We would also like to thank those individuals who attended the Bingo night in support of the Lamar Public Library. The money we raised will help provide fall programs for patrons […]
Lamar Public Library Offers Free Audiobooks
Lamar Public Library in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), is pleased to remind you about OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of audiobooks, including best-sellers, Recorded Books exclusives, classics, selections for children and young adults, and much more. Patrons have free access to eAudio at […]
1st Responders Treated to BBQ at Juniper Village in Lamar
Several dozen members of the Lamar Fire and Police Departments and EMS responders were treated to a pulled pork BBQ with all the fixings at Juniper Village on South 10th Street in Lamar this past Wednesday evening, July 17. Juniper Village director, Sharon Felton said this was simply a means of showing their appreciation to […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Funds Babe Ruth Contract Fees
Contract fees for the 2013 Colorado Babe Ruth 13 Prep State Championship being held in Lamar this weekend, July 19-22, were approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel on Tuesday, July 16. The short notice request for the $850 was due only because the organizing committee learned about it after last month’s Panel meeting. […]
Prowers Medical Center to Host Picnic at State Baseball Tournament
(Lamar, CO) July 12, 2013 – Next week Lamar is hosting the Babe Ruth 13 and Under Boys State Baseball Tournament. In response to the “support challenge” initiated by Frontier Bank, Prowers Medical Center will play host to the traditional tournament picnic to welcome the participants and families to our community. The picnic will be held […]
Colorado Fishing Report for July 16, 2013
Prewitt Reservoir boat ramp closed for season Due to falling water levels at Prewitt Reservoir, the boat ramp is unusable for the remainder of the boating season. Wakeless boating is permitted, however only very small, hand-launched craft are able to access the water. Due to the low water levels, trailered watercraft or pleasure boats are […]
Lamar Chamber Seeking Filler Items for Welcome Bags
The 2013 Babe Ruth Colorado State 13 Prep Tournament is July 19-23rd. The Lamar Chamber of Commerce is in need of items from our local businesses for the welcome bags. We are now up to (90) participants. Some ideas that would be good are baseball caps, sunscreen, chap stick, water bottles, pens, notepads, hard candy, […]