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2011 Fantasy Tree – November 19th
The 8th annual Fantasy Tree, fund-raising event for the Domestic Safety Resource Center, will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011, 6:00 pm, at the Elks Lodge in Lamar. The Fantasy Tree Fund Raising Committee are Chairman: Lisa Thomas; Vice Chair: Jillane Hixson; Secretary Treasurer: Lori Morlan; and, committee members Cheryl Preisser, Holly Burton, Valerie […]
XI PI Runners Raise $400
Members of the Xi PI Sorority raised $400 last Saturday, October 29, in a Spooktacular Sprint at Willow Creek Park. Members donned Halloween costumes to promote the event. Best Costume went to the Vallejos family who were dressed as Dr. Suess characters, including The Cat in the Hat, and they received one of the […]
Numbers Up for Local Fairs
More money was spent at the livestock sale at the Sand and Sage Round Up this year, and twice the number of open entries was noted for the Holly Gateway Fair, according to Lacey Mann, CSU S.E. Area Extension Agent. Mann said this year’s livestock sale posed a 25% increase over last year and came […]
Painting the Town Red, One Boo at a Time
Click on a picture to see the full-sized image. Ghouls and goblins and their moms and dads were out for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Moonlight Madness event this past Thursday, October 27. Costumed kids visited the Goblin Wobble, sponsored by Tri State Exchange and hosted at Wild West Athletics on North Main Street. […]
S.E. Colorado Art Guild Autumn Art Show Results
Click on a picture to see a larger image. The Southeast Colorado Art Guild Autumn Art Show was highlighted Thursday evening, October 27, during its week display at the Shore Arts Center on South Main Street in Lamar. Bev Middleton, Guild President said there were 135 entries this year from 47 artists. Cash awards were […]
Prowers Lodging Tax Panel Funds Two Projects
The 10th Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival will be held February 23-25 next year. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Director informed the panel board, that a new Festival logo, in recognition of the event’s first decade, is being developed. Hodge presented a marketing plan for various forms of advertising to reach several border states, […]
Theater Marquee Repaired Again
Workers watched their step last week, walking along the Lamar Theater marquee. The noted landmark on the east side of Main Street has been the unfortunate target of high-profile semi trucks over the years. The last contact came this past spring when a semi, parked in front of the theater, pulled away from the curb […]
Granada Playground Taking Shape
The rainy weather from this past Saturday, October 8, postponed the work scheduled for the construction of all the playground equipment at the Granada Park. Mayor Leslie Baca said the work will be done mostly by volunteers and with some help from Summit Recreation, the playground suppliers. Some work was completed last weekend, while […]
Full Agenda for Granada Town Board
The Granada Town Board covered a lot of ground on their agenda this past Wednesday, October 12. Board members discussed dissolving the town’s electrical board and phasing out the sanitation board as both improvement bonds utilized by both entities for community projects have since expired. Mayor Leslie Baca has been informed about pending electric […]
Aerobatic Contestants Soar in Weekend Skies
Sunday proved to be the best of the three days for about three dozen aeronautic acrobat flyers who were in Lamar over the weekend. The annual Colorado Springs Chapter of the International Aerobatic Chapter conducted their Rocky Mountain Invitational meet at the Lamar Airport this past Friday through Sunday. Area residents quickly became familiar with […]
Voces Unidas Celebrating 5th Year with Annual Banquet
Voces Unidas has been actively involved with the Lamar community since its inception five years ago. This Saturday, October 15, members of Voces Unidas will host their fifth annual banquet at the Lamar Eagles Lodge. The scheduled guest speaker is Michael Bowman, Independent Strategic Advisor. The cost of the annual meeting and banquet is $15 […]
SECAG Annual Autumn Art Show
“The SE Colorado Art Guild is preparing for their annual autumn art show which will be held at the Shore Art Center in Lamar, CO, 115 Main Street, Oct. 25 – 29, 2011. All artists are encouraged to enter. Entry will be Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Shore Art Center. […]
Lamar Homecoming, 2011
Click on a picture to see a larger image. Homecoming 2011 has been observed through the week, culminating with the traditional football game on Friday night, as the Savages host Colorado Springs at Savage Stadium. Friday’s top event was the traditional Savages Parade at 2:30pm along Main Street in preparation of the football match up […]
LCC Antelope Stampede Results
The Lamar Community College Rodeo Team hosted the Antelope Stampede last weekend with 355 contestants representing 17 colleges and universities from the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Freshman Bailey Spitz led the LCC team with a third place finish in Tie-down Roping which moved him into sixth place in the region. Brother/sister combination […]
History Comes Alive During the LCC Frontier Encampment
Click on picture to see a larger version. Visitors, young and old, to the Lamar Community College Campus this past Friday and Saturday, had a chance to learn about a buckboard wagon, talk trade with trappers, learn about some Indian tribes from the High Plains, watch a cannon get primed to fire, view a blacksmith […]
Wonderful Weekend, Busy Town
Some pictures will display larger if clicked. Lamar offered something to do for almost every taste, whether your interests ranged from the annual Oktoberfest activities, to the Living History Encampment, to the Lamar Community College Antelope Stampede, or more sedentary fare, such as scanning the titles offered at the fall book fair at the Lamar […]
Sun+Fun+Food+Beer+Games+Music+Dancing=Oktoberfest
The weatherman has forecast an ideal day this Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest celebration at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. Participants in the Fun Run and Poker Run will have between 9 and 10am on Saturday to register for the morning event, and all cars and motorcycles are welcome. Arts and Crafts exhibits and […]
Time to ‘Cowboy Up’ for LCC’s Antelope Stampede Rodeo
The LCC Rodeo team hosts the Antelope Stampede this weekend with performances on Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at noon at the Prowers County Fairgrounds Arena. Team members include: Ellie Westberg– Kennewick, WA; Bailee Kaufman– La Junta, CO; Karina Price—Fountain, CO; Brent Neal–North Platte, NE; Carter Coble–North Platte, NE; Jessica Loewer–Lowell , AR; […]
LCC RODEO: Sheridan College Results
Freshman Karina Price from Fountain, CO led the Lamar Community College Rodeo team with a fourth place finish in Barrel Racing at the Sheridan College Rodeo in Sheridan, WY last weekend. Also placing were freshman Bailey Spitz of Lamar and sophomore Brent Neal from North Platte, NE with an eighth place finish in Team Roping. […]
LAMAR STEPS BACK IN TIME
Click on a Photo to see a larger version. (Lamar, Colorado, September 21, 2011) On Friday and Saturday, September 30th and October 1st, Lamar Community College will again host an extraordinary history event. During LCC’s biannual “Frontier Living History Encampment” some of the country’s best re-enactors and living historians will set up residence at LCC. […]