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Added to the Lamar Library Collection – Week of May 18, 2015
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF MAY 18, 2015 ADULT NON FICTION Stanley Easy Home Wiring Repairs by Clifford A. Popejoy Fly-Fishing the Rocky Mountain Back Country by Rich Osthoff Blood Passion: the Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West by Scott Martelle Colorado Legends and Lore: the Phantom Fiddler, Snow […]
New Time for Wiley Hay Days Parade
The Wiley Hay Days Parade will begin at 10am this year, on Saturday, June 20. The parade line up will begin at 9:30am on Ward Street and there are no entry forms or fee required to take part in the annual event along Main Street. The schedule of events begins on Friday, June 19 […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Approves Funds for Summer Music Festival
The “Hotter than Hell Music & Art Festival” set for July 18 in Lamar, received $5,240 to pay for advertising and contract fees from the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel this past Tuesday, May 19. Shawna Hodge, Executive Director for Lamar Partnerships Incorporated, presented an overview of the second annual daylong festival, set for downtown Lamar. […]
Rotary Ducky Dash Winners Announced
Eager youngsters, barefooted or sneakered, raced to the finish line at Willow Creek Park during Lamar Days, May 16, to help select the winners for the 13th annual Lamar Rotary Ducky Dash. Rotary members had been busy months beforehand, selling tickets for the annual Dash, raising funds for some of the Rotary’s projects, including the […]
CP&W Hosted Free Fishing Day
Half a dozen staff members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife were on hand at North Gateway Park in Lamar this past Saturday, May 16, hosting a second annual free fishing day for area youngsters. All the youngsters had to do was show up with a parent, as everything they needed was provided for…even […]
Holly Commercial Club Hears Plans for Bluegrass Festival
The Holly Commercial Club met for their monthly meeting on May 6 and discussed options for events with the Holly Fun Club. This group is looking for additional activities to present to area youth for the upcoming annual fair in Holly or the Bluegrass Festival set for June 12-14. Members will check with the […]
Past and Future Come Together for the 2015 Lamar Days Celebration
Area residents enjoyed a perfect day of sunshine and blue skies for the annual Lamar Days Parade this past Saturday, May 16. Perhaps a first for the parade, two Lamar men, Oscar Noble and Scott Tidswell were declared parade royalty by the Lamar Zonta Club, with both men waving to the crowd from a chauffeured […]
A Good Day Starts with Breakfast
The traditional Wake Up Lamar Breakfast was held at the Lamar Eagles this year, a prelude to Lamar Days activities for Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. The Lamar Chamber Board of Directors were busy the night before, preparing the soufflé breakfast that came out of the oven by 6:45am Friday, in time for […]
BBQ Results Update: Wild West BBQ & Fiesta Celebrated Food, Diversity and Wheels
The skies over Lamar cleared by mid-morning Saturday, May 9th, for the 11th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook Off at Willow Creek Park and the 3rd Annual Fiesta on the Plains. There had been sufficient rainfall on Friday and early Saturday morning to warrant some concern about how the rest of the day would pan […]
Turnaround Noted in Lamar City Sales Tax Revenue
Tax Revenues collected by the City of Lamar for this past March have shown an overall increase. City sales tax is up 9.52% for a $26,935 gain over the same time last year. Use Tax and Other Tax collections, while traditionally smaller, noted a drop of about $14,000 combined, over the same period. Totaled, the […]
Added to the Lamar Library Collection – Week of May 11, 2015
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF MAY 11, 2015 ADULT FICTION Into the Shadows #2: Agenda 21 series by Glenn Beck Endangered #15: a Joe Pickett novel by C. J. Box The Forgers by Bradford Morrow Willful Child by Steven Erikson Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin Deception on Sable Hill by Shelley […]
Holly Trustees Continue Administrator Search
The Holly Board of Trustees had been close to finalizing a contract with a potential new City Administrator, but the candidate, Eric Duthie, indicated he would not be available for the position. Jerry L’Estrange, the interim administrator, will continue to serve the city in that capacity. Megan Jara, Holly Town Clerk said there is about […]
Area Elementary Students Attend CSU AgFest at LCC
(Lamar, Colorado; May 8, 2015) On April 22, approximately 335 fifth and sixth graders attended AgFest in the Lamar Community College Wellness Center. Area schools in attendance included McClave, Holly, Alta Vista, Wiley, Vilas, Campo, Springfield, Plainview, and Las Animas. Colorado State University Extension agents and the Colorado Department of Education taught ten stations […]
The Pettys Make a Pit Stop in Lamar
Over 100 motorcycles, riders and support staff and vehicles from the Kyle Petty Charity Ride, rolled into Lamar for a fill-up at the Pit Stop on North Main Street Thursday morning. Kyle and Richard Petty, plus Matt Kenseth, Donnie Allison and Rutledge Wood from the racing world, coupled with Herschel Walker of NFL fame, were […]
Petroglyph, Dinosaur Track, Canyons, Birding, Float trip, & Sand Creek Site Tours
The 18th ‘Annual Rollin’ Along the Santa Fe Trail’ Auto Tours and ‘Bent on Birding and Heritage’ Festival provides a popular annual venue for visiting Southeast Colorado during May 14-17, 2015. Join the 4 day trips and 3 evening treks to celebrate Birding & Wildlife, and Colorado Archaeology & Historic Preservation Month. Over 400 migrating and resident […]
Kids…Be a Rotary Runner for Lamar Days
The Lamar Rotary Club is preparing for the annual Ducky Dash race at Willow Creek Park later this month. They have Quackers, all the ducks for the Dash, the Rotary Tumble Tub and the tickets…but they need some youngsters from K-6 grades to race for them on Saturday, May 16. Rotarian Judy Turpin said […]
Kyle Petty Charity Ride Coming to Lamar May 7
CHARLOTTE, N.C. March 2, 2015 – The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America has announced the route for its 21st Anniversary motorcycle trek, taking place May 2-8, 2015. NBC Sports NASCAR analyst and former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty will lead 200 motorcyclists along the 2,500 mile-route, stretching from Santa Cruz, Calif. to Branson, Mo., to […]
Donations Benefit Strainhurst Green Thumbs
It’s just a small sized plot of land at the Strainhurst Apartment Complex along East Cedar Street in Lamar, but it means a lot to many of the residents. Using $300 in funds from a past yard sale, coupled with $2,000 in donations of materials, the residents there have built an above-ground vegetable garden. […]
Kites Are Fun!
A sunny Saturday in late April brought around 100 youngsters and parents to Escondido Park in Lamar for the HOPE Center’s Kite Flying day and free BBQ, sponsored by Healthy Places. It was nice to see so many kids, on the early side of their teen years, to be without a cell phone for a […]
Lamar Council Greenlights Annual Jams, Okays Ordinance Limiting Semi Parking
Jay Gruber, owner of The Buzzard’s Roost, was granted a Temporary Modification of Premise Application in order to host two annual events, the June 13th Country Jam and the September 19th Road Jam. A public hearing was held to discuss the request by Gruber. Both events are held at the Buzzard’s Roost at the […]