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Honkers Welcome Colorado Gardens to Lamar
Lamar Honkers, along with board members from the Lamar Chamber, paid a welcoming visit to Colorado Gardens, LLC on West Highway 50 in Lamar. The new farmer’s market opened for business on July 26 and is open seven days a week through the growing and harvesting season, approximately mid October. Rocky Ford farmers have ear-marked […]
Changes Being Planned for 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival
The committee planning next February’s 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival in Lamar agreed there will be some modifications on the events being offered for the three day event. With the departure of two key members from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife, Linda Groat and John Koshak, the committee felt this would be the […]
El Pomar Gives New Life to HOPE
Lori Hammer, Project HOPE director in Lamar, has received confirmation from the El Pomar Foundation of a $100,000 grant for funding into the 2014-2015 school year. “I received a phone call telling us we had been awarded the donation, and the recent confirmation made it official,” she explained. The funding announcement comes just in time, as […]
Guest speaker Tom Tudor to Visit Lamar Public Library on September 11
Tom Tudor presents: “Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknowns” Thursday, September 11th at 7:00 pm Lamar Public Library’s Cultural Events Center at 102 E. Parmenter in Lamar Tom Tudor has been a distinguished speaker for twenty-five years, presenting an informative narration of our nation’s most hallowed ground: Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Tudor, speaking to hundreds of […]
Lodging Panel Funds New Events
An Old Cowboys’ Reunion, aerobatics exhibition and a Mr. and Miss Fall Festival Pageant were funded by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during their monthly meeting August 19. Anne Marie Crampton from Lamar Community College and Alvin Jones explained the concept of the college’s plans for an Old Cowboys’ Reunion to coincide with […]
High Plains Observes National Health Center Week & Anniversary
Jay Brooke, High Plains Executive Director, along with Becky Olivas, Outreach Supervisor and Maura Gonzales, Outreach Worker, met with the Prowers County Commissioners for the official proclamation for the observance of National Health Center Week, 2014. Brooke noted that the local Center was established in 1995, and is observing its 19th year of service to […]
Juniper Village at Lamar Resident Mayree Dougherty Wins Arkansas Valley Silver Queen Crown for 2014
This past Wednesday, August 13, 2014, Mayree Dougherty, at 111 years old, from Lamar, Colorado won this honor. Mayree wowed the judges with her life events and her pretty smile. William Bishop, also a resident of Lamar, won Runner up for the kings crown. William is a great personality and told jokes while helping Mayree […]
SDS Hosts Get Together for Softball Team
Every year Southeastern Developmental Services (SDS) gets a softball team together that consists of clients, staff and family members that are willing and able to play. This is an activity that the organization’s clients love to do. Each year they host an end of year softball ball party and pass out awards for players, fans and coaches. […]
Dr. Charles Kelley Retirement Reception Planned
Dr. Charles Kelley, Lamar, is happy to introduce to the public, Dr. Jacob Mackey, who is assuming his dental practice. After practicing dentistry for 48 years (41 years in Lamar), Dr. Kelley retired on July 31. Dr. Mackey is originally from Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Arizona State University in 2008. He then attended the […]
Colorado Junior Rodeo Finals Coming To Lamar
Lamar, Colorado – August 11, 2014 – The Colorado Junior Rodeo Association is celebrating its 20th year and Lamar will host the CJRA Finals August 15-17. Over 140 contestants and their families will be coming to the Prowers County Fairgrounds for the event. Members have competed at rodeos throughout Colorado this year and the top 15 […]
Colorado East Names New Bank President
Steve Sherlock, CEO, Colorado East Bank & Trust announced to staff Monday, August 11th, the promotion of Brenda May, EVP, to the position of President of the Lamar Bank. Brenda replaces long time employee and President George Gotto who earlier in July announced his retirement. Gotto will remain at the bank in his roll as […]
“Country Pride-County Wide” Fair Highlights
People were on the move during this year’s Sand and Sage Fair and Rodeo, whether they were young kayakers, racing around on go-carts, heading for the heavens with a bungee jump or taking a bounce or two while competing in the weekend rodeo at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. The local forecast cooperated with all the […]
GOCO Listening Tour to visit Lamar Aug. 19
DENVER – Great Outdoors Colorado, which invests state lottery revenues in outdoor recreation, land conservation and wildlife, will bring its statewide listening tour to Lamar next month to gather input for its 2015 strategic plan. The Lamar event — one of 14 interactive sessions planned in communities from Silverthorne and Pueblo and Sterling to Grand […]
A ‘Right’ of Summer
What could be so right than a cup of cold ice cream on an early summer’s evening? Lamar residents were forming several lines at Willow Creek Park, Thursday evening, July 31, for the annual Ice Cream Social and free swim night, sponsored by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Parks & Recreation Department. As early […]
Overcoming Childhood Pain Explored at Lifetree Café
How to overcome childhood pain will be discussed at Lifetree Café on Wednesday August 6th at 6:30pm. The program features the filmed story of Delisa Mayer, whose family took part in an ill-fated university study during Mayer’s childhood. The outcome of that study—to introduce a newborn chimpanzee into the family and raise it as a […]
New Transportation Director appointed for CDOT’s Region Two
PUEBLO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has named Karen Rowe* as the new Regional Transportation Director (RTD) for Region Two, encompassing the fourteen counties of southeastern Colorado. Rowe begins her new position on Aug. 1. She has been with CDOT for nearly 16 years, replacing Tom Wrona, who retired at the […]
Lamar City Council Discusses Bees, Fees and Asbestos
City ordinances limit residents to only three dogs per residence, but the question arose about keeping bee hives within city limits. Apparently some residents around 10th and Beech Streets have been bothered by bees, kept in several hives, to produce honey. Their specific complaint, according to John Sutherland, Lamar City Administrator, was enough of the […]
Celebrate Statehood with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) joins the celebration of Colorado’s acceptance into statehood with free access to all Colorado State Parks, Aug. 4. Colorado was first recognized as a state Aug. 1, 1876. The first Colorado State Park emerged some eighty short years later. “The preservation of beautiful places for everyone to enjoy is a uniquely […]
Public Welcome to National Night Out, August 5
The Lamar Police Department and numerous local businesses are hosting a National Night Out at Willow Creek Park on Tuesday evening, August 5. Area residents are welcome to come out to the site near the Lamar Swimming Pool from 6pm to 11pm to meet and greet and help foster stronger relationships with each other and […]
Join the Free Come Alive Outside Challenge
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—Bent County 4-H has partnered with Come Alive Outside (CAO) challenge in an effort to get our community members out moving. The Bent County 4-H Council is hosting a 1.5 mile run/walk and 50 yard dash contest on Friday, August 1 at the […]