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Summer Reading Program Registration to Begin Tuesday
Registration for the Summer Reading Program will begin at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 27th at the Lamar Public Library! Every summer we offer programs and incentives for readers and this year is no exception. Our theme this year is “Fizz, Boom, Read.” Over the years, summer reading programs have grown to include all readers, […]
Lodging Panel Helps Fund ‘Hotter than Hell’ Music Jam
Members of the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel approved $3,500 for a new event for downtown Lamar this July, called the “Hotter than Hell” music jam, sponsored by Lamar Partnership Inc. The funds will be used for advertising and contract fees for some of the musical entertainment. The original request was for $5,390 to cover […]
Lamar Community College’s Randy Schaapman Crowned Central Rocky Mountain Region Bull Riding Champion
Central Rocky Mountain Region student director Amy Tierney and faculty director David Browder present LCC bull rider Randy Schaapman (Manteca, CA) with his buckle and saddle for winning the Central Rocky Mountain Region bull riding. Randy finished 2nd in the event at the University of Wyoming this weekend to secure the dramatic regional championship. Fred Sherwood
No Booze Cruise has Great Friday Night Turn Out
The annual No Booze Cruise and Poker Run drew a capacity crowd at Sonic Drive-in on Friday evening, May 16. The event helps kick off activities for the annual Lamar Days Festival. Cars, trucks and bikes turned out in the parking lot, along with an assortment of vehicles from the Lamar Fire and Ambulance Service. […]
2014 Lamar Days Highlights
As Lamar Days events approach each year, organizers and residents alike start watching the weekend forecast. Will we be rained out or will it stay sunny and dry as is usually the case. No need to worry over this past weekend, as a cloudy Friday evening did let loose with some overnight rains, but by […]
Prowers Medical Center Hosts Community Kick-Off Event
The entire Prowers County Community is invited to a Community Kick-Off Event, Monday, May 19 at 5pm at the Cultural Events Center. A question and answer session regarding the hospital’s expansion plans will begin at 5pm. Prowers Medical Center plans to break ground in late summer, 2014. Representatives from the Design Build firm and the […]
4-H Horse Members Show Their Versatility
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area The Prowers County 4-H Horse Committee hosted the first versatility and ranch horse show of the season May 10 in Wiley, Colo. 4-H horse members traveled from Cheyenne, Otero and Prowers counties to demonstrate their horsemanship, trail and cattle sorting skills. This […]
Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure: Free Fun for the Whole Family
LAMAR, Colo. – There’s just one week left to get signed up for a weekend getaway your family won’t ever forget. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is still accepting registrations for their Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure, a free two and half day event, that helps families reconnect with nature and the outdoors. This year the Two Buttes […]
BBQ and Cinco de Mayo is a Winning Combination
Families congregated at Willow Creek Park in Lamar this past Friday and Saturday to enjoy a Fiesta on the Plains, presented by Sand and Sage Round-Up and Voces Unidas for another year. BBQ contest pros and amateurs fired up their grills to take part in another round of culinary technique, vying for some serious dollars […]
A Weekend of Windmills and Wagons as we Observe Lamar Days
Time is running out for you to RSVP to join in the fun and food for the traditional breakfast that kicks off Lamar Days. “Wake Up Lamar” breakfast this year will be held at the Lamar Community Building, Friday, May 16, from 6:45 to 7:45am. Entertainment for the morning meal will feature the winners of […]
Dept of Parks and Wildlife Opens North Gateway Park to Fishing Fun
Close to 300 people and of those around 140 youngsters under 16 years came out to North Gateway Park this past Saturday, May 10, for a free kid’s fishing day, sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Youngsters under the 16 year old age limit didn’t need a fishing permit this past weekend to try their skill or […]
PMC Celebrates National Nurses Week
Eighty-one nurses employed at Prowers Medical Center were honored for their service this past Tuesday, May 6, as the hospital is observing May 6-12 as National Nurses Week. The proclamation, read in part by Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner and PMC Board Chair, Candy Ruedeman, states in part that there are nearly 3.1 million registered nurses […]
Wade Parker Honored as LCC Alumnus of the Year
(Lamar, Colorado; May 5, 2014) Lamar Community College honored its 2014 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year at Antelope Night on Friday, May 2, 2014. Head Baseball Coach Scott Crampton gave an introduction for Wade Parker that had most of the audience in tears. Wade’s Parents, Danny and Michelle, were present to receive the award […]
Rotary Ducky Dash Runs Again
The Lamar Rotary is gearing up again for the 13th Annual Ducky Dash set for Willow Creek Park during Lamar Days, May 17th at 12:30pm. The Rotary mascot, “Quackers” will be present in the middle of the Park near the race headquarters. Area grade school students will participate in a series of races, helping to […]
Fiesta on the Plains this Friday & Saturday
Willow Creek Park in Lamar will host the annual observance of Cinco de Mayo and the Wild West BBQ, Friday and Saturday, May 9-10. Almost 30 vendors have entered the annual Kansas City sanctioned BBQ event and other local entries have signed up for the Backyard Grillers competition and green chili cookoff. A kid’s […]
Murder of Chief Lean Bear Results in Revenge
“I can only say that I see no way in which your race is to become as numerous and prosperous as the white race except by living as they do, by the cultivation of the earth.” With these words President Abraham Lincoln welcomed Chief Lean Bear and other Plains Indian leaders to the White House […]
Library Announces Summer Reading Program Registration
With the Lamar Public Library’s 2014 Summer Reading Program, there is something for everyone! Summer Reading Programs (SRPs) have been a staple for many, if not most, public libraries since the turn of the twentieth century. Each summer, during the annual hiatus from school, reading skills often decline. This phenomenon is sometimes called “summer loss” or “summer […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Will Again Offer Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is once again offering families a chance to get outdoors and learn about firearms safety, hunting and outdoor survival. CPW is inviting families to join them for the Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure, a free two and a half day event, June 6 – 8 at the Two Buttes State Wildlife […]
Share The Spirit Foundation Founder Honored In Illinois
Springfield, Illinois: Tonya Voepel, co-founder with Karen Voepel of Lamar, Colorado of Share the Spirit Foundation (STS) will be honored as one of the Top Five “Women of Influence” by Security Bank in Springfield, Illinois and the Illinois Business Journal. Tonya’s accomplishments in Illinois and throughout the United States will be noted as well […]
Dust Storm/High Wind Warning Posted for Southeast Colorado
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has posted a Dust Storm Warning and a High Wind Warning until 7pm this evening, April 29, 2014. This affects Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, Baca and Eastern Las Animas Counties. A wrap-around north flow around a deep storm system over the upper Midwest will continue to produce […]