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Lamar Chamber Selects New Board, Schedules Annual Banquet
This year’s annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held Thursday, January 28th at the Wolves Den Event Center, south of Spreading Antlers Golf Course at 27534 Highway 287 in Lamar. Chamber board members recently selected five new members for the new year, replacing one member who resigned and four others whose terms had […]
Parade of Lights Goes a Little Bit Country
“A Tumbleweed Country Christmas” was this year’s theme for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights, held along Main Street in Lamar on Friday, December 4th. Chilly southerly winds kept the crowds bundled up along the parade route while others ducked into stores for an early shopping bargain, or sampled some of the […]
Holiday Festivities in the Enchanted Forest
Lamar, CO – The Lamar Chamber of Commerce and several local organizations will celebrate this holiday season with family festivities in the Enchanted Forest beginning this Saturday, December 5th. To kick off this year’s family fun, the Lamar Police Department, Lamar Fire Department, and Lamar Community College will host the Enchanted Forest from […]
Clock is Ticking on Toys for Tots, Volunteers Needed the 19th
Only a handful of days remain before Christmas is upon us and Darlene Lopez and her Toys for Tots staff is very aware of the time they have left to gather, stack and sort toys and gifts for their annual December 24th delivery. The annual collections began right around the Oktoberfest in Lamar and […]
Bent’s Fort Celebrates Holidays, 1840s-Style
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will celebrate the holidays in 1840s fashion beginning on Friday evening, December 4 and continuing all through the day on Saturday, December 5. Events begin with guided candlelight tours through the fort starting at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 4. Groups depart at 15 minute intervals and are led […]
Fantasy Tree Gala Hosts Holiday Turnout
The annual Fantasy Tree Gala was held this past Saturday, November 21st, at the Lamar Elks Lodge, raising funds to help support the activities of the Domestic Safety Resource Center for southeast Colorado. Each year, just prior to Thanksgiving, committee members raise funds through the auction of decorated, donated Christmas trees and assorted wreaths, as […]
Park Observes the 151st Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre
This year marks the 151st anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. On the morning of November 29, 1864 U.S. Volunteer Colorado Cavalry attacked a village of peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians encamped along the Big Sandy Creek. Over 200 men, women and children were killed and many of their bodies mutilated. Known today as the […]
Colorado Agencies Team Up for Fresh Air Friday, Nov. 27
DENVER — Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 — Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office are teaming up to offer access to all 42 Colorado state parks with ‘Fresh Air Friday,’ to encourage one-and-all to enjoy the outdoors on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Fresh Air Friday means Colorado […]
LHS Tops LCC Knowledge Bowl, Members Win Scholarships
Lamar High School’s A-team won top honors and the traveling trophy at this year’s Knowledge Bowl, hosted recently at Lamar Community College. 33 teams from 19 area high schools participated in the competitive event. Schools in attendance included Cheraw, Crowley County, Eads, Fowler, Genoa/Hugo, Granada, Holly, Karval, Kit Carson, Lamar, La Junta, Las Animas, Manzanola, […]
John Martin Reservoir to Offer Greater Access for Hunting and Boating This Winter
HASTY, Colo. – For the first time in a long time, John Martin Reservoir has enough water for the lane 19 Boat Ramp to remain open for the 2015-2016 waterfowl hunting season. In recent years around this time, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has had to close the reservoir and restrict public access on the reservoir’s […]
Pack The Patrol Car- Toy Drive
The Colorado State Patrol will be holding the 3rd Annual Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack The Patrol Car on November 27, 2015 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Walmart stores in La Junta and Lamar. Just look for the patrol cars parked near the store entrance. The Colorado State Patrol is challenging you […]
17th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run/Walk
The 17th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run begins at 7 a.m. Thursday, November 26, 2015, at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. The run/walk is an annual event sponsored by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (Oklahoma) to honor the […]
Lamar Elks Lodge Hosts Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner
Gary LaCost, Exalted Ruler of the Lamar Elks Lodge, #1319 in Lamar, said over 100 persons came out for the Friday night prime rib dinner, honoring local veterans who received a free dinner. Oscar Riley noted that 34 veterans were served. PER Jared Crabtree was presented with an Espirit de Corps award of excellence for […]
Michael Martin Murphey Sings from Experience
Noted country-western artist Michael Martin Murphey entertained before a packed house at the annual Farm-City Banquet, hosted by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce this past Saturday, November 14th. Murphey’s career has shown a versatility that has ranged from singing and composing for various musical formats including country-western, cowboy and bluegrass styles. He has garnered top […]
Winter Storm to Affect Southern CO This Afternoon through Wednesday
Updated: 600 AM MST, Tuesday, November 10th A potent weather system is still on track to bring snow, rain, and wind to southern Colorado. The storm will first impact the Continental Divide this afternoon and spread eastward tonight. Significant snow accumulations will be probable along the Continental Divide from the Mosquito and eastern Sawatch Ranges […]
12th Annual Fantasy Tree Set for November 21st
The 12th Annual Fantasy Tree fundraising event will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the Lamar Elks Lodge, 28157 US Hwy 287, in Lamar. The Fantasy Tree auction is a fundraising event to support program needs of the Domestic Safety Resource Center (DSRC). Since their inception in 1986, the Domestic […]
PMC Auxiliary Members Meet Their 2015-2016 Recipients
Each year, the Prowers Medical Center Auxiliary raises funds to reinvest many worthy causes, most related to local healthcare. The Auxiliary contributes four $1,000 scholarships for Level II Lamar Community College Nursing students annually. PMC Auxiliary members and scholarship recipients met on Monday, October 26 to meet and make introductions. Auxiliary members took a break […]
Formal Swearing In Ceremony Held for Judge Davidson
“I Michael J. Davidson do solemnly swear by the ever living God that I will support the constitution of the United States and state of Colorado……” That oath was spoken for as second time this past Friday as Attorney Michael Davidson was sworn in on October 30th as District Court Judge for the 15th Judicial […]
Lex Nichols and Special Guests to Perform at Brew Unto Others
Lex Nichols will be performing live acoustic guitar and Native American flute music off several of his albums on November 7th at Brew Unto Others Coffee Shop in Lamar. Lex will have CDs for sale at the show including the brand new album “Under A Monsoon Sky“. Lex will have special guests Daryl and Kloey […]
LCC Men’s Basketball Opens Season on the Road
Lamar Community College Men’s Basketball started the season this weekend with a pair of road games in Goodland, Kansas. The team first took on the Northwest Kansas Tech (NWKTC) JV team on Friday, followed by a game against their varsity on Saturday. The Lopes returned with a 1-1 record. For their first game of the […]