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Lamar City Council to Discuss New Fees and Policy on Use of Cultural Events Center
The Lamar City Council is expected to raise the fees of the Cultural Events Center to match those of the Lamar Community Building during the Monday night meeting, June 13. The Center was remodeled in 2004, and this spring, a question was brought to the council concerning its availability for political and religious purposes. The […]
Lamar Prowers County Volunteer Fireman Working for Fireworks Goal
The Lamar Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department is hoping to reach their $8,000 goal for the 2011 July 4th fireworks show. Members will be walking the Lamar neighborhoods using their fire boots to collect funds for the annual display. You can identify members as they will wear their department t-shirts. If someone comes to your […]
$uccessful Lamar Relay for Life
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin The 2011 Relay for Life in Lamar surpassed the expected goals of $68,000. According to Heather Burkhart, event coordinator, more money was raised, more teams participated, more survivors attended and more Grand Club Members were on hand. The latest tally has $77,781 raised to date by 53 teams. 140 […]
Annual Cowboy Camp Meeting in Lamar
The 18th Annual Rolling Hills, Cowboy Camp Meeting will be held this Thursday through Friday, June 2 through 5 at the Prowers County fairgrounds. The meetings are an outgrowth of a tradition that dates back to over a century-plus, when churches and towns were few and far between on the western plains. Residents of small […]
Holly Hosts 9th Annual Free Blue Grass Festival June 10 – 12
Gateway Park is being groomed to its finest, the new stage is ready for the lineup of bands, school classes are getting ready for their concessions, the committee has mailed out over a thousand flyers on the festival and all we need is for you to bring you lawn chair, tappin’ toe, hungry appetite for […]
The Origin of Memorial Day
Since May 5, 1868, Americans have observed Memorial Day celebrations. It was first observed through a general order, decreed by General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. Memorial Day was first observed for the war dead several weeks later, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate […]
Relay for Life, Requesting Food Donations for June 4-5 Event
The 2011 Relay for Life Committee of Lamar is asking for donations of food and drink items to be sold in the concession stand during Relay. Candy, soda, water, hot dogs, nachos, burritos, anything would be great. All money raised from the sales will go towards the 2011 Relay for Life of Lamar. There is […]
Lamar Days Parade Results
Motor Vehicle: 1st Place- Anna Carere 2nd Place Bill Elam 3rd Rolling Hills Cowboy Camp Horses: 1st Place – 1886 Covered Wagon from Pierce Homestead 2nd Place – Green Prairie Wagon, pulled by white Clydesdale horses 3rd Place – Single Saddle Entry, Rocky Ford, Little Princess Floats: 1st Place – MOPS 2nd Place- -Victory Outreach […]
Softball Series Getting Closer
The Lamar World Series Committee is starting to finalize some plans, now that the Babe Ruth 16U Softball World Series is less than three months away. Committee members met this past Wednesday for an update on accomplishments and a listing of areas that still need to be covered. Volunteers are needed. That was driven home […]
Lincoln School Closing
“No more pencils, no more books…” A Wednesday night tribute to Lincoln Elementary school in Lamar became a final reunion of sorts. Former students from years or decades ago arrived singly or as couples to catch up with others from when they were students there. In a cost-cutting move, the RE-2 school board recently made […]
3RD ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE GOLF TOURNAMENT
At the Spreading Antlers Golf Course, Golfers from Lamar and outlying communities competed this past Saturday in the Annual Relay for Life tournament. The event included thirteen 4 Person Teams who played 18 holes of “Scrambles” format. The tournament raised approximately $3800, which was directly donated to the Southeastern Colorado Cancer Initiative. These funds are […]
Tribute to Lincoln Night
Lincoln Elementary School in Lamar will not open next school year. As a cost-cutting move, Lincoln students are being sent to Parkview Elementary and Lamar Middle School for the 2011-2012 school year. It’s not known when, or if, Lincoln will re-open. A tribute to the school, it’s teachers, students and staff will be held from […]
Ducky Dash Results
The annual Lamar Rotary ducky dash was held this past Sunday, May 15 and Four States Feed Yard held the winning ticket, #727, sold by Rotarian Anne Crampton. Four States Feedyard wins $750 in cash for their ticket purchase. Second Place winner was Kory DeWitt, for $500 and third place went to […]
Frisbie Shootout Re-enactment Draws Downtown Crowd
Lamar is steeped in history, and one notable event, the shooting of Night Marshall James Frisbie was re-enacted in downtown Lamar, following the Lamar Days parade this past Saturday, May 14. The event transpired the night following Christmas, December 26, 1906 in front of the Lamar Union Hotel, what is now known […]
Willow Creek Park Draws a Crowd
Click on pictures for larger view. A carnival, BBQ booths, vendors and exhibits, a car and motorcycle show, dancers, pony rides, horses and wagons, a pie auction, and the mayor with his yo-yo attracted young and old to Willow Creek Park this past Saturday. The park was packed. From the Crabtree Carnival just south of […]
9th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-Off, Lamar CO
Grand Champion: Flyboy BBQ Reserve Champion: Sweet Peppers Overall: 1 Flyboy BBQ 2 Sweet Peppers 3 4 Legs Up 4 Carcass Cookers 5 Florida Skin & Bones Chicken: 1 Backdraft BBQ 2 Sweet Peppers 3 Rib-It 4 Florida Skin & Bones 5 Flyboy BBQ Ribs: 1 GQue 2 Flyboy […]
Clearing and Cleaning the Path
An assortment of volunteers turned out for a clean-up day on the Willow Creek Nature Trail in the woods to the rear of Lamar Community College Friday, May 13th. The project ran from 9am to Noon with over a dozen young men and women showing up for their assignments. Linda Groat from the […]
Something ‘Fishy’ About Good Morning Lamar Breakfast
Photos by Russ Baldwin & Molly Gearhart Residents kicked off their Lamar Days weekend with the traditional Wake Up’ breakfast of biscuits/gravy, eggs and bacon at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Friday, May 13. In honor of Lamar’s 125th anniversary, some elder Honkers produced a skit, reminiscent of older days when they were younger men. Bill […]
Granada Water Restrictions Continue
Granada residents will be on water use restrictions for about two more weeks, according to the update given to the town board Wednesday, May 11. Several booster pumps short-circuited due to a water leak from a rusted flange submerging them in the pump pit. Water is now being provided through a gravity feed from the […]
Marshal Frisbie Shootout Re-enactment Follows Lamar Parade
Lamar parade-goers will enjoy a famous shootout this Saturday, May 14, following the annual Lamar Days parade. James Horace Frisbie was a marshal in Lamar, mortally wounded on December 26, 1906 in a famous shootout in front of what was then the Lamar Union Hotel, now known as Stockman’s. As Night Marshal, Frisbie was on […]