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Successful Share the Spirit Foundation Weekend
Numerous events combined this past weekend to raise $1,800 for area children during the Amache Studio Photography contest May 7. Over 140 persons attended the photo viewing which displayed the works of 29 photographers from Colorado and other states. Four artists sold their work. Awards went to these artists: First Place to Ron Mulbery for […]
Lamar Days Means BBQ
The 7th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-off and Backyard Grillers Competition gets underway May 13th and 14th at Willow Creek Park in Lamar. This year the cooking competition will be on the eastern side of the park, paralleling the road, from the southern end of the park to the Rotary Way entrance. Local teams can […]
HPCHC Celebrates National Women’s Health Week
High Plains Community Health Center will join the nation in celebrating National Women’s Health Week, which kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 8 through May 14, 2011. This initiative calls attention to the importance of women’s health. The theme for National Women’s Health Week is “It’s Your Time.” During the week, families, health organizations, businesses, […]
Curves Food Drive brings in 2370.5 Pounds Locally
Mary and Martha Ministries Benefits from Lamar Member Efforts Lamar, CO (Grassroots Newswire) 5/5/11 — Curves, the world’s largest fitness franchisor, today announced that the 2011 13th Annual Food Drive brought in 2370.5 pounds in Lamar which will benefit Lamar’s Mary and Martha Ministries. Worldwide, Curves members have donated more than 61 million pounds of […]
Lamar Rotary’s Ducky Dash Gets Quacker
The Lamar Rotary Club is gearing up for its annual Ducky Dash Race on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lamar Canal, beginning just north of the Pizza Hut. This year the Rotary Club has made the event a bit more exciting. Prizes will be $750 for first, $500 for second, and […]
Mayor Stagner Issues Proclamation for National Nurses Week
Prowers Medical Center in Lamar joins other communities with the observance of National Nurses Week celebrated annually in honor of Florence Nightingale, founder of Nursing as a modern profession, and the millions of people who have followed in her footsteps. “Nurses Trusted to Care” is the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) theme for National Nurses […]
LCC Cosmetology Students Excel in Fundraising
When LCC Cosmetology students learned that one of their instructors, Janet Tate, had been diagnosed with cancer, they decided to raise funds to help with medical expenses, doing what they do best. The Rookies Salon got down to business this past Wednesday, May 4, styling hair and giving manicures from 8am to 6pm […]
Area Students Receive $8,500 in Scholarships from Elks Lodge
The Lamar Elks Lodge, #1319 and the National Elks Foundation, awarded $8,500 in scholarships to southeast Colorado students during an awards dinner, Monday, May 2, as National Youth Week is being observed. Twenty-one elementary school youngsters participated in the Americanism essay contest, submitting a short theme of what being an American meant to […]
Cinco de Mayo this Saturday
The weatherman is finally cooperating, forecasting better weather than in years past for Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration, sponsored by Voces Unidas and the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. Saturday’s outlook calls for sunny skies with highs in the mid-80’s, perfect for enjoying a day at the North Side Park. Booths, vendors, food, inflatables and games […]
Graduates Ready for the Future
Lamar Community College will host its seventy-second annual Commencement this Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the LCC Wellness Center at 10am. No tickets are needed to attend the ceremonies featuring 234 degree or certificate-seeking students who are eligible to walk in this year’s commencement. 19 students will graduate with GED’s. This year’s keynote speaker […]
“Share the Spirit” Plans Mother’s Day Dessert Tasting & Photo Contest
Share the Spirit Foundation, which sponsors shoe drives for all of southeastern Colorado school children, will be serving “Sweet SINsations” desserts on Saturday May 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Benefit tickets are $10 for Amache Studio and Dee’s Designs for tastings of varied dessert delectable’s. Tickets may be purchased at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, […]
Lamar Days 2011 Schedule of Events Poster
Here is the schedule of events for this years Lamar Days! You can click the picture for a little larger Poster.
Talking Ag at LCC and LHS
Elementary age students from the eastern region of Colorado have been learning about agriculture A to Z with the CSU Ag-Fest at Lamar Community College, Thursday, April 28, and the FFA Kid’s Barnyard exhibit Thursday and Friday at Lamar High School. Twenty CSU staff, under the direction of Mick Livingston and Connie Cecil, in charge […]
Cinco DeMayo 2011 Schedule
Below is the poster for the Schedule of Events for the 2011 Cinco de Mayo Celebration organized by Voces Unidas. Plenty of exciting activities for everyone.
HITECH HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM TO BE HOSTED BY LCC
A day-long HITECH Health Care Symposium will be hosted by LCC on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Betz Building Atrium and Computer and Nursing Lab classrooms. The HITECH Act is a big portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and has a great deal to do […]
Annual Lamar Dudes and Dames Dance Review this Friday
Tickets are on sale for this Friday’s Lamar Dudes and Dames Revue at the Lamar Community Building. Youth and alumni dancers will be featured in the event, beginning at 7pm. Tickets are available at PCDI, 201 South Main Street between 8am and 5pm, or call 688-3857 to reserve your ticket. Reserved Seats are $8 and […]
Lamar Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
Present “A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN”–April 30th @ 6:00 p.m. Lamar Christian Church Fellowship Hall–Dinner & Auction–For tickets please call: Shelby Hamm 719.336.9871–$20 per ticket/$30 per couple
LINCOLN FIFTH GRADERS PLANT TREES FOR ARBOR WEEK IN LAMAR
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 was a busy day for the Lincoln Fifth Graders! They celebrated Arbor Week by helping the Lamar Tree Board and City Crew plant 110 trees at the Ball Fields and the Paulin Grove Nursery area, close to their school. All 110 students were bused to the Ball Fields. Preparations had been […]
John Stulp to Address Issues for Arkansas River Basin Water Forum
The 2011 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum will take place at Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday and Thursday, April 27th and 28th. The Forum will be hosted by the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District. Registration information and a complete program can be found at: www.arbwf.org, and online registration is […]
Yard Sales – It’s Time Again…
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal will publish a weekly yard sale insert in our Wednesday newsletters, sponsored by Thriftway grocery store in Lamar. Call 336-9095 to list your yard sale. Retailers can advertise your business in what will be a very convenient ingredient for yard sale bargain shoppers this spring and summer. One weekly list will keep […]