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“Send to Kindle” Now Available From The Prowers Journal
Hello Kindle Owners! We have added a new link inside of our Share button at the bottom of posts and pages. If you click on the little down arrow, you will get a list of places to share the page or post. Just recently, we added the “Send to Kindle” link to the mix along […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County Scholarships Available
Applications for the 2013 Open Scholarships (traditional and non-traditional), Lamar Community College Open Scholarship, and Jane M. Klausman Scholarship are available at the Zonta Club of Prowers County web site http://zontadistrict12.org/prowers/. Please visit the website for application criteria and information or contact Karen Ketcham at 336-5550, or Courtney Holt-Rogers at 336-1200. Zonta Club of Prowers […]
Waterfowl Stamps Mean More Than Just Art To 2013 Winner
DENVER – The winning submission in the 2013 Colorado Waterfowl Stamp art competition comes from a first-time winner with more than a passing interest in waterfowl stamp art. Artist Charles Black grew up hunting and fishing in Minnesota and Wisconsin and majored in wildlife biology at University of North Dakota before landing a series of […]
Click It or Ticket Enforcement and Education Starts Today in Rural Colorado
Law Enforcement in 25 rural counties to conduct Click It or Ticket enforcement April 1-7 STATEWIDE–In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 18 rural law enforcement agencies in 25 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period, […]
3rd Annual Community Wellness EXPO Returns
(Lamar, CO) The region’s most affordable health fair returns with the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Expo on April 16th & 17th. The Community Wellness Expo is sponsored by High Plains Community Health Center, Frontier Bank and the Lamar Parks and Recreation Department. A $30 fasting blood work panel includes: Lipids (cholesterol); A1C (diabetes); CBC (infection […]
“OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS” for businesses in Southeastern Colorado
LA JUNTA — The Southern Colorado Economic Development District along with the Small Business Development Center in La Junta is sponsoring an “Opportunity Knocks” event for the business community in the counties of Southeastern Colorado. The event will be held on April 9, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the John Rawlings Museum, […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of March 31, 2013
Top Ten Books for the Week of March 31, 2013 Healer by Carol Wiley Cassella Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich Private Berlin by James Patterson The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers Live and Let Love by Gina Robins Rescue My Heart #3 by Jill Shalvis Teenage Pregnancy edited by Ojeda Auriana All She Ever Needed […]
Lamar Community College PTK Holds Spring Induction
(Lamar, Colorado, March 26, 2013) Lamar Community College’s Beta Eta Gamma chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honorary inducted 17 new members during the spring induction ceremony held on Monday March, 4. New inductees include: back row (left to right) Kindle Kirkham, Mikaila Martinez, Waylon Campbell, Clayton Ritterbusch, Clint Buringa, Kelsey Massey, and Emily Paulson. […]
Teaching Kids How to Save — SEA Says
Teach Children to Save Day, celebrated in April, focuses on the importance of teaching money management to children. Children who learn good money habits are more likely to become adults who make sound financial decisions, avoid excessive debt, and manage income and expenses to reach their financial goals. Teaching children to save part of their […]
Matt Centner Receives Comcast Spotlight President’s Club Award
Matt Centner, Account Executive with Comcast Spotlight, was awarded the Comcast Spotlight President’s Club Award for Outstanding Sales, Performance, and Achievement in 2012. The Awards ceremony and celebration took place at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. Centner serves as an cable TV advertising executive in the Pueblo, Lamar, and La Junta areas.
Annual Sky Warn Storm Spotters Class in Lamar April 2
Lamar, Colorado) The National Weather Service, Pueblo and the Prowers County of Emergency Management invite you to our annual storm spotter class. This is a free training presented by Thomas Magnuson, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Pueblo. Participants receive information about the National Weather Service, when and how to report severe weather, […]
PMC Prepares for ACA in 2014
John Leavitt, President of The Colorado Network, a health care firm representing rural hospitals in western and southern Colorado, presented the Prowers Medical Center board of directors with an overview of the impact the approaching HealthCare reforms will have on rural hospitals. Leavitt said the emphasis on the new medical directives will center on areas […]
Highway 50 Improvement Project Underway Next Week
OTERO COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) begins upgrading U.S. 50 from east of La Junta to just west of the Otero/Bent county line on Monday, April 1. Work consists of rotomilling the old surface and replacing it with four inches of asphalt pavement along a six-mile segment (mile 381-387.2). A variety of […]
Colorado Employment Situation for February 2013
(DENVER) — Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 10,800 from January to February to 2,352,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 10,100 and government increased 700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of one percentage point over the month to 7.2 percent. The […]
Business of the Week – Crossroads’ Turning Points, Inc.
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Crossroads’ Turning Points, Inc. Give them a call at: 719.336-2600 Crossroads’ Turning Points, Inc. of Lamar has been providing […]
Commissioners Discuss Road Closing Protocols, ADA Restroom Compliance
Captain Lawrence Hilton of the Colorado State Patrol and Troop 2C in southeast Colorado paid a courtesy call on the commissioners. The commissioners took the opportunity to ask what state department had the authority to close the highways into the county when weather conditions made for unsafe travel. Hilton replied that to his knowledge, […]
Mike Flower Donates $100,000 to Lamar Area Hospice
Mike Flower, a recognized entrepreneur based in California, donated $100,000 to Lamar Area Hospice to support their renovation project. Mike, son of Glen and Delores Flower, grew up in Lamar and attended high school with Deb Pelley, the director of Lamar Area Hospice. Mike, a big supporter of the Two Shot Goose Hunt, is also […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, February 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 272 calls for service this past February, 2013. Lamar posted 155 calls, followed by 81 from the County, 37 from Holly and 15 from Wiley. Sixty of the Lamar calls were jail-related with eight warrant arrests noted, two for drugs and one for theft. The County had 24 […]
481 Arrested for DUI Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
Those Who Pushed Their Luck Are Facing Serious Consequences STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Heat Is On campaign spread the important message for revelers to designate a sober driver over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, with many heeding that call. Even so, 481 Coloradans were arrested for DUI over the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period, […]
Runnin’ Lopes Baseball Program Ranked #1 in Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lamar, Colorado; March 27, 2013) Lamar Community College’s Baseball team is currently ranked #1 in the nation according to the March 27, 2013 NJCAA National Poll ( http://goo.gl/pps2O ). The Runnin’ Lopes are 27-5 overall and 11-0 in conference. “It was both a surprise and an honor to see the national rankings this […]