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Advanced QuickBooks Pro Workshop Sponsored by LJSBDC and LCC
LA JUNTA — An Advanced QuickBooks Pro Workshop will be offered on Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lamar Community College in Betz Hall room 231. The workshop will be sponsored as a partnership between the Small Business Management Program at Lamar Community College and the La Junta Small Business Development Center. […]
Local Families Receive Support to Apply for College Financial Aid
College Goal Sunday hits Lamar to help families pay for college Lamar, CO – On Sunday, February 9, 2014, local families in Lamar and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to attend College Goal Sunday to receive free assistance on how to pay for college. College Goal Sunday will be held in Lamar Community College […]
Colorado Exports Set Record in 2013
DENVER – Thurs., Feb. 6, 2014 – Colorado’s exports of manufactured, agricultural and mineral products increased 6.3 percent in 2013 compared to 2012, growing from $8.2 billion to $8.6 billion. Colorado’s rate of growth topped the 2 percent national average for merchandise export growth for the same period. “Increasing the export of Colorado’s products and services to […]
Lamar Honkers Welcome Jackson Hewitt Tax Service to Lamar
On January 24th , the Lamar Chamber Honkers paid a visit to Jackson Hewitt Tax Service®, a new business in the Village Shopping Center. On this date, Nikki Shannon, Jackson Hewitt Franchisee, and crew were celebrating their Grand Opening with prizes, pizza and soft drinks. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service® recently opened their new office, […]
Holly Commercial Club Learns About Business Security
Prowers County Sheriff Jim Faull offered Commercial Club members guidelines on how best to help make their businesses secure during the monthly meeting, Wednesday, February 5th. Faull noted that business and home owners can sometimes become too relaxed about safety measures to protect our property, especially because we live in small, rural towns. […]
Lady Cards Rally Past Cheraw
Trailing for more than three quarters, McClave’s Lady Cardinals finished off a fourth quarter rally last Friday night (Jan. 31) to defeat Cheraw, 38-37. McClave had been its own worst enemy in the early stages of the game, failing to handle the pressure of the Lady Wolverines. Cheraw cranked up the defensive intensity from the […]
Hope Center 2nd Annual Chili Supper
The Partners for Hope Center held their 2nd Annual Chili Supper on Thursday January 30, 2014 at the Lincoln Elementary School. A great time was had by the kids and adults alike. There was chili, cookies, carrots & apples and drinks, a person got full. The silent auction went very well, there were several […]
Rocky Mountain SER Opens in New Lamar Location
On Friday, January 24, 2014 the Lamar Chamber of Commerce “Honkers” made a visit to the new location of Rocky Mountain SER. The employment and training agency has moved to a new location in Lamar and is now located at 20 South Main Street, Suite 2. The organization was formerly co-located with the Lamar Workforce […]
PMC Board and Local Elections Set for 2014
2014 will be a busy political year, the November General Elections notwithstanding. A forum for candidates for Prowers County Sheriff has been scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 7pm at the Cultural Events Center, sponsored by Voices of Southeast Colorado and Second Amendment Defenders of Southeast Colorado. Democrat and Republican Caucuses are set for March […]
Daylight Donuts Celebrates Grand Opening Under New Ownership
Sheryl and Vince Yoder are the new owners of Daylight Donuts at 109 South Main Street in Lamar. They were paid a visit recently during their Grand Opening by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Lamar Chamber Board members. The store, a longtime fixture for morning commuters along Main Street is now open seven […]
Frozen Splice Caused TV Interruption on Sunday
What has been termed as a disruption impacting video services, traced to a splice enclosure owned by a third party fiber vendor, was the cause for Charter Communication customers to lose their TV reception this past Sunday, February 2, for most of the day. Brian Anderson, the Director for Regional Communications, Southwest, explained that […]
Snow is Closing Prowers County Offices
All Prowers County Offices including the Welcome Home Center are closing today, February 4, due to the weather. PATS buses are not operating. The Lamar Community Resource & Senior Center is closing at Noon. The Courthouse is closed. As always, our first concern is for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Prowers […]
Where Was My TV Service, Where Were the Broncos!
“Why won’t the picture on my TV move?!?” That was the lament voiced by area residents who subscribe to Cablevision Systems Corporation, or Charter Communications, Sunday morning, February 2. Fears of not being able to watch the Broncos crush the Seahawks in Super Bowl 48 permeated any number of households Sunday morning as the company […]
Honkers Welcome Brew Unto Others
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers paid a welcome visit to Brew Unto Others, the new coffee shop at 119 South Main Street in Lamar during their recent Grand Opening. Brew Unto Others is open through the day and features a meeting room for social or business gatherings. They have a lot of room, big […]
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Winter Storm Warning for six counties in southeast Colorado. The Warning will be in effect from 5pm Monday, February 3, 2014 to 11am Tuesday, February 4. (Corrected information, the Warning has been moved back to 11pm Monday to 5pm Tuesday.) The six counties listed are: Prowers, […]
12th Annual Snow Goose Festival, Not Just for the Birds and Birders!
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Lamar Chamber of Commerce are hosting a weekend full of fun, celebrating birds, watchable wildlife and historical heritage in southeastern Colorado. The 12th Annual Snow Goose Festival kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 20 and continues through Sunday, Feb. 23. New this year, registration is free! “Visitors can choose from […]
Designation of Voter Service and Polling Center
Pursuant to 1-5-101 and 1-7.5-107 C.R.S., Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Jana Coen is seeking written comments from residents of Prowers County regarding the designation of a voter service and polling center in conjunction with HB13-1303. House Bill 13-1303 requires a county clerk and recorder to solicit public comment concerning the location of such […]
Southeast Area 4-H Leaders Recognized for Service
Southeast Area – Two 4-H leaders from the Southeast Area were recognized as Outstanding 4-H Volunteer Leaders at the 2014 Leadership Development Conference. Dawn James from Kiowa County and Mary Alton from Baca County were recognized at a banquet on January 25, 2014. Dawn James has volunteered sixteen years (officially) as a 4-H […]
Speed, Seat Belts and Impaired Driving Cause Most Fatalities on Colorado Roads
Grant Funding Now Available for Colorado Highway Safety Issues STATEWIDE—In 2012, the total number of motor vehicle fatalities in Colorado increased for the first time in six years after a steady decline. Speed-related fatalities, fatalities with a driver impaired by alcohol, and unbuckled occupant vehicles fatalities accounted for the three largest proportions of […]
Fairbairn, Parks, Thurner & Aguilera Honored at Lamar Chamber Banquet
The Lamar Eagles Lodge #3898 held a capacity crowd for the 93rd annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet this past Thursday evening, January 30. The audience saw awards presented for Citizen of the Year, the Humanitarian Award, the Honker of the Year and a special observance from Voces Unidas for Janea Aguilera and presentation of […]