All Entries in the "Festival" Category
History Comes Alive During the LCC Frontier Encampment
Click on picture to see a larger version. Visitors, young and old, to the Lamar Community College Campus this past Friday and Saturday, had a chance to learn about a buckboard wagon, talk trade with trappers, learn about some Indian tribes from the High Plains, watch a cannon get primed to fire, view a blacksmith […]
Wonderful Weekend, Busy Town
Some pictures will display larger if clicked. Lamar offered something to do for almost every taste, whether your interests ranged from the annual Oktoberfest activities, to the Living History Encampment, to the Lamar Community College Antelope Stampede, or more sedentary fare, such as scanning the titles offered at the fall book fair at the Lamar […]
Fall Festival, A Moving Experience
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin – Click on a picture to see a larger version. Saturday’s perfect weather brought out the downtown crowds for Lamar’s Fall Festival. Vendors took advantage of the sunny day, while shoppers took advantage of the bargains offered along the sidewalks on Main Street and the added attractions on West […]
2011 Sand & Sage Fair Sale Award Winners in Livestock
A very special thank you goes out to the professionalism and thoughtfulness of Sally DePra for these photos and information on the youngsters who were recognized during this year’s fair. August 23, 2011 27 4H & FFA members exhibited Breeding Livestock at the Sand & Sage Fair in Lamar on August 10, 2011. Exhibitors paraded […]
Small Town Fair: Big Time Fun
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin – Click on a picture to see a larger version of the image. Sights and sounds from this year’s Sand and Sage Fair at the Prowers County Fairgrounds ranged from the Sunday, August 7 concert, featuring Mark Wills and Katie Armiger to the Monday night Gymkhana sponsored by the […]
Eagles Host Annual Fish Fry
Lamar was a busy town this past Saturday and Sunday. The World Series Softball games got underway over the weekend, the downtown merchants held a day-long sidewalk sale and the Lamar Eagles Lodge, #3898 held their annual fish fry on Saturday. Area residents must have been hungry and thirsty, as although there were some early […]
Mark Wills – Katie Armiger Concert and PRCA Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, July 23rd
$1 Discount on Fair Tickets Saturday July 23rd from 10am-2pm Press Release – Tickets for the Sand and Sage Round-Up Kick-Off Concert go on sale Saturday, July 23rd at the Lamar Senior Citizens Center at 405 E. Olive Street in Lamar. Mark Wills has been in country music since the late 90’s producing numerous […]
Wiley Hay Days was Picture Perfect
Photos by Russ Baldwin and Vincent Gearhart – Click picture to see a larger version. A sunny and warm day helped with the large turnout for this past weekend’s 36th Annual Wiley Hay Days. Events began on Friday with a baseball game pitting one generation against another and eased into a sit down activity […]
Great Day for Granada – Bristol Activities
Monday’s rains stayed away this past weekend to give a picture-perfect day for events surrounding the 20th Annual Granada/Bristol Days, from the Friday evening BBQ and auctions, to the open air dance this past Saturday. Following a breakfast at Chez DuVall’s and a calorie burning exercise for the Amache Run/Walk, folks started lining up at […]
20th Annual Granada/Bristol Days Underway this Weekend
Area residents are preparing for the 20th Annual Granada/Bristol Days this Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. The town is sponsoring the Friday evening burger benefit and auction from 6:30 to 7:30pm at the town complex. The proceeds will go towards the purchase of a new fire truck for the community. Saturday’s events start […]
36th Annual Wiley Hay Days 2011 Schedule of Events:
36th Annual Wiley Hay Days 2011 Schedule of Events: Friday, June 17: 6 p.m. – Grandpa Softball-Baseball Field (Grandpa`s vs. Papa`s) If you’re a Grandpa, contact Nick Weber @ 688-8354 7:30 p.m. – Water balloon fight for the kids! (Drop off your kids and go play Bingo!) 7:30pm-Wiley Lions Club bingo in the park Saturday, […]
Nice and Easy for Bluegrass Friday Jam Session
This past Friday, June 10, was the opening evening for the annual Holly Free Bluegrass Festival. It was one of the nicer ways to wind down a week of activity, sitting in a lawn chair, talking with friends and watching other friends on stage, or in front of it, perform some of their favorite tunes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy Birthday, Lamar
Over 45 official entries took part in Saturday’s Lamar Days parade on May 14th. Sunny skies and cool temperatures brought out a crowd that lined the streets from East Olive to South Main to celebrate Lamar’s 125th anniversary. Lamar Chamber of Commerce President, Jill Tinnes said there were about 45 official entries, but she said […]
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 […]
Cinco de Mayo, Perfect Day
The weatherman was overdue to forecast a good Saturday, May 7, for this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration in Lamar, and he came through in style for participants of the event at North Side Park. Roads and side streets were blocked off surrounding the park and by mid-morning, many of the booths had been set […]
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 […]