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Lamar Days Royalty, Elmer & Freida Roberts
Elmer & Freida Roberts moved to Lamar, Colorado in 1965 after the “flood.” They have spent 40 years making Lamar their home. Elmer worked for Coen Construction and later helped his son, Roger operate Action Cycle. Elmer opened E & F Machining in 1982. Freida worked at a variety of different places in Lamar. […]
An All Too Familiar Sight
North of Clay Creek, south of Lamar – Picture by Doug Hasser Alter the size and shape of the 18 wheeler in the first photograph to what it might have looked like 80 years ago and this could have been a picture taken around 1930. Instead, it was photographed Monday afternoon, April 22, along northbound Highway […]
LCC to Celebrate 75th Anniversary Homecoming Weekend
(Lamar, Colorado; April 8, 2013) Lamar Community College will hold a 75th Anniversary “Homecoming” on April 26 – 28 for alumni, current students, current and former faculty & staff, and community members. With a variety of events there will be something for everyone to enjoy. On Friday, April 26th, the College will give free campus […]
Canyons & Plains Unveils Visitor Information Kiosks
Information kiosks in Eads, Fowler, Granada and Springfield now welcome visitors to Southeast Colorado by providing maps and information on local history and attractions. These four “gateway” kiosks are the first phase in a Wayfinding Project sponsored by the regional heritage tourism group, Canyons & Plains (C&P). Canyons & Plains, with Otero County serving as […]
Author Alma Lou Plunkett to Visit Lamar Public Library
The Lamar Public Library is pleased to announce that author Alma Lou Plunkett will be visiting on Saturday, April 13th to discuss her new book, “The Kansas-Colorado Line: Homesteading Tales of Several Families, a Memoir.” Alma Lou Plunkett of Syracuse, Kansas, recounts the challenges and opportunities faced by homesteaders on the Kansas/Colorado border. Homesteading was […]
Bent’s Old Fort Visitors Create Nearly $1 Million in Local Economic Benefit
Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide. A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011shows that the 26,842 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site spent $995,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 13 jobs in the local area. “Bent’s Old Fort is a wonderful place to learn […]
Presentation on Bent County History
On February 19th, the citizens of Bent County will have an opportunity to hear about the results of a recent survey of historic and prehistoric resources in the county. In 2011 and 2012, a team of archaeologists and historians, led by Richard Carrillo of Cuartelejo HP & Associates of La Junta, documented over twenty rural […]
Planning Underway for Annual 9/11 Tribute in Lamar
A repeat performance of the local tribute to 9/11 first responders is over a half year away, and an organizational meeting to map out the second annual event was held this past Monday, February 4, at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. Doug Harbour, working with Voices of Southeast Colorado and Voices Unidas, originated […]
Bovine Trichomoniasis Update
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. As of 1/25/2013, there are currently two positive trich locations in two Colorado counties: Las Animas and Pueblo. Both trich-positive locations began in 2012; so far this year, there have not been any positive trich cases in […]
2012 Ends with Lowered Precipitation in S.E. Colorado
Statistics provided by the National Weather Service indicates 2012 was an extremely dry year for southeast Colorado, with the exception of Walsh which measured over 17 inches of precipitation for the past year. Trace amounts of moisture were evident in the snowfalls of Christmas and New Year ’s Eve, but otherwise November and December closed […]
Two Shot Goose Hunt Winners!
Winning teams were announced recently for the 46th Annual Two Shot Goose Hunt, held in Lamar, Colorado, November 28 through the 30th. Headquartered at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn, hunters from around the country converge for the annual event which features a mixture of local upland game hunting, sporting clays, a goose hunt, a fund-raising […]
Historic Buildings Can Assist Future Retail Prospertiy
Twenty of sixty-eight buildings around downtown Lamar have the historic potential to qualify for a National or State Historical Register designation, or as local landmarks. Those numbers are part of the findings from a two year study conducted by architects, Tim and Chris Hoehne. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator hosted the information presentation at […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of November 10
Top Ten Books for the Week of November 10 Clifford’s Halloween by Norman Bridwell Wicked Business #2 by Janet Evanovich By Starlight by Dorothy Garlock The Last Vampire (3 novels) by Christopher Pike The Moonstone and the Woman in White by Wilkie Collins A Wanted Man by Lee Child Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins An […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of October 29
Top Ten Books for the Week of October 29, 2012 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike Line of Fire by Stephen White The Moonstone and the Woman in White by Wilkie Collins A Wanted Man by Lee Child Blind Faith by C. J. Lyons Delusion in Death by J. […]
History Comes Alive at The Star School in Bent County
One of the major restoration tasks to the Star School on U.S. Highway 50 was highlighted this past Wednesday, October 31, when a replacement stone was added to the front wall of the historic building. Pat Palmer, local southeast Colorado history buff, has been working to preserve and restore the one room school which dates […]
Lamar Area Hospice Finally Has a Home
Click on a picture to get into slide show mode: (Photos by Russ Baldwin & Vincent Gearhart) Chilly weather this past Saturday, October 27, could not dampen the spirit of warmth exhibited by the crowd that attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Lamar Area Hospice on West Olive Street. Although the offices in the […]
Alta Vista Students Rock the Gym
Boy, did they have a good time! The youngest of the Alta Vista school students probably didn’t fully comprehend the award being given to this school this past Tuesday, October 16, but they definitely understood, “It’s time to sing”. The Alta Vista Charter School had the distinction of being the first school in the nation to achieve […]
Letter to the Editor–Water & CO History
Letter to the editor, Prowers Journal: Last Friday, October 12, Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs was at the Lamar Library to give a talk about water and Colorado. He told me after his presentation that his visit was arranged by Colorado Humanities and the Colorado Foundation for Water Education, of which he is […]
Free Admission to Bent’s Fort on Saturday
In recognition of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 29, Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will join with all other national parks in offering free admission to visitors. This 19th annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Other Federal agencies offering free admittance on September 29 include the […]
Big Timbers History Corner #18 – Alamo Lights
If you look up as you go in the front door of Big Timbers Museum, you will see these two lovely vintage light fixtures. Back in the day, they were part of the elegant new Alamo Hotel (built in 1937). Times and needs changed, and in the 1980s a local group bought the old hotel […]