All Entries in the "Chamber/Local Business" Category
Chamber Honkers Visit Lamar City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker
City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker is officially welcomed by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers. Pfeilsticker came to Lamar just over three years ago as Deputy Administrator and became City Administrator earlier this year. Pictured are Chamber Board members, Axel Thurner and Lisa Thomas along with Lamar Chamber Honkers Cheryl Preisser and Vincent Gearhart with Bill […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Massage Therapy
Recently the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Board of Directors visited Massage Therapy, a New Business owned and operated by Leigh Ann Neilsen. Leigh Ann performs many different forms of message therapy from a simple back rub to warm stone therapy. Massage Therapy is available by appointment only and you can reach Leigh Ann […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Scott Reed at Community State Bank
Scott Reed, the new president of the Community State Bank was welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Board Members. Community State Bank is located at 717 North Main Street in Lamar. For all your banking needs, you can contact the Community State Bank at 719-336-3272 or visit their website at: http://www.csb-lamar.com/ Pictured are […]
Walsh Boys, Eads Girls Win 48th Annual Holiday Tournament
The 48th Annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Holiday Basketball Tournament will be played this Thursday through Saturday, December 15-17 at the Lamar Community Building. Friday’s games begin at 10am and the Saturday championship games are scheduled for 8pm for the Girls Tournament and 9:30 for the Boys. The Consolation Championships will be played at […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Revenue Posts Another Gain
Lamar City Sales Tax collected for October was up 3.92% over last year, for a gain of $8,988.42. However Use Tax and Other collections were in the negative column, so Total Sales and Use Tax Collections were up only 1.23% for a $3,118.51 gain over the year. Total collections for October 2011 were $255,689.48. Year-to-Date […]
New Directors Added to Lamar Chamber of Commerce
Four persons were voted onto the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, board of directors, Thursday evening, December 8. The positions are for one year with new members replacing those whose terms have expired. The new members are: Juan Saldana-WalMart, Kevin Swanson-Colorado Mills, Tera Bender-Fellowship Credit Union and Bryce Sparks-Big R. According to Axel Thurner, incoming Chamber […]
Verizon Customers Targeted in email Scam
Fraudulent Collection Letter : The local Verizon office in Lamar has alerted the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and area residents to be wary of an email scam being sent to some customers of the cell phone company. The following is the letter alerting residents to be wary of the potential fraud. “We have received reports of customers receiving potentially fraudulent “Collection” letters via […]
Lamar Parade of Lights, Candy Cane Festival Kicks off Holiday Season
Area residents braved the pre-winter chill this past Friday evening for the annual, Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Parade of Lights. This year’s theme highlighted Lamar’s 125th anniversary, carrying forward the traditions that were observed for Lamar Days this past May. By 6:30pm the floats and entries were set to go, traveling north on Main Street […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers Visit Great Plains Veterinary Service LLC
Members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber Board of Directors recently paid a welcome visit to the staff at Great Plains Veterinary Service LLC, owned by Jensen Stulp, DVM. The veterinary service is at 1610 South Main Street in Lamar, and serves both large and small animals. Hours are from 8am to 5pm […]
Positions Open on Prowers Lodging Tax Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill three (3) positions on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The Lodging Tax Tourism Panel was established in December 2005 to administer the funds created by the 2% lodging tax which was […]
Business of the Week – Guihen’s Lumber & Landscape
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when we highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we spotlight Guihen’s Lumber and Landscape at 1006 East Olive in Lamar, owned and operated by Gordon Guihen. It has become widely known that when Gordon […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Police Chief Gary McCrea
The Honkers and Members of the Chamber Board Welcome Police Chief Gary McCrea, McCrea has been with the Police Dept for 3 years, and was recently appointed to this position. Honkers are Shirley Pampus, and Cheryl Presser, and Chamber Board Members are Axle Thurner, Denise Carder and Lisa Thomas, Photo by Russ Baldwin
Candy Cane Festival is this Weekend
Lamar shoppers are planning on their local version of Black Friday with the annual Candy Cane Festival, set for this Friday and Saturday. Participating merchants are offering discounts and special savings to area shoppers and various forms of holiday entertainment have been prepared, including the annual Parade of Lights starting at 6:30pm this Friday evening, […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers Visit Perfect Skin Plus
The Chamber of Commerce Honkers welcome Perfect Skin Plus, a New Business in Lamar, Perfect Skin Plus is owned and operated by Kathy Torrez, RN. The location for this business is 208 South 4th Street Suite #2. Kathy specializing in advanced skin care techniques, and can help with problems of the skin. Hours are by […]
Parade of Lights Highlights Lamar’s Anniversary
Last minute preparations for float entries are underway for this year’s annual Parade of Lights celebration in Lamar. The theme, “Celebrating 125 Years of Holiday Happiness”, coincides with Lamar’s 125 anniversary. Parade entrants must be registered with the Lamar Chamber of Commerce in order to be judged, and entry forms are available from the chamber […]
Business of the Week – The Pit Stop
The Pit Stop, 907 North Main Street in Lamar is this week’s, Business of the Week at The Prowers Journal. We’ve gone through a lot of changes in about 40 years of living in Lamar to get to where we are with the Pit Stop. The business, just like any person, goes through many changes, […]
Lodging Panel Funds Sand and Sage Summer 2012
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel approved a $10,000 donation for next year’s entertainment act for the Sand and Sage Fair. There were no other applicants before the panel for November’s meeting. Brandon Sherwood, representing the fair board, said the money will be used for contract fees and for marketing the event in regional […]
‘Tis the Season
Lamar City workers have been busy the past few days, putting up the holiday decorations along Main Street in town. With just over a month to go before Christmas arrives, there’s a slate of holiday related activities on the way. The 8th Annual Fantasy Tree Celebration is set for Saturday, November 19 at the Lamar Elks […]
Lamar City September Sales Tax Shows Improvement
City Sales Tax collected in September showed an $18,588.43 increase for this year over 2010, for a 7.74% increase. City Sales Tax collections were $258,611.79. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 6.43% over last September for a $16,974.10 gain for a monthly total of $280,876.08. Year-to-date collections for city sales tax showed a […]
Business of the Week – The Lassie
The Lassie’s doors have been open at the same location on Main Street since 1948. We are on our way to serving five generations of families in Lamar and Southeast Colorado. Because we have been at our location for so many years, and because our employees are loyal and have been with us for a […]