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Honkers Comedy Night and Halloween Party a Big Success!
Lamar, CO (November 13, 2013) – Friday, November 1st, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers, Two for the Road Entertainment and the Lamar Eagles hosted another great night of comedy at the Lamar Eagles Aerie in Lamar, CO. Following a dinner of a tasty pulled pork sandwich provided by the Lamar Eagles, the three talented […]
Honkers Welcome New Planning & Community Development Director
On October 25th the Lamar Honkers stopped by the City Complex to welcome Roberto Becerill to Lamar and to his new position as Planning & Community Development Director for the City of Lamar. Roberto has experience and ideas that Lamar will benefit from now and in the future. Following is some basic information on Roberto. […]
Farm City Banquet to Feature Clare Dunn
Lamar Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the Annual Farm City Banquet taking place this Friday, November 15th at the Lamar Community Building. This year’s event will feature Clare Dunn performing live. Clare is coming home all the way from Nashville to be part of this great annual event! The Lamar FFA students will be working hard […]
Honkers Recognize Two New Fire Engineers/EMTs
On October 18th the Lamar Honkers made a visit to the Lamar Fire Department to recognize the promotion of two new Fire Engineers/EMTs to the Lamar Fire Department. After extensive training under the supervision of Fire Chief Marshal Cook, Geoff Newman and Jordan Kemp were promoted to their new positions and duties in mid-September. Congratulations […]
Honkers Visit New Double T Laundry Service
On October 18th the Lamar Honkers paid a visit to Double T Laundry Service a new business located at 204 East Parkway Drive in Lamar. Double T Laundry Service is owned and operated by Tammy Moran with help from her manager, Tiffany Saldana. Double T Laundry Service is a full service laundry business. They can […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Seeking Board Members
LAMAR, COLORADO – The Lamar Chamber of Commerce is seeking business and community professionals, interested and willing to dedicate their time, energy, and expertise, to serve on the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Candidates must be willing to serve a three year term, beginning January 1, 2014. The Chamber Board of Directors annually […]
Monsters, Mod-sters and Mobsters Hit the Streets for Moonlight Madness
Mark Thursday, October 24th for Moonlight Madness Magic Time around downtown Lamar, between 6pm and 8pm, highlighted this year by the Mystery Manikins. The windows of participating merchants will display live mannequins and customers can guess who’s who on the entry form Maze Map. The Map gives hints and names of popular personalities playing […]
City of Lamar August Sales Tax Revenue Report
Although City of Lamar sales tax revenue for August was off 1.52% for a loss of $3,870.60 compared to last year, the combination of Use Tax and other categories showed a year to date increase of 3.27% for a gain of $83,251.77 over last year. Sales Tax revenues since January 2013 are at […]
Honkers and Chamber Board Welcome New PCDI Director
The Lamar Chamber Honkers and Chamber Board members welcomed Lance Benninghoff to Lamar and to his new position as PCDI Director. Benninghoff was recently selected as the new Economic Development Director for Prowers County Development Incorporated. Benninghoff has strong ties to southeast Colorado and was most recently employed as a political analyst for the Department […]
New Lamar City Treasurer Assumes Duties, Budget & Annexation Hearings Postponed
Kristin Rau has been hired by the City of Lamar as the new treasurer, replacing Linda Rohlman who resigned her position several months ago. Rau was hired following the final round of candidate interviews by the council on Tuesday, September 24 and the council ratified a phone poll on the 25th during the council meeting, […]
Honkers Visit New Social Services “Soon-To- Be” Director Lanie Mirelas
On Friday, October 11th, the Lamar Chamber Honkers stopped into Prowers County Social Services to welcome Lanie Mirelas to Lamar and to her new position as the Social Services Director for Prowers County. Lanie previously worked in the Social Services Department of Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. She was selected to replace Linda Fairbairn […]
Comedy Show and Halloween Party at the Eagles
On Friday, November 1st, 2013, The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers, Two for the Road Entertainment and the Lamar Eagles are hosting another great night of comedy at the Lamar Eagles Aerie in Lamar, CO. It will start with a pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and chips meal prepared by the Lamar Eagles from 6:00 […]
Think Pink for Oktoberfest 2013
This year’s Oktoberfest in Lamar was held with more fall-like temperatures and sunny skies on Saturday, October 2, compared to last year’s drizzly chiller. That made a definite difference in attendance numbers for this year’s Chamber of Commerce festival. The annual Toys for Tots Car & Motorcycle Show & Poker Run got off to […]
Plenty of Planes for the Fly-in
A cool fall morning, light breezes and sunny skies combined for a perfect day for viewing an assortment of airplanes on the ground, and in the air, at the Lamar Airport this past Saturday, September 28. Early morning visitors to the annual Fly-In had a chance to enjoy a breakfast provided by Smokin Willy’s BBQ, […]
Pedal the Plains, A Rolling Success
Sunny skies, mild temperatures and gentle winds all contributed to a perfect weekend for the Pedal the Plains event held in Lamar this past Friday and Saturday, September 20-21. Bike riders began arriving in Lamar from their starting point in Eads mid afternoon on Friday. Once they checked their bikes at the Lamar Community Building, […]
Pedal the Plains Schedule in Lamar
Pedal The Plains Schedule @ Lamar: Friday, September 20: Lamar Lamar Community Lunch at HQ Site @ Community Bldg: 12:00pm-4:00pm Town/Hotel Shuttles: 12:00pm-10:00pm Lamar Community Dinner at Entertainment Site @ Lamar Chamber/Welcome Center Bldg: 5:00pm-9:00pm Entertainment Site Activities: 2:00pm-10:00pm Beer Garden Food Vendor Expo Enchanted Forest – Craft Vendors & Family Fun Entertainment […]
Here Come the Riders!!
Lamar may experience a brief traffic snarl for a while this Friday afternoon, September 20, when approximately 1,000 bicyclists converge on the city for the second annual Pedal the Plains event in Colorado. Southeast Colorado was selected as the destination for 2013 with riders making a weekend loop from Eads, to Lamar, to La Junta […]
Northside Park Playground is Open for Business
In the span of a morning and part of an afternoon, a several month long project to build a new playground in Lamar was completed. This past Saturday, September 14, was known as ‘build day’ for about 300 volunteers who contributed their time to assemble and erect playground equipment at the Northside Park in Lamar. […]
Honkers and Chamber Visit Wiley Clinic Grand Re-Opening
Lamar, CO – Thursday, September 12th – Residents of Wiley and the surrounding area joined employees of the Wiley Clinic, representatives of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Lamar Honkers to celebrate the re-opening of the Clinic with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday afternoon, September 9. High Plains Community Health Center hosted the gathering which gave people a chance to […]
City Sales Tax Shows Modest Increase
Although City Sales Tax for Lamar dropped 1.86% this past July, Total Sales and Use Tax Collections were up 1.82% for a gain of $4,781 over the same month last year. General City Sales Tax was off $4,779 for that same period, but made the gain in Use Taxes and other categories. Total taxes collected […]