All Entries in the "Prowers County" Category
Minnie L. Henry…June 13, 1917 – April 12, 2013
A funeral service for Garden City, Kansas resident and former longtime Towner and Lamar resident, Minnie L. Henry will be held at 2:00 PM Monday April 15, 2013 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor David Bell of the Garden City United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. […]
State to Granada on Landfill-Correct It or Close It
Granada Trustee Jerene DeBono led an open meeting for local residents, Wednesday, April 10, informing them of the changes needed at the Granada landfill as mandated by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, based on a site inspection several months ago. DeBono said there were about 19 deficiencies requiring correction and some of those […]
FFA Career Development Contests Held at LCC
(Lamar, Colorado; April 8, 2013) Lamar Community College welcomed 435 high school students from 27 schools to compete in the FFA Career Development Contests this past Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The ten contests were held around the LCC campus, at Lamar High School, and at the Sand and Sage Fairgrounds. The high winners for […]
District VI on the Go
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area— District VI 4-H members have been busy since the first of the year attending Leadership Development Conference, District Retreat, electing new officers and selecting Citizenship Washington Focus attendees, all the members have geared up for the 2013 year. In January, […]
Rosie Lee Mihelich…December 19, 1924 – April 10, 2013
A graveside service for Pueblo resident and former Lamar resident will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Fairmount Cemetery with Drew Meyer of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Visitation for Mrs. Mihelich will be held the day of the service from 9:00 AM until 12 noon at the funeral home. […]
Adela Jaramillo…August 26, 1918 – April 10, 2013
Mass of Christian burial for Lamar, Colorado resident, Adela Jaramillo will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar with Father Charles Sena officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Rosary/scripture service will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 […]
Co-Ed Volleyball Season Comes to an End
Lamar Parks & Recreation finished another successful Co-Ed Volleyball season. 20 teams from Lamar and the surrounding area came to play every Monday night from January through April. Lamar Parks & Recreation offered 2 leagues, Competitive and “A” League, 6 teams competed in the competitive league and 14 in the “A” league. To cap the […]
LCC Rodeo Team Updates
Lamar Community College sophomore Brooke Smith, from Wetmore, CO, placed 6th in barrel racing and 7th in break-away roping at the Colorado State University, Skyline Stampede Rodeo held March 28-30 in Fort Collins, CO. The team also recently competed at the Eastern Wyoming College rodeo. Freshmen Clint Buringa and Tucker White led Lamar Community College’s […]
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 […]
Ensuring Food Safety through Youth Meat Quality Assurance Programming
SPRINGFIELD, Colo.-Each year, the Southeast Area 4-H youth that are enrolled in breeding and market beef, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, rabbits, dairy animal, and hose projects must complete a Colorado State University 4-H mandated Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) or Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) training class. However, this is only a requirement for 4-H youth during […]
Spring Turkey Season Opens April 13
DENVER – Between April 13 and May 26, some 12,000 hunters will take to the fields and woods in Colorado as part of one of the fastest growing hunting sports in the United States – turkey hunting. Colorado hunters pursue turkeys on both private and public land during the 44-day spring season. Last year, Colorado […]
Business of the Week – Colorado East Bank & Trust
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Colorado East Bank & Trust Give them a call at: 719.336-5200 Colorado East Bank & Trust was established in […]
City Sales Tax Shows YTD Gain
Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for the City of Lamar showed a 5% Year to Date increase compared to this same time in 2012. That shows a $42,368.38 increase with total collections to date at $890,050.96, compared to 2012 of $847.682.58. February sales taxes collected in March showed a 3.61% improvement over last year […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of April 7, 2013
Top Ten Books for the Week of April 7, 2013 Healer by Carol Wiley Cassella Private Berlin by James Patterson Rescue My Heart #3 by Jill Shalvis The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers Collateral Damage #25 by Stuart Woods Live and Let Love #3 by Gina Robinson Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich Teenage Pregnancy edited […]
PMC & HPCC Holding Joint Meeting April 11
Prowers Medical Center Announces Joint Board Meeting Scheduled – (Lamar, CO) April 5, 2013 – Prowers Medical Center would like to announce that a joint Board Meeting between the Board of Directors for Prowers Medical Center and High Plains Community Health Center has been scheduled for Thursday, April 11th. The meeting will be held at 6:30 […]
Water Restrictions Discussed/Carnival Coming to Lamar for State High School Rodeo
Events are moving forward to host a full-scale carnival in Lamar during the Colorado State High School Rodeo finals, June 5-9, but it won’t be at Willow Creek Park. If all goes as planned, a carnival will be set up at the Prowers County Fairgrounds, corresponding with the scheduled rodeo, in town for the annual contest. […]
Fire Department Incident Reports April 8, 2013
Sunday, April 7 At 5:31 am on Sunday, April 7, the Lamar Fire Department was dispatched to 300 S. 8th Street in Lamar on report of a carbon monoxide detector activation. On arrival at the scene, the occupants notified fire personnel that the alarm had been chirping since 2:00 am. When asked, the occupants denied […]
William “Bill” Branom…December 31, 1927 – April 7, 2013
A Memorial Service for lifelong Bent County resident, William “Bill” Branom will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Hasty Friends Church with Pastor Gary Pritchard officiating. Per Bill’s request cremation has taken place and there was no public viewing. Mr. Branom was born on December 31, 1927 at Hasty, […]
City to Perform Controlled Burn
The Lamar Public Works Department, Lamar Water Department, Lamar Fire Department and Prowers County Rural Fire Department will be burning the Willow Creek Drainage from the area near the Lamar Swimming Pool east towards East Parmenter and then out toward Clay Creek to the east of Lamar. Weather permitting, the burn will begin during the […]
Thunderstorms, Hail, Tornado Potential and Red Flag Day for Prowers County Today
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT (April 8, 2013) A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER KIOWA AND NORTHERN PROWERS COUNTY. STRONG SHEAR AND MODEST INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO ROTATING STORMS…WITH GREATER […]