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New at the Lamar Public Libary – Week of March 16th
ADULT FICTION – LARGE PRINT The Promise of Palm Grove: Amish brides of Pinecraft by Shelley Shepard Gray Wanted: Dead or Alive by Ray Hogan Always on My Mind #7: A Christiansen family novel by Susan May Warren Sabotaged #5: Alaskan courage by Dani Pettrey Collateral Damage by Hannah Alexander My Gallows Hang High […]
More Power for High Plains Public Radio
High Plains Pubic Radio in Garden City, KS held a launch party last Thursday, March 12, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center, to celebrate the expansion of their coverage in the Prowers County region. KCSE FM, one of several translator relay stations that broadcasts locally 90.7 on the FM dial, has been operating in Prowers […]
Springfield Will Host Canyons & Plains Regional Meeting
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold its regional meeting at the Industrial Center, north of Springfield, CO on Thursday, April 2, 2015, 9 a.m. to 11 am. The topic of the meeting will be “Canyon Journeys,” presented by Laneha Everett from Pritchett, Colorado. Canyon Journeys was started by Casey and Laneha Everett […]
Zonta Presents ‘Girls Wanna Have Fun’!
The Zonta Club of Prowers County is hosting a fun filled evening and we invite women from throughout our area to come join us. The date is March 21st, the time is 6pm till 9pm – come when you can and stay as long as you want. The place is the new Wolves Den […]
2015-16 Licenses, Permits and Registrations Now On Sale
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife licenses, permits and registrations are on sale now for the 2015-16 season at license agents, CPW offices and online (http://cpw.state.co.us/). Big game The big game application deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 7, 2015. Check out http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/PlanYourHunt.aspx to find all the resources CPW has to offer hunters to complete their […]
Lamar Council Considers PMC, Spreading Antlers Requests
The Lamar City Council took no action during their work session Monday, March 9, on requests for financial support from two entities, Prowers Medical Center and Spreading Antlers Golf Course. Prowers Medical Center had requested a waiver of $54,000 in building permit fees for its pending construction project, estimated at $7,595,000. The construction is expected […]
LCC Booster Club Threes and Frees Championship Competition Results
The Boy’s Free Throw championship competition on March 9th did not end as we had hoped. On Saturday, March 8, Bryan Ortiz played in the Regional playoffs in Pueblo. During that game with Granada, he re-injured his knee. Even though he had made a perfect score in the semi-finals, he was not able shoot […]
A Celebration of Seuss at the Lamar Library
The Lamar Library hosted a birthday party for Dr. Suess this past Friday, March 6. The author’s real birthday was on March 2, but Friday’s are a lot better for parties. That was the case for the 10am turnout, as about 45 to 50 youngsters and some parents were on hand to enjoy a live […]
John Martin Reservior State Park Boat Ramps Open
HASTY, Colo. – John Martin Reservoir will be opening the East and West Boat Ramps for the summer season March 15. The water levels are similar to last year resulting in plenty of room for people to enjoy fishing, boating and other recreation on the reservoir. The north shore waterfowl closure will also be lifted […]
New at the Lamar Public Library – Week of March 4, 2015
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF MARCH 4, 2015 EARLY READER Thor: the Dark World: Heroes of Asgard by Tomas Palacios This is Wolverine/ Marvel by Thomas Macri The Kree-Skrull War/ Marvel by Thomas Macri A Monster at School by Amanda Huneke CHILDREN NON-FICTION Hybrid and Electric Vehicles/ Innovative Technologies […]
Growth at Lamar Airport
Recent hangar construction at the Lamar Municipal Airport has helped reduce the lack of adequate storage for airplane owners. The two most recent T-hangars were constructed through private funding, are owned by Peter Page and Dean Reed and are located on city owned land. “With a tight squeeze, we can fit three planes in each […]
S.E. Colorado Offers Snow and Geese for Festival
There were geese and there was snow for the 13th Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival in Lamar this past February 19-22. Event organizers were leery of the potential for heavy snows cancelling some reservations for the weekend, especially for those who were traveling long distances. Fortunately most of the tours went off as planned, with the exception […]
LCC Regional Science Fair Features Over 200 Student Projects
(Lamar, Colorado; February 25, 2015) On Wednesday, February 18, students from Alta Vista, Campo, Eads, Holly, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School, Parkview, Plainview, Springfield, Walsh, and Wiley competed in the annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held at Lamar Community College. The regional science fair typically hosts about 200 projects and this […]
Warm and Dry Winter Weather for S.E. Colorado
January was the 15th warmest on record as well as being the driest January statewide since 2003. February precipitation to date statewide is 81% of average. D1 drought conditions have been introduced to the western slope. In the next two weeks, much needed precipitation is forecasted to come to the state that could benefit […]
Weather Woes for Local Roofs-CHSAA Games Still Good for LCC
Several flat topped roofs in the Lamar area are feeling the effects of the recent snows such as leaking ceilings. Fortunately it’s not like Boston where roofs were collapsing under five feet of snow, but the local daily melt and nightly freeze conditions are causing leaks for some businesses. Lamar Community College is not invulnerable […]
CPW Offers Big-Game Application Advice, Deadline Approaches
DENVER – The big game application deadline for 2015 is midnight, Apr. 7, but don’t wait until the deadline to apply: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has a variety of resources for hunters to complete their applications now. “CPW’s website offers essential information for preparing for the big game season as well as a secure license […]
Courthouse Boiler Needs Repairs
The Prowers County Courthouse is currently being heated by a back-up boiler that dates back to 1965. Kirk Powers, Operations Manager for the county, told the commissioners that a crack has developed on one of fourteen sections comprising the primary boiler. “If we had some serious cold weather issues, we’d be noticing the difference,” […]
New At the Lamar Public Library – February 23, 2015
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23, 2015 ADULT FICTION My Father’s Wives by Mike Greenberg Sweetland by Michael Crummey ADULT NON-FICTION Ghettoside: a true story of murder in America byJill Leovy The Lion’s Gate: on the front lines of the Six-Day War by Steven Pressfield When Books Went […]
HOPE Coalition Notes Local Donations
Lori Hammer, Project HOPE Director, noted that the Center has received over $3,000 in recent donations. The exact amounts are $250 from combined plea offers from the local District Attorney’s office, $2,000 from LCM Missions, the Living Covenant Church with Pastor Rick Beard and $1,170 in donations from the Tom Buxton memorial and more […]
Growing Funding Requests Concerns Lodging Panel Board
How much money is coming in versus how much funding has been requested has raised concerns among the board members of the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel. The board usually receives four quarterly annual payments from the state, based on receipts from the 2% tax levied on all rented motel rooms in Prowers County. […]