All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Air Show Provides Real “High” Lights in Lamar
There’s something about, “the wild blue yonder” that draws us in. If we can’t fly with the freedom of birds, then an airplane and air show is the next best thing. Several hundred area residents flocked to the Lamar Municipal Airport for the annual Fly In Air Show this past Saturday, September 20. Fly ins […]
“Cowboy Boots and Country Roots” – 2014 Holly Gateway Fair
Thursday September 25: 9a-12p Entry of all livestock exhibits 2pm Goat Show 3pm HJH Volleyball vs Springfield 4-8p Entry of all non livestock exhibits 4:30p HJH Football vs Springfield 6pm Team Roping 6:30p Swine Show Friday September 26: 7-9a HHS Jr. Class Breakfast @ Fairgrounds 8:30a All baked goods/flower exhibit…Sheep Show 9a Judging begins […]
NWS Summer Weather Recap
June through August began warm and dry across most of south central and southeast Colorado, save for some spotty heavy precipitation across the southeast plains due to early season thunderstorms. The southwest monsoon kicked in early and was very active through that month, leading to abundant and much needed precipitation across the area, […]
Lodging Panel Funds New/Old Events
Members of the Two Shot Goose Hunt are at work finalizing the 48th annual get-together for Lamar and Southeast Colorado. Bob and Rose Ann Yates, President and Executive Director, respectively, detailed some of the financial benefits the Two Shot has brought to Prowers County for almost a half century for members of the Prowers County […]
Partners for HOPE Discuss El Pomar Contract
Lori Hammer, Executive Director of the Partners for HOPE Center at Lincoln School in Lamar, told Coalition members that the $100,000 check from the El Pomar Foundation has been received. “It is really official now and with the check we’re good to go for another year of operations,” she said during the Coalition’s […]
Spectacular Events Planned for Saturday’s Free Air Show
Early Saturday risers can head out to the Lamar Municipal Airport and enjoy a Smokin’ Willie’s BBQ breakfast starting at 7:30am with the sound of airplane motors revving up the rpm’s. It’s the prelude to entertainment displays and air shows for Fly Lamar, an updated and expanded Fly In, planned by the Lamar Airport Board and […]
Unmatched Carpenters Tribute Takes the Stage
Lamar, CO, September 15, 2014 – Singer Lisa Rock and her 6-piece band are bringing the music of The Carpenters back to the stage with their spot-on renditions of Carpenters classics with Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters for Southeast Colorado Concert Association at the Lamar High School Auditorium in Lamar, CO on October 6, 2014.Considered one of […]
Rules and Regs for North Gateway Park
There have been only a few incidents that required a police presence at North Gateway Park since last year and that was mostly because people were fishing on private property before ownership was transferred to the city. It helps to know the rules of the road for any public area, especially now that the […]
KVAY Maintains Current Studios, Local American Legion Being Revamped
KVAY Radio, at 224 South Main in Lamar, will not move into their property at 114 South Main Street, the former Main Cafe. Debbie Ellis, station General Manager, told the Lamar City Council there has been a hold up on investor funding to continue developing the property into a new radio station. “We intend to […]
CPW Offers Pronghorn 101 Class in Rocky Ford
ROCKY FORD, Colo. – Join District Wildlife Managers Jordon Depriest and Steve Keefer Sept. 15, for Pronghorn 101. Learn basic pronghorn biology, hunting tactics and hunting laws and get prepared for the upcoming season in this free class. WHO: Anyone interested in learning more about pronghorn WHAT: Pronghorn 101: Basic information about hunting pronghorn in Colorado WHERE: […]
Sand Creek Offers Special Walking Tour
The massacre of over 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children along the banks of the Big Sandy Creek in southeastern Colorado, known today as the Sand Creek Massacre, will be the topic of a free interpretive walking tour at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Reservations […]
Fiesta de Colores Festival Set for Sept 12/13 in Granada
This year’s Fiesta de Colores Festival will be held in Granada for five candidates for Queen with the coronation set for Friday, September 12 and a parade and festivities will be held on Saturday at the town park. The banquet will be held at the Granada Complex for the contestants, their parents and the […]
High Plains Walking Club Returns!
“The most popular form of exercise in the United States is walking.” We’re Baaaack!!! The High Plains Walking Club will meet every Saturday morning at Lamar Community College from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the Wellness Center’s indoor track. The High Plains Walking Club is facilitated by Beth Parker and Holly Burton, Health Coaches from […]
Annual Hasty Days Set for Sept 6
This small community in southeast Colorado always has big plans for their September 6 celebration. It’s worth a visit to enjoy some of the activities. 6:30am Dam Run back and forth across John Martin Dam 9am Hasty Fire Department Breakfast: Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs and O.J. $2 & $5 for age groups 10am Parade Around […]
Changes Being Planned for 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival
The committee planning next February’s 13th Annual Snow Goose Festival in Lamar agreed there will be some modifications on the events being offered for the three day event. With the departure of two key members from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife, Linda Groat and John Koshak, the committee felt this would be the […]
El Pomar Gives New Life to HOPE
Lori Hammer, Project HOPE director in Lamar, has received confirmation from the El Pomar Foundation of a $100,000 grant for funding into the 2014-2015 school year. “I received a phone call telling us we had been awarded the donation, and the recent confirmation made it official,” she explained. The funding announcement comes just in time, as […]
Lamar Council Okays Levee Study Funding
The City of Lamar is following through with Willow Creek Levee improvements as required by FEMA. Mapping the nation’s levee systems was mandated several years ago by the federal agency as a means of providing timely information for adequate insurance coverage within a community’s flood plain which would be impacted by a 100 year flood. […]
Teens Leave their Mark at NAPA in Lamar
What was once a bare north wall at NAPA Auto Parts, North Main in Lamar, has been covered with some welcomed graffiti (mural), the handiwork of representatives of #riseaboveColorado. Promoting a drug free, healthy lifestyle for Colorado youngsters, the statewide organization came to Lamar to initiate a project for eleven communities in the state. Two […]
State Fair Fans: $150,000 Still Unclaimed From Cashless Cards
Refunds Being Offered Until Sept. 2 at the Colorado State Fairgrounds PUEBLO, Colo. – A little more than $150,000 is still unclaimed in refunds from the “Cashless Card” used at last year’s Colorado State Fair, and refunds are only available until the end of the 2014 Fair on September 1. The Cashless […]
New LCC Dean of Academics Meets Commissioners, West Nile Found in Prowers County
Lamar Community College President, John Marrin, introduced Fred Hampel the college’s new Dean of Academics to the commissioners. Hampel hailed from Kansas and had an agricultural background from having farmed and ranched in his early adult life. He returned to college to become an economist, employed by corporations before he moved into higher education, teaching […]