All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Will Again Offer Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is once again offering families a chance to get outdoors and learn about firearms safety, hunting and outdoor survival. CPW is inviting families to join them for the Two Buttes Outdoor Adventure, a free two and a half day event, June 6 – 8 at the Two Buttes State Wildlife […]
Earth Moves – Waters Flow at North Gateway Park
Lamar officials will learn later this month, in the North Gateway Park has been approved to receive a $70,000 grant from the state’s ‘Fishing for Funds’ project for initial park improvements. State Department of Parks and Wildlife Technician, Dave Miller, said recently, he and one or two local officials will make the presentation May […]
Colorado Fishing Report – Tuesday, April 28 2014
Keep in mind that fishing conditions change on a constant basis. A lot can change in a week from the time this fishing conditions report is produced. If the water you are interested in knowing more about is not listed here or if you’re looking for the most current information, we encourage anglers to explore […]
City Council Discusses Airport Hangar Development, Camera System at Library
The Lamar City Council and area residents were presented with the latest concept designs for the city’s Park’s, Recreation and Trails Master Plan during a council work session, Monday, April 28, at the Cultural Events Center. Britina Design Group was commissioned by the council to develop a series of ideas for four main recreation […]
Colorado Fishing Report – April 22, 2014
Conditions – Statewide Keep in mind that fishing conditions change on a constant basis. A lot can change in a week from the time this fishing conditions report is produced. If the water you are interested in knowing more about is not listed here or if you’re looking for the most current information, we encourage […]
Easter Bunny Hops for Friday Fun at Juniper Village
The Easter bunny came early to area children this past week, as residents of Juniper Village in Lamar hosted their 1st Annual Easter Egg hunt on Friday, April 18. Kids, six and under, were invited to participate in the hunt. About 50 children were on hand to enjoy the hunt for 15 dozen eggs, while […]
2014 Annual Birding & Heritage Event, May 15-18 Las Animas, Bent County
Head to Las Animas in mid May for the annual entertaining and educational field trips with guides to visit birding trails, petroglyphs and dinosaur tracks in SE Colorado’s canyons and plains. Visit the gateway city to Bent’s Old Fort, for a fun alterative outing for the ‘Bent on Birding & Heritage Festival’. The 17th Annual […]
A Forest for the Future at North Gateway Park
The Lamar Tree Board, along with students from Parkview School’s fifth grade class, planted 190 trees around North Gateway Park, Thursday, April 17, as part of the city’s observance of Arbor Week. Tree Board members flagged spots earlier for the planting with the help of Kyle Kurtz from the City of Lamar. City Crews, according […]
S.E. Colorado Concert Association Hosts Concert at LHS Auditorium
The Southeast Colorado Concert Association is proud to present the Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble, Main Street Ringers and Valley Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday April 22 at 7 p.m. at the Lamar High School auditorium. The concert band (led by Christi Ludwig) will present a variety of classical repertoire including Canticum, Cinema Paradiso, Polish […]
Drought Information Statement-NWS Pueblo
Higher terrain areas of Colorado benefitted from cooler temperatures and good precipitation for March, 2014. However, warmer, drier and windy weather prevailed through the rest of the state with most of southeast Colorado experiencing below normal precipitation. Portions of the Central Mountains and Wet Mountains received at or above normal precipitation for March. With […]
Baxter Black to Headline the Annual Farm-City Banquet
Noted cowboy poet, author, former large animal veterinarian and radio personality Baxter Black has been signed by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce to headline the annual Farm-City Banquet next November 15. Members of the chamber board confirmed the announcement during their meeting with the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel board Tuesday afternoon, April […]
Lamar Council Opens Willow Creek Park for Lamar Days/Cinco de Mayo
Mary Moore and Connie Gangwish from Lightkeepers Ministries outlined their plans to the Lamar City Council, to create a non-profit women’s homeless shelter at the former Troy Apartments on South Main Street in Lamar. Moore has researched various, similar shelters in Pueblo to learn the logistics of their operation. Gangwish has said she’ll provide […]
Water Supply Outlook-NWS-Pueblo
As of April 1, the 2014 snowpack was below average across the Rio Grande Basin of south central Colorado. Across the Arkansas Basin of southeast Colorado, the snowpack was highly variable, ranging from above average north of highway 50 to below average south of the highway. The Arkansas Basin snowpack measured 112% of median […]
Library Announces Grand Prize Winner for Story Book Walk
For two weeks in March, the Lamar Public Library celebrated Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with the “Dr. Seuss Story Book Walk”!! 18 participants completed the entire walk and submitted their map to be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing! An the winner is…..AMELIE BROWN! Amelie received the book, “And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry […]
Colorado in the Civil War
This article is part of a series by the National Park Service concerning the 150th Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre. “With Mormons to the west, New Mexicans of questionable loyalty to the south and Indians everywhere else,” Duane A. Smith paints a picture of what Coloradans faced at the beginning of the Civil War. Tasked with […]
FREE Family Movie Location Change, April 5
‘Frozen’ is the featured film for this Saturday evening, with a FREE showing at 7pm at the Lamar Community Building. The event will cap a weeklong series of community weigh-ins on ideas to help develop the City of Lamar’s, Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan. The movie had been scheduled to be shown this […]
Lamar Savages Weekly Sports Report, March 31, 2014
It’s spring and the sports slate is fully underway in Lamar and most of the teams have met with great success. The Savage baseball squad has won five of its first six contests, and the track and field teams, both boys and girls, have won their first two meets in dominating fashion. Only the girls […]
Las Animas Trojans Weekly Sports Report, March 31, 2014
Expectations were fairly high for the Las Animas baseball squad, as the Trojans opened the season ranked #10 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A poll. Things looked good for the team as they opened two weeks ago with a win over Monte Vista (14-4) in the La Junta tournament. However, that was followed up by losses […]
Holly Wildcats Weekly Sports Report, March 31, 2014
After reaching last season’s Class 1A championship game, Holly looked to take the next step this season and bring home the top trophy in baseball. Through the first three games of the year, the Wildcats have looked like anything but contenders, dropping all three by a combined tally of 47-27. The Wildcats began the season […]
Out for a Stroll on Improved Paths
With early spring temperatures moving into the warm range of 60s and 70s, more Lamar residents are starting to stretch their daily or weekend exercise walking routes. One recently improved course circles the medical campus off Memorial Drive. Emily Nieschburg of Healthy Places told the PCDI board members recently that the course was recently upgraded […]