All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Lamar Community College Rodeo Update – Gillette College Rodeo
Lamar Community College freshman Randy Schaapman, of Manteca, CA, won the bull riding competition at the Gillette College Rodeo in Gillette, WY last weekend. Also placing for Lamar were Brooke Smith, first in the first round of goat tying, and Dylan Wahlert, fifth in the first round of bareback riding. “Injuries plagued us,” commented Fred […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Okays Funding for Lamar Days
Marketing expenses associated with this year’s Lamar Days, May 16-18, were approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during their monthly meeting, Tuesday, March 18. The three day annual event highlights Lamar’s anniversary and the Lamar Chamber of Commerce was granted $2417.47 of their $2,780 request as the balance, $362.53, was being […]
Sectional Denver Nuggets Skill Challenge
Southeast Colorado represented itself very well at the sectional Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge. 5 area youngsters went to Pueblo to compete in the sectional competition and 3 came away as winners and the other 2 were medalists. Saedee Davis, Wiley McCormick, and Breckyn Payne all won their respective age divisions and Delorin Bellomy took 2nd […]
Healthy Places Week for Lamar, March 29-April 5
Everybody in Lamar is encouraged to voice their ideas about health oriented improvements in the community during “Wellness Week”, March 29 through April 5 at various locations around the town. Each day will focus on a segment of community improvement ideas from the public that will be incorporated into a Parks, Trails and Recreation […]
Boat Ramps Open at John Martin Reservoir State Park
HASTY, Colo. – It’s time to get back out on the water! John Martin Reservoir will be opening its east and west boat ramps for the summer season Saturday, March 15. Water levels at the lake are significantly higher this year than they have been in the past at this time, allowing us to open […]
Smoke and Spokes and Cowpokes
The Santa Fe Trail Dutch Oven Cookers are sponsoring a simulation of the gathering of chuck wagons and ranch cowboys. Join us for Cowboy Up with the Chuckwagon at the End of the Line Arena at Camp Amache, Granada, CO., on June 7, 2014. “Get em” with the wagon was a term used by the […]
Get Prepped for Upcoming Hunting Season
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to help you get ready for the 2014 hunting season. CPW will be holding a big game application workshop and a hunter education class this month in Lamar. District Wildlife Managers Kevin Mahan and Rick Gardner will help decode the hunt codes at a big game application […]
City Council Breakfast Meeting Covers Roads and Recreation
It will be several more months before the City of Lamar finds out if it can begin updates at the new North Gateway Park using grant funds. This winter the city applied for a ‘Fishing for Fun’ grant from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife and was recently named CPW’s Southeast Region Partner […]
How Do You Want to ENVISION LAMAR?
Since this past November, the City of Lamar has added a new feature on the city’s webpage called Envision Lamar. Citizens can voice their ideas and opinions by answering four questions about city improvements using their internet. The responses will be noted by city officials including City Administrator John Sutherland, Main Street Program Director […]
Big Game Application Workshop to be Held in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – Looking to hunt in Colorado this year but not sure which GMU to apply for? Not sure what a GMU is? No problem. Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Managers will help decode the hunt codes at a big game application workshop. District Wildlife Managers Mike Brown and Aaron Bartleson will cover […]
Ideas for Improved Lamar Main Street Explored
CDOT, Colorado Department of Transportation, measures Main Street in downtown Lamar, 100 feet wide, from door to door for store front businesses. A group of Lamar residents were asked to make improvements for those 100 feet during a meeting held by Britina Associates, a health-oriented consulting firm hired by the City of Lamar, seeking […]
Holly Wildcats Weekly Update, February 25, 2014
Two of the athletic programs from Holly will try to extend their seasons this week, as the basketball teams get started with their district tournament, while the wrestlers wrapped up their year with last weekend’s state tournament. As a team, the Holly wrestlers finished in a tie for 13th place last weekend in the Class […]
Cashless System Not Returning to 2014 Colorado State Fair
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Colorado State Fair Board of Commissioners has voted not to bring the cashless system back to the 2014 Colorado State Fair. “I believe an electronic system is still the wave of the future for fairs across the country but the Board agrees that, with the current budget restraints of the Fair, […]
Big Game Access Program Cancelled After Pilot Study
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After a pilot study, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be suspending its Big Game Access Program (BGAP). BGAP was designed to evaluate the potential of a big game leasing program in southeastern Colorado and create hunting opportunities that both benefited landowners and hunters in the area. However, recent budgetary shortfalls have […]
Between Fort Laramie and Fort Wise – A Tale of Two Treaties
This article is part of a series by the National Park Service concerning the 150th Memorial of the Sand Creek Massacre. Whether it was for California’s gold fields or Oregon’s verdant farmland, pioneer families traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1840s, moving across traditional Native American lands to new domains. Settlers and American Indians competed over […]
City of Lamar named CPW’s Southeast Region Partner of the Year
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is proud to announce the City of Lamar as our Southeast Region Partner of the Year. The city has worked hand in hand with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to transform a once barren area into a now popular park. North Gateway Park, formerly known as the Valco Ponds, […]
Lodging Panel Okays Spring & Summer Event Funding
Several spring and summer events had their funding requests approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during its regular meeting, Tuesday, February 18. The Lamar Days Rod Run, Santa Fe Dutch Oven Cookers and 14U & 16U State and Regional Softball Tournaments were all approved for advertising and contract fees. Ron Cook, the […]
Lamar Savage Sports Weekly Report, February 12, 2014
It has been a busy week for the winter sports teams at Lamar High School, with both basketball teams playing three games each, and the wrestlers squaring off in three duals. The Lady Savages, and the Savage wrestlers each went undefeated during the week, while the Savage basketball squad struggled to an 0-3 record during […]
Waterfowl Hunter Seminar to be Held in Lamar
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is calling all hunters who wish to learn more about hunting waterfowl. The agency is hosting a Waterfowl Hunting Seminar this month during the annual Snow Goose Festival in Lamar. The Waterfowl Hunting Seminar is 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 22, at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Classroom, […]
Greg Miller to Attend and Present During the 2014 Snow Goose Festival
This year during the Snow Goose Festival, Mr. Greg Miller will be on hand at the theater Saturday at 1 PM on February 22nd. Enjoy at of “The Big Year” at the Lamar Theater starring Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson! Afterward, Greg will answer your questions about being a Big Year competitor, movie […]