All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Holly Hosting Rhythm and Rib Dance in October
You can move your feet and get some ribs to eat on October 13 at the Holly Gateway Park with a dinner and music fund-raiser for the Holly Bluegrass Festival. Marge Creech explained the baby-back rib dinner and dance will replace the traditional Grand Old Opry in Holly this year. She was speaking to […]
New Line Up for Prowers County Historical Society
The number of directors was changed by a vote of the membership at the General Meeting in July. The bylaws now call for nine, of which five are officers. President: Susan Crites Vice President: Chuck Bowen Secretary: Mary Jane Torres Treasurer: Debra Haggard Museum Committee Head (changed from ‘Historian’): Bill Elam Directors: Mike Duffy, […]
Granada Hosted Historic Festival on Saturday
Area residents came out to Granada City Park this past Saturday, September 15, for the annual Fiesta de Colores celebration. The occasion was to celebrate Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain which begin in 1810 and lasted for several years throughout parts of the country, including an important battle for Mexico City which was […]
Buzzard’s Roost Hosted Road Jam
The annual Fall Jam at the Buzzard’s Roost in Lamar attracted a Saturday night crowd this past weekend along West Hickory and North Main Streets. Several bands entertained through the afternoon and evening out on the parking lot that had been roped off from regular traffic for the annual event. The September Road Jam […]
Weekend Parades and Festivals-Hasty
Hasty turned 105 years old over the weekend. Residents turned out this past Saturday, September 15, under clear blue skies and mild temperatures, for the 5th Annual Hasty Daze celebration. The Bent County Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 10am parade, which circled a portion of town, starting from the Hasty […]
New Outreach Possibilities Being Explored at Lamar Library
The new Outreach Services Vehicle which replaced the Lamar Library Bookmobile has seen constant use beginning this past June since it was purchased with city and county funds. Lamar Library Director, Debbie Reynolds and Sheri Eirhart, Library Outreach Coordinator, presented the Prowers County Commissioners with an update on activities. While there isn’t as much […]
Camp Amache Hosting Fall Roundup October 5 & 6
The Fall Roundup is coming to Camp Amache in October. The two day event, October 5 and 6, will be held at the End of the Line Arena and other areas of Granada. Mostly geared for cowboys who camp out, and cowgirls too, the events begin on Friday, October 5 with a gathering of teams […]
Rocky Mountain Invitational Aerobatic Meet Underway at Lamar Airport
The planes are back for another year. This weekend through Sunday, September 16, a host of airplanes will be competing in the annual Rocky Mountain Invitational at the Lamar Municipal Airport. Chris Conley said planes from the Colorado Springs Chapter of the International Aerobatic Chapter fly down to Lamar about this time each […]
Landfill Issues Discussed at Granada Trustees Meeting
Granada Town Board member, Jerene DeBono said the landfill was recently inspected by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment and several deficiencies were noted, including the need for a liner for the landfill pit. Town Crew Manager, John McMillan disagreed with some of the state’s findings, stating, “What they’re saying is the water table […]
Proposed County Fire Ban Ordinance Fizzles
The Prowers County Commissioners decided, after conferring with county attorney John Lefferdink, to let the current county fire ban remain in place. Since the dry spell of this past summer, local and state fire departments have been mindful of potential fire disasters such as Waldo Canyon along the Front Range. Governor Hickenlooper enacted a […]
Lamar School Board Approves Policy Revisions
Almost three dozen policy revisions were approved on second reading by the board of directors of the Lamar RE-2 school district during their monthly meeting, Monday, September 10. Revisions included such items as Use of Physical Intervention and Restraint; Student Conduct in School Vehicles; Truancy; Admission and Denial of Admission; Use of Metal Detectors; […]
Lamar Sales Tax Revenue, July 2012
July revenues for the City of Lamar from Sales and Use Tax collected in August were down 4.20% but showed a Year-to-Date gain of 5.23% from this time, compared to 2011. The monthly difference was off $11,520, however the YTD gain was up $113,012 over last year. City Sales Tax was 2.46%, an increase of […]
New at the Library for Week of September 10
TOP TEN BOOKS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10 The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley Let Love Find You by Johanna Lindsey Catching Fire #1 by Suzanne Collins Dance With Me by Luanne Rice I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson The Innnocent by David Baldacci Literary Criticism by Henry James Night Watch by Linda A. Fairstein 11th Hour by James Patterson The Agony and […]
Open House Set for Project HOPE at Lincoln School
Partners for HOPE Center held a Coalition meeting Monday, September 10, at Lincoln School to develop plans for an open house at the school on Thursday, October 18. Lori Hammer, Project HOPE, executive director, said the open house, which combines a chili dinner and silent auction, will be run from 5:30pm to 7:30pm and will […]
Big Timbers History Corner #18 – Fort Lyon Canal
When settlers began to come out to Colorado, it didn’t take long for them to figure out that farmers were going to have to help Mother Nature out in the moisture department if they wanted crops to actually grow. In 1887, two existing canals, the La Junta and the Lamar, were enlarged and reincorporated as […]
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Officer Training Class
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has opened the application process for the next training class of district wildlife managers. Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17. District Wildlife Managers are multipurpose wildlife professionals and the foundation of our wildlife management system. The wildlife manager’s role includes law enforcement, resource management, public education and […]
Fishing is Improving in Baca County
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – September is primetime for late summer fishing, and local residents in Baca County are lucky enough to have opportunities to catch fish close to home. “We got just enough precipitation this spring to revitalize Two Buttes Reservoir and we recently drilled a new well at Turk’s Pond to help maintain water levels […]
West Nile Mosquitoes are in Prowers County
First 2012 mosquito pool positive test for West Nile Confirmed for Prowers County Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of West Nile in a sample pool of mosquitoes collected on the night of August 27th. This positive result is from a number of surveillance locations in and around the city […]
NWS Hydrology/August Precip Report
Temperatures were generally 1 to 3 degrees above average across southern Colorado during August. Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa were 2.5, 1.9 and 0.6 degrees above average, respectively. Precipitation was generally below average across southern Colorado this past August. The primary observation sites at Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa were 3.22, 2.08 and 0.77 […]
Everything is A-OK, Lincoln
Project HOPE students at the Lincoln School Teen Center probably have no historic reference to that familiar astronaut phrase from the 1960s and early 70s. A group of youngsters had no problem though, with a blast-off countdown as they prepared to launch a couple of 2 liter bottle rockets from the Lincoln School playground […]