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Sun+Fun+Food+Beer+Games+Music+Dancing=Oktoberfest
The weatherman has forecast an ideal day this Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest celebration at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. Participants in the Fun Run and Poker Run will have between 9 and 10am on Saturday to register for the morning event, and all cars and motorcycles are welcome. Arts and Crafts exhibits and […]
Time to ‘Cowboy Up’ for LCC’s Antelope Stampede Rodeo
The LCC Rodeo team hosts the Antelope Stampede this weekend with performances on Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at noon at the Prowers County Fairgrounds Arena. Team members include: Ellie Westberg– Kennewick, WA; Bailee Kaufman– La Junta, CO; Karina Price—Fountain, CO; Brent Neal–North Platte, NE; Carter Coble–North Platte, NE; Jessica Loewer–Lowell , AR; […]
Sunny and Warm Weather Bring out Crowds for Holly Gateway Fair
Click on a picture to see a larger version. “A Family Tradition”, the theme for this year’s Holly Gateway Fair this past weekend, was in evidence by the turnout for activities. The main events of this past Friday and Saturday were well attended in Holly, whether folks viewed the agricultural exhibits at the old Gym, […]
LCC RODEO: Sheridan College Results
Freshman Karina Price from Fountain, CO led the Lamar Community College Rodeo team with a fourth place finish in Barrel Racing at the Sheridan College Rodeo in Sheridan, WY last weekend. Also placing were freshman Bailey Spitz of Lamar and sophomore Brent Neal from North Platte, NE with an eighth place finish in Team Roping. […]
LCC Rodeo Team Starts New Season, Hosts Antelope Stampede
The Lamar Community College Rodeo Team began its fall season at the Chadron State College Rodeo on Sept. 9-11 with sophomore Carter Coble finishing seventh in Steer Wrestling while freshman Chris Soto finishing third in Bull Riding. Last weekend, the team competed at Central Wyoming College with freshman Ellie Westberg and Mackenzie Scott finishing […]
Punt, Pass & Kick Results for Lamar Parks and Rec
Photos by Russ Baldwin – Click a picture to see a larger version. Twenty-six area youngsters turned up at McCorkle Park this past Sunday morning, for the annual Lamar Parks and Recreation Department’s, Punt-Pass & Kick Competition. The NFL event has boys and girls from various age groups compete in distance and accuracy with the […]
Fall Festival, A Moving Experience
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin – Click on a picture to see a larger version. Saturday’s perfect weather brought out the downtown crowds for Lamar’s Fall Festival. Vendors took advantage of the sunny day, while shoppers took advantage of the bargains offered along the sidewalks on Main Street and the added attractions on West […]
Prowers County Backs Tri State Transmission Project
The Prowers County Commissioners joined with several other counties this past week, offering a resolution of support for the Tri State G & T, Tri State Lamar-Front Range Transmission Project. The project will develop a high voltage electricity transmission system by 2018 across eastern and southern Colorado. Fourteen counties in eastern Colorado, including six in […]
Lamar Welcome Center Posts Visitor Gain
The Lamar Welcome Center showed a 15% gain in the number of visitors this year compared to last. Center Director, Judy Douglass, said their fiscal year begins in June, and there were 30,594 visitors who stopped by and registered their names with the Center on Main Street in Lamar. Douglass said she registered 3,773 […]
The Woodwards Build a Boat
Seventeen years of planning and building came to fruition this past Wednesday, September 7, for Gary and Sharron Woodward of Wiley. A fifty-three foot sailboat they started building those many years ago, saw the full light of day for the first time, as it was moved outdoors to be loaded onto a semi to […]
Holly Town Board Meets Wednesday
AGENDA FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wednesday, September 7, 2011 100 Tony Garcia Drive – 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Addition(s) to Agenda 5. Approval of August 3, 2011 Regular Board Meeting minutes and August 22, 2011 Special Meeting minutes […]
Hot & Dry, Colorado Fire Danger Elevated
DENVER — Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 — Gov. John Hickenlooper and State Forester Jeff Jahnke today urged the public to take extra precautions to prevent wildfires over the upcoming Labor Day weekend. A combination of prolonged hot weather (Colorado just experienced the hottest August on state record), drying fuels and potential windy conditions over […]
CDOT Provides Road Tips for Labor Day Travelers
STATEWIDE— The last major summer holiday is nearing and that means motorists can expect more vehicles on Colorado highways. In general, traffic volumes increase about 10% during the summer months including over the Labor Day weekend. Typically, Friday tends to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend with steady traffic volumes the remainder […]
Salute the Tinman Triathlon Athletes
Bryce Hiigel turned in the fastest time for this year’s Tinman Triathlon in Lamar, sponsored this past Saturday, August 20 at Willow Creek Park. Each year, the Lamar Parks and Recreation Department hosts the triathlon which is open to men, women, kids and team competition. Hiigel won the individual event, posting a time of one […]
Win a Free Night at Cuchara Inn!
Get ALERT for the perfect getaway this September. Register by August 29, 2011 to receive breaking news from The Prowers Journal email Alerts, and you could win a FREE overnight stay at the Cuchara Inn on Saturday, September 17, 2011. The Cuchara Inn offers the perfect getaway… a world apart, but still close to home. […]
Go for the Cold! Ice Cream at Willow Creek Park
Photos and Video By Russ Baldwin When the thermometer reads 104 degrees, it becomes difficult to note that autumn is only four weeks away by the calendar, September 23, 2011 to be precise. Few Lamar residents were thinking fall this past Thursday evening for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Ice Cream Social […]
Small Town Fair: Big Time Fun
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin – Click on a picture to see a larger version of the image. Sights and sounds from this year’s Sand and Sage Fair at the Prowers County Fairgrounds ranged from the Sunday, August 7 concert, featuring Mark Wills and Katie Armiger to the Monday night Gymkhana sponsored by the […]
Babe Ruth Wrap Up and ‘Pitcher Perfect’
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin – Click on a picture to see a larger version of the image. The Extreme team from Wilson County, North Carolina won their way through the Babe Ruth 16U Softball World Series in Lamar this past Saturday, defeating the Wausau All Stars, 6-4 in the championship match at Citizen’s […]
Matt Neuhold, New Rec Department Coordinator
Correction: Matt Neuhold is the new Rec Department Coordinator, not the Director. Matt Neuhold is no stranger to the area, having graduated from McClave High School in 2002, and spending a year at Lamar Community College. He also attended Adams State College for two and a half years as a physical education major. Before […]
Eagles Host Annual Fish Fry
Lamar was a busy town this past Saturday and Sunday. The World Series Softball games got underway over the weekend, the downtown merchants held a day-long sidewalk sale and the Lamar Eagles Lodge, #3898 held their annual fish fry on Saturday. Area residents must have been hungry and thirsty, as although there were some early […]