All Entries in the "Tourism" Category
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 […]
Business of the Week – Rodeway Inn Cow Palace
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the Rodeway Inn Cow Palace located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-7753 Cow Palace Inn was opened in 1972 by […]
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 […]
CSP’s 100Days of Heat on DUIs ends Sept 4
Denver – The final countdown of the “100 Days of Heat” DUI crackdown promises to be the most intensive DUI enforcement of the summer, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Over 90 law enforcement agencies and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) have filed plans to increase DUI patrols starting tonight, Friday, Aug. 17 […]
CSP and Local Law Cracking Down on Labor Day DUIs
Denver – As Coloradans prepare to head out on the roads this Labor Day Weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and statewide law enforcement agencies have a warning: Don’t even think about drinking and driving because DUI patrols will be out in force. Sobriety checkpoints and increased DUI patrols are under way across the […]
Lamar Speedway Race Finishes and Points
We didn’t have any rain Saturday night but there was Thunder on the High plains. Racers and fans all enjoyed the cooler weather and experienced very exciting racing action. 38 racers from near and far gathered at Lamar Speedway to deliver an awesome show for nearly 200 race fans. Dan Day driving #54 Super Stock […]
5th Annual Hasty Daze Set for September 15
Area residents will come out Saturday, September 15 for a full day of fun with the 5th Annual Hasty Daze celebration and to recognize Hasty’s 105th Anniversary. A pancake breakfast from 7am to 9am will start the festivities, making way for the 10am parade, celebrating the anniversary. The parade is sponsored by the Bent County […]
Business of the Week – The Buzzards Roost
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the The Buzzards Roost located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-7415. The Buzzards Roost in Lamar has been owned […]
County Signs Temporary Health Coverage Agreement with Bent County
Prowers County and Bent County Commissioners have agreed on an intergovernmental agreement which will provide technical public health assistance for the Prowers County Public Health Department. Prowers County Administrator, Jo Dorenkamp, is serving as the county’s interim Public Health and Environment Director in the absence of former director, Jackie Brown, who has accepted another position […]
Vandals Punch Out Tourism Sign
A wildlife information sign at the Lamar Welcome Center was vandalized about a week ago, according to Judy Douglass, Center director. The sign, erected at the Center in 2006, had a fist-sized hole punched through the middle, splitting the sign from top to bottom. The information sign to the rear was undamaged. Douglass received $500 […]
Lodging Panel Funds October MMA, Sets 2013 Budget
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel voted to approve half the funding request for a MMA, Mixed Martial Arts Event in Lamar to coincide with the annual Oktoberfest celebration on October 6. Local resident, Arnulfo Ortega, who helped coordinate the first MMA event held in Lamar, said he and a new promoter, Gabriel Charboneau from […]
Roadwork on US 50 Between Lamar and Las Animas
BENT COUNTY – Work is underway to add passing and merging lanes and construct other improvements on U.S. 50, beginning west of Hasty and continuing east to State Highway (SH) 196 (McClave Junction). The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project consists of asphalt paving, construction of acceleration and deceleration lanes at the Fort Lyon (SH […]
U.S. Capital Christmas Tree to Visit La Junta this November
DENVER, Colo. (August 16, 2012) – This holiday season, the U.S. Forest Service and the White River National Forest with help from their nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors and major sponsors including Colorado Tourism Office, Mack Trucks and The National Association of Convenience Stores, will present a gift to the nation from the people of Colorado. […]
Annual Agriculture Photography Contest Underway
LAKEWOOD, Colo. —Even though summer is waning and fall is approaching, it is still a great time to snap a photo and enter the annual “Colorado…it’s AgriCultural” photography contest. Colorado agriculture is evident everywhere, and the 15th annual photography contest is seeking entries as a way to celebrate the state’s agricultural heritage. “The photography contest […]
Kit Carson Hotel in La Junta Demolished
The landmark Kit Carson Hotel in La Junta was torn down this past week. The 105 year old building was listed on the Colorado Registry of Historic Places, but the owners could not find an investor to help finance any revitalization project for the three story structure at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and […]
Business of the Week – The Holiday Motel
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the The Holiday Motel located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-9754. The Holiday Motel at 404 N. Main Street in […]
Colorado Employment Situation – July 2012
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 4,500 from June to July for a total of 2,294,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,200 and government increased 300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one tenth of one percentage point over the month to 8.3 percent. “The […]
Commissioner Salazar To Attend Arkansas Valley Fair
Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar will attend the Arkansas Valley Fair in Rocky Ford on Saturday August 18. During his visit he will participate in a cantaloupe eating contest along with other state and local officials. The public is invited to attend the contest on August 18 at 10:40 AM at the infield located on […]
Another Growth Month for Lamar Sales Tax Revenue
Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for June 2012 for the City of Lamar increased 11.95% over the same period last year. Collections amounted to $313,592.81, or an increase of $33,484.43. City Sales Tax increased for that period 6.59%, up $17,497.79. Year to Date tax collections were increased appropriately, at 6.60% for Total Sales and […]