All Entries in the "Tourism" Category
Big Timbers History Corner #15 – Highway Sign
This old style highway sign is made of enamel over metal, kind of like your Grandma’s roasting pans. It marked Highway 89 and was probably placed at or near that road’s junction with Highway 50, as the arrow and mileage direct you westward to Lamar and Las Animas. Highway 89 had an interesting life. It […]
Letter to the Editor: 14U Host Family Thanks
August 9, 2012 I just wanted you to know, as the coordinator of housing for the 14U Regional Babe Ruth tournament, how well my son got along with his host parents while in Lamar. Gene and Sharon Cruikshank were the nicest, most accommodating and friendly hosts that we could have asked for. My son, Ryan […]
‘LEFTOVER’ HUNTING LICENSES ON-SALE AUG. 14
DENVER – Thousands of big game hunting licenses that did not sell during the license application and draw process will go on sale to the public at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices and more than 700 hunting license retailers statewide. In addition to the approximately 34,000 elk licenses, 6,300 […]
Water Restrictions Set for Granada, Grasmick Back on Board
Granada residents will be under water restrictions from August 13 to the end of the month while repairs are made to one of the town’s water storage tanks. Town Crew Manager, John McMillan said support beams under the roof of the tank need replacing and he anticipates that the water will become dirty during repairs. […]
Santa Fe Trail Cookers Feed Babe Ruth Tournament Teams
Young athletes need all the calories they can get. Baseball players and their families in the 14 Year Old Babe Ruth Mid West Plains Regional in Lamar were treated to a traditional southwest dinner this past Friday at Willow Creek Park. Several Dutch Oven cookers had their wood and charcoal grills fired up to provide […]
Big Timbers History Corner #14 – Sand & Sage
In honor of the Sand and Sage Fair, here’s a shot of livestock visiting our area many, many years ago. Not the way they wash cattle for the fair these days, eh? The Arkansas looks pretty different, too! Makes you wonder what ranching in Prowers County will be like a hundred years from now…. Be […]
PREVENTING SNAKEBITES
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Summer means cycling, golfing, rock climbing, camping, fishing, horseback riding, boating and swimming. It can also mean increased human-wildlife encounters, including those of the slithering kind. As such, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds people to watch for snakes as they enjoy the outdoors. Colorado has 28 snake species, but only […]
Colorado Ports to Plains Grand Opening Thursday
The public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony, Thursday, August 2 at 11:30am, to highlight completion of a portion of the Ports to Plains Corridor through Colorado. The event, hosted by CDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and the Ports to Plains Alliance, showcases the completion of the route along its current alignment and […]
Repair Work Continues at Two Buttes Reservoir
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – A project to modernize the ageing dam at Two Buttes Reservoir is back on track after it was slowed by a rain event in April that flooded the work site. Last winter, when Two Buttes was dry, heavy equipment operators built a temporary cofferdam and removed 17 feet of sediment to […]
Fun! Fun! And More Fun at the Lamar Speedway
It was another night of fun and excitement for everyone that came to the Lamar Speedway Saturday night. It was Scout Night and all of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts wearing their uniform were admitted Free. At intermission the children were engaged in a tire roll competition. Each contestant was given a swimming pass […]
Caring Comedians Come Out for Comedy Night at Lamar Eagles Lodge
A night of stand up comedy will be on the menu, Saturday evening, July 28 at the Lamar Eagles beginning at 6pm. 2 for the Road Entertainment, operated by Adam Vocke and Larry (Moose) Lundstrum from Fort Morgan, CO is supplying the comedic talent, featuring headliner Lori Callahan, with feature Elliot Woolsey and Adam Vocke. […]
Commissioners Reappraise SCEDD Membership Benefits
Kelly Taylor, Assistant Director of Southern Colorado Economic Development District & The Lending Center, and Margaret Eichman, SCEDD Board President, met with the Prowers County Commissioners, Thursday, July 19 to discuss SCEDD’s role in business development in the county. Prowers County is one of 12 members in the district and according to Eeichman, the only […]
Southeast Colorado Employment Situation – June 2012
Nonfarm payroll jobs decreased 6,900 from May to June for a total of 2,284,400 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs declined 5,200 and government decreased 1,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of one percentage point over the month to 8.2 percent. The increase […]
Prowers County Commissioners Discuss LCC’s New Semester, Valco Pond Funding and Sage Nutrition Financing
Lamar Community College is preparing for its fall semester. LCC President John Marrin and Recruitment Director Brenda Brown, briefed the Prowers County Commissioners on campus activities during a monthly update, Thursday, July 19. Marrin said some administrative changes have occurred with Jenna Johnson replacing Anne Marie Crampton in the college’s marketing department, while Crampton will […]
Lodging Panel Funds Okotoberfest Car Show/Rod Run
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel approved a $1,000 funding request from Ron and Lana Cook for a Car Show/Poker Run during this year’s Oktoberfest in Lamar. The money will be used to advertise the car show for regional participants and the registration proceeds from the event will be donated to the annual, local Toys […]
Country Star Craig Campbell to Appear at the Sand and Sage Round-Up Kick-Off Concert
Country Star Craig Campbell to Appear at the Sand and Sage Round-Up Kick-Off Concert NBC’s “The Voice Star” Gwen Sebastian to open. The Sand and Sage Round-Up Fair board is proud to present nationally known country singer, Craig Campbell, in concert on Sunday August 5th at 8:00p.m.. The concert will be held at The Prowers […]
Big Timbers History Corner #11 – Lamar Girls
One of the many, many things and places named after Lucius Quintus Cincinatus Lamar II was our town. This photo shows two of his grand-daughters in 1950, when they came out from Washington, DC for a town celebration. The one on the right was dubbed Miss Lamar. Nothing on the display says whether there was a […]
Highway 160 Bridge Project Set to Start
July 10, 2012 – Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) begins a three-bridge improvement project on U.S. 160 next week, east and west of Pritchett. CDOT is replacing the bridges with concrete box culverts at North Fork Sand Arroyo (built 1935), 11 miles west of Pritchett and at Lone Rock […]
Plans Continue for Valco Pond and Park
Area residents and visitors alike will one day enjoy an almost 200 acre park and pond complex, just north of the City of Lamar at the Arkansas River. Some excavation work on Valco Pond and property has already taken place this spring and summer, but more specific planning and funding will be needed before […]
Motel Lodger’s Tax Proposed to Lamar City Council for November Ballot
Lamar voters should decide this November to approve a proposed lodgers or pillow tax on motel room rentals. As outlined during the city council work session on Monday, July 9, by Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Director, and Pat Palmer, President of the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel, the proposed tax will levy a simple $2 […]