All Entries in the "Youth" Category
Two Cases OF PERTUSSIS CONFIRMED for Prowers County
News Release: Prowers County Health and Environment Lamar, CO– Prowers County Public Health officials have received lab confirmation of pertussis in 2 Prowers County children, an 8 week old infant, and a 2 year old child, over the past 2 weeks. Due to the outbreak, Prowers County Public Health and Environment is advising parents to […]
Lamar High School Painters Become Santa Helpers
These Lamar high school students are on Santa’s ‘nice’ list this year for the work they contributed to upgrading and painting the decorative panels on the sides of Santa’s train. Art instructor, John Gersick, answered a request to use his painting skills to spruce up the side panels for the train known as Santa’s Express. […]
Share the Spirit Hosts HOPE Student’s Christmas Party
Project HOPE students were treated to a Christmas Party at their Lincoln School headquarters this past Thursday, December 10th, complete with a baked ham dinner, presents and holiday decorations, courtesy of the Share the Spirit Foundation and the Yada Yada Sisters Group. Kids lined up in the gym, first to receive tickets corresponding to a […]
GoCO Inspire Grant Will be an Involved Process
Next year, Lamar could receive a GoCO grant in the neighborhood of $5M, earmarked mostly for outdoor activity projects for local youth. Lamar has already qualified for the Inspire Initiative planning grant of $100,000 needed to formulate a comprehensive application to the state by next August. The implementation plan will include places, programs and […]
Christmas Craft Extravaganza
Southeast Area—Colorado State University Prowers County Extension is hosting the first annual Christmas Craft Extravaganza Friday, December 11 at the Sand & Sage Fairgrounds in Lamar, Colo. Extension has partnered with Prowers County 4-H members to offer a Christmas gift making opportunity for third through seventh graders. Prowers County 4-H members will help lead gift […]
Clock is Ticking on Toys for Tots, Volunteers Needed the 19th
Only a handful of days remain before Christmas is upon us and Darlene Lopez and her Toys for Tots staff is very aware of the time they have left to gather, stack and sort toys and gifts for their annual December 24th delivery. The annual collections began right around the Oktoberfest in Lamar and […]
Bent’s Fort Celebrates Holidays, 1840s-Style
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will celebrate the holidays in 1840s fashion beginning on Friday evening, December 4 and continuing all through the day on Saturday, December 5. Events begin with guided candlelight tours through the fort starting at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 4. Groups depart at 15 minute intervals and are led […]
LHS Tops LCC Knowledge Bowl, Members Win Scholarships
Lamar High School’s A-team won top honors and the traveling trophy at this year’s Knowledge Bowl, hosted recently at Lamar Community College. 33 teams from 19 area high schools participated in the competitive event. Schools in attendance included Cheraw, Crowley County, Eads, Fowler, Genoa/Hugo, Granada, Holly, Karval, Kit Carson, Lamar, La Junta, Las Animas, Manzanola, […]
Pack The Patrol Car- Toy Drive
The Colorado State Patrol will be holding the 3rd Annual Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack The Patrol Car on November 27, 2015 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Walmart stores in La Junta and Lamar. Just look for the patrol cars parked near the store entrance. The Colorado State Patrol is challenging you […]
Lopes Basketball Brings Back 3 W’s from the Road
The LCC Runnin’ Lopes took down three opponents during the Ambassador Classic Tournament held at Colby Community College. On Thursday, November 5, the Lopes defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College with a final score of 100-66 to start their tournament play. They followed this win with other on Friday when they took down Sterling College with […]
Lamar Rotary Funds Imagination Library Campaign
Amy Karr of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was a surprised and happy recipient of a $5,000 donation from the Lamar Rotarians and the district organization during their weekly meeting this past Thursday, November 6. Karr and a small group of volunteers have represented the Imagination Library for Lamar and McClave for almost a full […]
PMC Auxiliary Members Meet Their 2015-2016 Recipients
Each year, the Prowers Medical Center Auxiliary raises funds to reinvest many worthy causes, most related to local healthcare. The Auxiliary contributes four $1,000 scholarships for Level II Lamar Community College Nursing students annually. PMC Auxiliary members and scholarship recipients met on Monday, October 26 to meet and make introductions. Auxiliary members took a break […]
LCC Men’s Basketball Opens Season on the Road
Lamar Community College Men’s Basketball started the season this weekend with a pair of road games in Goodland, Kansas. The team first took on the Northwest Kansas Tech (NWKTC) JV team on Friday, followed by a game against their varsity on Saturday. The Lopes returned with a 1-1 record. For their first game of the […]
LCC and CCCS Make Earning a Degree More Affordable Than Ever
13 Institutions of the Colorado Community College System Participate in American Council on Education Initiative to Help Non-Traditional Learners Affordably Gain College Degrees and Credentials The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) recently announced that its 13 institutions are now accepting a pool of roughly 60 online courses for credit from students seeking a degree or […]
2015 Autumn Art Show Results
The Southeast Colorado Art Guild presented its 46th Annual Autumn Art show October 22-24 at the Short Arts Center in Lamar, featuring 34 artists and 104 entries. There were five different artistic mediums for presentation: Painting, Photography, Drawing & Prints, 3-Dimensional, and Artisan. Cash awards totaling $1,175 were presented at the Thursday night awards […]
Inspire Award Caps Healthy Places Visit
Members of the Colorado Health Foundation, PUMA and Healthy Places visited Lamar for three days in what was styled as a Fall Fling. The term is somewhat deceptive, for although the time spent in Lamar was enjoyable, it was also a critical work session which gained an assessment on the accomplishments of the Healthy Places […]
Rural Connections Concept Discussed at PCDI Meeting
Several hundred seniors graduate from southeast Colorado high schools each year. If they aren’t attending college in Lamar or La Junta, what does the local job market hold for these graduates? How prepared are they to enter into the business world available to them? Julie Worley of “Rural Connections” in La Junta broached those questions […]
LCC Softball to Host Skills Camp
Lamar Community College will be hosting its first Softball Skills Camp for ages 14-18 at Citizen’s Field on November 6th, 2015. This camp will include three individual softball skill clinics: Catching/Outfield, Infield/Pitching, and Hitting. The catching/outfield work is first from 9:30-11:00am, followed by infield work to include pitching from 11:30am-1:00pm. The final clinic of the […]
Lady Lopes Lose Heartbreaker to OJC
“Dig Pink” a Success, Raising Funds and Awareness for Breast Cancer On Thursday, October 22, the LCC Volleyball team hosted their “Dig Pink” night as they faced off with rival Otero Junior College. The team played in their pink jerseys to support breast cancer awareness. Coach Brandon Stephenson commented, “Going into our Thursday match against […]
Spring Registration Opens Soon at LCC
Registration for the Spring Semester at Lamar Community College will open on November 1, 2015. Lamar Community College continues to offer a wide range of career and technical education (CTE) programs including welding, historic preservation, renewable energy, and cosmetology/barbering. These programs continue to grow in popularity because they provide hands-on learning experience while preparing students for […]