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Results of County Health Needs Assessment Highlighted
The second of three meetings regarding Prowers County Health Needs was conducted by Tommy Barnhart of the Colorado Rural Health Center this past Wednesday, January 9 at the County Annex. Although the meeting was populated mostly by representatives of the county’s health providers, the areas reviewed were developed from a community based questionnaire. The […]
Business of the Week – Wild West Athletics
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 Wild West Athletics. Give them a call at: 719.336-FLIP Joette Duvall, owner of Wild West Athletics, began her […]
Lamar Community College to hold Small Business Growth Workshop
(Lamar, Colorado, January 7, 2013) Lamar Community College will host a one-day workshop entitled, “Simple Steps for Growing your Business.” The workshop is a six session follow-up to last years’ “Simple Steps to Starting your Business.” The workshop, held on January 19, will be an initial overview of the six sessions, which will be held […]
Colorado Shooting, Fishing & Boating Project Grants Available
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications from individuals, organizations and local governments to distribute up to $1.7 million for outdoor recreation activities in Colorado. Matching grants are available in 2013 for projects in Colorado that benefit fishing, shooting ranges or boating. The grant programs are partially funded by federal excise taxes […]
Lamar Community College to participate in College Goal Sunday
(Lamar, Colorado; January 8, 2013) College Goal Sunday is a statewide initiative to assist potential students in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. For the first time Lamar Community College is participating as one of the 16 locations. The FAFSA is a federal requirement for all students who plan to […]
Lamar FFA Participates in District VII Speech Contest
Congratulations to Jolynn Rider of the Lamar FFA Chapter for receiving a “Gold” rating and placing 2nd in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest! Rider will serve as the alternate for the State contest to be held in June. On December 6th Colorado FFA District 7 held a Public Speaking Contest at the Lamar Community Building. […]
Christmas Morning Apprehension by LPD
Media Release from Lamar Police Department On Christmas morning, Dec 25, 2012, at approximately 04:40 am, Officers from the Lamar Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of Maxwell Street on a report of two male subjects breaking into cars. Upon the arrival of the Officers, evidence of someone breaking into vehicles […]
9 Year Old Christiana Montanez Wins PMC ‘Name our Robot’ Contest
“Name Our Robot” Contest Winner Announced! Prowers Medical Center is pleased to announce the winning entry from the “Name Our Robot” contest! We received a total of 83 name entries for this contest! Thank you to everyone who participated! The name for our newest addition to the Emergency Services Department is “Mr. Roboto”! […]
Lamar FFA Participates in District VII Speech Contest
By Swayzee Bellomy, Lamar FFA Chapter Reporter Congratulations to Jolynn Rider of the Lamar FFA Chapter for receiving a “Gold” rating and placing 2nd in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest! Rider will serve as the alternate for the State contest to be held in June. On December 6th Colorado FFA District 7 held a Public […]
2012 FFA Heifer Wrangle Update
By Theresa Butler Lamar FFA Chapter congratulates the third member within the last five years to compete in the FFA Heifer Wrangle Program. Jesse Shelton, a freshman from Lamar High School will take the responsibility of being this year’s Heifer Wrangler. Shelton is sponsored by DTM Cattle (Lamar, CO), Kenny and Teresa Burns (Hotchkiss, CO), […]
Lea’s Dancers Entertain at Juniper Village Lamar
As part of the planned activities at Juniper Village at Lamar, residents often take trips into the community. Also, Juniper welcomes the community in to participate in activities with the residents. Recently, Lea’s Dancers who learn ballet, tap and jazz, came in and performed. They showed the residents and associates several dances with fun beats and […]
Logo Selected for Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel
Cristina Hernandez, a Parkview Elementary School fifth-grader and Shayla Brown, a seventh grade student in Wiley, are the co-winners of the logo that will be used by the Prowers County Lodging Panel. Each student received $200 in the shared award. Panel members decided that after several years of existence, the organization could be better served […]
Girl Scouts Challenge for Food Banks
Lamar area Girl Scouts recently challenged Girl Scouts in Baca and Otero County to a friendly contest to see who could gather the most food items for their respective food banks. Area Girl Scouts brought donated food items to their troop meetings, their Juliette Low Tea Party, set out collection boxes in local businesses and […]
Year-round, Handicapped Accessible Walking Trail & Parking Lot Constructed at New Holly School District Facilities
With funding from the Colorado Health Foundation and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Transportation Enhancement Funds, the Holly School District has constructed a walking trail around their recreational facilities that connects with the town of Holly’s Justin Harrington Trail and provides safe and accessible parking for adjacent recreational facilities. The $160,105 park & walk […]
Two Shot Presents Donation to Toys for Tots
The Southeast Colorado Two Shot Wildlife & Habitat Foundation a/ka the Southeast Colorado Two Shot Celebrity Goose Hunt presented to Darlene Lopez a check in the amount of $1,000.00 for Toys for Tots. Robert Yates was quoted as saying, “Darlene Lopez and her volunteers give so much of their time to make sure that children in Southeast Colorado have […]
Valley National Bank, Sharing the Holiday Spirit
Valley National Bank employees donated several bags and boxes of toys to the annual Toys for Tots campaign this year. Darlene Lopez, Toys for Tots director was on hand Thursday, December 13, at the bank to add these donations to the gifts that will be handed out on December 24. Valley National Bank […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Sets 2013 Budget
The Lamar City Council met as the Redevelopment Authority and passed a resolution approving an appropriation of revenue and expenditure funds for the 2013 budget. A figure of $116,440, based on $115,940 for property taxes and $500 for interest income was set as the 2013 Lamar Redevelopment Authority budget. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator, […]
OSU Horse Judging Team Wins World Championship
Oklahoma State University’s Horse Judging Team galloped off with top honors at the 2012 AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City on Nov. 16. It was the third time in eight years the OSU team has earned the world champion title, with previous championships coming in 2004 and 2008. The first AQHA World Show Intercollegiate […]
Lamar Chamber Parade of Lights Float Results
McGruff, The Crime Dog, led the way for the annual 2012, Lamar Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights this past Friday evening, December 7. This year’s theme was, “It’s a Wonderful Christmas Story”. The colorful entries started their Main Street journey at 6:30pm and concluded their trip just past the Enchanted Forest where Santa […]
Donations to Mary & Martha’s Ministries
Lamar, Co – With the help of the Girl Scouts and other town organizations, Juniper Village at Lamar collected over 600 pounds of food to donate to Mary & Martha’s Ministries in Lamar. Every year, Juniper Village holds a food collection drive as part of its residents’ activities for the month of November. They sort […]