All Entries in the "Youth" Category
Lamar FFA Member Speaks at Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union Convention
November 16-17th, Theresa Butler of the Lamar FFA Chapter traveled to Loveland, Colorado to the Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union Convention. Butler, who was a participant the FFA Heifer Wrangle this past year, was honored to have Rocky Mountain Farmer’s Union as her heifer sponsor. The Colorado FFA Heifer Wrangle program provides an opportunity for young […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of December 2
Top Ten Books for the Week of December 2, 2012 The Moonstone and the Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly Mad River by John Sanford The Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel In Need of a Good Wife by Kelly O’Connor McNees Katherine by […]
Tis the Season – TUFTS Summary
By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—TUFTS University recently completed a seven-year 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. The summary of key findings includes 4-H youth have higher developmental assets, more engaged in citizenship, report higher academic competence, have healthier habits and are more likely to participate in science, […]
Stockings for Soldiers
Last Christmas almost 350 overseas soldiers received a surprise gift for their holiday, a Christmas stocking filled with items supplied by local residents, various organizations and coordinated by Peacock Funeral Chapel in Lamar. Those efforts are being duplicated again this year with the free stockings available from Peacock Funeral Chapel on South 4th Street in […]
HOPE Plants a Seed for the Future
The Project HOPE garden at the Lincoln School Teen Center is off to a great start, thanks to students and community volunteers who showed up this past Saturday, November 17, to prepare the site for the next growing season. Almost two acres of land is available for use and expansion, just north and on […]
County Commissioners Approve Variety of Funding Grants
Darren Glover, PATS Operations Director, provided the Prowers County Commissioners with ridership numbers and finances for the county transit service during their meeting, Thursday, November 15. Glover also discussed the 2013 CDOT Transit grant which provides PATS with some of their administrative and operating funding each year, totaling $315,000. The local share of the funding […]
Get Some Dirt on Your Hands!!
Volunteers are needed for a garden-building project this Saturday, November 17, at the former Lincoln School on North 10th Street in Lamar. The Project HOPE Teen Center is constructing a HOPE Center Garden in a section of the playground and your help would be appreciated. The weatherman is predicting a sunny day with a […]
Game Recap LCC Women’s Basketball vs Howard College
The LCC women’s basketball team held off a strong Howard College team 63-62 and winning their 3rd straight game to start the 2012-13 season. LCC’s Ellie Stevens had 23 points and six rebounds on 7-of-22 shooting as the game went back and forth during the second half between the two teams. Howard College (1-1) had […]
LHS DECA Club Competes in Pueblo
The Lamar High School DECA Club traveled to Pueblo West for the District #9 DECA Competition on Nov. 2, 2012. Eighty-one members competed to qualify for State Competition in individual and team events. Students choose the events they were interested in, then took a 100 questions multiple choice test covering marketing concepts. The test was […]
K-14 Educators Meet to Learn & Share
Lamar Community College and Southeastern Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SE BOCES) will host the 2012 K-14 Collaborative Communities Conference on Friday, November 16, 2012 at Lamar Community College. The event promises professional development as well as opportunities for area educators and schools to work in disciplines and clusters to articulate and expand pathways […]
4-H Projects to Science Fair Projects
4-H Projects to Science Fair Projects By Lauren Sharpe, CSU Extension Agent, Baca County Southeast Area – In Science classes all over the country, students will be busy making hypotheses, conducting research, gathering data, and reporting on what they discovered. Many of these same principles can be applied to a 4-H project. So take that […]
LCC Knowledge Bowl Results
The Rocky Ford High School “A” team, including (from left to right) Paul Burt, Amanda Efird (sponsor), Kevin Dobani, and Seth Finnell won the Lamar Community College Knowledge Bowl on Friday, November 2nd. Each team member received a $250 LCC Merit Scholarship, while the team received a plaque and a listing on the traveling Knowledge […]
Lopes 79-74 win over the Colorado Kings
The Lamar Community College Men’s Basketball team opened up the 2011-2012 campaign with 79-74 win over the Colorado Kings last Thursday night. Lamar would come out of the gates pretty slow, the Lopes struggled to find a rhythm on both ends. “I think we were a little too excited at first.” Stated head coach Adam […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of October 29
Top Ten Books for the Week of October 29, 2012 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike Line of Fire by Stephen White The Moonstone and the Woman in White by Wilkie Collins A Wanted Man by Lee Child Blind Faith by C. J. Lyons Delusion in Death by J. […]
History Comes Alive at The Star School in Bent County
One of the major restoration tasks to the Star School on U.S. Highway 50 was highlighted this past Wednesday, October 31, when a replacement stone was added to the front wall of the historic building. Pat Palmer, local southeast Colorado history buff, has been working to preserve and restore the one room school which dates […]
Halloween, Scary Fun!
Halloween. What a great time to be a kid, and this past Halloween was picture perfect…a full moon, easy breezes, warm evening temperatures and a chance to grab some tasty goodies. Candy aside, Halloween should be an event where youngsters can experience just a little touch of mystery and suspense, beyond what kids get now […]
Downtown Lamar Hosts Moonlight Madness
Click on a picture to start slide show mode: Photos by Russ Baldwin and Vincent Gearhart The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Moonlight Madness this year provided just the right touch of autumn chill in the air. Costumed kids and their parents lined up at the rear entrance of Wild West Athletics on North Main Street, […]
Local FFA Members Named to National Honor
INDIANAPOLIS – Each year, the National FFA Organization is proud to honor the FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. That honor, the American FFA Degree, is bestowed up on a select group of […]
Share the Spirit – Shoes for Kids
Just in time for the winter season, the annual Share the Spirit shoe drive kicked off at J & N Shoes, downtown Lamar this past Friday morning, October 26. About 160 youngsters in the Prowers County region including Springfield and Las Animas were measured for shoes and with the help of a dozen volunteers, selected […]
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers Visit to the New Partners for HOPE Center
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers pay a visit to the new Partners for HOPE Center – featured above, are several members of Partners for HOPE Board of Directors, teachers and volunteers and many of their wonderful students. The HOPE Center (formerly the Teen Center) has been providing a safe-haven for hundreds of Lamar students […]