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PMC Hosts Groundbreaking for Expanded Facilities April 13

PMC Hosts Groundbreaking for Expanded Facilities April 13

After several years of planning, the expansion and renovation plans for Prowers Medical Center in Lamar are set to proceed.  The $7.6M venture will take an estimated 18 months and will impact about eight areas of the hospital including HVAC and electrical renovations. A groundbreaking ceremony has been planned for Monday, April 13th at 11am […]

City Clean-up, Looks Just as Nice at Almost Half the Price

City Clean-up, Looks Just as Nice at Almost Half the Price

Pat Mason, City of Lamar Public Works Director, provided statistics on the April city-wide clean up campaign.  Sixty-three city employees and volunteers spent 597.5 man hours in 2012, compared to 52 employees and 398 man hours and 32 volunteers working 253 man hours this year.  $28,833.51 was spent on the clean up in 2012, compared […]

Lamar Community College Hosts 75th Birthday Celebration

Lamar Community College Hosts 75th Birthday Celebration

Lamar, Colorado – September 14, 2012 – Lamar Community College observed its 75th birthday on Thursday, September 13, 2012. To begin the day, LCC surprised students, faculty and staff with a 75th birthday cookie as they headed to their first class or arrived at work. The main event was a student, faculty and staff photo […]

Sand & Sage Fair Feature Fireworks, Concerts and the Saturday Parade

Sand & Sage Fair Feature Fireworks, Concerts and the Saturday Parade

    The annual Sand and Sage Fair is underway in Prowers County, highlighted to date by the Sunday evening concert and fireworks display.  The 4H Horse Show was held last weekend, on July 28, and various 4-H judging began this past Saturday, August 4 including Dog Obedience and the Fashion Revue Judging at Lamar […]

Remember Foundation - July 3rd Benefit

Remember Foundation – July 3rd Benefit

  PRESS RELEASE Southeastern Colorado has a newly formed Charitable Organization to support Alzheimer’s patients and their families.  The Remember Foundation was established by several interested citizens and area providers to provide a resource for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.  The Remember Foundation Mission Statement is:  “To honor and remember those stricken with […]

Mark Wills - Katie Armiger Concert and PRCA Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, July 23rd

Mark Wills – Katie Armiger Concert and PRCA Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, July 23rd

  $1 Discount on Fair Tickets Saturday July 23rd from 10am-2pm Press Release – Tickets for the Sand and Sage Round-Up Kick-Off Concert go on sale Saturday, July 23rd at the Lamar Senior Citizens Center at 405 E. Olive Street in Lamar. Mark Wills has been in country music since the late 90’s producing numerous […]

Great Day for Granada - Bristol Activities

Great Day for Granada – Bristol Activities

Monday’s rains stayed away this past weekend to give a picture-perfect day for events surrounding the 20th Annual Granada/Bristol Days, from the Friday evening BBQ and auctions, to the open air dance this past Saturday. Following a breakfast at Chez DuVall’s and a calorie burning exercise for the Amache Run/Walk, folks started lining up at […]

Nice and Easy for Bluegrass Friday Jam Session

Nice and Easy for Bluegrass Friday Jam Session

This past Friday, June 10, was the opening evening for the annual Holly Free Bluegrass Festival. It was one of the nicer ways to wind down a week of activity, sitting in a lawn chair, talking with friends and watching other friends on stage, or in front of it, perform some of their favorite tunes […]

Willow Creek Park Draws a Crowd

Willow Creek Park Draws a Crowd

Click on pictures for larger view. A carnival, BBQ booths, vendors and exhibits, a car and motorcycle show, dancers, pony rides, horses and wagons, a pie auction, and the mayor with his yo-yo attracted young and old to Willow Creek Park this past Saturday. The park was packed. From the Crabtree Carnival just south of […]

9th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-Off, Lamar CO

      Grand Champion: Flyboy BBQ Reserve Champion: Sweet Peppers   Overall: 1 Flyboy BBQ 2 Sweet Peppers 3 4 Legs Up 4 Carcass Cookers 5 Florida Skin & Bones   Chicken: 1 Backdraft BBQ 2 Sweet Peppers 3 Rib-It 4 Florida Skin & Bones 5 Flyboy BBQ   Ribs: 1 GQue 2 Flyboy […]

Lamar Days Means BBQ

Lamar Days Means BBQ

The 7th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-off and Backyard Grillers Competition gets underway May 13th and 14th at Willow Creek Park in Lamar. This year the cooking competition will be on the eastern side of the park, paralleling the road, from the southern end of the park to the Rotary Way entrance. Local teams can […]

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Prowers County Fair Board Elects New Officers

The Prowers County Fair Board met in regular session at the Eagles Lodge Thursday, February 24 to elect new officers. Elected were: Mark Carrigan – Chairperson; Diane Pool – Vice Chairperson; Cindy Bennett – Treasurer and Toni McPherson – Secretary. Discussion focused on developing a concert act on par with the Josh Abbott band that […]