All Entries Tagged With: "Christmas"

Classic Christmas Movie Inspires Holly Holiday Fundraiser
HOLLY, CO – It wasn’t until Irving Berlin brought Holiday Inn to the silver screen that we could gather together and sing about a White Christmas. Bing Crosby starred in the film that had his character Jim Hardy leave “showbiz” to open a small hotel called Holiday Inn. Open only on holidays, the hotel featured […]

Pack the Cruiser – The Colorado State Patrol Challenges You!
The Colorado State Patrol will be holding the Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack The Patrol Car on November 28, 2014 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Wal-Mart stores in La Junta and Lamar. Just look for the patrol cars parked near the store entrance. The Colorado State Patrol is challenging you to pack […]

Legos are a Library Hit
Youngsters between 3 and 12 years, dug into a table piled high with multi-colored, plastic building blocks know as legos, you know, those things you step on with your bare feet in the dark of night, when the kids haven’t put their toys away for the day. That’s the adult description of the […]

Operation Stockings for Soldiers
Help send our troops a little taste of home for the holiday season. Peacock Funeral home is proud to announce their 3rd Annual Stockings for Soldiers. From now until November 22, 2013 you may stop by Peacock Funeral Home located at 209 South 4th Street to pick-up a Free Christmas Stocking to take […]

New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of December 22
Top Ten for the Week of December 22 Katherine by Anya Seton Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich Holding the Dream #2 by Nora Roberts Amazing Bats by Frank Greenaway| Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron The Big Exit by David Carnoy The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Finding the Dream #3 by Nora Roberts Happy […]

Holly Trustees Set 2013 Budget
The Holly Board of Trustees voted to approve a balanced 2013 municipal budget in the amount of $2,141,504, following a public hearing on the budget prior to their monthly meeting, Wednesday, December 5. The 2013 mill levy will be 28.866 mills; the assessed valuation of the town increased by $13,879 to $2,385,815. The General Fund […]

Christmas Treats and Treasures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 16, 2011 By Lacey Mann, CSU 4-H Extension Agent, Bent & Prowers Counties Southeast Area—The Southeast Area Extension has officially kicked off the holiday season with their first Christmas Treats and Treasures workshop. Kaye Kasza and Lacey Mann hosted the first day in Las Animas and the reviews are in, […]

2011 Fantasy Tree – November 19th
The 8th annual Fantasy Tree, fund-raising event for the Domestic Safety Resource Center, will be held on Saturday, November 19th, 2011, 6:00 pm, at the Elks Lodge in Lamar. The Fantasy Tree Fund Raising Committee are Chairman: Lisa Thomas; Vice Chair: Jillane Hixson; Secretary Treasurer: Lori Morlan; and, committee members Cheryl Preisser, Holly Burton, Valerie […]