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CO Secretary of State Promotes Wise Charitable Donations
DENVER, Dec. 7, 2015 — Secretary of State Wayne Williams today called on Coloradans to give generously to their favorite charities during this holiday season but also to be on guard against charity scams. Williams offered his wise giving tips and a database of information about charities raising funds in Colorado to help them make informed decisions. “Coloradans are very […]
Main Street Holiday Craft Show Raises Funds
Ten different vendors, rotating off and on at the seasonal Craft Show at 201 South Main Street in Lamar, raised $360 for two local charitable organizations. Betty Civis, along with Lenora Springer and Virginia Hernandez, donated their time to help run the Craft Show from November 14 to December 21. Civis said the funds […]
Fallen Wildlife Officer’s Fundraiser Brings in Thousands for His Children’s Fund
DENVER – The Colorado Wildlife Employee Protective Association honored the memory of fallen Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s District Wildlife Manager Jon Wangnild by hosting hundreds of people, including 140 competitors, at the The Jon Wangnild Memorial Sporting Clays Shoot, June 29 in Brighton. The fundraiser brought in approximately $20,000 to be placed in a trust […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of March 17, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for the Week of March 17, 2014 Young Adult Fiction The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine The Coldest girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Non Fiction Freehand: sketching tips and tricks drawn from art by Helen Birch Social Physics: how good ideas spread – the lessons from a new […]
10th Annual Fantasy Tree Auction to Raise Funds for DSRC
The 10th Annual Fantasy Tree fundraising event will be held on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., at the Lamar Elks Lodge, 28157 US Hwy 287, in Lamar. The Fantasy Tree auction is a fundraising event to support the maintenance and operations of a four county “Safe House” which is operated by the […]
Lamar Babe Ruth Softball 16U All-Stars Bound for the World Series
The Lamar Babe Ruth Softball 16U All Star team won regionals in LaJunta this past week. 5 teams competed in the tournament. Lamar went 7-0 in tournament play, beating Lyons, KS, in the championship game with a score of 10-2. The team will now compete at the Babe Ruth Softball 16U World Series in Wilson […]
Volunteers Needed to Produce 100,000 Life-Saving Meals
In April hundreds of Lamar community members will work to feed thousands of starving children in the developing world. Through a partnership between the Lamar Ministerial Alliance and Minnesota-based Feed My Starving Children, volunteers will prepare 100,000 life-saving meals. The event will take place April 18–20 at the Lamar Community Building (610 S. 6th Street, […]
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 […]
Raising Funds with a Smile and Laugh
Members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers raised funds for two local non-profit groups this past summer from a comedy performance they organized with help from the Lamar Eagles Aerie. Checks for $325.00 were presented to SECCI, Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative and Remember Foundation by Honker members. The Remember Foundation was organized this past […]
New at the Library for the Week of September 23
Top Ten Books for the Week of September 23 The Winter Sea by Susann Kearsley And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman Dance With Me by Luanne Rice Daring to Dream #1 by Nora Roberts Private Games by James Patterson 11th Hour by James Patterson Backfire #16 by Catherine Coulter The Innocent by David […]
Mission Accomplished – Funds Raised to Save the Holly Theater
HOLLY, CO—The clock had been ticking since early this year for the community of Holly to save it’s theater. Movie production houses decided to go to strictly digital distribution leaving the Holly Pride Committee to raise $100,000 for a new projector or be forced to close. The necessary funds had to be raised by this […]
Relay for Life Committee Asking for Donations
The 2012 Relay for Life Committee of Lamar is asking businesses and individuals for donations of canned goods for the Luminaria bags that line the track during Relay. After Relay the canned goods will be donated to food banks in Prowers, Baca and Kiowa counties. The canned good will go inside the Luminaria bags to […]
Lamar Hospice Receives Unexpected Donation
Alta Clements from Plato, Missouri likes to crochet, and she’s been doing it for years. An employee of Sun Valley Rides Carnival, in Lamar for the annual fair, Alta donated 13 of her crocheted afghans to the Lamar Hospice Association after speaking with several members of the fair board. She made her presentation Friday afternoon, […]
Local Fireworks Funding Needed
This year’s 4th of July fireworks display at the Prowers County Fairgrounds will go on as scheduled, but next year’s display may be in doubt. Not because of a lack of rain to keep the area moist, but because of a lack of dollars to pay for the fireworks display. Each year, for almost […]
SECCI Golf Tournament Raises $11,000 for Local Cancer Patients
Photos by Vincent Gearhart Sixteen teams combined sport and spirit on Saturday, June 11, helping raise $11,000 in the 3rd Annual Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative golf tournament at Spreading Antlers Golf Course in Lamar. Team sponsorships contributed $5,760 to the goal and hole and flag sponsors added $5,225 to the local cancer group. Various other […]
Frontier Bank Donates to World Series Committee
Frontier Bank of Lamar has donated $5,000 to the World Series Committee after learning the Tourism Board reduced their obligation. The bank is loaning the additional $10,000 to the committee at a very respectable rate. After discussing this at their regular board meeting earlier in the week, it was decided that Frontier Bank would get […]
Relay for Life, Requesting Food Donations for June 4-5 Event
The 2011 Relay for Life Committee of Lamar is asking for donations of food and drink items to be sold in the concession stand during Relay. Candy, soda, water, hot dogs, nachos, burritos, anything would be great. All money raised from the sales will go towards the 2011 Relay for Life of Lamar. There is […]
Flippin’ Flapjacks, Serving Sausage
Twenty DECA students from Lamar high school were busy this past Thursday evening, March 24, cooking and serving an, all-you-can eat pancakes and sausages meal. DECA advisor, Janell Martin, said the event at the Lamar Senior Center was part of an annual community service program performed by members of DECA. Students also collected donations from […]