All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Chamber of Commerce"
Wild West BBQ Contest Winners Announced for 2012 Lamar Days
The winners for the annual Wild West BBQ, held during Lamar Days at Willow Creek Park, have been announced. Toni McPherson provided the winning teams that traveled to Lamar for this year’s competition. There were four cooking contests, as well as a judge’s selection of the overall winner for the year, plus a Reserve Champion […]
Lamar Days, 126 Years of Prairie Proud
The carnival is in town, for the start of Lamar’s birthday celebration. Crabtree Amusements Carnival started putting up stakes at the north end of Willow Creek Park, taking advantage of the sunshine and hoping it stays that way for their opening this Friday evening at 5pm. By late Thursday afternoon, some of the contestants in […]
Prowers County Perfect for Cinco de Mayo
You could not have bought a better day for this past Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. The sunny skies and warm weather brought out the crowds again this year to North Side Park in Lamar. Families found either a picnic table or unfolded their own chairs, while the youngsters discovered the inflatable amusements and […]
Cinco de Mayo Set for Saturday at North Side Park
Fair skies are forecast for this Saturday when area residents enjoy the activities planned for the Cinco de Mayo celebration at North Side Park in Lamar. Booths and vendors will be on hand from 10am to 5pm, featuring free inflatable games/rides for kids, with DJ Manual Vazquez providing music through the day. Voces Unidas extends […]
Down and Dirty on Main Street
Several hundred pounds of potting soil replaced some of the old dirt in 88 planters along Main Street in Lamar, Tuesday, May 1. Members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street program combined their efforts and pulled weeds and got a little dirt on their hands while replacing some old soil with new […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Kelly Corman at NRCS
On March 16th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Kelly Corman at the local NRCS office. Kelly moved to the area last September to work in the Lamar NRCS Field Office at 3503 South Main. Kelly works with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Rocky […]
Business of the Week – Daylight Donut
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 Daylight Donut, located at 109 South Main in Lamar. Daylight Donut has been a downtown business at […]
A Fine Time with Wine
From Chardonnay to Shiraz, Lamar area residents had a fine taste of wine and an assortment of hot and cold hors d’oeurvres this past Friday at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn. The Lamar Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual wine tasting event in the Inn’s Empire Room. Attendees could sample a variety of […]
Business of the Week – Grett Electrical Contracting
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 Grett Electrical Contracting, located at 306 Sorth Main in Lamar. Grett Electrical Contracting is an established, licensed and professional […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit New Chef at LCC
On March 9th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to the New General Manager/Chef at LCC, Adam Germany. Adam is employed by SODEXO and is in charge of food services for the LCC Dining Hall. Adam and his staff are also available for quality catering at an […]
Lamar Partnership Inc Reviews 2011Highlights
LPI Executive Director, Shawna Hodge, discussed some of the 2011 highlights of the non-profit organization at the second annual meeting held February 29 at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce office. LPI is comprised of local business owners and citizens working to improve economic development of the city, focusing on the historical nature of the community […]
New Board Members Attend PCDI Meeting
John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College, and Shawna Hodge, Lamar’s Main Street Director, sat in on their first PCDI meeting, Tuesday morning, February 28. Both were elected to the board during the annual meeting of Prowers County Development Incorporated on February 16. Board members, after some discussion, decided to reduce the asking price for […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Rupp’s Truck and Trailer Repair
On February 10th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Rupp’s Truck & Trailer Repair at 7777 US 50 in Lamar . Rupp’s is owned and operated by Ramon and Amber Rupp. They offer quality service and repair to all types of trucks […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Crafters Corner Boot & Shoe Repair
On February 3rd, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Crafters Corner Boot & Shoe Repair located at 122 South Main Street in Lamar and presented Crafters Corner Boot & Shoe Repair with their First Dollar of Profit plaque. Chris Springer, the owner works on many different types of boots and […]
Ted Floyd Keynote Speaker at Snow Goose Festival
The 10th Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival will be held February 23-26, 2012. Honored guest and author, Ted Floyd will be attending our special 10th Anniversary celebration. Spot snow geese and other bird species, tour historic sites, plus attend workshops on birds and their habitats. Ted Floyd will be the keynote speaker during the banquet on Saturday […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Bamboo Grove
On February 3rd, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Bamboo Grove located at 1106 South Main Street in Lamar and presented Bamboo Grove with their First Dollar of Profit plaque. Nancy Dong and Q: Doy Ye are the Restaurant Managers. The Bamboo Grove […]
Chamber Honkers and Directors Visit Wootten Financial Serivces
On February 3rd, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Wootten Financial Services located at 902 North Main in Lamar in the Car Palace building and presented Bud Wootten with his First Dollar of Profit plaque. Bud Wootten, the owner of Wootten Financial Services […]
Lamar hosts annual goose fest – Feb. 23-26
LAMAR HOSTS ANNUAL GOOSE FEST – FEB. 23-26 LAMAR, Colo. – Each morning in southeast Colorado at this time of year, tens of thousands of snow geese lift off local ponds and reservoirs in a pre-dawn ritual. The swirl of flapping wings and din of honking grows louder as the birds circle overhead and make […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Ranch-Way Feeds
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Ranch-Way Feeds located at Lamar Building Material Supply, 224 North Main in Lamar. Ranch-Way Feeds is a new retail sales division of BMS. Ranch-Way Feeds offers a full line of quality feed products […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Rodeway Inn Cow Palace Hotel
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a welcome visit to Rodeway Inn Cow Palace Hotel located at 1301 North Main Street in Lamar. The hotel is under new ownership and management and in addition to being a hotel and convention center, the facility […]