All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Chamber of Commerce"
Chamber Honkers Visit Perfect 10 Plus
On January 27th, members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers and Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors paid a visit to Perfect 10 Plus to recognize New Hair Stylist Gayle Cummings. Perfect 10 Plus is owned and operated by Shelly Cramblet and has been in business for several years. Also on staff are Sheila Twombly […]
91st Annual Lamar Chamber Banquet this Evening
The annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet will begin at 6pm this evening at the Cow Palace Inn, North Main Street, Lamar. A ‘meet and greet’ will begin at 6pm and the banquet will follow at the inner courtyard of the Cow Palace Inn. The new Chamber Board of Directors for 2012 will […]
Lamar City Council Reviews Transportation Terminal at Chamber Office
Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer, and Lamar City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker, discussed the pros and cons of the construction of a Multi-Modal Transportation building for east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce building. The council had discussed CDOT’s earlier proposal to construct a 1,200 square foot addition to the train terminal which would provide shelter and […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Hertz of Lamar
The Chamber of Commerce Honkers recently made a visit to Hertz of Lamar at 420 North Main to recognize a new business addition to Jennifer and Doug Morlan’s current businesses. At the home of Jennifer Morlan Insurance and Lamar Starter & Generator Service, Doug and Jennifer have added Hertz of Lamar. They have several vehicles […]
Council to Consider Increase in Ambulance Billing Rates
The Lamar City Council wll consider a proposal from Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook Monday evening, regarding ambulance billing increases to as to be current with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. The 3% hike will keep the door open for future increases, and will pertain to four areas of ambulance service. The council will review […]
Speedy Meeting for Lamar City Council
Only a few topics were covered during the Monday night Lamar city council meeting on January 9. Pat Mason, Public Works Director, told the council, “We’re about 95% complete on all our snow removal at this point.” Mason said the street crews have had to operate with a small, warm window of opportunity, between 11am […]
Brief City Council Meeting Set
Few items are before the Lamar City Council for their first meeting of the new year, this evening, January 9. There is no work session scheduled, and the regular meeting will begin at 7pm in council chambers. The Sales and Use Tax Report will be presented to the council by the City Clerk. A public […]
Nominations Open for Lamar Chamber Citizen of the Year
One week remains for those area residents wishing to nominate a deserving citizen for the Lamar Chamber Citizen of the Year award. The deadline for entries to the Chamber office is Noon, Tuesday, January 10. The Chamber has set these criteria for a nomination and should be outlined in the nominating letter/form. Purpose – […]
Lodging Panel Approves Events to Close Year of Funding
All three requests received funding during the last meeting of the year by Lodging Tax Panel Board members, although not all votes were unanimous. Mary Breslin, Lamar Ledger publisher, requested funding for a full page ad in the paper’s tourism publication, Discover Magazine. The board voted to approve a half page advertisement at $350 focusing […]
Lamar Chamber Accepts Citizen of Year Nominations
Lamar Chamber of Commerce – Citizen of the Year Nomination Requirements The following criteria will be used by a confidential panel to select the recipient of the 2011 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD. Purpose – The award is intended to honor a person that makes a substantial contribution to the Prowers County area. As a […]
Chamber Honkers Visit Lamar City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker
City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker is officially welcomed by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers. Pfeilsticker came to Lamar just over three years ago as Deputy Administrator and became City Administrator earlier this year. Pictured are Chamber Board members, Axel Thurner and Lisa Thomas along with Lamar Chamber Honkers Cheryl Preisser and Vincent Gearhart with Bill […]
New Directors Added to Lamar Chamber of Commerce
Four persons were voted onto the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, board of directors, Thursday evening, December 8. The positions are for one year with new members replacing those whose terms have expired. The new members are: Juan Saldana-WalMart, Kevin Swanson-Colorado Mills, Tera Bender-Fellowship Credit Union and Bryce Sparks-Big R. According to Axel Thurner, incoming Chamber […]
Verizon Customers Targeted in email Scam
Fraudulent Collection Letter : The local Verizon office in Lamar has alerted the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and area residents to be wary of an email scam being sent to some customers of the cell phone company. The following is the letter alerting residents to be wary of the potential fraud. “We have received reports of customers receiving potentially fraudulent “Collection” letters via […]
Lamar Parade of Lights, Candy Cane Festival Kicks off Holiday Season
Area residents braved the pre-winter chill this past Friday evening for the annual, Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Parade of Lights. This year’s theme highlighted Lamar’s 125th anniversary, carrying forward the traditions that were observed for Lamar Days this past May. By 6:30pm the floats and entries were set to go, traveling north on Main Street […]
Candy Cane Festival is this Weekend
Lamar shoppers are planning on their local version of Black Friday with the annual Candy Cane Festival, set for this Friday and Saturday. Participating merchants are offering discounts and special savings to area shoppers and various forms of holiday entertainment have been prepared, including the annual Parade of Lights starting at 6:30pm this Friday evening, […]
Parade of Lights Highlights Lamar’s Anniversary
Last minute preparations for float entries are underway for this year’s annual Parade of Lights celebration in Lamar. The theme, “Celebrating 125 Years of Holiday Happiness”, coincides with Lamar’s 125 anniversary. Parade entrants must be registered with the Lamar Chamber of Commerce in order to be judged, and entry forms are available from the chamber […]
‘Tis the Season
Lamar City workers have been busy the past few days, putting up the holiday decorations along Main Street in town. With just over a month to go before Christmas arrives, there’s a slate of holiday related activities on the way. The 8th Annual Fantasy Tree Celebration is set for Saturday, November 19 at the Lamar Elks […]
Lamar City September Sales Tax Shows Improvement
City Sales Tax collected in September showed an $18,588.43 increase for this year over 2010, for a 7.74% increase. City Sales Tax collections were $258,611.79. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 6.43% over last September for a $16,974.10 gain for a monthly total of $280,876.08. Year-to-date collections for city sales tax showed a […]
Painting the Town Red, One Boo at a Time
Click on a picture to see the full-sized image. Ghouls and goblins and their moms and dads were out for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Moonlight Madness event this past Thursday, October 27. Costumed kids visited the Goblin Wobble, sponsored by Tri State Exchange and hosted at Wild West Athletics on North Main Street. […]
Voces Unidas Hosts 5th Annual Banquet
John Maxwell, the director of the Compassion Center in Lamar received the Voces Unidas Citizenship award during the 5th annual banquet at the Lamar Eagles Lodge this past Saturday, October 15. Maxwell has been in charge of the Compassion Center at 710 West Olive Street since March of this year. Maxwell thanked the diversity oriented […]