All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Community College"
Urban Renewal Tax Funds Allocated to Cow Palace Inn Sewer Repairs
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board approved a funding request from the new owners of the Cow Palace Inn. The interior and exterior sewer lines at the motel need replacing before the motel’s comprehensive re-opening can be completed. The owners, Palace Holdings, LLC, can fund the interior project, but have requested that the cost of connecting […]
History Comes Alive During the LCC Frontier Encampment
Click on picture to see a larger version. Visitors, young and old, to the Lamar Community College Campus this past Friday and Saturday, had a chance to learn about a buckboard wagon, talk trade with trappers, learn about some Indian tribes from the High Plains, watch a cannon get primed to fire, view a blacksmith […]
NLNAC Site Visit to LCC a Huge Success
(Lamar, Colorado, September 28, 2011) The Lamar Community College Nursing program hosted a site review for initial accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing program by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) on September 20-22, 2011. LCC and the Nursing program met or exceeded expectations in all six standards related to excellence […]
Time to ‘Cowboy Up’ for LCC’s Antelope Stampede Rodeo
The LCC Rodeo team hosts the Antelope Stampede this weekend with performances on Friday at 6pm, Saturday at 2pm, and Sunday at noon at the Prowers County Fairgrounds Arena. Team members include: Ellie Westberg– Kennewick, WA; Bailee Kaufman– La Junta, CO; Karina Price—Fountain, CO; Brent Neal–North Platte, NE; Carter Coble–North Platte, NE; Jessica Loewer–Lowell , AR; […]
LCC RODEO: Sheridan College Results
Freshman Karina Price from Fountain, CO led the Lamar Community College Rodeo team with a fourth place finish in Barrel Racing at the Sheridan College Rodeo in Sheridan, WY last weekend. Also placing were freshman Bailey Spitz of Lamar and sophomore Brent Neal from North Platte, NE with an eighth place finish in Team Roping. […]
LAMAR STEPS BACK IN TIME
Click on a Photo to see a larger version. (Lamar, Colorado, September 21, 2011) On Friday and Saturday, September 30th and October 1st, Lamar Community College will again host an extraordinary history event. During LCC’s biannual “Frontier Living History Encampment” some of the country’s best re-enactors and living historians will set up residence at LCC. […]
College’s WPA Renovation Project Set to Start in October
The historic preservation architects hired to outline a renovation project on the WPA buildings on East Maple Street in Lamar will begin their initial work in early October, according to John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College. Marrin was providing a monthly briefing on LCC activities to the Prowers County Commissioners this past […]
LCC Rodeo Team Starts New Season, Hosts Antelope Stampede
The Lamar Community College Rodeo Team began its fall season at the Chadron State College Rodeo on Sept. 9-11 with sophomore Carter Coble finishing seventh in Steer Wrestling while freshman Chris Soto finishing third in Bull Riding. Last weekend, the team competed at Central Wyoming College with freshman Ellie Westberg and Mackenzie Scott finishing […]
Prowers County Backs Tri State Transmission Project
The Prowers County Commissioners joined with several other counties this past week, offering a resolution of support for the Tri State G & T, Tri State Lamar-Front Range Transmission Project. The project will develop a high voltage electricity transmission system by 2018 across eastern and southern Colorado. Fourteen counties in eastern Colorado, including six in […]
LCC, Modern and Historical Perspectives Being Pursued
Old and new will mix at Lamar Community College this fall and next year. LCC President John Marrin said plans are underway to conduct an almost year-long observance of the college’s 75th anniversary next year. He outlined some of the plans for the Prowers County Commissioners this past Thursday, August 26. Marrin said the college had 31 students […]
Matt Neuhold, New Rec Department Coordinator
Correction: Matt Neuhold is the new Rec Department Coordinator, not the Director. Matt Neuhold is no stranger to the area, having graduated from McClave High School in 2002, and spending a year at Lamar Community College. He also attended Adams State College for two and a half years as a physical education major. Before […]
An Ill Wind Blows in Before the Games Begin
Photos by Russ Baldwin – click a picture for a larger image. The torrential rain and wind storm that swept through Lamar and Prowers County Thursday night, August 5, brought us some more much-needed precipitation to the area, but did it have to come in at 65 mph? Those were probably some of the thoughts […]
LCC’s Volleyball Program Set for New Season
Lamar Community College’s new Women’s Volleyball Coach, Chris Weber, has hit the ground running. He has a roster of athletes ready for play this fall, completed the schedule, organized the college’s annual LCC Runnin’ Lopes Volleyball Tournament, and will hold a high school camp before school begins. “We are really excited about this year. […]
Gardner Postpones Lamar Visit
The Action 22 sponsored public meeting with Congressman Cory Gardner, set for July 19 at Lamar Community College, has been cancelled. Congressman Gardner needs to remain in Washington as discussion and vote on the debt ceiling is on the schedule. We will work to reschedule this sometime in the future. Cathy Garcia President/CEO Action 22, […]
LCC Holds Adult Open House and Plans Business Community Exposition
Lamar Community College hosted its annual Adult Open House event Tuesday, July 12, at the Betz Technology Center Atrium. The open house was coordinated with the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, and its monthly Business After Hours event for July. The Adult Open House presents various educational opportunities for the adult community in Lamar and […]
Summer Sessions at Lamar Community College
This summer enrollment level is keeping current with 2010 numbers, according to LCC President, John Marrin, who visited with the Prowers County Commissioners this past Thursday, June 23. Marrin provided an update on LCC activities, along with Cheryl Sanchez, VP of Administration and Student Services and Deb Loper, VP of Academic Services. LCC will spend […]
Show Me the Money says Prowers Lodging Panel
The Prowers County Lodging Panel received some, but not all the answers they wanted, as to how or when the state issues quarterly payments to the county tourism funding board, collected from a 2% tax on local motels. Jana Coen, Prowers County Clerk and Recorder attended the monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 21, with county […]
LCC HIT Symposium #2 Scheduled for June 23rd
LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLGE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRESS RELEASE (June 16, 2011) SYMPOSIUM #2 SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23rd The upcoming Colorado Community College Health Information Technology Consortium (COHITECH) Symposium to be held on June 23, 2011, is the 2nd in a series of 3 which are being hosted by Lamar Community College (LCC). This follows a […]
LCC RODEO: LCC Alums Continue Success
Former Lamar Community College rodeo standouts Cole Dorenkamp and Brice Ingo will represent Oklahoma Panhandle State University at the College National Finals Rodeo on June 12-18 in Casper, WY. Both are entered in Tie-Down Roping as the OPSU men’s team won the Central Plains Region with Cole and Brice finishing 2nd and 4th […]
LCC Rodeo Standouts Get National Attention
Central Rocky Mountain Region Champions Tyler Schnaufer (Team Roping) and Carter Coble (Steer Wrestling) will compete in the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, WY June 12-18. Tyler is currently ranked as the number one header in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and Carter is 17th in the nation. “National rankings compare regions after each […]