All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Community College"
Buxton – Turpin: Lamar Community College 2015 Alumni of the Year
(Lamar, Colorado; May 21, 2015) Bill Buxton and Gary Turpin were selected as the Lamar Community College Outstanding Alumni of the year. They were honored LCC’s Annual Antelope Night held on May 1. President John Marrin introduced Bill Buxton and Gary Turpin, remarking on their contributions to Lamar and the surrounding area as well as […]
Degree in Hand: LCC Honors Graduates
Lamar Community College held its 76th Annual Commencement ceremony on May 2, 2015, in the LCC Wellness Center. A short welcome address was given by President John Marrin. President Marrin highlighted the college’s strong position including LCC’s high quality of instruction, the college’s recent award as the school with the highest increase in retention with […]
College Prepares to Celebrate 76th Commencement
(Lamar, Colorado; April 24, 2015) Lamar Community College is preparing for several end-of-year celebrations including the Nurse Pinning and the 76th Annual Commencement ceremony. Lamar Community College will host its 76th Annual Commencement on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the LCC Wellness Center. 280 degree or certificate-seeking students are eligible to walk in this year’s […]
Taking an Informed Step to the Future
What do around 400 high school students have in common? At one point, they all start to develop an interest and concern about how they’ll earn a living, what interests they have in the future job market, and what type of experience and education they’ll need to achieve their goals. Some of those questions were […]
Highway 287 Water Main Repair Project
Water began erupting from Highway 287, almost under the intersection traffic light at Savage and Main Streets last Monday, March 16. Work crews, according to Lamar Public Works Director, Pat Mason, managed to excavate to the five foot long rupture and repair the eight inch water main. It wasn’t an easy task as the main […]
Water Main Break at LCC
Water has been running up, out of the road at the main northern intersection into Lamar Community College. Sometime Monday morning, a break occurred, resulting in water being literally pushed up through the asphalt, just under the traffic lights on the western side of the intersection. Lamar police have blocked off the western lane of […]
LCC Booster Club Threes and Frees Championship Competition Results
The Boy’s Free Throw championship competition on March 9th did not end as we had hoped. On Saturday, March 8, Bryan Ortiz played in the Regional playoffs in Pueblo. During that game with Granada, he re-injured his knee. Even though he had made a perfect score in the semi-finals, he was not able shoot […]
LCC Regional Science Fair Features Over 200 Student Projects
(Lamar, Colorado; February 25, 2015) On Wednesday, February 18, students from Alta Vista, Campo, Eads, Holly, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School, Parkview, Plainview, Springfield, Walsh, and Wiley competed in the annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held at Lamar Community College. The regional science fair typically hosts about 200 projects and this […]
LCC Rodeo Returns to Action
(Lamar, Colorado; March 2, 2015) Lamar Community College freshman Melanie Roman of Golden is currently ranked 2nd in the national standings of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) and is winning the Central Rocky Mountain Region in barrel racing after the fall season. All 11 regions of the NIRA are at the halfway mark […]
Weather Woes for Local Roofs-CHSAA Games Still Good for LCC
Several flat topped roofs in the Lamar area are feeling the effects of the recent snows such as leaking ceilings. Fortunately it’s not like Boston where roofs were collapsing under five feet of snow, but the local daily melt and nightly freeze conditions are causing leaks for some businesses. Lamar Community College is not invulnerable […]
LCC Seeks Nominations for Outstanding Alumni
(Lamar, Colorado; February 23, 2015) Each year Lamar Community College seeks to recognize outstanding alumni through the Alumnus/Alumna of the Year award. LCC is currently accepting nominations for 2015. Last year, LCC honored the late Wade Parker who attended LCC in 2009-2010 during which time he was a member of the Runnin’ Lopes Baseball […]
Breakfast Time for City Council at LCC
Lamar City Council informal breakfasts are becoming more popular, at least when they’re held at the Lamar Community College cafeteria for an early morning buffet. A comprehensive representation of Lamar residents attended the February 4 breakfast, sharing seating with some early risers from the student population. Business owners, retirees, Prowers County Commissioners and County Sheriff […]
LCC President Sees Benefits in Obama Idea of Free Tuition
One much-discussed proposal from President Obama during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 20, involves raising taxes on richer Americans to reach $320B over ten years. John Marrin, President of Lamar Community College believes the end result, free tuition for two years for community colleges, would benefit LCC and students alike. Marrin […]
LCC Booster Club Offers Extra for Pack the Gym Night
Twenty-four students, boys and girls, from six area high schools, will compete in shooting skills for free throws and three-pointers during the LCC boys and girls half time during the Antelopes, ‘Pack the Gym’ night at the Wellness Center on January 13. Teams from Walsh, Wiley, Holly, Granada, Lamar and McClave will compete for points […]
2015 Crop Production Workshop Set for Lamar
Area farmers are invited to a Crop Production Workshop sponsored by Pioneer DuPont and Colorado State University Extension. The workshop will take place in the Bowman Building at the Lamar Community College on Thursday January 8th, 2015. The program will start at 9:30 am. Topics to be discussed are best management practices for irrigated corn, […]
Local Support Urged for LCC Basketball Program
“Early registration for the spring semester is now open,” said Chad de Bono, Director of Enrollment Services at Lamar Community College. De Bono, along with men’s and women’s basketball coaches and several players, updated the Prowers County Commissioners on recent campus development. “We’ll see some construction work taking place,” de Bono explained, “Roof repairs, an […]
Holly Commercial Club Prepares for October Activities
The Holly Commercial Club met in regular session this past Wednesday, October 1. Marge Creech, representing the Holly Blue Grass Festival, said the annual Rhythm & Ribs event is set for Saturday, October 11 at 5:30pm at the Holly Gateway Fairgrounds. Club members voted to donate some of their purchased advertising schedule with KVAY Radio […]
Lamar Community College Baseball Repeats History
Lamar Community College Head Baseball Coach Scott Crampton stands with two generations of LCC Runnin’ Lopes baseball players, Donny Ortiz, Jr. and Sr. Ortiz, Sr. played for the Runnin’ Lopes in 1992-94 before transferring to Metro State to complete his baseball career. Jr. becomes a Runnin’ Lope this week. In 1992 Donny Ortiz came to […]
Heavy Rains Bring Creek and Street Flooding in S.E. Colorado
Torrential rains from this past Saturday night, July 12, brought sudden flooding to several low-lying portions of Lamar and southeast Colorado. From Rocky Ford, east to Lamar, heavy rain and strong winds caused Highway 50 to close in some low areas, especially at several railroad underpasses until the waters receded. A lot of Sunday […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 27, 2014
Wednesday, June 11 At 3:45 pm on June 11, fire personnel were dispatched to an unintended detector activation located at 1111 South 11th Street in Lamar. Fire crew was dispatched for a fire alarm, but search of the building revealed that there was no fire. Wednesday, June 18 At 2:26 pm on June 18, fire […]