All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar"
Honkers Visit New Manager at ARPA
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers welcome Rick Rigel to his new position as General Manager of ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. Rigel assumed his new duties from his former position as Superintendent of Lamar Light and Power. Rigel’s new position now sees him administering to the power needs of various ARPA member communities in […]
Valley National Bank is Consolidating Main St. Branch
Valley National Bank in Lamar will close its bank at 411 South Main Street on Monday, July 2, 2012. Denise Carder, Marketing and Operations Officer for the bank said this is a consolidation move, only. With only four employees at the Main Street location, and the other bank only two blocks away at 204 South […]
Lamar Savage Baseball Team Advances
Coach Dave Fassiotto’s Lamar Savage Baseball team, with a Big 10 run sixth inning, advanced today in the 3A State Baseball tournament by beating Brush 13 to 3. They will play the winner of the Holy Family, Eaton match up tomorrow at 10:00 AM for the right to play in the 12:30 State Championship Game.
PMC – Notice of Annual Meeting/Wyatt Replacement to be Selected
New Line Up for PMC Board of Directors Ronnie Farmer, newly elected member of the Prowers Medical Center board of directors, will receive his oath of office during the hospital board’s annual meeting tonight, Wednesday, May 23. The meeting agenda lists that an appointment to the board to replace the position left vacant by Andy […]
Business of the Week – 3rd Street Nest Bed and Breakfast
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 the 3rd Street Nest Bed and Breakfast located at 304 South 3rd in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336.5217. 3rd Street Nest Bed […]
Lamar FFA Packs The House!!
The Lamar FFA Chapter packed the Lamar Community Building with over 900 spectators for the Lamar FFA Donkey Basketball game on April 5, 2012. The tournament consisted of four different teams; Lamar FFA Chapter “Honey Badgers”, D.O.N.K.E.Y. (LHS Staff), KVAY Radio, and the “Donkey Dunkers” (Community State Bank). The Honey Badger Team (Lamar FFA): Team […]
30+ Men’s Basketball has Familiar Champion!
Lamar Parks and Recreation recently concluded its 30 and over men’s basketball season and for the 2nd year in a row. Cruikshank Reality was the last team standing! The league was comprised of seven teams that played a nine game regular season. The season was followed by a single elimination tournament in which Cruikshank Reality defeated […]
King of the Hill
Not many people noticed a brief visitor to Lamar Wednesday morning, as he was perched about 100 feet up, checking out his surroundings. An eagle-eyed resident and employee of the Pit Stop in Lamar called our office to let us know that what might have been a bald eagle was sitting atop the defunct radio […]
Business of the Week – Eagles Lodge
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 The Lamar Eagles Lodge, located at 1220 South Main Street in Lamar and you can call them at: 719.336.3780 Who are the […]
Lamar Sales Tax Revenues Post Continued Gain
February Sales and Use Taxes collected in Lamar indicated another gain. City Sales Taxes were up 3.75% for a gain of $8,293.09 over last year at this time. City Sales Tax collected to date is $229,676.04. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 4.72% for the same period for an improvement of $11,012.85, for […]
Business of the Week – Lamar Thriftway
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 Lamar Thriftway, located at 204 South 6th in Lamar. Every kid who ever ran his own lemonade stand […]
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 […]
Win a $100 Gift Certificate
Get ALERT for the perfect prize this winter. Register by 5pm, April 2nd, 2012 to receive breaking news from The Prowers Journal email Alerts, and you could win a $100 gift certificate from J & N Shoes, downtown Lamar. J & N Shoes provides shoes, clothing and sports gear for the entire family. There’s no […]
Ernest “Ernie” Hofmeister – May 30, 1924 – February 23, 2012
Funeral services for longtime Lamar resident, Ernest Hofmeister, affectionately known to many as Ernie, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday February 27, 2012 at the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lamar. Reverend Duncan Sprague will officiate the service and burial will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Ernie will be held […]
Residents Enjoy New Faces at Juniper Village!
February 20, 2012 (Lamar, CO) – Juniper Village at Lamar, a skilled nursing facility, is very fortunate to be part of the Nurse Aide program at Lamar Community College. It not only allows the residents to have new faces assisting with their care, it also allows the students of the program to log hours […]
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 […]
Register Your American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Today
Lamar, Colorado – February 14, 2012 – The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Lamar gives everyone in the community a chance to help the organization save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Register your team today by visiting www.lamarrfl.org. Former and current cancer patients, those who have lost […]
Stranded by the Storm
Although our local region of southeast Colorado was not impacted by the snowstorm that hit hardest to the north, it was strong enough to cause a lot of experienced highway travelers to sit tight and wait it out. Some local motels also experienced a slight increase in patrons due to poor weather conditions. A lengthy […]
Walter Ely Scholarship Applications Are Open
Southeastern Developmental Services will be awarding a $500 scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. Ely, who passed away December 11, 2010, was a well-known figure in Lamar from his one-man can collection drive along Main Street in throughout the community. SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services, will award a $500 scholarship in memory of Walter Ely. […]
New Golf Pro, Irrigation System at Spreading Antlers
A new $107,000 watering system is being installed at Spreading Antlers Golf Course this month, thanks to donations from the Huddleston-Butler Foundation as well as other sources. In addition to a new irrigation system, the course now has a new golf pro. Golf board director, Larry Huddleston, said Bob Haney has been hired as of […]