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P3 Becomes Partners for Hope
P3, a youth oriented organization dedicated to educating youngsters about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, underwent a transformation last year when it teamed with the Teen Center in Lamar. It’s still a Teen Center on East Elm Street in Lamar, but it’s becoming known as Partners for Hope. Meg Day of P3, and […]
Lamar FFA Earns Gold in State Competition
From Charity Stocking Congratulations to the Lamar FFA Chapter for their recent success at the State Career Development Events held on the CSU – Ft. Collins campus this past week. The chapter participated in five events including Horse Judging, Livestock Evaluation, Floriculture, Agronomy, and Ag Mechanics. The Floriculture Team consisted of Callie Brase, […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Improves
“We’ve had a good first quarter,” is how the Lamar city council described the latest city sales tax revenue report, showing a 6.51% improvement over last year. The dollar difference is slight, $17,119.21 for March, but it also shows a steady increase. Year-to-date figures also show growth at 5.96% for an increase of $62,356.46 over […]
Lamar Stays with Five Day School Week
The Lamar RE-2 school district will maintain its current five-day school week. Before a standing room audience that extended into the outer foyer, all but two members of the school board voted in favor of keeping the five-day week, with Allan Medina and Nancy Winsor voting to change to four days. Winsor asked if there […]
Lamar Days Means BBQ
The 7th Annual Wild West BBQ Cook-off and Backyard Grillers Competition gets underway May 13th and 14th at Willow Creek Park in Lamar. This year the cooking competition will be on the eastern side of the park, paralleling the road, from the southern end of the park to the Rotary Way entrance. Local teams can […]
Local Scholarships Selected by Lamar Alumni
Lamar Union High School / Lamar High School Alumni Association announces four scholarship recipients chosen by the association from the 2011 graduation classes. Adam Parker – Lamar High School – Attending CSU Pueblo this fall to follow a business career. Ashley Lawrence – Lamar High School – College bound in Colorado to become a forensic […]
Council Negotiators to Meet with County/McCrea New Lamar Police Chief
Lamar Council Offers Congratulations to Parkview Students Council Congratulates Gary McCrea on his promotion of Lamar Police Chief Councilmen PJ Wilson and Kirk Crespin and Deputy City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker were selected to represent the city in future negotiations with the county to develop a new five year joint agreement for financing the 911 Authority Board/Dispatch […]
Friday Fire Jumps Arkansas River, Heads to Lamar
Firefighters in Lamar and Prowers county were called out in force late Friday afternoon and into the evening on April 22, to combat a wind-driven blaze north and east of the city. Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook said the fire spread across the Arkansas River and was moving westward, blown by winds that fortunately, weren’t […]
2011 Graduation Books
Robinson Printing and The Prowers Journal provide a special offer! Parents and other relatives can now sponsor their graduating senior in this year’s Class of 2011 annual publication for Granada, Holly, Lamar, McClave and Wiley. This is the first time that the option to have parents, grandparents and business owners to be able to […]
Time to Clean Up Around Town
Oh, you better not litter, you better not mess Lamar Police will be at your address, code enforcement is out on the prowl. They see you when you litter, or your weeds, you do not mow, So you’d better pick up all that old junk and get it ready to go…OH!!!… (With big apologies to […]
Lamar Social Security Visit Cancelled
There will be no Social Security representatives visiting the Senior Center in Lamar on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, due to budget cutbacks. The next scheduled visit from Social Security representatives will be Wednesday, May 18, 2011. All other business with Social Security must be taken to the La Junta office. Please call 1-888-221-0429 for […]
Rainy Day for Tea
Several groups of friends made the rounds in downtown Lamar this past rainy and snowy Wednesday, to take advantage of a Progressive Spring Tea. Developed by the Lamar Chamber and Retail Trades Group, the tea consisted to traveling to participating stores between Noon and 5pm and receiving a new ingredient for the tea. Once all […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Revenue Shows Monthly Increase
Although the February city sales tax collected in March was off by less than a quarter of a percent, Total Sales and Use Tax Collections were up 2.82% for an increase of $6,578.20. Year-to-Date collections for both categories showed an increase of 5.78%, or $45,237.25 for that period. Total tax collections amount to $828,461.79. Sales […]
Obituary – Tony G. Hernandez
Tony G. Hernandez A Memorial Service for lifelong Lamar Resident, Tony G. Hernandez will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Les Fellow of the Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness officiating. In-urnment will follow in the Riverside Cemetery in Lamar. Per Tony’s request cremation has taken place and […]
Tea and Travels, Downtown Lamar
Something new this season, a Progressive Spring Tea will be held from 12pm to 5pm, Thursday, April 14 at various downtown stores in Lamar. Open to the public, you’re invited to begin your travels at Thoughts in Bloom for directions and your first necessary item for the tea. Each stop at a participating store earns […]
LCC Completing Accreditation Renewal
Final action will be taken next week for Lamar Community College to receive its three-year accreditation renewal. Lamar Community College president John Marrin is one of four persons from the college who will present the final paperwork to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Marrin said he expects […]
Lamar Hosting Babe Ruth Softball World Series in August
Lamar, Colorado will host the Babe Ruth Softball 16 Year Old World Series, August 5-13, at the Lamar Sports Complex. Ten girl’s fast pitch softball teams will compete for the title of World Champions. The United States Regional champions from Pacific Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Middle Atlantic, Colorado State Champion, Southeast, Southwest, Ohio Valley, Midwest Plains, […]