Community Calendar
FEBRUARY 2020 Prowers County Events
Saturday, Feb 1 American Heart Month
Sunday, Feb 2 Groundhog Day; 54th Super Bowl from Miami; Lamar Elks S.B. Potluck Party @ 3:30pm
Monday, Feb 3 Lamar Noon Warning Siren Test
Wednesday, Feb 5 Lamar City Council Breakfast @ LCC Cafeteria @ 7am; Holly Commercial Club @ Noon; Free Legal Self-Help Clinic, 2-5pm @ Lamar Library; Holly Trustees Meeting @ 7pm
Friday, Feb 7 Lamar Elks Chicken Fried Steak Night
Thursday, Feb 6 18th Annual Snow Goose Festival through the 9th
Saturday, Feb 8 Parks and Rec Sweetheart Stroll; Plastic and E-Waste Recycling, 10-12pm
Sunday, Feb 9 National Pizza Day; Full Moon
Monday, Feb 10 The Lamar Merchants are hosting a light dinner at Brew Unto Others at 5:20pm with guest speaker Cheryl Sanchez to talk about Setting Business Goals for 2020. Please RSVP at 336-1331 or at www.mainstreetlamar.com/goals ; Lamar City Council Meeting @ 7pm
Tuesday, Feb 11 Commodity Distribution @ SOS Center @ 8am; Lamar Utilities Board @ Noon; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm
Wednesday, Feb 12 Lincoln’s Birthday; Prowers County Planning Commission Meeting @ 8am @ County Annex; Granada Trustees @ 6:30pm
Friday, Feb 14 Valentine’s Day; Lamar Elks Prime Rib Dinner; Lamar Eagles Valentine Dinner
Saturday, Feb 15 Rocky Mountain Elks Foundation Banquet @ Lamar Elks
Monday, Feb 17 President’s Day – Prowers County Offices and Courts Closed – The Welcome Home Child and Family Development Center will remain open that day; Lamar City Offices Closed
Tuesday, Feb 18 Lamar Blood Drive @ Lamar Christian Church, 11:30-4:30pm, Call 336-5550 for Appt; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm; Lodging Panel Meeting @ 4pm @ Lamar Chamber; Prowers County Conservation District Annual @ Fairgrounds with Ag Commissioner, Kate Greenburg @ 6pm
Wednesday, Feb 19 Annual Lamar FFA Appreciation Dinner/Member Auction, 6pm, Lamar High School Commons Area
Thursday, Feb 20 Lamar Chamber Board Meeting @ 7am
Friday, Feb 21 Free Child Find Health Screenings from 2-6pm at Lamar Community Building. Call 336-2022 for Appointment. Enjoy Free Pizza!; Lamar Elks Pork Chop Dinner Night; Lamar Eagles Shrimp Dinner Night
Saturday, Feb 22 Washington’s Birthday; Lamar Parks and Rec-Youth Wrestling; Lamar Free Dump Weekend, 8:30-3:30pm
Sunday, Feb 23 Lamar Elks Belgium Waffle Brunch @ 9am to Noon; Lamar Free Dump Weekend, 12:30-3:30pm
Monday, Feb 24 Lamar City Council Meeting
Tuesday, Feb 25 LUB Meeting @ Noon; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm; Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at First Presbyterian Church, 1110 South 6th Street, from 5pm to 7pm.
Wednesday, Feb 26 Ash Wednesday; LPI Board Meeting @ 7am @ LCB; PMC Board Meeting @ 6pm; 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Social Security Q&A. Library.
Thursday, Feb 27 ARPA Webinar Monthly Meeting @ 9am
Friday, Feb 28 National Chili Day; Lamar Elks Shrimp Efouffee Dinner-Chicken/Sausage Gumbo
Saturday, Feb 29 Leap Year Day; Lamar Eagles Steak Night
MARCH 2020 Prowers County Activities
Monday, March 2 Lamar Noon Siren Test
Tuesday, March 3 Presidential Primary Ballots Deadline
Wednesday, March 4 Lamar City Council Breakfast from 7am to 8am @Hickory House; Holly Commercial Club @ Noon; Free Legal Self-Help Clinic @ Lamar Library from 2pm to 5pm; Holly Trustees Monthly Meeting @ 7pm
Thursday, March 5 Lamar Area Hospice Grief Support Adult Group @ 6pm
Friday, March 6 Benefit Dinner, 5pm @ Lamar Eagles for Wendy Bellamy
Saturday, March 7 Annual Rick Crabtree Gun Show/Sale at Lamar Elks, 8am to 5pm and 8-3 on Sunday
Sunday, March 8 Daylight Savings Time Begins @ 2am
Monday, March 9 Lamar City Council Meeting @ 7pm; Full Moon
Tuesday, March 10 Prowers County Commodities Distribution @ 8am, SOS Center; Lamar Utilities Board @ Noon; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm
Wednesday, March 11 Social Security Info Webcam @ Lamar Library, 9:30am to Noon (First Come-First Served); Granada Trustees Meeting @ 6:30pm
Friday, March 13 Lamar Elks Steak Night; Lamar Eagles Shrimp Night
Saturday, March 14 Lamar Rec St Patty’s Day Run; E-Waste & Plastic Recycle, 10am to 1pm @ North 2nd Street
Monday, March 16 PEP Monthly Board Meeting @ Noon @ 223 South Main Street
Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm; Prowers Lodging Tax Panel Meeting, 4pm @ Lamar Chamber
Thursday, March 19 Spring Begins; Lamar Chamber Board Meeting @ 7am
Saturday, March 21 Annual Merrill Brush Wrestling Tournament @ LCB
Monday, March 23 National Puppy Day; Lamar City Council Meeting @ 7pm
Tuesday, March 24 National AG Day; Lamar Utilities Board Meeting @ Noon
Wednesday, March 25 LPI Board Meeting, 7am @ LCB; Social Security Info Webcam @ Lamar Library, 9:30am to Noon (First Come-First Served); Lamar Chamber Academic Awards Banquet; PMC Board Meeting @ 6pm
Thursday, March 26 ARPA Monthly Meeting Webinar @ 10am; BoCC Meeting @ 1pm; PEP Annual Meeting @ 5:30pm; Denim and Lace Dance Review @ LCB through 28th
Friday, March 27 Lamar Area Hospice Children’s Grief Groups, call 336-2100 for details
Saturday, March 28 Annual Girls in the Middle @ LCC; Lamar Eagles Steak Night; Lamar Free Dump Weekend, 8:30am to 3:30pm; E-Waste & Plastic Recycle, 10am to 1pm @ North 2nd Street
Sunday, March 29 National Vietnam Veteran’s Day; Annual Dust Bowl Run @ 6:30am; Free Dump Sunday, 12:30 to 3:30pm; Sultans of String, LHS Concert @ 2pm
