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Bring on the Beef!
Hamburger sales at restaurants around Colorado probably took a slight nose-dive in view of the Meat-Ins which were held around the state this past Saturday, March 20th, a response to a state declaration that suggested residents do without beef for that day. The local response was pretty well heard around southeast Colorado as […]
Council Moves Forward on Airport Administration
The Lamar City Council is moving forward with purchase plans for the municipal airport, having negotiated a purchase price from the Fixed Base Operators, Eric and Tanya McSwan. The council decided the best course of action, in light of the McSwan’s announcement to end their contract with the city earlier this year, […]
Lodging Panel Funding Two Events
With some COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in Prowers County, two annual events are making their way back to the calendar and requesting funding from the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel. Cindy Bennet, representing the Sand and Sage Prowers County Round-up and BBQ received $3,000 for the event which will be held May 7th […]
Rancher’s Supply Gets Donuts, Hosts Beef BBQ
Several directors from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce brought the donuts to Rancher’s Supply on East Olive in Lamar last Friday. Even though only Donnie Coberley is the only employee pictured holding the tasty pastries, he promised to share. Speaking of sharing, Rancher’s Supply in Lamar and La Junta is breaking out the […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Local Businesses: Ed Jones, Tack Shack, La Lupita’s
The Lamar Honkers paid several visits to local businesses recently, with visits to Edward Jones Investments, Tack Shack Feed & Supply and La Lupita’s. Melissa Bower is the new financial advisor at Edward Jones at 800 South Main Street in Lamar offering holistic retirement planning as well as advice on investments. Bower is […]
Colorado Employment Situation – January 2021
32,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in January; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.6% Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased in January to 6.6 percent from the revised December rate of 6.9 percent. The national unemployment rate dropped by four-tenths of a percentage point from December […]
Lamar Honkers Visit Beards and Balayage
Hair stylist Micah Middleton is the owner of Beards and Balayage in Lamar and was recently visited by the Lamar Chamber Honkers at his business at 1306 South 14th Street in Lamar. We all know what beards are, but this reporter needed a prompt from Google to find out what balayage is: “balayage […]
Lamar Chamber Prepares for Lamar Days
Lamar Days will be held over two days this year, Friday May 14th and Saturday May 15th including plans for a traditional downtown parade to celebrate Lamar’s 135th anniversary. This year’s theme is, “The Spirit of Country Comes Alive with Lamar Days, 2021”. Vendors should start thinking about contacting the chamber at 336-4379 […]
Lamar Chamber Hosts Friday Donuts at Oquist Family Chiropractic
Break out the donuts and celebrate as it’s the end of the week and board members from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce are visiting the staff at Oquist Family Chiropractic at 401 South Main Street in Lamar. The small event is just a way of chamber board members to keep in touch once […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Gains Continue
The January 2021 Sales Tax Revenue report for the City of Lamar, collected in February, shows a healthy gain for the beginning of the year with city tax revenue up 10.76 for a gain over last year at this time of $27,692. Total Sales and Use Tax collections are up 11.43% for a […]
Chamber Micro-Bash Generates Business Interest
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce held the first of three Micro-Bash dinners this past Friday, February 26th at the Lamar Eagles Lodge. Lamar Chamber President, Jerry Roseberry, noted that these are information-based meetings, the first of which was created as a basic introduction to some of the business-connected organizations in Lamar and how […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce: Donut Friday at Al’s Boot Repair & Vendor’s Gallery
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors took a box on donuts this past Friday to pay a visit to Al’s Boot Repair and Vendor’s Gallery, located at 104 West Olive Street in Lamar. Al’s Boot Repair also services shoes and can sew about anything that can go under a needle. Hours are […]
Lamar Chamber; Donut Friday at A-1 Rental
Pictured: Nicole Carter, Eddie Villela, Roy Johnson and Ky Kurth A-1 Rental and Sales of Lamar recently received a hole-some treat of donuts from members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The board decided several weeks ago to pay Friday visits to local members as a way to say thanks […]
Lamar Honkers, Keeping Busy
The Lamar Honkers have been at work, visiting several area businesses over the past week. Stops include Home and Season on South Main Street; Farm Credit of Southern Colorado on East Olive Street and the Cornerstone Resource Center also on East Olive. The Lamar Chamber Honkers recently regrouped their operations during the Covid pandemic […]
Chamber Donut Friday at Sutphin Petroleum and Feed
Members of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, dropped in on Sutphin Petroleum and Feed on East Highway 50 recently. Board members brought in a dozen donuts as an expression of good cheer to a chamber member. Sutphin Petroleum and Feed provides a host of services for the cattle and transport […]
