All Entries in the "City of Lamar" Category
Southeast BOCES Fall Conference in Lamar Bolstered by Share Fair Nation
(Lamar, Colorado; November 21, 2016) On Friday, November 18, the Southeastern Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SE BOCES) and Lamar Community College hosted their annual Fall Conference for area educators. This year’s conference was powered by Share Fair Nation, a nationwide organization providing professional development for educators, by educators. Approximately 350 attendees from 13 school […]
Local Donations Create a Memorable HOPE Chili Supper
The annual HOPE Center chili supper is a fundraising event to help finance activities for the numerous children who come to the Lincoln School on North 10th Street for a variety of reasons. “We’re seeing our numbers continue to increase,” said HOPE Executive Director, Lori Hammer at the outset of the dinner, held Friday, November […]
LCC Equine Students Showcase Semester’s Work
(Lamar, Colorado; November 22, 2016) The Lamar Community College Horse Training & Management program held its Fall Show on Friday, November 18, at the LCC Equine Complex. Students in the Horse Training & Management (HTM), Equine Business Management (EBM), and Barrel Horse Training programs demonstrated their skills and how well they have trained their horses […]
Core Financial Welcomes New Employee
Core Financial is pleased to announce that Tysca Black has joined the team! Tysca was hired to assist with health insurance business and has already completed the state health insurance licensing requirements. She is quickly learning the complex details of the health insurance business in order to be able to assist all health clients. Tysca […]
Honkers Visit Printed Imagination, LLC
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and board members recently visited Juan and Kitina Maldonado, owners of Printed Imagination. Located at 203 West Olive in Lamar, Printed Imagination LLC offers custom printing for apparel, heat transfers, embellishments and various customized work from their business site. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 9am […]
Tea 4 Tots Raises Funds with Gala Brunch
Area residents combined some unique fun with fund-raising to benefit the annual Toys for Tots holiday campaign. Shawn Cardinelli said 150 persons attended her third annual Tea 4 Tots event on Saturday, November 19, at the Lamar Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Quite a few young ladies attended their first tea/brunch, usually in the company […]
ARPA Wins Jury Trial Against Boiler Manufacturer
ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, won a $4.2 million verdict against boiler manufacturer Babcock and Wilcox in U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday, November 21st. Rick Rigel, ARPA General Manager said, “The eight person jury verdict confirms what we have maintained all along about the boiler; it was not efficient with regard to EPA standards […]
November Drought Update for Southeast Colorado
Colorado experienced above average temperatures in October and the first half of November combined with well below normal precipitation as weak La Niña conditions have developed. October was the third warmest on record and temperatures across the state through November 14 ranged from 4-10 degrees above normal. While the 2016 Water Year ended with nearly […]
Sheriff Conducts Local Drug Arrest Following Investigation
The Drug Task Force comprised of Prowers, Baca, Kiowa and Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Offices, have been conducting drug operations over the course of the last year. This arrest is the outcome of one of the investigations. On Monday, 11-21-16, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain an arrest warrant for Dashiel Bryant, […]
HOPE Center Hosting Community Wide Thanksgiving Dinner
A group of Women from the FLTI (Family Leadership Training Institute) Class of 2016 have chosen their community project as “A Community Thanksgiving”. The group lead by Maria Gutierrez and Lupita Mungaray, has worked toward setting up the event with the help of the entire group and donations of volunteer service and items to complete […]
Colorado Employment Situation for October, 2016
Employers in Colorado added 6,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from September to October for a total of 2,626,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 6,900 and government decreased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point in October to 3.5 percent. […]
Pack The Patrol Car- Toy Drive
The Colorado State Patrol will be holding the 4rd Annual Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack The Patrol Car on November 25, 2016 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Walmart stores in La Junta and Lamar. Just look for the patrol cars parked near the store entrance. The Colorado State Patrol is challenging you to […]
Police, Pizza and Kids
Several middle and high school students from Lamar enjoyed a Pizza Hut lunch break Thursday with Lamar Police Chief Kyle Miller, School Resource Offier, Cory Forgue and several other officers. Each of the students had been selected by teachers at their schools based on academic and general daily performances to qualify as a Student of […]
Local Veterans are Honored
The Lamar Eagles and Elks Lodges paid their individual respects to area veterans with complimentary meals for all who served in the armed forces on Friday, November 11th. Veteran’s Day, which in the past was known as Armistice Day, celebrated the signing of a peace treaty decades ago at the end of World War 1. […]
Lamar Council Okays Police-Fire Department Equipment Upgrades
The Lamar City Council approved a request for a software program to aid in police investigations. Police Chief, Kyle Miller, explained the free program from Tracers Information Specialists will provide access to public records and data sources to qualified organizations. Chief Miller explained, “The information will only be used for investigations by the department. The […]
