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Lamar RE-2 District thanks Board members
Lamar School District RE-2 210 West Pearl Street Lamar, Colorado 81052 Phone: (719) 336-3251 Fax: (719) 336-2817 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2024 Lamar RE-2 Celebrates Board Member Recognition Month Lamar, CO – As January unfolds, Lamar RE-2 takes a moment to express sincere appreciation and gratitude to our dedicated School Board members […]
NCGA Opens Annual Scholarship Program
The National Corn Growers Association announced the launch of its annual scholarship program for the 2024 academic year. This program is designed to support students who are passionate about agriculture and making a positive impact in their community. NCGA will award scholarships to deserving students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and community involvement. The scholarships […]
Zonta Club Highlights Annual Domestic Violence Project
Zonta Club of Prowers County completed sixteen days of activities in support of Zonta International’s Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women with 16 Days of Activism. In addition to attending the proclamation signings at the Prowers County Commissioners’ Meeting and the Lamar City Council Meeting, members performed daily activities from Saturday November 25th […]
2023-2024 Winter Park Hours at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site has new winter hours. Starting on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, the fort will be open weekly Friday through Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This winter schedule will be in effect through March 17, 2024. During this time, park trails and grounds will […]
Nathan Yip Foundation Awarded $75,000 to 69 Rural Colorado Teachers
Colorado–November 30, 2023–The Nathan Yip Foundation announced today that more than $75,000 was awarded to 69 rural Colorado teachers to create and implement classroom projects that will have a positive impact on students and classrooms this year. In the second year of the rural teacher grant program, the Nathan Yip Foundation received 169 requests, […]
The Lamar RE-2 Food Truck has been named: Taste the Thunder
We are pleased to announce the results of our Food Truck naming experience. In anticipation of our truck delivery, we began a community-wide inquiry into name ideas in July. During the initial idea stage, we received 179 name ideas from nearly 100 students, staff, parents and community members. From there we identified 10 Food […]
Lamar School District Community Survey
Lamar School District Community Survey Public Announcement Date: November 14, 2023 From: Lamar School District RE-2 Press Release: Lamar Public Schools Will be Conducting a School Consolidation Survey over the Next Few Weeks The Lamar School District will be starting a public opinion survey this week regarding school consolidation plans. This is a follow-up to […]
Lamar RE-2 School Board Approves First Phase of Stadium Project
At the regular meeting of Nov. 13, 2023, the Lamar School Board voted unanimously to approved Big Project 1, as it is referred to by GMCN Architects of Garden City, Kansas, the architectural firm designing the new stadium. Via video chat with GMCN’s Nick Nemechek, the board members were able to see the final […]
Safe2Tell Annual Report Uncovers the Highest Volume Since the Program’s Creation
Nov. 6, 2023 (DENVER) — Safe2Tell, Colorado’s trusted platform for anonymous safety concern reporting, released its annual report for the 2022-2023 school year today, showing a 16% increase in report volume compared to the previous school year. With a total of 22,486 reports, this is the highest ever report volume since the program launched […]
New Food Truck Debuts at Lamar High School
October 25 saw an exciting, new change for school lunch options for Lamar’s high school students with the debut of the RE-2 School District’s shiny new food truck. Starting this school year, school lunches in Colorado are free to ALL students, from pre-K to high school, due to Proposition FF being voted for at the […]
Bent’s Old Fort Hosting Historic Themed Christmas on Saturday, December 2
La Junta, CO – The sights, sounds, and smells of what the Holiday Season may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort in the 1830s and 1840s will be on full display for park visitors to enjoy on Saturday, December 2. There will be ongoing programs throughout the day where visitors can listen […]
CPW Ranger Offers Boating Safety Class for Teens 14 to 17 as Law Changes
TRINIDAD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Charlee Olson, senior ranger at Trinidad Lake State Park, wants to make sure everyone is ready next summer when a new law will require boaters 14-17 to take a boat safety class before they can legally operate a vessel on state waters. So Olson is offering […]
Otero Jr College is Joining the Colorado Partnership for Education and Rural Revitalization
Nov. 2, 2023 (DENVER) — Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced the expansion of the Colorado Partnership for Education and Rural Revitalization (COPERR) to include Otero College, marking another step forward in addressing rural housing challenges in southern Colorado. The college, located in La Junta, was awarded more than $400,000 in grant funds for its […]
Holly Historical Society Update…Museum Open for Veterans on Nov 11
The Holly Historical Society thanks all those who visited the museum after the parade during the Holly fair. Thanks to those who bought books and donated to our cause of preserving as much of our history as possible. From Jesse Meltons dioramas and brand board to the old merry go round in front of […]
