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LHS Students Make All-State Band
Angel De La Paz (trumpet) and Bianca Hernandez (clarinet) earned spots in the prestigious Colorado All-State Band, the top honor for high school musicians in Colorado. Members of the 110-piece band auditioned and competed with band students from all over Colorado. The All-State Band rehearsed for three days on the University of Northern Colorado campus […]
LCC Foundation’s Sixth Annual Boots, Bling, and Blessings – Saturday, April 13, 2024
Mark your calendars and dust off your cowboy boots! The Lamar Community College (LCC) Foundation is gearing up for its highly-anticipated Sixth Annual Boots, Bling and Blessings (BBB) fundraiser. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the LCC Equine Complex Indoor Arena, promising an unforgettable night […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board votes to approve grant requests from The LaMar
At its meeting of March 11, 2024, the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board voted to approve two grant requests from ZAM, Inc./The LaMar for improvements to its facade and marquee as well as for structural rehab improvements. The grants are for $20,000 for each project. The facade/marquee grant will, once the project is finished, reimburse the […]
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Assoc. Annual Meeting set for April 6, 2024
Cattlemen events on April 6 to include education, keynote speaker LaJunta, CO – The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association will kick off the association’s 155th year with an annual meeting, auction, banquet and cowboy ball with the events held Saturday, April 6,2024 at Inspiration Field, 612 Adams Ave La Junta,CO. William Woolston, Field […]
Share the Spirit @ The Ranch Fundraiser slated for April 27, 2024
The Share the Spirit Foundation will hold its biennial fundraiser on Saturday, April 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Amache Studio, located at 30785 CR 34.5 in Lamar, Colorado. This event is the organization’s flagship fundraiser. It promises to be a casually-elegant evening of fun, good food and drinks and an opportunity to purchase […]
2024 Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty Announced
The 2024 Sand and Sage Roundup Royalty Court has been announced. Jaelin Parker will reign as this year’s Queen. Jaelin shared that becoming the Queen is a goal she has always had and gave a few fun facts about herself. The first year she ever tried out for the S&S Royalty was 2012 […]
SECCA Presents “Divas 3” March 7 @ 7:00 p.m. LHS Auditorium
Thursday, March 7 @ 7pm Lamar High School Auditorium The next performance from the Southeast Colorado Concert Association will be coming to Lamar on Thursday, March 7. The all female act Divas 3 will take the stage at Lamar High School at 7 PM. Divas 3 is an amazing group with powerhouse voices […]
City Council Delays Decision on Liquor License for the LaMar, Inc./dba The LaMar
Lamar’s City Council met for a regularly-scheduled meeting on February 12, 2024. All current Council members were present (a replacement for Councilman Mike Bellomy has not been finalized.) After the meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirk Crespin, Council heard reports from the City Treasurer, City Clerk and City Administrator. Treasurer Kristin Schwartz told […]
2024 Super Bowl LVIII by the Numbers
2024 Super Bowl LVIII by the Numbers Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium will be the setting on Sunday, February 11, 2024 for the 58th Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers will battle the Kansas City Chiefs for the NFL’s ultimate prize and bragging rights. Breaking the game down by the numbers starts with these team’s prior […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau/Elks Toy Show in January
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in the box, […]
Rotarian/Librarian Kid’s Christmas a Big Hit
One of the final opportunities to visit with that Jolly Old Gent occurred this past Saturday, December 16th at the Lamar Cultural Events Center. Judy Turpin, Lamar Rotary President, said there were wall to wall crowds for the first hour or so for the holiday event from ran from 10am to 1pm. The […]
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 […]
Lamar is One of Several Colorado Shooting Range Development Grant Programs Receiving Funding
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has awarded $800,025 to ten shooting range projects across Colorado through the agency’s Shooting Range Development Program (SRDG). The funds will go toward developing new shooting ranges and upgrading existing ranges. SRDG supports the establishment, improvement and expansion of safe shooting facilities in Colorado and is one of […]
Honors Highlight CSA’s 53rd Annual Meeting
Colorado Simmental members recognized a charter member, current active leaders, and outstanding youth during its annual meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. Oran K. Cunning was recognized with the CSA Pioneer Award. Cunning was one of Colorado Simmental’s 13 founding members who created the association on August 22, 1970, in Denver. Cunning was also one […]
Christmas Activities for Holly Community
The Holly Historical Society will have the museum open, December 9 for the Holly Jolly Christmas celebration. The sleigh will be featured this year. According to local historians the sleigh is over 100 years old. It was restored to its original glory by Marvin and Pat Willhite. Because it is such a big […]
