All Entries in the "Events" Category
CSU Extension Specialists/SE Area to Host Estate Planning Workshops
SOUTHEAST AREA EXTENSION Contact: Brooke Matthew or Tearle Lessenden CSU Extension Specialists/Southeast Area Phone: 719-254-7608 (Brooke) Phone: 719-438-5321(Tearle) Email: Brooke.Matthew@colostate.edu Email: Tearle.Lessenden@colostate.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Colorado State University Extension to Host Estate Planning Workshops Sensitive issues, such as money, death, and family relations are difficult issues not only to bring up but also to […]
Lamar School District RE-2 Prepares to Break Ground for State-Of-The-Art Stadium
LAMAR, CO – February 20, 2024 – Lamar School District RE-2 is thrilled to announce the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for its highly anticipated new stadium, set to be the pride of the community and home to the Thunder football, soccer, and track teams. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 18th, […]
Lamar Lions Club Has New Meeting Location
The Lamar Lions Club has changed its meeting location to the Colorado Room at the Historic Cow Palace. The group meets at noon the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month.
Prowers Journal Website Adds Link to Monthly Lamar School Calendar
The Prowers Journal added a quick link to the Lamar City Schools monthly calendar. We are looking for a local business to sponsor the calendar. Your logo or business card would be featured at the top of the calendar each month. Please call us at 336-9095 or email reportertpj@gmail.com if you are interested! We would […]
Lamar Tractor Supply Company makes large donation to Tri-State 9/11 Foundation
Lamar’s Tractor Supply Company made a generous donation of a Pit Boss grill to the Tri-State 9/11 Tribute Foundation on Feb 9, 2024. Jaime White, manager of the store, presented the Foundation with the grill, which uses pellets or charcoal and is valued at approximately $700. I spoke to Doug Harbour of the non-profit […]
Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association 2024 Conference
The 10th Annual Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association is Feb. 27-28 at the Westin Hotel in Westminster. We would love to have you join us! Registration rates go up Feb. 15. Please check out the CFVGA 10th Annual Conference website for schedule, speakers, pricing, and other details. Use the tab on this website to register. 2024 […]
Awards Presented at 102nd Lamar Chamber Banquet
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce held its 102nd annual banquet at the Lamar Eagles Lodge this past Monday, January 29th, emceed by KVAY personality, Ty Harmon. Four awards were presented during the banquet which included Citizen of the Year and Humanitarian of the year, both of which are selected from nominating letters from the public-at-large. The […]
Benefit Auction for 9/11 Tri State Tribute Foundation
IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE 9/11 TRI STATE TRIBUTE FOUNDATION JANUARY 29, 2024 THE TRI-STATE 9/11 TRIBUTE FOUNDATION IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A TRI-STATE 9/11 TRIBUTE SILENT AND LIVE BENEFIT AUCTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024. THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN THE BANQUET ROOM AT TAVERN 1301 (FORMERLY THE COW PALACE) IN […]
Annual Snow Goose Festival set for February 2-4 in Lamar
Pat Craig, noted for his work saving captive wildlife, is the Festival’s keynote speaker for Saturday, February 3rd at the Lamar High School, headquarters for a majority of seminars and events. Craig, from the Wild Animal Sanctuary, became involved in this activity at the age of 19 and was the first person who built […]
Mullen Street Fire Update from Lamar Fire and Emergency Services
This afternoon, Friday, January 12th, at approximately 3:02 PM, Lamar Fire and Emergency Services responded to an apartment fire at 708 S. Mullen Street. Upon arrival, all occupants had exited or were assisted out of the building. The fire, as well as smoke, was venting out of multiple windows. Mutual Aid was requested from Prowers […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce 102nd Annual Banquet set for January 29th
We hope 2024 is going well for you so far. I am reminding everyone the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce banquet will be held Monday, January 29th, at the Eagles Lodge starting at 6 PM. We will be announcing our new board members, make award presentations and introduce new officers at that time. You […]
Lamar Hospice Receives Large Donations
The Lamar Area Hospice Association was recently the beneficiary of two large and generous donations. Pictured below is a check for $66,000, which was presented by the Lamar Hospice Fundraising Committee. The check represents proceeds generated from the Backyard Bash from June of 2023 and the Angel Open golf tournament held this past […]
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, […]
2023 Weather Year in Review Across Southern Colorado-7 Year Precip Report for SE Colorado
The first week of the January 2023 was relatively cool and unsettled across south central and southeast Colorado, before upper-level ridging brought warm and dry conditions to region for the second week of January. The last half of January saw occasional disturbances bringing surges of cold and unsettled weather to the area, with […]
August 2023 Year in Review
Nominating Ballot Petitions Indicate a Crowded Candidate Field for Lamar Council There may be a crowded field for Lamar City Council elections this November as evidenced by the record request for petitions to be placed on the approaching ballot. City Clerk, Linda Williams, said out of the fourteen application requests, twelve had been […]
