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From the Fairgrounds to the Parking Lot

From the Fairgrounds to the Parking Lot

The Prowers County Commissioners provided an official welcome to the contestants and families for the Colorado Junior Rodeo Association championships held at the Prowers County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Commissioner Schnabel provided the welcoming remarks on Friday afternoon, August 19th with Wendy Buxton-Andrade and Ron Cook in attendance.  “We have a pretty nice community and […]

Lopes Volleyball Announces Recruiting Class – Part 3 of 3

LCC family extends from Arizona to Indiana Lopes Volleyball is proud to bring players from four other states and Brazil together to share in the opportunities found at Lamar Community College. The final installment of our recruiting class includes players from the Lamar Community College service area, northern Colorado, northern Arizona and eastern Indiana. Kit […]

Lamar Hosting Colorado Junior Rodeo Finals this Weekend

Lamar Hosting Colorado Junior Rodeo Finals this Weekend

Lamar, Colorado – August 17, 2016 – The Colorado Junior Rodeo Association is celebrating its 22nd year and contestants from around Colorado and surround states will converge on Lamar this weekend as the championship races come to an end.  On August 19-21 over 125 contestants and their families will be coming to the Prowers County Fairgrounds […]

Country Nights – Carnival Lights for Sand and Sage, 2016

Country Nights – Carnival Lights for Sand and Sage, 2016

Some recent rains have moderated summer temperatures this year, helping increase attendance for this year’s Sand and Sage Fair and Rodeo. Plenty of youngsters packed the fairgrounds this past Wednesday for Kid’s Day which featured free games and amusements for parents and kids of all ages. Folks have turned out for the Sun Valley Rides […]

Good Riddance!!

Good Riddance!!

The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly, but they do turn. That’s the case for the demolition of the two duplex houses at the corner of South 9th and West Oak Streets which have been empty for several years. The demolition is part of a program enacted by the City of Lamar to help rid […]

Great Turnout for National Night Out

Great Turnout for National Night Out

Instead of just a singular National Night Out or Chamber Ice Cream Social, several organizations combined their summer evening events into one big gathering at Willow Creek Park on Tuesday, August 2nd. Scores of people lined up along Rotary Way for their free grilled hamburgers, and although the advertising was for free burgers for the […]

Local Photographer and Friend Featured in First Friday Art Show

Local Photographer and Friend Featured in First Friday Art Show

Local photographer Vincent Gearhart of Lamar, and professional photographer Lex Nichols from Rocky Ford, will present ‘Colorado Abandoned‘, a photography show of anything abandoned, dilapidated, broken-down or just plain interesting. They’ve traveled around the southeastern part of the state shooting photographs. The show will open with an artist’s reception on Friday, August 5, 2016, 5:30 […]

Dedication Ceremonies Held for New LCC Dorm

Dedication Ceremonies Held for New LCC Dorm

While ceremonies for the laying of its cornerstone were underway Friday, July 29th, you could hear the whine of electric saws and an occasional hammer from inside Lamar Community College’s newest dorm, “Seven years in the making,” according to departing LCC President, John Marrin. The cornerstone dedication was conducted under the auspices of Lamar Masonic […]

Lopes Volleyball Announces Recruiting Class

Part 1 of 3 (Lamar, Colorado; July 29, 2016) The Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes volleyball team returns seven sophomores to a team that will have to rely heavily on newcomers when it opens the season at the Little Caesar Classic on Aug. 26 at the LCC Wellness Center. “The season has come fast, but […]

Warman Presents Titanic Program to PCHS

Warman Presents Titanic Program to PCHS

On July 21, 2016, Courtney Warman presented a program to the Prowers County Historical Society about the British passenger liner, RMS Titanic that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1921. Courtney has collected information and memorabilia about the Titanic since she was a young girl. In addition to a power point slide show, Courtney shared […]

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Park!  National Night Out-August 2nd

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Park! National Night Out-August 2nd

  Tuesday evenings are usually fairly quiet in Lamar during the summer. There may be some action out at the ballfields and a jogger or two who are impervious to the summer heat.  But next Tuesday, August 2nd, there’s a lot happening out at Willow Creek Park that could and should bring out the whole […]

LCC Dorm Dedication Set for Friday Morning.

LCC Dorm Dedication Set for Friday Morning.

“We’ll have five college presidents on hand for the cornerstone laying at the new dorm this Friday,” stated John Marrin, the departing President of Lamar Community College. Marrin was paying his final visit with the Prowers County Commissioners this past Monday, July 25th.  He was describing the 10am event that will open the new dorm […]

Back to School Registration Timeline

Back to School Registration Timeline

Lamar Re-2 School District Registration for 2016-2017 The district will hold registration for all schools (MHDC Preschool, Parkview Elementary, Washington Elementary, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School and Alta Vista Charter School) at the Community Building Tuesday, August 2nd from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00p.m. and Wednesday, August 3rd from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. For more […]

Masons to Lay Cornerstone at Lamar Community College

Masons to Lay Cornerstone at Lamar Community College

(Lamar, Colorado; July 22, 2016)  Kevin Sharrar, Master of Lamar Lodge No. 90, announced that on July 29, 2016, Lamar Lodge No. 90 with the assistance of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Colorado will lay a cornerstone at the new residence hall unit on the Lamar Community College campus in Lamar, Colorado, at 10:00am.  This […]

CPW Offers Free Park Entrance to Active-Duty, Veterans

CPW Offers Free Park Entrance to Active-Duty, Veterans

Avoid the wait, get your pass in advance. DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers free park entrance to active-duty military and veterans during the month of August as a result of House Bill 15-1045, signed into law May 27, 2015. “We appreciate Colorado’s military community and encourage them to take advantage of this offer […]