All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Trailblazer Theater Company, Local Group Getting Underway in Lamar
Area residents who have wanted a community theater group in Lamar and the surrounding area can take note of a newly formed organization, Trailblazer Theater Company. The company is comprised of about two dozen like-minded individuals whose common goal is to bring various theatrical and stage performances to Lamar. Sue Lathrop, Lamar Librarian, […]
Prairie Dutch Oven Cooking Brought to Life
Chad and Cheryl Hart of Lamar recently competed in the Lazy E Chuck Wagon cooking contest in Guthrie, Oklahoma with Mountain Trails chuck wagon team of Rye, Colorado, head cook, Dave Wade. Placing 6th overall out of 11 chuckwagons was good for the first event of the year. As a result of last year’s events, […]
Local Easter Egg Hunts Held
A local tradition of hunting Easter Eggs continued in Willow Creek Park this past Saturday, March 31st as the Lamar Parks and Recreation Department hosted their annual egg hunt for the very young and their parents. Jerry Roseberry estimated from 150 to 175 attendees were on hand for the 9am egg gathering event which […]
CWCB March 2018 Drought Update
Despite near normal precipitation across most of the state in February, March precipitation has been well below average statewide. Currently Colorado is experiencing the 3rd lowest snowpack on record, with only 2002 and 1981 being drier. Extreme drought has expanded to cover most of Southwestern Colorado, The San Luis Valley and Southeastern Colorado. West Slope […]
State Water Studies Require Funding
Streams of funding will become important to keep streams of water flowing in Colorado in the coming decades, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s top water adviser said. “We are looking at the appropriate revenue streams,” said John Stulp, the governor’s adviser. “One of the key questions is: How do you build certainty that new methods […]
City Council Continues Option for Business Development with Buxton
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority approved an application for a DOLA REDI grant of $30,000 to finance the on-going efforts of Buxton group to provide marketing strategies for the City of Lamar’s retail development programs. City Administrator, John Sutherland, noted that the reports from Buxton have served as an information asset to Angie Cue, Lamar’s Community […]
USFS Starts Spring Tours of Picketwire Canyonlands
LA JUNTA, Colorado – March 23, 2018 – The U.S. Forest Service will offer guided tours into Picket Wire Canyonlands south of La Junta on the Comanche National Grassland. Spring tours begin Saturday, May 5 through June 30, 2018. Tours take place on Saturdays during May and June. These primitive canyons are home to […]
High Water Levels at John Martin Dam
Another season of boating, camping and fishing will soon be underway at John Martin Reservoir. Anyone visiting the site will immediately notice the high level of water in the Reservoir, now averaging approximately 316,100 acre feet. This same time last year, the water content was averaging around 130,000 acre feet. The information is provided […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Funds Two Events, Discusses Finances
The Prowers Lodging Tax Panel voted to fund two springtime events and tabled a third during their March 20th meeting. Panel members have been aware that some repeat event requests have grown larger from one year to the next and are being made earlier on the calendar. While at the same time, the amount of […]
Extreme Drought expands into Southern Colorado
SYNOPSIS…UPDATED A weather pattern change early in February brought some much needed precipitation to portions of Southern Colorado, especially the Southwest Mountains. This precipitation, however, did little to change the substantial precipitation deficits that have been accumulated throughout the 2018 Water Year across South Central and Southeast Colorado. With that said, the latest US […]
Granada Water Tanks Set for Cleaning
The Granada Trustees voted to hire the MDS, Marine Diving Solutions firm out of Centennial, CO to clean the town’s three water tanks at a cost of $5,100. The cleaning is done periodically and Granada used the firm in 2014. No schedule was set for the cleaning. The Trustees will advertise for bids […]
USFS Reminds Public to be Careful with Fire
Pueblo, March. 14, 2018 – It is no easy task to make predictions for what the fire season will look like in our area compared to previous years. The outlook is determined by examining many variables such as precipitation, snowpack, wind events, relative humidity levels, temperatures, sea surface temperatures, expected weather patterns, fuel dryness […]
Kiowa County WIFE Chapter Hosts Ag Day Art Contest
Kiowa County Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE) Chapter # 124 is sponsoring an Ag Art Work Contest in honor of National Agriculture Day, March 20, 2018 during National Ag Week which kicks off on Sunday, March 18th. Kiowa County WIFE is working to help agriculture in our rural communities to survive and thrive. The […]
Holly Commercial Club Plans for Bluegrass Festival, Other Spring Events
The Holly Commercial Club met in regular session on Wednesday, March 7th at the Holly United Methodist Church. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved, as was the Treasure Report. Membership was announced to stand at 23 full members, with four associate members. Old Business Rural Philanthropy Days was discussed. The dates for this […]
Journey into the Past at Bent’s Old Fort
The National Park Service is offering an opportunity for individuals to “step back in time” and experience life as it might have been 170 years ago at a trading post on the Santa Fe Trail. On Saturday, March 17 the fort will host “Frontier Skills Day.” This one-day experience will allow adults […]
