All Entries in the "Recreation" Category
Council Approves Funds to Fix Community Building Bleachers
The Lamar City Council quickly wrapped up business for September during its meeting this past Monday, September 25th. The drive motors which operate the bleachers at the Lamar Community Building will be replaced at a cost of $15,000. The funds will be taken from the savings the city realized this past summer from the […]
SANTA FE TRAIL Route Added to Historic District
LA JUNTA, Colorado, September 20, 2017 – The U.S. Forest Service is delighted to announce the designation of the 210-acre Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route Trail – Iron Springs Vicinity National Historic District. It is located in Otero County, Colorado on the Comanche National Grassland and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
9/11 Tribute Offered New Events and Views
The 6th Annual 9/11 Tri State Tribute featured some notable first-time inclusions on Saturday, September 9th. The parade’s Grand Marshall, Colonel Charles Jones, a former Air Force Astronaut, was honored in memoriam this year. He was a passenger on Flight 11, the first of the two hijacked airplanes that were flown into the Twin Towers […]
Snow Goose Festival Funded by Lodging Tax Panel
The request for $10,370 in marketing funds and contract fees for the 16th Annual High Plains Snow Goose and Heritage History Festival was approved Tuesday, September 19th by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel. Organizer, Vincent Gearhart, made the presentation for funding to help produce the annual event which brings numerous bird watchers to southeast […]
HOPE Center Coalition Focuses on Funding
The HOPE Center at Lincoln School in Lamar received several visits from funding sources, according to Executive Director, Lori Hammer. She informed HOPE Coalition board members of recent visits from representatives from the Adolph Coors Foundation in late August and is awaiting word of grant funding from the Anschutz Family Foundation. Hammer said the Center […]
Granada Hosting Fiesta De Colores Coronation this Saturday
Dee Melgosa, Fiesta De Colores Trustee, visited with the Granada Trustees on Wednesday, September 13th to review the annual Saturday, September 16th event and make last minute preparations for the celebration at the town park. “The parade will start at the school and make its way to the park at 10am,” she confirmed, adding […]
Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report for July 2017
The City of Lamar Sales Tax collection report showed a healthy bump for taxes collected for July. City Sales Taxes were up 1.91% for a $5,283 growth over the same month in 2016. 2017 collections were at $282,234 while last years were at $277,051. Total Sales and Use Tax collections for the same period […]
History Comes Alive with LCC Encampment
Biennial event set to return to Lamar Community College September 29-30 (Lamar, Colorado; September 11, 2017) Travel back in time this fall at the Frontier History Encampment, set for September 29-30 at the Lamar Community College campus. Visitors will see history come to life through expert first-person historic interpreters who create a walk-through immersion into […]
Lopes Rodeo to host Antelope Stampede
(Lamar, Colorado; September 11, 2017) The Lamar Community College Rodeo team will host its annual Antelope Stampede on September 29 through October 1 at the Prowers County Sand & Sage Fairgrounds. Fred Sherwood, Lopes Rodeo head coach, said of the event, “We’re looking forward to hosting the Stampede. We hope everyone will come out […]
LCC Rodeo Eyes Upcoming 2017-2018 Season
(Lamar, Colorado; September 1, 2017) The Lamar Community College Rodeo team is working hard and looking forward to the 2017-2018 season. The team participates in ten rodeos within the Central Rocky Mountain Region: five in the fall and five in the spring. This year’s roster is comprised of twenty members including twelve on the […]
Holly Commercial Club Organizing Cornhole Tournament for Sept. 23rd
All those younger years of lawn darts or a bean bag toss may pay off for some accurate throwers during the Holly Gateway Fair on September 23rd. The Holly Commercial Club voted to host a Cornhole Tournament in connection with the newly created Holly Gateway Classics Car Show. The cost for a two-person team […]
Summer of 2017 Climate Review from NWS
After a wet spring of 2017, the first month of “Meteorological Summer” warmed up and dried out across south central and southeast Colorado. While some portions of Eastern Colorado saw spotty amounts of above normal precipitation through the month of June, along with bouts of severe weather, most of south central and southeast Colorado […]
August is National Tree-Check Month, Time for a Once-Over
BROOMFIELD, Colo. –As Labor Day and the end of summer approaches, it’s a great time to take stock of the trees in our urban landscapes. August is National Tree Check Month. Why is it important to check our trees and make sure they are healthy, strong and pest-free? Sometimes we take trees for granted; we […]
Canyons & Plains Regional Meeting in Las Animas, Colorado
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold its regional meeting on Thursday, September 7th, at Carmen’s Restaurant, 625 Carson Avenue in Las Animas at 10:00 a.m. The presentation will be on Boggsville, given by Larry Bourne, and will feature the upcoming Boggsville Days on October 14th. The Board of Directors meeting will follow the […]
Council Renews Buxton Contract for Business Development
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority approved a renewal contract with Buxton Group for continued marketing strategy and a retail development program for the City of Lamar. Angie Cue, Lamar Community Development Manager, told the Authority Buxton has identified specific retailers who seek markets with household purchasing habits similar to those in Lamar. “We have an account […]
