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Annual Camp Amache Pilgrimage Held in Granada
This packing slip was what was issued to Japanese-Americans, informing them they would soon be transported to a detention camp. A tradition that has been maintained for over 40 years was observed again this weekend at Camp Amache in Granada. Over 100 attendees visited the Japanese-American internment camp which was originated in 1942 this […]
Chamber Picnic by the Park
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce held their Lamar Days, Kick-Off BBQ this Friday, May 18th. Better weather equals a better turn out and that was the situation Friday as last year’s premiere BBQ was conducted under spring skies a few degrees short of winter. Folks sat at picnic tables on the front lawn […]
LUB Passes Resolution Providing for Power Purchase Agreements, Announces Scholarship Winners
The Lamar Utility Board passed Resolution 18-05-01 during their meeting Tuesday, May 15th, which acknowledges the authority of the board to negotiate and enter into power purchase agreements with Southeast Colorado Power Authority (SECPA). The action was taken following an executive session conducted by the board. The resolution acknowledges that SECPA, as a […]
LCC Nursing Class of 2018 Honored in Pinning Ceremony
(Lamar, Colorado; May 14, 2018) On Friday, May 4, the Lamar Community College Nursing department celebrated the accomplishments of their graduates with the time-honored tradition of the Nurse Pinning. The Nurse Pinning ceremony is a traditional rite of passage that each nursing student completes before entering the profession. 53 students were pinned including 20 […]
Council Approves Zoning Changes, New Police K9 Will be a Pit Bull
The Lamar City Council covered a lot of territory during their May 14th meeting this past Monday. In a related article highlighted in The Prowers Journal, the council approved an ordinance on first reading for a Power Purchase Agreement between the City and Tri-State G & T and terminating the Power Supply Agreement with […]
Granada Student, Tarin Kemp, Selected as Boettcher Scholar Recipient
DENVER, CO – Tarin Kemp, a senior at Granada High School, has been selected as a recipient of the Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Boettcher Scholarships recognize Colorado’s top students by providing them with the funds to attain an excellent in-state education and access to additional opportunities to enrich their time in college and beyond. Boettcher […]
LCC Students Showcase Work, Compete for Scholarships at Spring Horse Show
(Lamar, Colorado; May 2, 2018) Lamar Community College freshmen in the Horse Training & Management (HTM) and Equine Business Management (EBM) programs demonstrated their hard work from this past year during the Spring Horse Show held on Friday, April 27. Friends and family of the students as well as horse owners watched as each […]
Brightening Up the Alleyways
Side-by-side murals grace the outer walls of the east side alley in the 100 block of South Main Street in Lamar. One, for the Brew Unto Others coffee shop and the other, larger work is being done for the Shore Arts Center Pocket Park. The projects are being completed by local artists Jeremy […]
Library Working to Safeguard Info Materials
Susan Lathrop, Lamar Librarian, believed some clarity would help local residents understand the roles played by CLC, Colorado Library Consortium and EBSCO, an information source site used by students across the country and in the RE-2 School District in Lamar. The issue of access to pornographic materials by students was brought to light during […]
Hoey Earns Buckle, Sets Sights on National Finals Rodeo
(Lamar, Colorado; April 25, 2018) Lamar Community College freshman Nate Hoey has his eye on the College National Finals Rodeo after winning the top spot and the buckle for bull riding at the Casper College Rodeo this past weekend. Teammates Tacie Canfield and Kyeann Gordon also placed in breakaway roping and team roping. […]
Two Injured in Two Vehicle Crash in Prowers County
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a two vehicle crash involving serious bodily injury that occurred on Highway 196 and Prowers County Road NN, approximately 5 miles north of Lamar, CO. A 2014 Toyota Camry, driven by a minor, age 17, of Wiley, Colorado, was northbound on Highway 196 at mile post 15. A […]
Tamayo and Batista honored as LCC’s 2018 Rising Stars
(Denver, Colorado; April 25, 2018) Celia Tamayo and Michelle Batista were recognized as two of Lamar Community College’s best and brightest at the 2018 Colorado Community College System’s Rising Start Awards Ceremony and Honorary Luncheon held on April 10. The annual Rising Star ceremony celebrated 27 students from across the Colorado Community […]
LCC Hosting Year-End Celebrations
(Lamar, Colorado; April 23, 2018) The academic year is quickly coming to a close and Lamar Community College is preparing for three big year-end celebrations: Nurse Pinning, Antelope Night, and the 79th Annual Commencement ceremony. All events are open to the public, so anyone wishing to join in celebrating the accomplishments of […]
Lamar Library and Heritage Defenders to Work to ‘Clean Up’ Internet Homework Helplines
Belinda Groner, representing a local group known as Heritage Defenders, asked the Lamar City Council on Monday, April 23rd, to take action to force homework helpline websites to filter pornographic materials and related advertisements to school age children in the community. Groner provided documentation from various groups that have followed the money to a company […]
A Dream Comes True for HOPE Center Students
A four yearlong project is coming to a conclusion at the Lincoln School HOPE Center today, April 20th. Rolls of fresh sod are being placed over new dirt and a recently installed sprinkler system, creating a grass playground for the students at the school. It’s been a long time in coming. Emily Neischburg, […]
