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Annual Elks/Farm Bureau Toy Show Set for January 13th
Love toys? Love old toys? Are you old and love toys? Get set for the Prowers County Farm Bureau and Lamar Elks Lodge annual Toy Show/Fundraiser. The Toy Show will run from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, January 13th at the Elks Lodge and vendors are still being accepted. The cost is $25 per […]
Travel Tours Featured during Annual Fantasy Tree Event
The 14th Annual Fantasy Tree will be held at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Saturday, November 18th and will be highlighted in part by a silent auction featuring several travel tour packages. The proceeds of the auctions benefit the Domestic Safety Resource Center, paying for various expenses that are not covered by grant funding, […]
Music Jams Approved for the Roost
The Buzzard’s Roost in Lamar was granted a Temporary Modification of Premise application for their two annual music festivals held June 17-18 for the Country Jam and on September 16-17 for the Road Jam. The Lamar City Council held a brief public hearing on the request during their regular meeting, April 24th. A portion of […]
Lively Easter at Lamar Elks Lodge
‘Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the Bunny Trail…’ Over one hundred youngsters and relatives were on hand this Easter Sunday, ready to collect all the Easter Eggs from three of the golfing greens at Spreading Antlers Golf Course. Talk about hopping, one little girl could have given the rabbit some lessons as she scampered across […]
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association Annual Meeting April 1 in Lamar
The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association donated $1,000 to the Northeast Colorado Fire Disaster Fund during its March board meeting. The disaster funds were an opportunity for local ranchers to help their fellow ranchers in Phillips and Logan counties needing assistance with fire recovery. The six-county board also voted to nominate Curtis Russell of […]
Annual Father-Daughter Dance Benefits Local Good Grief Group
A check for $2,600 was presented to Roni Vallejos, Child Life Specialist and Good Grief Coordinator this past Friday, March 10th by the Southern Plains Father Daughter Dance Committee. The proceeds were from the second annual dance held January 21st at the Lamar Elks Lodge and will be used to continue Vallejos’s work with children […]
HOPE Center Features a Busy Schedule
Several different topics were covered during the Partners for HOPE Center Coalition meeting on Monday, February 27th. Updates were presented for the One Step Up student group, Helping Hands clothing center at the former Lincoln School on North 10th Street, an update on progress in the Alternative School and a bullying prevention grant recently […]
Lamar Elks Recognize Students of the Month
Lamar Elks Exalted Ruler, Kirk Stegman, handed out certificates of accomplishment to a number of students from Lamar High and Middle Schools during February 21st meeting night at the Elks Lodge. Sage Higbee, an 8th grader at Lamar Middle School, was January SoM. She’s involved in Honor Band and Choir, dance, cheer and the science […]
The Joys of Toys
The third annual Lamar Elks Toy Show, held this past Saturday, continues to grow in viewers and in displays. “We’ve had about double the number of displays this year, compared to the first time we did this,” explained Don McBee, the event organizer this past Saturday, January 7th. McBee said the toy show is sponsored […]
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 […]
Honkers Host Casino Night
Poker, roulette, blackjack and craps…several ways to test your gaming skills. Area residents came out for a night of casino-oriented fun or just to see if Lady Luck was on their side at the Lamar Elks Lodge this past Saturday, July 16th. The Lamar Chamber Honkers decided to hold a casino night some time ago […]
New Signs In and Around Lamar Community Building
A new sign to announce community events is planned for the northeastern entrance to the Community Building. The electric sign will face north and south just off the main parking lot and is being donated by Community State Bank. The structure will be at least thirteen feet tall and almost 14 feet wide. The electric […]
Lamar Easing Water Restrictions, Police Reestablishing Explorer Post
The Lamar City Council voted to move from mandatory Stage 2 water restrictions, in effect for the past several years, to mandatory Stage 1. The recommendation, according to City Administrator, John Sutherland, is the increased availability of water due to the lessening of the drought in southeast Colorado, as well as the new fee rate […]
“Girls Wanna Have Fun” and Show They Know How To
The Zonta Club of Lamar hosted their second annual “Girls Wanna Have Fun” event at the Lamar Elks Lodge, Saturday, March 19th. Local band JUDI played to a packed house attired in woman’s garb during their first set, and thankfully, in jeans for the rest of the evening. No offense, but Jay, you’re a very […]
Zonta “Girls Wanna Have Fun” Event set for March 19
The Zonta Club of Prowers County will host the Second Annual “Girls Wanna Have Fun” event exclusively for women from 6pm – 9 pm, Saturday, March 19, at the Lamar Elks Lodge. The event features live music by JUDI, free food, and prize drawings. Other features include a silent auction from 6-7:30, with a style […]
