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An Ill Wind Blows in Before the Games Begin
Photos by Russ Baldwin – click a picture for a larger image. The torrential rain and wind storm that swept through Lamar and Prowers County Thursday night, August 5, brought us some more much-needed precipitation to the area, but did it have to come in at 65 mph? Those were probably some of the thoughts of the grounds crew at Citizens Field Thursday night and Friday as they attempted to set straight all the ill effects of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Chamber/Local Business, College, community, Featured, Lamar, News, Sports, The Journal Alert, Weather
The Teams are in Town and Raring to Go!
Photos by Russ Baldwin By this Friday morning, the last two teams for the Babe Ruth 16U Softball World Series should be in Lamar, briefed, rested and ready for the games on Saturday. The North Olympic, Washington team arrives Friday morning, along with the team from Lodi, California. Both these teams have busy schedules, as they play each other in the opening game on Saturday at 11:30am and North Olympic plays the Lamar All Stars that evening … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Chamber/Local Business, community, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Lamar, News, Recreation, Sports
Wrapping It Up!
The Wiley 4-H Club has had a fantastic year! The year began with our first 4-H Meeting in January 2011, when we elected all club officers and all members registered. The Wiley 4-H Club has done many club projects throughout the year. We started off with our Community Service project by planting flowers in downtown Wiley in May so that the town would look beautiful for Wiley Hay Days. Then the club had a record … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Education, Wiley, Youth


