Columbus Day Closings for Prowers County  All Prowers County offices will close for Monday, October 10, 2011, in observance of Columbus Day.  The County Courthouse will be closed.  The Welcome Home Child Care and Learning Center will remain open on October 10.  ************************************************  Lamar City Offices will be open October 10, and the City Council will meet in regular session in council chambers that evening.  The Lamar RE-2 School District, Board of Directors meeting will also be held … Read entire article »

      The Lamar Community College Rodeo Team hosted the Antelope Stampede last weekend with 355 contestants representing 17 colleges and universities from the Central Rocky Mountain Region.  Freshman Bailey Spitz led the LCC team with a third place finish in Tie-down Roping which moved him into sixth place in the region. Brother/sister combination freshman Kelly Hanley finished fifth in Breakaway Roping, while sophomore Conner Hanley was 11th in Steer Wrestling. The team completes the fall season on October … Read entire article »

            Graveside funeral services and burial for Las Vegas, NV. and former Holly, CO. resident Gary “Sunny” Walkinshaw will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday October 8, 2011 at the Holly Cemetery, Holly, Colorado. Pastor Eugene Birt will officiate.             Visitation for Gary will be held from 12:00 noon to 7:00 P.M. on Friday October 7, 2011 and 9:00 A.M. to noon on Saturday October 8, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado.             Gary … Read entire article »

There were so many events on the calendar this past spring; the city of Lamar did not have an open date for the bi-annual, city-wide clean-up.  As a result, a lot of us may have a little more to throw out for the free fall clean-up, set for Saturday, October 8.  Pick-ups will run between 7am and 4pm in city neighborhoods.  Volunteers and employees helping out should report to the city Public Works Department, October 8 … Read entire article »

On Friday September 23rd the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers Visited La Princesa at 109 West Elm Street: Rosalba Gomez is the owner and they specialize in Women’s, Men’s and Children Clothing, and accessories. The Hours are 12 Noon to 6:00 PM Tuesday through Friday, and Saturday. from 12 Noon to 5:00 PM and Closed on Monday, and Sunday. Their Phone number is 719-336-0316. Honkers present are Cheryl Preisser, Val Baldwin, Vince Gearhart, and Chamber Directors … Read entire article »

AGENDA FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wednesday, October 5, 2011 100 Tony Garcia Drive – 7:00 p.m. 1.         Call to Order 2.         Roll Call 3.         Pledge of Allegiance 4.         Addition(s) to Agenda 5.         Approval of 9/7/11 Regular Board Meeting Minutes & 9/26/11 Special Meeting Minutes 6.         Approval of current bills; subject to final approval of Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7.         Notices and Communications  7a.        Public Appearances Variance Board – Kevin Humrich, Dan Tefertiller             David Willhite, Colin Thompson, … Read entire article »