2012 May 07 | The Prowers Journal

Prowers County Perfect for Cinco de Mayo

May 7th, 2012 | Comments Off

You could not have bought a better day for this past Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. The sunny skies and warm weather brought out the crowds again this year to North Side Park in Lamar. Families found either a picnic table or unfolded their own chairs, while the youngsters discovered the inflatable amusements and started working off energy bouncing around the games. Live and DJ music provided the entertainment as the crowds roamed the park, sampling … Read entire article »

Filed under: Chamber/Local Business, community, County, Entertainment, Events, Festival, Lamar, News, Recreation

Teen HOPE Center, Winding Down to Summer

May 7th, 2012 | Comments Off

School will be over in several weeks in Lamar and students involved with the Lamar HOPE Center on East Elm Street demonstrated some of the fun and serious subjects they’ve been involved with over the past several months. HOPE, formerly P3 in Lamar, is an acronym for Health, Opportunity, Prevention and Education. Under the direction of Lori Hammer and Anita Zavala and assorted volunteers, students between elementary and high school age attend after school classes and … Read entire article »

Filed under: community, Education, Entertainment, Featured, Lamar, News, Recreation, School, Sports, Youth