Alta Vista Charter School Receives National Recognition for Sustainable Design
Denver, CO (June 7, 2012) – SLATERPAULL Architects and JHL Constructors, Inc. announce that Alta Vista Charter School (AVCS) in Lamar, Colorado has been named as the first project in the state to attain the Verified Leader certification by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) as a healthy, high performance, green school. CHPS is a national organization dedicated to optimizing K-12 learning environments and improving student performance and the entire educational experience by building … Read entire article »
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Weather Delayed Relay for Life Works Around Saturday Storm
Due to the Saturday afternoon storm, June 2, opening ceremonies for the annual Lamar Relay for Life were moved to the Community Building. Once the weather improved all the equipment and people made their way back to Merrill Brush Stadium to readjust to the delayed schedule. Teams surveyed the wind damage and cleaned everything up, with several teams helping to redo the 500 Luminarias that lined the track. Heather Burkhart said that their schedule was … Read entire article »
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Weekend Storm Clean Up Continues in Lamar ( additional pix)
Clean up efforts got underway in earnest on Sunday, June 3, following the damage from Saturday’s severe thunderstorm which produced winds in town and at the Lamar Airport at 66mph. Power was knocked out to a portion of south Lamar, mostly between Savage Avenue and West Cedar Street. Electricity was restored by emergency crews from Lamar Light and Power by around 7:30 Saturday evening, although repair operations extended until almost midnight. Interim Light Plant Superintendent, … Read entire article »
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Severe Winds Damage Parts of Prowers County, Power Outages
Winds in excess of 65mph swept through the middle of Lamar Saturday afternoon, June 2. The awning atop the fuel pumps at Tank and Tummy at South Main and Lee Street was topped, crushing one set of pumps and sending a spray of glass across the parking lot. There were no injuries. The winds kept moving; into the northwest corner of Willow Creek Park, where several stately trees were pushed over to the north by … Read entire article »
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May 2012 Hydrology Report from NWS-Pueblo
The snowpack readings almost melted out completely in May. Near the end of the month, automated sensors indicated that snowpack levels were running just 12% of average in the Arkansas Basin and just 3% of average in the upper Rio Grande Basin. Streamflow was generally below average across the Arkansas and upper Rio Grande Basins at the end of May. Soil moisture was generally below average across both basins. Overall reservoir storage levels were running near … Read entire article »
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Partial Solar Eclipse this Sunday
Prowers County residents should be able to view a partial eclipse of the sun this Sunday, beginning around 7:30pm. The National Weather Service from Pueblo is forecasting clear skies that day and into the evening hours. This type of eclipse has been described as having a ring of fire around the sun, as the moon blocks our view once the two bodies begin their alignment in outer space. The sun is about 93 million miles away … Read entire article »
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LUB Assesses Tornado Damages
The April 27 tornado depleted Lamar Light and Power’s inventory with needed replacements for the electrical distribution system. Interim Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said power was finally restored to the entire service area after 16 hours. The tornados knocked down or damaged 16 steel poles, 29 wooden poles, 11 pole mount transformers, 40 cross arms, two circuit closers and a two-way radio repeater. There were sufficient materials in stock to cover most of the repairs, … Read entire article »
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Lamar Days, Chilly, with a Touch of Rain
Chilly temperatures and rainy skies didn’t deter some die-hard parade fans from lining up along East Olive and Main Streets for the annual Lamar Days Parade. The numbers were down considerably from past years, but understandable when the temperature on the Frontier Bank clock was reading 44 degrees at 10am, and the wind chill was probably a few extra degrees cooler. Prowers County Commissioner Henry Schnabel remarked, “All the commissioners on our float were pretty … Read entire article »
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Lamar Days, 126 Years of Prairie Proud
The carnival is in town, for the start of Lamar’s birthday celebration. Crabtree Amusements Carnival started putting up stakes at the north end of Willow Creek Park, taking advantage of the sunshine and hoping it stays that way for their opening this Friday evening at 5pm. By late Thursday afternoon, some of the contestants in the annual Wild West BBQ Coo-off and Backyard Grillers Competition were picking out their assigned sites in the park, just south … Read entire article »
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LCC Reschedules Graduation Ceremonies to May 14
LCC CELEBRATES GRADUATES’ SUCCESSES (Lamar, Colorado, May 2, 2012) In a concerted effort to recognize the accomplishments of our December 2011 graduates and Spring & Summer 2012 candidates for graduation, Lamar Community College will hold a Commencement Celebration in our students’ honor on Monday, May 14 at 10:00 a in the Wellness Center. LCC administration made the difficult decision to cancel last week’s graduation activities, including Antelope Night, Commencement and Nursing Pinning, during the power outage due to … Read entire article »
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Southeast Colorado NWS Hydrology Report
Increased showers this past April brought some relief in drought conditions across southeastern Colorado. Several weather systems moving across Colorado through the first half of April brought much needed precipitation to eastern portion of the state. The increased moisture allowed for continued improvements in drought conditions across the southeast Plains. The current U.S. Drought Monitor indicated severe drought (D2) conditions across most of Crowley County, as well as south central through southeast Las Animas County and extreme … Read entire article »
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Code Red Sign-up for Local Emergency Information
When Friday’s tornado hit the substation just south of Lamar on April 27, it killed power to most of the town, and it also killed power to the town’s siren alert system. Seven sirens can be found atop power poles, placed around Lamar to cover most of the city and announce an emergency situation. They are always tested at noon on the first Monday of each month and can be controlled at the Lamar Municipal Complex … Read entire article »
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Three S.E. Colorado Counties Struck by Five Tornadoes
Five tornadoes swept through southeast Colorado the night of Friday, April 27, knocking down numerous power lines, damaging or destroying several homes and buildings and causing, fortunately, only minor injuries to some area residents. The preliminary report from the National Weather service in Pueblo said there were two tornadoes in Prowers County, two in Kiowa County and one in Bent County. The tornado southwest of Lamar has been rated EF2, with 115 mph winds. Another EF2 … Read entire article »
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Business of the Week – KLMR Radio
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight KLMR Radio, located at 7350 US Highway 50 in Lamar and you can call them at: 719.336.2206 KLMR was first signed on as KIDW-AM in 1932, it was 100 watts and was on the air from 6:00am to 10:00pm. The station was located at … Read entire article »
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Energy Savings, Financing and Rehab Program Outlined for County
Plans for implementing a home or business owner’s energy efficiency audit program were presented to the Prowers County Commissioners this past Thursday, April 19. Glen Marciniak, the Governor’s Energy Office Community Energy Coordinator, Laura Negley, S.E. Colorado Resource Conservation & Development Council Chair and Ravi Malhotra, iCAST President discussed the scope of the program, potential energy savings that could be realized, as well as potential job growth in the area. Under the self-sustaining program, certified and … Read entire article »
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NWS Report Shows Under Average Snowpack
As of April 1, 2012, this year’s snowpack levels were well below average for South Central and Southeast Colorado. In the upper Rio Grande Basin, the snowpack as at 53% of average overall, down from 83% of average last month at this time, and tracking well behind last year’s 76% of average. In the Arkansas Basin, the snowpack was at 56% of average overall, down from 86% of average last month at this time and tracking … Read entire article »
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Commissioners Approve Museum Roof Project
The Prowers County Commissioners have given the go ahead for construction of a new roof for the Big Timbers Museum. The project had been delayed for almost a year due to a lack of needed funding from grants in 2011, coupled with a new set of bids this year that had almost doubled the cost of the project. County Commissioner Gene Millbrand said the county will need to meet the $55,000 price tag by using … Read entire article »
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Good Soaking Rain in S.E. Colorado this Week
PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK -NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO The National Weather Service from Pueblo reported recently on the warmer than usual March we experienced in parts of southeast Colorado. Moisture was also below averages for much of the state. Colorado has been listed as ‘abnormally dry’ for all but 2% of the state at this time. Precipitation was well below average across the Arkansas and Upper Rio Grande Basins in March. Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Alamosa were … Read entire article »
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NWS Reports Warm & Dry S.E. Colorado in March
March of 2012 was an unusually warm and dry month, across most of south central and southeast Colorado. In Colorado Springs, the average monthly temperature in March was 48.0F. This is 8.9 degrees above normal and makes March of 2012 the warmest on record in Colorado Springs; surpassing the average temperature of 47.4F, recorded in March of 1910. Colorado Springs received only 0.06 inches of precipitation in March. This is almost an inch below normal (-0.94 … Read entire article »
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SDS Celebrates Their Annual Awareness Day
Engsburg (standing at right) and Other SDS Staff Southeastern Developmental Services held their open house at the South 4th Street headquarters this past Wednesday, March 28. Director Kim Engsburg said the staff decided this year’s event would be an open, “come and go” format to accommodate the public’s workday schedules. A slide show reviewed the highlights of SDS through the afternoon while attendees enjoyed a variety of refreshments, met with staff and clients, and learned more … Read entire article »
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