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Big Timbers History Corner #10 – Cigarette Holder
Talk about a connection to history! If you go out to Big Timbers Museum and find this case (near the Fleagle Bank Robbery display), you will be inches away from this cigarette holder which was once personally owned and used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt! You could theoretically clone him from this! (If you had the training, the lab, the funding and the overpowering urge to do so, of course.) The card states FDR gave … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Education, Entertainment, History, Lamar, Tourism
Big Timbers History Corner #9 – Fox Cafe
This poor little business card for the Fox Cafe has really seen the rough side of life, but somehow it survived to enhance the collection of the Big Timbers Museum. Notice what a big selling point air conditioning was back then! (Maybe even more so than now?) The Fox Cafe was on Main Street, where Bison Title is today. Speaking of air conditioning, Big Timbers Museum does have it. Bring the whole family out for a … Read entire article »
Big Timbers History Corner #8 – Lamar, CO, The Land of Milk and Money
I sure wish I knew the story behind this item loaned to the Big Timbers collection by Thomas Nidey. We think perhaps it was a reference to the old condensed milk factory, possibly displayed on their trucks? Still funny after all these years. Speaking of money, Big Timbers Museum doesn’t ask for much. Admission is only $3 for individuals; $5 lets you bring the whole family for a fun learning experience that also helps preserve our Prowers County heritage for future generations. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Business, Economy, History, Lamar
Big Timbers History Corner #7 – Award Certificate from the Universal Exposition 1904
This week’s image would be great for a museum scavenger hunt, as it is tucked away in a corner of the downstairs displays, behind the antique dentist chair. It’s an award certificate from the Universal Exposition held in St. Louis in 1904, giving a gold medal to Prowers County Wheat. The museum’s framed certificate does NOT feature a strategically placed heart over portions of Mercury’s anatomy. It’s not really that explicit for classical Greek type art, but this IS a family news site…. Speaking … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, community, County, History, Lamar, News
Big Timbers History Corner #6 – Gold Medal from Lamar’s First Stock Show
Summer has barely started, but the Sand and Sage Fair will be here before you know it! Getting together for friendly competition about whose stock takes the prize is a great tradition. This gold medal was awarded to L. Wirt Markham’s Holsteins at Lamar’s first stock show. Speaking of winners, Big Timbers Museum thinks their visitors all deserve blue ribbons for their support! Admission is only $3 for individuals; $5 lets you bring the whole family … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Business, County, Events, History, Lamar, News, Youth
Big Timbers History Corner #4 – 1965 Flood
This copy of the Sunday, June 20, 1965 issue of the Rocky Mountain News was recently donated to Big Timbers Museum by Clara Weber. When people think of the museum’s collection, they usually picture the items on display. But there are thousands of other treasures stored and filed, waiting to help fill in the blanks of local folks’ stories. The friendly museum staff can tell you how to get started! Speaking of old disasters, the much-needed roof repairs have been completed and … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Education, History, Lamar, Recreation
Big Timbers History Corner #3
This photocopy of an article featuring the very first graduating class at Lamar High School in 1907 was donated by Mrs. Lee Strain. Her given name was Coy and it isn’t much of a stretch to guess that the young lady in the photo named Coy Beavers was our donator at a young age. Good luck to all our Prowers County graduates. Here’s hoping you all make your marks on history! Speaking of education, you can really … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Entertainment, History, Recreation
Big Timbers History Corner #2
Despite the serrated edges and the tongs, this is NOT a device from an old-time kitchen! It’s a baby holder, used in the J. H. Ward photo studios to prop tiny ones up so they could have their portraits taken. The babies who sat here long ago are now old enough to be enjoying pictures of their great-grandchildren, shot with digital cameras or cell phones! Speaking of descendants, why don’t you bring yours out to visit … Read entire article »
DAR Visitors to Museum
Members of Denver’s Columbine Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution hit the trail to Lamar over the weekend of April 28th. Their goal was a viewing of Colorado’s statue of The Madonna of the Trail. Michelle Brown, Darla DeSautels, and Diane and Laura Dykstra also visited Big Timbers Museum, and consented to pose with a mannequin modeling pioneer dress. … Read entire article »
Big Timbers History Corner #1
Do you ever imagine what Lamar was like in its younger days? Where was the nicest place in town to eat out in the first half of the 20th Century? The Maxwell House would have been a major contender for that honor. It was located where PCDI is today, right at the corner of Main and Olive. This photo is just part of the full menu on display at Big Timbers Museum. (Open 1 – … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Entertainment, History, Lamar, Tourism
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 »
Filed under: Business, City, Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Employment, History, Lamar, News, Public Safety, Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, Weather
Prowers County Commissioners Delay Closing CR 9
A decision on closing County Road 9 off Highway 287 in Prowers County will be delayed for 30 days. Greg Emick and Charlie Fowler met with the Prowers County Commissioners, Tuesday, March 27. Emick is purchasing some land which adjoins property he currently owns. The purchase would give him land on both sides of the half mile road and allow him to close it, eliminating the need for $4,000 cattle guards on either end. Fowler … Read entire article »
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Big Timbers Museum Update
Curator Kathleen Scranton detailed the quarterly update for activities at the Big Timbers Museum during the weekly Prowers County Commissioners meeting, Thursday, January 26. Museum staff has currently inventoried 8,112 separate items, according to Scranton, about a third of display items on hand. She said volunteers from the Prowers Historical Society are helping categorize the items, chronologically at first, and later by subject matter. She said more time will be devoted to this task through 2012. … Read entire article »
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ART & ARTIFACTS WINTER DAY CAMP
PRESS RELEASE Big Timbers Museum hosted the Art & Artifacts Winter Day on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Over 40 kids and adults attended the event to make holiday ornaments and decorate Marshmallow – Sugar Cookie Snowmen. … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Approves 2012 Budget
The 2012 Prowers County budget, approved by the county commissioners following December 8 public hearing, totals $17,665,344, a decrease from the 2011 budget which is $18,128,583. Tax mills for 2012 are unchanged from 2011 at 27.17. Funds generated from the mill levy have increased $44,000 over last year to $3,359,257. The assessment is based on county taxable property which is $123,638,476. The budget breakdown for 2012 is compared here, to 2011 figures: 2012 2011 General Fund … Read entire article »
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City Moves Ahead on Willow Creek Levee Improvements/Swears in Councilmembers
Members of the former Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday night, November 14. City Clerk, Linda Williams reviewed the City Sales and Use Tax report for September collections, which detailed another monthly increase. City Administrator, Bill Pfeisticker provided the council with an update on used and unused railroad property just west of the railroad crossing on Highway 287/385 and behind Cruikshank Realty. The council decided that because the original lease agreement with Amtrak has … Read entire article »
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Two Lamar City Council Sessions Scheduled
The first meeting for the outgoing council will begin at 6:30pm Monday night, November 14, and a half hour reception for the outgoing and incoming council will start at 7pm. Limited activity for the first meeting will consist of an update on city sales tax revenue, the consent agenda, including the renewal of several liquor licenses, and city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker will present an update on railroad property. The new council will begin their meeting at 7:30pm … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Backs Tri State Transmission Project
The Prowers County Commissioners joined with several other counties this past week, offering a resolution of support for the Tri State G & T, Tri State Lamar-Front Range Transmission Project. The project will develop a high voltage electricity transmission system by 2018 across eastern and southern Colorado. Fourteen counties in eastern Colorado, including six in southeast Colorado, will be impacted by the 400 mile long power line project. The estimated cost of the venture is in … Read entire article »
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Windmillers’ Trade Fair Wraps Up Annual Event in Lamar
Flatbeds and pick-up trucks and cars with out-of-state license plates from Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and some from Colorado were on hand at the Prowers County Fairgrounds this past Wednesday through Friday. Visitors were in Lamar for the 23rd Annual Windmillers’ Trade Fair, an opportunity for enthusiasts to display their collectables and view all the other displays. There was plenty of buying and swapping going on too, including the 12:30pm auction at the Fairgrounds … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Art, Energy, Entertainment, Events, Lamar, Tourism
The Prowers County Wagons are Getting their New Home
The Prowers County Commissioners, Big Timbers Museum officials, members of the Prowers Historical Board and local tourism supporters are counting off the days on their calendars until 11am, June 25, the scheduled opening day of the new transportation museum for the county. Opening day will bring and end to over three years of planning for the project, which has gone through various financial and construction changes. The commissioners toured the facility this past Thursday, April … Read entire article »
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