The Prowers Journal- The Prowers Journal Site Has Moved
- Highway 160 Bridge Project Set to Start
- Prowers Journal Alert Winner Claims Prize
- Public Invited to Meet City Administrator Candidates this Thursday
- LUB Reviews Financials, Approves Scholarship Renewals
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Another Monthly Increase for Lamar City Sales Tax
- Motel Lodger’s Tax Proposed to Lamar City Council for November Ballot
- Lamar Teen Center Moving to Lincoln Elementary School
- Lamar 18 & Under Team Wins Merchants Park Tournament
Monthly Archives: March 2009
City Code Inspector – Citizen Rights
“We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” These words comprise the first paragraph of the Constitution of the United States. As citizens of this nation, we the people allow our government certain liberties. Of those liberties, we allow them to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare and secure blessings of liberty… But when did those duties begin to include telling each of us what we could do on our own property? Isn’t there a limit anywhere to what the government can do to promote general welfare? Isn’t that limit the borders of my land? As a person, I’m given the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence states in paragraph two, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty read more…
Development – Enterprize Zone Prowers County
Somewhere a little west of the great plains, along the Arkansas River, you’ll find the town Lamar, Colorado looking for new business, inviting new industry, and taking stock of current economic structure for the purpose of developing new enterprise zones. Is there such a place as a whole community, one so large as Prowers County where a business can grow and develop into profit? YES! A resounding YES will be heard along the front range, and more through the Arkansas River Valley. Business Development in Prowers County is alive and well. If you’re a small business, seeking a place to grow, where employee options are plentiful, housing is available and ready for habitation, you’re looking the right direction. Prowers County has long been the hub of activity along the Santa Fe trail, echoing back more than 100 years when the first settlers came to homestead the dry barren grounds of the high plains. Moving steadily toward the future, the Prowers County area offers Development opportunity for most business and industry types. Hometown atmosphere abides in this sleepy community located at the Crossroads of America, US Hwy 287 and US Hwy 50 just 36 miles inside the Colorado border. Travel amenities read more…
Former Tourist – Writing Memiors to Include Lamar, Colorado
At a glance, this prairie community along the Santa Fe Trail may not appear to attract a lot of attention, but two year old Tom Watling remembered enough about Lamar, Colorado to want his memories included in a book he’s writing about his childhood. When Tom happened across a page of information about the Big Timbers Museum, he looked for contact information and found a local writer who promotes tourism in the community. His efforts paid off. Jan Verhoeff, Big Timbers Museum webmaster, responded right away with detailed information about the Maxwell House Hotel, located in 1956 on the corner of Main and Olive Streets in Lamar, and a few details about the fire that took place during that time. The fire obliterated the Safeway Grocery Store that had been located on Olive and 4th Street, which resulted in Safeway being relocated to what is now home to the Senior Resource Center at 407 East Olive Street. Born in Lamar, Colorado, Verhoeff’s roots run deep in southeastern Colorado. Her maternal great grandparents relocated to Colorado as part of the Homestead Act of 1913, settling near the Prowers, Baca and Bent County line, her grandparents then met and married in July read more…
Posted in Big Timbers Museum, Santa Fe Trail, Stuff Happens, Tourism, Tourists
Tagged Ben Mar Hotel, Colorado, Lamar, Maxwell House, PCDI, Safeway Grocery Store, Valley State Bank
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