Bonnie Clark, a professor of archaeology at the University of Denver has researched the Amache site, concentrating on gardens and agriculture. As many of the Americans relocated to Amache came from the Central Valley of California and had expertise in farming, harvesting, and nursery work, the surrounding farmers did benefit from having the opportunity to hire workers. Thousands of work permits were granted annually, and Clark said at any one time, a quarter of those living in the camp were away working on area farms and ranches. The internees at Amache played a role in harvesting the 1942 sugar beet crop, some as hired labor and others as volunteers who understood the gravity of the need for harvest labor. In her research, Clark said she read letters from the Granada community and the Prowers County Commissioners thanking the Amache farmers for helping their fellow farmers bring in the harvest.
David Harbour, Executive Director of Southeastern Developmental Services, briefed the Prowers County Commissioners on the upcoming annual open house/public forum from 11:30am to 1:00pm on Thursday, April 29
th at the main office at 1111 South 4
th Street in Lamar.
The annual event will include refreshments, information, a drawing for a “mystery gift” and staff will be available to answer any questions from the public. SDS will be distributing donation jars around the community to raise money for the “miles of pennies” fund. This fund is used for activities, events, and parties for the individuals served by the SDS staff.
The annual proclamation states in part, “The most effective way to overcome challenges associated with understanding people with development disabilities is through education to increase understanding; and we encourage all citizens to realize that individuals with developmental disabilities should be afforded opportunities to succeed in the comm
The Prowers County Commissioners, Lamar City Council and the Prowers County Department of Public Health would like to inform the citizens of Prowers County that we are in the Green dial and masks are no longer required, except in the below instances, per the State of Colorado Department of Health.
The updated Executive Order issued by Governor Polis on April 3, 2021 will continue to require mask-wearing for all counties in schools (including for extracurricular activities), child care centers, indoor children’s camps, public-facing state government facilities, Emergency medical and other healthcare settings (including hospitals, ambulance service centers, urgent care centers, non-ambulatory surgical structures, clinics, doctors’ offices, and non-urgent care medical structures), personal services (i.e. hair salons, nail salons, esthetician services, body art professionals, etc.) and limited health care settings as defined by Public Health Order (PHO) 20-36, congregate care
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