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FREE Take One! FARM & RANCH RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 719.336.7802 Gene Cruikshank, Broker www.cruikshankrealty.com I know I should have advertised Volume 5, Number 38 November 4, 2015 with the Prowers Journal! Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Don’t Let this Happen o o o o o o To YOU... Hi 58 Hi 59 Hi 58 Hi 69 Hi 68 Hi 67 Lo 30o Lo 27o Lo 30o Lo 33o Lo 33o Lo 31o 313 S. 5th St. Suite 1 Lamar, CO 81052 Protecting YOUR Family’s Standard of Living Contact Russ or Vincent at 719-336-9095 or Redevelopment Authority Approves 2016 Budget, email us at [email protected] Funding for Pocket Park Construction Two funding resolutions were passed by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board during Monday night’s meeting, October 26th. One resolution adopts the 2016 budget for the Lamar Redevelopment Authority at $137,245, providing for revenues and expen- FIXEDFFIIXED RATERATE LLOANSLOANOANS ditures. The other approves up to $50,000 in funding for the improvement of the Shore with our own mortgage company Arts Center Pocket Park. City Administrator, John Sutherland, noted that the city may not have to contribute the full amount, pending the cost of the project and additional Visit funding from other sources. www.gnbmortgage.com Shore Arts Center board members, Carla Scranton and Trevor LaCost told the Au- or Stop by thority Board they were happy with the potential for development for the Pocket Park which is situated between the Arts Center and Daylight Donuts. The parking area is owned by the Center. LaCost said the Board is proud to be able to be a part of the proj- ect, “It will be a huge improvement for downtown Lamar, and we’re excited to see this 204 S. 4th St. 336.4381 Lamar, Colorado start to come to life.” Up until almost two years ago, the area had been used as a parking www.valleynationallamar.com lot for downtown shoppers and as a rear exit into the larger parking area west of South 4th Street. That area has been closed to traffic and parking and has been used to stage various downtown events. The general intent is to improve the lot to become a permanent part of HOT TOPICS LOCAL NEWS COMMUNITY EVENTS the downtown scene and a focal point to help revitalize the adjacent shopping outlets. 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There was no mention of a specific timeline for develop- for your convenience at only $60 per year! ment, but the general outlook will be at least a year, pending approval of the construction Contact us at (719) 336-9095 for more information or plans, the construction itself and financing.By Russ Baldwin email us at theprowersjournal.com Lamar Family Appearing on “Shark Tank” November 6th WALLACE Gas & Oil Your Year-Round Propane Partner LAMAR HOLLY SPRINGFIELD WALSH 109 W. Lee Ave., Ste. 16 127 S. Main St. 27925 US Hwy 287 508 N. 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Lamar, Colorado 81052 Linda Clark who owns and operates the Play Clay Factory at 215 South Main Street www.peacockfuneralhome.com EQUAL HOUSING in Lamar, and her daughter, Gloria Hoffman, will appear and pitch their balance board, a LENDER FFourFoourur GGenerationsenerattifioi ns ofof TTrustust andandSd ServiceSeS rviicce physical fitness device, to five investors. Their goal is to entice the five ‘sharks’, investors, to buy in to their marketing idea for an investment. One shark may run with it, or two $POUBDU:PVS may attempt to outbid the other if they’re really interested in the product, or all five may 3FQSFTFOUBUJWFT decide to pass on it. The audience will have to tune in November 6th to learn the fate of 644FOBUPS$PSZ(BSEOFS the Lamar duo. Senator Dirksen Office Building SD-B40B • Washington, DC 20510 The device, the Simply Fit Board, has already been on the market and is selling well, 202-224-5941 • 303-391-5777 but exposure from the program could skyrocket the product with national attention. Glo- $JUZPGMBNBS 719-336-4376 • 102 East Parmenter Steet, Lamar, CO 81052 ria Hoffman explained how all this came to pass. “We’re currently marketing to various 1SPXFSTDPVOUZDPNNJTTJPOFST Mom and Pop stores and my mother and I have gone to some shows around the country 719-336-8030 • 301 South Main Steet, Suite 215, LamaLamar, CO 81052 promoting our board, but we have the chance to be seen by as many as ten million viewers 5PXOPGIPMMZ this Friday and that will be an amazing boost for our company,” she explained. 719-537-6622 • P.O. Box 458, Holly, CO 81047 The board is similar in concept to those rolling balance boards that came out in the 5PXOPG(SBOBEB 719-734-5411 • 103 South Main Street, Granada, CO 81041 mid 1960s in which the user would stand on a two foot wooden board and roll back and 5PXOPG8JMFZ forth, balanced on a heavy-duty cylinder. It was like a small-scale circus act for one person, 719-829-4974 • 304 Main Street, Wiley, CO 81092 until you fell off, landed on your backside or a piece of furniture and decided to put the thing in the closet for the next fifteen years. Gloria Hoffman’s concept is similar but safer and allows a person to select what type of exercise they’d like to do on the board. It’s about two feet long, curved in the middle for a 2 ½ inch lift off the ground and made of a strong plastic that can hold several hundred pounds. “Our board can be used by people from three to 93 years of age. The 93 year old woman who bought ours uses it to help her balance and strengthen her ankles and legs and you can hold on to a table or chair for the exercise. It’s very safe,” she stated. Users can twist left or right as much as they want to strengthen their core or obliques and Shark Tank continued on back... Like Us on Facebook Your alternative FREE local news source! theprowersjournal.com Shark Tank continued from front... Normandy Gardens it targets the waistline, from the ‘muffin top or spare tire’ that develops as we grow older. PROWERS MEDICAL GROUP She said she uses it for planks, squats and push ups to work on her arms and upper torso. 400 East College Rd. “Our website has about fifteen different exercises showcased,” she explained. It’s www. Lamar, CO 81052 simplyfitboard.com. CLINIC HOURS Hoffman said it’s made in Colorado and distributed around the country, “So far 719-336-4096 we’ve sold about 30,000 over the past two years, but we’re expecting more sales once 403 Kendall Drive • Lamar CO 81052 the show airs on tv and we’re gearing up for increased distribution.” She explained some I mmediate Occupancy! behind the scenes activities for the “Shark Tank” program. “Mom and I went to an open Monday – Thursday audition in Denver about one and a half years ago, last June and the producers liked our 7:00 am – 12:00 Noon • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Town Home Family Units presentation, but from that we went through several very long interviews with the show’s (Walk-Ins Welcome 7:00 am – 8:30 am & 2 & 3 Bedrooms producers. We got word in February that we were accepted for filming in Los Angeles, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm) Income Eligible & Equal Housing Opportunity and that was only the first part of the process, because even then, you’re still not sure that EQUAL HOUSING Friday OPPORTUNITY [email protected] you’re going to be accepted onto the program.” 7:00 am – 12:00 Noon & 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Hoffman said 50,000 people audition for the program each year and only 120 make (Walk-Ins Welcome 7:00 am – 8:30 am) Shop Here for Ice Cold Beer it to the filming aspect and from there, only about 80 actually make it to air on the show.