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🌱 Why road-trippers are now planning entire routes around Lamar’s Mexican food
Lamar, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Lamar! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why road-trippers are now planning entire routes around Lamar’s Mexican food
Also on today's calendar: Latin Night.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 93 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 92, low: 57.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• This Tiny Colorado Town Is A Hidden Paradise For Mexican Food Lovers (everafterinthewoods.com) — If you live in Lamar, your hometown’s Mexican restaurants are being celebrated as a must-stop destination for Highway 50 travelers, thanks to authentic, community-rooted cooking and generous portions. The piece highlights Lamar’s walkable central area, relaxed pace, and under-the-radar spots locals already love, encouraging visitors to plan extra time here instead of just fueling up and driving on. 
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Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade →
The LaMar, 219 S Main St, Lamar
7:30 pm
Friday June 12
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Latin Night →
The LaMar, 219 S Main St, Lamar
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Aaron Watson →
The LaMar, 219 S Main St, Lamar
6:00 pm
Friday June 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Walsh Alumni Banquet
Walsh RE Walsh, CO 81090 -
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament @ New Gym
Swink 33 Swink, CO 81077
8:00 am -
Cheer Open Mat @ Old Gym
Swink 33 Swink, CO 81077
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BBB Open Gym @ New Gym
Swink 33 Swink, CO 81077
4:15 pm -
Girls BB Open Gym @ New Gym
Swink 33 Swink, CO 81077
6:00 pm -
Wiley School Board Meeting
Wiley RE Wiley Rock Schoolhouse, 501 Main St, Wiley, CO 81092, USA
7:00 pm -
Town Hall Meeting for Facility Updates @ CR
Swink 33 Swink, CO 81077
5:00 pm -
Stories from the Borderlands Lecture Series: Plains Indian Raids into Mexico during the US/Mexican War
Bent's Old Fort National Park There is a one quarter mile walk from the parking lot to the fort. Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is located on Colorado Highway 194, eight miles east of La Junta or 15 miles west of Las Animas.
10:00 am -
Stories from the Borderlands Lecture Series: San Carlos de los Jupes
Bent's Old Fort National Park Woodruff Memorial Library, La Junta, CO.
2:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Wednesday June 17
Saturday June 20
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- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Cashier in Lamar. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Shift Leader in Lamar. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lamar here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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