🌱 How does Lamar Community College stack up in graduate earnings?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does Lamar Community College stack up in graduate earnings?
• Can Lamar Community College repeat its 25-point rout of Western Wyoming?

Also on today's calendar: SECED Board Meeting.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy, warm, temps: high: 71, low: 28.
• Thursday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 51 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here's how much more income a college degree gets you in Colorado (coloradoan.com) — Lamar residents may be surprised to learn Lamar Community College is the only public college in Colorado where graduates’ median earnings slightly trail those of high school graduates, by just $988 a year. A new federal College Scorecard tool now shows how earnings from Colorado colleges, including CSU and School of Mines, compare to high school incomes four years after graduation.
   

• Mustang men's basketball drops pair in Region IX Challenge (wyomingnews.com) — Basketball fans in Lamar can look ahead to Western Wyoming’s Jan. 6 rematch against Lamar Community College, which previously handed the Mustangs a lopsided 94-69 loss. The story recaps Western’s recent Region IX Challenge defeats and previews their Colorado road swing through Otero in La Junta and then Lamar.
   

📸 Around Lamar

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lamar

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Eli Young Band
  The LaMar, 219 S Main St, Lamar
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• SECED Board Meeting
  112 W Elm St , Lamar
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• HS BB @ Pritchett vs. Las Animas
  Campo Undivided High School Campo, CO 81029
  4:00 pm
• HSBB @ Custer County
  Crowley County Junior and Senior High School Ordway, CO 81063
  4:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• SEBREA Meeting
  Otero College , 1802 Colorado Ave , La Junta
  12:00 pm
• FFA Bingo Bash
  Crowley County Elementary K-6 Ordway, CO 81063
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• JH BBB vs Cheraw @ Old Gym
  Old Gym Swink, CO 81077
  4:00 pm
• HSBB @ Florence (Girls Only)
  Crowley County Junior and Senior High School Ordway, CO 81063
  5:30 pm
• FFA Chapter Christmas Party @Ag Shop/Classrooms
  Ag Shop/Classrooms Swink, CO 81077
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• CLR Wrestling @ Walsenburg
  Wiley RE Wiley, CO 81092

Saturday January 24

• Eric Paslay @ The LaMar
  The LaMar , 219 S Main St , Lamar
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Keurig Dr Pepper posted a job opening for Part-Time Merchandiser Stocker in Lamar. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member 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: I don't know, but April May!
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