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B •R •I •E •F •S Chamber Welcome Bags LYONS – The Chamber is now putting together the 2019 welcome bags to be handed out to new residents of Lyons and the surrounding area. Your bling can be dropped off at either Gateway Realty Group or Lyons Physical Therapy. There was a large turnout of newcomers for the last Chamber social, which was held at Pizza Bar 66 on January 15. These welcome bags are an easy way to introduce newcomers to the Lyons area and make sure they are aware of your business and what it has to offer. In the past we have been fortunate to have unique and fun items for the welcome bags that make them especially exciting to receive. Don't miss out on this opportunity to introduce yourself to new residents / customers.

Bella La Crema LYONS – Hello people of butter love. Bella La Crema, 405 Main St., has many new announcements. The first of which is that we have had to delay our re-open time to February 1. We are busy making our butter world better.

We are getting in new equipment, developing a new menu, packaging, cookbook and new hours. See you in February!

Items needed for the food pantry LYONS – Over 40 families showed up to receive Christmas holiday food pantry items. There were hams, turkeys, and rolls for every family thanks to Higher Ground Ministries and Sam Tallent, and thanks to Lyons Elementary and High School students who raised money and gathered tons of non-perishable food, and thanks to all those who volunteered. The pantry is well stocked from the elementary school food drive but can still use Continue Briefs on Page 8

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Lyons’ iconic Steamboat Mountain on a crackling cold winter day.

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A busy year ahead in Lyons for flood recovery projects, tiny homes and Government shutdown effects

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – There are seven to ten projects on the books that the Town of Lyons hopes to complete this year and with the government shut down, the time schedule for the town to spend the government funding has become complicated. It was always complicated even without the government shut down but now it’s a bit of a tangle.

“We need to spend some flood funds (Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA) this month and we can’t because the Government is closed down,” said Lyons town administrator Victoria Simonsen at a town board workshop. “We have a bank account at Bank of the West and we have about $10 million to work with and about $9.5 million that needs to be paid back.

When all the money is paid back, we should have about $2 million left in our account.”

Some of the money in the bank was enterprise funds and Mayor Connie Sullivan said, “We passed a resolution saying we can’t use enterprise funds for flood recovery.” Then she asked Anna Canada, Lyons finance director, to show the funds without showing the enterprise funds. Simonsen pointed out that the state is still not reimbursing the town for the projects for months.

When the town does a flood project, such as building / repairing a bridge, it typically has to pay the money up front and wait (months and months) to get reimbursed by FEMA. So

the town borrows money from the state to do the project then pays the state back when it gets reimbursed. But FEMA holds back 5 percent of the funding for each project for some period of time after the entire project is completed. A lot of this money is still owed to the town. With all the restrictions on the time frame on when the money must be spent by and the long waits to be reimbursed and now the government is shut down, well it’s complicated. Even when or if the government opens up again the normally slow process is going to be even slower as the government plays catch up. Simonsen went on to say that the town has already spent about $45 million in FEMA funds on flood projects.

Some of the projects the town plans to do this year are the Second Avenue Bridge (approval from FEMA is being held up due to the government being closed), two public works buildings, the Apple Valley water line, Lyons Valley River Park (funding on hold due to government), Bohn Park phase II (funding from government on hold), Eastern Corridor and the pedestrian bridge (on hold).

In other business, the board heard arguments for and against an ordinance to allow Tiny Homes on wheels to be allowed as accessory dwelling units (ADUs). About a dozen people spoke out about the need for affordable housing and for places to put Tiny Homes on wheels in communities. There was a concern about using Tiny Homes as vacation rentals by owners (VRBOs) brought up by Trustee Jocelyn Farrell. Mayor

Sullivan responded by saying that this item should be addressed when they address all ADUs and not just Tiny Homes.

Another topic, this one causing a lot of contention with board members, was the renewal of a professional services contract with Adventure Fit Inc. for managing the Lyons Outdoor Games in 2019. Josh Kravetz, one of the owners of Adventure Fit, was called on the carpet for not making the games profitable for the town and not even breaking even. The town has paid Adventure Fit $85,000 each year for several years to produce the Outdoor Games and receives about $75,000 of that money back from sales, leaving the town paying $10,000, which they were told by Kravetz to consider a cost of promotion for the town. Oskar Blues holds their Burning Can Event at Outdoor Games and shares the cost with the town also paying $85,000 and receiving $75,000 back from sales. The trustees were upset that the town was still not breaking even or even making some money.

Kravetz told the town that most cities and towns are willing to pay at least $10,000 for the promotion of their town and were happy to do it. He used Estes Park as an example.

The Trustees seemed uncertain about what their role should be in this venture. The mayor pointed out that there was nothing for kids to do or any fun events for them at the event. She suggested that perhaps the board should just give Adventure Fit $10,000 to Continue Town on Page 13

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LYONS Matt Jones joins Board of County Commissioners Staff Reports Redstone Review BOULDER COUNTY – Matt Jones of Louisville was sworn into office as the newest member of the Boulder County Board of Commissioners joining fellow commissioners Deb Gardner and Elise Jones.

Matt Jones was elected in November 2018 and holds a term that runs through January 2023. He resides in District 3, the southeast part of Boulder County (Gunbarrel, Erie, Lafayette, Louisville and Superior).

“I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to Matt serve as County Commissioner,” Commissioner Matt Jones said after being sworn in on Tuesday by Chief Judge Ingrid Bakke. “I look forward to serving residents so that we can keep Boulder County such a spe-

Town of Lyons News LYONS – The holidays may have ended, but the celebration of the season continues in Lyons, with Saturdays of small-town fun.

On January 19, and 26, join the community in LaVern M. Johnson Park, for live music, free ice skating and skate rentals, hot cocoa, and winter festivities for the whole family. Help us keep this event green by bringing your own mug for hot cocoa.

We’ll still have live music and fun in the park, regardless of ice rink conditions. On January 19, Cold and In the Way, with KC Groves, Erinn Peet Lukes, Bonnie Elizabeth Sims, Charlie Rose, and Natalie Rae Padilla; on January 26, the Rampart Street Stompers. Each week’s event takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Parking in LaVern Johnson Park is free for event attendees.

Spend the afternoon with us before or after enjoying a bite to eat downtown. Lyons has you covered for some fun winter Saturdays.

Recruiting Board and Commission Members LYONS – If you want to do more than talk with friends or post to social media

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Before joining the Board of County Commissioners, he served for six years as the Colorado State Senator for District 17 (Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, and Erie). Prior to becoming a state senator, he served three terms in the Colorado House, from 1986 to 1992, and returned for a fourth term from 2010 to 2012.

His most recent state legislative highlights include: In 2017, Matt Jones served as a member of the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee; the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment; the Water Resources Review Committee; Jones Wildfire Matters Interim Committee; and the Legislative (leadership) Council. In 2016, he was named Deputy Minority Leader for Conservation, Clean Energy, and Climate Change. In 2015, he was Conservation

Colorado’s 2015 Legislator of the Year.

Matt is best known for his environmental passion, his legislative experience, and his 18 years of helping to plan and lead the City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department. A part of his open space work, Matt was a wildland firefighter working prescribed fires and some wildland fires including the Fourmile and Walker Fires. He was a pro mogul skier in his 20s.

He is a two-time cancer survivor, which he credits for helping him “face adversity, keep hope, and find solutions to come back stronger” when faced with pressing challenges.

In his downtime, Matt and his wife Shari enjoy hiking and skiing. Together they have one grown daughter who lives in Denver. Matt has a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Political Science, Natural Resource Policy Program, both from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. He has lived in Colorado since 1968 and in Boulder County since 1993.

about important issues and events, it’s time to get involved and make a difference in your community. The Board of Trustees can use your passion, opinions, and vision for our community when you join a Lyons board or commission. The Town is currently recruiting to fill the following vacancies : Ecology Advisory Board, Economic Development Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission.

To learn more about the boards and commissions, and apply online, please visit the Town of Lyons website go to Boards and Commissions page.

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EcoPass Renewals LYONS – The Town of Lyons, with support from Boulder County, is continuing its EcoPass program for all town residents through 2019. Plus, the fee has been reduced to $30 per pass in 2019.

The pass has a retail value of over $2,000.

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completed their service. As far as time commitments go, most groups meet once a month, but some meet more or less frequently. Members of boards and commissions are

By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the BoT. If you are interested in learning more about serving on a Redstone Review board or commission, you can simply email me (csulliLYONS – The Town of Lyons has a lot van@townoflyons.com) or any of the trustees to talk going for it. As far as location goes, it’s about what is involved. If you are ready to dive in, then hard to image it that can get any better. you can fill out an application on the Town of Lyons Lyons has the perfect blend of autonomy website, by clicking on the “Board and Commissions” and access. And despite the proximity to heading at the top of the page to find the link.

Sullivan abundant trails, water, mountains, and While some boards, such as the Board of Adjustments great scenery, those things alone can’t create a personality. and the Planning and Community Development Lyons has a special vibe. There’s even a “Lyons Vibe” Commission (PCDC) have specific functions defined by Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/LyonsVIBE/), the Colorado state statutes, there are several boards that which means it must be true! Sarcasm aside, a town are less formal. In the case of the PCDC, there can be a reflects the people who misconception that a cerget involved, and who tain expertise is needed to LYONS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES make it the place they fulfill the role. While it Planning and Community Development Commission * want it to be. What makes can be helpful to have a Lyons a welcoming, background in planning, Board of Adjustments friendly, fun place to live it is most important to Parks and Recreation Commission * is the people. Specifically, have good diversity withArts and Humanities Commission it’s the people who get in the make-up of a board Human Services and Aging Commission * involved in one way or to ensure a wide range of Economic Development * another. Whether it is perspectives regarding Historic Preservation * opening a business, partichow the town should grow Sustainable Futures Commission ipating in a parade, or and evolve. For example, I serving on a volunteer strive to appoint members Ecology Advisory Board board: by getting involved to the PCDC from differUtilities and Engineering Board in the town you are conent parts of town, rather * OPEN SEATS ARE AVAILABLE tributing to Lyons’ vibe. than have all the memOne of my favorite bers from just one or two events each year is the volunteer appreciation event the neighborhoods. Ideally there is a diverse mix of new and town hosts for all the citizens who serve on a town board tenured residents, genders, ages, experience, and geoor commission. Around the holidays, the town invites all graphic distribution on every commission. the volunteers to a reception to celebrate the accomSome boards require that you reside within the town plishments of the year. The town has ten official boards limits to join, while others allow for members from outside and commissions that provide support and advice to the the town boundaries. The main criteria is that you care Board of Trustees (BoT) and town staff. Officially, the about the community and can devote a small amount of boards and commissions exist to help form or revise the time to helping the town move forward in a positive directown’s policies, either directly or indirectly depending on tion. In 2019, the BoT will likely revise the current ordithe board; but they also occasionally take on special proj- nance that defines our boards and commissions to update ects and coordinate events. For example, the Lyons Arts several items. I was recently approached by a student at and Humanities Commission organizes the placement of Lyons High School about creating a Student Commission public art around town to promote the importance of cul- to help promote engagement in government among local ture and to demonstrate the creativity of our community. youth. Lyons is a great town because the people who live The boards can also be largely advisory in nature, such as here are actively involved in making the town what they the case with Utilities and Engineering Board (UEB). want it to be. If you have a passion for Lyons, want to meet The UEB is instrumental in developing policies for the new people, and have an idea for making Lyons’ vibe even town’s electric, water, sewer, and storm water enterprises. stronger, then consider making 2019 the year you get Sharing your talents with the town is a great way to meet involved in your community. We’d love to see you at next more people and give back to the community. year’s appreciate event. Happy New Year, Lyons!

Many of the current boards and commissions have open seats and recruitment of new members is an ongoConnie Sullivan was elected Mayor on April 5th, 2016. Prior ing process. There are term limits associated with board to becoming Mayor, she served two terms on the Town Board of and commission service, however many members have Trustees beginning in 2012. Connie and her husband Neil are extended their terms to maintain a quorum. With the the owners of the St. Vrain Market located in downtown Lyons new year, this is a good time to consider joining a board on Main Street. For comments or questions, Mayor Sullivan can or commission as several existing members will have be reached by email at csullivan@townoflyons.com.

LEAF opens a search to fill a new executive director position The Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF) is looking for an Executive Director to join the organization.

Position: Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is ultimately responsible for the operation of all programs, the management of all fiscal resources, the supervision of all staff and volunteers, and the provision of quality services to the community. S/he will initially develop deep knowledge of their services, core programs, partnerships and operations.

Position Duties: Plans, develops, and supervises programs; serves as the client intake and resource advocate; coordinates with food pantry staff and volunteers; evaluates program improvements and recommends policy to the board; develops and maintains records and reports on programs and services; serves as the primary organization planner, setting goals and objectives and developing projections of needs and funding; ensures that all accounting policies and good business practices set forth by our fiscal sponsor, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC) are implemented; develops, monitors, and manages the annual operating budget and ensures that operating budget achieves and/or exceeds set annual goals; oversees the grants calendar to ensure the timely and appropriate submission of proposals for funding; researches and identifies new sources for funding through grants and foundations, corporate and individual gifts, annual giving campaigns, and special events; provides key leadership and support to the Board of Directors for all fundraising activities and programs; writes all grants and prepares and submits interim and final reports. More duties can be found on the website at https://www.leaflyons.org.

Qualifications Required: Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university; strong management and supervisory skills and experience; minimum two years executive level nonprofit management experience; proven track record of providing fundraising leadership and success, including success with developing a donor base; strong marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders; experience managing and recruiting volunteers; ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with partner agencies and staff of LEAF; committed to and passionate about the mission of LEAF and its programs; experience managing a complex budget; past success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships.

Preferred Qualifications: Successful grant writing experience; resident of Lyons; Spanish speaking, bilingual/bicultural; technology savvy for maintaining website and social medial accounts; previous experience with human services agencies in the Front Range area.

Hours and Compensation: This is a salary position requiring 30 hours per week; salary commensurate with experience.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to HR@leaflyons.org. We will be accepting applications until February 1 at 5 p.m. No phone calls please.

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LOCAL LEAF Executive Director steps down and looks at milestones over the past year Redstone Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – One of Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund’s (LEAF) favorite messages this year was “Live your life in gratitude and life will give you things to be grateful for.”

Here at LEAF, as they say goodbye to 2018 and welcome a new year, we couldn’t agree more.

In 2018, LEAF celebrated ten years of service to Lyons.

The group began in 2008 as a ministry of Lyons Community Church, when the Rev. Claire Drews and her congregation started a food pantry and basic needs emergency fund to help Lyons residents in need. Then the flood hit in 2013, and the need for a human services safety net became even more apparent. Soon after the flood, in July of 2014, LEAF spun off from the church to become a project of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center.

Emily Dusel was hired alongside the Rev. Emily Flemming to serve as Co-Executive Directors. The group initiated flood advocacy work, continued to operate the weekly food pantry, and greatly increased the basic needs assistance program. In 2016, LEAF was ready to graduate from under Colorado Nonprofit Development Center’s umbrella into its very own 501 c3 nonprofit organization.

LEAF is now a well-known charitable organization, running the weekly food pantry, holiday programs, Meals on Wheels, and basic needs and resource matching. The nonprofit likes to say that LEAF has grown up over the past ten years: from a ministry of Lyons Community Church, to a startup nonprofit, and finally to a strong nonprofit with community support and great programs.

Looking back on a great 2018, LEAF is thankful for the support of its donors, volunteers, and participants. Two new board members joined LEAF in 2018 – Rebecca Major, who recently moved to Lyons with her family and has served in the military; and Kevin Schafer, a teacher at the Lyons Middle/Senior High School. The partnership with LEAF and Lyons Middle/Senior has already

LEAF Board of Directors, from left: Kevin Schafer; Emily Dusel, Executive Director; Heather Santesteban, Secretary; Susan de Castro McCann, Treasurer; Tricia Marsh; Tanya Daty, Chair; and Rebecca Major. Missing from the photo is Megan Pound, vice chair. grown since Schafer came onboard. This holiday season the Middle/Senior hosted a household goods drive, delivering hundreds of items such as laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, and toothpaste to the food pantry.

Major is the Mountain Resource Liaison with OUR Center. She is helping LEAF participants meet their basic needs, and access services available countywide.

Two board members, Pam Browning and Maridy Dandeneau, retired from the board in 2018 after serving their three-year terms. We are so thankful for all of the time and energy they dedicated to LEAF. This year is sure to be another busy and impactful year for LEAF. Emily Dusel will be transitioning from her position as Executive Director of LEAF in the early spring. “I

am so incredibly proud of the compassionate, impactful nonprofit organization LEAF has become. From its beginnings as a ministry of the Lyons Community Church ten years ago, to the charitable organization running three programs, LEAF will always have a special place in my heart. With a strong board of directors and an incredible team of volunteers supporting LEAF, I know LEAF will continue to grow and change to meet the needs of Lyons residents.” Dusel plans to remain very active in the nonprofit community in Lyons by serving on boards, volunteering, and offering nonprofit consulting services.

The LEAF board wishes a wonderful 2019 to all Lyons residents. “May you all find an abundance of things to be grateful for,” said Tanya Daty, chair of LEAF.

Lyons Community Foundation 2019 college scholarships available “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” ~ Nelson Mandela LYONS – The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) is pleased to announce that eight college scholarships are now available to graduating high school students from the greater Lyons area.

Applications are available online at www.lyonscf.org/receive or from the front office of Lyons High School. Below is a brief description of each scholarship; please refer to individual applications for complete information about eligibility and submission requirements.

2019 Lyons Community Foundation Scholarship. Two $1000 scholarships offered by the Lyons Community Foundation will recognize any graduating senior or home-schooled student from the greater Lyons area who has successfully served in a leadership role, earned at least a 3.5 GPA (or equivalent) and has demonstrated community mindedness.

Lyons Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Steve Ralston. One $1000 scholarship created in 2009 to honor the memory of Lyons resident, businessman, and community supporter Steve Ralston will be awarded to a

student who best express a passion for learning and for sharing interests, skills and joyful life experiences with the community.

Eligible students include graduating Lyons High students, greater Lyons area students who attend schools in neighboring communities, and home-schooled students.

female and one male athlete. Students applying for this scholarship must be a graduating Lyons High School senior or home-schooled student who participates in a sport at Lyons High School.

Gerald Boland Memorial Scholarship. One $1000 scholarship honoring the memory of Gerald Boland, a 54-year resident of Lyons who taught in Lyons Schools for 31 years, was a coach, Boy Scout Leader, and mentor who had a passion for learning and the outdoors, will be awarded a student who shares these passions. Eligible students must attend Lyons High School and have at least a 2018 LCF Scholarship Winners left to right: Adele 3.0 GPA. Walker, Gabe Paznokas, Shaeli Herman, Ethan Uncle Louis “Bud” Buron,Linda Marquez Rubio, Georgia Barone. Not Winkler Memorial pictured: Raven Moe. Scholarship. Honoring Lyons Community Foundation Joel the memory of businessman Louis Mack Memorial Scholarships. Two Winkler, one $1000 scholarship is avail$1000 scholarships honoring the memory able to any graduating senior or homeof Joel Mack, a Lyons High School ath- schooled student in the greater Lyons area lete and alumni who was killed in 1983 who has at least a 3.0 GPA and plans on when he stopped to render aid to strand- majoring in business or finance. ed motorists, will be awarded to one Janet Orback Memorial Scholarship.

Happy New Year!

Established in 2018, this $500 scholarship honors the memory of lifelong Lyons resident Janet Orback, who along with her husband Dave, tirelessly helped to provide support and friendship to her neighbors whose homes and lives were destroyed in the 2013 floods, as well as being stewards of the Lyons Cemetery for over 15 years. Recipients of the Janet Orback Memorial Scholarship must have a 2.5 GPA, be active participants in the community, and show a commitment to caring for the environment.

All applications must be received or postmarked by March 11, 2019.

Applications may be returned to the front office of Lyons High School or mailed to the Lyons Community Foundation, PO Box 546, Lyons CO, 80540. The scholarships may be used at any accredited postsecondary education program in the country. Students must be accepted to or have acceptance pending at their prospective school(s) when they submit their applications.

If you have any questions about the scholarships, inquiries can be directed by email to scholarship@lyonscf.org or by phone to 720-295-9667. All applications are reviewed and kept confidential by a committee consisting of Lyons area community members.

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and run, but they loved working on the mural too. These two generations taught each other a lot and shared a strong sense of pride in their collaboration.”

After the mural’s success, Rivers joined forces with Pricilla Cohen to create the Confluence Community Arts (CoCoA). In 2010, building on the same vision that inspired Lyons Past, Present and Future, CoCoA began work on the Clarifier Mosaic project at the intersection of Hwy. 36 and Black Bear Hole, utilizing the former wastewater treatment plant as a 900-sq.-ft. canvas. “We had a basic concept of what we wanted and sketched it out with chalk,” Rivers said. Local residents brought different styles of tile to the location and began sorting them into colors, but that wasn’t meant to be the limit of their participation. “It was important to us that people understood they didn’t need to be artists to participate in the creation process. We gave little demonstrations, asked that they integrate their work where the last person stopped, and let them follow their vision. There were a few bumps over the eight years, including the flood. The Clarifier Project embodies what a successful community-made public art piece can be: it bridged the community through colors, through art, through textiles; it made people feel relevant.”

While engaged in her pro-bono public art management role, Rivers worked as an art teacher, beat cancer, got a divorce, reestablished a home after the flood, and started a business as an Architectural Color Consultant, a person who designs and guides a plan with color as the predominating tool. “I love painting in multi-media and photography, but I knew I wanted that separate from my professional life,” she said about deciding on her new career path.

“Everything I did boiled down to color.” Rivers began researching where she could use that pasCathy Rivers, owner of Rivers ColorWorks + Design, was instrusion in combination with her other skills. “I mental in two of Lyons’ most visible public artworks: the Clarifier enjoy working with people and empowering Community Mosaic project, and the mural at the visitor center them with art. It made sense to help people entitled “Lyons Past Present and Future.” transform their residential or commercial space into a warm, inviting environment they never want to leave, with color.” work with the two generations,” Rivers said. “The seniors With a BFA in Drawing and Painting and an Art were still young at heart and wanted to be engaged with the community. We thought maybe the kids would turn Continue Rivers on Page 14

Thinking in color describes Cathy Rivers

By Tamara Vega Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – Architectural color consultant and founder of Rivers ColorWorks + Design, grew up with her eight siblings outside of Chicago. Every morning the children would come down for breakfast Haddad and see the Formica kitchen table covered with their mother’s elaborate drawings. When they returned from school that afternoon, the table was wiped clean – until the next morning.

Cathy Rivers’ mother saw everything with the potential for color. “We had new wood-paneled walls. Mom mixed some blue and green paint with turpentine and asked my dad to wipe it on the walls with a rag,” Rivers says. “He was very much against it; we were all freaked out. But when it was finished, it looked beautiful.” She taught her children to be visual people and to think in color. “I didn’t know her influence back then, I would go to friends’ birthday parties and was embarrassed because she would save bits of paper and odd objects and make these goofy collaged wrapping papers. I would think, why can’t she just go buy a roll of colored wrapping paper at the store like all the other moms?”

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Walking into Rivers’ office studio, you see a full wall of neatly organized clear drawers labeled: maps, calendars, embossed, solids, stripes, ribbon, stencils, birds, and so on. She clearly embraced the life of a visual thinker. And digging into her own experiences growing up in a family of 11, she applied the necessity of collaboration to two of Lyons’s most notable public art pieces: the Clarifier Community Mosaic project and a mural, Lyons Past Present and Future.

In 2000 Rivers and Candace Shepard began work on Lyons Past, Present and Future, a permanent mural piece on the west side of the Visitors Center, with the vision of engaging the Lyons’s senior and youth communities. By 2002 the Gap Group, the Lyons Golden Gang, and many young people finished the mural that simultaneously depicts the history, the present, and an envisioned future of the town of Lyons. “It was an incredible experience to

Suicide awareness for everyone – free class offered on February 2

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – Most people don’t know what to do when someone they know says they are suicidal. Learning intervenJane tion skills could change that. Why is this important? At least 1,168 people died by suicide in Colorado in 2018, and we are consistently in the top ten states with the highest suicide rates. It is most common among men from 45 and 64, something that surprises many people. And it is the leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 34.

We in Lyons can be a part of changing these scary and sobering statistics. When we learn to talk about suicide, and to ask the question even though we are scared of the answer, we start to break down the barriers that stop desperate people from

asking for help. You can be the one to save a life in this way. For this reason, the Lyons Mental Health Initiative is offering a no-cost Suicide Awareness for Everyone program called safeTALK, on Saturday, February 2, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lyons Community Church. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. safeTALK is a program that has trained over 500,000 people internationally in the last decade. Why? For the same reason we get trained in CPR and First Aid – we want to save lives. Just like physical and heart attack first aid, this is suicide first aid. Attendees will learn about suicide, how to recognize when to talk about it and ask about it, and what to do if the answer to “Are you thinking about killing yourself?” is “Yes.” safeTALK as a program has safety built in. There is always a community resource person who is trained to talk confidentially with anyone who might be having a hard time with the information and top-

ics in the class. If you are worried that learning about suicide might bring up feelings of despair for yourself or others, there is no need. Safety is built right into the structure of the class.

Talking about suicide is scary and uncomfortable, it’s true. You might be feeling that reading this article. In the safeTALK class, you learn to trust your gut, learn how to recognize the signs that someone might need help, and then you get to practice scenarios where you can ask “Are you okay? Are you thinking about suicide?” This makes it more likely that you will be able to respond if someone around you demonstrates the signs that they are in danger.

The class is short and accessible. It is being offered without cost to the participants through the Lyons Mental Health Initiative. The Lyons Mental Health Initiative was started at the Lyons Regional Library in 2017 to address issues of mental health and mental ill-

ness in the Town of Lyons, to decrease the stigma associated with mental health issues, and open up the conversation about mental health in the town.

Through Community Conversations on Mental Health, classes in Mental Health First Aid and safeTALK, library materials, and articles like this one in the local papers, the Initiative is working to make Lyons a healthier place for all of us to live.

Sponsoring the program along with the Lyons Regional Library are: the Lyons Community Church and its pastor, Emily Kintzel; the Town of Lyons through a Goodwill Fund Grant; Foothills United Way; and Longmont’s Supporting Action for Mental Health.

Anyone can register for the safeTALK program by emailing your name, email address and phone number toinfo@lyonsregionallibrary.com, or calling the Library at 303-823-5165 and leaving your name and phone number with them there.

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OPPORTUNITY New Lyons Regional Library building is taking shape

By Darcie Sanders Redstone Review

Campbell County Public Library in Gillette, Wyoming, and Kara Bauman, Adult Experiences Librarian and current Interim Director of the Lyons Regional Library. In-person interviews are being held this month. We anticipate selection and announcement of the new director by February.

Activities at the library Seed Swap Day: On January 26 we’ll be shaking off any winter funk and prepare for spring by participating in

LYONS – Hey, it’s starting to look a lot like a building.

Watching the new building go up has been a great way to start the new year. Despite the cold and snowy weather, construction is still on schedule, and thanks to prudent bracing from the crew, we didn’t lose any walls in the high wind events.

How tall is it, actually? The answer is that the new building will be 28 ft. at its highest point. Enough exterior framing and load-bearing walls are in such that folks can get a real, physical feel for the project. Most comments I hear are about how beautiful the Ralston Quiet Reading Room will be with its welcoming fireplace and multiple windows, and how nice it will be to sit on the patio facing Sandstone Park. Please take a look at the architect’s rendering which accompanies this article to get an even better idea.

So, what’s next in the construction schedule? For the remainder of January you can expect to see the trusses getting set, the Construction on the new library building is moving right along in spite of exterior getting its Tyvek wrap and flashcold and snowy weather. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS ing, and siding application. Stone should be delivered to the site in February. We thank the entire community for your continued patience National Seed Swap Day. The seed swap is a fundamenwith the occasional street closure or delivery truck traffic. tal part of human history. Seeds were one of the first New director search update commodities valued and traded. Today, modern gardenTwo finalists have been selected. They are Rebecca ers collect and exchange seeds for many reasons ranging Schuh, currently Reference Services Librarian at the from cultivating rare, heirloom varieties to basic thrift.

The exchange of seeds perpetuates biodiversity. It is an act of giving and the ultimate form of recycling. Here in Lyons folks are encouraged to drop by the library (on January 26 between noon and 5 p.m.) to pick up packets of already donated seeds. The selection is mostly herbs and veggies. We have tons and tons, and you don’t have to bring a seed packet to get a seed packet.

Collecting craft supplies: we are still collecting empty wrapping paper tubes for an upcoming children’s craft project.

Art Trading Cards: The monthly Art-4-Art Trading Cards get-together will take place on Saturday, January 19 at 12:30 p.m. This involves some friendly admiration and trading of art cards, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Never been? Curious? Beginners and observers of all ages welcome.

Let’s get Friendly The new year also means it’s time to renew (or start up) your membership in the Friends of the Lyons Regional Library. The Friends of the Lyons Regional Library support the library by fostering public awareness, sharing enthusiasm for learning, and enhancing the library’s service to the community. Trivia Nights, the Tomato Plant Sale, and the Used Book Sale are just a few of their fun events.

Individual memberships are $10, and Family memberships are $25. The Friends is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

You can find them on Facebook and also under the “Support Your Library” tab on the library’s website. You can also email them at lyons.library.friends@gmail.com You can stop by the library Mondays through Saturdays at 405 Main St., call us at 303-823-5165, like our page on Facebook, or visit us online anytime at www.LyonsRegionalLibrary.com.

Darcie Sanders is a Lyons Regional Library District Board Trustee.

Winter wildlife proofing is the new spring cleaning

By Chelsea Barrett Redstone Review LYONS – Everybody’s heard of Spring Cleaning.

Now there’s a new seasonal trend, Winter Wildlife Proofing. When Barrett the leaves have fallen and the days are shorter, animals start to look for warm spaces to spend the remainder of the winter months and create nesting sites for spring babies.

Breeding season starts in late January for some species, so now is the time to seal up your home to prevent unwelcome furry residents. The key to avoiding troublesome encounters is to take steps to exclude wildlife from homes, buildings, and yards.

Devote some attention this winter to checking and repairing attic vents and holes in siding, trimming overhanging tree branches, closing up space under decks and sheds to seal access points, checking the screen on your chimney stack, and ensuring that all potential sources of food (including trash bins) are secure.

The abundance of wildlife in Colorado combined with human population growth increases the potential for negative human and animal interactions. When faced with a wildlife conflict, we must remind ourselves that the animals were here first. New developments on open space and other natural habitats displace the wildlife that live there. These animals are then forced to adapt to their new human neighbors, or move on. When opportunity presents itself, such as a bowl of dog food left on the front porch or an opening into a warm and protected attic, they naturally take advantage. It’s their survival instincts at work!

Many species, like raccoons and squirrels, adapt well to new urban settings. These urbanized animals find new food sources, often created by humans, and explore places to nest that might not have been previously available, such as attics and sheds.

nesting area into an environment that is uncomfortable and undesirable for raising babies. Try playing talk radio loudly next to the nest, day and night. Talk radio doesn’t hurt the animal but it may annoy her into leaving, especially after 48 to 72 hours of it. You could also try using bright or flashing lights or placing apple cider soaked rags around the area. The goal is to encourage the animal to relocate her babies without any direct human contact.

If you have explored these options and still have concerns about the wildlife or you want additional information, please call Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 303-823-8455. Making Winter Wildlife Proofing part of your household’s winter routine will create a happier habitat for both you and your local wild animals.

As the saying goes, “An ounce of pre- by new animals that are potentially hostile vention is worth a pound of cure.” By pre- and territorial. There’s something incrediChelsea Barrett is the Development venting wildlife from setting up homes too bly fulfilling about watching a wild family Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation close to humans and becoming a nuisance, grow and develop in a natural way and Center, which cares for more than 3,500 you are creating the best possible situation depart the nest when prepared to do so. mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. for both wild animals and humans.

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INSIGHT Taxes, accountants, receipts, endless forms and a government shutdown

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – It’s the second week of January and on my list of things to do today is to withdraw enough money from my Gierach savings account to cover my last quarterly withholding payment for 2018, which is due in less than a week.

And as long as I’m doing that, I might as well go ahead and make an appointment with my accountant, Dan, for midFebruary before he gets booked up. I wait until then because all the tax-related forms I get are supposed to arrive by the end of January, but sometimes they don’t, so I give everyone a two-week grace period – which is more than they’d give me.

Then it’s just a matter of emptying the accordion file where I keep my receipts and going through the hand-written ledger where I keep track of income and adding up opposing columns of figures: money in, money out. The hard part (what it all means, both to me and to the IRS) is what I hire out to Dan, who knows what he’s doing.

Dan is a tax accountant specializing in small businesses and sole proprietors like me. He once said that if his other clients could see what I write off they’d have a cow, but in fact it’s all legitimate and we’ll both stand by it. (Actually, as a Certified Public Accountant, it’s his job to stand by it.) I write books and magazine stories about travel and fly-fishing for a living, so I can deduct

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What Dan meant was that on paper it looks like a permanent vacation, but to the level gaze of the IRS it generates income and therefore qualifies as work. Or to put it another way, I have to go fishing; it’s my job.

I remember the first time I heard about taxes.

I couldn’t have been more than four or five years old when my mother took me aside and told me not to bother my father because he was doing the taxes. I didn’t know what that meant, but one look at him told the story.

He sat there at the head of the dining table which was strewn with receipts, printed forms, and open bank books. Directly in front of him was a tablet covered with handwritten figures. To his right stood an electric percolator full of coffee and a large ashtray containing a perpetually smoldering Viceroy cigarette. He held a pencil in one hand and his forehead in the other as he surveyed this mess with a look that combined equal amounts of anger and defeat.

It was the same look he’d be directing at me by the time I was in my teens.

When I started working I was disheartened that part of my paycheck was being “withheld” for taxes, as if I couldn’t be

trusted to pay what I owed at the end of the year. Now I get paid the full amount and Dan figures my quarterly withholding payments based on my wild guess at what my income will be.

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I have the same attitude about taxes that most of us have. In principle, I acknowledge everyone’s responsibility to chip in for all the government services we receive. The list is endless and we seldom think about most of them. Suffice it to say that whenever you begin a sentence with “You know, they should...” the “they” you’re talking about is probably a government employee.

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And then there’s the matter of fairness.

Most of us agree that we should pay some taxes, but think we’re paying more than we should. That’s especially true since the Republicans handed the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers a huge tax break and stuck the rest of us with the bill. That was based on the old and now largely disproven theory of trickle-down economics that says the owners of corporations should get a bigger break because they create jobs. The opposing theory says that workers should get the bigger break because they’re the ones who actually do the work, trudging off every morning in the sure and certain knowledge that if the CEOs had to go down to the shop floor and do the job, the company would be bankrupt by lunchtime.

The 1 percent is on top for now because our current campaign finance laws allow them to buy the representation we’re all supposed to have, but often don’t get. I believe that will change soon. After all, we’re a crisis culture that runs headlong in one direction until the road gets bumpy, only to turn around and run just as heedlessly the opposite way. In theory, we’ll eventually end up in a Platonic middle ground where no one gets everything they want, but no one gets totally screwed, either.

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Bonnie and the Clydes headline the event and bring their Rocky Mountain country soul to the Dickens Opera House, with an opening set from Boulder favorite Banshee Tree. Twelve additional venues will host between one and four performances throughout the afternoon and evening, ranging from solo singer / songwriters to full bands to Longmont Symphony Orchestra ensembles and the Longmont Chorale Singers.

One comprehensive $25 ticket allows concert-goers access to every show throughout the day. In addition to entry to the various performances, purchasing tickets will also give ticket holders access to food and drink specials at many of the public venues during the event.

A limited number of $50 VIP tickets are available, allowing VIPs entry into the Artists’ After-Party from 9 to 10:30 p.m. This gives the more dedicated fans a chance to talk with their favorite local artists and possibly hear some spontaneous jam sessions and collaborations from the participating musicians.

The Winter Walkabout Music Showcase is presented by TBK Bank, and put on with the support of the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, KGNU Community Radio, KUNC 91.5 FM, 105.5 FM the Colorado Sound, Oskar Blues, and Ron’s Printing Center. More information including the lineup, participating venues, food and drink deals, frequently asked questions, and the ability to purchase tickets can all be found at www.downtownlongmont.com.

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COMMUNITY Town’s Ecology Advisory Board had busy 2018

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review

or reduce applications where possible and improve signage when application does occur. The subcommittee also applied for and received a Lyons Community Foundation grant for testing pesticide residues in the parks and will continue an initial testing program started this year. It

and a September movie at Stonebridge Farm was about the life of farmer and author Wendell Berry.

Botanic Garden – The Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens is a wholly funded independent organization. The EAB supports the organization’s charter, which will educate the public on native plants through display gardens. The organization recently received town approval to go forward with construction of the gardens at the flood buyout property on the former Baranway mobile home park adjacent to Bohn Park.

Walking Arboretum – Members of the EAB continued to refine and add to the Walking Arboretum project – a selfguided tour showcasing tree species in Lyons. The trees are labeled and a selfguided tour booklet is available at Town Hall and the Visitors Center.

Drone Policy – The EAB reviewed Boulder County’s drone policy for possible adoption by the town. The policy would cover drone use in town parks and open space. A draft policy was forwarded to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration.

The EAB meets the third Wednesday of each month at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m.

The public is always welcome. Current EAB members are: Steve Simms, chair; Fay Marshall, co-chair; Greg Lowell, secretary; Kurt Carlson, Garima Fairfax and Dave Batts.

request from the mayor) on the possible Boulder County public shooting range near the intersection of Routes 36 and 66 at the LYONS – The Town of Lyons Ecology site of the former Cemex quarry. The EAB Advisory Board is an all-volunteer board expressed concerns over disruption of that advises town staff and the Board of wildlife habitat, noise and run-off issues.

Trustees on environmental and land use School Ecology Activities – The EAB enthusiastically supports the efforts of the Lyons Middle/Senior High School Riverwatch Team and the Lyons Elementary School’s Science and Leadership program. Members of the EAB participate in both schools’ ecology activities. The EAB received presentations from both groups, with LES presenting an annual report on their macroinvertebrate studies and state of the river from test sites in LaVerne Johnson Park. Members of the EAB are working with both schools to expand their environmental activities throughout town, as well as continuing to work with them on a year-toyear basis in order to capture data that will be helpful in monitoring river conditions and restoring tree and plant communities.

Colton Jonjak-Plahn (left) and Jaiden Batts of the Lyons High School Riverwatch team instruct Outreach Programs – The students from Lyons Elementary School on sampling macroinvertebrates in the St. Vrain River at EAB puts on two public outGreg Lowell is a member of Lyons Ecology LaVern Johnson Park last spring. PHOTO BY DAVE BATTS reach events each year, one Advisory Board and has been involved with each in the spring and fall. An land conservation issues for more than 25 issues within the town. Additionally, the is expected that the new weed manage- April presentation on the owls of Boulder years. He graduated from the University of EAB seeks to educate the public through ment plan will be presented to the Board County at the Farmette was well attended New Hampshire and now lives in Lyons. outreach, school and cooperative activities. of Trustees sometime in February so that In 2018, among its activities, the EAB implementation can begin this spring. formed a subcommittee in response to resGarden in a Box – For the first time in idents’ concerns about the use of herbi- 2018, Lyons utility customers were able to cides on town property, offered residents purchase Gardens in a Box at a discount of When Conference Features xeric gardens, and began to formulate a $25. Each year, ReSource Central offers a Friday, February 22, 2019 - Two Keynote Presentations plan that would catalogue the town’s eco- selection of professionally designed peren8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Breakout Sessions for teachers, counselors, and administrators logically important areas. nial gardens. The xeric (low-water) gar- Networking time with peers The EAB’s notable activities in den kits include 14 to 30 starter plants, a - Browsing the exhibits - Continental Breakfast and Lunch 2018 were: comprehensive plant and care guide and Where - College credits through Adams State available New Integrated Weed Management up to three plant-by-number maps for Arvada Center for the Arts - Certificate for 7.5hrs Professional Development 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

Plan – One of the EAB’s responsibilities is each garden type. The program will conArvada, CO 80003 to prepare and update the town’s Weed tinue in 2019. For more information and Keynote Presentations Management Plan. In response to citizen to be placed on a pre-order list, go to: Barbara Kerr, Ph.D. concerns about present control practices, https://resourcecentral.org/gardens/.

Registration a subcommittee of non-EAB members was Upland Plan – Part of the EAB’s charGender and Genius in the 21st Century $130 - General Conference formed to explore alternative methods of ter is to catalogue ecologically important While gifted girls and women have made great $60 - Parent Conference strides in closing the STEM achievement gap and weed control on town property. The sub- lands within both the town and the town’s $50 - Students rising to leadership positions, gifted girls and committee worked diligently to devise a Planning Area (which extends beyond women still compromise their dreams and goals. new draft plan for control measures on town limits). The EAB began the effort in In addition, the professions they plan to enter town lands. A phased approach is antici- late 2018 and hopes to conclude it in Meals remain gendered, especially those that are Continental breakfast and perceived to require “genius”. Can we predict pated that will 1) eliminate synthetic pes- 2019. In the end, the so-called “Upland lunch are provided. how our gifted girls will react to discrimination, sexism, and sexual ticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertiliz- Plan” will provide a guide for proper land Continental breakfast will harassment - or just to not being taken seriously? What can we do ers from town-managed land; 2) assess the use and protection. It will also recognize include pastries, coffee, and to prevent our gifted young women from losing confidence in tea. Lunch will include a alternative practices and results of this the natural interdependency between themselves and their dreams, from preschool to professional school? potato bar with baked change in weed management practice; town lands and the surrounding Boulder potatoes, potato toppings, Nicole Tetreault, Ph.D. and 3) revise the plan to reflect any need- County open spaces, Roosevelt National chili, salad and dessert. ed changes. Town staff has been informed Forest and private land.

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Chamber membership status LYONS – Not sure about your current Chamber of Commerce membership status?

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If your status doesn't show as active it means your membership has lapsed. Please send any questions to admin@lyons-colorado.com.

Look up the Lyons Chamber of Commerce website for membership status and find your

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Eyeglass pickup for the Lyons Lions LYONS – The Lyons Lions Club would like to remind everyone that they are continuously collecting used eye glasses for those in need. The overriding mission of Lions Club International and its local chapters is to fight blindness. Collection boxes can be found at Clark’s Hardware, Lyons High School and Lyons Optometry. The Lyons Lions Club would also like thank Lyons Optometry for helping with our local population in need of eyeglass assistance. Please stop in and check them out. This is an excellent local resource.

For more information, contact Scott Leiding at scottleiding@yahoo.com.

Visit www.ourgifted.com, click on Beyond Giftedness and then on the registration tab.

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physiology, gifted people perceive and respond to the world differently, experiencing heightened emotional, sensory, motor, imaginational, and intellectual processing. Recent studies report that high IQ individuals are also at risk for psychological and physiological conditions. These studies join a growing body of scientific evidence providing guidance for gifted individuals to live a good life based on an accurate understanding of their greater capacity to take in the world based upon their uniquely expanded and elevated neuroanatomical and physiological systems.

Participants will learn how our brains are as unique as a fingerprint, and how gifted experiences are sometimes intense because we are hard-wired differently. “Gifted” are not better, not worse, but neurodiverse.

Parent Mini Conference A special half day parent-focused conference that overlaps with the General Conference and includes lunch and the afternoon keynote.

Parents may also attend the mental health panel.

More information at www.ourgifted.com Parent Mini-Conference is limited to 50 people.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts and Entertainment in the Lyons area

By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS Watercolor Painting Class for Seniors and other interested folks – Artist Trish Murtha’s “Winter Barn Scene” class is coming up on January 16h DeCoster and her “Wintry Sunset and Silhouettes” class will be held February 13. Murtha’s teaching style is approachable and informative. Classes are open to all local residents at all levels of ability from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the Walt Self Building Basement. Samples of her work can be seen at Western Stars Gallery. This class is free for residents who simply sign-up by emailing llegault@townoflyons.com or calling 303-823-8250 Ext. 30.

Furloughed National Park Service employee and local musician, Ian Brighton upcoming gigs – Every first Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fork, Brighton’s popular duo, Rattlesnake Kate and the Beaver, will be showcased along with the restaurant’s fresh offerings. Save the dates now for his March 8 and March 15 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. shows at Oskar Blues with Good Manners, a junkyard jazz ensemble, and Samba Tonk featuring Brighton with Enion Pelta-Tiller, Bonnie and Taylor Sims, Glen Taylor, Raoul Rossiter, Francisco Marquez, and other special guests. It’s a great time to support this artist whose youngest son has a critical medical procedure coming up at Children’s Sculptor James G. Moore of Eaton and Eyes of Freedom artist, Anita Miller of Lyons, making their Lyons Flood Hospital. Kyle Renfro is back at the helm in the Oskar Memorial Bell presentation at the Town Hall art show.

PHOTO BY LAUREN M. CLICK Blues kitchen so stop by to hear great locally-based music and check out their eclectic culinary creations.

February 9 at 7 p.m. brings “Roaming like a soon be available at Gatherings of a Lifetime on Main At The Stone Cup Gallery – The adored and talMountain Lion / Celebrating the Wild in Wildlife” to Street. Proceeds from the sales of these locks benefit all ented resident Queen of Whimsy, Rachel Tallent, offers walls chockfull of her “The Multitudinous” pieces Western Stars Gallery – This free 55 minute community the LAHC’s projects afoot. These sculptures, with more through the end of February, with an opening, still TBD, wildlife education offering, cosponsored by Town of Lyons to come, are part of the LAHC’s growing outdoor art coland Western Stars, is a presentation of wild footage cap- lection. Inquiries regarding the sponsorship or purchase of for earlier that month.

The Stone Cup’s Music Lineup – January: tured by wildlife expert, David Neils, of the mysterious and these sculptures, or for more information on the LAHC, Saturday 26, 10 a.m. to noon, Christopher Ryan, Multi- majestic apex predators who roam in our surrounds. Visit contact Melinda Wunder at 303-818-6982 or Instrumentalist / Singer / Songwriter; Sunday 27, 10 a.m. wildnaturemedia.com for more insights about Neils’ work melinda@creativeconvs.com.

The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission has to noon Beni Brosh, Americana / Singer / Songwriter; in the wild. Also see the new wildlife paintings by artist Ezra Tucker of Monument.

Although officially closed all of kicked off its 2019 line-up of quarterly Town Hall February: Saturday 2, 10 a.m. to noon Harmony & Brad, Acoustic Pop / Rock; Sunday 3, 10 a.m. to noon January, Western Stars, located at 160 East Main Street, Art Shows: “Fresh Start/New Beginnings” is the show Jesse DeVelis, Americana / Folk / Soft Rock; Saturday 9 can be reached by calling 401-301-1212 or 303-747-3818, already underway at Town Hall from which two pieces , 10 a.m. to noon The Fremonts, Americana; Sunday 10 or by emailing info@westernstarsgallerystudio.com.

The Second Wednesdays Leathercraft Workshop , 10 a.m. to noon Ally Westover, Eclectic / Singer / Series continues at HJB Designs – Children can learn Songwriter; Saturday 16, 10 a.m. to noon John Mieras, Folk / Singer / Songwriter; Sunday 17, 10 a.m. to noon the craft, skill and patience it takes to make functional leather items from a professional. Next class, February Dominick Antonelli, Folk Singer/Songwriter.

High Street Concerts presents an evening of tra- 13: Make a heart-shaped leather keychain for possible ditional bluegrass with a modern twist on February gift-giving. From 3 to 5 p.m. with light snacks provided .

9 at Rogers Hall – The show features two wonderful $15 for ages 8 and up. Minimum enrollment of 4, maxiacoustic bands – The Martin Gilmore Trio, known for mum of 8. Register ahead via www.townoflyons.com/regtheir fusion of international musical influences, and the istration for individual or a series of classes.

Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission’s heARTS 2018 Telluride Band Contest Winners, Wood Belly, featuring Chris Weist (Mandolin), Craig Patterson of LYONS program continues to pop-up beautiful art (Guitar), Chris Zink (Dobro), Aaron McCloskey all over town – Details and excitement are beginning to Sage & Grace is partnering with Holly Beck, HBJ Designs, to (Banjo), and Taylor Shuck (Bass). Tickets are available flow about LAHC’s newest public art effort, the offer a flowers and handbag combination for Valentine’s Day. online at www. high street concerts. com. Advance pur- Lyons Flood Memorial Bell. The LAHC is busy drawing up agreements with Eyes of Freedom artist, chase is recommended as shows often Anita Miller of Lyons, and renowned have already sold. Viewing hours are during weekly hours promptly sell out. Doors are at 7 p.m. sculptor James G. Moore of Eaton, to of operation. Pick-up of work will be Friday April 5 from with show start time at 8 p.m. collaboratively create an 8’ tall x 4’ wide 5 to 7 p.m., the same time as drop-off for submissions for Bank of the West Art Show feax 3’ deep cast bronze bell installation to the next show, “Rock, Ram, Run” (choose one, all 3, or tures five photographers from be placed near one of Lyons’ walking your own words to play with), a fun exploration of double Western Stars Gallery – Local phobridges.

More details are forthcoming on entendres /visual puns. The next opening reception, with tographers, Ian Taylor and Carol how the community can become appetizers kindly provided by Oskar Blues, is scheduled Walker, Longmont photographers Rob involved. for Saturday, April 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Watch for the Palmer and Paul Marcotte, as well as Atop the restroom facility in Bohn 2019 LAHC’s Town Hall Art Shows posters around town the images of Marty Fry of Loveland fill Park, be on the lookout for wolf expert and/or contact chrystaldecoster@gmail.com for questions the walls. This local bank branch genand artist Eileen Coughlin Turnbull’s regarding the LAHC’s Town Hall Art Show series. erously began these quarterly art show permanently donated bas relief frieze, Art on Main Street – The Corner Studios, Western rotations in 2017 to help promote and “The Guardian,” made from hempcrete. Stars Gallery and Studio, Red Canyon Art, and celebrate area arts-centric businesses in Doggone it, if you haven’t already, stop Metamorphosis all proudly showcase a wide variety of their efforts to propel regional by and pat the bronze “Up and Coming” talents by Colorado creatives. Also watch for pop-up artists. This current show at 303 Main pet by Loveland sculptor Daniel Glanz events at NOW Gallery on Main and at the new Wyld Street hangs through Friday, April 5 parked in front of The Barking Dog Style Studios located at 4559 Highway 66. Artsy vintage and is just a snippet of the wide variety Coffee Shop. Give a wave to “Delilah” finds can also be discovered at Rosey’s Rescues, 343 of artwork, jewelry, antiques, and conby Reven Marie Swanson of Denver, a Broadway, Ralston Bros. Antiques, 426 High Street, and signments represented at 160 East steel and powder-coated installation the antique shop near the intersection of Highways 36 Main, a destination that is not just that is attempting to slow drivers as and 66. Stop by to explore their array of offerings and western, beyond a gift shop, and more they near the pedestrian crosswalk at remember to shop locally for year-round gift-giving to than a gallery. Any business with interSecond and Main. Mitch Levin’s steel support area painters, ceramicists, sculptors, framers, colest in coordinating a show of work there “Unconditional” welcomes the attach- lectors, woodworkers, and craftspersons – especially in from April 5 to July 12, 2019, please Delilah by Reven Marie Swanson ment of “wish” locks that can be pur- the off season doldrums. contact chrystaldecoster@gmail.com or of Denver, a new sculpture at chased nearby at ReRuns and will also Second and Main. lorena.medina@bankofthewest.com.

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EXPRESSIONS A border wall stand off and 800,000 federal employees are not getting paychecks

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – So, Trump wants about $6 billion for a border wall, claiming it is necessary to stop the crisis at the U.S.Joyce Mexico’s 2,200-mile border, part of which already has been walled and/or fenced, and all of which is under constant surveillance and patrol by the U.S. Border Patrol, assisted by some units of the U.S. military.

Trump wants the wall/fence so badly he’s willing to bankrupt 800,000 federal employees and shut down the agencies where they work, meanwhile forcing many of them to continue working in the midst of such dire circumstances that they will lose their homes and apartments, their ability to get to work and back home, the ability to support their families, and possibly their families, too.

Those furloughed will likely lose their federal jobs if they take on other full-time work because they could be considered legally to have abandoned the federal jobs.

If so, they will surely lose and federal back pay from the moment the abandonment is said to have occurred.

Those forced under threat of legal penalty to continue to perform their jobs without pay fit, in my humble opinion, the definition of involuntary servitude (which makes things interesting in Colorado, where we have just ensured that such servitude cannot take place in a n y form).

Since the recent passage by both the House and the Senate of a bill that will ensure back pay to all those workers (which those in the know predict Trump will sign) is a future remedy that will not fully remedy the current situation of utter loss and economic slavery those federal workers have been forced into, it could lead to masses of lawsuits against Trump and the government. Air traffic controllers already have filed suit.

Is it really within the president’s power to destroy the livelihoods and lives of federal workers in order to coerce the members of an opposition political party to vote for what they and their constituents don’t want, but which he does?

So far, this is a picture of one man’s will to power at any cost to those he supposedly serves, for it says to them, “You are expendable. Your lives, your families mean nothing to me. You will do this, and you will not complain, for clearly I am the one who knows what’s good for the nation, and too bad if it hurts you.”

Interestingly, Trump defined those who will be hurt as “mostly Democrats,” which is license for all Republicans to care nothing about their hardships. And that’s exactly what Republicans in Congress have done. They have remained loyal to the leader, their leader,

whom many of them despise, and whose policies many of them fear in terms of what such policies will do to the country.

But Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, RKentucky, the Republican caucus in both houses and the Cabinet officers Trump has appointed, and many Republicans who trashed Trump and his tactics during the campaign now stand behind his unifiedpower presidency (see the film “Vice” for a simple explanation of that term), so McConnell, for example, refused to allow a Senate vote on any of the Democrats’ House proposals or any generated from the Senate, where some Republicans were ready to join in opening parts of the government.

Personally, behind all this, I still hear Steve Bannon’s ghost proclaiming that they (presumably the Trump Administration, but who really knows) had taken the government and weren’t going to give it back, that their goal was the deconstruction of government, and that chaos defines their strategy and tactics.

But that’s a scenario for another time.

Let’s first finish the picture we began above, and let’s do so by reiterating: Trump wants $6 billion to build a wall.

That’s true as far as it goes, but it becomes absurd when you consider that the U.S. has just pledged $10.6 billion in southern Mexico and Central America to stop immigrants long before they reach our border with Mexico.

“The United States pledged $5.8 billion in aid and investment” on Dec. 18 “ f o r

strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion in development aid for southern Mexico,” according to an Associated Press story by Mark Stevenson published that day. “The U.S. aid aims to promote better security conditions and job opportunities as part of a regional plan to allow Central Americans and Mexicans to remain in their countries and not have to emigrate. The plan was announced in a joint U.S.-Mexican statement released by the State Department and read aloud by Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard in the Mexican capital.”

Ebrard was pleased with the plan. “In sum I think this is good news, very good news for Mexico,” Ebrard said.

“Newly inaugurated President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said of the plan, ‘I have a dream that I want to see become a reality... that nobody will want to go work in the United States anymore,’” Lopez Obrador said. And the plan doesn’t require congressional approval, according to Stevenson.

So, ignoring for a moment that all statistics (except Trump’s vague statements about rapists, gun runners and drug dealers) point to no crisis at our southern border, if this $10.6 billion investment works, and no one is seeking to enter the U.S., why do we need a wall?

If, as Trump says, only a wall will save us – but it WILL of itself save us – why not divert that pledged money to build it?

It wouldn’t be the first deal with a foreign nation Trump has trumped.

But if this picture remains as flawed and absurd as it is, the American people do need to build a wall – around Trump and all the Republicans who don’t vote to stop him, even if that means overriding his veto of a bipartisan bill to re-open government. Are there no Republican Mr. Smiths who go to Washington these days?

Richard A. Joyce is a retired professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is an award-winning journalist who served as managing editor, and subsequently editor and general manager of the Cañon City Daily Record from 1988 to 1994. The opinions he expresses in this column are strictly his own, and do not represent in any way the views of anyone else at the Redstone Review or at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.

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HOUSING New advantages for property owners who want tiny homes on wheels as ADUs COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review

LYONS – A majority of the Lyons Board of Trustees voted on January 7 for an ordinance that gives new advantages to property owners in town who want to bring in tiny homes on wheels as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the backyards Reinholds of their single family home residential lots. It’s not clear if this change in the ADU code gives any advantages to renters who are struggling to find a place they can afford to rent in town.

There are currently about 60 ADUs in the Town of Lyons. Research that town staff reported to the Board of Trustees in August found approximately 55 noncompliant ADUs in the Town of Lyons (including allowed historically non-compliant ADUs built before some areas had town zoning). Since May 2017, conditional use reviews were approved for five new detached ADU buildings. The Lyons ADU ordinance allows small carriage houses that are built on site or are modular homes contracted off-site, as long as they meet International Building Code (IRC) and fit into the size requirements of the ADU ordinance.

The changes approved January 7 now allow tiny homes on wheels that do not meet the IRC code and are built according to recreational vehicle (RV) standards like American National Standards Institute Park Model Recreational Vehicle Standard 119.5, National Electrical Code Standards 551 and 552, and National Fire Protection Association Standard 1192.

The term “tiny homes on wheels” or sometimes just “tiny homes” describes a trend that started in the early 2000s of small constructed homes that are on built on a trailer frame with axles and wheels, registered like RVs. I’ve heard people describe tiny homes on wheels as “gentrified RVs.” After a public hearing of mainly business owners related to the tiny homes on wheels industry and tiny home living advocates from Boulder and Colorado Springs, five out of seven trustees voted to

allow tiny homes on wheels as ADUs in the Town of Lyons. Mayor Connie Sullivan, Trustee Juli Waugh, Trustee Barney Dreistadt, Trustee Mark Browning, and Trustee Jocelyn Farrell all voted in favor of the changes to town code.

Although homeowners associations do not allow ADUs, Sullivan said the neighborhood where she and Dreistadt live (Eagle Canyon) “when it gets older” might no

would as property improvements.

She said that she thought manufactured housing (mobile homes), which meet IRC code and are inspected by the department of Housing and Urban Development, are more safe than tiny homes on wheels and other RVs. She did get confirmation from Town Planner Paul Glasgow that a mobile home that met the small size requirement size requirements

Lyons property owners may now be able to bring in tiny homes on wheels as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the backyards of their single family homes. An example is this home manufactured by Timbercraft Tiny Homes in Guntersville, Alabama. longer prohibit ADUs. Does that mean that Eagle Canyon might one day see tiny homes on wheels in backyards?

Trustee Wendy Miller and Trustee Mike Karavas voted against the change. Miller expressed concerns about why tiny homes on wheels would be allowed when other RVs are not. “I don’t think this is going to create more affordable housing. In fact, I think it might be the opposite. I think it might put the last nail in the coffin as far as gentrification.” Miller had previously raised the issue of tiny homes on wheels having a vehicle identification number and not contributing to property taxes like other ADUs

(dependent on size of the main house, but no larger than 800 square feet) would also be allowed as an ADU under the changed ordinance. Karavas cited issues of neighborhoods where the Lyons Fire Protection District has expressed concern that fire hydrants don’t have enough pressure for existing homes. “We haven’t completed the testing of fire hydrants,” he said.

You can read the existing ordinance at www.townoflyons.com/566/AccessoryDwelling-Units. Applicants for all detached ADUs (including tiny homes on wheels) must go through a conditional use review process, including a public hearing

for their immediate neighbors and the general public to comment. Homeowners of ADU properties must rent for periods of 30 days or longer (for example, at least a month-to-month lease), and cannot use their properties for short-term vacation rentals. The process for adding ADUs to single family home residential lots was created and modified in the Town of Lyons during the past few years, aiming to encourage more available rentals in town at lower costs because of the size, but still at market rate. An existing advantage to homeowners is that ADUs can share utility connection fees with the main house, saving homeowners $20,000 to $40,000 in construction costs. Like all ADUs, tiny homes on wheels are required to be attached to all Town of Lyons utilities. In addition, the tiny homes on wheels must to be anchored, secured, and attached to all utilities, and occupancy is limited to a maximum of four people.

The ordinance, described as experimental by both Glasgow and several of the trustees, has a number limit and a time limit, requiring a future Board of Trustees to review it again. The ordinance states that no more than ten tiny homes on wheels can be used as ADUs within Lyons town limits, and a future Board of Trustees may “review the effects of tiny homes on wheels on Lyons’s affordable housing inventory” and vote to allow more. (However, it is not clear to me what “the effects of tiny homes on Lyons’s affordable housing inventory” are or how they will be measured.) Also, the tiny homes on wheels subsection of the ADU ordinance will expire in five years after adoption, although a future board can review and reinstate it.

Sullivan introduced an ordinance to remove the five-year sunset clause, but she was voted down by five of the trustees. Browning said the sunset clause “serves a useful purpose because this is such an experimental ordinance.”

Farrell, although she voted for the tiny homes on wheels as ADUs, wanted to see the minimum rental period for all ADUs raised to at least three months, or maybe six months, instead of month-to-month.

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BUSINESS The business community in Lyons is changing Several businesses in Lyons are for sale, some have recently sold

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review LYONS – People in Lyons often measure events by the time the flood of 2013 occurred. It has been the defining factor of Lyons ever since it happened. Some businesses moved, a new bakery opened, others took months and months to regroup, repair, and reopen. The repercussions have been endless.

Now that the town is mostly repaired, the business community continues to evolve. In 2017, the medical clinic located in Winter Plaza on Main Street in town closed after Centura Health bought Longmont United Hospital. The hospital, which owned the clinic, closed it, a money-saving measure, and Lyons residents were left without a doctor or medical facility.

More recently the St. Vrain Pharmacy closed last year after the owner Mary Aronson was allegedly accused of illegally distributing amphetamine, oxycodone and the drug lorazepam early last year.

Mayor Connie Sullivan, who with her husband Neil, owns the St. Vrain Market in Lyons, has been trying to find a medical group that would be interested in reopening the little medical clinic in Lyons. But so far no group has been interested. This leaves many Lyons residents without a medical facility or a pharmacy.

Some of these residents do not have transportation to go to Longmont or Boulder for medical needs.

Several businesses in Lyons are for sale.

Steamboat Mountain Natural Foods is for sale, 454 Main St. The natural foods grocery is owned by Dorothy Pellouchoud who said she wants to retire. Pellouchoud

reopen as soon as delivery trucks were able to enter town.

Lonnie Clark, the owner of Clarks Hardware, 4100 Ute Hwy., has the hardware store up for sale. Clark has been in

of the truck. This was a huge help to residents who had a lot of flood damage and were able to buy supplies locally. Many residents will be upset if the town loses its hardware store.

Last Summer Gwynne Owen sold her business, Gwynne’s Greenhouse and Garden Shoppe, 4602 Highland Dr., to the Headquarters Cannabis Company Marijuana Shop, 4497 Ute Hwy., located

Steamboat Mountain Natural Foods and Clark’s Hardware are just two of a number of Lyons businesses who are closing their doors. said that she wanted to sell the business and keep the building to rent it out. She wanted to rent to someone who would keep the natural food store in place. “I didn’t get any offers,” she said. So she changed plans and decided to sell the building instead of the business. “I have had one offer from someone who wants me to stay on and run store for five years; that’s not how I want to retire,” she said.

Her customers want her to stay open.

“One woman told me that she moved here because of my store,” she said.

The natural foods store suffered some water damage during the flood, but volunteers pitched in and helped Pellouchoud clean up the store and

the hardware business since he was 19 and worked for the former owner of the hardware store Ted Gullikson. It was called Ted’s Hardware then. When Clark first purchased the shop in 2000 he kept the name Ted’s Hardware for a few years.

When I asked him why he didn’t change the name he said, “Everyone is going to call it Ted’s anyway, so I just left it.”

Eventually he changed the name to Clark’s Hardware.

The hardware suffered damage during the flood and lost a lot of inventory. Ace Hardware suppliers brought in a big truck right after the flood and opened the back of the truck which was loaded with supplies so Clark was able to sell products out

right across from her business on Ute Highway. Owen said she turned 65 and she wanted to retire. “When your children don’t want to run your business, then you have to sell,” she said.

A second business or group of businesses was purchased by a marijuana shop, the Bud Depot, 138 E. Main St. in Lyons last year. The owners of the Bud Depot purchased Lyons Village Central. The Village Central is the location of the former Lyons Shoppette.

The Lyons Soda Fountain and Bakery, 400 Main St. owned by Jennifer Quinn, has been closed for a long time and the business, not the building is potentially for sale.

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HEALTH Good posture: worth more than you think

By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review LYONS – Want to know the secret to looking smarter, taller, healthier and more confident? The secret is improving your Muldoon posture. It has been proven that others perceive people who have good posture as being intelligent, having positive self-esteem, and as being strong, fit individuals. Scientifically, having good posture improves your overall health, makes breathing easier, and helps alleviate neck, shoulder, and back pain.

We all fall victim to ignoring our body positioning at some point throughout the day. The advancement of technology has changed various ways we work and communicate, allegedly making our lives sim-

pler. But when it comes to our body mechanics, using these devices puts our spines in positions that produce poor alignments and inefficient muscle engagement. Repeating this day after day sets us up for injury and chronic pain. Being aware of what good posture looks like is crucial to ensuring good mechanics.

Below are some tips and exercises to assist in keeping your spine healthy and mobile.

• Each day check in and be aware of your posture when standing, sitting and walking.

• Keep your weight down. Excess weight exerts a constant stress on your joints, making the muscles work harder, which eventually weakens them.

• Exercise regularly. Exercise promotes strong and flexible muscles that naturally keep your spine in proper alignment.

• Protect your back when lifting or carrying heavy items. Bend your knees and

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• Wall Angel. Stand with your back against a flat wall with your feet about four inches from the base. Try to make contact with your wrist, elbows, shoulders and head. Raise arms up and down as if making a snow angel • Doorway Stretch. This exercise loosens tight chest muscles. Place hands about shoulder height in a doorway, step forward to feel a stretch in your chest. You can adjust your arms up or down to customize the stretch to your body. Hold for ten seconds.

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Town Continued from Page 1 create some fun programs for kids rather than pay the $85,000 for events that only catered to adults.

Most of the Trustees spoke about how much they enjoyed the games and how well run the games were, but they all wanted at least a break-even proposition.

Each year that Adventure Fit has put on the games in Lyons, which is at least three, Kravetz has told the board that next year the town would make more money because they were building up the event and were expecting more and more people to attend. But the amount of people that can attend an event is limited by several factors such as parking, and how much traffic the town can hold in the summer with thousands of people going up to Rocky Mountain National Park every day.

The mayor suggested that they need to collect more money from sponsors. In the end the board voted to approve the contract for another year. Trustee Mark Browning voted against the measure.

The Summit affordable housing project, near the high school, is being held up because the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) funding is on hold until the government opens up again.

The reckless driver of the yellow Corvette that caused a high speed chase by the sheriff’s deputies through Lyons and Boulder was thankfully captured and is now in custody with multiple charges including bank robbery in Broomfield.

Sgt. Bill Crist thanked everyone for their response to the incident giving the Sheriff’s Dept. helpful tips that led to the driver’s capture.

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Paint, more than any other decorative element, dramatically impacts living and working spaces. It is the least expensive and most effective way to express style and add energy, transforming any environment. Yet, color can

ADUs Continued from Page 10 tiny homes on wheels ordinance, but to instead bring it to a future meeting revisiting the overall ADU ordinance. “I think 30 days minimum is too close to promoting a hotel-type environment in neighborhoods,” Farrell said. “We need to have enforcement so we don’t have a VRBO (Vacation Rental By Owner) community. I like the idea that people being in a home longer will be more entrenched in our community.”

also be the most intimidating.

“I assist my clients with color choices and space planning; furnishings and surface materials selections,” Rivers said. “My gift is helping clients see the big picture in their spaces, and devising strategies to bring them to successful completion. Color is a fascinating concept to work with; it is psychological and emotional. I offer a technical service that also needs my emotional and spiritual presence as part of the service. It’s a very delicate situation. I am always honored to be welcomed into someone’s home. I love hearing the stories about a favorite pillow, or a rug, or learning why there are rooster figurines everywhere. It is a big realization for clients when I can show them that colors from that favorite pillow can be a primary or secondary color in the room. Or show them how they can curate their rooster collection into a showpiece that complements their space instead of

Tiny homes on wheels have not been proven to cost less than building ADUs on site, or bringing in modular buildings for ADUs, all which are already allowed in the Town of Lyons ADU ordinance.

According to TinyHouseTalk.com, prebuilt tiny homes on wheels cost around $40,000 to $50,000, although other websites show prices up to $100,000.

Spruce.com found the median price in the U.S. for tiny homes on wheels was $59,884 in 2017, and local Lyons area builder Simblissity currently has one for

A&E Continued from Page 9 This Valentines Day, Sage & Grace, plants and flowers, can help you move beyond the traditional red roses and into the meaningful – With flower bouquets that speak romance, love, and feminine adoration, Sage & Grace is partnering with Holly Beck, HBJ Designs, who is designing the “Perfect Little Leather Clutch” that can be added to your flower order for that sweet special touch. This perfect pairing is the gift that you’ve been looking for and that your love will love.

Orders need to be placed by Monday, February 11. Pickup and free local delivery is available. If you have a local dinner reservation, we will deliver your purchase so that it awaits at your table for that added surprise. Visit SageandGraceLyons on Facebook and Instagram for more details or call Nicole Bookman at 720-556-2021.

Bella la Crema, the new culinary arts destination at 405 Main, is closed for the month, but excited to be whipping up some tempting Valentine’s creations for February 1. For updates and offerings, check the Facebook page for this bustling Bistro and Butter Bar located next to the temporary Library, where custom private parties and pairings can be arranged. Email shaunalee@bellalacrema.com or call 303-823-UMOO for more details.

Stop in to Red Canyon Art for their Winter Sale Days January 15 through February 28 – This gallery offers a handmade parade of amazing items such as ceramics, crystals, jewelry, fine art, cards, gifts, and more.

Located at 400 Main Street. Phone 303-823-5900.

Missin’ your hoedown? Don’t despair – Please join Lyons Old-Time Square Dance for our next dance (with old-time reels, mixers, squares, waltzes, and flat-footing) on Saturday, February 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Oskar Blues, 303 Main Street. All dances are taught and are beginner and family-friendly. Larry Edelman calls the easiest dances early in the evening alongside the live old-time string band, Nine Dollar Shawl, featuring Andrea Earley Coen, Lori Nitzel, Ellen Rosenberg, and Pat Carbone. Save the dates (future dances: March 2 and April 6) and bring friends and family and spread the word. $10 for adults, $5 for children, and $25 for a family. Contact oldtimedances@musicinlyons.com or call 303-827-6322 with questions.

Spirit Hound Distillers’ Science and Spirits Salon delivers Martians and Martinis on Thursday, January 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Inspired by the success of their Backyard Stargazing event, Spirit Hound is teaming up with some astronomy experts for this wintertime series.

January’s topic, Martians and Martinis, will be presented

by Colorado University professor and local resident, Nick Schneider. He’ll talk rovers, rockets, habitability and perhaps some science fiction, too. Location is 4196 Ute Highway. Call 303-823-5696 for more information.

ESTES PARK In time for Valentine’s Day: Estes Park Wine and Chocolate Festival will be held February 9 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Event Center. Sample sweets from the region’s finest chocolatiers, taste pours from a variety of wineries, and enjoy a romantic weekend near RMNP. All full-price tickets include 10 chocolate sampling tickets,

JANUARY 16 / FEBRUARY 13, 2019 making it feel cluttered. My goal is always to leave my clients in a joyful environment.”

The list of client testimonial is proof that she meets her goals. For many clients, transforming their space is an emotional journey. “I tell people I feel like I’m a midwife there to help when something is ready to be birthed, and that’s part of the excitement for me, interacting on a human level in those terms.”

More about Cathy Rivers’ work and blog can be found on her website http://colorworks7.com/ or call 720-273-0177.

Tamara Vega Haddad provides communications and advocacy to independently owned businesses in the Front Range.

She holds a degree in Political Science and Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder and spent 20+ years in Public Affairs. This is her fifth year on the Lyons Economic Development Commission.

sale for $89,000. Why would a homeowner paying this much for a tiny home on wheels charge less rent than for a modular or an on-site built ADU? This change to town code does not affect the rural areas in Boulder County and Larimer County outside the town limits of Lyons.

Amy Reinholds served on the Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force from December 2013 through its end in February 2015. She is currently a member of the

complimentary pours, a souvenir wine glass, and a tote bag for carrying home your favorite bottles. DD tickets do not include pours/glass/tote. A free shuttle will be available. This is a 21+ event. Event sponsor, Latitude 105 at the Ridgeline hotel, is offering a wine and chocolate pairing dinner on Friday, February 8 and features a custom 4course menu that blends wild game and southern roots.

Tickets can be purchased at tickets.vendini.com.

ALLENSPARK Meditation, yoga, juggling, music, art, cooking classes, and more are offered at The Old Gallery. To view a complete list of all this volunteer-run facility’s offerings and events visit www.theoldgallery.org. For details contact Holly Bea-Weaver at hollybea @ mac.com or call 303-747-2906.

BOULDER Application for the 2019 Pearl Street Arts Fest 2019 is open until February 21. This event is named one of the Top 100 Fine Arts and Design shows in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine. The July 20 and 21 event held on the Pearl Street Mall features whimsical and modern sculptures to traditional watercolors, oils and more. Information at Zapplication.org. Accepted artists are notified in March. Potential sponsors contact sponsor@downtownboulder.org.

The Nature, Environment, Science & Technology (NEST) Studio for the Arts seeks proposals for 2019 Community Grants by February 1 – NEST is a network of faculty, students, centers and campus units that combine artistic practice and scientific research to explore common and disparate ways of observing, recording, experimenting and knowing. A series of cross-campus initiatives allows students to directly engage with faculty mentors and inspire alternate modes of communicating with the public. Visit colorado.edu for details.

Contact nest@colorado.edu with the subject line NEST Community Grant 2019 Application.

Calling All Makers! – BLDG 61, Boulder Library’s Makerspace, is looking for makers to submit entries for the Maker Made Gallery Exhibition, a show celebrating the diverse and inspiring work produced by local makers who create in BLDG 61, in home studios, garages, or elsewhere. Call for submissions ends January 26.

Opening event February 9, 6 to 8 p.m. with light refreshments courtesy of Seeds Cafe, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue.

Call 303-441-3100 for additional info.

Applications open now until January 30 for the 2019 Boulder International Fringe Festival – The Boulder Fringe provides a platform for artists to showcase their work often in non-traditional spaces. We educate about independent art that is accessible and affordable. We present a year-round way of life capped by an annual 12-day performance art festival that brings together local, national, and international shows and other events in Boulder. Visit boulderfringe.org for details.

The Boulder Ballet is seeking volunteers with an interest or background in working with children with disabilities to assist its medically-supervised Adaptive Dance program, designed for youth with cognitive or physical

Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission and served as a liaison to the Special Housing Committee during its existence from April 2015 to April 2016. She has lived in Lyons since 2003 and in the surrounding Lyons area since 1995. She writes a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons.

For a history, previous columns are available on her blog at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.

Closing Continued from Page 12 The Farmer Girl Restaurant at 432 Main St. has been closed and empty for over a year. There is equipment inside the former restaurant, but no activity. Town Clerk Deb Anthony said that no one has pulled a permit for a business license for that address.

The Lyons Recorder, the weekly newspaper in Lyons owned by Joseph Lekarczyk and Lora Gilson, is for sale.

Lekarczyk and Gilson purchased the paper in 2010. The Lyons Recorder was first published in 1910 and has four or five owners since 2000 when the Redstone Review, a monthly newspaper, began publishing. Gilson, who does the layout and design of the newspaper, has taken a fulltime job as a nurses’ assistant in Longmont. Lekarczyk is the editor and publisher of the paper and covers the town government. The Recorder is the newspaper of record for the Lyons Town Board. Town Clerk Anthony said that the legal notices would go to the Times-Call newspaper in Longmont or the Boulder Camera if no one buys the Recorder or if it does not continue to publish as a weekly.

One of the newest restaurants in town, the Quarry, 160 E. Main St., is closed for the winter; it is located in the former Ax and Oar building along with Western Stars Gallery.

The building was owned by Pat and Betsy Hubner. The Quarry business, owned by partners, Jason Surges and Ryan Dregalla, is expected to open up again this spring or summer. It is known as a self-service watering hole.

challenges. If interested, visit boulderballet.org to download the necessary forms. For more information call 303443-0028 ext. 206 or email amy@boulderballet.org LONGMONT Homeschool Art Lessons offered by Alt Art Ed – Private or group lessons focus on creativity, individual expression, art skills, and processes. Local artist and educator, Tyrell Coover, offers home delivery or a space to teach your children art-making, art from history, and art worldwide. Lessons are customized based on previous art experience and are goal-driven. Cost is based on age, length of lesson, number of children, and location.

Affordable art for everyone, references and resume available. Contact AltArtEd@gmail.com.

Colorado Festival Productions brings the 7th annual Front Range Film Festival February 23 to 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. It will be an Oscar celebration in downtown Longmont at 473 Main Street in the Creative District and Experience CoWorking space, where supporting members achieve work-life balance through business development, individual sustainability, and community interaction. For FRFF details contact Jake Fink at 646-391-0876 or jake@coloradofests.com.

To make sure your regional arts-related events are covered here, please submit dates and complete details (in a Word doc format) with captioned photos for possible inclusion to chrystaldecoster@gmail.com no later than the first week of each month.

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