Redstone June / July 2023

Tubing ban on St Vrain Creek

LYONS – Sheriff Curtis Johnson, after consultation with the Town of Lyons and the Lyons Fire Protection District, has concluded that, in the interest of public safety, the North and Saint Vrain creeks and river will be closed to tubing and single chamber flotation devices. The closure took effect on June 8, 2023 at 8 a.m. and encompass the North Saint Vrain and Saint Vrain Creek from Apple Valley Road to North Foothills Highway.

The closure includes watercraft such as single-chamber rafts, single-chamber belly boats, and inner tubes from floating in the creek. There is a specific exemption for kayaks and white-water canoes, which are permitted. Nonetheless, kayakers are strongly encouraged to exercise caution and wear personal protection equipment, including a life jacket.

The tubing ban/closure will remain in effect until rescinded by the Sheriff.

History Day at the Lyons Redstone Museum, June 24

LYONS – Join us at 1p.m. on June 24 on the lawn of the Lyons Redstone Museum for History Day. Events include an update on museum activities, remarks from the Town of Lyons and the Historic Preservation Commission. We will present certificates to graduating Seniors of Lyons Pioneer Families and a Certificate of Appreciation to Kathleen Spring for 25 years of service to the Redstone Museum. Activities include a selection of Pioneer Games that visitors can try their hand at and experiencing a Camera Obscura. The Camera Obscura predates photography and was a way of projecting images onto a white background. It was used to view eclipses and by the 16th century was an aid to artists. We look forward to seeing you for an afternoon of history, fun, and refreshments.

Spring run off – learn how much water is in the river

LYONS – The Colorado Department of Natural Resources has a measurement and observation station for the St Vrain in Lyons.

Town Board drops monthly bulk water fee, learns first tenants will move into Summit Housing this June

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review

LYONS – At a recent Lyons Town Board meeting in June, Sgt. Cody Sears, the BoCo Sheriff’s Department substation manager, told the board that 45,000 cars came though town on Memorial Day weekend. Summer has arrived and the tourists are on their way through Lyons to Rocky Mountain National Park in force.

He went on to talk about the tubing ban on the St. Vrain. He said that the sheriff’s departmen is the department that gives out the warnings on the safety of the river.

Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen said that typically the sheriff’s department puts the tubing ban in place when the river is running at about 600 cubic feet per second (cfs) and only the sheriff’s departmen can lift the tubing ban. Kayakers have more leeway to navigate the river in high water than tubers.

Residents on the outskirts of Lyons might be pleased to learn that the town board passed Ordinance 1147 on first reading, to remove the required monthly base fee of $29 for the purchase of bulk water from the town’s bulk water station. Since many residents in Spring Gulch, Blue Mountain Road area, Red Gulch, Old South St. Vrain Road, and other outlying areas, haul water from the Hygiene water station to fill their cisterns for household use, this might come as a pleasant surprise. However, the board also decided that in lieu of dropping the monthly bulk rate for water, the board would raise the rates of bulk water per 1,000 gallons. The new rate for water was not part of Ordinance 1147 and the board did not establish a new rate at that time.

The town recently purchased a new bulk

water station that will allow people to purchase water with a credit or debit card. But the new system does not allow for charging a monthly fee, so this led the board to drop the monthly bulk fee, which some water users might find more convenient.

During the trustee reports, Trustee Tanya Daty told the board that she attended a recent Housing and Human Services Commission meeting where Sarah Triebold, the property manager from Highland Management Company which is the rental agency for the affordable Summit Housing Development, assured everyone there that “All Priority 1 and 2 applications (including anyone in the greater Lyons area impacted by the flood in 2013) have been assigned a unit. Those residents will hear from Triebold directly once all background checks have been processed, hopefully, by the end of the month,” said Trustee Daty.

Trustee Daty went on to say, “At a meeting with Paul Capps of Summit Housing this morning, Capps shared his confidence with Sarah Triebold regarding the original timeline:

• 4 families will be able to move in to singlefamily homes by end of June.

• 8 families will be able to move in to singlefamily homes by end of July

• 16 families will be able to move in to Lyons Valley Townhomes in August (8 townhomes will be ready in buildings A/B and 8 single family homes will be ready.)

• 12 families will be able to move in to Lyons Valley Townhomes in September (four in single family homes and eight in townhomes in Buildings C/D).”

As a reminder, Daty pointed out that there are 29 two-bedroom homes (16 townhomes plus 13 single family homes) which will be rented at $1,692/month and 11 three-bed-

room homes (all single family) which will be rented at $1,945/month.

Aaron Caplan, Director of Utilities pointed out at the BOT meeting that there was still a lot of finishing work that needed to be done at the Summit building site which might delay issuing the occupancy permit and he questioned the proposed move in date of late June. However, Trustee Daty said that she was reassured at the recent housing meeting she mentioned earlier that the housing and the site would be ready.

On another note, Daty told the board that Amber Deere, a resident of the mobile home park at 224 Seward Avenue joined the HHSC meeting to share that she will be holding a meeting with her neighbors next Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. for residents who are interested in finding out more about buying the property and running it as a cooperative.

The board heard from Administrator Simonsen who announced that Code Compliance/Hazard Mitigation Coordinator, Zack Burges turned in his resignation after just over 2 months. No reason was given for his resignation.

Administrator Simonsen announced news about the park hosts. David and Terri Long are the second set of park hosts at LaVern Johnson Park in addition to Carey and Karen Ragland who are serving their second year. Also, she introduced John and Diane Jump, as the new hosts at Bohn Park.

Simonsen requested permission from the board to close the town hall on Friday afternoon during the summer months since very few people come in during that time period. “We will be offering more flexible and virtual options to town hall staff over the summer

Redstone stands with President Zelensky and the people in Ukraine

Helena Yardley of Lyons caught this spectacular morning rainbow on June 2.

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OBITUARY

Megan Elizabeth Black

July 6, 1969 – May 20, 2023

Megan Elizabeth Black was born on July 6, 1969 in Parma, Ohio to Janice Black Walker and Frank T. Black and passed away on May 20, 2023 in Louisville, Colorado. She grew up in Strongsville, Ohio and graduated from Bates College. Soon after graduation, Meg moved to Colorado and lived the rest of her life in the Crested Butte and Boulder County areas.

Meg was a vibrant and adventurous soul from the very beginning, learning to ski almost before she could walk. Meg was destined to live amongst the mountains she loved. She would ski all winter and spring and then trade

her skis for a mountain bike and hiking boots. To support this habit, Meg worked for several small businesses and had her own accounting business.

Life was always a paradox for Meg; lurking behind the fun was a difficult battle with depression. We miss her ever so much and she will be remembered as a fun-loving, kind and smart woman with a smile that people never forget. She loved her family and friends in a way that will stay with us always.

Megan is survived by her mother, Janice Walker (Austin TX), siblings Larry and Teri Sue Lodge (Vorhees, NJ) Libby Black (Boulder, CO) Andy Black and Hope Mitnick (San Francisco CA),

Kevin and Lynn Lodge (Gordonville, TX), Jennifer and Kevin Standley (Austin, TX), honorary sister Kelly McDevitt (Boulder, CO); six nieces and nephews and her crazy dog, Luca.

Meg and her big laugh will be missed by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Megan was preceded in death by her father, Frank T. Black and brother, Thomas C. Black.

Meg’s family is planning for a celebration of life and remembrance in September.

If you would like to honor Meg’s life with a gift, please consider High Country Conservation Advocates (hccacb.org), NAMI (nami.org) or any charity of your choice.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cristmortuary.com for the Black family.

On the mend: Local artist and town staffer is ready to return home

By Priscilla Cohan Redstone Review

DENVER – In April of 2021 at a routine checkup my doctor found something in my blood work that was concerning. I did not have any symptoms except maybe a shortness of breath that I thought was from inactivity. In the weeks following I was diagnosed with Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma, NOS.

Because it was in my bone marrow it was considered stage 4 blood cancer. Over the past few years I have done chemotherapy and a variety of clinical trials through the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute in Denver.

The goal of all the treatments was to reduce the disease burden in my bone marrow and in my blood so that I could proceed to a stem cell transplant. Nothing worked to reduce the disease. In March we decided to proceed with the stem cell transplant.

I checked into the hospital on March 23 and on March 29 the nurses infused me with cells from a stem cell donor. The cells, a good 10 out of 10 match, were collected in Germany and transported to Denver in the hands of a vol-

unteer courier. A few weeks after the transplant I moved to a clean safe apartment a few blocks from the hospital. I have had to have 24/7 care. Friends have come, cleaned, cooked and helped me through my low energy days.

Senator Janice Marchman talked on issues and wildfire prevention at Lyons Regional Library

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learning environment.”

Friends are miraculous.

This week I met with the doctor in charge of my care. The most recent bone marrow biopsy showed that I am down to 0 percent disease. The new donor cells have usurped the cancerous ones and there are no more misguided T cells.

I have some residual side effects and something common to transplant patients called graft vs host disease. It is managed with immunosuppressant drugs and will change over time. I feel strong and healthy. The other good news from the doctor is that I have been given the OK to come home to Lyons. For a while, I will still need to be masking and social distancing, but it will be nice to be home. I look forward to being back in Lyons and taking lots of long walks.

Priscilla Cohan is a Lyons artist – one of the creators of the mural on the Visitor’s Center in Sandstone Park, the creator of the little windmill propellers at the Denver International Airport in the train tunnels, and a co-creator with Cathy Rivers of the Lyons Clarifier project. Cohan is a Lyons Town staffer. She is returning home soon after a lengthy illness.

Marchman

LYONS – On Tuesday June 6, State Senator Janice Marchman held an engaging town hall meeting at the Lyons Regional Library, joined by Mayor Hollie Rogin. In an unprecedented move to foster openness and accessibility, Senator Marchman began the session by sharing her personal cell phone number with constituents.

The discussion focused significantly on Senator Marchman’s recently signed legislation, SB23-296. The law mandates schools to inform students and parents about their rights and protections against harassment. Senator Marchman emphasized her commitment to the safety of Colorado’s students and the importance of an informed community in combating harassment.

“We’re taking proactive steps to ensure our children are safe in school and that parents understand the safeguards in place,” said Senator Marchman. “We must uphold the rights of our students and promote a supportive, respectful

The town hall also included extensive conversations about wildfire prevention, a topic of increasing concern for residents of Colorado. Constituents voiced their worries about the escalating threat of wildfires and engaged in discussions about effective prevention measures. Senator Marchman and Mayor Rogin both assured attendees of their commitment to tackling this critical issue and invited further community input.

“Our community is rightfully concerned about the risk of wildfires,” Senator Marchman noted. “We value their input, and we’re committed to prioritizing wildfire prevention strategies. We must work together to protect our homes, our natural resources, and most importantly, our people.”

About State Senator Janice Marchman: Senator Janice Marchman serves Boulder and Larimer Counties with dedication, prioritizing education and community safety. With a steadfast commitment to transparency and open dialogue with constituents, Senator Marchman is a tireless advocate for the interests and rights of Coloradans.

Left to right: Priscilla Cohan, her sister Hanna Cohan, and her sister-in-law Sue Lee.

The town is moving forward with fire mitigation on town property

By Hollie Rogin, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review

temporary Lyons residents again this summer, arriving on June 12.

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LYONS – Finally, after a long winter, some cool spring days, and heavy rain, summer is upon us. And that means that we’ll see lots of fire fuel growth over the coming weeks. The town is moving forward with wildfire mitigation efforts on town property. The Martin Parcel was partially mitigated last month; continuing mitigation on that parcel will include a controlled burn during the winter (when there is at least six inches of snow on the ground.) Wildfire mitigation goats will become

Wildfire mitigation is a communitywide effort. Luckily, the folks at Wildfire Partners (https://wildfirepartners.org) are here to help. Wildfire Partners is a Boulder County program that helps homeowners mitigate their properties and prepare for wildfire. It’s funded by Boulder County, the Colorado State Forest Service, and FEMA grants.

It’s fast and easy to apply for the program, and you can receive an individual, on-site assessment and a customized report that details specific actions you should take. There is financial assistance available to subsidize the cost of hiring a contractor if you need one, and you get access to Wildfire Partners advisors. After mitiga-

tion is complete and following an inspection, you can also receive a certificate and yard sign. This certificate can be helpful when obtaining homeowners insurance and when listing a property for sale.

Wildfire Partners aside, there are commonsense measures you can take to reduce wildfire risk to your home. According to the U.S. Forest Service, you should avoid storing combustible materials on or under decks, and remove vegetation and flammable mulch to create a five-foot buffer around your home. Make sure gutters and roofs are free of debris. If your property abuts an alley, it’s wise to remove tall grasses and weeds.

Now, on to enjoying the summertime. You may have noticed construction on the Raoul Vasquez stage at Sandstone Park.

He is generously enlarging the stage, and making it more accessible by lowering it to ground level and installing a ramp. This means that the stage can now be used for more events, such as dance recitals or plays. We are so grateful to him and the Vasquez family for their many years of generous contributions to our community and will be honoring Raoul Vasquez at the first Sandstone Summer Concert Series concert on June 21. I hope to see you there.

Hollie Rogin was sworn in as Mayor of Lyons on April 18, 2022. Before that she was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the term of 2020 – 2022. While serving as a Trustee, she was the Board liaison to the Economic Vitality Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission.

Mountain Blooms Garden Tour will feature 10 wonderful gardens

By Sara Erickson Redstone Review

LYONS – The Lyons Garden Club Mountain Blooms Garden Tour is only days away. It will be held on Saturday June 17 from 9 a.m. to 1p.m.

It has been a long winter and cold, wet spring. What a delight it will be to get out and see the flowers blooming and gardens growing in our lovely town. It should be noted it’s the day before Father’s Day and also four days before the first day of summer. What an auspicious day to welcome summer, regrowth and renewal.

The self-guided tour features 10 sites across Lyons –from Eagle Canyon to Stone Canyon to Lyons Valley Park, with lots of awesome gardens in between. The tour aims to spotlight the very best examples of individual gardens in Lyons. The tour features vegetable gardens, native planting, garden art, sustainable gardens, lawn replacement, annuals, perennials, plants, trees and shrubs. There’s something for gardeners of all stripes and skill sets. Hosts have been working diligently to spruce up their gardens, and the results are pretty enchanting. Lyons Garden Club is proud that this is our third year and we have

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The station shows cubic feet per second, air temperature, water temperature, and more. Many residents call Town Hall to ask about the spring run off and the height and cfs of the river. We recommend that residents who are interested, contact the town hall at 303823-6622, for more information..

We’re hiring

LYONS – The Town of Lyons Parks and Public Works Department is hiring for Maintenance Worker 1. If you enjoy being outdoors and serving others, you will join a hardworking team that work together to support and maintain the town’s infrastructure including Parks and Open Space; trails; streets; town managed utilities; facility maintenance; snow removal and more.

This is fully benefited position including

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attracted visitors from Boulder, Larimer, Weld counties and beyond. It is so gratifying to see people visit our town, experience the charm of Lyons and see gardens that a typical visitor would not see.

Tickets are now available through the garden club website: www.lyonsgardenclub.com. There is no fee for tickets, but the club will greatly appreciate donations. Options for donations are available on the registration site. Our website will also provide information on our history, projects, members and opportunities to get involved.

We thank our generous sponsors this year: Cemex, Laura Levy Group, Tucker Group Real Estate, McCann Real Estate, Flower Bin, St. Vrain Market, Peter Baumgartner, Bent Heirlooms, G. Bhan Photography, Wild By Design, Sunflower Shades, Bent Heirlooms, and Boulder CPA.

Stop by our registration table to see a display of plants from Bent Heirloom Gardens (one of our plant suppliers) and a display of unique plant shade umbrellas from Sunflower Sunshades.

We hope you will join us for the tour. Invite your friends and families and support the projects of Lyons Garden Club.

Sara Erickson is a member of the Lyons Garden Club.

Exciting updates: Supporting veterans and affordable housing

By Joe Neguse Redstone Review WASHINGTON,

D.C.

– The past few weeks have been extremely busy, not just in Washington D.C., but also for my family – as some of you know, my wife Andrea and I welcomed into the world a baby boy a few weeks ago, our son Joshua. We are feeling truly blessed and overjoyed, and appreciate all the warm wishes from folks across the community. As for my work in Congress, my staff and I have been busy introducing several significant packages of bills that I believe will make a real difference for our state.

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crease support for our country’s veterans. Both the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act and the HUBS for Veterans Act ensure veterans, service members, and their families have proper access to healthcare, housing, and job training. These brave individuals have sacrificed so much to keep us safe, and it is incumbent on us to make sure we honor our country’s sacred commitments to support our veterans after they return home.

reliable, and safe housing throughout Colorado. With both of these bills, Coloradans will have increased access to affordable homes, improving the lives of families and workers.

I am very much looking forward to a busy summer in Washington and some well spent time at home! Our work continues.

The first legislative package works to in-

Next, we introduced a series of bills focused on expanding critical access to affordable housing. The bills included the Save Affordable Housing Act and the Housing Fairness for Mountain Communities Act, which would ensure working families have access to affordable,

Congressman Joe Neguse represents Colorado’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to his first term in November 2018, becoming the first African-American member of Congress in Colorado history. He serves as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.

A family painting leads a professor to the Lyons Museum to discover its history

By Kelly Wacker Redstone Review

LYONS – Newton Thomas, better known as Newt, was a resident of Lyons from the 1890s until his death in 1940.

Sometimes referred to as “Artist Thomas” in The Lyons Recorder, he painted landscapes of views around the town in addition to working as a sign painter.

Although he was well known in the community, he seems to have been a solitary man and would travel for months at a time, including visits to the “tenderfeet of Nebraska” as a droll writer for the Recorder parsed.

No tenderfoot himself, Newt reportedly traveled to the West Coast and back on foot, sleeping in the open air, and painting along the way. While these fragmentary stories hint at an active and interesting life, he is largely an enigma. In fact, Newt Thomas might be considered Lyons’ best known unknown artist.

Thirty-two paintings by him are known to exist – a small number considering he painted for at least 50 years of his life. Of those 32 paintings, 29 are in the Lyons Redstone Museum collection – two were made directly on a wall inside the building at 450 Main Street (currently Mainstage Brewing), and one hangs in my house fourteenhundred miles away in Alabama. Likely there are more in the Lyons vicinity and scattered around the country.

If you’re wondering how a Newt Thomas painting depicting Steamboat Mountain ended up in the Deep South, it’s because I’m the granddaughter of the woman who first acquired the painting from Newt in the 1920s.

My grandmother, Caroline Sweeney Lass, was born in Lyons and lived there until the early 1920s when she moved to Longmont as a young adult. Newt’s painting of her beloved hometown hung in the dining room of her home until her death in 1981, after which it transferred to my mother, who later bequeathed it to me. The paint-

ing has traveled with me through graduate school out of state and to my university position in Alabama.

It evokes cherished memories of my family and home state and, while I love it for these sentimental reasons, I also value it from an art historical perspective, and I wish I knew more about the artist who created it. Newt’s painting style reveals that he must have had some training, either from another artist or perhaps in a school, but there isn’t enough information to assert either of these scenarios. Lesser-known artists easily disappear into the fog of history when they haven’t been well documented. I want to prevent that from happening to Newt Thomas.

After a visiting Lyons last summer, I decided to devote time to a research project on the Lyons artist. My objectives are to write his biography, to document as many of his paintings as I can, and to help the Lyons Redstone Museum support the care of his paintings. Additionally, I hope to curate an exhibition for the Lyons community.

In most scholarly projects, the researcher typically works behind-the-scenes until the project is made public. In art history, that usually means in the form of an essay published in a journal with a limited audience, often of other specialists. With this project I’m aiming to do something different by sharing the process while in progress. I’ve set up a website and an Instagram account where I’ll be posting images and short narratives about what I’m learning. As with any research project, I expect there will be unexpected turns and rabbit holes that might turn out to be research dead ends, but interesting, nonetheless.

Please join me in learning more about Newt Thomas

by following the blog or Instagram. If you own one of his paintings, or know a story about him, or recognize something in a painting I post about, or have a question, I’d love to hear from you.

Kelly Wacker, Ph.D., is a Professor of Art History at the University of Montevallo, the state public liberal arts university. She may be contacted at: wackerka@montevallo.edu You can follow the project on newtthomas.org and on Instagram @newt_thomas_is_an_enigma. She’ll be visiting the Lyons Redstone Museum in July.

Lyons Lions Club awards six graduates scholarships and awards

By Ron Gosnell Redstone Review

LYONS – On Saturday May 27, a beautiful sunny morning greeted the Lyons High School graduating class of 2023, their families and their friends. Classmates convened in the cool shade behind the school with caps and gowns flowing, sharing excitement. They were obviously ready to commence their paths forward after their last school day event together. Principal Chris Frank described them as a resilient class with capable, charismatic leaders prepared for both now and the future.

This time was perfect for the Lyons Lions Club to recognize and photograph their three $2,000 Club scholarship recipients, the club’s four Athlete Sports award recipients, and the Lions Leo Club President who represents all the under-18 teenage Lions Leo club members who performed volunteer community service work throughout the year.

The Lions scholarships will help these three Lyons High graduates further their education: Keara Ping is to become a professional forester, learning natural sciences at Colorado State University, Ft. Collins; Cambria Burton, a member of the Austin family of long-time Lyons residents, will study at Brigham Young University, Provo UT; and Lochlan Osborne will become qualified to pursue a welding career after attending Northeastern Junior College in Sterling.

Lochlan is also the Lions Club Sports

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Sandstone Summer Concert Series

LYONS – The Sandstone Summer Concerts will Kick off on Wednesday, June 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring your blankets or chairs to sit on and the usual food vendors will have good things to eat from their food trucks or booths. This is a great venue for families, friends and neighbors to gather together on a warm summer evening and listen to local musicians perform.

Join your neighbors and friends. The concerts begin with a town favorite, Joe Kuckla and Irons in the Fire, who will kick off the fun on the summer solstice, June 21. The follow-

award recipient for wrestling. He said his favorite move is the double leg tackle, and this young man’s powerful build indicates that he can hit a takedown hard.

Sophie Claviere received the Sports Award in Volleyball. Her favorite thing was warm ups, when the team got pumped up to play and build teamwork for a game.

Nathanael Richardson received the Athletic Award in basketball, and when standing together, the other three athletes said, “oh yea, he can dunk the ball.”

Lucas Wilson’s award was in football as

ing week the crowd will welcome The Gingerbomb on June 28. The rest of the season will follow with: The Jesse Garland Band on July 5; KC Groves & the Solar Sisters on July 12; Lionel Young Band with Erica Brown on July 19; The Fretliners on July 26; Charlie Rose & His Cactus Pals; Bonnie & Taylor Sims Band on August 9.

The Raul Vasquez Stage is currently being expanded by the Vasquez family and it looks great. Thank you.

Town Hall / Library art shows to be held in July

LYONS – On Wednesday July 12, the Lyons Regional Library, 415 4th Ave. and the Lyons Town Hall, 432 5th Ave. will host tandem art shows from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The shows runs from July 12 to October 13.

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a defensive and offensive lineman, both tough positions.

The Athlete awards went to students chosen by their respective coaches. The scholarship recipients were chosen by a Lions Club committee, considering values of citizenship and academics. The Leo Club President, Cole Thomas, was elected by the members of the Lions International’s under-18 teenager youth service Leo Club program to lead and represent youth volunteer service and citizenship-building.

The Lyons Lions Club, chartered here in 1946, thanks all who have contributed financially to the Lions Club for its service projects and sponsorship of a deserving local Leo youth service club. With contributions and new members, the Lions Club can continue this tradition every year. The Lions have a membership drive ongoing now and welcome others to join the club in active service to our community.

Ron Gosnell is a member of the Lyons Lions Club.

At left: Lions scholarship recipients, left to right: Keara Ping, Cambria Burton, Lochlan Osborne.

Center: Athlete Sports award recipients, left to right: Sophie Claviere, volleyball; Lucas Wilson, football; Nathanael Richardson, basketball; Lochlan Osborne, wrestling. At right: Leo Club President Cole Thomas

Steamboat Mountain, Steam Engine, and Watertower in Lyons, Colorado by Newton M. Thomas.7 Oil on masonite, circa 1925.

Lyons’ dentist retires after 50 years and a new dentist arrives

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor

LYONS – After 50 years of drilling out cavities, putting in fillings, dealing with sore gums, helping people whiten their teeth, sending them to specialists to have bridges made and bone graphs done, Dr. Dennis Johnstone has decided to retire from his general dentistry practice in Lyons.

It was in June, 1973, when Johnstone graduated from dental school in Portland, Oregon. He was born and raised in Wheatridge, CO and right after graduating from dental school, Johnstone went into the US Army where he was immediately stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. It was West Germany at that time, 1973.

“I was there until 1977 then I came back to Colorado and started a dental practice in Arvada until 2001, when I retired for

one and a half years,” Johnstone said.

After a short retirement, a friend, Dr. Richard Bealer, a dentist in Lyons reached out and made an appeal. “He reached out to me and asked me to join his practice at 304 Main St. in Lyons in 2003,” Johnstone said. “Then two months after I joined him in Lyons, he left (retired) and I stayed.”

Johnstone is now retiring for the second time. But this time he said it will stick. He has things he wants to do and places he wants to go with his wife Cristy Crosser.

They met in 1992 when Johnstone had his practice in Arvada. Crosser was working for JSI Research & Training Institute, a public health consulting firm out of Boston. In 2003 when Johnstone decided to work with Dr. Bealer in Lyons, Johnstone and Crosser moved to Pinewood Springs where they still live today. Crosser

Volunteers make the difference, come rain or come shine

By Kate Schnepel Redstone Review

LYONS – Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) runs largely on the power of volunteers. From our Advisory Board of twelve, who handle tasks such as budgeting, event planning, and running our scholarship and grants programs, to former board members who still devote hours each week to help out with whatever is most pressing, to those who show up occasionally to work a few hours at a time at our events, volunteers are instrumental to our ability to help the community.

Recently, many volunteer hours went into preparation for LCF’s participation in the 3rd Annual Artisan Market, scheduled for June 4. But as event day drew closer, the weather forecast was looking more and more ominous. Sure enough, despite the optimism and determination of everyone involved, the incoming rainstorm made the decision to cancel simple, if not easy. By the time that decision was made,

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LCF volunteers (led by Sean Dunn, famous locally for his BBQ prowess) had already purchased and prepared a large amount of food. According to Gil Sparks, chair of the LCF Advisory Board, “When we heard that the event was postponed, we had kielbasa, pork shoulder, veggie sausages, chicken, potato salad, beans, and boiled peanuts all in various states of preparation. Honestly, my kitchen smelled like a little slice of paradise.”

Sparks added, “We also had four big tubs of ice cream and dozens of cans of root beer for root beer floats. A lot of time and money had been invested. We considered just hosting a BBQ at our house for friends and volunteers so the food wouldn’t go to waste, but Sean Dunn decided that the show must go on, so go on, it did.”

Sean, his wife Julie Jacobs (a former LCF board member), and other LCF volunteers took over the pavilion in Bohn Park, lit the grills, put on some music, and encouraged people to come on down to get some BBQ. The day turned out to be one to remember, with old friends and new gathering together at the covered tables,

away from the downpour, enjoying a shared meal. Several people even indulged in root beer floats, despite the chilly tem-

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started working for Mountain States Group out of Boise, and managed the Mississippi Delta Hospital Improvement Program. She retired in March, 2022.

Last year Johnstone decided he would retire this year in June, the 50 year mark for his career in dentistry.

Johnstone’s retirement would have left Lyons without a dentist, but fortunately another dentist heard that there was an opening for a new dentist in Lyons and he got in touch with Johnstone. Dr. Derrik Johnson will open up his dental practice in October of this year. He is currently working with Hover Dental Group in Longmont. Johnson will be moving into the medical building in Winter Plaza, between Bank of the West and Oskar Blues Grill & Brew on Main Street, where he plans to occupy the whole building.

perature. Others brought takeaway containers so they could enjoy a BBQ dinner later that evening.

We are grateful to Sean and Julie, and to the other volunteers who made that day possible. In all, nearly $1,000 was raised for LCF, money that will be used for grants to nonprofits and scholarships for local kids.

If you have interest in being a part of the work of LCF, please consider volunteering for an event or even joining the Advisory Board. Simply fill out our online volunteer interest form at https://www.lyonscf.org/volunteer.html, and we will be in touch.

Short on time, but looking for other ways to help? We are currently soliciting silent auction donations for our 3rd Annual Hootenanny, scheduled for August 27, 2023. The event is a fundraiser for LCF and LEAF. If you have a service you can donate (like massages, haircuts, house cleaning, etc.), a physical item you think would be popular among bidders, or a vacation rental that could serve as a getaway for a lucky auction winner, please get in touch with us at info@lyonscf.org. Thank you.

Dr. Dennis Johnstone and his wife, Christy Crosser.

Kate Schnepel is the Marketing and Communications Associate for Lyons Community Foundation.

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Julie Jacob and Sean Dunn kept the food coming at the rainy day BBQ in Bohn Park.

PHOTO BY JEANNE MOORE

It takes the right chemistry to make blue

By Peter Butler Redstone Review

LYONS – “At the age of sixteen, Les Butler threw away his school cap and joined ICI Paints division.”

That sentence is etched in my memory from an article in the ICI Paints Bulletin, a company newsletter in our family archives. My father’s father had died young, so my Dad, as the oldest of three boys, needed to get a job and support the family, and this factory was walking distance from the Victorian house he was born in. That made him miss out on going to university but by the time he had spent 43 years making and studying paint at Imperial Chemical Industries he could have taught the class.

So when I was about 10, and starting chemistry lessons at school, he was my encyclopedia. I usually caught the bus to school, a green number 441, the country version of those red London double deckers, but on some days he would drive me to school. In the car I could pick his brains and marvel at the bottomless depths of his knowledge.

“Dad do you know what an ethyl group is?” (British pronunciation – eeth I’ll ) C

Two H Five he rattled off. Whoooa. It was like the secret of eternal life had been revealed with no limit to this well of information, but my infant brain was inadequate to plumb its depths.

What he really knew about was paint and eventually we started discussing pigments. I used to wallow in all the formulas of lead pigments – white lead, yellow lead with its medieval name of litharge, and my

chemistry with 93 percent one year and when we had to specialize down to three subjects I chose Chemistry along with Mathematics and Physics. Windsor Grammar School for boys was the beneficiary of very generous government policies in the 1960s. They could afford to employ Oxford and Cambridge graduates as the school masters, and they were all inspiring. And we had great labs.

In my last year at school before university, we had to choose one compound and synthesize it from scratch. Almost everybody chose nylon. Boring – everyone did nylon because it was flashy and easy. You added two liquids together, swished it round with a glass rod, and then when you pulled the glass rod out a strand of baby polymer would stretch behind.

tried it, the master was there and everything went OK, but the following week he was away and I decided to repeat anyway. The rest of the class was talking about girls and throwing things at each other as I assembled my apparatus. A woven asbestos heating jacket cocooned a round bottom flask with the phthallic anhydride in it. To the side was a separate system making ammonia from scratch and this was bubbled into the molten liquid. The vapor condensed in a water-cooled condensing tube and dribbled into my collecting vessel.

All went well until I had some sort of whoops incident which caused something to spill onto the heating mat. Soon there were flames and a newfound interest from my classmates who were hooting with excitement. Someone fetched a fire extinguisher but I would not let them use it until I had collected my all of my distillate. My very own anthranilamide.

favorite – red lead. It was like a secret language and I used to recite Pb3O4 in my head like a mantra. Pee Bee Three Oh Four. I would try and evangelize this gospel of color to my friends but they just didn’t recognize the magic.

It didn’t take long for me to come top in

I dredged through a huge reference book for days before deciding on indigo. Nobody did indigo. It was all mine. But first I needed phthallic anhydride and there was none at school. I spoke to my Dad about it and a few days later I had a giant bag containing about 2 lbs. of crumbly white wax. I needed to pass ammonia through it to produce anthranilamide. The first time I

OK now you guys can put it out. And you thought chemistry was boring. A couple more steps and I was almost there with indigotin, the precursor to indigo. This then dimerised (i.e., two stuck themselves together) to form indigo. I had a tiny speck like a sugar grain. But it was blue.

My teacher demanded to know my yield and I calculated it as less than 1 percent but it was still a triumph as far as I was concerned. And I think it made my Dad proud.

Care and feeding of the Great American Lawn requires an education

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review

LYONS – I love my lawn. While it’s no bigger than a large living room, it’s green and lush and it’s the first real lawn I’ve ever had. There are days when I will just sit down and smell the fresh-cut grass –strange behavior, I know, for a man my age but except for my 1950’s childhood (and a couple leach fields) I’ve never had a lawn like this.

My front lawn puts me in the company of millions of Americans who dote on their lawns, spend billions to maintain them, yet waste trillions of gallons of potable water keeping them green and ultimately end up poisoning the very soil that supports their grass by dosing it with fertilizers, weed killers and pesticides.

How then did we develop this obsession for patches of perfect green grass?

You, too, can be like George Washington

The first European colonists in the New World found no pasture grasses for their livestock, only low-nutrition grasses like wild rye and marsh grass. As the new settlers began to see their livestock suffer and die they requested grass and clover seeds from back home. The new imported grasses proliferated and spread quickly.

But overgrazing by livestock soon led to a demand for grass seed in order to expand their pastures. The first seed houses were established in Philadelphia and in the 1800s grass seed became available for residential use.

Before the Civil War, lawns in the U.S. were uncommon, but you can credit George Washington for their rise in popularity. Washington hired English landscape gardeners for his Mount Vernon home and they recreated what they were used to in England – large spaces of closely mown grass called deer parks. The image of these green acres at the home of Washington spread and the American lawn was born.

Big lawns are a new phenomenon. According to a recent article in Scientific American, public parks influenced the first suburban communities on the East Coast. These communities often had a communal green and green spaces – miniature parks as it were.

After World War II, the federal government financed low-cost mortgages, which led to blue-collar tract housing. Builders attracted buyers by featuring lawns – a marketing ploy meant to mimic the palatial lawns of upper-class Americans. It proved a success, and lawns were soon perceived as an indicator of economic success; the bigger and greener that lawn, the more successful the owner.

Today, more than 63,000 square miles of the U.S. are lawn – an area about the size of Texas.

Green gets darker

In recent years, the darker side of the quest for the perfect lawn arose. Besides the expense of water and the practical matter of often trying to grow a green lawn in an otherwise arid or semiarid environment (like Colorado), the sheer volume of chemicals applied to keep the lawn healthy exact a toll on soil, beneficial insects and nearby water bodies. Here in Boulder County, our green lawns are made possible by an intricate system of water engineering. The water that feeds your lawn was largely exported from the Western Slope. In an area whose normal annual rainfall is about 18 inches – hardly adequate to support lush lawns – this artificial system is needed. And for Lyons residents in particular, irrigating a lawn in a town that has the highest water rates on the Front Range is an expensive luxury. New dire information about the lawn chemicals we use are also taking the blush off the Great American Lawn. Fertilizers, when improperly applied tend to run off into waterways during periods of heavy rain and cause harmful algae blooms.

Most alarming, Americans apply more than a billion pounds of herbicides to their landscapes each year despite the fact that the dangers of synthetic pesticide use have been known for decades. The National Coalition for Pesticide-Free Lawns reports that of 30 commonly used lawn pesticides, 19 are linked with cancer or carcinogenicity, 13 are linked with birth defects, 21 with reproductive effects, 26 with liver or kidney damage, 15 with neurotoxicity, and 11 with disruption of the endocrine (hormonal) system.

Pesticides to get rid of lawn pests like grubs don’t discriminate; they kill all insects, including pollinators, as well as ones you aim to get rid of. Worse, pesticides don’t always stay where they’re applied; they contaminate water and drift on the air into your house and your neighbor’s.

Toward a more organic lawn

An important factor in growing and maintaining a healthy lawn is a soil test. The results will determine soil chemistry and help fine-tune the proper amounts of fertilizer and minerals are needed. The Colorado State University Soil Testing Lab (www.soiltestinglab.colostate.edu) offers this service.

Keeping your grass 3 to 3.5 inches also discourages weed growth. Aerating a lawn then overspreading with compost makes for healthy turf. Watering should be adjusted according to soil and grass type as sell as weather conditions.

Lawns need fertilizers and the best types are organic. But care must be taken to apply them properly; over-fertilizing

can burn grass and allow chemicals to run off in a rainstorm.

As for pesticides, the CSU Extension service says that the vast majority of insects found in Colorado lawns are either neutral or beneficial, and that lawn insecticides are only occasionally needed.

Weeds are not the cause of an unhealthy lawn, says CSU, they are the result. An attractive lawn can be maintained with sound watering, fertilizing, aeration and mowing.

Sometimes despite taking care, lawns may just not be right for the soil and the location. No matter what you try, the grass never seems to take. That’s where xeric, or dry, landscaping can be employed. ReSource Central (https://resourcecentral.org) offers publications and advice on xeric landscaping.

CSU Extension (https://extension.colostate.edu), located at the Boulder County Fairgrounds offers advice on lawn care as well as consultations with their master gardeners.

A view of the vast lawns at George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon.

By John Gierach Redstone Review

LYONS – Signs of spring here in our foothills valley mostly involve wildlife –deer, elk, rabbits and especially birds. I don’t record arrival dates of migrators like some do, but I know that the earliest likely day to see hummingbirds is April 15, so that’s when I put out the hummer feeders.

I have four of them – two on each side of the house –filled with nectar consisting of three parts water to onepart sugar. That’s slightly sweeter than the recommended four to one mix, but I got the recipe from a friend who said he uses it to steal the hummers from his neighbors’ feeders.

that commercial birdseed is the product of monoculture farming that also destroys habitat, but I’ve never tried to untangle the complex environmental ethics of that, possibly because I’m not sure I want to know. But I also just like to lure them in with food and shelter so I can get a good look at them, especially the garishly beautiful birds that, in the normal course of things, might be nothing more than a flash of color in the trees.

Birds are said to have evolved from dinosaurs and I once asked a paleontologist and illustrator at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana when he thought they began to develop bright colors. He led me down to the basement (where mere mortals aren’t usually allowed to go) and opened a drawer full of pieces of fossilized dinosaur skin, some with shreds of the pigment still intact. I remember traces of red, green, orange, yellow and robin’s egg blue. So there you have it: convincing evidence that bright colors were in the nature of birds even before they were birds.

ing an elderly woman I once went on an Audubon Society bird count with. She was small, frail and somewhat birdlike herself, but although her eyesight was bad and she could barely walk, we could park her next to a meadow or a grove of trees where she’d roll down the car window and rattle off the birds by their songs.

When I asked the poet and bird watcher Jack Collom how to learn bird calls, he said “When you hear a bird singing, go see what it is.” I still do that casually, but I have

We get four species here: broad-tails, calliopes, rufous and the occasional cameo appearance of a black-chinned.

Shortly after that I’ll put out the oriole feeders. These are hanging cup affairs – one store-bought, one homemade – filled with the cheapest available grape jelly. I use the cheap stuff because I’m told it doesn’t hurt the birds and because I go through so much of it.

Sometimes when I’m in Safeway buying six big jars of jelly at a time I get weird looks in the check-out line, but then one kindred soul said, “Oh, you must be feeding orioles.” When I asked a friend if the jelly attracted bugs, he said “Sure, but orioles eat bugs, too, so they just amount to extra blueberries in the muffins.”

The jelly feeders also attract western tanagers when they pass through here briefly in the spring. Grape jelly probably isn’t what they’re dreaming of on their migration from central America to as far north as British Columbia, but I imagine it’s like gas station coffee on a long drive: not what you hoped for, but good enough to keep you going.

Male northern orioles are bright orange with black caps, backs, bibs and tails and white-streaked black wings. Male western tanagers are overall bright yellow with red heads, black backs and tails and, again, white-streaked black wings. The first time I caught a glimpse of a western tanager in some long-ago spring, I thought it was an escaped parrot.

I feed birds in part because we’ve destroyed so much of their habitat it only seems fair that we put out seed, nectar and bird houses as an act of reparation. I am aware

At the seed feeders I get the usual yearround suspects like juncos, gold finches, pine siskins, house and Cassin’s finches, northern, Stellers and scrub jays, and so on, as well as migrators like white-crowned sparrows, lazuli buntings, black-headed, rose-breasted and blue grosbeaks (so-called because of their short, thick, seed-crushing bills) and, again, so on. I don’t keep a birdwatcher’s life list by way of keeping score, but once when an environmental issue came up in the valley, I did tally up all the species I’d seen here and came up with something like 80, although it was the presence of the threatened Preeble’s Jumping Meadow Mouse that finally tipped the scales in our favor.

When I went outside this morning with my first cup of coffee, a house wren was singing his heart out from the peak of the garage roof, although I can’t tell yet if he’s moved into one of my wren houses. If not, he’s nesting somewhere nearby and proclaiming his territory by singing. Annie Dillard said that all bird songs can be translated as “Mine,” although a generation earlier the Austrian animal behaviorist Konrad Lorenz said he thought birds sang for joy just like we do.

I recognize maybe two dozen bird calls that I hear often, but my only real skill in that area is picking out a strange song from the usual cacophony. I remember deeply envy-

a poor auditory memory, which is why I’m not good with birdsongs and also one of many reasons why I never became the professional folk singer I once wanted to be.

And it doesn’t help that some birdsongs don’t fit the birds that sing them. The stunningly beautiful northern oriole makes an angry mechanical chatter reminiscent of a pickup with a bad starter, while the plainest bird I know – the homely gray dipper common around trout streams – has a spring song that sounds like the opening notes of a symphony.

Everyone I know who feeds and/or watches birds has noticed a decline in numbers in recent years. It’s not a mystery; it’s caused by air, water and light pollution and loss of habitat, much but not all of it due to climate change. It’s happened sometimes gradually and sometimes suddenly. During the big wildfires a couple of years ago, we found dead birds around the place that had strangled on the thick smoke and the next year the bird numbers were way down, especially the hummingbirds because so many of the wildflowers they feed on had burned up.

This has been going on for no less than half a century. Those who keep track of such things estimate that Canada and the U.S. alone have lost 3 billion birds in the last 50 years with no end in sight. Of course, we know the cause as well as the effect, not to mention what it would take to stop it, but if government and industry won’t do what it takes to save our own lives, they sure as hell won’t do it to save the birds.

resident and educator Sandra Haber will teach them how to create beaded earrings or bracelets. Teens will learn the basic skills to get started and practice beading while completing a simple project. Registration is required and space is limited.

By Kara Bauman Redstone Review

LYONS – Our Lyons Community Library’s Summer Reading Program is in full swing. Summer Reading kicked off on May 27 and will run until August 4. Bingo-style activity cards are available for all ages (even adults), so stop in, read and play, and earn prizes. This summer’s theme is All Together Now and we have great programs scheduled. From 2 to 4 p.m. every Friday this summer, independent kids and teens are invited to the Library for Nintendo Switch gaming where they can build community and great friendships with other video game enthusiasts. Video gaming encourages teamwork; stimulates creativity, focus, and visual memory; and improves critical thinking. We recently

purchased exciting new games for our in-house Switch.

Thanks to the hard work of a wonderful committee with participants from the Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens, the Lyons Garden Club, the Friends of the Library, and Library staff, we are finally ready to unveil our newly reimagined Children’s Garden. We think it’s a pretty big “dill” and we invite you to join us for story time on June 21 at 10:30 a.m. and then take some “thyme” outside where we will show off what we have growing and help kiddos plant seeds of their own. Generally, the garden is accessed from the Children’s Room of the Library during open hours.

Another special story time is scheduled for June 28 at 10:30 a.m. A crew from the Lyons Fire Protection District will read stories, show off an emergency vehicle, and teach how they work together as a team to help us all stay safe.

Teens – those entering 6th through 12th grade – are invited to get crafty on June 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. when Lyons

Tweens – those entering 3rd through 8th grade – are invited to a special two-part book club. On July 11 from 3:15 until 4:30 p.m., tweens will discuss chapters 1-25 of Holes by Louis Sachar. On July 25 from 3:15 to 5 p.m., participants will dive into chapters 26-50. Snacks and special book-related activities will be the name of the game.

Teens are also invited to a water party in Sandstone Park on July 13 between 2 and 4 p.m. Teens will cool off with balloons and sprayers on what’s sure to be a hot summer day.

Adults can mark off a certain square on their own Summer Reading Bingo card by attending the next installment of Pints & Pages, our book club in collaboration with the Rock Garden at A-Lodge. Join us at the Rock Garden on June 18 at 5 p.m. to discuss Jason Mott’s Hell of a Book and receive BOGO drink specials. Pints & Pages will occur every third Sunday through October.

One of the very best ways to demonstrate an “all to-

Children’s Garden unveiled, blood drive June 29, teens water party July 13, and more

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Birds: We’ve destroyed so much of their habitat it only seems fair that we put out seed

BULLOCK’S ORIOLE

WESTERN TANAGER

CREATIVES

A song to raise awareness

By Sally King Redstone Review

Rising sea and temps

Greenhouse gasses gotta go

My grand exile

Maybe you can relate

Perhaps you’re exiled now

Archetypal in nature is exile

An interior space in each of us…

This intrepid artist, Thom Bishop

Using his newly found chords worked through on his guitar

Making music to match his voice

And we agreed in our conversation

that an artist must keep breaking new ground

The raw edge where the work can go either way

I was moved by Tom’s song which he sang for the audience gathered at the Lyons Library

Raw and real, he lets us in.

Struck again by the courage it takes to perform

The heartfelt reveal, the vulnerability. Why do they (we) do it?

We spoke of the persistence of the artist

The commitment to gaining the skills

And the time set aside daily for the work.

Thom has had a lifetime in the arts, Theater, music, film and most recently, novelist.

His years of writing song lyrics opened many doors

Collaborating with many great musicians.

(Muddy Waters taught him to play the harmonica)

And towards the end of your conversation

He gave me this quick tour of music history

Here’s what I got…

Before Bob Dylan there were no singer-song writers (at least not well known)

Dylan entered at the time of the civil rights

And the anti-war movement

Pushing back on the conformity

The Beatles, were about fashion

And consciousness, mediation and world music, George had been to India.

And later were the single guys from California Singing about their love affairs.

(No more the sweeping culture shift.)

The heated arrival of El Niño

By Kati Gosnell Redstone Review

MIDDLE PACIFIC OCEAN – As anyone who has talked with my dad, Ron Gosnell, for the last month or so might already know, I am (was) on a research vessel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. And let me tell ya, it’s a hot, hot, hot one.

We initially counted on a strong surface current moving from east to west to aid in propelling us through our journey from Ecuador to Australia, as is typical for this time of year. However, instead it seems that the Pacific changing from La Niña conditions to El Niño has brought more than impending interruptions to weather conditions and seasonal croplands throughout the world.

In essence, our cruise plan ended up going off kilter from the transforming conditions, and we had to fight against a surface current of over 3 knots for most of our journey to the tropical coasts and forests of Oz, which slowed things down significantly, so that we arrived running on fumes.

The El Niño and La Niña have become notorious climate patterns in the last several years, especially after the late SNL actor Chris Farley brought El Niño to life with gusto, and also after the record-breaking heat event which occurred in 1998 (which I believe has since been surpassed) was deemed responsible for all sorts of interruptions, real and imagined. However, it is likely most people still do not understand the basics behind the El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle and its impacts.

In the Pacific Ocean, equator trade

winds normally blow west, and this force moves the warm water sources from South America across the equator towards Asia. During El Niño, these trade winds weaken, and with influences drawing warm water westward subsiding, the warm waters instead get pushed back east causing a whole range of atmospheric effects.

Without the heat being transported away, South Americans are subject to unusually warm weather. However, North Americans are also impacted, as warmer waters also situate and drive the Pacific jet stream more south, so that the northern U.S. and Canada tend to also have dryer and warmer weather.

As anyone in the west knows, hotter and drier weather furthermore adds much fuel to the growing pile of stronger and more intense wildfires. Since this shift impacts the overall humidity and evaporation cycling, the southeast U.S. and Gulf Coast also tend to receive more concentrated moisture, resulting in wetter weather and increased flooding for those regions.

As I’ve noted many times, we shouldn’t be calling our fossil fuel driven global experiment the PR friendly “Climate Change,” but instead it should be called “Climate Extremizing.” Because whatever weather you get, you’re going to get it all intensely. To put it into terms your local libertarians could understand, recent headlines also estimate that this impending El Niño is going to cause extensive economic losses throughout the world.

Marine life off the Pacific coast tends to be especially decimated by El Niño, because their food source effectively dissi-

Life is good this summer at LEAF

By Lory Barton Redstone Review

LYONS – Happy Summer from all of us at LEAF, Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund.

ing project experience, and she will serve as our Board Secretary. Genevieve is a regular volunteer at our Food Pantry. She also brings business ownership experience, along with a heart for youth. We’re thrilled that Sandy and Genevieve have joined the team.

Thom’s newest novel is Buddha was a Cowboy (Our library has a copy)

So rich, the people who live in our town. And if you have your eye on a creative project We, your fellow artists, want to say “Do it. Perform it

No time to wait. Now is the time”

This is my interview with Thom Bishop, local artist. He read from his novel, Buddha was a Cowboy, written under the pen name of Junior Burke, at the Lyons Library on April 23 – full house. He played and sang songs too.

This watercolor belongs to Thom, painted by Fred Koller,a Nashville singer-songwriter, a gift to Thom.

Sally King is a local artist who has created whimsical bears and delightful wild flower acrylic paintings to enhance the appearance of Lyons all over the town. She believes it’s imperative that each of us pop our head up through the collective trace, showing up personally in life, art and community. You can find her on her blog and website: hersoupot.net and sallywhiteking.com.

pates. Phytoplankton are microcellular organisms which make up the base of marine food chains. They are typically photosynthesizers (that is, they get energy from sunlight), and primarily live in the sunlit surface waters. Consequently, they also have to rely on physics for their nourishment. Under normal conditions when waters are blown westward across the ocean, those channeled waters need to be replen-

My grand exile

By Thom Bishop

There was a time I lived out by the pier

At night, the ocean’s voice was all you’d hear

Day or night, I never locked the door

That flimsy shack, that slanted floor

That was my grand exile, that was L.A. Now it seems like one long summer day...

There was a time I lived up in the hills

A whole year spent on salmon-colored pills

I watched the world behind a pane of glass

I passed the time just watching that time pass

That was my grand exile, that was L.A. Now it seems like one long summer day...

The day I left I drove north on the 5 Grateful to have made it out alive

Those hazy years seem foreign to me now

Kind of like it's all on film somehow That was my grand exile, faded away Now it feels like one lost summer day.

Abundant phytoplankton go on to feed plentiful zooplankton and smaller fish such as sardines, which eventually funnels up to tuna and other top predators. During El Niño the winds drawing up waters weaken, which decreases the phytoplanktons’ life support system (i.e., nutrients from the deep) and their growth. This in turn affects the fish which consume phytoplankton, and goes on to resonate and remove all the

ished, which happens by channeling up deeper waters onto the coastal surface. Deep waters are cold and loaded with nutrients, and this fuels phytoplankton, which hence go on to thrive and propagate life up the marine food chain.

This is one of the reasons that the western coast of South America normally has such bountiful and productive fisheries.

Hootenanny at River Bend, the summertime event we look forward to hosting with our partner, Lyons Community Foundation, is set for Sunday, August 27. The teams are planning live local music, the rubber ducky race, food trucks, dancing, kids activities, a silent auction, and more. The Hootenanny gets better each year – you won’t want to miss it. Stay tuned for more details.

food sources from the bottom up. The warmer waters also disrupt fisheries, as species accustomed to colder waters can’t live happily under those hot conditions.

So how might this relate to the current El Niño brewing? Well, from my current experience, at a minimum it is going to bring some heat. Carbon emissions re-

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While we all look forward to more camping, vacations, hikes, and outdoor concerts when the weather warms up, life never slows down for our teams at LEAF. Here’s what’s happening, and how you can help.

Our Board of Directors welcomed new members Sandy Banta and Genevieve Thomas to the board this month. Sandy comes with a wealth of nonprofit and build-

Our new board members join Board Chair Regan Bullers, Vice Chair Dan Farrell, Treasurer Karen Schwenn, and members Suzanne Davidson, Ty Hammes, Skye McDonald, Robyn Sloan, and Mike Schweiger. Truly, this team puts the “working” in “working board.” When you see any of our board members, please offer a hearty “thank you” for all they do to serve our community through their tireless efforts with LEAF. Mark your calendars! The third annual

I’m pleased and proud to announce that LEAF has hired local mental health therapist Megan Kram, LCSW, LAC to join our Mental Wellness & Addiction Recovery team. Megan and her dog Callie will support all of our current behavioral health and recovery efforts, and she’ll help us launch new services, too. We look forward to introducing Megan and Callie more completely when she officially starts working with us next month. In the meantime,

give this community a pat on the back. It’s a big “win” to be able to bring another mental health therapist to join Program Director Cherie Maureaux’s efforts in support of mental and behavioral health and recovery services in the Greater Lyons area. Our first foray into youth programming, the Teens Explore art therapy group led by local art therapist Jennifer Jarrett was a great success. Be watching for more art and therapy opportunities for our local youth this summer, and for even more program services when school starts again.

Local addiction therapist James Hart’s Monday evening SMART Recovery groups will continue through early July. We want to continue offering this resource, but we need to see steady attendance – even if only by a few people. If you or anyone you know might

Kati Gosnell’s ship, the RV Sonne, sailed from the equator at Guayaquil, Ecuador to Townsville, Australia.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

LAHC tandem art shows

By Kate Kerr Redstone Review

LYONS – Wednesday, July 12 is a triple header exciting day of art in Lyons. Starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Library, it’s the opening reception for the 2023 third quarter Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) Tandem Art Show featuring Birdi’s Eye View, a retrospective of multimedia works by Kristine “Birdi” Smock, a well-known fixture in the Front Range art community with more than 40 years of multiple shows, clay installations, murals, and welded sculptures. Over at Town Hall, visitors will find the tandem art show with the theme Funky Whimsy Town. Finish the evening with a free concert at Sandstone Park at 6:30 p.m.

At the Library, meet Birdi Smock and enjoy her unique, inventive art show. Food and beverages provided by Diner Bar will be on hand from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. along with foot stompin’ tunes by Kate Kerr and her band, Fair & Square. This old-time music has inspired much of Birdi’s art. She won’t be able to resist joining in with her fiddle and might even invite everyone to some flatfoot dancing.

Kristine “Birdi” Smock was selected for numerous public art installations throughout Colorado, Florida and New Jersey. She participated in Boulder Open Studio events for 10 years. Upon moving to Lyons, she participated in the Lyons Sculpture Trail, a summer-long event including over 50 local artists. Selected for over 20 Colorado artist-in-residence programs, Birdi especially enjoyed teaching and mentoring students of all ages. Many of the classes were creating giant clay and painted school murals. She says “Teaching is my teacher. Everything important I learned from my students.”

Her primary inspiration comes from nature, animals, landscapes, family, friends, traditional music, and exploring other cultures. She enjoys having her mind and heart

wander over gathered materials, looking for possibilities. Often she finds the process of creating art pieces to be more rewarding than the actual product. Her interests vary from painted landscapes to scrap metal sculptures, driftwood mobiles, birds, clay masks, concrete mosaics, melted plastics, found objects and more.

This show, Birdi’s Eye View, is an eclectic mix of sculptures and paintings inspired by the various places Birdi has lived, as well as people she has encountered, often infused with the traditional music she loves. She says, “Finding and making beauty in a dysfunctional world is in fact a positive political statement.”

Birdi grew up in New Jersey and moved to Boulder County 43 years ago including 20 years here in Lyons. She completed her Fine Arts degree at CU Boulder in 1987. A true snowbird, she splits her time between Lyons and Hawaii to be with her daughter and five-year-old twin grandchildren.

Fair & Square String Band plays high energy, foot stompin’, old-time fiddle music. The band features Lyonsown Kate Kerr on fiddle along with El Rossier on fiddle, Sean Gambrel on banjo, and Ben Burdette on guitar.

Old-time music was played for barn dances, on front porches and in kitchens back in the days long before bluegrass was invented. It arose from the meeting of fiddle traditions brought from Scotch-Irish mountain settlers and rhythmic banjo songs brought from Africa, melding into a truly American sound.

Come join in the fun. Learn more about Fair & Square String Band at https://www.facebook.com/FairAndSquares.

Kate Kerr moved to Lyons in 2012. She played classical violin through eighth grade, then picked it up again in college after discovering traditional music. She is active with the Friend of the Lyons Community library. She enjoys hiking, quilting, playing lots of fiddle tunes, and spending time with her two Boulder granddaughters.

Global warming haikus

By Sally King Redstone Review

Write a haiku, on topic

Raising awareness in yourself and others

And pick up a cookie of your choice

At the St Vrain Market.

It’s simple – five syllables in the first and last lines and seven in the middle.

Then take your haiku to the Market and enjoy your treat.

Your haiku will be compiled into a book, So, include your name and address so we can get you a book.

Bring as many haikus as you like, by July 4 but only one cookie for all your entries.

Thanks for participating

Saving the planet – one haiku at a time.

“Wake up now humans the blue and green world we love is frying, hot hot.”

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Above, Birdi’s paintings, on display starting July 12 at the Lyons Library. Top to bottom: Black Fox String Band; Tim and Bruce; Farmette

Far left: Kristine “Birdi” Smock and her fiddle

Near left: The Fair & Square String Band. Left to right: Ben Burdette, guitar; Kate Kerr, fiddle; El Rossier, fiddle; Sean Gambrel, banjo.

Lyons residents share grit, grace and gratitude

By Kim Mitchell Redstone Review

LYONS – Mother Nature has been providing a lot of moisture for the past 4-6 weeks, testing our nerves, while at the same time showcasing vibrant shades of green in the landscapes that surround us.

This extended and soggy spring has made me grateful for the change of seasons, knowing that the long, sunny days of summer will be blanketing us soon enough. The transition from one season to the next in Lyons heightens my awareness of our natural surroundings. Getting outside on a bicycle, watching the rise in the river, tending to the garden starts or enjoying a visit with friends at one of our outdoor venues create noticeable cues that summer is settling in.

The changing of seasons every few months makes me appreciate our little corner of Colorado. I’m thankful to live in a community with abundant natural amenities and neighbors who take care of each other. As the days get longer, we linger outside, have spontaneous conversations outside with our neighbors, or see new faces at the playground or on the trail. Our expansive trail network and access to open space allows us to engage in so many activities in our own backyard.

The St. Vrain Creek running through town provides recreational options year-round, though I enjoy our convenient water access more in the long, summer months. The St Vrain shows its might annually with high flows each spring and often an accompanying tubing ban for several days, sometimes weeks. More recently, the annual spring run-off from snow in the high mountains, combined with our ground being saturated and continued rain, have once again heightened our awareness of the power of moving water.

Water in motion, such as the St Vrain Creek which runs through Lyons, is measured in cubic feet per second (CFS). Unless you are a kayaker, rafter or water hydrologist, the numbers may not make practical sense or be simple to interpret. Much like Goldilocks, how do you know when it is too fast or just right. Swift, fast-moving water can be great for a kayaker, but frightening for a swimmer or someone floating in a tube.

In Lyons, the Boulder County Sheriff bans tubing

whenever the CFS of the St Vrain exceeds 600. In the last week, the volume of water flowing along the St Vrain has risen steadily from 500 to 1,080 CFS. A tubing ban was put in effect. The tubing ban is temporary, and the Boulder County Sheriff will remove it once the water levels have come down again below 600 CFS.

Nobody knows when the fast-moving waters will slow down to a safer and friendlier flow, as it will depend on

the spring run-off rate or localized rain/storm events. But soon enough, as the weather pattern shifts and summer heats up, we will once again head back into the water.

In the meantime, there are plenty of local events taking place in Lyons off the water. The summer softball season kicked off a few weeks ago with several local teams and a jam-packed schedule of games for Thursday evenings in Bohn Park throughout the summer. The Lyons Redstone Museum is also open daily for the summer. Stop in and learn more about the local history of Lyons and those who helped shape Lyons.

Raul Vasquez and Blue Mountain Stone are expanding the stage at Sandstone Park PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS

At Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens the sunny sulfur flower is blooming

By Jessie BertaThompson Redstone Review

LYONS – Peeking out from the rocks and grasses on Colorado hillsides, sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) is starting to bloom in its striking yellow. It starts as low rosettes with leaves that are silky to touch but leathery tough.

The plants are woody perennials that grow slowly into mats, with partially evergreen leaves (a few lost, a few kept). When it’s time to bloom, flower stems shoot up –like the leaves, dainty and strong at once – then burst into tiny fireworks displays, each stem bearing a constellation of yellow starbursts. The flowers’ particular shade of yellow hits the eye with a hint of day-glow neon, the faintest note of acid green, and a cheerful sulfur. As the flowers develop into clumps of papery seeds, they darken to a warm rusty orange.

flower color. One variety, Buffalo Bill’s sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum var. ramulosum), distinguished by more complex branching in the flower head and a tangle of tiny gray fibers on the undersides of leaves, is a local endemic, found only in Jefferson and Larimer Counties. While the details of splitting botanical hairs aren’t terribly important, the underlying diversity and adaptability is.

Zooming out, sulfur flowers are in the wild buckwheat group (genus Eriogonum). The genus name was constructed from the ancient Greek words for wool (erion) and knee (gony), because the first species described had hairy stem nodes.

In Colorado, there are around 36 species of wild buckwheat. At the Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens, we’ve planted two so far, sulfur flower and James’ buckwheat (Eriogonum jamesii). James’ buckwheat looks broadly similar to sulfur flower, but the flower clumps are white, and the undersides of its leaves have dense mats of little white hairs. Another fun local species is spreading buckwheat (Eriogonum effusum) with white sprays of flowers growing out of cracks in barren prairie clay, reminiscent of florist’s statice (unrelated). The winged buckwheat (Eriogonum alatum) eschews the humility of its low ground-cover-like relatives and sends up enormous stems, to 2.5 m tall, from which to launch its three-winged seeds.

Found in many Colorado habitats from the plains to above the tree line, sulfur flower withstands cold, withering heat, drought, and rocky, low-nutrient soils with aplomb. Popular in xeriscaping and rock gardening, this plant provides high pollinator value in challenging garden spaces.

The species contains wide natural variability, so it has been split into many taxonomic varieties differing in habitat, range, hairiness, size, flower stems, and

The wild buckwheats join the penstemons (Penstemon), fleabane daisies (Erigeron), evening primroses (Oenothera), and phlox (Phlox) as very large groups with rampant speciation in the American west. Different species have evolved in relation to different elevations, pollinators, light and water availability, and soil and mineral conditions, and people have only barely scraped the surface of understanding the forces driving this variability. To the appreciative observer this explosive evolution has created a stunning collection of flower colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. To the pollinators, soil creatures, and herbivores around them, this variety fosters life.

For example, sulfur flower and a few other wild buckwheat species are the larval

LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Lyons

By Jackie Hibbard Redstone Review

LYONS – This year, 2023, marks the third year for Lyons to be celebrating Pride, and Mayor Hollie Rogin recently signed a proclamation naming June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. What makes our event unique is that we have a small planning committee that includes three youth and three adults, with our teens leading the way.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 17 and we have many fun activities planned. From 3 to 6 p.m. we will meet at Sandstone Park for music by three different bands; youth and adult speakers sharing inspirational stories; food, craft making, and information booths sharing

LGBTQ+ resources; and, of course, a parade. The parade will leave the park around 3:15 p.m. and march around downtown sidewalks. Feel free to carry a sign that you make celebrating Pride, or we have a few that you can carry as well.

We are excited to add a Drag Show this year that is hosted by A-Lodge’s Rock Garden 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Join us for a funfilled show on the main stage with performers of all ages. This is a familyfriendly, all-ages show. There will be food trucks and drinks available for purchase. Bring lots of cash to share with the performers and they will perform a special number to raise funds for a local youth LGBTQ+ nonprofit.

Last year’s Pride event at Sandstone Park hosted over 200 people and was filled with

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hosts (where eggs are laid and what caterpillars eat) for the lupine blue butterfly. This pretty bug is a delicate blue when open, with a rim and ventral side of intricate black, gray, white, and orange. Certain hairstreak butterflies and other species of blues also entrust their young to the sulfur flower’s leaves. Many more pollinators enjoy its nectar, and it’s known for producing a dark, strong honey.

The sulfur flower is in the smartweed or buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). This group includes the widely cultivated and nutritious common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) used in soba noodles, pancakes, and animal feed. Springtime favorite rhubarb (Rheum) is also in this group. Lady’s thumb or spotted smartweed (Persicaria maculosa), Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), and curly dock (Rumex crispus) are three Eurasian imports in this family with inconvenient weedy properties but also some redeeming nutrition and beauty.

Wild buckwheat seeds are not harvested for food like common buckwheat, although the leaves and stems of some species are mentioned in contemporary

foraging guides. While edible, the plants are small and slow-growing. Traditional indigenous uses focused more on their medicinal properties.

The Paiute people used a decoction of the roots of sulfur flower to treat colds and stomachaches. The Klamath applied poultices of leaves to soothe burns. There are records of the Ramah Navajo using James’ buckwheat to treat labor pains and as a contraceptive. The Zuni used its powdered flowers in a rain ceremony. These little plants played varied and valuable roles across the cultural landscape. Wherever Colorado summer rambles lead, it’s likely to find the sulfur flower or one of its relatives raising perky flowers in a toast to life’s tenacity in the face of all the West has to throw at it and to offer.

Jessie Berta-Thompson studied algae in school, and loves gardening and learning about plants. She has a degree in biology. She currently serves as Treasurer on the Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens board and as an Adjunct Researcher at the Denver Botanic Gardens, where she works on the diversity and evolution of Colorado mushrooms.

people of all ages decked out in all their rainbow gear. It was heartwarming to see families, youth and adults all celebrating and having fun together. This year we hope to see more people and soak in the love, support and community that Lyons offers.

We can use volunteers too. Crosswalk helpers, craft table hosts, set up, clean up,

food/ice cream hosts, and hosts for the swag table and prize wheel.

Whether you identify as LGBTQ+ or are an ally, this event is for you, and you will be welcomed.

Jackie Hibbard works on events for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) is in bloom in Colorado and can be found in areas from the plains to above the tree line.

Greenwood Wildlife raises awareness by dispelling rabies myths

By Trenton Boen Redstone Review

LONGMONT – Here at Greenwood

Wildlife in the outskirts of Lyons, we want to debunk misconceptions and shed light on essential information regarding rabies, a viral disease that sparks fear and misunderstandings. Greenwood is dedicated to wildlife rehabilitation, education, and conservation. Join us as we unravel the truth about rabies, dispel myths, and ensure that you have accurate information to safeguard yourself and the wildlife around you.

To combat the misconceptions surrounding rabies, we must understand this viral disease and its impact on humans and animals. Rabies is caused by a virus that affects the nervous system of mammals. It spreads to people and animals via saliva or blood, usually through bites, scratches, or direct contact with mucosa (e.g., eyes, mouth, or open wounds). It’s important to note that not all animals can transmit rabies; it is more prevalent in certain species, such as raccoons, foxes, bats and skunks. Once clinical symptoms appear, rabies is virtually 100 percent fatal.

Misconceptions about rabies can lead to unnecessary harm to wildlife, so let’s address the seven most common myths and misconceptions surrounding this disease.

• Myth 1: Wildlife with rabies are aggressive. Contrary to popular belief, it is important to note that not all animals infected with rabies display aggressive behavior. While aggression can be a symptom, it is crucial to recognize that other animals may exhibit different signs, such as appearing lethargic, disoriented, or displaying unusual behaviors.

• Myth 2: The symptoms of infection will appear quickly after a bite. The incubation

period for rabies varies depending on factors such as the location of virus entry and the viral load.

• Myth 3: Animals with rabies foam at the mouth. The presence of excessive drooling or foaming at the mouth of an animal does not always indicate the presence of rabies. While this visual representation has become widely recognized with the help of the media, it is important to note that other symptoms, such as paralysis or difficulty swallowing, can also accompany

a rabies infection.

• Myth 4: If an animal known to be nocturnal is out during the day it means rabies. While rabies can affect an animal’s behavior, such as making them more active or aggressive, diurnal activity alone is not a definitive sign of rabies. Animals may be opportunistic and adaptable in their foraging habits, particularly when pregnant.

• Myth 5: You can test for rabies in an animal with a blood test. To accurately diagnose rabies in animals, it is necessary to

A common ankle sprain vs. a high ankle sprain

By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review

examine their brain tissue. As a result, if we suspect an animal has had contact with humans or exhibits symptoms of rabies, we follow a strict protocol from the Health Department that involves euthanizing the animal. This step is crucial and required for conducting the necessary tests to confirm or rule out the presence of the rabies virus.

• Myth 6: Squirrels have rabies. While it is true that rodents can contract rabies, including squirrels, their small size often means they succumb to the disease before showing noticeable symptoms. As a result, squirrels are not known to be significant carriers or spreaders of rabies. In fact, there is no recorded case of fox squirrels transferring rabies to humans in Colorado.

• Myth 7: Babies are too young to have rabies. It is important to recognize that a mother animal can transmit rabies to her offspring. In some cases, there have been reports of rabies being passed from an infected mother to her babies, although it is not a heritable disease.

For the safety of humans and the wellbeing of wildlife populations, take the following proactive steps to prevent the spread of rabies:

Avoid unnecessary contact with wildlife. Appreciate wildlife from a safe distance. Avoid handling or feeding wild animals, as this increases the risk of exposure to rabies or other diseases. Additionally, many people mistakenly believe that hand-feeding young wildlife is a harmless act like providing food to other backyard wildlife, such as birds through birdfeeders. However, feeding young wildlife can have unintended and crucial consequences.

Avoid picking up roadkill. Rabies can be transmitted via blood and bodily fluids, so you can be exposed to the rabies virus

LYONS – Ankle sprains are among the most common injuries in the United States. But what is the difference between a common ankle sprain and a high ankle sprain? Why must athletes who sustain high ankle sprains stop playing sports for a longer period than those with common ankle sprains? The reason lies in the anatomy of the leg and ankle and the different anatomical structures injured.

(rolling the foot inward), when weight bearing. When this happens, ligaments that hold the three bones together are at risk of injury. Typically the anterior talo-fibular ligament is involved, as it is the primary stabilizer of the ankle. Other ligaments and tendons can be injured as well, but aren’t as crucial to the stability of the ankle. A typical ankle sprain can take one to four weeks to heal and might require non-weight bearing for up to seven days.

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The ankle joint is formed by three bones in the lower leg: the tibia (shin bone), the fibula (the bone parallel to the tibia in the outer calf), and the talus (a dome shaped bone in the foot below the tibia). These bones together form the ankle joint, which sustain loads of up to three times a person’s body weight during normal daily activities.

A common ankle sprain happens when the foot/ankle goes into an excessive and uncontrolled inversion pattern

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A high ankle sprain occurs above the ankle joint, when the ankle is externally rotated and the foot is in dorsiflexion (foot bending upward toward the shin). The lower part of the leg, between the tibia and fibula, is held together by a material, similar to Velcro, called syndesmosis. This material is extremely strong and stable yet also allows movement between the two bones.

It is the syndesmosis that is injured during a high ankle sprain. When there is too much movement between the tibia and fibula, then the ankle joint is not able to withstand weight or forces through it, making is painful to bear weight. Because the syndesmosis is highly specialized, it

takes longer to heal. With a high ankle sprain, one is typically non-weight bearing for three to six weeks and isn't able to return to sport for 12 weeks. Performing exercises that increase your balance on one and both legs such as: jumping, hopping, moving side to side and back and forth can help decrease the risk of ankle sprains. Both types of ankle sprains need to be given adequate rest and healing time to prevent chronic instability and weakness in the ankle.

Though sprains are very common, one shouldn’t discount the importance of letting the tissues heal prior to returning to previous activity level. Applying RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) is the best way to start the healing process. Once the ankle can weight-bear without pain, strengthening and balancing exercise should be started. After the ankle has full range of motion and strength, one can move onto more strenuous exercises like running and jumping.

Bronwyn Muldoon, a licensed physical therapist, owns Lyons Physical Therapy, 435 High St. in Lyons. Some of the things addressed at her clinic include but are not limited to: acute and chronic spinal pain (back and neck pain), postural dysfunction alignment, sports and performance-related injuries, repetitive/overuse-related injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, muscles strains and sprains, and physical rehabilitation of all kinds. For more information call 303-823-8813.

Rabies is more prevalent in certain species, such as raccoons, foxes, bats and skunks.

Allenspark Hilltop Guild awards scholarships to Lyons and Estes Park students

By Elisabeth Sherwin Redstone Review

ALLENSPARK – The women of the Hilltop Guild in Allenspark have awarded $11,500 in scholarships to seven 2023 graduating high school students in Lyons and Estes Park. The awards were made this month to three Lyons High School students and four Estes Park High School students.

The Lyons recipients are Henry Jones, who received the Hilltop Guild Scholarship of $1,500. He will be attending the Colorado School of Mines, studying computer science; Autumn Olson received the Barb Coles Memorial Scholarship of $1,500 and will be attending Colorado State University; and Cole Thomas received the Marjorie McCulloch Scholarship of $2,000 and will be attending University of Colorado at Boulder studying biomedical engineering.

The Estes Park recipients are Sadie Morgan, who received the Hilltop Guild Scholarship of $1,500 and will be attending Front Range Community College studying fire science; Jack Klipstein received the Hilltop Guild Scholarship of $1,500 and will be attending Colorado

Mesa College studying engineering and/or business/accounting; Elias Kemp received the Gerald Halsey Memorial Scholarship of $1,500 and will be attending Colby College in Maine as an English major; and Nicole Stegeman received the Marjorie McCulloch Memorial Scholarship of $2,000 and will be attending Front Range Community College in Fort Collins and hopes to transfer to Colorado State University to study veterinary medicine.

The Hilltop Guild is an organization of women who work at handicrafts year round and sell what they make at the Guild’s annual Bazaar, which is always the first Saturday in August and this year falls on August 5. The money they make at the Bazaar goes in part to the scholarship fund, which is headed by Carol Halsey of Allenspark.

Halsey, Barbara Swanson and Donna Squyres, also of Allenspark, selected the scholarship recipients this year. “The students we chose this year were among the best ever,” said Halsey. “The Hilltop Guild membership is delighted to help these talented and hard-working young people with their education.”

The Guild members invite the public to attend the an-

nual Bazaar on August 5 at the Kelley House in Allenspark, 18720 Highway 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many hand-made items will be for sale including quilts and woven bags and scarves. Halsey is famous for her handwoven plastic “scrubbies,” which clean dishes and are useful for many kitchen tasks.

The White Elephant will be open selling gently used household items. Vendors will be on hand selling jewelry and teas. Several food trucks will be on site and the Country Kitchen will sell baked goodies, too. The Guild’s popular dandelion jelly also will be available. The Bazaar offers free admission and there’s plenty of parking. Everyone is invited to attend the Bazaar and support the guild for next year’s scholarships.

Elisabeth Sherwin lives in Allenspark. Her grandparents came to Allenspark as summer residents in 1944 and became year-round residents in the 1970s. She wanted to work for a newspaper after college so she moved to Davis, Calif. Where she did worked for newspapers and stayed until she retired, then she moved back to Allenspark.

The Lyons Garden Club will host their 3rd Annual Mountain Blooms tour on Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is online or at Sandstone Park on that Saturday morning. Participants will experience a day of visual splendor, exploring the town of Lyons through the lens of ten local gardeners.

The Sandstone Summer Concert Series returns on Wednesday, June 21, the official first day of summer, with Joe Kuckla and Irons in the Fire, taking the stage at 6:30 p.m. Raul Vasquez and Blue Mountain Stone recently expanded the stage, donating the labor and the materials to create a larger stage for events and for our local musical talent. The enhanced stage is a stunning addition of craftsmanship and detail. The summer concert series, together with the wonderful Raul Vasquez stage to host the concerts is due to the generous donations of passionate and caring community members in Lyons.

Our local businesses also increase their options and offerings in the summer with

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outside celebrations and dining al fresco. Whether it’s a cappuccino or a birthday dinner, enjoy the local fare and offerings from several Lyons businesses. Many of them have fun gathering events on their summer calendars too. Our local services and shops have something for each of us. As we head into the busy summer, let’s continue to support our local businesses and remind each other of all there is in Lyons to be grateful for.

Kim Mitchell is the Community Relations and Communications Director for the Town of Lyons. Kim has called Lyons home since 2009.

through fluids in your eyes or a cut. If you find roadkill, don’t pick it up. Instead, contact CDOT’s Safety and Traffic Engineering Unit at (303) 512-5100. Vaccinate your pets and livestock. Vaccinating your pets, including dogs or cats, is a crucial preventive measure. In addition, vaccinating livestock, especially if they come in contact with other livestock and humans

Don’t miss the Mountain Blooms Garden Tour produced by our local Lyons Garden Club this Saturday, June 17th!

For more details: www.lyonsgardenclub.com/garden-tour

months to accommodate schedules and personal time off requests,” she said. The board seemed agreeable to the idea.

The BOT advised staff to proceed with cash in lieu of McIntosh Lake water shares for the affordable housing development at 317 Evans St. The BOT also agreed to a letter of support for a Boulder County Electric Vehicle Charging Grant submission to the Federal Department of Transportation. The BOT directed staff to move forward as discussed in the executive session regarding the Boulder County IGA

regularly, can prevent the spread of rabies. Wildlife-proof your property. Secure trash cans, seal entry points to your home, and remove potential food sources that may attract wildlife.

Here at Greenwood Wildlife, we prioritize the safety and well-being of both our dedicated staff and the community. As part of our commitment to public health, the state requires us to immediately report any bare-handed handling of animals that

and the Honeywell negotiations.

Administrator Simonsen said in her report that the Visitor’s Center plans to be staffed, Friday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, 4 seasonal staff have joined the Parks and Public Works Department. All parks are staffed with camp and park hosts and summer is in full swing. Boulder County is spearheading a North Foothills Highway cycling feasibility study and Lyons staff is included in the planning meetings.

Trustee Gregg Oetting noted that the solar project grant from the State has been extended through June 2025.

are considered rabies vectors to the local health department. This proactive measure ensures that proper protocols are followed to assess the risk of exposure and take appropriate actions to safeguard the individuals involved.

Trenton Boen is the new Greenwood Wildlife Rehab Center’s Communications & Fundraising Intern.

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Saying goodbye to my dog Liz, and goodbye again

By Elisabeth Sherwin Redstone Review

LYONS – I knew this day was coming. My sweet lab/pit mix, Liz, was slowing down. Mike noticed it first.

“She’s going deaf,” he said. I didn’t think so.

“Her hearing is selective,” I said.

Liz (she was named, not by me, for TV personality Liz Lemon) had an all-white coat and a muscular body, weighing about 65 pounds. She was 12 years old when she developed some difficulty breathing. But her appetite was great, as always, and her desire to chew her bones and bark at things outside was strong.

Maybe her hearing was a little impaired. Time, however, and her slowly spreading cancer, proved impossible to halt. Mike went to New York state for nearly two months to have and recover from an operation. He’s fine now. I stayed with Liz. When he left, he said goodbye to Liz knowing that he would probably not see her again. And he didn’t.

It was early May when I realized the end was near. She still had a good appetite but was having trouble walking. She wanted to follow me up the stairs and down the stairs (“She adores you,” Mike said) but she just couldn’t do it. I made the appointment and took her in, lifting her into the passenger seat of the truck onto a soft blanket. She licked my hand. The rest of the details are too hard to relive. Let’s just say she went to the “comfort room” of the vet hospital. I stroked her head until the end, which came much too quickly.

“She’s gone,” said the vet. I wasn’t ready.

Tearful days passed. I would be working in the kitchen when suddenly I would think of letting Liz in or out. I would wake up in the night and feel for her solid warm body next to me and not find it. There was no one to greet me when I came home and no one for me to scold for getting in the cat food.

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The town hall art show, Funky Whimsy, will feature a variety of local artists using various media. The Library art show, Birdi’s Eye View, will feature paintings by Kristine Smock. The band, Fair & Square String Band, with Kate Kerr will perform songs during the library art show and appetizers will be provided by Diner Bar in Lyons. The shows will run concurrently and will be over in time for those attending the shows to go to the concert in Sandstone Park at 6:30 p.m.

One morning I heard scratching at the door. Unmistakable. I went to the door and there was Liz, wagging her tail in expectation of her breakfast. Yes, it really was Liz. I let her in, dropped to my knees, and hugged her tightly. She licked my face.

And then it was normal life once again, except that both her shortness of breath and cough were gone. The

woods and across the creek. She ran after squirrels, and I ran after her. She chewed her rawhide bones in front of the fire while I watched TV. She could easily climb the stairs to the bedroom, and I slept with her in my arms.

When the day came for Mike to return, I could hardly contain my excitement. Of course, I had told him that Liz was gone, and he had been very sad. But he would be so pleased to see her restored to us. As it grew closer and closer to his arrival time, I clutched Liz tighter and tighter, letting go of her only when I heard the airport shuttle van pull into our driveway.

Mike had been gone for nearly two months. When he left it was winter, now it was spring.

“My babe!” I cried, hugging him. “I have a surprise for you.” Mike came in and looked around.

“I’m so glad to be home, everything looks great,” he said, dropping his duffel bag by the fireplace. No dog rocketed to Mike and joyfully jumped on him. There was no happy bark. There was no Liz. It became clear in an instant that the universe decreed that I could have one or the other but not both. The universe had been merciful letting me have Liz again for those precious days. I can’t explain it. I didn’t try to.

“What’s the surprise?” Mike asked.

“Um, that we’re having your favorite meal for dinner,” I said. “I just have to make it,” I added, half-laughing and half-crying.

Now when I think of Liz, I am deeply sad but also hopeful that one day the three of us – Liz, Mike and I – will be able to hike in the woods together enjoying the wind in the pine trees, the smell of sage, the view of the mountains, and the simple happiness of spending time together.

cancerous lumps on her body were gone. Her hearing was acute. My dog was back. What a delightful, wonderful, fantastic surprise I would have for Mike, who was due back from New York in three days.

In the meantime, Liz and I took hikes through the

Paving and street improvements

LYONS – Contractors for the Town will begin the 2023 street improvement projects on Townmanaged streets the week of June 19, weather permitting. There will be both chip seal work, as well as overlay and patching work. The contractor will be posting no parking signage and putting notices out as well. Streets that are impacted include: Steamboat Valley Rd, Vasquez Road, Vasquez Court; Eagle Valley Drive, Osprey Lane, Peregrine Lane, Falcon Lane; Welch Drive, Welch Court, McConnell Drive (in front of the High School from Bohn Ct. to 2nd Ave.); Eagle Canyon Circle, Eagle

Canyon Drive, Eagle Nest Lane.

Elisabeth Sherwin lives in Allenspark. Her grandparents came to Allenspark as summer residents in 1944 and became year-round residents in the 1970s. She wanted to work for a newspaper after college so she moved to Davis, Calif. Where she did worked for newspapers and stayed until she retired, then she moved back to Allenspark.

Chip sealing work consists of applying asphalt to a road surface followed by a layer of one-quarter inch chips that essentially create a new layer on top of the road. Chip sealing operations are a part of the Town’s primary roadway rehabilitation plan. The process is intended to extend the lifespan of the roadway and postpone larger reconstruction efforts that would require more expensive work and longer travel restrictions.

A week after the chips are applied, crews return to the area to apply a sealant designed to help the chips adhere to the road. The road will be a bit rougher than normal for a few

weeks, but the vehicles driving on the road soon crush the chips down making for a smooth ride that will help the road last a lot longer than it normally would have. To help cyclists, the Town uses a 1/4-inch chip instead of the typical 1/2-inch chip on the surface of the road. This greatly enhances rideability and helps the road smooth out quicker.

Blood drive to be held at the library

LYONS – On Thursday, June 29 from10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., a blood drive will be held at Lyons Regional Library. Sign up today for the next blood drive, at the Lyons Regional Library.

WHAT’S COOKIN’

Ricotta cheesecake with strawberry orange sauce, keto style

By Catherine Metzger Redstone Review

LYONS – We have been cutting the sugar and refined carbohydrates out of our diet as much as possible for better health. Some people call it keto but we just call it good sense.

Once you start looking for sugar and carbs, it’s amazing how much we find in the food we eat, especially in processed foods. Better to consume complex carbs such as whole grains (in moderation) that take time to break down as they go through your system and deliver far more nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fiber than the rapid-digestion and ensuing glucose spikes when we eat refined carbs, such as something made with white flour. When we decide we want something sweet to eat after dinner, we’ve been making our own sugar-free desserts, such as this cheesecake, with a naturally derived sugar replacement and almond crust to replace the high-carb traditional crust. We’ve been substituting sugar with a 1-to-1 mixture of monk fruit and stevia, only using a quarter of what is required in dessert recipes. The monk fruit/stevia mix has a cane-sugar-like flavor but you only need a bit to get a sweet taste in whatever it is you’re making.

This delicious creamy orange ricotta cheesecake with a strawberry orange sauce is easy to make and provides just the right amount of keto sweet to finish a meal. It refrigerates well and lasts a good week or more in the fridge.

Orange Ricotta Cheesecake, Keto Style

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

All ingredients should be at room temperature

2 lbs. (four blocks) of full-fat cream cheese

1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese

1 cup stevia-monk fruit mixture (made of 1/2 cup stevia, 1/2 cup monk fruit. If using regular sugar, use 1 1/3 cups)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel

1/2 cup orange juice

5 large eggs and 3 egg yolks

2 teaspoons coconut flour

Strawberry Orange Sauce

2 cups washed and hulled strawberries

1 tablespoon Gran Marnier or 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

1/4 cup stevia-monkfruit sugar replacement

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Almond Crust

1 1/2 cups almond flour

1/4 cup stevia-monk fruit blend

1/4 cup melted butter

be at room temperature, otherwise your blender will gag and sputter on the amount of cheesecake filling. Blend for approximately 2 minutes, until you have achieved a glossy, well-combined batter. It will be thick. Pour into the prepared cake pan and smooth to even out the top using a spatula.

oven before removing the cheesecake. Let cool on the counter, then refrigerate for several hours until it’s fully chilled before cutting and serving.

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Assemble an 8inch springform cake pan and spray it with cooking oil. Then cut out a parchment disk to cover the bottom of the pan. Next, measure and cut out a 5-inch-high ribbon of parchment to go around the inside perimeter of the cake pan. It should rise 2 inches above the top of the pan, assuming a 3-inch high cake wall.

• Make the crust: In a small bowl combine the almond flour, 1/4 cup of stevia blend and melted butter. Stir. Press into the bottom of the cake pan using the bottom of a glass. Set aside.

• Prepare the filling: In a Vita Mix, or other large, really powerful blender, combine all the other ingredients for the cake (cream cheese, ricotta, stevia mixture, vanilla, orange peel, orange juice, eggs and coconut flour). All these ingredients should

Sable, a delightful French cookie

By Barbara Shark Redstone Review

LYONS – After lunch

with the studio crew, I sit in a sunny spot at the dining room table and have coffee while I solve the New York Times crossword.

This has become a satisfying habit, a way to ease into the afternoon work. I especially appreciate my daily custom after travels or appointments that keep me from my coffee and puzzle. I bet you all have some sort of ritual that marks the day, perhaps an early morning walk, an afternoon cup of tea or some other pleasurable routine.

I like a little sweetness with my coffee –perhaps a small cookie to accompany the dark brew. Here’s a simple, delicious French cookie, a Sable, to serve with coffee or tea, or better yet, with a bowl of strawberries or juicy slices of pineapple.

Lemon Sables (sa-blay)

Cream together 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 1/3 cup sugar. Add an egg yolk, saving

the white for later, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and the grated zest of a small lemon. Stir in 1 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Form the dough into two logs, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper or plastic. Chill in the freezer for 1/2 hour or in the fridge for an hour to firm the dough for slicing. You could freeze them to bake later. Defrost until soft enough to slice.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350° degrees. Brush logs with the lightly beaten egg white and roll in coarse sugar like turbinado. This is optional but gives a crunchy, pretty edge to the cookies. Slice the logs 1/2 inch thick and place on a parchment lined baking sheet an inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly colored and firm. Cool on a rack. These keep well if stored airtight. Makes about 30 cookioes.

Barbara Shark is an artist and author of How I Learned to Cook, an Artist’s Life. She lives near Lyons, Colorado. For more recipes, read her blog, www.howilearnedtocookanartistslife.blog.

• Create a Dutch oven double boiler: Bring several cups of water to a boil and pour the boiling water into a 2 1/2 quart ovenproof Dutch oven with a doubleboiler maker (or rig up something that will work – see the photo above). You do not want the cake pan in the hot water but just hovering above it, with the edges of the cake pan sealing the Dutch oven so that the steam has difficulty escaping.

• Bake: Place the cake pan in the double-boiler set-up and place the entirety into the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 325° F and bake for 2 hours without opening the oven door. The center should be slightly jiggly when the cake is done. (I am at 7,000 feet above sea level and needed to bake the cheesecake for 2 hours at 325° F. If you are at a lower altitude, it might only take about 1 1/2 hours). Followed this with 30 minutes of rest undisturbed in the

• Make the Orange-Strawberry Sauce: Wash, top and cut strawberries into small pieces. Mash the fruit together in a small saucepan. Add the stevia mixture and cornstarch to the pan. Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring occasionally and cook until the mixture is thickened. If you wish to remove seeds, and for a smoother sauce, rub the mixture through a fine sieve. Add orange flavoring or Gran Marnier. Stir to combine. Let cool then refrigerate until ready to serve.

Catherine Ripley Metzger has been cooking professionally and privately since 1979. She was a French cuisine journeyman at the celebrated Henri d’Afrique restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Today she is the proprietor of the food blog www.foodfortheages.com and cooks with curiosity from the ground up in her log cabin home on the Western Slope of Colorado.

Shark

gether now” attitude and support one’s community is through a life-saving blood donation. The library is proud to partner with the Town of Lyons to host the team from Vitalant for another blood drive in our Community Room on June 29 between 9 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. Appointments can be made by visiting vitalant.com and entering our location code, A069.

Please consider joining our vast and varied town-wide arts community on July 12. Start at the Library for the opening of Birdi-eye View featuring the art of Kristine “Birdi” Smock. Enjoy music from Fair and Square String Band and bites courtesy of Aaron Esserman of Diner Bar and Oui Chef. Travel between the library and town hall where the theme for town creators is Funky, Whimsy Town. We will kick off at

leased by industrial nations are causing the atmosphere to enclose more heat and warm up little by little each year.

However, the oceans are actually a massive and concerning factor within this story. We have come nowhere close to facing the full blunt force of impending intensity and high temperatures which will reign upon our future, and this is because of the deep blue seas.

The oceans have been tempering the impacts of climate change by sopping up massive amounts of excessive heat. How-

4:30 p.m. so everyone can migrate over to Sandstone Park for an installment of the beloved concert series at 6 p.m.

Your Lyons Community Library opens Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. We close at 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays; 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; and 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Our online catalog is available 24/7 at lyons.colibraries.org and we’re always open for digital downloads on both the Libby and CloudLibrary apps. Give us a call at 303-823-5165 or email info@lyonslibrary.com with any questions. Please see the calendar of events on our website for additional programs, program information, and registration instructions.

Kara Bauman is the Director of the Lyons Community Library and holds an MLIS from the University of Kentucky.

ever, the oceans can only take so much. And we really have no idea how much that is, and what the tipping point to the oceans switching from a sink to a source of heat might be. There have been weird occurrences in the last decades which portend that the oceans’ tolerances are being surpassed (such as the massive stagnant heat blob which arose in the north Pacific several years ago).

There are massive amounts of measured data from past decades showing that the oceans are getting increasingly much hotter, and we saw warm waters spanned down farther than expected during our cruise.

benefit from this free, excellent, clinician-led, and confidential resource, please reach out to James at consultjamesh@gmail.com. These groups really are a tremendous resource in Lyons and it is our great hope that they can continue.

All of these vital new resources – a new staff counselor, art therapy for youth, and clinician-led recovery groups –have been made possible by Opioid Abatement and ARPA funding from Boulder County. Thank you, Boulder County, for making it possible for LEAF to begin to meet the behavioral and mental health and recovery needs in the Greater Lyons area.

Speaking of needs, our Food Pantry continues to be in serious need of additional food. Each week, our volunteers travel to the local food bank to source food, and each week we still find it necessary to ask for donations and to purchase food. Neil Sullivan and his team at St. Vrain

Hot oceans are not a very hospitable place for all inhabitants, and they also hold less oxygen which is essential to life residing in the depths. An El Niño year used to be expected approximately every 3 to 7 years, but they are now becoming more frequent and more intense, likely due to the substantial amount of heat transferred from the atmosphere into the oceans. It is not looking good for anyone who enjoys having cooler waters prevail. So, to quote another famous story about tinkering with nature, “hang on to your butts.”

Lyons High School graduate Dr. Kathleen

Market donates substantial amounts of supplies, and sells even more to us at discounted prices. Cory Pierce and Lyons Dairy Bar donate dozens and dozens of eggs each week, too. In fact, just this week we purchased 500 pounds of ground beef from our beef rancher partner because the food bank does not have any meat much of the time. This quantity will last for a while, but the expense is still very significant for our small organization.

Even with our terrific partners, we find ourselves coming up short. If you can make a financial donation to our Pantry to support necessary purchases like meat and bread, please visit our website at leaflyons.org. If you would like to organize a food drive in your neighborhood, send us an email at foodpantry@leaflyons.org and we can provide some guidance to you. And if you’d like to donate food directly, you can bring it to the Pantry on Wednesdays between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Please go to https://leaflyons.org/food-pantry/ for a list of the items we need most.

And if all of this activity is not enough, we’re still rais-

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Gosnell, who lives in Kiel, a German sea port on the Baltic, was aboard the German Research Vessel RV Sonne conducting biochemical research, April 14 through June 2. This SO298 cruise is part of the International GEOTRACES program, and she is participating as part of her postdoc contract responsibilities with GEOMAR, Germany’s ocean research center, which is equivalent to America’s Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts and Scripts Institution of Oceanography in California. The cruise findings will have global significance for understanding ocean chemical environments and their changes, in which ecosystems operate.

ing money to move to our own location. Visit our website at leaflyons.org to learn more about the project and how you can help. The good news is, we have already raised $1,058,000. We will launch a local capital campaign soon to help us close the gap. LEAF’s teams do so much for so many all across the Greater Lyons area. Please consider how you can help make this dream for dedicated human services, behavioral health/recovery, and community space in Lyons a reality.

If you want to keep up with all that’s happening at LEAF, I encourage you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram. There’s so much good stuff and we love to share it. In the meantime, be safe and have a great start to your summer.

Lory Barton has been LEAF’s Executive Director since early 2019. Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers and donors, LEAF has launched a mental health program and expanded human services to best meet needs since she joined. Lory has a big family and loves hanging out with them in her free time.

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A-Lodge hosted a thrift and vintage clothing pop-up event on June 11 as a fundraiser for LEAF. Lyons quilting artist Laurie Miller brought her sewing machine and invited anyone in need of mending to bring their items over for her masterful fixing touch. A donation to LCF was her price. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS