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B •R •I •E •F •S Update: Recycling Center moving to Second Avenue LYONS – Due to construction for the library, the town and associated partners have begun preparation for relocating the recycling center from Fourth Ave. and Railroad, to the south side of the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) center at 198 Second Ave. Construction for the new Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accessible facility is well underway; however, due to minor engineering setbacks, the town now estimates the move to be complete by mid-August. Except for the cardboard-specific bin, the Town does not anticipate any lapse in availability in single-stream recycling between locations. Recycling will remain available at its current location, and a new dumpster will be replaced at the new site, upon its completion. The availability and schedule of the cardboard-specific bin may vary during the relocation period. Updates will be sent as information is received.
Look & See, film on the life of Wendell Berry to be shown at Stonebridge LYONS – Look & See, the next Ecology Board community movie, explores the life of Wendell Berry, author of over 40 books of essays, poetry, and fiction. Look & See will be shown at Stonebridge Farm, 5169 Ute Highway, a local CSA Farm, on September 7 at 7 p.m. Wendell Berry is a farmer whose family life and writing revolve around farming within a community. Berry’s work reveals all we have lost by the disappearance of farming communities. He stresses that industrial farming has no connection with the land other than as a money economy bent on employing fewer and fewer people. But in farming communities as he writes about them, a farm is a place where you make your life, a place full of Continue Briefs on Page 4
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Utility bills became a sticky situation with the town board By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – At a special meeting in late July the Lyons Town Board heard the annual presentation of the town audit, which they have to approve each year. They received a clean bill of health, by in large, with “no material findings.” This is always good news for the board and for any small town. Mayor Connie Sullivan pointed out that many cities and towns do not come out as well as Lyons. The auditors did point out in the audit that, “The spouse of a member of the Board of Trustees owns a business within the Town. As such the business uses the Town’s utilities of electricity, sewer and beginning in 2017 water. The customer has not made payments since September, 2015. The customer has disputed certain charges related to the water base fee and the number of sewer taps. During 2017, the Town refunded one of the sewer taps. As of December 31, 2017, the Town has an outstanding receivable of $43,122 or approximately 14.12% of utility receivables from this customer. No payments have been received in 2018.” The business the auditors referred to is Lyons Properties, LLC also known as River Bend or Wee Casa where the weddings are held on the river. The property is owned by Mike Whipp, Kenyon Waugh, Steve Beck, John Eaton, Jerry Moore and Brett Hollingshead. Kenyon Waugh is married to Juli Waugh, a town board trustee. Julie was on vacation and was not present at the special meeting for the auditors’ presentation, but she has always recused herself at every meeting where any issues concerning Wee Casa were discussed.
The board went into executive session at that meeting to hear from the attorney what they could talk about publically concerning the Lyons Properties utilities. After the meeting Mike Whipp, the managing partner with Lyons Properties, said that before the flood of 2013, when he bought the property on the river which was a trailer park, he did not own the water taps that came with the trailers and each individual trailer owner had their own tap and water bill. When the flood took out all the trailers he told the town that he did not own those taps and wanted the town to take them back. He had one water tap and each unit had one also which came to something around 30 taps. Whipp told the town he didn’t need all those taps for his wedding business. The flood changed the river somewhat as well as property lines. The town negotiated a utility easement for a water line to Apple Valley which went through River Bend. The sewer taps for River Bend were negotiated based on a ratio that is used for RVs in other parts of town. At the town board meeting on August 6 Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen said that sewer taps are counted by the same ratio that is used for RVs which is a ratio of one tap for 4 RVs. There are 23 tiny homes at Wee Casa at River bend, tiny homes fall into the RV category. The bill was allowed to escalate because the staff wanted to be business friendly and cutting off the utilities would be a great hardship since the wedding are often booked a year or two in advance along with caterers, bands, etc. Several of the town board members seemed to be caught blindsided by the huge amount of the bill which had escalated to
over $50,000 by the time it was presented to the town board in the audit. The audit only showed the amount of the bill through 2017 and no payments were made in 2018. After the meeting Mike Whipp said that both he and other members of the LLC asked for documentation from the town of Lyons and when they finally got a bill with all the charges it was almost totally redacted and they couldn’t read most of the content. He said he and his partners had requested meetings and documentation of all the water taps, but were unable to get the documentation from the town for proof of the water taps that the town claims they owe on. Whipp said all the utility payments for the three properties that comprise River Bend were up to date except for Wee Casa where they did not agree on the amount billed. “I’m glad this came up in the audit,” he said. “I want this resolved. We know we owe money, we know we are likely to get the utilities turned off and shut down. We want to resolve this.” Before the Waughs left for vacation in July, Kenyon gave the town a check for $5,000 as a good faith payment on the utilities bill at River Bend. The town reduced the number of sewer taps at River Bend from 30 to 9. Before the executive session Trustee Mark Browning recommended to the board that they revise the code to say, “When any utility account exceeds $10,000 the town administrator shall notify the board of trustees.” The town board had to face the issue head on at the August 6 regular meeting. Town Administrator Simonsen issued a termination of services order to shut off the utilities at River Bend to take place on August 15 and Lyons Properties LLC was requesting a Continue Town on Page 14
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LYONS Lyons hosts its tenth annual 9Health Fair in September By Sue Wratten Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons 9Health Fair is once again coming serve to our community; this will be its tenth year bringing this service to Lyons. The fair will be held on Saturday, September 29 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 200 Second Ave. Information about the fair can be found at the website: 9healthfair.org. On the website you will be able to learn what screenings we will offer that day, you will be able to register as a medical or nonmedical volunteer, and you can also preregister for any blood work you might want drawn on September 29. As the medical coordinator for our fair, I’ve found it takes a dedicated team of volunteers to successfully bring this event to our area. We are truly grateful for our venue,
Sue Wratten gets her flu shot at the Lyons 9Health Fair. the Mormon Church; this is our third year using those wonderful public rooms. Screenings with a cost are: blood chemistry, PSA, Vitamin D, Vitamin
B12, testosterone (both female and male), blood cell count, hemoglobin A1c, and colon cancer screening kit. We will also have free screenings by many qualified health care professionals from our community. These screenings are useful in helping you decide if further assessment is needed: blood pressure, hearing, oral health, skin, spine, vision, breast exam and PAP for women, stress management and nutrition counseling. Walgreens will be giving flu vaccines, and will bill your insurance, and some other free vaccines will be available for those without insurance. The blood test costs are lower than most insurance deductibles, and we will have vouchers on hand for those unable to pay for the blood chemistry. Last year we were able to help over 300 of our neighbors and friends take control of their health. I had been stressing the
need for a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test to a male friend of mine – last year he finally had his blood drawn at the health fair for this prostate cancer marker, and discovered he did indeed have advanced prostate cancer. Because it was discovered soon enough, he’s had treatment and is back to his normal life, with a good prognosis. Another gentleman was urged to have an oral assessment, and our dental professional discovered a very suspicious lesion that was probably oral cancer from chewing tobacco. He was urged to seek further treatment. Please take advantage of this health fair – it gives you an opportunity to do onestop health shopping, all screenings in one day. No need to take time off from work or arrange childcare. And please feel free to contact me for any questions or to ask about volunteering. Sue Wratten is a registered nurse and the Medical Coordinator of the Lyons 9Health Fair. She and her husband live in Lyons.
TRU PACE helps older adults live on their own By Leslie Mader Redstone Review LYONS – Long-time Lyons resident Ramon Vasquez wants other community members to know about a new program called TRU PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly). “I’ve been a diabetic for 14 years,” said Vasquez. “I didn’t pay attention in the beginning to my disease, that’s why I lost my sight and my leg. I used to work every day, using heavy equipment for Blue Mountain Stone. After the flood, I got worse and ended up in the hospital off and on.” TRU PACE is an innovative healthcare program that began serving older adults in Boulder and southwest Weld counties in March of 2017. PACE serves residents by providing preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services that enable these older individuals to continue living safely in their homes. TRU PACE is the newest service line of TRU Community Care services which provides end-of-life hospice and palliative care as well as grief services to those residing in Boulder, Adams, Jefferson, and southwest Weld counties. At the heart of this managed care health model is the TRU PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) which manages each participant’s plan of care. The IDT provides care at 2593 Park Lane, Lafayette, CO and is home to a medical clinic, rehabilitation and recreational therapies, home health coordination, social work, and much more. Transportation to and from the TRU PACE facility and other doctor appointments is also provided for partici-
pants by Via at no cost. TRU PACE is paid through Medicare and Medicaid combined or private pay, and serves older adults from all walks of life. Clients in the TRU PACE program must receive all their health care, primary care, and special physician services (other than emergency services) from TRU PACE providers. TRU PACE is owned and operated locally by TRU Community Care but this model of healthcare is national and programs exist all over the US. TRU PACE is part of the National PACE Organization (www.npaonline.org). “PACE has been a good place for me,” said Vasquez. “I wish I had known earlier about the program. My uncle told me about it and I’ve been coming to PACE for over six months. The staff and medical team have treated me really well; in particular, Dr. Huang, the Medical Director and Nurse Oscar Arriaga. They are trying to get me a new leg and new dentures. And the physical therapy has really helped me.” Vasquez also really appreciates the Via drivers that help him to attend the TRU PACE Day Center in Lafayette. Although he can’t see well, he knows their voices and all their names. They’ve been known to sing rock n’ roll together on their rides to and from PACE. Vasquez has lived in Lyons his whole life. He was on the championship football team in 1974 as a “walk-on” his senior year. “I played offense and defense, kick off and special teams. You did it all back then. Coach Johnson was very supportive, complimented me and I appreciated that. I made all state, all area and all conference. Everything
Ramon Vasquez participates in TRU PACE, an innovative healthcare program that enables seniors to continue living safely in their homes by providing preventive, primary, acute, and long-term care services. came together for our team. It was a good year!” As a participant at TRU PACE, Ramon Vasquez is part of a new team. He says he enjoys the new friendships, hearing other’s life stories and not being isolated at home alone. He says it’s a fantastic place. To learn more about how TRU PACE can help support older adults to remain independent in their own homes or to enroll in the TRU PACE program, call 303-6650115 or email pace@trucare.org. More information about TRU PACE can be found at http://www.pace.trucare.org. Leslie Mader is the Manager of Outreach and Enrollment with TRU PACE. She started with PACE two years.
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MAYOR’S CORNER Studies show that ADUs decrease scraping smaller homes to build larger homes By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review
after the 2013 flood, however despite two years of effort, no applications were submitted to permit a legal ADU. The Board of Trustees (BOT) referred the ordinance to the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) to take a second look and make recommendations for amending the ordi-
LYONS – Like many other desirable communities, the Front Range is becoming an increasingly Sullivan unaffordable place to live for individuals or families that can’t afford to buy a half-million dollar home. According to Zillow (accessed 8/12/18), the median home value in Lyons has increased by 10 percent from the prior year to $500,000. The median price of homes currently listed for sale in Lyons is $645,000, which is significantly higher than Denver ($479,00), Fort Collins ($425,000), and Longmont ($434,900); but less than Boulder ($834,450). With few undeveloped lots remaining, those looking to move to Lyons have few options other than to buy an existing home. The likelihood that older, smaller homes could be scraped and replaced with new, larger, and more expensive homes presents a threat to maintaining the existing inventory of homes in the lower price range in Lyons. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are one of several potential solutions to Lyon’s lack of diversity in the housing stock, and are mentioned in the 2010 comprehensive plan (See the phot sidebar for Housing Strategy 1.1.1) as a strategy for “providing a range of housing options and link residents to destinations to learn, work, shop and recreate.” The original ADUs ordinance was passed in April of 2014, in hopes of spurring replacement housing
The comp plan encourages ADUs Housing Strategy 1.1.1 from the 2010 Town of Lyons Comprehensive Plan Review and revise Lyons’ Land Use Code as necessary to promote: mixed-use buildings such as live / work units near downtown, accessory dwelling units such as mother-in-law apartments and caretaker residences and a variety of lot sizes and types of homes in all residential districts. nance in an effort to remove the barriers to development of ADUs. Ultimately, the ordinance was amended to remove the requirement for separate taps (and their associated fees) for the ADU, and a prohibition was added to ensure ADUs would not be used for short-term vacation rentals. The currently enacted law was adopted in December 2016. Since this time, five applications for detached ADUs have been approved and several more applications have been submitted for special
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lished. While most of these studies focus on larger metropolitan areas (e.g. San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver), the results are informative, and in some cases even encouraging. A study conducted by the City of Seattle Planning Commission (based on their experiences with their current ADU inventory) predicted creating additional incentives for more ADUs would decrease the likelihood that older, smaller homes would be replaced by larger, new homes. This phenomenon is a key driver of the gentrification of older neighborhoods. Based on their analysis, the option to add an ADU helps maintain the original character of the neighborhood and results in less displacement of lower income residents. Another analysis done in California showed that the stock of available ADUs was successfully addressing an unmet need for small, rental units. Most units in this study were being used for permanent housing (this is required in Lyons) and 53 percent were being offered below market rates as compared to other types of rental units, thus making them affordable to renters earning 60 percent of the area median income. The study noted that 30 percent of the units were being rented to family mem-
bers, which may account for the lower price point. Additionally, there were no significant negative impacts noted related to impact on the neighborhood character or parking in either study. While it is too early to assess the impact of the current ADU policy in Lyons, the trends being noted from other communities with similar programs provide for cautious optimism. Even before Lyons had an official ADU program, a certain amount of unpermitted ADU activity existed to meet the fierce demand for affordable rental housing. It is likely that some residents may not have been aware that the town did not permit these units until recently. The town is committed to working with the owners of existing, unpermitted units to explore options for bringing them up to code and into compliance. The town has hired a new code enforcement officer to serve as the point person for addressing code violations and educating residents on the new rules and how to come into compliance. Expanding the number of diverse housing options for lower income residents remains a priority for the town. The ADU program is still very much in the early stages, and it is too soon to tell if the recent activity is the result of pent-up demand, or a continuous trend. While ADUs do represent an increase in density in some areas, the goal is to ensure the family-oriented character of Lyons residential areas is preserved and that renters of these units have safe dwellings. Incentivizing density adds live-work opportunities and promotes both environmental and economic sustainability. The town should closely monitor the impacts of ADUs and mitigate any negative effects. Residents who have concerns or comments about the ADU program are welcome to communicate their suggestions or experience with town staff or any member of the Board of Trustees. Connie Sullivan was elected Mayor on April 5, 2016. Prior to becoming Mayor, she served two terms on the Town Board of Trustees beginning in 2012. Connie, and her husband Neil are the owners of the St. Vrain Market located in downtown Lyons on Main Street. For comments or questions, Mayor Sullivan can be reached by email at csullivan@townoflyons.com
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INTEREST After 38 years Mickey Barns finally feels safe when he goes to sleep at night By Don Moore Redstone Review LYONS – “I was singing in the Post Office in Allenspark when Betsy asked me to audition for a part in Fiddler,” said Mickey Barns, 38, who was then homeless. Betsy is Betsy Blades who was directing a local proMoore duction of the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof. Barns auditioned and won the roll of Nachum. This is just one chapter of many in the odyssey of Barns’ life that led him from homelessness to working for Simblissity, a Lyons-based business owned by Byron and Dot Fears that designs, manufactures, and sells tiny homes. Through that work Barns is no longer homeless and will soon be an occupant of a tiny house he is helping to construct. Barns was born to and raised by a mother who lacked the mental stability to adequately care for him and his three sisters. He never knew his father. When he was in the third grade his teacher told his mother that he was “bored to bright,” meaning he was so smart that he was bored with school. His life growing up was both unsupervised and chaotic and, at times when it was too much for his mother to care for him, he lived with his grandparents. At age 16 Barns dropped out of school and got jobs in construction to help the family make ends meet. Not only did he become the breadwinner for the family, he also took on the role of parent. “I helped raise one of my sisters from the time she was six until she was 17,” he said. A fight with three skinheads at 19 was a dramatic turning point in his life. His assailants beat him mercilessly, causing extensive injuries all over his body, including a concussion, which he believes resulted in brain injuries. Given his condition, he was no longer able to work and bring home a paycheck, so his mother kicked him
Mickey Barns, left, and Byron Fears, his boss and a coowner of Simblissity, a local tiny house builder. out of the house. This was the beginning of his life as a homeless man, first in Estes Park and then in Boulder. He was able to find work from time to time and even though he worked most of the time he was homeless, the money was never enough for him to afford a place to live. In 2010 he injured his leg in an accident, was back on streets in Boulder, and drinking became a daily thing. He was in lots of pain, but didn’t want to take medicines, so he shuffled around Boulder all day, every day, treating the pain with alcohol. “There were times when I was flying a sign, but I never really liked that,” Barns said. “Flying a sign” is the homeless jargon for standing at a street corner holding a handmade
nity evening event twice a year, and the DVDs are donated to the Lyons Library afterwards, for those who are unable to attend.
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free fun things, and a place to share the work and the food with your friends and family. Wendell Berry is an amazing writer who deeply experiences his place on the land and within his community. In reading his books, you feel as if you are there by his side with the people, the woods and streams, and the friendships he describes in his fictitious town of Port William, where his novels take place. In 2010, Berry was awarded the National Humanities Medal for his lifetime of writing about rural issues. The movie evening is free to the community, and light refreshments will be served. The Lyons Ecology Advisory Board has a commu-
Lyons Food Pantry needs some items LYONS – Lyons Food Pantry needs these items: soup (but please no tomato or chicken noodle); pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, refried beans, brown rice, cold cereal, gluten-free foods, jelly, jam, juice boxes, shampoo, conditioner, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, tissues) Thanks to all those who donate items, those who volunteer and those who support us in so many ways. The food pantry is open at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the Lyons Community Church at 350 Main St.
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sign asking for money. When he did it he would draw pictures with humorous captions, and that always boosted the donations he received. His drawings were so good people would commission him to draw all kinds of signs. Then more tragedy struck when his fiancé died unexpectedly. “In 2013 I spent the winter outside, getting paid for drawing Loony Toons characters, as well as washing cars and shoveling snow at car dealers,” Barns said. “That winter I’d get paid $100 for paintings I did for a card shop.” Barns’ daily drinking came to an end in the winter of 2011. “Three times in January of that year I walked off naked on the side of 119 when the wind chill was 30 degrees.” On the streets Barns had gotten to know Boulder County Sheriff deputies. They watched out for him, and then saved his life when they saw him walking naked to certain death. They took him to detox each time. Over the years he’d been through detox 105 times. “I’d been hallucinating from the hypothermia and I was suicidal. I got sober on the 106th time in detox and have been sober ever since – seven years,” he said with a smile on his face. Betsy Blade, the woman who directed the Fiddler production introduced Barns to her good friends, Claire and Rick Beesley in Allenspark. Claire considers him to be her son and has helped him out in many ways over the past few years, including an introduction to the Fears, the owners of the tiny homes operation in Lyons. Since late last fall Byron and Dot Fears have provided steady employment for Barns, but with it has come a demand for structure in his life. For a man who forgot to take a shower in all of 2004, bathing with regularity is now a requirement, along with several other requirements that provide that daily order. In addition to his Continue Barns on Page 12
LEAF is a Bags for Change winner at Lucky’s Market BOULDER – The Lyons Emergency and Assistance Fund (LEAF) just found out that they were chosen by a vote on Facebook to be a recipient of Lucky’s Grocery store in Boulder to receive the donated bag credits. The LEAF board was informed by Eliza Marks, Marketing Manager for Lucky’s Market in North Boulder. LEAF was one of the three non-profits chosen as Bags for Change winners. Shoppers who shop at Lucky’s in Boulder (on North Broadway) between August 19 and November 10 and who want to donate their bag credits will receive a token. They can then choose one of three bins to toss their tokens into as they leave the store. LEAF will be one of three non-profits represented in the
store between those dates. Mark your calendars to shop at the Boulder Lucky’s and toss your bag tokens in the LEAF bin to help the Lyons non-profit support the three groups that they manage: The Lyons Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels and direct services such as helping people in need find housing, paying an overdue electric bill for someone out of work, fixing a broken car so a single mom can get to work, child care for a family where the bread winner is sick, getting people without insurance to a doctor and many other services.
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HJB Designs features hand-crafted leather items By Tamara Vega Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – The first of the five senses that are aroused as you walk into HJB Designs at 436 Main St. is smell: the smell of leather. There’s the saddleleather, that new-pair-of-Italian-shoes Haddad leather, a luxury-car leather. Or, in this case, hides of leather being cut, sewn, grommeted, you name it. If it can be done with leather it is done here by shop owner, Holly Beck. Then you get to the sense of feel as you touch large leather hides from Colombia, Argentina, and Italy that come in all colors and textures imaginable. Some feel supple and smooth, others stiff and strong. Anything that has to do with designing leather products, will fill your senses at Holly Beck’s handcrafted leather design studio on Main Street. Beck began her career over 30 years ago in Southern California designing and sewing textiles for yacht interiors and exteriors. It was a big step to start her own business, Nautical Intex Inc., especially in an era that hailed women’s independence but didn’t encourage the selfmade entrepreneur. It would take decades for women to start seeing their names in the top-ten lists. Even now
only two women, Oprah Winfrey and Vera Wang, are on Forbes top 40 entrepreneurs of 2017. After selling her business and moving to Colorado, Beck decided to focus her energy and talent on using leather as her medium. In 2014 she opened HJB Designs, where she designs and creates everything from purses and wallets to rifle sheaths and weekend travel bags. Beck devotes her skills to give her clients the details they always wanted in a leather object and they return to her studio again and again. Today, as foreign imports flood the market and bigbusiness designer brands rely on machines and mass manufacturing, HJB Designs is a nostalgic reminder of the local craftsmaster who once thrived in our communities. “There is a part of our heritage that is getting lost,” said Beck, “I learned this craft from my father’s hands-on integrity. His Polish heritage taught me how to be proud as a self-taught canvas and leather craftsman.” This pride shows with every stitch made on the classic industrial sewing machine sitting in the middle of her studio. Recreating the strength of the independent business model, Beck’s vision transcends the everyday department store selections and offers her clients something more substantial than a mere product: she offers them equity in shopping small, knowing where their product is made, how it is made, and by whom.
LEAF summer activities By Emily Dusel Redstone Review LYONS – Save the Date for Rave to the Grave! Mark your calendars for Friday, October 26. Rave to the Grave, the annual benefit for the Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF), will again be held at the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass. Arthur Lee Land and gogoLab are booked and ready to rock for another great year. Get your costumes ready! Meals on Wheels is on a roll. It has been nearly two years since LEAF adopted the Meals on Wheels program. Currently, Meals on Wheels delivers food five days a week to participants who reside in the greater Lyons area and are homebound due to age, disability or illness. A free nutritious meal is offered along with a friendly visit
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able to anyone who has returned from a hospital stay. Five free meals are offered through its program, “Project Homecoming.” Since the Meals on Wheels program was adopted by LEAF two years ago it has accrued 377 volunteer hours, served 15 clients and delivered 793 meals. Lyons Community Food Pantry celebrates 10 years. The Community Food Pantry is celebrating ten years of service to those in need in Lyons. Since its inception, the pantry has grown from serving six households to over 30 households per week. Thank you for supporting the pantry by volunteering and donating. The mission of the food pantry is to ensure that no one in the Lyons area goes hungry. Thanks to your support, we are able to bring that vision to light right here in Lyons. From January 2018 to June 30, 2018 the food pantry had 789 client visits to the pantry, served 60 households, 126 individuals, 40 children, collected 5,343 pounds of food from outside of Community Food
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Share and 16,343 pounds of food from Community Food Share. The Basic Needs Assistance Program continues to help families in crisis. The Basic Needs Assistance program helps households that are in crisis meet their basic needs. From January 1 to June 30 of this year the program has provided 86 consultation services; 23 households, 49 individuals and 29 children have participated in the program. LEAF has provided $4,445 toward housing needs such as rental assistance, $590 toward medical and dental needs, and $78 to prevent utility shut off. Thank you again for your support. You are truly making a difference right here in Lyons. You can donate to the Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund by mailing a check to PO Box 324, Lyons CO. 80540 or by calling 720-864-4309. Or go to www.leaflyons.org. Emily Dusel is the executive director of LEAF. She and her family live in Lyons
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OPPORTUNITY Balls of mud, a box of sticks, nightjars, and birds’ revenge By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – I expected to see Tippi Hedren (the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, The Birds) running screaming down the street. The swarm of wheeling and chattering birds was that Hitchcockian. They were cliff swallows – at least a hundred of them – and they were intent on colonizing the eaves of my neighbor’s garage. The neighbors were away when the horde descended and being the good neighbor I spent that day hosing off the crescents of mud that were the beginnings of the swallows’ softball-sized nests. But the birds were undeterred. I’d no sooner wash off the mud than three hours later they were back. This rinse-and-repeat cycle went on for two days before another neighbor suggested something called bird tape. The strands of dangling Mylar were kryptonite to the birds and they’ve not returned since I hung it. But fear not; cliff swallows are among Colorado’s most numerous birds and those surely found another site to colonize. Locally, they nest under the Apple Valley arch bridge and have recently colonized the underside of the new McConnell bridge, the latter colony moving in a mere two weeks after the last workman left.
Cliff swallows build their nests from hundreds of small stones and mud balls. The birds use mud and small stones to construct their nests. They can be seen at streamside fluttering while they fill their beaks with building material. They bring mud pellets back in their bills and mold them into place. The finished nest is gourdshaped and contains about a thousand mud pellets. A pair of swallows lines their nest with dried grass and continues patching it
up with mud throughout the breeding season. The birds typically raise one to six young, which fledge in 21 to 26 days. Swallows eat flying insects all year round. They feed on the wing above grassy pastures, plowed fields, wetlands and other open areas, often taking advantage of thermal air currents that bring together dense swarms of insects.
Cliff swallows are the most gregarious of all swallows; they form colonies of 200 to 1,000 nests. One Nebraska colony numbered 3,700 nests. The flocks stick together on their winter migrations to southern South America. Wren hangs out “No Vacancy” sign Not nearly so gregarious as cliff swallows is the house wren that hangs around my house. This pint-sized dynamo has twice this year filled a bluebird house chock full of twigs. I cleaned out the birdhouse and within a few days it was once more packed with sticks. This avian “No Vacancy” sign is meant to discourage other birds from using the house, but at times it can be deadly as well. Last year, when I went to clean out the twigs, I found two struggling nestlings at the bottom of the house that had been choked with twigs. Had I not cleared the twigs the two chickadees would have starved as their parents couldn’t reach them. Once cleared, the two parents resumed feeding and the two little ones successfully fledged. Despite their diminutive size, house wrens are territorial and aggressive. Within their territory, they will discourage other cavity-nesting birds from nesting nearby. They will even enter other birds’ nests and puncture or even remove eggs. As cruel as it may seem, we humans Continue Birds on Page 12
A month of moves and milestones for the library By Darcie Sanders Redstone Review LYONS – Library Director to take new position, Interim Director appointed: The Lyons Regional Library District Board of Trustees is very proud (and a little sad) to announce that Director Katherine Weadley will be leaving us to take a prestigious position with the Colorado Libraries Consortium (CLiC) organization. Her last day with us will be August 17, 2018. But she won’t be going far. CLiC provides continuing education, consulting services, discounts, and collection services such as AspenCat and Courier to member libraries throughout the state. Congratulations to Katherine Weadley – and we are glad to still be in your territory! We sincerely thank Katherine Weadley for her vision, energy, and service during these past three years, which have been a time of great transformation and advancement for the library district. Her new appointment reflects admirably on her remarkable aptitude and efforts.
It also reflects admirably on the wonderful opportunities for engagement, growth, and talent provided by our incredible community. We look forward to more wonderful years for us all. The district will be conducting a search for a new director. This is a lengthy process, and one which can take several months. In the meantime, we have designated an experienced staff member, Kara Bauman, as Interim Director. Bauman holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science and is an experienced public library administrator. She has held positions in the Englewood Public Library and the Lexington Public Library. Prior to being designated Interim Director, Bauman’s title here in Lyons was Adult Experiences Librarian. She also provides our popular Reader’s Advisory and Notary Public services (in addition to excellent fly-tying tips). Bauman is very familiar with what is involved in operating our library, since she has previously stepped up to serve as Acting Director during Kathleen Crane’s vacation times. We are grateful for her willingness to step up again,
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INSIGHT We can see the effects of climate and global warming By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – Climate scientists are forever pointing out that weather doesn’t equal climate. It’s true that global warming is Gierach causing climate change and will continue to, they say, but at the same time a drought doesn’t mean that your region is turning into a desert any more than a few rainy years mean you’ll soon be living in a rainforest. Then again, one effect of global warming is that extremes in weather get more extreme, so it’s hotter when it’s hot, colder when it’s cold, drier when it’s dry, and wetter when it’s wet. And although weather isn’t the same as climate, climate is comprised of weather. If you crave certainty, scientists will drive you nuts. But some things are clear. Global warming has caused the polar ice caps to melt more in the last 20 years than in the previous 10,000, changing ocean currents and weather patterns and contributing to, among other things, habitat loss and sea level rise. If the ice caps eventually melt away completely, the seas will rise by 70 meters, or 230 feet. Worldwide, 145 million people live within 1 meter of the mean high water line and another 665 million live within 10 meters. Most of us understand that global warming isn’t just a Liberal hoax, but we don’t comprehend the granular details, let alone what we can do about it. Some rich folks have established fully stocked hideaways in parts of the world that they think will be the least affected and keep their private jets gassed up so they can bug out at a moment’s notice, but few of us have that option. It would help if we’d elect a congress and president who
acknowledged the problem and would, for instance, rejoin the Paris Agreement (an agreement that brought all nations to combat climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius) and offer some leadership on renewable energy, but in today’s political climate (no pun intended) that seems like a lot to ask. Meanwhile, we watch what’s going on around us and wonder. By the time you read this I’ll be on my way to Labrador, the inland territory of Newfoundland and a place where I’ve
Labrador over 20 years ago, herds of woodland caribou were a common sight. These animals migrated north through the region to their calving grounds, and then back south again for the winter, dogged on the entire round trip by packs of wolves. It was easy to find antler sheds on the ground (both the males and most of the females grow antlers, so there were lots of sheds) and from the low altitude of a floatplane thousands of game trails stood out plainly in the beige-colored caribou moss that covers the black spruce forest floor.
been going off and on to fish and explore since the mid-1990s. They’ve been having a weird year. Summers that far north are short anyway, but this year spring came so late that they had to cancel the early part of their fishing season because there was still too much snow and ice. Summer was reduced to a handful of weeks and now, in mid-August, fall is settling in. The bad news is that the big brook trout the area is known for have been hard to locate this year, but the good news is, the lake trout have been all but jumping into the boat. It’s not the first change they’ve seen there. When I first started going to
The calving grounds were far enough north that there were no mosquitos or black flies, so the calves could get a good start without being pestered by swarms of biting insects. But that area has warmed just enough that now there are mosquitos and black flies. Clouds of them swarmed the newborn calves, causing them to run until they’d either drop from exhaustion or break a leg and be eaten by wolves. So now it’s been years since anyone has seen a caribou, and wolf sightings are almost as rare. The game trails have largely grown over, leaving a uniform cover of caribou moss that would be easy to mistake for dirty snow. You can still find the odd
antler shed, but it’s old and spongy and chewed to a nub by lemmings that gnaw on them for the calcium. I don’t know if lemmings can survive in their usual large populations without that ready calcium supplement, but I do know that lemmings are regularly eaten by big fish as they swim the lakes and rivers in their migrations, and that they’re also an auxiliary food source for wolves. I also know that fewer mammals – from lemmings to wolves to caribou – means less of the mammal blood female mosquitos need to produce their eggs, which could mean fewer mosquitos. That sounds like a godsend, but in fact mosquito larvae in the trillions form the base of the food chain, feeding little fish until they get big, and also feeding the smaller forage species that the big fish eat. So, fewer mammals could mean fewer mosquitos, which could mean fewer fish and so on and so forth, all from a nearly unnoticeable rise in temperature. And that’s just one thread in the fabric of a healthy environment, but you never know which thread, once it’s pulled out, will cause the whole thing to unravel. It’s up to each of us how we deal with climate change. I chose to do what I can personally and politically, and in the meantime if fate hands me lake trout instead of brook trout, then that’s what I’ll fish for. But never doubt that global warming is real and present. An old friend once told me, “When I first learned about global warming I thought I’d probably be dead before the s…hit the fan, but no such luck.” John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. His new book, A Fly Rod of Your Own is now out and available at book stores and fly fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street in Lyons.
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so, the Boulder County Circles campaign is seeking volunteers to help families work their way out of poverty. Circles is a proven program that helps end poverty – one family at a time – by focusing on doing things “with” not “for” those in need. Circles volunteers (called Allies) work directly with the head of a family to help them develop the skills necessary to move out of poverty permanently. A volunteer training session for new Allies will take place on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boulder County Health Auditorium, Health Administration Building, 3450 N. Broadway, Boulder.. Do you have about five hours of time each month to become an Ally and help mentor and support Circles participants? Most of the volunteer time takes place on Wednesday evenings, and being an Ally requires an 18-month commitment. Training and support are provided. For more information and to register for the session, contact Marnita Rodriguez at 303-441-1503, or circlesinfo@bouldercounty.org.
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COMMUNITY Tribute to fifth anniversary of 2013 great flood and 60th anniversary of saving our schools By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review LYONS – The Town of Lyons and the Lyons Redstone Museum will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the great flood of 2013 the week of September 10 to 14. Town residents are invited to welcome Governor John W. Hickenlooper Spring on Monday, September 10, at 11:30 a.m. in Bohn Park. Special speakers will include representatives from the Lyons Volunteers and Can’d Aid, who worked tirelessly for years to assist flood survivors. The speakers will address the flood recovery and resiliency of Lyons. This will include a tribute to retired Lyons teacher Gerald Boland, who died in the flood. Lyons schools have been asked to participate. Kim Mitchell, director of community relations and programs for the Town of
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Lyons, is chairman of the program. For up-to-date information, go to the town’s website www.TownofLyons.com. On Wednesday, September 12, at 6:30 p.m. the Lyons Redstone Museum has planned a flood recovery night. The Historical Society has been gathering flood and recovery stories to publish one day, and some of those flooded residents will tell their stories that night. The museum also has doubled its 2013 Flood Story exhibit space. It will be open to the public that night for viewing and comment. The exhibit contains flood memorabilia, videos, newspaper articles, photographs, poster honoring flood heroes, annual recovery reports, and
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more. The museum has for sale a dozen books that were published on the flood. This includes the Lyons elementary and senior school books, the last available copy of the Longmont Times-Call book, and Kenneth Wajda’s photography book giving a daily flood journal. It also has the newspapers that commemorated all of the events and a DVD reflecting the scientific study of the reasons for the flood. The October 11 History Talk “Saving Lyons Schools” will be held at the museum from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. In 1948, seventy years ago, the Lyons Community members starting fighting to save their Junior-Senior High School. They campaigned for our small school as well as schools throughout the area (Niwot, Mead, Erie, Frederick, Skyline, Silver Creek), instead of one big high school in Longmont. We won with a bond issue in 1970 to build a new school in Lyons, which opened in February of 1974. We have enjoyed our new Junior-Senior High School for 44 years, and are proud of its accomplishments. Everyone is invited to attend and recall the details of the campaign and its results, to be videotaped for our archives. Send your memories to redstonehistory@gmail.com. Residents and visitors are encouraged to stop by the museum this summer. Continuing exhibits opened in the past year are: “All Aboard” Lyons 1880s train; 1880 schoolhouse; LaVern M. Johnson Park and Meadow Park; Coffintop Dam; First Edition Lyons Newspapers; restored antique cameras. The popular “Tiny Stories” doll house display was held over for one season, and will be ending September 30. The museum also contains a genealogy section, and several years of old Lyons newspapers on digital files. It has a large used book sale and a gift shop, which includes Lyons souvenirs. Volunteers and donations are always appreciated. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Sundays opening at 12:30 p.m. It will close for the season after Sunday, September 30. Call 303-823-5271 or write lavern921@aol.com or redstonehistory@gmail.com for more information.
LYONS – They don’t talk, and they’ll be sticking around for the next two years. Some are well over 10 feet tall. Others sparkle in the sun. One lights up at night. These are just some of the latest pieces of public art to join the heARTS of LYONS collection, thanks to the efforts of the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC). The commission recently wrapped up a highly successful Call for Artists, which resulted in 19 applications and the displaying of 16 new works, many of which have already been installed around town. Watch for more installed works in the coming months. The current sculptures in plc are Scott Mohr – Pillars of Society / Bronze / Main Street; Thomas Newport – Green Eye / Stainless Steel / Main Street; Parker McDonald – Ursa Major / Steel / Hwy 36 in front of Western Stars; James Vilona – The Generator / Bronze and White Quartz / Main Street.
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Ursa Major by Parker McDonald stands watch outside the Western Stars Gallery and Studio on Hwy 36. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
Farmette dinner to benefit PRIDE, projects in Ethiopia By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – On Wednesday August 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. the Lyons Farmette and A Spice of Life Catering are once again teaming up to host a farm dinner whose proceeds will go to PRIDE (Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia), a 12-year-old NGO (nongovernmental organization) that is dedicated to improving the living conditions and quality of life in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. This will be third consecutive year that A Spice of Life (co-owned by Lyons resident Dan Bruckner) and the Lyons Farmette (owned by Betsy Burton and Mike Whipp) will work together to support PRIDE. Local entrepreneur Neil Sullivan is the board chair of PRIDE and has personally participated in many of these life-changing projects. Last year’s dinner raised $6,000 that went directly to implementing a newly designed and constructed clean water system for a school of more than 300 elementary school stu-
Images before and after a PRIDE project in rural Ethiopia to bring safe, clean water to the residents. A fundraising dinner for PRIDE (Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia) will be held on August 22 at the Lyons Farmette. dents in the mountains of Ethiopia. This year’s farm dinner will consist of a three-course meal sourced from local ingredients almost exclusively from the Farmette. A Spice of Life’s culinary team has created the menu based on ingredients available at the peak of summer harvest. Hosts Betsy Burton and Mike Whipp will offer tours and an explanation of the
working organic farm and education center they have cultivated here in town. The family-style meal on the grounds of the Lyons Farmette makes for a fun and festive evening under the stars, a great date night, or chance to visit in community with neighbors and friends. For tickets, visit www.lyonsfarmette/dinners. PRIDE is an NGO dedicated to improv-
ing the living conditions and quality of life in the rural highlands of Ethiopia. The organization promotes positive change in some of the poorest Ethiopian villages by helping to lay the foundation for sustainable development. By focusing on improvements in education, clean water and agriculture, PRIDE’s efforts focus on areas with the greatest likelihood of breaking cycles of poverty. Projects include the building and reinforcement of school buildings, the construction of improved latrines, and construction of clean water facilities that include capping natural water springs and putting in natural filtration systems to prevent death and disease from water borne bacteria. Learn more at www.pride-ethiopia.org or from Neil Sullivan, chair, neil@stvrainmarket.com, or at 303-834-2289. A Spice of Life in Boulder will be catering the PRIDE diner at the Farmette. The company uses environmentally sustainable practices, having joined Eco Cycle’s Zero Waste Business program in 2005. To learn more about A Spice of Life, visit www. aspiceoflife.com For additional information on the Farmette contact Betsy Burton: Betsy @ lyonsfarmette.com.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts and Entertainment in the greater Lyons area By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS At The Stone Cup: Brent Hollingsead’s art show continues through August and Peggy Dyer’s Remixing Resiliency installation is DeCoster slated for September 4 – 30. The upcoming art exhibit and brainchild of Dyer, an artist and photographer, consists of hundreds of portraits from the One Million Faces Project printed on paper and fabric creating an ocean of movement, memory and inspiration. Weaving together threads of connected images from the Lyons community, Dyer creates a compelling and healing tapestry of community featuring first responders, national guardsmen, firemen, and other inspired faces gleaned from the archives of her 2013 flood-related project. The Stone Cup’s music lineup is: Friday August 17, 9:30 a.m. to noon David WIlliams Americana / Gypsy Jazz / Folk / Country; Saturday August 18, 9 a.m. Ran Off the Rooster Americana / Folk / Bluegrass; Sunday August 19, 9 a.m. Billy Shaddox American Folk music; Sunday August 19, 12:30 p.m. Emilie Basez World Folk; Monday August 20, 9 a.m. to noon Dahlby & Nadine Americana / Folk; Saturday August 25, 12:30 p.m. Anji Kat Folk / Rock Singer / Songwriter; Saturday August 25, 12:30 David Burchfield American Folk; Sunday August 26, 10 a.m. to noon Andrew Sturtz Folk / Jazz / Soul; Sunday August 26, 12:30 p.m. Emily Barnes Folk; Saturday September 1, 10 a.m. to noon Tim Ostdiek Folk, Singer / Songwriter; Saturday September 1, 12:30 p.m. Aaron LaCombe Americana / Singer / Songwriter; Sunday September 2, 10 a.m. to noon Antonio Lopez Modern Folk / Acoustic Soul; Sunday September 2, 12:30 p.m. Joe Teichman Alt Country / Folk / Americana; Monday September 3, noon
Works from Peggy Dyer’s One Million Faces Project will be featured during September at the Stone Cup. to 2 p.m. Andrew Kasab Harp Guitarist / Guitarist / Folk / Blues / Jazz; Saturday September 8, 10 a.m. to noon Dahlby & Nadine Americana / Folk; Sunday September 9, 10 a.m. to noon Tenbucksixer Rock; Saturday September 15, 10 a.m. to noon Harmony & Brad Acoustic Pop / Rock; Sunday September 16, 10 a.m. to noon Anji Kat Folk / Rock Singer / Songwriter; Sunday September 16, 12:30 p.m. Sara Santesteban Pop / Americana. On Sunday, August 26 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. is the 5th annual hometown arts celebration, now called Art @ River Bend, at this beautiful North St. Vrain creekside venue. Dozens of fine artists in all media will have quality work for sale including paintings, photography, pottery, jewelry, fiber, and more. Cured is the exclusive food vendor which will be selling gourmet cheeses and charcuterie. Admission is free. Parking onsite at River Bend is $5. Free parking is available a
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short walk away in town. This event is a collaboration between the Boulder Country Arts Alliance and the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission. The BCAA has been providing information and resources for artists and cultural organizations of Boulder County since 1966. The LAHC’s mission is to beautify the streets of downtown, promote local artists and educate the viewing public on artistic inspirations and procedures. The board consists of a team of artists (all genres), aspiring artists, and arts enthusiasts working together to help orchestrate and celebrate local arts and arts offerings. Four pairs of Lyons volunteers are needed to work in four 1.5 hour shifts: 12 to 1:30 p.m.; 1:30 to 3 p.m.; 3 to 4:30 p.m.; 4:30 to 6 p.m. Volunteers, who are also needed for event clean-up at 6 p.m., will receive a special identifying clothing item. Contact Crystal Polis, BCAA Communications Director, at 303-447-2422 if you are able to help. Organizers also ask for your help in promoting Art @ River Bend to friends and family on Facebook. The Mountain Sun 25th Anniversary / Colorado Kind Festival at Planet Bluegrass September 14 through 15 features The String Cheese Incident, The Motet, and Yonder Mountain String Band. This event includes two days of music, camping and other special events. Contact shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422 for more information. The 11th Annual Mabon Celebration features the award-winning Irish string band, JigJam, on Saturday, September 22. This gathering celebrates the last full day of summer on the Autumnal Equinox with camping, a casual afternoon of jamming and revelry on Planet Bluegrass, and an intimate evening of Celtic music in the Wildflower Pavilion. Visit shop. bluegrass. com or 800-624-2422 for details. Throughout September on Saturdays and Sundays, freshly made Native American frybread will be available for sale outside in front of Western Stars Gallery at 160 East Main. Artisans are also welcome to set up demonstrations, easels and sales tables as well. For more information call 303-747-3818 or stop by 11 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m. daily; closed Tuesdays.
The Artbox, located at the intersection of 5th and Broadway, is looking for Stylista models for upcoming photo shoots modeling while bartering for new outfits by local artist Coco Gordon. This local artist and environmentalist hosts a creative project called Artbox Stylista roughly every other month for which she collects donations for the Lyons Community Foundation. Other Artbox offerings include memberships, papermaking demonstrations, art rentals, and artistic retreats for writers and musicians. Contact cocogord @ mindspring. com for more info. BOULDER The Colorado Music Festival presents an intimate evening of songs and stories with Graham Nash on Sunday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Chautauqua auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd in Boulder. Graham Nash played with the group, Crosby, Stills and Nash and with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for many years. For tickets and information, call 303-449-0790 or go to info@chautauqua.com. ALLENSPARK Lyons local Beth Gadbaw will be playing at The Old Gallery with the Glow World Music Trio on Thursday August 30, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Bringing an energetic and eclectic musical palette to the stage, this trio features Gadbaw on vocals and bodhran drum, Sandra Wong on nyckelharpa and fiddle and Sean McGowan on guitar. Cash bar. Tickets are $15 and available at brownpapertickets.com. LONGMONT The Great FrameUp at 430 Main Street hosts the Rocky Mountain Marquetry Guild Members’ Show 10 to 5 p.m. daily (closed Sundays) August 10 through September 8. Featuring artwork created using this centuries-old technique of carefully cutting pieces of wood veneer and fitting them together into a picture or design, this is a unique and interesting exhibit for the entire family. Call 303-772-7293 for details.
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EXPRESSIONS Who is voting in November? By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – So, who’s voting for Republicans in the upcoming elections? That’s right. Show of hands please. Now wait. Joyce Let me count. Okay, got it. Now who’s voting for Democrats? Show of han… whoa. Curb your enthusiasm. You can’t raise both hands. Just one. Hold on. Okay, got yours. Now that I’ve seen the results, I have to say, my fellow Americans, I am astonished. At this point, all the registered Republicans, about 26 percent of you as of July 1, according to Gallup, and all the registered Democrats, about 30 percent of you, all said you’ll vote for candidates this November along straight party lines. If so, the great turnaround likely to happen will stop many Trump policies in their tracks, and completely reverse or eliminate a number of them already in place. But wait. We’ve only calculated the likely votes of 56 percent of the registered voters, which stood at about 200 million in 2016. What about the others. Gallup says we now have 41 percent registered as independents, i.e. unaffiliated with either major party. How many are really Republicans and Democrats who wish to remain completely anonymous throughout the electoral process, but who are already committed in their hearts and minds to at least the principles those parties represent and will vote along those lines? Just about no one tries to convert folks from one party to the other, these days, because it takes too much money and energy to move them even on one issue or another, but almost everyone in politics wants those independents to carry their principles concealed until they enter the voting booth and then, in private, declare their colors for the appropriate candidate and party, depending on their inner convictions. In addition, many of the independents, especially regarding candidates at the state and local levels, will actually cross over party lines to vote for candidates they find particularly appealing for one reason or another, such as for their previous political and extra-political activities in the state and in local communities. Still, I believe the biggest influence on votes in a midterm election should be the performance of the party in power during the two
years since the last presidential election. So, even though it’s only August, let’s see where we are in that respect. I don’t have space for an exhaustive review, so let’s just check one item. The Republicans and Trump continue to trumpet their lone major achievement over the past two years: tax cuts. If you are the kind of person who responds only to buzz
words and doesn’t bother with consequences, intended or not, then those two words no doubt fill you with righteous pride. But do you take pride in knowing those cuts in large part resulted in a $76.9 billion deficit in July alone and that through the first 10 months of this federal fiscal year the deficit totaled $684 billion, up 20.8 percent from the same period last year, according to a recent Treasury Department report, which also noted: “Revenues are up only 1 percent this year with the increase held back by a big drop in corporate tax payments. Spending is up 4.4 percent, reflecting a big boost Congress approved earlier this year for domestic and military programs and rising costs to finance the debt.” And “The Trump administration last month sharply revised upward its deficit estimates, projecting annual deficits will once again top $1 trillion next year,” according to a story by the Associated Press. It’s long been known that Republican fiscal conservatism consists in running up deficits and the national debt while counting on a booming economy to
pay the piper. Democrats on the other hand favor the policy known as pay-as-you-go through higher taxes on wealthy people, who aren’t many but who have most of the wealth, and through taxes on corporations, which are notorious for being able to legally avoid paying most of them. Democrats have had a relatively ineffective policy regarding corporate taxation, and they need to work on that, but at least in their approach, the taxes are up front so
we don’t fund two wars without even knowing what the bill is going to be in terms of the debt and how we’ll pay for it. If the economy doesn’t produce enough revenue, the Republican approach can’t work, so while the economy for now continues the growth begun under President Obama’s administration, it is producing almost no revenue with which to reduce the debt and deficit because Trump’s policies, from tariffs to taxation, undermine the goals of a healthy economy. Costs for Americans also continue to rise, but wage increases don’t match them. Try living in the San Francisco area, where many realtors can’t afford to buy or rent the properties they handle. Try the same thing in the Denver metro area these days, or Colorado Springs. Yes, people do live there, but their disposable income and ability to save money slips away a little bit more each month, while their costs of living and indebtedness increase steadily. It is now estimated by GoBankingRates that $1 million in Colorado will last about 21 years at the rate of $47,540 per
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Richard A. Joyce is a retired professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is an award-winning journalist who served as managing editor, and subsequently editor and general manager of the Cañon City Daily Record from 1988 to 1994. The opinions he expresses in this column are strictly his own, and do not represent in any way the views of anyone else at the Redstone Review or at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.
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year. In Hawaii, it would last only 11 years, and in Mississippi about 25 years. That does not cover unexpected large financial burdens, just living expenses for one. Twenty years ago, it was about half that for the same number of years. No wage increases means no revenue increase for government from personal income taxes. We already are slaves to the debt-producing credit system of economics that has infiltrated our economy since the end of WWII, and if the current trend continues, our children will become thralls of banks and corporations and the government that encourages poverty for most of the population and privileged wealth for those 2 percent at the top. I’m not one of those 2 percent and it’s likely you aren’t either. In fact, there’s no room for us at the top. In this system, we keep them in luxury and leadership without the slightest chance of becoming one of them. If you’re an independent, give that some thought between now and November, then see what is true north for you and vote accordingly.
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HOUSING COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS
Town Administrator gives updates about Lyons Valley Park Proposal By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review
LYONS – Summit Housing Group, which is considering building 29 affordable rental homes in the Lyons Valley Park subdivision Tract A, has extended its purchase and Reinholds sale agreement with Keith Bell of Lyons Valley Park Inc., Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen told the Lyons Board of Trustees on August 6. Simonsen reported to the trustees that the original purchase and sale agreement expired July 31, and Summit and Bell extended it for two weeks. She also said that the Markel Homes option to purchase 11 to 13 lower single-family home lots near Carter Drive from Bell has expired, so Summit is also evaluating those lots. Simonsen also said that the property owner at 19617 N St. Vrain is no longer considering selling to Summit, but that Summit is still pursuing other available properties to purchase. Summit, based in Missoula, MT, is a development company that specializes in low-income tax credit and mixed-use developments. It develops and manages rental properties in six states, including Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado, all of which include portions affordable to people who make 60 percent of the area median income or less. The federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) gives investors a reduction in
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their federal tax liability for every dollar they invest in financing to develop affordable rental housing. The investors’ equity contribution subsidizes the development, allowing housing units to rent at below-market rates. Simonsen said that Summit plans to hold another community meeting at Lyons Middle and High School (after August 20 when school begins). At a May community meeting, input from several homeowners in the Lyons Valley Park neighborhood encouraged Sam Long, Summit senior project manager, to consider building only 29 homes instead of the 43 homes that Summit was originally planning for Tract A of Lyons Valley Park. But at the same meeting, the president of the Lyons Valley Park Homeowners Association said his attorneys did not agree that any multifamily housing was allowed in the subdivision agreement and announced that the Homeowners Association was prepared to go to court. This spring, Summit determined that the Lyons Valley Park subdivision agreement allows for multifamily density on 3.82 acres of Tract A of Filing 8, allowing about 27 to 29 homes (whether built by Summit or someone else), but not as many as the 43 Summit had originally proposed in a request for proposals application. Lyons Valley Village, a co-housing community, is an example of existing multifamily density in the Lyons Valley Park subdivision. Summit president Rusty Snow also gave an update over the phone to the Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission on July 24. He said if
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Summit could purchase only the Tract A Filing 8 of Lyons Valley Park, the company could still move forward with a proposal for building 29 rental homes there. Federal disaster recovery funds in the form of Community Development Block
have different rents, also based on family size. Examples of rents for two-bedroom apartments are $661 a month for a 30 percent AMI household, and $1,200 a month for a 60 percent AMI household. Snow also confirmed that a preference
Centennial Park Apartments in Longmont are another rental community built by Summit Housing Group. Summit is considering building 29 affordable rental homes in the Lyons Valley Park subdivision Tract A. Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing are available at a maximum of $100,000 per rental home, which would be $2.9 million if Summit builds 29 homes on just the Lyons Valley Park Tract A, or up to $4 million if Summit can build at least 11 units somewhere else, for a total of at least 40 units. However, Snow explained to the commissioners that the Department of Housing requires that the total funds awarded must be spent by September 2019. Snow said that if 20 rental homes were added somewhere else in Lyons, Summit would have different financing that could allow more homes available for renters with household incomes in the lower end of the income brackets. Because of the LIHTC program, Summit typically provides homes with rents available in four levels based on percentages of area median income (AMI): households with income at 30 percent or lower AMI, 40 to 31 percent AMI, 50 to 41 percent AMI, and 60 to 51 percent AMI. Snow gave examples of the broad range of incomes to the Human Services Commissioners, from a one-person household with a $23,000 annual income up to a five-person household with a $70,000 annual income. Each of the four income levels
policy like the one Habitat for Humanity uses would be in place for Summit rentals proposed for Lyons. People who were living in the 80540 area during the 2013 flood and were displaced from their homes have first priority. Renters who are interested in getting on a waiting list will have to wait until about 120 days before construction completion to fill out applications. However, Snow said they can go to www.leasehighland.com, the property management site for Summit buildings, to see what the applications are like for other rentals built by Summit, like the homes in Longmont. If all the steps are completed and Summit purchases the land and begins construction, information about Lyons will be added to the website. On January 29, the trustees approved a resolution authorizing a purchase and sale agreement with current owner Keith Bell of Lyons Valley Park Inc., for an option to buy Tract A of Lyons Valley Park Filing 8, a parcel of a little more than four acres. A selection committee (including representatives from the Lyons Valley Park Homeowners Association and the Lyons Planning and Community Development Continue Housing on Page 15
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CONTEXT The human instinct to help By Chelsea Barrett Redstone Review LONGMONT – Compassion drives people to go out of their way to provide help when they recognize another Barrett is suffering. being Whether compassion is intrinsic or learned, it can motivate even the most hardened and unemotional people to go to extremes, like jumping into a lake to save a drowning child or running out into the middle of traffic to save a dog in danger of being hit by a car. The instinct to help most often produces a positive result, but unfortunately that isn’t always the case. When it comes to wild animals that appear to be orphaned or injured, one of the most important instructions that we give people is not to feed the animal, no matter how small or helpless it looks. It can be difficult to believe. How could this little baby that is typically fed by its parents every couple of hours or more survive
overnight without food? Babies are surprisingly resilient. It’s hard to blame compassionate people for wanting to feed the cute little baby squirrel, or the cheeping baby birds with their gaping mouths. Last week, two tiny nestling hummingbirds were brought into Greenwood, and their crops were practically bursting from being overfed in the wrong way. A bird’s crop is a wide spot in its throat that holds food without it being digested. This allows the bird to eat some immediately and also temporarily carry the rest of the food around before digesting it. Our staff and volunteers must go through hours of training to know how to properly feed the rescued baby birds at Greenwood so that their crops do not get too full or stop working. Unfortunately, when the rescuers found these nestling hummingbirds, it was late in the evening and our center was closed. The well meaning rescuers decided to feed the babies, believing the birds would starve before the morning, which was the earliest they could be brought to Greenwood. When they arrived, the birds
who were both barely bigger than a pinky finger, looked as though a large marble had gotten stuck in their minuscule throats. It was extremely difficult and sad to witness. One of the baby hummingbirds was dead when it arrived and the other died within a few hours. This is an example of compassion producing unfortunate and unintended consequences. I believe that our natural com-
pulsion to help is a beautiful instinct and should be nurtured, however I also believe in careful and thoughtful compassion. Compassion means informing and equipping yourself to be able to provide the kind of help that truly alleviates suffering in both familiar and new situations. When you come across a baby wild animal, practice thoughtful compassion by keeping it warm, taking the appropriate time to look for the parents, and do not feed it. Our instinct to help can boost our well-being and even increase our chances of living longer. I encourage you to practice compassion on a daily basis by preparing with knowledge about the correct ways to provide assistance and ultimately create the best outcome for all. Greenwood is located at 5761 Ute Hwy. just east of Lyons. For more information call 303-823-84 Chelsea Barrett is the Communications and Marketing Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more than 3,400 mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.
Lyons Community Foundation grant applications available By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Community Support Granting season. Applications for Community Support Grants are Bruckner available online now and are due September 10. These grants are available only once per year and must be applied for at this time. Electronic submissions are required; granting information and applications are available at www.lyonscf.org. The LCF’s Community Support granting program focuses on our mission to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change for the greater Lyons area. Eligible for grants are nonprofit organizations in the greater Lyons area who have 501(c) 3 status or a sponsoring organization with 501(c) 3 status, government agencies, and schools. In 2017, Community Support Grants totaled over $30,000 and were awarded to 14 individual projects. Some of programming that was funded in 2017 included support for LEAF (Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund) and the Lyons Food Pantry, the Town of Lyons / Parks and Recreation including the Sandstone Concert Series and Parade of Lights, Lyons Elementary School, Lyons High School, Lyons Volunteers, and the Lyons Historical Society. None of this work would continue without the
Birds Continued from Page 6 shouldn’t be too judgmental. After all, it’s what the wrens do to ensure their own success in the sometimes intense competition for cavities to nest in. The strategy is obviously working; they are the most widespread of the nine species of wrens in the U.S. A visitor in the gloaming Sitting on the back deck one recent evening watching the swallows pick off insects in the skies above my yard, I was startled to see the distinctive chevronshaped wings of a much larger bird buzz through the swallows like a B-52 among fighter jets. I instinctively knew what it was, although in the scheme of birdwatching it wasn’t a regular sight, largely because it appeared in that far edge of gloaming just before total darkness. The common nighthawk, a member of
Applications are available at www.lyonscf.org and must be submitted by September 4. LCF Grant Writing Seminar is free and open to dedication, inspiration, hard work, and financial support the public. On August 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the of Lyons area residents. LCF is grateful for the abundance Barking Dog in downtown Lyons, the Lyons Community Foundation will be offering a free grant writing workshop of area residents dedicated to performing inspired work. to all interested grant applicants. This seminar is intendGrants Review Committee Applications being accepted Are you new to Lyons? Are you looking for opportuni- ed for anyone considering applying for a grant, improving ties to learn about the community enriching project ideas on a previous submission, or putting the finishing touchled by LCF grantees? Are you in search of a small way to es on an application. While not required, grant applicants are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop. Professional grant writer Lori Stott will guide attendees on best practices and how to make the most of their grant proposals. Please RSVP by August 25 to Don Moore, LCF Grant Committee Chair, to confirm your spot: donmooreokay@gmail.com. Feel free to indicate any specific questions or topics you would like covered. Stott has worked in the nonprofit sector for almost 30 years as a grant writer, program director, and development director. With a Master’s degree in nonprofit management, she currently consults with small to medium-sized nonprofit organizaThe Sandstone Park Concert Series is just one of the many community tions in the area of board development and projects funded through LCF grants. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS fundraising. In this free workshop, Stott will share her insights and advice about give back to the community? If so, we welcome commu- writing winning grant proposals. You’ll walk away with nity members to apply to be on the Grants Review solid advice on how to write a great grant, top 10 tips for Committee. Commitment is two evenings in September. success, and perhaps some new inspiration.
the oddly named nightjar family that includes whippoorwills and goatsuckers, is an insectivore that scoops up flying insects in its wide, gaping mouth. (The term “nightjar” comes from the “jarring” sounds made by the male when the female is brooding, which have been described as a churring trill that seems to change direction as it rises and falls.) Nighthawks are most active at night and sometimes can be seen flitting around insect-attracting lights. It has a bounding, erratic flight and the angular wings with white bands make it a distinctive sight among the swallows and bats in the night sky. It’s a beautiful, rarely seen bird that’s declining in numbers. According to the Audubon Society, the decline is due to changes in land use and overuse of pesticides. The birds lay their eggs on bare, sandy ground or sometimes rooftops;
there’s no nest. The birds were a regular sight above the McConnell ponds before the 2013 flood. Here’s hoping the restored ponds will prove to be the same attraction for more of these night-flyers. A small measure of revenge I recently read a book called Cat Wars, which in chilling detail describes the
havoc that free-roaming domestic and feral cats wreak on birds and wildlife. Current estimates are that cats kill billions of birds and other wildlife each year in the U.S. and Canada. And while extermination of feral cat colonies is both difficult and controversial (at least to cat lovers), it’s easy enough for pet owners to simply keep their cat indoors to stem the carnage.
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money I make working for Byron and Dot I make monthly payments to Claire,” Barns said with a broad smile on his face. Barns is ecstatic with all the positive things that have recently happened in his life that have taken him from homeless with no steady employment to regular work at Simblissity, and to soon be living in his own tiny home. For what he has now he gives special thanks to Claire Beesley, who has believed in him and made his new life possible.
steady employment and following their rules, the Fears have also provided him with a place to sleep. Recently, Claire took an interest in acquiring a tiny house from Simblissity, put some money down and the Fears put Barns to work on building the 14’x10’ structure. What Barns didn’t know at first is that Claire was purchasing the house as a place for him to call home. “With some of the
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Town Continued from Page 1 stay of the shut down and to issue a formal appeal at the September 4 meeting. One of the partners, Steven Beck sent an intent to cure letter to the board asking for a formal appeal. But Simonsen said,” Only Mike Whipp is listed on the partnership, none of the other partners are listed. Jerry Moore signed an MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) and even that is not valid.” No one from Lyons Properties was present at the August 6 meeting and Trustee Juli Waugh recused herself. Mayor Sullivan and Trustee Wendy Miller were both absent. Mayor Pro Tem Barney Dreistadt had the gavel. The board discussed how the utility bills for Lyons Properties had escalated to the current level. Trustee Browning said, “They had over 30 board meetings over the last 4 years and no one ever came to talk to us about this. They know we are meeting tonight and no one showed up tonight to talk to us about it.” Mayor Pro Tem Dreistadt said, “I am really angry about this. This puts us in a very difficult spot. Our attorney points out that we can cause them irrefutable damage and on the other hand we hear from residents that we treat some people more favorably than others.” In the end the board decided to let the administrator’s termination of services order stand for August 15. After the August 6 meeting, the partners at Lyons Properties met with Simonsen and came up with some type of agreement. “We (partners) are working with the town so there will not be a shut off (utilities)” said Kenyon Waugh. “We have paid over 60 percent of the outstanding bal-
HJB Continued from Page 5 merce. This is even more so in the field of arts and crafts, where organizations such as the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Endowment for the Arts earmark grants for women wanting to start or expand their creative businesses. And while no longer in operation, the now defunct Arts and Healing Network still has a webpage up listing multiple grant resources for the creative entrepreneur (http://www.artheals.org/artistsupport/art_grants.html).
REDSTONE • REVIEW ance and have been up to date on the other five accounts sent to the property. We are still waiting on documentation from the town but have been paying in good faith.” The other utility bill under dispute concerns a house owned by Bonita Yoder at the corner of Second Ave. and Park St. It was badly damaged in the flood. Yoder has worked for years to get her house raised up on a new foundation. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had money for the recovery project, but no one would bid on the project and finally the FEMA money expired because the time ran out on the grant. Now the town has denied her a building permit to continue work on her house due to unpaid utility bills at her house and owing several thousand dollars. Yoder is still diligently working to repair damage to her house which is the last house in the flood recovery project to still remain unfinished. Yoder no longer lives in Lyons and flies back and forth from her residence out of state to work on repairs that she now has to pay for herself. Former Trustee LaVern Johnson spoke up to try to plead her case. “Bonita sleeps in her basement when she comes here and we try to find her a place to stay in the winter so she won’t freeze to death,” said Johnson. “I hope the town will help her.” The board members all expressed sympathy with Yoder and her situation. Several of the board members worked on many flooded homes with Lyons Volunteers. Trustee Jocelyn Farrell said she felt that Yoder should make a good faith payment toward her utility bill of $500 (10 percent) and keep current on her payments. The board approved the motion which will allow Yoder to get her work permit and continue to work to restore her house. All said, being an entrepreneur is a craft in itself. Thinking of entrepreneurship through a craft mentality can help women face the many large-scale challenges and rewards that come with entrepreneurship. As Holly Beck continues to prove, there is a viable opportunity in creating a craftsman path that will lead to quality handmade goods that also have a positive impact on our economy and the consumers. For more information or to see Beck’s leather creations visit her shop at HJB Designs, 436 Main St. or go to www.HJBDesigns.com
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USDA Rural Development Grants for Lyons On July 25 people from the US Department of Agriculture in Denver and Washington, DC met with some members of the Lyons Town government and staff members at Smokin’ Dave’s to celebrate that Lyons was awarded a $35,000 grant from USDA Rural Development. This is the second grant awarded to Lyons for flood recovery for businesses. The USDA officials from Washington, DC really appreciated seeing how their grant money was used for flood recovery in Lyons. From left: Cindy Chadwick, programs specialist with USDA Rural Development, Denver; Tiffany Martindale, Lyons Main St. Manager; Mark Brodziski, USDA Energy Programs, Washington DC; Ian Phillips, Lyons Chamber Board; Victoria Simonsen, Lyons Town Administrator; Aaron Morris, USDA Energy Programs, Washington DC; Ryan Hanson, with Senator Cory Gardner’s office; April Dahlager USDA Business Programs, Colorado; Connie Sullivan, Lyons Mayor; Sallie Clark, State Director, USDA Rural Development; Bette Brand, Administrator, Rural Business services USDA, Washington DC; Laura Gilson, Lyons Economic Development; Kim Mitchell, Lyons Director of Community Relations and Programs; James Thompson, with Senator Michael Bennet’s office; and Lyons Trustee Mark Browning at the far right.
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Chamber news and notes By Mike Porter Redstone Review LYONS – Free gifts for visitors to your business – more now available. The “Love, Lyons” pens, postcards, and marker boards to give away to Chamber members’ guests and clients are back in stock. Let us know if you need more of these very popular items, and we’ll get them to you. Love, Lyons. And speaking of “Love, Lyons,” have you seen the new marketing campaign? See lyonscolorado.com for a glimpse of it. Advertising will start to appear regionally in the coming weeks. It’s all part of your Chamber putting tourism grant money to use. You’re welcome to use the materials to promote your own business too – photos, videos,
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possible and to provide festival support for 300 volunteer positions. The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, described as the greatest literary show on Earth, returns to the Main Boulder Public Library September 21 through September 23. The festival combines literature, author talks, panel discussions, music and culture. Volunteers should apply by September 14. To volunteer, contact Kate Kelsch at kelschk@boulderlibrary or call 303441-3114 or go to the Jaipur Literature festival webstie.
Sheriff’s office taking applications for Citizens’Academy
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and more. Contact us for more information. The maps are in. The new tourist maps are here, and they look great! They’re currently available at The Quarry, St Vrain Market, PizzaBar 66, Mojo Taqueria, and a few other locations. If you’d like some to give out (and dispensers for them too), email us. Chamber member goings on. Congratulations to Lyons Quilting for putting on a successful event this past weekend, by all accounts. Sounds like other local businesses got some additional traffic too as a result. The Lyons Community Foundation is taking grant applications and offering a free grant writing seminar. Details at lyonscf.org. The Stone Cup continues to have music on Saturday and Sunday mornings – and a little more than just Saturday and Sunday mornings during Folks Festival. Details at thestonecup.com. Join the Lyons Chamber! Contact Porter at admin@lyonsMike colorado.com for more information. BOULDER COUNTY – The Citizens’ Academy is an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what law enforcement does. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a 24-week Citizens’ Academy for area residents. Participants will receive information on different aspects of law enforcement work in a classroom setting, as well as have several hands-on learning opportunities. Participants will meet Thursday evenings from September 27, 2018 through March 28, 2019. Some of the topics to be covered include: patrol, criminal and death investigations, emergency management. There is a $30 fee for materials. Questions may be directed to Sergeant Jones at bjones@bouldercounty.org or 303441-1681 or Reserve Deputy Hershman at dhershman@bouldercounty.org. Visit us at: www.BoulderSheriff.org.
FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS
Library Continued from Page 6 Year” by the Colorado Association of Libraries. This competitive award brings honor and recognition to Crane and also to our tiny-but-powerful “can-do” district. The award references the effort to build a new Lyons Library District and a new library at the same time, all while still in the midst of flood recovery. It acknowledges Crane’s inspiring, warm-hearted, and generous leadership and team-building skills. Kudos, Kathleen Crane. Fundraiser successful and fun! Over 250 happy “Hazel Tasters” participated in the first-ever Taste of Lyons with a Splash of Blues featuring Hazel Miller and Her Big Band at the Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavilion on July 12. An extraordinary team put it together: the Lyons Regional Library District Foundation: Connie Eyster, Glynnis Farmwald, Janet Corson-Rikert, Bill Palmer, Liz Early; vendor-wrangler Holly Haakenson; many purveyors of all things delicious: Mojo, SNACK, Oskar Blues, La Mariposa, Pizza Bar 66, Spice of Life, the Greenbriar Inn, Greenspoint Catering; Dick Ralston; Planet Bluegrass; and auctioneers extraordinaire Holly Beck, Connie Eyster, and
Housing Continued from Page 11 Commission) brought forward two finalists for the applications received for the request for proposals (RFP), and Summit was selected by the trustees in March. The purchase and sale agreement with Keith Bell was then assigned from the Town of Lyons to Summit, who is working directly with the seller. Simonsen also included in her August 6
PAGE 15 Tanya Daty. Successful auction bidders snagged festival passes, jewelry, and decorating rights to three bathrooms. Our community certainly knows how to do good while having fun. Over $40,000 was raised, which is a major milestone. Only about three-quarters ($160,000) of our Final Mile of Fundraising left to go, folks. Thank you. New building plan progress: Our public hearing before the Town of Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) took place on Monday, July 23. Four members of the public spoke for it, and none spoke against. Staff submitted their report with recommendations. Architect Dennis Humphries presented the plans and answered questions. After discussion and deliberation, plus the addition of a few amendments and conditions, the PCDC voted to approve our development plan. Practically speaking, this approval means that the library district can now move forward with finalizing construction drawings, costs, and contracts. The next big milestone on the building horizon will be obtaining building permits, though there are still many steps leading up to that. We are all working hard towards breaking ground this fall. report to trustees that Lyons Mayor Connie Sullivan reached out to Paul Tamburello of the Greens partnership for a time for the trustees to meet with that group again about a proposal to purchase town-owned land on Hwy 66, east of Hwy 36. A proposal from the Greens partnership included an innovative food agriculture business, a commercial kitchen, other business space, and affordable rental homes from Thistle Community Housing.
Position Available Northern Mountain Resource Liaison General Statement of Duties:
Mark
HARPER
Responsible for providing day-to-day casework services to families and individuals in OUR Center’s Basic Needs service area that are having difficulty meeting basic material needs, by providing access to OUR Center assistance as well as Boulder County benefits. This person will act as a representative of OUR Center, Boulder County and the Mountain Human Services Collaborative as needed, in order to best provide human services to the mountain communities and provide knowledge and navigation of local mountain resources.
Work Site: Floating office in northern Boulder County mountain communities including Allenspark, Raymond, Riverside, Lyons and adjacent areas in unincorporated Boulder County. OUR Center will provide a laptop computer and either a phone or phone stipend.
Hours of Work:
Friend, Neighbor, and Your Real Estate Agent
Ten (10) hours per week. Hours may increase in future based on community need and funding. This person will have a flexible schedule to best meet the needs of the communities served.
Requirements/Qualifications: Residency in a Boulder County mountain community required. Related undergraduate degree or relevant experience required. Experience working with low-income and diverse households and navigating the unique culture of rural mountain communities required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as comfort with computer use, smartphone technology and web-based technology. This position requires consistent access to a car suitable for yearround mountain driving. Bilingual English-Spanish preferred.
Cell: 970-290-2025 Office: 303-823-5466
OFFICE OF BRIAN MCCANN REAL ESTATE
How to Apply: Please email: joni@ourcenter.org with your cover letter and resume by Aug 31, 2018 to be considered for this job. Please include “Northern MRL Application” on the email subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No calls, please.