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B •R •I •E •F •S Good Old Days moves to Bohn Park LYONS – The 37th Annual Good Old Days will return to Bohn Park June 28 to 29. Good Old Days is a longstanding, highly anticipated outdoor event that will focus on bringing people from Lyons and the surrounding region together in a celebration of community in beautiful Bohn Park. The move back to Bohn Park will provide more exciting activities all in one fantastic location. Good Old Days features a full schedule of live music and entertainment, beer garden and food vendors, carnival games and rides, and activities for all ages. In addition, those attending Good Old Days will enjoy the Lyons River Run 5K, KidSpace, softball tournament, community picnic, car show, pony rides and petting zoo, and a weekend full of new events and surprises. Those interested in volunteering time, participating, or adding to an event should direct their questions as follows. For general event and River Run 5K questions contact Lyons Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Events at 303-823-8250; Good Old Days Softball Tourney-Manny Vasquez at 303-775-3036; Alumni Reunions / Mr. and Ms. Good Old Days / Historical Society / Redstone Museum / Square Dance; LaVern Johnson at 303-823-5925.
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Owen McCarty, age 6, of Boulder romps with a baby goat at the Lyons Farmette. Farmette owner Betsy Burton is a cousin of the McCartys. Photo by Catherine McCarty
Missing water leaked out into resident’s well, and town works out budget issues By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – Imagine your surprise if your water bill arrived and it was $3,700 for one month’s water. You would think it was a mistake, no private household would use that much water. The town got you mixed up with the Lyons Hilton or the Trump Towers except that Lyons doesn’t have a Hilton or a Trump Towers. And to make matters worse, it wasn’t even a mistake. After this water bill for $3,722 was sent to Richard and Sharon Jones for their rental house at 323 Fifth Ave. in Lyons, they came before the town board to appeal their water bill. The cause of the excessive water bill was a leak in a spigot located near a well in the yard and the town water running to the spigot was never placed on a water meter. The leak was discovered when a new water meter was installed at the lateral from the water main on December 18, 2012. Before the new meter was installed (the town is in the process of replacing all the old water meters with new curbside meters.) the meter used to measure water use was located under the sink as it is in all the houses with old-style meters. Leaks along the lateral lines would not be detected. Dane Hirschfeld installed the new meter at 323 Fifth Ave. and told Kyle Miller, public works supervisor, that he thought the yard
hydrant was leaking because he heard it “singing” and knew it was not being metered. The public works department went to the house and read the meter a few weeks later and found over almost 450,000 gallons of water measuring at the meter. The homeowner was notified and had the leak repaired. It is estimated that over 3,000,000 gallons of water was lost down the well since the staff first heard the leak. Now the household is using 2,500 gallons of water a month after the repair. Sharon and Richard Jones complained that they were not notified about the leak and the bill soon enough. Sharon said that they found out on January 7, 2013
According to the town code, it is illegal to have an unmetered spigot in your yard and it is the responsibility of the property owners to fix and repair any and all water pipes going onto the property from the water main. The homeowners however did not know that the spigot was leaking until they got the water bill under the new metering system, and they may not have known that the spigot was unmetered. The leak was not detected because the water went down the well. The homeowners are not being charged for the full amount of the water lost. Staff is working with Richard and Sharon Jones to ease the burden of payments. The town has lowered the Jones’ bill to $2,240.94 using the lowest tier and will allow them to make payments over a two-year period. The town has been trying to figure out for Continue Town on Page 14
Driver arrested for vehicular homicide in Lyons By Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – A 46 year old male cyclist, Michel Van Duym, from Boulder was killed on Main Street in Lyons on Saturday May 11 shortly after 5 p.m. He was stuck by a sports utility vehicle traveling west in the east bound lane although he may have been in the process of turning. A witness reported that the driver was trying to make a quick turn and failed to see the bicyclist. The exact details of the accident are still under investigation according to Sgt. Nick Goldberger from the Boulder
County Sheriff’s substation in Lyons. Emergency crews responded shortly after 5 p.m. They found a witness giving first aid to the injured man. Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man but were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Patrick Allen Ward, 69, the driver of the Patrick Allen Ward SUV, was arrested for in court on May 13. suspicion of vehicular PHOTO CBS
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LYONS Chamber News By Kheli Mason Redstone Review LYONS – Please join us at Lyons Village Central, 138 E. Main St., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for our May networking social. Chamber members and guests will be hosted by the Lyons Dairy Bar and the Gear Spot. Come and enjoy some healthy, Mason earthy appetizers, refreshments and fun! Free admission to Lyons Chamber of Commerce (LACC) Networking Socials is a benefit of membership. A $5 donation is requested from all guests who attend LACC socials. Donations accepted by the LACC provide continued services to the member businesses. At each LACC Networking Social we’ll be giving away a bottle of Richardo’s! Richardo’s is a product of Spirit Hound Distillers – it’s a wonderful coffee liqueur. Members who attend our monthly networking socials can enter the drawing by dropping their business card in the box at the registration table. The lucky winner gets mic time at the next LACC Social to showcase his or her business or organization. Congratulations to the winner from April, Ezra Seese of Edward Jones. We invite LACC members to bring printed announcements to the networking socials to be posted
on our announcement board. Space is limited; first come, first served. Chamber member Dennis Johnstone celebrated his tenth anniversary with Lyons Dental, 304 Main St. with a gathering on Friday, May 10. Johnstone received his Doctorate of Medical Dentistry (DMD) from the University of Oregon, served in the U.S. Army as a dentist in Germany and then opened a dental practice in Arvada, where he spent 24 years before coming to Lyons. Lyons Dental has been in operation for over 25 years and Johnstone is the third dentist/ owner. For more information you can contact Lyons Dental at 303-823-6006 or go to www.lyons-dental.com. The Lyons Economic Gardening Group will be offering a group seminar on May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ and Taphouse Log Cabin, 228 Main St. The New Marketing Toolbox – Mobile, Social, Digital will be offered by Bill Van Leeuwen and his colleagues from X2M Inc. Attendance is free for LACC members and $5.00 for non-members. For more information and to sign up for the seminar contact John O’Brien at legg@lyons-colorado.com. The annual membership drive for the LACC has ended (April 30) but you can still join the chamber by going to our website at www.lyons-colorado.com or contacting us at 303-823-5215. Come join us and become part of this growing and vibrant community organization, Building Community through Business, that’s the Lyons Chamber of Commerce.
Lyon’s Fork achieves greater comfort overnight By Lea Yancey Redstone Review
the building.” They also added solar hot water which has helped to trim down energy costs. “The electric bill has noticeably LYONS – “Our building was impossible to heat or cool,” decreased since we added it,” says Wayne. The Lyons said Wayne Anderson, who owns the Lyons Fork restau- Fork added LEDs and CFLs, removing the hot, inefficient rant with his wife Debbie. “We stuck our heads in the incandescent bulbs. The building has great character and attic one day wondering why. It was obvious that the they were happy with the lighting change. Wayne heard about Boulder County’s ClimateSmart attic had never had any insulation, not in 130 years.” Wayne and Debbie Anderson co-founded the Lyons Fork Loan Program from a restaurant customer, former Boulder County Commissioner, restaurant in 2010. The Lyons Ben Pearlman. Wayne contacted Fork occupies the building at 450 the county and advisors came out Main St. in Lyons, which was the and made recommendations. original 1881 McCallister Saloon “Everyone was very helpful,” said Building. Wayne. “Nothing was a giant Driven by a desire to increase project. All of it was practical and the comfort of their restaurant for easy. We were able to use local customers and employees, this contractors, able to give business simple poking around lead to a to locals in the area.” collection of energy efficiency The building improvements, improvements. “Our project was completed in spring 2011, had a really nuts and bolts, nothing too total project cost of $24,000. complicated,” said Wayne. Boulder County provided “There was not a stitch of insula$10,000 in rebates. The remaintion in our entire building so we der of $14,000 is paid by the prophad a contractor blow in R-60 The Lyons Fork occupies the building at 450 erty owner through annual propinsulation. That was huge, for Main St., which had never been insulated in erty taxes. “We’ve seen an average both the efficiency and comfort in its 130 year history.
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B I R T H •A N O U N C E M E N T Ivan Lee Voorhees was born at home at 305 1/2 5th Ave., Lyons, on April 22, 2013, during a snowstorm. He weighed a mighty 8 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 21” in length. Ivan’s proud parents are Tyler and Ashley Voorhees. of 25 percent annual restaurant growth yet our energy usage has stayed about the same since the upgrades were completed, and they just raised the rates in Lyons so we’re avoiding costs,” says Wayne. “We noticed an immediate difference from a comfort standpoint. The building had been drafty, and it became tight overnight.” Debbie and Wayne will celebrate the three-year anniversary of the Lyons Fork this spring. The restaurant offers fine dining of American cuisine in a laid back casual style. See more at www.lyonsfork.com. EnergySmart has teamed with Elevations Credit Union to provide low-cost financing for energy efficiency upgrades, and this replaces the ClimateSmart Loan Program. EnergySmart offers a full suite of energy efficiency services to businesses and residents in Boulder County with help from expert energy advisors. The service and financing can help the community of Lyons to increase the comfort and energy efficiency of their homes and businesses, especially at a time when electric utility rates are increasing. Visit www.EnergySmartYES.com or call 303-441-1300 (for businesses) or 303-544-1000 (for homes). Lea Yancey is an energy efficiency and sustainability specialist with Boulder County.
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MAYOR’S CORNER Anatomy of a Lyons recovery levels by 2011, a year before national and state levels. By the end of 2012, Lyons’ sales tax receipts were up 8 percent over pre-recession (2008) levels, which means local businesses are bringing in an additional $1.3 million in sales, compared with 1.1 percent for the country and negative 0.4 percent for the State. To what do we owe this good fortune? Some of this reflects the national recovery, but Lyons has gone above and beyond this. I think it is safe to say it was a combination of public and private investments in Lyons, which shows you can have economic development impacts even in the worst economic climate in 50 years. The Main Street project, made possible with stimulus funds, clearly played a role in transforming the attractiveness of Main Street. Beautification efforts by the garden club and the Lyons Arts and Humanities Council in acquiring public art have further enhanced Main Street. Local businesses followed up with significant investments in new and expanded businesses and façade improvements. Looking at preand post-Main Street project gross sales reveals an impact of 18-percent increase in sales on the two blocks of the Main Street project compared with the rest of town. In addition, town staff, and in particular the Parks and Recreation Department, has been entrepreneurial in expanding our range of summer events by partnering with organizations looking to locate outdoor events in Lyons, like the kayak events and the fitness/mud races, allowing us to expand events but not increase town expenses to do so. The success of Lyons has attracted attention. We recently received visits from economic development representatives from Estes Park and Niwot curious as to what our formula for success has been. In our case, public, private and volunteer efforts have all been pulling in the same
By Julie Van Domelen, Mayor Redstone Review LYONS – Four years ago, the country was in the depths of the worst economic situation since the Great Depression. Lyons has not been immune from these bigger economic Van Domelen forces. In 2009, the Lyons retail sector contracted by 19 percent. This translated into 3 million dollars less going into local businesses. Average home values in Lyons contracted by about 9 percent, reflecting the troubles in the mortgage and housing industry nationwide. Many Lyons residents were affected by unemployment and foreclosures. Fast forward four years and there are signs of recovery in the U.S. economy. How is Lyons doing in comparison? For starters, looking at our retail sector, in 2009 Lyons was particularly hard hit because most of our core shopping is done out of town with our commercial largely sector oriented to discretionary expenditures and tourism. At the same time a series of unanticipated snow storms had shut down Main Street in the winter of 2009-2010 during the reconstruction project. As a result, Lyons had a comparatively bigger hole to climb out of, down 19 percent versus 8 percent for both Boulder County and the state of Colorado and 7 percent of the country as a whole. The chart below shows the strength of Lyons’ recovery. By the end of 2012, our sales tax revenue is up 8 percent from the 2009 level. Lyons’ recovery has been faster and more robust than that U.S., the state and the county. For instance, Lyons sales tax receipts had rebounded to 2008
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direction. Early results from 2013 point to continued success. Sales tax revenue is up 14 percent in the first four months of 2013 compared with 2012. On an anecdotal note, I just got back from a trip downtown where at 4:00 p.m. on a sunny Sunday afternoon with a kayak event going on all restaurant patios seemed packed and people strolling Main Street were out in force in what used to be considered not-yet-thepeak season in Lyons.
Housing has been slower to recover. The Zillow Home Value Index that tracks housing prices shows that the median home prices for Lyons are about 5 percent below their levels 5 years ago, versus down about 13 percent nationwide while Colorado is up about 1 percent. Despite this lag, there are good signs that the Lyons housing market is rebounding, with new home starts in 2013 well above expected levels and home sales strengthening. Our good schools, access to open space trails and the river, and our increasingly vibrant downtown creates a solid foundation for future home values here. The lessons learned have been that Lyons can and will be buffeted by national economic events. However, it is possible through local efforts to not only weather the storm but come out ahead. We currently have vacancies on the Planning and Community Development Commission, the Economic Development Commission and the Board of Adjustments. If you are interested in volunteering, please send me an email at: Juliev@townoflyons.com. Julie Van Domelen was first elected mayor of Lyons in 2009 in a special election. She was re-elected mayor in April 2010. Mayor Van Domelen works part time as an economist for the World Bank. She lives with her family in Lyons and can be reached at juliev@townoflyons.com.
New principal at Lyons Elementary By Katherine Weadley Redstone Review LYONS – Christa Keppler, Principal of Lyons Elementary, is moving with her family to Turkey for the next two years. Her husband Mike Keppler is principal of Niwot Elementary School. “Mike was offered a job he couldn't refuse in Turkey,” said Christa. While Mike works in his new position Christa has no immediate plans to work and plans to travel and be with her young children. “We’ve always wanted to live overseas and this is our chance,” said Christa. “I will be sad to leave Lyons and the people here as well.” Andrew Moore, who now is the principal of Flagstaff Charter Academy in Longmont, will start as the principal of Lyons Elementary School this fall. Flagstaff Academy is a large core-knowledge charter school based near Front Range Community College. Flagstaff Academy has been named a John Irwin School of Excellence, an award given by the Colorado Depart of Education for
excellent academic achievement on state assessments. The Lyons Middle / Senior High School has also won this award but Lyons Elementary School has not yet won this Moore award. Lyons Elementary School principal is the only position that Moore applied for and the hiring committee liked his enthusiasm. Moore’s uncle already lives in Lyons, and Moore told the committee that's he’d eventually like to move his family to Lyons as well. He is married with a young daughter and son. Patty Cragg, president of Flagstaff Academy’s board of directors, said the school likely will hire an interim principal for at least the fall semester while it searches for a new principal. David Burnison, assistant superintendent for human resources, said Moore will earn $95,320 per year.
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OPTIONS The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking Book by Oliver Burkeman Review by Carol Devenir Redstone Review LYONS – The subtitle of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking is slightly misleading in characterizing the book, although its irony certainly got my attention. Devenir Oliver Burkeman is a young journalist who writes for the Guardian. How can a 30-something man provide enlightenment on happiness, a topic seemingly more suited to the wisdom of age? Just another of the book’s many ironies. Burkeman does so with the quiet humor of a skeptical Brit. Although maybe not so quiet. I laughed out loud, reading about his first effort to understand the field by attending a “Get Motivated!” seminar. For The Antidote, Burkeman did what journalists do – he traveled the world interviewing experts on humans’ never-ending search for happiness. The Antidote offers background into the history of the “happiness movement,”
including the Stoics (300 B.C.), who recommended confronting the “worst-case scenario,” and the Buddhists’ way of “not thinking positively.” Burkeman looks at a number of what he calls “negative approaches to happiness,” such as the benefits of insecurity, embracing our errors, and remembering death. This all sounds rather serious, and it is. But Burkeman’s humor makes it palatable. Beyond palatable, he quietly makes a strong case for the idea that once we accept that life is temporary and we (and everyone else) will eventually die, the fear of death subsides. Once we accept that we (and everyone else) will make errors – sometimes big ones – the idea of “dying of embarrassment” becomes fatuous. Studies demonstrate that, ironically, focusing on goals can actually keep people from reaching them. Focusing all our attention on making things turn out just the way we want them to leaves us without the freedom to relax during life’s frequent unexpected twists and turns. In short, flexibility may be our best ally. After expounding on the philosophy of Alan Watts in The Wisdom of Insecurity, Burkeman summarizes: “The deep truth about insecurity: it is another word for
ceed in leaving the ocean.” Gardening has similarities with the search for happiness. There is neither such thing as an air-tight garden plan, nor guaranteed success. The variables are great, and beyond human control. We know that in any summer, some plants will not bear fruit. Some will die. Others may overwhelm us with their beauty or vigor. There is no point in trying to keep a tomato plant alive past one summer. Both the effort and the plant would be fruitless. Accepting all this, we keep gardening, learning each year what may or may not be useful the next year. The process itself is rewarding. This little book is full of interesting and thought-provoking surprises. If you’re looking for happiness, if you’re on the verge of despair, or if you just want to read some British humor on the subject, look for The Antidote at the Lyons Depot Library. And don’t forget to get your electronic library card.
Oliver Burkeman, a journalist with the British publication The Guardian, has written a quietly funny study of humanity’s endless search for happiness. life... Feeling secure and really living life are, in some ultimate sense, opposites... You can no more succeed in achieving perfect security than a wave could suc-
Carol Devenir worked for 30 years in City Planning and Public Works. She is Vice President of the Friends of the Lyons Depot Library and the author of Beyond Chemo Brain: Recovering After Surviving. She lives in Lyons.
LEGG Seminar: the new marketing toolbox – mobile, social, digital By John O’Brien Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Economic Gardening Group (LEGG) will conduct a seminar to explore the latest in marketing techniques and effectives methods to reach new customers. The seminar will be held on May 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the log O’Brien cabin at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ & Taphouse, 228 Main St. in Lyons. The seminar will be conducted by LEGG member, Bill VanLeeuwen and colleagues from X2M, Inc. As a result of attending the seminar, attendees will have a better understanding of: reaching customers who increasingly leverage mobile devices for communications; growth of social media marketing and mini steps to embrace this method; update on search engine marketing and optimization; importance of an updated website; capturing and embracing customer data. The growth of mobile device utilization, expansion of
social media marketing and the need to understand customer buying behavior has created a convergence of marketing tactics, all which must be leveraged to maintain on-going communications with your customer-base. The traditional website, which has been the foundation for many companies, is still very important, but must be adapted to keep up with the latest in mobile access, search engine sophistication, mobile applications and social networking. The conferees will discuss mobile strategies including websites and apps, and explore how most consumers are leveraging only their mobile device for web searches. Communicating to prospective customers with a fraction of the physical ad space, due to the limitations of the mobile platform, makes content and design that much more critical to communication strategy. For businesses looking to attract tourists and customers from out of town, the mobile platform is very relevant to capturing mind and wallet share. Social media marketing is an obvious growth area, but many companies are struggling with the amount of effort compared to the measurable return on investment. Developing a social strategy is a must and will not disappear
similar to the transition from the fax machine and phone to e-mail: Don’t get overwhelmed, start slowly and commit to at least one or two targeted social platforms. The presenters will discuss some key tips in social media marketing and also highlight several local examples of building and communicating within the Lyons business community. Digital /Internet: Seminar leaders will review the current state of search engine marketing and the growing importance of search engine optimization. They will also discuss the importance of HTML / E-mail marketing and communication. People still read e-mails and VanLeeuwen respond to compelling offers. Data Analytics: No seminar on the latest marketing communications techniques would be complete without a short presentation on knowing your customer base and BIG DATA. Really it is back to basics. We all know the importance of underContinue LEGG Seminar on Page 10
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EDUCATION Music at Lyons Elementary gets a boost from LCF Grants By Ben Lewis Redstone Review LYONS – As the new teacher at Lyons Elementary School this year, I opened the door to my classroom and found something Lewis very unusual: 19 Zimbabwean-style marimbas. I had never heard of Zimbabwean marimbas, and didn’t know anything about the music played on them. I soon found out that in Lyons, marimbas are deeply intermeshed with the experience of being a kid. Immediately I set out to find out how I could learn more about them. I found the Kutandara Center in Boulder, which offers Zimbabwean music lessons, and was determined to study there. Knowing that I had a lot to learn in a short time, I wanted to take both private lessons and group classes. Looking at the bottom line, I discovered that this was an expensive idea! I wondered what I could do. Meanwhile, I set my sights on expanding the music program and giving my students the skills to make meaningful, exciting music on their own. I knew just the instrument for the job: the ukulele. I’d taught ukulele in my previous position
at Manitou Springs Elementary School, and found it to be an ideal instrument for kids. It’s inexpensive, portable, can be played in a group or solo, great for singing along to, transfers easily to the guitar, and most importantly, it’s fun. Building on the pioneering work of Canadian educator J. Chalmers Doane, elementary ukulele programs have become the norm in Canada and the U.K. over the last 40 years. In cooperation with a young virtuoso named James Hill, Doane recently published an excellent series of books and CDs called Ukulele In The Classroom. I’d used the series in Manitou with wildly successful results, and hoped to do the same here. But on that first day in my new classroom, I opened the closet to find only a handful of old ukuleles with cracks in the wood and strings missing. If LES students were going to do this, we would need a new set of 27 ukuleles, and a set of books. How could we pay for them? Then Christa Keppler, our principal, suggested that I look into the Lyons Community Foundation grant. I was intrigued by the idea, but felt overwhelmed, since I’d never written a grant before. I asked many community members about it, and I kept getting the same answer: “You should definitely do it. They make it so easy, and they really want to help you!” I decided to give it a shot, but
Diversity at Folks Festival this year By Katherine Weadley Redstone Review News Editor LYONS – The Folks Festival at Planet Bluegrass started 23 years ago with a mission to present itself as a “summit on the song,” meaning a focus on performances that present a strong musical and geographical diversity of music and artists. This year’s line up for the three-day outdoor music festival August 16 to 18 on the Ranch at Planet Bluegrass on Colorado Highway 66 just west of Lyons is no exception to its mission. The lineup includes up-and-coming performers, longtime legends and an eclectic mix of music that stretches the definition of folk music in to new directions. Brian Eyster of Planet Bluegrass says, “This is our broadest lineup ever – from the Celtic-world fusion of Loreena
McKennitt to the groovy Australian John Butler Trio to emotional spoken-word Shane Koyczan.” Also included in this year’s lineup are legendary John Prine and Chic Gamine (female a cappella and percussion) just to name a few. Other performers are new to Folks Festival and the Colorado music scene. Lucius, a band that combines classic girlgroup harmonies with a rhythmic indie edge, offers songs that sneak up on you
had no idea where to begin. Thankfully, the LCF held a grant writing workshop in August. I went, and met a few members of the LCF board. They were very friendly, and talking with them made me feel more confident about my chances of success.
A grant from the Lyons Community Foundation put 27 ukuleles and classroom materials to learn to play them into the hands of Ben Lewis’ students. Lori Stott, a board member and a professional grant writer, walked several fledgling grant writers like myself through the process. After the session, I went straight home and fervently got to work on two grant applications – one for training at the Kutandara Center, and the other to buy a classroom set of ukuleles and books. For the next month and a half, I anxiously checked my email every day to see such as Go Home with a simple and slow but powerful beat that offers the lyrics, “I’m hard headed / but completely soft inside.” Seryn creates epic panoramic rock using a dozen instruments and swelling crescendos. You’d think with that many instruments and the people who play them the sound wouldn’t be as unified as it is but it works with each voice and instrument adding layers and complexity to their catchy soulful songs. The husband and wife duo of JOHNNYSWIM will please just about everyone with incredible vocal talents and model good looks. Abner Ramirez is Cuban and often sings in Spanish with his wife Amanda Sudano. Their songs have an urban feel with a global sound and a blues / country / soul foundation. It is said that JOHNNYSWIM is named for a scene in Loreena McKennitt is part of the Friday lineup for this year’s Folks Festival at Planet Bluegrass, August 16 to 18.
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if I’d gotten the award. I kept hearing that there were a lot of applicants this year, and competition was tough. But soon the day came, and I was excited to find out that I was awarded both grants! As if that wasn’t enough, I was also invited to the LCF Award Gala at Lionscrest Manor in November. It was a great party, with live music, excellent food, and a silent auction with lots of great things to bid on. While I was there, I met a lot of parents and other people from the community who made me feel welcome as a newcomer to Lyons, and offered to help with my music program however they could. Looking back on the LCF grant process, I’m glad I decided to give it a try. I know that all 320 of my students benefitted greatly from my understanding of Zimbabwean marimbas, and about 200 of those got to try their hand at ukulele, too. If you have any ideas that would benefit Lyons, but don’t know how to make them happen, I definitely suggest looking into the LCF grant. If you’re as intimidated as I was by the thought of writing a grant, don’t worry. The LCF really does make it easy, and they want to help you! This year’s applications will be due in the second week of August. Ben Lewis is a new music teacher at Lyons Elementary School. Before coming to Lyons Elementary School he taught at Manitou Springs Elementary School in Manitou Springs. the famous shark movie Jaws when a character yells “Swim Johnny Swim!” An unusual but welcome addition to the year’s festival is Shane Koyczan. He is a spoken-word artist and Brian Eyster says, “Koyczan is going to be the talk of the festival for those willing to open their hearts. Every time I listen to him he stirs up something deep.” Here are some words from To this day lyrics from Koyczan’s website. “We are graduating members from the class of / f... off we made it / not the faded echoes of voices crying out / names will never hurt me.” Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long play on Saturday along with JOHNNYSWIM and Seryn. While all of this emotional, hauntingly beautiful music resonates against the beautiful cliffs there is much more going on. Of course don’t miss out on legends John Prine, Patty Griffin, Loreena McKennitt and more. They are legends for a reason. Plus there is the Songwriter Continue FolksFest on Page 14
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CULTURE Clarifier Project solidifies the community through art tectural color and interior REdesign consultant via her RiversColorworks+Design business. “I see color and shape everywhere and am constantly pulling rhythms LYONS – Before the clarifier was and textures together in a home to create flow, balance, built in 1954, residents of Lyons contrast, drama, and harmony – like all the elements in used outhouses. In 1974 it was an enticing painting by, say, Kurt Schwitters, Wolf Kahn, decommissioned and replaced. For or Milton Avery,” she said. Rivers claims that Cohan, the CoCoA’s director, is 40 years the archaic dilapidated sepresponsible for the “big bones vision” behind the design. tic vessel sat. Once used for removing solid mat- Influenced by curvilinear forms such as glowing auric cirDeCoster ter from wastewater, the town’s dor- cles, Navajo hogans, hemispherical stupas, astrological mant clarifier has since been filled in and fired up like a cycles, and mother earth, Cohan also cites Friedensreich furnace. Fueled by creativity and industriousness, the Hundertwasser, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Antoni renewable energy it now generates produces something Gaudí, as major inspirational armatures for the project. “She understood the need to step back and observe from that matters deeply: solidifying a community. Kindling the flame of this popular Clarifier Project a distance in order to plan the enduring visual hooks in (http://clarifierproject.net/about/) near the Black Bear Hole the overall design,” noted Rivers. Cohan’s personal work, in Lyons are two imaginative women, Cathy Rivers and be it ceramic or on canvas, shows flickers of Alice Neel, Priscilla Cohan, a reservoir of generous volunteers, unflag- David Hockney, Michelle Ellsworth, and Betty ging support from the Town of Lyons, stone donations from Woodman, all artists she admires. Cohan stealthily swaps Loukonen Brothers, and funding from sources such as the between whimsy and scholarly in her skilled approach. Both Rivers and Cohan are Lyons Community Foundation experienced natural teachers who (LCF), Scientific and Cultural highly value educational reciFacilities District (SCFD), and the procity between learners and Boulder County Arts Alliance / leaders. They’ve both earned Neodata Endowment Grant. Tiles BFAs in fine arts and have have been created through commuMidwestern roots. One aspect nity workshops involving kinderthey mutually enjoy most is seegarteners through Generational ing what threads each volunteer Active People (GAP). brings to the project’s overall tapIn 2004 artist Candace Shepard estry. Some shared shards were had the original vision to deeply sacred to their donors thus mosaically encrust the tank and prompting these talismans and deem it a collective art monuamulets to be ceremoniously ment. She and sculptor Kristine E. added as iconic gems into the Smock, fashion designer Shelly assemblage. The span of the projGottschamer, Rivers, and Cohan ect has witnessed the comings and toured the decrepit cylinder, then Priscilla Cohan (left) and Cathy slated for destruction, with Scott Rivers are the current moving force behind goings of newcomers, old-timers, one-timers, naysayers, and stalDaniels from Lyons Public Works. the Clarifier Project wart devotees such as local graphCohan claims that Rivers is the project’s lifeblood as well as the coordinator for CoCoA, ic designer, Patricia Appelfeller, and sustainable landConfluence Community Arts, which according to its scaper, Dave Bailey of Urban Oasis. Part of this year’s hoopla will come from the installawebsite (http://confluencearts.wordpress.com/about/) is “an organization that develops and advances community tion of tile avian creations by Joel and Marcel Such, authors of http://suchbros.blogspot.com/, local teenaged art initiatives and educational opportunities.” Art constantly pours through Rivers, who is an archi- birding enthusiasts, and former art students of Rivers. By C. Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review
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The Voices behind Sounds of Lyons 2013 By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS – Five years ago, it was a thought sprouted during one of the ruminating walks in Lyons, the air brisk but the heart warming with the possibility of a classical music festival alongside the much celebrated folk music here. Wu Since I am part renegade, part experimentalist, and part naïve, mixing them up then you get a pretty decent combination to start a festival. Five years is not long, but we are growing vigorously during this time, not only in our artistic attempts, but also in the result of how many people we have connected and journeyed together through music. Sounds of Lyons is being shared by the riverbank of St. Vrain, under the paintbrush
of children’s imagination, in the authentic Rogers Hall, the gorgeous Wildflower Pavilion, and Lyons Community Church that is elegant and moving in its simplicity. In fact, Sounds of Lyons has been filling music all over town, engaging students, singers, artists, dancers, poets, theater aficionados, people young and old, seasoned and new, to music of Beethoven, of Benjamin Britten, of Petoris Vasks, or Steven Reich, of the fantastic world of sounds and sensations and expressions ready to be discovered, to be immersed in. For all that, I am proud to say that we have had a great five years under our wing. So you might be curious, how did we sustain something like this over the years? Unfailing enthusiasm is a must ingredient, coupled with the community’s fervent support, and topped with the generosity from Lyonsminded businesses and individuals (most notably Lyons Community Foundation, which demonstrates the full circle of the culture of giving in Lyons). However, while
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Participation in the Clarifier Project is open to all who wish to be a part of the grand mosaic that is this unique community work of art. “Just showing up has made this all come together.” says organizer Cathy Rivers. According to Cohan, “We start back up again soon, mosaic-ing, grouting and tiling. Word to the wise: wear weather appropriate work clothes, bring sunscreen, sun hats and plenty of water. Work sessions commence May 15 and continue on Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to noon. Plus there will be an extended Sunday work session and celebration (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) during Lyons’ ArtWalk weekend (LAW) to which the public is invited.” This upcoming June 7, 8 and 9 LAW celebration of creativity is orchestrated by the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) under the leadership of Anne O’Brien. By the end of this year their goal is to complete the surface treatment, roughly 900 square feet, a process that began in 2010. The team is currently seeking high-fire porcelain tiles, whole or partial, in sky or cobalt blue to complete the Continue Clarifier on Page 14
all bells and whistles are on the fantastic programs that you are about to discover, I must turn the spotlight onto the musicians that have believed in the vision and joined me to create a remarkable season of great music. They are passionate and playful. They are the core of the festival. Michael Graham, the original cellist from the Sage Quartet, has been coming to Sounds of Lyons since the first year and returning every year except 2012 from the bustling Bay Area. He took in the culture of “performing with bare feet to feel the vibration of the earth” as naturally as drinking from a mountain spring while in Colorado. He happily indulged me in creating atmospheric, barely-legible low lighting and screaming at the end of an emotionally climatic passage. He is the best witness, second to Jem and myself, to how Sounds of Lyons has evolved over the years. Now comes Jem Moore, my beloved husband who blindly supported me through all kinds of adventures, and is returning as a visual artist in creating a luscious setting between dreamland and reality of a child’s tale for The Kiss. Also featured in the program The Kiss is Yuchi Continue sounds of Lyons on Page 12
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INSIGHT Congress By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – I’m beginning to rethink my low opinion of Congress. For the longest time – more or less since Barack Obama was elected Gierach in 2008 – I thought, like everyone else, that Congress was simply dysfunctional: crippled by a lethal combination of greed, incompetence and moral vacuum. More specifically, that the Democrats were confused, mild-mannered idealists without much in the way of an ideology, while the Republicans were united behind the idea that if they couldn’t be in power, then no one else could be in power either. In fact, the Republicans said as much through Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell who announced that their sole legislative agenda was to make Barack Obama a one-term president. I was amazed by that admission. I’m as cynical as anyone and it’s no surprise to me that most professional politicians are conniving, but isn’t that the kind of thing you’d only say behind closed doors in a high level strategy session? “We’ll go through the motions and act like we’re trying to do our jobs, but what we’ll really be doing is trying to make the president look bad.” In a perfect world, a United States Senator admitting publicly that his only concerns are political and that he has no interest whatsoever in governing would have sparked a populist uprising. As it was, no one seemed to notice beyond a handful of commentators on MSNBC, and they couldn’t leave it alone. For years they’d drag out the clip and replay it like a favorite home movie. Of course the Republicans made good on their promise. No less than seven Republican presidents, starting with
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Theodore Roosevelt, have advocated some form of expanded healthcare at the national level, but when a Democrat proposed it, it became a socialist plot complete with “death panels.” For the record, the death panels Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann and others warned about could be found in a section of the bill that provided for nothing more sinister than voluntary end of life counseling for those who requested it. The same thing happened with the bailouts. They were put in place by President Bush at the end of his administration in an attempt to salvage an economy mortally wounded by eight years of Republican mismanagement, but as soon as Bush got on a helicopter and left the White House, they became another part of Obama’s socialist plot. This is an old and proven Republican technique that, in my memory, dates back to the Communist witch-hunts of the 1950s. Theoretically, it shouldn’t be possible to rewrite history so recent that we still have newspapers with conflicting headlines out in the garage, but somehow it almost always works because too few of us are paying close attention and are therefore easily frightened. Tom Robins once said that Democrats understand Christmas, but Republicans understand Halloween. That is, Democrats will tell you what they’ll give you, but Republicans will just scare the hell out of you. Fast forward to the Sequester. The whole idea behind this mud bath was that if the alternative to arriving at a reasonable budget were drastic, across the board cuts to all government programs, Congress would be forced to act because the result of not acting would be too awful. (This might have worked if it was possible to hold yourself hostage.) What actually happened, of course, was that as the deadline neared, the Republicans simply announced that this is what they’ve wanted all along: the neutering of government through brutal austerity, never mind the consequences.
I don’t know if this was a copout or a political strategy, but I’m convinced that the president didn’t see it coming. He said that the Republicans were irresponsible and sternly warned that once the Sequester cuts began to take effect they’d realize the mistake they’d made. The President gives a good speech and makes a good, detailed case, but behind it all I thought I detected a deer-in-the-headlights look that said, “Oh crap, I’ve been had.” The Sequester has begun to take effect now, with cuts to Head Start programs, Meals on Wheels and patients on
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American people, “Austerity is for you, not for us.” John Stewart nailed it perfectly – as he often does – when he said that the only Meals on Wheels Congress cares about is that cart that goes down the aisle in first class. We’ve reached a strange place in the history of journalism where half the press is nothing but partisan outrage, the other half is all scandals and disasters and we get the truth from comedians. But that’s a whole other story. Anyway, that’s when I changed my mind about Congress. They’re not incom-
...they’re not in Washington to represent their constituents as we were taught in civics class; they’re there to represent themselves... Medicare being turned away from cancer clinics to name a few, none of which Congress seems to view as evidence of their irresponsibility. But then when air traffic controllers were furloughed and there were cancelled flights and delays at the airport, Congress acted with dizzying speed to reinstate the controllers and get the airlines running again. Why? Because members of Congress spend a lot of time on airplanes and this was the first Sequester cut that affected them, so they fixed it. Like McConnell’s comment about making Obama a one-term president, there was no pretense here, just undisguised selfinterest. This was Congress saying to the
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Games, hosted by the Town of Lyons and Human Movement Management, will take place May 31 through June 2 in Lyons. Along with perennial favorites and an installment of new events, the 2013 Games promise to be the best yet. In addition to scheduled events, there will be daily entertainment available including live music, stand-up paddle boarding, giant yard games, food, wine from Barefoot Wines and of course Oskar Blues’ beer. If you plan on late nights in Lyons, be sure to book your camping spot. Whether you’re a mountain native or new to the lifestyle, the 2013 Games has an event for you! Here are a few of the 2013 Lyons Outdoor Games events: on Saturday, June 1 (Bohn Park) live music, food,
petent or dysfunctional after all; they’re actually a finely tuned legislative machine. It’s just that they’re not in Washington to represent their constituents as we were taught in civics class; they’re there to represent themselves, and in that regard everything is working just fine. John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes a column for Flyrod & Reel magazine. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly Fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. His new book, No Shortage of Good Days, is available at bookstores and fly-fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street. He will have a new book out in spring 2014. wine and beer until 10 p.m.; at 8 a.m., Fly Fishing Most Accurate Cast Prelims; at 9 a.m., Fly Fishing Longest Cast Prelims; at 10 a.m., M Kayak Down River Race; at 11 a.m. Lyons Outdoor Games 5k fun run; at 11 a.m., Fly Fishing Most Accurate Cast Finals; at 12 noon Kayak Open Freestyle; at 1 p.m. Fly Fishing Longest Cast Finals; at 4 p.m. Oskar Blues Burning Can Beer Festival; at 5 p.m. BMX/MTB Dirt Jump Finals; at 8 p.m. BMX/MTB Outlaws Tour Best Trick. For more information, visit www.LyonsOutdoorGames.com.
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LYONS HIGH 2013 GRADUATES
DAVID ANDERSON
JACOB ANDERSON
DANA ARLING
ROBERT AZALTOVIC
EDWARD BAISLEY
LUCILLE BANTA
NOLA BASEY
CASSANDRA BEAM
ERIK BLAIR
JUSTIN BOLDT
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AMBER BOYINGTON
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MACRAE FALCE
AUSTEN FANKHOUSER
RYAN FINN
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MORGAN HUNTER
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KAYCE JOHNSON
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MAIA LANG
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JOSH MCNULTY
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Art and music happenings around the area By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS The Stone Cup and Stone Kitchen continues the exhibition of Tisha Woods’ “Light with Palette Knife” through June. Raised traveling between the United States and France, Woods Wu has enjoyed a dual and bilingual culture basking in the saturation of Mediterranean colors and the beauty of North American landscape. A neoimpressionist, Woods paints with a strong palette knife stroke in acrylic as well as a delicate brush in watercolors. The music series this month includes Aural Elixir on May 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aural Elixir is an electic, lyrical, jazz-rock-folk fusion from Jesse Maclaine and the rich sonic textrues of New Orleans. On June 15, singer/songwriter Treena Woods will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a variety of old favorites, country, pops, and her originals. The Stone Cup and Kitchen is at Fifth Avenue and High Street. For more information please call 303-823-2345 or visit www.thestonecup.com. The next Town Hall Art Show is titled “Confetti”, with opening reception scheduled for June 7 from 5:30-7:30 at the Lyons Town Hall. A call to the artists who are interested in participating to bring the ready-to-hang artwork on June 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. and bring a colorful dish to share at the reception. Contact sandy.banta124@gmail.com or milleniumhart@yahoo.com. The event is being coordinated and sponsored by Lyons Arts & Humanities Commissions. The Lyons Town Hall is located on 432 Fifth Avenue. The annual Lyons Art Weekend is taken place from June 7 – 9. A great event hosted by Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission, the weekend will be packed in with an assortment of activities that celebrate the artistic life of Lyons. The highlights for the weekend’s celebration including the first annual short film / documentary launched by
Yarnbombers strike in Lyons! A tree between the Fork Restaurant and Steamboat Mountain Foods was the target of a yarnbombing installation, the latest public act of art from the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission. Installed May 10, Sandra DeVries and Jacob Van Leeuwenburgh organized and planned the project. The knitters were Anne O’Brien, Mary Beckstrom, Ellen Hine, Sandy Banta, Jennie, Kay Anne, and Julie Smith, among others. Two smaller trees nearby are next on the hit list, so if you knit and would like to participate, contact the Comission via the city website at http://townoflyons.com/index.php/arts-and-humanities-commission. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
Sally Van Meter on June 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Mayama inspired by Klimt’s painting will be performed on Movement Studio is having an open house at its new loca- Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at Rogers Hall. Passage, a jourtion on Odd Fellow Hall. There will be storytelling at the ney into a world with conflicting despair and relentless Lyons Community Church and face painting, as well as hope will be featured on Sunday evening at 8 p.m. at exhibition of children’s art at The Dairy Bar. Along the Lyons Community Church. Tickets are $20, available at Main Street you can find an assortment of sidewalk art sale Lyons ReRun, Stone Cup, and online at www.soundsoflyons.com starting May 20. A special “Artist Circle” is and the Garden Club will be selling beautiful creations, available for those who wish to support the fairy gardens and terrariums by Lyons ReRun. festival by “adopting an artist” Sounds of Lyons is celebrating its with $100 that includes a season fifth season on June 14 – 16 with pass to all the concerts. Everyone three extraordinary productions: is invited to the two free concerts Carmen Fantasy, The Kiss, and on Sunday at Bohn Park: “Music Passage. The productions draw on a on Canvas” at 10 a.m. and variety of artistic languages, each “Music on the River” at 11 with its own powerful content in a.m. For more information an intimate setting. Carmen please contact MinTze Wu at Fantasy is based on Bizet’s opera 303-249-7135 or visit www.soundarranged for an ensemble of 12, Two shows soflyons.com will take place on Friday night at 8 LONGMONT p.m. and Saturday BUILD! The Longmont Theater is announcing its afternoon 2 p.m. at THE AMAZING WORLD OF LEGO, production of A Little Night Music from Rogers Hall. The JUNE 8 – SEPT. 8 May 17 through June 1. Based on Ingmar AT THE LONGMONT Kiss, a visual and MUSEUM & Bergman’s film set in turn-or-the-century aural sensation CULTURAL CENTER Sweden with lilting Ravel-inspired score, The Massage Therapy Reiki New York Times describes it “The night itself is said to at the escapades of the addled lovers in Know where to go A Littlesmile Night Music.” The performances are at 7:30 before an p.m. and Sunday performances are at 2 p.m. Tickets JJ Booksh-Asnicar, RMT are $17. Longmont Theatre Company is located on emergency occurs! Registered Massage Therapist 513 Main Street. For more information please go to Aerial Dancer www.longmonttheatre.org or contact 303-772-5200. Thank you for choosing… Longmont Museum & Cultural Center presents BUILD! The Amazing World of LEGO, June 8 through September 8. The colorful toy bricks have broken out of the toy chest to make their mark in everything from pop culture to fine art. Works by more than 20 LEGO artists from across the United States will be shown in this exhi• 24-Hour Veterinary Facility bition. LEGO Celebration will take place on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with special activities 14 Years Experience • Emergency & Critical Care throughout the day. Artist Angela Beloian will test Celebrating 10 Years in Lyons! • Surgery the boundaries of site-specific art with a floor-to• Internal Medicine ceiling mural in the Portal Gallery inside the museum from June 8 through August 25. Visit our “green” facility American Visionaries: Dorothea Lange at 104 S. Main St. in Longmont. and Maynard Dixon, will continue to run 454 Main Street, Lyons 303-678-8844 Above Steamboat Mountain Foods through May 26. As artists living together through
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FOUNDATIONS Input requested on creating a new library. The Heart of Lyons is taking shape By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS – The evolving library project, called Heart of Lyons, will hold an important public gathering to explore community interest in and concerns for the proDeCoster posed Lyons Library Community Resource Center on May 29, at 7 p.m., at Lyons Valley Village Community House, 197 Second Avenue. A visioning session will afford all who attend an opportunity to provide their valuable input on the services and programs that the library project might offer. Roger Thorp, consulting architect helping to develop the project, will be on hand to answer questions on Phases 2 and 3 of the project’s preliminary studies. He will review site and building options, both old and new, which will be posted on the website (http://www.theheartoflyons.org/) for public previewing before the upcoming session. As stated on the Heart of Lyons website, “Our goal is to assess community needs and desires and match them against library services and community resources enjoyed by citizens of similar communities that have chosen to develop modern multi-media libraries and resource centers.” In advance, attendees may wish to conduct some investigation on just what “modern multi-media libraries
LEGG Seminar Continued from Page 4 standing your customer, capturing information and spotting trends. Everybody in business knows this, but we don’t always implement it most effectively. VanLeeuwen and company will offer some tips and disciplines for improving these basic business practices. Sign up today for this important seminar. Attendance will be free for Lyons Area Chamber members and $5 for non-members. E-mail legg@lyons-colorado.com to be sure you get a seat. Seating may be is limited to the first 50 people who sign up. Lyons Economic Gardening Group (LEGG) is the economic development committee of the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce and it offers small business development, business management education, coaching and consultation opportunities to local businesses. LEGG services are free to chamber members. John O’Brien is the chairman of the Lyons Economic Gardening Group, LEGG. He has worked in business and industry for many years and teaches classes at the University of Denver. He lives in Lyons. For more information on LEGG, contact legg@lyons-colorado.com or call 303-823-5215.
and resource centers” might mean. Trending around the country are paradigm shifting facilities, exemplified by Anythink, the Rangeview Library District in Adams County, where according to the website http: / / www. anythinklibraries. org / 24 – 7 – library, “Not all of Anythink’s resources are on the shelves – an endless world of information can be accessed right here, anytime from anywhere. Download eBooks and audio books, access thousands of images and articles, or ask a librarian your toughest research questions 24/7.” A map showing locations of Anythink branches can be accessed via http: / / www. anythinklibraries. org / locations. This is all food for thought toward proactive contemplation about what the Heart of Lyons might offer to individuals and their families. Speaking of which, light refreshments and childcare will be provided at the 7 p.m. public visioning session on May 29. C. Chrystal DeCoster has been appointed publicist for the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) and is a two-year resident of Lyons. Her arts-centered career includes
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Inc., the owner and operator of a Portland cement manufacturing facility in Lyons, has agreed to operate advanced pollution controls on its kiln and pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Cemex is a global building materials company headquartered in Mexico. Cemex provides cement, readymix concrete, aggregates, and building materials for construction projects in the industrial, commercial, residential and municipal sectors, with 14 cement manufacturing plants, more than 100 aggregate quarries and hundreds of ready-mix concrete plants in the United States. Cemex is the largest producer of cement and ready-mix concrete in the U.S., capable of producing more than 15 million tons of cement per year. Cemex’s U.S. headquarters is in Houston, Texas. The complaint alleges that prior to 2009, and prior to Cemex’s acquisition of the facility, Cemex made major modifications to the Lyons facility resulting in increased emissions of NOx without first obtaining a pre-construction permit and installing required pollution control equipment. These actions violate the Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) provisions. As required under the CAA, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation to Cemex and on January 9, 2009, the Department of Justice filed a civil complaint in District
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Books overflow their shelves at the Lyons Depot Library. The Heart of Lyons wants your input on library expansion. spans as editor/art director of The Morgan Horse Magazine, secondary vocational and fine arts teacher, post secondary director of education, advertising account executive, and freelance graphic designer, writer and photographer. Please contact her for any inquiries or contributions readers might have regarding arts in Lyons at chrystaldecoster@gmail.com. Court for the District of Colorado. This settlement resolves all of the alleged violations in the complaint. Cemex responded to the settlement agreement with this statement from Houston on April 19: “Cemex has entered into a settlement with the EPA regarding alleged violations at its Lyons cement plant, which are related to activities between 1997 and 2000, that occurred prior to Cemex’s acquisition of the facility. “Cemex believes the prior company that owned the Lyons facility during that time was never in violation of the Clean Air Act, as alleged by the EPA. Cemex’s discussions with the EPA regarding the alleged violations have been ongoing since 2006. Over the course of these discussions, the EPA amended its complaint to reflect fewer alleged violations. Cemex has taken many measures to ensure that the Lyons facility is in compliance with environmental regulations. Cemex looks forward to closing this matter and moving forward with the successful programs in place at Lyons that focus on sustainability and have resulted in consistent regulatory compliance, voluntary emissions reductions, and environmental excellence...”
Solutions for energy prices LYONS – A workshop to help people learn ways to save energy and money at their homes or businesses will be held on Wednesday, May 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lyons Valley Village Community House, 197 Continue Briefs on Page 12
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BUSINESS Sam’s, Whole Foods coming to Longmont LONGMONT – The City of Longmont is planning to redesign, remodel and add new stores to the old Twin Peaks Mall. Sam’s Club and Whole Foods will be two of the anchors in the $80 million redevelopment project which is being renamed Village at the Peaks. The mall was purchased by NewMark Merrill for $8.5 million in February, 2012. Sam’s Club is a members-only discount store that will occupy 100,000 square feet in the new shopping center. A Sam’s Club store closed in Louisville in 2010 due to low customer support. A 30,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market grocery store will most likely be a popular site for many customers in the area who are now driving to Boulder to shop at Whole Foods. The grocery store is expected to draw other retailers to the mall. The Village will include a movie theater that will compete with CineMax at Boulder’s Twenty-Ninth Street Mall. It will have a 12-screen 2,500 seat complex. New restaurants are expected to sign up for space in the all-new Village. The redevelopment is expected to be completed and the center plans to be open in the fall of 2014. Allen Ginsberg, Managing Director and Principal, Mountain States is signing up new tenants now. NewMark Merrill bought the 550,000-square-foot mall hoping to create a regional shopping center. The old mall will be torn down and remodeled beginning this fall.
A new case for creating jobs By Global Public Square staff – Fareed Zakaria on his Sunday morning show GPS
on the CNN network presented a study out last week saying there is a way to increase tax revenue, expand GDP, and create jobs – all at the same time. It’s called immigration reform. A new paper from the left-leaning Center for American Progress actually calculates the economic impact of immigration reform. Congress is looking at immigration reform now. The study outlines three scenarios, according to Zakaria. In the first, all of America’s 11 million undocumented immigrants are granted not just legal status, but also citizenship, right away. Over the course of ten years, the U.S. GDP expands by an additional $1.4 trillion dollars; an additional 203,000 jobs are generated on average every year. And tax revenues increase by an additional $184 billion over the course of a decade. In a second scenario undocumented immigrants are granted legal status, but it takes five years to become citizens. In this version the GDP expands by an additional $1.1 trillion over the ten year period. Jobs and tax revenues increase as well. The third scenario proposes that undocumented immigrants are not granted citizenship during the ten years of the study’s projections. Instead, they are only granted legal status. Even here, GDP expands by an additional $832 billion over ten years. An average of 121,000 extra jobs are added every year. And tax revenues grow by an additional $109 billion. Zakaria reports that the study’s authors make the case that legalizing undocumented workers brings them into the formal economy. Now they have to pay income taxes, social security, and health care taxes and all those other things you see on your wage stubs. It also gives them
access to many more jobs, and at higher wages. These gains then go on to have ripple effects across the economy, boosting GDP growth. Critics often point out that if illegal immigrants become citizens, they become
increase GDP per capita by $1,500.” A recent Pew survey found that only 51 percent of Americans think it’s essential for the president and Congress to act on immigration reform this year. Compare that with the 70 percent of Americans
PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS TO NEW RESIDENTS By Christy Crosser Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Welcomes You committee is collecting items for welcome bags that are to be given to new residents. This is a Lyons Chamber member benefit and as a member you can contribute 25 items, due by May 31. Collections sites are Lyons Dental and Bank of the West. This is a great way to promote your services or business to new residents. All that is needed from you are 25 items ready to insert into the welcome bags, and the committee does the rest. Items must be ready to insert into the
a burden on the system, impacting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. But these arguments ignore basic economics. Immigrants with legal papers are transformed into contributing members of society. And access to society’s services also makes them safer, healthier, and more productive. This isn’t just a left wing argument. On the right, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, director of the Congressional Budget Office under George W. Bush, and John McCain’s economic advisor during his presidential campaign, recently pointed out that immigration reform could “raise the pace of economic growth by nearly one percentage point in the near term, and
welcome bags (please, no paper clips, must be secured, assembled, folded, etc.). Committee members include Barb Welke (Apple Valley Farmstead), Jayne Rhode (Bank of the West), Cheri Hoffer (Canine Campovers), Karyn Burke Whitcomb, and Christy Crosser (Lyons Dental). Please contact the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce, admin @ lyons-colorado.com, 303.823.5215; or Christy Crosser at 303-8235991, info @ LyonsDental.com for information. If you are not a member and would like to join, visit the chamber website, lyons-colorado.com.
who say that Congress must pass a deficit reduction deal this year. “The irony is... the two are actually linked. A wealth of data now shows that immigration reform will lead to deficit reduction. And the sooner we act, the greater the gains for the economy,” Zakaria reports.
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Second Avenue. RSVP to: jmatsen@townoflyons.com or call (303) 823-6622 ext.28. Topics at the workshop include energy efficiency, sustainability practices, net metering, and new and existing incentives and opportunities for Lyons residents and businesses. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about the great programs and incentives available. Residents that attend will be entered into a raffle to win a free home energy assessment (valued at $135). Businesses that attend will get free consulting session from Natural Capitalism Solutions (valued at $250). Light refreshments will also be available. Speakers and topics include: Toby Russell, C.E.O., Natural Capitalism Solutions will talk about why now is the right time to sustainability in your home or business; Lea Yancey, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Specialist, Boulder County will share information about the EnergySmart service and how your home or business can benefit from energy efficiency and access to financing; Jeremy Matsen, Intern, Town of Lyons will be talking about Lyons net metering ordinance and how Town of Lyons electric customers now have the opportunity to implement renewable energy practices for their home or business. Local contractors interested in attending and reserving display space, business and homeowners interested in attending please RSVP to jmatsen@townoflyons.com or call 303-823-6622 ext.28.
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Hsu, a Doctoral of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano Performance from CU-Boulder. Hsu was three-years junior of me at the elementary school in my hometown Tainan, Taiwan. This collaboration would mark a twenty-five-year reunion of that occasion. Her flawlessly magical playing is exactly the palette for Klimt’s painting. Matthew Dane, an active chamber musician based in Boulder, has been heard to Lyons audience at the Sounds of Lyons special presentation of Haydn’s Last Seven Words of Christ on Good Friday in 2011. Alfredo Muro, Peruvian guitar virtuoso now residing in Lafayette, unfolds a personal and unique experience of emotional awakening through his music. Emma Shubin, jazz flutist from Louisville, is the founder and director of Meet the Composer concert series focused on an in-depth exploration of one composer per performance, and Among Friends, a mixed media concert series dedicated to combining visual and musical mediums. As guest artists for Carmen Fantasy, Muro and Shubin will open the evening with solo, duet, and trio music from Peru,
Ward Continued from Page 1 homicide. He was charged on May 11 with vehicular homicide, careless driving cause of death, careless driving, driving under the influence, DUI per se, failed to yield and weapons prohibited use of. The DUI blood alcohol limit in Colorado is .08 percent per se. Goldberger explained that it is illegal for anyone charged with a DUI to have a weapon. Ward was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in December, 1975, by the Summit County Sheriff's Office, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation records. His first court appearance was on May 13. The Boulder County Coroner’s office completed an autopsy and the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation. Ward is being held on a $25,000 bond
LYONS – Please join the Town of Lyons and Honeywell Building Solutions on Thursday, May 16, 2013 to discuss the wastewater treatment plant and options for improving the operations. There will be an open house from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Shirley F. Johnson Council Chambers at the Lyons Town Hall, 432 Fifth Ave., followed by a presentation and question-and-answer session starting at 7 p.m. The purpose of this open house is to inform the public of the options for improving the plant and to take input into future location and design, as well as to answer questions from the public regarding this project.
Ethiopia Slideshow and Ice Cream Social LYONS – Neil Sullivan, owner of the St. Vrain Market with his wife Connie, will host a slideshow and ice cream social on May 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lyons Farmette, east of the U Pump It gas station on Colorado Highway 66 east of Lyons. Neil will show slides of his recent trip to Ethiopia. “At the beginning of 2013 I had an incredible opportunity to travel to some of the most breathtaking rural areas of Ethiopia. The people I traveled with, the people I met and the lessons I learned from one of the oldest cultures in the world was a remarkable experience. Now after being home for several months, I am finally ready to share those experiences, photos and travel stories with you. I would enjoy your company at an open event
Brazil, and Argentine, as well as their diverse musical styles and charm. Carmen Fantasy also marks the reunion of many Sounds of Lyons participants in the past. Julie Adair, Baiba Lennard, and Bonnie Richards were among the singers that made up for the Community Choir featured in the inaugural season of Sounds of Lyons, as was percussionist Luke Wachter, featured in the music/drama Death of The Pugilist in 2009 and multi-media Earth Program in 2011. (If anyone remembers, he is the one that played the flowerpot and banged on cooking pans.) New to Sounds of Lyons are clarinetist Jacob Beeman, a dynamic chamber musician from the Front Range, and Lyons’ own fabulous vocalist Shannon Johnson, known to many as the teacher to Little Bird Music Class at Mayama Movement Studio and an avid performer with Ars Nova Singers. Together these musicians will bring forth three evening programs and two free concerts that continue with Sounds of Lyons’ spirit of exploring the endless possibilities within classical music. It will not die. In fact, with our genuine efforts classical music will continue to grow, to thrive, and to inspire. Come join us on June 14 to 16 for the fifth season that starts with two shows of the fiercely eccentric Carmen, the visually stunning and aurally luscious Kiss, and the internally illuminating Passage. If you wish to join the collective force that helps sustain Sounds of Lyons, please
MAY 15 / JUNE 19, 2013 hosted by PRIDE and the Lyons Farmette. This is a family-friendly event and as a bonus, Lyons Dairy Bar will be serving ice cream onsite. Refreshments will also be served. Mark your calendar for Friday, May 17, 2013 from 7 to 9 p.m. I hope to see you there,” said Neil Sullivan. For more information contact Neil Sullivan at www.stvrainmarket.com.
Mayama presents fourth annual dance recital “e on the Air!” LONGMONT – Mayama will hold a dance recital on May 19 at 3:30 p.m. at Silver Creek High School at 4901 Nelson Rd. in Longmont. Doors open at 3 p.m. Tickets are available now, please be sure to purchase tickets in advance. Summer dance registration is now taking place. Mayama also holds camps, classes and workshops. The summer program is comprehensive classes for all dancers and especially for new students. Just a reminder that the studio has officially moved to 625 4th Ave. (the former Odd Fellows Hall) and classes begin at the new space tomorrow. “Mayama has quality classes, awesome instructors and improved space,” said Jasmine Lok, coowner of Mayama with Ali Kishiyama.
Longs Peak Drive repairs LYONS – Town Engineer Blankenship is working with vendor for materials and methods for repairs in Longs Peak Drive. This compact-limited access corridor and poor initial installation restrict the options for repairs.
Sounds of Lyons will present their fifth season in June. consider becoming a member of the Artist Circle by adopting the artist with a $100 donation, which gives you free access to all Sounds of Lyons performances. Each of the Artist Circle donors will be paired with one of the 14 Sounds of Lyons artists with a surprise presentation. Please contact mintzewu@hotmail.com if you wish to participate in the Artist Circle. Tickets will go on sale May 20 at the Stone Cup, Lyons ReRuns and online at www.soundsoflyons.com. Hats off to those that help making the 2013 possible: Lyons Community Foundation, Boulder County Arts Alliance, Lyons Mercantile, Lyons Arts and
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NATURE Heat Stroke
heart and lung damage, intestinal ulceration, and acid/base disturbances. Signs of heat stroke may include elevated body temperatures (106° F or above), bruising, blindness, weak or irregular pulses, excessive panting and salivating, dark/brick red gums, collapse, elevated heart rates, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, abnormal mentation, discolored urine, trouble breathing and/or a swollen tongue. Animals suffering from heat stroke should be evaluated by a veterinarian but owners can greatly help to improve survival by removing the animal from the heat and starting active cooling: the death rate of dogs is 49 percent for those not cooled before presentation to a veterinarian vs. 19 percent for those cooled by owners. The goal is to reduce the body temperature to 39°C / 103°F within 30 to 60 minutes. Cooling too fast can slow down heat dissipation and overcooling is associated with increased complications and death. Cool, not cold, water should be used. Soaked blankets or towels (with cool not cold water) changed frequently and fans can be used to help decrease the body temperature. Animals can also be offered water if they are alert enough to swallow. Animals should not be allowed to drink excessive amounts of water as vomiting can occur. Once under the care of a veterinarian, treatment with fluids will be started. Oxygen may also be necessary if the animal is having trouble breathing and antibiotics are used to help prevent infection caused by bacteria moving from the gastrointestinal, GI, tract into the blood stream. GI protectants are used to help treat GI ulceration. Depending on the animal, treatment may also include blood products, anti-seizure medication, cardiac medica-
By Dana Dietrich, DVM, Emergency Veterinarian Redstone Review LONGMONT – As the weather warms up, more and more owners take their dogs out to enjoy the warm weather and heat stroke becomes more of a concern. Ambient temperature, excessive exercise and seizures can lead to heat stroke. The core body temperature is maintained within a narrow range by a balance between heat generation and heat loss. Heat is generated by, but not limited to, shivering, piloerection, and constricting of blood vessels. Heat is lost by movement of cool air around the body, direct contact to cool surfaces, and evaporation from the body (panting, sweating). Dogs lose the majority of their heat through their body surface and panting. Dogs also lose more heat than humans by lying on cool surfaces. Heat stroke causes damage to body tissues that can cause multiple organ failure. There are many factors that can lead to inadequate heat dissipation and generation. Causes of inadequate heat dissipation include water deprivation, getting locked in car/clothes dryer, excessive humidity, certain drug administration, obesity, heart disease, airway disease, CNS disease, age, prior heat stroke, and hair coat. Causes of increased heat production include exercise, hyperthyroidism, and seizures/tremors. Multiple organ failure is the most serious complication of heat stroke and may include any combination of brain damage, kidney failure, bleeding disorders,
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tion, and/or medication to help decrease brain swelling. Other than starting to cool the animal, owners should not administer any medication or other treatments. Body temperature, heart rate and rhythm, urine output, neurologic status, and repeat blood work to follow abnormal laboratory values will be monitored closely during treatment. The prognosis of animals with heat stroke is guarded to grave. Death is proportional to the duration and intensity of hyperthermia. Dogs that survive the first 48 hours have a better chance of survival but survivors may have permanent damage to the brain or other organs. Negative outcome indicators include coma, neurologic deterioration, low body temperatures, low blood glucose, worsening kidney values despite treatment, and irregular heartbeats. Keeping animals out of excessive heat,
avoiding excessive exercise, and making sure the animals have plenty of access to drinking water can help prevent heat stroke. If your animal has trouble in the heat or takes longer recovering when exposed to heat or exercise, immediate evaluation by a veterinarian is recommended. Dana Dietrich, DVM, is an Emergency Veterinarian at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, surgery, neurology, emergency and critical care, physical rehabilitation, pain management, and blood bank services for pets, located in Longmont at 104 S. Main St. For more information, go to www. Aspen Meadow Vet. com.
A call to help protect wildlife from cats By Lynn Hall Redstone Review LYONS – Did you know that every year domestic cats kill an estimated 40 million birds in the United States? This is happening at a time Hall when 30 percent of our bird species are considered threatened or endangered. At Greenwood we see this problem firsthand. The most common reason small mammals and birds come to us is because they have been attacked by a feline. While dogs may also chase small mammals and birds, cats’ natural hunting inclination makes them more likely to harm a wild animal. Imagine a bird that has migrated hundreds or thousands of miles. It has returned to its favorite Northern Colorado nesting site, found a mate, laboriously located just the right materials to build a nest, laid its eggs, and fed its young via countless trips to and from the nest with food, only to be
pounced on by a well-fed cat. Fledglings often spend a short time on the ground or in low bushes as they learn to use their wings. These youngsters are particularly vulnerable. A nick by a cat’s claw or tooth can doom the victim to a slow death due to the bacteria cats carry. It’s also believed that cats compete with and outnumber native predators, reducing the availability of food for hawks, owls, foxes and bobcats. What pet owners somewhat naively refer to as “indoor/outdoor” cats, together with the feral population, are also responsible for transmitting diseases to native wildlife (feline distemper) and to humans (toxoplasmosis). Even if there is no visible injury to the wild animal, they can still die because of the attack. It is vital that animals that have been in a cat’s mouth come to Greenwood or another rehabilitation center for antibiotics and wound treatment. Many owners believe that cats will only attack wildlife that is already sick or dying, overlooking the small animals and juveniles that cats can also reach. Spring Continue Greenwood on Page 15
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Town Continued from Page 1 months and months where all the water was going after Longmont water department informed the town that Lyons was using way over its water allotment. Back in September, 2012 Longmont pointed out to the town that 23 percent more water was being used than in the year before. Town Administrator, Victoria Simonsen, told the Board of Trustees, BOT, that she was able to account for all the water except 30 million gallons use over the previous 10 months. Longmont wanted to be paid for the elusive water, which amounted to between $200,000 and $365,000, and the town needed to come up with the money. The broken spigot at 323 Fifth Ave. accounted for much of the lost water. The town staff believes that the spigot had apparently frozen and cracked during the winter in 2011. It is impossible to know how much water was lost down the well at the rental house. Sharon Jones agreed to the settlement offered by the town. The town has about 220 rentals and according to Administrator Simonsen, “They change every month. Homeowners are notified and responsible for the unpaid utility bills of renters. We hope to have all the new meters installed by the end of the year. We have about 200 left to do.” In other news the BOT voted to amend the municipal code to add a location and extreme review process for
FolksFest Continued from Page 5 Showcase on Fridays, which is always a harbinger of new talent. Although the Folks Festival isn’t until August pull out your banjo or mandolin on June 23. In 2007 Governor Bill Ritter Jr. declared it Colorado Bluegrass Day. According to Eyster this was to honor Planet Bluegrass for “using renewable energy to help protect our environment while producing a world-class festival.” T Planet Bluegrass never forgets Lyons and its people. A limited number of discount tickets exclusively for Lyons residents will be available at the Stone Cup Café on High Street beginning Monday, May 13.
public facilities projects in the town. So now if the town builds a utility project, such as the new wastewater treatment plant currently proposed by the town, then the town must go through the same review process as every other resident or builder proposing a project to the town: no special privileges for the town. During a workshop prior to the BOT meeting the board learned that due to a few missteps by the former finance director, the electric fund balance is starting out the year lower than originally expected. Not all items were correctly attributed to the electric fund and some items ended up in other columns. Betty Simpson, retired from the budget office in the City of Longmont, is straightening out the crinkles and smoothing out the corners in the 2012 budget to get it to balance in accordance with state requirements. Mayor Julie Van Domelen noted that with the new figures in place the electric fund is still not solvent. Even though electric rates were raised, we are still not making enough money in the fund to pay the expenses, she said. New finance director Tony Cavalier said he would give the board more updates on the budget at each meeting from here on out. When it came time for the BOT to approve a revision of the 2012 fiscal year budget to balance the spending with the revenues, Trustee Sandy Banta balked after the board realized that some departments overspent their
Three-day Folks Festival passes will be discounted to $120 ($15 discount) and singleday tickets will be discounted to $50 ($5 discount). Payment must be made via cash or local check. No phone or internet orders will be accepted. A local ID or proof of residency in the 80540 zip code is required without exception. This offer is limited to two tickets per person. For more information about the Folks Festival visit www.bluegrass.com or call Planet Bluegrass at 303-823-0848. Katherine Weadley is a librarian at Longmont Public Library. She also wrote for the Boulder Daily Camera. She lives in Lyons with her family, two dogs and four ducks.
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MAY 15 / JUNE 19, 2013 budget by a small amount, which the board allows. “So basically we are being held hostage to approve this budget, (we have no choice).” “Yes,” said Cavalier. “So we have no control over the budget (spending),” she added. Banta used the Parks and Recreation budget as an example saying that its budget was overspent by $10,000. Cavalier explained that the money was already spent and the budget had to be approved and go to the state and the auditors but changes and more accountability can be imposed going forward. The department heads are allowed to spend up to $5,000 without going before the BOT but with the approval of the town administrator. The budget for Parks and Rec is around $500,000 and the largest of the departments. The budget was finally approved and the board was satisfied that the accounting methods would be much better this year. Simonson explained that department heads are extremely careful with their budgets, but sometimes things come up that can’t wait. The 2012 budget must be finalized soon because the auditors are coming in to pore over the budget on May 28. Based on the work done by Betty Simpson re-appropriating the funding to the proper places in the 2012 budget and the work by Tony Cavalier on the new budget and the new reporting procedures to the BOT, the board should have more accurate information to work with in the future.
Clarifier Continued from Page 6 background. Contact them via http://clarifierproject.net/, a site which contains a wealth of history, announcements, video links, and other strategic details. To top it all off, the Lyons Garden Club, another LCF grantee, will add a water-conserving xeric garden on top, once the former settling basin is fully adorned. In preparation for this, the weeds were curtailed last year by a contracted prison crew. To deflect water, a special roof detail will be added as a crowning glory to what will then, according to Rivers, “cease being a called a project and instead become known as Lyons’ jewel on the river.” In the interim, Rivers
and Cohan encourage everyone to come add their own touches and help stoke the fires of this community fueling furnace. C. Chrystal DeCoster has been appointed publicist for the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) and is a two-year resident of Lyons. Her arts-centered career includes spans as editor/art director of The Morgan Horse Magazine, secondary vocational and fine arts teacher, post secondary director of education, advertising account executive, and freelance graphic designer, writer and photographer. Please contact her for any inquiries or contributions readers might have regarding arts in Lyons at chrystaldecoster@gmail.com.
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A&E Continued from Page 9 the 1920s and the first part of The Great Depression, the empathy and directness that fueled their work helped to visually define a challenging historical moment. The Longmont Museum & Cultural Center is located on 400 Quail Road. For information please contact the Museum at 303-651-8374, or visit www.longmontmuseum.org. BOULDER Colorado MahlerFest XXVI is celebrating the season with Mahler Symphony No. 4 and Der Abschied form Das Lied von der Erde on May 17 and 19. The fourth symphony is built around a single song, “Das himmlische Leben”, presenting a child’s vision of Heaven that is prefigured in various ways in the first three movements and sung in its entirety by a solo soprano in the fourth movement. Soloist Julie Simson is also giving a Farewell Gala to benefir Colorado MahlerFest on May 18 at 7:30 at The Academy, located on 970 Aurora in Boulder. The Orchestral Concerts will take place at Macky Auditorium, located in the campus of CU-Boulder. The tickets are between $15-$25, available online at www.mahlerfest.org or by calling the CU box office at 303-492-8423. Boulder’s Upstart Crow Theater Company presents Henry V by William Shakespeare May 24 through June 8 at the Dairy Center for the Arts. One of Shakespeare’s most recognized history plays, Henry V explores the young King Henry V’s adventures and mishaps from the Boar’s Head Tavern to the battlefield of 15th century France. The shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $17 for students and seniors. Thursdays are Name-Your-Price Night. Dairy Center for the Arts is located on 2590 Walnut Street in Boulder. For more information please go to www.theupstartcrow.org/currentshow.php or call 303-440-7826. Colorado Shakespeare Festival is presenting A Midsummer Night’s Dream, starting June 8 through August 11. Dream a little dream of love and laughter as Shakespeare's most beloved comedy casts its spell on the enchanting Mary Rippon stage. Moonlight, magic and mirth ensue when four young lovers and a troupe of actors leave behind the confines of Edwardian propriety and find themselves subject to the wiles of a
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fairy kingdom with a distinctly Jazz Age flair. It's an enchanting evening of romance under the stars and a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare for children. For ticket information, ordering tickets, and information for upcoming shows of the season, please go to www.coloradoshakes.org or call 303-492-8008. eTown welcomes Joe Pug, along with Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer for a live radio show taking at eTown Hall on May 23. A former carpenter turned popular musician, Joe Pug has one unique promotional strategy that would launch Pug into the national consciousness. With no publicist and no access to radio, Pug simply recruited his fans to help spread the word by giving his music away for free. Whenever he went, it left a long trail of impressions. Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer (a former Coloradoan known and loved by many in this area) will be here to share music from their latest collection of duo recordings, entitled Child Ballads. The eTown taping offers great music and provocative conversation. The show will start at 7 p.m. at the newly established eTown Hall, located on 1535 Spruce Street. Tickets are $20. For more information and purchasing ticket please go to www.etown.org. Ars Nova concludes its 27th concert season with a program of choral works, Music Beyond Words, on May 31 and June 1. Highlighting the works performed will be the world premiere of Lyons’ multi-talented photographer / musician / composer Emylin Inglis’s “Chansons des Fleurs.” The program is a collage of music for voices from choral works composed without text implications. Says Artist Director Thomas Edward Morgan, “This is much based on the sounds of the voice and the extraordinary sonic possibilities of people singing together. These sounds can be surprisingly expressive, reaching for a more profound depth of communication: art that can suggest rather than explain.” Joh Heins’ Nocturne for women’s voices, Delius’ To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, and Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise will also be sung. Shows are May 31 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St. and June 11 at Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial. Both shows are at 7:30. Tickets are $22 for adults; discounts for seniors, college students, and youth. For more information please go to arsnovasingers.com.
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UNVEILING THE MOSAIC LYONS – The Lyons Elementary School is celebrating the completion of a mosaic project under the direction of visiting artist Susan Wechsler, sponsored by the Longmont Council of the Arts. The celebration will be held on Tuesday, May 21, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the elementary school library at 338 High St. in Lyons. Everyone is welcome; Rebecca Briggs, LES art teacher will present.
Greenwood Continued from Page 13 and summer are a difficult time in particular for domestic animals to roam unattended outdoors. The average cost of treating a single animal at Greenwood is over $300, but there are far more dire consequences than this financial consideration. We are saddened every single week, if not every day, by the death of a wild animal because of this kind of attack. There are implications on a broader scale as well. It is important to remember that cats are not natural predators for wild animals. In fact, they have only been introduced by Europeans in the last few hundred years. As a result, when they are allowed to prey on wild animals, they have a drastic impact on the ecosystem. It’s not just about the wildlife. It’s also about the pets you love dearly. For great tips on how to keep your indoor cat happy and healthy, visit http: // indoorpet. osu. edu / cats / . The average life expectancy of outdoor cats is merely five years. They don’t stand much of a chance against traffic, disease, and predators. This summer, please consider keeping your cats indoors. If you notice neighborhood cats, please consider having conversations with their owners as well. For helpful tips for the transition, or for more information about the dangers posed by and to outdoor cats, please see the American Bird Conservancy website. Thank you for helping us protect our wildlife. Lynn Hall is the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator for Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. If you’d like to learn more, please visit the website at http://greenwoodwildlife.org.