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B •R •I •E •F •S Christine Ralston inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame LONGMONT — Christine Ralston and deceased husband, Steve Ralston, Owner, Ralston Bros. Antiques, Inc., will be inducted into the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame on April 17.

The Ralstons will be inducted along with six other nominees.

The nominees are: the Arnold family, Tom Kalinski, Joel Montbriand, Richard Polk, Leonard Strear, and Don and Lee Weakland.

The 2016 class of inductees will be saluted by the area’s top business leaders at a Ralston luncheon to be held April 27 at the Plaza Convention Center in Longmont. Their awards will be displayed permanently in the convention center’s lobby, along with the Hall of Fame honorees from the previous 23 years.

The Arnold family has a history in the retail automobile business in Boulder and lists development of a business park and much civic involvement among its achievements. Sandy Arnold served in the Colorado Legislature and on the state Public Utilities Commission.

Kalinski is a real estate broker and owner of Re/Max of Boulder.

Montbriand is president of Louisville-based Metamorph LLC and Gastroenterology of the Rockies. Polk, a former Boulder city councilman, is president of longtime Boulder footwear retailer Pedestrian Shops and chairs the board of the Dairy Arts Center. Ralston has been an antiques dealer in Lyons since 1974. Strear founded turkey Continue Briefs on Page 7

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Lyons housing, buyouts and budgets

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – Walking down Main Street or driving along the eastern corridor on the way out of Lyons most of us take the view for granted. Things seem normal. It’s springtime and we watch the leaves and flowers popping out on the trees and bushes. We gaze along the river and rarely think about the tons and tons of rubble, tangled telephone wires wound in knots around the fallen trees and debris from smashed houses, cars and propane tanks that filled the riverbed after the September 2013 flood.

Although the landscape is cleaned up and cleared of debris, the town is still far from repaired and it doesn’t take much for the scars to show through. Walking through the Confluence area the landscape is changed forever as the damaged houses disappear in rapid succession.

To date 23 homeowners and property own-

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ers have taken advantage of the 404 buyout program and closed on the sale of their homes to the Town of Lyons. The homeowners have accepted monetary settlements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or from Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) funding to buy out their homes so they can move on. The funding just started to arrive a few months ago. There are still four more homeowners who need to complete the paperwork for the buyout and two more homeowners who are still interested in the program but undecided. The homes that are part of the buyout are being removed and will become parkland owned by the town, and only park type structures will be allowed to be built on the property. This new vacant property has increased the amount of parkland that the town has to maintain by nearly a third, putting strain on the Parks Department to maintain the property.

Approximately 70 homes were destroyed

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New Town Board will be sworn in on April 18 LYONS – On April 5, voters elected six trustees and a new mayor to the Lyons Town Board; they will be sworn in on April

18. Connie Sullivan was elected mayor, running unopposed with 443 votes. Incumbents Dan Greenberg and Jim Kerr won re-

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or nearly destroyed in the flood. A number of homes are being rebuilt or are in various stages of repair. Some have received FEMA money to rebuild, some had insurance money and a few fell through the cracks. The town is working to help everyone who wants to stay or return.

FEMA money and various grants are still streaming into Lyons, for repairs to Bohn and Meadow Parks as well as for funding to repair bridges all over the town. According to Finance Director Tony Cavalier, it will take three to five years before Lyons has a normal budget that only includes the regular funds that Lyons uses to run the town, such as sales and use tax, property tax, utility payments, etc.

“We don’t know what a normal budget (for Lyons) looks like,” said Connie Sullivan, Mayor Elect.

Affordable housing still remains a sticking point, both for the town board and for those who lost their homes and want to return to Lyons. Voters voted down a 60unit housing complex proposed by Boulder County over a year ago.

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election with 419 votes each.

Incumbent Barney Dreistadt won re-election with 406 votes.

Former trustee Juli Waugh won a seat on the board with 394

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votes. Two newcomers were elected to the town board: Wendy Miller received 330 votes and Michael Karavas received 323 votes.

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LYONS A STORY OF HOPE

Mother’s Day celebration and fundraiser at Planet Bluegrass to rebuild Linda Hubbard’s home

By Rebecca Louzan Redstone Review LYONS – In February, a group of Lyons neighbors began what has become an incredible, town-wide dedication to rebuild Linda Hubbard’s home in the Confluence Neighborhood of Lyons. A longtime Lyons local and Lyons Fire Department volunteer for several decades, Hubbard was struck with a series of tragedies since the flood, including the traumatic loss of her home, the heartbreaking death of her life partner and then the death of both of her parents.

All of these losses have affected her grieving heart as well as her physical health. In the midst of these challenges, Hubbard has faced the grueling process of obtaining an approvable rebuild plan for her home. After two and a half years of repeated expenses associated with the process and all of her losses, she needed help from the people who surrounded her in her life. Our town has stepped up in a beautiful and very dedicated manner.

These past few months have begun to infuse our dear neighbor with hope and love from her community – we are still an incredible town and dedicated to our neigh-

bors. That is, after all, why we all live here – for Lyons’ quiet beauty and deep community connection.

To date, we as a town have raised over $14,000 through a Go Fund Me Campaign https : / / www. go fund me. com / rebuild 4 lindahubba. This has been an amazing outpouring of generosity. The target amount to cover materials to rebuild Hubbard’s home is $85,000, although

9Health Fair will be in Lyons soon

By Patty Feist Redstone Review LYONS – Volunteers are bustling to put together the ninth consecutive Lyons Health Fair. Our goal? To help Lyons area residents take charge of their own health, by bringing the non-profit 9Health Fair to our town for the ninth consecutive year on April 16 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Lyons Middle / Senior High School, 100 McConnell Dr. At the health fair you can have free health screenings and lowcost blood work done conveniently close to home. Walk into the big rooms at the high school, say hi to friends, and go from station to station to check various aspects of your health. You don’t have to make multiple appointments with special-

ists. You don’t have to take time off work.

No co-pays. Lines should be short. We offer over 20 free and several forcost screenings (listed below) and you can choose how many (or how few) you want to do.

Some volunteers that work the health fair are medical professionals, the rest help with registration, do the set-up, organize (and feed) volunteers, assist in medical screenings, and finally, do the take-down and clean-up. The Lyons Health Fair is also supported by local businesses and organizations, including Oskar Blues, Smokin’ Dave’s, St. Vrain Market, Stone Cup, and Lyons Community Foundation.

R egister online at 9HealthFair.org, or you can register at the health fair. No fasting is required for blood work this year.

many volunteers have risen and are helping to reduce that amount, and the building plan is solid and on-track.

Volunteer groups and individuals are lined up for the building labor, and we expect to purchase her building permit in the next two weeks using the funds raised.

We are so grateful for the hearts and souls who have reached out to help. Now, we have a celebration coming up, and a fundraiser. Even if you have donated to our Go Fund Me campaign, we invite you to join us on May 7 for the Mother Hubbard Mother’s Day Celebration. The celebration will take place at Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavilion (thank you to Craig Ferguson and Planet Bluegrass), from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. A homemade spaghetti dinner will be served

by Jeana Johnson (with gluten-free and meatless options – even the spaghetti will be home-made), a cash bar will be available, non-alcoholic drinks will be provided by the River Church, local musicians (to be announced) will perform a live concert, and a silent auction will take place. The fundraiser will be family friendly and will celebrate all mothers in our community on this very special weekend.

Buy Mom her Mother’s Day gift at the silent auction, and help a loving neighbor all in one swoop!

We are seeking silent auction items for the fundraiser, and helping hands. For silent auction items please contact Priscilla Cohan 720-245-3945 priscilla cohan @ gmail. com or Laurie Harper 303-870-6030 harper_laurie@yahoo.com.

We wish to express deep gratitude to the entire planning committee, all who shall be acknowledged personally on the day of the event, as well as every individual who is reaching out to help us get Linda Hubbard home.

Free screenings for adults: Ask a Medical Question, Blood Pressure, Body Fat Skinfold, Breast Screening, Foot Screening, Hand, Hearing, Height / Weight / Body Mass Index (BMI), Nutrition, Oral Health, Pap Smear, Pulse Oximetry, Skin Screening, Spinal Screening (Chiropractic), Stress Management, Vision and Eye Health Screening.

New this year: Children’s Height / Weight / BMI Screening (ages three and over)

For-cost screenings for adults: Blood work: blood chemistry (cholesterol, glucose, thyroid, kidney, heart disease and more; $35), blood counts ($20), hemoglobin A1c (for diabetes; $35), prostate specific antigen (PSA; $30), and vitamin D ($45). Colon cancer screening kit: $25.

New this year: Fasting is not required for blood work. Sleep in. Have breakfast. Join us April 16 and take charge of your health.

Patty Feist is a 9Health Fair Volunteer.

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MAYOR’S CORNER Reflecting back on the BOT’s body of work

By Connie Sullivan, Mayor Elect Redstone Review LYONS – Welcome to my first Redstone column. I am excited and honored to be the next Mayor of Lyons, and with the election finally decided, I am looking forward to hitting the ground running Sullivan with this next Board of Trustees. With two prior Trustee terms under my belt, I have a strong sense of our current state, as well as the areas where I believe we need to focus our efforts as a Board. As you would expect, a long list of “to-do’s” has been generated, however rather than providing a list of action items I hope the Board will accomplish, I want to share nine statements I would most like citizens to say when reflecting back on the new Board’s body of work.

1. Lyons is more resilient. If another major flood happened tomorrow, would we be better off than in September 2013? I am confident we would see less damage than with the most recent flood. The river is being restored in a more resilient way, and homes, parks and bridges in the high hazard areas are being rebuilt according to national flood standards. More residents and businesses have procedures in place to guide their responses to a disaster and ensure safety. Despite this progress, there are additional measures we can take to ensure the lines of communication remain open, and residents have the supplies and instructions for what to do if another disaster were to occur. The town can provide additional education and resources to help residents and visitors prepare for these unfortunate, and hopefully rare events such as fire or flood.

2. Our economic situation is sound. Lyons has been gradually shifting from a property tax and fee based economy to one that is dependent on generating sales tax.

Ideally, the majority of sales tax revenues come from visitors to our town. Since our opportunities for commercial or residential development are limited, being able to attract visitors is necessary for the viability of our local economy. The general sales tax increase passed by the current board, and the addition of the marijuana sales tax, are steps in a positive direction, however we need to continue to diversify our economy to avoid being vulnerable to shifts in regulation or broader economic down-turns.

Investing in lodging solutions for visitors attending weddings, music and art and recreational events offers the most significant and immediate potential to continue this transition to a sales tax economy. Economically speaking, being surrounded by Open Space has both advantages and disadvantages. I may be biased, but I think the beauty of this town is unmatched, and our surroundings are a primary reason most of us choose to live in Lyons. Our small size, well preserved history and “locally-owned” businesses all contribute to our “brand” and make Lyons appealing to visitors. Knowing Lyons will stay a small town makes it imperative that we use our space wisely to ensure we generate enough tax revenues to maintain the basic public services provided by our local government.

3. We’ve improved the diversity of our housing stock. All across Colorado, cities and towns are struggling with the rising cost of housing and the impact on our economic and cultural opportunities. The lack of affordable and diverse housing continues to resonate as a major issue for Lyons, and our ability to address this issue will have lasting impacts on our town’s viability. As with economic development, success with any housing strategy will come down to effective land-use decisions. I believe the next board will have several opportunities to make land-use decisions to create housing solutions that contribute positively to the town both economically and culturally.

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4. Decisions are based on data. Being able to answer basic questions about our current state is essential to making effective decisions about our future. Today, the town has very little up-to-date data describing the current situation. In some cases, where data does exist, it is not accurate or delivered timely. For example, knowing how many housing units we currently have that meet an affordability standard would help the Board set a realistic goal for future levels affordable housing. We don’t know for sure how many jobs we have in town, or how many rental units are available, or what the average rent payment is for an individual or family. Today, data is easier to come by than ever before and we need to get better at gathering, analyzing and using data as the basis for our decision-making.

5. We are doing the simple things well. In town government, setting and achieving big goals can be motivating and rewarding. However the key to success is more about doing the little things well. For example, the Town’s goal of becoming a zero-waste community is a worthy effort – and if achieved, would definitely put Lyons on the “sustainability map.” However, the town and businesses have not effectively worked together to manage trash on Main Street or in river spots where visitors need recycling containers most. This is just one example. Being able to do the easy things well will instill confidence that big endeavors are attainable.

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6. The town’s appearance has improved. To grow our sales tax our town must look appealing to visitors, and therefore it is worth investing in the appearance of our business district and our parks. Factoring in maintenance costs must be an integral part of our planning and development process; otherwise the benefits of our investment will be temporary. In 2016, I requested the board allocate money in the budget to improve the landscaping and overall appearance of Main Street. I hope the next board will continue to make investments in the presentation of our town that both residents and visitors will appreciate. An ecologically functional approach to landscape design can improve the appearance of our business district and parks while also contributing to our economy. Several studies have shown evidence that the number of trees on Main Street positively correlates with increased revenues, in addition to solving drainage issues.

Additionally, designing an ecologically healthy river is not just the moral responsibility, but it promotes fishing tourism, which can be an economic draw for the town. Economic benefits aside, a well maintained and clean environment contributes positively to our local sense of pride, and sends a message to visitors that we care about our town.

7. The Electric Utility is solvent and has the necessary reserves. Lyons has a major asset in the Electric Utility. However, electric infrastructure is going through a major transition across the country, and managing our local utility has been a challenge. The past two boards have addressed the revenue shortfalls by making the necessary rate increases, however the Electric Fund still does not have the required reserves to make capital improvements or respond to emergencies. The next board will need to continue to gather data and seek expert advice to ensure this asset is protected and remains solvent.

8. Our sense of community is strong. Lyons has maintained a strong sense of community through generations, established by a shared appreciation of the environment, history, arts and other common interests. While the flood initially heightened our sense of community, it also stressed our relationships as we re-evaluated our long-term goals for the town. Community is like any relationship – it requires common interests and values, an infusion of energy, and a dose of selflessness in order to thrive. By identifying and focusing on the things we have in common, we can emerge from the post-flood era with an even deeper appreciation of what it means to be part of a strong community.

9. Lyons’ character is recognizable and distinct.

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LOCAL Conference on World Affairs panel shares affordable housing challenges, successes

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C rentals and “memorialize them as affordable.” “It’s never going to be any more affordable than it is today,” Sepulveda said. “We’ve got to try to lock in where we are and then come up with creative solutions.” They are raising $100 million by asking 20 people for $5 million each and then asking Wall Street to loan the rest. Models have shown that they can return a decent ROI to the

BOULDER –The need for affordable housing is increasing, but finding support is as challenging as ever, according to three panelists who spoke at the University of Colorado Conference on Reinholds World Affairs on April 7.

“Eighty eight percent of U.S. households are spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs,” said Liz Blake, Advocate and Former Senior Vice President of Habitat for Humanity International.

However, she said, “Affordable housing is chronically under-supported at a policy and a funding level.”

Eugene Sepulveda, CEO of Entrepreneurs Foundation and Director of Capital Factory in Austin, Texas, said home-ownership is at a 50-year low, renter households now comprise the majority of 9 of the largest 11 metropolitan areas in the U.S., and the demand for rental properties exceeds supply.

“The problem is most of America has been in a period of stagnant income, and yet rents have gone up,” he said.

Frank Shafroth, Director of the Center for State and Local Leadership at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., talked about the mortgage interest deduction, a subsidy to homeowners that takes a piece of the federal budget that could go to other housing programs.

“The fastest growing part of the U.S. budget affects people who already own a home,” Shafroth said. “The bigger the home, the bigger the mortgage, the bigger the subsidy.”

Blake, Sepulveda, and Shafroth participated in an Affordable Housing panel discussion as part of the 68th annual Conference on World Affairs, a free, week-long conference at CU covering topics ranging from arts, science, human rights, technology, spirituality, business, the environment, and politics.

Despite the political and financial challenges, the panelists also shared some success stories.

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investors, and some Wall Street firms are even bidding to be a part of this social enterprise experiment.

Blake said one of her heroes is Margie Stagmeir with Tristar Real Estate Investment, which links housing solutions with education. The investment program looks at areas with federally failing schools and buys 150 to 200 apartments surrounding the school, focusing on those that require no more than $30,000 investment per unit and can still be priced as affordable rentals. The program partners with the school for an after school program, a nutrition program, and an organic local garden for residents. Within three years, the failing schools have achieved mid-level ratings.

“The solution needs to be one that the community

Lyons Lions celebrate their 70th year of service to the Lyons community in June

By Scott Leiding and Gerry Tabor Redstone Review LYONS – Lyons has a long history for being active in community service. The most recent example was the outpouring of service following the 2013 flood.

Throughout the history of Lyons, there

have been numerous social organizations where members of the community could actively contribute. The longest continuous organization is the Lyons Lions Club. This June, the Lyons Lions will celebrate their 70th year of service to the Lyons Community.

The primary focus of the Lions Club

embraces itself,” Blake said. Blake also mentioned a Denver Habitat for Humanity project she previously visited in Aurora with a developer of high-end housing that had a set aside requirement to provide affordable housing. The developer wanted brick homes and garages in the entire project to match the high-end homes.

Habitat doesn’t use brick or build garages because of costs, but the groups worked together and the neighborhood association paid for brick fronts of Habitat homes and “mini garages.”

“After a while, people didn’t know who was in a Habitat home and who wasn’t,” Blake said.

Panelists also mentioned an improvement to the federal financial self-sufficiency program with secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro. Renters in subsidized affordable housing can escrow small increases in rent as their income increases.

Sepulveda said 70,000 families saved funds for down payments to purchase, or deposits to rent, when they reach 80 percent area median income and move out of subsidized rentals.

Shafroth told a story about how a political push in Washington to end Section 8 housing funding resulted in the Low-Income Tax Credit program, which Republicans championed because it was a tax credit, but it helped many low-income families and continues to today.

“You’ve got to figure out who’s in charge, what’s important to them, and how you achieve your goal by using the leverage of what matters to them,” Shafroth said. “The most important things that I was able to be a part of were not accomplished in the traditional way. Be creative, have fun, but make tomorrow better than today.”

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Each Lions Club worldwide collects used glasses for repair, which are then sent to those in need. Lions clubs also pay for eye screening and work for eye health. In addition to eye care, the Lyons Club does much more for the community. Other activities include acting as sponsors for post-secondary scholarships to graduating seniors, highway cleanup,

involvement with the Channel 9 Health Fair since its inception in Lyons, and delivering meals on wheels. The Lions Club also monetarily sponsors such groups as the Golden Gang, Higher Ground Ministries at Thanksgiving, and activities at Lyons High School to name a few. One of our largest activities in recent years, led by member and Continue Lions on Page 12

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OPTIONS Stonebridge Farm, Boulder County’s first CSA, celebrates 25th Season

By Kayann Short Redstone Review LYONS – This year will mark the 25th season since Stonebridge Farm, two miles east of Lyons, began providing shares of organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit to its members. Originally a dairy farm established in 1911, Stonebridge became Boulder County’s first (and Colorado’s second) community supported agricultural farm (CSA) in 1992 when current owner John Martin and previous owners Lowell John Martin and Kayann and Arvilla Fey, along with Short, co-owners of Stonebridge Farm, Boulder neighbors Jennifer Ellen and Lois Hickman, began to County’s first CSA. grow for friends and neighbors following the Japanese model of teikei, “putting a farmer’s face on food.” A few years later Martin purchased the 10-acre farm from the Feys and I joined him as co-owner.

Like many of the earliest community supported farms in the U.S., Japan, and Europe, Stonebridge Farm is a share-the-harvest CSA, meaning that shares are based on the weekly harvest rather than on the market price of the produce. Members come to the farm at 5169 Ute Hwy. each Saturday from the second week of May to the end of October to pick up their shares in our big red barn.

When Stonebridge became a CSA farm in 1992, very few people knew what “CSA” meant. Today, community supported agriculture has become a popular method for obtaining fresh, locally grown vegetables. However, the

media and consumers alike often overlook the reciprocal aspect of CSA in which members support the environmental and financial sustainability of a farm.

Stonebridge members understand the importance of this mutual relationship; their commitment to keeping Stonebridge in agricultural production has been vital to the farm’s long-term success. Members come from Lyons, Estes Park, Longmont, Nederland, and Boulder for their shares, including many neighborhood groups whose members take turns picking up at the farm each week.

In this 25th CSA season, Stonebridge Farm continues working toward our original mission of providing fresh, organic vegetables; creating farm-centered community; and supporting local farmland preservation. Stonebridge is also a licensed winery, growing, trialing, and vinting cold-hardy grapes suited for this area.

We both have agricultural backgrounds. Growing up in Oregon, he worked summers on farms and helped plant one of the Willamette Valley’s first vineyards. My award-winning book, A Bushel’s Worth: An Ecobiography, describes

how my grandparents’ farms in North Dakota inspire my work at Stonebridge today. We both are retired from teaching at the University of Colorado, but we continue to work with students in sustainable agricultural methods through associations with Colorado State and Naropa universities.

Besides growing produce for farm members, Stonebridge hosts an agriculturalist season of workshops, projects, and events that connect farming, the arts, and ecology inspired by the natural landscape of Stonebridge Farm. These events include an annual pancake breakfast; autumn apple pressing; end-of-season / Halloween party; old-time jam on the fourth Monday of each month; knitting group on the second Wednesday; viticulture workshops; and writing and yoga retreats. The Stonebridge community will celebrate our 25th season on September 18 with a harvest potluck party featuring local musicians Joe Kuckla, Tupelo Honey, and Jenny Ward Hodgson and Tom Hodgson.

For 25 years, Stonebridge Farm’s guiding principle has been “When the community feeds itself, the land and the people prosper.” From opposing tire-burning at Cemex and GMOS on Open Space to mentoring new farmers to sustaining healthy food ecosystems, Stonebridge promotes the integral relationship between the food we eat, the community we nurture, and the land we must protect.

As Stonebridge celebrates its 25th season, John Martin and I continue to plan for the farm’s future. We take our land’s rural preservation zoning seriously and will work to ensure that Stonebridge is farmed in perpetuity.

Watching new farms develop in the community-supported model today, we joke that we are the “grandparents” of CSA as we look forward to farming in this community for many years to come.

Kayann Short and John Martin are the owners and managers of Stonebridge Farm, located just east of Lyons on Colorado Hwy. 66. They are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Community Supported Farm (CSA).

It takes a village to run a library

By Kathleen Crane Redstone Review LYONS – The other day as I was leaving my house for another library meeting, my son asked, “What is it that you actually do at all those meetings?” The question made me both laugh and think. I suppose that like any other group with fiduciary responsibilities and a mission to serve a community, we (the Lyons Regional Library District, LRLD) discuss, brainstorm, debate, make decisions, assign tasks, and create the agenda for the next meeting. The heart of the matter for us, however, is what we hope to accomplish: the operation of excellent library services on Main Street and the building of a new community library. Our commitment of time and energy is to ensure that Lyons in 2016 – as well as 2026 and beyond – has a thriving cultural, educational and community-centered institution at its center.

Our LRLD Board consists of the sevenperson team below representing both Boulder and Larimer counties. Each member chairs one of our working committees: Kathleen Crane, President, Human Resources Chair; Andrew Biel, Treasurer,

Finance Committee Chair; Sandy Banta, Vice President, Building Committee Chair; Darcie Sanders, Secretary, Communication Committee Chair; Julie Cimmet, Co-chair various committees; Sarah Catchpole, Nomination Committee Chair; Lisa Sobieniak, Policy Committee Chair.

Together with our Library Director Katherine Weadley, we have combined experience as educators, librarians, business owners, child services organizers, promotions and PR experts, engineers, and lawyers. But that is not even close to the whole team! Operating the current library while planning for a new building requires a lot of additional support and expertise.

Last year, we were grateful to have the assistance of bookkeeper, Joanne Barnard to set up QuickBook accounts and payroll.

We joined Mountain States Employment Council (an employer resource, giving us legal advice and support in regards to Colorado employment law) and the Colorado Special District Association (connecting us with other special districts to get useful information and insurance products at reasonable rates). For legal assistance, we use Lyons Gaddis, a firm familiar with library law, and we employ

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For the new library, we work with our owner’s representative company, F&D International, which helps guide us through the complex financing and building process. You will soon hear more about the project and meet our partners at our public charrettes. These space planning meetings will be held on May 23 at Oskar

Blues Bar and Grille and offer our community the opportunity to comment and advise on the plans for the new library well before we choose an architect or builder.

We are lucky to live in a state which actively supports public libraries.

Jacqueline Murphy and others at the Colorado State Library are available to us for training and our Colorado Library Consortium representative Sara Wright has been an oft relied upon source of support in this first year of operation.

You are likely already familiar with Loretta Milburn and the Friends of the Library who have promoted and fundraised for the local library for years.

You will soon hear more about our newly formed Lyons Regional Library Foundation which is getting tuned up to operate our building capital campaign.

And of course, we work closely with our top-notch Town Board liaison Dan Greenburg and we are grateful for the support from the Mayor, Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen and town staff.

Finally, perhaps the most important player in our grand team effort is the library director herself. It is Katherine Weadley’s job to manage the library, including budgeting, staffing, collections development, and outreach. It is the Continue Library on Page 14

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ECOLOGY Lyons Chute slakes region’s thirst

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – Little noticed and often misunderstood by many passers-by, a plume of water pours out of the ridge east of Stone Canyon in south Lyons and plummets some 500 feet down the hillside before emptying into the St. Vrain River.

The “Lyons Chute” is one of the final pieces of an intricate water delivery system that originates many miles away in places like the Never Summer Range and other mountains west of the Continental Divide.

It’s long been common science that a drop of rain that falls on the east side of the Continental Divide ends up in the Atlantic Ocean and that which falls on the west side ends up in the Pacific Ocean. But an overwhelming need for water along Colorado’s Front Range has turned that maxim on its head.

Beginning in the 1930s in response to a years-long drought and an economy struggling because of the Great Depression, a complex system of reservoirs, tunnels, pumps and conduits known as the Colorado-Big Thompson Project was conceived and constructed. Managed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, the system collects water from the Western Slope and delivers it to customers along the Front Range.

Growth drives water needs The system was completed in the mid1950s. Initially, 97 percent of its water

was delivered to agricultural customers but as the Front Range population increased so too did the customer base.

Today, nearly one-half of all Colorado-Big Thompson water goes to residential and municipal users.

The water that cascades into Lyons represents the home stretch for water that has fallen as rain or snow on the west side of the Continental Divide, trickled into the tiny beginnings of the Colorado River, been collected in Grand Lake and moved 13 miles in a tunnel 3000 feet under Rocky Mountain National Park to be stored in Carter Lake, west of Berthoud.

After running through the turbines of a power plant at the lake’s outlet the water begins a nine-mile overland route in the St. Vrain Supply Canal that passes under Rabbit Mountain by means of one tunnel and then through another tunnel before emerging in the long sluiceway visible on the east side of Stone Canyon.

The Lyons Chute is active April through October, delivering its share of the 200 thousand acre-feet of water collected and distributed annually by Northern Water. (An “acre foot” of water is enough water to cover an acre of land to a depth of 1 foot.) The amount of water in the chute varies daily according to the needs of customers, said Brian Werner, Public Information Officer for Northern Water. Water users call in their next-day needs by 3 p.m. each day and the flow is then adjusted.

After dumping into the St. Vrain River

The Lyons Chute transports water from Colorado’s Western Slope to the Front Range.

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just beyond McConnell Drive, the water traverses another mile in the river before being diverted into the Boulder Feed Canal (whose diversion is clearly visible just upstream from the U.S. Highway 36 Bridge west of the Highways 36/66 intersection). This canal, visible as it crosses under Rte. 36 just beyond the Loukenon Stone quarry, snakes its way 12 miles through Boulder County before it finishes its journey at the Boulder Reservoir.

On its 21-mile journey from Carter Lake to the reservoir, residential and agricultural users as well as the cities of Longmont and Broomfield siphon off some of the water, but the primary purpose of the water that runs through Lyons is to slake the thirst of Boulderites, who

LCF has dedicated $202,069 to supporting basic needs in Lyons since 2008

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – In 2008, the then-pastor of the Lyons Community Church, Claire McNulty Drewes, had the compelling idea of starting a food pantry and basic needs emergency Jane fund. In her role as pastor, she had noticed that there were residents of Lyons who didn’t have enough to eat, and that sometimes local people ran into emergencies where they needed help with paying for basic needs like heat, electricity, rent and medical bills. McNulty Drewes went to her congregation, where members volunteered to help out in creating a food pantry and a Basic Needs Emergency Fund (BNEF). But she needed funding. So she went to the newly formed Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) and asked them for financial support.

LCF responded. As a community foundation, LCF’s mission is to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change in the Greater Lyons area. The organization has been dedicated to giving financial support to basic needs programs in Lyons ever since. Between 2008 and 2016, including Rebuild Lyons Flood Recovery funds, LCF has granted BNEF and the Food Pantry, both of which are now Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF), $209,069. “There are critical needs that aren’t optional needs,” said Clark Hodge, who was on the LCF Advisory Board for several years.

“BNEF and the Food Pantry were granted money as a board prerogative.” Other grants were part of a competitive process sent to a committee to fund or

not. For those grants, “nobody was going to starve or have their heat turned off,” he said. “They’re important, too, but it’s different.” Funding for basic needs was seen as something separate and necessary. The programs could and can return to LCF for extra funding if they run out during the year.

“There is an informal commitment to support BNEF / LEAF / Food Pantry,” said Monique SawyerLang, current Chair of the LCF Advisory Board, and a co-director of the Food Pantry since its inception. For the first few years, LCF funded the two programs with about $15,000 to 17,000 a year.

“The Food Pantry started with five or six families getting prepacked boxes of non-perishable foods, as a ministry of the church,” said SawyerLang. “The emergency part was very limited. For example, paying utilities or helping when there was a catastrophic illness or a death in the family. But as time progressed, we could see that there was more need than we were able to meet.”

They put in policies about how much each household could get in a year, and the number of times a year each household could get assistance.

“It worked until the flood,” said Sawyer-Lang. In the aftermath of the floods, it was natural for LCF and BNEF to work together for flood relief. They created “Rebuild Lyons, One Life at a Time.” Lyons was fortunate to have the LCF – a trusted, philanthropic organization with 501(c)3 status – to be the stewards of all of the donations coming in to assist flood impacted Lyons residents. “The BNEF had the knowledge of the community and its needs,” said Sawyer-Lang. “Together, LCF and the BNEF came up with an application and a confidential review process.” Because they were a local organization, they were able to move things along quickly and get out money in a timelier manner than larger organizations did. They distributed almost $1,000,000 to Continue LEAF on Page 14

receive about a quarter of their water supply from the canal.

For more detail: The Town of Lyons Ecology Advisory Board recently contributed two books to the Lyons Depot Library that describe in more detail Colorado’s water transfer system: The Last Water Hole in the West covers the history of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.

A Land Made From Water describes, in particular, the history and water projects in the Boulder area.

Greg Lowell is a member of Lyons Ecology Advisory Board and has been involved with land conservation issues for more than 25 years. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in Lyons.

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INSIGHT Jim Harrison, a life on the edge

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – Jim Harrison – poet, novelist, essayist and screenwriter – died late last month at his home in Patagonia, Gierach Arizona. He was 78. I heard the news on NPR as I was driving into town to run some errands and by the time I got home there were four links to his obituary in The New York Times and one to an interview in the Paris Review in my inbox. As Harrison himself might have said, bad news travels infinitely faster than good news.

Harrison became one of my favorite writers as soon as I read Wolf, his first novel, or what he cryptically called “a false memoir.” Here was someone who either saw things the way I did or taught me to see things as I do now – at this late date, it’s impossible to tell the difference.

Wolf was published in 1971 and was the first book I ever read that I thought lived up to the superlatives on the dust jacket: “Raunchy, funny, swaggering, angry, cocksure,” but I didn’t know what “false memoir” meant until I read Harrison’s real memoir, Off to the Side, in 2002.

Apparently a false memoir is an actual memoir that’s billed as a novel for reasons known only to the author.

Harrison published 38 books: poetry, novels, novellas, essays, a memoir and a children’s book and each one is immediately recognizable. He saw life – accurately, I think – as a series of tragedies, disappointments and pratfalls made tolerable by occasional triumphs of art, sex, food and sport, not necessarily in that order.

Both he and his characters were always running off to the woods to escape the pain and pointless complications of life.

Once there they sometimes contemplated suicide, but often ended up clearing their heads with a couple of drinks instead.

Harrison seemed to see himself as someone paddling desperately against the current and making no headway at all, but still somehow enjoying the ride.

He was sometimes compared to Hemingway because he came from Michigan and liked to hunt and fish, but

as Margalit Fox pointed out in her New York Times obit, he was more like a character from Hemingway. Harrison himself didn’t care for Hemingway and once called him “a wood stove that didn’t give off much heat.” Harrison did give off a lot of heat and was much more honest and vulnerable, revealing in print the kinds of things most of us would keep secret even from our closest friends. As a reviewer for the Kansas City Star said, “Few writers... leave so much of their own blood and sinew on the page as does Jim Harrison.”

Some reviewers said that the kind of

low-rent, disaffected, rural deadbeats he often wrote about didn’t really exist, but of course they not only exist, they vastly outnumber literary critics. Then again, a reviewer once said that Harrison lived in a fantasy world where 19-year-old girls regularly hop into bed with 60-year-old men and that’s closer to the truth. In that Paris Review interview Harrison said that even now he “wouldn’t have the heart to turn down a platter of hot, buttered cheerleaders.” When an editor friend read that he said, “‘Hot Buttered Cheerleaders’ would be a good name for a rock band.”

Harrison wrote two novels and a couple of novellas from the point of view of

women characters – including Dalva, which many readers consider his masterpiece – and I thought they were entirely convincing. But then a friend said Harrison’s woman characters were “exactly like women would be – if they were men.” It was impossible to read him and not come away with a definite opinion.

Some of Harrison’s novellas were made into movies, notably “Legends of the Fall” with Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond and Anthony Hopkins and “Revenge” with Kevin Costner, Madeleine Stowe and Anthony Quinn. Both were dark, richly detailed, bittersweet, punctuated by violence and morally ambiguous: good movies, but not exactly summer block-

busters. He also wrote an original screenplay with Wesley Strick for a film called “Wolf” – which he said had nothing to do with his novel of the same title. It was about a man, Jack Nicholson, who gradually turns into a wolf and makes the process look like good, depraved fun. In one scene the main character urinates on the pant leg of his rival and says, with that maniacal grin that only Nicholson can deploy, “I was just marking my territory.”

Harrison hobnobbed with actors and directors and ate and drank well and often too much. (His book about food, The Raw and the Cooked, was a joyously compelling, book-length defense of gluttony.) He was-

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n’t always successful in the movie business and occasionally got “swindled,” but said that one year he made more than the president of General Motors, although he later admitted that “the money just got on a bus and left town.” He was so burly and poorly dressed that he was once mistaken for Jack Nicholson’s bodyguard and instead of correcting the mistake; he patted his jacket where a shoulder holster would be. Through it all he said he felt like a guy in coveralls with “Fred” stitched on the pocket.

I never met Harrison, but I had the chance once and passed it up. A fishing guide I know in Montana was taking him out and invited me to join them, but it didn’t sound like Harrison himself was in on the invitation. I could picture the great poet and novelist asking, “Who the hell is this and why is he in my boat?” and not having a good answer. For that matter, from every description I’d heard he sounded like the kind of guy I don’t usually get along with: big, loud, often drunk and unapologetically opinionated. That works on the page, but not always in person. I once told a novelist I know that I liked Hunter Thompson’s books and he said, “Well then do yourself a favor and never meet him.”

Of course I’m sorry now, but as Harrison himself said, quoting the poet Rene Char, “Don’t live on regret like a wounded finch.”

I bought Harrison’s last book, The Ancient Minstrel, a few weeks before he died and I’m now saving it the way Harrison saved certain fine old bottles of wine for special occasions. Not all of his books were great – some were merely good – and there’s no telling what I’ll think of this last one. It’ll be like an especially old and venerable bottle Harrison described saving for his daughter’s wedding. He thought maybe it had turned to vinegar, but said that even if it had, “the disappointment will be festive.”

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Along with sensitivities to human disturbance during the breeding season, fringed myotis and Townsend’s big-eared bats may also be susceptible to white nose syndrome, a disease that has decimated bat colonies east of the Mississippi River.

OSMP’s efforts to protect these two species rely heavily on the public’s cooperation in respecting closure areas. OSMP volunteers and staff, along with biologists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will monitor the bat colonies.

Lyons Community Food Pantry needs LYONS – The community’s support of the Lyons Community Food Pantry is deeply appreciated. The Food Pantry continues to break records in the number of households it serves. If you are one of the people looking to donate items to the Food Pantry, here’s a list of items they could use in April: Canned tomato products, toothpaste, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissues.

Little Thompson Watershed Coalition LYONS – The Little Thompson Watershed Coalition would like to share some brief updates with you. We changed our name to Little Thompson Watershed Coalition (removed the word Restoration). We will continue restoration but this gives us more freedom in the future to focus on a variety of ways to keep the watershed healthy. We’re an official nonprofit in Colorado, with an eight-member board of directors representing each river reach. We’ve got our application in to the IRS to get our 501(c)3, and a determination is expected soon. Participation from stakeholders and landowners is always welcome.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts and Entertainment for Lyons and the surrounding area

By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS The Stone Cup Café will continue to show the paintings of interdisciplinary scholar and artist David Williams through April. In May and June it will Wu showcase the paintings of Lyons impressionist artist Brent Hollingsead. Hollingsead’s work plays with texture, layering, abstraction and spontaneity, and expresses with passion the authenticity of each brushstroke. The breadth of nature’s expressions from serenity to wrath forms the inspiration at the core of Hollingsead’s work; also a struggle between man and technology is often revealed in his modern collage series.

Upward Aspen 1 by Brent Hollingsead. Hollingsead is the featured artist at the Stone Cup Café during May and June Upcoming weekend morning music lineup includes Ran Off the Rooster on April 16, Maya Bennett’s folk and blues on April 17, James Folk’s classic rock on April 23 and May 7, David Coile’s rock / folk / rhythm and blues on April 24, Autumn Marie’s acoustic on April 30, Follow the Fox’s bluegrass on May 8, Ben Knighten’s alternative / folk rock on May 14, Broke Down Shack’s bluegrass / folk on May 14, and Billy Shaddox’s American folk music on May 15. The café is located on Fifth Avenue and High Street. For more information please call 303-823-2345 or visit www.thestonecup.com.

Lyons Town Hall Art Show is currently featuring a solo show of paintings entitled “Birds of Spring” by local artist Betsy Hubner, now through the end of June. The next show entitled The Giving Tree is open to creative responses from those of all ages and stages of artistry. That show will take place July through September. Artists of all ages and stages of artistry are welcome to submit up to three pieces such as ready-towall-hang photos, fabric art, writing, painting, collages, computer art, etc. responding to the Giving Tree theme.

A wall placard that includes title, artist’s name, medium, price if for sale, and artist’s contact info must accompany each piece. Collaborative multi-generational creations are encouraged. All art will be received at town hall on Friday July 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. Lyons Town Hall Art Show is a curated by the Lyons Arts the Humanities Commission. Lyons Town Hall is located on 432 Fifth Ave. The contact number is 303-823-6622.

Last Thursdays In Lyons will kick off in May and run through September. Last Thursdays is a an early evening art walk with a voucher incentive valued at $7 each, and stimulating collaboration between the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission, local busi-

ness and the Lyons Chamber, the Economic Development Commission, and the Town of Lyons.

Mark the dates of May 26, June 30, July 28, August 25, and September 29 for this year’s fun summer in Lyons.

More information will be distributed through signage at participating businesses and posters.

Upcoming events at Western Stars Gallery and Studio, co-owned by Betsy Hubner and Chrystal DeCoster, include a free color presentation by Cathy Rivers on May 11 at 6:30 p.m., a hosting for the Lyons Film Festival June 3 through 5, participation in Lyons Last Thursdays Artwalk, as well as scheduled Sip n’ Paint offerings in conjunction with the Ax and Oar. Custom creative celebrations, parties and wedding-related gatherings for groups of 10 or more are available on or off site.

A special 10-percent discount will be offered to seniors attending their biweekly event at Ax and Oar Restaurant.

Western Stars Gallery and Studio is located at 160 East Main St. For information please contact 303-747-3818.

Wildflower Pavilion Spring 2016 Concert series presents an evening of brilliant Americana songwriting with the Stray Birds and Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys on April 22. The Stray Birds have been flying high since the 2012 release of their critically acclaimed self-titled album. Since then the genre-melding acoustic trio has earned its way onto many critics best-of lists. The three multi-instrumentalists and vocalists are all classically trained musicians, raised with a steady diet of music ranging from pioneers like the Carter Family and Bill Monroe to the groundbreaking artistry of Jimi Hendrix. Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys found each other jamming at open mics and music festivals around Michigan, have been featured in the lineup of prestigious affairs such as the Stagecoach Music Festival in California with 55,000 attendees, the Bluegrass Jamboree all over Germany, and many acoustic music festivals in the U.S. Named one of NPR Music’s 12 best live performance sessions by Mountain Stage, they still embody the soul of a good jam and have homed in on a sound that’s entirely their own drawing from soul, blues, folk, and jazz. On April 29 the series continues with the folk-pop harmonies and infectious virtuosity of SHEL with Jacob Russo. The SHEL sisters have established a mesmerizing sound filled with infectious rhythms and hypnotic vocals. Four sisters from Fort Collins comprise SHEL: Sarah on violin, Hannah on keyboard, Eva on mandolin, Liza on drums, djembe and beatboxing.

Enjoy beer and wine, free parking, bonfires and jams by the river after the shows. Shows start at 8 p.m. For tickets and information please go to www.bluegrass.com or call 1-800-624-2422.

High Street Concerts is thrilled to announce the final show of Lucky Season 13 on April 16 with Bruce Molsky, the master of fiddle, banjo, guitar, and song. The Grammy-nominated artist was recently named

by Berklee College of Music as its Visiting Scholar in the American Roots Music Program, acting as a mentor and inspiration for the next generation of roots musicians.

Opening the evening is the Freewheel Trio, a contemporary string band based in Denver with Joe D'Esposito on violin, Mike Robinson on guitar, and Andrew Ryan on bass. Through shared experiences in the bluegrass, oldtime, classical, and American jazz traditions, the trio is committed to versatility. A fiddle workshop with Bruce Molsky will take place from 12 to 2 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. at historic Rogers Hall, located on Fourth and High Streets. For information on the show and the workshop and tickets, please go to www.highstreetconcerts.com.

BOULDER A grand, unique, semi-staged dramatic performance of the St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach, a collaboration of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boulder Bachfest, the Boulder Children’s Chorale, the Central City Opera, and several choirs from CU will

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Art at the Redstone Museum

By Baiba Lennard and Monique Sawyer-Lang Redstone Review LYONS – These days art is a vibrant part of the Lyons community. Turns out, artists have always had a place in Lyons. Over the years, the Lyons Redstone Museum, 340 High St., has collected a significant number of works of these local artists. Celebrating the opening of the 2016 season and May History Month, the Lyons Redstone Museum is premiering a special exhibition titled Art at the Redstone Museum. This exhibition will showcase the artwork of more than a dozen artists and over 50 pieces of art from the museum’s collection. From pastoral landscapes and portraits, to wildlife drawings and historic architecture, this artwork depicts Lyons’ natural surroundings and history over time. Visitors can explore 103 years of Lyons history beginning with the early works of Newt Thomas in 1911 to the 2014 series of prints from artist Larry Cohan depicting scenes of the 2013 Lyons flood.

Join us for an opening reception and celebration of the Art at the Redstone Museum exhibition on The Leonard Lyon house May 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. on Apple Valley Road was The exhibition, brought to painted by Newt Thomas you by the Lyons in 1911.

Historical Society with the help of Lyons Community Foundation, will be on display weekends in May and daily June through October 2.

As part of the exhibition people of all ages will have the opportunity to bring forth their “inner artist” in the Creative Corner. Using art supplies provided by the museum and inspiration from the artwork, visitors can create their own works of art to either take with them or leave for others to see. Additionally, you and your family can take on the “I Spy” challenge. Go beyond the surface and explore the artworks in greater depth. Which artists were also writers? Help the museum decide who may have painted an unsigned work. How many paintings have Steamboat Mountain in them? These interactive activities are collaboration between the museum and Christine Ralston of Ralston Brothers Antiques.

“The Market is Closed” is part of Larry Cohan’s series “Lyons, Colorado, September 13, 2013.”

The Lyons Redstone Museum will also be participating in the Lyons Last Thursdays events organized by the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission, the Lyons Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Lyons. The museum will have extended hours and special activities on those Thursdays.

Explore the treasures and stories of Lyons. We look forward to seeing you at the museum. If you would like to volunteer on future projects or to become a museum supporter contact Baiba Lennard at cololennards1@msn.com or Monique Sawyer-Lang at msawyerlang@yahoo.com or call 303-823-5271.

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ASPECT Lyons’ 125-year anniversary event featured the newly renovated Depot building

By Mark Browning Redstone Review LYONS – At the recent event celebrating Lyons’ 125th anniversary, several speakers discussed contributions of individuals to founding and improving the town.

Lavern Johnson reviewed E.S. Lyon’s Browning efforts to start and plan the town. The Loukenen Brothers talked about their family’s long history of running a successful quarry in the area.

Another example of an individual’s important contribution to town history was evident that same night. Just prior to the 125th anniversary celebration, citizens were able to tour the beautifully restored Lyons Depot building.

Although many people contributed to the Depot restoration, one person stands out for her monumental individual efforts to start, supervise and finish the Depot project – Christina Wells.

A view of the Depot interior showing historic movable freight doors. Lyons resident Cathy Rivers contributed her expertise on interior and exterior colors. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS Wells chaired the Town of Lyons Library Advisory Board at the time of the 2013 flood, which directed almost two feet of flowing water into the western part of the Depot building, then in use as the Lyons library. Even before the flood, the building was in poor condition, with deteriorated subsurface sandstone foundation blocks, crumbling mortar, a dilapidated roof, missing gutters and downspouts, broken windows and wet dirt under the attached baggage building.

Repairing the town-owned Depot would have required

major expenditures from the town’s limited budget.

Flood damage presented both and challenges. opportunities Insurance and Federal Emergency Management Agency funds were potentially available, though FEMA’s assistance turned out to be minimal.

Repair grants were possible from the State Historic Fund (SHF) and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), since the Depot has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. But local matching funds had to be obtained to access those sources.

With Town staff consumed by urgent, critical repair needs for vital Town infrastructure (water, wastewater, electric and transportation systems), there was little capacity to devote to the Depot.

Christina Wells, local volunteer project director, talking about the renovation Up stepped Christina Wells, the project and Depot History. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS volunteer Library Advisory Board chair who had valuable private sector gap than the first round. Wells and the architects, assistexperience in project management.

Ms. Wells assembled a task force for the project. Grant ed by Town staff, reviewed the scope of work item by applications were successfully submitted to the Lyons item, amending or deleting things to bring the cost Community Foundation and the Longmont Community down. A lucky break of sorts – the June 2015 hailstorm Foundation’s St. Vrain Flood Relief Fund. Those grants that finished off the already-failing tin roof – provided extra insurance funds to totally replace the roof. were used to leverage larger grants from SHF and DOLA. Volunteer labor, mostly supplied by Lyons Volunteers The cumbersome, laborious process of dealing with the and the Town Public Works Department, was recruited Town’s insurance company and FEMA to determine what items could be paid for from those sources, and to handle a number of items that would normally have which could not, was next. Architects with historic been done by contractors. Volunteers tore out rotted building expertise, engineers and other professionals had floorboards and joists, dug out and removed (a bucketful to be hired, which meant going through the Town’s pub- at a time) the soggy dirt underneath, stripped out nonhistoric paneling and drywall, removed non-structural 2 lic procurement process.

When, at last, rehabilitation plans were drawn and X 4’s behind the paneling, carted out moldy insulation, contractor bids solicited for the actual work, only one bid took light-blocking bookshelves and blinds out of the was received, and it was far in excess of available grant windows, laid a vapor barrier in the spider-infested, wet crawl space under the baggage building, and picked up and insurance funds. and stacked hundreds of brick pavers surrounding the Wells and the architects (the Aller-Lingle-Massey firm building on three sides. of Fort Collins) reached out to contractors who had not Historic features of the building were preserved whersubmitted bids to find out why they had not done so. The ever possible, including movable freight doors. Lyons resanswer was that due to many ongoing projects, more conident Cathy Rivers contributed her expertise on interior struction time was needed.

A second round of bidding ensued, with revised dead- and exterior colors.

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Monthly board meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Boulder County Parks and Open Space building, 5201 St. Vrain Rd., Longmont, CO 80503. The office is at 435 High St., Suite 201 in Lyons; the mailing address is PO Box 1413, Lyons, CO 80540. The office phone is 303-823-2370. We’re looking forward to improving our communications with the LTWC community and hope to see you around the watershed this spring.

Contact us for the schedules, more information and for making your reservations: Amanda Dumenigo at www.horsense.net or 303-954-0536; or Mary Magdalena at 303652-4004. Give children the gift of nature connection and creative expression.

125-year anniversary celebration LYONS – The 125-year anniversary of the town of Lyons was held on April 4 at the Lyons Town Hall starting with tours of the newly renovated historic Depot building, which is owned by the town and will be used for town offices. The building was badly damaged in the flood in 2013. The Depot has been restored through grants under the expert management of Christina Wells, a member of the Friends of the Library.

The Loukonen family gave a history of the Lyons’ Quarry over the last 100 years. Music

Summer Camp for kids with horses to ride and art classes LYONS – Children can experience days filled with fun at Night Eagle Ranch in Hygiene.

Programs are open for kids age 5 to 12 and teens age 12 to16. The programs run from May 31 to August 15, five days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $275 per week.

Mary Magdalena, local artist and teacher, will lead Native American Arts: drawing, painting, sculpture and clay. There will be storytelling in the tipi and time in the gardens.

Amanda Dumenigo, owner of Night Eagle Ranch, will be leading horse grooming, painting on the horses, and horsemanship and riding sessions. Children will learn about the animals, connecting with the spirit of the land.

Left to right: Lyons artist Ruth Wilson, Stevie LaRue, and Lyons Historical Society president LaVern Johnson at the anniversary celebration. Wilson created the image of the town used on the envelope for the stamp cancellation.

PHOTO BY KATHLEEN SPRING

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FOUNDATION We need to reject the notion of greed and embrace the concept of one for all and all for one

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review LYONS – I have some bad news. You’re going to die. Relatively soon, in fact. But you already know this. In fact, you know it so well and so deeply within your consciousness, that you – and I, for that matJoyce ter – are in shock over it, are traumatized by the specter of it, and run from the very thought of it.

Even though we feel numb from the shock of this absolute and irrefutable reality, we build walls of denial to keep it at bay. We make those walls as thick as possible, too, adding to their mass incrementally each moment, and a part of us walks atop those ramparts, endlessly scanning the horizon for a glimpse of the horrific thing we fear.

And though it is clearly there, creeping steadily toward us, we refuse to see it edging ever closer until one day it rises, blasts our walls to dust and rips our illusions to shreds, torturing us in our final moments with the knowledge that we had all the warning signs and should have seen it coming, and of how different it might all have been had we only been willing to turn from our games of denial and face the truth of it with a calm, assertive acceptance, and a rational process designed to transform its violent agony into serene sanity.

If we must go into that good night – and we must – perhaps it would be better to float there on the wings of a lullaby, or sail there on soft breezes under blue skies than to thrash and wail and scream at the injustice of it all, especially when so much of that injustice is of our own making.

Of course, all of the above can and does apply to many,

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was provided by the Moonspinners. Mayor John O’Brien gave the welcome. A history of the commemorative stamp cancellation was given by Stevie LaRue and a vision of the future was presented by Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor Elect Connie Sullivan.

Trustee LaVern Johnson gave a brief history of the Town of Lyons which was founded on April 19, 1880 and incorporated on April 6, 1891. The town is located at the confluence of the North and South St. Vrain Creeks and was the winter camp for Chief Niwot and the Arapahoe Indian Tribe.

The founder of Lyons, Edward Sebray Lyon, was born Sept. 2, 1843 at Eastford, Connecticut. E.S. Lyon came to Colorado for

if not most, individuals and their individual lives on the planet, but that also means it applies in general to the Earth’s entire population, which, in its mad dash to escape the ultimate annihilation reality facing millions of egos (for lack of a better word) at every moment, creates the very conditions that ensure the utter and rapid destruction of them all at any moment.

The wars and terrorism – and the human torture and degradation that accompany them – now gripping many places are nothing compared with what will come in the next 100 to 200 years if scientists are correct about climate change, pandemics, collisions with extra-terrestrial objects, mass extinctions of other life forms, rising police states, both religious and secular, famine, drought, volcanic upheaval, earthquakes, etc.

As we watch these events coalesce into a cascading flood of devastation, we will continue to overindulge in everything from population growth to food, water and energy consumption, collecting our paychecks, buying new toys, creating in the process more poverty for others.

We will deny that anything is going so terribly wrong that we and our superior technologies cannot solve. One day, we will awaken to find there is no technological solution left to us. The next day, we will awaken to discover we have been enslaved by a new and brutish world order that will tell us what we can and cannot have and do from that point on.

And the next day, we simply will not awaken at all.

Yes, the fate of us all can be changed, not through technology or political revolution, though both can be useful tools, but through a change that must be more fundamental. Call it a change of mind or heart or spirit, if

health reasons and moved to Boulder. He eventually purchased land in the Lyons Valley and brought his family out from Connecticut.

Lyon started his own quarries and sold the stone in Denver and established a stone yard there. In 1881 he laid out the town site for Lyons and he and others built the school that is now the Redstone Museum. E.S. Lyon was the postmaster in Lyons, he helped organize the Old Stone Church and was a member of the board of trustees. Lyon also served as treasurer of the town. He eventually lost his business in 1885 when the banks in Denver closed; he went bankrupt and moved to San Diego, CA. He did not return to Colorado.

Three library talks by Mary Magdalena LYONS – Mary Magdalena is offering three

you will. But it must be internal and external.

Internally, the change must occur through education, primarily a broad liberal education of the traditional sort, rich in the knowledge of history, culture, language, the arts and the sciences. Such will require huge amounts of human energy and collective financial investment on the part of the entire society.

Externally, we must plant trees with deep, strong roots in soils rich with the nutrients derived from education, so they will bear fruits that nourish the fundamental principles of rationale codes of justice and behavior toward ourselves and those with whom we care that planet.

To summarize the above, we desperately need generations of humane, knowledgeable, compassionate, rational U.S. citizens who, although they respect the right of all to acquire fruits actually earned from their life, reject the notion of greedy individualism and embrace the concept of one for all and all for one.

Do I really wish to see this happen? Yes. Do I really believe it will even begin to happen in our society as a whole during my lifetime?

Well, I read as much information as I can find about the state of the world every day, digest it, add it to the bigger picture always forming in my mind – and hope it won’t all go in the direction I think it is heading.

So, no, I guess I don’t believe I’ll see what I want to see in my lifetime, what I’ve believed in since the ‘60s, since JFK and Bobby, since the Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, N.Y. But I have moved past denial to acceptance of what is and my part in it, and I will do what I can in the time I have left to plant one of those strong, fruitful trees, through my own education and that of others, and through the political process as it exists.

And I will hum a lullaby all the while, until the wind takes my last breath away.

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

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the Lyons Regional Library, 405 Main St. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This first talk in a series of three sets the stage of the Essene life and progression through the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

The Power of the Magdalene – This talk will be held on Wednesday, May 18, at Lyons Regional Library, 6:30 to 8 p.m. This second talk will expand upon the consciousness and the idea that we are all one; the equality of the masculine and the feminine within each of us. When human beings feel and act with their hearts, they are capable of making remarkable breakthroughs.

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CONNECTION Commentary: What’s the fix for affordable housing in Lyons? Habitat for Humanity proposal still alive

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review LYONS – The advantage of a monthly paper is even when plans change quickly from week to week, I have time to give a summary when things settle down.

Reinholds Second Avenue and Park Street proposal still alive Despite posts on Facebook, the proposal for six Habitat for Humanity homes in Lyons is still alive. At the April 4 Board of Trustees meeting, Town Clerk Deb Anthony read a statement about an intention to schedule the final plat and subdivision improvement agreement for Second Avenue and Park for a future Board of Trustees meeting, the same meeting where the Planned Unit Development (PUD) is considered. She also said that Habitat for Humanity and the applicant (land owner Craig Ferguson) have arrived at a different structure for the application.

The trustees did not have to make a decision on this information, so it was not discussed at Monday’s meeting.

Like all zoning processes, it probably can’t be discussed by the Board of Trustees until the public hearings for the final plat, subdivision, and PUD zoning are scheduled at a future meeting.

I asked Dave Emerson, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, some questions to better understand how the federal disaster recovery funding deadlines would work. Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley can be reimbursed with disaster recovery funds for a total of $100,000 per unit, which is about half of the true costs, for each of the six proposed units. By the end of January 2017, they can be reimbursed for whatever amount is spent, even if not the full $100,000 per unit.

For example, if the six lots were purchased at $50,000 each by the end of January 2017, they could be reim-

bursed for those costs, and if framing was complete on only two units by that time, Habitat could also be reimbursed for those costs. Then the remaining costs would rely on donations from individuals, churches, and businesses, which is already part of how Habitat for Humanity raises funds. It just might take longer to complete. Habitat for Humanity is always looking for more funding sources.

Shape future Eastern Corridor plans April 14 and April 28 What do you think the Eastern Corridor in the planning area east of town should look like when property owners outside of town limits annex in? Right now, the

only properties in that area that are in town limits had annexed a few years ago: Grace Design, which designs and manufactures recording studio equipment, and the Lyons Farmette, which provides community supported agriculture shares and a wedding venue.

Continue to provide feedback on the questions posed in the March Primary Planning Area master plan meeting

here: www.townoflyons.com/460/Submit-Public-Input.

Then attend two upcoming meetings: an April 14 Alternatives Workshop where you can review and provide input on three concept alternatives reflecting market-supported land uses and desired outcomes, and economic feasibility and impact; and an April 28 Implementation Open House where you can review and provide input on a preferred concept, based on stakeholder objectives, previous community input, economic feasibility / impact, required actions and resources, and consequences and benefits. Both are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rogers Hall (Fourth and High Street). You don’t have to live within town limits to participate. If you cannot attend, submit your ideas, concerns, and questions at the website or contact Matthew Manley, Flood Recovery Planner, mmanley@townoflyons.com, 303-823-6622, ext. 49.

For example, I think there were some great ideas for affordable housing and a community center with a safe pedestrian path connecting back to central Lyons that were part of the National Disaster Resilience Competition.

I like that location for a community center (and maybe also a visitor’s center) that could serve as a safe haven in other disasters and even include micro-grid technology for resiliency. I’d like to see housing that is affordable for a diversity of income levels, including permanently affordable rentals and home ownership, and a diversity of architectural types, including live-work housing for artists (check out www.coloradocreativeindustries.org/communities/space-create).

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NATURE Folklore aside, bats are amazing mammals

By Cathy Dennerline Redstone Review LYONS – Despite all we know about bats, they still scare many people. With all the ways they assist balancing our ecosystem, what’s not to love about these furry creatures?

Dennerline Folklore portrays bats as nightdwelling, blood-sucking, and disease-carrying creatures.

They do look somewhat primeval with their small heads, beady eyes, furry body, and reptilian-looking wings. Love them or fear them, bats are essential to our environment.

Boulder County is home to 11 species of bats; one quarter of all bat species found in the United States! The nooks and crannies of the Flatirons offer bats abundant protection to roost, forage and raise their young. Rich farmlands, with assorted crops, offer a variety of insects for a bat’s culinary delights. Boulder County bats eat only insects. Bats gorge on insects we would otherwise use pesticides to kill. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) website, a single Little Brown Bat can catch and eat up to 600 mosquitoes in an hour. A colony of 150 Big Brown Bats can protect local farms from 18 million or more rootworms each summer.

Donna Nespoli of Colorado Native Bird Care and Conservation in Lyons, a licensed bat rehabilitator, said, “This time of year, local bats are leaving the roosts to

My dog won’t get up

By Sofia Kalkstein, DVM Redstone Review LONGMONT – A common call we get at the veterinary hospital from pet owners is that their dog was happily romping in the yard when it collapsed and now can’t get up. These dogs often have a phenomenon known as spontaneous hemoabdomen. This condition is very frightening for pet owners because is comes out of nowhere like a lightning strike on an otherwise sunny day.

In most cases, hemoabdomen is caused by a tumor on the spleen called hemangiosarcoma which can rupture and causes internal bleeding. There is no evidence of bleeding that the owner can see externally; the bleeding is happening inside the abdominal cavity. Blood that should be circulating and bringing oxygen to tissues is suddenly settling in the abdomen and shock and low blood pressure set in almost immediately.

The typical clinical signs are a sudden onset of weakness or collapse and the inability to get up. These pets are sometimes “a little off” for a few days prior to the episode of weakness and collapse. The pet’s gums are usually very pale or white when examined. This can happen in any breed of dog but is most common in German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers over eight years of age and

search for water. With our warmer winter, more of them are out and about. Then, as a cold snap hits, they become cold and cannot fly.” Nespoli responds to at least one call per week about a bat lying on a sidewalk or clinging to the side of a house.

During the warmer seasons, bats are normally active at dusk when mosquitoes are abundant. Seeing a bat during the day does not necessarily mean it has rabies. This could be a sign something is wrong or it could be a juvenile resting in a visible place while it learns to fly, forage for food and water, or locate its own roosting site. Nespoli recommends leaving it alone for a few hours. Keep it safe from predators and pets. It will usually fly away on its own.

Always consider a bat wild. Approach with caution – they can carry diseases, possibly rabies. CPW and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have both stated, “Overall, most bats that inhabit our state are healthy, and the ones you see flying around at night probably aren’t rabid.” However, it is still very important to know what to do if you, your child or pet encounter a bat. Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center’s website, www.greenwoodwildlife.org, has information about many wildlife encounters, but we are not licensed to handle bats. Fortunately, Boulder County has one of the few licensed, vaccinated and trained bat rehabilitators in the State of Colorado. Contact Donna Nespoli for any bat questions or concerns at 303-8232326 or donna@coloradonativebird.org, or visit her web-

dogs that are related to these breeds.

In about 75 percent of cases of spontaneous hemoabdomen, the ruptured mass on the spleen is due to an aggressive, malignant form of cancer called hemangiosarcoma which is a cancer that grows out of blood-forming organs. These tumors grow rapidly, spread to other parts of the body and don’t respond well to chemotherapy. When dogs come in with a hemoabdomen they often need emergency stabilization

with IV fluids, blood transfusions, and emergency surgery to stop the internal bleeding. After surgery, the survival time is about three months. We can double the survival time with the help of powerful chemotherapy which dogs tolerate better than humans.

In the other lucky 25 percent of cases, the cause is a benign tumor of the spleen called a hemangioma that has ruptured and bled or a hematoma (bruise of the spleen). These dogs can be cured with sur-

site at www.coloradonativebird.org.

If you have a bat infestation, contact CPW or Colorado Department of Health for nonlethal ways to remove and bat-proof your residence.

As with any wildlife, never touch a bat with your bare hands!

Make sure pet vaccinations are current and contact your physician and / or veterinarian if you or your pet have direct contact with a bat. Bats add so much to the diversity of Colorado and are important components to our native ecosystems. With patience, tolerance and knowledge, we can all co-exist in this beautiful state we call home.

Cathy Dennerline is a professional writer and part of the seasonal staff and a volunteer at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. If you’d like to learn more about Greenwood Wildlife visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org.

gery alone but we still have to go through surgery and deal with all of the life threatening hemorrhage. Only a biopsy of the spleen will be able to tell the difference.

Unfortunately, no matter what the cause for the hemoabdomen, the treatment is the same and that is surgery.

These patients often need blood transfusions and stabilization prior to surgery and they need intensive aftercare. The cost of this type of care can easily run into the thousands, and any post-operative complications can escalate this amount.

These situations come at pet owners with dizzying speed and it is important to make a timely decision on a very expensive and delicate matter with little information and no guarantees. There is not a lot of time in the middle of this type of crisis to have lengthy discussion because the prognosis grows dimmer for the patient as the internal bleeding continues.

Many owners decide to not pursue surgery when we make diagnosis of hemoabdomen. This is not the wrong decision considering there is a 75 percent chance that the disease that caused the hemoabdomen is a malignant form of cancer that is likely spreading to other parts of the body at the time of the hemoabdomen and will recur within 90 days. Many pet owners elect euthanasia, which is a humane way to end their suffering.

If you ever have concerns that your dog may have a hemoabdomen, time is of the essence so please get them to a veterinary hospital as quickly as possible and be ready to make rapid decisions that are best for your family.

Dr. Sofia Kalkstein is an Emergency Veterinarian at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, oncology, emergency, critical care, and pain management located in Longmont at 104 S. Main St. For more information, go to www.AspenMeadowVet.com.

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Lions Continued from Page 4 retired forester Ron Gosnell, was the replanting of all the diseased trees on Main Street and Railroad Avenue.

Last year the organization saw the exciting formation of the LEO Lions. This is a youth service organization that operates under the umbrella of the Lyons Lions.

Led by Jonelle Tucker, the LEOs have worked tirelessly around Lyons. Their membership consists of 40 high-schoolaged students in the community.

A national trend has been the decline

of national service organizations such as the Odd Fellows, Rebecca’s and indeed the Lions Club. We are looking for men and women to continue our long history of service. As the world moves faster and faster, time and commitment to service organizations suffer. The Lyons Lions do not require massive amounts of time to contribute to the community. We meet from September to May twice monthly for about one hour. Our only fundraising is our annual Golf Tournament in July.

We have been a quiet group in Lyons,

but this spring we are concentrating on increasing our membership to better serve the community. If you are looking for a way to become involved, the Lyons Lions Club would be an excellent opportunity.

For more information, please contact Gerry Tabor at gtabor6710@gmail.com or Scott Leiding at scottleiding@yahoo.com, or stop in Clark’s Hardware and talk to Lonnie Clark.

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LaVern Johnson gives her farewell address

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – It was a stirring moment at the at the beginning of the town board meeting on April 4 when Trustee LaVern Johnson gave her farewell address to the board and members of the community.

In the years when she was not serving on the town board she always attended the board meetings and it is without contest that LaVern has attended more board meetings than any other person in JOHNSON the history of Lyons.

LaVern’s husband, LaVerne Johnson, now deceased, also served on the town board and also served as mayor. Mrs. LaVern, as she came to be known, was a champion for the schools in Lyons and fought to keep them open when the district tried to close the schools in town and move the kids to other schools. She and Mr. LaVerne fought the proposed Coffin Top Dam and stopped it from going up on the South St. Vrain. She said, “My husband always said, ‘I got on the board to dam the Dam.’ ” Apparently it worked.

LaVern mentioned in her farewell her distaste for allowing marijuana to be sold in town and warned the trustees to protect the children from getting into marijuana use.

She commended the community for its resilience during the disastrous flood of 2013, but expressed her disappointment at voters failing to pass the affordable housing proposed for Bohn Park. She has been a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission for many years and she said she hopes to have an active role with the parks in the future.

LaVern complimented the trustees and town staff, saying that she enjoyed working with Trustee Dan Greenberg and Mayor John O’Brien even though she did not always agree with them.

We all hope that LaVern will have an active role with the town in the future. She said she did not think that she would run for the town board again.

She received a standing ovation at the end of her farewell address.

In the 30 years that I have been working for newspapers, LaVern has devoted her life to public service, and she started long before I knew her.

When you see LaVern in town, give her a hug and tell her, “Well done.”

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summer teachings. The nature of Oneness is Light, creation flows from Light, descends into the shadow of the material world for a while and then ascends up again into the Light. That is why a soul must complete its journey and return to the Light. The soul came from Light, is Light and to Light it will return.

All three of these books are currently available at the Lyons Regional Library.

Check them out and join us.

Inner focusing and spiritual counseling LYONS – Mary Magdalena, artist and teacher, is offering spiritual counseling; reconnecting you to the truth of who you already are, which is Love. She has been successfully assisting others in reconnecting to their truth for over 25 years. Offering private sessions and weekly meditations. For information call 30-652-4004 or Mary Magdalena Arts @ gmail. com.

Lyons Community Garage Sale and Cleanup Day comes in May LYONS – The Lyons Community Garage Sale and Cleanup Day weekend will be held

Town Continued from Page 1 It is now two years and seven months after the flood and not one single affordable housing unit has been built in Lyons despite the fact that some residents said it could be done easily. The Special Housing Committee formed to find a solution to affordable housing after the vote failed, and found the process difficult. Concert promoter Craig Ferguson purchased the Valley Bank property on Second Avenue and joined up with Habitat for Humanity to build six affordable housing units, but that project stalled due to complications with zoning and the Planned Unit Development (PUD).

Apparently the project is still active as far as Habitat is concerned and at the April 4 town board meeting Town Clerk Deb Anthony read a statement about an intention to schedule the final plat and subdivision improvement agreement for Second Avenue and Park for a future Board of Trustees meeting, the same meeting where the PUD is considered. She also said that Habitat for

LibraryContinued from Page 5 board’s job to oversee and approve the annual budget and set policy governing library operations. Together, our strategic plan for 2016 includes increasing current operational efficiency, expanding outreach into the community per our survey results, and gathering public input as we assemble a business plan for construction and financing of a new library building.

So, that’s who we are, what we do, and how we do it in a very large nutshell. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a world of help to create a great community

LEAF Continued from Page 6 about 300 local families and households at around the New Year of 2014, less than four months after the floods.

In helping with the recovery, it became apparent that there was a need for long-term support in the community, which was bigger than BNEF could handle. In July 2014 LEAF was created as its own non-profit, including both the Lyons Community Food Pantry and basic needs assistance, and adding in Case Management. In the two years after the floods, LCF supported LEAF with $95,000 for flood recovery assistance. LEAF was able to hire a Displaced Resident Advocate to reach out to the former mobile home park residents, a flood rebuild advocate to assist Confluence residents with permitting, and to have a preliminary report on the options and possibilities of building a manufactured housing community in Lyons. During this time LEAF also assisted an unprecedented number of Lyons residents with needs, many of which would not even be considered in a non-disaster situation by a typical human services agency or family resource center.

As LEAF has grown and expanded its programs and services to the community, LCF has remained steadfast in its support. Just recently, LCF granted LEAF $10,000 for operations and direct client assistance funds for the first half of the year. This is 15 percent of LEAF’s 6month operating budget. LEAF is thus able to give finan-

on Saturday and Sunday May 21 and 22. The Sustainable Futures Commission is sponsoring the weekend event. The community garage sale will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

On Sunday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lyons area cleanup day will take place in Bohn Park on Second Avenue.

This year Lyons utility bills are not necessary to participate. Area residents are welcome to bring items for recycling, donation, and disposal.

Recyclable items accepted by Eco-Cycle’s CHARM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) include electronics, appliances, white block #6 Styrofoam, durable plastics (such as lawn furniture, buckets, trash cans, barrels), clothing, books, bicycle tires and tubes, porcelain toilets and sinks, plastic bags, printer cartridges, and scrap metal.

Also being accepted at no charge for recycle are mattresses and auto/truck tires. Please note that all “normal” household recycling, such as paper, metal, glass, cardboard, etc., should be taken to the recycle bins on Railroad Avenue.

Yard waste (branches, leaves, and other organic materials from your yard) will be accepted free of charge. There will be a charge per load for trash. Items that can be dropped off as trash include box springs,

APRIL 13 / MAY 18, 2016 Humanity and the applicant (landowner Craig Ferguson) have arrived at a different structure for the application.

According to Cody Humphrey, Lyons Housing Recovery Coordinator, the “different structure” means that Habitat is considering purchasing the land from Ferguson and going through the PUD process with the town on its own. This looks more promising since Habitat is very experienced in all areas of property development. The Boulder Daily Camera pointed out, “Craig Ferguson is not a developer.”

The Special Housing Committee with the help of its liaison Cody Humphrey presented a draft of an Affordable Housing Policy to the town board, which the board amended and presented as a resolution at the April 4 meeting. It was tweaked again to add language on senior residents and items to make sure that all those earning below the 80 percent of average median income for Boulder County were included. The board will vote on the resolution at their final meeting before the new board is installed on April 18. library. These are exciting times and we’ve pledged to keep the district up to date through articles and web posts. Meanwhile, if you have questions, desire more information, or are interested in serving on the board, stop by and talk to Katherine Weadley or email any of us at board@lyonsllibrarydistrict.com. Our meetings are open to the public, typically the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Street library.

Kathleen Crane is the President of the Lyons Regional Library District board and the Human Resources Chair.

cial assistance directly to area residents, and to provide information, resources, support and assistance that enable local residents to become more self-sufficient, which means that they and their families are healthier and happier members of our community, who able to contribute to the community more fully. “LCF’s support of LEAF’s work is truly making a difference in the lives of Lyons residents. Their commitment to the people of Lyons is astounding,” said Emily Dusel, Executive Director of LEAF. You can donate to LCF and support both LEAF and other local endeavors by going to their website www.lyonscf.org, and clicking on “donate.” LEAF is available for emergency basic needs assistance seven days a week at 720-864-4309, and is open every Wednesday for Case Management, basic needs assistance, supportive advocacy, resource referral, along with the Lyons Community Food Pantry, every Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Lyons Community Church, 350 Main St., Lyons. Visit www.leaflyons.org, or LEAF on Facebook.

Janaki Jane is the Direct Services Advocate and Case Manager at LEAF. For the last 12 years, she has lived off the grid in the foothills above Lyons, with her husband and her cat, where she is frequently visited by the local moose, bear, fox, bobcat, deer, elk and lion population.

construction materials, old wood, and couches. E-waste will be accepted but will incur a fee, including computers and peripherals, audio equipment, phones, small electric items, TVs, and VCRs. Please note that hazardous waste, such as paint, thinner, motor oil, cleaning products, batteries, etc. will not be accepted.

SVCC landowner’s meeting for Apple Valley residents LYONS – The St. Vrain Creek Coalition (SVCC) will hold a meeting for landowners within Apple Valley on Thursday April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 556 Apple Valley Rd. in Lyons. The purpose of the meeting will be to collect landowner input for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the stream restoration planning and design of Apple Valley, funded by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), Community Development Block GrantDisaster Relief (CDBG-DR) program.

The SVCC wants to ensure that landowner concerns and suggestions for the design and implementation work within Apple Valley are acknowledged.

For information contact Erika Shioya at 303-774-4513.

Depot Continued from Page 9 Through it all, Wells coordinated and supervised the efforts. She also compiled an impressive notebook of historical photos and articles about the Depot building. That provided important details for historically accurate work, with the outside contractor (Bryan Construction) doing the recently-completed “skill work” as approved by the SHF and DOLA. Pre-flood, Lyons had on its hands a much loved, but much deteriorated old Depot building. Now, Lyons has a functional, fully-restored, and downright beautiful asset to be proud of. Along with the Redstone Museum, the Depot is a crown jewel of Lyons’ historic past, as well as its present.

Mark Browning is the former Lyons Regional Library District Board President.

Browning was instrumental in getting the Regional Library District and the funding for the district in place. The district roughly follows the boundaries of the Lyons Fire Protection District.

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meeting that night, the trustees are planning to pass a resolution with a goal of affordable housing stock in Lyons and a menu of possible housing policies and incentives that future boards can use to accomplish that goal. It is based on input and research from the Special Housing Committee.

The Special Housing Committee has been sunset, but I want to thank all who volunteered during the past year.

Thanks to recent and past committee members Justin Spencer (chair), Wendy Miller, Susanne Ducker, Martin Soosloff, Mike Carroll, Tom Lamz, Nate Mohatt, Craig Ferguson, and Tom Delker. Thanks to liaisons Dawn Weller (Board Liaison), Cody Humphrey (Town Staff Liaison), and Janaki Jane (LEAF displaced residents advocate). And thanks to others who provided information and research: Toby Russell (encouragement), Gregg Oetting and Michelle Allen (Planning and Community Development Commission), Aaron Caplan (Utilities and Engineering Board), Damema Mann (National Research Center), Andrew Rumbach (Department of Planning and Design, the University of Colorado, Denver), and the former Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force.

Keep following my columns in both Lyons papers for news about any accomplishments to increase affordable housing stock in Lyons. If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this column, contact me directly at areinholds@hotmail.com.

could own both the land and the homes.

The application for funding, which was not awarded to Colorado, is still a good resource for what might be possible with other funding resources: www. town of lyons. com / documentcenter / view / 428.

The town of Lyons lost about 70 flood-destroyed homes to the federal buyout programs (including one mobile home park) and a second mobile home park property that is no longer used as a mobile home park. Some neighbors have told me that they don't want the town of Lyons to grow, but we’ve got to face the fact that the town has shrunk after the September 2013 flood. Shouldn’t we make wise plans to allow Lyons to get back to the size it used to be? What does the Chamber of Commerce think?

Everyone in the community should participate.

Outgoing trustees to vote on affordable housing strategy April 18 I’m glad that the voters elected trustees who have the institutional knowledge to understand affordable housing issues, experienced from serving on the Board of Trustees and the Special Housing Committee in the years since the flood. The new Board of Trustees will take their seats in the second part of the April 18 Board of Trustees meeting.

Before the current board completes its portion of the

A&E Continued from Page 8 take place on April 23 and 24. Bach never wrote an opera, yet his St. Matthew Passion is as theatrical and dramatically paced as anything ever presented on an operatic stage. In this unprecedented collaboration, the Boulder Phil, along with Central City Opera, Boulder Bach Festival and the CU College of Music will present a semi-staged realization of this masterpiece, a very human drama that examines core matters of faith, spirituality and life itself. The concert on April 23 will take place at Macky Auditorium at CU campus starting at 7 p.m., and repeat again on April 24 at the Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St.

in Denver. For information and tickets please go to www.boulderphil.org.

The Boulder Chamber Orchestra presents Virtuosity and Grace featuring international star pianist, Soheil Nasseri on April 15 and 16. The program will include Mozart’s Symphony No. 20 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.2.

The concert will be held on April 15 at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd. in Broomfield, and on April 16 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Ave. in Boulder. Another program titled Mother Nature with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony will take place on May 6 at the Broomfield Auditorium and May 8

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April 16 at Seventh-Day Adventist Church. There will be a special interactive musical event Four Loves for families with award-winning pianist Hsing-Ay Hsu and BCO musicians at 10 a.m. on May 7 at the Pine Street Church, 1237 Pine St. in Boulder. For more information and tickets please call 303-583-1278 or visit www.boulderchamberorchestra.org.

CU Presents brings to stage composer-pianist Pablo Ziegler and violinist Lara St. John performing beloved tunes from tango maestro Astor Piazzolla’s famous 1987 Central Park concert on April 15. The program also includes originals by Ziegler, who takes the tango to heights. The concerts take place at Macky Auditorium at CU. The Tender Land, Aaron Copland’s only full-length opera will be presented at the Music Theater at the CU campus from April 21 through 24.

Inspired by the Depression-era photographs of Walker Evans and James Agee’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, this classic tale of small-town America evokes everything from The Grapes of Wrath to Oklahoma! The New York Times called it “an affecting, honest, and musically elegant work, bustling rhythmic intensity and pungent chromatic bite.” For information and tickets please call 303-4928008 or visit www.cupresents.org.

DENVER Denver Art Museum presents Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection through June 5, 2016. The exhibition tells the iconic story of Japanese samurai through 140 objects from one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of samurai armor and accoutrements in the

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world. Surrounded by murals and war regalia, visitors will be immersed in the life, culture, and pageantry of samurai in the 1100s through the 1800s. Exquisitely decorated suits of armor, helmets, weapons, horse trappings, and additional battle gear will be on display, demonstrating masterful craftsmanship. Samurai will highlight the artistic inspiration for these elaborate suits of armor. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 720-913-0130 or go to www.denverartmuseum.org.

Colorado Symphony’s Masterwork Series presents Gershwin’s Concerto in F on April 15, 16, and 17. Father Jeffrey and son Gabriel Kahane team up for an evening that crosses boundaries and defies conventions. Jeffrey Kahane, former Colorado Symphony Music Director, leads the orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s Fancy Free before joining with his son, Brooklynbased composer and musician Gabriel Kahane, in Kahane’s Crane Palimpsest.

The program finishes as Jeffery Kahane takes to the piano for Gershwin’s ragtimetinged Concerto in F. The Masterworks Series continues with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 From the New World, inspired by a trip to the vast open-space of Iowa, and the Second Violin Concerto by concertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams. The concerts are on May 13 and 14. All the concerts take place at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th St., Denver. For information please go to www.coloradosymphony.org.

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I am incredibly excited and motivated to

work toward achieving the above outcomes, however the Board can only be effective if adequately informed by the citizens.

Participation in meetings, and communication with your new Board will be integral to our mutual success. I hope everyone will engage regularly with the new Board in order to accomplish the outcomes outlined above. I look forward to working with all the citizens and stakeholders of Lyons in the upcoming term. Here we go!

Connie Sullivan was elected Mayor on April 5, 2016. She was elected to the town board in 2012 as a trustee and was re-elected in 2014. She is currently the Mayor Pro Tem. She and her husband purchased and revamped the St. Vrain Market on Main Street. The market suffered major damage during the flood and it was one of the first businesses to open in Lyons after the flood.

She and her husband Neil have adopted two children from Ethiopia, Maregit and Menere, who are nine years old.

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