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B •R •I •E •F •S Woman’s March in Denver on Saturday January 20 LYONS – A group of about 12 people are co-ordinating the Lyons group for the Woman’s March on Saturday, Jan. 20, in Denver. Two busses and several cars will be available for rides from Sandstone Park at 7 a.m. that day. The recommended donation for the roundtrip is $25 (cash only). So far, 29 seats have been reserved out of a total of 44 available on the 2 buses. Text 315-292-3114 to reserve a seat.

Any overflow will be handled through car pools. Buses will leave Denver at 3 p.m. unless all riders are on the buses earlier. There will be a sign-making party on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at 350 Terry St. (second floor) in Longmont. Supplies will be provided. Further information can be found at the CCA (Colorado Conscious Action) website or Facebook page.

Lyons Food Pantry report LYONS – The number of households served in December averaged 31 per week, we received 1,702 lbs. in donations and added one new client.

For the year 2017 the pantry had 1,650 client visits and received 12,916 pounds of donated food.

The elementary / middle / high school food drive for the Christmas food baskets was so well organized (thanks Tanya!) and the 594 pounds which were not distributed are on our shelves.

Deb Tabor will be sending notes to St. Vrain Market, Stonebridge Farm, Steamboat Mountain Foods and Ken Singer thanking them for their donations and letting them know the total lbs. of food they donated for 2017.

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The LaVern Johnson Park Ice Rink is now open! The rink is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, weather permitting, with a rotating schedule in effect, setting different hours for hockey and recreational / family skating. You can see the schedule at http://www.townoflyons.com/591/IceSkating-at-LaVern-M-Johnson-Park. Ice skate rentals will be available at the concession stand on Saturdays and Sundays, from noon to 4 p.m., or bring your own skates. Skating is free, but the park’s vehicle parking fees are enforced. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS

Elections for mayor and trustees coming up soon and other news

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – The Lyons Board of Trustees and mayor election will be held on Tuesday, April 3. This will be a mail-in ballot election.

Candidates who wish to run for mayor or trustee must return their forms and petitions to the Lyons Town Hall, 432 Fifth Avenue by 5 p.m. by Monday, January 22. Lyons residents may vote at the Town Hall on election day, April 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

All six trustee seats are up for election as well as the mayor position. Four of the trustees, Barney Dreistadt, Wendy Miller, Juli Waugh and Michael Karavas, have indicated that they will run again. Mayor Connie Sullivan has also indicated that she will run again. Trustee Dan Greenberg is term limited and Trustee Jim Kerr said he is taking a break. The trustees and mayor serve a two-year term and all the terms, including mayor, expire at the same time.

Candidates are required to collect a minimum of 10 signatures from registered voters

living within the town limits. The completed nomination petitions, along with a signed and notarized affidavit of circulator and acceptance of nomination forms must be turned in to the town clerk’s office by January 22.

So far about five people have picked up packets from the town hall to fill out as candidates to run for the board. Candidates must comply with the requirements of Fair Campaign Practices Act for accepting donations, contributions, loans received and expenditures made regarding campaign or ballot issues. Candidates must meet the requirements to run for trustee or mayor which includes being a Lyons resident.

For more information or questions contact Deb Anthony, Town Clerk at 303-823-6622 ext. 13 or danthony@townoflyons.com. Or contact Dolores Vasquez Deputy Town Clerk at 303-823-6622 ext. 12 or dvasquez @ townoflyons. com.

In other news the town board voted to approve a Storm Water Utility Enterprise Fund and to impose storm water utility fees.

Aaron Caplan, Chair or the Utilities and Engineering Board (UEB) suggested that the BOT could use a flat rate fee. “We could look at a residential flat rate fee,” he said. “We looked at the fees that Longmont and Erie use.” The board discussed that any fees charged are called fees and not taxes because taxes have to be voted on according to the Tabor Amendment.

The Town Attorney Kathie Guckenberger recommended that the board hire someone to do a rate study to determine the fee.

Aaron Caplan suggested that the UEB could do a rate study.

Former Trustee LaVern Johnson said, “I think that it is a waste of money to do a rate study. I think that $10 is plenty. You can’t charge these old people $15 or $20 dollars, that is way too much.”

Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen said that the town has $40,000 in the budget for the Storm Water Utility Fund this year. Mayor Connie Sullivan said, “I’m comfortable with a flat fee.”

The board had another discussion about the BOD or Biochemical Oxygen Demand problem at the waste water treatment plant.

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LYONS O B I T U A RY Susan McCafferty October 1, 1954 – December 16, 2017 Frank Adams September 26, 1944 – December 19, 2017 Sue McCafferty, 63, and her husband, Frank Adams, 73, died after short illnesses while on a road trip to explore the natural wonders of Utah. Sue McCafferty and Frank Adams moved to Lyons in 2012 after having lived in Los Altos, CA, for many years.

They were preceded in death by Sue’s parents, George and Peggy McCafferty; and Frank’s parents, James and Margaret Adams, Frank’s sister Susie and Frank’s niece Samantha. Sue and Frank leave behind their daughter Miranda Adams of Minnesota and a large, loving family of brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Sue was the second of eight siblings: Mary Alice, Mike, Meg (David) Cummings, Tim, Chris (Theresa) McCafferty, Kathy (Dan) Frank, and Brian (Roxanne) McCafferty. Frank was the third of four siblings: Susie, Lynn (Gladys) and Ellen (LeRoy) Gasner. Frank and Sue are further survived by Frank’s nieces, Shireen Garrison (Joseph), Sarah Garrison and Sam’s husband Jerry Stewart.

Sue and Frank were successful, hardworking, brilliant, kind, dependable people. Their proudest accomplishment was their daughter, Miranda, who was the center of their lives. Sue had a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Doctorate in Optometry while Frank had completed a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Both enjoyed the geologic formations near their homes and throughout their travel and found joy in educating children, especially regarding the truths that can be found through scientific study.

Most recently, Sue was working as a paraeducator at

Lyons Elementary while Frank continued to consult on electrical engineering projects, taught chess at Lyons Elementary, volunteered with Lyons Prepared and worked diligently to maintain the rural integrity of Apple Valley. Sue enjoyed Pilates, walks, hiking, margaritas, good food and was determined to become proficient at playing piano. Frank was an avid mountain biker who shared his love for this sport with anyone who had a sense of adventure, shared Sue’s appreciation of margaritas and was often found working on projects around his, his neighbors’ and friends’ homes.

Sue and Frank moved to Lyons to get away from the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley and the earthquakes that Sue feared and to be closer to Sue’s sister Kathy and Kathy’s family. The mountains of Colorado were a strong attraction, providing Sue and Frank with many possibilities to enjoy their later years.

There were supposed to be many more years to come, but the impact that Sue and Frank had on Lyons, and the time Sue and Frank were able to spend with Kathy and her family, will be forever cherished and appreciated.

A formal memorial service was held in Los Altos, CA, on January 13. Donations may be made to the American Association of University Women, in honor of Sue and Frank. Questions may be directed to Kathy Frank at kfrank61@gmail.com.

EcoPasses extended through 2018

By Dawn Weller Redstone Review

collaborated to develop a funding solution that allows the town to maintain the program for 2018.

The SFC continues to assess community participation and support for the EcoPass program, which costs $34,000 in 2018. Last year, locally collected pass fees were approximately $9,000. This year pass fees are expected to provide $10,000, with the Town contributing $10,000, and Boulder County providing $14,000 to fund the program. More than 1,700 EcoPasses have been issued to Lyons residents, and almost 600 different people used their passes last year.

For those not familiar with the program, the EcoPass provides unlimited transit on all RTD routes, including both bus and light rail options all over the

LYONS – The Sustainable Future Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce that the Lyons Community Weller EcoPass program, which subsidizes RTD transit, has been extended through 2018.

There has been a slight increase in the annual fee from $25 to $40 per pass. The pass has a retail value of over $1,800. Cost to families purchasing multiple passes will be maxed at $120. If you or any of your family use or want to use front range public transit, this is a bargain. The Town of Lyons and Boulder County Transportation

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Scholarships available for journalism students BOULDER – The Colorado Press Association, in cooperation with The Denver Foundation, is now accepting applications for scholarships from Colorado high school and college students pursuing a career in print journalism.

CPA is awarding a total of three scholarships worth $1,500 to $2,500 each. For more information, eligibility requirements and to apply: High School: https://denverfoundation.academicworks.com/opportunities/371; College: https://denverfounda-

tion.academicworks.com/opportunities/388.

New this year is a requirement that scholarship applicants plan to use their degrees in Colorado print journalism, either in newspapers or online.

“We want to encourage people who are going into the newspaper-media business,” said Jerry Raehal, CPA CEO and graduate of Northern Colorado University. “It is important that we have the best and brightest in the field, not just for our industry, but also because democracy depends on dedicated people getting into journalism.”

Last year's scholarship winners are University of Denver students Lisette Zamora-Galarza and Grace Carson, and University of Colorado-Boulder students Emily McPeak and Anna Blanco.

Since 2011, CPA has provided $92,500 in scholarships and

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metro area. That means you can use your pass (at no additional cost) on the Y bus (Monday – Friday) from Lyons to Boulder (normal fare $9 roundtrip), on the Flatiron Flyer from Boulder to Denver (normal fare $9 roundtrip), on the Skyride bus to DIA (normal fare $18 roundtrip), or the light rail, University of Colorado A line, between downtown Denver and Denver International Airport, at no cost using your EcoPass, all year long. The cost to purchase the equiv-

alent RTD annual regional / airport passes is $1,880 a year.

Live in Lyons but don’t have an EcoPass? Check out the Town of Lyons website to learn how to apply today. If you have an existing Town of Lyons EcoPass it will continue to be active until the end of March, the deadline to renew for 2018.

Visit here for more details: www.townoflyons.com/415 The Town and the Sustainable Futures Commission encourage the community to support this program and use RTD transit options frequently to save money and to reduce traffic, pollution and greenhouse gases. To purchase or renew your EcoPass go to the Town website (www.townoflyons.com/415) In the meantime, hop a bus or light rail and enjoy the free ride.

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MAYOR’S CORNER Winding down a very busy BOT year and election term

By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review LYONS – The Board of Trustees (BOT) was very busy in 2017, accomplishing many of the Sullivan goals set for the 2-year term, which always seems to go by lightning fast.

Most of the items on the to-do list were related to flood-recovery with bridges, parks, public works and affordable housing all needing to be addressed; however, the board also spent a fair bit of time on issues not related to the 2013 floods.

If the focus in 2016 (this Board was elected in April of 2016) was to resolve the town’s negative cash flow situation, then 2017 was about moving the major projects forward. Few projects were awarded in 2016, because reimbursements from the state were painfully slow. An advance of $3 million dollars in December 2016 helped jump-start our

recovery once again, and the ongoing cash flow issues have improved substantially, helping to keep projects moving.

In 2017, the Board has been able to approve contracts for Bohn Park, the McConnell Bridge, land acquisition for the new public works site and river improvements at Black Bear Hole and the South St. Vrain. Design contracts have been awarded for the public works building, Second Avenue Bridge, the pedestrian bridges, and Lyons Valley River Park (aka the ponds).

In addition to flood recovery projects, the board took on several regulatory issues including revising the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance and adopting new rules for short-term vacation rentals (STVR). Both of these items relate to the board’s concern that Lyons has a severe shortage of housing for those who earn less than the average median income of about $90,000.

By making it easier to have legal ADUs, the board hopes to inspire more affordable housing options by diversifying

our housing stock. The STVR policy promotes long-term housing over short-term vacation uses, but still allows short-term rentals in some situations to supplement the homeowner’s income. These policies emphasize maintaining Lyons as a familyoriented community over becoming a vacation destination where homes are not occupied most of the year by permanent residents. Both the ADU and STVR ordinances were researched extensively and crafted by the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) before they were presented to the BOT. The PCDC spent many hours talking with residents, studying and discussing these issues to ensure they met the goals in the comprehensive plan; and they have produced high quality work products in both cases.

Planning was also a major focus of this board’s term with a study to look at potential uses for the land acquired by the town as a result of the voluntary buy-out program (DRBOP); a storm water master plan; a hazard identification and risk

Little things we do or say can push us forward as a species

By Sally King Redstone Review LYONS – We are all interconnected and little things we do or say can help us all move forward.

Little things like watchKing ing our language to not use dehumanizing descriptions of our fellow beings even if we don’t agree with them.

Composting: It doesn’t seem like much but it keeps organics out of the landfill where they produce methane which heats up the planet. Before the flood, I had a composting worm bin which was only mildly successful because it drew my dog and the occasional bear. For the last few years I have taken my compost over to Farmer Jake’s pigs but he has moved to the Western Slope and his overly plump pigs were most likely Christmas dinner. I needed to find new recipients.

My neighbor’s goats: At dusk I headed

Sally King’s neighbor’s goats (and sheep) do their part to make the world better. out across the field with two pails of table scraps in hand. When I got up close, the curious goats approached the gate as I heaved the pail over the fence. It was

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almost dark and I wasn’t acquainted with their setup. When I leaned in, my forehead hit a very electric bear wire, right to the third eye. As I got up off the ground,

assessment (HIRA) study showing the town’s vulnerabilities to various disasters; and water and electric rate studies. Not to be forgotten is the Lyons Primary Planning Area (LPPA), which outlines the potential uses for properties in the Lyons immediate planning area. Prior to the LPPA being adopted, there was no guide for the BOT to follow in assessing annexation requests. Thank you to everyone who participated and offered input in the numerous planning sessions.

Speaking of annexations, the board approved the first annexation over 5 acres in more than a decade, which was ultimately ratified by the voters. Going through this process demonstrated why so few annexations over 5 acres have come forward since the 5-acre rule was adopted in 2000. Landowners wishing to annex a parcel over 5 acres endure a significant financial risk to apply for annexation with no guarantee the voters will approve it. The board spent many hours debating ways to lessen the risk and encourage more annexations that would promote economic development and housing diversity, and ultimately landed on Continue Mayor on Page 14

I wondered, was it enlightenment or near death, and maybe they’re the same. Ah, the perils of a devoted composter.

Bringing your own cup: My friend, Dagny Tucker, who has a PhD in sustainability, urges us all to bring our own reusable cup to the coffee shop in the morning. She is developing a business, “Vessel,” to promote the use of reusable cups. Though local coffee shops use recyclable paper cups, Dagny says millions of cups are not recycled and create enough bulk to fill the University of Michigan stadium 52 times over. Starbucks is looking into changing their paper cups to be more biodegradable.

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INTEREST Author John Gierach won a National Outdoor Book Award LYONS – Ron Watters, Chairman of the National Outdoor Book Awards, announced that author John Gierach was awarded a 2017 National Outdoor Book Award in the outdoor literature category for his new book. A Fly Rod of Your Own. In selecting his book, the judges also wanted to recognize Gierach’s body of work over the last couple of decades.

The National Outdoor Book Awards is an educational program which annually honors outstanding writing and publishing in the outdoor field. The managing body of the awards is the NOBA Foundation, a non-profit, volunteer organization.

The announcement was just made on the NOBA website. Press releases and other promotional materials on the award winners are currently going out. A review and scanned image of the cover of his book appears on the winner's page at: http://www.noba-web.org/books17.htm.

Watters said, “On behalf of the NOBA Foundation and the governing committee, my warm and sincere congratulations for a job well done.”

Gierach has written 19 outdoor and fly fishing books. He is the recipient of the Arnold Gingrich Angling Heritage Award from the Theodore Gordon

Flyfishers of New York, the Federation of Fly Fishers Roderick Haig-Brown Award, and the PEN New England Cerulli Award for Excellence in Sports Writing.

He was named Fly Rod & Reel Magazine’s Angler of the Year in 2000 and was inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in 2015. He has received numerous awards for his columns and editorials from the Colorado Press Association. He wrote columns for Fly Rod & Reel Magazine for 25 years and has been a regular columnist for the Redstone Review for the past 18 years.

Author Dana Spiotta takes readers on a thrilling ride Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta 279 pp.; Scribner, $25 Discussion by Andi Pearson Redstone Review LYONS – From the very first page of this novel, Innocents and Others, Dana Pearson Spiotta begins to offer crushing and protracted insights into the characters.

Meadow Mori is with her boyfriend. We don’t know his name but he is a famous actor and he is older and it often shows in his face.

“When he comes in he looks gray and worn,” Spiotta writes. “This is what age is to me – that naked, worn-out face. Because a young person, if she feels bad, fed up, she must really make a show for you to get it. But old people, the only thing that keeps their faces from looking hopeless all the time is a lot of moving and a lot of expression . . . the minute they stop working at it, they look like hell.”

A fresh way of talking about an aging star? You bet.

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never do? Oh, yes.

Meadow and her best friend Carrie Wexler grew up together in Los Angeles. Meadow came from a wealthier family and watched lots of films before deciding to take up film making. She used a video camera with no sound person at first. Eventually, she hired a sound man and became romantically involved with him for a short time. Carrie grew up in a more middle-class household and throughout the book, it seems like her life follows that more middleof-the-road path – she married and had a child.

“That is the thing about films,” Spiotta writes. “They don’t change. You change. The immutability of the film . . . is something to measure yourself against. That is one of the things a great work of art does. It stays there waiting for you to come back to it, and it shows you who you are, each time a little different.”

And while Meadow and Carrie have a friendship that waxes and wanes, they each grow and explore and branch off into separate paths in life – they each become a little different.

Meadow’s films are social commentaries – she interviews Jelly who makes cold calls and talks on cross-wires on the phone without ever meeting the men at the other end of the wire. Meadow interviews families of people in underdeveloped countries who are disappeared by those in power. She interviews a woman convicted of allowing her own child to die in a house fire. Meadow is single and filmmaking takes a large focus in her life and she makes films about social issues – serious, insightful films about human nature and how it can respond, reshape, change.

Carrie has a family and makes films, too, light-hearted films often called things like funniest film of the summer.

The women stay in touch even though the common underpinning is their girlhood.

Carrie and Meadow argue about the mission of a film and Meadow says, “I want the audience to see the perpe-

trators as complex humans, to see that we are not all that different from the perpetrators. Not to let them off the hook, but to put us all on that hook.” And in many ways, that’s exactly what Innocents and Others does.

Dana Spiotta is also the author of Stone Arabia and she teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.

Andi Gregory Pearson wrote her first short story at the age of seven and despite requests to do so, she has not quit writing since then. She spends a great deal of time reading and writes a monthly book review for the Denver Post YourHub. Her website is www.andipearson.com. She and her husband have a cabin in the greater Lyons area.

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OPTIONS Feeding the birds: Good for them, good for us

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tion for nesting sites, is it wise to have helped aggressive house finches fattened on sunflower dominant over another bird species?

Can birds, once habituated to artificial feeding, otherwise survive if that feeding is stopped? Dr. Emma Greig of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology said, “Birds have an assortment of places they can check for food in their winter habitat and if one source disappears, they have others that they can rely on.”

LYONS – I’ve always put out bird feeders in the winter – a habit I acquired from my mom. She’d hang feeders and as a child I’d watch the parade of nature from my window: flocks of yellow grosbeaks, woodpeckers drawn to the suet and the occasional hawk taking hapless starlings. This nature-at-my-doorstep started my outdoors passion, and I’ve pondered at times who benefits more from bird-feeding, the birds or us?

A recent study by the Wild Bird Feeding Institute Research Foundation (its very name says something about the pastime’s popularity) found almost 50 million households in the U.S. and Canada buy wild birdseed each year.

This mammoth undertaking raises questions about the effect that hundreds of millions of pounds of seed has on the birds – is it beneficial or it is creating an artificial environment that compromises their natural instincts?

Boon or bane The answers, it turns out, aren’t obvious. Considering the hundreds of species of birds and their distinct niches and habits, there are just too many variables.

Severe or mild winters, boom or bust A female and male house finch dine at a local bird feeder. PHOTO BY ROLF REISER cycles of natural food sources and manmade influences like habitat loss, all make Of course, with 50 million households putting out bird any studies of the effect of artificial feeding inconclusive. banquets, they can also just move on to the next feeder.

But some facts are known. It’s obvious, and studies Despite Dr. Grieg’s reassurance, it’s probably best to keep have shown, that winter feeding of birds can help with the survival of certain species. When winter storms roll those feeders full once you start.

Feeders can also attract natural predators like the birdin, snow blankets natural food sources and subzero nights burn up calories, a well-stocked feeder or suet block goes snacking Cooper’s hawks, but they’re birds, too, and who doesn’t enjoy seeing some nature – red of tooth and a long way to helping birds survive these hard times. claw – close up and personal?

The flip side is, does feeding favor one species over Unnatural predators, on the other hand, like freeanother? When spring rolls around and there’s competi-

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Musicians, painters, illustrators, photographers, visual/film artists, sculptors, performers, poets, writers, composers and crafts/artisans are all welcome to apply. Each year, from July through September, selected artists will stay in the historic DeLonde Barn at Caribou Ranch Open Space for up to seven days. By sharing their art with Boulder County, artists

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The open space property offers a variety of landscapes to explore, including streams, waterfalls, forests and beautiful vistas. Moose, elk, black bears, beavers, bats and nearly 90 species of birds live within or pass through the area. Also found on the property is the Blue Bird Mine complex where miners from the 1870s to the 1960s extracted silver ore. In the early 1900s, the site was a whistle stop for the Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad.

For more information, program guidelines and an online application, visit the department’s webpage at www. Boulder County

roaming housecats, are also attracted to feeders. Should you or your neighbors allow your cats outside, it’s probably best not to feed the birds and thereby set an avian smorgasbord for Tabby.

In some cases, forcing birds to feed together at common places can lead to increased disease transfer. But realistically, the wild birds often feed in groups, including mixed-species flocks. To minimize the spread of disease, feeders should be cleaned regularly, particularly of any feces buildup.

Natural connection in comfort Short of strapping on binoculars and trudging out into the cold, there’s no better way to connect with the natural world than from the warm comfort of your home. The sheer number and variety of birds drawn to handouts is far greater than what a birdwatcher might normally see on a winter field trip.

Feeding birds offers a connection to nature through the investment of a feeder and a 20-lb. bag of sunflower seeds.

People learn to identify birds and their habits. When the feeders and trees in the yard are crowded with birds, there’s a personal sense of caretaking and responsibility – a positive interaction with the natural world. And with that often comes a greater advocacy for the environment.

The writer Jonathan Franzen said in a recent National Geographic article that “birds are good for the soul,” and I have to agree with him. The birds benefit from our largesse and we run for the Sibley guide when an unfamiliar bird shows up. It’s a unique symbiotic relationship not often experienced in our everyday dealings with nature.

So, as you can see, there are many issues and opinions surrounding wild bird feeding, and there is not enough space here to delve into all of them. Let’s just agree that bird feeding is largely beneficial for the birds and in many ways good for us humans. That’s a good way to end this because as I sit here one of my feeders is empty and there’s a bunch of chickadees hunkered down in the bushes, probably wondering when the restaurant opens.

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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Business optimism rises headed into 2018, CU Boulder survey finds BOULDER—Colorado business leaders are more optimistic than they were three months ago, and they’re gaining confidence in the national economy despite being slightly less rosy about the state economy, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI).

The latest LBCI survey, released today, reports on Colorado business leaders’ expectations heading into 2018. Looking at the first quarter of the year, all of the LBCI components

are above 50, meaning business leaders are feeling positive. Their feelings are holding at those levels for the second quarter of the year.

“We are really seeing businesses reacting more to the national picture in the survey than the state picture,” said Leeds School Business Research Division Executive Director Richard Wobbekind. He said two quarters of gross domestic product growth and the anticipation of tax cuts played into the optimism.

“They (businesses) are a little bit less optimistic about Colorado, largely based, I believe, on the lack of a labor force,” said Wobbekind. In November 2017, the state unemployment rate stood at 2.9 percent, well Continue Briefs on Page 6

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OPPORTUNITY In for some surprises in Colorado

tion, the colder it is. Turns out that it’s not all that uncommon to have, say, temps the 30s here in Lyons and a full ten degrees warmer in Estes Park and even

By Kate Kerr winter. It must be true for sunrise too, but way up high in the mountains. my house faces west.

Redstone Review 8. To me a river just a few feet wide 4. I didn’t know Boulder is one of the LYONS – Five years ago I arrived at our windiest cities in the U.S. I didn’t realize should be called a “stream” or even a new home in Lyons. It was nighttime. I how often there would be such house“creek.” Many rivers here are so narrow. stepped out of the car in the driveway, shaking blasts. The highest recorded wind I immediately loved the St. Vrain River looked up and clearly saw the Milky speed in Boulder is 148 mph. In Virginia, but frankly, the word “river” seemed a Way. Ahh. I went from over 30 years of 30 to 40 mph freaks out everyone and may bit much. However I have learned to urban living in Arlington, VA respect these little “cricks” to living in tiny Lyons. We ever since St. Vrain turned wanted a change and, whew, into a violent monster in 2013 did we ever get it. causing a death and the loss of Living in a small town has so many homes. been totally new. On top of There is still one “river” thing that, I found out there are a lot I don’t quite understand. Flyof things about Colorado I didfishing. There’s that long, slim n’t know. There are plenty pole with plenty of line, cast in more marvels in store, but here with a graceful snap into a big are a few examples of things I beautiful arc, the fly landing in have learned so far: the sweet spot – all in a “river” 1. I thought there were at just a few feet wide. The pole most maybe five mountains itself is sometimes longer than over 14,000 ft. here. Turns out the width of the stream. How there are 58. can this work?

2. I couldn’t figure out why I Some of Colorado’s 58 Fourteeners: Challenger Point, Kit Carson Peak, Crestone Peak and Crestone There is plenty more wondercouldn’t heat water past 202° F Needle, from the San Luis Valley. PHOTO BY AARON SPONG ment to discover in Colorado instead of closer to 212° F. I and Lyons. I feel so lucky to live knew at a higher elevation water here to learn about it. would boil at a lower temp, but I didn’t knock down huge trees. Here, with Day, driving up Trail Ridge Road to12,000 realize that at “just” 5,500 feet elevation gusts commonly 50 to 90 mph and maybe feet, I see those 20-to-30-ft. drifts, but Kate Kerr moved from Virginia to Lyons there would be a full ten-degree difference. more, nothing much happens. I’ve learned nearby are areas with nothing. Down with her husband, Jim, partly to live near 3. I sincerely did not know that the sun to just hang onto the steering wheel and be below treeline, the snow is more likely to their daughter in Boulder – who got two temsets in such different places through the careful hiking above treeline on gusty days. stay put and often takes longer to melt. porary housemates during the flood evacuayear. It appears to set WAY over there in 7. I had never heard of temperature tion. She is a member of the Lyons Depot 5. I’ve seen some deep snowfalls in the summer and WAY over there in the Michigan and Virginia so I have also seen inversions. Usually, the higher the eleva- Library Advisory Board.

Senior events and meals

By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review LYONS – Lunches and dinners are offered in Lyons through the month so that locals can take advantage of quality hot meals. The lunches are provided through Boulder County in the Lyons Spring Bistro lunchroom at the Walter Self Senior Housing Center, 3335 Railroad Avenue, Lyons.

Meals are $3, on a sliding scale, for seniors or disabled, 60 years or more. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Reservations for meals must be made by calling 303–441-1415 by noon the day before.

To contact the Center, call 303-823-6771.

Free dinners are served on a rotating schedule by the three local churches at the Senior Housing Center at 5:30 p.m. The River Church serves on the first Monday; the

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below the national average.

More LBCI respondents (39.2 percent) believe that the state economy will expand in the first quarter of 2018 than expect a decline (9.6 percent). More than half (51.3 percent) remain neutral. Only 15 percent of respondents say they are actively replacing workers with technology, but according to Wobbekind, Colorado’s low unemployment rate could push that number upward in 2018. Respondents who said they were likely to replace workers with technology described IT, software, GIS and automated manufacturing equipment among the substitutes.

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plenty of dirty, slushy mess as the snow melts. But here in Colorado, the air is so dry that the snow just disappears (sublimates). The snow may melt and may form ice on the street, but just very rarely have I seen any sloppy slush.

6. I did not know that way up above treeline in the winter, there are many areas that have no snow at all because the snow is so dry that the wind blows it away into big drifts elsewhere. By Memorial

Lyons Community church serves on the third Monday; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) serves quarterly, beginning Tuesday, January 23. The Catholic Church serves bi-monthly, beginning Monday, February 12.

The Town of Lyons is putting on a free Alzheimer talk, “Effective Communication Strategies,” Wednesday, February 7, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center.

Communication is more than just talking and listening – it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language. As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to use words is lost, families need new ways to connect.

Join us to explore how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and identify strategies to help you connect and communicate at each stage of the disease. The Effective Communication Strategies program of the Alzheimer’s Association was designed to provide practical information and resources for caregivers.

The LBCI has measured Colorado business leaders’ opinions about economic and industry trends for the coming quarter since 2003. The index captures expectations for the national economy, state economy, industry sales, profits, hiring plans and capital expenditures.

Missin’ yer hoedown? Join us on Saturday, Feb. 3 LYONS – Lyons Old-Time Square Dance: old-time reels, mixers, squares, waltzes and flatfooting to live fiddle / banjo music! All dances are taught and are beginner / family-friendly. Dances are easiest earlier in the evening and become more complex as the evening progresses. Come alone, bring family Continue Briefs on Page 10

Boulder County is sponsoring a free class, “Insight into Vision Loss,” Friday, February 16, from 12 to 1:30 p.m., at the Senior Housing Center. Speaker: eye/vision help group Ensight. Do you or a loved have macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, or any type of vision loss or eye disease? Ensight’s visual rehabilitation services can help people optimize the use of remaining vision through training and adaptive aids. “Insight into Vision Loss” helps community members learn and understand about available resources, options and services.

The Town of Lyons Recreation Department newsletter will be coming out at the end of the month with new crafts, classes and bus trips. Seniors can also get on an email list to receive a free quarterly newsletter issued by me, Kathleen Spring, Seniors Loving Lyons, by emailing ccathyguard-lyons@yahoo.com.

Kathleen Spring is a local historian and award-winning journalist, author and photographer. She does publicity, research, exhibits, and fundraisers for the Lyons Historical Society, and has done extensive video interviews of Lyons’ pioneers.

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INSIGHT High school is where many of the nerds, outsiders or losers became writers

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – While driving around doing errands the other day with the car radio tuned to National Public Radio, I heard bits and snatches of an interview with John McNally, the editor of an antholoGierach gy of personal essays called When I Was a Loser: True Stories of (Barely) Surviving High School.

McNally said it was easy enough to find contributors for the book since so many of the people who were labeled losers, nerds or outsiders in high school later became writers. Apparently that’s one of those clichés that happens to be true: When you’re a misfit at a formative age, you naturally develop the dual skills of observation and brooding introspection that can come in handy for a writer. And of course all but a privileged few feel like misfits in high school.

At first this sounded like just another one of those books by Baby Boomers that, regardless of subject, could easily be subtitled: Let’s Talk More About Me, but I’ll admit that there’s something irresistible about pausing in middle age or later to wonder how and why you ended up where you are. I don’t believe in predestination due to early potty training, but it does seem true that high school started a ball rolling for many of us that hasn’t stopped yet.

Judging from McNally’s description of the book, there are a lot of adults around who are still either licking wounds from high school or actively seeking revenge, although, to their credit, most have finally seen the humor in it and have moved on.

Maybe I have a faulty memory, but I don’t remember high school being all that horrible. Sure, there was the hideous self consciousness, the seething body chemistry and the oppressiveness of being forced to sit quietly at a desk when all my instincts told me to run screaming out the door, but sometime in the 50 years since I graduated, the sting has gone out of all that. There was also the isolating sense that this was only happening to me, while everyone else was just fine, although as time went by it became clear that I wasn’t as alone as I first thought.

That sense of time going by and the impatience that engendered was the earmark of high school. It wasn’t just that you started out as one person and ended up four years later as someone else; you could actually be differ-

ent people at breakfast, lunch and dinner of the same day based on events large and small, real or imagined. You were right to complain that your parents and teachers didn’t understand you, but how could they when you only understood yourself from moment to moment?

Still, I somehow managed to escape the worst of it. For instance, a lot of people talk about sadistic bullying in high school, but I can’t say I recall much of that. Which is to say, I knew it went on, but I was seldom if ever the victim of it. Maybe it was just my size. I wasn’t a physical specimen or anything, but I did come out of junior high standing six feet and weighing 175 pounds, and since bul-

lies are cowards, they tend to pick on the little guys who can’t defend themselves. Honestly, the only real bullying I remember from high school was perpetrated by teachers, many of whom used the cruelest ridicule as a weapon.

I was also far outside of the various elite inner social circles, but I don’t recall being tortured by that as some were. I had begun to drift into that small, loose group of aspiring hipsters (later known as “hippies”) who were vaguely intellectual and artistic and just as vaguely political in a left-leaning sort of way, who listened to Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk instead of The Beach Boys.

We must have had cheerleaders and football heroes, but I never went to the games, so I couldn’t pick them out from the uniform crowd of jocks. I do remember a class president – the kind of simpering do-gooder who would have proudly added “establishment lackey” to his college resume. In other words, there were those who

didn’t think much of us, but we didn’t think much of them, either, so it was a wash.

As you may recall, things were changing quickly in the 1960s and those changes were not widely understood, so although my few friends and I were seen as definitely weird, we also appeared to be part of a bohemian movement that was rumored to be into things like drugs and free love. There may have been the suspicion among some of our peers that we were having a lot more exotic fun than we really were.

But in fact, most of the fun in high school was garden variety a la 1950. We all followed our hormones into strange new places from time to time (or if we didn’t, it wasn’t for lack of trying.) In my senior year especially, I remember spending many nights parked in the back row at the drive-in theater, but I can’t recall ever seeing a movie. (The real sexual revolution didn’t arrive until a few years later, in the 1970s when I was out of high school and on my own. All I’ll say about that is that it was a great time to be alive and young.)

One thing I do share with a lot of people my age is that my fondest and most vivid memory of high school is of the day I walked out of there for good. I was signed up for college that coming fall, but instead of working summer jobs, a friend and I drove a $50 used Volkswagen from Ohio to, among other places, the HaightAshbury section of San Francisco. When I came home a few months later I was barefoot, 20 pounds lighter and considerably hairier. When I came to the door my father pretended not to recognize me. At least I think he was pretending.

Twenty years later I got a form letter inviting me to a high school class reunion and down at the bottom there was a list of the people they couldn’t locate. All my old friends were on that list and I had a moment of guilt about having gone straight enough to be found so easily.

Needless to say, I didn’t go to the reunion. There’d have been no one there to talk to.

John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines. His books include Trout Bum, Sex ,Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. His new book, A Fly Rod of Your Own, is now out and available at book stores and fly fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street in Lyons.

Polar Bears take the plunge for LEAF

By Kate Kerr Redstone Review LYONS – For the seventh year, dozens of local Polar Bears of all ages will be jumping into the frigid waters of the mighty St. Vrain for a great cause. This year all donations will go to support LEAF, Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund.

Expect outlandish plunge-wear, from feathers and glitter to ballroom gowns, tuxedos, body paint and more. The plunge tradition further involves a postplunge giant hot tub and rollicking party with generous local business sponsorship of live music, food and drink – details coming soon.

This year’s Valentine’s plunge will be held on Saturday Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. at a new location – Riverbend, 502 Main St. Check the Lyons Happenings Facebook page for updates on where to donate online, as well as details for that afterplunge hot tub and party.

The Polar Bear Plunge started out in 2010 as a Valentine’s Day dare. For 2011, it was decided to turn the event into a fundraiser for “Stand Up for Kids.” In the following years, all money was donated to the Lyons Walt Self Senior Center and to

LEAF. Last year, money was raised for one of the Lyons Polar Bear founders, Josh Baranauskas, who was ill with kidney failure and was unable to work. He has since received a new kidney and is doing well.

In 2014, following the 2013 Lyons flood, the river was still considered unsafe for the plunge. Not to be deterred, the Polar Bears figured out how to erect and fill a giant swimming pool in Sandstone Park. Despite outside temperatures in the single digits, the plunge went on.

Over the years, increasing throngs of plungers and spectators have turned the plunge into a major community event and fundraiser. Generous local sponsors have supported the festivities with party space, live music, food and drink. More information will be coming soon on this years’ sponsors and party details.

If you would like to brave a plunge, simply show up. Or you may prefer to join the crowd of far more sensible spectators to cheer for the noble and colorful Polar Bears as they leap into the frosty depths.

Whether you plunge or not, all are invited to support LEAF, which offers a human services safety net for those in need in the greater Lyons area. LEAF

Polar Bear Plunge 2016. This year’s event will be on Saturday, February 10, 2 p.m. at Riverbend. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS receives no federal or state funding and relies on financial contributions from donations. Services include Meals On Wheels, Basic Needs and Resource Matching, and the Food Pantry open Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Lyons Community Church, 350 Main St..

Donations of food and household products are accepted 10 a.m to 3 p.m. To contact LEAF, call 720-864-4309 or email

info@leaflyons.org.

Kate Kerr moved from Virginia to Lyons with her husband, Jim, partly to live near their daughter in Boulder – who got two temporary housemates during the flood evacuation. Kate enjoys playing fiddle, quilting, yoga, Nia, hiking and shopping local. She is a member of the Lyons Depot Library Advisory Board.

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SPIRIT The thin place

By Jesse Van Leeuwen Redstone Review LOVELAND – The tide is out, leaving an open beach of wet sand and swirling, foaming, anklehigh waves. I watch my 16-month-old son run back and forth, back and forth, from puddles of VanLeeuwen water and fragmented shells to the crumbling dry sand, his onesize-too-big sweater catches the wind behind him like a low-flying kite.

He is waiting. Waiting in his Everett way, through motion and the occasional orientation to the movement of his father who is slowly, and very carefully, walking across the tiny mounds of sand, cradling 3-year old Nora, our daughter. The wind has loosened pieces of her ballerina bun, so her fine Shirley Temple curls hover around her ears, neck, and face. Dancing with the wind.

I begin to make a place for her, sitting cross-legged in the sand. He places Nora in my lap as Everett runs to his now open and free arms. For a moment we are huddled there together, the only people on a long stretch of beach.

I feel Nora sink into me. Most days just sitting up takes all of her strength and energy. Today was a strong day, but I know she’s tired.

I wrap Nora’s curls back into a ballerina bun as we watch Everett run through the sand, chasing his father, running with the birds, squealing with delight as the tiny waves chase him toward the dry sand.

Leaning back and into me, Nora buries just her toes into the cool, light sand, exploring, digging into the darker wet sand. I bring my face close to hers, help her reach the sand with her hands and dig. She smiles as I kiss her cheek.

I watch Everett pick up a sea-turned piece of wood; he looks at home in the clear space of an empty beach, free to

run, explore.

Nora watches birds glide over the water.

This afternoon between the land and the sea, on the cusp of the old year and the new, in a spacious stretch of sand and sky, reminds me of the days my family spent on the remote Island of Iona,

Scotland, when I was in high school.

While we were visiting the Island, a Scotsman told my father, “Aye, Iona,‘tis a thin place.”

Later, I asked my father, “What is a

thin place?”

He explained that a thin place is a place where boundaries are thin between heaven and earth. A place where eternity meets the temporal. Thin places can be moments in life – when a child is born, a marriage begins, or a person dies. Some

people, like the Scottish man, believe thin places can be geographical.

I watch Tyler lift Everett on to his shoulders. I close my eyes and breath in – a long deep inhale, and a slow exhale.

As Nora’s mom, the mother to a medically complex little girl, the image of the thin place words finds its way into our day-to-day life; pockets of thin places intertwine in Nora’s days, dancing all around her like the wind chasing her curls.

Thin places bring souls to the light of eternity. Perhaps tears in a father’s eyes as he holds his child for the first time and is filled with a love he never knew possible.

The vows exchanged between two people, commiting to love only one another as long as they live. A dying woman sees angels from her window, and tells her family, “They are waiting to take me home.”

As I do life with my non-verbal, nonmobile, 3-year-old little girl who suffers daily seizures, I see her bring out the best and the beautiful in the souls all around her. When people are with Nora, they are compelled to sing, smile, speak kind words, read out loud, encourage, share, offer their time and talents, dance. Time slows with Nora and people are compelled to be present.

I hold my daughter tight and look across the beach, to the land and sea, my son and husband chasing waves. I look forward to the year to come, and reflect on the year that’s now gone. I want to live in the mystery of the “thin place.” The moments to come with my precious people are in the realm of a thin place. I know I’m in the trenches of motherhood and caregiving, and that these places are sacred spaces where the eternal brushes against the temporal.

This is what I crave: the clear space of open beaches, and taking pause and whispering to the here and now, “Aye, ‘tis a thin place.”

Jesse Van Leeuwen is a stay at home mom who enjoys writing about her family and daughter's life with Aicardi Syndrome through her blog noraeverafter.com and instagram account @noraeverafter. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and yellow Labrador. She is thankful for her Aunt Natalie Costanza Chavez (and Colorado resident) who has always encouraged her to write.

Lyons Community Foundation 2018 college scholarships available Staff Reports Redstone Review “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” ~ Nelson Mandela LYONS – The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) is pleased to announce eight college scholarships now available to graduating high school students from the greater Lyons area. Applications are available online at www.lyonscf.org/receive or from the front office of Lyons High School. Below is a brief description of each scholarship; please refer to individual applications for complete information about eligibility and submission requirements.

2018 Lyons Community Foundation Scholarship.

Two $1,000 scholarships offered by the Lyons Community Foundation will recognize any graduating senior or homeschooled student from the greater Lyons area who has successfully served in a leadership role, earned at least a 3.5 GPA (or equivalent) and has demonstrated communitymindedness.

Lyons Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Steve Ralston. Created in 2009 to honor the memory of Lyons resident, businessman and community supporter Steve Ralston. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to any student who best expresses a passion for learning and sharing one’s interests, skills and joyful life experiences with the community. Eligible students include graduating Lyons High students, greater Lyons area students who attend schools in neighboring communities and home-schooled students.

Lyons Community Foundation Joel Mack

Memorial Scholarships. Honoring the memory of Joel Mack, a Lyons High School athlete and alumni who was killed in 1983 when he stopped to render aid to stranded motorists. Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded to one female and one male athlete. Students applying for this scholarship must be a graduating Lyons High School senior or home-schooled student who participates in a sport at Lyons High School.

Gerald Boland Memorial Scholarships. Honoring the memory of Gerald Boland, a 54-year resident of Lyons who taught in Lyons Schools for 31 years. He was a coach, Boy Scout Leader and mentor who had a passion for learning and the outdoors. One $1000 scholarship will be awarded to a student who shares these passions. Eligible students must attend Lyons High School and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Uncle Louis “Bud” Winkler Memorial Scholarship. Honoring the memory of businessman Louis Winkler, one $1,000 scholarship is available to any graduating senior or home-schooled student in the greater Lyons area who has at least a 3.0 GPA and plans on majoring in business or finance.

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

All applications must be received or postmarked by

Winners of 2017 scholarships: Maddie Maguire, Gerald Boland Memorial Scholarship; Cole Berreman, Steve Ralston Memorial Scholarship; Nicole Smith, “Uncle Bud” Winker Memorial Scholarship; Kyle Frohling and CeAnn Udovich, Joel Mack Memorial Scholarships; and Grayson Thomas, LCF Scholarship.

March 10, 2018. Applications may be returned to the front office of Lyons High School or mailed to the Lyons Community Foundation, PO Box 546, Lyons CO, 80540.

The scholarships may be used at any accredited post-secondary education program in the country. Students must be accepted to or have acceptance pending at their prospective schools when they submit their applications.

Questions about the scholarships can be directed by email to scholarship@lyonscf.org or by phone to 720-295-9667.

All applications are reviewed and kept confidential by a committee consisting of Lyons area community members.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts and Entertainment in the Lyons area

By Local Staff Redstone Review LYONS Rachel Tallent is displaying her new art show, New Moon, through the end of February at the Stone Cup at 442 High Street in Lyons. She will have an opening reception on Saturday at 6 p.m. on January 27.

The Stone Cup will open for winter dinners. The Stone Cup is planning to open the cafe two nights a week during the winter months. If things go well, they will continue the dinners into the spring. The winter dinners will start on January 18. The dinners will be held on Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and happy hour from 5:30 until 7 p.m.

Here is a sample of a proposed menu. There will also be a couple of kids options and a variety of desserts. The prices will be very reasonable. Wine, beer and signature cocktails will be sold separately.

Small plates / Bar snacks, served 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Possible offerings include potato latke, popcorn chicken, roasted delicata, house salad, marinated olives, tomato tapenade, soups of the day.

Large plates,. served 7 to 9 p.m. Possible offerings include lamb curry, trout, half chicken, full chicken, pasta special. For more information call the Stone Cup at 303-823-2345.

Garrett Schuh is one of many notable local artists represented at Western Stars Gallery and Studio.

Western Stars Gallery & Studio

By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review “Not just Western – Beyond Gift Shop – More than a Gallery,” is the tagline for Western Stars Gallery and Studio at 160 East Main in Lyons. Thanks to tourists from near and far who have just popped in, discerning regional shoppers who have declared it as a regular “must stop” destination, and locals who depend upon it as “the go to place” in Lyons for gifts and cards, Western Stars is on the map and celebrating December as its best month yet.

On January 3, gallery owners Chrystal DeCoster and Betsy Hubner attended the 25th Anniversary Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale’s Red Carpet Reception at the National Western Complex in Denver. There they witnessed a huge celebration of art, met artists, talked with collectors, and shared insights with other gallery owners.

Both framed and unframed work by the very soughtafter Estes Park mid-century artist, the late Judge Ed J. Hummer, is on special sale at Western Stars Gallery (as well as at the Bank of the West in Lyons). For under

Music lineup for the Stone Cup – On Sat., Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Antonio Lopez will perform Modern Folk / Acoustic Soul; on Sun, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, Billy Shaddox will perform American Folk music; on Sat, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Harmony & Brad will perform Acoustic Pop-Rock; on Sun, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, David Leonard will perform Fingerstyle Guitar; on Sat, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Ben Knighten will perform Acoustic / Alternative / Folk-Rock; on Sun, Feb 4, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Ryan Hutchens will perform Americana / Folk; on Sat, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Amy Francis will perform Country / Jazz / Blues; on Sun, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. 12 noon, Antonio Lopez will perform Modern Folk / Acoustic Soul; on Sat, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Natalie Padilla will perform Folk / Oldtime; on Sun, Feb.18, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Emily Barnes will perform Folk. For more information, call the Stone Cup at 303-823-2345.

BOULDER CU Presents Bela Fleck at Macky Auditorium.

Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider perform at Macky at the University of Colorado campus on January 20. Don’t miss a rollicking collaborative concert with worldfamous, 16-time Grammy-winning banjoist Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider, “one of the wonders of contemporary music” (NPR). Slipping seamlessly between bluegrass, jazz and classical, this quintet's distinctive sound can’t be defined. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Artist Series. For more information and tickets, go to cupresents@colorado.edu or call 303-492-8008. $400, an approachable original painting depicting inviting western scenes is attainable for art collectors.

A few of the notable Lyons artists who are proudly represented by the gallery are Brent Hollingsead, Sally King, Diane Dandeneau, Sharon Denton, Lora Becker, Glynis Cherry, Rhonda Reed, Jesse Bulpett, Mike Shea and Ron McGuckin. Nationally recognized are other searchable artists currently showcased at Western Stars such as Ezra Tucker, Peggy Judy, Tracey E. Miller, Garrett Schuh, Trish Stevenson, Monte Michener, Gary Gore and Jack Olson.

As seen on Shark Tank, Western Stars now carries Lovepop sculpture cards for various occasions, suitable to send as a special gift in an envelope. Available, too, are CBD cannabidiol products made by such local suppliers as Restorative Botanicals. Also carried are an assortment of non-pyschoactive products which contain no THC and are natural easers of pain and lifters of anxiety.

Unique Lyons souvenirs available include stickers, shot glasses, postcards and magnets made by artists Maia Lang and Ruth Wilson. Handmade jewelry, candles, woodcrafts and more abound.

The next Sip n’ Paint offering is Saturday, January 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery. A zoom-in portrait of an owl is the subject matter. Advance registration is required. $35 per person (open to everyone 10 and up) includes instruction by Betsy Hubner, all materials, a painting on canvas to take home and one free drink ticket. Duos who sign up together before 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, are eligible for the special $65 twofer rate.

Stop by Western Stars Gallery and Studio from 11 to 5, Wednesday through Sunday, to see an ever-changing array of Colorado-made creations for all ages and wages.

The gallery is currently closed Monday and Tuesday and considering closure mid-February through mid-March for changeover of the POS system. Watch their Facebook page for details.

Chrystal DeCoster is the co-owner of Western Stars Gallery and the director of the Lyons Arts and Humanities Council (LAHC). She lives in Lyons.

Sip n’ Paint this owl on Saturday, January 27.

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Arts Ongoings: LAHC

By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS – In February, the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission is preparing to launch an exciting campaign for the expansion of public art in Lyons, a collection now known as DeCoster the “heARTS of LYONS – an outdoor arts collection – all over town.” A logo, a website facilitating the application process via Submittable and a detailed nationwide Call to Artists release has been collectively crafted by the board over the past few months.

Works by the late Judge Ed J. Hummer are on display and are available for purchase at Bank of the West.

The Town of Lyons staff helped devise a map where placement of art is permitted and will also be assisting with the installation of mounting blocks and placards for each piece selected. Now that the dust is settling from flood recovery efforts and various road improvement projects, the time is nigh for this long-awaited amplification of art offerings in Lyons. A formal announcement and planning of a summer heARTS of LYONS celebration will follow, but questions in the interim can be directed to Arielle Hodgson at Town Hall: 303-823-6622, Ext. 23.

One current piece in the heArts of Lyons, “As The Crow Flies,” by Jake Pinello, has sadly been damaged beyond repair by recent high winds and is soon to be permanently dismantled in the interest of public safety.

“Winter,” the first of 2018’s “Four Seasons” Town Hall Art Shows, is currently hanging in the Shirley F. Johnson Council Chambers. As with all this year’s shows, the art on display (and most of it is for sale) is open to interpretation of the season at hand and it has been created by all ages and stages of artists in the area of Lyons. The afternoon poetry workshop for kids by Bonnie Auslander, the 6:30 to 8 p.m. opening reception, community potluck, LAHC bake sale and open mic poetry sharing on January 6 were well-attended and seven talented poets read their works aloud. Town Hall Art Shows are open to public viewing during regular hours of operation when the Town Board room is otherwise unoccupied.

The wintry pieces will be picked up on Friday, April 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. while during that same time entries for the spring show, “Whatever springtime means to you” should be delivered with placards to Town Hall where they’ll be hung for the next day’s opening reception. Start your springy wall-hangable creations now. This is open to fabric art, photography, wall sculpture, paintings, collage, graphics, etc.

At the spring art showcase, wisecrackers, stand-up comics and jolly joke tellers are slated for the openmic Comedy Schticks segment, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 7. Spread the word and start rehearsing today. There will be select wines by the glass available for sale, benefitting arts endeavors in Lyons, as well as a community Tapas (finger foods only) potluck. Save the dates and plan now to attend this cheery evening of arts for friends and families.

Watch the LAHC’s Facebook page for updates.

The LAHC was also affiliated with the creation of the quarterly rotation of locally relevant art at the Bank of the West in Lyons. Currently on display and for sale through April are 11 mid-century pieces in vintage Mexican frames created by the late Judge Ed J. Hummer, a prolific and highly-collectible painter formerly from Estes Park, whose family has a strong Lyons alliance. Western Stars at 160 East Main 303747-3818 is the contact for the current exhibition.

Those with interested in showcasing artwork at the Bank of the West should contact Kelsey Sands, Lyons branch manager, at 303-823-9800.

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FOUNDATION Scientists can’t save us from this horror movie

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – From age 8 to 18, I had the worst time with horror movies. There was no real rating system in those days, so I saw more of them than I should have – and most scared me silly, especially those I Joyce saw in the early part of that 10-year span.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy in 1955 didn’t bother me much because of the great comedy involved, though the mummy was a fearful creature to this then 8year-old cinema buff. I was denied permission by my mother the year before to go with my older cousin to see Creature from the Black Lagoon.

But in 1956, I saw The Mole People, and in 1957, it was The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, The Curse of Frankenstein, From Hell It Came, and Beginning of the End. Mole people didn’t freeze me with fear, though the abominable snowman sure did, and I had gotten over any fear of Frankenstein I might have harbored in those days.

Giant locusts chewing on the people outside and inside Chicago – insects created by accident at a Department of Agriculture farm when ordinary locusts fed on radioactive grain being used as part of an experiment to end world hunger – all of that hit my inner fear center in a way that left my imagination in shock for quite a few weeks, as I recall, and I began to wonder what other horrors we might create in pursuit of science, even when motivated by noble ideals.

Of course, we all knew about the atom bomb and the devastating effects its use and the aftermath of its use could wreak on the world if it should be unleashed in a new war with the Soviet Union or China. But the Abomb was designed as a weapon of mass destruction, whereas scientific experiments in physics, chemistry and biology were aimed primarily at helping humankind, so when they went awry, the horror was a complete surprise, and that made it all the more horrific.

There was no attempt in such films, as there definitely was in films about Frankenstein, to castigate scientists, who for the most part, were portrayed as good-faith experimenters who never saw the potentially devastating side effects of their efforts coming before they arrived with destructive and mind-numbing results. And the same scientists invariably came up with the remedy for the disasters they had unleashed, though many people died between the experiment and the remedy for its consequences.

Science has come a long way since then, and along the way, good-intentioned scientists working for large corporations, universities, the government, and on their own pioneered the invention of new chemical compounds, new drug compounds, new medical procedures, new mining and drilling technologies, new forms of transporta-

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/ friends / kids and join our mix of beginners and seasoned dancers. No experience, partner or special shoes required.

Old time square dance will take place on Saturday, February 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Oskar Blues event room at 303 Main St. in Lyons. Patricia Danscen calls with Sawmill. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for a child and $25 for a family. For information, go to https: / / www.f acebook. com / events / 315748645121679. For more information, contact oldtimedances @ musicinlyons.com or 303-827-6322.

Future dances are March 3 and April 7.

Lyons Regional Library to host two local authors LYONS – For two Boulder County authors, breast cancer made an indelible mark on each of their lives. Now, Jennifer Lynch and Cristina Trapani-Scott are each set to release books that explore their individual experiences as caregiver and survivor. They will be launching their books at Lyons Regional Library and hosting an evening of readings and conversation.

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tion, new ways to grow food, produce energy, treat water, make manufacturing more efficient … in other words, scientists and the engineers who implement the practical applications of their scientific discoveries have revolutionized life for humans on this planet.

But for too long, they failed, in their enthusiasm to create a better world, to see the locusts nibbling away in the shadows. When the locusts began to grow, and to kill, some scientists sounded alarms. Most dismissed the doomsayers and went right on with their enthusiastic efforts and visions of a utopian future for all of us.

I felt not afraid but definitely uneasy when I read and heard these warnings, beginning with the vast nuclear arsenals we and our “enemies” had stockpiled, the potential for meltdowns at nuclear power plants, the health dreamer, Jennifer Lynch has been featured in elephant journal and Colorado’s 5280 Magazine. Her debut book Fuck Cancer: A Tale of Love Pouring in from Every Angle explores the depths of female friendship in times of crisis. This book has bikes. It’s got cancer. But most importantly, it’s full of fierce, fantastic women. She blogs regularly at jenniferlynch.wordpress.com.

Cristina Trapani-Scott lives in Lyons. She was diagnosed with Stage Trapani-Scott 2A breast cancer at age 38. The Persistence of a Bathing Suit, her first chapbook of poetry, explores the moments that fill the space between survival and acceptance. Cristina’s poems have been published in Hip Mama Magazine, The Paterson Literary Review, as well as multiple anthologies. She holds an MFA in writing from Spalding University and currently teaches online.

The readings will be held on Wednesday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lyons Regional Library, 405 Main St. in Lyons.

threatening pollutants being pumped into our atmosphere and waters, the use of chemicals that killed the pests they were designed to slaughter but also birds, insects and, in some cases, people.

I had no fear and no doubt we could step back from these activities and let science remove any locusts moving in our direction.

But today, as I stand on a hilltop, looking out at the unfolding landscape of 2018, I confess I am afraid, not so much for myself and my friends – we’ll be dead before the worst of it hits – but for the future of anyone or thing living after 2050.

For one thing, the population will be soaring. Even now, there’s a net gain of about 200,000 people per day on the planet. Even if there’s enough food and raw materials for clothing and housing all those people, it will come at the cost of extinction for many species, not the least of which may be the human race in the end.

The first weeks in January 2018 have brought stories of more rapid global warming and glacial melting than predicted even last year; of ever larger patches of dead ocean, where oxygen depletion kills living organisms, threatening commercial fishing around the globe; of ever more rapid destruction of coral reefs; of disastrous weather phenomena everywhere; and even of the extinction of chocolate, i.e., the plant from which it comes, by 2050.

I honestly don’t believe scientists can bail us out of this horror movie. Not enough time. No political will to act.

Options dwindling by the day, it seems. There’s not likely to be a truly happy new year for the years we, as a species, have left, and it hurts to think that, but the evidence just keeps piling up, and there’s no sign anywhere that we can stop what has been set in motion planetwide.

Nevertheless, I am at peace with it all, because it may mean that at long last, as the locusts consume everyone and everything, we will finally face the unpleasant reality of it all.

Who knows? Maybe we’ll find a miracle of science that allows us to continue the path we have set for ourselves indefinitely, at some point leaving the discarded husk of Earth behind as we move outward in the galaxy. That’s the latest fantasy, isn’t it?

But if not, if we must go down together, let it be with love and dignity, and let us reach out for each other in harmony and acceptance, rather than discord and strife.

Let love be the medical miracle that heals us, even unto death, if that’s what must be.

Richard A. Joyce is a retired professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

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

He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.

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CREATE Thistle affordable housing could come to Lyons as part of eastern corridor proposal COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review

LYONS – Thistle, a nonprofit that has been building and managing affordable housing in communities in the Boulder County area for more than 30 years, is one of three partners in a proposal on the eastern corridor of Lyons. Before a Reinholds Jan. 16 meeting where the Lyons Board of Trustees was scheduled to hear more about the request for proposals (RFP) application to purchase town-own land, I talked with Thistle CEO Mary Duvall about the organization and its approach.

With 871 homes at the end of 2017, Thistle affordable housing includes a diverse mix of rental units, home ownership, and community land trusts in both mobile home parks and condominium buildings. Thistle is part of NeighborWorks America, a non-profit chartered by Congress to bring local and independent housing solutions to communities.

“We’re a community-based non-profit,” Duvall said. “We’re able to look at the market, see what makes sense, and determine what our response can be.”

Examples of Thistle rentals include 1200 Kimbark in Longmont, the Cannery Apartments at 15 3rd Ave. in Longmont, and Parkside Village Townhomes at 50075095 Valmont Rd. in Boulder. All are list-

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The application for the Lyons Village East Redevelopment RFP that the Board of Trustees is reviewing proposes buying town-owned land east of Colo. Hwy. 66 and U.S. 36 and building 45 affordable housing units for rent (built and managed

by Thistle), an aquaponics farm and grocery, and a commercial kitchen. Other than Thistle, the partnership that submitted the proposal includes a developer who has worked in the Denver Highland neighborhood and Donna Merten of the Boulder-based real estate development firm Merten Development, who is interested in aquaponics farming.

Duvall said that Merten contacted Thistle about her vision for a gateway to Lyons that incorporates agriculture and housing.

“We had been looking at other agriculture communities,” Duvall said, adding that it’s particularly important to recognize the history of the area while planning new development and new industry.

Merten also partnered with Paul Tamburello of the GENERATOR real estate and development firm, who is on the board of directors of GrowHaus, a nonprofit indoor farm, marketplace and educational center in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. Tamburello developed and consulted on several well-known projects around the Highland neighborhood of Denver including Root Down and Linger restaurants and LoHi Market Place, and he owns Little Man Ice Cream.

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After flood Carla Ogden gets a new home in Lyons LYONS – After literally years of working to bring home residents after the flood and to create affordable housing in Lyons, Carla Ogden finally gets her wish and will return home to Lyons thanks to an affordable housing complex being built by Habitat for Humanity.

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Carla Ogden, left, helped break ground on her soon-to-be-built Habitat home Director of Community Relations and Programs Kim Mitchell, Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen, and chairs of the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) and the Economic Development Commission (Gregg Oetting and Lora Gilson).

In April 2017, the Town of Lyons purchased the former Longmont water treatment plant land east of U.S. 36 from the City of Longmont to use a portion of it as a permanent home for the town’s flooddestroyed public works building and to sell remaining available parcels to buyers who want to pursue uses described in the recent Lyons Primary Planning Area Master Plan. The land has been annexed into town, and the part that is for sale is currently zoned as agricultural land.

The Merten-Tamburello-Thistle proposal is for purchasing all the land that Lyons is selling, on both the north and south sides of the highway (4.3 acres at 4651 Ute Hwy and 3.28 acres at 4652 Ute Hwy). The application mentions a possible hotel or micro-apartments for rent on the south side of Hwy. 66.

At press time, we did not know what the trustees decided on Jan. 16, if they were interested in selling town-owned land to the partnership, and whether they directed staff to accept this RFP application. Watch for future columns about

A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the corner of Second Avenue and Park Street in Lyons on January 13 for a complex of six units that Habitat plans to build near the old Valley Bank & Trust building.

A former nurse, Carla Ogden is the lucky recipient of one of those homes. Ogden’s apartment was badly damaged by the flood in 2013 and after it was repaired it was no longer affordable. Two other homeowners have already been selected for homes in the same complex.

Priority for the new homes is being given to those who were displaced by the flood.

Over 70 homes were lost or too badly damaged to repair in the flood and two trailer parks were also destroyed beyond repair.

Craig Ferguson, owner / partner of Planet Bluegrass Ranch and Planet Bluegrass Farm pitched in to help the town with the affordable housing problem. Ferguson purchased the former Valley Bank property which he then sold to Habitat for Humanity for the development of six housing units.

Ground-breaking is now underway and this will be the first affordable housing built since the flood which took place nearly 4.5 years ago. Ogden said she is very happy to have a home of her own.

Boulder County, with a distinct character, because of the people who live there,” Duvall said.

“There’s a lot of community involvement,” she said, also mentioning a perseverance. “People are working together after the flood, despite what can be seen as setbacks to getting housing. It seems to be a great group of people to work with.”

Habitat for Humanity reminders: application orientation Jan. 27 Volunteers for construction of the three Habitat for Humanity duplexes on Park Street west of 2nd Ave will be needed starting Jan. 24, on four construction days per week: Wednesdays through Saturdays. You can sign up at www.stvrainhabitat.org/construction.

The third round of homeowner applications for those homes begins this month with an orientation on Jan. 27.

All who are interested in applying in the third round of applications need to attend an orientation session either in person at Rogers Hall on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m., or complete an online orientation at www.stvrainhabitat.org between Jan. 15 and 30. For information about orientation or the selection process, contact Erin Minaya at 303-682-2485, ext. 104 or eminaya@stvrainhabitat.org.

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Elegantly dangerous: Lily toxicity in cats

By Sean Williams DVM Redstone Review BOULDER – Lilies are beautiful ornamental flowers that have a variety of uses as decorations or gifts. There are over 100 species of lilies and many of them are hybrids; thus some people may not know they have them in their household. This is dangerous for cat owners because lilies have been associated with kidney failure in cats when they chew or ingest parts of the plant. The following are a few plants that lead to kidney failure in cats: • Day lilies (Hemerocallis spp.)

• Orange day lily • Early day lily • True lilies (Lilium spp.)

• Asiatic lily • Tiger lily • Easter lily • Stargazer lily • Rubrum lily • Western lily The active toxin within lilies has yet to be identified, but all parts of the plant are toxic, especially the flowers. Even minor exposure to the toxin requires veterinary intervention because cats have shown clinical signs after ingesting as little as two leaves. In most cases, untreated lily intoxication leads to kidney failure 12 to 36 hours and death 3 to 5 days after exposure. The clinical signs of lily intoxication include: Within 2 hours of exposure: • Vomiting • Decreased appetite • Exhaustion

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Therefore, if you see evidence that your cat has eaten any part of a lily or is currently showing clinical signs, contact your emergency veterinarian immediately. Early, aggressive treatment of lily intoxication can result in a 90 percent survival rate among exposed cats. Upon arrival to the emergency clinic, the veterinarian will likely start intravenous fluids and administer appropriate medications to prevent further toxin absorption and kidney damage. If treatment is successful and no evidence of kidney damage exists after 48 to 72 hours, the cat may be sent home.

Prevention is the best means of decreasing the exposure of cats to lilies.

Cats are attracted to the lilies and actively seek them out so it is important to educate owners about the dangers of lily exposure. Additionally, it is important for owners to be aware of the numerous lily hybrids because they are also toxic to cats.

Sean Williams, DVM, is an Emergency Veterinarian at Alpenglow Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, a 24-hour veterinary facility offering emergency and critical care 365 days a year, as well as board-certified specialists in veterinary cardiology, internal medicine and surgery. Located at 3640 Walnut Street, Boulder, 80301. For more information, go to www.alpenglowvets.com.

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three flood restoration projects along the Little Thompson River. This year we’re looking forward to seeing the two projects currently under construction by Stagecoach Road and CR 4 completed along with one more for a total of six projects.

The River Way project in Larimer County set out to kick-start a natural recovery process that might, on its own, take over a century. The focus was on a pragmatic, natural-appearing and functioning solution that would keep the river stable enough through the next few decades to prevent further damage and allow a healthy riparian ecosystem to establish as quickly as possible.

Cooperative arrangements among the landowners, a highly creative and resourceful team of contractors, and the use of locally sourced materials and volunteers helped to make the most of the funding that was available for the project. This information is from Denise Cote.

BoCo nominations for Conservation Awards BOULDER COUNTY – The Boulder County Parks and Open Space is accepting nominations for the annual Land Conservation Awards until Wednesday, Jan. 31. Anyone can nominate individuals, families or organizations that have made outstanding contributions in Boulder County to land conservation, environmental stewardship or historic preservation.

For more information and to submit an application, go to www. Boulder County Operation Space. org / lca or contact Vivienne Jannatpour at vjannatpour @ bouldercounty.org. or call 303-678-6277.

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CONTEXT Each animal is a life too

as a life.”

I found myself thinking about this statement for long hours after he left. I contemplated it on my drive home, wondering how the truth of an individual animal having an individual life would require me to change my thinking about my interactions with the lives around me. Even now, months and months later, I find myself wrestling with the idea of an animal’s life and its value, in relation to me individually and to all of us people as a group. If

ter homes in the wood pile, and, rather than pull out all the dead sunflowers, I left them in the ground for the birds to devour when it’s too cold and snowy for them to

By Alie Moreno find anything else. As I begin to actively care for the lives in my sphere of influence, I begin to consider the prodRedstone Review ucts I use for fertilizer and pest control and if those prodLONGMONT – While I look out ucts ultimately hurt or help the wildlife in my yard. The across the field next door to Greenwood idea of stewardship has entered my mind at the grocery Wildlife, as the cows chew their cud store, where I consider all the thousands of plastic bags and the bare branches of I’ve taken home and carelessly tossed in the deciduous trees reveal the garbage over the years; it’s there in the scisMoreno hidden dreys of squirrels sor snips which render the six-pack rings and bird’s nests, I find myself considering into something less threatening. Because of a the stewardship of life. The Cambridge dicsimple truth nestled in the center of a quiet tionary defines stewardship as care or manconversation, I have chosen to make agement, or the way in which someone conchanges in my behavior. trols and organizes something. Stewardship I know the small changes I make have very requires conscious thought and determined little impact on Mother Nature because she is action. Stewardship is not passive; it’s an so much bigger and grander than me. Mother agreement a person makes with themselves Nature has been regulating herself for milabout their personal relationship with the lions of years; she could shrug humanity off world around them and the ways in which and one tiny person has very little power in the agreement determines their course of the larger scheme of life. However, I believe action. The question becomes, “Am I a the little changes I make coupled with the litgood steward of the lives I share the world tle changes you make can grow into big with and how do I actively participate in changes in our world. How we choose to the stewardship of my world?” steward the lives in our care impacts the indiI remember having a conversation with a vidual animal and honors each life; the riprescuer who brought an injured animal to This baby deer mouse was orphaned when a dog killed the mother, but is currently ples from those actions radiate outward and Greenwood. The animal had been hurt by a thriving at Greenwood. PHOTO BY KEN FORMAN join other ripples until there is a wave. The person and the person who caused the injury wave of change begins internally; it begins left without rendering aid and without lookwith noticing how our personal behaviors ing back. The gentleman at the counter was shaken by every single animal has a life and I desire to be a good impact the world around us and then letting the new the trauma of witnessing the cold disregard of his fellow steward of life, then I need to approach each life with awareness guide our future actions. The animals we share man and as we talked about the incident, he said some- respect and concern. The challenge presented by the the world with are more than just alive; they are a life. thing so simple and true it caught me off guard. idea of each life having value demands I consider the “People see animals as alive, but they don’t see them lives I directly interact with and what impact my interAlie Moreno is the Lead Animal Care Liaison at Greenwood as a life.” actions have, for better or worse.

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more than 3,400 Take a breath, slow and steady; let the idea linger in In practical terms, the idea of stewardship has blos- mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood also the air for a moment. somed in my own backyard. In cleaning up the space for offers education programs for children and adults of all ages.

“People see animals as alive, but they don’t see them the winter, I planned for small critters to make their win- Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.

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WHAT’S COOKIN’ Apple galette with orange and Cointreau – a great tasting, less-guilt pie

By Catherine Metzger Redstone Review WINTER PARK – We survived the Thanksgiving feasting, but the memories remain, especially, the pies! Delicious, with handmade crusts and custard, pecan, sweet potato and berry fillings. The variety! The flavor! The rapture! We keep picking and grazing, not quite ready to give up tasting them long after the big meal – a bit for breakfast, a bite after lunch, a forkful at bedtime.

A little tasting here and there sounds so harmless. But, soon, some of us (me) find ourselves staring guiltily into the mirror. Yet, I pick myself up with the reminder that it’s okay to be slender in the summer and heavier in the winter.

After all, a more Rubenesque figure is perfectly natural this time of year. Check!

We work out more and try and keep off the encroaching pounds that the silly season brings upon us. But it isn’t New Year’s yet, no need to make any firm resolutions.

Be honest: if you had a choice in these

cold holiday months between a slice of pie or a salad, which would you choose? I choose pie.

And now that all the Thanksgiving pie is gone, I still want more. However, in the spirit of discretion, and in keeping with our new post-holiday fitness, low-fat focus, a quick, great-taste-less-guilt pie is in order. We want one that takes less effort to make, and has fewer calories but is no less delicious than the full-strength, heavier, double-crusted and richer classic holiday pies.

Apple Galette with Orange and Cointreau meets our new demands: give me a slice of pie, and do it quick with no crust on top! So go ahead, indulge and enjoy a great-taste-less-guilt pie for your holiday snacking.

Apple Galette with Orange and Cointreau Serves 4. Use an 8-inch pie plate 3 to 4 smallish Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced thinly 2 T orange juice

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1 t freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 t Cointreau (optional) 1/8 t cinnamon 1/4 C raw sugar Pinch salt 1 T cornstarch 2 T butter 1 Pillsbury pie crust • Preheat oven to 450° F. • Place the sliced apples in a mediumsized bowl and add the orange juice, lemon juice, Cointreau, and stir. Add the rest of the ingredients except the butter and stir thoroughly.

• Using the Pillsbury crust, place an oversized disk in the bottom of the dish.

Add the apple mixture and spread evenly over the crust. Dot the top of the galette with butter then fold the edge of the pie dough toward the center of the pie.

• Bake at 450° F. for 15 minutes then lower the temperature to 350° F. and cook another 45 minutes until it is bubbly inside.

• Serve warm with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Catherine Ripley Metzger has been cooking professionally and privately since 1979. She was a French cuisine journeyman at the celebrated Henri d’Afrique restaurant in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Today she is the

Town Continued from Page 1 flood of 2013, is having to exceed the amount of fats, oil and grease going into the waste water plant that it is permitted to treat. The amount of BOD that the plant is forced to process exceeds the state limit that the plant is permitted for.

Joe Kubala, Utilities Director and Town Engineer said, “If we need to expand the plant, then we would need a new permit, which is a long process and a lot of money. We are doing grease trap inspections (at local businesses). We need to put in the pretreatment system to get the numbers of BOD that we need.”

Coco Gordon, a local resident who was on the committee that researched and helped to design the new waste water plant, said that the plant did not get a new permit for the new plant. “The new Travels with Redstone Linda Vahrenkamp, Garil Frankfort, and Kim Freymiller in Camaguay, Cuba in December 2017.

Take the Redstone with you on your next trip and send us your photos showing where the Redstone has traveled. Send your photos to sdcmc@infionline.net.

Housing Continued from Page 9 (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons. If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this column, contact me directly at areinholds@hotmail.com. For history of postflood efforts for affordable housing in Lyons

B •R •I •E •F •S Continued from Page 10

Chamber of Commerce news LYONS – The next Chamber Social will be Thursday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. at Festivarie Inn, 349 Main St Your chamber has lots planned for 2018.

We’ll kick off the year with this Social where we’ll talk about the Chamber-sponsored Town of Lyons business cartoon map project; new events, such as the Lyons Chill Fest happening next month; the status of our marketing grant and more. Hope to see you there.

New Chamber Executives and Board Member – Craig Ferguson will be our new

– including a proposal for subsidized, affordable Boulder County Housing Authority rentals and some Habitat for Humanity forsale affordable homes that was voted down 614 to 498 by Town of Lyons voters in 2015, and the land at 2nd and Park that Habitat for Humanity bought to build three duplexes – read previous columns at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.

President, and Dan Siddall will serve as Vice President. Bronwyn Muldoon steps down from the President role, and Jeralyn Berner steps down from Vice President role. Both will (thankfully!) stay on as board members.

Our newest “new” board member is Colleen Buckman, who joins us via Stillwater Healing Arts. Welcome to Colleen. A number of these folks will be at the Social, and we’ll introduce them then.

Chamber Member Goings-On – Spirit Hound Distillers’ Whiskey Wenches series continues Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Oskar Blues’ Old Man Winter Rally is coming in February. Salsa band Chicos Malos will be at Mojo Taqueria on Sunday, Jan. 21. The opening reception for Mindy Tallent’s new show at The Stone Cup will be on Saturday, Jan. 27.

Mayor Continued from Page 3 exempting annexations of up to 10 acres in the eastern planning area from the voter approval requirement. The board also changed the annexation rules to require initial zoning be designated at the same time the parcel is annexed. The dog park parcel is an example of why this change was needed as it was annexed in 2008, but never zoned until the board applied municipal zoning this year.

From a fiscal standpoint, the town has enjoyed a successful two years. The General Fund, which accounts for the majority of the town’s tax revenues and routine operating expenses, has been strong. The General Fund finished 2017 in a net positive position, exceeding the budgeted operating income. The General Fund reserves have been increased by approximately $600,000 over this board’s term. Growth in the wedding industry, recreational marijuana taxes, high visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park and good summer weather are all likely factors in the stronger than expected sales tax performance. On the expense side, the town administrator improved efficiencies and reduced expenses by successfully completing an internal staff re-organization. The Parks Department and electric fund both generated budget surpluses as well; however the sanitation fund drew down reserves more than expected. Fee increases for sanitization

proprietor of the food blog www.foodfortheages.com, and Facebook.com / Food for the Ages. Though she cooks every day in a tiny kitchen with a two-burner stove, her recipes are expansive and she dedicates her craft to living large by cooking well in tiny kitchens. plant was made with an amendment to the old permit, to save money,” she said.

“A new permit would have cost a lot more money.”

Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen said, “The pretreatment was one of the commitments from Honeywell.

They said they would help us with that.

At some point the state can start fining us daily. This is not a situation where the plant can’t handle the volume, it can, but it will cost a lot.”

In other matters Simonsen told the board that there is some excess funding the county has from the flood. There is about $4 million that Boulder and Longmont decided to divide up and give Lyons $1.433 for the Lyons public works building. Simonsen said that the town is looking at selling the temporary public works building. were put off in 2016 due to the need to raise electric rates that same year, and because the reserves were sufficient to support the construction loan of the new waste water treatment plant. The board intends to raise the wastewater rates in 2018 in accordance with the recommendations from the Utilities and Engineering Board.

All in all, I believe 2017 was a successful year for Lyons. The board has a few more priority items to tackle before a new board is seated this coming April.

One of those priorities, and by far the most challenging, is to create additional affordable housing to replace at least a portion of the housing and population lost in the flood. This effort continues in earnest and I remain optimistic that this board will see a project initiated before the end of the term. The town staff and Board of Trustees are looking to 2018 with optimism and determination as we continue to make progress on the remaining flood-recovery projects.

Connie Sullivan was elected Mayor on April 5, 2016. Prior to becoming Mayor, she served two terms on the Town Board of Trustees beginning in 2012. Connie and her husband Neil are the owners of the St. Vrain Market located in downtown Lyons on Main Street. For comments or questions, Mayor Sullivan can be reached by email at csullivan@townoflyons.com.

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