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B •R •I •E •F •S Old Man Winter Rally LYONS – Old Man Winter Rally will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9 in LaVern Johnson Park. This is a 10K Run, 50K or 100K Bike or a 10K Run/50K Bike Combo. For more information contact the Town Hall at 303-823-6622.

Christmas recycle program a success LYONS – The Christmas Tree Recycling Program coordinated between Town of Lyons and Lyons Volunteers was a success with just over 100 trees saved from the landfill, converted to mulch/woodchips and nearly $900 total in donations to Lyons Community Foundation, LEAF and Lyons Volunteers.

Preliminary flood insurance rate maps LYONS – A meeting and presentation of the preliminary floodplain maps will be held on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lyons Regional Library, 451 Fourth Ave. There will be a presentation at 5:15 p.m. for the North and South St. Vrain Creeks and St. Vrain Creek.

Following the 2013 flood, the state-funded Colorado Hazard Mapping Program (CHAMP) has been re-mapping the regulatory floodplain of the most affected waterways in Colorado.

In 2017 and 2018, Boulder County adopted comprehensive zoning map amendments to the Floodplain Overlay Zoning District based on draft CHAMP mapping for unincorporated Boulder County. The draft data were also submitted to FEMA, which released Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for CHAMP-studied stream reaches in September 2019. To learn more, attend the open house. This is a joint meeting between Boulder County and the Town of Lyons.

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Michael and Alicia Thompson and their family of dogs, of Lyons, enjoy the festivities at the first Winter Wonderland concert series at Lavern Park on January 11, 2020. Sponsored by the Town of Lyons, with free skate rentals and live music, complimentary hot chocolate courtesy of the Lyons Community Foundation. The next two in the series will be Saturday, January 25 and Saturday, February 8. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS

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LYONS – On Tuesday, April 7, Lyons residents will elect a new Mayor and Board of Trustees. Those interested in running for either Mayor or Trustee can pick up packets at the Town Hall, 432 Fifth Ave., and are required to have ten registered voters sign their petition which must be completed and handed in by Monday January 27.

At press time, Trustee Jocelyn Ferral picked up a packet and is running for mayor; Trustee Mark Browning picked up a packet; Trustee Mike Karavas said he plans to run again for Trustee; Trustee Wendy Miller said she is undecided whether she will run again or not; Trustee Caleb Roberts said he does not plan to run again; a new candidate Yelena Brockman Hughes picket up a packet to run for Trustee; Trustee Barney Dreistadt is term-limited; and Mayor Connie Sullivan does not plan to run for Mayor again.

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More candidates are needed to fill the Trustee seats on the board.

At the January town board meeting the town board failed to pass Ordinance 1073 for an initiative petition to amend the Municipal Code to require approval of a single hauler pay as you throw (PAYT) company for residential trash. This failed on the floor for lack of support (no one would second the motion) so this allows the petition presented to the town board by a group of residents to go on the April ballot to be voted on by Lyons residents.

After a discussion by the Trustees, Trustee Jocelyn Farrell made a motion for the town use Western Disposal for the single-hauler trash company to serve Lyons. The board voted to pass that motion. The board voted to direct staff to draft the language for a ballot question to ask voters to approve a single hauler PAYT trash, recycling and composting company (Western Disposal) for Lyons.

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Colorado’s NEW Presidential Primary From Boulder County Communications Redstone Review How to participate in the primary (including 17-year-olds) Colorado will hold its first Presidential Primary Election in two decades on March 3, 2020 – Super Tuesday. Political parties still hold party caucuses in March (check your local party website) and Colorado will still have a primary for statewide and local candidates in June. But ballots for the stand-alone Presidential Primary are mailed to voters beginning February 10. Here is what you need to know to participate: Presidential primaries in Colorado are only held by the Democratic and Republican Parties. You must be registered as a Democrat, Republican, or Unaffiliated to participate.

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LYONS O B I T U A RY David Muir Gullikson January 6, 1929 – December 26, 2019 David Muir Gullikson died on December 26, 2019, at home with his family by his side in Loveland, Colorado.

He was 90. David was born on January 6, 1929, in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

He spent his early years on the family farm in Wheatfield Township with his parents, Vera and Ted, along with his older brother, Don, and younger brother, Ted. In 1937, the family moved to nearby Inkster where his father became a farm equipment dealer. He studied for two years at the University of North Dakota before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 to serve during the Korean War.

After mustering out, he returned to the University of North Dakota, graduating with a B.A. in mathematics in 1955 and a B.S. in petroleum engineering in 1956.

David worked as a petroleum engineer in California, Venezuela, Wyoming, Louisiana, and Colorado before building and operating Ted’s True Value hardware store in Lyons with his brother, Ted. He met Mary Thorson, a dietitian, while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. They soon married on October 21, 1961 at Christ Episcopal Church in Mary’s hometown of Newcastle, Wyoming. Four children were born to the couple, one in each state where they lived in the years that followed. They settled in Loveland in 1972.

David’s life was animated by a love of learning. His knowledge was wide ranging and his memory prodigious. To David, his-

Commissioners send letter to support resettlement of refugees in Boulder County Boulder County has a long history of receiving refugees who are in this country as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), which leads to resettlement of refugees in the homes of participating families and provides them with various levels of support.

Until now, this program has not required the consent of local governments to continue. On September 26, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement (EO 13888), which requires that states and local governments provide written consent authorizing the continued resettlement of refugees into their respective communities.

Pursuant to this federal law, a resettlement agency that operates in Colorado contacted the county, provided information about the executive order, and requested written consent for resettlement of refugees here. Boulder County, like many other counties, towns, and cities around the U.S. has notified Secretary of State Michael Pompeo of the county’s intent to continue with refugee resettlement in our community.

January 7, 2020 Secretary Michael R. Pompeo U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo: This letter is in reference to Executive Order 13888, “On Enhancing State and Local Involvement in resettlement.” We write to affirm that Boulder County consents to continued refugee resettlement in our community; we will continue to take part in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Thorson Gullikson, his brother Ted L. Gullikson, and his four children Anne Murguia (Ted), Emily Hedrick (Charles), Gloria Edwards (William), and Donald Gullikson (Erica). He is also survived by his eight grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his brother Donald Neal Gullikson and parents Vera and Ted C. Gullikson.

A fine writer, David dedicated his memoir to his children with these words: “Your thread of life has a continuity and it is webbed into the past with kindred souls.”

A memorial service was held on January 2, 2020 at 2 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Loveland. Donations may be sent to the Loveland Rotary Foundation to support allied health and vocational scholarships in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, 1102 N. Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537.

tory, science, and literature are lived daily – from the wisdom of the ancient Greeks, to the hardiness of his pioneer forebears, and the latest developments in space exploration.

He enjoyed designing and building: a sailboat for his nephew, mechanical toys for his grandchildren, rooms full of furniture, mountain roads, and a log cabin. He could repair a sixty-year-old bulldozer, design a garden, lay stonemasonry, carve wood, assemble a computer from a kit, make a child's suit of armor out of the Sunday paper, and fix just about anything.

David’s great joy and love was his family.

Refugees are people that have been forced to flee their home countries to escape violence, persecution, or war.

For them, resettlement in another country is the last resort when they find they cannot return to their home country to rebuild their lives there. The United States has a long history of welcoming refugees, with extremely careful selection for lawful admission of the most vulnerable refugees. In addition to United Nations vetting, the United States completes extensive refugee screening through multiple in-person interviews, security database clearances, and background checks. After acceptance, state and local governments, local non-profit organizations, and volunteers provide refugees with housing, language, job training, and other resources to help them integrate into their new communities and become economically self-sufficient.

Refugees are resilient, skilled, hard workers that contribute greatly to our communities, as documented in multiple studies that show refugees are economic contributors and job creators. In addition to bringing skills and economic contributions, refugees contribute to the rich fabric of diversity in our communities.

It is a bedrock principal of the United States to serve as a refuge for those fleeing tyranny, violence, and political persecution. We should continue to stand as a beacon of hope and freedom for persons around the world.

In that spirit, as representatives of Boulder County and as Coloradans, we are proud to do our part by continuing to accept the resettlement of refugees.

For these reasons and more, as the Board of County Commissioners, we continue to welcome refugees and consent to refugee resettlement in Boulder County, Colorado, as per the terms of the Executive Order.

Sincerely, Elise Jones, Chair County Commissioner Deb Gardner, Vice-Chair County Commissioner Matt Jones, County Commissioner

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MAYOR’S CORNER Citizen advocacy bring residential waste service issue(s) to April ballot

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LYONS – Happy New Year! I hope 2020 brings you all good health and more time to enjoy our beautiful community and

surroundings.

Before I dive into the topic for this month, I want to provide an update on an issue I wrote about back in November concerning the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) future plan for Hwy. 66 and potential negative impacts the plan would have on future economic development in Lyons. The Board of Trustees took issue with CDOT’s proposal to reduce access points for businesses from McConnell Drive, extending east to the end of the Lyon’s primary planning area on Highland Drive.

Additionally, the plan does not address high speeds or traffic jams that occur in

Lyons on a regular basis. Since that article was written, several meetings with CDOT representatives have occurred and I am pleased to say that our concerns are being heard. CDOT has presented the town with options to apply for a reclassification of the stretches of highway in question so that the maximum speed would be 35 miles per hour.

This reduced speed would facilitate the necessary access points for businesses as the corridor is redeveloped. A workshop with CDOT is schedule for Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Town Hall, to review this proposal more closely. Stakeholders are welcome to attend and listen to the discussion.

On January 6, 2020, the Lyons Board of Trustees (BoT) was presented with an initiative petition regarding the provision of residential waste services. The petition was submitted by Charles Olson and James Crowder and would make the decision to provide Town-sponsored residential trash services subject to a vote of the

citizens. (The Board has been considering a proposal for a pay-as-you-throw, PAYT, program that would consolidate waste removal services across town to one hauling company. The goal of the program is to reduce waste diversion to the landfill

by expanding curb-side recycling and composting services, a component of the Lyons Sustainability Action Plan.)

When presented with a citizen-initiated petition, the BoT has two options, 1) accept the petition verbatim by going through the usual ordinance process and holding a first and second reading, and public hearing; or 2) refer the petition to the voters. In this instance, the BoT decided to refer the petition to the April ballot and let the voters decide whether it should become law.

Several Trustees expressed concern that support for the petition is suspect based on testimony at the January 6 meeting from one person who signed the petition who said they felt the person requesting signatures provided misleading information. Several Trustees commented that they have heard other residents express similar concerns. Additionally, Trustees felt the broad language in the petition may result in future boards determining Continue Mayor on Page 14

CEMEX bolsters Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund in many ways

By Lory Barton Redstone Review LYONS – Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund (LEAF) is so grateful to partner with many leading businesses and organizations in and around Lyons.

One company that joined LEAF’s team Barton in a big way in 2019 is CEMEX. With 90 local employees, CEMEX is the biggest employer in the greater Lyons area.

I first met with Michael Clausen, who is CEMEX Lyons’ Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist, in June of 2019. As Clausen learned more about LEAF’s work in the community, he made it a goal to grow a strong partnership between CEMEX and LEAF. The company sponsored Rave to the Grave in 2018, but made a decision to partner more significantly late last year. CEMEX’s commitment to Lyons and LEAF’s work in the community became apparent when the company’s national headquarters, CEMEX USA, approved a sponsorship at LEAF’s highest “LEAF Believer” corporate giving level of $5000. This meaningful financial contribution genuinely empowers LEAF to deliver high quality, vital human services all year long.

Clausen said LEAF’s newest program is one that CEMEX is especially interested in supporting. “CEMEX

LEAF’s programming efforts. At Thanksgiving, the company donated ten pre-roasted turkeys that the Lyons Community Food Pantry was able to distribute to participants for their holiday feasts. Over the holiday season, plant employees held a drive to benefit LEAF participants. A team of CEMEX employees delivered these items to LEAF in advance of its Super Duper Holiday Food Drive. Another CEMEX team turned out in a big way and spent the afternoon assisting participants who attended the Super Duper event on December 18.

“One of our favorite moments from LEAF partners with CEMEX. From left: Chad McFarland, Jordan 2019 was providing donations of toiDopp, LEAF Executive Director Lory Barton, Roosemberg Toledo, and letries, laundry detergent, bath gel and Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist Michael Clausen. other non-food items during the Super Duper Holiday Food Pantry event,” is proud to support LEAF as an integral member of our Clausen said. “CEMEX employees gathered these items, community and is encouraged by LEAF’s new Mental along with Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams, Wellness and Addiction Recovery program,” said leading up to the event. A group of employees then Clausen. “We regard LEAF as a critical institution with- helped distribute and carry boxes of items to cars of in our community and look forward to supporting its recipients. This event aligned with CEMEX’s global volcontinued growth.” unteering initiative. Overall in 2019, CEMEX USA In addition to CEMEX’s generous financial support, helped organize over 200 community events with more the local facility has become very involved in supporting Continue LEAF on Page 14

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LOCAL “My biggest concern is that these properties would be opened up for public use in some way more than they were before the flood,” said Sara Plavidal, whose propBy Greg Lowell process of being transferred from the county to the town. erty to adjacent to two of the parcels. “I don’t mind In 2017, the town prepared a plan for the possible uses tubers and an occasional fisherman that wanders Redstone Review of these properties called the Deed Restricted Buy-Out through, but any kind of public access, or parking areas, LYONS – In the 2013 flood, ten properties in the Apple Properties Plan (DrBOP). are of concern.” Plavidal added that she would not want Valley area were destroyed or severely damaged to the Included in the DrBOP Plan is a neighborhood licen- a park or other public access built on either of the proppoint where the owners opted to take the buyout option sure program for local residents interested in a partner- erties adjacent to hers. offered by the Federal government. ship to use buyout lands near their homes. Such use Citizen boards say accept land The buyout option meant that the owners were paid would entail maintaining the properties and allowing Two of the town’s citizen boards and commissions have pre-flood value for their properties, the houses were razed limited activities such as gardening and landscaping. It’s voted unanimously to recommend that the town accept and the land was graded and seeded. These properties a win-win for the town and residents; the town saves on all of the Apple Valley properties being offered. now carry use restrictions as perpetual open space, mean- maintenance cost and the neighbors benefit from the The Parks and Recreation Commission has voted unaning they can never be developed or have any imously to recommend the town to accept all structures on them that would impact future Apple Valley buyout properties for their “strong floods. Funding from the Federal Emergency recreational values,” such as fishing access, bird Management Administration (FEMA) and watching and kayaking/tubing put-ins and takethe Community Development Block Grant outs. The commission further noted in a draft for Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program of statement of support that “less desirable activiHousing and Urban Development (HUD) was ties like camping, vehicle access, picnicking and used to acquire the damaged properties. swimming can be prohibited,” and that “recreThe properties together comprise about 27 ational activities on these parcels will be manacres and have almost 2,500 feet of frontage on aged by a plan devised by town staff, Board of the North St. Vrain River; five of them have Trustees, and invested boards and commissions frontage on both sides of the river. The ten with input from abutters.” properties range in size from 0.26 acres to 7.31 The Ecology Advisory Board also voted acres. By agreement, these properties must unanimously to recommend acquiring all the remain in the hands of local government (or, parcels for their protected open space and alternatively, a conservation organization) and “wildlife corridor and riparian values,” in addicannot be sold to private individuals. tion to their value for ecology-related projects Because the properties are located in

by Lyons school students.

Boulder County, the Federal agencies transThe Planning and Community Development ferred ownership to the county. However, Commission (PCDC) will also weigh in on because the properties are also in the Town of the advisability of the town accepting these Lyons Planning Area (a designation that indiparcels, but the ultimate decision to accept or cates the Town may annex land within such not accept these parcels rests with the Lyons an area in the future), the county is offering Board of Trustees. the properties to the town; in other words, Adoption process transferring the deeds to Lyons.

According to Glasgow, the town’s PCDC County believes town better suited will provide recommendation on accepting to manage the properties after considering the opinions Boulder County officials have said that of the Ecology Advisory Board and PRC. these properties are likely to be better man- The former Casey and Mayes parcels – 11 acres combined – have 1500 feet of There will then be a hearing for both Lyons aged by the Town of Lyons. “The county river frontage. PHOTO BY GREG LOWELL residents and Apple Valley residents. feels the flood buyout properties can provide Following these public hearings, the Board of the greatest benefit to Lyons area residents,” Trustees will then vote to accept some or all of said Jeff Moline, Boulder County Parks and Open additional acreage they can use. This same licensure pro- the Apple Valley buyout properties. If they are accepted, Space resource planning manager. “And we think the gram could be applied to the Apple Valley buyout parcels there will be legal documents researched and acted upon town is better suited than the county to manage them if the town accepts them. and the parcels will be transferred to the town. Following accordingly.”

There is a concern by some town officials that accept- that, there will a management plan drawn up for the Moline said the county’s past experience has been that ing these properties would be an added cost burden to the parcels and accepted by the BOT. towns are better able to respond to unique and special sit- town. Dave Cosgrove, Director of Parks and Public If the parcels are rejected by the BOT, the county uations on such properties because of their proximity to Works, whose department would oversee these parcels, retains ownership. them. If the town declines ownership of the buyouts and has estimated that the annual costs to maintain the ten Who should manage parcels? the county retains management of them, Moline said the buyout parcels could be as much as $58,000. Such mainThe reality is that because of the buyout restrictions, county would perform the appropriate land management tenance would involve occasional mowing (for fire pre- these ten properties will not change in character. activities for them and be as responsive as possible to cit- vention), weed control and litter pickup.

Whether owned by the county or the town, they will izen requests.

However, maintenance costs could be lower, depending remain open space.

“That said, the bulk of our management effort and dol- on the eventual management plans for the parcels, he Boulder County has said that the town would be a betlars are spent on larger properties with more regional vis- added. The Boulder County Sheriff Department would ini- ter manager of these parcels, and that the county care of itation and with resource issues requiring active manage- tially be responsible for trespassing or camping complaints. these parcels will be mainly reactionary; they’ll respond ment,” he said. “It’s more challenging for us to actively The town currently manages 121 acres of open space and only if there are significant issues with the parcels. Even manage a series of small parcels.” flood buyout properties. All but 20 acres of this total are pro- now, some of the parcels are posted against public access Further, these properties are not currently scheduled or tected open space given to the town by developers as part of because of complaints from abutters about activities takbudgeted to receive added resource management, so the a subdivision agreement. As an example, Stone Canyon has ing place on the land. county would need to review its ability to have these ten acres of open space that the town maintains.

The Town of Lyons will develop – as the town did for the open for public use, he added. To the last point, two of The town can limit public access to the parcels or the in-town buyout properties – a management plan and the properties have been already posted by the county types of public activities allowed, said Lyons Town restrictions that will be instituted and enforced. The quesagainst public access.

Planner Paul Glasgow. Any of the properties’ uses must tion then becomes who do the residents of Lyons and Property plans and maintenance be consistent with open space and could include activi- Apple Valley feel is best qualified to take care of these open The Town of Lyons already owns 27 similar buyout prop- ties like recreation, wetlands management, nature space properties – Boulder County or the Town of Lyons? erties within Town limits, most of them small residential reserves, cultivation, grazing, camping or unimproved lots close to the river. Another, the larger Martin property parking lots. But the issue of public access has some Lyons resident Greg Lowell serves on the town’s Ecology (almost nine acres) located west of Bohn Park, is in the Apple Valley residents worried.

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Conscious Living is a theme that runs throughout at Red Canyon Arts

By Tamara Vega Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – It all started with a $40 gift certificate to Red Canyon Arts in 2013. The shop was Haddad owned by Judy McDonald and Mary Johnson at that time. The present owner, Connie McGuire, googled the store hours. To her surprise, Red Canyon Arts was up for sale. By the Spring of 2014, McGuire had taken ownership and opened the doors. Red Canyon Arts is a high-end fair-trade artisan gift boutique located at 400 Main St., Lyons.

McGuire didn’t come with much brick and mortar experience but she had a knack for interior design, a conviction to support sustainable ideals, and a strong wholesale background.

“I learned the ropes of retail on an internet site I worked for. It was fascinating to learn a product’s passage from the stock room to the customer,” said McGuire. She took the consignment art gallery and turned it into a house of upcycled, hand-made gifts and art. “I started going to Fair Trade shows and attended a conscious living show to find vendors with my same sensibility,” she said.

Conscious living is an ideal that is quickly growing in popularity. A conscious life is a deliberate and thought-out life. It is a lifestyle in which one acts with

awareness, mindfulness, and presence. It’s asking yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing: looking at the reasons behind the actions you take. Like what you purchase, for example. “I focus my attention on women entrepreneurs,

without the feeling of being overwhelmed by product. She uses her feng shui training to display their work in a way that is more like an experience. Her overture to esthetic transfers from the relationships she creates and sustains with the artists and artisans she represents. There is a sincerity in supporting the arts of all mediums which transfers to the home that the treasures end up in. “I am proud of the work I carry in Red Cayon Arts. Every piece has a story that reminds us where living authentically begins,” said McGuire.

As do all small business owners, McGuire wears many hats. “I fell into the exciting aspect of pulling design and products together but there is still the dayto-day business I have to keep up with; time management is my biggest chalConnie McGuire bought Red Canyon Arts from Judy lenge,” she said. Time manMcDonald and Mary Johnson in 2014 and has reimag- agement is many business ined it into a high-end fair-trade artisan gift boutique owners’ biggest challenge and it’s their greatest asset. artists that upcycle, and seasonal items I One can lose money and get it back. But know will move quickly,” she said. time is irretrievable. According to the McGuire approaches the competitive National Federation of Independent retail business with a sense of balance. As Business (NFIB), 50 percent of all small one enters the shop there is an immediate businesses fail because of a lack of time flow that takes you from artisan to artisan management. NFIB suggests a daily calen-

Wildfires, wildlife, and willing volunteers: Help goes out to injured animals in Australia

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“Social media is also something I need to focus on,” she said. Social media is now the single most important effort businesses, big and small, should focus their marketing tactics on. What started off as places where people can connect has become an advertising and marketing powerhouse for branding, at a fraction of the price of advertising.

“Hashtags, hashtags are new,” said McGuire. They are newish but easily obtainable. Retailers should hashtag everything in their store. Their artist name, product, customers, influences, and influencers. Full swing back to time management, fit an hour of social media in the workday and reap the rewards.

The practicality of basic business that McGuire mixes with esthetic keeps Red Canyon Arts strong in its sixth year.

“I believe in community, there is a sense of consciousness that people take home from here. White Lion had it, Steamboat Mountain Natural Foods had it. I miss those stores. I strive to emulate them. I work with a lot of women entrepreneurs and fair-trade vendors. I learn from my customers, too. What they are looking for? what do they come back for? It’s the perfect synergy. I see Red Canyon Arts as Classy Mountain Casual,” said McGuire.

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Three of Greenwood’s previous interns are heavily involved in efforts to create joey pouches (for kangaroos) and crocheted nests to be sent to Australia. We were able to connect them with people who have thread, fabric, and wool to donate towards the crafts that these amazing to assist the wildlife rehabilitators in Australia who are individuals will undertake. These items help make the working to save these animals. We shared this project with orphaned wildlife in need feel safe and nurtured without our networks, and our community of amazing volunteers, their parents. Greenwood doesn’t need additional nests staff, and supporters rose to action. The amount of interest for our own use at this time.

We do use crocheted nests and other crafted supplies at in helping by creating our center to help the things like crocheted nests orphaned animals in our for orphaned birds or treatment grow up in a way pouches for baby kangathat mimics how they naturoos was pleasantly surprisrally would be raised in the ing and positively overwild by their parents, and whelming. we understand the value of The residents of Lyons these resources. It is an know well that there’s important aspect to the something truly special rehabilitation process and about the sense of comwe can only imagine the munity that arises in the difference it will make to wake of a natural disaster. those affected by the recent The tremendous response wildfires. to our request to help There is no way to quanwildlife in Australia tify the efforts of our conshowed us that this comtributions to the wildlife munal desire to provide Firefighters have said that it’s common for koalas to come rehabilitation centers in aid is a truly powerful out of the bush seeking help.

Australia, but the quality is force. While Greenwood’s role in this is minor since we are not directly collecting truly recognizable. This community of caring people has supplies or shipping them, we started getting phone calls, the ability to make an impactful difference when disaster emails and social media inquiries with insightful ques- strikes their local neighborhoods, but it doesn’t stop tions and hopeful enthusiasm. It was encouraging that there. Whether close-to-home, or innumerable miles this small effort to spread the word by our nonprofit away, they are a key part of the aid efforts (and hopefully, a solution). could potentially make a big difference.

Interested in helping or learning more? Visit There’s nothing that can prepare people for the impact of a disaster, regardless of the scale. To some of us, https://www.facebook.com/arfsncrafts/ for patterns, shipAustralia feels like it is a world away. Yet witnessing the ping locations, FAQs, and more. You don’t have to have suffering of the people and animals in that country has a Facebook account in order to access the information. If mobilized an army of caring individuals who are ready to you have additional questions, feel free to email assist in every way that they can. It is this drive to help chelsea@greenwoodwildlife.org. that unites us, regardless of distance. Each of us has difChelsea Barrett is the Development Manager at Greenwood ferent skills and resources that we are able to offer.

It’s easy to feel hopeless and insignificant in the shad- Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for thousands of ow of the bush fires in Australia, but every small attempt mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood counts. Through collaboration and community, we make also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more. these essential efforts to support go further.

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EDUCATE Enjoy winter sports without injury

By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review LYONS – Ski and snowboard season is upon us.

Being able to enjoy the whole season without Muldoon injury is possible when one is aware of common injuries and prepares physically for the sport.

The most common injuries for skiers and snowboarders involve the lower limbs. Knee sprains top the list, followed by injuries to the lower leg such as calf strain or fractures of the tibia.

Epidemiological research suggests that these are often lack of fitness or fatigue related. Upper extremity injures are also possible.

Skiers’ thumb occurs by falling on to the hand while grasping a pole. One can also dislocate the shoulder or break an arm. Head injures are not uncommon, but still present 10 to 20 percent of all injuries on the slopes.

Though very few deaths occur in snowboarding and skiing accidents, the pattern

of where and who are consistent.

According to the International Society for Skiing Safety, experienced male skiers on moderate groomed terrain, striking a stationary object (usually a tree) is the most common scenario for a fatal event.

Recreational skiers/boarders can decrease their risk of injury on the slopes by paying attention to the two main components of safety: equipment and body preparation. Equipment should be well fitted to the individual and inspected for safe settings. This one sounds like common sense, but you would be surprised at how many people borrow a friend’s equipment and don’t adjust it to their skill level, weight and height differences.

The more time consuming component of risk management, is preparing one physically for the sport. To accurately accommodate leg strength and endurance, it takes six to eight weeks to gain muscle strength. Classic moves include squats, lunges and wall sits.

Hamstring strength is equally important for protecting the knees.

Standard leg curls are useful and can be augmented with single leg bridgework,

fatigue with activities.

Additionally, stronger shoulders with more muscle mass may protect from dislocation in the event of a fall. Being aware of your personal level of fatigue and skill set can also prevent injury. According to Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention, most injuries occur after lunch when a person is more likely to be fatigued.

If you should have an unfortunate event and find yourself with an injury, a physical therapist (PT) can help. A PT is trained to evaluate and treat orthopedic injuries, getting you back on the slopes.

Or if you are mid-way through the season and want to elevate you slope skills, give us a call and we can help you strengthen, build endurance and increase your agility all while decreasing your risk of injury.

curls and bridges on an exercise ball or BOSU ball. Core strength is just as important for performance on the slopes as the legs. Planks, side planks and chops are a great addition to any program. While upper body strength is not considered a priority in snowboard and ski training, neglecting this musculature can lead to

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

It’s time to stop feeling attacked and find the things we have in common

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – People did not have TV, cell phone or tablet screens for most of our existence. What we had was each other.

In the evenings, instead of watching Netflix or reading Reddit, we sang and Jane we danced, we played music and we told stories. We created things together, whether in choirs in church, or a quilting bee, or around a fire. We spent our evenings in our group, strengthening bonds, creating health, community, and belonging.

Now we all sit at home and interact with screens. At the same time that we have become ever more isolated from each other and “connected” to our screens, the amount of mental illness, substance abuse, and suicide has increased.

The fact is, we are hard wired to crave social interaction, social approval or social closeness. And that hard wiring is sending out alarm signals for many of us nowadays. Our alarm signals come out as attacking those who are different from us, who support politicians we don’t and

ideas we don’t, who look different from us, speak a different language, challenge our preconceived notions of what a person should be, of what relationships should be.

As the amount of freedom in our societies increases, uncertainty increases also. Some people are hard-wired to crave certainty, sameness, structure and order. Other people are hard-wired to crave change, innovation, difference and imbalance. Our societal mores are increasingly moving towards embracing a lack of definition. The use of “they” as a personal singular pronoun is immensely threatening to some people, for instance. As the traditional sex roles that were so rigidly structured and then idolized and idealized in the 1950s break down, those who felt safe within those roles feel threatened and on shaky ground. And those who always chafed or even despaired within that system suddenly feel that just maybe life is actually possible.

Each side feels their very existence threatened by the other. Those who crave the old ways feel that those who are driving the change want to annihilate them and their way of life. Those who have suffered under the old ways have felt annihilated and fear losing their recently gained

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freedom. The experience of feeling threatened, unseen, unwanted, and unappreciated is very real for both sides.

This is not only happening between the old and new orders, around sexual identity and sex roles, it is also happening in our perceptions of patriotism, community and our definition of what it means to be Americans, our perceptions of ourselves as part of Western Civilization, people of the book in the Christian tradition. So words and epithets are thrown around, on Facebook and Twitter, on TV and radio, podcasts and talk shows. We are slowly shredding ourselves as we attempt to stop the “other” from shredding us.

It is time to just stop. Stop acting on the feeling of being attacked. As individuals it is time to stop seeing the ones who disagree with us as stupid, evil morons, or whatever pejorative term you choose. It is time to recognize the fear in us, the very real place in us that feels threatened by those who don’t think and believe as we do. It is time to stop and feel the fear and see that our existence is not threatened because others are different from us. And it is time to stop, find common ground, and Continue In Common on Page 14

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INSIGHT Animals and us

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – We got a phone message the other day from a woman with a sad story. It seems that her family has to move Gierach and, for unexplained reasons, they can’t take their cat with them, so they’re trying to give it away. The woman went on to say that a mutual friend told her we were nice people who loved animals and she wondered if we’d be interested in taking the cat. She added, “She’s a really sweet little kitty.”

I’m sure she is a sweet little kitty – most are, given half a chance – but I also know that when someone is trying to give you a cat, they’re unlikely to describe it as “the spawn of Satan.” Anyway, I wished her luck. It’s just that people who love animals usually have all they need already.

A new animal is always a pig in a poke – so to speak – and although it’s not quite the same as adopting a child, you do accept the lifetime commitment for better or worse. A friend once gave me a cat because he wasn’t supposed to have pets in his apartment, the nosy landlord had discovered the cat and my friend was about to be evicted. He said I was his last hope. If I didn’t take the cat, she’d have to go to the pound.

Okay, fine. At the time I had room for another cat, but my friend had neglected to tell me this one was pregnant. I learned about it a few days after I got her. I was gently rubbing her fat tummy (which she

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liked) and felt little paws and faces moving around in there. Five cats for the price of one. What a deal.

Of course I kept the cat, along with one of her kittens who lived to the ripe age of 18, and I wouldn’t have traded either of them for anything.

I’ve never really liked the word “pet” to describe the dogs and cats that have lived with me over the years, but can’t think of anything I prefer. “Dumb friend” is worse.

“Companion animal” is more descriptive, but cumbersome.

ter, since it’s supposedly there for purely economic reasons, but as a friend from Montana said of the ranchers he knows, “Some of these old boys will spend more money doctoring a sick calf than it’ll ever be worth at auction.” And when I kept a small flock of chickens for eggs, meat and fly tying feathers, I didn’t give them names and never thought of them as cuddly, but there was this one little hen that liked me to stroke her throat. It became a kind of transaction: If I didn’t give her a few affectionate rubs, she’d peck me when

It’s a useful distinction, though. A pet is usually understood to be an animal we keep for no other reason than to have it around. It lives in the house and probably sleeps on the couch, it has a name and in the strictest sense it has no practical use.

This is theoretically different from a working animal. A hunting dog is there to hunt. A barn cat is there to keep the mice under control. A saddle horse is there to be ridden. But then the actual boundaries of affection aren’t always that clearly drawn. I’ve known some people who kept their hunting dogs outside in kennels and thought of them only as servants, but most of the hunting dogs I’ve known – including all of the best – lived in the house and either doubled as pets or were pets first and hunters second.

For that matter, plenty of farmers bring bowls of milk to their barn cats and spend a few minutes petting them before starting their chores, and I’ve seen horsemen having intimate conversations with their mounts that had nothing to do with work.

There are even some – usually men – who will gruffly claim that the family dog isn’t a pet at all, but a watchdog. Well, maybe, but as science writer David Quammen once said, “No one really needs a burglar alarm that gives off 50 false alarms a day.”

Livestock seems to be a different mat-

I tried to take her egg.

But there’s no obfuscation when it comes to pets. We just like them and have convinced ourselves that they like us, although our motives may be different. I like my cats for their honesty, simplicity and grace, for their uncomplicated company and for the affection that passes between us. They like me because I provide food, shelter, comfort and a couple of massages a day.

We’ve all had people like that in our lives and we tend to be mistrustful of them. You know: “I haven’t heard from so-and-so in a while.”

“Oh, you’ll hear from him as soon as he needs something from you.”

But somehow the same behavior from a dog or cat seems charming.

I know I’m selling the relationship short. I’ve had animals for most of my life and in every case I’ve loved them – sometimes in spite of their many flaws – and was convinced that they loved me in spite of my flaws. I just can’t prove it.

Still, although we’re of separate species, the differences between us are only matters of degree because we’re on the same evolutionary curve with everything that’s alive.

Genetically, humans are all but indistinguishable from chimpanzees; at one point or another in their development, our fetus-

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es have both gills and tails; the salty taste of our blood is residual seawater. It’s not that animals have human emotions; it’s more like our emotions evolved from theirs, so there’s a common thread.

I think it’s significant that the most popular pets by far – dogs and cats – are both mammalian predators like us. (Even vegetarians crave protein and have vestigial canine teeth.) Some other animals strike me more as exhibits than pets. I mean, I’ve liked all the frogs, turtles, snakes and lizards I’ve met in peoples’ homes, but I could never quite generate what you’d call an emotional connection with them.

Birds can seem to come close, but they miss the mark for me. They’re pretty and pleasant and those that talk can seem freakishly human, even though they’re almost surely just mimicking noise.

But then a falconer once told me, “Don’t ever start thinking that your hawk likes you. At best, he tolerates you because you’re of some use to him.”

No offense to their owners, but hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and such leave me cold.

The same goes for rabbits. They’re cute enough, but I don’t sense much going on behind their beady little eyes.

I’ve met pet raccoons, skunks, red foxes and squirrels. None of them seemed entirely tame, although I probably would have gotten used to them over time.

And I read a newspaper story once about a man with a pet porcupine. To the obvious question, how you pet a porcupine? he said, “Carefully, and always with the grain.”

I’ve always stuck with dogs and cats. I understand them and their skill as domestic animals is to understand me. We may not be able to love each other in exactly the same way, but for thousands of years now it’s been good enough.

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CULTURE Lyons Residents Visit Ethiopia to see the work done by PRIDE to help schools

By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – Four local Lyons families, including mine, recently had the opportunity to visit rural schools in the remote Bruckner mountains of Ethiopia.

We were there, in part, to witness the great work being done by PRIDE (Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia). This NGO, founded in Boulder in 2006 has been accomplishing simple, yet life-changing projects mostly involving clean water and sanitation improvements in the schools in this area. Lyons resident and local business owner Neil Sullivan chairs the allvolunteer board and travels to the country annually to help orchestrate project work. What we learned during our visit was not only the tremendous needs that exist there, but also the significant value that kids and families place on education.

The Ethiopian highland landscape is truly breathtaking with its Grand Canyon-like vistas, rolling mountains, and spectacular plains, but conditions are not easy. We visited three schools, two of which have no direct road access. Here, school children hike up to an hour over a rocky, steep trail (in flip flops and plastic sandals) to get to school each morning and up to two hours home. Classrooms are primitive, with walls made of sticks and mud, have dirt/dung floors, and little to no electricity or lights. Learning materials are sparse and teachers are housed in very primitive communal quarters.

It might sound like conditions are bleak and harsh, but what we found were students and teachers dedicated to learning and improving their lives. When we

Four Lyons families visited rural schools in the remote mountains of Ethiopia to see the work being done there by PRIDE, Partners for Rural Improvement and Development in Ethiopia, an NGO founded in Boulder in 2006. arrived at each school, we were greeted with a royal welcome. The schools that have been dramatically improved through PRIDE’s efforts were tremendously grateful and showed their appreciation.

Students and teachers explained their hopes and dreams for the future, including aspirations of becoming doctors, pilots and teachers. Kids surrounded us wanting to practice their English and play soccer, volleyball and Frisbee with the kids that came with us.

We were fortunate to witness the impact of two area companies, A Spice of Life Catering and the Lyons Farmette in supporting PRIDE’s work. Over the course of the past few years, the two have teamed up to host a farm dinner each

August. Funds raised from these dinners actually financed a water feature with spigots that tap an underground spring, providing running water to one school of over 600 children and teachers. Running water not only allows for better sanitation and the reduction of waterborne illnesses, but reduces time spent by these families in retrieving water each day. Other projects completed by PRIDE involve water access, building of latrines, laying of concrete floors, and donations of classroom materials such as textbooks and pencils.

Simple contributions such as the soap, microscopes, and soccer balls that we brought with us provided immediate enhancement into everyday conditions.

During each school visit, we asked

about the greatest needs for each of their schools. For most, the need to have concrete floors for their classrooms was a high priority. The dirt and dust that exists without them causes many eye problems and health conditions. One school actually provided a special needs classroom for up to 30 kids. Primitive materials such as paper sign language charts are used, but access to recording devices and computers would be invaluable. Some schools have ongoing water access and sanitation needs, and all would benefit from basic teaching materials such as scientific models and textbooks. Access to feminine hygiene products would also reduce school time missed for local girls.

Each of the seven kids in our group walked away with a tremendous perspective on their world. Here in Lyons, we are fortunate to have access to basics such as clean water and bathrooms and kids can take a school bus if they live more than a few blocks away. Children go to school in brightly lit classrooms with advanced technology and teaching materials. We learned that there is a lot that we can do to spread our good fortune through small works to improve the lives of others. Our children professed their new-found appreciation for what they have, a new sense of the simplicity of living a different way, and made many new friends.

There will be a slideshow held at Spirit Hound Distillery on Tuesday, February 4 at 7 p.m. to share photos and stories of this trip, open to the public. The farm dinner fundraiser hosted by A Spice of Life Catering and the Lyons Farmette is scheduled for August 26, with more details to follow. For more information on PRIDE, please visit www.prideethiopia.org.

Visit the Lyons Regional Library for art, education, services and enjoyment

By Kara Bauman Redstone Review LYONS – The beginning of a new year is always a great time to pause and reflect on the year we’re leaving behind. As nearly every reader knows, 2019 was the year the Lyons Community Library finalBauman ly opened its new facility. In 2019 the District created a new building, hired new directors and several amazing new staff members. In 2019 more people than ever came through our doors, to try out he programs, and work with new materials.

Community members saved $221,091 by checking out over 41,000 items last year. Nearly 2,300 kiddos were served through story times and almost 3,400 people attended programs ranging from mental health awareness and book clubs, to art and writing support and instruction, technology assistance, and beyond. We are so excited to bring you even more in 2020.

So what’s coming up in January and February?

As always, Youth Services Librarian McCourt Thomas serves up Baby Storytime on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and All-Ages Storytime plus craft activities on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Kids age 6 to 14 are welcome to join us at 3 p.m. on Mondays for fun chess instruction with Aaron Caplan (note: no Fun Chess on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, though the library will be open). Friday afternoons at 3 p.m. we encourage open play with our Nintendo Switch.

Don’t worry, studies have shown that playing video games improves coordination, enhances memory, improves brain speed, enhances multitasking skills, and improves social skills. On Tuesday, January 21, at 3 p.m.

we welcome school-age kids for STEM-themed “Things That Go” crafts.

On Wednesday evening, January 29, beginning at 6 p.m., we encourage everyone to attend our first Family Game Night (singles welcome). The library purchased over 25 new games at the end of the year with leftover grant funds or you’re welcome to bring your own. We do request that those under 12 be accompanied by an adult.

The Art-4-Art crew joins us every third Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in the Effie Banta Meeting Room. Trade 2.3inch by 3.5-inch cards with other artists and discuss various art techniques. The second installment of the Busy Readers’ Book Club will be Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m. This time we’re discussing The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan, described as “a charming, clever, and quietly moving novel that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning in our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.” Did you receive an e-reader over the holidays? Have one that is collecting dust? Let us help. Our staff will take you through the ins and outs of downloading e-books and eaudiobooks on Thursday evening, January 23 between 5 and 7 p.m.

We would like to draw attention to a special program we have coming up on Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30 pm. We will be hosting a viewing of Screenagers: Next Chapter, a film that examines the science behind teen’s emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our homes and schools to help them build crucial skills to navigate high stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with local child and family therapist, Roslynn Regnery. Please plan on joining us for this

important and timely discussion.

Visit us starting at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday; until 5 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays; until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and until 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoons. We’re always open on the web for the placement of holds, renewals, and digital downloads at lyons.colibraries.org, and we’re happy to help over the phone during open hours at 303-823-5165.

Kara Bauman, MLIS, is the Director of the Lyons Regional District Library.

Primary Continued from Page 1 the Democratic Party ballot. Registered Republicans will receive only the Republican Party ballot.

Unaffiliated voters will be mailed both party ballots but can only vote and return one. Up until February 3, unaffiliated voters can also pre-designate their ballot preference, if they wish, by updating their voter registration. This will eliminate getting two ballots in the mail.

February 3 is the deadline to switch party affiliation to vote in a different primary.

NEW this year: Voters who will turn 18-years-old by the General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 – can now VOTE in Primaries.

There is no registration deadline. You can register and vote up to and including Election Day. If you have a Colorado Driver’s License or State ID, you can register to vote or check your registration at www.GoVoteColorado.gov. If you do not have a license or state ID, you can register by mail (downloadable form online at govotecolorado.gov) or inperson at any Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s office (Boulder, Longmont, Lafayette).

For more voter and election information, visit www.BoulderCountyVotes.org or call 303-413-7740.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Art events, shows, programs from around the Lyons area

By Redstone Staff Redstone Review LYONS High Street Concerts – Happy New Year friends and music lovers from Annie Sirotniak and the High Street Crew. As we begin 2020, the crew at High Street Concerts looks forward to good things – music, community, and friendships old and new, and we would love to have you start the new decade with us at High Street Concerts. The crew is excited about the 17th annual bluegrass/acoustic music concert series at Rogers Hall at Fourth Avenue and High Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, Feb. 8 – The Blue Canyon Boys’ CD Release party w/special guest Jackson Earles.

On Saturday, March 14 – In advance of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll feature Lyons’ very own Take Down the Door w/special guest Dahlby & Nadine.

Tickets go on sale about a month before each show. Visit www.highstreetconcerts.com for more information about the artists and the venue. The crew is looking forward to seeing you there.

Winter Wonderland Concert Series – Returning again this year the Winter Wonderland will hold the last two concerts of its three-concert series on Jan. 25 and Feb. 8 at LaVern Johnson Park.

The concerts are from 2 to 4 p.m.

The town will be hosting different bands at each concert and offering complimentary ice skate rentals and hot chocolate at the kiosk next to the skating rink. This will be the third season for the Winter Concert Series.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, we will be joined

by Joe Kuckla and Irons in the Fire for an energetic mix of outlaw country, folkrock. The band consists of Joe Kuckla on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, with David Richey on dobro, guitar and vocals, Colin Mahoney on drums, Scott Wallard Johnson on bass, and Amy Harron on mandolin and vocals.

On Feb. 8 the Jesse Garland Band will perform their jazz-inspired vocals. Bob Schlesinger will be on keyboards and Kim Stone will be on the bass. Jesse is the niece of the Judy Garland; she adds a Latin feel to her music.

LAHC Art projects – The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) has announced that the installation for the Bell of Renewal bronze sculpture will

The Quarterly Regional Library Show will feature “Neighborhood Retrospective,” paintings by Larry Cohan. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. be in April, details TBD. The LAHC announced that it will now be orchestrating two tandem quarterly art show series in 2020: the continuing LAHC’s Quarterly Town Hall Art Show series and the new LAHC’s Quarterly Lyons Regional Library Show series.

The LAHC’s Quarterly Town Hall Art Show series will continue in the Shirley F. Johnson Council Chambers room as self-curated themed shows (wall art only) that are open to Lyons area artists of all ages, abilities and mediums and their community-friendly interpretations of said themes. Artists may submit

The unusual artwork in Spello, Italy

By Don Moore Redstone Review

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Editor’s Note: Don Moore and his wife Joanne spent six months living in Italy to experience living in another country. Moore shares his experiences here

SPELLO, Italy – I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Not even close. The picturesque medieval town of Spello located in the center of the Umbria region of Italy has a much-deserved reputation as a well flowered village.

Walking through the streets of this walled village on a normal day you will see a profusion of all kinds and colors of flowers growing in pots on the sidewalks, steps, railings, porches, windowsills, and hanging from walls. Last year we discovered it was destination more than worthy of our time.

On that visit we’d made friends with a local shopkeeper who told us about the once-a-year flower festival held in the town (Infiorate di Spello) on Corpus Domini, the ninth Sunday following Easter. In celebration of that day locals

up to five ready-to-wall-hang pieces for each of the four shows. Works may include but are not limited to paintings, photography, collage, prose, poetry, printing, and cartoons. Artists will be provided with a sign-off sheet and placard for each piece – upon which artists will add the title, size/medium, artist name, city/state, pricing, preferred means of contact, website if desired, etc., and all artwork should

create elaborate images on the streets of the village and fill those designs with flower petals of all types and hues.

We arrived on Saturday and watched as workers swept and mopped spaces on the streets, then rolled out on those spaces a paper-like drawing (probably computer generated) of the scene to be depicted in flower petals. That paper is then mopped with a substance we assumed had sticky properties to hold the flowers in place.

Each portion of the scene is numbered to mark which type and color of flower is to be placed in each location. The workspace for each papered scene is covered

also have this same information on its reverse side. The first Quarterly Town Hall Art Show theme is Twenties – What’s in a Number? Work will be accepted from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 at Lyons Town Hall , 432 Fifth Ave. A Town Hall opening reception will be on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information contact Lauren Click at laurenmclick@gmail.com. Art pick-up will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 3.

The new LAHC’s Quarterly Lyons Regional Library Show, 451 Fourth Avenue, series will celebrate invited individual or duos of regional artists at the new with a tent-awning during production, and then the “real” work begins.

Starting in the early Sunday morning hours and up until a design is complete, workers with scissors cut the flower petals into small pieces, with each color segregated into its own plastic shoe box labeled with the color and type of flower.

Between lined spaces on the drawing other workers from teenagers to older adults then fill spaces with the appropriate flower clippings. This process continues all night long and well into Sunday morning until the work of art is completed. The tent awnings are removed, and the final products are now available to be seen and admired by passersby.

Our shopkeeper friend advised us to come back at 6:30 the next morning to beat the crowds. We in fact were there right at that appointed time and, we were late – the

facility. The LAHC and the library are collaborating on the purchase and installation of professional rigging from which all 2D art will be hung. Any 3D art will be displayed in specified spots. Five artists in total have already agreed to be showcased this inaugural year. The Quarterly Regional Library Show will begin with the paintings of Larry Cohan’s show, Neighborhood Retrospective. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The show will be up through Friday, April 3.

Art at the Stone Cup – Rachel Tallent is showing her work for the months of January and February at the Stone Cup, 442 High St. Her show is entitled Bits and Bobs. In Tallent’s words, “A grand show of procrastination, wood, cowboys, deserts, animals, bold colors, enthusiastic words and one large shark.

Bits and Bobs is comprised of several pieces from shows past. Some new and some re-imagined for my present artistic palette. Some pieces have been made better and some possibly worse, but I like them and isn’t that what really matters?”

The music lineup for the Stone Cup, 442 High St., is: on Jan. 18, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon Nathaniel Riley/Corey Wrights will perform folk rock; on Jan. 19, Sunday, from 10 a.m. to noon, A Human Named David (David Berg) will perform as pianist/story teller; on Jan. 25, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon Steven Hoffman will perform pop/rock/country/blues/R&B; on Jan. 26, Sunday, from 10 a.m. to noon TBA; on Feb. 1, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon Michelle Roderick will perform country/rock; on Feb. 2, Sunday, from 10 a.m. to noon Kyle Sherman will perform indie/folk; on Feb. 8, Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon TBA; on Feb. 9. Sunday, from 10 a.m. to noon Mountain Duo will perform vinyl hits and hot guitars; on Feb. 15.

Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon, Sarah Caton will perform Americana/soul/blues; on Feb. 16, Sunday, from 10 a.m. to noon, Ethan Mindlin Jones will perform folk/soul. For more information, call the Stone Cup at 303-823-2345.

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crowds were already in place.

Nevertheless, we watched the creations come to life as section by section was filled with dazzling snips of flower colors.

It is a religious festival, so naturally the designs reflected that. Some were more abstract than others and our favorite was a huge depiction of Noah and some of the animals just getting off the arc.

To what end do the villagers do this?

We didn’t stay to see the end, leaving at about 10 in the morning. An hour later a procession of the clergy and parishioners walked the mile-long expanse of these amazingly beautiful works of art, intentionally destroying them. It is done as a reminder of the impermanence of all things.

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EXPRESSIONS New Year’s Resolutions don’t bear fruit

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – I never believed New Year’s resolutions bore fruit for the most part. When the hunter’s moon rose slowJoyce ly above the horizon each autumn, its brilliant orange-gold light always reminded me of which resolutions from the previous January I had failed to attain.

Some, of course, were resolutions of abolishment, getting rid of bad habits and behaviors, such as resolving not to lose my temper and cuss my own ineptitude at hammering my thumb instead of the nail I had aimed for; it comes so naturally to a Leo of my type. Other Leos simply cuss out the hammer or nail, a much healthier response.

Always had a few of those resolutions.

Never got rid of any behaviors or habits as resolutions, but they did fade out over time and experience. Well, many did, but to this day, I avoid hammers and nails. My wife is very good with them, I discovered.

Others were resolutions of achievement in one area or another. I’d resolve to learn Spanish, learn how to play guitar well, learn electronics and computer programming, etc. All on my own, of course, with help from materials found on the internet and on various books and magazines. Each year, the Hunter’s moon saw them all go unfulfilled. After many years, I simply stopped making resolutions.

After all, in my case, what was the point?

Then it happened. New Year’s resolutions I would have made, or once had made, began to manifest in my reality.

So in 1994, for example, I simply decided to quit my 26-year-old smoking habit – one I had tried to quit at least ten times during that period – and did. I asked my doctor to prescribe nicotine gum, which he did, and which I chewed for most of that year, and then I just threw the gum away.

Haven’t smoked since. There was no effort, no struggle on my part. It just happened.

There have been many more examples.

Last year, for example, around Christmas one of my doctors said that carrying 216

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“Of course,” you’ll say, “that’s beyond your control.” Yes, disaster and disease, despite modern medicine’s advancements, would seem beyond my process, which may be some kind of superconscious control. However, just possibly, we all may have more conscious input into the whole thing not too long from now.

Consider the “nematode Caenorhabditis elegans,” a marvelous little worm that lives

pounds on my five-foot, 11-inch frame put me into the obese category.

I didn’t like that characterization, but regardless of the label I also knew every excess pound was making my Type II diabetes more difficult to manage, even with several medications. I made no resolution about it, but I did stop drinking high fructose corn syrup beverages and eating snacks, sweet reduced the size of my meal portions by a third, increased my water intake significantly, kept almost completely away from alcohol, and a few more things.

I made the changes because they made sense to me, and because as I implemented them, I noticed they were not difficult. In fact, they were easy. Time slipped away and so did the pounds. I dropped 20 in five months, and my doctor reduced one of my diabetes meds when my A1C dropped to The Hunter’s Moon, harbinger of failed New Year’s and stayed at six (last reading). Now it’s been 12 months, and I’m down 44 pounds, only two to three weeks, and which scientists love because the worms share genes to my college weight.

I had made resolutions about my and metabolic pathways used by humans. weight for ten years back in the 1990s and With such a short lifespan, anything we do early years of this century, to no avail. But with them brings quick results. With agewhen I stopped and simply took certain ing, working with humans takes an enoractions, something in me took over and mously long time to show effects.

Well, in working with the little creaallowed what I wanted to happen. A restures over time, scientists found that olution was no part of it at all.

I’m sure there’s a process at work here altering the insulin signaling pathway in that I probably will never fully under- worms yields a 100 percent increase in stand, and that’s a problem because I’ve their lifespan, and altering another pathjust entered the realm of those whom way change results in a 30 percent some term “the elderly,” and I want to increase, according to an article by Carly live to be 100, so I’d like to use the Cassella on sciencealert.com.

Now a new study, available on cell.com process to do that.

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in pdf, shows that scientists at MDI Biological Laboratory in Maine have genetically altered both pathways so as to cause a result four or five times greater than the sum of their separate effects.

That’s right. Five times the lifespan from a little genetic tweaking. I want it.

I won’t make getting it a resolution, but I will sign up for the human clinical trials right now. Are they ready yet? What’s

resolutions. taking so long? Oh, well.

Prepare my artificial body, and let the process begin.

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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HOUSING Trustees request a meeting with Summit COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review

LYONS – A month ago, it looked like Summit Housing Group’s proposal for affordable rentals in Lyons Valley Park was still within an expected schedule. But at the January 6 Lyons Board of Trustees meeting, the Town Administrator Reinholds reported that there were no new updates from Summit. Mayor Connie Sullivan asked Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen to schedule a presentation from Summit at an upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.

At press time, no more information about the upcoming meeting was available, and Simonsen could not be reached.

However, the public can watch for upcoming Board of Trustees meeting agendas in the next month to look for the update from Summit.

Last month, Summit representatives told the Town of Lyons staff that they were revising the site plan and would have an update to the materials previously submitted, reducing the number of apartments and increasing the single family homes on already platted lots in the Lyons Valley Park

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Boulder celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King BOULDER – The City of Boulder invites the community to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through several community-led events, including a march, theater, music, discussions, poetry, story reading and lectures. Many events are sponsored by the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission and the Boulder Arts Commission.

2020 Martin Luther King Day, Jr. event at Boulder Public Library Saturday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boulder Public Library, Boulder Creek Room, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Youth will showcase their research findings and personal connec-

$100,000 per home, $4 million total for 40 total rental homes). Also, in May 2019, the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) approved tax credits and bonds for Summit’s proposal.

Based in Missoula, Mt., Summit specializes in developing and managing lowincome tax credit and mixed-use developments in six states, including Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The property management site for Summit buildings, www.leasehighland.com, shows what

the applications are like for other rentals built by Summit, including homes in Longmont. The area median income subdivision. The site plan was previously for (AMI) changes every year, and varies 11 single family homes and 29 multifamily depending on the number of people in a homes (all affordable rentals to households household, but you can download recent at 60 percent or less of the area median Colorado County Income and Rent Tables income). The total number of proposed at leaflyons.org/resources.html. Examples homes would still be 40, Summit had said at of rent estimates that Summit representathat time. tives have given at past meetings for twoAt that time, Summit Housing Group bedroom apartments are $906 a month for anticipated closing on a contract to pura 40 percent AMI household, and $1,200 a chase the land from month for a 60 percent AMI Lyons Valley Park household, varying dependowner property ing on family size.

Keith Bell by the It’s disappointing that end of December, there is no new forward but it doesn’t look motion, but we can pay like that happened. attention to Lyons Board of had Summit Trustees meeting agendas for received an extena report from Summit. sion through July I hope Summit can 2020 to spend the $4 follow through with building million in federal these homes. Adding 40 C o m m u n i t y affordable rentals into the Development Block town of Lyons would make Grants for Disaster solid progress in replacing Recovery (CDBGthe 76 to 94 homes DR) granted last year. destroyed in the 2013 flood.

In February 2019, the So far, only four Habitat for State of Colorado Summit Housing Group is under contract with landowner Keith Bell to purHumanity homes (two Housing Board chase land in the Lyons Valley Park subdivision, intending to build single-fami- duplex buildings) have been approved Summit’s ly homes on already platted lots and homes in multifamily buildings on Lyons added since the flood, with application for Valley Park Tract A of Filing 8 (about 3.82 acres). All of those proposed 40 two more homes (one CDBG-DR funds (at rental homes would be affordable for households at 60 percent of the area duplex building) still under a maximum of median or less. PHOTO BY AMY REINHOLDS construction. tions to civil rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and racial justice through creative projects.

The event is hosted by Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence.

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday, Jan. 18, from 12 to 4 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 5300 Baseline Rd., there will be a celebration lunch, panel discussion, poetry reading, storytelling and performance by the Heritage Choir. Event hosted by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Planning Committee.

Interrogating and Imagining Public Space – Art, Representation and Justice Saturday, Jan. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at C.U. Visual Arts Complex, 1085 18th St., there will be a seminar/lecture about CU Boulder’s Educational Opportunity Programs, which were established in direct reaction to the assassination of Dr. King in 1968, with student speakers, tile making and music. This

event hosted by Graduate Students of Color Collective.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Lock-In/Day of Service On Sunday, Jan. 19 through Monday, Jan. 20 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 3700 Baseline Rd., a Youth overnight lock-in will be followed by a day of service. Participants need to reserve space in advance. Event organized by the Community United Church of Christ Boulder, First Congregational Boulder, Islamic Center of Boulder, and St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rally and March Monday, Jan. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m., a rally and march will begin at St. Johns Church, 1419 Pine St. and conclude at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St. This event is hosted

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ISSUES Bird migration timing skewed by climate, new research finds

By CSU staff Redstone Review FT. COLLINS – Life cycles for birds, insects and trees are shifting in this current era of a rapidly changing climate.

How migration patterns, in particular, are changing and whether birds can track climate change is an open question.

Kyle Horton, assistant professor at Colorado State University, led a new study analyzing nocturnal bird migration that he hopes will lead to more answers about shifting migration patterns. He and the research team used 24 years of radar data from NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for the study.

The research team – including scientists from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the University of Massachusetts – found that spring migrants were likely to pass certain stops earlier now than they would have 20 years ago. Temperature and migration timing were closely aligned, with the greatest changes in migration timing occurring in regions warming most rapidly. During fall, shifts in migration timing were less apparent.

The study, one of the first to examine the impacts of climate change on migration timing at a continental scale, was published December 16, 2019 in Nature Climate Change.

Horton described the breadth of the research as “critically important,” with the team observing the nocturnal migratory behaviors of hundreds of species representing billions of birds. “To see

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changes in timing at continental scales is truly impressive, especially considering the diversity of behaviors and strategies used by the many species the radars capture,” he said. Yet while the team saw these shifts, Horton noted that this doesn’t necessarily mean that migrants are keeping pace with climate change.

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Andrew Farnsworth, the study’s senior author and a research associate at Cornell Lab of Ornithology, said the team’s research answered, for the first time, key questions on birds and climate change.

“Bird migration evolved largely as a response to changing climate,” he said.

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“It’s a global phenomenon involving billions of birds annually. And it’s not a surprise that birds’ movements track changing climates. But how assemblages of bird populations respond in an era of such rapid and extreme changes in climate has been a black box. Capturing scales and magnitudes of migration in space and time has been impossible until recently.”

Researchers accessed NOAA datasets through Amazon Web Services as part of the agency’s Big Data Project, designed to provide access to data in a more efficient way. Horton said that this access to the data and cloud computing greatly enhanced the team’s ability to synthesize the findings.

“To process all of these data, without cloud computing, it would have taken over a year of continuous computing,” he said.

Instead, the team crunched the numbers in about 48 hours.

While Amazon Web Services provided access to the data, new algorithms designed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts revealed the potential of these radar data for biologists. Specifically, the scientists designed new computer vision techniques to remove weather data, a problem that had challenged biologists from decades.

“Historically, a person had to look at each radar image to determine whether it contained rain or birds,” said Dan Sheldon, associate professor of computer science at the University of

Massachusetts Amherst. “We developed MistNet, an artificial intelligence system to detect patterns in radar images and remove rain automatically.”

Researchers found that fall migration tends to be “messier.” Horton, who works in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at CSU, said that the lack of change in fall migration patterns was a little surprising, though migration also tends to be a “little bit messier” during those months.

“In the spring, we see bursts of migrants, moving at a fairly rapid pace, ultimately to reach the breeding grounds,” he explained. “However, during the fall, there’s not as much pressure to reach the wintering grounds, and migration tends to move at a slower, more punctuated pace.”

During the fall, birds are not competing for mates, and the path to reach their destination is more relaxed. There’s also a wider age range of birds migrating, as the young eventually realize they need to migrate, too. The combination of these factors makes fall migration more challenging to study.

Horton said the findings have implications for understanding future patterns of bird migration, since the birds rely on food and other resources as they travel.

Under climate change, the timing of blooming vegetation or emergence of insects may be out of sync with the passage of migratory birds. This seemingly subtle shift could have negative consequences for the health of migratory birds.

Researchers plan to expand their data analysis to include Alaska, where climate change is having more serious impacts than in the lower 48 states in the U.S.

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COMMUNITY Opportunities for seniors to form a Friends Community

By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review LYONS – It was a Holly Jolly Christmas and holiday season for Lyons seniors who partake in local senior activities. The Walt Self Housing hall was decorated with garland, poinsettias, and mini trees.

Spring There were multiple free special meals served by the local churches and by seniors gathering together. The Senior Center hall was opened up on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve for any senior to stop by, and bring a friend or relative, to enjoy food to share, games, movies, or cards.

The annual Lyons Christmas Carol group, led by Cheri Hoffer, went to the doors of many of the seniors living in downtown Lyons and brought them Christmas cheer.

The Lyons Valley Preschool stopped by the Senior Center to sing some joyful carols. The Lyons Community Church brought holiday-inspired songs, accompanied by guitar, fiddle and accordion to the Senior Center. The great instrumentalists were Sam Schnabel, Theresa Brighton, Ian Brighton, and Zeke Little, and the wonderful singers were Jani Little, Sam Miller and Bonnie Richards. Thanks to all!

Last year’s popular December bus trip to see the Longmont homes listed as having the top Christmas lights displays was repeated. Seniors dined at the Roost restaurant, and had a choice of roast beef or salmon.

These inexpensive bus trips coordinated by the Town of Lyons offer seniors an opportunity to converse over a meal, or on the bus, and get to know one another better.

The next one took place on January 13 to see the Monet exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. The next quarterly trip will take place in spring. Get on the email list to hear about the weekly activities by writing to Lisa Ramsey, Recreation Coordinator, at lramsey@townoflyons.com.

The Holiday Giving Tree program took place again

The Lyons Community Church brought a festive supper and table decorations to the Senior Center and entertained Lyons seniors with holiday-inspired music. Sam Schnabel (left), Theresa Brighton, Ian Brighton, and Zeke Little provided the instrumental performance. this year, where LEAF anonymously matches local residents with seniors, who bring gifts or gift certificates for them. Some seniors stated that this is the only gift they receive, as they live alone. On top of that, seniors who applied for help through LEAF also got bountiful food baskets, with a big ham and a few hygiene and household items. Many thanks to the many volunteers and contributors Lyons Elementary School, Lyons Middle / Senior High School, Lyons Catholic Community, LEAF Believer, CEMEX, and Higher Ground Ministries International.

In January, the Loving Lyons Senior Group, who get free monthly senior-style lunches at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, surprised the manager Cameron Bray and owner Dale Katechis with hearty thank you applause and filled a large card with comments detailing how much they appreciated the meals in 2019. Ruth Corwin summed it

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up well by writing, “You are amazingly gracious! All the seniors look forward to this meal and love it. I love that you continue to care for seniors, even as our group grows.

Thank you is not enough, but thank you even so.” For more information, write Loving Lyons Senior Group @ gmail. com.

For future weeks, the Loving Lyons Senior Group (LLSG) sponsors two movie viewings each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. There is a movie discussion night on the first Thursday of each month, which stars a senior actor with a topic of acute interest to seniors. On the third Sunday of the month is a first-run feature, with popcorn served. Both are five-star quality movies. Reserve your seat by contacting LLSG. A good way to be in touch with senior events, trips, groups, and more is to get on the free quarterly senior newsletter email list of the Loving Lyons Senior Group (LLS). Beside the summary of activities, it has five pages of tips, scam warnings, government agency contacts, health and wellness articles, and more. Write to LovingLyonsSeniorGroup@gmail.com or talk with me, director Kathleen Spring.

The Town of Lyons offers a series of programs at the Senior Center each month. They offer free exercise classes every Tuesday and Thursday, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

You can come for both or one, as often as you like. They celebrate monthly birthdays for all Lyons seniors after lunch at 12:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Free cake and either games or stories are shared.

The next watercolor craft class, which is open to all levels of skill, takes place on February 5, Wednesday, from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. On January 22, at 12:45 p.m., seniors will be playing BINGO, with prizes. Write lramsey@townoflyons.com for more information.

Marissa Davis, Recreation Program Coordinator, has efficiently and kindly worked with the seniors and the Walt Self building, doing everything from reserving the room and maintaining its cleanliness to teaching a few craft classes. This January she has started her new job as Town of Lyons Deputy Town Clerk. The seniors will miss her greatly.

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We have no idea what exists, what’s possible, and what might be beneath the surfce of the unexplored waters. Because of the difficulty, risk, and cost associated with exploration, we are unaware of the potential that lies beneath.

What if the same is true for student learning? What if we have only scratched the surface of our learners’ potential because of our unwillingness to be uncomfortable, fear of taking risks, and inability to see what’s possible?

Andi is author of several books including: Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry, and A Meaningful Mess: A Teacher’s Guide to Student-Driven Classrooms, Authentic Learning, Student Empowerment, and Keepng It All Together Without Losing Your Mind.

Parent Mini Conference

452 Main St, Longmont • (303) 651-1125 Tues - Fri: 9:30am - 5:30pm • Sat: 9:30am -1pm

For more information: www.ourgifted.com

A special half day parent-focused conference that overlaps with the General Conference and includes lunch and the afternoon keynote.

Parents may also attend the mental health panel.

More information at www.ourgifted.com Parent Mini-Conference is limited to 50 people.

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In Common Continued from Page 6

Travels with Redstone Wendell and Helen Walker of Lyons brought their Redstone to Cabo, Mexico.

Take the Redstone with you on your next trip and send us your photos showing where the Redstone has traveled. Send your photos to redstarnews5@gmail.com.

Town Continued from Page 1 Lyons residents do not need to vote for both the petition initiative and town’s proposal to contract with Western Disposal, single-hauler pay as you throw. If the initiative passes this would mean that the town would have to hold an election every single year to approve a trash hauler and could mean that even the town’s tree and branch collection would need to be voted on for the town’s Clean Up Days. These special elections cost the town upwards of $5,000.

Several Trustees said that people has approached them for information about the wording on the petition and said that they were misled and wished they had not signed the petition. Trustee Jocelyn Farrell said that she will save $137 per month on her trash bill by using the Western Disposal bins and separating out her trash. “If people use a 32-gallon bin for trash and a 32-gallon bin for compost, then use their 96-gallon bin for recycle they can save $137 a month over just using the 96-gallon bin for everything,” she said.

The cost to residents by using Western is estimated to be $18 a month for a 32-gallon trash container, $31 a month for a 64-gallon trash container, and $44 for a 96gallon trash container. If Western is chosen as the single hauler for Lyons, the town would have a contract with Western and bill the residents directly.

The idea is that if residents separated their trash into more, smaller bins instead of one big bin they could still throw out as much as they always do but they would save money each month. “I can’t compost all the food that I throw out each month, but Western Disposal can,” she said.

In other news the new preliminary flood maps are out

LEAF Continued from Page 3 than 75,000 participants.”

In addition to the community service efforts by local CEMEX, employees turned out in force at the 2019 Rave to the Grave. “Our employees appreciated the opportunity to experience the culture that makes Lyons such a special community,” said Clausen, noting that even more CEMEX employees are already making plans to attend Rave to the Grave in 2020.

“We plan to continue our strong partnership well into the future and look forward to supporting LEAF as they provide critical support for the Lyons community,” he said.

So many individuals and organizations do so much to make LEAF happen. I truly believe LEAF is a world-class organization, doing big work in our community. I’ll continue to highlight in 2020 the partners and partnerships that power LEAF’s efforts in the greater Lyons area.

Mayor Continued from Page 3 that existing, popular residential waste diversion programs such as the Spring Cleanup, and Christmas tree removal would be prohibited should the petition pass muster with voters.

A second possible ballot question that will likely come to the voters is related to the pay-as-you-throw program. At the end of December, the BoT opted not to move forward with the program, however after hearing from citizen advocates after the decision, two Trustees who voted not to move forward requested the item come

see that everyone is really and truly doing the best that they know how to do.

Almost 50 percent of Americans feel isolated and lonely. Isolation and loneliness lead to severe health issues, dementia and early death, mental illness and suicide.

What the heck are we doing? Why are we doing this to ourselves? We have the solution; it lives right next door to us. We think that we are happier when we are alone and quiet, but the opposite is true. Study after study shows that people are happier when they talk to each other, engage with each other, get creative together.

The solution is to return, just a bit, to the way we evolved: spend time together creating, celebrating and communing. Accept that everyone belongs, even the ones who just sit in the middle of the noise and only watch, or the ones who scare us because they are different from us and from how we think or were taught or believe people “should” be. Take a tiny risk and reach out to that neighbor we think is annoying and do someand discussions on the maps will be held on Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. at the Lyons Library, 451 Fourth Ave. The flood maps have not been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) yet. The new maps show a much more extensive flood area than the old maps.

The most expanded area is the Floodway as opposed to the Floodplain. The Floodway is the area where the water moves the fastest and causes the most damage.

Town Planner Paul Glasgow told the board that the expanded Floodway area is where most of the flood damage occurs and more homes may be required to get flood insurance. Flood insurance may become a requirement for those who want to purchase homes in the Floodway and some homes may not qualify if they are not elevated.

The homes that are already elevated used the FEMA requirements for the old flood maps, which are still in effect until FEMA approves the new maps. For those who have not elevated and are in the Floodway it would be cheaper for them to do it soon rather than wait for the new flood maps to be approved. It will require more work to build in the Floodway which is now going farther north on the new maps.

Some areas that were in a 100-year Floodplain are now in a 500-year Floodplain. The big impact, according to Glasgow, is in the Floodway, which has zero tolerance.

No one can change the footprint of any structure in the Floodway. After the flood maps are approved, if homeowners want to elevate, they will first need to do an elevation study which alone can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000.

On the new flood maps a number of existing homes below the confluence are now in the Floodway that were not in the Floodway on the old maps. Town Lyons is a unique community and we’re fortunate to have local people and organizations leading the efforts to take care of our own. We all benefit when we can keep plans, programs, funding, and decision-making local.

Finally, here’s a LEAF business note: LEAF’s Board of Directors elected new leadership this week. Tricia Marsh will serve as the new Board Chair, Rebecca Major will serve as Vice Chair, Greg Lyons will be Treasurer, and Heather Santesteban will continue to serve as Secretary.

The Board welcomed Crystal White to the Board of Directors as well. After five years of service, Tanya Daty stepped down from the Board Chair role and after six years of service, Susan de Castro McCann stepped down from her role as Board Treasurer. When you see these amazing volunteer leaders around town, please thank them for all they do.

Did you know? If you follow LEAF on Facebook, you’ll be even more plugged in for 2020!

back for reconsideration.

On January 6, the BoT gave staff direction to bring forward a Resolution selecting Western Disposal as the preferred hauler for the PAYT program. The BoT also directed staff to develop ballot language that would essentially make the program contingent on voter approval.

Essentially, the BoT is voluntarily placing the PAYT question on the ballot and letting voters decide if the program should be adopted.

There are additional steps required for PAYT to hit the April ballot; however the majority of the BoT has shown an inter-

JANUARY 15 / FEBRUARY 19, 2020 thing together with our screens off and out of sight.

If you haven’t made your New Year’s Resolution yet, here’s one: turn off your screen and reach out to someone you barely know or don’t know or haven’t seen for a while, once a week or every day or once a month, whatever you can do. Work to make yourself and the world you live in a happier, more connected, less divisive place. Reach out and rediscover the commonality you have with another person, as often as you can.

Red Canyon Continued from Page 5 The town sees Red Canyon Arts as a staple in the community for great gifts, everything from hand-made greeting cards and large-scale paintings to unique pottery, jewelry, and seasonal hand-made clothing. But it is the unsurpassed customer service and community engagement that makes Red Art Canyon an everyday stop.

Red Canyon Arts is located at 400 Main St. For more information, call 303-823-5900. The shop hours are Wednesday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesdays; or go to https://www.redcanyonart.com/.

Administrator Victoria Simonsen pointed out that people in the Floodway might see a significant difference in home prices when they go to sell and homes that are not elevated might see a significant difference in their insurance. Some banks may require flood maps for insurance purposes.

On other topics, Town Attorney Brandon Dittman discussed the President’s Refugee Resettlement Executive Order as to how it would affect Lyons. Towns, cities, counties have to give written approval to accept refugees through the government. Dittman said that refugee resettlement is usually done with private organizations such as churches and non-profit groups. He pointed out that there are no refugees currently in our area seeking resettlement. The board discussed writing an ordinance for the resettlement of refugees, if and when that occurs.

Interim Town Utilities Coordinator Aaron Caplan discussed putting in a sewer line connecting Apple Valley to the Town of Lyons wastewater system and said that it would be too expensive to bring in a lift station and sewer to Apple Valley. “The UEB (Utilities and Engineering Board) looked at a study and concluded it was not economically feasible to bring a sewer system to Apple Valley,” he said. The board discussed the issue.

Simonsen said, “I don’t doubt that there is funding for a sewer project; the county is very supportive of us.”

Caplan also discussed the ongoing issue of new electrical meters with upgrades for a remote meter reading system known as AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure).

The system could also work to control streetlights. The town is looking at the cost of the AMI system.

LEAF’s new executive team: Greg Lyons, Tricia Marsh, Rebecca Major, and Heather Santestaban

est in letting the voters decide whether the town should invest in expanding residential waste services. Proponents of the program claim that PAYT will succeed in providing more services such as curbside composting, and that most households would gain these services at a lower cost than they pay now.

Since most compostable waste (especially yard and food waste) currently ends up in the landfill, the program stands to substantially divert less trash to landfills where it contributes to methane production. While public votes always have the potential to create divisiveness in the

community, in this circumstance, I hope citizens will simply examine whether the program will make diverting trash from the landfill more convenient and less costly for their households.

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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Have you ever wanted to run for an office?

LYONS – As part of the April 7, 2020 Regular Mail Ballot Election, the ballot will ask voters to consider candidates for six Trustee positions and one Mayor.

Candidates must have lived in the Town Limits for a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election.

Candidates for Trustee and Mayor may pick-up nomination petitions to begin collecting signatures beginning now, from the Town Clerk's Office in Lyons Town Hall. Any signatures collected prior to this date are not valid.

A minimum of ten signatures from registered voters residing within the town limits is required to establish candidacy.

Completed nomination petitions, along with signed and notarized Affidavit of Circulator and Acceptance of Nomination forms are due back to the

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clerk’s office no later than Monday, January 27, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Regular and Special meetings The Board of Trustees regularly meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Workshops begin at 5:30 p.m. and meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude when the agenda items have been discussed. When a meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting is rescheduled to Tuesday. Infrequently, additional meetings are scheduled when the urgency of business requires.

In advance of board meetings, packets of meeting materials are published via the Town web site to board members at the end of the preceding week. Review of the packet can take several hours, and board members are requested to send any questions raised by such materials to appropriate Town staff by Monday morning to allow time for questions to be addressed before or at the Monday evening meeting.

If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Town Clerk Dolores Vasquez at 303-823-6622 x12, dvasquez@townoflyons.com.

Travels with Redstone Lisa Hassin, Tricia Marsh and Tanya Mercer-Daty were together for a week in Brittany, France, to visit with family. Here they are at Mont St.Michel.

Tanya has been Lyons’ LEAF board chair and Tricia will be the new chair.

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620 Overlook Drive, Lyons / $235,000

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A&E Continued from Page 9 BOULDER New workshop for singers with The Renaissance Project, open to all – The Renaissance Project will be presenting each month a learning and singing workshop, this month focusing on Orlando Gibbons and his famous madrigal, “The Silver Swan.” The workshop, directed by Jeremy Reger, will be both an historical introduction to Gibbons and a sight singing workout, with no pressure and a group of seasoned sight readers for support. Hone your skills and learn with us on Jan. 19 from 4 to 6:15 p.m. at the parlor of the Pine Street Church, Thirteenth and Pine in Boulder.

Donation of $10 requested but not required.

Rare version of Brahms’ Requiem to be performed – Cantabile chorus will be singing a rarely heard version of the Brahms German Requiem on Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St., Boulder. This four-hand piano version was arranged by Brahms himself. Known also as a “Requiem for the Living,” the scripture was chosen by Brahms to comfort those that the dead leave behind. For tickets visit https://cantabilesingers.org/tickets/. In addition to this performance, the full Broomfield Symphony Orchestra and Cantabile chorus will play on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Broomfield United Methodist Church, 545 W Tenth Ave. in Broomfield.

Butterman to join renowned piano duo and the Boulder Phil for Mozart and More – The Boulder Philharmonic will present Mozart and More at Macky Auditorium in Boulder on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Featured musicians are Anderson and Roe, “the most dynamic

duo of this generation.” Conductor Michael Butterman will join the pair on the piano for Mozart’s unique Three Piano Concerto. Works by Fauré, SaintSaëns, and other works by Mozart, personalized by Anderson and Roe, fill out the program. Tickets range from $15 to $78; for information call 303-449-1343.

Celebrating Martin Luther King at the Dairy Arts Center – On Jan. 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Shoebox Stories at the Dairy Arts will honor MLK. Shoebox Stories is a story-holding project where we gather together and stand in another person’s shoes by reading aloud their story, saying their words, and holding, for a moment, the weight that they carry.

Motus Theater Co. will celebrate and recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for equality and civil rights this year by asking local leaders in Boulder County to stand in other people’s shoes. Community leaders chosen by the Youth Opportunities Advisory Board, Boulder JCC, Center of the American West, Boulder Chamber, and League of Women Voters will be joining us on stage to read the stories of undocumented leaders, and amplifying their stories.

On Monday, Jan. 13, Shoebox Stories with YOAB; on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Shoebox Stories with Boulder JCC; on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Shoebox Stories with Center of the American West; on Thursday, Jan. 16, Shoebox Stories with Boulder Chamber and on Friday, Jan. 17, Shoebox Stories with League of Women Voters.

The performances will be held at the Grace Gamm Theater at the Dairy Arts Center at 2590 Walnut St. in Boulder.

For tickets visit https : / / tickets . thedairy . org / Online. For information you can call 303-440-7826. For tickets call 303444-7328. The tickets are $20 to $50.