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Amelia Earhart first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic LYONS – The American aviation pioneer took off from Newfoundland, Canada, in her single-engine Lockheed Vega 5B. Fifteen hours later she landed in a field near Derry, Northern Ireland. When a farmhand reportedly asked, “Have you flown far?” Earhart replied, “From America.” Born July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939. She was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted its first female performer in 1987 LYONS – Aretha Franklin was the first woman performer to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame in 1987. The Queen of Soul’s hits like Respect and Natural Woman earned her a spot in the Hall of Fame and many other honors, including No. 1 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Singers list. Respect, indeed.
First woman to win a Nobel Prize LYONS – Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person – man or woman – to win the award twice. With her husband Pierre Curie, Marie’s efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium and, after Pierre’s death, the further development of X-rays. She was born Maria Sklodowsky in Warsaw, Poland in 1867.The famed scientist died in 1934 in Passy, France of aplastic anemia, complications of radiation poisoning. Curie’s daughter, Iréne followed in her mother’s footsteps, winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. Continue Briefs on Page 7
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Northern Pygmy Owls, have been spotted in Boulder County, an unusual occurance. The Northern Pygmy-Owl is one of the smallest owls in North America and the smallest found in Colorado. It is roughly 7 inches from head-to-tail and weighs, on average, about 2 ounces. They nest in the forested mountains of the west and have a specialized habitat preference of aspen, Douglas fir, ponderous pine, junipers, downed logs, a water source, and openings in the forest where the adults can hunt. Their main diet consists of voles, chipmunks, small birds, and even insects. This information comes from the Colorado Research and Rehabilitation Institute in Estes Park. Photo by Bob Wood.
Town board approves new commercial design guidelines, raises for the new board, a place for the solar farm By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review LYONS – Lyons Town Board has decided to work on commercial design guidelines. The board passed Ordinance 112 on second reading, and after a public hearing, amended and upgraded Lyons’ commercial and mixed-use design guidelines. Director of Community Development Philip Strom said, “It should be noted that no design guidelines are currently in place for the entire commercial downtown and some commercial-zoned properties in town. After forming a PCDC subcommittee, and through multiple workshops, research, and feedback from the community, the PCDC has determined it is necessary to update the LMC to create more efficient, effective design guidelines and implement design guidelines for all new developments or redevelopments, except for in residential zoned properties.” Strom said that staff held meetings with businesses both virtually and in person requesting feedback from the business community. He said feedback from businesses was minimal, but he added that all feedback was incorporated into the ordinance. The board made a few amendments to the ordinance and then it was passed by seven to zero. The board, also on second reading and after a public hearing, passed Ordinance 113, which updates the site plan and development review process. After reviewing the process, the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) determined that al-
though the process was not exactly broken, modification and clarification of code would benefit the staff and potential developers. It also passed seven to zero. The Lyons Town Board heard from Sgt. Bill Crist at a town board meeting in early March that Lyons needs more surveillance cameras. He pointed out that cameras are very helpful to law enforcement in all areas, as more and more municipalities use them. He said that they can identify perpetrators, license plates, areas where crimes have occurred, and they help in many other ways. At a recent town board meeting in March, Flood Manager Tracy Sanders told the board that Steve McCain, owner of Hat Rock Excavating business located along 4th Avenue and Railroad Avenue, wants to put in an entrance/exit to his business on 4th Avenue. Sanders said that McCain told her he needed an entrance along that street for his business, but that would put his business in violation of the ordinance passed by the board several months ago. The town board voted several months ago, at the request of McCain, to approve an ordinance to change the zoning on that parcel from a commercial zone to an industrial zone to accommodate McCain’s excavating business, which was out of compliance at that time. As part of that ordinance, it was stipulated that the exit/entrances would be along Railroad Avenue to specifically avoid any entrance on 4th Avenue, since the town plans to put in a sidewalk system along 4th Avenue to connect the elementary school with Bohn
Park, and the town doesn’t want heavy equipment entering and exiting along 4th Avenue with little children walking along that street. The updated sidewalk is part of the Save Walk to Schools project that the town has received funding for. Sanders said McCain told her he planned to put in the entrance/exit to his business on 4th Avenue and Sanders said she would take it to the board. The town board will go over the ordinance again and listen to any request that McCain may have at the regular board meeting to change the ordinance on Monday, March 21. The meeting is open to the public. The board also passed Ordinance 119 on second reading and after the public hearing to amend the zoning map to allow the solar farm in the Parks and Open Space Zone. The people of Lyons voted in favor of the solar farm last September by a two to one margin. Ordinance 119 passed five to two with Mayor Nick Angelo and Trustee Kenyon Waugh voting no. The town board voted to raise the compensation for the mayor and trustees to be effective on January 1, 2023 when the new board is in place. The compensation for mayor will go from $400 to $700 per month and the compensation for trustees will go from $200 to $400 per month. Trustee Hollie Rogin (mayor-to-be on the new board) recused herself. In a recent interview with Mayor Nick Angelo, he discussed how the proposed new hotel Continue Town on Page 12
