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B •R •I •E •F •S Single-Hauler Pay-As-YouThrow LYONS – On October 21 at 7 p.m. at the regular Board of Trustees meeting, there will be a public comment session for the consideration of a recommendation from the Sustainable Futures Commission of a Single-Hauler Pay-As-YouThrow (PAYT) program for the Town of Lyons. Included in the presentation will be an assessment of the bids submitted by haulers, from which they will determine whether to move forward.

The Single-Hauler PAYT program is a waste-rate strategy that sets households’ waste collection rates based on the amount of trash (landfill) they accumulate, with increased costs correlating with incrementally greater quantities of trash; the more you send to the landfill, the more you pay. In order to make the program financially sustainable, the Town would require all residents to use a single hauler for waste removal. To further promote zero-waste efforts, the program intends to incorporate recycling and compost services as part of the hauler’s price model.

The biggest drivers for a SingleHauler PAYT program are to find ways to maximize diversion from landfills, while simultaneously aiming to reduce the cost to residents, through more efficient economies of scale. This program intends to have a comprehensive waste, recycling, and organic program for all single-family residences.

Bohn Park Phase II Update LYONS – Seeding has been completed on the eastern portion of Bohn Park Phase II. The contractor will be working on irrigation and sod for the ballfields through mid-November. In order to lay the sod, an additional soil amendment will be tilled and placed around the end of October. The Continue Briefs on Page 6

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Felix, Amalie, and Chloe of Lyons decided on their favorite Halloween pumpkins and gourds at the Loukonen PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS Farms on a recent sunny Sunday.

Town board moves trash hauler comments to a later date, discusses noise, ballot issues and other items

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – At the first town board meeting in October the Town Lyons Board discussed a wide variety of issues but had no ordinances or resolutions to vote on.

Sgt. Bill Crist with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Dept. in Lyons told the board that he met with people from the Lyons Den Restaurant and Taphouse at 160 E. Main St. in Lyons and with some residents to discuss the issue of loud music disturbing neighbors living near the Lyons Den. The Lyons Den is owned by Randall Yarbrough from Thornton.

Sgt. Crist said, “The meeting went (long, long pause) OK.” He said that there was no consensus because they did not find any common ground although there was a good discussion and lots of suggestions. They did establish some mid-range and some long term goals.

At a workshop before the regular meeting, raising water and waste rates was discussed.

Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen said that Longmont is raising water rates over the next few years. The rates will go up $1 per 1000 gallons. The town has raised water rates in the past, but never enough to cover the annual costs, so the town falls into the red each year. Aaron Caplan, Utilities and

Engineering Board, pointed out that the water fund lost $50,000 over the last year.

Also the centrifuge for the wastewater plant still needs to be repaired. The cost for the repairs is $45,000 to rebalance everything.

Administrator Victoria Simonsen told the board that the Public Works building should be ready for the PW department to move in by years end. The design process for the Fourth Avenue bridge is under way and construction will start sometime next year. Bohn Park Phase II pump house is in the design process, and the sod and water for the ball fields should be done by the end of the month.

Simonsen reported that the Town Planner, Paul Glasgow, received more information from Summit Housing Group about the schedule for the proposed affordable housing rentals that Summit wants to build in Lyons Valley Park. Summit representatives told the Town Planner that they will be closing on the purchase from landowner Keith Bell by the end of October and will be allowing for 90 days of engagement with the public and town processes such as the development plan with Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) for the multifamily homes.

According to what Summit told the Town Planner, Summit plans construction to begin in February 2020 and take about 12 to 14

months to complete, with the single family homes completed much sooner than the 29 multifamily homes. Because Summit is using federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing, all 40 total homes will be affordable rentals to households at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) or less.

Simonsen said that road repairs on Highway 36 near Muggins Gulch will begin in March. It will most likely close for 30 days for the repairs. Another option is to close for 72 days and keep one lane open; residents said they preferred a 30 day closure.

Lyons Staff reported that Lyons Valley River Park will have a new quote shortly for the design of River Park In other news Simonsen reported that she received a letter from Lyons Fire Protection District saying that they do not have the capability to evacuate people from a third story in a structure and cannot fight fires on third story buildings. The letter said that they would need new equipment, such as a bucket truck, in order to do a third story evacuation. At least one developer has stated they are planning to wait for a resolution to redevelop in downtown Lyons. The board discussed what that might mean for new construction in commercial areas that might Continue Town on Page 14

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LYONS West. Larry moved to Lyons in 1998 where he worked as a carpenter, flagstone patio maker and wood carver.

The 2013 floods in Colorado changed the direction of his creative pursuits. While he had studied art in college, it was not until after the floods in Lyons that he dove into painting and drawing with more passion. He painted a series of paintings based on the historic floods. His style was detailed, based on real events and composed with imagination and humor. Through painting he was able to process some of the personal and community trauma that the flood left in its wake. His paintings are a wonderful legacy. After the flood series he went on to paint endearing scenes of Lyons.

He was a visionary and a friend. His project ideas were as big as his imagination and he wanted the best for his adopted town. We will miss seeing him on his Lyons walkabouts and hearing his good humored stories.

Larry’s sisters have gathered a collection of about 30 original drawings and paintings. They will create a book and an exhibit of his work in the future. A fund has been established to cover funeral expenses and build a permanent bench in Lyons to celebrate Larry’s creative spirit and humanity. Donations can be sent to: The Larry Cohan Memorial Fund, PO Box 636, Lyons, CO 80540.

O B I T U A RY Lawrence Preston Cohan October 5, 1954 – September 8, 2019 Larry Cohan, 64, died on September 8, 2019 at Boulder Community Hospital from a heart attack. In the days leading up to his death his friends and family were near. Sisters Hanna Cohan and Priscilla Cohan and high school friend, Gary Uhlenbrock live in Colorado and were able to support him in his last days.

Larry Cohan was born in Greenhills, Ohio, in 1954.

He was the third child of Ruth and Ed Cohan, now deceased. His brother, Edward Cohan, Jr., (Eddie), died in 1996. His three remaining sisters, Lindy McDonough of Dayton, Ohio, Hanna Cohan of Lowry, Colorado, and Priscilla Cohan of Lyons hosted an artful tribute and memorial on his birthday, October 5, 2019. Many friends from Lyons and beyond attended to show their love.

Larry moved from Ohio to Northern Michigan in his teens where he began a lifelong pursuit of his creative endeavors. He was a lumberjack and a fisherman. He was a wrangler at HH Ranch, a 1960s era dude ranch, where

“In this photo Larry is participating in Art on the River at Riverbend. It was one of the first years, 2015 I think.” Priscilla Cohan, sister of Larry Cohan his family spent many holidays. Throughout his life, he was always a handy craftsman, building and remodeling homes and constructing one-of-a-kind furniture. After several years on the gulf coast in Florida he moved back to Michigan and eventually found his heart in the American

Watershed Day – Participants, including members of the Lyons Ecology Advisory Board, gathered at Left Hand Watershed Center’s Watershed Day at LaVern Johnson Park in Lyons on September 28.

The day’s activities included a bio-blitz where participants collected macroinvertebrates, measured water quality and learned about the watershed’s health. The event was put on by Left Hand Watershed Center (https://watershed.center ) a nonprofit organization that aims to protect and restore the local watersheds for people and environment, using a collaborative, science-based approach. This event was one of its educational outreaches to raise awareness and ensure that local watersheds remain healthy for future generations.

Two-year-old Chase is a goofy and playful dog who is eager to find a loving family to call his own. Chase enjoys playing with toys, learning new tricks and being in the company of people of all ages. This smart young dog has learned a few of his basic commands and will make a wonderful walking partner. Come in for a visit with Chase today. He may just be your perfect match.

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MAYOR’S CORNER Slow but steady – Preparing for transformation in the Eastern Corridor

By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review LYONS – The “eastern corridor” broadly refers to the stretch of Hwy. 36 that extends east of downtown and has been identified as a future development area Sullivan for the Town of Lyons. While many existing businesses (e.g. Lyons Farmette, U Pump It, Spirit Hound Distillers, and Clark’s Hardware, etc.) are already located along this stretch of highway, most of the town’s focus has revolved around the defunct water treatment facilities that lie just east of the intersection of highways 36 and 66.

The town purchased these properties from Longmont in April 2017, for the primary purpose of locating the new public works facility there as the building could not be re-constructed in the pre-flood location on Second Avenue across from Bohn Park due to being in the floodplain. The new public works facility is almost complete and the remaining parcels (approximately 7.5 acres split between the north and south sides of the highway) are being sold to developer Paul Tamburello for $851,000.

Proceeds from the sale will be returned to the Water and Sanitations funds once the deal closes later this month.

The parcels being sold are currently zoned “agricultural” which means any future development will go through the public hearing process to determine how the property will ultimately be used. The original proposal from Mr. Tamburello submitted back in May of 2018 included a combination of housing, lodging, agriculture, and retail.

Since then, several companies have been in contact with Mr. Tamburello about possible uses for the property, many of them involving light manufacturing and housing.

Also, since the property is located along a stretch of busy

highway, all plans have to be approved by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), which may require modification to the road to create access points for the future uses. (Note: Recently, CDOT released a plan that shows their future vision of Hwy. 36 is to reduce accesses to businesses to improve traffic flow through town. Currently, the town’s goals are in conflict with CDOT’s, something that will need to be An artist’s rendering of possible development in the eastern corridor. BROWNFIELDLISTINGS.COM resolved if Lyons is to achieve the eastern corridor development objectives, complete studies to quantify the impacts of development and negotiate how any future increment will be divided which are critical to long-term fiscal sustainability.)

The town has also decided to pursue the creation of a among the different taxing bodies. The LURA board is separate Lyons Urban Renewal Authority (LURA) plan for currently negotiating with the school district, library disseveral parcels in the eastern corridor area that are expect- trict, fire district, Town of Lyons, and Boulder County ed to undergo development in the next ten to 20 years. A and hopes to finalize the plan later this year. This is LURA plan offers an opportunity to support rehabilitation another major milestone that will facilitate the redevelefforts by creating a funding mechanism for aspects of the opment of the defunct water treatment plant parcels.

For the past six years, the Board of Trustees has been development that have a public benefit and may prohibit taking concrete steps to position the properties in the projects from moving forward due to extraordinary costs.

The defunct treatment plant parcels with abandoned eastern corridor for development that will support the buildings, weeds, and metal fencing are clearly blighted town’s economic and housing goals. Much progress has and will require an extensive amount of investment to been made to facilitate development that will compleremediate. The primary function of urban renewal is to ment the town’s existing business environment and eliminate blight, and the LURA was originally created respect the current character of Lyons. With the complespecifically with this property in mind in order to facili- tion of the sale to Paul Tamburello and the creation of the LURA plan, two major hurdles will be crossed allowtate its rehabilitation.

In order to create a new plan, the LURA Board must ing for changes to begin

LEAF runs Meals on Wheels and Basic Needs programs

By Lory Barton Redstone Review LYONS – Happy Fall, Lyons friends and neighbors. Last month I shared about two of Lyons Emergency and Assistance Barton Fund’s (LEAF) core programs, the weekly Food Pantry and Mental Wellness and Addiction Recovery. As promised, I’m back this month to tell you about our Meals on Wheels and Basic Needs and Resource Matching programs. With so many new

community members, it’s important to share an occasional reminder and let folks know about LEAF’s services.

Lyons Meals on Wheels provides home-delivered meals to people in the greater Lyons area who aren’t able to shop for or prepare at least one nutritious meal each day. In addition to the healthy hot meals, Meals on Wheels clients benefit from the warm “hellos” and wellness checks, too. Partnering with Longmont Meals on Wheels, our team of drivers picks up meals in Longmont, and then heads into our mountain communities to make their deliveries. Most weeks, our

volunteer drivers deliver hot meals to around 20 neighbors each day.

Meals on Wheels clients come in all shapes and sizes. Some have been ill or are recovering from an injury. Some simply aren’t able to get out to shop for food or prepare a healthy meal. Whatever the reason someone needs Meals on Wheels, LEAF is here to make sure good nutrition, with a side of of healthy socialization, is available. Meals are priced based on a very generous sliding scale. Nobody is ever turned away for lack of ability to afford a good hot meal.

Meals on Wheels is coordinated by

Lyons community member Eric Andreson. He serves as a volunteer and he, along with our wonderful volunteer drivers, makes Meals on Wheels happen each weekday. If you or someone you know could benefit from Meals on Wheels, please visit LEAF’s website to learn more. We can typically get meal delivery started in just a day or two.

LEAF’s fourth and final core program, Basic Needs and Resource Matching, comes alongside Lyons-area residents when they are faced with an unexpected financial crisis that threatens their ability to meet their basic needs. Providing limited financial grants no more than once a Continue LEAF on Page 15

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LOCAL Why Boulder County open space isn’t always open

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – If you’ve visited any of the Boulder County Parks and Open Space properties around Lyons you’ve no doubt run into a sign like the one pictured here.

And your first thought, like mine, was no doubt, “Why? Isn’t this public land, paid for with my taxes?”

Well, you’re right about who paid for the land (funding is through four ongoing sales taxes of 0.6 percent and about $4 million in property tax proceeds), but the access issue is complicated.

Around Lyons, we’re surrounded by thousands of acres of BCPOS open space with Heil Valley Ranch and Hall Ranch being the largest properties. But of the 10,345 combined acreage of these two parcels, 6,236 acres are off-limits year-round to public access and another 299 acres have seasonal closures for eagle nesting.

These two open spaces have a much higher percentage than most of BCPOS’ other open spaces. Much of this posted acreage is to keep users on the trails to prevent erosion and protect vegetation, but a large share of it is to protect sensitive plant communities and wildlife habitat.

The acreage is closed to the public under the recommendations of the North

Foothills Open Space Management Plan (1996). The plan focuses on “areas with a concentration of significant plant communities and avian conservation areas,” and which provide habitat for “human sensitive wildlife species.”

Additionally, other smaller parcels like Southdown Indian Mountain (to east of Stone Canyon Rd.), Dowe Flats (west of Rabbit Mountain) and the South St. Vrain River corridor off Route 7 are completely closed to public access.

These properties are among the most restricted in the BCPOS portfolio of 65,624 open space acres that the county owns, so it might seem to many users that these local closures are indicative of BCPOS restrictions on all the land they own.

Not so. In fact, only 38 percent of the county’s open space is off-limits to the general public with agricultural leases and protection of vegetation and wildlife habitat being the primary reasons.

It’s worth noting that there’s another 39,287 acres that Boulder County has conserved through conservation easements purchased from private landowners, meaning the land is forever protected but is largely off-limits to the public unless the landowner allows access.

For those of you keeping score, that’s 104,911 acres of land permanently pro-

tected from development, bought with your tax dollars and managed by BCPOS. Reasons for closures vary Some of the land closures are due to preexisting agreements with the seller or donator of the property. “Sometimes the seller or the person donating the land will make demands that there be no public access,” said Jeff Moline, Resource Planning Manager for BCPOS. “But the land was so desirous that the land deal went forward with the restrictions.”

A local example of this is the

Southdown Indian Mountain property (basically, the ridge and land below it on the east side of Stone Canyon Road), which was donated to the county by the previous mine owners. The owners stipulated that the property’s 531 acres could only be used for scientific, cultural, and educational purposes. Moline called those stipulations “unique,” and that other property sellers generally want to limit public access for personal reasons, often related to conservation issues.

These types of contractual agreements with the seller put 2,158 open space acres off-limits to the public.

The next largest category of restricted access properties (1,490 acres) are those currently under management review for potential public use. Locally, these properties include the old Andesite Mine parcel located at the end of Old South St. Vrain Road.

Moline said the Andesite property needs to go through the mine reclamation process, which the state needs to approve, before BCPOS takes ownership and writes a use management policy for the area.

The South St. Vrain River corridor from the Andesite mine downstream to the Old South St. Vrain Road bridge is closed due to the riparian restoration work completed in December 2017.

There’s a minimum three-year postrestoration monitoring period after which public access may be considered.

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The new library expands hours and services

By Kara Bauman Redstone Review LYONS – Well before we opened the doors to the new library we hoped we would be able to expand our hours to better meet the needs of our community. We finally feel adequately staffed and prepared to do just that.

Beginning Monday, November 4, we will open at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday. We’re also excited to stay open a second evening each week. Just as on Wednesdays, we’ll now stay open until 8 p.m. each Tuesday. Please join us at the library Monday, Thursday, Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. and on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Baby storytime will remain at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and All-Ages storytime will still be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays.

In order to expand our hours and services we made a few necessary staffing changes. Vicky Reinold, who joined our staff as a Library Associate in July, was pro-

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In addition to expanded hours, we’re also dedicated to offering relevant, timely, and engaging programs. Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we intend to publish a comContinue Library on Page 14

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Also joining our staff during October and November are Michelle Visser and Dana Peterson. Visser holds an MLIS from the University of Iowa and has worked extensively in both reference and archive and special collection services.

Some of you might even know Visser from her work at Stonebridge Farm. Peterson, who grew up in Longmont, will relocate from Mancos where she currently works as the Technology Manager for the Mancos Public Library.

Mancos is actually a “sister” library to Lyons through the AspenCat consortium, so we expect her to catch on quickly. Peterson intends to begin offering one-on-one tech appointments once she’s settled. Both are dedicated to public library service and we can’t wait to work with them.

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Lyons ReRuns: A business started to help the community

By Tamara Vega Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – Ellen Hine and Gabry Cornell founded Lyons ReRuns, 437 Main St., Lyons, in Haddad 2006. It began as it remains, an upcycle resale store supporting local nonprofits. At first glance, this isn’t a riveting story. Hine and Cornell didn’t start with a business plan, strategically find investors, nor reinvent the business after a few years of success. In fact, they didn’t follow any of the business rules impressed upon us. Nonetheless, they are doing something right; 13 years later Lyons ReRuns is a picture-perfect smalltown story of how two women came together to use business as a force for good.

“It all started,” Cornell stops mid-sentence to consider what she clearly wasn’t considering only seconds before. “For me, I guess, it was back when my daughter, Maya, was in an elementary co-op. I worked with the school’s fundraiser, a big organized thrift store. I thought this would be great for Lyons.”

Meanwhile, Hine was on her path supporting sustainability. She left her Boulder commune, moved to Spring Gulch, raised five children, lived off the land, and worked with various Lyons community groups implementing sustainable projects.

“It all started,” Hine begins, “at a

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Gabry Cornell and Ellen Hine own and operate Lyons ReRuns at 437 Main Street. women’s group Jonelle Tucker hosted. We talked about ideas to better Lyons, ideas about business, and strategies. I was thinking about a retail store that gave its proceeds to a nonprofit but it was Gabry who brought up the second-hand store idea.”

ReRuns opened its doors at Nick Angelo’s place at the base of Stone Canyon and donated to Lyons Depot Library its first year. The second year in business long-time community members and owners of VisABILITY, a nonprofit consulting firm, John Burke and Janice

Gavin embraced Lyons ReRuns’ concept and offered them a generous rental agreement at 437 Main. Despite the unnatural increase in commercial property tax, the Burke / Gavin team continues to make it possible for ReRuns to carry on its work for the Lyons community.

The story of Lyons ReRuns embodies the revolutionary idea that Lyons and its people cannot depend on their government to strengthen and sustain its viability. Despite the downward spiral of becoming a bedroom community to

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nesting site above LaVern Johnson Park.

The cliffs and the land on the west side of the river in that vicinity are under BCPOS management.

By most accounts, the public approves of the county’s restrictions for protection of wildlife habitat. The June 2016 Boulder County Issues Survey, a random sample by telephone of 605 Boulder County voters. revealed 65 percent of queried voters said that preserving / maintaining wildlife habitat or corridors was “extremely important” or “very important.”

Violations mean fines Any violation of BCPOS open space closures – permanent or seasonal – are subject to a fine of $150 for first violation and $300 for each subsequent violation by an individual, said Bevin Carithers, BCPOS Ranger

Another 1,101 acres of open space is currently closed due to concerns about public safety – much of it because of the 2013 flood. If these parcels were open to the public before the flood, once repaired they will likely be open again.

The one aspect of public closure that seems most logical actually affects the smallest acreage. Only 726 acres of open space are permanently closed for protection of sensitive wildlife habitat and vegetation. Here in Lyons, the most prominent closure is for the golden eagle

Boulder, the Lyons community’s generosity and hard work propel its identity far beyond a new Town Comprehensive Plan. So often, societies look to the institutions its tax dollars go to for support only to find the support the community needs comes from within.

“Our entire community supports ReRuns, said Hine, “We receive lightly used, high-quality clothes and home items daily. I’m really good at knowing groovy trends and knowing when to invest in new items, like Melissa and Doug children’s toys. No one wants to give a child an old toy.”

This is where the Hine / Cornell partnership defines their roles. “Gabry is a workhorse and she has her pulse on when customers need something. I’m sitting in the shop on an 80 degree autumn day and Gabry just packed every item in the shop and replaced it with warm clothes,” said Hine as the unseasonable snowfall hits.

“She does the bookwork too.”

“What do you do?” I ask. With a twinkle in her eye, she tells the story of receiving a box of 1980s porno and slipping it into John Burke’s office desk drawer.

People heard his shriek from across town.

Hine is the heart of Lyons' laughter.

People of all walks of life get their coffee and saunter over to talk about everything from the weather to their health, to politics and religion. Yep, Hine will go there.

Nothing is off-limits with her and the community within the Lyons ReRuns walls emulates the old days of gathering in the post office to catch up with friends, neighbors and community news. Coming back full circle is the Hine / Cornell Continue ReRuns on Page 15

Supervisor. In 2018, rangers and park deputies issued 105 warnings and citations for violations of a closure and in 2017, 184 citations and warnings were issued for the same violations. The highest number of warnings and citations occurred at the Hessie Trailhead near Nederland, Heil Valley Ranch and Pella Crossing. Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain and Hall Ranch were in the top ten for violations.

Management plans available online The entire North Foothills Management Plan, as well as all the management plans for BCPOS properties is available for public viewing at: https : / / www. bouldercounty. org / open-space / management / plans-and-policies /.

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OPPORTUNITY Lyons Garden Club Chili Cook Off

By Sara Erickson Redstone Review LYONS – October 26 will be chili in Lyons in more ways than one. The Lyons Garden Club will be spicing things up at the annual Spooktacular Parade with its Chili Cook-Off fundraiser on Saturday October 26 at the Stone Cup, High Street parking lot. Warm up during the Halloween Parade with some chili at the cook-off.

Do you have a chili recipe that can’t be beat? Enter and win a great prize. There is no entry fee. We will be awarding a six-quart Instant Pot to each winner in the Red, Green and Vegetarian categories. Entries will be judged this year by esteemed judges, including two- and three-time winners from previous years. (Don’t worry,

they won’t be entering their own chili!)

Bring your chili and register starting at 4 p.m. Bring a labeled crock pot and ladle. Be prepared to describe your chili on the entry form: level of hotness, main ingredients, dairy or gluten free, nuts, vegan, etc.

Judging and sales will begin at 4:30 p.m. The cookoff will end at 6:30 p.m. or until we run out of chili (which happens). Bowls will be sold for $5 and tasting cups are 50 cents with all proceeds going to Lyons Garden Club nonprofit projects. Beverages will be available at the Stone Cup. Many thanks to Sam and Mindy Tallent, owners of the Stone Cup for their continued support of this event.

Plan now to make and enter your chili. Please contact Sue Wratten at 720-580-2475 for more information. All proceeds go to LGC projects. Cook and compete or just come to eat.

Sara Erickson is a member of the Lyons Garden Club and a volunteer for the 9Health Fair. She lives in Lyons.

Concussions in the general population

By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review LYONS – Effective in August 2019, Physical Therapists (PTs) were added to the list of medical professionals approved to Muldoon clear a student athlete for return to sport in the State of Colorado.

This was a big win for PTs and athletes, as PTs are one of the primary healthcare professionals knowledgeable in the assessment, treatment and recovery process of concussions. Concussions are a form of brain injury that can be the result of a direct blow to the head, or an indirect shaking of the head due to a body blow. Loss of consciousness is not required to define concussion.

Though concussions are prominent in high school and collegiate sports, the number one cause of concussions across all age groups are motor vehicle accidents. In older adults and young children (under ten years), falls are the second highest cause.

When concussions occur outside of an athletic event, they typically go undiagnosed. In the elderly this is especially true since some of the symptoms from a concussion occur naturally in the aging process (poor memory, confusion, loss of

balance). Thus it becomes particularly important to recognize the signs that a concussion has occurred. There are no imaging tools (X-rays, MRIs or CAT scans) that can diagnose a concussion.

The majority of tests are subjective, relating to what a person is feeling.

Symptoms can include headaches, memo-

ry loss, confusion, nausea, fatigue, sleep disturbances and sensitivity to light or sound stimulation.

Objective tests involve testing eye movements, cervical range of movement, standing balance, physical exertion test and/or cognitive tests. Using all these, health professionals can help diagnose

LCG members, L to R: Sara Erickson, Patty Feist, Sue Wratten, Jeanne Moore, Teresa Pennington and Beth Smith.

the severity of the concussion.

Not all concussions are preventable, but there are things one can do to help decrease the risk of getting a concussion.

• When in a car, always wear your seatbelt and have small children in car seats • Wear a helmet when biking, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, playing football, hockey and/or riding a motorcycle.

• Prevent falls and reduce tripping hazards in the house. Place grab bars in bathrooms, remove rugs that have a tendency to move or stick up off the floor, clean up any wet surfaces immediately on the floor, and make sure there is at least one hand rail on stairs.

By avoiding your first concussion, you are decreasing your risk for future concussions, as studies have shown that after one, your risk for a second injury is increased.

Concussions are a treatable injury with good outcomes when addressed appropriately. One of the first hurdles in providing appropriate treatment is recognizing signs and symptoms of concussions and seeking medical attention.

In addition to rest, physical therapists are an integral part of the recovery process and assisting in returning function to normal

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contractor has also begun setting the foundation for the custom pavilion. At this time, project managers anticipate Bohn Park Phase II to be open in Spring 2020.

Lyons Valley River Park Update LYONS – From mid-November through the end of December, additional rework will begin in the ponds area of the Lyons Valley River Park project. The work will encompass both ponds, including access areas and in between the ponds. This work will require heavy equipment, and the area remains closed to the public. Additional landscaping will take place once the weather warms up in spring. Project managers anticipate a Spring 2020 opening.

Town is accepting applications for a Deputy Town Clerk LYONS – The Town of Lyons is looking for a new Deputy Town Clerk. The Deputy Town Clerk works in the Department of Administration and reports to the Town Clerk. The salary range is $43,648 to $59,968, depending on qualifications. The job is full time.

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INSIGHT Donations: Do they help the organization or do they pay for more junk mail?

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – Like many concerned other Americans in the months since Donald Trump was elected president, I’ve sent Gierach checks to various organizations that I thought could effectively oppose some of his most egregious policies: Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, among others.

I don’t mean that I joined those groups, just that I sent them checks for what, in the grand scheme of modern social activism, were modest but, to me, significant amounts of hard-earned money to help with a worthy cause.

They could have each just sent me polite notes saying, “Thanks, this’ll help” and left it at that. But instead they all launched an onslaught of junk mail asking for even more money that will likely dog me for the rest of my life. That’s the accepted tactic now, even though it’s pointless. I already sent what I could and, if nothing else, it seems rude to tell someone who’s just made a donation that it’s not enough. If it were me, I’d worry that donors might recall this ingratitude the next time they were tempted to write a check.

Of course I expected that based on previous experience with various groups, beginning with the Democratic Party.

When I first registered to vote in 1967 – you had to be 21 then – I registered as a Democrat and stayed a Democrat until about ten years ago when, out of frustration, I re-registered as “unaffiliated.”

When I became a registered Democrat in the 1960s they espoused a liberal philosophy that I more or less believed in, but with subsequent debates over platforms and messaging it became obvious that they were sitting down every two years to decide if they believed anything at all, and if so, what it might be this time around. Turns out they were politicians instead of philosophers. Who knew?

I was never a dues-paying member of the party, but over the years I did send them money from time to time – not

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much, but often as much as I could spare – and in return I got endless come-ons for more that haven’t stopped to this day.

(Among other things, they’ve been sending me membership renewal notices marked URGENT and FINAL for over half a century now.) At first I threw this stuff away with the rest of the junk mail.

Later I learned to recycle. Over the last 50 years, by my calculation, the Democrats have spent several times what I sent them on printing and postage asking me for more.

A friend says she gets around that by sending contributions in cash in a plain envelope with no return address so they can’t track her down. Another friend astutely asked, “What’s to keep someone in the office from just pocketing the money?” Well, maybe character, which I think is a better than even or bet, roughly the same odds that the organizat i o n won’t piss t h e m o n e y

away on the kind of pointless excesses that big-ticket fundraising is sometimes heir to.

Early in the Trump administration those unsolicited donations began to resemble a kind of populist resistance movement and at first glance might have looked like good news for these organizations. Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said a few months ago that they’d received more in contributions in the weeks since the election than they normally do in a year. That’s the good news. The bad news is that they’ll

need all of that and more to even begin to hold back the tide for the next four or, God forbid, eight years.

The pros who solicit contributions understand that there are better and worse times to make their pitches. That’s why charities hit us hard before Thanksgiving and Christmas when we’re thought to be feeling all warm and compassionate.

Political groups do the same during the run-ups to elections when we’re already nervous, if not downright scared, or when knee-jerk issues like the Muslim ban are all over the news, and it works. It’s not that our attention spans are short; it’s just that most of us have demanding, time-consuming lives that require our full attention so these organizations count on the spur-ofthe-moment impulse buy.

That’s why you get the endless solicita-

tions for more.

It’s also why I sometimes think the small grassroots contributions do little more than fund the search for deeper pockets.

That’s annoying to those who don’t have deep pockets, but I can’t say I wouldn’t use the same strategy myself.

Creating together in Community leads to happiness, bonding, and greater health

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – In these days of cell phones and constant connection, it turns out that people are lonelier than ever before. Enter Jane “data on isolation” into a search engine and dozens of articles come up citing research studies showing that up to 47 percent of people feel isolated and disconnected, even when they are with others.

Isolation and loneliness crosses all generations, and is worst for people in their 20s, 50s, and 80s, although the young around 18 to 22 years old, those who have grown up always online and connected, report the highest levels of feeling lonely and isolated, of over 50 percent. There is hope, however.

It turns out that connection doesn’t come as much from sitting down and talking as it comes from doing things together with other people that involve the whole person.

Things like singing together, movement

in a group, arts done together and shared, whether it’s a writing group, an improv or theater group, a sip’n’paint, or one of the myriad other forms of creativity, make a huge difference on many measures of mental, emotional and physical health.

This is great news.

It means that having fun, doing something we want to do or have always wanted to do, or have always been scared to do, can make us healthier. The data is compelling. Regardless of the kind of group whole person activity, measures across all aspects of a person get better.

Blood values for cardiac risk and for diabetes improve, participants lose weight, decrease their heart meds, need less of their

And of course there are other worthwhile non-profits that could use our help.

What about the rainforests, or starving children or homeless puppies? Every year I send a substantial contribution to the Authors League, a fund run by the Authors Guild that offers interest-free, often never-paid-back loans to down and out professional writers to pay for things like rent and medical expenses. It’s a cause that’s close to my heart because, you know, there but for the grace of God . . .

Donating to political campaigns has gotten especially disheartening since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that let unlimited corporate funds into the political process along with untraceable dark money that comes from who knows where – potentially even foreign governments. It’s so common now for each successive political campaign to be the most expensive in history that it’s no longer even news and it’s hard not to feel a little bit ridiculous as you drop your little hundred dollar check in the mail.

But you do it anyway because it might just make a difference. After all, Bernie Sanders made a big dent in the Clinton campaign based on contributions averaging $35, along with his unique brand of curmudgeonly New England-style Democratic Socialism.

I sent Bernie $100 in 2016, which made me one of his larger donors. It was in the form of a check with my name and address printed on it, but I never received a come-on for more money, although I’m sure that would have changed of he’d become the candidate and fallen into the hands of the pros.

John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines including a regular column for Trout Magazine. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. He has won seven first place awards from the Colorado Press Association for his columns in the Redstone Review. His latest book, Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers will be available in April 2020 at book stores and fly fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street in Lyons.

mental health meds like those for depression and anxiety, and other chronic disease indicators get closer to normal.

People report feeling happier, more connected, less alone, and calmer.

Remember the last time you felt lonely and isolated? It’s a terrible feeling, to feel alone and not understood. Yet there are people around us all the time who are feeling that way. You may have talked to one this week, who seemed fine, but inside they were feeling alone, or sad, or anxious. It great to know that if we start to get together and do things that involve our whole selves, not just sitting talking (although that can be great), but things that includes both sides of our brains and our emotions and reactions and creativity and using our whole selves in new and different ways, we can all get healthier and help those in our community who are Continue Creating on Page 14

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Party animals, dig out your costumes: it’s time for Rave to the Grave

By Tricia Marsh Redstone Review LYONS – Get ready Lyons, because the biggest Halloween party in Boulder County, Rave to the Grave, is almost here.

It’s time to costume up. You will dance and party with all your favorite movie stars, political candidates, foreign dignitaries, monsters and unidentified objects.

Rave to the Grave is the legendary fundraiser for the Lyons Emergency and Fund Assistance (LEAF). This is the fifth year for Rave to the Grave and it promises to be the best one ever. On Friday, October 25 from 7 p.m. to 11p.m., the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass will once again be transformed into the creepy, crazy haunting dance hall of old. This party is for adults only (age 21+). Please remember to bring your ID; everyone will be checked upon entry.

This 2019’s extravaganza is themed “Creature Features,” like the old television shows. Get your horror costumes ready and channel your inner scary monster. It’s going to be a great party.

This year, we ask that you enter through the main entrance gate where IDs will be checked in the customs house and wristbands applied. There will be a “skip the line” check-in for LEAF Believer Corporate Sponsors.

As you enter the grounds, we tempt you into the LEAF tent decorated with the skillful photography of Peggy Dyer and her One Million Faces project.

It is here where you can meet board members of LEAF and make your generous donation to support our efforts. Although this is a free event and we invite all wonderful crazy creative creatures to attend, this is also our biggest fundraiser of the year. LEAF, with its new Mental Wellness and Addiction Recovery program, depends on the generosity of the community to be able to offer all of our services including Meals on Wheels, the Wednesday Lyons Community Food Pantry, and Basic Needs and Resource Matching. We will accept cash, check or credit card donations.

Next you will walk down the glowing pathway showcasing the banners of our magnanimous LEAF Believer Corporate Sponsors and into the wonderland of the pavilion. The pavilion is expertly decorated again this year by the visionary artist extraordinaire Kahlie Sue Pinello and her team of brilliant comrades. While waiting for the music to start, we invite you to enjoy the slideshow on the screen above the stage showcasing many of the heartwarming stories that LEAF has to share and presenting our LEAF Believer sponsors. There will be two bars from which to choose, offering a selection of Oskar Blues beers and hard seltzers, as well as red or white wine and cider. The bar is cash only. New this year is the Sweaty Moose food truck, featuring sliders Continue Rave on Page 14

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts & Entertainment around the area

By Redstone Staff Redstone Review LYONS Art and Music at the Stone Cup – Kahlie Sue Pinello and Patricia Appelfeller, both from Lyons, will continue to show their Beetles art, renderings of giant beetles made with jewels, beads and all types of paper and materials. through the end of October. The works are fascinating.

The artist for November and December will be Brent Hollingsead. “I’ve spent most of my life learning to paint like a child again,” said Hollingsead using the words of Pablo Picasso who said, “I’ve spent 80 years learning to paint like a child again.”

Brent Hollingsead is a Lyons-based impressionist artist whose multitude of works play with texture, layering, abstraction and spontaneity. A graduate of Wittenberg University’s Fine Arts program, he has translated his lifelong passion for art into his professional career as a graphic designer, which is often reflected back in the dimensionality of each painting. From nature’s serenity to her wrath, all expressions of nature inspire the core of Brent’s work.

Music at the Cup: Sat. Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to noon, Thomas Gronberg will perform Folk; Sun. Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to noon, Billy Shaddox will perform American Folk Music; Sat. Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to noon Abby Brown will perform Country, Pop, Americana; Sun. Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to noon, the Aloha Sisters will perform Hawaiian / Paintings by Brent Hollingsead will be on display at The Stone Cup during November and December attendees and the venue was beautiful. A special thanks to Betsy Burton, Mike Whipp and the River Bend team for their amazing support and generosity of Lyons’ arts.

Be on the lookout for the LHAC’s first “Creative Outlet” project coming soon in Bohn Park near the tennis court.

LAHC Town Hall art show features holiday art by those 18 and younger. Artists of all mediums, abilities, and artistic interpretations 18 and younger, are showing their wall-hangable holiday-inspired art at the Town Hall at 423 Fifth Avenue. This is the fourth quarter art show the Lyons Arts and Humanities season. The theme is ‘Tis the Season.

Kids present their own personal or historical meaning of holidays, Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and more. To learn more go to https://www.lyonscolorado.com/do/town-hallart-show-tis-the-season. This show runs through Jan. 10.

Beetles by Kahlie Sue Pinello and Patricia Appelfeller continue at The Stone Cup through October.

Original music; Sat. Nov. 2. 10 a.m. to noon Sarah Tibbetts will perform Americana / Soul / Blues; Sun. Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to noon Tim Ostdiek will perform Folk / Singer / Songwriter; Sat. Nov. 9, 10 a.m.to noon Caleb Miller will perform Folk / Alternative Rock; Sun. Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to noon Ethan Jones will perform Folk music; Sat. Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to noon the Aloha Sisters will perform Hawaiian / Original; Sun. Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to noon Billy Shaddox will perform American Folk Music.

Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission – The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) is extremely busy preparing to install the new Bell of Renewal bronze sculpture sometime this November in the area of the new Bohn Park pedestrian bridge. Watch for details on the big “reveal” coming soon.

Also, plans are in the making to support the new Lyons Regional Library with a schedule of art shows for the coming 2020 season. The art shows at the Town Hall are now moving to the new library.

HeARTS of LYONS is preparing to launch another “call to artists” (near the end of October) in hopes of sourcing eight new sculptures for the town.

Please remember to shop and support our local artscentric entities such as Western Stars, Red Canyon Gallery and other antique shops in Lyons this fall. Our local shops have hundreds of fun, unique, and lovely gifts ideas for the upcoming holidays.

Thanks to all who made Art@River Bend a smashing success this summer. This year’s event was our most successful yet for the LAHC. We had a record turnout of

BOULDER Seincento Baroque Ensemble will perform music from Croatian, German and Italian composers on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 1421 Spruce St. in Boulder.

Join the ensemble for an exhilarating program exploring sacred music of early baroque composers: Croatian composers Vinko Jelić and Ivan Lukačić, German / Austrian composers Franz Tunder and Heinrich Biber, and Italian composer Salamone Rossi. Jelić and Lukačić,

were itinerant throughout the classical music diaspora in Europe, Tunder was a North German born in Lübeck who traveled to Italy and returned home to found the tradition of Abendmusiken (free cathedral concerts financed by businessmen), Biber was a BohemianAustrian composer and violinist who eventually settled in Salzburg, and Rossi was an Italian Jew from a minority community in the Mantuan court of Northern Italy.

The Renaissance Project is an a capella group of 22 singers who specialize in the music of 1550 to 1610.

Their fall concert, Saints and Sinners, will start with the sacred and then veer into the bawdy. On Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. TRP will perform at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave. in Longmont. On Sunday, Nov. 17, the performance will be at Grace Lutheran Church, 1001 13th St. in Boulder. For tickets and info contact info@renaissanceprojectboulder.org.

The Boulder Bach Festival will perform Secret Garden on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at eTown Hall 1535 Spruce St. in Boulder. Compass Resonance Ensemble, the CoRE of resident musical artists perform work of extreme beauty composed by Schmelzer, Rosenmuller, Marini, Salamone Rossi, Francesca Caccini and J.S. Bach. Bach Festival Music Director, Zachary Carrettin, collaborates with small and large ensembles in vocal and instrumental chamber music culminating in our 15-piece baroque orchestra with CoRE soloists.

Don’t miss the Halloween Spooktacular LYONS – Lyons, and tigers, and bears – oh my. The spooky season has arrived.

On Saturday, October 26, the Halloween Spooktacular parade featuring creatures of all kinds including monsters and fairies will parade down Main Street in Lyons

Downtown parade and trick-or-treating: All are welcome to be a part of the parade! The parade lineup will begin at 5:45 p.m., on Third and High St. in front of the elementary school; the parade down Main Street will begin promptly at 6 p.m., followed by

downtown trick-or-treating at 6:30 p.m. Join us for a spooktacular evening in Lyons – a good time will behead by all.

Grab your costume and join the community on October 26, for the 2019 Lyons Halloween Spooktacular. This year's activities include the Stone Cup Chili Cook-off, music, Bongo the Balloon Man, live performances by the Pride of the Roaring Lyons Show Choir, tricks, treats, and games for ghouls and goblins, all leading up to the parade through town.

Games and Activities: Games and activities will be held at Lyons Elementary School east playground, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Volunteer: Lyons’ annual events, such as the Halloween Spooktacular, have a deep tradition in community involvement, and couldn't happen without the team of volunteers. This year's shifts are short (two-hour max) and full of ghostly fun! Your support for our special, long-standing events are essential and greatly appreciated. Sign up for a shift today.

Feed the cookie monster toiletries: Help support the Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF), by donating new, unused toiletries. Please bring donations to the spooky games and activities at Lyons Elementary, and look for the Cookie Monster can.

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EXPRESSIONS The question of impeachment hangs over the Congress

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – Should Donald Trump be impeached? Should there be an impeachment inquiry? Is such an Joyce inquiry constitutional?

Must it be fair and bipartisan? All of those questions and more are sweeping the polls of the nation on a day-by-day basis.

I pay no attention to them, except as they may indicate how many points he is gaining or losing toward re-election in 2020. I pay attention instead to the Constitution, which says, “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” and that the House of Representatives shall have the “sole power of impeachment.”

“The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.”

It goes on to say, “Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.”

Obviously, if the president commits a crime, he would first be impeached (accused) by the House, tried in the Senate, removed from office if convicted, and after that tried for that crime in the appropriate federal or state court and, if convicted, be punished accordingly.

Trump’s suggestion that impeachment is unconstitutional is not ignorance,

though it would be except for all the lawyers who advise him; rather it is use of a propaganda tool, language, to confuse those who are ignorant of the contents of our Constitution, and there are many.

His assertion that even an impeachment inquiry is unconstitutional and unfair because it does not provide due process is absurd.

nation and was at odds with Congress over reconstruction. He was accused of violating a specific law Congress had passed over his veto, and nine articles of impeachment involved that actions and others tangential to it.

The last two of the 11 articles of impeachment filed by the House against Johnson for trial in the Senate involved

If impeachment is constitutional, and the Constitution provides no specific process for investigating allegations of high crimes and misdemeanors but gives the House sole power to do so, clearly that body is empowered to inquire into the allegations and decide whether they shall become articles of impeachment. It constitutes, therefore, due process regarding impeachment.

If a trial is held, the president is able to present documents, testimony, etc. on his behalf.

The first impeachment in our history was of President Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln’s assassi-

what we might term misdemeanors.

They were: “Making three speeches with intent to ‘attempt to bring into disgrace, ridicule, hatred, contempt and reproach, the Congress of the United States.’

“Bringing disgrace and ridicule to the presidency by his aforementioned words and actions.”

The Senate brought a fairly quick vote on the second of those, but couldn’t get the required two-thirds vote for conviction, so a short recess was taken, during which bribes were offered and other pressures applied to change votes.

After the recess, the Senate again

Protecting our birds of prey from pellet guns

By Chelsea Barrett Redstone Review LONGMONT – Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is one of the most public-facing resources for distressed wildlife in the state of Colorado. For this reason, the liaisons that answer phones Barrett get calls about almost every type of wildlife concern including questions about species that we are not licensed to treat at Greenwood.

These species include everything from birds of prey, to deer and elk, to bears and beyond.

This month, Colorado Public Radio (CPR) covered the sad trend of raptors in Colorado being shot by pellet guns. The fact that anybody would damage one of these beautiful creatures that are protected under state and federal laws is sorrowful. Not only are these majestic birds a pleasure to observe patrolling our wide open prairies or swooping above a country road, they play many other important roles.

Birds of prey are considered an indicator species, meaning their presence serves as a barometer of habitat quality and environmental health. This is because dangers like pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change have the biggest impact on predators at the top of the food chain. They also feed on insects, rodents and other small creatures that can destroy crops and have downsides for humans were they allowed to live without some limitations. Needless to say, these birds are key part of the wildlife in our country.

Pellet or bullet injuries can have many negative repercussions for the bird. The projectiles can lead to fractures or cause the bird to drop from flight and become injured in the fall. They can also cause lead poisoning, which requires extensive care. Anybody who observes a person aiming a firearm or pellet gun at a raptor should report it to state officials in order to prevent future damage to our state’s raptors.

When Greenwood gets a call about an eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, or vulture, we refer the caller to the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomfield, the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo, or Rocky Mountain Raptor Program in Fort Collins. According to the broadcast from CPR, the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomfield has admitted 11 birds in less than five months that were confirmed to

failed, by one vote, to convict, and the trial was dismissed without moving on to the more substantive charges.

Had he stayed in office longer, President Richard Nixon would surely have been impeached for obstruction of justice, among other charges. He resigned rather than face that.

President Bill Clinton was impeached basically for lying to courts and the government. He survived the trial in the Senate, but paid a price outside his role as sitting president.

Reading about both Nixon and Clinton, both of whom were investigated via an impeachment inquiry committee before articles of impeachment were voted on and passed to the Senate, is well worth the effort.

Their situations, along with Johnson’s, clearly show how difficult it is to remove a sitting president, even when abundant evidence for conviction exists.

Impeach Trump, and the result will be the same. He knows that. What he wants to avoid is the embarrassment of even being formally accused and having to endure a trial he knows he will win because Republicans, for whatever reason, are showing fierce loyalty in the face of his lies and actions.

Yet, impeach him Democrats must.

They must investigate him, file legitimate articles of impeachment and watch the trial that will not remove him.

They must do this to put all the charges and evidence on the table for a public trial, no matter the outcome. At the least, it may convince even some of his supports to remove him on Election Day. 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.

have been shot. If a caller is unable to identify the animal as a bird of prey, we ask them to send us a picture. It can be particularly difficult for members of the public to determine the species if the bird is a baby or juvenile.

How do you identify a bird of prey? They have large eyes that are more forward-facing than most songbirds, large and sharp talons, and a hooked upper bill. There are over 50 species in North America. Most of them migrate twice a year, spending spring and summer in northern areas where they breed and winter is spent further south where food is more abundant. Preserving the migrations of these distinguished animals is essential, especially in a place so devoted to its wildlife.

Chelsea Barrett is the Development Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more thousands of mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.

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COMMUNITY Seniors in Wonderland

By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review

The Wednesday and Friday lunches at the Senior Center provide not only a delicious catered lunch but also great conversation. Pick up a copy of the menu during lunch hours of noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy meals like sesame-ginger beef with Asian vegetables and rice or salmon with dill sauce and oven-browned potatoes, plus vegetables, rolls and a fruit. Cost is $3 for seniors 60 and older, or what they can afford; and $8.25 flat price for all others. Call 303441-1415 the day before, by noon, to order a meal. Main dish salads are also available, including chef, chicken and vegetarian.

Special thanks go to Oskar Blues Grill and Brew for continuing to serve a free senior-style lunch monthly to the seniors.

And, thanks to Rhonda French, Maxine Harkalis and Donna Johnson for cooking up the main entree and dessert for the pot lucks over the summer months.

The two senior movie programs have restarted for the fall. The first Thursday of each month has a five-star film featuring a senior citizen, offering an interesting topic for discussion. The third Sunday program features a first-run movie and popcorn. Get on the email list to find out more, by writing LovingLyonsSeniorGroup@gmail.com.

Lyons seniors ages 55 years and up should get on the Town’s weekly email

LYONS – The month of October has more events for seniors than any month in the last three years. There is a free Spring church supper every week put on by the four congregations in Lyons: the River Church, Lyons Community Church, Lyons Catholic Church, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Various organizations have provided speakers on such topics as Medicare, transportation, and Alzheimer's Disease after Wednesday and Friday lunches.

The remaining October church suppers are Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 29, at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center; November dates are November 4, and November 18. The final October speaker is on Friday, October 25. Cheri Maureaux, therapist with Lyons Emergency and Assistance Fund (LEAF), will explain LEAF’s new mental wellness and addiction recovery individual and group therapy program. A Thanksgiving themed pot luck will take place Monday, November 25.

The fall season started with a sunny day picnic in LaVern M. Johnson Park, put on by the Town of Lyons. The Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland would have been delight- Mad Hatter participants included left to right, back row: ed at the variety of hats John Dutcher, Mike Murphy, Town Recreation worn by the 16 Lyons sen- Coordinator Lisa Ramsey, Michael Tovani, Rhonda iors attending. Some of French, Ken Singer, Sandy Spellman. Front row: the hats were practical, Kathleen Spring, Maxine Harkalis, LaVern Johnson, PHOTO BY KATHLEEN SPRING like Michael Murray's fish- Patty Ayala. ing hat. His tall fishing tales won him Best Story prize. Patty list to get reminders of upcoming activiAyala’s Mad Hatter-style top hat, with ties, at lramsey@townoflyons.com. The white rabbit ears and a dash of playing following free activities are sponsored by cards, won her the Best Overall prize. the Town of Lyons, and seniors should Michael Tovani wore his everyday straw contact Lisa Ramsey to sign up. hat, and explained its significance, and A monthly Game Day has been started. won the Most Practical spot. LaVern The first session focused on Dominos.

Johnson took a twig-entwined wreath off The next one is November 8, after the her wall and won Most Outrageous.

Wednesday lunch.

Seniors had an opportunity to decorate The monthly watercolor class comtheir hats at the September free craft class bines learning watercolor techniques and sponsored by the town. My crafted hat of good conversation. The next Wednesday orange and green bobbles and ribbons class is November 20, at 9:15 a.m. in the won Most Mad Hatter. Linda LaFou’s hat, lower level of the Senior Center. The decorated with costume jewelry, won Best class is taught by artist Trish Murtha, who Homemade, and Sandy Spellman’s gar- has 30 years of teaching experience. dening hat won Creative Homemade.

The free senior exercise class is continThank you to the stores in town that uing on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from supplied the prizes, and to the Town of 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the lower level Lyons for the sumptuous buffet, and thanks of the Senior Center. It involves a combito the friendly personnel to who ran the nation of walking, circuit training, gentle program. And, thanks to Lisa Ramsey, stretching and / or yoga exercises.

Recreation Coordinator, who is working Due to special holiday activities, the next on making all senior activities Zero Waste. Senior birthday celebration will be on Beginner and professional senior artists November 13 after the Wednesday lunches. were delighted to show their artwork in The Boulder County Aging (BCAAA) the first-ever all senior-focused art show Seniors’ Halloween Costume Party takes at Town Hall put on by the Lyons Arts place Wednesday, October 30, and the and Humanities Commission. The exhi- Thanksgiving Celebration takes place bition was on view during the third quar- Wednesday, November 22. Mark your calter of 2019. A number of pieces were sold, endars and come to lunch and enjoy the fun. and a few artists got commissions to do Lyons seniors can subscribe to the free personalized pieces. email newsletter, which is published quarThe free monthly hand and shoulder terly. It has a summary of past fun events, massages, done in a massage chair by including photographs and a preview of Taryn Pinson of Om Bodyworks, is a real all upcoming meals and activities. It treat, and often a necessity for some sen- includes tips, such as scams to avoid, and iors. The next ones take place on Friday, wellness news.

Write me at October 18 and Friday, November 15 dur- LovingLyonsSeniorGroup@gmail.com ing the lunch hour at the Senior Center. and request the informative newsletter.

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HOUSING Homesharing could help both aging in place and low-cost rental options COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review

LYONS –Seeking programs that help both our local aging population and renters who need low-cost options, the Lyons Housing and Human Services Commission is intrigued with homesharing ideas.

According to the National Shared Housing Resource Center, “Homesharing enables two (or more) unrelated people to share housing for their mutual benefit. A Reinholds person offers a private bedroom and shared common area in exchange for rent, help around the house or a combination of the two. Every homesharing arrangement is unique. It’s about people helping people.”

We have seen two models of homesharing in Colorado related to empty-nesters and aging baby boomers: a nonprofit approach like the Neighbor to Neighbor HomeShare program in Larimer County, and an online matching business approach like Silvernest, started by a Colorado entrepreneur inspired by concerns her own mother faced living alone. Rather than housemates just finding each other through mutual friends or social media, these programs are more structured and provide some support, an approach the Housing and Human Services Commission wants to encourage in this challenging housing market.

Neighbor to Neighbor HomeShare program in Larimer County Since its HomeShare program started in 2018, the Larimer County nonprofit Neighbor to Neighbor has matched about six pairs of homeowners aged 55 and older (called “HomeProviders”) and renters (called “HomeSeekers”) who are looking for an affordable housemate situation.

A person offers a private bedroom and shared common space in exchange for low-cost rent, help around the home, or a combination of the two. Neighbor to

Neighbor facilitates the HomeShare program by providing a housing counselor to help match HomeProvider participants with HomeSeeker participants with compatible lifestyles. Neighbor to Neighbor interviews, screens, and runs background checks on all applicants to identify appropriate potential matches. The housing counselor helps create a living agreement for both parties and helps

HomeProviders access lease templates.

Most of the HomeProviders rent a private bedroom and bathroom, and some also include another room such as a sitting room or living room space. Often the empty nesters rent a furnished room, such as a former guest room, which is helpful for many HomeSeekers who don’t have a lot of furniture. Most of the situations include sharing a kitchen. The average monthly rent is about $600, according to Debbie Mayer, coordinator for the HomeShare program, when I interviewed her at the end of 2018. Some monthly rents are as low as $300 and some as high as $750, and some include discounts for housemates who agree to completing regular tasks and chores such as walking dogs or preparing meals. There is no cost except a $25 fee to cover the costs of running background checks, and a sliding scale is available for those in need.

Even homeowners in the south end of Larimer County near Lyons can participate in the program if they are age 55 and older and have a space they want to rent out in their homes. For more information, contact www.n2n.org/rental-options/homeshare.

These HomeProviders in Larimer County would be matched with HomeSeekers who live, work, or go to school in Larimer County. The Lyons Housing and Human Services Commission is interested in whether a Boulder County non-profit might be able to do something similar for people in Boulder County.

Silvernest online matching service Four years ago in the Denver area, Wendi Burkhardt and Chuck McKenney started Silvernest, an online service that helps homeowners 50 and older find renters for spaces in their homes. When I talked with Burkhardt last year, Silvernest had 40,000 users in all 50 states, and about 8,000 users across Colorado. At that time, she said a majority of users were in Denver and Boulder, but the Longmont area was a very strong market.

Burkhardt pointed to data that showed that there are about 50 million people over age 50 across the county who have less than $50,000 savings in the bank. And at the same time, the costs of retirement are increasing as people live longer. Instead of embarrassment or the fear of asking for help, she said that homesharing can encourage people to help others, while it helps their retirement income at the same time.

According to silvernest.com, homeowners pay a subscription of $24.99 a month, which provides background checks, legal consultation, customized homesharing agreements (including copies that both the homeowner and renter can access online), automatic rent payments, access to homeshare coaches, and relisting for new matches in the future. Renters have no fees to sign up, and only pay $29.99 for an optional background check, which is good for 90 days.

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INTEREST Lower drug prices may be on the horizon

By Trudy Lieberman With the Colorado Press Association Redstone Review DENVER – Congress may move to lower drug prices later this year or Lieberman next. Maybe – just maybe – Americans will get some relief from the relentlessly rising prices of pharmaceuticals.

That, of course depends on Congress pushing back against the drug companies’ formidable lobbying machine, their generous campaign contributions, and the industry’s historical coziness with members of Congress. But this year seems different.

When you consider that the country’s spending on prescription drugs increased by 28 percent from 2011 to 2016, it’s easy to see why it’s harder for politicians to ignore the public anger over prices of lifesaving medicines they can’t afford.

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley (R) Iowa, who heads the Senate Finance Committee and has co-sponsored a bipartisan bill to tackle drug prices, has said that passing a bill to control drug prices will be essential to Republicans’ “keeping a majority in the Senate.” Grassley went further. “Eventually it will come down to this. There are 22 Republicans up for election this year, and if it’s like in my state... there is a great deal of disgust with the rapidly increasing prices of drugs.” Is a breakthrough really at hand?

I checked in with David Mitchell, a former public relations executive and now a cancer patient, who has been leading a

grassroots effort to challenge Congressional thinking about drug prices. Mitchell’s organization, Patients for Affordable Drugs, has heard from some 20,000 patients recounting the troubles they’ve had paying for their medicines. Many of these people have told their stories to Congress.

Asked how his organization was faring in its quest for cheaper drugs. Mitchell was upbeat. “The fact we’ve gotten this far, and there’s still talk of getting something meaningful done is remarkable,” he said. “The anger is really boiling up, and elected officials know and feel this anger can cost them their jobs if they don’t do something.”

The issue is, he said, can a compromise be reached that will get to the president’s desk? Drug legislation is never easy to understand so I asked Mitchell to break down the main ideas for reform and the points of contention on Capitol Hill. Here are the main elements that could find their way into a final legislative package.

Changing the patent laws would encourage market competition and make it easier for generics and biosimilar drugs – similar versions of medicines made from living microorganisms found in plant or animal cells – to come to market.

Negotiating drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries would be a huge step toward helping seniors. Recall that the 2003 law that authorized Medicare’s drug benefit prohibits Medicare from negotiating prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

A bill sponsored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) Calif., would allow Medicare to negotiate prices for the top 250 brand name drugs that are usually the

most expensive, and would levy steep fines for manufacturers that refuse to negotiate. A move to cap out-of-pocket costs for seniors might encounter the least opposition from the industry, and Pelosi’s bill would limit those costs to $2,000 a year. A Senate bill introduced by Grassley and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D), caps expenses at $3,100.

“Everyone agrees that we need to fix the unlimited out-of-pocket expense under Medicare,” Mitchell says. Pricing drugs more in line with what people in other industrialized countries pay, using a system called reference pricing, is far more controversial. U.S. drug prices are two to three times higher than those in most other nations, and a reference pricing system would lower costs for patients and lower revenue for drug companies.

Injecting more transparency into the system of pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen between insurers and drug makers who cut secret rebate deals that determine what patients ultimately pay, would shine a light on how prices get set.

While Congress considers which of those solutions might make it into law, the pharmaceutical industry is taking no chances that things might change.

Although a recent Gallup poll shows drug companies are the most poorly regarded businesses in a list of 25 industries, their PR machine is in overdrive trying to convince Congress to preserve their customary path to profits. An epic legislative battle is in the making.

How do you think drug prices should be controlled? Write to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.

B •R •I •E •F •S

October Social will take place on Wednesday, October 16 beginning at 5:30 p.m., hosted by Lyons Chiropractic Clinic, 438 Park St., which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. As always, small appetizers and drinks will be provided.

All members welcome; if you are not a member and would like to attend, please let us know. We have a limited number of guest spots available and would love to fill them.

Has your membership lapsed? We will have a Square Reader to be able to collect membership dues on the spot for your convenience.

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Records, issues liquor licenses, issues marijuana licenses, supports elections, supports the PCDC, prepares Board of Trustees packets, prepares Board of Adjustments packets, public notices, and performs routine administrative and clerical tasks.

Education / Experience: Minimum three years of experience in similar-sized town or larger as a Deputy Clerk or similar duties.

Experience in a Colorado municipality preferred.

Certificates and Licenses: Certified Municipal Clerk certification desired, if not the ability to obtain within three years of hiring. Ability to become Notary Public. Please visit Townoflyons.com or call 303-823-6622 x.22 for more information.

LACC October Social LYONS – Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce

Business Consulting LYONS – In an effort to help grow the Lyons economy from within, and to help develop an entrepreneurial approach to economic development, the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce is offering business consultations.

Formerly known as the Lyons Economic Gardening Group (LEGG) the LACC Board is available to meet with Lyons’ current and Continue Briefs on Page 14

Fresh Colorado Redbird Turkeys

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Great Gifts for Christmas!

Homemade side dishes, including stuffing, mashed potatoes and diner rolls, are also available!

Thanksgiving Day hours are 8am to 1pm

Gift Certificates make GREAT Holiday Gifts!

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prospective business owners to assist in growing and nurturing local business. The LACC Board is comprised of several longtime successful Lyons business owners with first-hand knowledge of unique community needs, available resources, as well as assets that can be leveraged outside of the community. If you are interested in meeting with the LACC Board for a business consultation contact Erin to schedule a meeting - admin@lyonschamber.org.

Additionally if an individual is interested in becoming a resource partner with the LACC Board to provide valuable insight to established businesses, as well as those interested in the feasibility of a future business venture, please reach out to Erin for more information in joining.

The Lyons Middle School cross country team of 6th graders visited Ralph at his fruit stand after a run to enjoy some fresh peaches. Kevin Schafer is the Coach of the cross country team.

Short-term Rentals

$25 add-on to be included in both directories.

LYONS – Do you or does someone you know own a shortterm rental in the Lyons area? We encourage owners to contact the LACC for Lyons promotional items to provide to their visiting guests. The Lyons Area Chamber is happy to provide caricature maps, several different post cards, “Love, Lyons” pens, dry erase boards with markers for kids, and more.

Let the Chamber help make sure guests are aware of all that Lyons has to offer.

Want to be included as a lodging option in the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce Wedding Directory? Short-term rental owners can become a member of the Chamber with the rental as their business and select the $25 Wedding Directory add-on when joining. Becoming a Chamber member will showcase your short-term rental in our Business Directory; include the

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The board moved the public comment on Single-Hauler Pay-As-You-Throw trash program to October 21 at 7 p.m. at the regular Board of Trustees meeting.

They will consider a recommendation from the Sustainable Futures Commission of a Single-Hauler Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) program for the Town of Lyons.

Included in the presentation will be an assessment of the bids submitted by haulers, from which they will determine whether to move forward.

The board discussed the upcoming ballot issues. Voters statewide will be asked to vote on a Tabor issue to allow the state to

Rave Continued from Page 8 and waffle fries as well as other delicious food items to enjoy.

And then there’s the show. We are so fortunate in Lyons to have such an amazing array of talented musicians who generously come out to support LEAF and our community.

LEAF troubadour, Arthur Lee Land, has put together a spectacular cast of performers including gogoLab and a troop of special musical guests.

The lighting and multimedia wizards will be sure to enchant and transport us all with their extraordinary magic.

Don’t forget the costume contest. The top three costumes will be selected for the audience to decide the winner.

Although the Rave ends at 11p.m. it’s

Library Continued from Page 4 munity-wide adult programming survey.

Please take this opportunity to weigh in on how we can better serve you.

One program we’ve heard requested several times over the past few years is a library-facilitated book club. Please join us for the bi-monthly Busy Reader’s Book Club. The first discussion will be Wednesday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Effie Banta Room of the new

LYONS – If you, or someone you know has moved to town in the last few months (renters or homeowners), please know that new residents are eligible to receive a welcome bag from the Chamber with lots of goodies from area business owners.

Pickup available at the next social, October 16 or at Gateway Realty Group during normal business hours.

Lyons Wedding Directory LYONS – With the creation of the new LACC Website, www.lyonschamber.org, we felt that it would be beneficial to our members, and those visiting our website for informational purposes, to create a Lyons Wedding Directory. With the wed-

OCTOBER 16 / NOVEMBER 13. 2019 ding industry being such a prominent piece of the Lyons economy a directory seemed like a no-brainer. So far we have included any current members that we know to benefit from the wedding industry in Lyons. If you are a member and have not been included and wish to be, please go to admin@lyonschamber.org to be added. To remain included in the LACC wedding directory, members will need to log in and select the optional membership add-on at the introductory rate of $25/year no later than Friday, November 1, 2019. Any business that has not done so by the above deadline will be removed from the LACC Wedding Directory.

It is our hope that the LACC Wedding Directory will become a trusted directory for finding vendors and services in the greater Lyons area.

Lyons Middle Senior High School events Thursday, 10/17/19 High School: Lyons hosting Cross Country 2A, 3A and 4A Regionals. Lyons Boys 4 p.m., Girls 5 p.m. Please note extra traffic during school release time.

High School: Volleyball home vs. Dayspring, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., SENIOR NIGHT. Middle School: Boys Basketball at Timberline (on Mountain View / Longmont), 3:45 p.m.

Friday, 10/18/19 NO SCHOOL High School: Football at Estes Park, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 10/19/19 High School: Softball Regionals, location and time to be determined.

Middle School: Lyons hosting Cross Country End of Season Championships. 9 to 11 a.m.

keep the money it raises each year. Almost all the counties and municipalities have already voted to do this years ago and now the state wants to do what everyone else in the state has done. The board was in favor of the state being allowed to keep the money that it raised each year.

The Board Trustees also discussed whether to regulate vaping products. The state allows municipalities to pass their own laws prohibiting minors from purchasing tobacco products. Mayor Connie Sullivan pointed out that kids are saying that adults are not doing anything about gun control and yet adults want to regulate vaping. “They think that adults have their priorities all mixed up,” she said.

Town Attorney Brandon Dittman handed out to the board several ordinances

passed by other municipalities raising the age limit of people allowed to buy tobacco products or nicotine products. It was pointed out that Colorado has the highest teen vaping rate of any state in the U.S. The seasonal staff is wrapping up work for the year. The park host in Lavern Johnson has departed for the season.

The public input process for the proposed Planned Environmental Linkage (PEL) study have closed for State Highway 66. CDOT staff provided a presentation to the trustees, planning commission and business owners affected, and staff also attended the open houses offered last week. A letter was sent to CDOT outlining the board’s concerns with the PEL as well as the Access Control Plan. It is important to note that CDOT has a pri-

mary goal of moving traffic safely and efficiently along the corridor. It is not to slow traffic down or provide additional access for businesses. This is a long-term plan that will only be implemented as land uses change or if a large funding source provides the opportunity to make the changes. They are requesting Lyons’ participation in an IGA supporting the plan.

If we do not participate, we will be subject to the statutory access management plan which is probably more restrictive than the proposed plan. The area is across from the gas station and the distillery.

Trustee Michael Karavas suggested that this would impact businesses along the highway corridor. “There is room to create a frontage road to keep businesses open,” he said.

not the end of the party. Be sure to head on over to Pizza Bar 66 for more dancing and fun at the LEAF after party, featuring live music with the local band Stylie.

Rave to the Gravers cannot leave their vehicles overnight at Planet Bluegrass, and we encourage party goers to carpool and drive responsibly.

This party wouldn’t happen without the generous support of our community: LEAF Believer Corporate Sponsors, volunteers and individual donors, and, of course, YOU, our favorite costumed dancers. We can’t wait to see everyone on Friday, October 25 at the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass.

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feel happier, more connected, or to feel that they are a valued member of our community, the moral is clear: join in.

Join in community sing-alongs, in community yoga and movement and dance classes, join in community art night, word Wednesdays, Art for Art meetings, and drum circle and bluegrass jams and community theater.

Don’t worry if you think, or know, that you can’t sing, dance, draw, write, play, or act. Come anyway. Be a part of something bigger than yourself. Be a part of a community that is happier and healthier.

Tricia Marsh is a member of the LEAF Board of Directors. She lives in Lyons.

feeling lonely and isolated.

Singing is one thing that has proven especially effective for increasing wellbeing in both those with mental health problems and those with physical health issues. Singing has also been proven to work in creating bonding in large groups of people, which has been one of the hardest things to create. Loneliness often comes not from people lacking friends, but from people feeling that they are not a part of their larger community. It is clear from many studies in different countries that being a part of a group that regularly meets to sing, move, dance, write, act, laugh, paint, or do another creative endeavor supports happiness, well-being, and, very importantly, decreases feelings of isolation and loneliness that can lead to depression, anxiety, and even suicide.

For everyone who has ever wanted to

Janaki Jane has a degree in Psychology and has worked as a case manager and crisis counselor. She created the Lyons Mental Health Initiative, which is now called the Wide Spaces Community Initiative (WSCI), a program through the Lyons Regional Library.

Watch for more participatory Community events from WSCI in the coming months.

library. We have chosen The Dry by Jane Harper as our November selection. A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery set in a parched Australia. Rumor has it a film starring Eric Bana will be released in early 2020. Stop by the library to pick up a copy of the book in print or audio.

Friends of the Library Week: The week of October 20 through 26 is National Friends of Libraries Week. We would be

remiss in not thanking our own Friends of the Lyons Regional Library during this time. The Friends have been an incredible help to us this year. The Trivia event last Spring helped us purchase cozy rugs for the Community Room for storytime, and tomato sales helped us purchase additional print materials.

Moving out of our Main Street location would have been monstrously more difficult without their willingness to coordinate furniture and fixture sell off, and of

course the Grand Opening would have been quite the bland affair without their planning efforts. The Friends also made a lasting impact on our new building by sponsoring the beautiful stone fireplace in the Quiet Reading Room and commissioning a custom bookcase to house their ongoing used book sale.

Please join us at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 24 in the Quiet Reading Room of the new library as we toast a hearty “Thank you” to our wonderful Friends.

OCTOBER 16 / NOVEMBER 13. 2019

ReRuns Continued from Page 5 vision of sustainability, which we are now seeing across the globe. Fashion specifically is the second-largest environmental hazard in the world.

Upcycled fashion is becoming more popular as the world scrambles to implement environmental solutions. Years ago, buying second-hand clothes was not popular. Now, buying second-hand has become, not only a popular trend but a political and environmental statement.

The Hine / Cornell vision offers shop-

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pers the opportunity to have a positive impact on themselves, the planet, and society at large. “We can save people hundreds of dollars,” Hine said, “while they reduce the environmental impact and support Lyons Community Foundation.”

Lyons ReRuns is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. at 437 Main St. They can always use donations of lightly used clothing, jewelry, and working home goods. Like them on h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Ly o n s ReRuns-167261146618143/.

LEAF Continued from Page 3 year, LEAF can help people pay their rent, keep the lights on, repair vehicles so they can get to work, or obtain needed medical or dental treatment.

When a community member comes with a need, s/he typically meets with me, and we look together for a solution and a longer-term plan that ensures stability and a sustainable future. We seek to be careful stewards of resources, and the average financial grant so far in 2019 is under $200. These relatively small grants help our friends and neighbors meet unexpected financial challenges and keep moving forward with their lives.

When a need is beyond LEAF’s scope, we are able to refer to over 20 local organizations that can provide

Housesharing Continued from Page 12 like Neighbor to Neighbor or Silvernest, could be an option to address both housing and aging challenges.

In addition to the tight housing market across Colorado, Lyons is still dealing with the loss of about 76 to 94 destroyed homes in the 2013 flood. In March 2015, a proposal for using part of Bohn Park to build subsidized, affordable Boulder County Housing Authority rentals and some Habitat for Humanity for-sale homes (a total of 50 to 70 homes) was rejected in a town vote, 614 to 498.

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financial counseling, offer expanded resources, or more.

I’m glad LEAF is connected and well-regarded across Boulder County, so we can make helpful introductions for a broad range of needs.

I’m proud to be associated with LEAF, and I hope you’re proud to know this small and mighty organization serves so many in Lyons. We are one part-time staff member, a hard-working Board of eight members, 50 dedicated volunteers, local financial partners like Lyons Community Foundation, the Town of Lyons, and Lyons Community Church, 27 local LEAF Believer Corporate Sponsors, folks who give generously, and a host of committed fans, all working together and doing our best to make sure our friends and neighbors receive encouragement, help, and a hand up in their time of need. I can’t think of a better

example of true community. If you’d like to see for yourself what LEAF does, I’d love to show you. If you are able to invest with us in food, meals, one-time financial grants, or mental healthcare, I’d love to talk to you.

Get your costume ready: LEAF’s fifth annual Rave To The Grave is Friday, October 25! This event is becoming famous on the Front Range, and you don’t want to miss it. There’s no cost to attend, but we will ask our guests to make a generous donation in support of the community members LEAF serves. Details are available all over town, on LEAF’s website, and Facebook. See you at the Rave.

More than four years later, four Habitat for Humanity homes were completed at Second and Park Streets, and a final duplex building with two more homes is still underway. Those six homes are a great help to Lyons, but much more is needed, including affordable rentals. Earlier this year, the State Housing Board approved Summit Housing Group’s application for $4 million in federal disaster funds for a proposal to build 11 single family homes and 29 homes in multifamily buildings on land the company plans to buy in Lyons Valley Park. All 40 proposed homes would be rentals affordable to households with incomes at

60 percent or less of the area median income.

Lory Barton loves working in the non-profit sector and is the grateful Executive Director at LEAF. She and her large family live in Longmont. Email her at lory@leaflyons.org to connect.

Amy Reinholds served on the Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force from December 2013 through its end in February 2015. She is currently a member of the Lyons Housing and Human Services Commission. She has lived in Lyons since 2003 and in the surrounding Lyons area since 1995. She writes a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons. For a history, see previous columns on her blog at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.

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