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B •R •I •E •F •S Spooktacular Halloween LYONS – Mark your calendars Lyons, for Saturday, October 30.

Town staff is working to plan a safe, outdoor family friendly (and Covid aware) Lyons Spooktacular Parade and events. Venue is the Lyons Elementary School, and both the town and school will follow Covid protocols.

Lyons seeks feedback on tourism impacts LYONS – The Town of Lyons is working with the Colorado Tourism office to seek feedback from residents about the impact of tourism on the community, and is distributing an online survey for residents to participate in through October 31, 2021.

The resident sentiment survey is available on the town’s website, https://www.townoflyons.com/sur vey, as well as via the following URL https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCV2T8B. The survey will also be distributed via online community social media sites. At the same time, the town plans to work with the Lyons Area Chamber and EVC to survey local businesses within the community about the impacts of tourism. The tourism stakeholder survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S2FZ5H6.

Full closure of CO 7 through May 2022 LYONS – On Monday, September 20 at 8 a.m., CDOT closed Colorado Highway 7 between Mile Points 23 and 29.5 for permanent flood repairs. The closure of CO 7 lower canyon will remain in place through Memorial Day, 2022.

There will be scheduled openings for all traffic from 6 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. daily, including weekends.

During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays and the team has planned to ensure that emergency responder access is maintained at all times.

During the closure, motorists need to take Hwy. U.S. 36 to Hwy. CO 7.

Due to work zone conditions, cycling, kayaking, hiking and climbing will be closed between mile points 23 and 29.5 at all times.

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The Edmonson family, dressed their scary best, traveled from Broomfield to spend a sunny afternoon selecting pumpkins at the Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch. Left to right: sister Ellie, mom Courtney, dad Ben, brother Sylas, and baby Murphy on dad’s lap.

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Lyons receives some settlement funding from Purdue Pharma, water line project starts mid October

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – The Lyons Town Board passed Ordinance 1110 on first reading, to replace sections of the Lyons municipal code to update the wireless communications section. Attorney Brandon Dittman told the board that there has been a tightening of both state and federal regulations over the last several years leaving municipalities with very little authority over the wireless communication companies. He said that this new ordinance would put Lyons in compliance with both state and federal law. The ordinance passed 6 to 0 with Trustee Mark Browning absent.

Moving on, Administrator Victoria Simonsen told the board that Boulder County had received some of the settlement money from the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma lawsuit.

Purdue Pharma made billions and billions of dollars from OxyContin, which caused millions of people across the U.S. and other countries to suffer addiction and death.

In other news, Boulder County Responders and staff were presented with a proposal for consideration to offer mental health care in a crisis. The county has asked Lyons to partner up with Nederland and Ward to hire a mental heath professional responder to go out on calls with the Sheriff’s Department when a mental health professional is needed to help the officers deal with mentally ill people in a crisis situation.

Currently this service is provided through an Office of Behavioral Health grant that extends through 2023. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is supporting this model that has proven to be effective to date. The team

is available to present to the Board of Trustees and would appreciate consideration in Lyons 2023 budget to continue this service. The highest calls for service within Lyons are for domestic disputes, adolescent suicide threats and mental health crises; all three would benefit from this program.

In other news the board discussed several out lots at Lyons Valley Park that were never officially deeded over to Lyons. One out lot, 0 Red Gulch, is 42 acres. The board discussed the transfer of a warranty deed to take possession of the property. The former owner/developer of Lyons Valley Park lots, Keith Bell, who no longer lives in the state, told Administrator Victoria Simonsen that he already gave the land to Lyons and is anxious to get rid of it because he is still paying taxes on that property. Administrator Simonsen said that the staff is working on this deed with Boulder County and that Attorney Dittman will create a warranty deed for the property. Mayor Nick Angelo said that getting this done along with the other out lots would tie up a lot of loose ends for Lyons and he was looking forward to having this completed.

In the October newsletter, the staff pointed out several road improvement projects happening and staff have been working with neighbors and construction project managers to post door knockers, send neighborhood emails and include into town communications (eblast and newsletters) about the various projects. The October Utility Bill Newsletter is in the packet folder.

The 2022 proposed budget will be presented to the Board of Trustees in the board packets distributed on October 14. The workshop is planned for October 16.

Administrator Simonsen gave a personnel update saying that the town has also received the resignation of Reyana Jones, Historic Preservationist and Planning Assistant.

Mayor Angelo said that Jones has been invaluable to the organization and will be greatly missed.

“She has been instrumental to the Planning and Community Development Commission, process improvement, licensing of STRs, formation of the Historic Preservation Commission and certified local government status, coordinating and facilitating local development and overall research on a variety of town issues,” said Simonsen. Reyana “Yani” Jones has accepted a position with the City of Fort Collins. The board wished her the very best and thanks her for her valuable contributions.

In an election news update the town has received notice that the cost estimate for participation in the Boulder County Coordinated Election for the single solar question in Lyons will be $4,750. Costs for each participant are higher because Boulder County has no ballot issue/contest on the ballot and therefore is not sharing in the cost. The Boulder County living wage costs have increased from $15.67/hour in 2018 to $17.70 in 2021.

Crown Castle’s cell tower placement seems to be stalled. After agreeing to meet with the Eagle Canyon HOA representatives to discuss alternate locations for the tower, Eagle Canyon residents cancelled the on-site meeting. It has not been rescheduled. Crown Castle installed a tower just outside the fence at Eagle Canyon just a few yards east of their entrance, but less than a week later it was gone.

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LEAF’s big Halloween party is back: Rave To The Grave at LV Park

By Lory Barton Redstone Review LYONS – This is it, Rave To The Grave 2021 is right around the corner. Bring your friends and join everyone on Saturday, OcBarton tober 30 for the biggest and best dance party on the Front Range. The theme is “Out of this World: A Galactic Dance Party” and it’s going to be stellar.

This year the setting is Lavern M. Johnson Park. Expect a huge professional stage, sound, and lighting, along with the best live dance music, stunning ambience, drinks and food for sale, eye-popping costumes, and two years’ worth of pent-up Rave To The Grave energy. There is no cost to attend the event, but we do request a donation of at least $20.

Rave To The Grave is LEAF’s main annual fundraiser and we depend on this party to fund vital human services throughout the community. Here’s your chance to do some good and enjoy the best night ever.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 30. Come early, because the first 100 beers are free. Kahlie Sue Pinello’s Costume Catwalk is back this year, too. This fashion show features the ladies of Lyons, attired in out-of-this-world Kahlie Sue Creations.

The Costume Catwalk starts at 7 p.m.

Live music launches at 7:30 p.m., with Rave To The Grave’s stellar house band. As is the Rave To The Grave tradition, the confluence of two local Lyons bands, Arthur Lee Land and Friends, with his unique fusion of Colorado twang and funk, and Brian McRae’s gogoLab: a jazz / funk / EDM dance party will rock our outdoor party venue.

Every year, Arthur Lee Land features many “friends” from the local Lyons music scene as special guests. Expect an “Out of this World” dance party and a galactic light show with stunning visuals brought to you by the creative team at Blue Skye Barn.

Rave To The Grave has a well deserved reputation of being the best party of the year, and this year will be no exception. Get your costumes ready because our team is going to blow you away with an “Out of this World” Rave To The Grave experience on October 30 at Lavern Johnson Park.

Lory Barton is the Executive Director at LEAF, Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund.

Having previously served with local and international non-profit organizations, she’s glad and grateful to partner with so many at LEAF to change our small corner of the world in the Greater Lyons area.

Town Continued from Page 1 Attorney Brandon Dittman said that it was installed in the wrong location. Attorney Dittman said that there was no new location set for the tower. An unofficial spokesperson from Crown Castle said that it might be installed across the street from the Eagle Canyon location, but no decision has been made at this time.

Regarding the Longmont Raw Waterline Project, the last portion of Longmont’s waterline project is set to begin in mid-October. The first couple of weeks of construction will be on Hwy. 7 south of town to Old South St. Vrain. In-town work is planned to start October 26. The work will be along 5th Avenue, up Park Drive and toward Town Hall. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has advised that this will have to be night work. Following this portion, they will move down Park Drive, the alley behind the post office, over to Rail Road Avenue and 2nd Avenue.

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Vote Yes for Lyons Solar Farm LYONS – The fall ballots are in the mail.

Town of Lyons residents are encouraged to vote Yes to allow construction of a solar farm and battery storage in a corner of Bohn Park – an approximately one-acre area located southwest of the dirt bike park.

The benefits of the new solar farm would be twofold: 1) increasing the town’s use of renewable energy with lower environmental impacts; and, 2) monetary savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the farm’s lifetime. The solar farm and battery storage, including all the expenses of purchase, installation, maintenance, retirement, etc., would provide electricity much cheaper than what can be purchased from our wholesale electric provider. The Lyons municipal electric utility is not-for-profit so the savings would pass on to Lyons’ residents and businesses.

The proposed Lyons solar farm would supply 5 percent of the town’s energy usage, offsetting purchases of electricity which are mostly from non-renewable

sources. This would be more than all of the rooftop solar currently installed within the town. Additional potential benefits include having an infrastructure capable of providing electricity to the Lyons Middle/High School and the possibility of creating a future microgrid to supply energy to the wastewater treatment plant – which is the largest electricity consumer in town.

This project has been in the planning and feasibility assessment phase for over a year.

Community input and communication has included three articles in the Redstone Review, two Town Hall meetings and Lyons Town Board and commissions meetings.

Most of these meetings primarily focused on the best location to build a solar farm in Lyons. Through an exhaustive selection process, the proposed location up for vote was deemed the best. Many locations are not as economically viable such as building over the wastewater treatment plant or Bohn parking lots. Some have restrictive environmental covenants such as the dog

An artist’s rendering of the proposed solar farm location park or the lot south of the dog park. Other locations would be difficult to build on.

Still others would greatly impact the viewshed of Lyons residents and neighbors.

An affirmative vote in itself does not mean the solar farm will be built. A Yes vote is needed for the grant application with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs – which could cover up to 75 percent of the project cost. Bids would then be solicited to

ensure that preliminary cost estimates are accurate along with other details. The final decision on whether to proceed will then fall to the Lyons Board of Trustees.

Your Yes vote is needed to continue the process of making a Lyons Solar Farm a reality.

Keeping our promises: Supporting Colorado’s veterans

tion. Program staff also ensure that participants receive essential supportive services such as clothing, shelter, referral to medical or substance use disorder treatments, and transportation assistance.

Local employers want to hire our veterans, and our veterans want employment where skills and service is valued. Reauthorizing this program is an essential step to support our nation’s veterans and their wellbeing.

Additionally, I’ve introduced legislation to close a tax loophole that currently is putting veterans on the line for taxes accrued due to student loan relief associated with their service. In 2019, student debt was forgiven for many veterans who had been killed or permanently disabled by their service.

While this meant that their families were no longer on the hook for loan payments, they were shocked to be taxed on that forgiveness – meaning thousands of dollars in extra taxes that many families could not afford. Forgiving student loan debt for our veterans who are permanently disabled is unquestionably the right thing to do. However, taxing veterans’ families for this benefit earned through service is grossly unfair and unjust. Our bill would change this system so that disabled veterans and their families can afford to access the relief they deserve.

We as a nation have made promises to the men and women who have served our country, and it is vital that we follow through. That is why I am pushing every day to provide support for Colorado’s veterans. These are simple, common-sense provisions that will help us live up to our promise and our duty to take care of our nation’s veterans.

By U.S. Rep Joe Neguse Redstone Review BOULDER – One of our country’s most sacred obligations is to care for our nation’s veterans when they return from service.

Neguse Our military personnel upend their lives to serve our nation, and we need to make sure that when they come home they can secure meaningful work, access quality health care and are able to provide for themselves and their families.

Across our district, as well as throughout Colorado and our nation, veterans are far too frequently facing barriers to access the benefits they are owed, or simply left to fall through the cracks without the support and opportunities they deserve.

In Congress, we’ve been working on several legislative proposals to address these challenges by providing job opportunities and debt relief for the men and women who’ve served us bravely in uniform.

In September, our bill – the Veterans Job Training Act – which would reauthorize the only federal grant program focused exclusively on competitive employment for homeless veterans, was considered in the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

Veterans Day occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I, known as Armistice Day. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless estimates that veterans make up 9 percent of the population experiencing homelessness. In Boulder County, that figure is closer to 10 percent. To tackle this

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The program assists veterans with a number of steps: from securing a uniform, to purchasing a set of tools, to getting a state license needed to be hired for a posi-

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L E T T E R •T O T H E •E D I T O R Well done keeping up the parks LYONS – The Town of Lyons staff is to be commended for the fantastic upkeep and improvements in our parks this past year and summer. Visiting them frequently, I am continually impressed at how well mowed, clean, and generally cared for they are. Even with the ongoing projects in Bohn Park, the parks have been tidy, well marked, and inviting. The new fields, trails, and dog park have been mowed regularly and are safer and more enjoyable for it.

Thanks also to the leadership team that manages the staff. Victoria Simonsen, Dave Cosgrove, and Kim Mitchell deserve recognition for keeping their teams engaged and motivated, and for the obvious pride the staff demonstrate in their work.

It is heartening to see the town finishing the last flood recovery and mitigation projects. We’ve come a long way and are looking good.

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INTEREST Two local women start a business that includes leather, moss, and plants

By Ken Singer Redstone Review LYONS – Aside from leather plant tags that go with the arrangements, one might think that a shop that sells mostly custom Singer leather products would have little in common with a plant stylist.

However, Holly Beck, the owner of HB Designs Artesian Leather, and Nicole Bookman, owner of Sage + Grace Botanicals, are in a Main Street location together.

The two are good friends who found a great location that was once the old soda shop (Soda Fountain and Bakery – the original sign is still up) at 402 Main St. The space allows for an attractive showroom for their products and gives each a work area to pot plants and sew leather goods. Finished hides line several racks in the shop with “hair on hide,” leather and shearling hides (usually lambs wool). The shop gets some morning light but many of the plants only require low levels of sunshine, which is ideal for offices and homes.

When one is gone for a day or a few hours, the other takes care of customers.

At Sage + Grace Botanicals, Bookman specializes in plant arrangements for both corporate clients and people who would like her customized plant designs. Her customers are located from Lyons to Littleton and Boulder.

She describes herself as an “interior plant specialist specializing in dwellings, office and retail spaces, and corporate gifting.” Many of her plantings are succulents in pots of terra cotta, basalt, and white granite. Bookman began her professional

Holly Beck (at left with Nash the dog), the owner of HB Designs Artesian Leather, and Nicole Bookman, owner of Sage + Grace Botanicals, have set up shop together at 402 Main Street, former site of the Lyons Soda Fountain and Bakery. work as an apothecary in 2012. (The term applies to a person who makes teas, tinctures, salves, etc.) She did this for a few years and then started Sage + Grace Botanicals in 2018.

Bookman’s services include consultation for home owners; she even waters plants for customers who travel and don’t want their expensive plants to end up in the compost pile. She will re-pot plants and prune them to keep the plants looking new.

Bookman is especially interested in corporate, real estate and office settings where she believes that customers of these businesses would rather receive a plant than something that carries advertising. She

complained about some businesses giving gifts that incorporate their logo, stating that getting a cutting board with advertising is not much of a gift. Her website, www.sageandgracebotanicals.com, gives a sense of her style and creativity, she believes.

With interests in plants, textiles and leather, she and Beck became friends.

Soon, Beck and Bookman talked about going into business together, or at least sharing some retail space. They found a space at 436 Main St. in 2017 and when the opportunity to rent the former soda fountain came up, they eagerly took it. Describing themselves as “two entrepreneurial women,” Bookman said that the two

complement each other.

The old soda fountain was bought by Andy Sepac, who decided to use the basement and first floor space for retail and professional services. Beck and Bookman began renovations in August. They kept some of the arches and stained glass from the soda fountain, put in new flooring and officially opened in early September.

Beck grew up in California fashioning window coverings for her father, who was a builder of yachts. She remained there for 18 years designing and fabricating the covers in leather, canvas, polycarbonate and various metals. She had been working with leather, her favorite material, in high school, married a Colorado man and moved to Lyons in 2006. Working from her basement, she began a leather business and sold her products on consignment at Western Stars gallery.

Her business is about 80 percent custom designs but she has a variety of “off the shelf” items that attracts locals and tourists. She also runs workshops for adults and children featuring instructions to make wraparound bracelets, bookmarks, luggage tags, coasters, leather-bound journals and even techniques for making etched glass.

The two try to remain open seven days a week from10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Nash, Beck’s dog, a Maltese-Yorkie mix, joins them most days at the shop.

Ken Singer and his wife, Sandy Spellman, moved to Lyons 10 weeks before the flood. They are both retired clinical social workers and live near Lyons. Singer loves to write about people and events around Lyons.

Get ready for the Spooktacular Halloween events and the Christmas Parade of Lights

By Brianna Hoyt Redstone Review LYONS – October in Colorado means stunning golden aspen trees, perfect weather, and of course the start of holiday events in Lyons. At this time, the town plans to host the all-outdoor Halloween Hoyt Spooktacular on Saturday October 30, with the kids’ events, crafts and games starting at 4:30 p.m. at Lyons Elementary School. Arts and crafts stations as well as some activities will be on offer. The parade will start at 6 p.m. with trick or treating afterwards along Main Street from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

This year, the Spooktacular celebration is sponsored by Lyons’ own Green Goo and its mantra #spreadgoodness.

In addition, Rowdy Mermaid will donate kombucha.

Putting together a safe and fun Spooktacular requires volunteers and we would love your help. If you are interested in volunteering for the Halloween Spooktacular games, please sign up online https://signup.com/go/OofCGgi. Fresh on the heels of Halloween and the spooky season is the Holiday Artisan Market on December 4 and 5 at the Lyons Elementary School on High Street. New this year,

the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

The market will take place inside the school’s gym and will be following Boulder County and St. Vrain Valley School District’s COVID-19 guidelines. Currently vendors and all shoppers will be required to wear masks inside the venue.

Registration for the Artisan Market is now open via https://townoflyons.recdesk.com/Community/Page?pageId =22847. Registration is open to anyone over the age of 18 and the fee is $75 to $85. Local artists and artisans are encouraged to sign up before the deadline of November 5 to sell their hand-crafted artistic wares.

The Parade of Lights is scheduled for Saturday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. The theme for this year is Winter Around the World. Participants in the parade are encouraged to decorate their floats with the theme in mind. We can’t wait to see what the community comes up with.

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The Halloween Spooktacular will take place on Saturday, October 30. Games will begin at 4 p.m. and run until 5:30 p.m. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. and Trick or Treats will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on Main St. in Lyons.

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OPTIONS Otis wins the championship of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park, Alaska

By Staff Reports Redstone Review KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska – The votes are in and the winner is Otis No. 480. Otis the bear is a four-time winner and a favorite at Katmai National Park in Alaska where every year thousands of people from all over the world watch webcams of bears eating salmon to bulk up for their winter hibernation. Katmai, which encompasses about 4.1 million acres in southwest Alaska, is home to about 2,200 brown bears.

Fat Bear Week began this year on September 29 and ended on Fat Bear Tuesday on October 5 when the votes were counted for the biggest, chunkiest, heftiest, big bear and big boy Otis won. The Fat Bear contests began in 2014.

This is the time of year that the bears go into their gluttony eating mode, called hyperphagia, to bulk up for their winter hibernation. Otis is 25 years old and he has been given the nickname of Colbert, after the late night TV host on CBS. One of the park officials explained that Otis has a right ear that is flat on the top and tips off to the right side making his ears uneven.

On his TV show, Steven Colbert displayed his uneven ear to the audience one night to the sound of laughter from the audience. The resemblance was remarkable.

Otis received 51,230 votes to beat out

Walker bear 151 who won 44,834 votes.

Over 800,000 votes were cast and none of the bears contested the election or claimed fraud. No recounts were requested.

The bears gather each year on the Brooks River where the sockeye salmon are swimming upstream to spawn. The bears eat salmon until they literally can’t hold another fish in their mouths. They often fall asleep with a salmon in their mouths and wake up to eat more.

Bears can gain four pounds a day and can weigh more than 1,200 lbs. Otis was estimated to weigh more than 900 pounds.

Why are fat bears important?

Each winter, curled snug in their dens, brown bears endure a months-long famine.

During hibernation, bears will not eat or drink and can lose one-third of their body weight. Their winter survival depends on accumulating ample fat reserves before entering the den. Katmai’s brown bears are at their fattest in late summer and early fall after a summer spent trying to satisfy their profound hunger.

Bears gorge on the richest, most easily obtainable foods they can find. In Katmai National Park, that most often means salmon. Dozens of bears gather at Brooks River to feast on salmon from late June until mid October. Perhaps no other river on Earth offers bears the chance to feed on salmon for so long.

Otis 480 is the four-time winner of the Fat Bear Week competiton at Katmai National Park in Alaska. Otis, an annual favorite, received 51,230 votes, topping Walker 151, his nearest competitor, by 6,396 votes.

Each bear faces its own challenges in order to gain the body mass necessary to survive. Adult males need to grow large to dominate the best fishing spots and secure mating opportunities. Female bears need to gain weight for their own survival as well as to support the birth and growth of cubs, which are born while the mother is hibernating. Bear cubs experience the same hunger as older bears but also un-

dergo tremendous growth spurts. Juvenile bears living on their own for the first time must navigate a gauntlet of hazards to establish a home range and find food without a mother’s guidance.

Fat bears exemplify the richness of Katmai National Park and Bristol Bay, Alaska, a wild region that is home to more brown bears than people and the largest, healthiest runs of sockeye salmon left on the planet.

Lyons Library thanks Friends of Libraries, hosts talks about race, zombie laser tag and a photography workshop

dations of Racism and Becoming a Better Ally session with Regan Byrd (don’t miss Byrd’s follow-up session on November 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. via Zoom) and will next fund the “Let’s Talk About Race” series presented by our Youth Services Librarian, Becki Loughlin.

Children notice race at a young age and with a focus on children’s literature, Loughlin will discuss ways adults can talk about race and racism with children in age-appropriate ways. A session for both caregivers and children will take place on October 19 at 10:30 a.m. and a session for caregivers only will occur on October 25 at 6 p.m.

The Friends of the Library generously provide snacks for our newly formed Teen Advisory Group. Recently, area teens met at the library to erect a display drawing attention to Banned Books Week. Next, on October 29 from 6 to 8 p.m., we invite local teens in grades six to 12 to the library for an evening of after-hours zombie laser tag. Costumes, zombie or otherwise, are encouraged but not required. The next meeting of the Teen Advisory Group will be 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 18.

We are excited by the various programs for adults heading to the library in the coming weeks, with many, you guessed it, receiving backing support from the Friends. The first in a series of Porch Talks, which are intimate conversations with

By Kara Bauman Redstone Review LYONS – National Friends of Libraries Week is October 17 to 23. The Lyons Community Library would like to wholeBauman heartedly thank our tremendously supportive Friends of the Lyons Regional Library group. Our Friends help sponsor programs throughout the year, give generously to our Summer and Winter Reading Programs, and are always there to arrange a table of punch and cookies anytime we ask.

The Friends of the Lyons Regional Library is a nonprofit organization of volunteers who support the library by fostering public awareness, sharing enthusiasm for learning, and enhancing the library’s service to the community. They will host their annual meeting on November 4 at 6:30 p.m., when they will welcome new board members during a short business meeting, ply the community with cupcakes, and kick off a three-day used book sale.

The Friends will be on hand to provide refreshments when we cut the ribbon on

There is a new art show at Lyons Regional Library, 415 4th Ave. The current exhibit at the library is called Primal Wanderings and features mostly large canvases by local artist Diane Dandeneau of her trips to Machu Picchu, Peru. Also her newer solar panel sculptures for cars she designed for her solar business are included.

The art show is quarterly, and it runs through December 2021.

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our recently completed solar array on October 19 at 5:15 p.m. The lead engineer from Sandbox Solar will be on site describing the technology behind our array and offering solar education opportunities. The library’s array went online August 30 and is expected to provide a complete offset of

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The Friends of the Library provided matching funds that helped us win a competitive grant from Libraries Transform Communities, a division of the American Library Association. Those funds have already been applied to last month’s Foun-

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OPPORTUNITY Crayfish here, but not enough for a boil yet

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – The deceased was pointed out to me by a neighbor, out walking her dog as I was mine. I wasn’t surprised as this evidence showed that yet another creature had taken up residence in the evolving Lowell ecology of the Lyons River Park ponds.

There was no way to know if this single dead crayfish – or crawdad as she called it or crawfish as I know them – was an outlier or a sign that there are more in the ponds. I’m betting the latter. The larger question is – how did it get there?

Crayfish have the unusual ability to travel on dry land; it might have crawled up from the St. Vrain River – a journey fraught with peril over the 30 to 50 feet it would’ve traveled. This mode of travel by aquatic crayfish is common; the crustaceans will leave their former abodes if the water dries up and will scuttle overland until they literally fall into a new watery home.

I’ve seen this phenomenon where a sizeable crayfish was in the middle of a back country road with seemingly no water nearby. But given the constant watery environment

of the nearby river, what would compel this creature to travel when there was no urgency to do so?

Maybe it was dropped by a bird with a slippery hold, or it could’ve been dumped in by a human – a practice frowned upon by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, which has its own problems with an invasive species of crayfish (more on that later).

There’s just no way to know how it got there. But like the newly arrived bullfrogs that now populate the ponds, nature

– as the expression goes – seems to find a way. If there is a population of crayfish there, that’s a good sign as these diminutive crustaceans don’t tolerate poor water quality.

Crayfish are native to almost every state in the union and are largely ignored, except for Cajun cooks rounding up enough of them for crayfish étouffée. Worldwide, there more than 650 species of crayfish with the highest diversity found in North America in two families: Astacidae, which lives west of the Rockies, and Cambaridae, which lives in east of the Rockies (including this part of Colorado).

They can grow to up to six inches, but most are in the one- to four-inch range. Their diet is varied and includes anything they can get their powerful little claws on, including small fish, snails, worms, tadpoles, plants and carrion. Most feeding takes place after dark.

They, in turn, are eaten by fish; birds like mergansers, herons and even owls (only repeating what I read – no idea how owls catch them); snakes; raccoons; mink and, of course, people. With us, they’re generally served at what’s known as a crawfish boil, which involves patience and dexterity to pick out the meat and lots of cold beer to help the process. (Colorado fishing regulations do allow the taking of crayfish but only east of the Rockies.)

Lyons resident Greg Lowell is a Lyons Town Board Trustee and serves as a liaison to the Ecology Advisory Board.

Winter is a good time to dive into family history: Redstone Museum is open by appointment

By Monique SawyerLang Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Redstone Museum has just wrapped up its 42nd season. The museum is Sawyer-Lang now closed to daily visitors for the winter. However, we are open by appointment for those with research requests. Winter is a perfect time to dive into your family history. To make an appointment you can contact us by email at redstonehistory@gmail.com, leave a message on the museum phone at 303-823-5271 (we check it a couple times a week) or call LaVern Johnson at 303-823-5295. The museum will reopen to the public on weekends in May, 2022.

The summer of 2021 was marked by several significant donations to the Lyons

Redstone Museum. See previous issues of the Redstone Review for stories about these donations that included chairs from the Lyons Community Church, an 1894 walking stick, a 1927 Lyons High School report card, a school clock, and more. Additionally, the museum’s reference library recently benefited from the donation of 105 reference books from retired museum professional Al Frank of the Wheat Ridge Historical Society. While much is available these days from the internet, sometimes a book is just what you need to find the information you are looking for.

Looking forward, the historical society is hard at work planning special events for the upcoming year so be sure to mark your calendar for two events.

First, on June 24, 2022 the Lyons High School Class of 1969 will dedicate a sandstone bench in memory of classmate Mickey Hawkins. Located in front of the

museum, the bench is a tribute to United State Marine Corp Private First Class Mickey Hawkins who was killed in a fire fight on January 6, 1970 in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. Mickey Hawkins was

the only Lyons resident to have died in the Vietnam War. The bench is a restful place under the shade trees. Second, is the annual Lyons Good Old Day event scheduled for the next day, Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Stay tuned for further details on all the activities for that day.

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The Lyons High School Class of 1969 will dedicate a sandstone bench in memory of classmate Mickey Hawkins, the only Lyons resident to have died in the Vietnam War.

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INSIGHT We are living in a crisis culture

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – The central question is always, how to live? I once thought the best advice I ever heard on the subject came from Gierach Wendell Berry, who said that certainty is so rare we must learn to act decisively in ignorance.

But that was before so many people acting decisively in ignorance became a political movement that threatens to destroy our democracy – something kindly old Wendell may not have foreseen. So now the more apt quote probably comes from Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan who famously said, “You are entitled to your opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.”

Or maybe it all boils down to the best advice I ever heard about dealing with alcoholics, which was simply, “First, save yourself.”

For years now most of us have been on the edge of our seats, waiting for and dreading whatever comes next. The pandemic, global warming, social and economic injustice, mass extinction, police violence, unemployment, insurrection, you name it. It seems like the only thing we haven’t had to worry about yet is zombies and for all I know, that’s next A psychologist who was interviewed on National Public Radio not long ago said that at this point, everyone in America probably needed counseling. That struck me as blatantly self-serving, but maybe not entirely wrong.

Another psychologist on CNN said one thing that helps with free-floating anxiety is to watch less news. The interviewer thanked him, then broke for a commercial, urging us to stay tuned for the latest shocking development on something or other.

There’s always the latest shocking development, so many of us stay glued to the news hoping for... What? Maybe just to stay informed as a civic duty, or maybe so we won’t be blindsided by the next catastrophe and can take some action to save ourselves: cash in our investments, move

to Canada, buy a truckload of toilet paper ahead of the next wave of hoarding. It all amounts to hiding, escaping or turning to fight – the only three options biology offers us when we’re in danger.

Of course, the news always seems to be grim, but that’s just the nature of news. It’s always been 97 percent bad, two percent stupendously good (“POLIO VACCINE

that, or maybe it just feels good to say.

I get the bulk of my news from CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and the New Yorker magazine. They all lean left to one degree or another and some of the anchors on MSNBC are openly partisan – sometimes to the point of being giddy about it – but their facts are accurate and verifiable and if they make a mistake, they’ll issue a retraction, which is all you can ask for.

None of those outlets are perfect. The TV news especially tends to pound away at

DISCOVERED,” “WAR ENDS”) and one percent neutral. For instance, the headline “DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY” isn’t really news and could have run in any newspaper on any day for most of my lifetime – and often did.

Many of the people I know have tried to dial back their news consumption at least a little bit – even the news junkies among us – and even the three friends I meet most Sunday afternoons to talk things over have begun to focus more on fly-fishing and less on the latest outrage. You’ll now and then even hear someone say something like, “At my age, it’s just not my problem anymore.” Maybe they mean

one or two stories until you’re sick of them, while allowing dozens of others of equal importance to percolate along under the radar, leaving us with the sense that we’re in a constant state of alert, but nothing ever gets resolved.

So, you try to keep up with things and otherwise do what you can, which isn’t much. You can vote – of course – and write emails to your senators, congressperson and even the president. I never have high hopes for these, but they’re an interesting exercise in brevity and concision and there’s the off chance that some overworked, underpaid staffer will get the chance to say, “You know, mail is running

three to one against this.” And even if it’s pointless, you’ve gotten it off your chest.

It’s like saying to a friend, “It’s not my problem anymore,” even though he knows you don’t mean it.

And there’s money to contribute. Most of us don’t have a lot to spare, but even small contributions are a way to make your voice heard, even if it’s only in a whisper.

There are organizations that lobby for causes you believe in and others that are doing jobs that should be done, like the local food bank. Of course, we all realize that sending money – or even just ordering a pair of socks – will result in endless comeons to send more money or buy more socks, but that’s just the background noise of junk mail that’s easily deleted or recycled.

I’ll leave it up to you whether or not sending money to politicians is worthwhile. I go back and forth on that one.

Lately I’m wondering why I should send my hard-earned money to Democratic candidates when even with the party holding all three branches of government, the Republicans continue to call the shots and newspaper headlines continue to read “DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY.” But it’s possible that in this crisis culture of ours it can’t happen any other way.

We’re able to see the bad stuff coming a mile away, but somehow incapable of doing anything about it until it arrives. A la Raza Unida activist explained this to me back in the 1970s.

He said, “The only time you stand a chance of making a real positive change is right at the moment when the s… hits the fan.” That sounded right to me then and still does, so every night when I turn on the evening news, I think okay, maybe today is the day.

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CORNERSTONE New members join the LCF board to support the community

By Tanya Mercer-Daty Redstone Review LYONS – When our family moved to Lyons nine years ago, it was important for me to get involved immediately as a Mercer-Daty way of embracing our new community.

As a former educator with three children, it made total sense that I would get involved at the Lyons Elementary School. After spending five years on the PTO Board, not only did I feel like I had made a difference in my children’s education, I had also made some of my closest friends along the way.

As an advocate for human services, I was asked to join the LEAF board where I spent five years getting to know our most vulnerable population.

Since working for the Lyons Community Foundation this past year, I constantly have been reminded of what a difference a small group of like-minded people can make in their community. Some board members have full-time jobs but still find the time to further LCF’s mission: to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving and encourage positive change for the Greater Lyons area.

This past year, the Lyons Community Foundation has welcomed two new board members to its Advisory Board: Gil Sparks and Sara Erickson.

Gil Sparks moved to Lyons with his wife, Kay, in October 2020 so as to be closer to family. He grew up in Prescott, Arizona, attended the University of Arizona, took a break to join the army and did a tour in Vietnam. After six years in Montana working as a Human Services Manager at one of the two magneto-hydrodynamic facilities in the U.S., he moved to Tacoma, Washington, where he went to law school.

Upon graduation he moved to Wenatchee, Washington where he practiced employment, labor and municipal law.

While in Wenatchee, he served on the Community Foundation of North Central Washington board for 14 years (and as board chair for two years). He also served on the boards of the Pybus Market Charitable Foundation, Pybus Public Market, Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, the Performing Arts Center, the Chamber of Commerce (as president for

a degree in history from UCLA. She taught elementary school and then worked as a paralegal for the Boulder County Attorney’s Office for 22 years until retiring in 2019. Erickson and her husband Keith (a retired teacher) feel privileged to live in wonderful and unique Lyons. Sara has served as a member of the Lyons Prepared Board. She currently serves on the board of the Friends of Lyons Regional Library and is president of the Lyons Garden Club.

Sara is proof that you can serve on more

Gil Sparks moved to Lyons with his wife, Kay, in October 2020 so as to be closer to family.

Did you know that he was related to the owners of Green Goo? Sara Erickson joined the LCF board last month. She has been an active community member since she moved to Lyons in 2010. two years), the YMCA, Rotary (as president for one year) and co-founded the Apple Valley Human Resource Association (as president for years). Gil’s past experience and skills make him an invaluable board member.

Sara Erickson has lived in Lyons for 11 years, moving here from Boulder in 2010.

She was born in Welton, Iowa, but moved to Southern California at age 9 and holds

than one board at a time.

Board members commit to a three-year term. The LCF Advisory board would like to represent the community it serves by adding board members who are diverse in age, sex, talents and skills. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact us at info@lyonscf.org. We would love to get to know you better.

Josie Wratten has been on the LCF Ad-

visory Board since 2018. As chair of the scholarship committee, she oversees the funding and granting of scholarships for six to seven high school seniors every year.

She and LCF would like to see this number increase to ten high school seniors in 2022 so that more students can access post-secondary education.

The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) began offering scholarships to Lyons area graduating seniors in 2009 with a single $500 scholarship. In May, 2021 the LCF awarded $7500 in scholarships to six Lyonsarea graduating seniors. To date, scholarship funds totaling $64,500 in have been awarded to 64 college-bound students.

The LCF would love to help send more students to college. There are two ways to help send students to college: you can donate directly to the LCF scholarship fund or you can create a scholarship fund in memory of someone. Several scholarships have been created in honor of someone.

For example, the Gerald Boland Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of Gerald Boland, a 54-year resident of Lyons who taught in Lyons Schools for 31 years. The Janet Orback Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of lifelong Lyons resident Janet Orback, who along with her husband Dave tirelessly helped to provide support and friendship to her neighbors whose homes and lives were destroyed in the 2013 floods, as well as being stewards of the Lyons Cemetery for over 15 years. The Lyons Community Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Steve Ralston was created in 2009 to honor the memory of Lyons resident, businessman, and community supporter Steve Ralston.

To learn more about how you can help send more senior high school students to college, please visit our website at https://www.lyonscf.org/scholarships1.html.

Tanya Mercer-Daty is the new Marketing and Communications Associate for LCF. Feel free to contact her at tanya@lyonscf.org.

Lyons takes a step toward wildfire mitigation

By Jocelyn Farrel Redstone Review LYONS – The Town of Lyons Wildfire Task Force held a tree limb and slash drop-off event on September 18 and 19.

Residents from all areas of town and within the Lyons Fire Protection District Farrell and Left Hand Fire District brought more than 75 truckloads to be processed.

Many thanks to Wayne Harrington of the Boulder County sort yards for providing the chipping services. The chipped material was moved by Western Disposal to its partner composting site. An additional thank you to the town staff, the task force members and the volunteers who made this event possible.

The task force will recommend to the Board of Trustees to continue to expand this program annually. Fire mitigation is a critical task to protect our greater Lyons area, and the residents that participated in this pilot program made it a big success.

The task force was formed after the Cal-Wood, Left Hand Canyon, East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires burned nearby and across the state. More than 650,000 acres burned in Colorado and more than 10,000 acres burned in Boulder County in 2020.

In response the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) formed the Wildfire Task Force to evaluate complex planning needs for wildfire mitigation and policies that include local, state and federal guidelines.

In conjunction with the area’s fire districts, the town needs to reduce its risk in the wildland/urban interface, decrease high probability of severe wildfire events, create and implement community mitigation practices, create fire protection infrastructure, identify watershed risk, create an evacuation plan and engage and educate the community.

The task force members include Roy Leggett, Chair, Kristen Johnson, Kara Bauman, Candace O. Major, Ryan Hughes and Jocelyn Farrell.

More than 75 truckloads of tree limbs and slash were collected at the-drop off event held by The Town of Lyons Wildfire Task Force Jocelyn Farrell is Co-Chair of the Planning and Community Development Commission.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT A colorful new sculpture installed in front of St. Vrain Market by LAHC

By Brianna Hoyt Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission (LAHC) is wrapping up new sculpture installations for the year. The newest addition is All Together Now by Jonathan Corson-Rikert; it stands in front of the St. Vrain Market. This sculpture was installed in September with a ribbon cutting on Friday, September 24. The sculpture was partially sponsored by St. Vrain Market. Make sure to stop by and see this colorful new addition to Lyons Public Art. The heARTS of LYONS program is funded through grants from the Lyons Community Foundation, donations, and business sponsorships. The LAHC releases a call to artists annually, the submissions are reviewed by a panel.

The reviews take into consideration safety, size, and aesthetic. The sculptures stay in place for two years and many of them are available for purchase.

The two Lyons artists who were selected to paint utility boxes in LaVern Johnson Park as part of the Creative Outlets program have finalized their work. Head over to the park this weekend to see what they have accomplished.

Creative Outlets is funded through a grant from the Lyons Community Foundation. The LAHC looks forward to continuing this program and having more utility boxes painted around town and in our parks.

The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission is currently working on some long-term projects. Last year, the LAHC began looking into replacing the Ute Trail Marker that had been washed away in the 2013 flood. Members of the LAHC reached out to the Southern Ute Tribe to request a recommendation for an artist. They recommended Oreland Joe, a sculpture artist.

All Together Now, a new sculpture sponsored by LAHC and the St.Vrain Market, being installed outside the store on Main Street. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS

After reviewing his portfolio, the LAHC selected a piece and began working towards funding the project. The Town of Lyons received a grant in September 2021 for an interpretive sign and stone plinth for the Ute Trail Marker. The LAHC is working with the Southern Ute Tribe to find and hire a cultural expert who can research and write the content for the sign.

With that portion of the project funded by a grant, the LAHC decided to use its public art budget to put a down payment on Oreland Joe’s sculpture, Trail of Treaties. The sculpture will go into storage until the stone plinth is placed, and the LAHC will spend the next year fundraising to pay the remining balance on the sculpture. The community can contribute to this project by making a donation to the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission.

Another project the LAHC is working on right now is Creative Districting for Lyons. Colorado Creative Districting expert Jamie Gillis gave a workshop to the Board of Trustees on September 20 regarding the process. The LAHC is working cooperatively to put together information about the local Lyons artistic community and towards sourcing funding to hire a consultant to assist with the process.

Creative Districting offers communities several benefits including marketing support, technical support, and access to additional grants for arts and economic development. Follow the LAHC on Facebook and sign up for the monthly newsletter to stay current on the districting process and the other projects the LAHC is focusing on.

The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission meets every second Tuesday of the month at the Lyons Regional Library at 4:30 p.m. The public is welcome to participate or to share viewpoints during audience business.

VIVA Theater presents The Last Romance at the Dairy Arts Center

By Ardelle Gifford Redstone Review BOULDER – VIVA Theater from Boulder bursts out of Covid-19 with The Last Romance, a heart-warming comedy about the transformative power of love. Written

by Tony Award-winning playwright Joe DiPietro, this play is a perennial favorite for audiences both old and young.

On a fall day, a lonely widower falls hard for a mysterious woman he sees in a dog park, and tries his mightiest to woo her.

She resists. And yes, both the man and the woman are in their golden years. Packed

with laughter and surprise, this tender play travels the rocky road to romance as it finds its way through obstacles of family, past loves, unexpected fears, and the shadow of mortality.

As an added bonus (are you listening, Boulder?) The Last Romance is also about dogs. The opera plays a fairly large role in the show, too, though in ways you may not expect.

James Carver, nationally known theater director, has assembled a stellar cast – Abigail Wright, Maruta Kalnins, and Stuart O’Steen – and introduces audiences to the young singer Harris Armstrong. Lucy,

a rescued Chihuahua, plays the pivotal role of Peaches.

The Last Romance will be performed at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St. in Boulder, on November 12 and 19 at 7 p.m., and on November 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 2 pm. Tickets are $25 general admission, and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets are available for purchase on the Dairy’s website (https://thedairy.org), or by calling the Dairy box office at 303-444-7328.

Proof of vaccination is required. VIVA is back with a special emphasis on senior audiences and actors. Come play with us, go to www.vivatheater.org.

Abigail Wright and Stuart O’Steen from The Last Romance.

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ANALYZE A fall seed pod walk around Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens

By Jessie Berta-Thompson Redstone Review LYONS – Seed pods and seeds themselves offer a world of fascination after the flowering garden season is over.

The containers in which seeds grow protect them until they are fully developed and often play a role in seed dispersal, releasing them at just the right time. The Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens in Lyons currently boasts a great assortment of spiky, curly, brittle, rough, and fluffy seeds and seed-bearing structures.

Walking around the gardens this month, be sure to stop at the alien pods of the sacred datura (Datura wrightii) in the Southwest zone of the garden. These capsules nestle under the leaves, hidden at first glance until the eye finds these wild spiky orbs. This plant and other related Datura species are

Sacred datura (Datura wrightii). also called thorn-apples, after this wacky seed pod.

Unlike the delightful regular apples (Malus domestica) abundant around Lyons this year, thorn-apples and all parts of datura plants are poisonous if ingested, due to deadly hallucinogenic alkaloids. This plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which contains both important foods (potato, peppers, eggplant, tomato) and other toxic plants (deadly nightshade, mandrake, belladonna).

This plant is an annual, so we’re hoping it reseeds itself

in the garden from these did (and to keep the paths spectacular pods. If not, we’ll near them passable). try starting it from saved seed Now, where each cluster or buy a few plants again of blossoms was, graceful next year. The enormous pods have appeared, arching flowers were a late summer out from the stem like fertile favorite with visitors. fireworks. Once fully dry In the Montane zone of and matured, each pod rethe garden the fireweed leases its cache of seeds (Chamerion angustifolium when lightly disturbed (the syn. Epilobium angustitouch of a hand or a gust of folium) is also currently wind will do the trick). showing off its pods. This Lacking parachutes, these perennial wildflower is a fall directly beneath the parColorado favorite on high ent plant. The falling seeds elevation summer hikes. will fill in the same bed or We’ve been delighted at sneak over to the next, enhow nicely it has settled into On the left, Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium syn. suring another great purple our foothills garden, growing Epilobium angustifolium). Rocky Mountain beeplant show next year. well and blooming through (Cleome serrulata), at right.

By way of scavenger hunt, most of the summer. a few other pods worth Once the pink flowers fade, slender upwards-pointing finding (but certainly not the only ones) elsewhere in pods with a pretty red color develop in their wake. When the garden are shiny red wild rose hips, inky black seeds fireweed capsules are ripe, they split open longitudinally in spherical arrays from the nodding onion, small crownand each sliver of the pod casing curls back, revealing a like wild blue flax seed capsules, and fluffy swirls of large number of seeds each with a tuft of silky threads. apache plume seeds.

These enable fireweed seeds to fly on the wind (like other The seed heads of grasses are also very attractive this time fluffy seeds), spreading the plant’s offspring far and wide. of year – compare two charismatic relatives in blue grama The name fireweed comes from the fact that this plant (Bouteloua gracilis) and side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipengrows well in recently burned land, where it can quickly dula), and again in the pair of little bluestem (Schizachyrium form dense pink stands, in part thanks to its reproductive scoparium) and big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). strategy of abundant, flying seeds.

A seed search makes a good subject for a walk this time The Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleome serrulata), a of year (for all ages), wherever you wander. Seed apprecishowy native annual, was another visitor favorite this year ation can benefit from a magnifying glass, lens box, or in the Prairie Grasslands section of the garden. Clusters loupe to capture all the fun of seeds’ colors and textures of purple flowers reached overhead and bloomed for and their containers’ architecture, which often play out months, and they had a productive year for making seeds. on a small scale. For photographers, it’s a great subject for As the name would suggest, insect pollinators and espe- the macro lens. The clever intricacy of seed production cially bees love these flowers – they were alive with busy keeps gardens interesting long after the fall fading of flowcreatures all summer. These plants all came up on their ers and ensures a future full of sprouts. own from seeds dropped from last year’s dozen purchased plants. We had to thin the abundant seedlings in early Jessie Berta-Thompson is a member of the Rocky Mountain summer to give them enough space to get as big as they Botanic Gardens Board.

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Now is your chance to participate in the first survey. Your responses will be used to identify the most important issue including: future growth and development; hous-

ing; economic development; environmental stewardship; community services, infrastructure, and facilities; sustainability and resilience; arts and culture; parks and recreation.

Take the survey today and tell us what you think at https: // lyonsthrive.com / participate / survey_tools / lyons-communitysurvey. The survey deadline is in December.

Visit the Lyons Thrive website https://lyonsthrive.com and sign up to receive occasional updates on the latest news and engagement opportunities throughout the Lyons Thrive Comprehensive Plan project.

Jocelyn Farrell is the Co-Chair of the Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission.

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month following the Redstone Café lunches at Walter Self Senior Housing. On October 21 a Halloween party is planned; on November 18 there will be a Thanksgiving party; December 16 will see a winter holidays party Some or many of you are still worried about Covid. It is still being spread and is still a danger. Boulder County continues to recommend that you take steps to keep yourselves safe. Get vaccinated, get your booster shot, wear your mask when inside buildings, and stay home if you don’t feel well.

Lyons senior activities that take place outside (such as Oktoberfest and exercise class) do not require masks but indoor activities will. For some the benefits of getting out and socializing outweigh the risks, and other people prefer to play it as safely as possible. Please only come to activities if you feel good about doing so. Please reach out with any questions. Contact the Town of Lyons with questions, 303-823-6622.

LYONS – Emily Hagen, Pastor at Lyons Community Church says, “We are so glad to be part of the heart and soul of our community. We are excited to invite you to participate in any of the various activities we have going on and especially worship.”

On October 24 will there will be the local Crop Walk. The youth will also have an event at Anderson Farms that evening from 5 to 8:45 p.m. The church will also be handing out candy during the Lyons Community parade on Oct. 30 and invite people to come to church during the parade. Please support LEAF at the Rave to the Grave as well.

The church will be doing a special blessing of its space as a part of the work Lyons continues to do on race and privilege. The church invites anyone who would like to commit to anti-racist work and lifestyle to help bless the space to welcome all people. The church has always been a place of welcome, and commits to continue openness while also participating in reconciling actions. The service will be at Continue Briefs on Page 12

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Events Continued from Page 4 ons.com/list.aspx for more information on news, happenings and local events, and be sure to look for more information regarding the Winter Wonderland Concert Series to kick off 2022.

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ing events, the Economic Vitality Commission (EVC) is focusing on the perception of tourism in Lyons. The town, along with EVC members and tourism

stakeholders, is working with the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) on their Restart Destinations program.

CTO consultants are helping to analyze tourism impacts in Lyons, seeking feedback from residents about the impact of tourism on the community. They’ve created an online survey for residents to participate in through October 31. The resident sentiment survey is available on the town’s website, https: / / www. townoflyons. com / survey as well as via the following URL https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCV2T8 B The EVC meets every third Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the Lyons Regional Library.

Brianna Hoyt earned degrees in anthropology and history from the University of Denver and worked as a freelance writer for five years. She primarily worked with marketing firms to generate content for business websites and social media accounts. She started working for the Town of Lyons in February 2020 as Lyons’ Main Street Manager.

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Lyons Community Church at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday November 7 at 4 p.m. will see a community service open to all. There will be music and a potluck. This community service is planned for each first Sunday of the month at 4 p.m.

All other services will continue to be at 10 a.m.

Pastor Emily Hagan offers Zoom Bible Study on Monday nights, and is excited to see how the community works together to put on a wonderful children’s pageant on December 12 at 10 a.m. Watch for more information and feel free to contribute to the ministries of Lyons Community Church. For more information, call the office at 303-665-5165 or 719-248-0477.

Museum Continued from Page 6 few hours a week on various projects including scanning past issues of the Lyons Recorder newspaper so they are available digitally to the public, and transferring the museum’s paper catalog records to the Past Perfect database, making it easier to know what and where items are in the museum’s collection. Maintaining and caring for our collections is integral to preserving the history of Lyons.

This is the time of year when we work on grant projects such as transferring our archival collection of documents and photographs from non-archival storage to archival storage. We always like to present something new each year at the museum, whether it’s a freshening up of an existing display or creating a whole new exhibit or event. The offseason is the perfect time to do the planning and research. Finally, during the off season children’s voices once again fill the classrooms of the former

will end with some gentle stretching and yoga in Bohn Park.

Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and you may bring your own hand weights and yoga mat if you prefer. Class is weather dependent with cancellations due temperatures below 45 degrees. If it’s rainy out we’ll meet in a park shelter.

Classes are for seniors age 55 and older. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Check the times with Town Hall 303-823-6622, times have recently changed).

Classes meet at LaVern Johnson Park concession stand, 600 Park Dr. and are free, seniors only.

The Vikings inspired the name for Bluetooth

LYONS – And now some info on vaccinations. In Colorado, if you are 65 and over, you are now eligible for a Covid vaccine booster shot. Please contact your health care provider for information on when and where you can get your shot. Here’s a link to an interesting article. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/09/22/covidvaccine-booster-confusion/.

DENMARK – Harald Bluetooth was a legendary Viking king of Denmark and Norway. During his reign he managed to unite many of the surrounding Viking tribes and create an extremely elaborate and stable infrastructure for them to co-exist. So, when Jim Kardach, the founder of Bluetooth was naming his invention, he named it after King Bluetooth.

He felt it was only appropriate to name it after Bluetooth in hopes of bringing people together as Bluetooth did. Furthermore, ever wonder what the symbol for Bluetooth is? the symbol is a blend of the Nordic Runes for “B” and “H,” the initials of Harald Bluetooth. If only King Bluetooth knew that his actions as an ancient king would resonate so much in our modern society.

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Bears in Lyons

LYONS – Join the senior exercise group and get out in the fresh air while enjoying stimulating conversation. On Tuesdays seniors focus on exercises involving hand weights and bands, along with some aerobics. Chairs will be available for those who prefer to sit and exercise. On Thursdays the class starts with a 30-minute walk.

Walkers are encouraged to go at their own pace and all exercises can be modified to accommodate any fitness level. Both classes

LYONS – If you want to learn more about bears, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife will hold a discussion on Wednesday, October 13 at 6 p.m. at the Prickly Pear Tavern, 160 E. Main St., next to the Western Stars Gallery.

To find out about bears from the perspective of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, join District Wildlife Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife Joe Padia for a discussion. Padia will cover biology, CPW

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OCTOBER 13 / NOVEMBER 17, 2021 schoolhouse as students from Lyons Elementary School visit the museum to explore their Lyons history.

Be sure to check out our website (lyonsredstonemuseum.com), Facebook and Instagram pages for additional information on Lyons history and links to the Lyons Historic District walking tour and our virtual exhibits.

The Lyons Redstone Museum relies on grants and donations to fund its operations. If you would like to support the efforts of the Lyons Historical Society and the museum, your tax deductible donations are greatly appreciated and can be mailed to Lyons Historical Society, PO Box 9, Lyons, CO 80540.

Monique Sawyer Lang is the Collections Manager of the Lyons Redstone Museum.

She is also a volunteer with the Lyons Food Pantry and a former member/chair of the Lyons Community Foundation Board. She lives in Spring Gulch.

policy, information and resources, how to deter them if you are having issues, sightings, and issues specific to Lyons. Bring the family.

Drug Take-Back Day LYONS – National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Boulder County Sheriff’s Substation in Lyons, 430 Park Ave. Please do not flush unused, unwanted, and expired medications down the toilet or put them in drains!

Drug abuse isn’t just about street drugs. Over-the-counter medications are the most commonly abused drugs in the U.S. Keeping expired or unused medications can lead to accidental drug overdose by children drug abuse, theft and illegal distribution. Keep your family safe.

Holiday Artisan Market LYONS – Interested in being a vendor at the December for the Holiday Artisan Market? Just like in the days of yore, the market is scheduled to (hopefully) be held in the Lyons Elementary School gym on the same weekend as the Parade of Lights. Sell your crafted wares alongside other quality craft vendors. This year the market will be adhering to the school district’s Covid19 rules which include masks for everyone inside the building.

The school district is following Boulder County guidelines and restrictions can change at any time.

Full refunds (minus the online processing fee) will be offered if the event is canceled due to Covid-19.

Vendors must be 18 or older. The market will be held on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the (hopefully) Lyons Elementary Gym, 338 High St; the vendor registration fee is $75 to $85. Registration closes November 5. To register go to the town website at https: // townoflyons. recdesk.com / Community / Page?pageId=22847, or call 303-812-5855.

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Library Continued from Page 5 your neighbors hosted by various community groups, takes place at 6:30 p.m. on October 13. The Lyons Community Church invites you to listen to the first six episodes of the “Learning How to See” podcast and meet at the library to discuss.

The second Porch Talk, hosted by the Lyons Historic Preservation Commission,

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We welcome Lyons’ newcomer Gautam Bhan on October 23 for a photography workshop. The workshop will run from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and is geared toward participants of all levels who are interested in improving their digital photography. Par-

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Twenty months into the pandemic, we all have stories about our Covid experiences. Through lockdown, masking, quarantine, illness, and recovery, Covid has forced us to face life in new ways.

Join us in welcoming local author Kayann Short, Ph.D., for a timely and reflective writing workshop on November 6 from 9 a.m. until noon. This Zoom workshop, the latest installment of our annual Writing In November (WIN) series, will facilitate writing in any genre or approach from fiction to memoir, humor to tragedy, and forgetting to remembering.

The Lyons Community Library is open

Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. We close at 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays; 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; and 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Our online catalog is available 24/7 at lyons.colibraries.org and we’re always open for digital downloads on both the OverDrive and CloudLibrary apps. Give us a call at 303-823-5165 or email info@lyonslibrary.com with any questions. Registration for all events and programs is available via our website.

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Veterans Continued from Page 3 We were also successful in including a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act which would expand travel allowances for families traveling to military funerals, providing some semblance of comfort and relief to Americans at a time when they need it most. We owe our fallen servicemembers and their families our deepest gratitude. And for those who have served our nation, it is our duty to provide them every resource we can upon their return.

For those that have served us, we must serve them by ensuring they are equipped with the proper resources to thrive. We are

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WHAT’S COOKIN’ Pasta Carbonara, creamy and savory, but not Italian

By Barbara Shark Redstone Review LYONS – On these cool fall evenings with the light failing early, I turn to familiar, comforting dishes for our dinners. One of our favorites is pasta carbonara, creamy and savory. My version is not a traditional Shark Italian carbonara and I hope you too will feel free to add and subtract ingredients to suit your taste.

I adapt the recipe according to whatever is in my fridge, be it a bit of bacon or ham, herbs such as parsley, thyme or chives, and onions, shallots or garlic. A vegetarian version might substitute for the meat with mushrooms cooked over high heat in olive oil until brown and tender. Use a skillet or pot big enough to hold the finished pasta.

First, I chop a medium yellow onion and sauté it in a tablespoon of olive oil, then add a slice of Black Forest ham cut into half-inch pieces. (Sometimes I use four strips of bacon cut across into half-inch pieces instead.) I strew the mixture with leaves from several sprigs of thyme, growing under the apple tree outside the kitchen, and

cook until the ham or bacon is almost crisp.

I keep this warm while I bring a pot of water to the boil then toss in five ounces of penne, enough for the two of us. Use any pasta or spaghetti shape you like. In a small bowl I combine two eggs with a big handful of grated parmesan and beat them together. Use another egg and more parmesan for each additional serving.

When the pasta is tender, al dente tender, I drain it. I dump the hot pasta into the warm pan with the ham and onion, then add the egg and parmesan mixture, tossing and stirring until combined, creamy and liquid. (I don’t want to make scrambled eggs.) The heat of the pasta cooks the eggs just enough to make a delicious sauce. I add a handful of chopped parsley and a good grind of black pepper and the dish is ready to eat.

I serve it with steamed broccoli, good for mopping up the sauce left at the bottom of the bowl.

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Women march in Lyons to protect reproductive rights

By Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – Women across America mobilized to defend their reproductive rights and marched on October 2. Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., and hundreds marched in downtown Denver.

Women across the country were protesting the new repressive abortion laws in Texas.

The march in Lyons was organized by Kristine Smock and co-organizer Holly Rogin, and they spoke to the group in Sandstone Park.

People marched down the street and stood by Hwy. 36. Many people honked their car horns in support. Trustee Hollie Rogin gave some remarks.

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“Our reproductive rights are under attack. And we know that marginalized communities – people of color, people

without financial stability – are the folks most adversely affected by these bans.

When we have control over our reproductive healthcare, we have control over our economic security. We can make the choice to attend school, to work full-time, to raise a family when we are ready to raise a family,” Rogin said.

“And make no mistake, they’re not going to stop at Texas. Not by a longshot. When the Supreme Court reconvenes, they will be hearing a case that will most likely overturn Roe V. Wade in De-

How each of us can make a difference in the world

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – Everyone makes a difference.

We impact every person, place, and thing that we encounter, every minute of every day. What is important is what kind of difference we make, and how we make that Jane difference. Ask yourself what difference you want to make in the world, in your world, in our world.

We all want to make the world a better place, we just have different ideas of what “better” is, and how to do it.

When you figure out what your better world is, life’s patterns start to make sense. For me and many others, a better world is one where people feel that there is a reason to keep living, a world where people know that killing themselves is not the answer.

I remember the first time I knew I had saved a life. One of my clients called me and told me that she had checked herself into the locked ward at the hospital the previous night. She said that when she was standing on the bridge over the Mississippi River, ready to throw herself onto the foaming rocks below, she felt me appear next to her, and she heard my voice.

She heard me tell her what I had said to her many times: “If you do find yourself wanting to kill yourself, call someone. Call me, your neighbor, a hotline, your pastor.

Just reach out. You matter. We all want you to live. This pain will not last forever like this.” So, she went and checked herself in, and the next morning she called me to thank me. She worked on healing herself, and she became a healer in turn, helping others to survive the pain, saving lives in her own way.

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Often the people who think about or do kill themselves are depressed, anxious, and helpless, but very often they do not let others know that they are feeling bad about themselves and the world. Because just as we are not supposed to think about ending our life, we are not supposed to admit we are struggling. When someone asks, “How are you?” we are supposed to respond, “Fine, thanks, how are you?” even if we are crying and screaming inside. This is supposed to make everything run more smoothly. What it really does is marginalize and increase the pain of those who are having a difficult time living.

Luckily, things are starting to change. Those of us with

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mental illness are starting to come out and say so. Suicide is now seen as a sign of pain and an attempted suicide as a cry for help, not as a crime to be punished, or a reason for a person to be shunned. The U.S. Congress has approved that 988 will be the phone number to call the Mental Health Hotline, and that number works in Colorado today. Suicide is coming out of the shadows and being recognized as a preventable tragedy.

You can help make suicide less scary by becoming Suicide Alert. I am teaching the class called safeTALK at the Lyons Regional Library on Tuesday, November 2, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. We are providing dinner and the class is open to anyone 15 and older. Those under 18 need signed permission to attend.

Wednesday is a late start day in the St. Vrain Valley Schools. The evening is free with donations requested.

You can register by going to the Lyons Regional Library website at lyons.colibraries.org and clicking on the page when the safeTALK banner shows up, or get help registering by calling the library at (303) 823-5165.

This class teaches you what to do when you get the hunch that something is wrong with that person, and it gives you plenty of chances to practice doing it. Knowing what to look for and what to do does not mean that it suddenly is not a scary thing when it comes time to do it. It just means that you do have the skills to draw on to do what is right, and possibly save a life. Saving a life is a big way of making a difference. Helping someone who is in pain realize that there are people who care makes the world a better and easier place to live.

Janaki Jane currently works as a contact tracer for Covid, teaches suicide prevention, and runs the Wide Spaces Community Initiative, “Creating a Community of Belonging and Personal Safety for Everyone,” a program of the Lyons Community Library. You can read more of her writing at www.janakijane.com.

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Rogin offered some statistics: 58 percent of people in the United States live in a state hostile or extremely hostile to abortion rights; 24 percent of people who can get pregnant in this country will have an abortion by the age of 45; 49 percent of abortion patients live below the federal poverty level; 59 percent of abortions are obtained by people who already have children.

Rogin gave a final plug to Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center which is working with national organizations and sister clinics around the country to make sure that we can provide abortion care to anyone who needs it, no matter where they live. They have been there since 1973, and Rogin said, “We are not going anywhere. We will not go back.” You can visit at Boulderwomenshealth.org.

Joseph D. Meckle, D.C. Health Through Chiropractic

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