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B •R •I •E •F •S Town Hall closure LYONS – Town Hall will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Code enforcement LYONS – The Town is pleased to introduce Lonnie Jones as its new Code Enforcement Officer. The code enforcement officer will monitor the community for code violations involving zoning, weeds, flood plain regulations, snow removal, nuisances, signs, and other issues. For more information on Town regulations and code enforcement, visit the new page on the Town's website: townoflyons.com/codeenforcement
Special election dates LYONS – The first special election, which will include the citizens’ initiative to ban all retail marijuana businesses and hash oil productions, as well as the usage of five to seven acres of Bohn Park for flood replacement housing, will be held on March 24, 2015. The second special election, which will address the citizen initiative requiring a public vote for any change in use of Town-owned property zoned parks or open space will be April 21, 2015. These dates have since changed from the Board of Trustee's decision on January 5. Continue Briefs on Page 4
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Carol Devenir captured this avian argument between a female Red-shafted flicker and a Western Scrub-Jay over who had dibs on the suet feeder. The flicker won. Carol writes this month on the Great Backyard Bird Count. Her story appears on page 4.
Difficult times create difficult choices for Lyons Town Board By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review LYONS – After looking at all the options, the Lyons Town Board at a board meeting in early January voted to use five to seven acres in Bohn Park, which is 25 acres, to create flood replacement housing (60 +/– 10 units). Several board members said that they were hoping that another site would prove viable but only the Bohn Park site could meet the very tight time frame the board faced to apply for Round 2 Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief (CDBG – DR) federal funding. The Board of Trustees (BOT) has been scrambling to meet a March deadline to apply for $4 million CDBG-DR funding that has been ear-marked for replacement housing in Lyons. If Lyons fails to meet the deadline, the funding will go to other communities to use for housing. The ordinance passed by the BOT to use park land for replacement housing now goes to a vote of the people in a special election held on March 24 with a mail-in ballot where voters will also have the opportunity to vote on whether retail marijuana should be sold in Lyons or not. The state mandates that if park land bought with public funding is going to be used for purposes other than park land it has to go to a vote of the people. A second election will be held on April 21 to satisfy a citizen initiative. This will be a second vote on using park land for any purposes other than park land. This election will relate to using park land for other purposes after the decision is made at the March 24 election for replacement housing. The board felt that his was fair because
everyone gets to vote on using park land for replacement housing on March 24 and if the issue is approved then the BOT will move forward with replacement housing. If the issue is voted down then the issue of the town building any replacement housing is pretty much dead because the opportunity to use the $4 million CDBG – DR funding will be lost. If the people vote for housing in the park in March but against it in April, then the housing will go forward as a one-time only measure. No matter what voters decide in March and April elections, the state still requires a vote of the people any time park land is designated to be sold, leased or disposed. People from the community spoke both for and against building replacement housing in the park. Some people argued that Lyons C
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did not need the CDBG – DR funding and that the town could find other means of funding replacement housing on other sites. Some wanted the town to stay as it is now. Others spoke about this funding as a rare opportunity for the town to replace the lost housing and some told the board how hard it is to find affordable housing in Lyons. Trustee Connie Sullivan said, “We ran for this job to put ourselves out there. We are the ones with all the facts; we are closest to all the information, so we have to make the decision. The first thing is to choose the best site. There is a risk that Bohn Park won’t make it out of the gate, but we have to choose the site that has the best chance.” She also said that she did not want to use Continue Town on Page 15
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To honor Charlie Hebdo, Je Suis Charlie LYONS – After Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, was attacked by homegrown terrorists on Wednesday Jan. 8, killing 12 members of the staff, the magazine and the remaining 25 staff members became unwitting heroes and the symbol of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. In the spirit of their fearless tradition, their new edition has the prophet Mohammed on the cover holding a sign saying “Je Suis Charlie” under a sign saying, “All is forgiven.” France has a long, long history of freedom of speech and the written word; a longer history than the U.S. The form of democracy that we have in the U.S. was modeled after the French democracy. When terrorists attack the press and free speech, they attack the heart of democracy, because without a free press there is no democracy. If people cannot speak freely, criticize their leaders, publish what politicians don’t want the public to hear, inform the public what goes on behind the scenes in war, what chemicals are accidentally spilled into food, what diseases have entered the country, how a company has stolen employees’ pension funds, then democracy does not exist and leaders can wreck havoc with impunity. Continue Charlie on Page 6
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Joseph J. Hallgring 1922 – 2014 Joseph J. Hallgring of Longmont, CO died on December 28th surrounded by his family. He was 92. Joe was a lifelong resident of Union, NJ before settling in Colorado to join his children and grandchildren in 2011. He was a devoted husband to his high school sweetheart, Lorraine Goff Hallgring, for almost 70 years. Joe was known as a man of many talents and trades. He was a long-time employee of the Union NJ Board of Education. Initially hired as an electrician, he was then recruited by the Board of Education to become a teacher, and attended Rutgers University at Newark State Teachers College for provisional teaching certification. After leaving teaching he was promoted to Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, overseeing the physical plant of the entire Union school system until 1984. Not one to retire, he was then invited to utilize his vigor and vast technical expertise to service complex electrical equipment and Geiger counters for WM. B. Johnson & Assoc. A distinguished and decorated serviceman, Joe was a Fire Controlman First Class during World War II aboard the battleship U.S.S. Texas seeing action on D-Day supporting the initial landing of troops in Normandy. Once secured, the Texas was transferred to the Pacific theater seeing action in support of the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. Joe’s early grasp of technical innovations was deemed so necessary by the Department of the Navy that his services were again requested during the Korean Conflict, a rare distinction for a veteran and family man at the time. Well into his 80s, Joe with his wife Lorraine continued to attend reunions of the U.S.S. Texas Veterans Association around the country. He remained an avid traveler and being forever a seaman, he and his wife enjoyed cruises that took them all over the world. Joe was a man of unfailing humility, humor and courage. He will be remembered as someone who could fix anything at any time when others could not. With his easy-going manner both in his profession and with his family, and as a man who was soft spoken about surviving two wars on warships at sea, he certainly epitomizes one of the Greatest Generation. Joseph J. Hallgring is survived by his wife Lorraine, daughter Dawn and her husband David Henley, daughter Pamela Hallgring, grandson Kyle Henley, granddaughter Kim and her husband Jason Malito, and great grandchildren Lia and Ronin Malito. We will all miss him dearly.
L E T T E R •T O •T H E •E D I T O R Letter to the community of Lyons LYONS – We are aware that the mission statement for the Lyons Park and Recreation Department is as follows: “The Lyons Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Events strives to develop and enhance recreational and cultural opportunities for its residents and visitors, while improving and preserving its community parks, open space, trails and facilities.” We are requesting that thorough and transparent documentation be presented to the community at large concerning the economic impact to our parks revenue before Bohn Park, the Dog Park and the adjacent ten acres south of the Dog Park be considered for use as a site for housing development. The Bohn Park area is a recreation destination by virtue of its unique land qualities that have specific economic value for revenue generation for the Parks and Recreation Department in the town of Lyons. Recent research indicates that the loss of the above parcels would have the following negative impacts: • There is the potential that 15 to 20 percent of the annual park and recreation budget is at risk if Bohn Park is removed from revenue generation for the parks budget. • New 404-buyout land that will be procured will have different restrictions affecting the functionality of the parks, special events and its revenue. • Money will be needed to develop any new land procured and there will be restrictions applied to what we can develop. • There could be more issues with 404-buyout land if it becomes parkland; it could become a drain on park and recreation department financial resources to maintain.
• The 25-acre parcel of Bohn Park generates approximately $35,000 – $40,000 each year in revenue for Planet Bluegrass parking of 1500 cars. Any event is better served with one parking area rather than multiple parking areas. Even if the high school, church and ten acres beyond the dog park are used for event parking, we would lack almost 1,000 parking spaces. Neighborhoods would feel the impact and there would be a great loss for the parks budget. The above information challenges how the parks and recreation department of Lyons would continue to function in the future and challenges financial resources to maintain any and all parklands with less revenue. With less revenues, all services and programs as well as maintenance of parkland, fields, trails and repairs will all be impacted. This means less park use for recreation affecting all town residents. Also, with fewer cultural events scheduled and thus fewer visitors, the town’s overall economy will be negatively impacted. Consequently, the Bohn Park area is considered irreplaceable by us in terms of economic revenue generation for the town of Lyons. Safety of course is a paramount concern and serious considerations needs to be given to the two-lane road accessing the development as well as the overall increase in vehicle traffic around what has traditionally been a low circulation area. Please know that we feel there is much information to be presented to the community before a decision is made to use Bohn Park, the dog park or the ten acres beyond the dog park for a housing site. This letter is from three concerned citizens, Doug Stahl, Reed Farr, Veronika Gaia
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MAYOR’S CORNER Vote on Bohn Park site for replacement housing coming up soon By John O’Brien, Mayor Redstone Review LYONS – I set out on this mission to write an article on the Lyons Board of Trustees’ Jan. 5 O’Brien decision to choose a small part of Bohn Park as a site for a recovery housing development. Because of the volume of information, it was / is a very difficult task. Some of our friends and neighbors follow every detail of every analysis and presentation as they are made to the board, the Housing Recovery Taskforce or on Facebook. Others get an occasional glimpse of parts of the issue, but are busy with their everyday lives of work, rearing kids and getting on with life. So, I have decided to just inform the reader of upcoming votes that will be coming your way. On March 24 there will be a special election by mail ballot, which
will include two issues. One is a citizeninitiated question that would prohibit or ban all retail marijuana businesses and hash oil production in Lyons. The board passed an ordinance allowing no more
tion that requires an election if land zoned parks and / or open space is sold, disposed or leased. Guided by the Comprehensive Plan and the Lyons Recovery Action Plan, the town is trying
about March 2 and should arrive in your mailbox no later than March 4, so you will have 20 days to vote and mail in the ballot. I hope everyone is taking advantage of ongoing discussions, I urge you to do so with the intent to learn and form a truly informed opinion. Much more information will be forthcoming; as I realize that as this process unfolds everyone has questions and needs more facts on both issues. I encourage you, when the date arrives, to vote. Exercise your democratic right and responsibility to express your opinion so that when the vote is tallied it will be truly representative of the entire Lyons community. Thank you.
than three marijuana centers. One of those has started its retail business in early November, adding that to its existing successful medical dispensary service. The other is a question precipitated by the Colorado Revised Statutes and expanded by a Board of Trustees resolu-
to take advantage of a rare opportunity to secure a Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds of $4 million to develop five to seven acres of Bohn Park for a low density 60 dwelling units (+/– 10). The ballots will be mailed out on or
John O’Brien is the Mayor of Lyons elected in April, 2014. He was the chairman of the Lyons Economic Gardening Group, LEGG. He has worked in business and industry for many years and teaches classes at the University of Denver. He lives in Lyons.
Deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. April 15. Further details and the online entry form can be found at lyonsartfestival.com Art on the Green announced its initial lineup of sponsors for the June 20 and 21 festival in Lyons’ Sandstone Park. The group is a mixture of returning supporters and organizations that are partnering with the festival for the first time.
with us and we look forward to announcing some exciting plans with our hometown newspapers soon.” Longmont’s newest media outlet, Longmont Compass (longmontcompass.com), is new this year and one of its contributions is Art on the Green’s new website (lyonsartfestival.com). The website, which debuted on Jan. 1, reflects the beauty and grandeur of the festival’s locations and artists. Art on the Green will be a featured festival for Heiditown.com, Colorado’s premier festival and travel website. Art on the Green is also thrilled to announce that Dan Siddall, Gateway Realty Group (www.dansiddall.com), is the first patron sponsor for the festival.
Channel 9 News and 5280 Magazine headline the media sponsors. “We are excited that 9News decided to continue their sponsorship in our second year. And having 5280 Magazine onboard will increase our visibility throughout the Front Range and all of Colorado,” Art on the Green’s Director Rick Hammans said. “We are also pleased that the Lyons Recorder and the Redstone Review are partnering
The two-day juried show will feature 80+ national and local artists in 16 different categories including painting, sculpture, jewelry, furniture and more. For more information, visit the festival website at lyonsartfestival.com. Businesses interested in becoming sponsors can contact Rick Hammans at rick@lyonsartfestival.com.
Art on the Green puts out a call for entries for art festival and announces sponsors Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – Art on the Green announces its open call for artists. Now in its second year, Art on the Green is a yearly celebration of the arts in Lyons. The two-day event will be held on Father’s Day weekend, June 20 and 21. Artists looking for a unique opportunity to share their work with crowds of art lovers and qualified buyers this summer are encouraged to apply for Art on the Green. Art on the Green is seeking artists to display and sell original, handcrafted and one-of-a-kind ceramics, digital art, drawing and graphic arts, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or wood, to appeal to our Front Range clientele with a wide range of prices. In Art on the Green’s first year, over 50 artists (representing the state and nation), drew 3,500 to 4,000 visitors for the weekend. An extensive media campaign promises even more visitors to this year’s event during the Father’s Day weekend. Art on the Green is sponsored by 9News, 5280 Magazine, Longmont Compass, Lyons Recorder, and Redstone Review. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the public parks and recreation facilities in Lyons that were devastated in the 2013 flood.
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OPTIONS Worldwide “citizen scientist” birders report sightings By Carol Devenir Redstone Review LYONS – It’s time to get ready for the third global Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), coming Feb. 13 to 16, 2015. The Devenir GBBC has been merged with the eBird online checklist program, and now anyone with an Internet connection, anywhere in the world, can take part. All ages and skill levels are invited to count birds anywhere they choose, for as long as they choose, during the four days. During the February 2014 count, participants from 135 countries reported nearly 4300 species – nearly half of the known bird species in the world. Bird watchers submitted more than 144,000 checklists and reported about 18 million individual birds. The 2014 reports include sightings at the Lyons cemetery, by a Niwot couple who are ardent birders. The Graycrowned Rosy-Finch at the cemetery was an unusual sighting for this area. In Larimer County last year, 84 species of birds were reported on 233 checklists. The Canada Goose was the most numerous.
450 geese were reported at Fossil Creek Reservoir, between Fort Collins and Loveland. In Boulder County, 88 species were reported on 166 checklists. The Canada Goose also topped the list for
real time. Since then, more than 100,000 people of all ages and walks of life have joined the four-day count each February, to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. Since 1999, each year the same three species have been reported on the most checklists: Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, and Dark-eyed Junco. Last year, in the northernmost permanently inhabited location in the world, Nunavut, Canada, A common raven calls from his perch on a power pole in the most common Pinewood Springs. PHOTO BY CAROL DEVENIR species reported sightings, at 2000, in east-central Boulder was the Common Raven. Twenty-two County. Birders are instructed how to esti- species were reported in Antarctica, mate the numbers, when flocks are large. where the Antarctic Tern was the most The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and numerous. Nearly 60% of GBBC particiNational Audubon Society launched the pants surveyed said they watch birds every GBBC in 1998. It was the first online cit- day. izen-science project to collect data on The GBBC data, along with every wild birds and to display results in near sighting reported, are part of a permanent
Bound binds people together in complicated ways Bound By Antonya Nelson 231 pp. Bloomsbury. $25 Review by Andi Gregory Pearson Redstone Review LYONS – A car has careened off the road and is lying upside down in a dusty Colorado ravine. Only the dog has survived and he is gradually examining what he sees, starting with the “...woman (who) hung suspended, patiently bleeding.” She is still seat-belted into the driver’s seat and the dog, searching for some semblance of order, retreats to the kennel he had abandoned when the driving became erratic. But Bound, by awardwinning Southwest author Antonya Nelson, is not solely the story of the dog. It is also the story of two young women who are woven together by the needs and yearnings of their teenage years, girls who survived killings in their own neighborhood, girls whose teenage rebellion included some peripheral exposure and reaction to a killer. Nelson, who grew up in Wichita, Kansas, writes about the serial killer who was known as BTK for blind, torture, kill and who terrorized the area where she grew up. “I remember it well,” Nelson says. “One of the victims lived across the street from my school. Kids who survived one of the attacks were neighbors.” Yet it was a 30th anniversary newspaper article that caught her eye, stirred her to write about it. “He had carried on a corresponPearson
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dence with the press that led eventually to his capture. That’s when the idea for the novel came to me,” she says. The story follows Oliver, an aging lothario and entrepreneur, and his third wife Catherine. When Catherine’s best friend from high school dies in the car accident, Catherine learns of the existence of her namesake and now runaway teenager named Cattie. Catherine’s intellectual and imperious mother and her mild, liberal father had disapproved of their 16-year-old daughter’s involvement with Misty Mueller, a rebellious girl who led Catherine into trawling for men, drinking and getting tattooed. Catherine, now in her early 40s, is visiting her mother in a nursing home where they are watching details of the BTK on television and Catherine is checking on her mother’s mail. She comes across a forwarded letter, addressed to her and naming her to be guardian of Misty’s daughter, a girl whose existence was unknown to Catherine until now. Can Catherine’s childless marriage stand the addition of a young woman? Misty had cleaned up her act and become a successful realtor in Houston, so who is the father of her daughter? What was Catherine and Misty’s reaction to BTK and how has that shaped their lives and the story for the reader? “The whole theme is of the wild vs. domesticated,” says Nelson. “The dog introduces the theme and it’s carried out through the lives of these people, people who live in the heartland.” And in the heartland it is. If the average traveler thinks nothing is going on past the ragged ribbons of highway, dusty towns and brilliant blue skies, it’s time to think again. The strip shopping malls, the unkempt little houses, the tourist restaurants by the side of the highway – all of them hold real people whose day-to-day personalities turn on trust, risk and an investment of emotion in one another. Bound is set on the very real stage of the middle of America. Its characters – including the dog and teenagers who play dangerous games – are believable and authentic, so authentic it could be any town, so authentic it could be your town.
record available for anyone with Internet access to explore. According to Zachary Slavin, Audubon’s Program Manager for the GBBC, “The information can be used to track migration patterns and year-toyear changes in the abundance and distribution of birds, and to learn about the complex patterns of winter bird movements. Trends may indicate how well birds are faring in the face of environmental changes such as urbanization, global climate change, and disease.” As we learn in school, the scientific method starts with observations and records – collecting data. Hypotheses based on data can be tested, and the results used to draw conclusions. The widespread availability of the internet has greatly expanded opportunities for collecting data. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s Rick Bonney, Director of Program Development and Evaluation, sees “citizen scientists” as “a partnership between volunteers and scientists, to answer real-world questions.” Slavin recommends getting ready for the count by brushing up on identifying the birds you’re likely to see. Site-specific free help is available at http://bit.ly/downloadmerlin. Complete instructions for the count, as well as a wealth of information, are available on line at www.BirdCount.org.
To check on availability of Bound, go to http://aspencat.info or email the Lyons Library at lyonslibrary@gmail.com. Andi Gregory Pearson wrote her first short story at the age of seven and despite requests to do so, she has not quit writing since then. She spends a great deal of time reading and writes a monthly book review for the Denver Post YourHub. Her website is www.andipearson.com. She and her husband have a cabin in the greater Lyons area.
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Golden Gang LYONS – The upcoming church dinners are all at 5:30 at 335 Railroad Ave. in the Walter Self Center and are as follows: the River church will be sponsoring on January 5, February 2 and March 2; the Catholic church will be February 9; the Lyons Community church will be January 19 and February 16; the LDS church will be January 27 and February the 24. Please call 303-823-6771 to reserve your spot, no later than the Friday before. Free to all area seniors and disabled, just let us know you are coming. Seated fitness, the last Wednesday of every month, takes place January 28th and February 25th at 10:30 a.m. The foot nurse will be here Friday, February 6. Call Summer Cares to schedule an appointment. 303-651-5224. The Golden Gang is looking for volunteer board members. This will be a minimum commitment of two hours once a month for the board meetings which are held at 12:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month. Please consider lending a helping hand to keep this organization moving in the right direction and growing with the needs of the greater Lyons community. Continue Briefs on Page 12
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CONTRAST They survey the area then take the weeds out at the roots By Denise Coté Redstone Review LYONS – Last December, residents of the Blue Mountain neighborhood were treated to an unusual sight Coté with the arrival of 400 weed management experts dressed in cashmere. The entourage included two Clevel executives, a PR liaison, and their own chief of security. Within hours, they set up temporary headquarters and got straight to work on two properties.
Even before the equipment was in place, each of the experts made sure they had a good, strategic overview of the project sites from the vantage of two large boulders. Once they hit the ground, their tactics followed a prioritized checklist: first, snip and neutralize any flowers and seed heads from thistles, mullein, and knapweed plants; second, strip all leaves and eliminate photosynthesis; third, nibble the cheatgrass down to a nubbin. Meanwhile, the team works continuously on fertilizing, tilling, and other soil-building operations. The scope of work includes reducing wildfire hazards by pruning the many shrubs. According to Lani Malmberg, owner of Ewe4ic Ecological Services, PR
Spokesperson / Educator, and one of only two, two-legged members of the operation, the results next spring should be dramatic. Yes, the unwanted weeds are being knocked back, but the real improvement is the soil, which will be able to support a healthy, diverse population of native grasses. Malmberg, who studied environmental restoration, biology, and botany at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, and who earned a Masters degree in Weed Science from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, explains that mountain soils are thin and fragile. “A dry spell, a disturbance, or just killing off the weeds with chemicals leaves it bare, like a wound. The weeds are the only things that grow back. They’re like a scab, trying to cover the wound.” Malmberg and her team of up to 2,500 goats, two border collies, one Anatolian Akbash guard dog, and one other human (Malmberg’s son, Donny Benz) live a gypsy life, traveling from border to border across the American west, working 365 days a year. She tries to arrange the schedule so the herd arrives at the optimal time to achieve the customers’ goals, using the right mix of goats (kids have different food preferences than mature Billies, for example), for the right amount of time, to get the desired results. Malmberg discourages her customers from thinking in terms of eliminating this or that weed. “Then you’re just chasing symptoms. We’re goaldriven. I ask them, ‘What do you want to see more of?’ This is why herbicides aren’t effective. I’ve seen them kill off all the thistles,” only to have some other noxious weed take over the bare ground because the soil can’t support anything else. Goats are uniquely effective for weed control because they’re browsers, not grazers. They’ll eat the leafy forbes and
nuisance plants first, and can be moved on to new forage before they start eating grass. Their digestive process destroys all seeds, so they don’t spread next year’s crop of invaders. Last, but not least, goats have digestive enzymes that make them impervious to plants that are poisonous to other herbivores.
Lani Malmberg’s weed management experts await their orders for a day of work on Blue Mountain. PHOTOS BY DAWN HAGAN Malmberg, who grew up on a ranch in Wyoming, has been in the weed management business since 1997. She’s trained many others to herd goats for weed control, but so far no other such business has been able to make it for the long run. “There’s a body of knowledge that comes from a lifetime of working out here. You
Boulder-based Ozuké selected for a “Good Food Awards” for their new pickled fruit Staff Reports Redstone Review BOULDER – Willow King, daughter of Lyons’ artists John and Sally King, is a winner of a Good Food Awards for her new pickled fruit product. Willow King and her partner, Mara King, (they are not related) started a company in Boulder three years ago called Ozuké, which means pickled things in Japanese. Ozuké Food is sold locally at Steamboat Natural Food, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and High Street and at Whole Foods and Lucky’s Market. Ozuké announced in October that their new Cheriboshi Salted Paonia Cherries and Umeboshi Salted Paonia Plums have been selected as finalists for the Good Food Awards. Given annually in San Francisco, the awards focus on food that is tasty, authentic and responsible. “They are producing 7,000 jars a month from their Boulder facility,” said Sally King, Willow’s mother. “They are having so much fun creating new foods.” These pickled fruits are the inspiration of co-founder Mara King, whose Japanese culinary background and love of the Rocky Mountains inspired her to create a
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Willow King (at left) and Mara King are the owners of Ozuké Food. Two of their products have been selected as finalists for the Good Food Awards.
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talgic feeling. I can’t wait for more people to create their own fond memories.” The creation of the Umeboshi and Cheriboshi this year created an extra special opportunity for Ozuké to partner with Compton Acres Farm in Paonia, Colorado, which is transitioning to organic farming. This two-year transition period is normally a very vulnerable time for a farm because it cannot garner the same prices as its certified counterparts, but still has to invest in all of the same organic practices. Ozuké made a contract with the farm to buy all of its product at a fair price during their time of transition. This in turn allows the farm to pay its fruit pickers a fair wage. “It was not easy to make it onto this list,” says Sarah Weiner, co-founder and Executive Director of Seedling Projects, the 501(c)3 behind the Good Food Awards. “The quality of entries increases every year, and even amongst the highest scoring, nearly two dozen entries didn’t quite meet the high bar we set for sustainability. The 2015 Finalists are truly the leaders in their fields, epitomizing taste, authenticity and responsible production.” Culled from over 1,400 entrants, Ozuké is one of 206 finalists across the nation and one of the 150 winners. The award will be presented at a ceremony helmed by co-founder, Alice Waters, in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts in January. For more information, go to www.ozuke.com.
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CONTEXT Running puts stress on knee joints By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review
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LYONS – Running is currently one of the most popular forms of exercise for many Americans. It is estimated around Muldoon 40,000,000 Americans run annually. The benefits of running for exercise are numerous as it contributes to cardiovascular health, muscle strengthening of the lower extremities, and helps maintain a healthy active lifestyle. Unfortunately running is not beneficial in all aspects. The incidence of injuries in runners can be as high as 79 percent, with most of the injuries coming from overuse. Knee pain is one of the most common complaints from running. Knee problems typically arise from the patellofemoral joint and the iliotibial band (ITB). Both of these injuries can be related to weak hip musculature. For years, common treatment for ITB syndrome has been to roll the ITB with a foam roller, which is typically very painful. Thankfully, current research has shown that the ITB does not have lengthening properties, thus rolling it is not beneficial. Rolling the muscles around it; quads, hamstring, calf and glute muscles is beneficial and not uncomfortable. Numerous recent research has also shown that both patellofemoral problems and ITB can be resolved by strengthening the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius. At right are some great exercises to strengthening the glutes: a) hip abduction b) Single leg bridge c) single leg squat.
Charlie Continued from Page 1 The reason that free speech and a free press are listed as the First Amendment is because all other amendments are null and void without the First Amendment. The people in France got that. On Sunday over a million people with leaders of countries from all over the world marched in Paris carrying signs saying, “Je Suis Charlie,” (I am Charlie). They understand that they had to take a stand and defend their most basic freedom to speak out, to publish, to criticize some to chastise or make fun of others. They understand that they cannot tolerate hatred or succumb to fear. They also understand that they as a nation are all one and that the Jewish population is not separate, but a part of the Nation of France. Some people in the march to defend freedom carried huge inflated pens that looked like balloons, some carried signs saying we are all Jews. Muslims stood with Jews to show solidarity. This horrific terrorist event, although it was a wakeup call, did not suddenly
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change the entire nation and wipe out years of prejudice, but for one day, most people saw the bigger picture and set aside their smaller grievances. It was unfortunate that the U.S. did not have a stronger presence at the biggest freedom march in French history, since we are brought together by our own terrorist attacks. Some of the Golden Globe Award winners gave moving comments on the attack in France. Theo Kingma brought the house to its feet when he said, “As international journalists we understand the importance of freedom of artistic expression, not only as an integral part of the American fabric but a beacon that is reflected across the globe. Together we will stand united against anyone who would repress free speech, anywhere – from North Korea to Paris.” Terrorists can blow up buildings, torture people and lock people away. They can silence the people and stop the written word... for a while, but they can never silence ideas and the pen will always prove to be mightier in the end. – Susan de Castro McCann
Bronwyn Muldoon completes a doctorate in PT Bronwyn Muldoon is a physical therapist and the owner of Lyons Physical Therapy. She recently completed a Ph.D. “I have been working on this degree for the past three years,” she said. “It typically takes anywhere from two to five years to complete the degree. The majority of the course work was online, since it is all research based. I received the degree from University of Iowa in Des Moines, which is a PT and Osteopathic school.” Muldoon added that currently the majority of the PT school curricula are switching to doctorate degrees with the hope that all PT schools will be converted to doctorate degrees by the year 2020. “The APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) hopes that by having all PTs holding a doctorate degree, that soon the profession will be looked at as movement specialists and first line of help regarding musculoskeletal injuries such as sport injuries and movement problems, since the degree is heavily focused on kinetics (movement of the human body),” she
said. “In New Zealand and Australia, PTs can prescribe certain medications for pain and inflammation, and they have always been able to order X-rays and MRIs. In Europe PTs can order X-rays and MRIs as well,” she added. “For now, holding a Doctorate of Physical Therapy won’t change what I can do in the clinic, except give me expanded information and education that is research and evidence based,” she said. “Every state in the U.S. is an open access state which means people do not need a referral to see a PT, but unfortunately Medicare and some other insurance companies won’t cover our services without a doctor’s prescription. However in the future, with PTs holding a doctorate, our profession will be more autonomous within the healthcare industry and insurance companies and people can come straight to us when needed, with insurance companies paying for the services. Plus since the degree is evidence based, people and doctors can rely on our knowledge for addressing movement issues.”
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affordable housing and human services; and led the town effectively through the initial response and immediate recovery efforts from the flood of 2013. “I am honored and excited to become part of the EFAA team,” said Van Domelen. “Poverty remains a deep concern in Boulder County, affecting one in seven people. EFAA makes a great difference to families in need in our community, providing an initial safety net and a leg up towards self-sufficiency. This is a mis-
LYONS – Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA), an organization providing safety net services for families in need in Boulder and Broomfield Counties, has named Julie Van Domelen its new Executive Director, effective December 1st. “We are thrilled to welcome Julie as our new Executive Director. She is a proven, results-oriented leader and a strong advocate for our mission. As demonstrated throughout her career, Julie has a strong commitment to community engagement and collaborative approaches,” said Jann Oldham, EFAA Board President. Josie Heath, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Boulder County couldn’t agree more. “I think Julie is the right leader for EFAA at this time,” said Heath. “She is a remarkable advocate for your mission and at the same time is a respected big thinker who knows how to get the day-to-day work done to make things happen.” Van Domelen is an expert in the fields of poverty reduction, social protection (safety net), and community driven development programs with over 25 years of worldwide experience. Van Domelen comes to EFAA from the World Bank where she served as a Senior Economist and Lead Social Protection Specialist and most recently as a Social Protection and Safety Net Consultant. As Mayor of the Town of Lyons, Van Domelen oversaw formulation and execution of a $5 million annual budget; developed key partnerships with local nonprofits, county, state, and federal agencies; significantly increased community and volunteer engagement in local governance; initiated efforts in Lyons to address
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INSIGHT Some predictions for 2015 By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – Looking back over the 15 years that I’ve been writing this column, I see that I’ve been brave enough to offer predictions for the beginnings of some new years and not for others. No telling why. Gierach As for the accuracy of those predictions, let’s just say the beginning of a 2015 potentially full of promise isn’t the time to be dredging up painful memories. Our celebration of the new year dates back to ancient observances of the winter solstice, that moment in the dead of winter when the days stop getting shorter and start getting longer. That’s less crucial to our day-to-day survival than it once was, but we still have the deep human need to be done with one thing so we can start another in the hope that maybe we can get it right this time. So we put our paperwork together to file our tax returns, listen to politicians delivering the usual boilerplate speeches about the future and make those New Year’s resolutions that we famously don’t keep. A case in point: The owner of Lyons Fitness told me the other day that gym memberships increase at this time of year, only to predictably peter off again by Valentine’s Day, leaving behind the few, the strong and the brave that she calls “the hard core.” But then President Obama made some early resolutions back in November after the Democrats did so poorly in the midterm elections and unlike some of us, he seems to be sticking to them. He did what he could on immigration by executive order (call it “amnesty” if it makes you feel better) while informing Congress that if they want the real, comprehensive immigration reform they’ve been yammering about, all they have to do is, you know, like, pass a bill. Without prior warning, he signed a groundbreaking agreement with China on climate change. Experts in the field say it’s nowhere near stringent enough and they’re probably right, but if nothing else it amounts to two economic super powers acknowledging that a problem exists. That’s something. He’s also taken the preliminary steps (brokered by the Pope) toward opening relations with Cuba on the premise that 50 years is long enough to pursue a failed policy before trying something else. Naturally, full diplomatic recognition will depend on Congress, so don’t hold your breath. And since his attempts to close the prison at
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Guantanamo have been stymied, the President is now quietly repatriating prisoners in hopes of either emptying the prison altogether or at least whittling the inmates down to the handful of clearly guilty people who no one would argue should be tried, convicted and sentenced once and for all. In other words, he’s been doing the kind of things the wing nuts have been accusing him of, but that, sadly, he hasn’t done up till now.
What happened? How did the timid law professor who folded at the slightest whiff of opposition suddenly start channeling Lyndon Johnson? I think it was pure frustration. After six years of trying to negotiate with Republicans who announced publicly that they wouldn’t negotiate (five and a half years longer than anyone else would have) while at the same time getting no support from his own party, something snapped. I think the morning after the midterm election Barack Hussein Obama woke up to realize he was still the President of the United States with two years left in office and nothing to lose. It must also have occurred to him that he had access to the kind of lawyers who could delve into the fine print
Break a LEG or good luck By Christy Crosser Redstone Review LYONS – The phrase “break a leg” is an idiom most often used in the performing arts field for wishing a performer good luck. Crosser Seems odd but this is a common phrase that has become part of our culture and even used in business situations. We want to do more than simply wish businesses good luck; we want to help. The “we” is the Lyons Economic Gardening Group (LEGG), a committee of the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce (LACC). LEGG is made up of volunteers who support small businesses through their own experience and expertise, offering consultation and mentoring. Before we tell you about this group, let’s start with
what economic gardening is all about. About Economic Gardening According to the Lowe Foundation, economic gardening takes an entrepreneurial approach and is often referred to as “grow from within” working with existing businesses to sustain, thrive and grow. This is in contrast to economic development, which often looks to recruit new businesses to relocate in a community and may offer incentives. Communities such as Lyons that have limited space and facilities for recruiting new businesses can benefit from economic gardening efforts to sustain and grow existing businesses and to celebrate small businesses as the backbone of “Main Street.” Both concepts are important and Lyons is fortunate to have both LEGG and the Economic Development Commission (EDC). Economic gardening was developed by Chris Gibbons from Littleton, Colorado
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and precedents to locate the outside legal edges of his executive power. And of course there’s no longer any reason for him to care about the enraged squealing of Republicans. In fact, I think he’s kind of enjoying it. I’m only being a little bit facetious. We like to imagine grand strategies behind what politicians do – it makes them seem less like loose cannons – but I think they flail, stumble and miscalculate as regularly as the rest of us. For that matter, I can picture a moment early in any president’s term when he’s finally briefed on what’s really going on behind the scenes and realizes that his plans and ideals were childishly naive. But then maybe another moment comes later on when he’s learned the ropes, seen what he’s up against and develops both a sense of what he can do as well as the backbone to go ahead and do it. I’m writing this the day after the new predominantly Republican Congress was sworn in and their first major order of business will be to pass a bill approving the Keystone Pipeline, which the President has said he’ll veto. They may also pass a bill repealing the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”) or, more likely, chip away at it piece by piece hoping to kill it by degrees. It’ll be no surprise to anyone when the President vetoes any and all of that, too. Furthermore, I think the Republicans are counting on those vetoes. For one thing, Keystone is untenable. It has nothing to do with America’s energy independence as the Republicans claim. This is Canadian oil that would be piped across the U.S., loaded on tankers and sold on the world market where it might as well have come from anywhere. For another, oil from tar sands is the most difficult and expensive to extract and with crude oil prices as low as they are, it’s not worth the cost of getting it out of the ground. So it’s doubtful that Keystone would be built even if it’s approved. Rather than back a pointless and failed project, the Republicans would rather keep the pipe dream alive and blame the President for blocking it. As for Obamacare, the program now covers 6.4 million people and is projected to cover 9.1 million by the end of this year. The Republicans would like to see one of their own elected president in 2016 and I doubt they’re eager to run as the party that robbed that many Americans of their health insurance. So both of those votes will be purely for show, which sounds suspiciously like the same old business as usual, but with this new, unpredictable President Obama still in office, I predict that 2015 will be a real interesting year.
in 1987. His creation was in response to a massive corporate layoff and structured to foster entrepreneurial growth. Many communities have implemented economic gardening with successful results. About LEGG The Lyons Economic Gardening Group will work with business owners through a consultation and mentoring process that helps define and implement a successful business and / or marketing strategy. The process of working with LEGG can be as formal or informal as you want. LEGG is focused on business opportunities starting with an assessment, giving you, the business owner, interaction with members of the LEGG team to evaluate existing and new opportunities in your business. This can include: Assess finances; Branding and brand style; Competitor strengths and weaknesses; Consult and mentor including follow up; Consulting and mentorship; Customer profiling and identification;
Develop strategy; Direct mail and collateral production; Financial assessment; Focus your product or service to the marketplace; Identify and evaluate competitors; Identify and understand your customers; Interactive / digital marketing; Online advertising; Product attributes and value proposition; Project management; Research; Research your business potential; Strategic development and implementation. This is a chamber member benefit; contact the chamber for more information (admin @ lyons - colorado. com; 303-823-5215). Remember, we are offering more than just a good luck phrase. Take a moment to visit the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce website, member resources, to learn more about LEGG, complete and submit your application. Christy Crosser volunteers for LEGG and the Town of Lyon, and works Saturdays at Lyons Dental.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts events from all around the Lyons area By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS The Stone Cup Café / Rise and Shine Bistro is featuring Barbara Cargill’s oil paintings “Still Lifes in the Style of the Old Masters” through the Wu end of January. In February Rachel Tallent will present her second art show in Mixed Media Art entitled “Instagram! Bam! Thank You, Ma’am!” In Tallent’s own words: “History is beauty. Each tarnished wall, crevice, bump and bruise is a page in a storybook I’m longing to read.” As Stone Cup’s resident artist, Tallent designs and creates all of the café’s chalk menu boards. Her chalkboard art can also be seen at Planet Bluegrass, New Belgium Brewery, and Silk Soymilk. Music in the Mornings continues each weekend. The upcoming performances include Aural Elixir’s Jazz-Rock-Folk fusion on January 18 and February 22, James Faulk’s Folk-Classic Rock on January 24, February 7 and 21, Father, Misty and the Big Rock FolkBlues Duo on January 25, Glenn Colby Jazz Standards on January 31, Jay Stott Americana on February 1, Chris Elliott Bluegrass-Pop on February 15. The café is at Fifth Avenue and High Street. For more information please call 303-823-2345 or visit www.thestonecup.com.
Rachel Tallent’s second art show “Instagram! Bam! Thank You, Ma’am!” will be featured at the Stone Cup Café / Rise and Shine Bistro during February. After the spectacular opening show with the footstomping and heart-stopping Celtic band Take Down the Door, High Street Concerts is continuing the celebration of its 12th season with Katie Glassman and Snapshot on February 14. With the release of their second album, Dream a Little Dream, Katie Glassman and Snapshot have quickly risen to be Colorado’s premier purveyors of original and vintage Western swing music. The album is a true collaboration between the sound of a band in full swing and stylish songwriting, singing with formidable fiddle chops, a timeless music with a modern sensibility. High Street Concerts take place at the historical Rogers Hall, Located on Fourth and High in Lyons. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. For more information and purchasing ticket in advance, please go to www.highstreetconcerts.com. LONGMONT The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, 303-651-8374, will exhibit Wopo Holup’s drawing, The Chesapeake through February 21. Hours are Mon. through Sat. from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $5 for adults and $3 students/seniors. Holup’s drawings are inspired by science’s fractal geometry and are about nature’s flow – its branching and dividing. The subjects are rivers and coastal lines as seen from above. The Chesapeake is a drawing seven feet high by 21 feet long showing the eastern coastline of the United States from Chesapeake Bay south to Pamlico Sound. Ocean waters are shown in aluminum leafing with expected sea level rises by 2020 in yellow and red ochre paint. The drawing is made up of 14 panels, each 18” x 7’. The panels are Denril Vellum with aluminum leaf and acrylic paint.
Wopo Holup’s drawing, The Chesapeake, is on display at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center through February 21. BOULDER Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art announces new BMoCA at Macky exhibition, Conor King: Seeing, as I am, January 15 through March 29. Opening reception with Conor King will be held on Thursday, January 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Month of Photography Expert Talk with the artist will be held on March 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., both free and open to public at Macky Auditorium Concert Hall. This exhibition presents a series of photographic portraits capturing isolated close-ups of six individuals against plain backgrounds. King shot each portrait using a 4x5 inch view camera, which requires the sitter to be still for extended periods of time. The photographic portraits become collaborations between the sitter and the highly controlled studio environment of the artist. King photographs his subjects in blank, nondescript environments that provide no significant contextual information. The individuals’ neutral expressions create emotionally stark images that suggest that they are pensively entrenched and insulated in the depths of their own psyches. The individuals boldly stare through the lens, past the frame to confront the viewer with strong declaration. This directness demonstrates each sitter’s awareness of the camera and openly exposes and explores the relationships between the photographer, sitter, and the viewer. BMoCA at Macky is a series of exhibitions curated by BMoCA and presented in the Andrew J. Macky Gallery in the foyer of the Macky Auditorium Concert Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder. The Macky Gallery is located at the intersection of 17th Street and University Avenue on the CU Boulder campus. For more information visit www. macky. colorado. edu or www. bmoca. org. CU Presents will feature Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company in an astonishingly original, muscular work, Play and Play, on January 22 at 7:30 p.m. Choreographed to some of the world’s best-loved
and most seminal works of classical music – Mozart, Ravel, Schubert – Jones, a winner of two Tony Awards and recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant, continues to expand the possibilities of dance. A lecture with CU Theatre and Dance Professor Erika Randall will take place at 6:45 p.m. in room 102 at Macky Auditorium. On February 6, get ready for Medeski, Martin and Wood with Alarm Will Sound. The groove-oriented trio, a hit on the jam-band circuit pioneered by the Grateful Dead, and the versatile, hit, and cutting-edge new chamber music ensemble will take you on an evening of daring collaboration and thrilling improvisation. Join a preconcert lecture at room 102 with College of Music Professor Hsing-Ay Hsu. In accordance with the Second CU International Guitar Festival and Competition, taking place from February 19 to 21, a special event on February 19 will feature Brazil’s most celebrated classical guitarists, the Assad Brothers, joined by jazz guitar virtuoso Romero Lubambo for Samba Exotico, an exploration of Samba and Choros, a popular 19th century genre that blossomed in Rio de Janeiro. A preconcert lecture will be presented by College of Music Professor Brenda Romero. The concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at the Macky Auditorium, located at CU campus. For information please go to www.cupresents.org, or call the CU Box Office at 303-492-8008. The Boulder Philharmonic presents Creative Legends on January 17, an exploration of humanity’s origins through creation-inspired music from four cultures. The program includes a jazz-infused piece by Darius Milhaud based on African mythology, as well as Haydn’s depiction of chaos in The Creation. Musical phenom Conrad Tao then joins the Phil in two roles: first, as a composer presenting his orchestral work Pangu, based on Chinese creation stories; and as a piano soloist in the epic Emperor concerto by another true “Creative Continue A&E on Page 15
Sustainable Futures is looking for new members By Jeff Christy Redstone Review LYONS – Have you ever wondered if there was anything you could do to make a positive difference to help Lyons be a more sustainable community? If so, the Lyons Sustainable Futures Commission (SFC) might be just the place for you! The Sustainable Futures Commission as advisory to the Board of Trustees (BOT) is looking for new members, and if you have any special interest you care deeply about, we would love for you to check in with us and come listen and see where you might wish to contribute. The commission meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month, and is responsible for providing both leadership to the town and people power to get good things done in the many areas of sustainability, such as: deriving goals and strategies for Lyons water systems and water quality, economic localization, foodshed, energy consumption, noise and light pollution, transportation, green business, permaculture design, compost and zero waste, wildlife, parks, town utility, built environment
practices, and more. Our SFC is almost ready to roll out our Lyons Environmental Sustainability Action Plan (LESAP) as a guide co-created with Hunter Lovins’ Natural Capital Solutions group, especially for Lyons, with thanks to Toby Russell’s tenacity before, during, and post-flood. One of our initial goals was to promote a sustainable sensibility among our citizenry. In the LESAP survey we see that we are succeeding in that goal. The commission has worked to bring projects such as the town Eco-Pass, Zero Waste events, and the Spring Clean-up to the people of Lyons, as well as many other ecological projects that are not quite so visible. The flood of 2013 brought a lot of change to Lyons, and has highlighted many ways to be more resilient in the face of such disasters. We have some exciting opportunities and projects on the horizon related to helping rebuild in a more sustainable way. We hope you will join us in these efforts, making Lyons an even better place to live. Jeff Christy is a member of the Sustainable Futures Commission. Please contact him at jeffwchristy@gmail.com if you have an interest in learning more. He looks forward to talking to you.
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CLIMATE Colorado agriculture facing current and future climate challenges By Kate Zalzal Redstone Review LYONS – Drought or deluge? It’s a question increasingly on the minds of farmers across the globe, including Colorado. And it’s a challenge that Kayann Short and John Martin of Stonebridge Farm Zalzal confront all year as they plan, plant, and harvest crops on their ten-acre community supported agriculture (CSA) farm just east of Lyons. Increased weather unpredictability, resulting from a changing climate, is amplifying the already high-stakes game of predicting produce winners and losers each growing season. Colorado agriculture is diverse mixture of production systems, with fruit, vegetable, grain, and livestock operations spread across the state’s varied terrains, ecosystems, and climates. The state’s 37,000+ farm and ranch operations form a huge part of the economy with $1.5 billion in net income and are the state’s most extensive land users. Agriculture accounts for 85 percent of Colorado’s consumptive water use and its reliance on temperature and precipitation make it extremely sensitive to fluctuations in climate. Colorado, like much of the region and globe, is responding to the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations with shifting weather patterns. The state has warmed about 2.0° in average annual temperature over the past 30 years. The timing of snowmelt and peak runoff has shifted earlier in the spring by one to four weeks across Colorado’s river basins, driven largely by warming. Indicators also show more severe soil-moisture drought conditions, reflecting the combination of the below-average precipitation since 2000 and the warming trend. Climate projections indicate a continued increase in temperature, lower snow packs and reduced summer stream flows as well as an increase in heat waves and droughts in the coming decades. Some agricultural operations may benefit from the current and expected changes. Warmer temperatures extend
the growing season and may lead to higher yields; however this increases the nutrient demands on the soil and the water requirements at the same time that water supplies are expected to drop. Warmer temperatures also encourage the spread of invasive weeds, pathogens and other pests, which are then treated with pesticides and fungicides. Higher CO2 concentrations can increase the yields
of some crops, although recent experiments show that this can also make them less nutritious. Colorado farmers employ a variety of techniques to successfully grow in the often harsh weather of the state. But as Colorado’s climate changes, the unexpected events and increasing unpredictability, in the form of freeze-thaw timing, dry periods, intense rainstorms, and new and more resilient pests, may present the biggest challenge and threat to a harvest. In response, many farmers are both adapting to climate change and working to mitigate its effects. The USDA hosts programs focused on encouraging adaptive strategies including crop diversification, water and soil conservation measures, adjusting livestock grazing strategies, using disease-resistant crops and livestock species, and precision agriculture. CO2 sequestration in
soils through cover crops, green manure, and composting is an effective low-cost mitigation strategy. Market uncertainty remains a significant challenge to adaptation, particularly for the large industrial mono-cropped farms that dominate Colorado agribusiness. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union recently cited the high debt loads in modern agriculture as another issue that can impede the ability of farmers and ranchers to switch crops or livestock, buy new equipment and secure reliable water. At Stonebridge Farm, Short and Martin believe their organic, locally sold, multiplecrop operation is able to be more strategic, sustainable and thus more adaptable. In the CSA model, members get what grows, giving farmers the flexibility to grow multiple crops and varieties suited to the microclimates of their specific land parcel. They can adjust plantings during the growing season and vary their offerings from year to year as they respond to a changing climate and the evolving ecosystems of their farm. The complexities of national and international markets may limit industrial mono-cropped operators ability to be as nimble, but smaller scale, community operations often have less cushion, less capital for technology and less insurance and disaster relief assistance thus requiring them to be better farmers. The average age of a Colorado farmers is almost 60. But a new generation of farmers and ranchers are beginning to step up, many in response to the growing demand for fresh, locally grown, organic foods. Colorado State University Extension, Boulder County, USDA and the Colorado Department of Agriculture offer courses and support for new farmers, citing the importance of healthy food production and necessity of maintaining agrarian land. Another essential part of the message to farmers, old and new, is that the past century of climate conditions is no longer a guide to the future.
Former mobile home park residents are getting support By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – The flood washed away the homes of about 50 families who had lived in the two relatively invisible mobile Jane home parks on the banks of the North and South St. Vrain Rivers. The parks were lovely – right on the rivers, with old growth trees, and amazing views of red stone cliffs and mountains. Many of the people who had lived in the mobile homes had lived there for more than 20 years, some more than 30 years. Some of them were folks who were born and raised in Lyons, and their great-grandparents were homesteaders here. The people who lived in the parks were
a community. They watched out for each other, they had dinner together, they gave each other rides and found each other jobs, they played music and made art together. Each park was a neighborhood where neighbors looked out for neighbors. Many of them owned their own trailers; some rented a trailer owned by someone else in town. Long before the sirens went off on the morning of September 13, 2013, many of them were woken up by an anonymous someone pounding on their door. They stood up into six inches or more of water, with barely time to grab a pet and a wallet or purse, or to get the family out. Some of them could barely open the doors of their home against the current of water outside. Most of them lost everything they owned: home, clothing, furniture, cars, motorcycles, photographs, heirlooms from grand-
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parents, papers, instruments, Christmas ornaments, their children’s hands in cement; everything. Some of them also lost their jobs, because the businesses they were working at before the flood closed after it. Riverbend, where most of them lived, has been repurposed for short-term events that are feasible in a floodplain area. Foothills looks much like it did 15 months ago. The former residents are now living in rental housing in Lyons, in manufactured homes, rentals and newly bought homes in Longmont, Loveland and other Colorado communities, and even in other states. Many of them got some money from FEMA, but not all of them did, and not all those who did got very much. And we all know that money doesn’t replace the things we loved, the things we inherited, or the familiar. It also doesn’t replace community that was ripped away in the night, nor does it help with the trauma of standing up into inches of cold water in response to an urgent summons at your door. Their pad rents were low, and many had owned their mobile homes for many years. They lived in a beautiful place in a town they loved in homes they owned among
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friends and family for a very affordable cost. A great many of them wish that they could live just where they did or just like they did before. And they recognize that the chances of that are pretty low. These are the current realities these families and individuals, most of whom owned their own homes before the floods, face when trying to return to Lyons. The median house price in Lyons is now well over $500,000. The maximum that anyone can get from FEMA (and very few in any disaster get the maximum) is $31,900. Even with $5,000 from Lyons Community Foundation, that’s a big gap. So far, it has been an insurmountable one. People who lived in the mobile home Continue Mobile Home on Page 15
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FOUNDATION The Ballad of William Henry Gleiss By Don Moore Redstone Review LYONS – “My great-great grandfather was a hardworking railroad man and the story of his death on his last run of the Old No. 3 is one of those classic folk tales that needed to be told,” said Lyons resident, Josh Gadbaw, 38. William Gleiss, born in 1867 and Gadbaw’s ancestor on his mother’s side, began his railroad career as a trainman when he was 15. Gleiss’ ancestors came from Germany and in the German language gleis (the original spelling) means rail line or track. He worked his way up to the position of engineer and at the time of his death at age 55 he was a senior engineer for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul and Pacific Railway, known as the Milwaukee Road. In the early morning hours of May 18, 1918 Gleiss took his position in the loco-
motive cab of a passenger train in New Lisbon, WI on a run to nearby Sprague. Rounding a curve just before Sprague he faced the lights of an oncoming freight train, No. 72. The freighter was in the process of pulling onto a sidetrack, but several cars were still on the main track where Bill’s No. 3 was traveling. Recognizing the imminent disaster unfolding, Gleiss told his fireman to jump off the train, which he did, while Gleiss stayed onboard. He put on the brake, reversed the engine, and remained on the throttle long enough to slow the No. 3. Those actions saved the lives of all his passengers and crew when his train hit the 17th car still on the main track. Gleiss was crushed between the cab and tender, dying instantly. “You might think this was part of our family story,” said Gadbaw. “My grandmother did tell me a little, but I learned of details about ten years ago, when I saw an article in
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Railway & Locomotive Historical Society’s Newsletter written by Dr. James Brown.” The story stayed with Gadbaw like a nagging itch that wouldn’t go away. He learned old-time music through his musician wife, Beth Leachman Gadbaw, and decided that style of music, along with classic folk, was perfectly suited for the Gleiss story. For nearly five years, Josh wrote and rewrote the lyrics and the melody. In the summer of 2014 he decided it was finished and needed to be recorded. Josh realized his dream of memorializing his great-great grandfather when he, his wife, and other local musicians met at a recording studio and cut the Ballad of William Henry Gleiss. “In the folk music tradition this is a story of an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. Bill Gleiss was a selfless man trying to help others and died in the process,” Josh said. To further honor his ancestor, Josh, Beth, and daughters Greta and Gwendolyn are taking a summer trip back to Wisconsin
Inspired by a heroic railroading story, Josh Gadbaw has memorialized his great-greatgrandfather William Gleiss (inset) with The Ballad of William Henry Gleiss.
with a visit to the site of the tragedy. While in the area, the family plans to hop a train and while onboard, Josh and Beth will sing the Ballad of William Henry Gleiss. For more information, to hear the ballad, and purchase a copy of the CD, please visit www.joshgadbaw.com.
Saving the Highway Trust Fund to repair highways and bridges By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review VP PUEBLO – Are Americans a stupid people? An unintelligent people? As one of them, I certainly hope not, but several news stories reported earlier this month have made me wonder if the Joyce collective national IQ score has dropped 100 points or so in the recent past. One set of stories involved a bipartisan effort to build support for an additional 15 cent federal tax on gas to help bolster the nation’s Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the revenue of which is used to repair the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The Department of Transportation says the HTF, while solvent at the moment, is rapidly heading for another shortfall, something that has occurred regularly during each of the last 13 years. So there’s no question as to the need. President Obama and many others in government on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged the infrastructure disaster looming on the horizon if we don’t figure out a consistently reliable way to maintain our roads and bridges. The current federal tax on a gallon of gas is 18 cents, the current average tax among states on a gallon of gas is estimated at about 23 cents, and the current national average price of a gallon of gas is around $2.20 as I write this. So naturally, and in the spirit of Ronald Reagan, according to Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Petri of Washington, one of two representatives, the other being Democrat Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, we should make the federal tax rate per gallon 33 cents. Petri is on record as saying, “Ronald Reagan supported raising the gas tax back in 1982 because he believed in funding American infrastructure in a responsible way. I think he was right, and it’s the best course of action we can take at this time.” Do these guys have any clue at all about the times in which they live, and does Petri even know to what party he belongs and what party now controls the entire Congress? It’s as if a lobotomy has occurred, and there’s one more piece of evidence that gives that thought some real weight. But we’ll get to that piece in a bit. Meanwhile, in the second set of news stories, we find Obama visiting Detroit and Phoenix early this month and uttering the revelation that Americans shouldn’t think that gas prices will remain low “forever.” Gas prices will go back up, he said, so don’t buy gas guzzlers; keep buying small, fuel-efficient cars. Now, those words may merely have been loosed because his next stop was a temporarily closed Ford plant that makes small, fuel-efficient cars, the sales of which have dropped off dramatically as gas prices fell during the last 100-plus days. But they indict the entire nation’s intelligence as being wanting, to say the least. Do Americans
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CULTURE LCF reflects on gifts helping people change lives By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – Jean Welch had a goal of living 30,000 days. On December 9, 2014 she accomplished that goal and decided that Bruckner she wanted to pay it forward. When the incredibly hearty 82-year old resident of Big Elk Meadows realized that it was also “Colorado Gives” day, she seized the opportunity to share her good fortune. Welch decided that she would donate to the Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) $1 for every 1,000 days that she’d been on the planet. While she claims her $30 contribution isn’t much, her sentiment and generous spirit represent an immeasurable gift. When the flood hit Big Elk in 2013 she had the same resilient, giving attitude. “We all lived through such a horrible experience, but everyone stepped forward and helped each other,” she said. “We need to keep that spirit going and stay committed to helping our neighbors. People get comfortable and are afraid of stepping out of the box.” As an adult, Welch had previously lived in a flood-prone area of Texas and was no stranger to flooding. “You just have to deal with it, rebuild and move on,” she said. “We can’t forget the lessons that we have learned about helping others in need.” If an 82-year-old can manage to return to her home in the mountains, reach out to other neighbors, donate online and
flood rebuild advocate, a displaced resident advocate, and a manufactured home analyst, all to assist those residents most share her sentiments on Facebook, others warming. Even though the flood is large- affected by the flood. ly out of the media now, the sentiments of should be so inspired. In addition to the work dedicated to As powerful as Welch’s story is, the locals as well as strangers remain strong. flood recovery, the LCF is proud of efforts of big groups and gifts from unex- People are incredibly generous and accomplishments made in 2014 that pected sources are also the heroes to the thoughtful and contribute in whatever speak to its core mission of enhancing life Lyons Community Foundation in 2014. ways they are able.” in the greater Lyons area. Through its One long-time local resident encour- annual Community Support Grants givCyclists4Community, a nonprofit formed after the floods, raised over $150,000 ben- aged loved ones to contribute to LCF in ing cycle, the LCF has been able to make efitting flood-ravaged communities around his wife’s memory, in lieu of sending flow- contributions both large and small. the region. The local Recent awards have contingent of this group, included buying new Cyclists4Lyons, raised equipment for the Lyons $40,000 during the beneYouth Baseball and fit held on the one-year Softball Association, anniversary of the floods. supporting local arts and Scores of volunteers, music, and enriching cyclists, politicians, resischool literacy, math and dents and visitors came science programs in together that weekend to Lyons schools. enjoy bike races, silent The importance of proand live auctions, music, viding for basic human food and craft beer in a needs for our town’s most festive atmosphere in vulnerable remains a key Bohn Park to commemotenet of the foundation’s Nonprofit Cyclists4Community raised over $150,000 benefitting flood ravaged rate Lyons’ progress made work. Aided by an LCF communities around the region. The local contingent of this group, over the year. While the grant, the Lyons Cyclists4Lyons, raised $40,000. event held mixed emoCommunity Church tions for many residents, basement has been renovated allowing for particularly those not yet home, it was a ers. Donations from other former and cur- handicap access in addition to dramatigreat success in focusing on accomplish- rent residents come in checks big and cally improved access to the Lyons Food ments, emphasizing hope, and raising small with notes of encouragement. Even Pantry, which is housed in the church. the jam-band Phish from Vermont gave a Locals may not realize that every week money for rebuilding moving forward. Emily Dusel, Executive Director of the $50,000 donation through its philanthrop- the pantry feeds roughly 5 percent of the Lyons Community Foundation, said con- ic arm, the WaterWheel Foundation. Lyons population who are living in poverRebuilding and recovery will be part of ty. Other Community Support Grants tributions are still coming in. “We are still seeing people contribute the landscape here in Lyons for many assisting Lyons seniors and the 9Health from all over the country” said Dusel. years to come. Recent efforts funded by Fair assure we are addressing the needs of “The letters and stories that I read from LCF and LEAF (Lyons Emergency those who need it most. those reaching out to help are truly heart- Assistance Fund) have included hiring a As we have seen by the amazing examples of Jean Welch, Cyclists4Lyons and others, generosity and perseverance can come from unexpected sources and are critical to the spirit and strength of a community. The Lyons Community Foundation exists to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage posiWed 1/14 The Complete Unknowns tive change in the greater Lyons area. 7:30-10PM The LCF is gratefully accepting taxFri 1/16 Lionel Young Band* deductible contributions that may be Sat 1/17 Fauxgrass* BLUEGRASS applied to Community Support Grants, Sun 1/18 K.C. Groves & Greg Blake Flood Relief / Rebuild Lyons, or Scholarships. For more information or to Wed 1/21 Lyons local music 7:30-10PM make a donation please visit www.lyonscf.org or call 720-295-9667. Fri 1/23 Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore & Friends* Sat 1/24 The Outliers Sun 1/25 Felonius Smith ACOUSTIC BLUES
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How do you eat a whale? One bite at a time… and other tales about Special Districts By Tamara Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – Much of Lyons’ conversation in its rebuilding and resilience has posed the question of what is “character” and “what makes Lyons, Lyons” – a place to live, play, and visit. People seem to enjoy life in certain small towns and small places within bigger cities. There is something about a special small town, village, niche, corner or “Special District” that is evocative; a place with obvious character, and its emotional impact is visceral and immediate. Character is made up where business people, civic leaders, visitors and residents collide. Successful small towns are active, day and night; they engage society with commerce; they feel comfortable. Understanding how to create and maintain downtowns with character is the mission of planners, urban designers, urban developers and city officials, elected and appointed and the desires of the community as a whole. Social infrastructure along with civic finance and economic development activities require the appropriate physical infrastructure. The magic happens when all systems are go; then they build community spirit, hometown pride, civility and social quality. Together, these elements build a downtown or a special district within the town that anchors the entire town and offers residents, businesses and visitors a pleasant and prosperous quality of life. Downtowns, neighborhood corners, community centers, villages and special districts with character have certain physical traits. They are also usually associated with character of its people. Towns known for their character are the result of much love and attention. Most Coloradoans don’t understand special districts. Most of us don't know what they do or who runs them.
Celebrated as the best example of democracy, cursed as the worst form of fragmented government, and generally misunderstood even by the experts, special districts are Colorado’s unique contribution to local government. But what is so special about special districts anyway? The answer: focused service. Focused because special districts only serve in specifically defined areas, unlike counties and cities that provide services throughout their boundaries. Special districts are also focused because most of them provide only a single service, allowing them to concentrate on one activity. Service because special districts deliver public programs and public facilities that their constituents want. Cities and counties must provide a wide variety of services, some of them mandated by the federal and state governments. Special districts provide the public services that the public wants. With the next few issues of the Redstone Review I, with the assistance of the EDC knowledge base, will break down special districts in pieces that we can understand and translate to how they can positively affect our community. To start, below is Q&A supplied by a representative from the Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A). http://www.pumaworldhq.com/ What is a special district? A special district is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado formed to provide necessary public services that the county or municipality cannot otherwise provide. It is essentially a tax-exempt financing mechanism used for the installation, operation and maintenance of public infrastructure. Tamara Vega Haddad is a member of the EDC and advocate of Lyons’s 100-percent locally owned businesses, residents and quality of life.
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Sheriff’s deputies found a BB gun in Bohn Park that looks like a regular hand gun
Sheriff Joe Pelle emphasizes that anti-bias and cultural training is mandated training for all officers By Sheriff Joe Pelle Redstone Review BOULDER – Tonight I watched a report on policy changes and local responses to the highly publicized incidents of police use of deadly force incidents. The report highlighted changes that police departments are making across the country in order to reduce these instances and regain public trust. I feel compelled to report on how these efforts apply locally as well. I would like to begin by first of all emphasizing that there is no room in modern policing, or society, for hate or discrimination based on race or color. We will not tolerate racism at the sheriff’s office, and I know my colleagues in the police departments feel the same. That said, here are some of the efforts other police departments are making, and how we stack up. Cultural and Anti-Bias training are being undertaken in other departments in other states. Here, every one of our deputies undergoes both early in their employment. Anti-bias training is mandated for every new police officer in Colorado in the academy, and our deputies participate in additional cultural-awareness training upon their employment and on an on-going basis. Other jurisdictions are attempting to put more of their officers through the intense 40-hour Crisis Intervention Training program. This instructs officers in techniques to de-escalate violent encounters with people suffering from mental health crisis episodes, without resorting to force. In Boulder County we began the effort over ten years ago to train all of our deputies in CIT training, as well as police officers from municipal agencies in our county. Today approximately 90 percent of our deputies have had this training, as well as ongoing training in mental health first aid. In addition, we have partnered with our local mental health provider Mental Health Partners, to secure a grant which provides mental health first responders to
assist officers who are dealing with people in crisis. A number of police departments are deciding to equip more of their officers with “less than lethal” weapon options including Tasers and pepper spray. In many instances this can bridge the gap between trying to fight with an assaultive suspect and the use of deadly force. In Boulder County all of our deputies are required to carry, on their person, a less-than-lethal option. We have found over time that the mere threatened use of a Taser ends the vast majority of problems. Police agencies are beginning to turn to outside investigations of police shootings. In Boulder County we have employed the use of a multi-agency investigative team for over two decades. This includes the independent eye of the District Attorney’s investigative staff and a final review of the facts by the District Attorney. We have routinely released the results of those investigations to the public when they are concluded. Police agencies are also trying to figure out how to build relationships with communities of color, and thus enhance levels of trust. In Boulder County that would primarily be the Hispanic community. The sheriff’s office has been working hard to build those relationships as well, for many years. Our recent work on immigration issues, and ICE detainer problems, will hopefully help demonstrate our intention to work with Latino groups and constituents, and protect their rights. Finally, the “silver bullet” for many seems to be body and dash cameras. This seems like an easy solution, but it is far more complicated than a few cameras. The sheriff’s office alone makes tens of thousands of contacts every year. All of that data has to be downloaded, stored, and retrieved upon demand in a searchable data base. It requires a large computer data base, new employee(s) to manage it, and on-going costs for maintenance and replacement. For the sheriff’s office it will represent an
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LYONS – Lyons Substation Supervisor Sgt. Nick Goldberger sent this photo of a BB gun found in the snow by a woman who saw the gun lying near the entrance to Bohn Park. The BB gun, modeled after a Colt, is shown here next to a Springfield 1911 style handgun which is still used by many law enforcement officers across the U.S. Can you tell which gun is the BB gun? Most people can’t. The BB gun is the gun with the black handle. Goldberger said that if parents allow a child to own a BB gun like this, they need to know how dangerous it is to have a toy gun that looks like a real gun and that the consequences could end up in a tragedy.
investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It also presents all kinds of privacy issues that are still part of a national debate, and when a camera fails, a conspiracy theory will be hatched. The final decision and the funding are still a big question for us. Our Values include the protection of human life as our number one priority, as well as valuing the diversity in our community and treating everyone with respect. Look, we are not perfect, there are over 200 deputies in our organization of about 400 employees. We are people, not robots, and sometimes we make mistakes. What I do know is that there are everyday heroes here. Deputies who literally carry people out of burning buildings, talk Continue Sheriff on Page 14
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Water rights make this the perfect ranch or farm! Fabulous 4BD/3BA on 11 acres with mountain views, tons of updates, huge workshop. $ 639,000
Lovely bright and spacious 3BD/2BA updated ranch with 2-car attached garage! Wonderful location on quiet street near McIntosh Lake. $ 234,000
RECENTLY SOLD! 1554 Rowell Dr, Lyons 108 Noland Ct, Lyons 177 2nd Ave #B, Lyons 805 29th St #462, Boulder 1004 Vision Way, Lyons 139 Ewald Ave, Lyons
Wishing you Health and Joy during the New Year!
Jonelle Tucker, Realtor® 303.902.6250 • jtucker@realtor.com www.jonelletucker.com
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REDSTONE • REVIEW
JANUARY 14 / FEBRUARY 18, 2015
NATURE Great Horned Owl – the life of a predator By Tina Mitchell Redstone Review LONGMONT – Who’s awake? Me too! Who’s awake? Me too! In the bleak midwinter, this series of five rhythmic, muffled, slightly eerie hoots – all on one pitch – wafts through the Mitchell darkness. The sentinel taking attendance is the Great Horned Owl. Measuring nearly two feet from head to tail, the Great Horned is the largest and most widespread owl in North America. Seen most commonly perched upright in trees or on power poles at dusk, this owl is heavily barred in brown and black. Feather tufts (not horns at all, despite its name) on its large head give rise to its rather inaccurate, albeit catchy, common name. Since Great Horneds hunt at night, locating prey by sound is vital – and this owl has the requisite acute hearing. Its ears are set relatively far apart and offset from each other a bit, allowing the raptor to triangulate the location of even the tiniest sounds. No other owl in North America makes use of as many diverse habitats as does this massive, powerful raptor. Since Great Horneds hunt from high perches, pretty much all they need are a few trees, some open areas for hunting, and an abundance of rodents and other small mammals. As a result, you can even find them in surprisingly urban areas. As is true with most owls, first on the menu are rodents, rodents, rodents (e.g., mice, rats, voles) followed by other nocturnal (active at night) and crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk) mammals such as skunks and rabbits. Baby birds in open nests can provide meals as well. Great Horneds begin nesting very early in the year – typically right about now, in winter. Nesting so early involves
considerable risk. Eggs must continually be kept warm during the entire 28 to 35 days before hatching, which can be a real challenge when the temperatures are frigid. Owlets require four or five weeks to mature once they hatch, so they need extra time to not only fledge but also to develop complex hunting skills once they fledge. By hatching in late winter, the owlets are ready to start practicing those
skills as soon as the weather warms a bit – and at a time when lots of other birds and mammals are raising young, which provides an abundance of prey for practice. Great Horneds don’t build their own nests but instead use old stick nests built by a large bird such as a hawk, crow, or heron. One surefire way to find a Great Horned’s nest is to look for bulky stick nests in the large leafless trees of winter. Every now and then, you’ll spot what looks like a nest with ears. That’ll be the female, hunkered down with just the top of her head showing, keeping the kids warm.
But Great Horned Owls are not the only owls going about breeding this time of year. Many of Colorado’s owls such as Barn Owl, Western and Eastern Screech-Owl, Northern Pygmy-Owl, and Long-Eared Owl begin their breeding seasons before snowmelt. One year, I even lucked into up-close-and-personal encounters with an adorable Northern Saw-whet Owl family. I first heard a male calling in early February. Over the next 3 weeks, I’d hear him every night – an incessant call of one-note “toots” with scarcely a break for a breath, it seemed – advertising for a mate in the pinyon / juniper woodlands around our house. This fellow indeed found himself a lady friend and they set up housekeeping in one of our larger nest boxes. She laid four eggs, three of which hatched into totally adorable nestlings. In some American Indian cultures, the owl embodies sinister or evil happenings. Even in mainstream Western culture, this creature often suggests mystery or trouble. Who remembers the various references and appearances of Great Horned Owls in the 1990s television series Twin Peaks? (“The owls are not what they seem...” Never a good omen in that show.) In reality, though, all owls deserve our respect and deep appreciation. Without the keen skills of these mighty hunters, the rodent population might now be running the world while we sleep. Who’s awake, indeed. While Greenwood is not licensed for raptors, the Center works with Birds of Prey in Broomfield to transfer raptors to its care. Tina Mitchell is a bird enthusiast and volunteer at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more than 2,300 mammals and songbirds along the Front Range, on average, per year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more. Got an idea for a column? Send an email to jenny@greenwoodwildlife.org.
“It’s just an aspirin” – Over-the-counter pain medication and your dog By Dan Taylor, DVM Redstone Review LONGMONT – Here in Colorado, we enjoy being active with our canine companions. Our dogs love these outings and can encounter some of the same injury issues that we feel after physical activity. Imagine the following common scenario:
You and your nine-year-old dog jump in the car for a morning at the dog park. After your dog has had a productive session of chasing down her favorite ball, meeting new dog friends and splashing in the community dog pond, you notice that she is limping on one of her legs. You load her in the car, get her home and assess her to be painful. You want to relieve that pain, so you head to the medicine cabinet. You scan the available pain reliever options: aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and acetaminophen. Before reaching for any of these, STOP and call your veterinarian. While these common pain relievers are great for our aching joints, they are not always right for our pets and can even be con-
sidered dangerous. Other than acetaminophen, the previously listed human pain relievers are considered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. This category of drugs is widely used in humans and there are dog formulations that veterinarians use to treat many painful conditions, mainly osteoarthritis. Examples of these dog-
friendly drugs are deracoxib, carprofen, meloxicam and firocoxib. However, human NSAIDs and canine NSAIDs are not created equal. Just because NSAIDs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen, are found to be relatively safe and effective in people, does not mean that they can be used for pain control in dogs. The reason for this is human NSAIDs can last longer in dogs, have a higher absorption rate in the stomach and small intestines and reach higher blood levels. These differences can lead to toxic side effects, such as gastrointestinal ulcers and perforations, liver damage and kidney failure. These conditions can lead to life-threatening situations and can require intensive care in a veterinary hos-
pital setting. There are other side effects of giving a human-labeled NSAID that may not always lead to such gloomy scenarios, but can have other undesirable outcomes. A very common example of a medication that pet owners tend to give their dogs is aspirin, more specifically 81mg baby aspirin. People will very commonly give an aspirin when they feel their dog is painful. While this may seem benign, the use of aspirin rarely relieves pain effectively and can prevent the future use of more effective caninelabeled NSAIDs as two different types of NSAIDs should never be given at the same time. The administration of aspirin in dogs is a double negative as it can cause unwanted side effects and can prevent the future use of a much better and more effective pain reliever. Knowing these basic facts about human-labeled NSAID use in dogs is important, but we are still left with the issue of having a dog who is painful. Listed below are guidelines and tips to consider when you feel your dog is painful: Before starting any medication, talk with your veterinarian and have your dog examined. Make sure to inform them of any gastrointestinal problems, such as vomiting and diarrhea, that your pet has experienced. Inform your veterinarian of any medication that your pet may be on, even if it is over-the-counter. It is even more important
to tell your veterinarian if your pet has been receiving steroids. When given together, steroids and NSAIDs can cause ulcers. Before starting an NSAID, your veterinarian may recommend blood work to ensure that your pet’s liver and kidneys are functioning properly. This is because NSAIDs can unmask hidden kidney and liver issues. If your dog is to remain on NSAIDs long term, your veterinarian may recommend periodic blood tests to monitor for any disease. When on NSAIDs, monitor for side effects, such as vomiting, diarrhea, bloody / black stools, decreased appetite and activity level or yellowing of the whites of the eyes and gums. Pain in our canine friends is a common occurrence and it is important to know what can be given to relieve that pain and what cannot. Working closely with your veterinarian will give your pet the best possible chance for relief from pain and discomfort without the fear of doing more harm than good.
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needed, to lessen our dependence on lethal force, and to build trust with the communities we serve. The recent protests in our county, the “F... the Police” chants, the palpable anger from people who do no know us, who do not know our hearts or understand our intentions are hurtful. Yes, like I said, we are people too.
suicidal people out of their gun in the middle of the night, perform CPR and bring victims back successfully, and give up their lunch to an elderly man living in squalor with no food in the house. I’m not making that up, those examples are all recent and true stories. I also know that we try to respond with only the force
Dr. Dan Taylor is an emergency veterinarian at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, surgery, oncology, emergency and critical care, physical rehabilitation, and blood bank services for pets located in Longmont at 104 S Main St. For more information, go to www.AspenMeadowVet.com.
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Town Continued from Page 1 park land but they had no choice, given the time restraints. Mayor John O’Brien pointed out that the board heard extensive reviews of possible building sites from two independent organizations, Boulder County Housing and Trestle Group, a consulting firm, and both of those organizations came up with Bohn Park as the best possible choice for the town to build replacement housing. He said he was pleased with how many people participated in the process, but disappointed by the negative e-mail and threats that some of the board members received. Sgt. Nick Goldberger, Lyons substation supervisor, was asked to remain at the meeting as the Sergeant at Arms in case the crowd became unruly. Trustee Dan Greenberg said, “The flood has changed every one of us. There is not one of us who is unchanged. The town is not the same as it was before the flood and we can’t change that. We can’t go back.” He said that Bohn Park offered the greatest chance for the development to become what people want. Two trustees opposed using the park for replacement housing: LaVern Johnson, longtime member of the Parks and Recreation Board; and Dawn Weller, also longtime member of the Parks and Recreation Board. The vote for using park land for replacement housing was 5 to 2 with Johnson and Weller opposed. Danica Powell from Trestle Group did a presentation to the BOT in a workshop before the meeting showing the board the pros and cons of the two top-rated sites by Trestle The park land was way cheaper because the town owned it.
A&E Continued from Page 8 Legend,” Ludwig van Beethoven. Described by The Independent as “a composer-pianist blessed with prodigal performing skill and compositional imagination,” Tao is a musician of deep intellectual and emotional means. On his 19th birthday in June of 2013, Tao kicked off the inaugural UNPLAY Festival at the PowerHouse Arena in Brooklyn, which he curated and produced. Across three nights encompassing electroacoustic music, performance art, youth ensembles, and much more, UNPLAY explored the fleeting ephemera of the Internet, the possibility of a 21st-century canon, and music’s role in social activism and critique. Join the Boulder Philharmonic on February 14 Valentine’s Day with Legendary Love, first with violin virtuoso Philippe Quint in the Oscar-winning film score by John Corigliano, the Red Violin Concerto, followed by Wagner and Tchaikovsky, whose works are inspired by the passion of two of literature’s most famous couples, Tristan and Isolde, and Romeo and Juliet. Concerts are held at 7:30 p.m. at Macky Auditorium. For ticketing please go to www.boulderphil.org. Boulder Chamber Orchestra pres-
Mobile Home Continued from Page 9 parks who are fortunate enough to be able to buy a home are buying elsewhere, where it is more affordable. As far as renting in Lyons, just look on Craigslist sometime to get an idea of how difficult that is. The Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF) recognizes that the former mobile home park residents can feel like they fell through the cracks. LEAF has hired Andy Rumbach and Brandon Gossard as the Manufactured Housing Park Analysts to look into the possible ways to create another manufactured housing community in Lyons. I have been hired as the Displaced Resident Advocate. I am talk-
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The second top site was the property owned by Sandy and Marsha Williams, 25 acres, at the far eastern end of Apple Valley Road on the river across from Eagle Canyon. This property would need to be purchased and the price of the property is unknown until the appraisals are completed. The cost to upgrade infrastructure, utilities, pump station for wastewater and sewer was estimated at $695,000. The property would need to be annexed and that would require a vote of the people which could take over five months and put it out of range of the deadline for the ear-marked $4 million in funding. No site was without challenges. Some misconceptions still circulate. The board made it clear that the replacement housing will not be apartments. There seems to be some confusion because the units, which will be a mixture of sizes, arrangements of rooms, colors, landscaping, etc., will be mostly rental units. But “rental units” does not necessarily mean apartments. The board will most likely choose a complex that will look like the Red Oak development housing in Boulder. The board has also said that they would not be building Section 8 housing for income-qualified tenants. The proposed replacement housing will cost about $7,000 per unit to build in Bohn Park as opposed to about $17,000 per unit to build on the Williams property. The town board is committed to building replacement housing so that those displaced by the flood and who want to come back to live in Lyons will at least have a shot at doing that. Now it is up to the voters. We will see how committed they are. ents Romance on January 30 and 31 with violinist Andrew Sords in a program that includes Arensky’s Violin Concerto, Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovky, and Dvorak’s Romance. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Boulder on Jan. 30 and at Broomfield Auditorium on Jan. 31. For information please go to www.boulderchamberorgestra.org or call 303-583-1278. Boulder Bach Festival’s Music Director Zachary Carrettin unveils Boulder Bachfest’s newest addition, the COMPASS Series Event on February 6 at 7 p.m. Dedicated to performances “with a twist” Carrettin performs Bach’s improvisational cello suites plugged into the Dairy Center’s sound system as if in the world of a dream. The concert will include the J.S. Bach Suite No.1 for violincello in G major, Suite No.2 in D minor, and Suite No.3 in C major. The concert will take place at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 26th and Walnut Street, Boulder. For information please go to www.boulderbachfestival.org or call 303-776-9666. MinTze Wu is the musical director of the Sounds of Lyons. She lives in Taipei, Taiwan with her husband Jem and two daughters. She can be reached at mintzewu@hotmail.com. ing to former residents, hearing their stories and offering information and support in finding resources for rental and home buying assistance. Former mobile home residents are encouraged to call or text me Janaki Jane at 720-600-3483, or to leave a note outside my office at 431-C Main St. (above the Barking Dog). Janaki Jane lives off the utilities grid in the mountains west of Lyons with her husband and her cat. Many deer, foxes, chipmunks, bobcats, elk, coyotes, ground squirrels, rabbits, moose, birds and the occasional marmot and mountain lion are residents of her property, too, although they cannot be convinced to share in the property taxes.
On this occasion of the new year I would like to thank all of my fabulous clientele and supporters whose patronage and referrals made our first year in business as Gateway Realty Group a smashing success! Best wishes for a happy and prosperous new year for everyone! Dan & Colleen
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