About Town with LaVern Johnson

ABOUT TOWN 11/19/20 #39
Another week gone by..no fire, no moisture..It has been unusually warm, but is supposed to snow later this week.
LYONSRECORDER.ORG: We are happy Kathleen Spring is now the Editor of the lyonsrecorder.org, bringing Lyons news to all of Lyons..To send her your news, click on LyonsRecorder.editor@gmail.com See www.lyonsrecorder.org To read her news, as well as About Town by LaVern–on Thursdays.
2020 Virtual Fall Show and Sale: As part of the Boulder Potters’ Guild First Ever Virtual Holiday Sale by Priscilla Cohan and co-horts, who will launched a new batch of work starting on Thursday, November 12, 2020 =22 Boulder Potters Guild Artists are participating. Hope to see you there
CHRISTMAS PARADE – SAT. DEC. 4Th is being modified by the Recreation Department, such as decorated floats around Main Street, decorated cars parading around town, so the townspeople can watch from their homes, a music truck, etc. Stay tuned.
HOLIDAY GIVING DRIVE, Lyons Town Hall Mon-Fridays., Bring donated gift toiletries, gift cards or funds-items to be collected and distributed by LEAF
The River Church. 18668 North St. Vain Dr. congregation will be serving their Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 10 AM to 1 PM — it’s free and everyone is welcome. We will be following all health/safety protocols. Hope to see you!
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The Wednesday Walkers Exercise Group is meeting at 11 am at Walt Self.(new time)
Senior meals furnished by the County for $3.00 can be picked up at the Senior Center each Wednesday and Friday from 11:30-12:30 Call 303 441 1415 the day ahead.
SENIOR CALENDAR: ==Sunday, – Good day for a Sunday drive. ==Tues November 24– Another good day for a drive if you want to avoid the weekend traffic.
BINGO HELP IS NEEDED EACH SUNDAY FOR THE MS\HS BINGO..CALL BRIAN- (Tigeryell91#gmail.com) Cell/Text: 303-907-5048 go@lionsboosterclub., Bingo is at Rainbow Alley in Longmont every Sunday from 1-3pm; with funds raised used for the schools’ extra curricular activities-bus rides, uniforms, etc. etc. Very important. (The M\HS Bingo raises around $80,000 for the year for school necessities-take your turn..help out..your students all benefit) Operations, Lyons Lions Booster Club.
LEAF Needs
NON-FOOD=Paper Products: toilet paper, paper towel, tissues, Laundry Products, Personal hygiene: shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, disposable razors
FOOD =Snacks: crackers, cookies, popcorn, etc. Soup, Canned chili, stew,, Flavored rice: pilaf, Mexican, long grain & wild, Spanish, etc. Cereal, Juice boxes, Fruit & applesauce cups, Fruit snacksThe River Church. 18668 North St. Vain Dr. congregation will be serving their Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 10 AM to 1 PM — it’s free and everyone is welcome. We will be following all health/safety protocols. Hope to see you!
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SHOP IN LYONS – DO YOUR SHOPPING AT HOME-HELPS LYONS’ BUSINESSES AND TOWN.
LYONS SALON & BARBER – 970 744 2111
Lyons Mane at the shopette is open daily.
LYONS REGIONAL LIBRARY (TAKE OUT) Mons & Thurs 10AM-4:00pm; Tues\Wed 12-6:00pm; Sat. 9:00-12:00, 303 823 5165 Call for appointment to come in.
YOGA – Saturdays – 9am – yoga online
WESTERN STARS open 10am-6pm, Mons -Thursday, 303 747 3828;
DOG GROOMING 10\20\-28 303 823 6260, Vet Clinic – Make appointment
LAMARIPOSA-Friday Lunch – 11am-3:00pm – $10.00-Stop by
A-LODGE-FORMERLY ASPEN LEAF MOTEL – Open for business. A discount is given to local residents who bring their family and friends
CHILD CARE & EDUCATION BY JACQUE SHANK-303 823 5020
LYONS REGIONAL LIBRARY (TAKE OUT) Mons & Thurs 10AM-4:00pm; Tues\Wed 12-6:00pm; Sat. 9:00-12:00, 303 823 5165 Call for appointment to come in.
YOGA – Saturdays – 9am – yoga online
LYONS PHYSICAL THERAPY will come to your home thru Tele-Health Call 303 823 8813
MENTAL HEALTH MEETINGS, each Thursday at 3pm, on Zoom by Cheri Maureaux.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACCUPUNCTURIST is now open for business 303 775 2940 – Julie Smith
For Live Music and a meal stop at the at the Lyons Den .
Ralph at the Farmer’s Market need jars..drop them by..4th and Broadway
KAREN’S HAIR SHOP is now open daily. – back of old hotel.
MEAL TRAIN FOR Ashlynn, Nell & Lib Alona, who suffered a bad accident;
Willis Horn is operating a cupcake company..Call him, 303 823 6770
SCHOOLS: SEE LYONS RECORDER Page for this month’s school news: Including phone numbers, times, meals, and names. == the NEW NOVEMBER SCHOOL NEWS.
NOV 11th was Ruby Bridges Day, when all kids walked to school.
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General Business:
The next meeting is Dec. 14th at 6:00pm on Zoom
REPORT–LYONS TOWN BOARD
The TOWN OF LYONS, NOV. 16 on Zoom at 7:00p.m.
MEETING: The Lyons Town Board met Monday Nov. 16th, 7pm, on Zoom. The Good News is that the 4th Street footbridge has been fully funded by CDBG and the Safe To Schools Grant; Design will begin soon. The 2nd Avenue bridge replacement has started with the traffic rerouted over McConnell Drive, which will be a 6 months project; Progress is being made on the Stormwater drainage and paving on 4th Avenue, between Main and Broadway, High Street Discussion was held RV Parking on town’s buy-out lots; and grease trap requirements. Pro Tem Browning was appointed as the BOT Liaison to the Citizens Budget Committee; Approved the 2021 budget with Mill Levy on Lyons property tax is 117.28; signed the ordnance for the LLC to extend the Lot 1, Railroad Subdivision at Lyons Ute Highway to 17 days; passed the Ordinance concerning Alternating\Extension of Nonconforming building and structures; Ratified the Construction Agreement with Walsh Construction for Bohn Park Phase II; Ratified the agreement with CGRS Inc, for the Lift Station Collar Assembly and waterproofing for the Eastern Corridor Utilities Project; Discussion of the 2012 Budget with 117 mills; and deducted $50,000 from town salaries, to be deducted throughout but added $125,000 for capital improvements.
MUSEUM NEWS+THE LYONS REDSTONE MUSEUM
The Museum has conceded that it was unsafe for the Museum to open this season. If you are here from afar and need to make research call 303 823 5925 and we will make arrangements to let you in on a Wednesday thru the winter months
== 2019 Virtual tour of 40 Artifacts – go to www.LyonsRedstoneMuseum.com== Lyons Historic District On-line Tour to CLIO -A map attached will guide your drive-by tour with the History of the 15 sandstone buildings that are designated as a Historic District, now on-line. ==Lyons Cemetery virtual tour, where you can drive around to find the tombstone with history on-line. https://virmuze.com/m/lyons-redstone-museum/x/stories-from-the-lyons-cemetery/
==Also a brochure and on-line of Sally Colt’s wedding dress is pending. (wife of W. A. Colt, who built the Trail Ridge Road, Highway to Estes Park, Foothills Highway; the dam near Colorado Springs, and etc. He had a son Jim Colt Lyons High School Class of 1940, whose son was killed in WWII, a son, David, deceased om 1968, and a daughter, Mary Filley; Kay and Ted Laws who lived in the Colt home on Apple Valley road in the 1970’s now of Alamosa brought the Museum an old trunk of Grandpa Colts to display.
The Museum was closed all season due to the COVID ,and, is asking for donations for the Museum expenses since could not open and had no sales. (Who would ever dream we could not open!) This is the time that we need to hear from our Lyons High Alumni and past and current residents. We will appreciate your support. Send a check to Lyons Historical Society, P O Box 9, Lyons, Co. 80540
HISTORY: Someone is asking for the history of the gnarled tree that is along the Picture Rock Trail..e-mail lavern921@aol.com, if you know anything. (That land now belongs to the County Open Space; it did belong to Vic Olson, and previously Adam Todd.) A trip to the court house is needed.
TID BITS:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Ruth Corwin, Kate Kerr, Bonnie Sims, Wendy Hayden, Sally Whitson, Dan Kloosterman