ACTIVITIES FOR THANKSGIVING WEEK:

There are a few activities cancelled in town for both Thursday and Friday, including the Town offices. See FLASH NEWS for all the details and dates. 

THANKFULNESS CRAFT: In last week’s issue, we had a “craft” article where families could paint stones together with words that represented what they are thankful for this year. Like “Mom” ”KittyKat” “Teddy Bear Bobby” ”No Fires!” These can also be given away as gifts this week or for December holidays.

GAME DAY: Some people on Facebook were exchanging puzzle (boxes) and games. The Lyons library has a “jigsaw box” in front of their building.

TV STREAMING: Well, it seems that home-bound people are still hungry for TV shows. Netflix has reported that the new show about a young lady in the chess competition world called “The Queen’s Gambit” is its biggest scripted limited series in history, launching to a record-breaking 62 million households over its first 28 days of release.

TV THURSDAY: Macy’s says that they will be doing a virtual Parade on Thanksgiving Day. And, the National Dog Show is always popular with people of all ages. (The NFL night game is cancelled, due covid in the Ravens camp)

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: Lyons has the town streets and Sandstone Park lit up for Thanksgiving and December Holidays, and are working on doing “float scenarios” around town, so that you can “drive by” floats, instead of stand on the curb watching a parade go by. In the meantime, you can go to Denver’s Multiple Light Shows = take a family drive around town (see below)

BEER: For those of you who love to brag about our local brewery’s latest “batch” – and try it out. We’re glad to announce to Premium beer lovers that the Brewery announced the release of “Bourbon Barrel-aged Ten FIDY” and “Volumes 3 and 4 of their BA20 Barrel-aged Series: Angel’s Vera and Zuccotto” which were infused with ultra premium ingredients. These BA beers are available in four-packs of 12 oz. cans for a limited time. The beers spent months inside oak bourbon barrels that have mellowed the massive stout into a 12.5% ABV.

DAY-VACATION IN DENVER: The upcoming December holidays will also be subdued.  With the Town of Lyons cancelling all events, including the Bazaar, the Parade, and potentially the fireworks… I have given you an alternative to brighten up your December days.  I’ve put together an article for a MINI-DAY-VACATION in Denver. There are some amazing things going on – in downtown Denver, at the Botanic Gardens and the Zoo.  It all began last Friday, November 20, when the Denver mayor switched on the colorful lights on its Municipal and Capital buildings, which are choreographed to music.  They also have a new Mile High Tree on the 16^th Street Mall, at Welton Street, made out of metal and lights. It’s the largest installation of its kind in North America. The tree was created by ILMEX Illumination, a globally renowned decorative lighting production company in Spain. And, who doesn’t love the Denver Zoo and Botanic Gardens annual displays? Remember, there is limited capacity due to COVID-19, so reserve your ticket early.

SUPPORTING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES:

==HOLIDAY SPECIALS. The Lyons Recorder is doing a big push to promote supporting our LYONS BUSINESSES! It all starts with THIS Saturday, November 28, being the nationwide “Shop Small Businesses Day.”  We’ve put together a whole page of special items that local stores have for sale during December that will make great gifts (for your friends and YOURSELF!) — unfortunately we had a bunch of stragglers sending in “specials” or changing them, and we have to update the page before we can publish it confidently, so it will come out on FRIDAY.

==A GREETING CARD TO LYONS RESIDENTS: Next, we are getting ready a very cute “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the Town of Lyons” page, which features old-time Victorian postcards “photo spread” with the names of local stores. This has been a long-time tradition at the Lyons Recorder over the decades. It will be available from December 3 to 31.

==ADVERTISING MERCHANDISE: And, third, we are available for businesses to place ads for the first time this year! We hope to be a quick and easy place for residents to go to see almost all the stores of Lyons on ONE PAGE! Again, this will happen for the month of December.

***Contact us if you want to participate in any of these three events:  LyonsRecorder.Editor@Gmail.com ***

AVERTING DANGER: 

==WORK ZONES: The State of Colorado has seen an uptick in fatal crashes in construction work zones in 2020, according to data gathered by the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol. Statewide there have been 10 traffic fatalities in construction zones, up from seven this time last year. While texting is a problem, speed is the #1 problem! With fewer people on the roads, drivers are driving faster.

==DUI ENFORCEMENT: With holiday excitement growing as Thanksgiving approaches, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies statewide will unite for the Thanksgiving Week high-visibility DUI enforcement period from November 20–30. 

==FIRES: I am no longer doing daily updates online of the fires. The four that were threatening the Lyons area are almost fully contained. You can go to the main article on “fire preparedness” and see links to each reporting entity and get their direct reports. Report 11/25/20: Snow-covered and wet fuels are leading to minimal fire behavior. People travelling the newly reopened roads near the fire damage are warned that precipitation, as well as freezing and thawing temperatures, create hazardous road conditions. A drier air mass is expected to move in today with low humidity and sporadic wind gusts of up to 50 mph. All reports are under “Community Resources” category. A temporary donation center has opened in Loveland for the fire survivors of the Cameron Peak fires.