NEWS Briefs & NOTES from your editor, 6/9/22
This is a new condensed version of “Editor’s Notes & News Briefs” (this is a trial period to see what works). === Activities/events have been moved to “Things Happening in Lyons” with descriptions and links.
==NEWS TID BITS==
Weather this past week was typical of Colorado’s rainy JUNE: days more or less at 80 degrees, with thunder storms every afternoon.
After publishing our spring “Lyons BUSINESS NEWS” on Thursday, we got news on Friday 6/3/22 about BARKING DOG closing, and FRIDA’s EMPANDAS changes in business ownership. Please go back to that ARTICLE and see updates. We’re glad to see that people are interested in what’s happening “on Main Street!” It was our #1 most read article last week.
See “Things Happening in Lyons” for more activity news. ==this week:==
Here’s a couple of big events outside of Lyons that are detailed in the “Happening” page
1. Critter Petting Day at the Heritage Farm on hwy 36
2. Western Complex grand opening of the 60,000-square-foot Terra building which features a living wall and vertical gardens, food research and development labs, an expansive test kitchen
3. Denver Art Museum has opened on 6/5/22 an exhibit telling the history of LGBT rights in Colorado, based on three years of research.
PINEWOOD FIRE DEPT: this year’s Estes Park Rotary Duck Race Festival totals are in and thanks to your generosity, $5,548 was raised for the Pinewood Springs Fire Department. “These funds will allow us to purchase much needed equipment that we could not otherwise afford.”
CO Hwy 7 Construction – Asphalt part: As crews continue work on the CO 7 project, the project team will begin permanent asphalt paving operations in June. The milling operations will be daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and paving operations from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. Crews will first start by milling the current roadway. A few days later, crews will move to laying asphalt on the roadway. This work will be conducted under single lane closures – motorists can expect 20 minute travel delays during this work. Approximately till June 25th. == see also our ARTICLE about the re-opening of Hwy. 7 starting Memorial day.
East Troublesome Fire: Based on evidence gathered at the fire’s origin, investigators have determined the fire to be human caused. Given the location and time of year that the fire started, it may have been caused by a hunter or a backcountry camper, and possibly by accident. Investigators from both agencies are working to identify the person or persons responsible for starting the fire. The investigation is still active. The East Troublesome Fire, one of the largest in Colorado’s history,
Gas prices jumped 40 cents a gallon over the past weekend. Colorado is at $4.67 and Lyons is at $4.47. Despite that… 90% of (5 day) Memorial Day travelers went by car –including 652,000 Coloradans according to AAA. — I went to the gas station today, Thursday, and the price went up to $4.77! It may be because the Circle-K (the only other gas station in town) has posted signs that they have run out of all gas!
Lyons senior Michael Tovani has found a permanent home at Brookdale Assisted Living, Longmont. Vance French has also moved to housing in Longmont. We wish them a healthy and happy residency. And, we hear that Betsy Montief may be returning to her Walt Self Housing apartment.
Colorado’s Avalanche Hockey Team has won the Western Division playoffs! and are on to the nationwide Stanley Cup playoffs in a week. They haven’t lost an “away” game in the playoffs. It’s been 20 years since they got the chance at the big prize. Ball Arena offered seats for $10 to watch it on the big screen (jumbotron) and it was packed. We will be able to watch the game on regular Denver television! Ticket prices for the playoffs are already at $1,000 and more.
LYONS SCHOOL NEWS – staff leaving:
Dr. Andrea Smith, principal of Middle/High School, will be transferred to the Erie School, in the St Vrain Valley School District, as well as
Ann Cisar, office administrator. We wish them luck and happiness. They served our Middle/High School very well, with intelligence and kindness.
Mark Roberts is retiring from SVVSD after 31 years at Lyons as Cross Country and Track Head Coach and Math and PE teacher. He is admired and loved by both students and parents. We wish him many happy days in retirement.
New 60,000 sq. ft. TERRA BUILDING opening at the Western Complex, Denver, with TONS of exhibits, hands-on, educational and fun things to do — see our THINGS TO DO page for details. It’s amazing!
Colorado passed a bill to fade out PFAs by 2025. They are “forever chemicals” in carpets, furniture, cosmetics, baby produces and some food packaging. It causes cancer, reproductive effects, developmental issue in kids, thyroid problems.
BALLOTS: We notified you last week in an article to make sure you were registered in your district, by June 6th. There was some new “re-districting” done this past year. I can now tell you that your PRIMARY ballot is in the mail. We’ll publish an article with more details next week.
OBIT: we are sad to report the Bill Boone has passed away. His obituary is in this week’s newspaper. He lived just outside of downtown Lyons, on the land where the first big quarry in Lyons was located. It was referred to as the Murphy/Brodie quarry. The old blacksmith shop is still there. The Lyons History Video Project did a video interview of him about a dozen years ago. We hope to do an article about him and the land some time this year. Our condolences to his family.
MASS SHOOTINGS: 239 in the first 5 months of 2022.
COVID-19 tripling in the past six weeks. 92 million (1/2 population) have NOT got their first Booster. Goes up to 70% NOT getting their two doses. == Boulder County already on “HIGH” alert in May; Larimer County now “MEDIUM” alert level, with 13.5% 7-day positivity rate.
City of Boulder unanimously passed six Gun Control Ordinances, after public hearing in which the vast majority agreed with the list. SEE ARTICLE. Louisville also passed new ordinances; and Lafayette and Superior are in the process of doing some.
The VETERANS exhibit at the library could use some extra hands to pack up the displays on Sunday at 1 p.m. (just show up).
