EDITOR’S WELCOME

Welcome to the new Lyons Recorder! We are members of the greater Lyons community who believe that Lyons needs to have a weekly voice. Since the print version of the Recorder went out of business in the late summer of 2019, we worked on developing an online-only presence. Work began in the fall of 2019, with the first issue being in January 2020 (thru June 2020). A revised and finalized version appeared in September 2020, what you see today.

Throughout the country, community newspapers have been bought up by hedge funds that stripped them of resources and fired large numbers of journalists. Other newspapers, facing declining revenues and soaring costs, have folded. It is a consensus that small town community newspapers will survive this crisis because it can bring you local news, opinions, and features that reflect the community’s interests and needs. Thus, the Lyons Recorder is a survivor!

If you would like to join us as a writer (or photojournalist), department editor, graphic designer, tech assistant, sales person, or business manager, please contact us at lyonsrecorder.editor@gmail.com. — For future reference, you can always find a link/button at the top of our Front Page describing how you can help:  “Support & Help Wanted.”  

Kathleen Spring, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief                 September 1, 2020

Thank you to small town newspaper advocate Clark Hodge and to Activist & Historian LaVern Johnson for joining me in championing the preservation of a weekly Lyons newspaper. ~~ And to Clark Hodge for his expertise in helping produce and design a professional web site. ~~ And to Kate Kerr, who helps keep the monthly calendar up to date with Lyons activities.

Thank you to the current 40 writers and photographers (and 20 temporary contributors) who have committed to bringing news, and education and entertainment articles to the Town of Lyons.

LYONS AREA VOLUNTEER WRITERS…writing about local news “online edition” 2020 and onward:

David McIntyre (music), Jessie Berta-Thompson and Garmina Fairfax (botanic gardens), Keith Gleason (astronomy), Sara Hart (wellness), Barbara Gray (poet), Janaki Jane (community wellness), Adrean Kirk (sustainability gardening), Bronwyn Muldoon (physical therapy), Donna M. Nespoli (wildlife), Bill Palmer (library news – retired 2022), Lory Barton (LEAF), Martin Soosloff (poet), Kim Mitchell (Town Economics), Jessica Olson (Lyons watershed), Mysti Tatro (retired) and Kaite Fletcher (Greenwood Wildlife rehab), Fire Chief Zick (fire department), Emily Ordal (school photos), Greg Lowell (environment, government), Kate Hart (photos), Kari Basey (school sports), Yelana Hughes (photos), Julie Vasquez (school sports), Mimi Leonard (landscape), Cathy Rivers (photos), Robyn Sloan (nature photo/video), Chris Cope (baseball), Stacey Paznokas (school photos), Crystal White (photos), Karen Crews Gregg (school), Cheri Maureaux (mental wellness), Tanya Daty (nonprofits)

  ~~ Current pastors of the Lyons Community Church, River Church, Catholic Church and Foothills Baptist Church (most frequent sermons and poems is Pastor Emily Hagen) ~~ Town of Lyons ~~ Town of Lyons staff (Deputy Clerk or Department heads); Aaron Caplan (utilities), Jim Kerr (ecology) ~~ Lyons shop owners 

Past contributors: Rebecca Batson (numerous features), Amanda Rea (features), Deja Heckard-Dunn (Holistic health), James Hart (addiction counseling, wellness), LaVern Johnson (social news), Yani Jones (History preservation), Rebecca Major (wellness/ social services), Linda Pecone (health/foods), Vasi Toneva (sustainability, gardens), Marcus Richardson (school sports), Tamara Vega Hadded (arts and culture), Kate Zalzal (Ecology), Olivia Cope (student perspective), Charlie Gau (student perspective), Andi Pearson (health), Mark Roberts (school sports), Sally VanMeter (birds), Marya Washburn (fire department), Tess McDonald (environment), Tanya Mercer-Daty (LCF-retired 2023)

~~ and the many people who submit photographs, articles, or information regularly or once…  a great bonus to our archive! 

Thank you to the Staff who produced a wonderful newspaper from January to June of 2020: 

Ken Singer, Kathleen Spring, Mike Porter, Sandy Spellman, Chrystal DeCoster, Marcus Richardson, Kate Kerr, Amy Reinholds, LaVern Johnson, Cristina Trapani-Scott, Clark Hodge

AND, all of the excellent contributing writers and photographers

~~ Lyons Recorder ~ P O Box 512, Lyons, CO 80540. ~ LyonsRecorder.Editor@Gmail.com ~~

Support Your Local Small Town Newspaper! Donations Welcome! Thank You for your support and readership! ~~

LETTERS TO EDITOR: (AND OPINION COLUMNS) Lyons Recorder accepts letters to the editor. Letters to the editor should be no longer than 250 words, and they should include the author’s full legal name and contact information, for verification. Letters can be sent to lyonsrecorder.editor@gmail.com. Letters are subject to review by management and may be rejected, or returned for editing and clarification, upon the discretion of management. ~~~ Opinions and advice that appear in articles is that of the writer, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions and stance of the Lyons Recorder and its staff. The information included at this site is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for treatment or advice by appropriate professionals. (See our “Legal” and “Privacy” pages for more information)

PHOTOGRAPHS (AND ARTICLES): We go out of our way to make sure we credit all photographs to their owners. All information contained on this web site is obtained from public social media sites, with permission, or are sent in directly from the creator(s) of photographs. Any use of copyrighted material is unintentional. Every effort will be made to accurately credit the material’s sources. Please notify the webpage administrator immediately if a problem exists. lyonsrecorder.editor@gmail.com The material information will be credited to the author/copyright owner and/or removed immediately. This web site collects a minute amount of financial contributions from the public, which the majority is used to pay expenses, as it is intended for educational, entertainment and supportive purposes only. Thank you.