Red county/Blue county: the many reasons why covid numbers have spiked in small towns
Compare 2 similar counties=== Within Colorado, one of the most vaccinated counties is San Miguel County, which, like Wyoming’s Platte County, has a population of a little over 8,000 people. Both counties entered June with high transmission rates and sustained them for several weeks straight, but their vaccination rates are inverses of each other: Fewer than a third of Platte County residents are fully vaccinated, while about a third of San Miguel County residents are not. The common thread in both places: pockets of unvaccinated residents.
COVID-19: grants, funds, resources, assistance – individuals and businesses
COVID-19 RECOVERY RESOURCES – includes mental health, FEMA support, Rent/Mortgage Assistance, Education support, FEDERAL loans and grants.
Colorado “Climber Loan” to help small businesses recover from pandemic
The CLIMBER Loan Fund, with loans of up to half a million dollars, is designed to catalyze borrowing that might not otherwise be available. Below-market interest rates… Special consideration is given to small businesses located in rural, distressed, and underserved areas, including communities with low to moderate incomes.
COVID MAY report, counties in “clear”- ok go maskless (statistics for May)
List of changes in COVID-19 during the month of May. =US = CO = World = Boulder & Larimer Counties // statistics
Ceramic flowers grace elementary school yard to commemorate pandemic workers
Over 250 ceramic flowers were installed outside of Lyons Elementary this week, May 12-13, to honor frontline workerd and lives lost during COVID-19. (photo spread)
USSB Economic Injury Disaster Loan Assistance, Supplemental Targeted Advances
Effective April 22, the SBA modified the Targeted EIDL Advance application process to
determine if businesses also qualify for the additional $5,000 Supplemental Targeted Advance.
SBA will contact eligible business entities to apply and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. To qualify … see article for details
COVID APRIL report, counties get self-rule, medical news – updated 4/29/21
COVID Report – April 2021. // Counties & their health depts. get independent self-rule of COVID restrictions, except for large events, which the Governor will retain, as well as schools and similar group places. // Summary of COVID news in US and World // News on new experiments. ///4th Wave
Cultivating hope, courage, and meaning in the wake of post-pandemic life
With the promise of vaccines and post pandemic life around the bend, we are faced with the challenge of reworking our lives…. Some can approach this change with fresh eyes, while others are exhausted…The question becomes, how might we practically emerge with hope, self-compassion, and intention.
2020: A Year to Remember (& can’t ever forget) Pizza Bar 66
Restaurant owner Michael Moore, Pizza Bar 66, recalls 2020 & its closure, then carry out only, then limited customers== representative of all Lyons’ eateries. =”In March of 2020, just when we were preparing to ramp up for the windfalls of another prosperous Spring, Summer and Fall, the world literally shut down, as did our business. “
The experiences of a small town grocery market (1 year COVID)
St. Vrain Market owner Neil Sullivan tells what his store went thru for 1 year with covid, helping to feed the hungry and those self-isolating and more “Those early months of the pandemic were not just difficult to manage a business through but were emotionally difficult..”
The music blues of 2020 (1 year pandemic/music)
Was the year of the blues in 1921, or 2003, or 2020? Music in 2020 suffered one of the worst years in modern times. See what Lyons Bluesologist says about Lyons music venue troubles.
March madness at Red Canyon Art (1 year COVID)
Art and gift store owner Connie McGuire, Red Canyon, writes about the difficult decisions made to close and/or open her store during the one year of COVID.