The authors who saved Lyons History
History books on Lyons incl. 1800s, 1900s, sandstone quarries, pioneer families, $10 booklets, dvd’s — through the Lyons Historical Society
Garden Club history / cancelled chili cookoff
The Lyons Garden Club has been “making Lyons beautiful, one flower at a time,” since 2008. Due to the pandemic they will not be having their annual fundraiser.
W. A. Colt, Road Builder, History
Many monuments remain to testify to the great work of the man that was known as “The Sage of the Rocky Mountain Region”.
From the seed of an idea, a garden grows (history)
The history of the Botanic Gardens, which are the first such gardens in Boulder County.
Lyons Redstone Museum is online during COVID-19
Lyons museum offers three online tours of historic Lyons
Poetry from a 1940s Lyons teacher
Evelyn Moore published a book of poetry titled Verses from Colorado.
Ralston family obituaries “Ralston Bros Antiques”
Dick, Kathy, and Steve Ralston started Ralston Brothers Antiques on High Street in Lyons in 1974.
Lyons and the 1918 Pandemic
The first recorded death in Colorado attributed to the 1918 Pandemic, (Spanish Flu), occurred on September 27. The disease would soon impact Lyons…
Celebrate Lyons history, May History Month
Breaking: ‘Burgalers’ make off with $115 119 years ago
Lyons Volunteers join LEAF, history of LV
The Lyons Volunteers (LoV) Board of Directors has announced that LoV will become a new program under the Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund (LEAF) umbrella. The organizational change should be completed within the next few months, but LoV and LEAF are already coordinating to provide volunteer help in response to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions. The move will minimize administrative expenses, especially insurance costs, and help ensure LoV can continue to provide volunteer help to Lyons residents and to the Town of Lyons.
Award recipient recalls history of Leos Club
Jonelle Tucker received the Outstanding Service award from the Lyons Lions Club for helping them start the Leo Lyons teen volunteer group. Club president Jerry Tabor presented the award on March 10. The Club is an active group of outstanding young people, grades nine through 12, who have been involved in many local service projects since 2014. The acronym Leo stands for Leadership, Experience, Opportunity. The Lions, the Leos and Tucker are not big on broadcasting what they achieve, but this article intends to honor and summarize what the clubs do.