Books: Colorado and Lyons history, flood, gift books
Give a Gift -and- support your local museum
==picture books $25
==history books $10 to 25
==used magazines
==Buddhist/Nepal
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Groundbreaking of Summit Housing, affordable housing, officials attending
the public to join in a community groundbreaking of an affordable housing development at the intersection of Carter Drive and McConnell Drive in Lyons. The celebratory groundbreaking will be co-hosted by Summit Housing, the developer, at 10:30 am on Friday, August 5, 2022. Governor Polis, Congressman Neguse and representatives with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Division of Housing are expected to attend.
CO Highway 7 open for Holidays; news about their progress
CO Highway 7 NEWS
==road will be open Dec 23 to January 3
==read about the progress/ accomplishments
==about the goals
==this is the last 2013 Flood project
==Kiewit donated to LEAF Christmas food and gifts
==link to update info
==photographs of road construction
Memories of the Great Flood of 2013, by LaVern Johnson
LaVern Johnson, historian, takes the reader through the town of Lyons, listing all the areas, some shops and homes, and naming some people who struggled in the Great Flood of 2013. (photos)
Home flood insurance, what you should know
With natural disasters like wildfires and floods on the increase, questions arise about what your insurance covers as a result of damage from these events. While coverage on these two can overlap, this article will concentrate on flood insurance, since this week we are remembering the Great Flood of 2013 which hit Lyons in September. Here are a few things to consider…
Full Closure of CO 7 Lower Canyon begins September 20
On September 20 at 8 a.m., the Colorado Department of Transportation will close Colorado Highway 7 between Mile Points 23 and 29.5 for permanent flood repairs. The closure of CO 7 (Lower) Canyon will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022. — learn more details and see the map
Hwy 7 construction – map – and meeting link
Highway 7 will be under construction and closed for 7 miles between Lyons and Allenspark, from Sept. 2021 to May 31, 2022. — see map — sign up to attend virtual meeting in August — or for text messages.
2nd Avenue Bridge Grand Opening, final project from the 2013 Flood completed
Details, speeches, photos and more on the grand opening of the 2nd Avenue bridge in Lyons, CO on July 8, 2021.
Second Avenue Bridge girders installed
Concrete girders 140 feet long were delivered to the 2nd Avenue bridge work site on February 16 during the night hours. (see photos)
High school letterman jacket reunited with owner 7 years after Flood
A tattered Lyons high school letterman jacket that was lost in the Flood of 2013 was reunited with its owner this week.