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Explore the town’s history at Lyons Redstone Museum this spring and summer
By Monique Sawyer-Lang Redstone Review
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LYONS – Do you have friends or family visiting you this spring and summer? Are you looking for something new to do? Has it been a while since you visited the Lyons Redstone Museum, or maybe you have never stopped by? Consider adding a visit to the museum on your summer “to do” list.
Saturday, May 7 is the opening day for the 2022 season at the Lyons Redstone Museum, located at 340 High St. The museum will be open weekends during the month of May and daily June 1 through October 2. Hours will be Sundays 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Housed in the town’s original schoolhouse, the museum is a great place for locals and visitors alike to explore and learn the history of the Lyons area. Saved from the wrecking ball by the Lyons Historical Society in 1976, the Lyons Redstone Museum opened to the public in 1979 and is the repository for objects, photographs, and documents that pertain to Lyons’ history.
There’s a lot to see and do at the museum. Pick up a copy of the Forty Years/Forty Artifacts exhibit guide and go on a scavenger hunt to locate all the items. Put together a jigsaw puzzle of the Centennial edition of the Lyons Recorder in the Lyon Newspapers: A History exhibit. Pretend you’re a student in the 1890s and practice writing with chalk on a handheld slate in the school exhibit. Sit in the old wood booths from the Lyons Soda Fountain and peruse the menu. View the many works of art located around the museum from a variety of Lyons’ artists, past and present. Learn the history of town founder E.S. Lyon and the histories of the first fire department, the railroad, and many other institutions from yesterday and today in Lyons. Read a riveting transcript of the WWII diary of Charles Swift from December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor and his time serving aboard the USS Phelps in the Pacific.
No trip to the museum is complete without stopping by our gift shop and bookstore. An eclectic selection of souvenirs and vintage glassware and dishes are available to purchase. Spend some time perusing the large selection of new and used books in the book store, including local history books.
As you finish your visit to the museum, grab a copy of the Lyons Historic District Walking Tour or download the tour (https://theclio.com/tour/910) on your smartphone and continue your journey into local history with a walk around town. The museum has several events planned for the 2022 “Good Old Days” to be held on June 24 and 25. At 6 p.m. on Friday, June 24 the alumni of the class of 1969 will dedicate a sandstone bench, located at the front of the museum building, in memory of classmate Mickey Hawkins. USMC Private First Class Mickey Hawkins was killed in a firefight on January 6, 1970 in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. On Saturday, June 25, the museum will hold a history program on the lawn at 1:00 p.m. and various activities are planned for the alumni of the classes of 1970, 71, and 72 throughout the day. Due to the pandemic, the 50th Reunion activities for the Classes of 1970 and 1971 were canceled but they look forward to joining the Class of 1972 in celebrating this year.
Admission to the museum is free but we gratefully accept donations. Your donations help support exhibit design and development, purchasing of archival storage materials, and development of our virtual and in-person programming. Additional information about the museum can be found on our website lyonsredstonemuseum.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and virmuze.com. We look forward to your visit in 2022. Sawyer-Lang
1908 photograph of the Lyons School, now the Redstone Museum, by Boulder photographer Ed Tangen.
CEMEX to increase production of low carbon limestone cement
By CEMEX Communications Staff Redstone Review
HOUSTON – CEMEX USA has announced that as part of its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, the company has increased production of Portland limestone cement (PLC) at its plant in Lyons, CO with the environmentally friendly, lower carbon building material expected to become the plant’s primary product by this summer.
PLC can offer CO2 emission reductions of up to 10 percent when compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). In PLC, finelyground limestone replaces a portion of the clinker, cutting clinker factor by about 10 percent and reducing CO2 intensity when compared to OPC. Extensive testing and customer feedback have shown PLC offers the same or better performance in durability and resilience when compared to OPC.
CEMEX USA President Jaime Muguiro said, “The increased production of Portland limestone cement is just one element of our plan to reduce our carbon footprint, and by making the lower carbon solution more available for our customers, they can help provide an even broader and effective impact.”
Though PLC has been produced at Lyons cement plant for more than 15 years, CEMEX is ramping up production to better align with the company’s ambitious carbon reduction goals and meet increased demand for lower carbon materials.
Just last year, CEMEX implemented its Future in Action program to reduce CO2 throughout its value chain and announced updated climate goals. The aggressive targets include reducing the company’s CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 baseline levels and working to deliver net-zero concrete globally by 2050.
To learn more about Portland limestone cement, visit the website: www.cemexusa.com/PLC.
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable services with a rich history of improving the wellbeing of those it serves through innovative building solutions, efficiency advancements and sustainability efforts. Its U.S. network includes 10 cement plants, close to 50 strategically located cement terminals, nearly 50 aggregate quarries and more than 280 ready-mix concrete plants. CEMEX USA has been repeatedly recognized for its efforts in sustainability and energy management, including earning U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Monique Sawyer Lang is the Collections Manager of the Lyons Redstone Museum. She is also a volunteer with the Lyons Food Pantry and a former member/chair of the Lyons Community Foundation Board. She lives in Spring Gulch.
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