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Christmas Services LYONS – A Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held on Monday, December 24, at 5 p.m. at the Lyons Community Church at 350 Main Street.

Pastor Emily Kintzel will conduct the service. For more information, call 303-823-6245 LYONS – The Rev. Sam Tallent will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Monday, December 24, at 5 p.m. at the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass on Colorado Highway 66 just west of Lyons. A love offering will be taken for Higher Ground Ministries. Everyone is advised to dress warmly. For more information about the service, call the Stone Cup at 303-823-5855.

Spirit Hound will celebrate the holidays LYONS – Spirit Hound has a very merry holiday season planned, with music, food trucks, and cheer.

On December 22 join us in the Spirit Hound tasting room for a cozy afternoon of early jazz and gypsy / western swing. The band Vintage SwingSet (along with a cocktail or two) will get you in the holiday mood, and hot hand pies from the St. Vrain Market and Bakery will be available for purchase.

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Dulcie Thorin, age 3, and her sister Beatrice Thorin, age 6, met with Santa at the annual Lyons Holiday Bazaar, held December 1 and 2 at Lyons Elementary school. The Thorin family lives in Lyons. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS

New surcharge for food and alcohol business and a new botanical garden for Lyons

By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – The Lyons Town Board passed an ordinance at a December board meeting to impose a surcharge on businesses in Lyons that create BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) substances. The new surcharge will be $15 per month for the smallest businesses and $375 per month for the largest businesses. The businesses that produce BOD are mostly restaurant and alcohol businesses that have to use grease traps.

“It turns out that everyone else (other cities and towns in the county) was charging a surcharge to treat BODs except Lyons,” said Joe Kubala, town engineer and director of utilities. “We started doing research to see what other towns were doing and charging and we found out that everyone is charging a fee to treat BODs except us.”

The large amount of BODs produced by businesses in Lyons has become problematic for the new waste water plant to treat.

The treatment plant is only permitted to treat about 705 pounds of BODs per day and the plant was receiving about 1,100 pounds of BODs per day way, exceeding the amount that the plant was permitted for, making the town vulnerable for fines from the state.

The plant itself has plenty of capacity to treat the amount of BODs it was receiving, but not the permit to do so. Kubala said that the

town hired an engineering firm to do computer modeling on the amount of capacity the waste water plant would need to treat the current BODs and future needs factoring in the development of the Eastern Corridor when it is built out as well as any future food and alcohol establishments that open in Lyons.

“We applied to the state for a new permit for the waste water plant to treat 1,500 to 1,600 pounds of BODs per day,” said Kubala.

“The new treatment plant was working under the permit from the old plant. They just switched it over and did not upgrade the permit to allow for a larger capacity. We are expecting to receive our new permit in about mid-January.” This is when the state will have completed its review of the computer models that the engineering firm produced to show the plant’s capacity.

The good news is that the amount of BODs the plant is now treating has gone down to nearly the levels allowed by the current permit. Kubala said that this is because the town staff has been working with the businesses to clean out their grease traps and dispose of waste and the town staff has been monitoring the grease traps quarterly, but the businesses have to turn in their reports monthly. Kubala said he wants to be able to check the traps monthly and perhaps they will be able to do that in the near future.

In other news a Lyons group of avid plant and tree enthusiasts proposed to the board

creating a botanical garden on a flood buyout property in Lyons with all native plants and trees. Two members of the group, Gorima Fairfax and Deirdre Daly, gave a Power Point presentation to the board at a meeting in December on the proposed Rocky Mountain Botanical Gardens (RMBG).

The botanical gardens will be located on the Baranway property, formerly Foothills Mobile Home Park, along the St. Vrain River. This property, which is 1.26 acres, suffered a lot of damage in the 2013 flood and was bought out by the Town of Lyons.

The first step is the contract. Since the town used Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) money to purchase the property from John Baranway, FEMA regulations apply to the use of the land. The botanical garden is an approved use by FEMA. “We will start with a contract which is the Neighborhood Licensure,” said Fairfax. “We will have a lease to use the property, but we do not pay any money for the use of the land.

We hope to start working on the project this spring. We will start with the lower part of the property and mark off the boundaries.”

The gardens will have stone / gravel walkways, benches, a patio of 30 to 35 feet, a tiny book library for plant books and garden beds.

The group is requesting using a town water tap and paying the same price for water that the town pays; they are also requesting a bear proof trash receptacle.

“I have always loved this project and the issue has always been where to put it. Thank you for this beautiful vision,” said Mayor Connie Sullivan.

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LYONS G U E S T •E D I T O R I A L Should Town of Lyons use synthetic herbicides on public lands?

By Robert Brakenridge Redstone Review LYONS – Some of the chemicals that Lyons uses in its Weeds Management Plan pose risks to public health and local ecosystems. This Plan is no longer up to date.

According to its current (but under revision) Weeds Management Plan, Lyons uses these chemicals: “Quinstar 4L, Glyphosate 4 Plus, Panoramic 2SL, Esplanade 200SC, Curtail, Milestone, Redeem, Tordon, Transline, and Telar.”

This seems to endorse them as safe, but are they? Let's look at just one as an example: Glyphosate 4 Plus. Glyphosate is a synthetic herbicide and the active ingredient in Roundup (first made by Monsanto). Legal and sold everywhere, what could be wrong with the town of Lyons using it?

First of all, things have changed, and the town is not up to date. This chemical is not legal and sold everywhere. Not quite…

“In June 2015, the French Ecology Minister asked nurseries and garden centers to halt over-the-counter sales of glyphosate in the form of Monsanto’s Roundup.

In November 2017, a ban on glyphosate was announced,

to take effect within three years.”

“Germany’s agricultural minister announced in April 17, 2018 a draft regulation to end the use of glyphosate.

The plans include a ban on the weed-killer in household gardens, parks and sport facilities, and major restrictions on its use in agriculture.”

Belgium: in 2017, banned individual use of glyphosate.

Netherlands: banned non-commercial use of glyphosate.

Portugal, Italy, and many other nations: not permitted for use in public parks and on school grounds. Canada: new rules allow the product to be “applied only when the potential to spread to areas of human activity, such as houses, cottages, schools and recreational areas, is minimal.”

These are some examples. But why these changes? Are they driven by unreasonable fear, or by fact? Simply put, the knowledge about the risks is changing, and pretty rapidly. The idea that glyphosate is harmless except to weeds, is an idea left over from a decade or more ago; it does not match present understanding.

Some research below to illustrate. Best to keep an open mind about the described ill effects; more study is needed in each case. In the meantime, though, it can no longer be claimed that this is an herbicide that affects only vegetation. Or that applying it, even in your own backyard, is known to be “safe”.

1) “Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy and shortened gestational length: a prospective Indiana birth cohort study”, Environmental Health, 2018, 17:23.

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“Since GLY exposure in pregnancy may also increase fetal exposure risk, we designed a birth-cohort study to determine exposure frequency, potential exposure pathways, and associations with fetal growth indicators and pregnancy length. We found that pregnant women glyphosate levels correlated significantly with shortened pregnancy lengths.”

2) Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors. Food Chem. Toxicol.

2013, 59:129-36.

“Glyphosate is an active ingredient of the most widely used herbicide and it is believed to be less toxic than other pesticides. However, several recent studies show its potential adverse health effects to humans as it may be an endocrine disruptor. This study focuses on the effects of glyphosate on estrogen receptors mediated transcriptional activity and their expressions. These results indicate that low and environmentally relevant concentrations of glyphosate possess estrogenic activity.”

3) Elevated Urinary Glyphosate and Clostridia Metabolites with Altered Dopamine Metabolism in Triplets with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Suspected Seizure Disorder: A Case Study. Integr. Med. (Encinitas).

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MAYOR’S CORNER A policy for the Trustees to navigate Social Media

By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review LYONS – On December 3, 2018, the Board passed Resolution 2018-114 adopting a policy regardSullivan ing the use of social media by members of the Board of Trustees. Prior boards had discussed the need for such a policy, but at the time few models existed, and there was little case law to serve as a guide for how local governments should approach this rapidly evolving area.

Social media sites have become an established tool for disseminating information quickly, efficiently and inexpensively to a wide audience. A 2018 study published by the Pew Research Center on social media use estimates that 68 percent of adults have a Facebook page and of those users, 74 percent report checking it at least once daily.

Sites like Facebook have played an influential role in town-related issues, with “Lyons Open Discussion” and “Lyons Happenings” being the most popular local venues for information sharing.

As of the writing of this article, “Lyons Happenings” has 3,027 followers and “Lyons Open Discussion” 1,725, which is pretty good participation for a town with less than 2,000 adults. In addition to these sites, one can use Lyons-focused Facebook pages to sell goods, find out about local road conditions, join a running group, share parenting tips and locate housing. There is a site for just about anything happening in Lyons these days. The town sponsors several “official” Facebook pages to communicate about local events, publicize road closures and

serve notice of upcoming meetings.

Despite this pervasive use of social media, few cities and towns have instituted formal policies regarding their management by elected officials until recently.

For many years it was difficult to understand how to ensure the use of social media was conforming to the norms and

answers to these and other questions are coming into focus thanks to several recent court cases. The most well-known example involved our very own President Donald Trump, who blocked users from his Twitter page. The courts found that because the president was using his personal account to communicate about official government

formal policies of the town. Trustees of the town are required to abide by a variety of laws to ensure all public business is conducted out in the open, and that all public records are maintained and accessible. As a result, it is not always easy to know how to apply laws written long before the internet existed to modern use of technology.

Questions often come up regarding how to deal with social media, such as, “When does commenting on a Facebook thread by trustees become a meeting?” or, “When do posts by Trustees made from their personal Facebook accounts have to be retained in the event of an open records request?” The

business that it had to be treated like any other public forum, thus making it illegal for him to block any individual user.

Elected officials may not know when they are crossing a line with regard to their use of social media as they communicate about government topics. I can speak from personal experience that it can be challenging to balance being responsive to questions and requests for information from the public, and ensuring the integrity of the public meeting process. Each trustee has to decide for him or herself how to participate in social media, if at all. Up to now, trustees have been feeling their way

along by following unofficial guidelines to steer clear of trouble. The recently adopted policy won’t provide the answer for every situation that trustees encounter when participating on social media, but it is a starting point for managing potential risks to the town, and for protecting the rights of individual trustees and the public.

The goal of the policy is to differentiate between occasions when trustees are speaking in an official-of-the-town capacity, and when they are using social media as private individuals. Trustees can, and likely will continue to, participate in social media discussion forums using personal accounts. The right to free speech does not evaporate just because one is elected to public office. When commenting from a personal account, trustees will need to consider whether the content of their posts could be interpreted as an official position of the town and take steps to clarify that they are not speaking from their official capacity, but sharing their personal views.

One down side to using a personal account to convey official town business is that it could make the account subject to open records requests. By contrast, the policy offers clear guidance for social media pages created for the sole purpose of communicating as part of one’s “official” capacity.

For example, I have a Facebook page as Mayor Connie Sullivan (https://www.facebook.com/conniesullivanformayorlyons/) to communicate with the public on behalf of the town. The policy outlines how this page should be managed and restricts certain activities for any elected official who chooses to create an official page.

My experience with social media has been mostly positive in that it can be an effective platform for correcting misinformation, communicating about important town issues and engaging with citizens.

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LOCAL Give where you live: endless opportunities to make a difference in a small town

By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – I recently attended a reception for 2018 Lyons the Community Foundation grant recipients. As I sat Bruckner in the audience and listened to all the amazing citizens talk about the work they are doing in the community, I was very inspired. In Lyons, we have an abundance of opportunities to make a difference. Because the spirit of volunteering and local philanthropy is so strong, it seems like everyone contributes in some way and eventually all projects and people seem to intersect in their efforts.

When LCF was started over 10 years ago, it was really the only non-profit in town.

The whole reason to start a foundation was so that local residents could find a centralized avenue for organizing community projects and an avenue for individuals and businesses to consolidate fundraising efforts. As Lyons has grown and also endured a natural disaster, the need and inspiration for more non-profits has grown as well. One might assume that an increase in community philanthropy would create competitive problems, but in reality I see the synergy of many inspired groups working together.

A great example of this small town collaboration is the garden program at Lyons

Elementary. This program, initiated with the help of an LCF grant, offers a real garden classroom for students K-12 who work with scientific and ecology experts from the community. The result is engaged, handson learning for kids and also an abundance of produce, more than 600 pounds last year, that is harvested and donated to the Lyons Food Pantry. Complementing these efforts, the LES eco-club kids volunteer their time every week in the garden and also in making their school and community more sustainable. The kids embrace their leadership opportunities and the chance to make an impact on their world.

The flourishing partnership with the Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund and the elementary and middle / senior schools is magnified during the holiday food and personal care drives. Each December, students are motivated to bring in canned goods and personal care items for those most in need in our community. Kids carry in canned goods each day with volunteer parents counting and sorting these items.

We are given the opportunity to teach our kids not only the value of giving, but to participate and give our time. The most sought after prize of the food drive is an opportunity to go deliver the food to the food pantry. The goal of 2500 food items will be easily met this year, providing non-perishables that will stock the pantry for months.

The 2018 LCF Advisory Board, left to right: Gail Frankfort, Josie Wratten, Jayne Rhode, Beth Smith, Claudia Kean, Don Moore, Laura Levy, Julie Jacobs, Torrey Hunter, Jeanne Moore, and Kristen Bruckner. Photographed at their 60s themed gala event earlier in December of this year.

The food drive also partners with Higher Ground Ministries and the Lyons Community Church to complete the holiday food baskets with a turkey and fresh produce. The middle / high school student council organizes the personal care drive, and the LEAF “giving tree” program provides holiday gifts to 125 individuals when locals sponsor one of their wishes.

Indeed, many of the local organizations that exist and flourish all help each other.

Lyons Leos, a youth service organization that was started after the flood with the help of an LCF grant, has grown and flourished. The high school kids, now up to 30 members and sponsored by the Lions Club, take on all kinds of projects including work on Habitat for Humanity construction, assisting LEAF at the Rave fundraiser, and helping seniors with technology.

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Rebecca Major hired as Northern Mountain Resource Liaison by OUR Center

By Charity Bonner Redstone Review LYONS – Rebecca Major is bringing a lifelong passion for helping others to a neighborhood near you.

Major has been hired by the Outreach United Resource Center as the Northern Mountain Resource Liaison and is responsible for providing day-to-day casework services to families and individuals in need who reside in Lyons, Raymond, Riverside, Allenspark and adjacent areas of unincorporated Boulder County.

“I will be helping to bridge the services that OUR Center provides for folks in communities that might not realize how many resources are in their front yard and back yard.”

Major said she hopes to help people in the mountain communities access rent and utilities, warm clothing and other mountain-specific basic needs. She wants to address the needs mountain communities have compared with Front Range community needs.

The former Air National Guard dental technician and radio communications technician moved to Lyons from Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband and children in July 2017.

Major’s lifelong passion for helping grew from the example she observed in her mother.

“My mom was the first charitable person I remember. I was probably eight when she and I went apple picking.

We went to go get apples, and a lady was at the checkout, and she was visibly quite shaken, and she said that her daughter, who had a toddler and was pregnant, had just had a fire and had lost everything.

“We went home and spent the whole day going

through our house and finding clothes, The military veteran also wants to furniture, household items, blankets bring an awareness of veterans’ concerns and towels. Mom cleared her schedule, to the area. She was entrenched in the and we filled our Blazer and brought it veteran community in Oklahoma and to the lady. I remember her being wants to address issues such as mental shocked and asking, ‘How? Why?’ health, job security and homelessness.

“I was so impressed with my mom.

Major has served as vice president of We were not well off. We were a workher neighborhood association and ing-class home, but there is always served as an active veteran resource something to give.” facilitator in Oklahoma. She was Her own experience helped develop involved in the school canned food her desire to help people. drives and uniform exchange, parents / “I do know what it feels like. I have peer led organizations and postpartum been the single mom struggling. I know depression support groups. exactly what it feels like to go to “I like to be busy,” she said and Catholic Charities and ask for bill assislaughed. tance. I know what it feels like to fill She is already diving into the comout SNAP and WIC. For four to five Rebecca Major will be bringing OUR munity and is working closely with years I knew exactly to the penny how Center services to residents of Lyons, partners, including Emily Dusel, much I had to make each day to keep a Raymond, Riverside, and Allenspark. executive director at Lyons roof over our heads.”

Emergency Assistance Fund, and Major’s position will not start until Dave Pinkow at AAA. early 2019, but she is already evaluating needs availabilAlthough new to Lyons, Major said she was charmed by ity of access to fresh food and searching for heating the town years ago when her family would visit on vacation. sources for mountain residents. She says that the two “We fell in love with Lyons right away. It is just filled most pressing needs she observes so far are heating and with people who have very kind hearts and actions to warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves and gloves. match,” she said.

Major will provide basic needs services from 2 to 4 She says that she is still taking it all in and learning p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in about her new community.

Allenspark and from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on the second and “This is my family. This is my new home, and I want fourth Wednesdays of the month in Lyons at a location to be a part of the community. It feels good to give back, to be announced. and it feels good to pay it forward.”

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OPTIONS Nicole Bookman: The perennial entrepreneur

By Tamara Vega Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – “All people need plants. We need them for our health, our nutrition, and our emotional well being,” said Nicole Bookman, founder of Lyons’ Sage & Grace, Plants and Flowers.

Haddad “For thousands of years, we have lived among plants, live longer because of plants, live happier.

No one ever woke up to a bouquet beside their bed and said, ‘Great, now my day is ruined.’”

Her words harken to 20th-century British designer Constance Spry, who may have single-handedly changed the way floral arrangements affect our presence by adding thyme and twigs with chrysanthemums and dahlias. She made them for royalty and the everyday person, alike.

Spry made floral arrangements commonplace by showing people they could use what they had available in their yards and neighborhoods to create bouquets with the beauty of surrounding nature.

That all changed as the midcentury flower market started pushing products grown with chemicals and dye on an industrial scale. The unrealistic expectations of what a long stem rose should look like led to the flower market being supplied by South America in gross amounts. Suddenly, buyers didn’t know where their bouquets came from, and seemingly forgot to care. The National Retail Foundation estimates that $2 billion worth of flowers sold during 2016 Valentine’s Day week alone, the majority imported from South America. This

Nicole Bookman with her daughters Sage and Grace. statistic hit Bookman to the core and set her on a course of entrepreneurial creativity.

Bookman found her passion for plants and flowers more than 10 years ago and subsequently opened Sage and Grace Apothecary, a retail business housed in The Corner Studios. So often in Lyons tales are told in two parts: before-the-flood and after-the-flood. Bookman had a thriving business in a field she loved. Sage and Grace products were stocked in stores from Lyons to Boulder to Denver. After the flood, which literally washed away her business, she took employment behind a desk for eight hours a day, five days a week.

“I was grateful, but I wasn’t happy,” said Bookman. “I had this epiphany: If you’re not happy where you are

now, it’s time to rethink all the different parts of your life … for your future.”

As the saying goes, successful entrepreneurs usually inspire successful entrepreneurs. Bookman discovered inspiration from renowned entrepreneur Craig Ballantyne shortly after her soul searching. She listened daily to Ballantyne’s podcast with notebook and pen in hand, absorbing several essential elements for a new path.

“Ballantyne set out questions that you answer five years from now,” she said. “I wrote as if I was five years older – where am I, what am I doing? I broke it down into profession, family and personal health.”

From there Bookman scaled her five-year vision to one year, and from one year to four seasons.

“It became easier when the scale came down to three months at a time,” Bookman said. “I was able to comprehend what I needed to accomplish in each season and then what I needed to accomplish each month. Now every Sunday I easily see what the next move is to reach my goals.”

A business plan was born complete with financials. In order to re-establish her operation here in Lyons, as well as to introduce herself to Lyons’ newcomers, she has created a Monthly Flower and Plant Membership. For $40 a month, members get the following: • Choice of a fresh flower bouquet or a houseplant delivered monthly.

• Free admission to the workshop, How to Design Your Bouquet.

• And, as a way of saying thank you for signing up in January, those members will receive a handmade Holly Beck Designs leather plant holder or a Georgia English textile wrap.

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Avoiding compassion fatigue and burn out by taking care of Number One

By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – It turns out the way to find happiness is to be happy. Although it sounds like a riddle, decades of research have Jane shown that happiness is not the result of success, but rather its precursor. It turns out that allowing ourselves to be happy, not driving ourselves, is the way to a satisfying life. And the great thing is, the two are not exclusive.

We can work hard and be happy and relaxed and fulfilled. We just need to change some of our assumptions about what working hard really is. How we do what we do is more important for our well-being than what we actually do.

The Stanford University Center for Compassion Research and Education is a program that studies how compassion for ourselves and others makes our lives better.

There is also an educational program called Compassion Cultivation Training for anyone to learn how to be more authentic and happier in their daily interactions.

Humans are wired to give more weight to the negative than the positive. This makes evolutionary sense, but we aren’t living where there might be a sabre toothed tiger waiting to spring from the bush anymore. However, we still act like we are.

We’ve all experienced this kind of thing: You can have 10 people tell you what a great job you did, but the one or two critical things someone says are the ones you dwell on. It turns out we can change that.

It has been discovered that the human

brain keeps growing neural connections throughout our lives, something that is called plasticity. This is how we can learn new things. We can train ourselves to focus on the positive, not the negative.

Research at the University of North Carolina proves that practicing lovingkindness toward ourselves, as well as toward others, leads to more positive emotions. Practicing it toward ourselves is essential to this increased happiness. This self-compassion is treating ourselves like we would close friends, especially when we fail, instead of being critical. It includes realizing that mistakes are the path to growth, and that no one else really cares about our mistakes like we do.

There is also a lot of scientific evidence that grateful people who practice things like using a gratitude journal or taking

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OPPORTUNITY New Library now fully funded

By Darcie Sanders Redstone Review LYONS – New library project now fully funded: Congrats, everyone.

Thanks to a generous donation of stone

by Blue Mountain Stone, owned by Raul Vasquez, and a grant from Boulder County Worthy Cause, our capital project is now fully funded. We have reached the finish line, and can now turn our attention to outfitting the building with furniture, fixtures, equipment, and technology to serve the community.

Construction is on track: Despite a bit of cold weather our construction is still on schedule for a Summer 2019 completion. Blankets and plastic sheeting prevented the sub-floor from freezing, and on December 12 the actual slab-on-grade floor was poured. Bill Palmer of the Foundation arranged for donation of an excellent quality vapor barrier from Stego Industries. Thank you, Bill and Stego! All in-floor electrical and plumbing is now installed. The next step is wood framing, which is expected to continue for the next six weeks through the end of January, weather permitting.

New director search update: Our

application window for the new library director position closed November 27.

The search committee is currently conducting the first round of interviews to narrow down the field of qualified candidates. Finalist candidates will be publicly announced in late December, with final interviews in January.

Holiday hours and activity at the library: Even though it’s not quite the end of the year, we have some activity numbers to share. November visits were up from 1,683 in 2017 to 1,844. That number includes 97 All-Ages Storytime attendees. Patrons also enjoyed making tie-dyed turkeys in November and participating in a variety of Holiday Craft activities on December 11. So far in 2018 we have issued 180 new library cards.

Welcome, new patrons.

Over 3,000 items were circulated last month, and 28 items were downloaded.

Savvy patrons continue to make good use of the Aspencat book ordering system. In November there were 331 titles “ordered in” to us here at Lyons Regional, while 210 patrons in other libraries “ordered out” from us. In other words, we got more in than we sent out! If you don’t know how to use the Aspencat order system, stop by the

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good books out there. If you are in search of something to satisfy your own personal tastes, consider having an informal “Readers Advisory” conversation with Kara Bauman. Kara will be able to identify new authors and titles for you based upon what you have liked or disliked in the past.

Readers Advisory works across media, too. For instance, knowing a film you liked can help identify a book, and vice versa.

Bruce, Ash, and Dana Cooksey enjoy All Ages Holiday And finally, please note Crafts at the library. PHOTO BY DARCIE SANDERS these holiday closures: December 24, 25, 31 and service desk in the library or call. A staff January 1. Regular programming and member will coach you through it.

Here’s an interesting end-of-the-year hours start up again on Wednesday, factoid: according to the bookophile web- January 2 with All Ages Storytime and site Goodreads, this year’s most popular Crafts at 10:30 a.m. and Word Book Club titles were: Before We Were Wednesday with Kayann Short at 6:30 Yours by Lisa Wingate, Little Fires p.m. Fun Chess with Aaron Caplan conEverywhere by Celeste Ng, and The Great tinues on Mondays at 2:45 p.m., as does all-ages Tech Thursday. We look forward Alone by Kristin Hannah.

And here’s my personal confession: I to serving our patrons even more in 2019.

You can stop by the library Mondays belong to two local book clubs and we have not read any of these, nor have I through Saturdays at 405 Main Street, call us at 303-823-5165, like our page on read them in my “non-club” reading.

Are we out of touch? Heck, no! Lyons Facebook, or visit us online anytime at has eclectic tastes, and there are a lot of www.LyonsRegionalLibrary.com.

A different take on giving

By Chelsea Barrett Redstone Review LONGMONT – The giving season is here. Our mailboxes are filled with charming appeals, and the TV and radio repeatedly play heartwarming messages about donating. The charitable spirit is Barrett in the air, but the constant requests for money can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Working in the world of nonprofits has provided me an important new outlook on the meaning of giving. I’ve come to learn that, while the amount does make a difference, the real value is in the act of giving itself.

When I had just graduated college and had very little disposable income, I stopped participating in charitable giving entirely. I quickly figured out that was a wrong way of looking at things. I remember somebody asked me how much money I spent at coffee shops. I only went out for coffee about once a month at the time, so I figured I probably spent about $30 per year. Next the person asked if I could quit going out for coffee if I thought I could help save a life. My answer? Of course!

My giving capacity had instantly increased from $0 per year to $30 per year with a basic change in perspective.

While $30 might not sound like much, it was the act of contributing to support an important cause that really

mattered. If 10 people who don’t currently donate to charity each find an extra $30 to give from such a simple shift in thinking, that’s $300 more for important causes.

I genuinely believe giving is a key part of personal wellness and long-term happiness. It makes you feel good and connects you with people who are passionate about the same things as you are. You start to see the difference you are making.

Don’t be discouraged or ashamed if funds are low.

There are many ways to contribute that don’t feel like a financial burden. Volunteering is a great place to start.

Explore all of the opportunities to volunteer this time of year, such as serving a Christmas meal at a homeless shelter, or wrapping presents for children living in poverty.

Remember that most nonprofits have volunteer needs

that last throughout the year. If you are inspired to volunteer, find a nonprofit you can be involved with beyond the end of the holiday season.

Do you shop online for household goods or holiday presents? Shop through AmazonSmile, and a portion of your spending will go to the charity of your choice. All you have to do is visit smile.amazon.org and designate your charitable cause. It’s a no-brainer.

Most people have stuff they don’t need or want anymore. Find a way to donate it to support a charitable cause. Greenwood Wildlife’s Thrift Store and Consignment Gallery in Boulder offers a “Consign for your Cause” program. When you consign under the account of the nonprofit that you support, 50 percent of the sale revenue is donated to your charity.

Don’t hesitate to get creative! Think about your special skills and interests. You just might come up with an innovative new way to give that goes beyond the suggestions I’m making here.

I truly believe the more you give, the more you receive.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the time of year, embrace it. Think about how you can contribute to the causes you care deeply about and the community in which you live.

Chelsea Barrett is the Communications and Marketing Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for more than 3,500 mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.

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pers and to early-bird holiday celebrators. Get your New Year’s started a couple of days in advance on December 29 from 4 to 7 p.m., with Dave Miller and Front Range, a group of local musicians (and airline pilots) deeply rooted in classic rock and influenced by the music culture of their travels. And if all of your holiday and New Year’s celebrating left you in rough shape, Spirit Hound is there for you on New Year’s Day with a Bloody Mary bar and a cinnamon roll / chili special (it really is a thing). For more information about all events, visit the Spirit Hound website: www.spirithounds.com/events.

Food Pantry requests some items LYONS – The Lyons Food Pantry is located at the Lyons Community Church at 350 Main Street in the lower level. The Food Pantry is run by a group of volunteers and it is part of the Lyons Emergency and Family Assistance Fund (LEAF). The pantry is open every Wednesday, except over the holidays, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and currently serves over 45 families.

The pantry is funded by grants, donations, the Town of Lyons, and others.

Your donations are appreciated. Here is a list of our current needs: cereal (hot and cold), shampoo, household cleaning products, laundry detergent, dish soap, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, tissues) and other non-food products. For more information, go to www.leaflyons.org.

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INSIGHT Retrieving passwords from scraps of paper

By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – On a recent Sunday I sat down at my desk to retrieve all my passwords, usernames, code numbers, PIN numGierach bers, answers to security questions, and such and put them in one convenient place. “Retrieve” turned out to be the right word. Most of this stuff had been made up on the spot while on a website or on the phone, scribbled down on the fly and put… Well, that was the question, put where?

Most eventually turned up on odd scraps of paper stuffed in one of three top desk drawers or in the pages of one of two address books. Why two? I’d always kept physical addresses and landline phone numbers in my old address book, but early on I began putting email addresses and cell phones in a separate volume. Maybe I thought email and cell phones were fads and the novelty would soon wear off.

Whatever I had in mind, it became a well-meaning attempt at organization that only resulted in more clutter.

Like many of us, I used the names of my cats for my first couple of passwords so they’d be easy to remember. But as my increasingly complicated online life demanded more passwords I resorted to former cats and for the answer to one of my choices for a security question I dredged up the name of my childhood dog. That name evokes fond memories, but of course now, for reasons of security,

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Later, to reflect my gradual learning curve on the Internet, I began to randomly capitalize letters and add equally random symbols and odd snippets of meaningful numbers to make my passwords more cryptic, always shooting for no less than the eight characters experts recommend. Eventually my passwords began to resemble the old cartoonists’ code for swearing. You know, a hapless character hits his thumb with a hammer and says,

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by email or a manuscript that wasn’t digital. And a growing number of them have begun to insist on direct deposit instead of sending a check in the old, recognizable way. That meant I had to sign up for online banking so I wouldn’t have to wait for my monthly statement to come in the mail to see if I got paid. When it comes to online banking, automatic withdrawals happen right on schedule, while automatic deposits arrive whenever, so you can’t just assume the money is there.

One publication goes so far as to require its writers to submit a digital invoice through a “vendor portal” that’s

friends accused me of being a Luddite (I had to look up the word) but none of them have bothered to apologize now that it’s turned out I was right all along.

We’ve recently learned that in addition to the ubiquitous hackers, Facebook and other faceless entities regularly monitor our online activity and collect our personal information and sell it to whoever wants it for whatever reason.

I was never on Facebook, but now I wish I had been so I could have quit in protest.

Oddly though, even knowing what we know now, most people didn’t quit, but continue to publish inane selfies and detailed accounts of what they had for lunch. Maybe it’s a generational thing.

People my age still lug around an antique presumption of privacy, while the rest seem happy to have their personal lives splattered all over cyberspace to be picked over

by Russian hackers, marketers, and the FBI. But it’s hard to stay off the grid once you’re on the grid. It’s been a generation since any of the magazines I write for would accept communication that wasn’t

accessed with a username, a title, three security questions, and of course another password. I’ve made my living as a writer for 40 years, but the constant demand for passwords has exhausted my creativity. To come up with any more new ones now I’d have to get several more cats. For that matter, the current system is so ineffective that before long we’ll have to resort to fingerprints, retinal scans, or go the full distance with chips inserted in our skulls. And then I’d be stuck with all those cats.

John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines including a regular column for Trout Magazine. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. He has won seven first place awards from the Colorado Press Association for his columns in the Redstone Review. His newest book, A Rod of your Own is now out and available at book stores and fly fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street in Lyons.

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COMMUNITY Fleece – the gift that keeps giving

By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – Like me, I’m guessing you feel environmentally responsible when you recycle plastic soda and water bottles, but what if I told you that the byproducts of all those bottles contribute to a bigger, yet-to-be-determined-how-serious environmental problem?

It’s been 50 years since Dustin

ucts, such as shampoo and toothpaste, in which they were once staple ingredients.

There’s a growing awareness of and various responses to the ubiquity of plastics around us. But the effects of plastics in the environment over the long haul have not yet fully been determined. After all, it’s only been in the last 50 years or so that plastics have become widespread.

Ever and ever smaller bits Plastic in any form degrades slowly in

Future Fleece – Alejandro Meza, onsite supervisor at the Boulder County Recycling Center, checks bales of recycled No. 1 plastic bottles ready for shipment. PHOTO BY GREG LOWELL Hoffman’s character in The Graduate was advised that his future success lay in one word: plastics. In the years since, our world has become inundated with the subsequent explosion of plastic products.

Next to nuclear waste, there’s perhaps no more insidious manmade material.

We know about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a growing field of plastic debris circulating in the breadth of the Pacific Ocean. Recognizing the potential harm, there are local efforts to ban plastic bags and straws. And in 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a bill banning the use of plastic microbeads in personal care prod-

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Left Hand Brewing supports Longmont Humane Society LONGMONT – Treat yourself to a little holiday spirt and help homeless pets while you enjoy some great beers. Now through Monday, December 31, Left Hand Brewing in Longmont will donate $5 from every beertenders flight sold at their Tasting Room to LHS. Left Hand is located at 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont. Tasting Room hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, closing at 8 on Sundays.

2019 Lyons Parks Parking Pass LYONS – 2018 Parking Passes expire on December 31, 2018. The 2019 parking passes for LaVern Johnson and Bohn Parks are available to residents of Lyons (utility billing customers only). There is one free resident parking pass per household. A second pass may be obtained for $35, a third pass is $55.

Golf carts are considered vehicles. The one free parking pass per household may be used for a golf cart.

the environment. Normally, plastic items can take centuries to decompose.

Plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to degrade, while plastic bottles can take 450 years or more. And just because plastic decomposes doesn’t mean it turns into something harmless. On the contrary, plastic turns into ever-smaller pieces and even when those smallest micro-pieces degrade, they leave behind their chemical residue.

Most troubling of all are tiny plastic beads and fibers in water. Plastics will, in time, break down in water but the result is a “plastic soup,” consisting of the components used to construct the plastics.

Non-residents may purchase a season parking pass for a flat rate of $75 per vehicle. The parking fee for 2019 is currently set at $5 for every 4 hours and may be paid at the kiosks located throughout the parks with the receipt placed on the windshield.

Parking fees are enforced. Sign up for a 2019 resident parking pass on the Town of Lyons website: www.townoflyons.com/parkingpass.

Boulder County adopts $432.5 million budget for 2019 BOULDER COUNTY – The Boulder County Commissioners adopted a budget of $432.5 million for 2019, up from an adopted budget of $426.9 million in 2018. Budget Director Ramona Farineau and the Board of County Commissioners provided an overview of the key aspects and decisions reflected in the adopted budget. Their comments will be available on the county’s video archive (under the Commissioners’ Meetings tab, 2 p.m. budget meeting on 12/11/18).

Copies of the budget resolutions are posted on the budget webpage.

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According to Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, in addition to the toxic chemicals released from the breakdown, plastic binds with other materials in the water. Both the chemicals that compose plastic and those it binds with can potentially damage wildlife and cause cancer in humans. The food chain – bigger animals eating smaller animals – concentrates the chemicals.

A University of Toronto study revealed that 25 percent of fish and three percent of shellfish harvested off the coast of California for human consumption were found to contain plastic microbeads and fibers. More alarming is that, according to a State University of N.Y. – Fredonia study, 81 percent of globally sampled tap water and 93 percent of bottled water contained microplastics.

Closer to home, a recent article in High Country News described how plastic microbeads are showing up in the fish and other invertebrates that populate streams, rivers and ponds in the Rocky Mountain West.

Warm fleece, big problem Now to those plastic bottles. Polyester fleece, which goes by the name of PolarTec and Polar Fleece was developed

by Malden Mills in Massachusetts back in the 1980s. Textile scientists there found that they could use the abundant material polyethylene terephthalate, which is the plastic used for water and soda bottle containers, to spin long strands of thread that make up warmth-retaining fleece.

PET can be identified by the #1 resin identification code, the triangular label on the bottom of plastic containers.

Fleece was first popularized by garment manufacturer Patagonia and later adopted

by other clothing makers. Good use of recycled plastic, right? Not quite.

It seems that every time you wash a fleece jacket, up to 250,000 plastic fibers are shed into the wastewater, according to a 2016 University of California study.

While some of the plastic fibers get screened out at wastewater treatment plants, today’s treatment technology isn’t designed to filter out all the fibers, permitting about 40 percent to enter the rivers and streams that accept the effluent.

A 2011 study that sampled sediment from 15 beaches around the world reported high concentrations of plastic fibers in samples taken near wastewater treatment plants. Even if you’re on a septic system, the residual sludge eventually ends up being treated at a wastewater plant.

According to a 2016 study cited in the High Country News article, up to 23 million plastic particles and fibers are released into U.S. waterways every day from municipal wastewater plants. Much of that ends up in the stomachs of fish and other organisms living at the bottom, often in the sediment, of those waterways.

Several fleece-clothing makers, responding to this disturbing finding, have begun to explore ways to reduce the plastic fiber release. At least one innovation called Cora Ball is marketed as a way to capture the fibers during a wash.

We don’t yet know what effects all these plastic fibers will have on the environment and, ultimately, us. The study of ingesting microplastics and their effects is only just beginning. But it should be troubling enough that plastic fibers are already part of our food and water. Maybe I’ll just wear my old tried and true wool shirts and pants ‘til it all gets figured out.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

By Chrystal DeCoster Redstone Review LYONS Watercolor Painting Class for Seniors: Artist Trish Murtha’s next class is coming up on January 16 from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. at the Walt Self Building baseDeCoster ment. This class is free for Lyons residents. To sign up simply e-mail llegault@townoflyons.com, or call 303-823-8250 Ext. 30.

Stillwater Clinic and Apothecary’s healing arts creations are fabulous for local gift giving. Currently 15 percent off all Papaya arts panels, pouches, journals, mugs, purses and water bottles. Available at 418 High St. Call 303-823-9355 or visit www.stillwaterhealingarts.com for more information.

At The Stone Cup Gallery: Pamela Cuming’s show of whimsical, colorful and raw creations continues through the end of December, when Rachel Tallent’s exhibition, The Multitudinous, is hung. Cuming’s artwork is an extension of her passion for life and its creative flow. Her love for nature, birds, pigs, cows and the ever elegant Aspen trees of Colorado resonates on a deep level. Additionally, Cuming is a producer, screenwriter, award winning playwright and filmmaker, as evidenced on www.angelstreetfilms.com. For more information contact this artist at 303514-2803 or via pamelacumingart.com.

Shark’s Ink, a publisher of contemporary lithography prints, owned by Bud and Barbara Shark and located in Lyons, was one of the studios featured on the recent Lyons Arts and Humanities Comission studio tour, organized by chair Melinda Wunder. Above: This color lithograph with collage entitled, “Everyone Is An Alienigeno,” was created at Shark’s Ink by Enrique Chagoya from San Francisco. Chagoya’s work references the changing nature of culture. At left: A painting by Barbara Shark.

The Stone Cup’s Music Lineup, all performances from 10 a.m. to noon: December, 22, Saturday, Sugar Moon, Bluegrass; December, 23, Sunday, Sara Santesteban, Pop / Americana; December, 29, Saturday, Leaders of the Heart, Folk; December, 30, Sunday, Michelle Allen Trio, Folk; January 5, Saturday, Alex Smith, Folk / Americana; January 6, Sunday, The Fremonts, Americana; January 12, Saturday, Niya Nolting, Jazz / Blues/Rock; January 13, Sunday, Billy Shaddox, American Folk Music; January 19, Saturday, Isadora Eden, Acoustic Folk Singer-Songwriter; January 20, Sunday, Beni Brosh, Americana Singer-Songwriter.

Bank of the West Art Show features artists from

Red Canyon Art. This local bank branch generously began these quarterly art show rotations in 2017 to help promote and celebrate local arts-centric businesses. The current show at 303 Main St. hangs through Friday, January 4 and features the wide variety of artwork represented by this local independent gallery. Stop by Red Canyon Art at 400 Main St. to shop from a large selection. Western Stars Gallery will install a new exhibit of work to hang January 4 through Friday, April 5. Any artscentric business with interest in a show of work there in 2019 should contact chrystaldecoster@gmail.com.

Last minute gift making Glass Etching Workshop slated for Sunday December 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. at HJB Designs, 436 Main St. Create a festive keepsake jar or glass for holiday gift-giving. Jars and / or sets of glassware and a variety of stencils are available to choose from. No artistic talent required. Cost: $20 for one glass; $30 set of two; $40 set of 4; and $10 for each glass after that. For adults and kids ages 10 and older. Information can be found at HJB Designs’ Facebook page or by calling 720- 893-0115.

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Christmas history and traditions

By Staff Reports Redstone Review LYONS – The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). A few years later, Pope Julius I officially declared that the birth of Jesus would be celebrated on the 25th of December.

Pagan, or non-Christian, traditions show up in this beloved winter holiday, a consequence of early church leaders melding Jesus’ nativity celebration with pre-existing midwinter festivals. Since then, Christmas traditions have warped over time, arriving at their current state a little more than a century ago.

It’s a mistake to say that our modern Christmas traditions come directly from pre-Christian paganism, said Ronald Hutton, a historian at Bristol

University in the United Kingdom.

However, he said, you’d be equally wrong to believe that Christmas is a modern phenomenon. As Christians spread their religion into Europe in the first centuries A.D., they ran into people living by a variety of local and regional religious creeds.

Christian missionaries lumped all of these people together under the umbrella term “pagan,” said Philip Shaw, who researches early Germanic languages and Old English at Leicester University in the U.K. The term is related to the Latin word meaning “field,” Shaw told LiveScience. The lingual link makes sense, he said, because early European Christianity was an urban phenomenon, while paganism persisted longer in rustic areas.

Early Christians wanted to convert pagans, Shaw said, but they were also fascinated by their traditions. Stephen Nissenbaum, author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Battle for Christmas (Vintage, 1997), agreed.

Despite the spread of Christianity, midwinter festivals did not become Christmas for hundreds of years. The Bible gives no refer-

heARTS of LYONS program continues to pop up beautiful art: You may have already noticed a new pup outside The Barking Dog on Main Street by Loveland animal sculpture artist, Daniel Glanz, who has graciously loaned this bronze golden retriever sculpture titled Up and Coming. Please stop by and bring your dog to the meet the newest hound in town.

A gorgeous new sculpture called The Guardian now rests in the alcove above the doors of Bohn Park’s new restroom facility. It is made of a hemp and concrete mixture brushed with bronze by artist Eileen Coughlin Turnbull, who generously donated this hugely appreciated piece to the town in perpetuity.

It’s not too late to pose for fun holiday photos with family and friends with Ursa Minor, the giant metal bear sculpture in front of Western Stars created by Parker McDonald of Longmont. Ursa is a BIG part of the LAHC’s growing outdoor art collection. Inquiries regarding the sponsorship or purchase of these sculptures, or for more information on the LAHC contact Melinda Wunder at 303-818-6982 or

ence to when Jesus was born, which wasn’t a problem for early Christians, Nissenbaum said.

“It never occurred to them that they needed to celebrate his birthday,” he said.

With no Biblical directive to do so and no mention in the Gospels of the correct date, it wasn’t until the fourth century that church leaders in Rome embraced the holiday. At that time, Nissenbaum said, many people had turned to a belief the Church found heretical: that Jesus had never existed as a man, but only as a sort of spiritual entity.

Midwinter festivals, with their pagan roots, were already widely celebrated, Nissenbaum said. And the date had a pleasing philosophical fit with festivals celebrating the lengthening days after the winter solstice (which falls on December 21 this year). “O, how wonderfully acted Providence that on that day on which that Sun was born … Christ should be born,” one Cyprian text read.

The Christmas tree is a 17th-century German invention, University of Bristol’s Hutton told LiveScience, but it clearly derives from the pagan practice of bringing greenery indoors to decorate in midwinter.

The modern Santa Claus is a direct descendent of England’s Father Christmas, who was not originally a gift-giver. However, Father

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Christmas and his other European variations are modern incarnations of old pagan ideas about spirits who traveled the sky in midwinter, Hutton said.

But if the Catholic Church gradually came to embrace Christmas, the Protestant Reformation gave the holiday a good knock on the chin. In the 16th century, Christmas became a casualty of this church schism, with reformist-minded Protestants considering it little better than paganism, Nissenbaum said. This likely had something to do with the “raucous, rowdy and sometimes bawdy fashion” in which Christmas was celebrated, he added.

In England under Oliver Cromwell, Christmas and other saints’ days were banned, and in New England it was illegal to celebrate Christmas for about 25 years in the 1600s, Nissenbaum said. Forget people saying, “Happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” he said.

“If you want to look at a real ‘War on Christmas,’ you've got to look at the Puritans,” he said. “They banned it!”

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EXPRESSIONS Two winters of discontent

By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review LYONS – I don’t want to write about Donald Trump at this time of year. I really don’t. It seems oxymoronic to even link his name and the spirit of this season in the same sentence.

Joyce And I wouldn’t do it, except I feel compelled to note that he certainly has brought many Americans two winters of discontent since his inauguration. This includes a good understanding of what the world feels like when the Grinch’s heart doesn’t grow even one size, much less three, in compassion for the little Whos separated from their deported parents by grinchy immigration policies, or for those continuing to struggle with the avail-

ability and rising costs of health care, or those losing their manufacturing jobs, or… fill in the blanks.

It has become ever more obvious as time passes that there really is a Grinch in the White House. A Grinch who cares about nothing and no one besides himself, who lies or at best offers only half-accurate information in everything he says or writes, who hates. A Grinch who colludes with sworn enemies of democracy, foreign and domestic, in an effort to undermine the democracy that allowed him to stumble into a high political position and gain its attendant power.

To what end? You may ask. He’s too old to become a dictator. True, but he can pave some of the way for such a person by weakening our laws, institutions and traditions, by further polarizing our politics, by confusing the electorate with false and misleading information, by spreading doubt, by demonizing those who oppose his policies, by silencing journalists who fear his rebukes and even those who don’t, but who do fear the effect his enemies-of-the-people rhetoric has on the general public, journalism’s audience.

It would be a huge mistake to believe most Americans are repulsed by the notion of a totalitarian nationalist oligarchy.

We have witnessed the opposite at many Trump rallies and support activities, including white supremacist “protests.”

Not long ago, in an interview, Trump said he was most thankful for his family and for the gift of himself he had given the country. Could Hitler, Stalin or Putin have said it better?

“I made a tremendous difference in the country. This country is so much stronger now than it was when I took office that you won’t believe it. And I mean, you see it, but so much stronger that people can’t even believe it. When I see foreign leaders, they say, ‘We cannot believe the difference in strength between the United States now and the United States two years ago.’ Made a lot of progress.”

He said it during his Thanksgiving call to U.S. troops that conferenced in members of the media. He also said in that call that the caravan of asylum seekers then approaching the U.S. border with Mexico was filled with dangerous gang members, drug dealers and terrorists. Certainly, that implies more than 80 percent of those in the caravan.

He attacked federal courts for ruling against his decisions on immigration, particularly the judge who temporarily blocked Trump from barring migrants who crossed the border illegally from seeking asylum here.

That’s Trump totalitarian thinking at its finest: he and

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his way of doing things should be above the law.

Just as there are two Christmases on the same day, the religious one and the secular, there are always two presidents in the United States: the one who governs, as per Article II of the Constitution; and the one who embodies the spirit of the United States and leads through character, morality and wisdom – for the general welfare of all the people.

In the case of Christmas, both religious and secular spirits of the season are rooted in human love and kindness, especially for those who have less than most or even nothing. As a joyful celebration, Christmas combines Christian beliefs about Jesus, his love and mercy, with western cultural beliefs about mythical characters (Santa and his elves) and real, historical, humans whose lives were filled with compassion and love toward their neighbors and strangers, too.

In the case of Trump, his words and deeds, as both national chief executive and leader, show deep roots in selfishness, egoism, amorality, corporate ruthlessness, dishonesty, a disdain for the rule of law, and a corresponding proclivity to rule, rather than lead the nation toward a better future.

Trump is not, and can never be, our North star, much less the star of Bethlehem, though his behavior makes one wonder if that’s what he wants us to think he is. (Just trust me and follow me, and I will take you to the messiah – and the heaven for which you long.)

But the star we should seek lies in ourselves.

Republicans and Democrats this holiday season have a real opportunity to embrace both the spiritual and secular values of this time of year and combine them with the inalienable truths expressed by those who wrote and ratified our founding document and its subsequent amendments, thus forging a new spirit of cooperative governance that excludes the zero-sum game that is Donald Trump.

I can only hope this brief reminder that we, regardless of party affiliation or non-affiliation, should take the moral high ground and refuse to play that game even in our minds during this season of love and in the year ahead, and make it known throughout the nation, especially in Washington.

Then I won’t have to write about Trump next year at this time. That would make my heart and mind very merry, indeed.

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By Chamber staff Redstone Review LYONS – Mark Your Calendar: The next Chamber Social will be held Tuesday, January 15, at 5:30 p.m. at Pizza Bar 66, 430 Main St. As usual, drinks and appetizers will be provided.

All members welcome; if you are not a member and would like to attend, please let us know. We have a limited number of guest spots available and would love to fill them. For information, contact the Chamber at admin@lyons-colorado.com.

Lyons Vibe – Shop Small Event: The Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce is very excited to reveal the items in the grand prize basket for the Lyons VIBE Shop Lyons month-long event. You do not want to miss out on this very generous gift basket. The grand prize will include: • $180 gift certificate towards a one-night stay at WeeCasa Tiny House Resort • $25 gift certificate to Lyons Fork • $25 gift certificate to Pizza Bar 66 • $25 gift certificate to Western Stars Gallery & Studio • $10 gift certificate to The Stone Cup • A bottle of whisky from Spirit Hound Distillers Make sure you are shopping local, saving your receipts, and taking pictures. Use #shoplyonsco or email tmartindale @ townoflyons with a picture of your purchase and your receipt with the amount spent. You can submit as many entries as you like; more entries increase your odds of winning the grand prize basket.

Western Stars Gallery: Until noon on December 20, Western Stars will be accepting donations for the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. The shelter is in need of gifts that bring relief from the challenges and social indignities that many clients struggle with on a daily basis. Items most needed include travel-size toiletries, reading glasses, earplugs, common over-the-counter medications without alcohol, vitamins, first aid items, new hats, gloves, socks, and handwarmers, bath towels and wash cloths, twin-size cotton blankets, and RTD bus tickets, passes and tokens. The gallery will deliver all donations collected on Friday, December 21.

Chamber workshop on finance: Chamber member Julie Hamilton of Scope Accounting Solutions will hold a workshop for our members in January. Julie will discuss profit and loss statements as a tool for business owners, and some important points about the new 199A tax deduction available to small businesses. Watch for more information on date, time and location in the next LACC newsletter or go to admin@lyons-colorado.com.

Revolving Loan Fund: The Town of Lyons, through its Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Ad Hoc Advisory Committee is managing a USDA RLF grant fund and a locally funded Business Recovery Fund.

The federal grant funds were awarded on a competitive basis to the Town of Lyons to use for economic development, specifically for business and expansion loans that may help to create additional employment.

When a business repays the loan the funds are used to maintain a continuing loan program within the local RLF to make additional loans to businesses wishing to expand their business. The RLF Committee is now accepting applications.

For more information contact admin@lyons-colorado.com.

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HOUSING Year in review for affordable housing COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS

By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review

LYONS – 2018 started with an orientation for interested applicants for Habitat for Humanity and foundations poured for two of the duplex foundations at 112 Park Street. The year also began with the Lyons Board of Trustees authorReinholds izing a purchase and sale agreement that gave the Town of Lyons an option to buy Tract A of Lyons Valley Park Filing 8 with the intention of working with public and private sectors to replace some of the housing lost in the 2013 flood.

Now the year is ending with homeowners for all six Habitat for Humanity homes selected. Generous volunteers have donated funds to Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley and invested time constructing the homes alongside future homeowners, who will purchase their homes on Park Street later in 2019 after the three duplex buildings are finished.

And Summit Housing Group is now under contract with Keith Bell of Lyons Valley Park Inc. to purchase not only Tract A of the Lyons Valley Park subdivision with the intention to build 29 homes in duplex and triplex buildings, but also 11 homes on single family home lots already platted.

Summit is submitting applications for funding for both the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits program and $4 mil-

lion in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, and expects to find out about funding in February of the new year.

Both the Habitat for Humanity for purchase homes, and the proposed rentals from Summit Housing Group are for permanent-

$650 to $850 for all the homeowners in Lyons, depending on income and household size. Homeowners’ income is at 60 percent of the area median income or lower.

For the rental homes that Summit Housing Group is proposing, the income levels of renters would be 60 percent of the area median income or less. Past discussions from Summit representatives have described income levels in the 40 percent of

month for a 40 percent AMI household, and $1,200 a month for a 60 percent AMI household, depending on family size. The property management site for Summit buildings, www.leasehighland.com, shows what the applications are like for other rentals built by Summit in six states, including homes in Longmont.

In the previous two years, the Lyons Board of Trustees has been trying to find

A year of progress: At left, the Habitat for Humanity build on Park Street, in January 2018. At right, in November, nearly complete construction and another unit begun. ly affordable housing, which means homes that are lower than market rate, set at costs that are affordable for specific income levels. Also, both of these affordable housing options are set aside for people who were displaced as a result of the 2013 flood.

For the Habitat for Humanity homes, mortgages are about $150,000 depending on some custom options. Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley explained that monthly mortgage payments, including taxes and insurance, will range from about

the area median income range, about $36,000 for a single person, or more for a larger household size and up to a five-person household with a $70,000 annual income for 60 percent of the area median income.

The area median income changes every year. The 2018 Colorado County Income and Rent Tables are available at https://www.leaflyons.org/resources.html.

Examples of rents that Summit representatives have given at past meetings for two-bedroom apartments are $906 a

land for affordable housing, so as not to lose $4 million in federal funds set aside for Lyons. Other federal funds were lost in 2015 when a proposal for using part of Bohn Park to build subsidized, affordable Boulder County Housing Authority rentals and some Habitat for Humanity for-sale affordable homes, a total of 50 to 70 units, was rejected in a town vote: 498 Lyons voters supported it 614 opposed it. Lyons lost about 76 to 94 flood-destroyed homes, Continue Housing on Page 14

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Man shoots self in front of deputies A suspected DUI driver shot himself as deputies tried to negotiate with him LYONS – Just after 7:30 p.m. on December 7, deputies were dispatched to the area of N. St. Vrain Drive and Apple Valley Road on the report of a drunk driver. A deputy subsequently located the associated vehicle, a white truck, near the 200 block of Evans Street. The deputy contacted the truck, which was driven by Lyons man. The man was identified as David Motsinger, 55, of Lyons.

After speaking with the driver and

obtaining his license and vehicle paperwork, the deputy returned to his patrol car to await a second deputy prior to administering a roadside sobriety test. As the deputy was waiting, he noticed the man start to move around inside the truck. The deputy became concerned about the man’s actions and decided to approach him to investigate what he was doing.

As the deputy walked toward the truck, the driver produced a handgun and placed

A&E Continued from Page 9 melinda@creativeconvs.com.

The Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission announces its 2019 lineup of quarterly Town Hall Art Shows: Art from the current Autumn exhibit must be picked up Friday, January 4 at Town Hall, 432 5th Ave., between 5 and 7 p.m. At the same time, art from all ages and stages of artists should be delivered for the first open show of the season, themed Fresh Start / New Beginnings.

The opening reception for this open-to-interpretation show will be held Saturday, January 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Up to five pieces of ready-to-wall-hang art for each of the four shows should be delivered with placards to include: Artist Name, Title of Piece, City / State of Artist, Medium, Artist Contact Info and Price, if for sale.

Art should also have its title and artist on its reverse side.

In the interest of changing things up, the LAHC is looking for area restaurants that could provide appetizers for these events in exchange for creative promotions and encouragement for opening attendees to dine at their establishment after an event. The organization is also looking for local musicians with interest in performing for pay at these short openings. Look for the 2019 Town Hall Art Shows posters around town soon. To explore possibilities or for more information please email chrystaldecoster@gmail.com.

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it to his head, threatening to shoot himself.

The deputy, along with the second deputy, who arrived a short time later, attempted to negotiate with the man and convince him to put the weapon down, even after he got out of the truck. The man remained unresponsive to the deputies’ instructions and offer of help throughout their interaction.

After several minutes of unresponsive negotiations, the man suddenly shot himself. Deputies immediately rendered medical aid to the mortally wounded man, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The man’s death will be jointly inves-

Art on Main Street: Metamorphosis, The Corner Studios, Western Stars Gallery and Studio, and Red Canyon Art Gallery all proudly showcase a wide variety of work by Colorado artisans. Stop by to explore their eclectic consigned offerings and shop locally for holiday and year-round gift-giving. Watch for pop-up events at NOW Gallery. Artsy vintage finds can also be discovered at Rosey’s Rescues, 343 Broadway, Ralston Bros. Antiques, 426 High St., and the antique shop near the intersection of Highways 36 and 66. Shopping here supports area painters, ceramicists, sculptors, framers, collectors, woodworkers and craftspersons.

A culinary arts destination, Bella la Crema, 405 Main, is still accepting cow or cow-related art for the “Cowllery,” a divine little bovine gallery. Submit wallhangable creations for hallway display and / or sale after 10:30 a.m. daily at this bustling Bistro and Butter Bar located next to the temporary library. Email shaunaalee@bellalacrema.com or call 303-823-UMOO for more details.

BOULDER Register now for Business of Arts: Approaching Galleries with Confidence on Thursday, January 24, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This presentation is by Kathy Beekman of ArtCoaching for You, a professional artist and art coach who will be guiding enrollees on how to take control of their art careers. This class will be held at The Collective Community Arts Center, 201 N. Public

tigated by the sheriff’s office and the Boulder County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office is responsible for determining the man’s identity, as well as the cause and manner of his death. The preliminary investigation quickly confirmed that no deputies fired their weapons during the interaction. It has not yet been determined what may have led the man to mortally wound himself.

The case number associated with this investigation is 18-7139.

From the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office; Cmdr. Mike Wagner, Public Information Officer

Road, Lafayette. Register at bouldercountyarts.org.

The Nature, Environment, Science and Technology Studio for the Arts seeks proposals for 2019 Community Grants. NEST is a network of faculty, students, centers and campus units that combine artistic practice and scientific research to explore our common and disparate ways of observing, recording, experimenting and knowing. Visit colorado.edu for details. Deadline for proposals is February 1 to nest@colorado.edu with the subject line “NEST Community Grant 2019 Application.”

LONGMONT Homeschool Art Lessons offered by Alt Art Ed. Private or group lessons focus on creativity, individual expression, art skills, and processes. Local artist and educator, Tyrell Coover, will come to your home or offers a space to teach your children art-making, art from history, and art worldwide. Cost is based on age, length of lesson, number of children and location. We strive to make art affordable for everyone, so don’t hesitate to contact us. References and resume available. Contact: AltArtEd@gmail.com.

To make sure your regional arts-related events are covered here: Please submit dates and complete details in a Word doc format with captioned photos for possible inclusion in this compilation to chrystaldecoster@gmail.com by no later than the first week of each month.

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O B I T U A RY David Christian Motsinger Born March 8, 1963 – Died December 7, 2018 David Christian Motsinger, 55, died on Friday December 7, 2018. A celebration of life service was on December 14 at the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass. He was born on March 8, 1963 in Bennington, Vermont to Fuller and Barbara (Guin) Motsinger. He graduated from Bay Village High School in 1981 as a National Merit Scholar. He completed several years of college at University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University.

He moved to Colorado in 1987. David Motsinger was self – employed as a master carpenter for over 30 years. After a divorce from his former wife Kendra Copenhaver in 2011, he moved to Lyons. He loved the outdoors and was an avid mountain biker and a gardener. He is survived by his parents Fuller and Barbara Motsinger of Southern Pines, North Carolina, brother Stuart (Stephanie) Motsinger of Cleveland, Ohio and daughter Rachel Motsinger. A family memorial will be held in Southern Pines, N.C.

Bookman Continued from Page 5 products offers a glimpse into a dominant aspect of Sage & Grace business plan’s theme: community. The flower and plant expert growers of Plume and Furrow, located at The Lyons Farmette, are partnering up, ensuring that most of the year all botanicals are coming straight from Lyons, reflecting yet another idea consistent with the vision of Constance Spry: Use what is local and fresh.

“We are meant to live close to nature and one another,” Bookman said. “That is exactly why plants and flowers lift our mood and create serene environments in our homes. It’s why we can’t let chemicals create the bouquet or sustain the plant. It’s self-care in the simplest and purest form. Everyone should have it. That’s why I created Sage & Grace, Plants and Flowers.”

Learn more about Sage & Grace, Plants and Flowers at: wwww.sageandgracelyons.com, www.facebook.com/sageandgracelyons, or email nicole@sageandgracelyons.com.

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Town Continued from Page 1 “I’m just really impressed with your vision and how much work you have put into this presentation,” said Trustee Juli Waugh.

In other issues, the Town of Lyons created a survey on the town website for local residents to share their opinions on Boulder County’s proposed shooting range at the stone quarry near the intersection of Colorado Highway 66 and US Highway 36. At the December town board meeting Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen told the

board that the survey was compromised by a Lyons individual who asked all his friends and gun enthusiasts from all over the area (claiming to be from Lyons) to respond to the survey to flood the survey with comments favoring the shooting range. Hard to believe that would work.

The town board decided that the survey is now no longer an accurate representation of how residents feel about the shooting range, so the board and staff discussed other ways to ask local Lyons people to respond to the shooting range without using public media which proved to be untrustworthy.

Compassion Continued from Page 5 efits. Grateful people sleep better, are physically healthier and mentally stronger, and have better self-esteem.

There are many techniques to increasing self-compassion and happiness. Most of them include some form of mind training, or meditation. Compassion Cultivation Training is an eight-week course that trains people how to be compassionate toward themselves and how to avoid burnout, by learning to let go of feeling the same things other people are feeling, and instead learning to feel compassion for other people, which is more akin to understanding and relating to their suffering without identifying with it, which can lead to becoming overwhelmed and paralyzed by it.

We are fortunate that there is a Certified Senior Teacher of CCT in Northern Colorado. Amanda D. Mahoney, MA, MFT, was a student in the first training for Compassion Cultivation Training teachers. She is offering a CCT course at the Boulder YWCA for 8 weeks in February. The course runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., February 12 to April 9, with no class meeting on March 19, and costs $395. All materials and a lifetime access to online materials are included. I heard Amanda give the keynote address at a Suicide Prevention breakfast, where she spoke about the need for self-compassion in combatting suicide, depression and loneliness, and also about how it supports the professionals and volunteers working with people who are at risk. She is a compelling and approachable speaker and teacher. For more information about the course, or to register, go to ColoradoCCT.com.

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Giant Polar Bears invaded the Town of Lyons during the annual Parade of Lights on December 1.

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Mayor Continued from Page 3 Social media is easy and efficient, but it should not replace the face-to-face processes that are the foundation of our local government, and this policy is an effort to ensure social media use does not erode the time-tested public processes that serve as the foundation for transparency in government. Exploring how to incorporate new technology into how local governments operate will continue to be a challenge. For now, the board has taken one small step to help future officials of the town navigate their options regarding how they choose to use social media.

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Editorial Continued from Page 2 posed that Glyphosate may be a cause of autism, based on epidemiological data that correlates increased usage of glyphosate with an increased autism rate.

Conclusions: The pattern of metabolites in the urine samples of the males with autism are consistent with a recent theory of autism that connects widespread glyphosate use with alteration of animal and human gastrointestinal flora.”

4) Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees. PNAS October 9, 2018 115 (41) 10305-10310.

“The herbicide glyphosate is expected to be innocuous to animals, including bees, because it targets an enzyme only found in plants and microorganisms. However, bees rely on a specialized gut microbiota that benefits growth and provides defense against pathogens. Most bee gut bacteria contain the enzyme targeted by glyphosate, but vary in whether they possess susceptible versions and, correspondingly, tolerance to glyphosate. Exposing bees to glyphosate alters the bee gut community and increases susceptibility to infection by opportunistic pathogens.”

5) Effects of different concentrations of glyphosate (Roundup 360®) on earthworms in vineyards in the North-East of Italy. 2018, J. Apsoil 123, 802-808.

The study analyzed the effects of the herbicide glyphosate on three key earthworm species. Even after many years of application, there was up to 26% mortality still today on several of the earthworm species.

REDSTONE • REVIEW 6) Low concentrations of glyphosatebased herbicide cause complete loss of sperm motility of yellowtail tetra fish.

Journal of Fish Biology, 2018.

“Environmental relevant concentrations of glyphosate-based herbicide ...can affect sperm quality of yellowtail tetra fish… Viability of sperm cells was impaired at a concentration that is within legal limits in U.S.A. waterbodies, while motility was impaired even at the more stringent limit set in Brazilian law”.

So, negative health effects on pregnancies, carcinogenic effects, possible link to the rise in autism and Parkinson’s, detrimental effects on bees, earthworms, and fish (even at low concentrations). Why then the still-existing regulatory approval

by EPA, without warning of these effects?

In contrast, our neighboring city of Boulder places tight constraints on its use (even private use requires a permit).

Should Lyons consider Boulder over-protective, or are there other reasons for the present conflicted regulatory situation?

Consider this example from New Zealand. It shows, in shorthand, what also happened in the U.S., and why many municipalities have taken action: “In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to The New Zealand humans.”

Environmental Protection Authority (NZEPA) rejected this and commissioned a new report, concluding that glyphosate was unlikely to be genotoxic or carcinogenic to humans. We conclude however that the NZEPA process for evaluating

Housing Continued from Page 11 Town of Lyons water taps / customer accounts, and the number of flood-damaged homes in the Town of Lyons lost to both the federal buyout programs and to the changed use of the Riverbend Mobile Home Park property to an event and lodging venue that was rezoned for commercial use.

So in reviewing 2018, I’m pleased to say that strides for affordable housing were made, although more work is still ahead. The Habitat for Humanity homes are getting closer to completion each day that volunteers work, as shown on www.coloradogives.org/rebuildlyons, and the future homeowners are getting closer to their purchase dates.

The proposal from Summit Housing group could give the Lyons community a choice for rental homes that won’t go up with the rental market, although the financing and purchase of the land won’t be finalized until a few months into 2019. Here’s a summary of some of the other changes in the past year related to affordable housing.

Inspired by passages in the Book of Micah about overcoming injustice and defending the rights of the poor, the United Church of Christ Longmont donated about a

LCF Continued from Page 4 active citizen, as most groups rely predominantly on volunteers. Lyons Volunteers is a cornerstone in town for volunteer deployment. Started as a disaster / flood recovery group immediately following the 2013 floods, the group continues to be active five years later. Every Wednesday and Saturday a crew of volunteers shows up to do whatever is most needed.

During the first few years, dozens of people were needed each week, helping with the most demanding work of cleanup and recovery, but the group continues to perform whatever is asked, including helping with town events and environmental sustainability efforts. Notably, Lyons Volunteers was able to collect thousands of pounds of scrap metal for recycling in post-flood buyout homes with strict adherence to regulations.

Assisted with LCF grants and donated tools, Lyons Volunteers operates on virtually no overhead. In fact, they are able to share the lunch voucher program with the Weed Posse in the eradication of noxious weeds throughout town and also with AmeriCorps

the carcinogenicity of glyphosate was flawed... the NZEPA report quotes heavily from the European Food Safety Authority report, which relies heavily on industry-funded and industry-manipulated reviews.” (New Zealand Medical Journal, 2018, 131: 82-89).

Moral: US EPA works under similar cross currents; pressure from agribusiness to permit herbicide use sometimes overcomes efforts from other groups to require more effective protection to the public.

Meanwhile, in October of this year, a California court rebuffed an attempt by Monsanto to overturn a guilty verdict against it, which awarded a school groundskeeper $289 million, and found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for the man’s terminal cancer. The trial showed that Monsanto knew about data indicating cancer risk, distorted the results of laboratory trials, failed to disclose its own knowledge of the risk, and failed to warn the consumers and regulatory agencies. The company faces thousands of similar lawsuits in the United States. It will appeal this one, naturally.

Now the personal injury law firms are wasting no time. One asks: “Who qualifies to file a Roundup cancer lawsuit in Colorado? Any person or family members of a person who has been exposed to Roundup in Colorado, either through home garden, lawn, or occupational use, and has later been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, leukemia, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, may qualify to make a claim by filing a Colorado Roundup cancer lawsuit.”

Consider the implications if every

quarter of an acre to the Inn Between nonprofit, which is building six supportive rental homes for people on very low fixed incomes. The project broke ground in 2018.

Could this model work in the Lyons community if local churches have land available?

This year also saw a non-profit in Larimer County take a new approach to homesharing. In the first six months of its new HomeShare program, the Larimer County nonprofit Neighbor to Neighbor has matched five pairs of homeowners ages 55 and older, called “HomeProviders,” and renters, called “HomeSeekers,” who are looking for an affordable housemate situation.

The HomeShare program grew out of a discussion about the need for low-cost rentals in Larimer County, and the preferences for baby boomers and older homeowners to age in place. It is based on the simple idea of two or more people sharing a home for mutual benefit. A person offers a private bedroom and shared common space in exchange for low-cost rent, help around the home, or a combination of the two.

Neighbor to Neighbor facilitates the HomeShare program by providing a housing counselor to help match

workers who join in the construction of the Habitat homes. An obvious bonus to this volunteer organization is the communitybuilding and comradery enjoyed. The group of regular volunteers has built such a tight community of friends and participants who continue to show up every week that it has become a big part of their lives.

The avenues that exist to become engaged citizens are endless. People are able to volunteer their time with Habitat for Humanity to aid in construction for housing that brings our neighbors, especially those displaced by the flood, finally back home. LEAF has roughly 20 volunteers that aid in food procurement, food pantry stocking and distribution, and delivery of Meals on Wheels. Neighbors donate their time doing everything from driving to the Community Food Bank in Louisville to making life-saving wellchecks while delivering for Meals on Wheels to anyone who is homebound due to age, disability or illness.

The Lyons Garden Club meets regularly, managing weeds and beautifying our landscape. A group of young moms concerned about pesticides in our parks is

DECEMBER 19, 2018 / JANUARY 16, 2019 unprotected school groundskeeper who develops cancer can sue the manufacturer or the school district employer! At this time, the safety issues are public knowledge, and an employer should know about them. Sadly, local government cannot rely uncritically on federal government regulators. It was ten years after the ill effects of DDT were known before the federal government took action; some things have not changed.

Regarding Lyons, the issues are significant. Should flood-buyout properties be sprayed in order to kill weeds? At what risk to those performing the application?

What harm to clean water and aquatic ecosystems is being caused by the spraying of graveled and weed-prone street margins with this herbicide year after year, next to Lyons storm sewers? Glyphosate can harm fish, earthworms, bees, humans.

It is a very effective herbicide, but also a potent toxic chemical, even in trace amounts, and deserving of great respect in handling, storage, and application. In Lyons’s parks and public areas, and its school grounds, people of all ages are exposed to any herbicide applied. It appears that continuing to allow use of Glyphosate as a standard weed management tool on these properties would not be a balanced approach, but instead an irresponsible one.

Bob Brakenridge is serving on a subgroup of the Lyons Ecology Advisory Board. They are working to revise the town's use of herbicides and pesticides. He is a research scientist at the University of Colorado.

homeowners and tenants and to help create a lease and living agreement for both parties. The average monthly rent is estimated at about $600. Some monthly rents are as low as $300, some are as high as $750, and some include discounts for housemates who agree to completing regular tasks and chores, such as walking dogs or preparing meals.

If we in Boulder County could find a non-profit to administer a similar program, we could have ways to help both older people concerned about living alone, and people of all ages who need lower rents.

Amy Reinholds served on the Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force from December 2013 through its end in February 2015. She is currently a member of the Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission and served as a liaison to the Special Housing Committee during its existence from April 2015-April 2016. She has lived in Lyons since 2003 and in the surrounding Lyons area since 1995. She writes a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons. For a history, previous columns are available on her blog at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.

working to test and provide data on the soil in our public play spaces. The Flood Memorial group is dedicated to the recovery, restoration and preservation of the most severely damaged neighborhoods.

A great way to give back and truly have an impact on happenings around town is to step up to sit on one of the Town of Lyons’ numerous boards or commissions.

Volunteering time in this way has an impact on decisions and agendas being considered in leading the town.

Financially, Lyons residents are very generous. With the abundance of fundraising happening, we might be concerned about a saturated “giving pool,” but when asked, locals step up. In the past few months alone, we have witnessed an impressive amount of money raised for various causes.

Friends of the Lyons Library was able to raise the needed $3.4 million to build our new library and community center. The elementary school / PTO jogathon raised over $50,000 for student programming, LEAF threw its annual Rave to the Grave event, raising over $34,000, LCF raised over $24,000 during our annual gala, and Colorado Gives day brought another

$6,400 to LEAF and $1,200 for the library.

A few weeks ago, the teachers and administrative staff of Lyons Elementary, Middle and High schools came together in a charity volleyball tournament to “pay it forward” to the community of Paradise, California, which was so devastated with wildfires. Many Lyons residents came out to cheer and donate over $6,000, recalling how communities from all over the country reached out to help Lyons after the flood.

It’s really quite remarkable to list some of the various groups and causes doing good work in Lyons. There are others not mentioned here, so if there is something you’d like to offer or have an interest in seeing, just ask. The Lyons Community Foundation is honored to have contributed to all of the above causes and looks forward to continuing this tradition of communitybased philanthropy. For more information on LCF or to donate, visit lyonscf.org.

Kristen Bruckner is the Communications Specialist for the Lyons Community Foundation. She is also the co-founder and chair of the EcoClub at Lyons Elementary. She lives in Lyons with her husband and three kids.

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