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B •R •I •E •F •S Tubing ban enacted for St. Vrain River BOULDER COUNTY – Sheriff Joe Pelle, in consultation with Victoria Simonsen, the Lyons Town Administrator, and Lyons Fire Chief J.J. Hoffman, has concluded that, in the interest of public safety, the St. Vrain Creeks and River will be closed to tubing and single chamber flotation devices. The closure will take effect immediately, and will encompass the North and South St. Vrain Creeks and the St. Vrain River from the western county line through the entire length of Boulder County. Sheriff's deputies will be posting notices to advise recreationists of the closure. The South Platte River Basin high snowpack, which also has high water content, is expected to melt quickly with the current high temperatures and cause the creeks and river to continue to Continue Briefs on Page 7
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Dollhouses made by Lyons resident Anne O’Brien will be on exhibit through October 1 at the Lyons Redstone Museum. Five houses from different historical periods are featured, each with its own unique story: a Civil War era Southern plantation house; a 1910 Granite, OK, farmhouse; an early 18th century Scottish cottage; an early 1900s Woonsocket, RI, dressmaker’s house; and a 1950s Hannibal, MO, house. Lyons resident, Andrea Marshall, is pictured above using one of the tiny flashlights provided to get a better look inside the Oklahoma farmhouse. The exterior of this house and details of others appear at left. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS
Town Board sets election date for Planet Bluegrass annexation and cost overruns for treatment plant By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – At a special public meeting in early June, the Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT) approved the annexation ordinance for Planet Bluegrass Farm, 26 acres just west of Planet Bluegrass Ranch on the lower corner of Apple Valley Road and US Highway 36. This clears the way for the annexation to go to a vote of the people on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The vote will be a mail-in ballot. The farm is in Apple Valley and numerous residents in Apple Valley, Eagle Canyon and in the surrounding area objected to the annexation citing increased volume of traffic, noise, the environment, destruction of the river habitat and a few other things. Craig Ferguson, principal owner of Planet Bluegrass Ranch and Farm, addressed these concerns and the numerous issues brought forward by the BOT, which seemed to satisfy the board and after two meetings and many hours of discussion. Ferguson told the board he wants to build a pole barn and perhaps a shed on the property for his cattle. The board approved his request for parking cars, campers, etc. and for camping on the property. Approximately 2.8
acres will be used for camping and that amount will be less than that when the wetlands are taken out of the equation. The BOT reached a compromise with Ferguson by agreeing that there would be no parking or camping on the south side of the property, which is very environmentally sensitive, and allowing more parking (up to 150 vehicles) and more camping (up to 1,200) people (campers) on the north side of the property. “We charge by the number of people, not the number of tents,” said Ferguson. “We don’t charge for tents, we just count people.” The campers receive a plastic wrist band showing what they paid for. To further address environmental concerns, Ferguson told the board that he would donate $25,000 to the St. Vrain Creek Coalition. “Boulder County has chipped in $27,500 to St. Vrain Creek Coalition; we could do $25,000,” he said. Cecily Mui, watershed coordinator for St. Vrain Creek Coalition, told the board, “Not much needs to be done on the river; most of the money will go to re-vegetation.” Mui said that Ferguson would need to rejoin the Creek Coalition and fill out forms, but added that donating $25,000 would go a long way towards that. He still needs to sign a com-
mitment pledge. Trustee Dan Greenberg asked Mui if she was comfortable with all the current agreements, adding that the town could oversee the requirements put forth in the resolution. “We want to bring in a property that is under compliance, not one that we oversee to bring into compliance,” Greenberg said. As for the noise issues, Ferguson said that he would follow the same restrictions of using non-amplified music for weddings that River Bend has in place for its weddings, to reduce the potential noise concerns from Apple Valley neighbors. The traffic issues will require more work. Ferguson said he does not plan to use the property this year for weddings or camping. And he plans to build up the parking and camping slowly over the next few years. “We are only going to allow 120 campers for 2018,” he said. “We just want to ease into this. We plan to follow the CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) pedestrian plan and we will offer a shuttle service to Planet Bluegrass (Ranch); we would establish a crossing area at the bridge.” Mayor Connie Sullivan pointed out, “Cars go really fast (out of town) up to the bridge Continue Town on Page 15
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LYONS O B I T U A RY Nancy Thorwardson March 2, 1955 – April 11, 2017 Nancy Thorwardson, of Lyons, CO, passed away April 11, 2017. She was “born a small Icelandic child,” as she liked to say, in Cavalier, ND on March 2, 1955, to Lee and Helen (Kennedy) Thorwardson. She was valedictorian of her kindergarten class, and, for her speech, she threw open her five-year-old arms and exclaimed, “Friends!!!” That was the whole speech, and that was how she lived her life – with arms wide open to countless friends and a big smile that said “I’m happy to be here.” She attended high school in Bagley, MN and earned a bachelor's degree in geography from Moorhead State University in Minnesota. She continued with graduate study in geography and received a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. In 1979 she moved to Denver and worked for the
National Park Service as a cartographer until 1995 when she moved to Port Townsend, Washington to care for her mother and to work as a web developer. For Nancy, Colorado was home. She returned here in 2003 and settled in the foothills northwest of Lyons where she lived in the small bunkhouse next to her friends Jani and Zeke Little and their daughters Anna and Kate. From 2005 through early 2017 she worked as an information technology specialist in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She was a rare spirit: appreciative, funny, generous, tenderhearted, and empathetic. She loved traveling and always looked forward to meeting new
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County Open Space: a Killing Zone? Printed on every guide to County Parks and Open Space are the rules: “Feeding, trapping, hunting or killing wildlife is not permitted.” Yet, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has devised a “management plan” for Rabbit Mountain Open Space that features killing the elk. CPW will sell hunting licenses and the area would be closed to all other recreationists for three days a week between August and January. The plan would run from 2017 to 2027. Of significance, this plan would “break the lock” for killing wildlife on Open Space. Years ago, CPW attempted to kill deer on Open Space during their failed chronic wasting disease management plan. They were refused access. CPW is currently being sued by Wildlife Guardians for another of its “management plans.” That plan involves the slaughter of bears and mountain lions. Knowing that CPW is under legal scrutiny should sound an alarm for the Boulder County Commissioners, who will make a decision on the Rabbit Mountain Management Plan on June 20. What’s missing from this plan is independent, quantitative analysis to validate that hunting will achieve the stated goal. And there has been time to solicit independent, scientific oversight. Hunters knew about the Rabbit Mountain plan three and a half years ago – long before the clueless public voted in November 2016 to continue support of the sales tax funding Open Space. Would people have done so if they knew the CPW’s kill plan was in the wings, waiting to be activated? Seventy per cent of the public registered that the protection of wildlife was the priority reason they were willing to vote for funding Open Space. Boulder County recently released a video “Parks and Open Space Founders’ Legacy,” which shows the early years and efforts to preserve what so many cherish today. CPW’s Rabbit Mountain Management Plan does not meet the standard of stewardship we are willing to accept. Demand unbiased, independent, scientific analysis and review of CPW’s Rabbit Mountain Management Plan from commissioners@bouldercounty.org Anita Moss, Boulder, CO
people, making new friends, and having new adventures. She delighted in giving gifts, loved to dance, and knew how to accessorize both onstage and off. A gifted musician and songwriter, she wrote well over 100 songs, many of which celebrated her love of the prairie and the West. She wrote songs in a variety of styles ranging from lively and upbeat western and standard swing to cowboy waltzes, heartfelt jazz ballads, and sweet and honest country love songs. She taught songwriting, guitar, and ukulele; recorded a number of albums of her original songs; and was in many bands, including (in Colorado) the Swing Chicks, the Cactus Crooners, Swing State, the Blue Mountain Ranch Hands, Gadzukes!, the
Ringtones, and the Complete Unknowns; and (in Port Townsend) Bayou Boogie and the Silver Stars. Nancy spent the last five months of her life in the Boulder home of her friends Susan Rose and Stan Grotegut, where she experienced loving care and enjoyed the frequent company of many friends. She lived her life joyfully, had few regrets, and passed on from this world with grace and dignity. She is survived by her sister Pat Lewis of Minneapolis, MN and brother John (Patty) Thorwardson of Stewart, MN, seven nieces and nephews, and 17 grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. A memorial service was held for her last month. Contributions in her memory can be made to the non-profit music organizations she supported: Weiser Friends of the Fiddle (www.stickerville.org), the Colorado Bluegrass Music Society (www.coloradobluegrass.org), and the Western Music Association (www.westernmusic.org).
A vision of Boulder County gone wrong Dear Boulder / Lyons / Hygiene / Longmont, you have been sold out by Boulder County Land Use and your County Commissioners. If you enjoy hiking, fishing, cycling, equestrian riding, birding, breathing, your life is about to change in the greater St. Vrain Valley. Martin Marietta is going to dig a 400+ acre gravel pit in Hygiene that is currently pristine farmland and home to eagles, and other species, too many to name. They got a special use permit approximately 20 years ago and now the time is come for them to start. Mining gravel creates a lot of silica in the air. When people and animals breathe it, they get sick. Martin Marietta has estimated they will generate up to 240 truck trips per day on Route 66 and possibly highway 36 from Hygiene Road, along with six trainloads of gravel from Hygiene through Longmont. Aggregate mining also creates a tremendous amount of noise due to rock crushing. I went to my first meeting with group Save Our St. Vrain Valley (S.O.S.V.V.) where Boulder County representative Dale Case professionally dodged questions about the gravel pit, but reassured us that any Medicinal Marijuana facility in Hygiene will have many air quality hoops to jump through to protect us from harmful air quality . . . but what about the Gravel Pit? Boulder County Land Use Vision reads as follows: “We are committed to preservation of the integrity of
Martin Marietta’s proposed gravel mining site, seen from Hygiene Road. PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS our landscape, conservation of natural resources for a sustainable future, and provision of safety and well-being of the citizens of Boulder County through the best in service, public policy, and process.” I only found out about this less than a month ago, how about you? Please go to the website www.sosvv.wordpress.com. Lisa Rollo, Boulder County
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MAYOR’S CORNER Lyons Village East opens up development possibilities By Connie Sullivan, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review LYONS – On May 15, 2017, the Lyons Board of Trustees annexed the recently acquired, eastSullivan ern corridor property purchased from Longmont to enable relocation of the public works facility that was destroyed in the 2013 floods. Approximately two of the roughly nine acres, platted as “Lyons Village East,” will be used for municipal purposes, and the remainder will be sold for redevelopment. On June 5, 2017, the board applied “municipal” zoning to the two acres that will house the public works facility, and the remainder of the parcel was zoned agricultural as a means of maintaining the status quo until proposals for future development can be reviewed. Prior to annexation, the property was located in Boulder County and zoned agricultural. Maintaining “ag” zoning accomplishes two important objectives: 1. Requires any proposal for redevelopment will require an applicant go through the public rezoning process which involves hearings by the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) and Board of Trustees (BOT), and 2. Maximizes potential Tax Increment Financial (TIF) potential that can help offset the cost of redevelopment. The process for considering development proposals for Lyons Village East will likely involve developing a “request for proposals” or “RFP” outlining the town’s development
priorities. The RFP will reflect the goals of the recently approved Lyons Primary Planning Area (LPPA) document that specifically contemplated how this area might be developed. The board also had some preliminary discussion at a recent workshop about specific uses that might be included in the RFP, such as a hotel and
delay or miss an opportunity to consider a strong proposal should one come along before an RFP could be issued. Regardless, the ultimate goal is to ensure that any proposal considered by the BOT meets the objectives of our planning efforts, is compatible with the town’s character and will further the town’s goals of creating jobs and economic stability. The board has also decided to pursue the creation of a separate Urban Renewal Authority (URA) plan for the Lyons Village East area. Placing this area in its own URA plan offers an opportunity to support development efforts by creating a funding mechanism for aspects of the developA pair of kayakers take advantage of the high water in the ment process that have a St. Vrain at Black Bear Hole PHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS public benefit. The area, housing, and also discussed how the town with its abandoned water treatment buildmight incentivize industrial businesses that ings, weeds and metal fencing is clearly are currently located near downtown to blighted and will require an extensive relocate out east, creating more room for amount of investment to improve. housing near town services and businesses. The primary function of a URA is to A preference for locally based developers eliminate blight, and the URA was origiwho are intimately familiar with the town’s nally created specifically with this property character and priorities was also men- in mind in order to facilitate its rehabilitationed. The goal is to create objective cri- tion. In order to create a URA plan for teria by which proposals can be evaluated Lyons Village East, the URA board must for their ability to match up with the LPPA complete several studies to quantify the and priorities identified by the board. As of impacts of development, and expand the now, no specific timeline is set for releasing URA Board to offer voting seats to the the RFP as there are still many details to be school district, county and special districts worked out. In the meantime, the board (e.g. library, fire and ditch companies). The also expressed that they would not want to school district and county will each receive
one seat on the URA board, and the special districts will collectively receive one seat to represent the combined interests of all the special districts. Meetings to complete this process will occur in the coming months. Upon approving a plan for Lyons Village East, the property tax base for the plan area is fixed and any increases in value that are generated as a result of development improvements are captured as TIF. Regular increases in the tax base continue to flow to the town’s general funds. By maintaining “ag” zoning, the town maximizes the potential TIF that can be applied to future improvements. During the zoning hearing for Lyons Village East, several property owners spoke to the BOT to ask what will ultimately happen with this new property. Aside from moving forward with building a public works building, the answer is, “we don’t yet know.” What we do know is that the board felt strongly that any proposed development for the property should go through a public process, thus no initial zoning was applied that would confer any rightful uses to any developer without requiring several public hearings. Unlike the U.S. Senate committees working on health care, in Lyons we still appreciate a public process and transparency when considering changes that will impact our community and our neighbors. Connie Sullivan was elected Mayor on April 5th, 2016. Prior to becoming Mayor, she served two terms on the Town Board of Trustees beginning in 2012. Connie and her husband Neil are the owners of the St. Vrain Market located in downtown Lyons on Main Street. For comments or questions, Mayor Sullivan can be reached by email at csullivan@townoflyons.com.
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LOCAL A Farewell Gift to Lyons: $100K for the New Library / Community Center By Andrew Biel and Lyn Gregory Redstone Review LYONS – “Nice town, y’know what I mean?” asks the Stage Manager about Grover’s Corners in the play Our Town. After 15 years in Lyons, we know what he means. In that time, we were married at Planet Bluegrass, started a family on Apple Valley, hiked out from the flood (with a newborn in tow), helped create a library district and a couple of preschools, and formed many wonderful friendships. Alas, a new horizon beckons. On June 1, we moved to Port Townsend, WA, in the Pacific Northwest. It was a bittersweet decision made with heavy hearts. However, since our time here has been so profound, we have provided a farewell gift to the entire community – a $100,000 donation to the library district’s new library / community center project. We usually contribute anonymously to various causes, but for this venture we wanted to “go public” for three reasons. First, folks in the Greater Lyons Area have said that they want a large learning and gathering center – and they want it now. According to Library Director Katherine Weadley, on most afternoons 25 to 35 patrons can be found packed into the library’s temporary space on Main Street. There’s a real need. Second, libraries and community centers reflect our personal values: access to free materials, exposure to new people and different ideas, and, of course, curiosity and discovery for all ages. We envision this new space serving as Lyons’ “humanity vortex,” pulling together families, neighbors, students, artists, seniors, business people, and groups with common interests to form those wonderful relationships that hold a town together.
Third, we hope this contribution will encourage and inspire others in the community – as well as grant organizations – to financially support this project. Our “elevator speech” is short: If you want to have the biggest impact on the largest group of people over the longest period of time, help create a library / community center. But we can’t do it alone. We need your help. It’s worth recognizing that not a single hospital, church, art museum, performance hall, library, or community center became a long-lasting and vital institution without a range of benefactors providing financial support. For our part we’re inspired to build an enduring entity for future generations. And since libraries have a history of longevity, this project will bring educational, economical, and cultural benefits to the greater Lyons community well into the 22nd century. In other words, when the current batch of Lyons preschoolers are LaVern Johnson’s age (in the year 2100!), they might be sitting in this center enjoying story time with their grandchildren. That’s legacy. As a community, let us ensure that this moment – plus the thousands of other beautiful experiences that could happen in this center over the years – becomes a reality. Whether you’d like to name the community room after your parents or buy a sandstone brick with your family’s name on it, or you just love the idea of supporting the most exciting project in Lyons in many years, we encourage you to contribute. To donate online, please go to the Library website at lyons.colibraries.org and donate through the secure PayPal DONATE button. Checks can be sent to Lyons Regional Library District Foundation, P.O. Box 2505, Lyons, CO 80540.
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Coffee Angel LYONS – Most days I deliver mail on Apple Valley and Blue Mountain Roads. I enjoy my job and I especially enjoy the interactions I have with the many wonderful people on my route. Last Thursday, May 18, however, was setting itself up to be one of those days. It was the day of our latest surprise spring snowstorm, and I wondered how much the local weather channels had hyped the storm. The mail was late getting to the Post Office. I had an unusually large number of parcels to wrangle. I didn’t leave the Post Office until almost noon – never a good start. What started as a steady drizzle became a serious snowstorm about halfway along
Apple Valley Road. I found myself needing to concentrate harder on keeping my truck from sliding off the road or from getting stuck as I crept toward Blue Mountain Road. Even the news on NPR was depressing. Delivering the rest of the mail became an on-going battle with the snow to keep the mail and packages reasonably dry and to keep the snow from finding its way inside my heaviest winter coat – both losing propositions. What started out as a bad day deteriorated rapidly to become downright miserable! I finished most of my route about mid-afternoon and turned toward the Post Office, cold,
Andrew Biel, Lyn Gregory, Grace, and Elias Does your employer match donations? If so, you can increase your donation with no additional cost to yourself. Contact your HR Department for information. Tell your workplace that the Lyons Regional Library Foundation is registered with Benevity.org for online workplace giving. If you have questions, would like further information about this project, or would like to inquire about “in kind” donations, please contact Liz Erley at liz.erley@gmail.com or Connie Eyster at cteyster@gmail.com.
wet, and a little out of sorts. I hadn’t gone very far when a car flagged me down and pulled beside me to talk. No emergency. The lady in the car explained that she had just come from the Stone Cup where she had bought coffee for all the firefighters who were manning the traffic stops to keep people from going west on Route 36 due to terrible road conditions. But, as the roadblock had ended earlier, the firefighters had left these positions to go about other duties, and she couldn’t find them – a car full of hot coffee going unclaimed! She offered me a cup figuring that I might be cold and needing, as a friend called it, a “hug in a mug.” I gratefully accepted and continued on my way back to
the Post Office, significantly buoyed up by this magic elixir. As my problems and bad mood dropped away, I began thinking about this wonderful, thoughtful gesture, not just giving me a cup, but the basic idea of going out of her way to buy coffee for the firefighters to begin with. I wondered how many anonymous, selfless acts of kindness like this happen in Lyons on a daily basis and I began to bet that there are many more than one might think given the wonderful people of this valley. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the presence of mind to ask the lady for her name when she gave me my cup so she will always remain a mysterious coffee angel to me and I will never be able to thank her properly. Hopefully, if she reads this, this might suffice. THANK YOU. Steve Loos, Lyons
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OPTIONS Rent or buy? Work your job search! Summer money talks at the library By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – Housing prices in the Lyons area are at record highs, with demand outstripping supply. How can you know when it is the right time for you to buy instead of rent, or sell your house and rent? What Jane questions are the right questions to ask when you are making this decision, and how do you know if you can trust the answers? At the “Rent or Buy?” workshop at the Lyons Regional Library on Wednesday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m., I will answer these questions and much more. The course covers basic concepts and definitions, and then drills down into the stickier questions. What are the hidden advantages and hidden costs to home ownership? Learn about different types of mortgages, how much money you really need to buy a house, and why people choose not to buy. Each participant receives a handout filled with information and links to many reliable resources for next steps and decision-making help. I will present the workshop, which is part of the Common Cents for Colorado, Financial Literacy for Libraries curriculum. I am an experienced teacher, trainer, and coach, who has been facilitating grant-funded finan-
cial literacy classes at the library for the past year. I am not involved in the financial or real estate industries in any way, and have been approved by FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) to lead this class. The CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) also sup-
ports this program. This means the information you get at the class is dependable, accurate, and unbiased. The library is also offering “Work Your Job Search!” This is one-on-one career coaching once a month on the second Saturday mornings through the summer. The job search world gets more complex all the time. Resumés and cover letters need to be tailored to specific jobs, with
details and layouts that are punchy, accurate, and eyecatching. Hiring managers use LinkedIn to decide if they want to interview candidates. Networking and informational interviewing are skills in themselves. I will help with all of this and more, whether you are a high school student looking for a summer job or a professional looking to boost your career. Assistance is by appointment: email info@lyonsregionallibrary.com to make an appointment or ask a question. Include what you need to work on. “Rent or Buy?” is part of Summer Library Program Events at the Lyons Regional Library. Wednesday evenings all summer there will be programs on varying topics, from hands-on exploration to workshops, author presentations, and more. The library is your space to learn, explore, and create. Register for the Summer Library Program (adults, teens, kids, and babies); there are great prizes this year. Lyons Regional Library is located at 405 Main St. in Lyons. Like the library on Facebook to keep up to date with what it offers, or call 303-823-5165 for information. The website is www.lyonsregionallibrary.org. Janaki Jane works as a volunteer at the library in Lyons, and lives in the mountains, where moose and foxes come and look in her windows.
Republicans Make “Woman” a Pre-existing Condition By Kayann Short and NoBoCo Women’s Health Care Advocates Redstone Review LYONS – The U.S. Republican Houseapproved healthcare bill is Short now being considered by the Senate and our own Colorado senator, Cory Gardner, is in the group of 13 Senators strategizing its passage. No one in this group has a uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, lactating breasts – you get the picture. Yet they are the ones charged with deciding women’s healthcare policies. As they say in Washington, if you’re not at the table, you’re probably on the menu – or the chopping block – and that’s exactly where women’s healthcare is right now. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – aka Obamacare – made a huge step forward by requiring insurance companies and Medicaid to cover federal Essential Health Benefits (EHBs). While all of the current EHBs guarantee aspects of women’s healthcare, the EHB that impacts women in particular requires a
full range of provisions for maternity and newborn healthcare, from pre-natal screening to childbirth to post-partum mother and infant care. Unfortunately, the Republican bill passed by the House and now being considered by the Senate would allow states to define their own EHBs, permitting those states to scale back maternity and infant coverage – or not cover them at all. Since it’s only women who use maternity health services, this change clearly discriminates against women. With nearly four million babies born in this country every year, that’s a lot of moms who might be shut out from maternity care, particularly in the poorer states where that care is really needed. The Republican plan will also hurt women by allowing insurance companies to once again charge women who have an insurance “gap” more money for so-called pre-existing conditions such as pregnancy, prior C-section, and surviving sexual assault or domestic abuse, thereby disadvantaging women who may have lost continuous coverage due to loss of jobs, loss of income, divorce, and other life factors. Charging women more for any
healthcare is discriminatory, but putting, in effect, a surcharge on women survivors of crime is especially despicable. Breast cancer survivors, too, could once again be charged higher rates in states that
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Another way the Republican plan disadvantages women is by banning the use of Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood clinics. Even though 2.5 million women – and men – in the United States get their healthcare from Planned Parenthood, this bill would limit women’s access to all kinds of important and lifesaving healthcare services, including mammograms, cervical cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control, healthcare that a majority of American families depend on for planning how many children they would like and when. The current Republican plan would also eliminate funding for Medicaid expansion, which would adversely affect women due to their lower wages overall and higher responsibility for children in single-parent households. It also provides states the option to roll back Medicaid preventative services for women, including birth control, screenings for breast and cervical cancer, and counseling in domestic violence situations, along with a large list of preventative services for either gender. Continue Woman on Page 15
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ECOLOGY Cheatgrass – bad for the environment, bad for pets By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – My first spring in Colorado, I was pleasantly surprised to see the early greening in a nearby field. But by the end of June, the grass had turned dry and brittle and its dart-like seed heads clung to my shoes and socks. And then my dog began to limp and I learned about awns. My introduction to cheatgrass is one shared by millions of Coloradans and their pets and livestock dating back to its first appearance in the 1890s when the seeds arrived via packing material and bedding from Europe. Its spread was immediate and rampant, earning it the title “the weed that won the West.” So complete has been the Western invasion that it is now the dominant plant on more than 150 million acres, often times forming a dense monoculture at the expense of native plants. It has the distinction of making the State of Colorado’s noxious weeds list. Although cheatgrass (or downy brome as it’s sometime called) appears in every state, it found a prolific niche in Western rangeland where it filled the void left by the reduction of native vegetation by livestock grazing. An annual, cheatgrass is 4 to 30 inches tall with drooping spikelets of 5 to 8 flowers. The vibrant green of the spring grass quickly turns to a reddish-brown when it dies off by July. No fair – it’s cheating. The effects of cheatgrass are many – and none of them are good. Because it emerges early in the spring, it “cheats” other vegetation by being the first to germinate in the spring, crowding out native grasses and usurping available moisture. And because it dies off in early summer its thick mats of dry vegetation are potent tinder for wildfires. It thrives in the aftermath of fire, producing more fuel and thus more frequent fires. A Bureau of Land Management publication reported
that if Western states continue to lose acreage to cheatgrass monocultures, there could be annual wildfires millions of acres in size. Its effect on croplands cut into yield; even a moderate infestation in a wheat field can cut yield by as much as 50 percent. And while it is palatable in early spring, providing forage for wildlife and livestock,
once the seeds set it becomes unpalatable and crowds out other forage. The barb-like seeds – called awns – lodge in the eyes, ears and gums of livestock and pets, and the shoes and socks of hikers. Awns are a serious pet problem. Jolene Duncan, DVM, at Lyons Veterinary Clinic said she regularly sees pets suffering from cheatgrass awns. “The seeds can work their way into any part of your pet’s body and cause not just pain but even life-threatening infections if you don’t catch them early enough,” said Duncan. The seeds can get stuck in a pet’s fur, skin, eyes, nose, ears or mouth and
Eye care exams, environment friendly eye glass frames, are now available in Lyons By Don Moore Redstone Review
“Because the biodegradable frames come from plant materials, if a person accidentally dropped them in a lake, they would degrade into nothing within a LYONS – The new Lyons Eye few weeks,” Justin said. ” But not to worry, they won’t Optometry doesn’t just offer Lyons melt on your face from the heat of the sun.” residents an opportunity to get eye One of their frame providers plants a tree for exams locally. Residents can also every unit sold. To date that company has planted add some pizzazz to their wardrobe over 1.4 million trees. Another company sets aside Moore with new fashionable, environ- a portion of the sales proceeds from each pair of ment friendly eyeglass frames. Husband and wife frames to provide funds for children’s eye care servteam Justin and Stacy Deal ices in Nepal. opened Lyons Eye Optometry The Deals also offer a line of in the Lyons Village Central (or budget frames and ones that former Shoppette) next door to are carry logos of Ducks the Lyons Dairy Bar. The Deals Unlimited, Europa, and opened their shop on May 23. Denmark. Titanium frames are Justin is the optometrist and feather weight. For contact Stacy serves as office manager lenses Lyons Eye carries hard and optician, helping patients and soft, single vision, mono select and fit frames for their focal, and colored types. eyeglasses. “We offer a full Justin grew up in southern range of services, including eye Indiana, got his bachelor’s exams, treatment for redeye, degree at Indiana University removal of foreign objects from and Doctor of Optometry the eye, contact lenses, and fitfrom the Illinois College of ting of eyeglasses,” said Justin Optometry in 2011. Deal. “We also offer a full array “After graduation I drove of sunglasses, both prescription Stacy and Justin Deal have opened Lyons west, thinking I might settle Eye Optometry in the Lyons Village and non-prescription types.” somewhere in the Northwest,” The selection of frames Central next door to the Lyons Dairy Bar. Justin said. “I got as far as offered is extensive. The Deals Boulder where I worked while are proud to carry the State brand, which is manufac- another optometrist was on pregnancy leave, and tured in Chicago. All other brands are made overseas. since then have called the area home.” “The State frames are more expensive, but Stacy received her degree in biology from the ergonomically they fit better than other types,” University of Wisconsin before moving to Justin said. Colorado where the couple met. Before working as Some of those other brands include frames made the clinic manager, she was a park ranger. They from recycled materials and others that are call Lyons home, having moved to Big Elk biodegradable. The Deals operate their business in Meadows about two years ago. an environmentally conscious way. When the space where the Headquarters used to “Our recycled frames are made from recycled be came up for rent, the Deals decided they would steel,” Stacy said. ”And, the biodegradable ones fulfill their dream of opening an optometry practice. are manufactured from plant-based materials.” Continue Eye Care on Page 15
have even been found in dog’s lungs, she said. Duncan said pet owners can protect their animals by grooming thoroughly and often and trimming a dog’s fur short in the summer. After a long walk or hike, check the dog’s body for awns, especially around the paws, ears, nose and mouth. And watch for signs of irritation such as pawing at ears or eyes; tilting or shaking of the head; tearing, squinting, discharge, coughing or swallowing repeatedly. Duncan said that if you suspect your dog has a cheatgrass seed lodged somewhere in his or her body, get it to the vet right away. Black fungus offers hope. So what can be done to control cheatgrass? At present, herbicides like glyphosate (Roundup) and paraquat can be used but application must be timed perfectly, difficult since cheatgrass germinates in both fall and spring. Application of these chemicals also kills desirable species. However, the science of managing or restoring rangelands full of cheatgrass is advancing. Promising research has been done on using the so-called “Black Finger of Death” fungus to kill seeds before they germinate. U.S. Forest Service research shows that while cheatgrass plants can cover a square yard with as many as 25,000 seeds, application of the fungus can reduce that amount to 300 seeds. Other research underway suggests that a change in the soil chemistry may defeat cheatgrass. For now, however, Coloradans will have to learn to live with this prolific invader. Aldo Leopold in his book A Sand County Almanac said of cheatgrass, “I listened carefully for clues whether the West has accepted cheat as a necessary evil, to be lived with until kingdom come, or whether it regards cheat as a challenge to rectify its past errors in land-use. I found the hopeless attitude almost universal.” Greg Lowell is a member of Lyons Ecology Advisory Board and has been involved with land conservation issues for more than 25 years. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in Lyons.
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INSIGHT Traveling: Driving vs flying By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – My day job as a travel and flyfishing writer demands that I go on a number of trips between March and October of most years, not to mention the occasional mid-winter jaunt because, as Flip Pallot Gierach famously said, “The fish are always biting somewhere.” I understand that these can look like installments in an endless vacation, but I promise you they’re legitimate business trips – at least as far as the IRS is concerned, and they’re the only ones that count. I fly if the distances are long or the schedule is tight, but I don’t much care for commercial flying anymore. Once upon a time we passengers were treated like the valuable customers we are, but now we’re seen as suspects one minute and livestock the next. We say it can’t be helped, but I wonder if that’s true. I actually think a universal weeklong boycott would have the airline CEOs wetting their pants and seeing the error of their ways. Last year I applied for and got a known traveler number from TSA, which allows me to stand in the shorter TSA pre-check line at security and to leave my shoes on. I usually enjoy this meagre privilege, but sometimes I wonder about the wisdom of spending hard-earned money and submitting to a background check in order to save ten minutes and not take my shoes off. It doesn’t help that this short line is getting longer every day as more and more travelers sign up. At the Reno airport last March a woman in line with me said, “Pre-check isn’t what it used to be, is it?” and I said, “No, but what is?” Cynicism is now the international language of travelers. Given the choice I’ll drive, and the choice usually boils down to the practical matters of shorter distances and the kind of relaxed schedule where I can be there whenever I roll in as opposed to, say, 5 p.m. sharp. I can do eight to ten hours behind the wheel more or less easily; 12 or 13 if I stop for an extended break to clear the cobwebs and get my circulation going again. I look for a big Interstate rest stop with grass and trees where I can walk around somewhere besides a parking lot ripe with diesel fumes, and stop to talk to traveling dogs. Most are happy enough to see me, but after hours cooped up in the car with their owners, all they really want to do is pee nine times and
then chase a rabbit. I get it. That’s exactly how I feel. If I’m driving alone I’ll get audio books from the library. A good book will keep me enthralled while the miles and hours melt away and a mediocre book will at least keep me occupied, but a real stinker is unbearable enough to make me resort to the radio. The trouble there is that through wide swaths of the American West all you can pull in is twanging country / western, Rush Limbaugh and radio preachers telling you what Jesus wants – and nine times out of ten Jesus wants you to send money. An hour of relative silence can be a rare treat, especially in an open, empty landscape, but after two or three hours alone in my own head I can start kicking over rocks. Sometimes what crawls out isn’t pretty and the only way to avoid a full existential crisis is to settle for country / western with hog futures on the hour. Company can be good depending on the company. On
a recent drive to Livingston, Montana, my old friend Ed and I talked more or less nonstop for 20 hours – ten hours each way. Ed is my oldest continuous friend. We were struggling young writers together in the 1970s and now we’re struggling old writers who share the better part of half a century’s worth of private jokes and obscure references that we somehow haven’t worn out after all that time. We don’t see each other as often as we used to, but when we do we pick up a running conversation that began
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rise and exceed the Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) threshold needed for a tubing ban. The new stream design is engineered for the capacity of 1,400 cfs. Nuisance flooding may begin at the 1250 cfs level, which can consist of bank overflow and puddling in low areas. Currently, the Lyons Fire Protection District, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, and the Town of Lyons are communicating and monitoring any significant changes. The closure includes watercraft such as single chamber rafts, single chamber belly boats, and inner tubes from floating in the creek. There is a specific exemption for kayaks and white water canoes, which are permitted; nonetheless, kayakers are strongly encouraged to exercise caution and wear personal protection equipment including a life jacket. The recent weather combined with seasonal runoff provides a good opportunity to remind residents about the dangers of flooding and the importance of being prepared. Water levels and flow rates in creeks and ditches can fluctuate from day to day. Residents are asked to be aware of conditions and to be especially cautious with children and pets near these waterways. High, fast-flowing water can lead to dangerous situations in a matter of moments. The Sheriff is authorized to close waterways under Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 33-13-111. Violations of the closure are a class 2 petty offense and will result in a $50 fine.
Library to host informal discussion on design LYONS – The Lyons Regional Library District invites the
in our 20s and will only end with one of our funerals. My friend, Paul, on the other hand, is a man of few words punctuated by long, companionable silences. He’s more likely to grin, or shrug in response to a question than he is to construct a sentence and even his emails and the occasional postcard read like haiku. On an eight hour drive to the Black Hills a few years ago I doubt we exchanged a hundred words, but, oddly enough, he was excellent, restful company, like a Buddhist monk or a cat. But then once, a little over a decade ago, I had a friendship – or at least an acquaintance – go south on a 15-hour drive back from a river in Idaho. I’d traveled and even camped successfully with this guy before and one of our secrets was that we instinctively perceived our probable political differences and so had scrupulously avoided the subject. But on the return trip as we approached 30 hours of windshield time together and had long since run out of topics, one of us – I don’t remember who – opened that deadly can of worms. It turns out we’d both guessed right about being on opposing sides, and although it never degenerated into yelling or hand-to-hand combat, we’ve barely spoken to each other since. Driving has been especially pleasant for the last year because I have a new pickup. By “new” I mean it’s just over a year old with slightly more than 11,000 miles on it and it’s still on warranty. More to the point, it handles like a sedan in two-wheel-drive, it’s quiet at highway speeds, it doesn’t burn oil and absolutely everything works like it’s supposed to. This is a profound change from my previous life of driving used cars that the original owners had worn out and unloaded, leaving me to guess how much borrowed time I had left. In fact I was all set to drive it to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this month, but on that ten-hour drive back from Livingston a few weeks ago I got to brooding about the nearly six days of round trip solo driving I was in for, chickened out and booked a last minute flight to Grand Rapids. John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. His new book, A Fly 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. Greater Lyons Community to an informative and informal discussion on various aspects of the new library and community center building. Award-winning architect Dennis Humphries, library board members, building committee members and library staff will be on hand to facilitate the discussions which will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28 at the Oskar Blues Meeting Room at 303 Main St., Lyons. All ages are welcome. Every table will have a topic of interest including; children’s area; adult and senior; meeting rooms (people space); technology; and anything else. This is an opportunity to engage a little more in-depth about our community’s new building and share your ideas. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come. Light refreshments will be provided. Cash bar available. For additional info: email info@LyonsRegionalLibrary.com or call the Library at 303-823-5165.
Good Old Days LYONS – Join the Town of Lyons on June 24 for the 41st Annual Good Old Days, a longstanding, community-wide outdoor event that brings together Lyons locals far and wide in a celebration of community. This year, the event will be held in Sandstone Park, with activities for the whole family. Good Old Days will kick off with the annual Lyons River Run 5K, and features a full schedule with Pancakes in the Park, the Good Old Days Car Show, history programs, kids’ games, artisan booths, entertainment, live music, Lyons Chamber of Commerce Beer Garden, food and more. Partial Schedule of Events: Continue Briefs on Page 8
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CONTEXT Honors awarded to Christina Wells for Lyons Depot preservation By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review LYONS – Lyons Depot Library Advisory Board member, Christina Wells, received the Boulder County Heritage Roundtable Local History and Preservation Honor Award this month for her work as Project Director of the restoration of the Lyons train depot building. The Annual Boulder County Heritage Roundtable Awards Ceremony was held on May to
Lyons Depot Library Advisory Board member, Christina Wells, has been honored for her work as Project Director of the restoration of the Lyons train depot building. recognize people and groups who have made a contribution to archaeology and historic preservation in Boulder County. The committee expressed its unanimous support to honor Wells for her tenacious effort in raising funds to restore the building in an aesthetically pleasing manner
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8 a.m. Lyons River Run 5k (Volunteers Needed!). Sandstone Park 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Pancakes in the Park donated by Oskar Blues, with proceeds to benefit Lyons Volunteers. Sandstone Park 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Museum Open House: Class of ‘67 as Mr. and Mrs. Good Old Days; Classes of ‘07’s, 2017– Graduates of Pioneer families. Redstone Museum 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Good Old Days Car Show. 4th Avenue 11 a.m. Dedication of LaVern M. Johnson Park and Starburst Award Presentation. LaVern Johnson Park 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Artisan Fair. Sandstone Park 9 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Arthur Lee Land and gogoLab. Raul Vasquez Community Stage This community event relies heavily on volunteers. We’d love to have you on board, and appreciate your help; please sign up for a shift today. Go to the town website for more information.
19th Annual Summer Concert Series LYONS – Every Thursday at 6:30 from June 8 through August 10, the Annual Summer Concert Series will take place in Sandstone Park on the Raul Vasquez Community Stage. Named after local business owner Raul Vasquez, who donated the stone for the facility (as well as stone for many of Lyons other park facilities), the stage provides Lyons a visible location for its multitude of talented local and featured guests. Vendors will be selling food and drinks and residents will be
and also retaining the strong sense of the depot’s architectural history. Estella Cole, Historic Preservation Specialist for the State Historic Fund, highlighted the significance of the building to SHF and helped get a $210,000 grant awarded, which got the ball rolling. The Department of Local Affairs granted $219,000 to the project, and the Lyons and Longmont Community Foundations, along with the town raised the additional funds needed. During the flood, Mark Browning was also on the Library Board, and joined the Town’s Task Force and coordinated the Lyons Volunteers in doing the demolition. The volunteers also moved the thousands of books to the new temporary location. Wells stated that they could not have met their goals without the volunteer help. The depot was built in 1885, and it was used until 1964. The Lyons Historical Society was formed to save the building from either demolition or removal. It became the town’s community library in 1977. After restoration, the Lyons Regional Library did not move back into the building. The town has expanded its office and meeting space into the building. The restored depot will remain a significant part of the town’s quarry history. Lyons Historical Society members LaVern Johnson and I, Kathleen Spring, have compiled a history of the depot and the restoration. The free brochure can be obtained at the Lyons Redstone Museum. The annual Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month Awards Ceremony in Boulder County has awarded approximately seven honors to Lyons historians over the years. Kathleen Spring is a local historian, journalist, author and photographer. She does publicity, research, exhibits, and fundraisers for the Lyons Historical Society, and has done extensive video interviews Lyons’ pioneers. able to enjoy listening to a variety of local and area bands for free. Look at the Town of Lyons Website for more information. Partial 2017 Lineup: June 8: Halden Wofford and the Hi*Beams June 15: Arthur Lee Land Trio June 22: Jesse Garland Show June 29: Take Down the Door July 6: Big Thompson Flood July 13: Samba Dende July 20: Masontown July 27: Bonnie & Her Clydes
Goodwill Fund for Human Services LYONS – The Town of Lyons is proud to present the new 2017 Goodwill Fund to support human services in the Town of Lyons and the surrounding area. The purpose of the Goodwill Fund is to assist nonprofit organizations that help low-income individuals and families in the Lyons area meet their basic needs. Applications for funding from the Goodwill Fund are accepted June 1 through June 30, 2017. Examples of human service programs include Meals on Wheels, health-related services, at-risk youth support, senior services, childcare assistance, nutritional support, transportation, and programs that assist with other necessary expenses to help households maintain housing, medical care, and utilities. For the 2017 grant cycle, $8,000 total is available for the Goodwill Fund. All funds will be distributed to nonprofit organizations. The Town of Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission will coordinate the Goodwill Fund and determine the amounts distributed to applicants on a case-by-case basis. For more information, and to apply, see www.townoflyContinue Briefs on Page 10
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts & Entertainment in the greater Lyons area By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS – The Stone Cup Café will continue showing works of PJ Andrews for the month of June, and Wu will present the work of Jennifer Hahn for July and August. Andrews’ animated works blend the world of contemporary pop and folk art with exuberance and flair, and Hahn refers to her paintings as “landscape allusions” to her faith and attraction to the beauty of nature. Music line-up for this month includes: Jesse Garland and John Armstrong with jazz, blues, and Broadway on June 17; Jill Cohn’s folk-Americana on June 18; Enion Pelta Tiller with Margot Kimmel performing classical music on June 23; Harmony and Brad on June 24; Kyle Sherman on June 25; Bethel Steele on July 1; the Wildwoods’ indie, folk and rock on July 2; Caleb Ryan Martin on July 8; Joseph Lingenfelter on July 9; Kate Little with jazz, Latin American, and folk on July 15; and singer-songwriter Tim Osdiek on July 16. The cafe will also start the Stone Table Dinner series starting on June 14, with the subsequent dates scheduled for June 28, July 12 and 26, and August 9 and 23. The café is located on Fifth Avenue and High Street. For more
Matthew Danes on viola and Sarah Biber on cello. The painters include: Ben Three Eagles, Melinda Driscoll, Christine Jarvis, Diane Wood, Allyson Sands, and Artists’ Guild members from Longmont; Betsy Huber and Katrina Kruse from Lyons; Laurey Gilbert from Berthoud; Suzanne Lee, Jan Wharton, and Cindi Yaklich from Boulder; and others. This event is supported by many community-minded artists and individuals, with special thanks to Betsy Burton of Lyons Farmette. Sounds of Lyons will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., and Kutandara Marimba Ensemble will take stage from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Come join us on the glorious celebration of arts and community. For more information please call 303-447-2422. Western Starts Gallery and Studio, 160 E Main St., offers Sip-N-Paint classes for kids and adults. The eclectic Western gallery has a wide array of sculpture, jewelry, painting, wall hangings and much more. Check the gallery’s Facebook page for classes where you can enjoy wine while learning how to paint. The hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on Monday. For more information, call 303-747-3818.
BOULDER Colorado Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 60th season with The Taming of the Shrew, now through August 13. In this zany comedy set in swinging 1940s New York City on the vibrant streets of Little Italy, Kate, a plucky pilot who’s just returned from the fray of World War II, and her stubborn match, Petruchio, duke it out in a battle of wits, dance the night away and discover, against all odds, a mutual respect that’s almost like being in love. Shakespeare’s gripping masterpiece Hamlet will start June 23 and run until August 13. Hamlet’s world is ripped apart after one parent’s untimely death and the other’s hasty remarColorado Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 60th season with riage, and the young The Taming of the Shrew, now through August 13. prince’s heart and mind information please call 303-823-2345 or wrestle for control in a tormented quest to visit www.thestonecup.com. uncover the truth. Staged for the first time Explore Lyons’ unique arts com- inside the intimate University Theatre, munity with an eclectic Lyons Art this is Hamlet as you’ve never seen it Walk from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July before. Julius Caesar will be performed 8 and 9, and August 12 and 13. Lyons July 7 through August 12. As Rome’s Art Walk is a celebration of local art and leader basks in his victory and ignores a is designed to support local businesses. series of bad omens, jealous critics conspire The first 100 people who spend at least to topple his regime, only to find later that $15 dollars at any participating business their efforts were for naught. Lies, schemwill receive a free Art Walk T-shirt! The ing and scandal meet in a spellbinding participating businesses for Lyons Art political thriller that seems all too familiar Walk are: Pizza Bar 66, Oskar Blues, in today’s polarized times. For ticketing Western Stars Gallery and Studio, Metamorphosis Tattoo, St. Vrain Market, Red Canyon Art, and Lyons ReRuns. For more information please go to the Lyons Art Walk Facebook Page. By Bonnie Auslander Arts on the River and Sounds of Redstone Review Lyons and will once again join forces on August 27 from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. LYONS – For the first time, graphic and at the RiverBend, for an offering of interactive media designers and students nature, art, and music. As is in previous are invited to apply to showcase their years, the event is an annual fund-raising portfolios at the Lyons Town Halls. The opportunity that benefits the Lyons Arts Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission and Humanities Commissions and Boulder (LAHC) is the sponsor. County Arts Alliance; both are instrumen“With this show we hope to hightal in the vitality of local artistic commulight the many talented designers who nity. Sounds of Lyons will collaborate with live in Lyons,” said Chrystal DeCoster, Sage String Trio, Mayama Movement chair of the LAHC and owner of Studio, professional painters, and particiWestern Stars Gallery and Studio. “We pating audiences of all ages in an interacwant to help artists promote their range tive performance of Mozart’s of services and skills.” Divertimento. The musicians include The first showcase, which focuses artistic director MinTze Wu on violin,
Dawn, oil on canvas, 38” x 48”, by Jennifer Hahn. Hahn’s work will be featured at The Stone Cup Café during July and August. and more information on the season program, please go to cupresents.org. Chautauqua Auditorium presents Cocktail Hour: The Show on June 23 at 7:30 p.m. The show reinvents the glamour and excitement of classic entertainment with an original mix of charismatic choreography, intoxicating music and exquisite costume design. This popinfused performing arts experience combines the magnetism of Hollywood’s golden age with a sleek 21st-century sensibility, capturing the timeless American spirit in a series of lively, sparkling vignettes. It’s high-style fun for all ages to enjoy. Tickets are $30. Chautauqua Auditorium is located at 900 Baseline in Boulder. For more information please call 303-442-3282. Playhouse Productions presents Baby Boomer Baby June 30 through July 22 at the Gordon Gamm Theater at the Dairy Center for the Arts. A oneman musical comedy written by and starring National Lampoon’s Tommy Koenig, this is a hilarious, nostalgic, insightful and wildly entertaining flashback through our times and the music that defined them. Music spins from the Beatles, Madonna, Elton John, Tina Turner, Lady Gaga, James Brown, Santana, Bee Gees, Neil Young, Blondie, Duran Duran, Ramones, the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Human League, DMC, Billy Joel, to Simon and Garfunkel, plus original music and lyrics too. Koenig has been hailed by the New York Times as “a master of caricature” and by the Chicago Tribune as “a man of 1000 faces, 1000 voices, and 1000 laughs.” Ticksts for the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St. in Boulder, can be purchased at www.thedairy.org or call 720-938-3030.
Artists sought for upcoming showcases exclusively on graphic design and communications arts, will run July 15 to October 6. The opening reception and potluck (finger foods only) will be held on July 15 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The second showcase, which is for photographers only, will run from October 6 till January 5, 2018. The opening reception and potluck (again, finger foods only) is October 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For the first showcase, ready to wallhang submissions (print samples are also accepted) should be delivered to Lyons Town Hall on July 14 between 4 and 7 p.m. For the second showcase, ready to wall-hang submissions should be delivered to Lyons Town Hall on Friday
Colorado Music Festival’s 40th Anniversary Season starts on June 29 in high gear with the return of “immensely talented” pianist Olga Kern to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. The orchestra rounds out this evening of Russian music with Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Rachmaninoff’s romantic Second Symphony. The electrifying Van Cliburn competition-winning pianist Olga Kern will then be heard at a special recital on July 1. CMF music director Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts Beethoven’s grand Ninth Symphony on July 13, with its iconic finale, “Ode to Joy” featuring nationally acclaimed opera singers, including Grammy-winning mezzo soprano Michelle DeYoung, soprano Mary Wilson, tenor Jason Baldwin, and former University of Colorado football player and Metropolitan Opera singer Keith Miller. Join us for Happy Hour at Chautauqua with Time for Three and the CMF Orchestra on July 18. Time for Three, comprised of violinist Nicolas (Nick) Kendall, double-bassist Ranaan Meyer and violinist Charles Yang, has been described as “America’s favorite classical garage band.” Originating at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. Tf3 has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms, NFL games, the Indy 500 and Dancing with the Stars. Tf3’s acclaimed PBS special released last year won an Emmy Award. The Colorado Music Festival takes place at the historical Chautauqua Auditorium. For more information please call 303-665-0599 or visit www. coloradomusicfestival.org. October 6 between 4 and 7 p.m. Wine will be available for sale during both potlucks, with proceeds benefitting local arts efforts. Local musicians Ian Brighton and Eben Grace are slated to perform at the first reception, and Amy Francis at the second, contingent on funding. The wall-hangable art from the designer showcase must be picked up July 14 between 4 and 7 p.m. Wall placards (business-card sized) must accompany each piece and should include Title, Artists’ Name, Medium, Phone Contact, Price (if for sale), and Website Address. For more information, contact Chrystaldecoster @ gmail. com. or 401301-1212 or 303-747-3818. You can also contact Arielle Hodgson at AHodgson @ townoflyons.com or 303-823-6623 x23.
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FOUNDATION Flag Day: “I am what you make me; nothing more.” By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – On June 14 each year, we the people of the United States celebrate Flag Day. On this day, all government buildJoyce ings across the nation display our Flag, and so do many others not associated with government, including ordinary men and women – and children. The stars and stripes theme of the U.S. Flag was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, ten years before the Constitution was ratified, but the notion of a day celebrating the Flag was more than 100 years in the future. As the story goes, and as it is recounted on the usflag.org website, in 1885, B.J. Cigrand, a teacher in Fredonia, Wisconsin, Public School District 6, had his students celebrate the U.S. Flag’s “birthday” on the 108th anniversary of its adoption, which they apparently did. Cigrand then became a promoter of the idea in articles and public addresses over the following years. In 1889, a New York City kindergarten teacher, George Balch, brought the celebration to his classroom, By 1893, many patriotic and historical societies had joined in, recommending that the day be called “Flag Day” and recommending that forever afterward, school children be assembled for appropriate exercises, that they be given small flags, that patriotic songs should be sung and addresses delivered. By June 14, 1894, about 300,000 children participated in Flag Day celebrations in the Chicago area alone, and New York’s governor had ordered that the Flag
be displayed on all public buildings. As the years passed, the celebrations continued and spread, until on May 30, 1916, by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson, Flag Day was officially established to be celebrated annually on the anniversary of the Flag’s adoption. Finally, in 1949, by Act of Congress and signature of President Harry Truman, June 14 was permanently designated National Flag Day. The Flag, of course, stands for the Constitution, Bill of Rights, government policies and conduct, and ultimately for the citizens, we the people, of the United States. It is at once a symbol for all that is good and all that isn’t, both within our borders and in what we export in goods and culture, and in political, military and personal dealings with those outside our borders. Of all the things that have been said about the Flag on June 14 throughout the years, one of the most authentic and accurate reflections of the symbolic reality of our Flag came in 1914 from Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the Interior. In his address that day, Lane reportedly said the Flag had spoken to him that morning, and this is what it said: “I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself.” So undeniably true are those words that it requires us, as individual citizens
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Food Pantry needs items LYONS – Now that summer is on the way and many people are planting their gardens, you might consider planting a row of vegetables for the Food Pantry, located at the Lyons Community Church basement at 350 Main St. The Food Pantry accepts food donations on Wednesday afternoons. Steamboat Mountain Natural Foods, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and High Street, will accept food donations for the Food Pantry on Tuesdays. The Food Pantry is asking for healthy snacks for kids. The volunteers hand out bags of snacks for kids for an after-school snack when families come into the Food Pantry. Some examples are juice boxes, Horizon milk, puddings, crackers, granola bars, fruit cups, pretzels, baked chips, etc. Cleaning products, soap, hand lotion, paper products and all non-food items are always needed at the pantry because these items cannot be purchased with food stamps. The pantry also needs assorted soups and canned fruit. The Food Pantry helps over 40 families a week.
RTD Bus Service ”Y” Update LYONS – RTD just published its new bus timetables and the biggest impact is that one of the midday services from the
and as the nation we have made, to use June 14 as more than a day of celebration and patriotic fervor. It requires us to take stock of what our Flag symbolizes to all the various groups over which it flies, and to those groups our nation engages with internationally. If the Flag symbolizes the people of this
nation and the Constitution and Bill of Rights, then where is the proof of that pudding? Is it in the laws and government structure, authority and processes we create? It had better be, or the ideals of those who created that constitutional vision have been betrayed, at the very least, and we will have institutionalized evil, itself,
at the very worst. Is it in our minds and hearts and souls? It had better be, or the laws we write and pass, no matter how just and fair we intend them to be, along with the government and justice system we create are all houses of cards, illusions of freedom and justice with no substance at all within, hypocrisy as engineered, efficient, surface veneer we can “spin” as high civilization. On Flag Day 2017, many will wrap themselves in the Flag to hide the ugly hypocrisies they hold within them, and they come from all levels and political leanings within our nation, but don’t be fooled. Your spirit may soar with pride at their words, and many may believe they are saviors of one sort or another by the tears at the corners of their eyes and the eloquence of their messages, but if they do not honor the promise of the Flag they worship for all people in this nation through deeds to match their words, what are they but so much excess ballast that will sink this U.S. ship and the Flag under which it sails? Ask yourself: Does this Flag and what it means to all the country and the world right now truly symbolize me? If not, speak out – loudly but always non-violently – and then act with a will when you next cast a vote. Richard A. Joyce is a retired professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is an award-winning journalist who served as managing editor, and subsequently editor and general manager of the Cañon City Daily Record from 1988 to 1994. The opinions he expresses in this column are strictly his own, and do not represent in any way the views of anyone else at the Redstone Review or at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.
Lyons-Boulder “Y” route has been removed. The southbound trip at 1:02 p.m. and the northbound trip at 12 p.m. have been discontinued due to low ridership. This and the other midday service had been heavily subsidized by Boulder County – Lyons and the County fought to keep the one remaining midday service which would not be possible without the generous funding from the County’s Transportation Department. In order to keep this service moving forward we need more riders! Make sure you do your part, get your almost free bus pass ($25) from the Town here and ride the bus to work, to shop or to play. Please note all the other services remain the same. RTD published a new schedule that had one of the evening services removed, this was done in error.
December: Ranger Skills and Defensive Tactics January: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Challenge February: Winter Survival March: Wildlife Interaction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife April: Mountain Biking Skills and Trail Building May: Outdoor Skills Triathlon For more information and to apply, visit www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org/challenge, contact Park Ranger Sarah Andrews at 720-261-2495, or email LHOC@bouldercounty.org. To check out photos and challenges from past years, go to the Left Hand Outdoor Challenge Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/lefthandchallenge.
Left Hand Outdoor Challenge now accepting applications for teens
Museum shows Dollhouses by Anne O’Brien
BOULDER – The Left Hand Outdoor Challenge (LHOC) is now accepting applications for its sixth season. This free program is designed for Boulder County-area teens ages 14 to 18 and seeks to teach about various careers in natural resources as well as to develop new outdoor skills. The upcoming LHOC season will span from September 2017 to May 2018 and participation consists of attending one Wednesday evening meeting and one full day Saturday challenge per month. For the upcoming season LHOC participants will be able to engage in the following activities: September: Campout and Outdoor Skills Workshop October: Rock Climbing November: Volunteer Project
LYONS – The Redstone Museum exhibit featuring Dollhouses by Anne O’Brien will run the show through October 1. O’Brien made the dollhouses herself. Some start with a kit others are made completely by her. The interiors are a combination of purchased and handcrafted items. For example, O’Brien made all the clothing, many of the smaller treasures such a chandeliers and perfume bottles are from found objects like beads, and re-purposed jewelry. Part of the fun of the houses is recognizing what something used to be, such as a thimble that becomes a trash can, lace doilies that become curtains, bedspreads and tablecloths. The museum is located at 340 High St. The museum is open from June 1 through October 1, daily. The hours are Monday through Saturday 9:30 Continue Briefs on Page 11
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CREATE Menus for enemies and postcards from Mars By Bonnie Auslander Redstone Review
overtones, called a Renga. Postcards from the planets – what might the planet Saturn have to say to the constellation Orion the Hunter? What if it were tweets instead of postcards? We’ll compose several mini-projects a day with breaks for word games such as the Exquisite Corpse and the question-and-answer game. We’ll also read our work out loud. The week concludes with a celebratory reading to which parents, friends, and errant tourists deterred by the traffic to Estes Park will all be invited. Inspired equally by Kenneth Koch’s classic, Rose, Where Did You Get That Red? and the surrealists, this light-hearted camp will sharpen your kids’ appetite for language and fuel their creativity. I’m a published poet, essayist, and radio commentator who’s taught creative writing to kids at the South Carolina School for the Arts and through the Johns
LYONS – Some kids aren’t sure whether or not they like creative writing, but few can resist creating a menu for an enemy. That’s the spirit behind my half-day creative writing summer camp for kids ages 8 to 12, to be offered July 11, 12, and 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Western Stars Gallery and Studio. The idea is to have fun and play games with words – and the creative writing will take care of itself. Some of our other projects include: Acrostics – writing poems using the first letters of our names. (My very practical and sciences-oriented mother’s pleasingly literary poem was based on the first initials of her name, Ruth: Raise Umbrellas Towards Heaven.) A collaborative Japanese poem, usually with seasonal
Hopkins program for Gifted and Talented Youth. Before coming to Lyons last year, I created the wildly popular American University “audience dog” program which pairs panicked presenters with patient pooches. The deadline to register is one week prior to the session. For more information and to register, e-mail audiencedog@gmail.com or visit http: / / www. bonnieauslander. com / camp. The fee is $65. Note: I’ll offer a session July 25, 26, 27 (Tues, Wed, Thurs.) if there’s enough interest.
Chip sealing of county roads continues. Avoid construction zones, if possible BOULDER COUNTY – Boulder County’s Transportation Maintenance Division has begun annual chip seal work on county roadways. The work takes place from approximately 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and is expected to last until June 23, weather permitting. Chip sealing work consists of applying asphalt to a road surface followed by a layer of one-quarter inch chips that essentially create a new layer on top of the road. A week after the chips are applied, crews return to the area to apply a sealant designed to help the chips adhere to the road. Finally, the sealant is followed by roadway striping operations. To aid in cycling safety and to help create a smoother ride, Boulder County uses a smaller chip size than is typically applied on other roads around the area that are not maintained by the county. The smaller chip creates a smoother surface and reduces wear and tear on bicycles. Boulder County Transportation encourages motorists and cyclists to avoid unnecessary travel on the listed roads on days that the chip application and sealing operations are taking place, as there may be travel delays. The roads to be chip
sealed include (in chronological order): • Red Gulch Road • Old St. Vrain Road • Antelope Road • Blue Mountain Road • 3rd Street • 57th Street south of Jay Road • Independence Road • Baseline Road between Cherryvale Road and Lafayette city limits • Cherryvale Road between SH 170 / Marshall Drive and Baseline Road • Nelson Road Chip sealing operations are part of the county’s primary network roadway rehabilitation plan. The process is intended to extend the lifespan of the roadway and postpone larger reconstruction efforts that would require more expensive work and longer travel restrictions. Primary network county roads are typically chip sealed every six to eight years. While Boulder County Transportation Maintenance strives to complete all projects on-time, work is weather dependent and there may be delays due to rain or other unfavorable working conditions. For more information on the work, contact Andrew Barth, at abarth@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-1032.
Winners of the Lyons Community Foundation 2017 Student Scholarships, from left to right: Kyle Frohling, Joel Mack Memorial Scholarship; Grayson Thomas, Lyons Community Foundation Scholarship; Nicole Smith, Uncle Louis “Bud” Winkler Memorial Scholarship; Maddie Maguire, The Gerald Boland Memorial Scholarship; Cole Berreman, Steve Ralston Memorial Fund; CeAnn Udovich, Joel Mack Memorial Scholarship. These stand-out students are recognized as leaders in academics, community mindedness and athletics. The scholarships are $1,000 each and may be applied to any institution of higher learning.
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LYONS – Back by popular demand at the Lyons Redstone Museum is the Mighty, Mighty Camera Obscura. Join us on September 18 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., at 340 High St., when once again the camera obscura room will be erected on the grounds of the museum. This is your opportunity to step back in time and experience a virtual reality attraction that was popular in the early part of the 19th Century. Built by local resident, Steve Lang, the portable camera obscura room is an interactive, family-friendly event. For centuries before the photographic camera was invented there was the camera obscura (Latin for “dark room”). The camera obscura is an optical device that consists of a
box or room with a lens or a hole in one side allowing light from the outside to pass through projecting the outside scene onto a surface inside the box or room. The projected image is reproduced with color and perspective intact. Once you are done exploring the camera obscura room, try your hand at one of the many pioneer games that will be available to play as well. Hoops and graces, jack straws, marbles, and hopscotch are just a few of the games that were popular pastimes. Who knows, maybe a Pokemon or two will show up to play as well.
2017 River Run LYONS – The RiverRun 5k will take place on June 24, at 8 a.m. Lyons Parks and Recreation is seeking enthusiastic businesses and/ or individuals to sponsor the 2017 River Run 5k. Please go to www.townoflyons.com for current information. If you have any questions or if you wish to volunteer some time to the Lyons River Run 5k effort, please feel free to call the Parks and Recreation at 303-8238250, or email recreation@townoflyons.com.
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CONCEPTS Renters on buyout properties receive federal relocation funds COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS
By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review
LYONS – I reported last month that former tenants on buyout properties purchased with Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds would be eligible for federal relocation benefits. On May 15, Carrie Gonzales, one Reinholds of the tenants who received the benefits, was able to buy a $50,000 home outright in Raton, NM, using the lump sum Uniform Relocation Assistance (URA) settlement and a small amount of savings. “It was a blessing, but it has been a long and painful journey,” Gonzales said. She and partner Kevin expect to move by mid-to-late June. It has been hard to leave Lyons, which was not made whole after the 2013 flood, she said, thinking of her pre-flood neighbors who still aren’t able to return to Lyons or find an affordable living situation. “But we’re telling people to come join us in Raton. There’s a lot of opportunity for energetic, artistic people.” Gonzales, who worked for Madhava Honey for 13 years and then ran her own honey store on Hwy. 66 since 2012, is bringing a stock of honey to Raton, and plans to work out of her home. But she might find a storefront. She said Raton, population 6,000, lost residents after the mining industry left town and wants to
attract new people and encourage economic development. One of her suppliers is in Rocky Ford, a lot closer to Raton than Lyons, and she knows people who keep bees in Raton. “We found a place where we are very welcome,” Gonzales said. Because of a health condition that limits the distance she can drive, Gonzales is glad to have a home within a mile of everywhere she wants to go, within walking distance of downtown. Molly O’Donnell, a CDBG Disaster Recovery Project Manager from the City of Longmont, works on the Boulder County Collaborative group, which determines priorities for CDBG-DR funds. She said the collaborative is generally working with 16 households in Lyons, who either rented lots at the Foothills mobile home park or rented one of four single family homes that are part of the CDBG-DR buyout program. Three households have already received their URA benefits. Several are in process, and one property has not yet been purchased. According to the URA, responsibilities for residential displacements like the CDBG-DR buyouts include relocation advisory services to displaced tenants, reimbursement for some moving expenses,
and payments for the added cost of renting or purchasing comparable housing. In general, under the URA program, O’Donnell explained that households have 12 months from the date they are issued a notice of eligibility for relocation assistance to either purchase or lease and occupy a home and six months from that date to claim their benefits. “However, we are working to complete the process and pay out all the ben-
efits as soon as possible so these people can move on with their lives,” she said. The URA program wasn’t available for displaced residents whose landlords didn’t participate in the buyout program for flood-damaged properties. For example, Gonzales, who originally lived in the Riverbend Mobile Home Park, wouldn’t
have been eligible, even though she couldn’t return to live at Riverbend after the flood. The Lyons Board of Trustees approved the property owners’ request to change zoning of Riverbend to a commercial use, and it is now an event venue with vacation lodging in tiny homes on wheels. However, Gonzales later rented a house on the west end of the Foothills Mobile Home Park land, whose owner, John Barranway, did participate in the CDBGfunded buyout, which closed April 28 of this year, and all tenants for this property were eligible for URA benefits. All land purchased with the federal funds as part of the CDBG-DR or the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program buyout programs is now owned by the Town of Lyons. The deed-restricted buyout properties can only be used as open space or recreational land. If the Town of Lyons plans to use any of the properties as recreational land in the future, the only structures that are allowed are open-sided pavilions/shelters and public restrooms. Trails must be soft-surface (gravel). The URA provides payments to the former tenants for the added cost of renting or purchasing comparable replacement housing. O’Donnell explained that URA replacement housing benefits are determined by a calculation that considers the monthly rent and utilities for a comparable replacement dwelling, the monthly rent and utilities for the home that households were displaced from, and, for low-income households, housing costs of 30 percent of their average monthly gross household income. The maximum URA payment is calculated on the difference in the old and new housing costs for Continue Renters on Page 15
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CONTENT Some common household materials are toxic to pets By Dana Dietrich, DVM Redstone Review LONGMONT – There are some surprisingly common household items that are toxic if ingested by our pets. Ninety percent of toxin exposures occur in dogs as they tend to be more indiscriminate about what they eat compared to cats. Among the common household toxins: Grapes and raisins can cause severe kidney failure up to 72 hours after ingestion. Clinical signs include vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, diarrhea, ataxia, abdominal pain, and decreased urine production. Prognosis is guarded and does not correlate with the quantity of ingestion. Marijuana ingestion causes incoordination, dilated pupils, slow heart rate, and sometimes dribbling urine. Vomiting also occurs in some cases. Prognosis is favorable with treatment. Xylitol is a sugar substitute used in gum, candy, and baking goods. In dogs xylitol is rapidly absorbed and causes a severe increase in blood insulin leading to a drop in blood glucose. Clinical signs can occur 30 to 60 minutes after ingestion. Clinical signs can include vomiting, weakness, a wobbly gait, and seizures. Liver failure can occur nine to 72 hours after ingestion. Prognosis is guarded and does not correlate with the quantity of ingestion. Institution of early aggressive therapy in known exposure may increase survival. Over the counter anti-inflammatories (aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen) should never be given to animals, even in small doses, as they can cause gastric
ulcers, liver, and kidney failure. Prognosis depends on the type and amount of antiinflammatory ingested but is guarded. Rat and mouse poison comes in several different varieties. The most common type causes internal bleeding 48 to 72 hours after ingestion. Internal bleeding
can cause trouble breathing, weakness, collapse, abdominal distention, lameness, bloody urine, and oral bleeding. Other types of rat poisons cause severe muscle tremors, hyperthermia, extreme hyperactivity, and focal or generalized seizures within 24 hours of ingestion. Prognosis depends on the type of rat poison ingested. Albuterol toxicity usually occurs when dogs chew on inhalers prescribed for people with asthma. When the inhaler is punctured it releases all the albuterol which is rapid absorbed. Clinical signs occur within 30 minutes of exposure and include an elevated heart rate, irregular heartbeats, elevated blood pressure, dilated pupils, and hyperactivity. Prognosis with treatment is usually favorable. Antifreeze, even with treatment, in
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very small amounts, can cause kidney failure. Neurologic signs may be seen 30 minutes after ingestion and can include depression, incoordination, a wobbly gait, seizure, and even a coma can occur. Vomiting may also occur shortly after ingestion due to irritation to the stomach. Kidney failure occurs 12 to 24 hours after ingestion. Prognosis is guarded to poor. Lilies are extremely toxic to cats and even small ingestions of any part of the plant can cause kidney failure. Clinical signs include vomiting, lethargy, and depression, loss of appetite, and excessive thirst and urination followed by lack of urine. Prognosis is guarded to poor. De-icing salts can cause an increase in blood sodium leading water retention. Clinical signs include vomiting, diarrhea, a wobbly gait, tremors, weakness and seizures. Water retention can also can to lead to heart failure and trouble breathing. Chocolate ingestion can cause vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, tremors, seizures, and restlessness. It can also cause changes to the heart including racing heart rhythms which can progress to abnormal heartbeats. In severe cases, death can occur. Prognosis depends on the amount and type of chocolate ingested. Onions and garlic are more toxic to cats and certain breeds of dogs. Onions and garlic causes anemia and GI irritation. Clinical signs can include vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, drooling, lethargy, weakness, collapse, pale gums, and an elevated respi-
ratory rate. Prognosis is guarded and some animals will require a blood transfusion. If your pet ingests something that may be toxic a veterinarian or an animal poison control center should be contacted. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control and the Pet Poison Helpline are two trusted animal poison control centers. The ASPCA Animal Poison Control can be contacted at 1-888-426-4435 and the Pet Poison Helpline at 1-800-213-6680. There is a nominal fee to call either center but you get advice from a boarded toxicologist. The advice may consist of something that can be done at home or that your pet should be evaluated by a veterinarian. The toxicologist will provide a case number and even help guide the veterinarian that ends up seeing your pet. Unfortunately, toxin exposure is a common occurrence and the outcome varies greatly depending on what was ingested and the amount. The more information you can provide to the veterinarian the better they can serve you. This information should include what was ingested, the amount ingested, what time the ingestion occurred, and the weight of the animal. Getting your pet to a veterinarian as quickly as possible after exposure to a toxin can greatly impact treatments, the length of treatment, cost, and prognosis. Dr. Dana Dietrich is an Emergency Veterinarian at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, oncology, emergency, critical care and pain management located in Longmont at 104 S. Main St. For more information please visit www.aspenmeadowvet.com.
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NATURE Wild summer reading By Laura Burfield Redstone Review LONGMONT – Raccoon cubs purr just like cats when they’re happy. Ducklings joyfully go berserk for fresh water Burfield in their pools. Baby squirrels arrange the contents of their nest boxes just as particularly as we arrange the rooms of our homes. These are just a few of the surprising things about orphaned wild ones that I’ve learned while caring for patients at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. I work alongside a great gaggle of kind humans there and was curious to know what books everyone has their beak buried in lately. For your summer reading fun, I’ve compiled a few titles that foster respect and appreciation for wild ones as recommended by some of your local wildlife allies and advocates. Greenwood receives patients that are orphaned, injured or sick. Many are admitted for reasons caused by our human activities or infrastructure. Wild Neighbors by John Hadidian is the go-to resource for every human who wants to be a better neighbor to the wildlife with whom we cohabitate (whether we like them or not). The book makes proper introductions to species that are common in our neighborhoods while detailing behavior, range, and other species-specific facts with just the right amounts of gravitas and snark. We learn how to humanely resolve familiar human-wildlife conflicts and how we might harmoniously coexist with furred, feathered, and scaled folks. When we summon three of our greatest human capacities – patience, tolerance, and compassion – we can lessen our interference on our nonhuman neighbors’ wild and beautiful lives. After all, they are creatures of habit who are just trying to eat, shelter, and care for their families. Just like us. Greenwood Animal Care Volunteer superstar, Julie S., recommends Zoobiquity by Barbara NattersonHorowitz and Kathryn Bowers. “A fascinating scientific read that’s bound to make anyone feel closer to their animal peers. I now walk around knowing as an Ashkenazi Jewish woman that I share a genetic mutation with jaguars – who knew?!” She also suggests A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. “Every naturalist’s bible, it is the perfect start for anyone wanting to dip their toe into ecology and conservation. Although first published in 1949, it rings even more true today than ever before.” Our Lyons neighbor in Spring Gulch, Donna N., who is a Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator for birds and bats, suggests The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman. “[This book] sheds light on an age-old myth that ‘bird brained’ means having lesser intelli-
gence,” she says. “Birds have greater cognitive ability and problem-solving skills than previously thought and some birds’ intelligence rivals that of primates. This book is an enjoyable read and gets one to appreciate these animals that often go unnoticed and underappreciated.” One of Greenwood’s Volunteer Mentors and an all-around estimable person, Ingrid T., is an expert at facilitating orphaned gosling adoptions with wild Canada goose parents. You may just find her gently holding orphans while wading out into the St. Vrain toward very perturbed goose parents who want to adopt those babies! For an intimate glimpse at these ohso-well-known wild neighbors, she recommends The Geese of Beaver Bog by Bernd Heinrich. “Learn about the secret social lives of Canada geese (including some extramarital affairs!) on a pond near the author’s home. This is a delightful book by a scientist written for non-scientists.” She also suggests Listening to Cougar by Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe. “This anthology presents our relationship with mountain lions from a variety of perspectives, ranging from hunters to wildlife biologists and managers to people who were deeply moved by their encounter with a cougar.” For the young ones in your brood, Greenwood Animal Care Volunteer extraordinaire, Kat R., recommends Richard Adams’ Watership Down. “(The story) focuses on the travels and trials of a group of rabbits that have been pushed out of their warren by human intervention,” she says. “It’s a sweeping, beautiful book, and it’s one of my f a v o r i t e s ! ” Greenwood’s amazing Animal Care Supervisor, Lea P., suggests Squirrel Rescue by Jennifer Keats Curtis. “It’s a great book about the adventure of two kids who find a baby squirrel and how they go about reuniting it with its mom. What child would not want to be with her mom?” These are just a few of the many wildlife-related books recommended by some of the human folks who care for orphaned, injured and sick wild ones. For an ongoing booklist of titles, please visit http://www.greenwoodwildlife.org/wildbooks/. Happy summer reading. Laura Burfield is a seasonal staff member and volunteer at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. She lives in Pinewood Springs. Greenwood cares for thousands of mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year and offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit http://www.greenwoodwildlife.org/outreach/educational-programs/ to learn more.
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Town Continued from Page 1 and into town during the festivals.” Administrator Victoria Simonsen said, “It will have to be CDOT who enforces the crossing and traffic concerns during the festivals.” The BOT asked about a traffic impact study and Ferguson said that they have already started on that study. “I could make a compromise of no access (to Bluegrass Farm) from Apple Valley Road, there would be no public access to Apple Valley.” The board seemed to be pleased with this proposal. The board and Ferguson agreed to no camping within 50 feet of the river. An area on the farm identified as B2 on the county map was listed as having very sensitive biodiversity and nearly irreplaceable biodiversity, which Ferguson said would not be used for camping or for park-
Eye Care Continued from Page 6 They had done their market research and determined Lyons and nearby communities of Estes Park, Hygiene, and Allenspark, among others, could support their business. The space in the Shoppette required extensive remodeling to make it suitable for their needs. Beginning this past February, the two of them took on the task of doing much of the work them-
Woman Continued from Page 5 While many Republicans may think it’s only fair to allow men to opt out of a “women’s package” they don’t use, such a move would create pools of cervical cancer or maternity insurees – all women, by the way – whose coverage costs would increase because those costs would not be shared by others. Apparently Republicans find nothing objectionable in letting women help cover the costs of male health problems like erectile dysfunction, vasectomy, and prostate cancer. The truth is, none of us can know when we might
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ing. “We deal with sensitive areas like this in Telluride and make it work,” he said. In other matters the BOT listened to Gary Berngard, manager of business development at Honeywell International (the company that built the new wastewater treatment plant in Lyons) on cost overruns at the new waste water/sewer plant; those cost overruns now need to be paid for. It turns out that the town owes an extra $537,659.00 on the new wastewater treatment plant, which is a 9.2 percent increase. The original amount of the plant stated on the contract was $5,866,976. Berngard said that there were several reasons for the cost overruns. First there were delays in completing the construction of the plant. The construction was expected to be completed by Oct. 2014 but was delayed due to the flood damage and eventually the construction was
completed in December 2015. The cost of materials went up during that time. Second the cost of wages went up and Honeywell follows the Davis Bacon requirements for wages, which raised the wages of the workers during the wastewater treatment plant construction. A few other changes made the costs go up including time delays which meant paying workers for more time, not to mention the higher rate. All in all the town has to come up with over $500,000. The BOT voted to give Honeywell $100,000 right away from reserves for a good faith payment. The rest of the funding is still to be decided. The staff was given direction to explore options and come back to the board with recommendations for funding the remaining payment to Honeywell. The town plans to work with Honeywell to find a solution.
selves. In keeping with their philosophy of sustainability, they repurposed reclaimed barn wood, metal, doors, and furniture from thrift stores to create a friendly, funky and welcoming space for their patients. They are proud to say that no two doors are alike. “When I was in optometry school, I was a part of a team that went to Honduras to provide eye care to the poor,” Justin said.
The team of students and doctors took with them boxes of eyeglasses collected from donations made to the Lions Club. Lenses had been examined, with the prescription written for each and then catalogued. A patient’s eyes would then be examined and the prescription would be noted. From the catalogue of eye glasses a match would be made and the patient fitted. “Recognizing that within each pair of glasses, the prescription might be different
for each eye, we would make the best possible match we could,” Justin said. He found the experience to be rewarding and he and Stacy see more of such trips in their future. Lyons Eye Optometry is located at 138 E Main St. and can be reached at 303-7473790. For more information and clinic hours, see the website at https://lyonseyeoptometry.com/ and the Facebook page at https : / / www.facebook. com / search / top / ?q=lyons%20eye%20optometry.
get sick. Sharing costs so the price goes down for everyone over their lifetime is the whole idea behind insurance, anyway. Will the Senate allow states to jeopardize the healthcare of women’s bodies by denying us basic coverage or throw-
ing us into a higher-cost pool? Call Senate Cory Gardner’s office at 303391-5777 to insist that the advances made in women’s healthcare coverage under the ACA be retained because when women are healthy, their families
and communities benefit too.
Renters Continued from Page 12 a one-month period and multiplied by 42 (the number of months allowed by the URA). O’Donnell said that the calculation is independent of prior federal disaster assistance received, with one exception: unused FEMA rental assistance. If a displaced household wants to purchase a unit rather than rent, then the URA benefit comes in the form of a lump-sum
NoBoCo Women’s Health Advocates: Kayann Short, Allison Schaaf, Joan Hemm, Michelle Visser, Dena Hanold, Samantha Allen, Molly Hardman
payment for down payment assistance. For renters, the URA is received for 42 months. This column is a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing. If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this column, contact me directly at areinholds@hotmail.com. For history of post-flood efforts for affordable housing in Lyons, read previous columns posted at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.