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B •R •I •E •F •S Take a moment to offer a thank you to those who work for us LYONS – If everyone would thank the people that work for us each day, it would go a long way. Those people that we encounter day in and day out, working in grocery stores, the post office, hardware stores, plant nurseries, gas stations, the truck drivers loading and unloading trucks, delivery workers, garbage collectors, the police, sheriff deputies, firefighters and all the others. Those people who have gone unnoticed before the virus hit are now our everyday heroes, restaurant workers, food delivery services, auto mechanics, farm workers, those who work in senior living facilities. We don’t always see our health care workers, but we can think of them and send good thoughts their way, hope they have the strength to make it through each day as we wait for the scientists and lab techs to find a vaccine. It may be a longer wait than we want, but it will be easier if we are grateful to those around us and for what we have rather than dwelling on what we think we need – the time will go faster. Perhaps when this is over, we won’t take anyone for granted anymore. We will realize how valuable everyone is. We might be able to change the world.
Rolf Hertenstein took this photo of two fuzzy baby Great Horned Owls near Lyons.
Some shops open slowly LYONS – The Stone Cup will remain closed through May and open up for curbside service only in June. It plans to open on June 4 for online ordering and pickup and take out only. The Cup plans to do this for the month of June or even longer. Music at the Cup is cancelled for May and probably in June. Stay tuned for more information. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew is open for carryout service only.
Milling and paving grant funded work is underway LYONS – Beginning next week, several flood-impacted local streets will undergo important milling and paving along with curb and gutter work in some areas. This large, grant-funded flood recovery project started May 11 and runs through July 31. The first phase of milling and repaving will start next week along Second Avenue and McConnell Drive. Other streets to be completed over the next three months inContinue Briefs on Page 4
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New town board settles in and discusses prioritizing issues By Susan de Castro McCann Redstone Review Editor LYONS – Covid-19 issues dominated the recent town board meeting in May. Lyons, just like cities and towns all over America, is trying to figure out how to open up businesses safely and how to follow the state and county requirements to open businesses and how and when they can open while trying to follow safe practices guidelines. Trustee Kenyon Waugh said that he has been speaking with people in businesses in Lyons, many of whom are saying, “I got this.” Meaning that they are already used to dealing with adversity from their experience with the 2013 flood that ravaged Lyons. “Businesses have all stepped up to make their businesses safe. They are being creative and keeping employees safe,” he said. Trustee Waugh volunteered to work with businesses to help create a pandemic response and plan for reopening safely. Mayor Nick Angelo seemed to like the idea and appointed Trustee Waugh and Trustee Hollie Rogin to a committee of two to work with businesses. Trustee Rogin was formerly on the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC). This Covid-19 subcommittee did an initial survey of businesses in town to see how to both keep everyone safe and support businesses as they reopen. The information that was collected from the businesses will be used by the town board to help make decisions. The needs of businesses will change as the regulations change over the next few weeks and months. Some federal government officials are saying that large groups won’t be able to gather until there is a vaccine available to everyone and a major portion of the population has been vaccinated. The timetable on when a vaccine will be available to all varies widely. Businesses in Lyons have a variety of options. The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) has announced that $22,500 in economic aid grants was awarded to 34 local Lyons businesses last week. Grantees are
Lyons businesses currently closed due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Round 2 applications for the Lyons Share grants are now being accepted. See Kristen Bruckner’s column on page 2. Boulder County and the State of Colorado are both offering various grants and low-interest loans to businesses. You can see a list of resources in Tamara Haddad’s column on small businesses on page 13. In other news the board discussed new Covid-19 developments. The Stay at Home requirement has now been lifted with both the state and Boulder County. The new rule is Safer at Home meaning that it is recommended that people who are at risk, people over age 60, and people with pre-existing conditions should still try to stay at home. Everyone should maintain a six-ft.-wide distance from people, no groups over 10 should gather. Restaurants are still on carryout-only orders from the governor and he has shut down places that tried to open to full service without any guidelines in place. Boulder and some other counties have instructed all residents to wear masks when out in public. Children under 12 are not required to wear masks. The Covid-19 requirements change rapidly as the Governor eases more restrictions. Check the town website for new Covid-19 information. Mayor Nick Angelo gave out the Board Liaison assignments to the Trustees. Mayor Angelo assigned himself to the Board of Adjustments, Student Advisory Commission and Sustainable Futures Commission. Mayor Pro Tem Mark Browning was assigned to the Parks and Rec Commission. Trustee Greg Lowell was assigned to the Ecology Board and the Audit Committee. Trustee Hollie Rogin was assigned to the Economic Vitality Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission. Trustee Kenyon Waugh was assigned to the Planning and Community Development Commission. Trustee Mike Karavas was assigned to the Utilities and Engineering Board. Trustee Wendy Miller was assigned to the Housing and Human Services Commission and Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission.
Flood Recovery Director Tracey Sanders told the board that the staff is working on finishing the Second Avenue Bridge design and working on securing funding for work on the bridge that is not covered by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The design completion is estimated to be this spring and construction is estimated to begin this July. In other matters Aaron Caplan, Utility Director, gave a report on the wastewater treatment plant. He said he did not see or anticipate any changes at the wastewater plant due to the Covid stay-at-home order. Caplan said, “The wastewater treatment facility cannot have more than 2.8 micrograms of copper per liter of wastewater in its effluent going out into the stream. The copper levels in our samples have been February 5 micrograms, January 3.8 mcg, December 4.0 mcg. November 4.4 mcg. The facility that the town has concerns with regarding their copper levels has started sidestreaming the portion of their wastewater suspected to have high levels of copper. We are having tests done weekly for copper at the wastewater treatment facility (WWTF), a location near this facility and a separate location in another part of town, to try and get as clear a picture as possible of how the copper level at the WWTF is.” He went on to say, “Concerning the WWTF Rerating Project: I did just receive confirmation that the contractor working to have the wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) rerated to allow it to accept higher levels of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) has submitted the final construction plans to the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Unless this department of CDPHE is faster than usual or something unexpected happens. I would estimate it taking many months to get a response from CDPHE.” The board heard from Finance Director Jill Johnson on a plan to figure out what items/projects can be cut from the 2020 budget which was approved by the former board last December, but now needs some revisions due to Covid-19 shutting down so many businesses Continue Town on Page 14
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LYONS The Lyons Share offers grants to small businesses in Lyons By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review LYONS – The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) last week announced that $22,500 in economic aid grants have been awarded to 34 local Lyons businesses. Grantees are Lyons businesses currently closed due to the COVID- 19 restrictions. Round 2 applications for the Lyons Share grants are now being accepted. The Lyons Share was created to support local businesses in the hopes that small businesses in Lyons will be able to survive closing for COVID-19 and be able to reopen again. The fund was a launched in a joint effort of the Lyons Community Foundation and the St. Vrain Market (SVM). The grants may be used for operating expenses such as rent, utilities or payroll and should be already in the mailboxes of recipients. As the only retail store front currently open on Main Street, the SVM has seen an increase in its sales and decided to give
back. A $10,000 contribution from store proceeds seeded this fund and has been supported through local contributions and a match by LCF. LCF also announced a second round of funding now available. Residents have been making contributions either online or through the market. In addition, the Town of Lyons awarded a $5,000 contribution through its Goodwill Grant program. All funds received in the next few weeks will be added to the second round of funding. Any Lyons business registered with the town is eligible to apply, even if it received funding in the first round. As the business closures continue, further funding opportunities hope to extend the life of our local businesses. The Lyons Share, small business economic relief fund-Round 2 applications are now open. Economic aid grants of up to $1,000 each will be made eligible to business with a registered Lyons business license and may be used to pay rent, em-
Lyons Small Business owners are receiving grants from the Lyons Share Fund. At left: Ali Kishiyama and Jasmine Lok, owners of Defined Motion; Below: Connie McGuire, owner of Red Canyon Art
ployees or other operating expenses. Applications are available at www.lyonscf.org. Deadline for the second round of submissions is May 15, with applicants being notified around May 22.
Kristen Bruckner is the Communications Specialist for the Lyons Community Foundation. She has lived in Lyons for more than 15 years with her husband and three kids. The Bruckners are also small business owners.
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There is no registration deadline. You can register and vote up to and including Election Day, however, given the urgent public health crisis with COVID-19, the Boulder County Elections Division is urging residents to register now and not wait so you can receive your mail ballot and avoid the need for an in-person visit. If you have a Colorado Driver’s License or State ID, you can register to vote or check your registration at www.GoVoteColorado.gov. If you do not have a license or state ID, you can register by mail, just print and return the form found online at the same website. For more information, visit www.BoulderCountyVotes.org, call 303-413-7740, or email Vote@BoulderCountyVotes.org. The Boulder County Elections Division is closed to the public through May. However, staff is working remotely and will respond to email inquiries and voicemail messages.
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MAYOR’S CORNER To the Lyons High School Senior Class of 2020, congratulations By Nick Angelo, Mayor of Lyons Redstone Review LYONS – It is unfortunate that all of us cannot enjoy a beautiful outdoor commencement celebraAngelo tion together this year. Your disappointment is understandable, however your lives will be filled with opportunities to define your resilience, not only as the class of 2020 but also as individuals. Many of the relationships you have formed will last a lifetime. Your memories
LYONS – It feels like it’s been just a few days and also a year since I last wrote this column. I suspect that’s how many of us Barton are experiencing life these days: it’s flying by, but at a snail’s pace. This community’s love and grit are a definite bright spot and source of inspiration, and I thank so many of you for being who you are. Here are Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund’s (LEAF) current updates. Grants: LEAF rolled out COVID-19 Grants and Gig Grants on Thursday, May 7, 2020. These are financial grants available for local community members who have suffered significant financial loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. LEAF’s COVID-19 Grants are intended for anyone in the greater Lyons area, and the Gig Grants are intended for working musicians and artists living in the 80540 zip code. Laura Levy hatched the idea for Gig Grants, and she has worked tirelessly to promote this fundraising effort. These grants are for working musicians and artists in the 80540 zip code who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lyons’ own Dale Katechis and Oskar Blues got involved last weekend, when 100 percent of proceeds from their re-opening on Friday and Saturday were donated to support the Gig Grants fund. Oskar Blues raised $5600 for LEAF’s Gig Grant Fund. As we close in on the initial goal of $25,000, Levy is looking now to raise the goal to $50,000. Arts and music are at the heart of our community, and this is a powerful way to give back to the “creatives” who give so much to all of us. These grants are administered by LEAF and we are accepting applications now. Find more information on our website, leaflyons.org. Find Gig Grants
LYONS – I encountered this statue of Vernon Golden about to attach some worms to a young boy’s fishing rod one afternoon as I was walking around Golden Ponds Nature Area. The old quarry pits were made into ponds and donated to the City of Longmont in 1990 by the owner, Vernon Golden, who was widely know for his love of fishing. I stopped when I saw the statue because someone had put a virus mask on Vernon. I stuck a copy of the Redstone in his lap and took a photo. I felt OK about it because I met and interviewed Vernon a number of years ago when I was the Business Editor for the Longmont Daily Times-Call. During one of our talks Vernon said to me, “If you are too busy to fish, you are too busy.” Susan de Castro McCann
will remain with you as well. Be true to yourselves and to each and every one of your potentials, your adult lives have just begun. Enjoy yourselves, pursue your dreams, your potential is endless. You truly are the hope of the future, brighten the world with your starlight. Good luck, stay safe, Mayor Nick P.S. If we are allowed to by the governor, we will have a celebration in the park pending permission dates. Mayor Nick Angelo was elected Mayor for the second time on April 7.He was first elected Mayor of Lyons in 1998. He was elected to a second term.
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This community is united in strength to support and encourage one another. We will emerge from this crisis unified and strong. This is the Lyons way, after all. Community Zooms: If you haven’t attended a free Community Zoom for mental health and encouragement, you are missing out. LEAF’s mental health therapist, Cherie Maureaux, is doing brilliant and innovative work with these weekly online video meetings. Community Zooms happen on Thursdays at 3 p.m. and last for about an hour.
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You can find the meeting link on our Facebook page or website. All you need is a smart phone, tablet, or computer. Food: Lyons Community Food Pantry continues to provide quality food each week, and Lyons Meals on Wheels is still rolling along with home-delivered meals, too. We are seeing about twice as many Food Pantry participants as before this pandemic, with around 10 percent brand
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OPTIONS Home Together Creative Challenge submissions due May 30: the intersection of housing and community COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS
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LYONS – The Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership, the group behind the Home Wanted website, homewanted.org, is calling on community members to participate in the Home Together project, a community-wide creativity Reinholds contest during the stayat-home time of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s another way to look at the intersection of housing and community in Boulder County. I first found out about the Home Wanted initiative in Boulder County at the Squeezed Out conference last fall. Home Wanted says that communities are healthier when people can live where they work, and that affordable housing helps businesses attract and retain workers. Individuals, organizations, and businesses who want to help adopt new strategies, implement policies, and secure funding for sustainable affordable housing are encouraged to sign up at homewanted.org.
The message of this spring’s “Home Together” project is, “We are all at home, but we are still a community.” The Home Together project asks that you share what being home together means to you, your family, your neighbors, and your community. The project is hoping to get a lot of submissions, of all types, in both English and Spanish, from residents, families, and youth of all ages. Submissions will come from across Boulder County, and the Lyons community in particular is invited to participate. Submissions are due May 30, and
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there will be a community Facebook Live unveiling ceremony in June. See homewanted.org/get-involved / hometogether-en for more information. You don’t have to be an artist to submit. The format can be visual art, storytelling, photography, songwriting, video, multimedia, or any means of expression. Some ideas on the Home Together page include: • Draw a picture of the space you call home. • Write a story about the view outside your kitchen window.
• Submit a photograph capturing the feeling of being “Home Together.” • Interview elders in your community about how “home” has changed during their lifetime. • Submit your best “homemade” recipe. • Write a song of togetherness or hope. The website explains, “The collected submissions will be published as a digital community storybook, documenting our shared experience of being Home Together during this uncertain time.” With all we have been through in Lyons since the destruction of the September 2013 flood, there are many fascinating stories of resilience here. Despite the challenges, we have good news, like the Final Habitat for Humanity building completed on Park Street. And Lyons has a creative and talented community. I can’t wait to see all the contributions from Lyons! Amy Reinholds served on the Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force from December 2013 through its end in February 2015. She is currently a member of the Lyons Housing & Human Services Commission. She has lived in Lyons since 2003 and in the surrounding Lyons area since 1995. She writes a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons. For a history, see previous columns on her blog at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com.
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Scott had just three children in her classroom – a 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old. It was a far cry from the usual 15 children she would have on a day without coronavirus. After many child care providers closed last month, state officials recommended they stay open, with precautions, to care for the children of working parents. One of the biggest challenges of preschool in the coronavirus era is social distancing. Instead of the usual snuggles and hugs, Scott has switched to distance hugs, air high fives, and pats on the back. One student spontaneously jumped into her lap, then quickly realized her mistake. “I sorry,” the girl said. “Air high five.” Ann Schimke writes for Chalkbeat.
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Census 2020: Spend 5 minutes and be counted LYONS – One important thing you can do while we’re all stuck at home is fill out your 2020 Census Form. It’s important that everyone in Lyons is counted. This is the first time the census has been available online. An accurate count affects everything from funding for public services to representation in Congress. If you haven’t responded yet, you can still respond online at 2020census.gov, complete the paper questionnaire and mail it back, or call one of the toll-free numbers. If you don’t have your census invitation, don’t worry. You can still respond online or via phone. Be safe. Be well. Be counted.
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From KC Groves on Facebook’s Lyons Happenings page:“I’d like to start offering curbside serenading to folks who are really having a tough time right now and could use some distraction and lifted sprits...Please PM me if you know of someone who is in need of a song and I’ll do my best...Keep in mind we may all feel differently about everything going on, but that is not what this is about. For me, at least, it’s about our sweet community and helping our neighbors. I’m glad we’re all so different! If we weren’t of different minds, this would all be even more science fiction than it already is.”
Public meetings: how do residents participate in the public process? LYONS – The Board of Trustees values the input from the residents of Lyons. Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees take place on the first and third Monday of each month, beginning at 7 p.m. The agendas are posted on the town website under agendas in advance. The town clerk, Delores Vasquez, lists the link for people to join the meeting on Zoom at the top of the agenda. People can click on the link and join the meeting. Residents are encouraged to speak about their issues or concerns to the trustees during audience business, and may include items that are not on the agenda. You may also contact any of the Continue Briefs on Page 14
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actually true, as we are still paying a lot, but it’s hidden as subsidies. Oil companies receive an estimated $20.5 billion in subsidies from U.S. taxpayers every year. (This does not include the $14.5 billion yearly “consumption” subsidy on top of that.) But what are we actually getting out of this transaction? The practice of fracking has resulted in
amount since atmospheric monitoring began. Some reports estimate this has tacked an additional 2° C increase onto our climate change trajectory. With oil at extremely low and unprofitable prices, this is a great time to stop subsidizing oil, and especially fracking. Not only would this incentivize us to move off of a carbon-intensive energy platform, but it would free up immense amounts of money and capital which could be put to necessary and useful endeavors. As a major bonus, capping off fracking would preserve immense amounts of fresh water, which is legitimately more precious than oil. Climate change is expected to increase the chance and spread of diseases, like our current pandemic. We have the ability to start following science and take steps to shift off of fossil fuels and onto renewables. Society is adaptable and able. Let’s appreciate the recoveries of past upheavals and shift our collective goals into something which would benefit us all instead of the moneyed few. This crisis is a perfect opportunity to stop burning money towards the wildcatter fever dream of fracking.
The fracking industry’s lack of profits haven’t been a secret to insiders. Hedge fund investors looked at 16 publicly traded shale producers from 2006 to 2014 and found they spent $80 billion more than they received from selling oil. The industry is dependent on investors pouring billions into it. Drillers sold the idea that drilling bigger and more extensive wells would eventually yield profits. But in reality, clustering wells together just causes interference, and wells dry up sooner. Is this really worth it? Consumers think they get “cheap” fuel out of this deal. Yet this is not
permanently contaminated ground water, exploding houses, a global sand shortage (a sand shortage?!) and concentrated air pollution. Methane is over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, and fracking is an acute source of methane. Fracked wells are supposed to plug leaks or “flare off” methane in order to convert it to carbon dioxide (a less potent species). However recent investigations show this is not really happening as reported. Fracking is releasing conspicuous methane into the atmosphere. In 2019 methane levels hit the highest measured
Kati Gosnell grew up in Lyons exploring aquatic ecosystems along the mighty St. Vrain. She has since moved on to investigate larger water systems as an oceanographer, completing her PhD in 2016. She is currently working as a research scientist in Germany and very appreciative of the excellent German health care system. Gosnell received a double Bachelor of Science in oceanography and chemistry from Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. She received a masters degree in oceanography from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL and her Ph.D. in oceanography is from the University of Connecticut.
School events: Things are still happening
planning to livestream the video on Friday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. We will then email out a link to the video for those that weren’t able to view the livestream. We are hoping that creating a livestream opportunity will give our seniors the chance to connect virtually during the video and experience a sense of connectedness with their peers. Olivia Cope has been selected as the student speaker and Mr. Kevin Schafer was selected by the seniors as the staff speaker. Graduation and Rehearsal As outlined in the email from Dr. Don
each graduate’s name and senior picture. The signs and banners are available for pickup in the office. A special thank you to Maria Cross for spearheading the design process of the customized banners and the Lyons Lions Booster Club for financing the project. We are so lucky to have such amazing and supportive parents! 8th Grade Continuation Teachers will be creating an 8th Grade Continuation video to celebrate our 8th graders this year. The video will include student and staff speeches and a slideshow of pictures featuring their middle school journey. This video will be sent out on May 20, coinciding with the originally planned 8th Grade Continuation Night. High School Awards Teachers will be honoring all high school students receiving end-of-year awards (scholarships, department awards, academic letters, etc.) by creating a slideshow recognition that will be emailed on May 13 in lieu of Lyons High School Awards Night. Additionally, all senior awards will be included in a special senior booklet available at graduation. Lyons athletics information and update Our athletics and activities have been canceled until June 1 following our district and state athletics association guidelines. Our central leadership team is working on a plan for a system-wide approach to athletics after June 1. We will communicate that plan when it becomes available. Optional Workouts Coaches can no longer send optional workouts via email to athletes, however it’s important to us that students can access optional workouts easily. Our athletes have been able to access optional workouts on our website by sport starting May 1 under the Athletics tab.
By Kati Gosnell Redstone Review LYONS – The pandemic of our times has overturned many normalcies and rituals of modern life. In only a short amount of time shaking a stranger’s hand in greeting has become abnormal. This ancient display of not carrying a weapon doesn’t quite hold the same significance when the danger is invisible to the greeter. Plagues in the past did eventually help catapult positive societal changes into the future, for survivors at least. After several pandemic waves in the 1300s income inequality decreased, and some peasants had access to the fine things in life that only nobles had previously obtained, such as fur coats and goblets. If there is anything positive about this mass health crisis, it is that it exposes some outdated indentures that have been lurking below the surface and tethering societies unwarranted hardships in place. For example, it might not be the best idea to link healthcare to employment, as most people who have recently lost their jobs and thus healthcare can attest to. One modern practice that requires revisiting is the energy industry, especially fracking. From an economic standpoint, fracking has never been profitable due to the extremely high overhead. With the tanking of oil prices recently (into the negative!) this is even more evident. It takes a lot of capital to initiate drilling and gas capture and transport, and very rarely does this yield profit. One of the reasons for this is simple: the amount of oil coming out of a fracked well plummets after the first year,
High School Prom The school is hosting a WebEx Prom on May 16 and virtual prom festivities in the week leading up May 16. High School Student Council members are working on planning the event, including prom photo submissions, music voting, a trivia session, and selecting a prom king and queen Reading Challenge Update You really rocked this reading challenge. Teachers originally set out to reach 100,000 minutes read in our PK-12 feeder, but we managed to reach over 200,000 minutes! Way to go. We reached our goal so that means Dr. Smith and Mr. Moore will throw down in a live-streamed challenge. You can vote on what you think they should do for this challenge here. We will contact award winners within the next week. See below for the winners and some of the final numbers around the reading challenge. • Total minutes read PK-12: 205,448 minutes • Emma Bock was the overall leader in minutes read with 27,151 minutes, way to go Emma. • The top five readers in Lyons Elementary School who won two books of their choice are Jones Quinn, Berit Larson, Tiernan Szalapski, Jasper Bolster, and Reagan Friedman. • The top five readers in Middle School who won two books of their choice are Emma Bock, Josie Gaines, Hannah Coulson, Hadley Larson, and Simone Paterno. • The top four readers in High School who won two books of their choice are Aly Gantzer, Sophie Pike, Samantha Rickman, and Quin Gregg. • While 147 students and staff read 300+ minutes, 24 students and staff read more than 2000+ minutes.
• Seventh Grade was the leader in minutes read by grade with 50,896 minutes. Please visit the Wall of Fame to see students that read more than 300 minutes. (Books read are compiled at the time of reaching 300+ minutes and do not necessarily reflect all books read by each student) MS Quarter 4 and HS Semester 2 Grades Teachers will be working this week to reconcile grades. They will be looking at students’ Quarter 3 grades and their online engagement over the past seven weeks to determine their Quarter 4 (Middle School) and Semester 2 (High School) grades. Online learning will continue through the last day of school (listed below), but all late module work will be due by midnight on Friday, May 15. Important academic end of year dates are May 20, last day for 9th to 11th grade students; May 21, last day for 6th to 8th grade students. Virtual celebration photo/video permissions Teachers plan to recognize our students in a variety of ways, including photographs, recorded videos, or other forms of visual and/or written presentations or performances. These recordings may be posted to our school website and shared through our district-approved Twitter account. We need additional parent permission for students to be included in an organized online recognition presentation. To provide this permission and allow your student to be included, please log into your Parent Infinite Campus portal account and follow the instructions. Senior Night Virtual Celebration Teachers and staff will be creating a Senior Night video. The video will include student speeches, a staff speech, and the traditional Senior Slideshow. We are
Haddad, superintendent of St. Vrain Valley Schools, and our central leadership team, our graduation will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 25. We are planning to hold graduation rehearsal on Wednesday, July 22 at 9 a.m. Social distancing expectations are constantly evolving in our state and county, so we will share more details of graduation rehearsal as we get closer to the date of graduation. Class of 2020 Yard Signs We are celebrating our seniors districtwide with yard signs. We have ordered both a generic “Class of 2020” yard sign and a customized banner that can be hung with
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PRIMARY WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Chance encounter on McConnell Bridge leads to LeGault’s jewelry business Editor’s Note: This story was written before the Coronavirus shut down the country. By Tamara Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – The days have been cold, wet, and snowy, exactly what a winter in ColHaddad orado is supposed to be. But I am gloomy with a chill to my bones. That is until the light of Lori LeGault walks in. She brings the girl-next-door personality, engaging with a soft wit, and an elegant style, which we see in her craft medium, metal. Like most women entrepreneurs, LeGault wears many hats but none more heartfelt than that of fabricating jewelry designs by sawing, hammering, soldering, beading, stamping, and wire wrapping metal, and setting cabochons and gems. In November of 2018 LeGault opened her jewelry studio in the room in the back of the Upholstery Shop with two other women, where they share tools and space and host by-appointment-only visits. I asked her many questions. Why did you chose this new line of work? “I developed a love for the craft of jewelry making when I took it up as a hobby about five years ago, mostly as a way to make personalized gifts for friends and family. My grandmother loved jewelry, and she had a lot of detailed and beautiful heirloom jewelry, and each piece has a story. She and my mom used to try on all of her jewelry regularly, and then as I got older she passed some of it on to me and my mother. I love how meaningful and symbolic it can be.” What is your background, education and work experience? “My Bachelor’s Degree is in community health promotion and education, however, in relation to metalsmithing,” she said. “I have taken some beginner and intermediate classes in Boulder over the last three years, and continue to take specific technique classes from experienced metalsmiths through Boulder Metalsmithing Association. The rest I have learned from the amazing ladies I share my workshop with and from simply spending time experimenting. I like to make, work through making lots of mistakes and start to build up some inventory. Now I’m starting to focus on developing a website, and an Etsy account, and do more marketing.”
Lori LeGault opened her jewelry studio in November 2018 in space she shares with two other artists.behind The Upholstery Shop. How did you get started in this business? “Simply out of a strong love and desire to make jewelry and see if I can make any money doing it,” she said. “The more I learned, the more I wanted to be in the shop doing it. The main event that bridged the gap between wanting to make it happen and really making it happen is that as I was gathering at the McConnell Bridge for the ribbon cutting, a woman walked by me and asked me if I made the earrings I was wearing because she liked them. I answered that I did not but wished I knew how, that I had been taking classes but didn’t feel comfortable in the learning environment I was in. That started the conversation about the fact that she knew how to make jewelry like that and would be happy to teach me, as that is what she did before having children, and she would like to get back to it. Shannon Garfein and I then spent a few months dis-
cussing and organizing to begin to make jewelry together and decided to share a booth at the Lyons Holiday Bazaar as a motivation to really get going on it,” she said. Where do you see your business going? “This coming year is still a huge growth year for me as I continue to learn more and more metalsmithing skills, grow my inventory, and continue learning how to promote my business,” LeGault said. “I would also like to take part in more shows such as the Firefly shows in Boulder. I plan to have a presence in small mountain towns with my themed stamping jewelry i.e. mountain bike inspired, horse, and mountain jewelry. I also plan to teach regular jewelry-making classes with Shannon Garfein in Lyons both at our workshop and 440 Studio. I really enjoy teaching, most of my teaching has been teaching fitness classes, since I was 17 years old I have, but I’m really excited to teach jewelry making now! In the next five years? I hope to have a respected metalsmith business, and a recognizable jewelry style.” Why do your customers select you over your competitors? “Most of the customers in Lyons choose us because they like our jewelry and want to support a local business. Other customers from shows, Etsy, etc. simply like what we’re selling even if they don’t have a connection to Lyons. I’m hoping with a lot of hard work, to have such a great and unique style of jewelry – as I keep developing my jewelry style – that people seek me out for my jewelry,” she said. I asked her what were the biggest issues she faced in running a business. “Right now the biggest issue is the ‘business’ of being in business. Right now I just want to be in my shop making and developing but I need to develop the business and promote myself so I can make a living doing this passion,” she said. LeGault’s studio is located at 440 Gallery, 440 Main Street. She can be found on Instagram as @Lorilegaultjewelry, and in the process of developing a website http://lorilegault.com/,which is currently live, and making a presence on Etsy. Tamara Vega Haddad provides communications and advocacy to independently owned businesses in the Front Range. She holds a degree in Political Science and Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder and spent 20+ years in Public Affairs. This is her fifth year on the Lyons Economic Development Commission.
Two Democrats and one Republican are running for Boulder County Commissioner seat
election to the House seat in 2012 and was re-elected in 2014, 2016 and last year. Now Singer is seeking Gardner’s seat as a Boulder Counter Commissioner. Singer said, “As your State House Representative, I fought for Single Payer healthcare and helped expand By Susan de Castro McCann “Although I don’t really have an ambition to higher po- Medicaid. I worked side by side with our immigrant comlitical office, I do think that I could offer fresh ideas and munity to make sure everyone has access to drivers liRedstone Review Editor a different way of thinking about solutions to local prob- censes and repealed the Show Me Your Papers law that LYONS – The Colorado State and local primary will be lems and policy. I have not made my living as a politician, forced local police to act as ICE agents. I authored the held on June 30. Three candidates, two Democrats and rather as a small business man. I have lived in Boulder Marijuana Tax which provided over one hundred million one Republican, are running for Boulder County Com- County since 1978 and have been witness to some major dollars for Colorado’s schools, stood up to the oil and gas missioner, Deb Gardner’s industry, fought against wage theft, pickseat. James Crowder eted with unions, accomplished meaningfrom Lyons is running ful criminal justice reform, and expanded unopposed as a Republirenewable energy.” can candidate, and State He went on to say, “In 2018, after the Representative Jonathan birth of my son William, I found out my Singer from Longmont, landlord was doubling my rent after 14 and realtor and commuyears. My family was almost forced to nity activist Marta move out of Boulder County because we Loachamin, also from could not find an affordable place to Longmont, are competlive. Luckily we were able to find a housing for the Democratic Left to right: James Crowder, Jonathan Singer, and Marta Loachamin. All are running for the Bolder ing situation that worked for us thanks slot on the ballot for County comissioner seat currently held by Deb Gardner, who is term-limited. to the generosity of our family. The Commissioner Gardner’s problems real families in Boulder District 2 seat. Gardner is term limited. failures on the part of county government to just take care County face are personal to me.” Republican James Crowder from Lyons is a mortgage of the most basic requirements of government such as Marta Loachamin is the second Democrat from Longbroker. He has been involved in the ongoing housing dis- keeping our roads in good repair.” mont to seek Commissioner Deb Gardner’s seat. cussions in Lyons. Crowder has been the president of Democrat and current Colorado State Representative Loachamin is a realtor and community activist. She has Crowder Mortgage Inc. since 1984 and was the HOA from Longmont Jonathan Singer is following in BoCo served as the Community Engagement Advisor for the president of his neighborhood housing group for two Commissioner Deb Gardner’s footsteps. Gardner was for- Community Foundation Boulder County from January, years. He will also be serving on the Town of Lyons merly a Colorado State Representative. 2018 to present. She has been is aligned with the strategic Audit Committee with Lyons Trustee Greg Lowell. ForA Boulder County Democratic Party vacancy commit- vision of 2019 to 2023 Boulder County Commissioners, merly he was a financial officer of a regional council of tee appointed Singer to the Legislature’s House District working on affordable living, climate action, land and governments in Texas. 11 seat in January 2012 after Deb Gardner resigned that water stewardship, equity and justice. She is a consultant Crowder was quoted in the Boulder Daily Camera saying, seat to become a county commissioner. Singer then won with SME Latino Community Engagement.
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INSIGHT We are all caught in the Coronavirus storm, but we are not all on the same ship By John Gierach Redstone Review
too great. If we had enough testing and contact tracing to gauge the extent of non-symptomatic transmission, we could at least make an educated guess, but we don’t, so we can’t. It’s an experiment and we’re the lab rats. It goes without saying that there are those who won’t follow the rules. Some simply won’t hear the “partial” in partial reopening and will assume it’s over and go back to their old habits. (Witness the crowded beaches in Florida and California.) Others haven’t bought into the danger from the beginning. That’s inexplicable to most of us, but I guess if you can convince yourself that the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School never happened, you’ll believe that over a million coronavirus cases in the U.S. and over 70,000 deaths and counting are just some kind of Liberal hoax. Those who say the restrictions violate their freedoms
off his responsibility for a pandemic response to the governors, the Republican-controlled Senate willing to let states go bankrupt and state unemployment funds running LYONS – If you start counting from the dry, there’s no real alternative. first suspicious cases of pneumonia in There’s also no alternative for the many who are out Wuhan, China in late December, it’s of work and facing financial ruin if they’re not there albeen just over four months since the beready. There’s unemployment, but if you’ve ever been ginning of the coronavirus pandemic and on unemployment you know it doesn’t amount to a Gierach about seven weeks since Governor Polis livelihood and it’s temporary. The $1,200 stimulus issued Colorado’s stay-at-home order. But time passes difchecks will help a little, but they’re a one-time thing ferently now, so that some days the coronavirus still feels and for most they won’t even pay a month’s rent. That’s as raw as a fresh wound and other days it seems like it’s if they even come. I haven’t seen mine yet and I don’t been here forever. know anyone who has. And now we’re just days into the partial and probably In the end, the calculation governors are making when ill-advised reopening of Colorado’s economy against the they reopen their states is, how much is a human life advice of epidemiologists and other medical professionals worth? So far, Governor Cuomo of New York is the only who all say it’s too soon. Interestingly, one honest enough to say that out polls show that something like 70 perloud, but it’s what they’re all doing cent of Americans also think it’s too privately and if they’re not losing early to lift the restrictions. That’s besleep over it, they should. Maybe cause the majority of us have learned that’s their job, but there’s one more that when politicians contradict scienquestion we all have to ask ourselves: tists, you should ignore the politicians How much is a human life worth and believe the scientists. when it’s mine? It’s too soon to know how the grand In the meantime, there are two partial reopening of the economy will things we can do that might help. For work out. I won’t list all the changes one thing, let’s stop with the inspirahere because they’re not entirely clear tional “we’re all in this together” even in the Governor’s own statement public service announcements beand they vary from county to county cause we’re not all in this together. and sometimes between municipaliSome are right up against it while ties. Some businesses will reopen with others are merely inconvenienced. varying sets of restrictions and precauWe all know who’s who and nothing tions – like symptom screenings for some celebrity on TV says will employees or 50% capacity – while change that. others will stay closed, and saying that And maybe we should stop talking some businesses can reopen doesn’t Health care workers stand in the street in counter-protest to hundreds of people who gathered at the about “when this is over” and “as mean they will. Best to call or go on- State Capitol to demand the stay-at-home order be lifted in Denver, Colorado, on April 19, 2020. soon as things get back to normal” as Protesters tried to block access to the hospital to ambulances trying to enter. line for the particulars. if that’ll happen any day now. I’ll Of course, we’re still instructed to admit it’s a comforting thought that not leave home unless it’s absolutely I indulge in myself from time to time, necessary, to work remotely when possible, continue social are missing the point. The emergency powers we grant our but it’s unrealistic. Epidemiologists warn that it could be distancing, wash our hands compulsively and wear a mask officials are extreme by definition, but they’re legal and two years before we have a working vaccine and longer whenever we’re in public. But as we’ve already seen, some also temporary. If you gather to demonstrate in large than that before it’s manufactured and distributed worldwill take that to heart and others won’t. It depends on crowds without masks or social distancing, it’s not your wide. And when things finally do get back to normal, it where you go and it seems to follow sub-cultural lines. For freedom that’s at stake, it’s the safety of your fellow citi- won’t be the normal we remember. instance, it’s still easy to find someone who’s not wearing zens. It’s the same principle that stops free speech someMy grandmother lived through the Great Depression, a mask at King Soopers, while at Whole Foods masks and where short of yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater. But a and although I can’t say she was injured by it, I can say sometimes rubber gloves have been standard equipment secondary lesson of the pandemic is that stupidity is as vir- that for as long as she lived, she never spent a nickel frivsince day one. Most people are being diligent about this, ulent as the virus itself. olously or wasted a morsel of food. We should understand but every time I venture out I see irresponsible behavior. I think Governor Polis is being reckless with public that these times will be like that for us. Those of us who Public health experts warn that even if everyone follows health by beginning to open things up too soon, but I live though them may be better or worse for it, but we’ll the rules, the risk of triggering another spike in cases is don’t envy him his choices. With the president handing never be quite the same again.
Library now offering curbside pickup By Kara Bauman Redstone Review LYONS – Exciting news. On Monday, May 4, the Lyons Community Library went live with curbside pickup. Bauman Community and staff health and safety are our top priorities, but with guidance from both the Boulder and Larimer County health departments, we are satisfied we can reasonably provide contactless pickup of materials and accept returns. If you would like to pick up materials from the library, please place up to five items per card on hold through our online catalog found at lyons.catalog.aspencat.info or by calling us at 303-823-5165. Because the state-wide courier that links us to – and delivers materials from – other libraries is currently not operating, we are limited to materials owned by the Lyons Community and those items that were not already on loan outside Lyons. We recognize a few of you might have items stuck “in transit” from the outside world that are taking up spots on
your holds list. Please give us a call and we’ll work through that issue. Also please give us a call if, now that you’re unable to browse the shelves for your next read, you’d like some personalized recommendations. Once your items have been pulled from the shelves, you will receive an email that they’re ready for pickup. When you arrive, please call to let us know you’re at the library and then either stay in your vehicle or well behind the chalk line on the sidewalk. A staff member will place your checked-out materials on the table outside the front doors. Once the staff member is safely back inside, you’re welcome to take your materials. For the time being, materials can be picked up on Mondays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 2 and 6 p.m.; and on Saturdays between 9 and 11 a.m. Hours are subject to change based on continued staff availability and all currently applicable directives from state and local health officials. Returns are accepted 24 hours a day in the book drop located to the right of the library’s front doors. With an abundance of caution and following currently recom-
mended guidance from local health officials, returned materials will be quarantined for three days prior to check in. This means there will be a delay in items clearing from your account. Remember, we do not collect overdue fines.
Given the ever-changing nature of the situation, we apologize that we do not have an estimated date for more in-building library services. If there’s a service you seek, please reach out. Perhaps we can devise a creative and safe way to provide it. We’d also like to hear what you’ve been missing during our closure. Since we’re still unable to provide inhouse programs, we will continue to offer as
much as we can online. Storytime with McCourt Thomas will be posted to our website on Tuesday mornings. Each storytime features fun crafts guided by BJ Campbell. Technology Coordinator Dana Peterson offers remote tech help by appointment on Wednesdays between 1 and 5 p.m. and on Fridays between 10 a.m. and 1p.m. Our next Busy Readers’ Book Club, when we’ll discuss Willa Cather’s My Antonia, will be on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. Please email info@lyonslibrary.com to receive the Zoom login information. We’re also very excited to offer an entirely online summer reading program this year. With a little help from our Friends (of the Library), who generously funded the Beanstack registration and tracking software, we’ll offer a summer reading program for both youth and adults. The program will run from June 1 through August 1. This year’s summer reading theme is “Imagine Your Story.” Please check the library’s website and social media on June 1 for more details. Speaking of the Friends of the Library, the annual tomato plant sale is happening now. Long-time library supporter Dave Williams is selling his carefully selected hybrid and heirloom tomato plants to benefit the Continue Library on Page 14
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EXPRESSIONS Longs Peak Rustler Newspaper By Monique Sawyer-Lang Redstone Review LYONS – What’s in a newspaper? Quite a lot actually, especially when the newspaper dates to 1890 and 1891. The Longs Peak Rustler was one of the earliest newspapers to set up shop in Lyons and the Lyons Redstone Museum is lucky enough to have the entire 17 issues of it in its col-
and editor, visited Lyons to research his family history and to view the Longs Peak Rustler newspapers in our collection. His research also took him to the Colorado State Library, and Leigh Jennings, who manages the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection (http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/), a free online database of historic Colorado newspapers. A collaborative effort soon followed be-
Page one of the first edition of the Long’s Peak Rustler, Friday, December 12,1890. lection. However, due to the fragility of the original newspaper its availability to the public and the museum staff for research was limited. Only a few issues of the Longs Peak Rustler are available on microfilm at History Colorado. In September, 2019 Russ Norberg, great nephew of Ben Durr, the original publisher
tween the Lyons Redstone Museum, the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection, and Russ Norberg that resulted in the museum’s entire 17 issue collection of the newspaper being available on-line. The museum provided the Longs Peak Rustler, Mr. Norberg provided the funds, and Leigh Jennings the technical expertise. Now that the col-
lection is available digitally, and the original is safely archived in the Lyons Redstone Museum, the research possibilities have opened up for the museum and the public. Starting the newspaper in 1890 was also a collaborative effort. This is evidenced by a handwritten document in the museum’s collection, dated November 19, 1890, whereby local businessmen pledged monetary support for the starting of the newspaper in exchange for advertising in said paper. Located on the second floor above the Scanlon and Brice Store, on the west end of Main Street (where the pharmacy building is located), the weekly newspaper put out its first edition on December 12, 1890. An ambitious undertaking, the Longs Peak Rustler, which came out on Fridays, included local, state, national, and world news. Its motto was: The Pen is Mightier Than Gun, ‘Ceptin for Grizzly. Ben Durr was a strong advocate for Lyons and encouraged the powers that be to take responsibility for creating public infrastructure in the town, including a safe water supply, and to legally incorporate the Town of Lyons. Ben Durr passed away from tuberculosis on March 28, 1891. Side-by-side articles in the April 3, 1891 edition of the newspaper announced the death of Ben Durr and the election results for incorporation, 128 yes and 39 no. The shareholders of the Longs Peak Rustler met April 6, 1891 to discuss the continuing publication of the newspaper under the direction of editor E.B. Lollar. Now that the information in the Longs Peak Rustler is more accessible the museum looks forward to sharing stories of some of the earliest days in Lyons with you. Monique Sawyer-Lang is the co-curator of the Lyons Redstone Museum along with Baiba Lennard.
Amy Snider, owner of Cups Community Coffee in Fort Collins Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series of COVID-19 stories that were written through the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) an independent media resource hub that serves all Coloradans by strengthening high-quality local journalism, supporting civic engagement, and ensuring public accountability. These stories about dealing with COVID come from all over Colorado. By Lucas High from BizWest Redstone Review FORT COLLINS –A springtime miniblizzard threw a wrench into the works one Thursday at Cups Community Coffee, changing owner Amy Snider’s plans midmorning. But for Snider, like all business owners operating during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, changing plans is now just par for the course. The Cups crew spent the morning preparing a coffee and delivery to staff at Linton Elementary School in Fort Collins, which Snider assumed would be where they have been on weekdays throughout the outbreak: at the school cafeteria making meals for kids in need of a hand during a tough time. “I was checking my email right before I went and found out that it is a snow day,” Snider said. “Even though schools are closed, there are still snow days. We’re now going to have to figure out what to do with this nice delivery we put together.”
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Snider launched the Cuplift program (stylized #cUPLIFT) with husband and partner Matt Snider to provide a java-fueled boost to Fort Collins first responders and frontline workers. “We had someone buy 40 lattes for local police officers,” Snider said later Thursday morning, standing in front of a whiteboard used to track the daily number of drinks bought by customers on behalf of first responders. More than 500 cups have been donated in total. Fort Collins police officers simply pull into the parking lot, and a Cups staffer runs them out a hot 16-ouncer.
With shorter hours and fewer customers, Snider has devoted more time to community outreach and fundraising. “I’m on my computer a lot more than when we had 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours. Then it was all about making drinks and making food,” she said. “Now it’s a lot more reaching out to people” to raise awareness and funds for the Cuplift program. Wondering what happened to those coffees meant for Linton Elementary? Cups’ neighbors at McClellan’s Brewing Co. got a surprise delivery from Snider Thursday afternoon. Perhaps on Friday, the brewers will return the favor and send a six-pack of ale next door.
Making masks for the Navajo Native Americans By Sally King Redstone Review LYONS – When Ann Hall, a Lyons artist, got the word that the native people at the Navajo Native American Nation, in the Four Corners Area were not getting the help and supplies they needed in the pandemic, she quickly decided to get involved. A photographer friend, Thomas Wolf, and his wife Lori who had made masks for the reservation, knew the address to send the needed face masks. Ann reached out through Facebook to our local mask-makers: Jen Juneau, Amanda Anderson, Anne Dugan Smith, Judy Brownsberger, and Donna Jo Dees Smith and together they began sewing a total of 79 masks that were then shipped to Window Rock, Arizona to assist the native peoples in this time of a health crisis. Ann has made over 600 masks on her old Bernina sewing machine set up on her grandmother’s sewing desk, each stitch expressing a value system that her grandmother would smile upon. Ann’s mother Marsha Hall donated yards of her special fabrics and provided the space for this grand project. When I asked Ann about her connection to the native people she shared that her father, John Hall, when they were out for a walk on the land would look for tipi rings or stones smoothed by use. He had a respect for the life before and she, as a little girl, picked up on it. It was Ann’s grandparents who pieced together the different homesteads that would make up the Hall Ranch open space we know today. When I asked Ann to send me a photo of her masks held up as if they were prayer flags, she laughed because that was the exact image she sent to her father the day she finished the Navajo masks.
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A nighthawk, an owl, and the moon: the Clarifier has stories to tell By Sally King Redstone Review LYONS – Lyons is a place where everyone gets to be an insider. With only 420 newcomers a year, it’s easy to share what makes us unique and friendly. I thought of this when visiting the King Clarifier Community Mosaic, a colorful piece of public art resulting from our ability to a create
collectively, made by many hands young and old. While sitting on the recently finished rock circle that now surrounds the Clarifier, I spent an interesting hour. The mosaic walls reminded me of an impressionist painting with bits of color and form that your eyes join together. It is truly a visual adventure. On its walls I found the four seasons, a horizon line, a demarcation between day and the mirrored night, the planets, the sun and the moon, the zodiac signs, birds, and a high water marker. Cathy Rivers, one of the founders of the project, told me that the day before the flood, Renee Haip and her son Joel finished the owl who faces the river and said, “Now the Clarifier has a protector.” And sure enough it did. A deep trench was dug by the excess water but it didn’t do any damage to the art piece. Visit the Clarifier when you are out for a spring walk. It’s located right across the bridge from Black Bear Hole. Stay a while if you can, discovering its stories, adding to your own. See if you can find the nighthawk. The clue is in the word (night). For more information, visit, www.clarifierproject.net. Sally King is a local artist who has created whimsical bears and delightful wild flower acrylic paintings to enhance the appearance of Lyons all over the town. She lives with her husband John King, a kinetic sculpture artist, near Lyons.
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A pause for the planet, a time of reflection and Rachel Carson’s message By Sally King Redstone Review
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Bluegrass always comes back at the Planet By Katherine Weadley Redstone Review LYONS – Everyone is looking forward to the 2021 Planet Bluegrass festivals. That’s because the Lyons festivals have been informally cancelled for 2020 due to the global pandemic. Planet Bluegrass is not alone as we all wait to see the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 virus. Craig Ferguson, co-owner of Planet Bluegrass, says, “Well, the Folks Festival IS cancelled, though we’re waiting on a formal announce so as not to appear as if we are some bug experts!” The 47th Telluride Bluegrass Festival, which was scheduled June 18 to 21 in Telluride, has already been formally cancelled and tickets are being refunded. RockyGrass (July 24 to 26) and the 30th annual Folks Festival (Aug. 7 to 9) will also be postponed until next year. Planet Bluegrass produces the three major music festivals in Colorado and is based in Lyons with performances and events on the Planet Bluegrass ranch on West Main Street. Ferguson is co-owner of Planet Bluegrass and has lived on the property since the early 1990s, starting off in a trailer without running water with his wife and baby daughter, Early, while the Griff Evans homestead, which still stands on the property today, was restored. In 1994 the Town of Lyons granted a permanent change in zoning allowing the festivals to begin. The other co-owner is Steve Szymanski, who lives nearby in the mountains. Every summer since then the Lyons area population has swelled with Festivarians,
volunteers, staff, musicians, and all the staff of the businesses that enjoy the sudden but temporary boom. This includes restaurants, dispensaries (recently), retail, hotels, and all the entrepreneurs that rent out their homes during this time. In short, Lyons normally profits economically from the festivals. Planet Bluegrass also offers weddings and other events on its property. Ferguson is proud of the lineup of musicians that were slated for the Folks Festival and hopes most performers will return in 2021. “Everyone is being asked back, many have committed; but some don’t want to make any plans until they understand this bug!” said Ferguson. The lineup was to include the Fray, Shakey Graves, Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, Billy Bragg, Hiss Golden Messenger, Wailin Jennys, Ghost of Paul Revere, Steve Poltz, Sierra Ferrel, Darrel Scott, Joan Shelley, John McCutcheon, Mary Gautier and last year’s showcase contest winner Alexa Wildish. For some more popular and moneyed musicians this pause in work doesn’t have a major effect on their bottom line, but that’s not true of all musicians. “The mood is not very good. All the artists I know have no idea if and when they can work again. Most famous musicians have already committed to taking 2020 off, so, yea, their mood isn’t affected much by how the bug affects their livelihood. Most artists that come to Lyons are truly starving with no end in sight,” said Ferguson. A Gig Grant fund for Lyons artists and musicians who have lost income due to Continue Bluegrass on Page 14
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LYONS – I was 12 when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published. My mother, who had never taken a stand on anything before, suddenly became an activist. My mother and her garden club friends became vibrant and informed about nature and science. It was though they came to life. This visceral transformation took place in them because Rachel Carson in 1962 was in the news, meeting with the President about our fragile ecosystem being forever damaged by pesticides and other chemical poisons. Rachel Carson set in motion a movement that produced Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency, a domestic ban on DDT and transformation of how Americans see the world they inhabit. It led Joni Mitchell to write these lyrics: “Hey farmer farmer, put away the DDT. Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees please!” Recently on Maria Popova’s biweekly literary newsletter, she posted Neil Gaiman’s poem, After Silence, for Rachel Carson. His words amplified my own experience and thoughts. Our world has had a pause. The skies are clear in places that haven’t been clear for decades and we have had opportunities to reflect and perhaps
decide to enact necessary changes in our lives and by extension of life of the planet. As Neil Gaiman says in these excerpts from his poem, After Silence: “To pause. To hold. To inhale, and find the moment before the exhale, when everything is in balance and nothing
Bird by Sarah Kinn moves. In balance: here’s life, here’s death, and this is eternity holding its breath. “After the world has ended. After the silent spring. Into the waiting silence another song begins. Nothing is ever over, life breathes life in its turn. Sometimes the people listen. Sometimes the people learn. Who speaks? And why?”
Mr Banks has been laid low. Gone is his skip and prance. The vet prescribed muscle relaxers and the animal communicator says that he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders and that I should tell him to just let it all go, to just take care of himself for now and that the color yellow would help him. My mother believed that one should be “of good courage” “Don’t whine, mope or cringe” she’d say with humor but still she meant it! Talking today, with my sister, Jan we agreed that too much positive is exhausting, and that keeping our chins up can be tiring It felt good to share my worries and fears As they had gotten bottled up and my stomach hurt. Our mother had two young daughters to care for while my father was gone for four years during WWII. I think of her courage and also her breaking points that surely she had. When she was old and so was I, I would ask her So mom, “tell me about your underbelly of the whale” It was like oiling a rusty gate but out would come... her feelings. What a joy for me to know her. P.S. Mr. Banks is much better now. He, like the rest of us, is healing. By Sally King
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COMMUNITY Greenwood remains open to rescue wildlife during COVID-19 By Chelsea Barrett Redstone Review LONGMONT – Many of you know that Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, located just east of Lyons on Highway Barrett 66, provides an invaluable service to our communities and the wildlife that inhabits them. We are grateful that we are considered essential and can remain open to animals during the COVID-19 outbreak. We are in the midst of spring baby season, and this is the start of our busiest time of year. As always, we request the public call ahead when they encounter wildlife that may need help. For those bringing animals for treatment, please remain in our incoming patient parking spots. If nobody greets you within a couple of minutes, call us at 303-823-8455, and we will meet you outside. We are nearing the time of year where thousands of wild babies are orphaned. As the only center caring for birds and mammals along the Front Range from north of Pueblo to the Wyoming border, our team understands how valuable the work we do is for the people and wild animals in Colorado. We recognize that public safety comes first. It is critical that rescuers, volunteers and staff stay healthy. Recently, a high school sophomore named Jude was happy to help when her
Baby squirrel gets a second chance – A high school sophomore named Jude and her family drove over an hour to deliver this orphaned baby squirrel to Greenwood. neighbors found a baby squirrel shaking and alone by their patio door. Since schools are currently closed she’s been trying to find ways that she can make a difference in her community. The people who found the animal knew that Jude is an animal lover who has rescued wildlife in the past, so they reached out to her first. She had done a little research and knew that she should try to reunite the squirrel
with the mother by keeping him warm and placing him in a box. In an ideal situation, the mom would hear her baby’s cries and take him back to the nest. Unfortunately, in this case, the mother never returned. Jude took the baby inside and kept him warm overnight. Jude was worried because it would be a while before she could get the orphan somewhere that could properly feed and
As towns and cities start to open up businesses, seniors need to be cautious in public By Kathleen Spring Redstone Review LYONS – After approximately six weeks of stay-at-home orders from the State of Colorado, the directive has changed to safer-at-home. First, I want to say that I have been Spring approached by several seniors about different proposed cures, tricks and gizmos that are being advertised or spread through social media that are either untrue or stretching the truth and mostly useless. To respond to these in a concise manner, I recommend that you either call your doctor or your insurance company’s “nurse hotline,” or check on the CDC “questions and answers” web pages. Just because someone says they are doctor or that their equipment, drugs or testing kits are medically approved, does not mean that it will cure, diagnose or treat COVID-19. If you have the severe symptoms that are nationally described, then immediately call your doctor or go to an emergency health facility for diagnosis and treatment. While there are a slew of different orders being issued by the state, counties and cities, the most important ones to locals are the Boulder County and Town of Lyons announcements. Both have stated that their buildings are closed to the public until at least May 31, which includes the Walter Self Senior Center. You can still call these normal phone lines for help: Town of Lyons 303-823-6622; Boulder County Area Agency on Aging 303-441-1617. All senior activities and indoor dining are cancelled, including Monday night suppers and potlucks. The BCAAA is still providing the twice-weekly hot lunches in boxes. The LEAF Food Pantry is still providing a box of canned and fresh food once a week. New is the River Church free boxed hot meal on Monday nights. Call 303-823-6469 at 4 p.m. for more details. All are open to past and new senior participants in need. As far as whether to isolate or not, and wear face masks or not, Governor Polis has announced that it is recommended for all seniors, 60 years and older, to remain isolated at home for the month of May. The majority of deaths due to the virus have been in senior care facilities. It is recommended that seniors over 60 wear a mask any time they are away from their home property, or at least in places where the public congregates, like stores or parks. Everyone must still wash their hands, not touch their faces, and regularly clean high-touch surfaces and newly purchased products. Several people in town are making masks and advertising them on Facebook. If you cannot afford the $10 fee, contact Rebecca Hayden who has set up a GoFundMe account to pay for the masks. Go to Facebook’s Mask Makers of Lyons, CO for more information, including how to make your own mask. There is plenty of help if you wish to stay home and have groceries brought in. Starting in Lyons, you can fill out a Work Request Form on the Lyons Volunteers web
page. You can also contact the large chain grocery stores to see what their policies are. Some have employees take your shopping list and fill it, and have the bags ready to put in your car when you arrive at their door. Others use
delivery services to pick the items and deliver them to your door. Note, you can specify the brands or allow substitutes, and some will even text you and show you a photo of an item.
hydrate him. She knew that this delicate care should be done by licensed professionals. She woke up frequently during the night to check on him and make sure he wasn’t too hot or cold. The next morning her family drove over an hour to get him into our care. Jude was grateful to have a place like Greenwood to give this baby squirrel the treatment that he needed. Greenwood can use your help. You can support our operations by donating online at greenwoodwildlife.org. Visit greenwoodbabyshower.com and click the button to “Shop Online” for a look at our Amazon list of needed supplies that can be shipped directly to Greenwood. Your donations will make all of the difference to the wildlife that we care for. Please note that one of our main fundraising resources, Greenwood Thrift Shop and Consignment Gallery, is currently closed to foot traffic. You can shop the stores’ online gallery at greenwoodconsignment.org, and contact us to purchase items by appointment. We hope to continue providing our services pending further recommendations from our local health department, state public health veterinarian and other sources. Our thoughts are with the first responders working to address this pandemic. Chelsea Barrett is the Development Manager at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, which cares for thousands of mammals, songbirds and waterfowl each year. Greenwood also offers education programs for children and adults of all ages. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.
If you are feeling at times depressed, lonely, scared and more, there are several resources that you can utilize. Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund’s mental health therapist, Cherie Maureaux, has started free weekly online sessions. It is a fast-paced and fun 45 minutes every Thursday at 3 p.m. Contact her to reserve a spot and get the passcode at mentalwellness@leaf.org She is also available for individual counseling sessions. Medicaid coverage is welcome, and nobody is turned away for an inability to pay. The BCAAA crisis hot line is: 1-844-493TALK. The Colorado Crisis Services hot line is 1-844-4938255. Both are toll free. Lyons’ Wide Spaces Community Initiative has converted its monthly Community Dinners to online sessions. Director Janaki Jane also runs group workshops on depression, suicide prevention, and more. Go to their Facebook page or the Lyons library page for more information. The Lyons Regional Library has opened for curbside service. You can order books, DVDs and more online and pick them up in front of the building. In general, the service will be provided for four hours, on five days. Check the library website to see the current Continue Seniors on Page 11
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It’s time for some Turbo Self-Care By Janaki Jane Redstone Review LYONS – Yesterday I had one of the Zoom calls that have become the new normal. A new part of this class, and basically Jane every call I am on now, is a check-in to see how everyone is holding up, even if check-ins were never a part of the group, meeting, or class in the past. One student shared that she is practicing “Turbo Self-Care.” “What’s that?” the rest of us asked. She is working from home and has become the default tech person for her organization of mostly tech-phobic people, so she is working much more than she did when she went to the office. She doesn’t have much time for herself, and in response developed “Turbo Self-Care.” She does a quick five-minute fast walk around the yard; sits down and breathes quietly for five minutes; makes sure she eats three real meals a day; drinks enough water while working; sits quietly and stares outside next to her aromatherapy atomizer for five minutes. She seemed quite calm and happy. All of us could use some Turbo SelfCare. No matter which experience you are having, whether you are considered “essential” and are putting yourself at risk every day, or you are sitting around bored because you have no work and can’t go out, or you are overwhelmed with too much to do because of switching to an all work from home platform that requires new skills, self-care is more important than ever. It also can be harder than ever to do true selfcare and not just lapse into self-indulgence. So how do we do Turbo Self-Care? The easiest and most effective way is by breathing. We start to breathe more shallowly when our nervous system is aroused and we are in fight / flight / freeze, and it becomes a vicious feedback loop. Inhaling longer than exhaling increases our heart rate and arouses us further but slowing down our breathing does the opposite. Therefore, setting aside a time to do conscious, focused breathing can change everything. Oxygen is our most basic need, it actually calms all of our systems, so we need to make sure we get enough of it. Focusing on controlling the breath slows down the mind and the emotions. Try planning in some Turbo Self-Care by adding conscious breathing to your schedule a few times each day and notice if after a week of doing these every day, things feel different. A note on timers: I am a big believer in setting a timer for 21st century people when doing relaxation exercises, at least when starting out, because it’s too easy to get antsy after a minute and quit, or else to zone out and not really do the exercise. I think it’s important not to have the old-fashioned ring, which can be shocking and ruin all the relaxation you just achieved. Most phones allow you to change the sound of the timer’s ring, so you can pick a soothing tone on your phone’s timer. I use Insight Timer, a free app that uses a choice of gongs as the
alert at the end of the session. It also has over 40,000 free guided meditations. Square Breathing: Set a timer for five minutes, and try this: Sit in an upright chair, feet flat, hands loose in your lap, shoulders down and chin slightly back. Square breathing is easy to remember; inhale for a count of four, hold for four, exhale for four, hold your breath out for four. You may have to work to figure out the appropriate pace of the counting, so you get enough oxygen on the inhale, so stick with it for the full five minutes to find your rhythm. When the timer goes off, notice if you feel different than you did when you started. Extended Exhale: We tend to inhale longer than exhale when we are stressed. When our exhale is longer than our inhale, the reverse happens. Our heart rate slows
down, the brain stops sending signals saying, “get ready!” and starts sending signals of “everything’s okay.” To extend your exhale, try this: sitting as before, set a timer for about five minutes again, and inhale for a (slowish) count of four, then exhale for a count of four. Then try it for a count of five for a few breaths. Once you feel yourself relax with that, switch to inhaling for five, and exhaling for six for a few breaths, then exhaling for seven or eight. Exhaling on a Sigh: For even more relaxation and release, try adding a hold for a count of two at the top of the inhale, and then exhale with your mouth open: inhale through the nose, hold, exhale through the mouth, trying the same longer counts you did in the extended exhale. You could even add a sigh or a sound if it feels good, which increases the relaxation response in the brain. Anything we can do right now to calm down our systems and make our lives easier helps us. Anything we can do right now to calm down our systems and make our lives easier helps everyone: those we live with, talk to, and deal with. There are lots of ways to do Turbo Self-Care, but the nice thing about breathing is that it requires nothing except a ourselves and five minutes. Try it for a week and let me know what you experience, and if you notice a difference in your life and how you feel, or if someone close to you does. Let’s share the ways we are creating peace in this situation. Janaki Jane has worked for over 30 years in the human potential and life-skills field. She is the Program Director of the Wide Spaces Community Initiative, “Creating a Community of Belonging and Personal Safety for Everyone,” a program through the Lyons Regional Library. She teaches multiple classes on mental health and suicide and creates community-building events and can be reached at wscilyons@gmail.com.
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LOOK AHEAD We are still dancing and you can join us By Jasmine Lok Redstone Review LYONS – We want to let our community know how much we miss moving and dancing in person with all of you. Lately, Defined Motion has been immersed in taking our classes online via Zoom. We closed our doors the day school was cancelled and took some weeks to watch, wait and listen. The fitness and dance industry, like many others, has been turned upside down. No longer did we have a need for theaters, costumes, competitions performances or yoga mats. We immediately recognized the fact that we have been here before. The virus threat is very different from the 2013 flood but the emotions, stresses and unknown outcomes feel the same. We know the amount of work it takes to rebuild a business after a long closure. What gives us pride and love for what we offer is the human connection that takes place in our four walls. Through dance and the healing arts, our mission is to fuel the mind, body and spirit for a healthy lifestyle. We never stopped believing that and after a lot of work and research we began to slowly transition our classes online.
Our dance space now looks like a mission control center with lots of monitors, speakers, lights and equipment needed to offer a quality online experience. Twenty nine of our 52 two classes are now taking place via Zoom. The process has come with agony and reward and we are still learning. It is a way for us to keep connecting and keep our customers moving even if it's in their living room and for that we are grateful. We currently offer Nia, Yoga or Barre seven days a week for adults and our Children's Dance classes will be finishing the season making a performance movie instead of a concert in a theatre. Artists are innovative and creative and we appreciate our teachers and students who are supporting us in this new format. Movement is medicine,
thank you Lyons! As we strive to be resilient and healthy in this difficult time we hope the same for all of you and yours. If you would like support dance and the healing arts in Lyons please go to definedmotiondance.com for all of our latest offerings. Stay well and keep moving. Ali Kishiyama and Jasmine Lok are the owners of Defined Motion Dance, formerly Mayama Dance, in Lyons.
Jana Sanchez navigates ‘horrible situations’ of small business owners Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series of COVID-19 stories that were written through the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) an independent media resource hub that serves all Coloradans by strengthening high-quality local journalism, supporting civic engagement, and ensuring public accountability. These stories about dealing with COVID come from all over Colorado. By Dan Mika from BizWest For CoLab Media Project and Redstone Review FORT COLLINS – Jana Sanchez started her day by shaking the nine inches of snow off the trees in her backyard, a chilling beginning for what would be another difficult day for the former Arizonan. Sanchez is a business adviser for dozens of companies with the Trebuchet Group and local accelerator LaunchNo.CO. At a personal level, self-isolation is difficult. She prefers talking in person, but is relegated to video conferences. She’s running strict isolation protocols with her husband, a chef at a local retirement home. She hasn’t seen her daughter in days while she shelters in place with her father.
A mid-day phone call with a local business owner faced with a dire choice: lay off her staff, or lose the business entirely. A few hours later, she heard from a loan administrator that many local businesses won’t get a cut of the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. Conversations like these are what Sanchez has been talking with clients about,
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day in and day out, for the past month. “You have this horrible situation over here and this horrible situation over here, and how do you navigate some kind of so-
lution down the middle of the road that still fits with your values and your morals?” she said. “And how can you make a decision that you’ll actually be able to live with?” But some of her calls are from laid-off Coloradans looking to start their own business in the midst of a generationdefining crisis. “We’re going to see some amazing new people out there who are thought-leaders and executors who have some really good ideas about how the future of our economy and society looks,” she said. If a future crisis forces her to return to working from home, she’ll be ready with some nicer office furniture in her basement. She’ll keep singing power ballads from the eighties in between meetings to keep her spirits up. And she will turn to a whiteboard behind her desk bearing a quote from Winston Churchill, one of history’s finest crisis time leaders: “The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope.”
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WHAT’S COOKIN’ Spring vegetable soup – Mrs. Beeton reimagined By Catherine Metzger Redstone Review SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – Tucked away under the high tunnels and sunny gardens of Colorado, tender baby greens and turnips are springing forth for our meals, and what better way to use them than in Food for the Ages’ delicious Spring Vegetable Soup. My first foray into adding spring vegetables to soup was in 1979 at Finlaystone, in Scotland, where we still used the cookbook, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management. When you consider Finlaystone Estate was first built in the 14th century, using a mid19th century cookbook shows how thrifty these Scots were. There was an Italian recipe for Lettuce Soup in Mrs. Beeton’s that Lady Marian directed me, Cooky for the week, to
prepare using sorrel that was freshly picked from the Walled in Garden. I think Mrs. Beeton interpreted her Italian soup recipe for mid-19th century Anglicized tastes of her readers so it contained only a few bland ingredients: lettuce, stock, rice and a bit of parmesan cheese. The sorrel definitely added a notable zing when I made it back then, but the resulting soup was not an inspiration. But that
was then. Fast forward to now and FFA’s Spring Vegetable Soup with greens is Frenchified and delicious, with plenty of early season greens (tender baby chard, spinach and kale) along with tarragon, carrots, turnips, celery and even mashed potatoes with butter. It is Mrs. Beeton’s Lettuce Soup reimagined and inspired for today’s tastes and nutritional needs. Spring Vegetable Soup Serves 6; preparation time 20 minutes, cooking time 45 minutes 8 T butter, divided 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, finely chopped 2 leeks, finely chopped (Remove most of the green and freeze for use later in a stock or sauce.) 1 large turnip, peeled and finely chopped, or multiple tiny ones, quartered 1 rib celery, chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 7 C chicken broth or bone broth or water, if you’d prefer a vegetarian soup Coarse salt to taste Freshly ground pepper to taste
Help for small businesses comes in many forms By Tamara Haddad Redstone Review LYONS – Across the world small businesses are dealing with the reality that customers are not allowed through their doors, and for a town like Lyons, which is still recovering from the 2013 flood, it can be detrimental. An estimated 15 percent of the U.S. workforce is now unemployed. Put a magnifying glass over that statistic and you’ll see Lyons’ numbers. Quite frankly, Lyons is tired of having to have grit. And yet, we move forward, one opportunity at a time. While some restaurants have closed their doors completely others have reinvented the way they engage with their customers. Shawna Lee, owner of Belle La
Crema, takes the door pick-up one step further by offering a charcuterie plate and wine pick-up with a Zoom wine tasting to follow. Lee’s attitude, “When the going gets tough, the love gets going,” resonates down the street to Defined Motion, where owners Ali Kishiyama and Jasmine Lok also leverage Zoom to engage with their clients by providing Barre, Yoga, and Nia classes. Nonetheless, Zoom can’t keep the doors open for everyone. Many businesses are relying on government assistance like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). However, a recent report from the Small Business Administration’s inspector general finds that the forgivable loans from the government, intended to help small businesses make it through the current
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economic decline, could ultimately leave many with more debt. The report, released May 8, concluded that rules created by SBA, which dictate how forgivable loans offered by the PPP can be spent, run counter to how Congress intended the program to be administered and could be limiting the loans’ intention and use. Where does that leave small towns like Lyons? “I relish the challenge,” says Mayor Nick Angelo. “I relate to our business and am searching for creative opportunities for our community. I suggested (at a Town Board Meeting) that to help Lyons businesses we should defer utility payments to businesses until the end of the year.” This is one of many ideas Lyons’s Mayor is putting out there to soften the Covid 19 blow. Sadly, if our businesses are to survive they are going to need many opportunities and our support. It’s up to us to do whatever we can to help small businesses. Neil and Connie Sullivan, owners of St. Vrain Market, partnered with Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) by opening an economic relief fund: the Lyons Share. A second round of grant applications is available and due May 15. On an individual level, we can help our businesses as well if we order (more) take-outs from our open restaurants, post on social media the great meal you just had, buy gift cards for future use, and get on Zoom. Covid 19 won’t last forever but without assistance now many small business will not recover. Below is a list of grants and financial assistance programs available to small businesses. Some are available to certain types of businesses and others are open to all small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers who are struggling. Read through to find the opportunities that may be a good fit for your small business. If a dead-
2 t sugar 1 t dried tarragon 3 medium-sized potatoes, 1/2 C whipping cream 1 lb of chiffonade-cut greens or a head of lettuce (I used baby kale, chard and spinach) 1 T dried or 3 T fresh chopped parsley • Melt 4T of the butter in a 5-quart stock pot. Add the onion and sauté until soft. Add the leeks, carrots, turnip, celery and garlic and stir together. Cover and let the vegetables sweat for five minutes on medium-low heat. • Add the broth and season with the salt, pepper, sugar and tarragon. Simmer over low heat, partially covered, for 40 minutes. • While the soup is simmering, peel the potatoes and boil in salted water for 35 minutes, or until tender. Or, use mashed potatoes from the night before. • Pour off the water from the cooked potatoes and add the cream and the remaining 4T of butter. Mash until pureed. • Add the potato puree to the soup and bring to a low simmer. • Add the greens and stir in the parsley. Catherine Metzger is the founder of the food blog, foodfortheages.com. She lives with her husband in San Miguel County.
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Town Continued from Page 1 which will reflect in the town’s sales tax revenue. Trustee Mark Browning made an appeal for the extra funding for the Second Avenue bridge to stay in the budget. He said that the bridge has needed repair for years and needs to be repaired even if FEMA will not pay for all of the construction. Director Caplan appealed to the board for funding to stay in the budget for the new water meters which were planned for 2020. The current meters do not report accurately. Trustee Mike Karavas said, “We are underbilling our customers, due to the old meters are too slow.” He said the town has been losing money for years. Mayor Angelo suggested waiving water/sewer bills for local businesses to help them at this critical time. Attor-
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trustees via email. Their contact information is posted on the town's website. In order to be notified of public meetings and agendas, please sign up via the town website.
Recruiting board and commission members LYONS – May is national Historic Preservation Month! Celebrate Lyons’s unique architecture, places, and history throughout the month. Better yet, join the Historic Preservation Commission.
The Town of Lyons is currently recruiting to fill the following vacancies on Lyons boards and commissions: Board of Adjustments, Ecology Advisory Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Housing and Human Services, Parks and Recreation Commission, and Sustainable Futures Commission. To learn more about the boards and commissions, and apply online, please visit the Town’s Boards and Commissions page.
Bears are back: please secure your trash LYONS – Springtime reminds us that the warmer weather has bears waking up from their winter hibernation. Along with April showers and May flowers the active black bear season also returns to our area. Take time now to en-
School Continued from Page 5 End-of-Season Information Coaches will be communicating end of season celebrations and/or awards to their teams. Uniforms and equipment will be returned the week of June 8 at the June “Give and Take.” See below for more information about the plan for collection and returning of school items. If you have any questions about athletics, please email Colleen Ford, Athletic Director at ford_colleen@svvsd.org. Refunds and Fee Information Our district sent an email on Thursday, April 23 detailing the distribution of refunds. If you have further questions, please contact us at (303) 823-6631.
Bluegrass Continued from Page 9 Covid-19 was recently established. A fundraiser at Oskar Blues Grill and Brewery, started by Dale Katechis, raised about $5,600. These funds are being administered by the Lyons Emergency and Assistance Fund (LEAF), and to date $10,421 has been raised. The goal is to raise $25,000. It’s not just musicians who are emotionally tied to the festivals; those who usually attend the RockyGrass Academy and Song School that are offered the week before RockyGrass and Folks respectively are affected as well. Festivarians plan their vacations around these dates and bring their children and friends. As the years pass their children in turn bring their friends and then eventually children of their own. There’s a festival family, and people who look forward to seeing each other annually. The festivals have hosted eclectic musicians such as Steve Martin, and famous musicians such as Arlo Guthrie, and Emmylou Harris. Planet Bluegrass also annu-
ney Brandon Dittman said that action could not be done at the current meeting and suggested that the Mayor consult with the Finance Director before putting that measure in place. The Mayor said that the water/sewer fund was flush with money now. Finance Director Johnson said that the water/sewer fund was flush due to the sale of some property that the town recently sold and $190,000 was added to the fund. She added that when money is taken out of one fund for payments or projects, it affects the other funds as well. Trustee Hollie Rogin said that some businesses use a lot of water and others use almost none, so waiving water/sewer bills would only help some businesses and that perhaps the board should think of doing something where all businesses benefitted more equitably.
Help Continued from Page 13 applications are currently suspended due to overwhelming demand. But they may re-open the program going forward. https://www.jamesbeard.org/relief-fund-application Stacy’s Rise Project For female founded businesses, Stacy’s is offering a grant, mentorship, and advertising program to provide support during this time. Fifteen female founders will receive $10,000 grants. And applicants may also receive free ad space and expertise from PepsiCo and Frito-Lay business leaders. https://stacysrise.helloalice.com/ Facebook Small Business Grant Program Facebook is offering $100 million in grant funds and ad credits to small businesses affected by coronavirus. To qualify, businesses need to have between two and 50 employees. The funds are available to more than 30,000 businesses in more than 30 countries where Facebook operates. https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants Salesforce Care Grants Salesforce and Ureeka have partnered to offer $10,000 grants to small businesses experiencing hardships. To qualify, businesses must have between two and 50 employees, have at least two years in business as of March 2020, and have between $250,000 and $2 million in annual revenue. Applications are open in phases based on location. Qualified businesses can apply online. https://grants.ureeka.biz/salesforce Google Ad Credits Google is offering $340 million worth of ad credits to small and medium sized around the world. The company has also
Library Continued from Page 7 Friends of the Library who in turn support library programming. Williams says the number of plants this year is limited and recommends early shopping for the best selection. Please request a copy of the tomato catalog by emailing info@lyonslibrary.com. We’re thrilled to be providing curbside pickup and appreciate everyone’s patience as we make adjustments along to the way to best serve and keep safe our community. We’re always open on the web at lyonslibrary.com and expanded digital services continue via Libby (by OverDrive) and the CloudLibrary. We’re also available by phone at 303-823-5165 during our curbside hours of Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. through 2 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 through 6 p.m.; and Saturdays between 9 and 11 a.m.
sure your trash and compost are secured. The Colorado Department of Wildlife notes that, “Black bears are curious, intelligent, and very resourceful; they will explore all possible food sources. If they find food near homes, campgrounds, vehicles, or communities, they’ll come back for more.” Typically, bears that find food sources in town are likely to stay close to town, which increases the chance of human encounters and the bears losing their natural fear of people. To bear proof your home or business and help protect you, your family and hopefully save a bear: put your trash out the morning of your trash pick up, do not put it out the night before; if possible, store your trash and compost in a house, garage, shed or other enclosed area
MS and HS Yearbook Reveal and Distribution Both high school and middle school yearbooks will be distributed in June. The Yearbook classes at both levels are very proud of the culmination of their work and will be releasing a Yearbook Reveal Video in the future. Stay tuned. Please reach out to Anna Marie Strzyz (strzyz_annamarie@svvsd.org) with questions about HS yearbook and Stephanie Busby (busby_stephanie@svvsd.org) regarding MS yearbook. June “Give and Take” Plan: Process for Collecting and Dropping Off Items From June 8 to 11 we will be conducting a material collection and drop off for all school-related items that are normally collected or returned at the end of the year. This
ally promotes up-and-coming musicians through a variety of contests. Past winners of the RockyGrass band contest include RapidGrass, Never Come Down, and Blue Canyon Boys. Planet Bluegrass, along with the rest of Lyons, was making some progress financially from the sudden and devastating flood of 2013. Surrounded by cliffs and with the river running through it, the festival grounds that were once full of people became full of mud and debris. Seven acres of sod were replaced at the Planet Bluegrass ranch at a cost of nearly $100,000 and over 400 trees, shrubs and other recuperative vegetation were planted to replace the destroyed ecosystem on the grounds. Not having the festivals in Lyons this year will economically impact Lyons-area small businesses. However, optimism and a desire to fill the hills with community and chords is what keeps the Planet looking to the future despite a primarily furloughed staff. Ferguson says, “Well, as an organization, we haven’t really had time to process all this. I
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Spring runoff LYONS – The health and safety of our residents remain the top concern of the Town of Lyons. During the springtime as the snow in the mountains begin to melt, residents often ask about river levels and the St Vrain Creek with spring runoff. You can view the daily flow from the State of Colorado, Division of Water Resources.
process will follow state social distancing protocols and families will be given a window of time to collect and drop off materials (split by alphabet). We will communicate the specific dates for different sections of the alphabet in our May15 Weekly Update. In addition to the regular end-of-year exchange, we will also be emptying out lockers. We will initiate an organized and secure locker clean-out and items in lockers will be available to students on the day you drop off and collect items. Please pay special attention to the fact that we will only be collecting iPads and charging cubes from seniors. Look for specific communication from coaches, librarians, and teachers for items that you may need to return during the June “Give and Take” time.
think the short answer is that music will come back to the Planet as soon as we are comfortable we can produce shows in a safe manner. There will be an artist on stage this summer; but it might be me and there will be an audience, if only my kids. I like to imagine a nice one-hour solo show by one of our local artists attended by families in pods with masks, relaxing, separated.” This is just a hope as he admits, “I just don’t know enough to make decisions that don’t need to be made; and, our team hasn’t really worked through this issue.” When asked about future events, such a possible show in the smaller Wildflower Pavilion that sits on the grounds of the ranch and often hosts fall performances, Ferguson said, “The kicker on this is that I don’t think it makes much sense to try to guess what this bug is going to do and even tougher to guess America’s response. I don’t think we’ll plan much of anything until we have some certainty. From what I know now, it seems that 200 in the pavilion would be less safe than 1,000 in the main field.”
committed grants to support health organizations and nonprofits. The funds available to small and medium sized businesses are available to those who have had active Google Ads accounts over the past year. And the credits are automatically available, so you don’t need to apply. SMBs can use the funds for ads throughout 2020. https://support.google.com/googleads/answer/9803410?hl=en Yelp Advertising Credits Yelp is offering $25 in relief specifically for restaurants and nightlife businesses facing coronavirus challenges. This relief includes free advertising and waived fees, like free page upgrades and three months of free access to Yelp Reservations and Waitlist features. Independent local advertisers in other industries can also apply for relief. https://blog.yelp.com/2020/03/yelp-covid-19-responseand-support-for-local-businesses GoFundMe Small Business Relief Fund GoFundMe’s Small Business Relief Fund provides micro-grants to small businesses affected by coronavirus. To qualify, small businesses must raise at least $500 in a GoFundMe fundraiser, and the company and its partners provide matching grants to provide additional support. Businesses must also be independently operated and use the funds to support employees. Partners include Yelp, Intuit QuickBooks, Bill.com, and GoDaddy. https://www.gofundme.com/f/smallbusinessrelieffund. Verizon Small Business Recovery Fund The Local Initiatives Support Coalition and Verizon have partnered to provide grants of up to $10,000 for qualified small businesses. Verizon’s total investment includes $7.5
until the morning of collection.; remove bird feeders and feed birds in winter months only. Both Western Disposal and One Way Trash Service offer bear proof trash bins for residential and commercial services. Contact your trash provider and ask about their bear proof system containers.
On of the most personal and poignant realizations that Ferguson has experienced has been, “The terror in coming to the realization that after 30 years, the only thing I can do is to take the most amazing summer vacation ever. There is literally nothing that I, or Planet Bluegrass, can really do right now. We feel like we owe it to the Festivarians to take amazing vacations!” In 2014 Brian Eyster of Planet Bluegrass said of RockyGrass returning after the flood, “Just on the emotional power alone, it’ll be the best RockyGrass ever. It has to be.” It was great, but I think we all agree that the best RockyGrass will probably be in 2021. Ferguson says right now, “Planet Bluegrass is engaging in active fallowing. Rest. Revive. Rejuvenate. Contemplation. Preparation. We’ll be back when the bug’s gone.” Keep up to date on announcements from Planet Bluegrass at www.bluegrass.com. For information on the Gig Grants from LEAF email ellen@leaflyonsorg. To donate to Gig Grants go to https://www.leaflyons.org/covid19--gig-grants.html.
million. Businesses can use the funds to pay rent and utilities, meet payroll, pay outstanding debts, and meet other immediate operational expenses. https://www.lisc.org/covid19/small-business-assistance/small-business-relief-grants/veriz on-small-business-recovery-fund/ Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs has made a commitment of $550 million in total relief funds. Much of that is set aside for emergency small business loans. The rest is available in grant funds to organizations, healthcare providers, and communities. https://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000small-businesses/US/small-businessresources/index.html JPMorgan Chase Philanthropic Investment As part of its $50 million global philanthropic commitment, JPMorgan Chase has set aside grant funds for small businesses throughout the U.S., Europe, and China that are facing economic hardships. The funds will be mainly dedicated to businesses in vulnerable and underserved markets. https://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/news/pr/jpmcmakes-50mm-philanthropic-investment-to-address-impacts-of-covid-19.htm Business For All Business For All is a mentorship and grant program powered by Alice and Verizon. Small businesses can apply for grants of up to $50,000 to support their growth. There are also $10,000 emergency grants available to support businesses in crisis due to coronavirus. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis. And businesses can apply until September. The program also includes video mentorship sessions with prominent entrepreneurs. https://businessforall.helloalice.com/
Lyons is one of the lowest performing Census self-response communities along the Front Range of Colorado. Why is this important to you? Because an accurate Census count is the first step in bringing and retaining critical services to the Lyons area over the next decade. The toll that COVID-19 is and will be taking in the Lyons area highlights the importance of our local human services and safety nets. Many of your local agencies that assist with food, medication, housing, healthcare, and transportation are impacted by this local disaster emergency and will need funding to continue to provide these vital services. It is time for everyone to complete the 2020 Census. The census occurs only once every ten years and directly affects how much funding your local services receive. Just one person counted in your area, for example, will bring about $23,000 to the county over the next decade. Completing the Census is easy and will take about 10 minutes. Your information is confidential and protected by federal law. You can complete it online at my2020census.gov or call (844) 330-2020. Please note that you will NOT need your 12-digit Census ID, only your household address. If filling it out online, follow the link that says “If you do not have a Census ID, click here” when you are prompted for your ID.
If you are curious about specific services in your community that are directly impacted by Census data, here are just a few: • Road Maintenance and Construction of Bridges: More than $675 billion is spent annually on critical transportation services in communities across the country, including maintenance and construction of roads and bridges. The decennial census count will inform spending decisions for the next decade on roads, bridges, and their maintenance. • Infrastructure Support: Hazardous Waste Management State Program, the Water Pollution Control program, and Rural Business Enterprise Grants come from Census data. • Schools, Students, and Younger Children: Special Education, Head Start, after-school programs, and classroom technology, free and reduced-price school lunches, maternal and child health programs. • Healthcare Access: Medicaid, Medicare Part B, the Special Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Center Program • Food Assistance: WIC (nutritional services for Women, Infants, and Children), SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps), food pantry/assistance programs. • Affordable Housing: Section 8 housing vouchers, and Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), which can cover gas, electric, propane or firewood.
You can complete the Census now at my2020census.gov or call (844) 330-2020.