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B •R •I •E •F •S Lyons Holiday Parade of Lights LYONS – The bright glow of the holidays arrives again in the Town of Lyons on Sat. Dec. 2. The weekend of holiday festivities will begin with the Lyons Holiday Craft Bazaar at Lyons Elementary on Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The other highlight of the weekend is sure to be the Holiday Parade of Lights on Sat. Dec. 2. The parade will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be filled with illuminated, colorful floats, many of which will be decorated in the theme of this year’s parade, “Peace on Earth.” Learn more and sign up today to enter the parade. Live music and entertainment will follow the parade at approximately 7:15 p.m. in Sandstone Park and on the Raul Vasquez Community Stage. Among those performing this year will be the Lyons High School and Elementary School Show Choirs. At 7:40 p.m. the sky will be illuminated by a fireworks display, thanks to the generous donations from the Lyons Community Foundation and other local supporters. The event will close with the parade Awards Ceremony after the fireworks show, awarding the outstanding parade entries of 2017. The ceremony will be held on the Raul Vasquez Community Stage in Sandstone Park. For more information, go to www.lyonscolorado.com/holidayparade.
Revegetation volunteers needed LYONS – The St. Vrain Creek Coalition is looking for volunteers for re-vegetation in Apple Valley South to help meet their matching funds. The next event, which includes willow staking, is scheduled for Sat. Nov. 18. Your participation helps to complete the projContinue Briefs on Page 4
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Gwynne Owen photographed this majestic wild turkey hen in Lyons. Ben Franklin, while in France during 1784, wrote a letter to his daughter Sally in Philadelphia expressing his opinion of the wild turkey vs the bald eagle: “For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America...”
Lyons BOT defers decisions on the five-acre rule, shooting range issues, and water for the library By Mark Browning Redstone Review LYONS – Plenty of talk, but no action was the theme of the day (and night) at the November 6 Lyons Board of Trustees meeting. Browning The trustees spent three and one-half hours, plus more than an hour at a workshop, reviewing some important issues – the “five-acre rule,” the new library, the 2018 budget, a shooting range, stormwater drainage – but final decisions on all those things are yet to come. The issue with probably the biggest longterm significance for Lyons and its surrounding area was the five-acre rule, a 1980 ordinance requiring annexations of more than five acres of non-Town owned land to go to voters for approval. The ordinance was adopted after voters approved an advisory citizens’ initiative to limit growth. With utilities extensions to the Eastern Corridor area on Highway 36/66 in the works and no large annexation requests in that area in the 17 years since the five-acre rule went into effect, BOT members seemed to generally agree modifying that rule is now
appropriate. But as to how to modify it, no consensus was apparent. Individual trustees’ opinions were literally all over the map during the workshop session on annexations. Even “directions to staff” to prepare draft ordinances for a December 4 continued public hearing on the five-acre rule reflected several options, none of which appeared to have majority support, much less a consensus. Trustee Barney Dreistadt suggested keeping things simple by just changing the fiveacre limit to ten acres for the Eastern Corridor. There are few parcels in that area larger than ten acres, he pointed out, allowing annexation without an election (but still review by future boards) for most tracts in the area, but still requiring a vote on larger properties with more impact on growth. He did not suggest changing the five-acre rule for other planning areas, including Apple Valley and the South St. Vrain Road area. Trustee Jim Kerr concurred that changes in the five-acre rule should be limited to the Eastern Corridor only, focusing on commercial development there. If things like housing in other planning areas are added, he said, people won’t vote for them. “I’d probably vote against it myself,” he said.
“Simple” does not accurately describe other concepts discussed. There was much talk of whether, and how, to craft an exception to the five-acre rule for developments that would include affordable housing, but the complexities of addressing that issue in an annexation ordinance may make it hard to do so. Mayor Connie Sullivan said that as important as affordable housing is to Lyons, she was skeptical that it could be tackled in the fiveacre rule ordinance. Trustee Wendy Miller, however, wanted to continue to work on an affordable housing exception to the rule. Other concepts discussed were modifying the rule to allow annexations without elections if the total developable area (as opposed to total property size) was less than five acres, or ten acres, or a percentage of total property area, or zoned for only for multi-family housing rather than single-family residential. The Town attorney was ultimately directed to draft proposed ordinances reflecting several varieties of those options for consideration at the December 4 meeting. There was more of a consensus on results of a recent “field trip” to explore a possible shooting range east of Lyons on Cemexowned property. Boulder County is considering that possibility, both to provide a training facility for law enforcement personnel and to address concerns with unauthorized shooting in open space areas. BOT members agreed that noise concerns relating to the proposed shooting range were minimal within town limits, based on observations from recent test firings at the range Continue Town on Page 15
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LYONS Give where you live: Support Lyons Valley Preschool’s Scholarship Fund By Lyons Valley Preschool Board of Directors Redstone Review LYONS – Now in its fourth year, Lyons Valley Preschool (LVP) is thriving. Our supportive, Montessori-based program cultivates in students, ages 2.5 to 6 years old, a love of learning that serves them throughout their lives. Through individual and group work, art, music, nature and play, our dedicated and passionate teaching staff tends to the social and cognitive needs and unique spirits of each
LVP preschoolers work together to learn and practice early reading skills. student every day. The learning, love and happiness LVP students feel shines through on their faces and we are proud to have this vital resource in Lyons. After a successful Colorado Gives Day in 2016, LVP was thrilled to establish a scholarship fund that was used to financially assist four students during the 2017-2018 school year. Investment in early childhood works. Research shows that the benefits of early childhood education are powerful and persist years into grade school and beyond. But this opportunity can be financially out of reach for many. Through our participation in Colorado Gives Day 2017,
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we hope to grow our scholarship fund in order to continue to support currently enrolled families and to recruit families from our community who might not otherwise consider enrolling their children in preschool. The preschool has successfully graduated over 20 children on to kindergarten and currently has 20 students in their final year of preschool. LVP students continue on with their education, secure in themselves, proud of their learning achievements and better prepared to be valuable citizens of Lyons and of the greater world. LVP is excited to continue to grow as a force for good in our community. Please donate now to help us fund additional scholarships in the 2018-2019 year and expand access to this special and important resource to the greater Lyons community. Visit www.coloradogivesday.org and search for Lyons Valley Preschool to read more about us or to make a donation. Presented by Community First Foundation (CommunityFirstFoundation.org) and FirstBank, ColoradoGives.org, is an online giving website featuring more than 1,800 Colorado nonprofit organizations. Lyons Valley Preschool is recognized by the IRS and the Secretary of State as a non-profit in good standing. Donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions to the full extent permitted by law. Contributions can be applied to the Colorado Child Care Tax Credit (www.coloradokidstaxcredit.org). Taxpayers and businesses that make a contribution to a qualified child care provider can claim a Colorado income tax credit for 50% of the total contribution. Please contact your accountant for additional information. Community First Foundation and FirstBank have created a $1 million incentive fund, one of the largest givesday incentive funds in the country. Every nonprofit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day receives a portion of the fund, which increases the value of every dollar donated. We welcome your thoughtful support! We love being a part of Lyons! Lyons Valley Preschool Board of Directors: Elizabeth Lennert, Carter Stepanovsky, Justin Nelson, Kate Zalzal
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Rebecca Louzan and Arn Hayden were married on Friday, November 3, by Judge Gary Brown in the wide open space of Knoll Willows, Estes Park. They were joined by Arn’s oldest daughter, Nora Hayden (Best Woman), his youngest daughter, Izzie Hayden (Maid of Honor), Rebecca’s mother, Maureen Louzan, and their dog, Flint (Ring Bearer). Rebecca is the daughter of Maureen Louzan and Robert Louzan, and the sister of Molly Louzan, who all reside near Boston, Massachusetts. She is the granddaughter of the late Eleanor Anne Faye Daley and the late Frank Daley, of Marion Louzan and the late Manual Louzan, and is the godchild of KaDee Daley. Arn Hayden is the son of Helen Hayden and the late Arnie Hayden, and is the youngest brother of Jim Hayden and the late Ed Hayden. He is the grandson of the late Arndt and Martha Schroeder and of the late Ruth and Randolph Hayden. Arnie, Ed, Eleanor and all beloved who’ve passed were held lovingly in spirit. Rebecca studied psychology, molecular biology and pre-medicine and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Clark University. She presently works as Events and Business Development Manager for Active Interest Media / Backpacker Magazine
in Boulder. Arn Hayden studied mechanical engineering and business, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and a master’s degree from the University of Colorado. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and presently works as a Senior Account Manager for Motorola Solutions in Westminster. Rebecca and Arn fell in love during the Colorado flood of 2013, and have shared a life together since. They will continue to reside in their home in Lyons, Colorado, and plan to host a barbecue in the spring to celebrate their lives with close friends and family.
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MAYOR’S CORNER Highlights from the 2018 Budget Workshop By Connie Sullivan, Mayor Redstone Review LYONS – On Friday, Oct. 20, the Board of Trustees (BOT), town Administrator Victoria Simonsen, new town Finance Director Anna Cañada, and a few other key staff gathered at Town Hall chamSullivan bers, took a first look at the 2018 budget. The board and staff are using a different approach this year in hopes of streamlining the process that will allow the usual pre-BOT 1.5 hour workshop sessions held on the first and third Mondays of the month to be focused on other issues, such as flood projects. In past years, the BOT and staff have held nearly weekly sessions, extending from August to November, to develop the town budget by going through several iterations of the document, each of which was time consuming to update and often difficult to get through in the one to two hours allotted. Instead, this time the BOT spent one full day reviewing the proposed budget prepared by the staff, studying the different accounts and requesting additional information be provided where there were questions. Each department presented priorities, and items where the variance from 2017 was 10 percent or more were discussed in detail. So far the new method seems to be working well for all sides, reducing the amount of time spent on clerical processes and allowing more of the focus to be on the actual content. Since the 2013 floods, the town has been separately managing the General Fund, used for regular town operations, and the Grants Fund. Monies provided to the town by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Community Development Block GrantDisaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), and other various sources are accounted for in a special Grants Fund to help maintain a clear view of the Town’s fiscal performance. To date, the flood-related projects that are complete (or nearly complete) represent about $35 to $40 million worth of the roughly $70 million that has been obligated thus far to Lyons as part of the recovery effort. Additionally, the town’s enterprise funds track the water, sanitation and electric utilities. Each town fund has a separate budget that must be created to reflect the projects and activities expected to occur in 2018. One of the challenges facing the town in the next few years is ensuring the Grants Fund reconciles with the town’s General Fund. Based on the recent audit of the 2016 financials (see last month’s Mayor’s Corner in the Redstone), the town may need to account for about $248,000 of ineligible flood related expenses unless other funding sources can be identified. The budget process always begins with a hard look at the fiscal performance of 2017. To date, the town’s revenue streams for the General Fund have been strong. Sales tax is ahead of budget through August and proper-
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ty taxes are anticipated to meet expectations. Based on these trends, the board expects to budget a slight increase to both revenue streams in 2018. The debate about whether to budget for higher sales tax revenues is always passionate with some trustees opting for more conservative approaches, vs. others who believe the recent growth trajectory is going to continue. With the unknown impact of proposed fees increases to enter Rocky Mountain National Park, and more states competing with recreational marijuana, the plan currently seems to favor the more cautious approach. The proposed General Fund revenue budget is falling in the $2.1 million dollar range. Approximately one third of all sales tax collected is allocated to maintenance of parks, which accounts for about $220k annually. Park revenues have been supported in 2017, through an increase in camping revenues in LaVern M. Johnson Park. The parks and recreation budget is approximately $700,000 for 2018, with parking revenue accounting for most of the increases in revenues as Bohn Park is brought back online. Capital improvement projects are always a significant challenge for Lyons due to the relatively small General Fund the town has to work with. Construction costs are extremely high with all the flood recovery work still going strong throughout the county. Most of the capital improvements in Lyons are still related to flood recovery, such as the public works building, as well as the McConnell and Second Avenue bridges, and are therefore supported by grant funding. The town is discussing a few non-flood related improvements such as street repairs and mitigating storm water drainage issues on upper Fifth Avenue and Longs Peak Dr. New electric meters that support solar net metering are also in the queue to be completed in 2018. As always, the to-do list is bigger than what the budget allows, so all projects will need to be prioritized. Storm water improvements have been a topic of discussion in 2017, as the town has updated the master plan showing the potential damage that might be caused by a major rain event. The board is expecting to consider implementing a storm water fee in 2018 to fund storm water improvements. Currently, these projects are funded with street repairs out of the General Fund, and they cannot be accomplished without additional revenue. Finally, on the expense side, some of the big-ticket items in the budget relate to flood-related administrative expenses that are not covered by grant dollars. For example, the town’s attorney and audit fees have increased significantly. The town’s annual audit requires additional year-round staff to help prepare and track all the different funds. It will be several years before the town will see the audit expenses return to pre-flood levels. Additional staff for code enforcement (related to ensuring the short-term vacation rental policy and accessory dwelling unit rules are enforced) is also being considered, as well as additional staff to monitor compliance with parking and other rules in both public parks. Despite the additional overhead, the
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INTEREST Writing in November (WIN) at the Regional Library By McCourt Thomas Redstone Review LYONS – Have you ever dreamed of seeing your name on the cover of a book? New technology and publishing options are making that dream a reality for more people than ever before. Independent publishing, also known as self-publishing, continues to rise in popularity and “indie authors” tell their stories in their own way. According to Publishers Weekly, selfpublishing continues to expand, with ISBN registrations jumping 21 percent from 2014 to 2015 (the most recent data available). Beyond e-books and print-ondemand options, online writing and fan fiction websites also help writers get their stories out, such as Wattpad.com. Independent authors are even branching out into self-created audiobooks and television. “Wattpad is more than reading and writing – it’s entertainment,” Wattpad CEO Allen Lau wrote on the company blog. “Hundreds of Wattpad
Local artist and author Sally King will be one of the presenters at the Lyons Regional Library’s series “Writing in November.” Sally appears on Nov. 29 stories have become blockbuster movies, hit TV series, and bestselling books.” The Lyons Regional Library is support-
The inclination to change sides By Natalie CostanzaChavez Redstone Review FORT COLLINS – The shade covering my kitchen window is Costanza-Chavez splashed with red sauce because I splash gravy. For ten years, I had no shade at all, only a sheet of glass overlooking the edge of my neighbor’s back yard, the prairie, the foothills and the blink of an early sunset dropping below the south end of the foothills. I used to watch my reflection look back as the light faded and the black came suddenly into view. Tonight, my husband and I cook dinner, moving around each other in one small space. Halloween is gone, slaps and chunks of pumpkins litter gutters here and there, but mostly the boo-whoop-wild of that night’s been cleaned up and tucked back into boxes for next year. Thanksgiving approaches, the early dark is coming. One son watches football on the living room couch like a sleepy, overfed pet squid, all Jell-O arms and legs sprawled and loose. The other paces through the kitchen like a smallish tiger, bored, and too tightly caged, under-stimulated, but not motivated enough to contemplate any creative escape. Nor to help with dinner. Nor to do homework. For now he’s just pacing, and poking, and sighing. I blame myself for this, instead of the
light. I take a breath, try to shake the sudden feeling of all my apples spilling downhill. I leave the kitchen to change the load in the dryer; the banister is covered with tee shirts – they’re flipped like thin pancakes into neat piles waiting for the boys to take them downstairs. The dog urges me with his eyes to step over him, something he knows he shouldn’t do, and I – resigned to his laziness and my own –
ing writers this month with WIN, Writing in November, free events. Whether you are penning a poem, jotting down lyrics to a song, recording your family’s history, or trying to tackle the next Great American Novel, the library is here to help. On Wed., Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m., the Library hosted David Baron, award-winning author of The Beast in the Garden and this summer’s Lyons Reads selection American Eclipse. He has worked as an environment correspondent for NPR and as the health and science editor for PRI’s The World. Baron is an avid umbraphile who has witnessed six total solar eclipses and has crossed the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia to catch the shadow of the moon. If you are one of the 400,000 participants in this year’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), stop by the library anytime to work on your novel. The library is an official “Come Write In” location for the third year in a row, and we have community write-ins
the inhabitant. “Enough football; please set the table.” “It’s overtime, and tied!” “Fine. Five minutes. Then the table.” The second son is still in the kitchen, “Please peel the shrimp. They’re in the sink.” “Shrimp?” He answers. “Yes. In the sink. Peel.” “Peel?” He answers. “Yes. Take the skins off. Don’t repeat anything else I say. Just do it.” He meanders to the sink and examines the shrimp with only his eyes and craned neck. His arms and hands remain far from
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don’t make him move. I step over him. I bend to pick up thumbtacks and pennies that fell out of the dryer vent, then just stay bent over, making a sweep of the floor to gather dropped school flyers, a ping pong ball, more loose change, a broken pen. Back in the living room, I nudge-up
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McConnell Bridge closure LYONS – McConnell Bridge Road and access is currently scheduled to close for construction on Nov. 18 through June 2018. The detour route will have signage to use Second Ave. There will be variable message signs (electronic) posted beginning on Nov. 10 along U.S. 36 regarding the upcoming closure and detour. Please note an emergency vehicle route will be built and maintained through the site at all times. This will only be accessible to emergency personnel (EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement) for emergency situations. In addition, there will be a safe pedestrian route along the emergency access route for students and pedestrians to walk towards U.S. 36 while
any semblance of working posture. He peers longer then says “They don’t have skins, just tails.” I narrow my eyes at him and he raises his eyebrows back at me. “Take. The. Tails. Off. Now.” He finally puts his hands in and then begins some ninja game of detailing, toss-
remaining safely out of the construction zone. This route will include barriers and fencing to define areas and keep pedestrians safe.
Lyons Old-time Square Dance LYONS – Lyons Old Time Square Dance will take place on Sat., Feb. 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Oskar Blues event room at 303 Main St. in Lyons. The caller will be Patricia Danscen with Sawmill. The cost is $10 for an adult, $5 child, $25 for a family. See information on Facebook: https: / / www.facebook.com / events / 315748645121679. For more information contact oldtimedances@musicinlyons.com or 303-827-6322. Future dances will be held on March 3 and April 7, 2018
CDOT: U.S. 36 and CO-7 road work LYONS – During the week of Nov. 13, construction crews will work to replace the storm drain across Highway 7 at Railroad Avenue. This work will require a detour and reduced speeds at the work zone. The schedule is always dependent upon weather and may change slightly to accommodate mother nature.
scheduled at the Library on Sat., Nov. 18 and 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To wrap up our month of writing events, on Wed., Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. join local artist and author Sally King, who recently independently published her book Cremating Anne: A Guide to Being Present at Cremation. King will share information on her publishing process and her technique for creating handmade books. Librarian McCourt Thomas will discuss information about traditional publishing, such as finding an editor or literary agent. For more information on the WIN! Writing in November programs, please visit the website at www.lyonsregionallibrary.org, call 303-823-5165, or stop by the Lyons Regional Library at 405 Main St. McCourt Thomas received her master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences from Texas Women’s University. She is head of Youth Services at the Lyons Regional Library and serves on the Colorado State Steering Committee of Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy. She lives in Lyons with her four kids, husband, and their dog Moppy.
ing each victim into the colander too hard and too splashy. Shrimp water dots the now dark glass. I wonder if shrimp water will eventually smell bad; my husband cuts cucumbers, listens to jazz, blocks all this out. I return to the living room – it’s been long enough – to rouse the game watcher. “What’s wrong with you,” he says when I huff around him. “Table. Now. Go.” I say. And then I stay in the room wondering what is wrong with me. The day is ending too quickly, too soon. I feel put-upon and late. It sets up in my chest, impatient, tight and uncomfortable. I know my kids feel it too, the hunkering down, the mornings coming harder, too fast, colder. “You coming?” Calls my husband. I move to the kitchen, the table set and ready, the shrimp tails all in a bowl by the sink, the boys hungry, the light gone, another day and then another and then another. We bend our heads, pray too fast. I picture the rest of the houses on the block, how well they probably move into their own darker nights, calmly, without any measure of crankiness or ill will. I picture the houses with clean windows, smelling of lemon, not shrimp water. I picture rushing toward winter, half of us taking our inclination to beat ourselves up all too seriously, the other half enjoying themselves. I will change sides tomorrow. Natalie Costanza-Chavez is an awardwinning journalist and freelance writer living in Ft. Collins with her family. She writes a column called Grace Notes. She can be reached at grace-notes@comcast.net or at her website www.gracenotescolumn.org.
Along U.S. 36 heading to / from Boulder, the project contractor, American Civil Constructors (ACC) built a temporary detour at the bridge over Left Hand Creek to allow continued traffic flow as they remove the culvert at U.S. 36 and begin the construction of a new bridge at Left Hand Creek. Crews will pave and stripe the detour while shifting traffic to the new configuration. There will be delays. This new configuration will be in place 24 hours a day with the speed limit reduced to 30 mph through the work zone. Once the detour is in place, ACC will begin excavation, will drive pile and begin construction of the bridge abutments. Please note all construction is contingent upon weather.
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OPTIONS Antlers come and go every year By Greg Lowell Redstone Review LYONS – It’s the time of year when many of us go afield searching for antlers, hopefully those attached to a big deer or elk. Others search for shed antlers to use as artwork or decorations, and some hikers or bikers simply come across a shed during their travels. Clearly, we are fascinated with this most obvious symbol of Colorado wildness. Look at any home or yard in Lyons and chances are good there’s an antler or two around. The purpose of antlers is clear to anyone who has ever witnessed the clacking combat of male deer or elk during the autumn rut (mating season). The struggle usually ends with the stronger male driving off its rival. The winner earns the doe or the harem of cows. It’s natural selection at its best – the strongest male ends up siring the strongest offspring, contributing to the genetic success of the herd. Antlers also advertise a buck or bull’s health and its suitability as a mate. Large antlers show the animal has a healthy metabolism and is well nourished, showcasing its suitability as a mate. But antlers are ephemeral; the ones you see on a deer, elk or moose this year are not the same antlers you’ll see on that animal next year. Antlers are grown and lost annually. Antler growth starts in the spring with warming temperatures, which triggers release of hormones that start the process. Antlers have one of the fastest growth rates of any living tissue in the animal
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At first, antlers are covered with a velvet-like tissue with blood vessels that carry nutrients to the antlers, allowing them to grow as much as an inch a day. A male deer or elk in summer is said to be “in velvet” and appears to be carrying soft, puffy appendages that belie their
soon-to-be formidable use in combat. In late summer, the animal rubs off the velvet on brush or trees, revealing solidbone antlers that, while dead tissue, are strong and securely attached. (Horns, unlike antlers, are living tissue and are permanent structures on bighorn sheep, bison and pronghorn.) As a particular deer, elk or moose ages, the antlers change in appearance. A yearling male may have only a hint of antlers – “buttons” or nubs. The next year he may have what are commonly called “spikes” – antlers with no branching tines. If a deer or elk is in good health, the antlers normally become bigger each year, until the animal reaches a certain age and antler size drops off. A set of antlers is generally symmetrical on both sides, but anomalies occur regularly. Odd configurations like missing tines, downward tines or lopsided racks occur because of injury during the velvet phase. Antlers can also be broken off during jousts between males during the rut. In rare cases, antlers can become entangled and if they cannot be separated results in a slow death for PHOTO by BY starvation GREG LOWELL both animals. Generally, the larger the antlers the older the animal. For deer, that means peak antler growth occurs at 5.5 years of age. In elk, full antler potential may not be reached until more than ten years. Genetics also factor into the size of antlers, but with wild animals it’s difficult to quantify its importance. What can be said with certainty is that some regions regularly produce deer or elk with larger antlers. This may be due in part to a stronger genetic pool that favors larger antler growth. But that growth can’t be
obtained without adequate nutrition. Deer, elk and moose eat a wide variety of vegetation and antler growth depends on the quality of that food. Forage with 14 percent crude protein sustains healthy antler growth; anything less than that means antlers that may never reach their genetic potential. The greatest need for protein is in those months when males shed their antlers and need a nutritional rebound to begin the growth process again. Once combat and mating ends – and as the lean months of winter approach – the cycle of antlers comes to an end. Once they’re no longer necessary, the antlers become a drain on the animals; their weight becomes a net loss on the energy needed to carry them. Deer and moose usually shed their antlers in December and January. Elk, however, use their antlers to compete for scarce winter food and drop their antlers in April or early May. The process of antler loss begins when the animal begins to draw calcium back into the body. Cells at the base of the antlers reabsorb calcium, becoming brittle until at last the antlers fall off one at a time within a period of days or sometimes hours. The discarded antlers become a source of calcium and phosphorus for animals like mice, squirrels, porcupines and coyotes. Chances are good that if you find a shed antler, you’ll see gnaw marks on it. Within weeks of shedding the antlers, the process begins anew.
paperless will also help reduce the costs and resources of printing and mailing bills each month. A gift certificate drawing is planned to encourage sign ups. New customers that sign up for paperless billing through Nov. 30 will be entered into a drawing to win one of four $25 gift certificates to a local business. To setup an online account: 1. Go to: www.xpressbillpay.com 2. Select “Create a New Account.” Fill in the email and password fields, then click in the “I’m not a robot” box and follow the prompts. 3. Complete the short registration form and click “Next.”
4. Go to your inbox and open the verification email and click “Verify Email.” Then select “Continue” to log in. 5. Select your billing organization and follow the prompts for linking your bill. 6. Once your bill is added to your account, you can add another bill, view and pay your bill online, or setup a recurring auto payment schedule. The paperless option will then be found on the home page. Accounts switched to paperless between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30 will automatically be entered into the drawing. Please direct questions to Utility Billing Clerk, Audrey Dicus, 303-823-6622, ext. 11.
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kingdom. A mature male elk can go from bald to sporting a 60-pound set of antlers in just three to four months. Each antler grows from a point in the skull called a pedicle. Antlers first emerge as cartilage, with bone gradually replacing the cartilage.
Greg Lowell is a member of Lyons Ecology Advisory Board and has been involved with land conservation issues for more than 25 years. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in Lyons.
LYONS – The Bohn Park Phase I recovery project is nearing completion but we’re asking for your continued patience and assistance through the final stretch. Please remember and help spread the word that the park remains closed to vehicles and foot traffic (non-personnel) in all construction areas, at all times. Visitors can access the southern areas of the park, including the multi-purpose field, dirt jump bike and Bohn Park Dog Park, via the trail access off Second Ave., and following the trail along the eastern portion of the park. Visitors are welcome to Continue Briefs on Page 9
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ECOLOGY South St. Vrain Creek Project nears completion By Don Moore Redstone Review BOULDER COUNTY – Boulder County is in the final stages of completing a $2.3 million 2013 flood restoration project on the South St. Vrain. The intent is to not only repair and restore the Moore creek to its pre-flood status, but to make improvements that will help mitigate damage that might be caused by future floods. The website for the project, bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/south-stvrain-creek-restoration, claims 1.2 miles of the stream and associated flood plain are included in the project. According to the website, funding sources are Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Emergency Watershed Protection program, the State of Colorado through the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Boulder County. David Hirt, Boulder County Parks and Open Space Plant Ecologist, said all the earthwork has been completed, with attention now turned to crews planting vegetation on the banks of the stream. Those plantings will include over 4,300 trees and shrubs of 15 different species, 10,000 willows, an additional 15 different varieties of seeds for grasses, plus wetland seed mixes, and 15 different species of 7,600 wetland vegetation plants that have been growing in containers. “The seeds for many of the shrub species and those found in the seed mixes were collected by Boulder County Parks and Open Space staff and volunteers in the years since the flood. Those seeds were provided to nurseries, were planted and have been growing in containers, and now are available for us to plant out,” Hirt said. All plant material is native to the area. Hirt maintains the project is ahead of schedule, under budget, and he believes all work should be completed by or shortly after Thanksgiving. In any event, all final work must be completed no later than December 31, 2017, the absolute deadline required to satisfy funding sources. In engineering the entire project, much of the prior creekbed was maintained, while other parts had to be rerouted to protect infrastructure and improve stream health. That in turn required some trees to be removed. “Overall, about 70 trees had to be removed from the main area of the project, with another 12 to 15 taken out near the downstream bridge area. One large cottonwood and several other cottonwoods in the six-to-eight-inch diameter size had to be removed,” Hirt said. Most large
“We were fortunate to have a rather large flood plain area within which to work,” Hirt said. That broad area is an alluvial plain, a flat land formation that has been cretrees seen stockpiled on site were salvaged after the flood ated by the deposits of rock, sand, and sediment which from along the St. Vrain and other streams and re-uti- have flowed down from higher up in the mountains. By lized for this project. removing those flood deposits the floodplain was lowered When high water comes during the year, Hirt said and made contiguous, allowing the creation of lower all pre-flood overflow channels have been maintained streambanks and greater vegetation planting, which in and improved to make sure they remain intact and turn will mitigate soil erosion that might otherwise occur. work as designed. Hirt is proud of the fact that the entire project was Hirt acknowledged that creating pools for fish habitat designed and built using only natural materials, and conthat don’t fill up with sediment over time is difficult. tains no manmade structures such as rip rap retaining Nevertheless, several have been engineered and con- walls. “An overarching goal of the project was to protect structed into which large natural wooden materials have public and private infrastructure,” he said. “I believe been placed and anchored in the pools. He believes the we’ve achieved that.” large wood, and the velocity of the water as it moves Hirt is aware of general criticism that’s been raised about the project impacting already comPHOTO BY CATHY RIVERS pleted projects downstream in Lyons with the flowage and deposit of sediment. “It’s a valid concern,” he said. “Some of the sediment from construction is unavoidable when working in the stream but, the spring runoff should wash out those deposits. What gets deposited this winter ought to be carried away next May.” The project as designed and constructed should mitigate future sediment issues from upstream before they get to town. Hirt objects to the claim that there was a lack of coordination with projects in Lyons. He stated there were many meetings and discussions among the various down the river, should keep the pools scoured out and players in the planning stages resulting in what he provide ideal fish habitat. If they become filled with sed- believes was a coordinated effort. All players are memiment, remediation is not possible. bers of the St. Vrain Creek Coalition, an organization “All the wood structures have been engineered to be sta- that was formed in 2014 after the flood and exists to creble in high flows – buried at least five feet deep, and 20 or ate a more resilient St. Vrain Creek watershed. more feet into the bank with boulder ballasts atop them, What wasn’t coordinated was the timing of building varand built in an interlocked fashion,” Hirt maintained. ious stages of the total river restoration. “Unfortunately, Addressing the concern that plant material had been upstream projects were constructed after downstream projdumped in the Aggregate Industries dormant quarry, Hirt ects because all parties to the SVCC were not able to use all said that only excess sand, gravel, and rock which were part the same funding sources. That resulted in projects being of the flood deposit from upstream have been removed and built and completed on different timetables,” Hirt said. dumped in the quarry. No plant material was included. For more information and updates on the progress “Our contract with Aggregate Industries saved over being made on the project, go to the website boulder$600,000, when compared with having to take the mate- county.org/open-space/management/south-st-vrainrial to a site further from the project,” Hirt said. “We had creek-restoration. a contract with strict requirements on what could be dumped. To ensure compliance, the agreement called for Don Moore is a retired lawyer and the author of Love is a weekly compaction testing. Those tests were performed, Verb: Healing Yourself through Love, Gratitude and and standards were satisfied.” Compassion. He lives in Lyons.
Running can be a great exercise By Bronwyn Muldoon Redstone Review LYONS – Running is a great form of exercise, recreation, and sports participation for almost any age group. Plus, the Muldoon only equipment needed is a pair of running shoes. Whether alone or with a team, running with correct form can enhance physical fitness, coordination, sense of accomplishment and physical development. One common myth regarding running is
that it’s bad on the knees. If someone has a family history of arthritis, is overweight, or doesn’t have full hip, knee or ankle range of movement then running probably isn’t the optimal physical activity. But otherwise, running does not contribute to “bad knees.” However, running with poor form or when you’re experiencing pain can lead to injury. If you’re experiencing any pain while running, shortness of breath, stiffness, or headaches during or after running then it is time to evaluate your running technique. To prevent these symptoms from arising, follow these key points to keep injury free during running:
• Maintain an upright and relaxed position; don’t lean forward as you run. Postural awareness throughout the day, not just when you are exercising, will lead to muscle efficiency and an increase in speed and power. • Supplement running with strength training, especially muscles in the hips and core. All muscles that propel the body forwards attach directly or indirectly to the spine and pelvis. • Maintain your flexibility: When muscles can lengthen fully, they will have more power and control when they contract. • Run in proper shoes with the individualized, appropriate support and fit. Don’t wear your favorite shoes that are older than one year. • If you have pain during or after running, stop and seek advice on what could be causing the problem. Don’t keep running, hoping the pain with go away. • Set safe, achievable goals and advance slowly and cautiously A person’s ability to run for years without injury requires a complex interaction of postural awareness, strength, stability and mobility. Devoting time to training each of these components can be the key to saving your knees, and lead to success in developing a fast, efficient and powerful running form.
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INSIGHT Me, the cat, and the new wood stove By John Gierach Redstone Review LYONS – This year I reached the milestone age that requires me to begin making the minimum withdrawals from my SEP IRA so I can start paying the taxes that account had allowed me to defer until now. These financial instruments Gierach were designed on the theory that at my age I’d be retired – making less money and therefore paying taxes at a lower rate – but that’s not the case. I can’t afford to retire and as a fly-fishing and travel writer I don’t want to. My actual retirement plan involves my fly rod being pried out of my cold, dead hand. Anyway, here came this modest chunk of money that I had no immediate need for, so I decided to spend part of it to replace the old temperamental and inefficient wood stove that’s been heating my home office after a fashion for the last 17 winters. I settled on the plainest, most basic wood stove available that still had a hot air blower and the re-burning technology that reduces emissions over the old iron box Ben Franklin would have recognized. Our current Environmental Protection Agency may no longer care about emissions, but I still do. For years now my professional goal has been to travel and fish for roughly half the year and to spend the other half writing. I enjoy writing and going on fishing trips more or less equally, but I can feel the need to take a break from both and the idea was that just when I’d get a little weary of one I’d be all fresh and eager to start on the other. This is turning out to be one of those rare years that are actually going as planned. I was gone more than usual this summer and now, as of the second week of October, it’s unlikely I’ll spend another night away from home until next April. I’ve got nothing ahead of me except five uninterrupted months, peace and quiet and a warm office.
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then really does make the heart grow fonder. In the meantime, I’m doing double duty with the cat. Cokie (named by Susan after National Public Radio’s Cokie Roberts) normally requires a household staff of at least two in order to adequately cover the jobs of waiter, masseuse, cat box cleaner, dead mouse disposal unit and the long-suffering position of doorman. (Faced with an open door, a cat can take several minutes to decide if it wants to step through.) There’s also the occasional matter of cat retrieval. From time to time Cokie climbs up to one of two old, unused balconies on the second floor that she can’t climb back down from. I’m sure this was innocent when she was a kitten, but after 14 years she must now understand that every time she climbs up there she’ll be stranded until one of us rescues her. Susan thinks this behavior is inexplicable; I think it’s some kind of passive / Residential & Mountain Properties aggressive power trip. All either of us know for sure is that you can tell how long she’s been up there by how mad she is when you Bryan Baer come to get her. ISA Certified Arborist Of course there are other chores: the usual INSURED • PROFESSIONAL cooking, cleaning, laundry and dish washing, (303) 823-8088 plus the endless wood hauling, kindling split(630) 725-8753 (cell) ting and ash shoveling for the two wood www.baerforestry.com stoves. And of course the cat. She misses Susan as much as I do, so she’s been clingier and more demanding than usual. These little jobs don’t interfere with the LYONS HOME writing, but are folded into it. An artist REPAIR AND friend recently did a painting demonstration RESTORATION at an art museum in Wisconsin. He worked FULLY LICENSED + INSURED on a big landscape while patrons came and went, sometimes looking over his shoulder, ALL TYPES OF GENERAL HOME REPAIR making comments and asking questions. (He ADDITIONS + UPDATES + REMODELS said later, “Painting in public is flypaper for WOOD FRAMING + FINISHING weirdos.”) But if I did a writing demonstration there wouldn’t be much to see. As much PAINTING + DRYWALL as I’d like to, I don’t resemble the old movie DOORS + WINDOWS image of a writer typing furiously, interDECKS + FENCING spersed with a time-lapse sequence of manuFLOORING + TRIM script pages piling up. Mostly I sit staring out KITCHEN + BATH the window, sipping coffee; occasionally reading over what I’ve already written in 30+ YEARS EXPERIENCE hopes of being carried into what comes next HONEST + RELIABLE + LOCAL by sheer momentum. NO JOB TOO SMALL Now and then I’ll get up and do something – let the cat in or out, warm up the coffee, fill David Marley the bird feeders, wash the breakfast dishes – MASTER CARPENTER and sometimes in the course of rinsing a plate 303.957.8692
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the next paragraph suggests itself or the structure of that awkward sentence becomes apparent. A writer friend once rented himself a small office so he could work on a book without any domestic distractions. It worked for him, but domestic distractions are part of my process and I don’t know what I’d do without them. Every wood stove has its idiosyncrasies. The secret to the new one is to get the kindling and a couple of larger split pieces of pine going, then lay in two pieces of hardwood and leave the door cracked open to help the draft until coals begin to develop. Then you can close the door, turn down the damper a little and leave it. It wants its door cracked longer than most stoves do. Maybe the reburning technology needs more air on a new fire. So far this year I’ve left the blower set at low because that’s all I’ve needed. It’s on a thermostat so it won’t come on until the firebox reaches a certain temperature. That’s to avoid blowing cold air into the room before the fire gets going. There’s a rocking chair that my mother gave me pulled up in front of the stove. It was made in Sweden over a hundred years ago and it’s solidly built of straight-grained maple with a thick, roomy cushion to accommodate wide Scandinavian bottoms. I pictured sitting there reading great books on winter afternoons, but of course Cokie immediately appropriated it. If I’m late making a fire on a particularly cold morning I’ll sometimes find her there already, glaring at me as if to say, “God, it’s hard to find good help these days.” I don’t begrudge her the rocker. As someone once said, “If you’re looking for the most comfortable chair in the house, just go find the cat.” John Gierach is an outdoor and fly fishing writer who writes books and columns for magazines. His books include Trout Bum, Sex Death and Fly fishing, and Still Life with Brook Trout. His new book, A Fly Rod of Your Own, is now out and available at book stores and fly fishing shops everywhere including South Creek Ltd. on Main Street in Lyons.
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Travels with Redstone Kelly and Wendy Demjanick connected for a weekend in Prague Czech Republic. Since passing the bar in Colorado, Kelly is living in Dublin, Ireland, where she is continuing her education in the masters program in international law at Trinity University. Wendy and dad John were finishing up a skiing vacation in Austria. This picture was taken near the Sterner Palace. Take the Redstone with you on your next trip and send us your photos showing where the Redstone has traveled. Send your photos to sdcmc@infionline.net.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts and Entertainment in the greater Lyons area By MinTze Wu Redstone Review LYONS Art and music at the Stone Cup. Artist Allen LaFollette will continue his show through the end Wu of December. The music line up for November and December is as follows: On Sat. Nov. 18 Billy Shaddox will perform American folk music from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sun. Nov. 19 Hope Griffin Band will perform folk music from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sat. Nov. 25 Harmony and Brad will perform acoustic pop-rock from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sun. Nov. 26 Amy Francis will perform country / jazz / blues from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sat. Dec. 2 Antonio Lopez will perform modern folk / acoustic soul from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sun. Dec. 3
Works by Allen LaFollette are featured at the Stone Cup through December John Mieras will perform folk, singer / songwriter from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Fri. Dec. 8 Ashlynn Manning will perform pop / folk / gypsy jazz from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; on Sat. Dec. 9 Ben Knighten will perform acoustic / alternative / folk-rock from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sun. Dec. 10 Billy Shaddox will perform American folk music from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sat. Dec. 16 Emma Marie will perform singersongwriter from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; on Sun. Dec. 17 Jay Stott will perform Americana from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The Stone Cup will hold its 12th
Annual Pie Contest on Sunday, November 19. Don’t miss your chance to enter your pumpkin, fruit or pecan pie for a chance to win the title of Best Pie Baker in Lyons. Call or stop by to sign up, 303-823-2345. Bring two pies (one to sell and one for judging) by 10 a.m. on Nov. 19. The winner will be announced by 3 p.m. The pies will be judged by the customers (starting at 11a.m.) for a popular vote and also by a panel of distinguished judges. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to the 2017 Lyons Parade of Lights. Town Hall Art Shows announce Artists’ call for “Four Seasons”. The current photography showcase at Town Hall will be dismantled on Friday, January 5 from 4 to 7 p.m., the same time that wall hang-able “wintry” submissions (up to three per person / all mediums) with placards will be accepted for the incoming winter show. That show’s opening reception / community tapas potluck will be Saturday, Jan. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will feature a poetry reading that will be open to writers of all ages. The three ensuing Town Hall Art Shows are also seasonally thematic. The spring show’s opening on April 7, in addition to pieces reflecting the essence of spring, will offer an open mic for regional comedians and aspiring comics. On July 14, area mandolin players of all abilities are invited to circle and jam in the courtyard at the summer show’s opening. Craft beer enthusiasts are encouraged to organize to get things hopping on the topic of all things brewing-related at the opening reception of the autumn show, October 6. For more information please contact Chrystal DeCoster at chrystaldecoster@gmail.com or Arielle Hodgson at ahodgson@townoflyons.com. Happy “Though” the Holidays, sponsored by Western Stars Gallery. Are you dreading the holiday season? Local personal coach and author Susan L. Westbrook, Ph.D., will present “Happy Though the Holidays,” a free (suggested $10 donation) three-part holiday community seminar series on three different Wednesday nights from 6 to 7:30 at Western Stars Gallery and Studio:
This eagle is building a nest right in or next to the proposed Martin Marietta gravel mine in the Hygiene / Lyons area. The birds and animals in this area would be endangered by the mining operation. Please lend your support to the proctection of the animals and birds in the proposed mining area. Please send emails to elane@bouldercounty.org (Eric Lane); julie.mikulas@martinmarietta.com; sandy_vana-miller@fws.gov; kevin_kritz@fws.gov; jatherton-wood@bouldercounty.org (Justin Atherton-Wood); dcase@bouldercounty.org ejones@bouldercounty.org. • Choosing Your Perspective Nov. 15: Declare how you want to go through the holidays and write the ending to your story before the holidays even get started. • Creating Your Plan Nov. 29: It might seem that everyone else is holiday happy and you are not. Discover how “raw materials and personal magic” can help you through. • Celebrating Your Gifts Dec. 13: How the gifts of people in our lives, valuing ourselves, and forgiveness are all worth being grateful for. Thirty minutes of teaching about the evening's topic will followed by 20 minutes each of community sharing, activities, and Q & A. Come to one or all three of the seminars to take away tools that will elevate your joy this holiday season. Susan L. Westbrook, Ph.D., Principal, Love Your Leap Coaching and
Consulting, LLC, is a personal coach, teacher, and speaker. She is the author of The Five Tibetans Yoga Workshop: Tone Your Body and Transform Your Life. Her passion is to help clients work though major change and loss to come out enjoying happily-ever-after lives on the other side. For more information, visit www.susanwestbrook.com. BOULDER The Lynn Baker Quartet Boulder Debut. The Lynn Baker Quartet will make its debut Boulder appearance on Friday, Dec. 8 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Caffé Sole, 637R South Broadway, Boulder. Joining Baker on saxophone and percussion will be David Hanson on piano, Bijoux Barbosa on bass, and Paul Mullikin on drums. The quartet will be Continue A&E on Page 14
Rave to the Grave tallies amazing generosity to LEAF, raising $28,000 By Emily Dusel Redstone Review LYONS – The Halloween bash and monster mash, Rave to the Grave, was a huge success for the third year in a row. The Lyons Emergency and Assistance Fund (LEAF) Halloween party fund raiser was held on Oct. 27 at the Planet Bluegrass Pavilion in Lyons. “We are so thankful to all of the artists, musicians, party-goers, donors, clients, sponsors, and volunteers for making Rave to the Grave a huge success raising over $28,000. The money raised for LEAF will directly benefit our friends and neighbors in need,” said Pam Browning, chair of the LEAF board of directors. This $28,000 tally of Lyons’ phenomenal generosity followed the success of the biggest adults-only Halloween Party in Lyons, Rave to the Grave, which was held at the end of October at the Wildflower Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass as a fundraiser hosted by Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF). There was incredible music by Arthur Lee Land, gogoLab, and special guests; a video DJ show by Needmore productions; wild costumes; lots of dancing; and great food and drink: this party was epic. Local artist Kahlie Sue Pinello took the lead on artistic vision and decorations along with her team. and wow did they deliver! She transformed the pavilion into an enchanted forest with custom-made gravestones featuring sponsors, skulls, antlers, and more. Congratulations to Mary Capone for winning the costume contest as the Mona Lisa. LEAF’s mission is to offer a human services safety net
to those in need in the Greater Lyons area. This year, partygoers had an opportunity to experience a visual tour of LEAF created by Peggy Dyer. Powerful photos hung on along the walls of the pavilion with messages such as “Love, Family, and Community – Beating cancer and caring for each other.”
Mary Capone won the costume contest as the Mona Lisa at this year’s Rave to the Grave fundraiser for LEAF. The profit from Rave to the Grave will be of immense benefit to our friends and neighbors in need, such as Betsy, a Lyons elder featured in one of LEAF’s new videos. In the video, Betsy said, “Because of you I’ve been able to eat and I’ve met so many cool people. That’s really important to someone who is kind of homebound. I’ve
never had this kind of kindness. I mean, it’s kindness every time you turn around.” Planet Bluegrass donated the venue, along with the proceeds from alcohol sales, directly to LEAF. Thank you to Craig Ferguson and all of the planet staffers that helped. This event would not have been possible without their generosity. Rave to the Grave sponsors covered all of the hard costs of the event, allowing every dollar raised that night to go directly to LEAF’s programs. Thank you to title sponsor Laura Levy, premier sponsors Headquarters Cannabis Company, Bud Depot, Oskar Blues, and Pizza Bar 66. LEAF is also immensely grateful for the 27 additional sponsors. The business community really stepped up to support LEAF. LEAF serves over 100 people every week with programs including the Lyons Community Food Pantry, Basic Needs and Resource Matching, and Lyons Meals on Wheels. For more information, go to www.leaflyons.org. P.S. Are you interested in helping those in need during the holiday season? LEAF is hosting its second annual Giving Tree program. You can pick up ornaments on the Giving Trees at the Stone Cup, the Barking Dog, or the Library from November 18 – December 3 (or until all ornaments are gone – they go fast!). Also, if your children are in school at Lyons Elementary or Lyons Middle / Senior, be on the lookout for opportunities to give to the food and households goods drive coming up soon. Emily Dusel is the executive director of the Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF).
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CONTEXT Lyons celebrates ten years with a Samba party to remember By Kristen Bruckner Redstone Review
bors, and the incredible music of Brazilian soul ensemble Sambadende. “The goal of the tenth anniversary gala was to really recognize and celebrate ten years of service to Lyons. Founding board members and donors were in attendance as well as current board members, and citizens who are involved in the communityinspired work that still continues a decade later,” said Laura Levy, executive advisory board vice-chair and presenting sponsor for the event. The annual gala’s goal is
public art installations, and the holiday fireworks following the parade of lights all benefit from LCF grants. LYONS – On Nov. 10 At press time the results were not availthe Lyons Community able; however the proceeds from the gala Foundation put on a combined with the annual appeal followBrazilian Carnival ing shortly will go towards sustaining the themed birthday party dozens of worthwhile projects that happen Bruckner that brought out 200 in Lyons every year due to LCF granting. Lyons-area residents in a rousing celebraGala guest and local entrepreneur Wayne tion of community. Anderson commented, “Without the supSamba Colorado dancers inspired the port of LCF, we wouldn’t be where we are today. In the time following the flood, LCF stepped up and lent us a hand. We want to come out and show our appreciation.” Indeed, Spirit Hound Distillers was well represented in the dining room, and on the dance floor. Spirit Hound also provided their craft spirits for gala cocktails. In an event this size, there are literally dozens of community members and businesses that are responsible for making it all happen. The gala committee consisting of Laura Levy, Debbie Simms, Jennie Lock, Kari Basey, Jeanne Moore, myself Kristen Bruckner, Beth Smith, Toni St. John, Kim Lear, Kathy Samba Colorado dancers shared a few moves with LaVern Johnson at the annual Lyons Community Leiding, Gabry Cornell, Foundation gala fundraiser on Nov. 10. PHOTO BY BRYAN EDWARDS, SOBOKEH PHOTOGRAPHY Dave Lock and Pam Freeman dedicated crowd in learning some new moves, lead- also to provide fundraising that will sup- countless hours to planning and executing ing a conga line and lifting residents of all port all the work that goes on in the com- the gala. In addition, all the local sponsors ages out of their chairs. Highlights for munity for the following year. Local were instrumental in allowing the party to attendees were reported as the amazing resources such as LEAF / food pantry, the be put on with such an amazing flair. food, the company of old and new neigh- summer concert series in Sandstone Park, LCF wishes to thank Laura Levy /
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park at the wastewater treatment plant public parking area, located along Second Ave., east of Bohn Park. Bohn Park Phase I Public Access Map Phase I will open once sod, seed, and plants are rooted and healthy. Revegetation is already underway. The timing is reliant on several factors (construction setbacks, weather, etc.); at this juncture, Phase I could open as early as midDecember, or may be spring of 2018. As more progress is made, the town will continue to send updates. We appreciate your continued patience in restoring Bohn Park.
Sonny Smith joins Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission LYONS – Artist Sonny Smith of Lyons has recently been appointed to the Lyons Arts and Humanities Commission. Smith, a prolific painter, brings to the LAHC a friendly “know no stranger” demeanor, a wealth of well travelled experience, and a deep appreciation for the process and healing properties of the arts. In addition to Smith, the board now consists of Arielle
Hodgson (Town of Lyons liaison), Barney Dreistadt (Board of Trustees liaison), Chrystal DeCoster, Betsy Hubner, Jacob Leewenberge, Bonnie Auslander, Melinda Wunder, and regular attendee, Kim Mitchell (Town of Lyons Director of Programs and Community Relations).
Spirit Hound Distillers celebrate their five year anniversary LYONS – Mark your calendars for Spirit Hound Distillers’ Fifth Anniversary party on Dec. 2, following the Lyons Parade of Lights and Fireworks. It’s our annual Prohibition Repeal party, and there will be music, food, a costume contest, whisky toast and plenty of photo ops. We recommend that you repeal prohibition responsibly and ride the free bus from downtown Lyons to the distillery. Lyons local 20s, 30s and 40s swing band, Good Manners, will hit the stage at 8 p.m. and our friends at Sauvage Cuisine will be serving up Roaring 20s inspired eats from 6 to 10 p.m. Fare will include items such as Sassafras Chicken, Irish Mob Stew and Mashers, and Tiger Milk Apple Tarts. There will be a (free!) whisky toast at 9:30 p.m. and don’t forget to come in your finest flapper or gangster wear: the winner of the costume contest will go home with a free bottle of whisky. A 303 area code limo bus will be shuttling people back into town (again, for free) until around 11 p.m. Both pick up and drop off are behind Pizza Bar 66; upon special request, drop off is possible
LCF 2017 Board Members: Front, left to right: Dave Lock, Kathy Leiding, Jeanne Moore, Jayne Rhodes. Back: Beth Smith, Kristen Bruckner, Laura Levy, Debbie Simms. (Not pictured: Don Moore.) Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Gateway Realty Group, Colorado Lending Group, Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ, Tucker Group Real Estate, Brian McCann Real Estate, 24-7 Restoration, Lyons ReRuns, and Lyons Automotive. Additionally, locally owned businesses donated their services including Lionscrest Manor, A Spice of Life Catering, Richardo’s Decaf Coffee Liquor, Spirit Hound Distillers, St. Vrain Market, and Oskar Blues. There were also 80 area individuals and locally owned businesses who donated to the silent auction. It truly takes a village to support one another and LCF is enormously grateful for the generosity of all. The Lyons Community Foundation exists to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving, and encourage positive change in the Greater Lyons Area. We invite all area citizens to engage and celebrate your foundation. If you didn’t have the opportunity to attend the gala, but would still like to contribute to our community based work, please visit www.lyonscf.org/give. Kristen Bruckner is on the Lyons Community Foundation Communications Committee and writes columns for the LCF. She lives in Lyons. She plays the fiddle.
near Valley Bank or at the foot of Eagle or Stone Canyon. This is a not-to-be-missed event; we hope to see you all there! Keep an eye on the Spirit Hound website and Facebook page for we have lots of great events coming up, including our annual open mic cookie swap (Dec.7), the first meeting of Spirit Hound Whisk(e)y Wenches (Nov. 16) and our New Year’s Day Bloody Mary special. Thank you, Lyons, for your continued support; we wouldn’t be here without you.
Mike O’Shay’s sold to Boulder restaurateur LONGMONT – One of Boulder County’s oldest and most popular restaurants under the same owner was recently sold. Mike O’Shay’s Restaurant and Ale House, 512 Main St. in Longmont, was sold on Oct. 30 to Rueben Verplank, the owner of Ruben’s Restaurant in Boulder. Mike Shea, the former owner, started Mike O’Shay’s 36 years ago. It was an immediate hit with the public. O’Shay’s was the go-to place; it was the meeting place for hundreds of people who over the years gathered for celebrations and birthdays with friends, made business deals, and just plain enjoyed great food at reasonable prices. If you didn’t get there early on Friday for Happy Hour, you didn’t get in. Everyone went there: mayors, city council members, county commissioners, city workers, office workers, truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, contractors all ate together. And on St. Patrick’s Day the lines Continue Briefs on Page 10
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FOUNDATION One person to rule them all? By Richard A. Joyce Redstone Review PUEBLO – What if only one person ruled the United States? Think about it. Our own Vladimir Joyce Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Fidel Castro, etc. could make things in our bureaucracy function much more efficiently. A simple command, rubber stamped by our elected government representatives of the people, is all it would take to enact or repeal laws, amend the Constitution, imprison or execute rebellious types, the strictly verbal sort as well as the violent. The leader, except for the military that would keep that person in power, could cut back on all sorts of unnecessary personnel, government departments, agencies and red tape, could make internal decisions regulating taxes, the economy, and engage in creating all sorts of other expediencies not possible under our burdensome system of adversarial debate and legislative compromise. A word said, and the thing would be done, or not, depending on the thing. No lengthy processes or vetting or studies or maneuvering to achieve and end based on what’s best for the nation and its people. In addition, relations with other countries would follow a similar path. The leader would decide who our friends and enemies are, and what rewards or punishments to dole out to them, depending on which list they are on at any given time. We could eliminate all sorts of personnel from our embassies around the world, saving billions on their salaries and activities, and replacing them as rapidly as possible with those who would simply do what the leader, or the leader’s designated subordinate orders them to do at any given time. Congress’s will – even the will of the leader’s trusted advisers in, say, the CIA and the State Department – would always
match the will of the leader, and those in any arena of government would show that kind of loyalty or would soon be replaced or electioneered out of office in favor of those more aligned with and loyal to the leader. Why, I could be such a leader – as I suspect every one of you who read this could. What a power trip that would be. What a nation I or you could create, what a world I or you could mold, a world in which everyone is free to follow my or your will from birth to death, all for the glory of me – or you. Unfortunately, I wasn’t selected as leader, and neither were you. In fact, neither was Donald Trump, though he doesn’t seem to know that. He doesn’t have a clue as to the real role of the president under our Constitution, where the president may indeed propose laws and changes to laws, but is after all obligated to enforce the laws as chief executive. He doesn’t understand that foreign policy and relations with other countries requires finesse far beyond his role as commander in chief of military forces, and threats to both friends and enemies uttered anywhere and everywhere he feels the urge to do so. He doesn’t get that we have had a fine diplomatic corps of dedicated individuals, both liberal and conservative in their thinking, laboring in the fields of the U.S. foreign service around the world to advance the defense and trade interests of our nation. He thinks he’s the only one who matters in all arenas, the leader who must be followed. To that end, he is dismantling, wherever he can assert the power to do so, many
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went around the block. Mike Shea, 65, went from table to table talking to his customers in the last few days before the sale was final, telling his clients personally that he was selling his business. “It’s time,” he said. “It’s just time to go. I have grandchildren now and things that I want to do. But you will still see me here from time to time.” His clients all wished him well and completely understood his reasons to sell, but shared their anxiety about the future of
of our internal and external processes, procedures and structures. One of those, recently brought to light by a BBC news report, is the U.S. Foreign Service, particularly with regard to those high up in its ranks. “Leadership ranks are being depleted at a dizzying speed,” Barbara Stephenson, head of the American Foreign Service Association, wrote in a letter, the BBC reported. Stephenson, a former ambassador to Panama, said the cuts have been concen-
trated at “our very top ranks. The rapid loss of so many senior officers has a serious, immediate, and tangible effect on the capacity of the United States to shape world events.” “In an article for an upcoming issue of the Foreign Service Journal she says that the art of diplomacy must be defended under an administration that she argues appears bent on ‘dismantling government as we know it,” the BBC reported. In an analysis of Stephenson’s letter, Barbara Plett Usher, BBC News State Department correspondent, said the let-
their favorite restaurant staying the same. Customers were heard whispering, “I hope nothing changes.” O’Shea was careful to reassure everyone that the new owner said he planned to keep everything the way it is now. “He is keeping all our staff and said he will keep their benefits and keep the menu,” said O’Shea. “He plans to open up on Sunday (O’Shay’s was always closed on Sunday) and I think he should.” He added that he has some customers who have been coming there since day one. O’Shea’s had a winning formula for business: don’t sacrifice quality for growth and expansion. By keeping his eye on consistent quality and a great staff he won the loyalty of his customers.
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ter is the latest in a series of distress calls from “diplomatic veterans who see ‘mounting threats’ to the department.” “They say that the exodus of disillusioned top career officers is depriving the institution of decades of diplomatic experience,” and that “the freeze on lower level hiring will weaken it in the future. “Then there is the slow pace of political appointments to crucial jobs,” Usher said. “That has picked up lately but it’s been hindered by the small pool of qualified personnel: President Trump refuses anyone who opposed his candidacy, and most of the Republican foreign policy establishment did.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson “is in the midst of reorganizing and streamlining the department. Previously he’s rejected claims that a staffing crisis is affecting the institution,” Usher said, “listing the many international issues on which he’s working and naming the career diplomats on whom he relies for help. “All of which leaves Ms. Stephenson to wonder darkly about who’s behind the alleged impetus to ‘weaken the American Foreign Service.’ ” There is one answer to that. “Last week Mr. Trump was asked about the vacancies at the U.S. foreign affairs ministry,” the BBC article said. “ ‘I’m the only one that matters,’ he replied.” Could Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar, Benito Mussolini or “the Leader” in any guise at any point in history have said it more clearly? I think not. Richard A. Joyce is a retired professor in the mass communications department at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is an award-winning journalist who served as managing editor, and subsequently editor and general manager of the Cañon City Daily Record from 1988 to 1994. The opinions he expresses in this column are strictly his own, and do not represent in any way the views of anyone else at the Redstone Review or at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He can be reached at phase15@mac.com.
Schneider honored for helping unravel mysteries of Mars BOULDER—University of Colorado Boulder Professor Nick Schneider has been awarded NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for his contributions to the success of NASA’s orbiting MAVEN mission now at Mars. Schneider, a research associate at CU Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, is the lead scientist on CU Boulder’s Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) riding on the NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft that arrived at Mars in 2014. Professor Bruce Jakosky of LASP is the principal investigator Continue Briefs on Page 12
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CREATE Proposed goal: 12 percent of homes affordable to low- and middle-income families COMMENTARY: AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LYONS
By Amy Reinholds Redstone Review
LYONS – One of ideas that came out of a meeting with elected officials from municipalities around Boulder County this fall was setting a goal of 12 percent of housing stock to be affordable to low and middle income households, to meet the needs of the region in the next 17 years. Trustee Wendy Miller was one of the Reinholds representatives from the Lyons Board of Trustees who attended a summit led by the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership Sept. 29 to discuss a regional plan to address affordable housing. At the Oct. 23 meeting of the Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission, Trustee Miller (a Board of Trustees liaison) reported highlights from that summit and possible next steps. “Boulder County is aware of affordable housing problems and is trying to find regional solutions,” she said, noting that small communities have greater challenges. “Lyons and Nederland and other mountain communities are in the same boat. We don’t have the population density to have services like other towns and cities have.” Trustee Miller said that based on the high demand and the affordable housing deficit discussed at the summit, “The Town of Lyons needs to adopt a resolution for a 12 percent goal of affordable housing.” The Lyons Board of Trustees had previously set a goal of 10 percent of affordable housing in an April 2016 Affordable Housing Resolution (see www. townoflyons.com / AgendaCenter / ViewFile / Item / 220?fileID=323). Homes are considered affordable when monthly rent and utilities for renters, or monthly mortgage and expenses for homeowners, total less than 30 percent of gross monthly income for a household. The 12 percent goal is for homes that are affordable to middle income and low income households. The 2017 area median income for a family of four in Boulder County is $98,200, according to the Regional Housing Strategy draft. There are helpful examples in the Regional Housing Strategy document of what various middle and low income households can afford. For example, a family of four who makes 60 percent of the area median income earns $58,920 a year. To be affordable to this family, rent should not exceed $1,520 a month, or a mortgage should not exceed $1505 a month. The family can afford purchasing a home valued up to $238,721. After hearing Trustee Miller’s highlights of the summit, and reviewing content in the Sept. 29 draft of the Regional Housing Strategy at their Monday meeting, the
Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of Trustees that the town set a goal of 12 percent affordable housing in the Town of Lyons. Both Emily Dusel and I, as co-chairs of the commission, reported the vote to the Board of Trustees on Nov. 6. The Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission (which has requested a name change to the Lyons Housing and Human Services Commission) is a volunteer commission that advises the elected Lyons Board of Trustees in areas including education, aging issues, health and mental well-being, transportation, social connections, safety net, and economic support. Before voting, the commissioners reviewed how many homes Lyons currently has that are permanently affordable to middle and low income households. The town has a total of permanently 26 affordable rentals (already in Lyons before the September 2013 flood): eight apartments at Bloomfield Place, 12 apartments at Walter Self Senior Housing, and six apartments at Mountain Gate. Also, Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley is building six permanently affordable homes for sale (three duplexes) at Second and Park Streets. Those 32 affordable homes are only 3.3 percent of the approximate 950 homes in Lyons. Encouraging a goal of 12 percent affordable homes in the Town of Lyons in the next 17 years would bring the number up to about 114. The Town of Lyons lost a total of about 70 flooddestroyed homes to both the federal buyout programs (including the 16 homes in the Foothills Mobile Home
Park) and to the changed use of the Riverbend Mobile Home Park property, where 32 families used to live, to an event venue (rezoned for commercial use). In March 2015, a proposal for subsidized, affordable Boulder County Housing Authority rentals and some Habitat for Humanity for-sale affordable homes (a total of 50 to 70 units) on five to seven acres of Bohn Park was voted down 614 to 498 by Town of Lyons voters in a special election. At the end of 2016, Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley purchased six residential lots in Lyons to build three permanently affordable duplexes, beginning work this fall. The Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership was seeking input on the Boulder County Regional Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, at www.BoulderCountyHousing.org through Oct. 31, although it was possible after that date to still submit feedback about the plan on the website. You can read my previous column on the “Priorities and Strategies for Ensuring a Diverse Housing Inventory” draft plan at lyonscoloradonews. wordpress.com / 2017 / 09 /29 / a-regional-plan-to-address-affordable-housing. I’ll continue following this issue and any steps that the Town of Lyons considers based on this plan. According to the draft plan, after the adoption of the goals and strategies, the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership will meet quarterly to review progress and prioritize new opportunities and funding resources. The partnership will report annually to the Boulder County Consortium of Cities, which is an organizational structure to promote interaction and communication among local governments. This column is a monthly commentary (opinion column) in the Redstone Review about affordable housing after the 2013 flood disaster in Lyons. If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this column, contact me directly at areinholds@hotmail.com. For history of post-flood efforts for affordable housing in Lyons, read previous columns at lyonscoloradonews.wordpress.com. Amy Reinholds served on the Lyons Housing Recovery Task Force from December 2013 through its end in February 2015. She is currently a member of the Lyons Human Services and Aging Commission and served as a liaison to the Special Housing Committee during its existence from April 2015 to April 2016. She has lived in Lyons since 2003 and in the surrounding Lyons area since 1995.
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CONCEPTS Xylitol: the health food that can kill your dog By Tiffany Hughes, DVM Redstone Review LONGMONT – Xylitol is rapidly becoming one of the most popular sugar substitutes in “sugar-free” foods. For people, xylitol is safe and even beneficial. There is evidence that xylitol is beneficial for oral health and safe for diabetics due to its low glycemic index. Due to these benefits, this sugar alcohol has been added to a wide range of foods and even sold in bulk for baking. Most commonly it is found in chewing gums (such as Ice Breakers®). However, it can sneakily appear in many different foods including peanut butters and even some medications. While xylitol is safe for people, it is extremely toxic to dogs. In dogs, xylitol is a strong inducer of insulin release. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is necessary for glucose (blood sugar) exchange in the body. Xylitol causes a sharp surge in this hormone which then causes a sudden and severe drop in blood sugar. Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) will cause weakness, stumbling, dull mentation, vomiting, and collapse. Severe hypoglycemia can cause seizures and even death. In higher ingestions, xylitol will cause severe liver damage in dogs, which can be fatal without intensive treatment. It does not take much xylitol to cause significant clinical signs. The dose to cause hypoglycemia is 50 mg. per pound of body weight, and to cause liver damage is 250
Euthanasia: The hard decisions By Alie Moreno Redstone Review LONGMONT – Late autumn is now fully upon us. The drive west on Ute Highway from I-25, which has been saturated with the brilliance of nature shedding summer’s richness, has hunMoreno kered down for the quiet, cold season of contemplation. It’s a time of transition and change, a time that brings to mind memories both welcome and unwelcome. This is a season that brings to mind a grim time in my life, full of difficult conversations and heartbreaking decisions before my husband, Richard, passed away. Rich, a truly great guy, had a major stroke with bleeding deep on both sides of his brain that left him unconscious, a condition from which he would never recover. While Rich was in the hospital, fighting for his life, I had a difficult conversation with a doctor I’ll call Dr. Wrong. After delivering Rich’s dreadful prognosis with cold surgical precision, Dr. Wrong asked me to make what seemed an unimaginable decision about the fate of my soulmate’s life. I felt angry and alone but now I had a decision to make. I could take Rich home with tubes and ventilators keeping him alive, or I could take him off life support and see what would happen. I spent a gut-wrenching sleepless night trying to figure out what to do. By morning I knew what my
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for the MAVEN mission. NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal is given for individual efforts that have resulted in key scientific discoveries or contributions of fundamental importance in the field. Schneider was presented with the medal in a ceremony Oct. 31 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
mg. per pound of body weight. Xylitol-sweetened chewing gums contain between 1000 mg. up to 2000 mg. of xylitol per piece of gum. This means that a 10-pound dog would only need to ingest a single piece of gum to have very severe effects. Clinical signs can manifest in as little as 15 to 30 minutes after ingestion for hypoglycemia, with liver failure developing any time within 72 hours of ingestion.
If your dog ingests anything containing xylitol, please bring your dog directly to a veterinarian for treatment. If it is a recent ingestion, your veterinarian will induce vomiting to remove as much of the toxin as possible. If it
decision was regardless of how unbearably painful. That day, I sadly instructed the doctors to pull the plug on Rich’s life-giving devices. Rich passed away an hour later. Although heartbreaking, my act was merciful. And, in the end, I was thankful that a loved one did not blame me for my decision. That would have truly hurt. Unfortunately, wildlife rehabilitators often face the same situation I faced with Rich: they must make tough choices based on medical assessment and what is best for each patient. And, also unfortunately, those doing this hard work often face harsh unjust criticism for doing what’s best for the patient. In my work at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, I see animals come in with all manner of issues – injured, sick, orphaned. Emotionally and physically, the babies are the easiest to treat. Babies usually come in as orphans, and Greenwood staff is excellent at planning a path to viability for these precious youngsters who usually grow and are released. Injuries are far more difficult for there are some things modern medicine just can’t fix. For example, there is no place on Amazon to order a replacement shoulder joint for a sparrow or a new hip for a cottontail. And, without complete mobility, animals cannot survive in the wild. This brings me to euthana-
Schneider and his colleagues have made a number of important discoveries with IUVS during the MAVEN mission. The first ever scientific observations by IUVS recorded the aftermath of an intense meteor shower over Mars caused by a passing comet. Other observations with the CU Boulder instrument suite indicated that unlike Earth – which has a strong magnetic field that limits its aurora to the polar regions – the aurora on Mars can engulf the entire planet. The IUVS team members also have made critical observations of gases escaping into space, providing
is a large ingestion, sometimes a gastric lavage may be recommended (getting the dog’s “stomach pumped”). Unfortunately, xylitol does not bind to activated charcoal and it is not helpful for this toxicity. Depending on the dose ingested, hospitalization for IV fluids and monitoring will be recommended. During the stay, the dog’s blood glucose will be checked frequently to monitor for onset of hypoglycemia, and liver values will be checked periodically to monitor for liver failure. Dogs will often be started on liver protectants at the start of therapy. If hypoglycemia develops, a continuous drip of IV dextrose can help maintain blood sugar levels until the xylitol has been metabolized out of the system. Prognosis is good for dogs just showing signs of hypoglycemia. Dogs that develop liver failure will need more intensive treatment; their prognosis is more guarded, but they can still survive. Since levels of xylitol vary between products, your veterinarian will likely consult with Animal Poison Control as they have a database with the xylitol content of various products. Dr. Tiffany Hughes is an Emergency Veterinarian at Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists. AMVS is a 24-hour veterinary facility providing specialty internal medicine, neurology, orthopedic surgery, oncology, emergency, critical care, and pain management located in Longmont at 104 S. Main St. For more information, go to www.AspenMeadowVet.com.
sia. Wildlife rehabilitators have a moral and ethical obligation to consider and act in the best interest of an animal just as I acted in the best interest of my husband, Rich. Euthanasia – the act of inducing a painless death using humane techniques – is something wildlife rehabilitators have in their arsenal and use only when necessary. The decision to euthanize is never taken lightly at Greenwood. Compassion compels us to act. Each euthanasia causes emotional grief for which staff keeps a stash of chocolate handy. Some days are excruciating; however, staff knows that they give only the best care to those in their charge. And, there are lots and lots of successes to keep staff spirits up. As the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council manual states, “Our goal is to rehabilitate these animals, but our challenge is to treat them responsibly, regardless of how it may hurt us personally ... We must forgive ourselves and share our experiences and knowledge. We must show compassion to other rehabilitators ... It is very hard to admit that the best you may be able to give this animal is a painless death. Euthanasia is part of our ethic, and it is part of our responsibility as wildlife rehabilitators.” At Greenwood, we accept that death comes with rehabilitative work. I wish modern medicine could have saved Rich, but it couldn’t. I made the compassionate decision. Sometimes modern medicine can’t save those we care for at Greenwood either, and we make the compassionate decision. I actually believe it’s sometimes the compassionate nature of this decision that makes success all the sweeter because, after all, isn’t a second chance at life in the wild what wildlife rehabilitation is all about? Alie Moreno is a Volunteer and Reception Lead for the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. She spent more than a dozen years at C.M.S. Community School in South Denver, where she enjoyed teaching students how to think, rather than what to think. She uses these skills to educate the public on living peacefully with Colorado’s wild neighbors. Visit www.greenwoodwildlife.org to learn more.
new insights on how Mars lost its atmosphere. The MAVEN mission was designed to study the planetary atmosphere of Mars and the loss of its water and atmosphere to space. MAVEN scientists are piecing together what happened to Mars billions of years ago that caused it to go from a warm, wet and possibly habitable environment to the cold, dry and inhospitable planet we see today. A professor in CU Boulder’s Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department, Schneider specializes in planetary atmospheres, planetary astronomy,
space physics, instrumentation, scientific visualization and science education reform. Schneider got his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his doctorate from the University of Arizona, joining the CU Boulder faculty in 1989. The MAVEN mission is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Partner institutions include Lockheed Martin of Littleton, Colorado, the University of California at Berkeley and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
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CONTENT The perfect holiday turkey: fear not By Catherine Ripley Metzger Redstone Review WINTER PARK – Roasting a turkey so that its skin is golden brown, with meat perfectly moist, and stuffing just right, is easier than you might think. Be not afraid. These recipes use a 10-lb. turkey and make stuffing and gravy for six people. Choosing and preparing the turkey • How do you pick a turkey that will be plump, juicy and flavorful? In my experience, the free range organic turkey that has not been brined makes for a dry, boring and expensive meal. The sodium added to commercial turkeys saves you from laborious brining and ensures the meat is moist and tasty. To brine a turkey yourself, submerge the completely thawed 10-lb. bird in a solution of 4 quarts of water and 3/4 cup of coarse salt. Refrigerate for 24 hours, turning once. • Pick a size turkey that will fit in your oven. If you select a frozen turkey, buy it three days in advance so that it can thaw in your fridge. • Preheat the oven to 450° F, and remove the giblets from the inner cavity. Set them aside for stock and gravy. Rinse the turkey in cold water, pat it dry, and place it breast-up in a roasting pan roomy enough to accomodate your stuffing later on. • Melt 4T of butter and soak a length of cheesecloth in it, then lay the cheesecloth completely over the body, legs and wings. • Immediately place the turkey in the preheated oven, then lower the temper-
ature to 350° F. Calculate the time it will take to cook at 20 minutes per pound, and set your timer. Stick around for the next few hours, basting with pan juices. After the first 40 minutes, baste about every 20 minutes or so. • Remove the cheesecloth in the last hour and continue basting to crisp the skin. This will be when you add the stuffing. • Begin checking the turkey for doneness about 30 minutes before the recommended cook time. Your turkey is done when the temperature with a meat thermometer is 180° F in a thigh and 165° F in a breast. Be sure you do not have the thermometer against a bone when checking. Turkey stock and Kentucky-style sage stuffing Prepare the stock and then the stuffing about two hours before the turkey is done. The stock takes an hour to cook and is used in the stuffing. The stuffing takes an hour to cook alongside the turkey. Both stuffing and gravy require stock. Making the turkey stock • Giblets from the turkey, minus the liver • 1 stalk of celery, thinly sliced crosswise • 1T chopped onion • 1/2 t thyme • 3 C water Place all stock ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the temperature to a simmer and cover, cooking for an hour, until the neck meat is tender. Remove from the heat and use some of the stock to moisten the stuffing
(recipe follows). Once the remaining stock is cool, cut the neck meat and giblets into tiny pieces and return to the stock, which will be used for the gravy.
Preparing the stuffing • 1/2 loaf of good white bread, toasted and torn into bite-sized pieces • 1 T rubbed sage • 1 large or 2 small celery stalks, thinly sliced crosswise • 3/4 of a medium-sized sweet onion, such as a Vidalia, chopped • 1 beaten egg • Approximately 1 1/2 C of turkey stock to moisten • Salt and pepper to taste While the stock is cooking, prepare the stuffing by combining all other ingredients.
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Once the stock is ready, pour 1 1/2 cups of it over the mixture and toss. When the turkey has an hour left, remove it from the oven, baste it, add the stuffing to the pan around the turkey and place it back in the oven. When finished roasting, remove the turkey from the oven and place it on a large serving dish, surrounded by stuffing. Let it rest while you make the gravy. Making the gravy Set the roasting pan on a burner over medium heat. Add a half cup of stock and deglaze the pan with a fork or wooden spoon by scraping up the leftover juices and bits of stuffing. Add two tablespoons of flour for every cup of stock you have remaining and blend well. Cook for a couple of minutes, then whisk in the remaining stock. If the flavor seems weak, add a teaspoon of bullion. Correct the seasoning with salt and pepper. Add a splash of heavy cream or half-and-half and heat through. Then serve your turkey, stuffing, and gravy to rave reviews. Catherine Ripley Metzger has been cooking professionally and privately since 1979. Her food blog is www.foodfortheages.com and facebook.com/food for the ages.
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Boulder County Recycling Center completes major upgrades By Boulder County Communications Redstone Review BOULDER COUNTY – With Boulder County’s recent installation of two plastic optical sorting units and other capital improvements at the Boulder County Recycling Center (BCRC), residents and businesses can now to recycle more plastic items than ever before. Boulder County and EcoCycle, which was just awarded a new contract to continue operating the facility, have released updated recycling guidelines detailing the changes which take effect Oct. 1. The $2.8 million system upgrades, customized for the BCRC by MACHINEX Technologies of Canada, use optic technology and compressed air to sort different types of plastic materials delivered to the recycling center. These items were previously sorted by hand. This new equipment is expected to increase the amount and quality of plastics sorted,
helping to further push Boulder County toward its goal of Zero Waste or Darn Near by 2025, and resulting in higher revenues for the Recycling Center. For Boulder County residents and businesses, this means that certain plastic items once barred from single-stream recycling bins and carts can now be accepted, including: clamshell containers, such as berry containers of all sizes; flat plastic tub lids, such as yogurt container lids; and rigid plastics, such as buckets and backyard toys with metal axles removed. “ T h e s e improvements will allow us to provide residents with more recycling opportunities while making the facility more modern, efficient, and economically sustainable,” said Boulder County Resource Conservation Manager
A&E Continued from Page 8 playing Lynn Baker’s original jazz compositions and throw in some standards too. Because Caffè Sole is an intimate (small) venue and doesn’t take reservations, it is recommended to come early before the show to get a good table and enjoy an excellent dinner and selection of craft beer and international wines by the glass. Dinner is served from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and show time is from 7 to 10
Darla Arians. “This is a smart investment for the county, which is committed to meeting its zero waste goals and providing the public with excellent service.” The BCRC currently processes about 50,000 tons of recyclable materials annually and is recognized as an industry leader in terms of the high-quality and cleanliness of materials. With the upgrades, the BCRC will be able to recover and process fully 95 percent of the mixed plastics it receives, 90 percent of the aluminum, and 98 percent of other targeted materials. In addition, the upgrades are expected to increase the volume of residential material processed through the recycling center to 28 tons per hour from the current 25 tons per hour. “We are thrilled to partner with Boulder County in taking this next step towards Zero Waste,” said Eco-Cycle Director Suzanne Jones. “With these state-of-the-art upgrades, this publicly owned facility is helping residents, businesses, and our local communities better reach their waste diversion goals for the benefit of our climate and the planet.” In addition, the new equipment will reduce labor costs by replacing eight manual sorter positions on the container line, grueling jobs that are increasingly hard to fill. Designing this container recycling sys-
p.m. A $12 cover charge is suggested. In celebration of its first Boulder appearance the quartet will also be giving away one CD to each attendee. Additional CDs will be available for purchase – after all, Christmas is right around the corner. For more information, call 303-4289235 or go to lynnbakerjazz.com or www.cattesole.com. Hazel Miller sings a soulful Christmas at the Dairy Center. On Saturday Nov. 25 Hazel Miller will perform A Very Soulful Christmas at 7:30 p.m. at the
tem was a team effort with MACHINEX, Boulder County, and Eco-Cycle,” said Chris Hawn, CEO of MACHINEX. “Together we created a plastic container recovery system that sets a new industry standard.” The new plastic sorting units use an advanced camera and light technology to identify which plastics are on the belt, while the facility’s new 100HP air compressor releases air jets to propel plastic items sorted by type into their correct storage bunkers. The high-speed, short-wave infrared hyperspectral detection system takes only one millisecond to analyze items on the belt, drastically increasing the rate and volume of material processed. Additionally, the new takeaway conveyor for the containers line will save hours of manual labor by automatically delivering material containing (paper) fiber from the pre-sort station to a new walking-floor bunker where it becomes ready to be baled. Lastly, the purchase of a new eddy current machine (which helps separate materials using magnets and electrical currents) will bring the recycling center’s recovery rate of aluminum up to 90 percent. “Aluminum is our most valuable commodity, so it’s a big deal for us to be able to increase our recovery rate for that item,” said Arians. “The new unit is twice as large as the previous one, which means more aluminum will be collected.”
Gordon Gamm Theater at the Dairy Arts Center. Hazel Miller is the most sought after performer in Colorado and has been for the last 30 years. She will kick off the holiday season with arrangements of seasonal favorite tunes with jazz, swing, gospel, Latin and pop songs in a mix of sacred and secular, afro Cuban style. The Dairy Center is at 2590 Walnut St. (26th and Walnut Street) in Boulder. For information, call 303-440-7826 or 303-444-7328. Tickets are $10 to $20.
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Town Continued from Page 1 site. Several trustees said that road noise from Hwy. 66 and construction noise from the Lyons Valley Park neighborhood were both much more noticeable than anything from the proposed shooting range. “The noise was less than the shooting we sometimes here in town now,” said Mayor Sullivan. Several trustees pointed out that inaudible or very low noise levels from the live fire testing were experienced even without sound-muffling design measures that would be incorporated into any facility on the Cemex property. They also agreed that the facility, if built, might have a positive impact on drawing people to the Lyons area, with possible benefits to local businesses. Both the Lyons BOT and the Boulder County representative who attended the meeting stressed that no approval or “green light” was being given yet to the proposed shooting range. Questions were raised about the process for going forward with the proposal. Michelle Krezek, representing Boulder County, agreed that process details remained to be worked out and emphasized that the proposed shooting range was still in the preliminary, exploratory phase. Both public input and formal input from the U.S. Forest Service, which is also reviewing shooting locations area national forests, have yet to be received, she said. Boulder County is also looking at other possible sites, not just the Lyons-area site, which is not in Town limits, but is in the Town's planning area. The BOT also engaged in back-and-forth discussion with representatives from the Lyons Regional Library district about details of the new library proposed to be built on the “RTD lot” property in downtown Lyons. An amended inter-governmental agreement (IGA) between the Library District and Town will be on the BOT’s Nov. 20 agenda. Under review at the November 4 meeting was what costs the Library District and Town would bear, or share, for new library permitting and inspection. While the Town may waive some fees and costs that would normally be charged to private developers, other fees for which the Town would incur out-of-pocket costs – such as for building inspections, which are contracted out to a third party – would be paid by the Library District under the proposed IGA. An issue left unresolved, for now, was whether the Library District would have to pay the cost of a
Travels with Redstone Mystie Brackett and Chuck Esterly recently took a Viking river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. Here they are in Budapest, on the Buda side of the Danube with Pest and the Parliament Building across the river. Take the Redstone with you on your next trip and send us your photos showing where the Redstone has traveled. Send your photos to sdcmc@infionline.net. Colorado-Big Thompson Project water share ($30,000 or so, at current market rates) or whether the Town had enough water shares to provide one for the new library. The Town is currently reviewing how many water shares it owns, including whether water rights relating to buyout properties (now owned by the Town, but purchased with federal funds) can be re-allocated to other properties such as the library. Utilities and Engineering Board Chairman Aaron Caplan reported to the Board of Trustees on several matters, including possible means to pay for stormwater drainage improvements. Though a recent study concluded that the stormwater drainage system needs substantial work, Lyons has no separate stormwater drainage district and funds in the Town’s regular budget for that purpose are extremely limited. Caplan said maintenance alone on the stormwater system is estimated at $25,000 per year, which could be funded with a $2 monthly charge to the approximately 1,000 municipal wastewater accounts. A $10 monthly add-on for stormwater drainage improvements would raise about $120,000 per year, covering maintenance and major improvements, such along Steamboat Valley Road and Second Avenue. Storm runoff in both those areas affects downtown Lyons, he noted. No immediate BOT action is expected on funding the stormwater drainage improvements, but the issue has been identified as one needing
attention soon, after years of neglect and under-funding. Earlier in the meeting, Sgt. Bill Crist of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office reported that 2,500 to 3,000 people attended Halloween festivities in Lyons. Feedback from moving events to Lyons Elementary from Sandstone Park was generally positive, he said. Crist also reported on captures of suspects in last summer's Bank of the West robbery and more recent breakins of garages and vehicles. He stressed the importance of reporting all crimes to the sheriff’s office, no matter how major or minor the impact, in addition to posting about them on social media. In conjunction with a resolution approving Lyons’ participation in National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Emily Dusel and Amy Reinhart of the Town Human Services and Aging Commission spoke to the Board about the ongoing Boulder County affordable housing initiative. They urged Lyons to stay involved in the process so that smaller communities’ housing needs did not get swallowed up by the attention given to similar needs in Boulder and Longmont. Mark Browning is a Lyons resident and retired attorney. He serves on the Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) and he is active with the Lyons Volunteers organization.
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