HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We hope you all go out and celebrate New Year’s Eve, or at least watch the New Year come in on TV. 2012, let’s hope it will be a good year. I just saw an ad for an elegant place to spend New Year’s Eve: the Stanley Hotel. Food and event costs $169 per person, or $495 for dinner, event, and guest room: a great place to take your “Better Half”! Call (970) 577-4040.
SPEND YOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE FORK
“To the Nine’s” Dinner/Dancing Party.
Chef Ian is cooking up a 3-course dinner that will set your taste buds soaring into 2012. The price includes a bottle of wine, live music, and takes you into the New Year with a champagne toast at midnight. $85 per person, limited to 36 people. Reservations at (303) 823-5014.
BUY LOCAL
Only three days left to add to your receipts of purchases in Lyons during the month of December, sponsored by the Lyons Chamber of Commerce. Prizes to the top three for the number (not amount spent). Buy in Lyons!
THE GOLDEN GANG enjoyed songs by the Quarry Gals last Friday, held their Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 23, and will hold a New Year’s party this Friday (Dec. 30). A large group of Brownie Scouts - Troop #3970 decorated the Christmas tree and brought cards. The Montessori class came to sing Christmas carols, and Vance French continues to entertain the group with his array of songs. Thanks to all!
MARY LOU WALLACE sends a note: “Thank you for voting me back to The Golden Gang. We are all going to work together and make this the best year ever. Have a very blessed Holiday.” Mary Lou had given her notice to retire, but had second thoughts and re-applied. Welcome back.
OUR THANKS!
The Lyons Food Bank, Rev. Sam Tallent and Higher Ground Ministries, Lyons Student Activists, and all others who donated and distributed over fifty large boxes of Christmas groceries, including a ham, bread, fruit, and lots of cans and boxes of food, which should last several weeks into the New Year. This is truly a wonderful gesture for the families and seniors of our community. Our thanks to all!
LYONS HIGH WRESTLING
Lyons (Duals) wrestling 37 points against Faith Baptist 36 points last Thursday. (the tie of 36-36 was decided on tiebreakers: 106 lb. - Grosmnickle of Lyons pinned Stumiole; 120 lb.- Gonzalez won by forfeit; 138 lb. - Housely won by forfeit; Kelly of Faith Baptist pinned Tschanz; 158 lb.-Fredlong of Faith Baptist pinned Hansen; l60 1b. - Siebarth of Faith Baptist pinned Serbert; 220 lb. - Plute of Lyons pinned Van Havens.
THE LYONS HIGH JAZZ BAND played at Oskar Blues last Wednesday evening to a full house of family and friends. The Jazz Band, under leadership of Dr. Karen Gregg, consists of: Alto Sax 1-Kimi Harrison; Alto Sax 2-Jenna Anderson, Tenor Sax 1-Megan Chriswell, Tenor Sax 2-Maggie Smith; Trumpet 1-Piper Doering; #2-Matt Raddich; #3-Kevin Mattes; Trombone 1-Chris Lennard; #2-Ryan Smith, #3-Haylay Theriault (absent); Bass Trombone-Steven Schopen; Drums\Vibes-Jacob Anderson and Josh McNulty; Bass-Miles Ridnell and Ethan Pomeroy; guitar-Grayson Gibson; and Piano-Maddie Doering. They played “Salsa Caliente” featuring Piper, Kimy, Chris; “Santa Baby - Meagan, Chris, Piper; “Freedom Swing”- Jenna and Ryan; “Jump” Kimy, Maggie, Miles; “Silent Night”- Maddie and Steven; “Blackbird”-Trumpets; “Snow\Heat Miser”-Maddie, Clint, Grayson; “Jingle Bell Boogie”-Meagan; encore-Grinch-Kevin, Maggie, Ryan, and Piper. SINGERS: were Grayson Gibson and Clint Hirschfeld - on “Mr. Heat Miser”; and Meagan Chriswell on “Santa Baby”. Happy Birthday was sung to Maddie Doering, Band Pianist, who turned 18 years old! The Jazz band is scheduled to play at Oskar’s again this spring. Watch the calendar. They are thrilling to listen to.
The Lyons High Band and Concert Choir are scheduled to go to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, January 12-16, 2012.
WORK IS TO BEGIN SOON AT THE LYONS REDSTONE MUSEUM
With the Quester’s Grant the museum steps, sidewalks, sign, and wall will be repaired with a stone inlay to the southwest of the west steps to be sure the sewerline is reachable. The Historical Society received a $3500 grant from the Stagecoach Quester’s group of Boulder in October, and the work is to be accomplished by Milo Construction (the contractor who did the museum rehabilitation - new roof, windows, paint, etc.) Our thanks to all!
CHRISTMAS VISITS INCLUDE
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Trustee Ed Bruder returned Sunday from spending two weeks in Boston, visiting his mother.
Karen Ryan has returned from a trip to Dearborn, Mich., celebrating the 75th birthday of her mother. Barbara Welke traveled to California to spend Christmas and New Year’s with her son, Todd, and his wife, Kelly. The Forsberg family (Bob, Leona, and four daughters and their families) spent their holidays in Florida visiting with two daughters who live there now. Katie and Sara, daughters of Dave and Jenny Lock, are both home for Christmas. Katie has an acting job in New York City and Sara is finishing college this year.
Shirley Werner spent the Holidays in Illinois with her son and daughter and five grandchildren.
She shares this note from a former neighbor: “We used to live at Quartz Way, but moved to Longmont seven years ago. Wayne was so giving. When we first moved to Boulder and were waiting to get in our house, I had to drive my son to Lyons High School every morning and Wayne would open the information center for me. I said he didn’t’ need to do that, but he insisted. The Town of Lyons has lost a good man. I hope you find comfort in knowing how many people’s lives he touched”.
THANK YOU FROM THE LYONS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
As the year draws to a close, the Lyons Historical Society wants to thank all who donated toward the purchase of the twenty Stereo View Pictures of Lyons, Colorado, 1900’s, and the nine post cards of Lyons, 1940’s, which are displayed in the Lyons Redstone Museum: Those who donated were: TINA IANNI-OWNER, ROBERT\SHIRLEY ACKERMAN, DONALD\JUDITH BISHOP, GERALD\SHARON BOLAND, ,MARY BIRNBAUM, PAM & MARK BROWNING, DAVID & MARY CARTWRIGHT, LW\ CAROLYN A. COLE, ALBERTA\DALE EWY, COCO RUTH GORDON, JOHN\SUE ANN FRYSIG, TED\ALDYENE GULLIKSON, JERRY JOHNSON, LAVERN JOHNSON, KAY KNIFER & RAY ROBERTSON, ROBERT LIGHTBURN, LYONS PHARMACY, SANDRA M PLAMONDON, DONALD LYON, FRANK\BARBARA MCCURDY, KEITH\DORIS MEAKINS, JEAN MORGAN, BETTY NEWBY, JOHN AND ANNE O’BRIEN, TOM\ PHYLLIS O’ROURKE, AILEEN OSBORN, RICHARD\KATHRYN RALSTON, LINDA RAMEY, DONNA REESE, RERUNS-LYONS, THE RIVER CHURCH, CALVIN\COLEEN SCHILLNG, NICK SCHNEIDER\ERICA ELLINGSON, JOHN SEALANDER, EDWIN W. SMITH. GLEN\LOIS SPAUR, KATHLEEN SPRING, STEAMBOAT MOUNTAIN FOODS, ST. VRAIN MARKET, BERENE MCCONNELL SULLIVAN, JUDY (MORGAN) WAGNER, DAVID\SANDRA WAUGH, THE WHITE LION, and MARILYN YATES, as well as to all who donated cash in the jars around town and at the Christmas Bazaar and Parade. THANKS TO ALL.
The Stereo View Pictures are a prized collection for Lyons. The pictures were taken by Ed Tangan, a famous photographer from Boulder in the 1900s. Found by Tina Ianni, an antique dealer of Denver. They were sold to the Lyons Historical Society, dba Lyons Redstone Museum, on March 4, 2011. The pictures were framed by Kathleen Spring; with the Viewer and Reprints paid for by Nick Schneider and Betty Newby-Longmont Times Call Historian. Reprints can be purchased from the Lyons Historical Society, Box 9, Lyons, CO 80540, (303) 823-5925; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), (Please advise if we missed anyone, as we want to acknowledge everyone for a Job Well Done!)
AND THANKS, also, to those who donated and helped the D.W. King family and community to save his bird collection which is housed in the Lyons Redstone Museum. Thanks go to: Jennifer Roth, Anita (Nina) Davis, Shirley DeVeny, LaVern M. Johnson, Lyons Historical Society, Rivers Colorworks & Design (Cathy Rivers), Mary E.\Donald L. Hunt, Christine M. Ralston, Steven\Deborah Simms, Eileen\Forrest Yelverton, Breaking Through Youth Group, Gem Construction, Ruth C. Major, Steven R. Novak, The Lyons Recorder, Judy P. Smith, Lyons Community Church, Ahlberg Funeral Home, Diane H. Briggle, Ray & Dora Babcock, Christine Marie Jackier, Lyons Physical Therapy, Inc.. (Bronwyn Muldoon), Gerald L. Johnson, Dan Sidall Real Est., Inc., Karen\David Selden, Kathleen Spring, Vance French, Sapan (Kunga) Rinpoche, Tommy Cox, Col Thomas and residents of Broomfield Place, Dr. Matthew Brett, Redstone Review, Lyons Recorder, Lyons Boy Scouts, Lyons Food Bank, Boulder County Housing Authority, Walmart Pharmacy, Bank of the West and all others that helped in any way.
Through this help, funds were provided for bus fare from McAllen, Texas, for D.W. King’s daughter, Ticha King, husband, Mario, and sons, Raul and Joey, on March 23, and to rent a U-Haul. for their return on April 1, loaded with D. W’s items, and Kunga who helped drive. We sincerely thank all for donating to this cause, which was crucial to get his family here to save his items; to have a memorial service for DW; and to spread his ashes at one of his favorite “eagle watching” spots. D. W. will be remembered as Lyons’ Birdman for publishing bird articles and his bird paintings. He was sensitive to anything that disturbed the birds and other wildlife, and strived to save them and their habitat. Thanks also to all who donated time and energy to house the family while cleaning out D.W’s crowded apartment at the Bloomfield Senior Apartments, and helped hold a garage sale. The bird collection is housed and displayed in the Lyons Redstone Museum (which is what started the entire effort), as we didn’t want everything thrown away. The museum is open daily, June through September. Funds collected now are for plaques by the mural at the Visitors’ Center which Mr. King helped paint; in Meadow Park-one place where he watched the eagles, and on his bird display in the museum (send to Box 9, Lyons, CO).
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