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About Town - April 11, 2013
Where did that warm weather go? It was seventy degrees, and in a few hours we are getting snow and cold again. However, we need the moisture, so let it snow! It was great that it was nice for spring vacation and the St. Vain track meet, so now back to school just six more weeks of school.
Wow, there are lots of things going on in Lyons. Pick up the Parks & Recreation brochure and participate!
Multiple Activities For Seniors
By Kathleen Spring
After some hard times, the Lyons Golden Gang has had a bit of four-leaf-clover luck over the winter months. Three large donations came their way: from the Town of Lyons, from the organizers of the Holiday Craft Bazaar, and from the Lyons Polar Bear Club.
The chilly water and brisk temperatures did not deter those frisky Polar Bears from jumping into the St. Vrain River at Black Bear Hole last month. Lyons local Harry Kellogg again contacted Vance French about donating all the funds raised to the Lyons Meals on Wheels (MOW)
Christmas Cheer And Changes
By Kathleen Spring
It’s time for the Lyons Golden Gang’s biggest fundraising event of the year, the Christmas Bazaar. Locals delight in buying holiday gifts that they can say were made by local grannies! Chose from jewelry, raggedy dolls, table runners, potholders, tree decorations, coasters, and more. If you want to donate crafts, or join the crafters after lunch at the senior center, call Shirley DeVeny (303)Showing Valentine’s Love In Small Ways
By Kathleen Spring
Forget email and online dating services; send a Valentine’s card instead. Janet Freeman says that she sent out Valentine’s cards to all her friends when she was in college. When friend Robert got the card, “He thought that was it. I had chosen him,” said Janet. Their romance started and their marriage lasted forty-seven years, till his passing.
Don Hunt, now deceased was a teacher early in his life, and he carried the schoolhouse tradition of making Valentine’s cards into his marriage. According to Mary, wife of
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New Friendships Through Mutual Interests
By Kathleen Spring
Having best friends to share an event, an outing, or an emotion with is one of life’s best experiences. Some of our earliest memories are of swimming with friends in the summer, playing in the school playground in the fall, exchanging silly gifts at Christmas, or secret messages being exchanged. It’s never too late to generate new friendships and gather new memories.Login to read more: New Friendships Through Mutual Interests
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