The Lyons Polar Bear Club (LPBC) will once again be plunging into the cold, cold waters of the icy St. Vrain River for charity! The LBPC’s third-annual Valentine’s Day Plunge fundraiser will be held Sunday, February 12, at 2 p.m., at the Black Bear Hole parking lot, across from the Black Bear Inn. The general public is invited to participate in this invigorating event, or just simply attend and enjoy the festivities.

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Now that the medical marijuana issue is officially on the April ballot, the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) and the Board of Trustees (BOT) have a new “hot potato” to toss around during their meetings. And the new potato is whether or not to remove the public vote on non-residential five-acre annexations into the Town of Lyons.
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
In a Tuesday night meeting (Monday was MLK Day) that at times looked as if it could go on forever, the Board of Trustees (BOT) slogged their way through a very dense agenda and still managed to adjourn before 10:15 p.m. Even Lyons Substation Supervisor Sgt. Kevin Parker, who in recent months has been a study in brevity when giving his reports, took fifteen to twenty minutes to brief the Board on a multi-stage U.S. Pro-Am Cycling race that will pass through Lyons onJPAGE_CURRENT_OF_TOTAL