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Boulder County Awards Sustainability Grants to Local Communities

The Boulder County Commissioners announced the recipients of six Sustainability Grants in the following Boulder County communities: Longmont, Lyons, Nederland, Jamestown, Boulder ,and Lafayette. Boulder County’s Sustainability Matching Grant Program provides an opportunity for governmental organizations in the county to undertake environmental sustainability priorities within their communities.

In addition to supporting localized efforts, Boulder County’s Environmental Sustainability Matching Grant Program will assist the County in

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Lyons Runners Fare Well In Bolder Boulder

Race officials estimate that over fifty thousand people turned out on Memorial Day to participate in the 2013 running of the Bolder Boulder.

The participants were decked out in everything from running gear to tutus, as well as a large contingency of left over Halloween costumes. It was definitely the best “people watching” experience to be had in Boulder County over the holiday weekend. One hundred and twelve of those

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2013 Membership Drive

Hello Chamber Members,

We are wrapping up the 2013 Membership Drive for the Lyons Area Chamber of Commerce. Since we have not yet received your membership renewal, we want to be sure you know about the upcoming deadline for listings in the 2013 Electronic LyonsFirst Guide Book. The deadline is Friday, May 31! This is a final notice. Don’t miss out on promoting your business through LACC!

The Chamber provides year-around marketing, communications and networking services to our members. But, as a membership organization,

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The Fork Is Open For Lunch

As the weather has warmed (it’s hard to believe we were getting a nine inch snow storms just last month) Lyons Fork Chef Ian Rubenoff has been casting a critical eye on the herbs that are now in full bloom in the planting beds on the back patio when he arrives every morning for work. Smelling the redolent aroma of fresh basil, mint, thyme, chives, and tarragon his mind immediately begins to churn. . . “What new dish can I create to take advantage of this early summer bounty?”

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Dude, Where's My Car?

By Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

If you’ve gotten a couple of parking tickets in Lyons over the last few years, and you’ve put off going down to court in Town Hall on the third Wednesday of each month to take care of the fines, consider yourself notified the next time you park in Lyons (legally or not), you could find yourself uttering the line, “Dude, where’s my car?” The Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT) on Monday evening passed on second reading an ordinance that will allow the Town to impound vehicles, which have been ticketed twice in the last three years, and have failed to pay

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CEMEX Offers Training Site For BoCo Wildland Fire

CEMEX in Lyons, recently hosted a firefighter training session for members of the Boulder County Wildland Fire Cooperators, a non-profit agency that supports safe and effective all-hazard training for emergency first responders. CEMEX provided its Dowe Flats Quarry site for the training

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Clarifier Extends Hours On Art Walk Weekend

While your enjoying the Lyons Art Walk weekend (Friday through Sunday, June 7, 8, and 9), consider strolling along the river to the Black Bear Hole pedestrian bridge, and take in the work at the Clarifier Project, Lyons’ community mosaic masterpiece.

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