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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
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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LYBSA Softball Tournament
The Lyons Youth Baseball and Softball Association is hosting the seconnd annual Boys 9-10 Recreational baseball tournament, sponsored by local Lyons Business Somkin’ Dave’s BBQ and Taphouse. Eight teams form Lyons and Longmont will be playing in a preseason tune up tournament May 18-19 at the Bohn Park Ball Fields. There will be 100+ players participating along with 200-300 spectators over the two-day period.
Congratulations
1999 Lyons High School graduate Robert Brett McQueen is receiving a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Colorado Medical Campus. His focus is in health economics, researching the economic burdens of illness and the comparative cost and effectiveness of health interventions. McQueen is the son of Bruce and Marilyn McQueen of
The Pulsing “Heart of Lyons” Is Taking Shape
By Chrystal DeCoster
The next meeting for the “Heart of Lyons” will be a public gathering to further explore community interest in and concerns for the evolving library project. It is slated for Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m., at Lyons Valley Village. A visioning session will give everyone in attendance an opportunity to provide input on the services and programs that a proposed Lyons Library Community Resource Center might potentially offer.
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Tragedy In Lyons
According Boulder County Coroner Emma Hall and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder resident Michel Van Duym, age forty-six, was stuck and killed while riding his bike through Lyons last Saturday evening (May 11) at approximately 5:11 p.m.
Community Church Celebrates 105 Years
By LaVern Johnson
A large crowd enjoyed celebrating the 105th anniversary of the Lyons Community Church last Sunday, with the Stover Street Stompers from Fort Collins bringing in the jazz; a group of costumed church folks (Jerry Fike, Debbie Tabor, Chuck and Kitty Keim, Sam Miller, Jani and Zeke Little, and others) led by Carol Pranschke singing a ballad of old-time music. Pastor
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