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The “Thin Mints Exception”
By Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Thank goodness the Board of Trustees (BOT) decided to postpone their regularly scheduled November 19 meeting and public hearing on the 2013 Town budget until November 26, after the Thanksgiving holiday, to ensure that more citizens would be in town, and able to voice their feelings about how the Town’s tax revenues are spent. Oh, wait a minute, no one showed up at the public hearing anyway! Never mind.
New Owners For St. Vrain CrossFit
Former Estes Park residents, Nathanael Romig and his wife Kylie, have recently purchased the St. Vrain CrossFit gym (located just behind U-Pump-It) here in Lyons. The couple, along with their five month old son Theodore, currently live in Longmont but are looking for a rental here in Lyons to be a little closer to their new business. Nathanael, a former United States Marine (2005 to 2012) hasA Tale of Woe and Warning
Dear Editor,
We left Lyons for two weeks of travels one morning in early October. Upon our return, we immediately heard a faint sound of water running. Investigation revealed that the metal chain controlling the flapper-valve in our toilet was kinked, preventing the valve from closing and allowing the tank-fill water to constantly drain. Apparently, this mishap occurred on the last flush as
Colorado Agricultural Exports Important for State
By John T. Salazar, Commissioner of Agriculture
When thinking about the goods or services that Colorado exports to other countries, agricultural products may not be the first thing that crosses your mind. Think again.Agricultural exports have become increasingly important to our state’s economy, with high-quality, locally grown products sold from our farmers and ranchers to worldwide markets that are rich with opportunity. And these exports are growing rapidly, doubling since 2009 to $2.1 billion. I am excited about the continued growth of Colorado’s agricultural exports to international
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No Rest For The Weary
By Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Since the Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT), the Town Planner, the Planning and Community Development Commission (PCDC) and the Economic Development Commission (EDC) first put forth the idea of creating a new Commercial Eastern Corridor (CEC) zone for the eastern entrance area of Lyons (from the decommissioned water treatment plants just east of town to the bottom of Stone Canyon) there have been three new Trustees elected, a new Planner hired, several new members on the PCDC (including three changes in the Chair), and numerous changes in
Lyons Runners Continue To Shine
Although the high school cross-country season is over, the Lyons cross-country runners continued to shine at the annual Longmont Turkey Trot last week. Not content to rest on their laurels (the boys won State, and the girls came in second), the podium was littered with Lyons runners, in fact, six out of the top eight finishers in the 2-mile event were Lyons High runners.Chase The Music Garners Grant
Group Publishing of Loveland, Colorado, the same organization that recently recognized and awarded a grant to the Lyons Community Food Pantry for their outstanding contributions to the community, has also recognized and awarded another grant, this one a Cultural Arts Services award (for projects that increase appreciation of, and participation in the arts) to Chase the Music, a local non-profit corporation founded earlier this year by Lyons local Clark Hodge.
