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Colorado Creative Industries announces call for artists

Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) is seeking artists to join the State of Colorado Public Art Registry in order to be considered for public art projects in state buildings.

In 2014, CCI will support eight public art projects with a $500,000 budget, and 11 projects in

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Flood-impacted residents may be eligible for CDBG-DR funding

Boulder County has been awarded a first-round sum of more than $5 million in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This money

US36 Reconstruction Resident Passes Available Starting Sunday

Phase 2 of the US 36 permanent reconstruction project will involve closing the road to thru traffic July 29 – Aug. 9. The road will open for the weekend to all traffic Aug. 2-4.

Only local residents and businesses will be allowed past the checkpoints during the closure.

Fine Dining For A Fine Cause

Phil and Emma Goddard, owners of the Greenbriar Inn, 8735 North Foothills Highway, will be hosting a fundraiser for the Lyons Youth Baseball/Softball Association (LYBSA) on Saturday evening, August 2. The

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Sixty-five Years And Counting!

Ray and Dora Babcock celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their son’s home in Berthoud. Ray and Dora were married on June 19, 1949 in Hancock, Vermont.

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Temporary Relocation For Food Pantry

The Lyons Community Church on Main Street has announced that due to reconstruction/renovation efforts to the church basement, the Lyons Community Church Food Pantry will temporarily be located at the LDS Church at

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I Hope You’ll Support Jonathan Singer

Dear Editor,
Being a police officer, or a peace officer of any kind, is a scary job. They have to deal with stressful situations every day, sometimes stress beyond what most of us could handle or maybe even imagine. The kind of violence

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May You Hear a Good Story Today

Dear Lyons,
I recently performed a solo performance art piece called “The Art of Love: Come Sacrifice and High Water.” This piece honored Gerald Boland as the one person from Lyons who lost his life in the floods. It was a bit of humor,

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Lyons Youth Opportunities

Lyons Youth Summer Series
The Town of Lyons invites local youth, come join us on Tuesday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Sandstone Park for the final session of the July Youth Summer Series! We are now set up for youth to help with town clean up and rebuilding projects. Lyons youth volunteer leaders will be joining us for the afternoon to guide us

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