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TOWN OF LYONS LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMUNITY MEETING

The Town of Lyons would like to invite you to participate in the Town of Lyons Long-Term Recovery Kick-off Meeting, December 18, 2013. This event will discuss the work that has been done thus far, and will also highlight the next steps in the recovery and rebuilding process

CDOT Collects Debris From Highways

 The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has contracted with Phillips and Jordan, Inc. to collect debris from flood-impacted state highways. Residents who live on the flooded highways are urged to bring their flood-related debris to just off the

Montessori Back in Lyons

Several parents and teachers previously involved with the now-closed Lyons Community Montessori preschool have organized a temporary school program in Lyons. Classes for children began December 9 at the parsonage next door to the Lyons Community

2013 Lyons Holiday Parade of Lights Schedule Changes and Notices

Due to impacts from the recent flood event and forecasted extreme weather. Town of Lyons officials have made several changes and updates to this year’s  annual holiday parade, “There’s No Place like Home for the Holidays”. 
 
UPDATED SCHEDULE
5:15 p.m.    Staging begins for all entries-Register @ Valley Bank and Trust parking lot

Hitting Home for the Holidays;“Bertha Saves The Day”

By Chrystal DeCoster
When the leaping rivers swelled here and serpentined there, neighbors jumped in to help neighbors. On Apple Valley Road, Bertha alone may have saved a number of homes.

All summer she’d sat in the shade behind the garage, semi-retired but still there when needed. But on that infamous night, as the

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Dear Citizens of the Greater Lyons Library District,
In a letter to the Editor that appeared in a recent issue of the Lyons Recorder, Mark Browning wrote, “If we’re going to continue debating a possible new library/resource center let’s get some facts straight.”

Santa’s Little Helper Coming To Lyons

NOTE: The toy distribution this Saturday has been postponed. Only a portion of the toy shipment arrived. They will reschedule as soon as possible. Please share this with other Lyons parents.

You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout I’m telling you why, on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lyons High School Cafetorium Santa’s favorite little helper Sam is coming to town.

Last year Sam Love an amazing eleven year old from Chicago heard about the flood and destruction that resulted from Super

“14 Ways of Looking at a Piano”

Award-winning pianists Miroslava Mintcheva and David McArthur join forces with poet Veronica Patterson this Sunday (December 8, at 2 p.m. at the Stanly Hotel), in a multi-media performance entitled “Elegance and Decadence.”  Music, poetry and artwork