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BOT Grapple With Budget Uncertainty

By Joseph Lekarczyk

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

The Board of Trustees (BOT) met Monday night (December 9) for a 2014 budget workshop and then held a special meeting to take care of a couple of year-end house cleaning chores (certain items that the State of Colorado mandates by year’s end), and to hold a few public hearings on 2014 budget matters.

Lyons To Lyons

In September, the news images of the flooding in Lyons, Colorado, began to appear in the homes of the people of Lyons, NY. Soon the “Geezer Network” began to exchange e-mails and plans to aide a sister

Annual Bird Count - Assessing The Flood’s Impact

By Marcel Such
This Saturday, December 14, if you are in the vicinity, you may spy two or three people hiking in and along the St. Vrain River channel through Lyons and Apple Valley. These volunteers will be conducting a bird survey for the Longmont Christmas Bird Count, an activity that has been occurring annually for over six decades. A group

Theft of Service

Residents must not tamper with any meters: water, electric or gas. This is illegal per the Lyons Municipal Code 7-1-16: “Theft of Service: The act of damaging, altering, adjusting, or in any manner interfering with or

HUD Provides $63 Million To Colorado Recovery

What could bring a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, two United States Senators, the Governor, a State Representative, a Boulder County Commissioner, the Mayors of several area municipalities, as well as Lyons

Thank You Code42!

Code42 announced it has donated $29,209 to the American Red Cross, to  help those impacted by the recent Colorado floods. Code42’s two Colorado employees: Clark Hodge (right), a resident of Lyons, and  Stephanie Schneider (second from left) of Denver, presented the donation to  the local Red Cross chapter.  “CrashPlan is

Bus to Zoo Lights

The Golden Gang has secured a bus for a trip to the Denver Zoo on Saturday evening, December 21, to enjoy the holiday lights.  The bus will leave the Walt Self Senior Center at 3 p.m., and will make a stop at Longmont Senior center at 3:30 p.m.  An early dinner at Gunther Toodies restaurant at 104th and I25 is planned.  The

Lyons Golden Gang/Meals On Wheels Menu

Meals On Wheels
Come on in and join us even for just a cup of coffee.

Hot lunches are provided at the Walt Self Senior Center on Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays at 11:30 a.m. Meals cost $3.20 for adults 50 years and over. Adults under the age of 50 are asked to pay $3.20 plus a