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BOT Approves Marijuana Moratorium
By Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Monday night’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting didn’t get started until about forty-five minutes after its scheduled 7 p.m. starting time. The reason? The Trustees, staff, and about a dozen representatives and consultants from the Utilities & Engineering Board (UEB), the Sustainable Future Commission (SFC), the Colorado Energy OfficeCEMEX Donates To Museum
Ms. LaVern Johnson, President of the Lyons Historical Society, is all smiles at receiving a donation of $1000 from Lyons CEMEX Plant Manager Bradley “Shane” Wilson for the restoration project of the town’s 1881 schoolhouse, which is now the Lyons Redstone Museum. CEMEX has been an active partner in Lyons for over forty years supporting community events, services, schools, and parks.Watch Out For A Change To The Social Security COLA Index
by Doug Carey
As we get closer to the “fiscal cliff” more politicians have been discussing how to reduce the coming crushing burden of entitlements. Of course, most of those in Congress do not want to be the ones who actually cut anything for fear of losing votes. But one way they can reduce social security payments without calling it a cut, is to change how social security payments are indexed to inflation.
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Get into the Holiday Spirit with Wings Over the Rockies
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is presenting its first Salute to the Season event on Friday, December 21 at 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
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About Town Dec. 20, 2012
A sad week with twenty children and six adults shot in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. What is this world coming to? Bless them all, Lord!Only one week until Christmas. May it bring us peace and safety. Will we get some snow, which is needed badly? Some snow or rain, to make the grass green. Have a safe and happy holiday!
2012 Lyons Holiday Parade of Lights Winners
First Place Division Winners
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Marching Division - Fort Lupton High School Band
Roads Traveled with Linda L. Osmundson
Christmas Keepsakes From Around The World
Frequent travelers often collect keepsakes from their destinations: Christmas ornaments, postcards, and other items. Once friends learn of the traveler’s passion, they tend to add to the collection. Grace and Carl Hittle in Fort Collins have traveled all over the world and collected nativity sets.
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BOT Approves 2013 Budget
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 Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT), before a packed house (by budget meeting standards) of two private citizens, approved the 2013 Town budget in fifteen minutes with nary a peep from those present. Lyons resident Mike Whipp, who is never at a loss for words when discussing the Town financial situation while enjoying a cup of coffee at a local caffeine dispensary, was oddly silent as MayorAbout Town Dec. 13, 2012
Two week until Christmas. The goal is to shop at home, which raises the town’s sales tax, which helps “up” our town, which is good for all!
It was a cold weekend (10 degrees here and 2 degrees out South at Bill Martin’s)! B-r-r-r.
