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Water & Power Usage Skyrocket
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 recent combination of extremely high temperatures and little or no rain has meant an increase in the usage of both water and power by Lyons residents, according to Town Administrator Victoria Simonsen. At Monday night’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting Simonsen explained to the Trustees that the Town has, in the last week, reached the daily cap levelsRoads Traveled with Linda L. Osmundson
Cheyenne Frontier Days provides twelve days packed with western fun, food, and entertainment for the whole family, July 20-29. Don your western duds and choose your favorite activities from the schedule here. Whether you spend one day or all, you are sure to have a good time.
FREE EVENTS
Before the Parade, enjoy pancakes, ham, milk or coffee, and plenty of syrup. The Kiwanis and Boys and Girls Club cook enough to feed almost 40,000 attendees.
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About Town, July 5, 2012
FOR SALE
The Lyons Redstone Museum is featuring an historic calendar of all the old schools in the area, including the 1881 schoolhouse in Lyons, which is now the Lyons Redstone Museum. The calendar sells for $14.99, and is for the 2013 year. The calendars are a project of Historic Boulder, with Hugh Moore of the Gold Hill Store the project director. Stop by the museum and purchase one.
About Town, June 28, 2012
Well, we made it. The 36th annual Lyons Good Old Days were good, but hot! The hottest in 58 years! It was 104 in Longmont, and it is usually 10 degrees cooler in Lyons, but when it gets that hot, you can’t tell the difference. However, we all made it. It was nice when that sun went down. All had an enjoyable weekend with many folks coming back to their “old hometown.”
Roberta Babinet
Beloved Roberta Babinet passed away on May 22, 2012 while traveling in Paris at the age of 65. She is survived by Bertrand Babinet, her husband of 46 years; her son Eric and his wife Lisa and grandchildren Jeremy and Alia Babinet of California; her son Matthew Babinet of California; her son David and his wife Yakova Babinet of New York; her sister Joyce Kemp and her husband John Kemp of New Hampshire, and her sister Jackie Wieczkowski and her husband Ricky Wieczkowski of Florida.
About Town with LaVern Johnson, June 21, 2012
Another week gone by, and a hot one! The fires are still burning, around 189 homes lost above the Ft. Collins area. A lot of square dancing friends have had to deal with this crisis. They belong to the Ponderosa Promenaders Club and dance at the Livermore Community Hall. Many live in that fire area! Most have been evacuated. It is sad.
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When Can You Really Retire?
By Doug Carey
This past week some comments by AIG CEO Robert Benmosche went viral as he said he expects the average retirement age to jump to age 80. This just added fuel to the fire of fear that many in their 50s and 60s already have. A case in point: more than half of all baby boomers fear running out of money in retirement more than they fear death. This is according to a study from Allianz Life. Yet nearly 36% of these same people do not know how long their funds will last once they do retire.
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Fireworks Or Not, Celebrate The 4th Of July
Over many years my husband and I have celebrated our country’s birthday standing on the same corner of his small northern Minnesota hometown. Friends and family travel from all parts of the country and congregate on Main Street. They cheer the fire trucks and huge taconite tractors. They watch the children scramble for candy, keep time to patriotic music
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Dog Bites Man, Man Bites Back?
By Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
Things sped along at a pretty good pace at Monday night’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting. Sgt. Kevin Parker, Lyons Substation Supervisor of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, reported that things went very
